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  I'd like some more imaginative fiction. Perhaps a world where food runs rampant and videogames are only d... : thaperfectdrug
  • If this were a game, I would play it. Someone get Tim Schafer on the phone! : mn3m0n1c
• It's already dugg. And thanks for the fresh chatty. I think the old one was starting to get a little fu... : slax0r
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  Why are you becoming such a digg whore? Does your mother know about this? : voodooraze
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    If I digg every article that I see Steve digg pimp does that make me a digg john? : Jonathan
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      yes it does. we appreciate your business. : Steve Gibson
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        Who's the digg pimp? Chris Remo? : Maddog_Delphi97
        • Chris Remo doesn't care about diggs. : ThomW
• you're such a chat-tease gibson : multisync
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  Dugg because of the lamp, sand, lime crest : bcyde
  • ahahahahahahaa. I didn't even notice that. That's fantastic. : FormerHPB
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    I need it in hi-rez... stat! : dmason
    • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=14806123#itemanchor_14806123 : FormerHPB
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    i want it on a shirt. : kbnerd
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      I'd wear a polo shirt if that was the crest. ;) Maybe not, but if it was on a f-shirt I'd wear it. :P : DM7
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        an f-shirt? : kbnerd
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          My two arms are on one side of my body. :( : DM7
          • Are you top or bottom handed? : kbnerd
      • Me too. Black or white polo with a very small logo. : razlebol
    • I agree, that crest needs to be on a Shirt Stat! : Piggyson
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    whats that at top though?WTFhorse with antlers? : supermonkeyballz
    • I BET IT'S THIRSTY : d fluke
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    I still don't know the origin of lamp, sand and lime. : CRasterImage
    • this is why we don't invite you to play games with us : multisync
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  I just noticed that there's no Halo 3 in that list. That alone deserves my digg. : Yanks
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    Halo 3 had a terrible showing at E3. : EvilDolemite
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      I did not know that. What was so bad about it? : Yanks
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        Well, apparently the closed-door single-player experience was great, and a lot of journalists came away i... : EvilDolemite
        • That's a nice parrot of a few gaming podcasts, but I for one completely disagree. Halo 3's showing may no... : Sexpansion Pack
        • I actually liked the trailer and it pumped me up for the game a lot. : Evil Benius
• god look at that graphic i cant believe i haven't found a job in chicago yet : not work safe
• holy shit, you actually used the crest. : genjuro
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  no crysis = no digg : SlamDunk
  • Crysis is PC only. Get with it man! (I agree with you BTW) : Cygnus X-1
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  I'm out of the loop, so could someone explain to me what exactly happens when I 'dig' the article. p... : atom519
  • You increase the chances of the article appearing on the front page of digg.com, which drives traffic bac... : Goncyn
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  I estimate Harmonix is going to be wiping their asses with $100 bills if they're not already. They shoul... : Freon
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    They can build it in the island country that Blizzard buys. : EvilDolemite
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      I think you meant continent. Fuck they've gotta be rich. I'm waiting for their execs to surpass Bill Ga... : Freon
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        8 Million+ people * $14 a month * 12 = 1.34B a year? In revenue... very nice. : sludge vohaul
        • Millions of those people reside in markets where the subscription fee is less than that, or even use enti... : Chris Remo
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    I'm not sure if they will make a lot of money out of rock band. I am sure the game will be fucking awesom... : razlebol
    • Why? Guitar Hero sold boatloads, and people can just buy Rock Band with a guitar as well if they don't w... : Chris Remo
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      I think they will be fine. GH is the reason I bought a PS2. Rock Band is a big part of why I now own an... : FormerHPB
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        I'm did the same thing. Except for the 360, I'm still holding out to see if they'll make a Wii version of... : skankcore
        • They will. Harmonix execs have said so several times. : Chris Remo
• i dugg it...but the names ph00ka...thats what I roll by : supermonkeyballz
• no crysis???? : bradsh
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  I've added Crysis, not because people clamored for it, but because it genuinely should have been on there... : Chris Remo
  • I can see the editorial policy is already slipping. NOT DUGG FOREVER REMO : nomaad
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  hay guys, digg the Silicon Knights/UE3 article as well http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=468 : rock elf
  • that would be rad : Chris Remo
• Wow, the Digg comments are stupid, as if that's any different from usual. WHY DO YOU HATE THE PS3, SHACKN... : BlackCat9
• somewhere, his college professor is weeping silently : oatmela
• haha, we are so gaming dig! : terath

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  Oh, and I'm listening to Dune from audible.com. Pretty interesting so far. The pain-in-the-box human-test... : suqur
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    Are you totally new to Dune? Never even played a game, or watched a movie? : Lone Swordsman
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      I think I saw the movie when I was little. I remember hating it because it had black bars! Other than tha... : suqur
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        have ^no Dune experience : suqur
        • Oh, man. I have the David Lynch film practically memorized. I've also been through the audiobook, and p... : Lone Swordsman
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        Read the book. : yoshimi20
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          As opposed to listening to it? I thought I'd give audiobooks a try : suqur
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            Not really a fan of aubio books but the amount of times I've read Dune is into double figures. I wouldn't... : yoshimi20
            • The book is an extended metaphor for the corruption of modern civilization and the mind-expanding values ... : Lone Swordsman
      • for suqur is not the kwisatz haderach. : steelsamurai
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  I'm reading Pandora's Star now. It's good in many parts, but it needed more editing. There are a lot of t... : Kerath
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    How does it compare to the night's dawn books? (Reality Disfunction and so on). I looooooved those. : jason bergman
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      I think Pandoras Star and Judas Unchained is actually better than the Night Dawn. He wrote it after and h... : yoshimi20
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        I liked Night's Dawn a bit more, but Pandora's Star and Judas Unchained are certainly quite awesome. Well... : nomaad
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          oh shi... that's awesome. and I think I'll actually pick it up in hardback. which is saying something abo... : hirez
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            Yeah I'll pick it up in hardback as well. I'd buy everything in hardback if I was made of moneybags. : nomaad
            • Hardbacks are heavy to carry and read on the train though. : yoshimi20
    • This is my first of his. : Kerath
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  Dan Simmon: Turning old poems into sci-fi novels for the better part of fifteen years. : Sexpansion Pack
  • And doing a heck of a job of it, too! : suqur
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  I'm reading Hyperion for the first time. I actually just finished it and started in on Fall of Hyperion. : silent prophet
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    the publisher split into two books what Simmons originally wrote as one. : DonkeyPopsicle
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      From wikipedia: It was formerly rumoured that Dan Simmons originally submitted "Hyperion" and "The Fal : silent prophet
      • well then, I stand quite corrected. : DonkeyPopsicle
      • The narrative structure only makes sense if it was supposed to be two different works from the beginning. : Sze Ior
  • Don't worry, the ending to Fall of Hyperion will actually blow you away. I mean it, I was stunned silent,... : node
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  The Terror is so fucking good. Way better than everything else of his that I've read. But I'm a big old m... : tashtego
  • Hmm. I'm not a huge maritime person, but I did really like Clive Cussler's books, and I am a fan of Simmo... : Magus
  • It is a mammoth book, so worth the time though. Makes me want to sail way the hell up there. : tsuba
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  • Oops, this is a reply to DonkeyPopsicle. : silent prophet
  • It's not cheap though, those back stories were brilliant ways to flesh out the interesting character and ... : node
• I loved Pandora's Star! I'm almost done with Judas Unchained (the sequel) and its even better! thumbs up! : hirez
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  I didn't like Olympos as much as Ilium myself. It brings things to a satisfying conclusion, mind you, bu... : SolrFlare
  • ^^ What he said. Exactly. : cause&effect
  • Agreed. I can never remember how it ends, seems like the oomf is gone. : Damodred
  • I liked Olympos because I thought Ilium the story was locked into Illiad which was great, but it was nice... : yoshimi20
  • Agreed. I was hoping for a war story. : Sze Ior
• I *loved* llium. Fantastic read. : Visceral Monkey
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  The Hyperion stuff was good, but I wasn't impressed after having it hyped to me over and over, and I star... : Magus
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    I just didn't like Hyperion. The world and characters he was creating just didn't appeal to me, I guess. ... : jason bergman
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      I think it really depends on where you stand with the characters. I liked very few of them, and as a res... : jasonepowell
      • I have a Shadow of the Giant hardcover I'd trade for something : suqur
      • Endymion was good but not as good. But c'mon, how can you not love Kassad?! : node
• I've enjoyed all of those books quite a bit. Enjoy! : mockery
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  • Can you please give me the short version? I wasn't sure what the proper format was for book titles, and a... : suqur
• Sad to say but Olympos is half the book that Illium was. Dan Simmon's envisions amazing stories, starts t... : steelsamurai

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• I think it would make an even better iron-on patch. : FushigiDenki
• Or an embossed design on a toaster pastry. : dognose
• I'm thinkin' tattoo. : thaperfectdrug
• Or a nice clothing line. : carazy
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  chastity belt? : FuzzyOnion
  • Diaphragm of DOOOOOOM! : RomSteady
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    pretty sure shackers have the art of not having sex covered already : [fry]
    • hhhhhhhheeeeeeeeeeeyyyyyyyyyyoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo : Mr.SEX
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      yeah, there are a lot of us married shackers... : FormerHPB
      • lol marriage : Sexpansion Pack
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        good point! ammended: pretty sure shackers have the art of not having sex or blowjobs covered already : digitalburro
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          to quote one of my wife's friends "Isn't it nice to not have to do that anymore?" (in response to bjs... : zakazi
          • don't waste your breath here son. no one is listening. carry on. : Phil
          • Punch her square in the cunt. : pancake humper
          • lol tha'ts awful : ThomW
          • that is.. so.. sad :( : [fry]
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            how does this shit work? i love going down on my girl, why would this chick have to bitch about a bj? f... : the city
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              If chicks had six inch long clitororiuses that shot hot mucous, would you feel the same : dognose
              • all the ones i'm with do : multisync
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                lol 6 inches. sorry dognose :( : pancake humper
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                  lol why do you think he's so obsessed with everything asian : Edges
                  • ouch :( : Jonathan
                • ^Knows how to impress internet chicks. : spaceless
              • this may be the hottest post i have ever read : [fry]
              • size does matter. : changejar419
              • is this a proposition : Audhuml4
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                Would it really shoot mucus? Because that's kind of a deal breaker. : algernoN8
                • It might ooze it if that's better? : Jonathan
                • you wouldn't have to swallow it or anything. As long as you kind of smear it around your body and face, t... : edgewise
              • FRY POST! Oh shit ... wait. : ThomW
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                love you : felicia
                • so you don't like... umm giving bjs? or you just understand when a girl doesn't? : carnivore
              • i have to change my pants now, thanks. : moe6
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                good thing nothing comes out of chicks.... : DapperDan
                • Babies? : silentw
                • pooop : askedrelic
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                There are a surprising number of mangas with this premise... : Dynotaku
                • www.4chan.org/d/ : silentw
              • If that's precisely what every vagina was actually like, yeah. I enjoy pleasing my SO. : the city
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        is this supposed to retort his post? : mikecyb
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          not at all. wholeheartedly agreeing. AM I RITE PHIL!?!?!? : FormerHPB
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            I think I remember getting blown back during the Reagan administration, so yes. : Phil
            • haha, damn. : Colleton
    • teach me how to do it! or... not... do it... I'm no good with syntax. : AbortedFetusChristi
• i want temporary tattoos : mattsull85
• Eye-Patch : SolveChrist
• royal birthmark : cerealSAM2
• Only if its a spinner belt with lots of rhinestones. i would wear that if someone created it. : Galadriel07
• we need the ability to lol subthreads, seriously. : HojuSimpson
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  I could probably find a guy that makes belt buckles. : not work safe
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    none of you fuckers would buy them though and it would be a total loss. They'd probably be around $30 eac... : not work safe
    • take preorders. : dahanese
• If the door part was wide enough, it could double as a bottle opener. : helvetica
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  TSHIRT : romulan
  • Ninja Throwing Star! : Jonathan
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  with GOTT MIT UNS am i rite? jk : proclone1
  • ein lampe, ein sand, eine limette? : AbortedFetusChristi

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  Yes it does. : FushigiDenki
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    LAME. Seems like you could pretty easily fuck someone over with that. : Chris Remo
    • Hmm, very true, I never though of that. : FushigiDenki
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      yep. this is a HUGE gripe of mine. tmobile says it 'cant' turn off txt msging. so if some kid sends me 30... : epit
      • But you can complain (each month) and have them refunded. : rosewood
      • i don't know about t-mobile, but with cingular i was able to get text messaging totally turned off. if p... : electroly
      • fuck! 30 cents?? hell i thought i was getting ripped when cingular at&t increased their price to 15 ce... : Flying h4x0r
      • Tell them you "can't" pay your bill until they fix that shit. : ThomW
      • It used to cost me a dime and Nextel used to allow people to do it on the main page of their website. It ... : K1Bond007
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        If you're on Sprint, you can block certain numbers from sending you texts. : Faluzure
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          If you're on Sprint, you can block certain all numbers from sending you texts. Just call them. : mafu5150
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            Why would you want to block all numbers? Unless you don't have a text plan, there's no need to do that. ... : Faluzure
            • Because I don't have a text plan :) : mafu5150
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        I love how it's 30 cents for a few dozen bytes of data. Makes no sense at all. I fucking hate cell pho... : lord cecil
        • i agree. cellphone companies are commiting highway robbery with that shit. : gyokuro
    • i'm broadcasting a page a day of the new harry potter to mr. sex via sms : fletch_
    • I told verizon I didn't want them and they said they could turn them off. Everyone and then I get one fr... : RobFlinn
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    Oh my god America, oh my god, why do you get shafted so badly on mobiles? : abrasion
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      Tell me about it. Text messages are free to receive in Australia and the UK, for those who don't know. : five_percent
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        they're pretty much free to send too. Almost all providers have plans that offer free txt messages, at le... : moshman
        • 1000 for me. and of course receiving is free as well. also I pay 5 cents per minute to all providers in t... : AbortedFetusChristi
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      As compared to where? I moved from the US to Australia and mobiles here are crazy expensive compared to ... : batkiwi
      • What? the prices here vary incredibly depending on the plan you're on. : abrasion
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      They get much better data plans though don't they? Only T-Mobile and 3 in the UK offer anything close to ... : node
      • their data plans are definately better than us unfortunately. : abrasion
    • Yeah, honestly it doesnt make any sense, specially on such a hi-tech country, with so many ways of commun... : doomed
    • Karma for getting every other electronic device 30-50% cheaper? : ChibiJosh
• I'm so sending you a message now. : notd665
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  Text messages do not use your minutes. It is billed separately (at least with cingular) : byorn
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    Yeah I know, and I'm asking if they count towards that separate billing. : Chris Remo
    • unless you pay for some plan that gives you X amount for like five bucks, yeah, incoming cost anywhere fr... : dahanese
• God bless the USA, eh? Midwest Wireless used to offer incoming for free. : SiW73
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  you poor americans :(. : moe6
  • It's so ridiculous it's funny, receiving a message = YOU get billed? receiving a call = YOU get billed? W : abrasion
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  Glad I'm not the only one. I've never sent or received one, I don't get the appeal. : Visceral Monkey
  • the appeal is i can text when i don't need an entire phone call to talk about something. like if i'm at ... : FrayLo
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    Fraylo is right. Its best for places like bars where you would never hear anything. Also just good for ... : soggybagel
    • Or when you need to get some info to someone that you don't want to talk to. This is really nice when it... : Prozium
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    I agree with soggybagel. It's good when I'm at concerts and I have to send a quick message to a friend l... : sparkly
    • sparkly is correct. it's also good for the workplace or school when having an actual conversation isn't ... : mXENO
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    Textual flirting is fun too...sometimes. : fleabug
    • texting a friend in a movie is fun especially if they forget to turn off the phone. : Fail_Safe
  • mXENO makes a good point. it's also good for people who want to talk forever when you call them, you can... : ermac
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    ermac doesn't know what the hell he's talking about. : slax0r
    • this has been my favorite subthread of the night because it's funny yet no one said anything funny : sparkly
  • The need is there but if recipient has to pay for it, as well, it kinda kills the purpose. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • highly useful. I can talk to someone while in a situation where I can't speak to them via voice. And be... : paravis
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    it's perfect for non-urgent stuff and for information that needs to remain saved (like the phone number o... : doomed
    • ah yes, easier for someone to text me a phone number i need rather than tell me over the phone. if its t... : FrayLo
  • If I just want to say 'be there at 5' there's no reason for me to call. It also means I can be available ... : derelict515
  • sometimes it's fun to just send someone a stupid message over text, where it would just be awkward if you... : mrfunky3000
• I wish I could charge more for something that costs less. : CrazyPants
• Remo, you need to get out more. : land
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  Chris Remo : mr.sleepy
  • lol : abrasion
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    Why am I laughing at this? : nodebug
    • Good question. I am too. : Goncyn
  • hahahah : askedrelic
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  Getting Text messages from Starbucks? : Fail_Safe
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    Inbox (2733) From: Starbucks Chris, venti cap y/n : megarust32
    • lol : OrkO
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      THE MESSAGE IS COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE! : Mad Brahmin Disease
      • Thats some serious shitty depressing shit yo. : soggybagel
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      what should I use to hang myself? : paravis
      • this rope after i kill myself first : esmokah
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  This thread is going somewhere. : razorblade79
  • It already went off a cliff and fell to its death : nomaad
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  Hey guys, what about sending video or picture messages? Does that just take up 1 sms spot or multiple or... : carazy
  • I believe it depends on the carrier. Sprint will count the transfer towards Internet usage, which has ins... : helvetica
  • T-Mobile (USA) just counts as sms which is charged the same as txt msg's now. : twostar
  • With AT&T, you get charged for the message + data volume. so if you sent a 50KB photo, and you didn't ha... : mrfunky3000
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  Text messaging pisses me off. It should be free. The amount of bandwidth it takes to send a text is nex... : gmd
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    that is a good idea. No one should make money on anything : bagelcc
    • that is clearly what I said. : gmd
    • I think I read on slashdot... ok well so take with lump of salt... that a text message fits inside the st... : Jonathan
    • Even if the text messages marked up 7314% from their data transfer rates? http://consumerist.com/cons... : helvetica
• I owe you $1.20 :( : dognose
• NOT WITH THE HELIO SERVICE PLAN YEAH BOY! MYSPACE DONT CALL IT A PHONE : not work safe
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  I pay 10p/message sent here in the UK. The bandwidth required per 160char message costs less than a thous... : johnsto
  • crap, was meant as a reply to gmd. bah. : johnsto
  • Remember the American market pays for incoming calls as well. So it's pretty backwards from the European ... : Jonathan
• http://www.google.com/intl/en_us/mobile/sms/ - why SMS rocks : rosewood
• It depends on the plan you have. My AT&T Wireless turned Cingular turned att plan gives me unlimited inco... : Gnowknayme

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  That it's a crock of shit. If you love someone, then fight for it. : Phreakin
  • DISCLAIMER: I am in now way suggesting stalking aforementioned person you are in love with or harming the... : Phreakin
• let her go, if she sleeps with someone else and comes back shes a whore cunt. : not work safe
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  love is something that is rare . . . are you sure its love? : sesmaster
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    I guess it depends on how much you spend, Peters. : CrustaR
    • so far money cant by me love not enough ='( : sesmaster
• Are you looking for legitimate answers or semi-witty banter and one-liners? Personally I think its true, ... : VegasX
• Can we get some context up in this house. : FushigiDenki
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  What is the Shack's opinion on oddly cryptic somewhat creepy posts? : devi| dog
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    ask him! http://sosayeththeshack.blogspot.com/ : hirez
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      lol...who made this site, because it's pure comedy gold. : ColoradoCNC
      • http://www.sosayeththeshack.com/ : Phreakin
• You probably love your penis.. would you chop it off? : Edges
• "Do what you love, and fuck the rest." -LMS : wattss
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  If you love something, let it go, then follow it around when it goes to lunch with Brad their coworker "f... : digitalburro
  • this...this is just....this is just fucking beautiful. : HojuSimpson
  • I hear Brad is gay anyways. : ColoradoCNC
  • I lol'd "you crack his perfectly chiseled chin with his perfectly good Baja Chicken Sandwich all while sh... : Reeves
  • lol, well done : jlavrenz
  • I'm hungry for Quiznos now. : crummynz
  • Holy lols : TastyWheat
• Love's a great big pain in the ass. Get out while you still can! Or fight for it, whatever. : .sticks.
• It means: "Snap out of it, it's just infatuation!" : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  I've been with an amazing woman for the past few months (I know....months) and she is dealing with a lot ... : ColoradoCNC
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    Maybe if you tell us the issues we can help you evaluate? : FushigiDenki
    • evaluate make fun of you : FushigiDenki
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  Total bullshit. I let a few of them out of my dungeon and all it got me was a life sentence. : ayesel
  • r.i.p. ayesel :( : FushigiDenki
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  Are buying a russian bride? : voodooraze
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    ... Are you planning on buying a Russian bride? : voodooraze
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      lol, not that I know of. : ColoradoCNC
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        Have you considered buying a Russian bride? : ChibiJosh
        • Not that I know of : ColoradoCNC
• I figure if you love something you knock it unconscious and then rape it. : baronzemo78
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  I prefer "If you love something, hang on to it until you're arrested." : Orange Pylon
  • Doesn't always work so well http://www.newsday.com/news/local/longisland/ny-webdrag0723,0,1619056.story?c... : ColoradoCNC
• Don't the same people believe in fate and how things are meant to be? : cause&effect
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  It's too dependent on the specific factual circumstances, and no bright line rule like that will ever wor... : RikiTiki2
  • Yeah, I know. But I know that the shack is usually good for at least some usable advice, and if not, at l... : ColoradoCNC
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  "let it go" doesn't mean "push it away". It means give the one you love the freedom to leave. I think i... : Zero|DPX
  • That's what I'm pretty much doing right now. We are going to spend a week together when I get back to the... : ColoradoCNC
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  “Love is the ultimate outlaw. It just won't adhere to any rules. The most any of us can do is : burningtrees
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    Who's the quote by? : ColoradoCNC
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      Tom Robbins, from Still Life with Woodpecker. I haven't read the book, but my fiancee is a big fan. I d... : burningtrees
      • I might have to check that book out sometime, good quote. : ColoradoCNC
  • that's a good quote : RikiTiki2
• I don't subscribe to that selfless, altruistic form of love, thanks. : re-verse

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  I read at imdb some complaints that Emma Watson is too pretty to be playing Hermione. : dognose
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    Her knees are way to sharp. : trOmblyj
    • No it's her toe nails are a little big : Anti_dentite
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    in the book she's described as plain looking. way to screw that up, casting. : electroly
    • Good point : rosewood
    • Well I suspect she got the role because she could act bitchy, and had hair that could be made bushy, no ... : dognose
    • That was in the first book thought. All how Watson looked in the first movie. She had the big puffy hair ... : Anti_dentite
  • yeah well imdb are fgts : AlexXdude
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    lol what? The only real discrepancy is she never had big teeth like the book one, and she had them fixed ... : node
    • There's also the big hair Hermione is described as having in the books. Rupert Grint is really close to ... : TwiLyght
  • I think she tries way too hard when she's "acting". : Magus
  • she's supposed to be pretty when she cleans up : SockMonkeh
  • she is. plus she's a terrible actress too. : edgewise
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  Has anyone come up with a list of discrepancies / plot holes yet? I always find those to be interesting ... : rosewood
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    I'm not sure, this is a question In book Six didn't they talk about how its the parents job to make sure : snowwolf
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      IIRC They don't track them until age 11 - old enough to start school. It's the parent's responsibility p : dognose
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        The also mention in book 7 some kind of mark (spell) that is put on them. : capt tripps
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          Yeah, I knew this, but I thought it mentioned somewhere that The only reason they knew harry did the patr : snowwolf
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            No you're right, it's why Harry got in trouble for the spell Dobby did in book 2 when he levitated the ca : dognose
            • I believe that it's mentioned in 7 that the mark detects all spells cast around the marked individual, wh : capt tripps
          • Yep. It may not be a plot hole, however: all underage wizards have a trace upon them. which detects magic : Bold
  • I think they mentioned that you gotta use a wand to get busted. : edgewise
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    I find it interesting that there aren't yet any huge, glaring issues yet. Rowling really seems to have t... : Rotten Deadite
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      MAGIC ISNT REAL : synack
      • haha we're such nerds : Anti_dentite
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  I just heard the book has already sold 72 million copies... um, wow. : trOmblyj
  • That's like 2.625 money hats. : capt tripps
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    link? That number seems off. the whole series has sold 325 mil to date, so breaking the average of 52 mil... : edgewise
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      It looks like that's 72 mil total for all books sold world wide: http://books.guardian.co.uk/harrypotter... : capt tripps
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        it's 72 mil UK editions for the entire series to date. : edgewise
        • Thanks for clarifying. Thats what I get for listening to the Howard 100 News. : trOmblyj
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          "UK sales of the Harry Potter series as a whole now stand at 22.6m copies, with 72.1m copies sold worldwi : capt tripps
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            Math is not a strong Shacker subject it seems. : Chod
            • It's the nasty word problems that get them. : capt tripps
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            the total for the series of all editions is 325 million. : edgewise
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              http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2007/07/23/harry_potter_breaks_sales_records/ : edgewise
              • Not according to AC Nielson http://nz.acnielsen.com/news/HarryPotter_Jul07.shtml I'm not sure who's num... : capt tripps
• I remember reading this website maybe 8 months ago that basically had chapter by chapter breakdowns of al : Morgin
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    I imagine there are all these people on Wikipedia racing each other to try to get their version of the ch... : TwiLyght
    • From your description these people sound awesome. : SockMonkeh
• I just finished the book this morning!! (Skipped work while I was at it) Now I can browse the web with... : dodob
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  For these being thought of as kids' books, seems like everyone reading this is in their 30s. : dognose
  • I always thought they were intended to be "parent books." You know, something you can get your kid into a... : SockMonkeh
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  OMG a whole bunch of copies have pages 371 to 402 missing. Happened to a coworker, his book he got from ... : dognose
  • Wow, I'm looking at some of those pages now, really good and important stuff obviously. Among my favorit : spazzium
• I really wanna read the book again, but I'm gonna wait until I can pick up the audio version. I "read" t... : spazzium

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  ATTN Stylish Users (and Greasemonkey peeps too) Shack SFW Stylish Update Carazy made a post this mor : ThomW
  • Thanks Thom, appreciate it greatly! : mavmavv
  • Nicely done - as usual. : re-verse
  • everybody need to install [lol] : Degenerate
  • Gametrailers support is very nice indeed! : skankcore
  • Updated, thanks! : sharkII
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    hmya? : airrob
    • here my young apprentice? : multisync
    • http://www.gamewith.us/shackspace/hmya.gif : ThomW
  • Thanks, buddy. I updated my scripts accordingly. : CrustaR
  • If anyone person on Shacknews can bring down this ship, you could. : Fail_Safe
  • nice, very appreciated : mXENO
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    does this fix the problem where the collapse script isn't collapsing some threads? : manero
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      I have no idea what you're talking about. Reproduce it reliably and get on IM with me and I'll try t... : ThomW
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        i shackmessaged you about threads uncollapsing. perhaps my original post was poorly written. : manero
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          I need more info to reproduce the problem. If you see it happen again, send me a Shackmessage with : : ThomW
          • roger that : manero
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    So that is why I was seeing all those HP spoilers at work. I wanted to scream on Rosewood's thread but de... : MrLobo
    • I don't use the SFW Greasemonkey script or Stylish either, so if there are problems, speak up! :) : ThomW
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    awesome! have you added any cool new gamewith.us features lately? : wtf242
    • I banned all the users with wtf in their names. : ThomW
  • Awesome, thanks. : Optimus Prime
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    Thanks for the update thomw, I appreciate it :) : carazy
    • No problem! Like I said in one of my replies in this thread -- I don't use the SFW scripts, so if someth... : ThomW
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    Your "Message This User" script is broken / not working. When you see a reply you see the little icon ... : pancake humper
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      That's a minor bug that's been there since the beginning. The script hasn't been updated since the day i... : ThomW
      • ... and it's fixed. lol : ThomW
  • who is the creator of the WoW filter, and other word filter? i need that one back :( : onji
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  You are the man ThomW. You sir, are the man. : Phil
  • No, yoda man! : askedrelic
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  Appreciate the word on the update ThomW. To be picky - the gray around the white envelopes (to message... : ImageOmega
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    That's pretty fucking picky. : ThomW
    • Actually, I'll answer your question with an honest answer. That color's not my choosing. It's haiku : ThomW
• Darkshack is the bee's knees. Hell yes! : MR 9000

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• For those driving in -> http://www.gasbuddy.com/gb_gastemperaturemap.aspx?z=0&lat=36.99999978125&long=-96... : rosewood
• Thursday, 9PM local, is POKER. More details later today. $10 buyin. LATER POST TODAY! : Deathlove
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  I need a place to stay!! Someone let me sleep in their closet or bathtub or something :( : pancake humper
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    lol, talk to baron or toten, i think 2 of us are already using the floor, it only gets cheaper with more : fletch_
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      who? : pancake humper
      • baronzemo78 : fletch_
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  Some QuakeCon Shacker buy my 4gb red iPod nano! Totally new! $125! Got it for free with my MBP and I have... : Audhuml4
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    I smell SMSV ... : rosewood
    • Smelly Men Sans Vanity? : Jonathan
    • Shacker Multi-Storied Vagina? I'm going to find out what this means and then decide if I should be offend... : Audhuml4
  • Put it up as a prize for the Poker Tournament!! : pancake humper
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    slip it into a strippers underwear at clubhouse : fletch_
    • ^^^^^^^^ : FrayLo
• We are still on for Saturday. I really hope to post a bit more about it later this week. For now se... : themelon
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  I want to maybe see the new Bourne movie, maybe go to the themelon's party, and then like you said, actua... : feek
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    Oh yeah and vegetarian chinese with dognose. Jonathan, tofuconsumer, and I are leaving early Sunday morni... : feek
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      This is going to be amazing. DS battles all the way to texas. : xtofuconsumerx
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        convoy DS wifi! Im trying to get a Houston convoy but everyone is leaving at diff times : zagzig32
        • http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/wireless/2002/08/01/highway_lan.html : Jonathan
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  How do you people recognize and meet each other. I have never been to a shackmeet before. I assume I will... : baronzemo78
  • I'll be looking for a guy with a purple mask super glued to his head... : Jonathan
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    Normally there is a shack sign at the BYOC. Who is making the sign this year? : rosewood
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      I could make another one. I don't know if I have the files I used the first time but I could probably rec... : Dynotaku
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        Signs are good. I need to know where to put my ass to kill people in BF1942 : rosewood
        • i'll be on the 1942 server with ya, i love that game and im pretty darn good : zagzig32
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    I blame Steve for not selling all those Shack shirts he has in his garage. It'd be so much easier if we ... : mrwolf710
    • Secret handshakes? : xtofuconsumerx
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  What games should I make sure I have for my DS? I'm guessing I need to pick up Mario Kart but what else? : mrwolf710
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    http://quakecon.org/forums/showthread.php?t=8247 : zagzig32
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      This thread scares me, it reads like a guide for people who leave their house once a year to go to Quakec : askedrelic
      • That and ass-kissing is really all I know of the QC forums. : Audhuml4
      • hahah there is a section on hygiene : fletch_
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  I arrive Thursday night, how do I get to the hotel? How far away are things? Do people speak English in T... : askedrelic
  • It would be nice if we had a way of finding out who all gets in when so there can be some hot carpool air... : rosewood
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    what time do you get in? I fly in around 6.30pm : fletch_
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      hey 7PM! wait for me?? :( : askedrelic
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        yeah why not, there is some sort of shuttle bus to track down to the hotel for 19 bucks : fletch_
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          I've heard you can get tickets for 12 if you reserve online : askedrelic
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            http://quakecon.org/forums/showthread.php?t=8718 : zagzig32
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              score! : fletch_
              • honestly, i'd be willing to make one trip to airport to pick up some shackers, my car is pretty big (2001... : zagzig32
• I might drive up on Saturday, since it's so close. Do any Austin shackers want to carpool? : CrustaR
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  I'm renting a Lincoln Town Car and driving there on Wednesday. :D : guido anchovy
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    You can fit a fuckton of dead bodies in those things : rosewood
    • That's the plan! : guido anchovy
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    So you're italian then? either that or very old.... : FormerHPB
    • Town Cars are great for road trips, I don't care who you are. : rosewood
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  I'm so sad I'm gonna miss this. :( : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    I might miss it and I live here :( : dognose
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      Whoa, what? I want a piggy back ride. :( : TheMonkeyWench
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        New job, I'm fighting for time off :/ : dognose
        • Just point me at who has to die. >:( : Halen
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          Ok, here's the plan. We'll have a group of shackers take turns impersonating you using Polyjuice Potion s : TheMonkeyWench
          • Radish earrings? :D : dognose
    • STOP YOUR LIES NOW DAMN IT : rosewood
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  I just want to play DS with people. : geedeck
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    we should set up a pokemon tourny :( is that too nerdy? even for quakecon? :( : mikecyb
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      fuck no its not : geedeck
      • I like rotom because he's cute :( : mikecyb
• It really sneaks up on you, doesn't it. yes it does; wish I had actually booked my plane tickets befo... : ttyRazor
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  I'll be chillaxin' at DFW around noon on the 1st. : tomservo
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    Hey, I think we're pulling in right as the same time as you. We should make plans regarding that... like ... : geedeck
    • We've got each other's digits, so let's meet in the airport bar and get liquored up B) : tomservo
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    so will I! Lets meet at the bar : filthysock
    • Shackmessage me your digits! If we're not drunk by dinner time WE HAVE FAILED : tomservo
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  There is also the Simpsons movie, if anyone cares about that : dognose
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    can I stay at your house? :( : pancake humper
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      House? LOL, there isn't even room for me :( : dognose
      • is your bed big enough for both of us? : pancake humper
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  With there being no more [H] Workshop, are there any events at QuakeCon that are must-attends? I've been... : dognose
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    Uhhh stupid question, but what exactly does QCon have to offer, other than shackers? Is there like a gian... : askedrelic
    • Is there like a giant booth convention going on all the time Yeah, booths you can visit, and free shit : tomservo
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      There's a lot of shit going on. BYOC, Tournaments, conferences. The main attraction is the BYOC though. I... : pancake humper
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        Yeah, the BYOC is pretty awesome to behold when you first get there, especially when you find the Shacker... : tomservo
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          on the airplane last night there was counter-strike on TV... COUNTER-STRIKE ON TV! What a country! (t... : mikecyb
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            You're coming, right? I want a big hug : tomservo
            • of course I am, we will be in dallas at 9am local time >:( we being myself, dahanese and portax (lol s... : mikecyb
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              because you probably smell like dahanese : tomservo
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                smell my finger : mikecyb
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                  I've already smelled multisync's butt : tomservo
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                    he waxes real nice :( : mikecyb
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                      also I wish to get off of this subthread now plz :( : mikecyb
                      • Once you're on the mantrain, there's no turning back. All aboooard. : Afterglow
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            was it the new CBS broadcast stuff? they are doing shows on sunday - i haven't seen one yet : zagzig32
            • no I don't think it was on CBS, it was a channel I've never seen the logo of before... no commercials tha... : mikecyb
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          Yeah, I was in the BYOC in 2002 only because my SOF2 team was there, I had pro gamer friends competing in... : pancake humper
          • After watching the finals in the tourney last year I'm definitely going to be spending more time watching... : mrwolf710
    • sponsers and exibitors - http://quakecon.org/forums/showthread.php?t=8731 : zagzig32
    • Vendor area (lots of prize giveaways and free stuff), tournament area (watch all the serious gamers go at... : Audhuml4
• ROFL at Kyle whining about ego! : Zakko
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  BYOC people - what are the pre-registered lines like? I keep reading about people getting in line wedne... : zagzig32
  • We are typically the first people in line and show-up around 9am Wednesday. The line grows increasingly f... : Audhuml4
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    Here's how it has worked for me. I head up to Dallas in the middle of the afternoon. Get to wherever Qc... : mrwolf710
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      you are talking about Wed, right. where are you coming in from? : zagzig32
      • Yeah, Wednesday. I'm in Temple which is like 3 hours away. Getting in line Wednesday at 9 in the mornin... : mrwolf710
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  So are people bringing consoles? Someone's room going to be designated gaming room or what? : fletch_
  • Our room will be a gaming room if by gaming you mean gay sex and bestiality. : baronzemo78
  • Im bringing my Wii and DSes : rosewood
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  Is there a good bar to go hang out at Thursday night? Any dinner plans for anyone? Toten and I get in Thu : baronzemo78
  • Unfortunately, there are no bars or restaurants in the Dallas area. I bet actionroomate knows some good... : mrwolf710
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  are there any good dallas dance clubs that play depeche mode? : wtf242
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    few clubs here listed as playing new wave and other 80s stuff, hopefully their still open, I plan on tryi... : zagzig32
    • oops, forgot link.. http://www.inthe80s.com/rewinds/state_TX.shtml : zagzig32