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  That is where Ken got the name... : notd665
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    Yeah, I kind of thought so, but I haven't been keeping up on the previews and interviews. : Fred Garvin
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      Your buddy on the radio is named Atlas. : pigvomit
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        Fucker keeps shrugging. : Fred Garvin
        • I prefer Telmachus Sneezed by Atlanta Hope. : baronzemo78
• No. You were the only one, I think. : spiderfill
• I believe Remo's older preview went over all that stuff and it's inspirations. It looks like a fucked up... : kingdepork
• I thought about George W. Bush : gmd
• P.S. - They were both born in Russia and are virulent anti-socialists. : Fred Garvin
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  Did the architecture remind anyone else of the 50s? : 60days
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    It takes place in 1959........ : pancake humper
    • oh god I am stupid, nuke me. : pancake humper
    • lol, looks like somebody missed the bandwagon ;) : snowwolf
  • It's Art Deco: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_deco : Fred Garvin
• This is the first time that playing a game has interested me in a philosophy. gg Bioshock! : afty
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  Maybe it's just me, but did anyone else think Bioshock took place underwater? : walker270
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    dude, fucking spoilers, jesus : dopefish
    • IMHO, it's not that bad of a spoiler. You're introduced to that within the first few minutes of the game : Sylvanus
• Is it just me or does this game remind you of System Shock? : wasylm
• lol fred : maulla
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  You never read my posts. :( : pigvomit
  • I read this one, does that count? : Fred Garvin
• No, but it reminded me of a first person shooter type game. : stump
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  Isn't there some porn star named Ayn Rand or something. : soggybagel
  • She fucks for capitalism. : Fred Garvin
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  Ya, I saw the reference(s) to The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged immediately. : kevp
  • I remember reading The Fountainhead for school. I think it was for jr. high or high school... I absol... : walker270
• Actually, Ken is like 105 and Ayn Rand stole all of these ideas from him a long time ago. She was such a... : mrwolf710
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  Ayn Rand's philosophy is woven throughout BioShock. : EvilDolemite
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    in what way? : manero
    • oops, WTF post : manero
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    sounds like a good reason not to play it :[ : manero
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      It's not for Objectivism; it's against. : EvilDolemite
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        I don't know if it's specifically against it. It's against a guy that used it to gain tyrannical power. ... : pigvomit
        • misusing a democracy and turning into a despot, eh? Sounds promising! : The Key
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          Have you played more than just the demo? Because much of that doesn't seem to be supported... : walker270
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            How is that? It's what I got from the demo. You arrive at Rapture, all sorts of signs of a revolt, slog : pigvomit
            • I think you're assuming a lot... - We don't know how or why the plasmids/adam was introduced into the : walker270
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            uhhh what? Did we play the same game? You can also read the wiki on it : VegasX
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              I really don't see how much of his assumptions regarding Ryan's motives can be supported through what lit... : walker270
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                I'm just guessing that he is the bad guy, it has the foreshadowing that would lead me to believe that. T : pigvomit
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                  I kinda doubt it. People tend to blame and resent the guys in charge when things go bad, even if they ... : walker270
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                    Hey, you know what's cool? BioShock is getting us talking about philosophy! :) I can count on one han... : EvilDolemite
                    • Yeah, reading about this made me look up objectivism in wiki and read summary versions of Atlas Shrugged.... : baronzemo78
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                    That may be true in reality, but when it comes to plot cliches, I wouldn't be surprised by it happening i... : pigvomit
                    • I'm just assuming they were trying to create a more realistic world, instead of the shallow bowl of crap ... : walker270
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                  The bad guys name in Sky Captain is Dr. Deadhead? : Crimsonbeak
                  • haha really? Actually in the end he appears as a giant head, and is infact, been dead for many years wit : pigvomit
              • ok are you talking about previous motives or current ones. The storyline has been known and quite availab... : VegasX
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          I don't see it that way. From the demo it seems that everyone was happy but the plasmids caused everyone ... : sigpro
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            Based on the demo and what I read on wikipedia, it seems... demo: This guy was able to create a utopi : walker270
            • The spice must flow. : silent prophet
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            I guess you say that above, but I missed the fact he forced people to use the plasmids and i didn't see : sigpro
            • Well forced was a bad choice of words, but when you first arrive from the sub, look at the arrival/depart : pigvomit
    • Yeah they support her so much her followers turn into homicidal mutants. : kingdepork
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    I never understood Ayn Rand. She was all crazy about human beings being these noble beings ("heroic" I t : walker270
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      Usually rabid idealism tends to support a more socialistic view of politics Yes, for people that grew up... : pigvomit
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        ... because I grew up in a capitalist system. :) I donno.. I guess I view the failure of more "hardc... : walker270
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          Capitalism, though, is founded on the assumption of an infinite resource supply. I think that's one of t... : Lone Swordsman
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            No, not by any stretch of the imagination. Capitalism functions through the exchange of scarce resources... : walker270
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              I'm talking about limited supplies, not them just being hard to obtain. Under a capitalist system, you n... : Lone Swordsman
              • Umm... this is true of every system. When resources run out we die. End of the line, do not pass go, ... : walker270
          • How so? I don't think it makes any assumptions on such things. : pigvomit
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      Yeah, I'm not a fan of her philosophy. "Objectivism sure is ironic. : Rice-Rocketeer
      • Err...*"objectivism" : Rice-Rocketeer
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  Anyone notice that the city seems to be not on land, but underwater??? : JINKY
  • lol : kevp
  • Right because, you know, everyone is up on modern philosophy. : Fred Garvin
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  I'm actually reading Atlas Shrugged right now. Not too hot on Objectivism but the book is fucking excelle... : -efx-
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    Ugh, I read the wikibooks summary and still thought it sounded boring. I can't imagine reading the whole ... : baronzemo78
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      You see, I thought it'd be boring too but it's utterly captivating. : -efx-
      • I read The Fountainhead and wanted to shoot all the main characters and the author. : Arcanum
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    I think there is a 150-page speech by one character in there. : EvilDolemite
    • haha yeah it's actually a full chapter I think (the number of pages differs between paperback and hardcov... : pigvomit
  • Yeah, I am a fallen Objectivist. It just didn't feel right to me and that's evil talk right there. I am a... : Fred Garvin
• This title went from "whenever I get to it" to "TRADE IN ALL THAT YOU OWN FOR IT NOW!" : Sylvanus

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  damn, and i bet he used the 20% off coupon to boot. lucky SOB : smacknca
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    Link? He says he used a got it for 50% of with some Madden deal they have going. : pyrogen
    • yeah, buy any version of madden 08 at TRU and get another game at 50% off. The other game has to be norm... : Prozium
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    tonight I'm gonna try and get madden08 with the 20% off and see if I can still get another game at 50% of... : Prozium
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      the TRU by me are all absolutely shit. The last time I went into one I felt like I was going to get mugg... : smacknca
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        The chain in general has been going down the tubes for years now, they can't compete with Wal-Mart and I ... : Schnapple
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          I remember having to get the slips for the games and then handing them to the pimply faced teen in the ca... : Prozium
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            hah i remember that too : -=kodiak=-
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              Those slips of paper helped me score the last copy of the south park game. I found one hidden with the s... : Prozium
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                hah i pulled that 'hide the strip' thing before i did it on a copy of mega man 2... didnt have the mon... : -=kodiak=-
                • olol I did this stuff also, completely forgot about those. I think I hid one so I could buy mk2. : ant_hillbilly
          • wow, those were the days! Cant believe they're going going down the toilet... : pobone
          • i remember a friend that would open the NES games and keep the circuit board, return the opened game for ... : zagzig32
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      link to these coupons, please! : zagzig32
      • cheapassgamer.com : Prozium
      • http://toysrus.rsys1.net/servlet/website/ResponseForm?mhRlE0y1_VTTATBUV_yhmhuE.3d.26vy.3d.26v.3d7uFav0f7b... : smacknca
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  oh shiiit this is like way early. : askedrelic
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    I'm headed out to give my local store a shot. : pyrogen
    • No luck, oh well. : pyrogen
• On my way to check mine then. : sigpro
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  Does Toys R Us sell PC games? : ripper9
  • mostly kids 9 and under games if even. I would call but i doubt they would. : Iwannaacura
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    It's usually just console games. : NFXFSX
    • Gay. : CrustaR
• If I weren't flying to Germany in five days I'd be scouring the city for this game right now. Argh. : rudds
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  eh... heading out to stop by one on my way to eat (austin) : mwasher
  • no luck : mwasher
• i just got back from checking. negative :\ : ^-SeaWolf-^
• I wish the Toys R' Us near me didn't close down. :( : NFXFSX
• http://i10.tinypic.com/4xljcpk.jpg http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1400/1119039499_e27c3a5d83.jpg DAN... : JINKY
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  I'm off to the toy store to find out for myself! : rosewood
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    just...call.... : kingdepork
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      In situations like this it's best not to call. You want the CSR to look at the game for the least amount... : Prozium
      • Wow it's like you guys are phishing passwords to hack the gibson. : kingdepork
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      Why? So they can pull it off the shelf? NEVER CALL : ctlaltl33t
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        Turns out they have it at toys r us but won't break the box til release. My buddy is trying wal-mart in ... : kingdepork
        • That's when you offer the most disgusting looking cashier $20... : notd665
        • this actually happened to me with BEER! they had a special release of beer at a store and when it didn't... : hamachi
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  hah, I'm so hyped for this game that I'd actually buy the regular version from TRU today, buy the CE from... : qwpeoriu
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    ... but i'm not actually hyped up enough to go to my TRU and check : qwpeoriu
    • lazy bastard :P : razlebol
• After DOOM 3, Half-Life 2, and Guitar Hero 2, I've stopped bothering trying to get games early just becau... : DOOManiac
• hahaha holy shit http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=7419266&postcount=394 what a maroon : Degenerate

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  It should have never been made, absolutely terrible. : gmd
  • Some really great characters that are ruined by vague divine intervention stupidity. : kingdepork
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  Maybe he will get those Deadwood movies made. I know the last episode wrapped up a lot of stuff but I ... : pimpium
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    Screw the movies, HBO need to bring it back for a full season. What else do they left? Entourage and ... : pyrogen
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      Yeah, it was the best show they had, along with The Sopranos. Now both are gone. :( : FormerHPB
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        The Wire is the best show they still have. Sopranos sucked. : soggybagel
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          IAW The Wire being awesome. As for Sopranos... I'm going to fucking cut you for that remark! : Bean
          • I should qualify such a bold statement. It doesn't suck, but quite frankly I never got into it like ever... : soggybagel
    • Rome was great, gone too. :( : Nihilist
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      Curb Your Enthusiasm, Big Love, Flight of the Conchords, Extras, Real Time w/ Bill Maher, Real Sports, Ha... : kevp
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        Emphasis on Big Love and Flight of the Conchords. Every monday (and now sundays) we have like 6 or 7 peop... : xtofuconsumerx
        • love love love Flight of the Conchords. Such a great comedy. : kevp
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          I have to catch up on Big Love. It was starting to get boring, and then it turned into a mob show and st... : FormerHPB
          • Hell yes dude, scandals and mobs and Bill is a Damn Playaaaa! : xtofuconsumerx
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        New Curb season begins September 9th, yay! : Mad Brahmin Disease
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          wasnt season 5 over like years ago? did they take some time off? : papaskot
          • Only 2 years ago. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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        Extras is dead, Flight of the Conchords hasn't been renewed yet (and may not be). Curb is coming back,... : jason bergman
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          OH I DIDN'T KNOW THEY CANCELLED EXTRAS?!?!?! :( THat show was so damn great. :( : FormerHPB
          • Well Ricky is always best in 2 season bursts, but that still sucks. : kingdepork
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            It wasn't canceled, he just only did the two seasons and was done. : Rauol Duke
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              Yeah, he "canceled" it himself. : jason bergman
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                Well that's a shame. I thought season 2 was better than the first. : FormerHPB
                • They're still working on a special to wrap up the series ala BBC's The Office. : Afterglow
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                  Gervais has enough integrity to not toss out season after season til it loses interests. I'm thrilled to... : kingdepork
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                    but it was STILL REALLY GOOD! I thought the last episodes were the best yet. :( : FormerHPB
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                      Same with the office, but it was the right thing to do. : kingdepork
                      • no way! bbc office was so much better season 1. Season2 kinda went off the deep end, still great, but n... : papaskot
• Perhaps he's living on the air in cincinnati now... : flagg209
• The end is near, indeed. : trOmblyj
• What sucks now is we'll never know what anything meant. oh well. : chodog
• This makes me sad. :[ : notd665
• It was really crazy but it had a way of making me watch it, hoping that they would explain wtf was goin... : xtofuconsumerx
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  I didn't get it at all. Waiting for the "OMG American audiences are so dumb and don't like good things" ... : pigvomit
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    nope, America was spot on this time. Complete turd of a show. : skinlab133
    • I must have been watching a different show - I watched the final episode yesterday, and every episode pri... : re-verse
• I blame Cincinnati. Or maybe just the word "Cincinnati". : AndyGoin
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  For someone that changed the channel the second Dylan McKay appeared on the screen, what was the show abo... : bozer
  • thats the problem no one really knows what the hell it was about... : Str8Dog
  • He was probably a son of god. : re-verse
• Finally a show that sucked that was canceled. : Str8Dog
• I'm not defending this show since I never really watched it, but why doesn't HBO cancel their other shows... : Totenjaeger
• BRING DEADWOOD BACK MILCH : silly

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  So you can respec skills? Can you respec stats? : spiderfill
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    I don't respect your skills or your stats! : voodooraze
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      Not surprising, considering I'm 64-75 :( : spiderfill
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        longdong Record: 47-142 : nandu666
        • and I'm one of those losses :-) Now only if fuckers would actually fight me before they are 3-4 levels h... : MacemanInTW
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    stats can't be respec'd...yet. To respec skills you have to buy noblestones over Paypal, but its not too ... : MisterPhoton
    • I love this... people are paying them to play their buggy, slow, unbalanced beta. *boggle* : Code RedBeard
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  really? I don't notice any difference. I don't think it was really overpowered. I think the problem is th... : wtf242
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    did you have more than 1 point in dual wield/ambidexterity? If so, you wouldn't notice...but people who p... : MisterPhoton
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      aaah ok. I have 3 points into it. probably going to get it to 5 next 2 levels : wtf242
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        I changed over to having 5 points in edged and bought one of the higher level blue swords ( http://www.du... : MisterPhoton
        • yeah I have blunt maxed and 2 purple weapons. now i'm just trying to get my dual wield up to max. That sw... : wtf242
• Woot, challenged a bunch of people before I went to bed and woke up having won like 30 fights. Excellent.... : chungathebunga
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  should i just accept all fights, regardless of them being several levels higher? this will get me mor... : xxiv
  • my record is 391-551. losing gets you xp. Challenge and accept everything, its all xp : retardhumper
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    I kept a 10-1 ratio for some time, then I realized how slow I was going and I had shitloads of challenges... : shortbuscaptain
    • It won't let me challenge you.. Maybe we've already fought 3 times today. I don't remember. I am http://d... : wtf242
  • I wouldn't. Don't let those bottom feeders get away with only fighting lower level people. I only duel pe... : wtf242
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  how do you get Bronze Badge of Leadership? : Str8Dog
  • Can't... they removed the feature that you needed to use to finish it. Something about the influx of peop... : duncandun
  • It was taken offline. It's referral-reward. Get 3 friends to sign up, and you get it. : mem
• Last night i was at a comfortable 74-76. This morning, I was at 76-81, after being defeated by people ... : duncandun
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  http://www.duels.com/fights/animate/1084627 (I'm SDice) : mem
  • Nice surprise for someone who tried for easy exp+ratio: http://www.duels.com/fights/animate/1097520 : mem
• Hit level 20 and now I seem to loose more often, not good! : chungathebunga
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  So how long should I stick to just improving stamina? I'm up to lvl 6 and so far have put all my points i... : edgewise
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    and do you guys buy armor or just the biggest weps you can carry? : edgewise
    • Apparently it's biggest weaps and armour to fill inhe gaps. : crummynz
    • Biggest weapons over defenses. You'll work on armor after you've maxed your weapons. And some don't put p... : mem
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  Just fought this guy that was level 14 and had like 440 hp... what the fuck, how is that possible?:( : duncandun
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    Pump stamina. Everything into it. No points anywhere, ever. Get other stats from items, later on. : mem
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      I don't think this is very good advice. Yeah stamina is important at lower levels, but not so much at hig... : wtf242
      • Yeah, it's really bad advice, and will lead to trouble when it's tuned down a bit. I'm creating a balance... : mem
      • ...said as you have 1 point less than double that guy's life. Poor guy with a little knife and no health. : Audhuml4
  • That guy that was level 14 erlier is 19 now:( : duncandun
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  Just some questions I guess, I think my char might be kinda gimped:3 right now I'm level 14... Stats ... : duncandun
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    Stats not bad, skills.. OffPow doesn't really need more than 1 in it, max daggers, put more than 1 point ... : mem
    • Thanks. Any suggestions on what I should max first(I was going to put a point into daggers next level... : duncandun

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• oh, and if it doesn't work yet, your DNS provider hasn't updated. : knitemare
• Cool, I might can help with the CSS prettifying since I might be getting some spare time at work soon. *s... : mancide
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  Man, no love. : knitemare
  • ? there is nothing to love yet. I can't high five you every time you update some html code. Get it workin... : kevp
• I was looking forward to testing it, BUT THEN I COULDN'T. :( : Rice-Rocketeer
• My cup is not filled yet, I'll try at home later. : goatjc
• Me test. : PoopStewart
• Nice... domain! : crummynz
• I can help out if you're short on fuckers. : logik?
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  I'm trying to decide if I should just open it up and let you all hit it. : knitemare
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    What better way to break shit and get feedback? : mancide
    • all it needs is a beta tag and he cant be held responsible! : Degenerate
    • yeah lets burn this mother fucker to the ground : fletch_
• I sir will test for you (and even help you debug if it's php or asp.net, if you'd like) : jforman
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  Announcement It's open. Go to the URL, get your login, and start adding your shit. Things to note:... : knitemare
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    It's been about 5 minutes since I asked for my pw and I haven't received it yet. Is this expected? : jforman
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      no, give me one second. : knitemare
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        OK GO GO GO GO sorry about that, moved the code and didn't change that path. : knitemare
        • Works now. : crummynz
  • this is nice, thanks! : xxiv
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    Waiting onthe shackmessage... : crummynz
    • he's hacking our macheenz stealing our passwerdz!! : ^-SeaWolf-^
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    Is this for video game stuff only? Because I have a ton of sports cards to get rid of. : tomservo
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      Nobody wants your Karl Malone cards : Degenerate
      • HAARRDEEES : tomservo
    • There is an Other category. It's designed for video games and video game stuff, but you could list anyth... : knitemare
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    i got the shackmessgage, used the password but it won't log me in... : ^-SeaWolf-^
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      I wonder if it's because of your ^^, let me see. : knitemare
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        don't discriminate against those of us with ears! : ^-SeaWolf-^
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          your login works. I just tested it. Make sure you are using the new password it sent you. : knitemare
          • now it works. thanks! : ^-SeaWolf-^
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    MAKE SURE YOU CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD AFTER YOU LOGIN the random password it sends you is in my outbox, I... : knitemare
    • this assumes your shacknews acct isnt compromised. too many iltc posts... : j0nchan
  • My stuff - http://www.shackifieds.com/index.php?section=games&user=12 : PoopStewart
• OK, I'm going home. You can message me on AIM if something REALLY aweful happens. : knitemare
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  Can we +inf this? This is awesome. : cookblaze
  • Agreed, deserving of +inf : PoopStewart
• seriously why is this not inf'd? : marmite
• awesome stuff here. : bakanoodle
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  Why does none of the stuff for sale have a price? : Phreakin
  • Because I didn't list one. : PoopStewart
  • those are trade items : zagzig32
• site looks good and it was easy as pie to add a game. Great work! : zagzig32
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  i dont have 1000 posts yet =( only 652 according to the search : FPSDavid
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    It doesn't check your post count when you join. Your post count WILL appear almost everywhere on the sit... : knitemare
    • All right. : FPSDavid
• Nice : Ebu
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  Looks good and is easy to use, but the people who want to trade games should add games they want so you c... : snowwolf
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    yeah, a wanted section would be great. anyone got a mint or near mint condition Shenmue they wanna sel : Prozium
    • You can list things as being wanted. If you would like to SEE a list of wanted items, that is easily don... : knitemare
  • As below, but also: If you have a game in your list, whether it is marked Sale, Trade, or nothing at a... : knitemare
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  I like your message at the bottom. : CrustaR
  • I asked ThomW what he thought I should put in the footer. That was his reply. : knitemare
• neat stuff! : pyide
• wasnt there a shackifieds page like back in the day? : sexninja!!!!

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  The Prestige was a far better movie than the book. : sgtsanity
  • I would agree with that, the whole present-day bookends of the story were pretty worthless. : mechanicalgrape
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    Heck, Nolan has a pretty good track record with adapting stories. Memento is more memorable than the shor : sgtsanity
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      The original Insomnia is great, much better than the Nolan version. I think that's easily his worst film. : mechanicalgrape
      • The Prestige has that dubious honour, imo. : thewriter
    • uh oh... Batman Begins is better than the vast, vast majority of Batman comic books : oHnOES
• Fight Club and High Fidelity are 2 perfect examples of this. : Prozium
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  The whole Bourne series. : sigpro
  • iawtp : boredguy
  • I agree and disagree -- the books I think had a better plot, I liked the whole Carlos thing, I was expect... : Kniggit
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  Stand By Me and maybe Shawshank Redemption. : jasonepowell
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    that's not really fair to The Body. I'm not saying that the movie wasn't most excellent, but they were i... : proclone1
    • That's a fair point, but I still think the movie is a better story than the novella version. Which i... : jasonepowell
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    I'd love to see an adaptation of The Breathing Method, for sheer comic value if nothing else. : eldersveld
    • i was thinking the same thing. the only story from that book not to be made into a movie. : mindmann
  • Stand By Me and Apt Pupil are both better movies than books. In fact, I'd say nearly ALL of King's adapta... : thewriter
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  Silence of the Lambs. : mechanicalgrape
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    Also The Shining and Barry Lyndon. : mechanicalgrape
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      I disagree on the Shining. The book was much better than the movie. Jack Nicholson's performance was am... : jasonepowell
      • Well, Kubrick never really gave a shit about fidelity, instead preferring to use the original work as a f : sgtsanity
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  JAWS If you said 'Shawshank Redemption', you are wrong. : MatthewPhillips
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    If you said Jaws, you are even more wrong. Whenever Spielberg excels as a director, it's because he ... : treefingers1
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      Note: Saving Private Ryan is exempt from the previous statement : treefingers1
      • Also exempt: JAWS : MatthewPhillips
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  i think there are a ton of examples of this -- hollywood has based shitloads of movies on books, many mor... : mattsull85
  • oh, i basically meant that i think a lot of mediocre books are reworked into movies : mattsull85
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  This is probably going to get me lynched but I preferred the movie versions of the LOTR trilogy and the B... : Lionhart32935
  • I do not know if I would go as far as saying that the movies were better than the books. However, I would... : afty04
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  One In The Pink, One In The Stink - Part 9 : deathmuppeter
  • what?? how well did 1-8 sell in print? : ghost hacker
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  The Bourne trilogy. : K1Bond007
  • Casino Royale doesn't measure up? : egg5hen
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  Fight Club is the only example I can think of, and Palahniuk has even said he thought the movie improved ... : rudds
  • This is correct. : Tawler
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  bladerunner : skryte
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    Bah. The movie was nothing like the book. Apples and oranges, you Dick hater. : Albemuth
    • whatever, bladerunner hater. : skryte
• the princess bride. : prancing_jackanapes
• Quite often when the book is written AFTER the movie, it just parrots the movie, but in print form, and t... : Kniggit
• Forrest Gump. Jebus, what a shitty novel. : Super Sparker
• Fight Club : Kentor
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  Lord of the Rings Sorry guys, but I saw the movies when I had never read the books, went back and read... : nukewinter
  • surprisingly this post made me want to read the books again : aurealis
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    I just have to disagree. His writing is some of the most vivid I've ever read. The dude was a language fr... : MaxPete82
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      See, I feel the opposite. Tolkien was, IMO, a shitty writer, but very good at building worlds. : Vincent Grayson
      • I totally agree. Enjoyed the movies MUCH more than the books. : Zakko
      • Indeed. Especially after reading great modern fantasy (George RR Martin, etc) the writing of Tolkien is... : nukewinter
      • I respectfully disagree. To me, his writing and language was one of the things that made the world so viv... : Conan
  • DING DING DING DING!!! WE HAVE A WINNAR!!! : thewriter
  • if you feel you need to apologize for an opinion, I'm pretty sure that means it's wrong. : eskimo spy
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  the silence of the lambs : aurealis
  • Nah, I'd say the book AND the movie are both gold standards for the thriller in their respective mediums. : thewriter
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  Dune : fleabug
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    heretic. : skryte
    • s of : Ebu
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    So I guess you dig heartplugs then eh? lol. Unless you're referring to the sci-fi series the lynchian 8... : beastrabban
    • ^^^ should know : Ebu
  • i couldn't disagree with you more : cygnus
  • I believe you have the exact opposite of the intention of this thread in mind : pharoah mike
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  Woah woah woah, what? The Dune movie from the 80s is entertaining, but I don't think any film versions ha... : MaxPete82
  • Damn misreply. : MaxPete82
• The Devil Wears Prada...seriously. The book read like The Babysitter's Club. : quanta88
• Isn't this true of Children of Men? I haven't read the book, but I've heard people say that the movie is ... : Mr.Fusion
• Any book based on the movie is going to be worse.. otherwise, I doubt it. : perstephanie
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  The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy for certain. : Grim_Grom
  • Yea I really enjoyed the Hobbit but I gave up on the LOTR trilogy because that gay ass hobbit birthday pa... : MagicWishMonkey
  • holy hell no. no no no. : strider_
• 2001: A Space Odyssey : SatansLilHelper
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  Hamlet --- the Mel Gibson version : PapaBoo
  • We screened that in AP English. All I really remember is being not very impressed with it, and my class h... : eldersveld
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    ↑↑↑ To be fair though, Shakespeare is meant to be performed live,... : DOOManiac
    • Damn, here I was being crafty w/ some arrows, but I forgot to pick the right font. :X : DOOManiac
  • The Kenneth Branagh version will be in my hands tomorrow. Man I can't wait to watch that again. : Nick Breckon
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  Romeo + Juliet : rosewood
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    Coppolla or DiCaprio version? : PapaBoo
    • you mean Zeffirelli or Luhrmann? : the archvile
• The Ten Commandments was a way better movie than a book. : grover69
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  Spaceballs. : Majuju
  • The best Spaceballs was Spaceballs the toilet paper. : boredguy
• AMERICAN PSYCHO I read the book and had to skip sections because it was so revolting. I still liked t... : reelbk

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• oh yeah hot wet young pussy oh man oh yea : khaosman
• That cat will never* go near that dishwasher again. Also, pics of wet cat and girlfriend. * "Never" b : Arcanum
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  lol : drucifer
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    pix please...of the gf : drucifer
    • eh, either pussy'll do. : Kniggit
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  So... your wife got her pussy all wet? : walker270
  • No, his wife got their pussy wet. : coldfusioncs
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    GF bitch, GF. I have not lost everything yet : proclone1
    • if she can't manage to do the dishes, you'd better hope she can at least make a sammich... otherwise... t... : drucifer
• Poor kitty :( : silentw
• wtf thats terrible. better shoot it in the face with a shotgun. : not work safe
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  I fucking hate cats. : marmite
  • So... You hate the pussy? But love the cock, amirite? : randomjgj
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  When she was little, a friend of mine once got so pissed at her cat that she put it in the washing machin... : eldersveld
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    I wish I could unread this, you horrible little man. : silentw
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      likewise : MagicWishMonkey
      • oh god seriously. unread unread unread. : perstephanie
  • Ugh your friend should be in jail :-/ : jforman
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    Your friend is a horrible excuse for a human being. :( : Arcanum
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      She's a successful lawyer now. BOMBS AWAY : eldersveld
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        Sorry, I missed the "when she was little" part. I apologize. Still a terrible thing to do to an animal,... : Arcanum
        • I was going to put the lawyer bit in the original post but thought it might have been tacky. It's all tru... : eldersveld
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    OH FFS when she was little, freaks. Kids do terrible, stupid shit all the time. : ejectorpod
    • Oh I thought you meant when the cat was little...kittens on the brain. Anyway, your friend could still... : jforman
    • sup with your sister? : pancake humper
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      isn't animal abuse at an early age a sign for future serial killers and psychopaths? : ttyRazor
      • and attorneys as well. : MagicWishMonkey
      • if it's intentional, maybe. perhaps his friend wasn't aware of the possible consequences : RikiTiki2
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        yeah.. its a sign of antisocial personality disorder : Flying h4x0r
        • so how many Shackers killed puppies when they were kids? : DOOManiac
  • jeez, full cycle on my washing machine is like an hour and a half, just how pissed was she. Usually when ... : gakera
  • People who abuse cats when they're young often end up being serial killers. Just saying dude, OH GOD THER : festivalman
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    wow... here's to hoping karma catches up with that bitch. : proclone1
    • here's to hoping you don't have children :< : RikiTiki2
  • FUCK, unread. : dravalen
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  poor cat, reminds me of that dead cat in the bioshock demo, but then again I electrocuted it. : ant_hillbilly
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    Wow I missed this? Where can I kill cat? : marmite
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      it was dead already on the ground. : ant_hillbilly
      • behind the revitalizer or whatever the heck : spaceless
• Buy those dishwasher packets. They've got just the right amount of soap and drying agent in one packet. ... : Zakko
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  why don't you just wash them by hand? : wetard
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    because they scratch and claw like fuck. : marmite
    • bitches never understand. : wetard
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  http://www.philsized.com/soap.jpg : Phil
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    hahaha that looks exactly like my full grown cat : proclone1
    • lol : Phil
  • lol : PapaBoo
• :-/ : NFXFSX
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  Tell her she lost her dishwasher privileges and hand her a sponge. : Wyvern
  • "you can no longer use the machine; dishwasher" : oHnOES
• omfg that's insane and horrible. Poor kitten! And also wow your girlfriend needs to pay attentiont to wha... : perstephanie
• bwahahahahahahhahaaha : virus
• A++++ would read again. loler : Jiven
• Put the cat in the dryer. Problem solved. : afty04
• hahah, poor cat : sparkly
• That's awesome. : grover69
• is your girlfriend retarded? : VegasX
• 0wned that is sad i hope your cat is ok also wtf just put enough detergent in there until the area you pu : sexninja!!!!