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• hello there : lakren
• haha where have you been mister : Patch-e
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  omg hi2u So, when are you doing another smashing pumpkins album then? : Toraz Chryx
  • no! I google image'd billy corgan for the first time in two years, and finally, I didn't show up. I we... : seven
• omg, seven? ! : suqur
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  oh hi2u again! How's your company? : Fredrik S
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    It's doing bugger all. I work for the advertising agency Ogilvy & Mather at the moment - although I fi... : seven
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      leaving in a few days? I will have to get on MSN and annoy you for a news update. Adobe should be snif... : VuduChild
      • Just finished an AIR Beta 1 app for Amex - which has gone international. Last few days at this place are ... : seven
• Howdy stranger. : ThomW
• WHOA SUP DUDE!!!! : Silent Wolf
• show us ya tits! : VuduChild
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  Are you the gay one? I can't remember... : wykd
  • I'm not gay - I'll just sleep with you if you're really hot. : seven
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    What kind of fucking question is that? WELCOME BACK YOU'RE GAY RIGHT? : ThomW
    • well he's already worked through all the regular posting sluts here : fletch_
    • WHO ARE YOU TO JUDGE ME? : wykd
    • Well? : carazy
• welcome back dude : busdriver3030
• seven? WTFDUDE. Welcome back. So, we had the PSP licker and now you are the iPhone licker. http://babe... : Fred Garvin
• Sniff j00 in your iPhone. : dognose
• Jesus. He has returned to save us all. : stump
• OMG EVERONE STOP WHAT YOURE DOIN, A SHACKER POSTED! :P : papaskot
• holy shit has it been that long? welcome back! : Halen
• whoa! : romulan
• billy corgan!!!!!!! : moe6
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  :) : ieGod
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    I found the .gif you sent me - all those years ago - about how to calculate easing in Flash :~) : seven
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      Those were fun times. Hows your Flash coming? : ieGod
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        I ended up working for the Adobe partner for Australia, and was booked to become a Flex trainer, but I al... : seven
        • Fantastic, good to hear it, and of course, good to see you around here again. : ieGod
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  I love my iPod, it's quite a fine piece of equipment. Apple computers are dumb though. : SpaecKow
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    My early edition iPod - one I bought just before I was bampersand from here - stopped charging after 6 mo... : seven
    • First thing you do with an iPod is replace earbuds. : DrZettl
    • Oh yeah their technical issues and their price sucks, and explains why Apple is where it is, but damn if ... : SpaecKow
  • My nano has frozen like 10 times while navigating around with podcasts. Its pretty annoying. : carazy
• Two goddamn years, man. What's your excuse? : Rotten Deadite
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  ...holy shit! TWO YEARS?! : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    3, maybe 4. I feel like Moses, but without the facial hair, golden calf, burning bush, plagues, red-se... : seven
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      Your post history says 2 years, false messiah! : Mad Brahmin Disease
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        It feels like I've been away for far, far longer :( I <3 the admins for seeing the value of unbanning ... : seven
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          I'll go ahead and take full credit, since they are all still nazis. It took many threads over several yea... : haiku
          • that you guys saw fit to let me back in after I posted that photograph of my swimmers on my keyboard show... : seven
          • No, we just wanted you to shut up about it. : Portax
        • We need more Aus goons to help us have the run of this joint in off-peak hours. : SpaecKow
    • 'm e s s i a h c o m p l e x * d' : not work safe
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  anyone remember other shackers that haven't been here in a long time (and are able to come back)? : Postal
  • Well there was {Venger} : Jonathan
  • andromeda :( : dognose
• They always come back. Welcome back. : rosewood
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  Hey welcome back man :) Did you start your own business? how's that going? : red2lucas
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    MIND UR OWN BUSINESS LOL : seven
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      Started drinking I see : red2lucas
      • Never stopped :D But I covered the issue of "my own business" in this post. I work for an agency at... : seven
• welcome back! : filthysock

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• Today's Highlight in History: On July 26, 1947, President Truman signed the National Security Act, cre... : hirez
• On this Date: In 1775, Benjamin Franklin became Postmaster-General. In 1788, New York became th... : hirez
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  Today's Birthdays: Movie director Blake Edwards is 85. Actor James Best is 81. Singer Dobie Gray ... : hirez
  • Mick doesn't look a day over 63 : drucifer
• Thought for Today: "My friends, there are no friends." - Coco Chanel, French fashion designer (1883-1... : hirez
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  Is Enemy Territory: Quake Wars coming out on both 360 and PC at the same time? : marmite
  • go find out and let me know! : hirez
  • I thought PS3, PC, and 360 versions were all launching simultaneously. : Sexpansion Pack
• Shacker Birthdays: No birthdays today! Want to add your birthday? http://shack.asktherelic.com/birthday : askedrelic
• This Old LOL Pile: The top 5 LOL'D posts from yesterday. Don't miss the funny, if there was any to begin : askedrelic
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  TF2 in Orange plz : manero
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    ok, fixed for tomorrow : hirez
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      w00t !!! : manero
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        o{woot}o? : hirez
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          sigh. what's the orange tag again. I never use it... : hirez
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            I believe. : GrimmyD
            • Holy christ. I fail. " n [ I believe." : GrimmyD
          • it's n [ ] n : pancake humper
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            o [ also, http://animalbeach.net/public/monkey/shackcommenttags.user.js : mrfunky3000
            • never mind, I'm dumb, it's n [ : mrfunky3000
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  Futurama - Bender's Big Score November 27th, 2007! : Adrenaline
  • added for tomorrow. thanks! : hirez
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    what what what??? what is this? a movie? : snackula
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      ANSWER THIS MAN RIGHT NOW!!!!! : vrocket
      • The other 3 are coming out in 2008. A preview of the first one is being shown on Saturday at Comic Con : Adrenaline
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      Yep. The first of four. : pyrogen
      • oh hell yes! finally! : snackula
• I can't believe that Metroid is only 32 days away!!!! : FushigiDenki
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  Where's the PC version of Gears of War on that? :| : CrustaR
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    you got a release date on that, skippy? : hirez
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      When it's done. Will that work? : CrustaR
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        kinda hard to do a countdown for 'when its done' =/ : hirez
        • True. :[ : CrustaR
• Indiana Jones 4 on May 22nd, 2008! : Adrenaline
• Hot Fuzz comes out on DVD Tuesday. : mrwolf710

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  http://71.43.116.58/store/busydayattheoffice.jpg : Slowtreme
  • 1:279:11 looks to be a nice haul, hmmm *sends probes* >:) : darcspeed
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    got a link to the skin you're using? : Zakko
    • sorry, overlooked the post below. : Zakko
• my score tripled in the last 24 hours, dunno how its calculated, but hey. finally started to get some rea... : barichnikov
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  That super secret goal on the forum sounds pretty fun, I'm still game. : helvetica
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    shackmsg me a summary since I can't get to them at work. : multisync
    • Don't, it's a trick! He's playing for the other side! : lightsam
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  what skin are you using slowtreme? : boofy
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    Everyone should use this over default IMO http://skins.darthyodasdomain.org/total/ If nothing else but fo... : Slowtreme
    • Can't seem to get it to work... Set it in the options screen right? : Zakko
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      The foxgame plugin already lets you see that. Just hover your cursor over the word "fleets" in your mess... : riptyde
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        It doesn't color code them as well. You can use default if you like. But everyone in IRC has been convert... : Slowtreme
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          Fair enough. That link doesnt work for me, tho. Says there is no index.html/default/html page : riptyde
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            Copy and paste into the skin settings. : NFXFSX
            • Ah. Lol @ the new missile silo pic. : riptyde
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  I'm in the mid-game grind. It takes forever to do anything. Not much to post about. : Fred Garvin
  • If you need help with resources, please let somebody know in IRC. I've been sending out resources all mo... : Ride-My-Rocket
• I blame lack of leadership on myself - been really busy last two weeks and haven't been able to give this... : trOmblyj
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  The game is getting to slow, only one action per category and some shit is getting to a day+ to build. : skitzo
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    But if anyone is quitting and wants to send me free shit, [1:302:9] [1:302:13]. : skitzo
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      Yup, I'm making the push to a nanite factory and a research network. That should at least make it a bit ... : Matto357
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        nanite would be nice but 1mil metal, 500k crystal, 100k deut, for lvl 1 is kinda crazy. : darcspeed
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          only real hard part about that is the metal. Even if you don't pillage for it though, you can produce th... : Matto357
          • Actually, I had the metal way before I had the crystal. 500k crystal can be a bitch. : Ride-My-Rocket
      • I started Nanite-1 last night. 39 hours to go! : Ride-My-Rocket
• I think it would have been better if we had chosen a galaxy where we could pool our fleets in an attack. ... : TroZ
• I'm just chugging away , but I don't know how you guys are getting up there so quickly. I think I need to... : Anti_dentite
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  As long as we can hold Serbia we should be fine. :) : NFXFSX
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    what was with your message about an upcoming attack? I am about to break noob status, infact I could rig... : sesmaster
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      We talked with the leader yesterday and he was in a shitfit and told us that he would try and take us dow... : NFXFSX
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        damn thats crazy. I mean I am in the top 30 so i am a target . . . fuck! : sesmaster
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          Anyone over 5000 points is a target for anyone with a raiding fleet. Unless we secure NAPs. you are not a... : Slowtreme
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            I'm sure Slaz would say differently. :P : NFXFSX
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              what are NAPs? I could so use one right now : sesmaster
              • Non aggression pacts. 100% non binding agreements to not attack each other. We cant even handshake on ... : Slowtreme
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  ALLIANCE ANNOUNCEMENT I went through all the members in the alliance and have kicked all those with 0 ... : NFXFSX
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    can you shack msg me the forum login/link info plz? : Frozen Pixel
    • Yeah. : NFXFSX
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  OGame Shackers -- Please Read This I will be modifying the PoopApp so that people will need to login w... : Ride-My-Rocket
  • i dont have that... waht is it ? it poops on my ships ? : barichnikov
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  Could anyone check my system and make sure I'm in vacation mode? 2:179:6 universe 15. Much obliged : theargent
  • theargent (v)! : Zakko

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• rather, XI. : orgcaptainnemo
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  Crispin Glover : c0bra
  • You know, I could handle that. : skankcore
• Captain Kirk will be inflicted with some problem that makes him invisible and William Shatner will be cas... : Fail_Safe
• What about that other movie with the monster in NYC? : sergeon
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  Christopher Walken!!! (fingers crossed) "Nooooooowwwwwww, about theeeeese....tribblessssss. Are you...... : HojuSimpson
  • christopher walken would be PERFECT. : electroly
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  MATT DAMON : hirez
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    Set ya fuckin' phasehs to wicked fuckin' powehfehl you fuckin' pricks. : Rauol Duke
    • hahaha that would be awesome. pure awesome. : bradsh
    • hahahaha good one : askedrelic
• I'm very excited... yet.... I don't know why. I dug out my captian kirk mug to drink my coffee today. : baron calamity
• Will Ferrel. lol : pigvomit
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  MOVIE POSTER: http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Image:Star_Trek_Poster2.jpg : orgcaptainnemo
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    That's fan art right? Disappointed if not. : K1Bond007
    • No, that isn't fan art. : orgcaptainnemo
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      meh, it's advertising a movie that's not out for a full year with no real media images even leaked. It's... : hatelull
      • I agree. I don't love it, but it gets the point across. I kinda like the use of white. : orgcaptainnemo
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        Well I liked the original one far better. : K1Bond007
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          If you weren't a trekker/ie you might not get it though, so this is better. : orgcaptainnemo
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            If you've never seen the Star Trek logo you shouldn't watch television or movies at all. :) Seriously tho... : K1Bond007
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              That's idiotic. The idea is that they're going to try and attract people who wouldn't normally see a Sta... : orgcaptainnemo
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                I dunno, I think the need to recapture the normal trekker crowd because they forgot to see the last movie... : FushigiDenki
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                  Did they? I doubt any big Trek fan didn't see it, it was everyone else that stayed home. : orgcaptainnemo
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                    Possibly, I saw it in theaters and it was vacant. Two Towers killed it at the box office and I think a l... : FushigiDenki
                    • The biggest problem was that the movie sucked, to be honset. : orgcaptainnemo
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                      I LOVED Star Trek until Voyager blew everything out of the water and the movies took a liquid shit on my : Super Sparker
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                        I like Voyager :( : Bantis
                        • I hear they have a cure for that now... : walker270
                      • The last great (and I do mean great) Star Trek movie was First Contact which was what, a decade ago or so... : action wombmate
              • that's where they keep fucking up; instead of just letting star trek be itself, they keep trying to appe... : ttyRazor
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                If you can't do it with Shatner, Nimoy, Stewart or any others from the already existing TV/film series', ... : K1Bond007
                • *"look back" rather.. :( : K1Bond007
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                  Yeah, I don't care how good the guys they get to play them are. Kirk and Spock are American, possibly wo... : invisible_kid
                  • PS - Make DS9 movie dealing with what happened to Sisko! He made a stupid, catchy song about ladies' u... : action wombmate
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    21st century dates would not be written with stardates >:( : electroly
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      Also stardates don't correspond to the Gregorian calendar: http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Stardate ... : jason bergman
      • There is no legitimate way of calculating a stardate. wil wheaton is going to kick your ass now!!! : Downforce
      • you link to that page as if i don't have the whole page memorized. i pay attention every time they menti... : electroly
  • how...boring... can... it... be... Spock? /shatner : hirez
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  Jimmy Fallon : stump
  • Shut your filthy mouth. : RevRaven
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  On a related note, is it confirmed that Sylar from Heroes will be playing Spock? : RevRaven
  • Pretty much, the negotiations are in the final stages. : FushigiDenki
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    I think Tobias Menzies who played Brutus on Rome would have been better IMHO. But whatever, I'm not reall... : K1Bond007
    • Ha, when I saw him I swore he was the same actor as the young 20-something Spock in ST3. Same jutting ch... : invisible_kid
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    Just confirmed on G4- also Nimoy is in it, too! Yes, as Spock- wonder how that works out? : mn3m0n1c
    • Flashback. That's been the rumor for a long time. : K1Bond007
• Mr Miyagi plz! : fathertime
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  Comicon/Paramount stuff- Both Nimoy an 'Sylar' as Spock; Indy 4 has Karen Allen back as Marion; Iron Man : mn3m0n1c
  • Anyone seen the Iron Man teaser anywhere online yet? : Carnivac

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  #1 is in its rightful position. : tomservo
  • Yeah towards the end of the list I was saying to myself "of course it's going to be number 1." Makes m... : d3tached
  • Agreed. : MatzL.E.
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    Hellz yeah : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      For the sound alone, even. : Mad Brahmin Disease
      • the sound is such a HUGE factor - makes me wonder why directors still use canned sound in post : e v i l
  • I was going to say the list was invalid if they didn't put it at #1. : sanchez
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    Agreed. When I saw Hard Boiled at number 2 I was like "WHAT THE FUCK!" but then I flipped the page and I ... : SockMonkeh
    • Personally, I'd have put Hard Boiled: The Whole Fucking Movie at number 1, but I deeply respect their cho... : SockMonkeh
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  Fuck 2 per page, at least give us a list on the last page of them all so we can skip reading all that cra... : sigpro
  • And the ads. My god, the ads! : Bull
  • i despise the layout of that page/website : FrayLo
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  that is a good list. the only thing i would have put the way of the gun a bit higher on the list (closer ... : d0pamine
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    I cant believe that film bombed as bad as it did, it's a fantastic movie : scottythejock
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      Shut that cunt's mouth, or I'll come over and fuck-start her head. : randomnull
      • One of the best intros to a movie ever. : monikerdaven
• #12 should be higher. : pigvomit
• #11 should definitely get more love. : Super Sparker
• Hell yeah. I was hoping that would be #1. : CrustaR
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  Goddamn, makes me wanna watch Hard Boiled again! : cause&effect
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    I plan on watching it again before playing Stranglehold. : sigpro
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      ^^ As should everyone! Somehow I managed to buy a dubbed copy (ugh) so will have to go out and buy a dece... : nodebug
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        A special edition of the movie just came out, which is great, because the criterion collection version of... : Mecha Tofu Pirate
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          I own that new re-release and the Criterion version is, unsuprisingly, better. Although the "expert" the... : Rotten Deadite
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            The Criterion version is better? How? There's so many more bonus features on the special edition. Is the... : Mecha Tofu Pirate
            • Oops, should have asked this too. The new special edition of the movie is still worth buying though isn'... : Mecha Tofu Pirate
    • I may have to buy Stranglehold, if only for the Blu-Ray version of Hard Boiled. I can't find it anywhere ... : Magus
  • Best line in the original dub: Chinese guns, brilliant! Blast through two barrels, come out the other : Rotten Deadite
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  I glad to see that the unforgiven made it. The last part of that movie is pure awsomeness. : capt tripps
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    "I'll see you in hell, William Munny!" "Yeah." : Ely
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      soo awesome. : swoopx
      • "What's this for, snakes and such?" : jvox
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  I didn't see half of those movies and though he cites a lot of good reasons there is one scene in a movie... : flagg209
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    But 90% of that was CGI and therefore robbed me of any emotional connection I had to it. : Super Sparker
    • I know - I guess my suspension of disbelief is just ascended; I loved how bad ass that general dude was : flagg209
    • Yeah, that whole movie was like a video-game cutscene to me... and a kind of generic one at that. : mn3m0n1c
    • which is why i hated the latest star wars movies.. animated people fighting animated people leaves no emo... : e v i l
• needs more devils rejects =( : not work safe
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  #20 should be #1. : swoopx
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    this is completely correct. : lakren
    • you misspelled wrong : mrfunky3000
• That was awesome, anyone who hasnt seen Open Range should, the shootout is brutally awesome. : nodebug
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  No Reservoir Dogs standoff? That was a pretty cool moment. : EvilDolemite
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    It's like 3 gunshots. Not much of a real shootout. : sigpro
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      Some of their other picks were standoffs. : EvilDolemite
      • I wouldn't know because this site sucks ass and I refuse to page though 2 of them at a time. : sigpro
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  Léon then takes out six more of their guys by shooting the point man and swinging down into the do : stgdz
  • Jesus the shacktags in this post came apart like a greenhorn SWAT team. : Omaha
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  Nice to see Way of the Gun getting some love- the DVD has an awesome Director's Commentary track as well! : mn3m0n1c
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    I love the directors track on that. Listening to the story about him and his friend getting beat up at th... : sigpro
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      O yeah, that and all the 'realistic' tactical stuff, plus I really enjoyed McQuarrie explaining his cinem... : mn3m0n1c
      • I think it's really the only movie i've listed to the commentary on and it was very interesting to watch ... : sigpro
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    yes, so sad the movie bombed. Classic case of people not knowing WTF. : skinlab133
    • I figured it was marketing. All the trailers led you to believe it was gonna be a Pulp Fiction-ish dark ... : Rotten Deadite
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  What about the gun fight at the end of True Romance? : grover69
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    or even just the scene with Dennis Hopper and Walken . . . best scene ever! Fuck I am gonna go buy this m... : sesmaster
    • I bought it but have yet to watch it! : whore
• #12 should be higher by far : AllYourBase
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  Never seen #1. : Dynotaku
  • That is why you fail. : tomservo
  • It's a crazy shootout. It feels so authentic that bystanders may not have known there was a movie shoot ... : wild falcon
  • Heat is so fucking awesome. Just buy it. Butch Cassidy should have been higher. Le Femme Nikita ? Rea... : K1Bond007
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    dont worry, the shootout was the only redeeming value of that piss boring movie : -=kodiak=-
    • what : pwnage1232
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  matrix, hard boiled and other modern movies ahead of Butch? lolz. : MoreVespeneGas
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    Have you seen Hard Boiled? I thought it should've been #1 just because it basically started the entire b... : Rotten Deadite
    • yes, it wouldnt be in my top 10, maybe not even 20 : MoreVespeneGas
• I'll be getting Kane & Lynch just so that I can recreate that street shootout from Heat. : HojuSimpson
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  open range's gunfight is absolutely masterful, especially the way the movie builds to it. should be high... : the_doctor
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    I liked that movie a lot more than I thought I would : action roommate
    • Same, it was surprisingly good. : AlexXdude
• I knew Heat would be on first. I mean, duh! : Mad Brahmin Disease
• I actually just slipped Heat in my Netflix queue secretly, replacing one of my wife's terrible choices. ... : EvilDolemite
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  i've only seen Grosse Pointe Blank, Matrix, Terminator and Robocop. never saw any of the others : Korban
  • watch Heat now. : mrfunky3000
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    K0rban, you are so sheltered. Watch Heat and Blade Runner. : CrustaR
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      I'm going to say this again since I'm an asshole and like to piss on threads... but Blade Runner blows. I... : fatman
      • It's a slow and thoughtful movie. You must watch it like you would sip brandy. : CrustaR
  • the good the bad and the ugly --------NOW! : flagg209
• I think Young Guns has a really good shootout at the end, myself. : invisible_kid
• They included The Way of the Gun I'm so happy! A little sad, I was to bitch and bitch and bitch if it w... : thief
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  good list. totally forgot about open range and i really need to see grosse point blank again. haven't see... : pyide
  • only thing i'd add would be hot fuzz. : pyide
  • I bought the DVD last month and it inspired me to post about it here and urge everyone to either rewatch ... : thewriter
• 1000% Agree with the #1 selection. The great sound makes that battle what it is. : DM7
• Great list. Diverse choices. I'm impressed. : brickmatt
• wow, that's a good list. bonus pts for way of the gun, boondock saints, and grosse pointe blank. : deathmuppeter
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  No Equilibrium? : uglysad
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    I would happily remove some old dusty cowboy crap for this. Gunkata. Yes. : Downforce
    • Spoken like a true idiot : red2lucas
• The sound in that Heat battle is unreal. So is the scope of it. Right in the middle of a city, bullets ... : digweed014
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  I'd put The Crow in there.. :D : ThrillKill
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    lol, it seemed so real! : invisible_kid
    • Is it sad that I laughed? : furiouscrak
• I went in there looking for one movie. Sure, there are a lot of great shootouts in tons of movies, but th... : warcrow
• good list : SockMonkeh
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  The final gunfight in Miami vice was better than a lot of those. : whodares
  • I'd have to agree with you on that. It should be on the list somewhere. Maybe because Heat is number one : red2lucas
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  I've seen all but Le Femme Nikita, The Killer, Hard Boiled, and The Wild Bunch. I think the list was dece... : thewriter
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    I was really happy to see Unforgiven on there. It's a really small shoot out in comparison, but it's so i... : red2lucas
    • I also really like Tombstone, so I was happy to see the Westerns represented. Shit, actually, I've never ... : thewriter
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    you need to watch the killer and hard boiled right now. i like hard boiled a whole lot more, but both are... : pyide
    • I'm emailing myself a reminder right now. I've been meaning to see Hard Boiled for YEARS. : thewriter
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    Le Femme Nikita is very good- avoid the sappy remake with Brigitte Fonda, however (Point of no Return). : mn3m0n1c
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      I have seen that, years ago, it was pretty mediocre. : thewriter
      • Nikita is much grittier and darker, if that helps! : mn3m0n1c
  • oh man, you owe it to yourself to get ahold of the killer & hard boiled, both are absolutely fantastic. I... : strider_
• I knew heat would be on there but if hard boiled wasnt then this list would be worth it. fortunately it w... : sexninja!!!!
• This is an awesome link, thanks. Also: ...the action scenes in war movies, while impressive in their : dognose
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  What the fuck, where's the alleyway scene from Collateral? Granted, that isn't so much of a gunfight a... : Helter Skelter
  • Yeah, I don't think Collateral's alleyway killing (while awesome) qualifies as a gunfight, as for the clu... : thewriter

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• Woah, awesome. Thanks for the update, I was wondering when I would be able to check out heavenly swor... : MagicWishMonkey
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  Gripshift 2.0? Reviews? : pigvomit
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    yea i was wondering about that as well. i can't even find a preview for it anywhere. : MagicWishMonkey
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      I found some images online. It looks like a generic racing game. : CrustaR
      • It's a PSP game, kinda driving/platformer. The PSP version didn't get good review though. Maybe they cl... : Boxelder
    • It was terrible on the PSP. I love arcade driving games, but this thing was an uncontrollable turd. : ThomW
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  grrr i wish i could wake my ps3/360 up remotely and tell it to get downloadin! : smacknca
  • Yep -- I was thinking the same thing. It would be cool if you could access your Xbox Live! (or PSN) acc... : marblehead
• WTH is Gripshift? Downloading Hevenly Sword now. Where's our PS1 games? : Boxelder
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  i'd like some heavenly sword impressions plz : Yanks
  • So far the only thing I've read about it is that it's short. : marblehead
• want to go home, NOW. : chodog
• hm, gripshift actually looks kinda cool. (50% HS downloaded...) : Boxelder
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  First HS impressions: Holy hell this game has a lot of combos. They look amazing too. The demo is real... : Boxelder
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    Is it pretty similar to God of War? : Magus
    • It's got a nice twist with the switchable weapon stances. it's more complex. It's also not as fluid as ... : Boxelder
  • Damn. I hope it's that good. : dltrem
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    oh cool, you can use the roll int he middle of combos and it cuts off the delay at the end so you can com... : Boxelder
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      Oh and if you fail the QTE you get to fight the axe guy on the platform. he's hard so be warned. : Boxelder
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        He's pretty easy if you get him blocking then whip out the heavy attacks with the big sword. Just like so... : Magus
        • also throwing dead guys at him works :) : Boxelder
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      you mean like how GoW did it? : derelict515
      • sorta...it's a little more complicated. If you it mid combo you come out of the roll with a knockdown ki... : Boxelder
• Downloading the HS demo now. Can't wait! : Magus
• cool, I'm interested in checking out Heavenly Sword : qwpeoriu
• Damn that demo is short, but awesome! I like how you can quickly switch between stances, feels pretty sea... : Magus
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  the lack of jump in Heavenly Sword is a bit odd to me. : bakanoodle
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    I kept instinctively trying to jump out of the way but just continued to get my ass beat. : DarkWolf5
    • use the right stick. a lot. : Boxelder
  • I'm thinking it means no jumping puzzles...which would be a first in this genre. : Magus
• aaaaaa Downloading, Fucking awesome and about time!! : razlebol
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  Hm, not sure what to think of HS. All I expected was a cool GoW clone. But somehow I don't get the contro... : tcs
  • HS is about combos and switching stances mid-attack in some cases. GoW had an easier time looking great b... : byorn
  • yeah, the counter-attack stuff, (hitting triangle when the enemy is glowing/about to attack) could get in... : bakanoodle
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    There's a thread over on neogaf where a dev explains the control scheme and how to use the stance and com... : Prozium
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      Got a link? : Magus
      • http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=174307 : Prozium
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    It's not a button masher. Spend more time learning the combat and I'd be really surprised if you still d... : Boxelder
    • Shame. That was the genius of God of War. Very easy and fun to play and you didn't have to execute comb... : GeorgeB3DR
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    ^^^ I guess most of my troubles come from me not getting the control scheme. With a game that depends so ... : tcs
    • you can kinda just screw around in the first area before you run down the ropes. I experiemnted there. : Boxelder

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• So awesome. : tomservo
• fucking WOW : unlurker
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  Good god he's incredible. That's easily top tier drum talent for that era. : Lunatic Angelic
  • yeah, I still have to make clicking sounds before I hit each drum to know where it is, this makes my drum... : VegasX
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  holy fucking shit : Modica Sol Solis
  • what's most incredible here is the way his body moves. he is totally fluid and organic. compared to most ... : Modica Sol Solis
• holy shit! : EvilDolemite
• that's pretty awesome :) : electroly
• fuck yea man stevie rocks : khroma
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  Who taught that cameraman how to frame a shot, Stevie Won... ooohhshi.... : Omaha
  • well stevie had insisted on doing that too =/ : aurealis
• Lord have mercy, he's such a showoff. Wow. : Matt Burris
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  here he is in '72 on the talkbox, fucking amazing sounding - http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=By-cF0W2JLw (... : zagzig32
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    very awesome, that : aurealis
    • make your own talkbox! http://www.instructables.com/id/EZ58ISRLG1EPD7R5Z9/?ALLSTEPS : aurealis
  • okay this rocks so hard : FrayLo
  • That grooves hard. Fucking sweet. : Rag and Bone Man
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  Brilliant!! + A outube comment was right for a change.. that loop at 3:12 needs sampling!! Outstanding. : cause&effect
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    Here ya go: http://members.cox.net/ian_cowan/wonderriff.ogg Encoded for no particluar reason at ridiculo... : bipolar
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      thanks. why not just a wav though? : zagzig32
      • Didn't occur to me. Can do it if you like -- probably be about twice the size. .flac would be better, b... : bipolar
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      thats pretty sweet : aurealis
      • Thanks. Not as smooth as I'd like, but there wasn't a good way to transition it more smoothly. At least... : bipolar
    • Awesome! Thank you.. now add some scratching, rising background harmonics (no idea what the actual termin... : cause&effect
• The pure speed of it all! Stevie Wonder lives up to his name once again : scottythejock
• damn that was sweet : cygnus
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  It's like when people forget (or didn't know) that Prince is a guitar god. : SiW73
  • Yeah all those guys, Stevie, Prince, guys that happened to have some pop sounds in the 70's and 80's get ... : EvilDolemite
  • yea i only recently learned that too : aurealis
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    people don't know this? what the fuck there really was a lot of great talent in the 70s that just got ... : Modica Sol Solis
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      It's depressing. If you're black, you're only allowed to do one thing. Right now it's rap. If you're a... : SiW73
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        uhh, i don't quite understand that at all. : cygnus
        • there's not a lot of black musicians because of the stereotyping by the media and the black community its... : Modica Sol Solis
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          I'm saying that all too often, black performers are lumped into one "black music" category that changes d... : SiW73
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            Heh, in Japan in many music stores they actually have a "Black" category for music. (Pop, Classical, Bla... : retardhumper
            • Which one does Rick Astley fall into? : Lunatic Angelic
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        Uh, hello... bass guitar. : Lunatic Angelic
        • I think boosty when you say that http://audiocal.com/members/userdata/demo/74.jpg : sigpro
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        ehhh, not really true. Right off the bat I'm thinking of the lead singer of Bloc Party.. : sparkly
        • What about Party at Ground Zero that whole group was black. : Lunatic Angelic
      • Ummm What about Gospel or Jazz? I think we theres room for a couple more stereotypes in here. : carazy
• Colour me impressed, I think I need to look into drumming more, wouldn't have thought some of that stuff ... : yemeth
• He doesn't stop. It's just superb. : skankcore
• That is utterly amazing..thanks for sharing. : deathofrats
• hax : Mansmells
• Awesome. I never knew. : fleabug
• Awesome! : MatzL.E.
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  I read that once as a joke his bandmates handed Stevie a pair of butcher knives and put him in front of a... : Porkasaurus
  • I hope the joke you read was worded much differently. : carazy
  • lol : edgewise
  • hahaha : qwpeoriu
• On Sesame Street: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ul7X5js1vE (as long as we are posting Stevie vids) : unlurker
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  When I play drums I almost always have my eyes closed, it's not hard. : FushigiDenki
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    I was thinking the same thing. Of all the incredible things Stevie Wonder does, playing drums is pretty f... : edgewise
    • I know nothing of playing the drums but it seems that it would be damn hard to learn to play them without... : xjdrake32
    • in a way it's not surprising given his other talents, however drums is more than just hitting targets. ge... : Mansmells
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    having your eyes closed is pretty different from being blind at birth : Modica Sol Solis
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      Thanks, any other obvious tips of the day? : FushigiDenki
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        Don't use the toilet with your pants up : shavenewok
        • Don't not use the toilet with your pants down : grandmasterlee
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        i dunno you're kinda trivializing what is pretty fucking amazing. it'd be one thing if he could toss out ... : Modica Sol Solis
        • I don't think I am. He still has an understanding of 3d space, despite it being a little different. I'm... : FushigiDenki
      • Don't jump off of roofs of high buildings. : ki11_viru5
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    but did you learn that way? probably not : sexninja!!!!
    • I learned by tapping my hands on my desk while working and listing to music, didn't look at anything. Th... : FushigiDenki
• Sure he can drum better than me but I don't have to have someone lead me to them. : NastyJack
• Sure he can unite the world with his pretty pretty music. But can he do this? Z S H C H S K R N C H... : spiderfill
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  I love the first YouTube comment: WOW, I have never actually seen this before...but neither has he.. : Bean
  • niccccccccce : abrasion