Evening Reading

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• Awwwww...poor Steve. : Rice-Rocketeer
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  I had no idea on how dangerous his job is :( : drucifer
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    Statistically, your home is where most accidents occur. : Githyanki
    • and aren't most of those in the bathroom? : Prozium
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  His Worker's Comp is going to run the Shack dry. : Sailor of Fortune
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    He did have an interesting (he said sad) story about how it appeared that the hospital and his insurance ... : sHugamom
    • that's pretty much standard procedure for health insurance companies. : ttyRazor
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      How much work experience do you have in television? : SiW73
      • You have to be pretty stupid to misreply on New Shack 2.0 : SiW73
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    Get to work on Things That Suck, gimpy. : Ride-My-Rocket
    • misreply'd -- plz nuke this and parent posts. : Ride-My-Rocket
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  Steve Gibson Virtual Cast Signing Subthread get well soon..and keep eating those balls : IcomeINpeace
  • Don't throw me away, save me for your other foot! : Sailor of Fortune
  • here's to hoping your doctor has a frequent injury discount : Jayx77
  • Kick his ass Sea Bass! : shavenewok
  • woof : dognose
  • Consider this your last warning.... Signed, The Squirrels : RomSteady
  • HUGS, PHIL : Phil
  • Unfortunately, they used a removable brace. No cast here :( : Githyanki
  • Don't think about the itch! : shred.
  • Don't drop me, bro :( : .sticks.
  • rubs and doves <3 ~NFXFSX : NFXFSX
  • We wanted a Shackcast, not a Shack cast >:( : drucifer
  • Do u like me? __ Yes __ No : Rice-Rocketeer
  • This isn't over. XOXOX, The Server : notd665
  • Get soon well! : c0bra
  • Wouldn't want to ruin tradition to spare yourself a little pain. Keep up the good work. - Land : land
  • your toes stink. signed, skynet : skynet
  • Get well, dammit! : lookitzpancakes
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    BALLS : sparkly
    • said the Queen, "if I had them I'd be King." : timmie
  • One day you shall get revenge. Hope it all heals up soon! : freshyk
  • If anyone asks, you were skiing the dangerous slopes of Texas. : skitzo
  • Get well soon! You are not allowed to carry servers anymore! :) : Galadriel07
  • Next time be more careful about who's ass you put your foot up. -RD : Rotten Deadite
  • 8====D ~~~~ /\ : Orange Pylon
  • poop, heh : smoove
  • GET WELL SOON NOOB LOVE, VIRUS : virus
  • No Pain, No Gain! : laidback
  • Get well soon Steve! No doubt you'll be well pampered and have many tasty eats. : helvetica
  • bur! : devi| dog
  • Feel better soon. : bcyde
  • When womenz are around, it's good to be sick. : lightly inclined
  • NEVER CHANGE! : ThomW
  • Just walk it off - Carazy : carazy
  • Hurry up and get better fearless leader! Break a leg! No more servers for joo! : evil-cow
  • This cast sucks. Dropping servers on feet sucks. hint hint : Daggoth
  • 8====D this cast needs more cock : khaosman
  • balls on your face : askedrelic
  • Servers are the new terror threat. Love, Logik? : logik?
  • PWNED! -MBD : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • Help! I'm trapped in a cast factory. If you find this note please call the police. : DOOManiac
  • lol, shugamom is the best! : El Tigre
  • get well, man! : mindmann
  • Hang in there, Internet Web Master : tomservo
  • I'm gonna laugh if sHugamom prints this list out and starts writing everything on the cast. : alarm cock
  • I called your foot a fag, what more can I do? : buzzbat
  • Servers 1 Steve 1 : trOmblyj
  • Gute Besserung ! -LB : Lightbulb
  • We will beat valve in your name! : thekidd
  • CCKNBLLS : nomaad
  • Feel better cutie. : -efx-
  • PC Hardware.... I have quite a bit of experience... : FormerHPB
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    get back to work you goddamn slacker. : Fredrik S
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      I read that as shacker. : -efx-
      • it's the same thing : OrkO
      • What's the difference? : rock elf
  • Too bad stuff that sucks... doesn't really suck... wink wink nudge nudge. : carnivore
  • Get to work on Things That Suck, gimpy. : Ride-My-Rocket
  • Kevin's biting me, come back soon. Here is a drawing of a spyrokeet. Love Ralph. : royalally
  • your natural server grappling skills need work : action roommate
  • *** Mode change "+o sCaryname" on #doom by Firestrtr <Firestrtr> Get well soon bud. : celerity
• Aww, they invented Mother's Day for moms like you! :) : Halen
• I broke my foot this year too. sHugamom - make sure he does his physical therapy ok? it made a world of d... : hirez
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  the other post by steve said he had a glass table fall on his arch... im confused. : Antilles_Prime
  • The server was on the table. They both fell on his foot. His arch is on his foot. : perstephanie
• I only understood monkey testicle. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• yep, mending bones really takes it out of you.. then the pain meds just knock you on your ass. I slept... : beastrabban
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  ... wtf is monkey ball bread? : Kniggit
  • is it this? http://blogs.foodnetwork.com/food/feedingfrenzy/2007/09/monkey_bread_1.html because damn, tha... : Kniggit
  • I've heard it is rather super : rosewood

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• hahahaha. :D : DOOManiac
• Hahaha nice. : omnova
• that made my night : reverend~heresy
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  Turkish star wars is far better http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXV-MVBVbVU&mode=related&search= : VegasX
  • this reminded me of my recent 'shoot 'em up' theater experience. : festivalman
  • I have a feeling that if I made movies, they'd look just like that. Paper mache satan and all. : slickdoody
  • cok ibne : sexninja!!!!
• omfg that is genius : mwasher
• OH GOD : Izanaki
• HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Fucking comedy gold. : Rice-Rocketeer
• HAHAHA, made my fucking morning! : -efx-
• Man, nobody knows the trouble he's seen. : Johnny Law
• hahaha omg I think I pee'd a little. : moneyshot
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfWoL4nXu0Q&mode=user&search= : Chris Remo
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    oh my word. what is that dialogue from ? : nomaad
    • Coming to America : skinlab133
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      Coming to America with Eddie Murphy : Halen
      • and Eddie Murphy, and Eddie Murphy. : Prozium
    • sounds like Coming to America : synaptic revolt
  • Haha, what the hell? : peanut-
  • AHA! let's go for a stroll : OrkO
  • lol LET THEM WAIT! : Halen
  • Ahhaaaa! : naabster
  • I want AH-HAAAH for my new mail sound, or ringtone, or whatever customized audio exists in my life. : tashtego
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    I was doubled-over crying after every A-Ha! : sgtsanity
    • The "And...." 's were doing it for me... : Dimmona
  • gets better every time I listen to it : Supine
  • Done by the same guy who does those "rockerxxx shreds!" videos, he's a master. : Lunatic Angelic
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    Everyone must watch this. Let's all hold hands and remember when the thought of a new Eddie Murphy didn't... : genjuro
    • Coming to america is a fantastic comedy indeed. : -efx-
  • ahhaha, you've grown a mustache best ever : Foxhawk
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    wow... these Star Wars Redubs keep getting worse and worse : Korban
    • feel good to be contrarian? : moneyshot
• getting on the lol train : smax
• cerebral lolsy! : slickdoody
• this is like the fifth youtube video this weekend that just sits at the spinning loading circle thingy an... : goatboy
• I am laughing my ass off here. : Orange Pylon
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P-BbckRNDs&mode=related&search= This star wars re-dub cock is definite... : ArB
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOoA4kHnebU&mode=related&search= this one too : ArB
• Niiiiiiiiiicccccccccceeeeee. : lightly inclined
• HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA : Daggoth
• haha, i like this : buzzbat
• Most awesome! Thanks! : Sylvanus
• I always thought that looked like a harmonica! : wunderbred
• hilarious, A+ : manero
• lol, awesome : grabbie
• Also not a redub but I like this one: http://youtube.com/watch?v=1xKIr2PGTOw : manero

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• I'm exactly opposite of that. Games aren't really fun for me unless I know there's a human on the other e... : skynet
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  I'm mostly a single player dude. On occasion, I'll play multiplayer, but usually only in games where the... : RomSteady
  • Well, playing multiplayer is challenging oneself. Sure, there's the man vs. man competition as well, but... : action wombmate
• Single-Player comes first. I don't have the time anymore to invest in multiplayer games but i do enjoy t... : grabbie
• I don't not like MP, but wouldn't buy a MP-only game. Participating in a narrative, exploring a story, i... : quanta88
• This is definitely me. I've never been a fan of multiplayer. I'm not sure why, but I think one of the rea... : basketofkittens
• Actually, for the most part, yes. I don't like multiplayer games. My main problem with MP games is that t... : lplasmatron
• It completely depends on the game. From recent memory I can recall Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance (PS@) as ... : ieGod
• Depends. If there's a single player component to a game, I'll usually ignore the multiplayer side entirel... : Daggoth
• Gears of War multiplayer was fun for that first week. It's still fun, but not something I go back to anym... : DooBall
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  Singleplayer only, except the occasional game of UT2K4 with actual friends. The only way to be competi... : mafu5150
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    Plus, although I haven't actually experienced it, I'm pretty sure that hearing 12 year olds talking shit ... : mafu5150
    • And don't even get me started on the "online only" achievements. Games like Tiger Woods should have a mu : mafu5150
    • Warcraft 3 easily has the rudest fan base I've encountered. I know this is hard to quantify, everyone pro... : Porkasaurus
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    Great responses everyone. This is very interesting, one of the turn-offs is having to invest time int... : Porkasaurus
    • "Halo 2" did a great job of getting you together with people who were at a similar skill level, but it is... : RomSteady
    • Just to clarify, it's not really the investment of time made in playing the game that I meant by "I don't : mafu5150
• I play very few. I used to do a lot more MP, but these days for the most part I'd rather have a really i... : Chris Remo
• I haven't been into online multiplayer in a long time. I play single player stuff, and then for multipla... : DinK
• I very much prefer to play games offline unless I have friends to play multiplayer with or if the multipl... : godm0de
• I play MP occassionaly but usually I much prefer the story that goes along with a SP campaign. : eXcess
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  The type of immersion one gets from single-player tends to be more relaxed and contemplative - this is my... : eldersveld
  • This, too. Amazing how verbose I can be & still not hit all the bases :) : mafu5150
• It really depends on the game. I used to love team games (starting with CTF, TF and FvF in the Quake d... : Vincent Grayson
• I enjoy console MP games with buddies, but I'm just not good/fast enough at most online games and don't c... : nurglich
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  I can play DM, I enjoy Coop, but I prefer SP. : Ebu
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    Co-op is about the only thing I will ever automatically embrace...because it's like singleplayer, but wit... : Vincent Grayson
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      How much fun is EDF? I keep meaning to try it. Buy or rent? : Ebu
      • the game is very straignt forward, and could be considered redundant, but it has a very powerful old scho : a uberboy
• I'm pretty picky when it comes to multiplay games. I REALLY enjoy TF2, but I doubt I'll be playing it muc : tomservo
• I like both equally I'd say. I enjoy a good single-player game like Bioshock but I also love playing onl... : tunis5000
• i dont even play SP games anymore : Slowtreme
• I prefer single player to garden variety multi player, but prefer story-driven coop over single player. : alarm cock
• I play games so rarely now that I always figure I'll suck big time compared to other people in MP games.... : dltrem
• I can enjoy SP games just as much as MP games, but at the same time any game that could possibly produce ... : duncandun
• the only MP game i play is counter-strike. everything else is SP. : gdestiny
• SP only, save for UT '99. I will make an exception for TF2. Why? Because while others are done quite w... : dognose
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  SP Gamer here. I'm big on the narrative and immersion. Favorite games are probably Deus Ex, Half-Life ... : KungFuKenobi
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    It's kinda funny with HL2. I found the presentation to be good, but the story itself just felt weak. Ov... : timmie
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      The reason the HL2 plot is weak, is that it really didn't need to be strong. Valve used an implied narra... : smegmar
      • Great point about world focused vs. character arc focused. I'm playing BioShock right now and maybe it's ... : brushbaron
  • I've been meaning to play through Half Life 2: Episode 1 again before Episode 2 comes out. I think I'll g... : tomservo
  • Meh, I don't play games to read stories. I play to CRUSH! : cycopl
• I haven't finished a single player game in ... ever. AI just does to many stupid things for me to really... : painangel
• I generally prefer single player games because I find that MP games are extremely superficial and essenti... : timmie
• "The worst part of multiplayer gaming is other people." Mostly singleplayer here, but I do enjoy the w... : DOOManiac
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  Only very rarely do I play multiplayer games. I like single player RPGs and action games. I dabble in mul... : jason bergman
  • Also I tend to suck at multiplayer games, and a lot of the time it takes me so long to try out the multip... : jason bergman
• Depends on the type of game. I don't like RTS multiplayer, although that could be because I suck at it. ... : Ride-My-Rocket
• I'm mostly single player. I loved going to lan parties, but playing against someone I don't know just do... : mtgDoofy
• I generally have no interest in taking games online. I like to play through a story, and multiplayer typi... : peanut-
• TF2 is pretty much the first game I've ever played online. I played a couple of hours of CS:S on pubs, bu... : rock elf
• I love a great narrative in single player games. Half Life, BioShock, and The Darkness are all great exam... : beanman101283
• I may never play Halo3 MP. Unless it's co-op. : Rotten Deadite
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  Not so much "don't like 'em" as "don't have the time to get good at them"- sometimes it sucks being old a : mn3m0n1c
  • I'm old too (30) and with two kids i also have limited play time. But i find my background with Quake ... : derean
• i tend to toss the multiplayer aside 99.99% of the time. why? partially because i don't feel like dealin... : araczynski

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• Pyro does not need longer burn. Increase the range by about 5-10ft and it would be perfect. Soldier is... : Slowtreme
• Having asymmetrical movement would feel weird, I think. The soldier is just fine. It takes a bit of p... : gnomish
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  Disagree on the Pyro. He's pretty damn scary when he gets up close to you, especially if you're in an ar... : Begawkiness
  • Pyros are also the ultimate spy-checkers. I fear them, especially in close quarters since they're pretty... : brickmatt
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    The thing is that the tip screen says that he does increased damage when up close, but he doesn't do enou... : shred.
    • the burn + shotgun method sucks. I rarely use it and I tear shit up w/ pyro : RikiTiki2
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    I was healing bcyde today and that dude is a fucking beast with the pyro. : freshyk
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      Thank you, my good man, I credit your healing and the ubercharging. I've said this before, but I don't t... : bcyde
      • Thanks. This is how I feel more or less. Also, I don't pay much attention to what the class selection scr... : Robotic Puppy Eater
• A bit more range and most importantly, change it so you can't outrun your own flame. When you're running ... : skinlab133
• Something does need to be done for the Pyro. I have set peeps alight way too often and died because they ... : Githyanki
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  The Spy is rickdiculous when it comes to fighting engineers. I don't think they should be able to spam sa... : Porkasaurus
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    that's why you stop wrenching the sentry and bash his face in durrrrrrr. : deject
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      Unfortunately I was behind the sentry gun in a corner, only way I could get out was to jump over the gun ... : Porkasaurus
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        Fucking shoot him and shit disguise will go away. : sigpro
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          Nope. The only thing that will make a spy's disguise drop is if the spy shoots/stabs. : Johnny Law
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            hmm, well shoot him so he dies then. : sigpro
            • Then my sentry dies :( If I switched to my gun, he could cloak and run if I didn't kill him. : Porkasaurus
          • Or if a scout touches him : Omaha
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    I'm still pretty crap as a spy, or dealing with spies as an engineer, but one truth that seems to be dawn... : Johnny Law
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      Not when the spy is Sweet Lew and he can sap your building and knife you before you know whats going on. : Tommy Toolbag
      • Yeah but that's Sweet Lew. : Johnny Law
  • The key to being a good Engineer and countering Spies is to be incredibly vigilant. Any Engineer that jus... : ayesel
• i just wish the soldier had the same level of splash damage as the demo man.. his bombs seem to be WAY mo... : dextius
• The Pyro is great when he's around a few Engineers that are watching sentries. Pyro fires at anyone that... : helvetica
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  Since I can't start TF2 up right now, does the Pyro catch fire himself if you are up against a burning en... : devi| dog
  • You can't get burned by someone on fire, and pyros are resistant to fire. They'll take damage from anothe... : snuff
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  Agreed on the soldier. They have limited splash damage, slow rocket fire, limited burst amounts and are s... : ieGod
  • Diff'rent Strokes. I like the soldier, I fuck shit up hardcore with him. It's the only class I don't ... : snuff
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  Tonight was the first time I was on the wrong end of a mad rush. Playing Well, spawned as heavy since... : ConfusedUs
  • not the last one : TheFatMom
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    Scout on the last point is only one or two seconds. Pretty crazy, but that's why it's close to your spaw... : devi| dog
    • because when capturing, the scout count as 2 : TheFatMom
  • Yeah, I was on the wrong end of some of the Well stuff also. However, near the end of those interminable... : Johnny Law
  • I don't like the pre-setup period kills : rosewood
  • I have capped the last two points myself in about 20 seconds. The last point takes only a second. No defe... : Serpico74
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    I am starting to form a hatred toward the CP maps (Well and Granary). I really wish they ran it like in ... : Grumbeld
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      Multiple pyros and demos will shut down pretty much any early all scout rush. If that is then immediately... : Serpico74
      • a well hidden (or crafty) demoman can defend a cap point pretty effectively, it's awesome. just plop dow... : mikecyb
    • what they need to do is unfuck Well and turn it back to it's old glory. Get the fucking trains out, turn... : proclone1
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  Agreed. In any situation where a pyro can get a kill, there's another class that can do the job better a... : egg5hen
  • yeah.. i think an ubercharged pyro can do a lot better job advancing than a slow moving heavy : Flying h4x0r
• Pyro needs more literal fire-power. A flame thrower and a shotgun isn't enough. I don't see enough people... : DooBall
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  Only gripe with pyro is his movement speed, if someone is backpedaling away from you at the same speed yo... : duncandun
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    Pyro is faster actually. only the scout is faster than pyro : Slowtreme
    • I thought the engineer was roughly the same speed. : Serpico74
    • Uhh, Soldier was running as fast as I was moving yesterday... : duncandun
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  The situation is kind of asinine. Pyros make great defense since they can take out scouts quickly and ea... : Wombat Woo
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    Demo's are actually really great at offense. They are one of the best classes at turret destruction, the... : Grumbeld
    • Being grenades only is the best thing they could have done to the demoman. : fleabug
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    Does what the roster says really dictate how you approach a class? If so, that's a problem right there. : Robotic Puppy Eater
    • no it doesnt : e v i l
• the spy is the only thing that seems wrong to me. it's probably a fun class to play but when i keep getti... : Mansmells
• I'm trying to be very cautious about commenting on class balance this early on, but unfortunately the mor... : ayesel
• The scout is a killing machine! :( : Omaha
• I've seen pyro used well by many people. I know that most of my kills have come from afterburn, but I've... : Grumbeld
• I would actually say that every class is amazingly well balanced. There's no real dominating class, and : mikecyb
• Pyro can be good, but yeah he seems little underpowered. : locater16

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  My band :) http://dognose.shackspace.com/grudges : dognose
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    Are you serious? : Rice-Rocketeer
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      Is that really your band? : Rice-Rocketeer
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        Would I lie? Here? On The Shack? :( : dognose
        • Wetfart. Is that the first single?! : Skoal^Fyfan
  • I've had your band on my ipod for the past few years already! : Anti_dentite
  • I have your vinyl! : lakren
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  Gogol Bordello : duncandun
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    i made this recommendation last night and no one responded... glad to see there's others who know the won... : mwasher
    • also... i was trying to tell some people about this band late last night.... and i discovered it is almos... : mwasher
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      Yeah they completely rule. Especially live. They put on a badass and energetic show. : lplasmatron
      • Yeah a friend and I were going to go to their show in either New Orleans or Atlanta and we arent sure whi... : duncandun
• the crown - crowned in terror ok : JINKY
• I've been rocking out to Justice, Royksopp, Heavenly, Turisas, Maaya Sakamoto, Chromeo and Entheogenic re... : Vantage
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  The Apples in Stereo : mechanicalgrape
  • new magnetic wonder is awesome : feek
• Justice's 2007 debut album "†" (aka "Cross") is totally awesome. It's basically the modern s... : Zero|DPX
• Wolfmother : Subarushian
• Boards of Canada, Residents, Spank Rock, My Bloody Valentine, Animal Collective. There's my random rec... : lplasmatron
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  rodrigo y gabriela www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPhVpIlc1vs : FrayLo
  • Picked up their CD Saturday because of this. Love their faster stuff list this, but the last few tracks w... : cannelbrae
• francisco lopez : arizona bay
• Bergraven? http://myspace.com/bergraven : timmie
• http://magicmarkerrecords.com/bands.html : feek
• Feist : shavenewok
• Cornelius : cpt. ken
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  Porcupine Tree : gmd
  • ^^ In Absentia : Cyco52
• DeVotchKa http://www.myspace.com/devotchkamusic : stgulik
• (International Rap) M.I.A - Kala (Ambient/Electronic/Instrumental) Amon Tobin - Foley Room (Also perso... : Amnesty_intl2
• Enjoy the American Princes, Be Your Own PET, and Animal Collective. : wunderbred
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  !youtube embeddinator warning! skindred http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_SUPkYTC-U die apokalyptischen ... : AbortedFetusChristi
  • not one you like among them? :( : AbortedFetusChristi
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  Dungen : Odoyle
  • ^^^^^^^ Seconded : boring gegtik
• Red Elvises, Andrew Bird, Clutch, Pinback : jasonepowell
• The new Enon album is fucking great. : Sexpansion Pack
• An Albatross : Omning
• I've been relistening to Volbeat - http://www.myspace.com/volbeat : peetabix01
• Silversun Pickups are pretty good, I've been enjoying their album. : Begawkiness

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• ok : broly1718
• But it's so fun. : bcyde
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  ALL consoles are fucking expensive. Seriously. People bitch about PCs being SUPER EXPENSIVE, OMGZ, but de... : Rice-Rocketeer
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    Not necessarily. Sadly, I bought an 8800GTX earlier in the year, it cost more than my 360 Elite did and ... : Tripps
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      Which was a silly purchase really when an 8800GTS can be had for half that amount and still run 99.9% (li... : abrasion
      • I dunno. Crysis and Hellgate in DX10 are raping my system and I've got more than enough in the processor... : Tripps
  • This really isn't true. Maybe it's true for people who have been maintaining gaming PCs for a while and ... : Chris Remo
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  Two quick responses: The wireless battery comes with the play & charge cable. Also, you can use any... : jason bergman
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    and the rapid recharge pack comes with an extra battery as well and is not that much more expensive than ... : -=kodiak=-
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      Not to mention, the controllers work 30 hours on two AA batteries. Not exactly expensive. Non-issue. : GeorgeB3DR
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        Just get 32 AA batteries from a $5 6v lantern battery. What could be cheaper? :) http://lifehacker : Ebu
        • holy crap that is awesome. : slickdoody
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          That's fucking amazing : Chris Remo
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            not so much, http://break.com/index/lantern-battery-trick-fails.html : OrkO
            • hahaha : aeg1x
• My 2001 Win98 PC only had 13 GB. Fuckers. : dognose
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  you can look at the majority of what you've said in two ways: 1. they're trying to nickel and dime you... : erotic sock
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    but lets say you wanted to upgrade your ps3... you don't have to buy SONY stuff to get what you want... ... : Break
    • oh i agree with you. it was a money-making decision to keep the xbox closed, no doubt (well, perhaps a su... : erotic sock
  • 2. is exactly my situation : oHnOES
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    That's a good point. I'm glad I didn't have to pay extra for some of the features biskits wants. : crummynz
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      i can't tell if this is sarcasm or not :( : erotic sock
      • It's not... you said in #2 that they're making it so you only buy what you need. If they went for the oth... : crummynz
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    The only flaw in this (and I agree with you mostly) is the lack of hard drive in the core. That was stup... : EvilDolemite
    • yeah, i think that was an odd decision as well but i'm guessing it had something to do with price point. ... : erotic sock
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  Show me a better system with the same features and games. : GeorgeB3DR
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Phantom_(game_system) had to do it : sticman77
  • I have to agree. The online experience is one of he best ever made. Sure it's not perfect but its miles a... : metalremains
• thats why i like my ps3 = ) 360 does have some good games though and i wish there was an option to era... : Break
• I heavily agree with #4 2) How many demos do you need available at once? I play a demo then i'm done w... : socksta
• yeah, the wifi adapter is outrageously priced, i agree with you there. : vassili_zaitsev
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  Welcome to every console and computer : EvilDolemite
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    bullshit. : vigilante
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      Oh really? When are you not nickel and dimed? Even with PC gaming. : EvilDolemite
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        ? Not to the point the 360 does. You don't spectate Steam games for free then pay Valve $50 a year ... : AndyGoin
        • how many video game systems have had wifi built in? for how long? how long have computers had it? it's... : ibrokn
      • Are you trying to say that frequency and degree don't matter? Cause that would be fucking stupid. : vigilante
• Whatever, I want to put a sticky grenade on your face Tuesday. You game? : rosewood
• my premium came with a toslink optical cable: you lose. : -=kodiak=-
• i don't know why you didn't know all this before buying it : JINKY
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  so you hate it. what are you going to do about it? : carnivore
  • Call it a fgt and post on the internet about it : VegasX
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  The price of wii controllers pissed me right off. $60 for one nunchuck and one wiimote. $40 for a 360... : Blackdawgg
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    wii controllers deserve the price (though it still hurts the wallet): the combination of bluetooth, rumbl... : adpalumbo
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      I guess. But for a system who's strong point is multiplayer withs friends I wish they were cheaper so I c... : Blackdawgg
      • withs : Blackdawgg
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  Buy a PS3 then. I have the same concerns about the 360, not to mention the reliability of the hardwa... : BobBarker
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    Agreed. Not to fanboy up the place, but from a strict platform perspective, the PS3 is very solid. I re... : Rasnowl
    • The 360 started out with slim picking as well. I'm sure PS3's library will mature. If Heavenly Sword is... : BobBarker
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    People like to shit on the price but getting a 360 to the same level of features as a PS3 will cost you f... : aeg1x
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      Not far more, but a bit more. $349 + $179 + $50 for a Linksys bridge (fuck that $100 overpriced wifi ada... : EvilDolemite
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        +$50 for every year of xbox live and you still have 1/3rd of the HDD space : aeg1x
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          Isn't XBL vastly superior to the PS3 network stuff? : rosewood
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            Pretty well in every way possible at this point. : Fred Garvin
            • the term "leaps and bounds" comes to mind. : erotic sock
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            Nope : MoreVespeneGas
            • You're funny. : Fred Garvin
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        what's the price for reliable hardware and NOT waiting for a refurb unit? oh god I want to play Halo3 ... : BobBarker
        • That's a legitimate concern. PS3 is much more reliable. But it's not a complete slaughter in price. If... : EvilDolemite
        • this is pretty irrelevant. no one is arguing that reliable hardware isn't an issue microsoft faces. you s... : erotic sock
        • I've never even thought of that! - I'd drop an extra 20% MORE money on the fucking thing right now just s... : abrasion
    • it's not 'far' more, it's only a little bit more if you want rechargable batteries, a bigger HDD and a wi... : mikecyb
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    are the 60gigs still going to have the hardware rendering for ps2 games in the future? how would you kno... : oHnOES
    • They're not making any more 60GB PS3s. If you want one, you have to find one at retail. Taking a lo : ThomW
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      all the 60 gigs have the EE for hardware emulation but you need to hurry up if you want one. : razlebol
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        I don't know about that, I still see a couple dozen at my local Best Buy. I think there's a lot more of t... : Sailor of Fortune
        • There are not making them anymore. They may still have a lot in stock in some places but in some others, ... : razlebol
  • Yep, that is why I bought the PS3. I'm enjoying all the PS2 games I missed! : baronzemo78
• Honestly, I really don't think any of these are that big of a deal. Maybe 4, but I'm still ok with my 20... : devi| dog
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  I think you're kind of blowing it out of proportion. Seriously, when one of your complaints is "oh no, I ... : lplasmatron
  • Oh and I've bought tons of Live games, almost all of the Oblivion downloadable content, and get movies/sh... : lplasmatron
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  I bought the Elite and have none of those issues. The core system was for people who wanted a 360, but wi... : Phreakin
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    The only XBL Gold feature is online play. Everything else you can do with silver for free. : aeg1x
    • And again, to me...worth every penny. : Phreakin
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  They charge for everything, right down to little pictures to put next to your name. They force developer... : Boxelder
  • true. the charging for every little fucking thing in live really shits me. however, it's not the same thi... : erotic sock
  • the line must be drawn heeeeeah : FrayLo
  • sort of like "episodic gaming" right? : oHnOES
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    I haven't seen people defending paying for stupid shit like themes and gamer pics. That stuff is just dum... : derelict515
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      The gamerpics I've bought have usually been because I will be sitting at 100 game points with nothing els... : sigpro
      • Yeah, points are another problem though. We need to get this shit sorted. I really like the 360, despit : Boxelder
      • I hate points. I've never impulsed anything because of them, but I always have 300 points just sitting t... : ThomW
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      Why is it unfortunate that people that want these things spend money on them? : s2jason
      • because I want them but I don't think I should pay money for a stupid skin. What other applications force... : derelict515
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    Oh yeah, that free online play is fantastic. Time to load up a game of Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsis.... oh : sevogajre
    • Almost no one was playing it anymore though. PS3 no offer the option to create your own dedicated server ... : razlebol
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  this post has more whining than any other post of '07. : [fry]
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    http://shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=15091600#itemanchor_15091600 : oHnOES
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      well i mean i can't keep track of every single one of them andy but you make a good point : [fry]
      • i sent you a friend invite pls accept :( : oHnOES
    • Checkmate : Phreakin
    • Haha, I knew what you linked before I even clicked it! : yoonix
    • That seems unfair to me. One is a situation where someone's working his ass off to cover basic financi... : nudel
• I've never even gotten close to filling my 360's hard drive. Maybe you should clear off some of those de... : Arcanum
• Some of the mentioned practices have existed since XBOX. How can you NOT know what you're getting into be... : pobone
• you get to play ace combat 6 on it though : sexninja!!!!
• Microsoft is a company. Companies are in the game to make money. Pure and simple. As others have said,... : RevRaven
• You gotta pay to play? : nomaad
• so worth it : OrkO
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  You do realize MS is losing money on every console, right? And you're complaining that they're not losing : Bold
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    MS hasnt been loosing money on hardware for a while now. : imperator
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      Source? I was under the impression there was still a net loss on each console. : Bold
      • Xbox 360 has a manufacturing and materials total of $323.30 http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_inde... : jcupitt
  • Oh no MS is not taking enough of my money, I'm so sorry, here is my wallet. I think the point is that ... : ieGod
  • http://www.isuppli.com/news/default.asp?id=6919 - this was the component prices as of november 2006 , at... : imperator
• I see nothing wrong with this... just the typical business model of a console and this has alway been thi... : gummijoh
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  Is the HDD issue really that big? How long and how many demos are you going to keep on it. After you've p... : Tincan
  • Exactly. The only issue i see is from people downloading movies. : Drewus
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  Meh, i dont see the big deal. Live is great, the games are fun, my HDD isn't even close to running out... : Drewus
  • Also, buy a huge packet of rechargables and a cheapo USB battery charger for a few bucks. There's your ba... : Drewus
• Huh. These are the reasons I bought a 360. : freqq28
• Nothing is as bad as the reliability of the system, IMO. : Pneum0
• I just bought a 360 yesterday and this has to be the first post I see this morning. I got the Elite thoug... : wasylm
• oh well I love my xbox and my xbox360. sure you have to pay for the extras but it's no different than bui... : metalremains
• Sometimes I completely regret being born because it costs a lot to live. : gmd
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  Needs more sand in vagina. i keed, i keed The four-player coop via XBox Live would be enough to sell ... : Ride-My-Rocket
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    You should get the $1200 X360 + 50" TV deal like I did :O : rosewood
    • I know, that's what has been eating away at me. However, my wife just quit her job a week ago and we're ... : Ride-My-Rocket
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  360 is the best console I have ever bought. Fin : carazy
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    I agree. The library, especially for someone who started out on the PC, is just unbeatable. The SNES l... : Sexpansion Pack
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      In my opinion the PS3 library is probably tighter right now : boring gegtik
      • You are certainly entitled to your opinion. : Sexpansion Pack
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        Really? What titels are you thinking about then? Top of my head we have Warhawk and Heavenly Sword...... : Tissen
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          GoW, GoW2, MGS, MGS2, MGS3, Katamari 1&2.. the list goes on and on : boring gegtik
          • My advice would be to get a 60GB now if that's the library you're talking about. GoW, GoW2 and MGS3 all : ThomW
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            Factoring in PS1/2 games, I can see what you're getting at. But I think most people want to see PS3 exclu : Tissen
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              what?!?!??! : boring gegtik
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                He means you don't need a PS3 to play any of those "tight games" of yours. And they look like shit when u... : Endymion_
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                  what in the hell are you talking about : boring gegtik
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                    I'm talking about you actually touting a nine year old PS1 game as an example of why the PS3 library is "... : Endymion_
                    • IT IS TIGHTER JUST ACCEPT IT MAN : gmd
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                      dude. I dare you to find a 360 game that rivals MGS with updated PS3 graphics. : boring gegtik
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                        What? Dude, stop now before the hole gets deeper. lol. : kainen1
                        • dont be a gametard : boring gegtik
                        • wait, you have to be kidding right? Sarcasm? : kainen1
                      • Oh man, prepare to be served! http://www.pretentiousname.com/temp/finalgenerationgraphics.jpg ^^ Th... : nudel
                • you guys are so easily trolled : boomstickah
          • You mean, the list of PS2 games, goes on and on. : Endymion_
      • so tight they couldn't fit any games in there? they need to goatse that pipeline! : thaperfectdrug
      • My sarcasm meter just exploded. : h o s t i l e
  • I'm close to agreeing with you. It's almost about to catch up to SNES levels for me. : kainen1
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  2) Ive had my 360 since launch day and have yet to have an issue with HDD space. there is plenty of room ... : maulla
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    In response to your responses: 2) That is you. Some people download a lot of demos/trailers or even mo... : MoreVespeneGas
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      if you have ever used Xbox live then there is no way to can actually compare it to PSN or wii online. its... : maulla
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        I've used all three and I disagree. This is a very tired argument here with obvious favoritism toward... : MoreVespeneGas
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          ok forgive me for breaking character but either you're completely ignorant or you're acting really stupid... : boring gegtik
          • Calling me ignorant and/or stupid without backing up what you're trying to say doesn't jive. You can ... : MoreVespeneGas
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          OMG. You can't be serious! I have both services and Live is worth every penny. PSN is a friggin' joke ... : geneshifter
          • Again, I hear that PS3 is a joke, 360 is better and no reasons other than very few demos and you have voi... : MoreVespeneGas
        • LOL, this guy takes the cake. Where were to care when webtv was around? : paravis
        • Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the 360 has USB keyboard support like the other two. It just does... : sevogajre
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          360 offers USB KB support too and you can use it to browse around the menus, not that you need it. The 36... : sigpro
          • I mentioned the tv and movies. Additional content for released games such as map packs and 'stuff lik... : MoreVespeneGas
        • USB keyboard works fine with the 360. : Ebu
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      At least if your batteries die in a 360 controller and won't charge anymore you don't have to buy a whole... : sigpro
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        Right, you delete the demos you don't want anymore. The real space gobbler will be downloading movies and... : MoreVespeneGas
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          Movies delete themselves after you watch them, or after 14 days. TV shows are the only thing that would ... : sigpro
          • So if your HDD is full due to tv shows and demos and whatnot you can download a movie? No. =P : MoreVespeneGas
• They Fuck you at the drive-through! : proclone1
• i anticipated some of your issues and bought the elite as my first and only xbox 360. didn't want to s... : dantastic
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  LOL, good luck posting on the shack anything bad about the 360. As evidence of the 126 (right now) repies... : baronzemo78
  • The only real problem it has (and it is a big one) is the RROD issue. I don't see how "not being forced t... : nudel
  • The reason that the shack has "a major hardon for the 360" is because it's a good system. : Ebu
• you should stick to PC gaming. Because you never have to buy anything ever. : GloriousCow
• I don't think these kinds of posts are welcome here any more. You've got to love your 360 unconditionally... : te[R]ror
• All 5 points are the reasons I went with the PS3 :) : phokz

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  You could try reading them yourself. : vigilante
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    I don't want to read what can be easily told. Many have already played the game as well. I cannot handl... : manlyman
    • i didn't see much copypasta in halo 2... but whatever : GloriousCow
    • You're going to have to read it either way. : Chris Remo
    • why do you start bitching before you take 3 minutes of your time to educate yourself? you could have r... : mwasher
    • you're now known to me as the lazy hater. : vigilante
    • in the amount of time it took you to type up your reply, you could've read through half of the review. : VegasX
    • You can't handle lazy level design but you can't be bothered to read a review? : SiW73
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      in before people point out the obvious : Spezzer
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        I find it interesting that I am being ridiculed for asking something on a discussion forum. I am asking ... : manlyman
        • Okay: the level design is the best ever. Ever. Of course, i haven't played the game or read reviews.... : Spezzer
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          regardless, valid points about the laziness :) : mwasher
          • very valid points : agentlead
        • Very few of us have it, so how would we know? You mention all the reviews are out, they probably have mor... : VegasX
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          You're being ridiculed for being lazy despite calling something else lazy. Pot kettle black. You could ... : omnova
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            I guess my perspective of this thread is completely incorrect. I'm sure there are many people here who h... : manlyman
            • http://www.stonehill.edu/sihc/Pictures/Shovels/1879catalogpage.jpg theres a variety even! ;) : VegasX
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      15m copies of Halo sold say the level thing isn't really a big deal to most people. : GeorgeB3DR
      • But he's saying it is to him. : MoreVespeneGas
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  well, in regards to your "issue", the GT review specifically mentioned that each area is very unique : Foxhawk
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    I haven't seen the GT review, but without any further qualifiers that sounds sort of suspicious to me. : Chris Remo
    • well I defer to you since you've played the game, but they specifically mentioned it. : Foxhawk
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      'tis a bit funny actually. a lot of other reviewers are saying that the repetitiveness of the level desig... : erotic sock
      • It is decreased a lot in terms of overall quantity, but there were a couple of times that it bothered me ... : Chris Remo
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        if "a lot" of other reviewers are saying its almost non existent than I'm gonna have to go with them inst... : mega man
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          I don't know how anyone could say it's nonexistent, I mean that's simply false. However, if they're sayi... : Chris Remo
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            perhaps i misheard or chose my words wrong or something. they pretty much said "if you thought it was an ... : erotic sock
            • I got that from the GameSpot review, I can't remember what IGN said on the topic. Those are the two place... : MoreVespeneGas
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  The reviews say that if you hate the level design its like hating sex because you think the girls vaginal... : ant_hillbilly
  • bwahaha : mwasher
  • OMG... :-D Well played. : MacemanInTW
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    80% of halo players havent had the pleasure of having their cocks in a vagina. : mindshot
    • Wow, gaming really is mainstream if there are that many women playing! : nudel
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  serious issues with level design? What serious issues? Besides the Library (one level). imo halo ha... : paravis
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    Say what? Halo 1 in particular had *very* unimaginative level design. Several times when playing through ... : MoreVespeneGas
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      that's pretty damn silly. Did you even play halo 1? Sounds another typical "I didn't play the game but I... : paravis
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        I had the same problem MoreVespeneGas did (getting lose due to everything looking the same). It wasn't ju... : Supine
        • well what do you expect in such an enviorment? Did you want to see pictures hanging of the aliens and th... : paravis
        • Twice you were on board a Covenant Battlecruiser. First to save Cpt. Keyes, next to kill him. : Sailor of Fortune
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        Halo's level design was poor, it's pretty much the most common criticism of the game. There were some ... : peanut-
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          needed more tapestries. : paravis
          • Your right, I'm glad their depictions of the interiors of alien spaceships were so realistic. : peanut-
        • There's no denying the repetition on AotCR and Two Betrayals. Head the direction the arrows are pointing... : pwnage1232
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        Dude, no offense, but are you a fucking idiot? In the post you are replying to I said while playing throu... : MoreVespeneGas
        • name one other FPS that does not reuse textures and designs in its games. They all use copy n paste. An... : paravis
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        Uhhhh, I'm one of the bigger Halo fans out there, but what you're saying is just not true. Truth and R : action roommate
        • I've only pointed out the outdoor levels as pros in halo's level design, though I didn't have issues with... : paravis
      • this: histeriacal made my head hurt. : steelsamurai
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  holy fuck, eurogamer gave it a 10/10, thats impressive. : maulla
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    Did you really expect anything different? It's Halo 3. It could be the virus-laden CD laced with Anthr... : DOOManiac
    • Yeah, but Eurogamer doesn't follow the "7/10 = average game" reviewing style. : crummynz
    • Actually, Ms. Negative Nancy, most of the reviews I've seen so far have been very honest about the pros a... : action roommate
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    i know! those guys are pretty stingy usually. i'm getting stoked! : afrochops
    • and Gamespot gave it 9.5 . Awesome. : mystifier
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  i never understood halo's hype. i've played halo 1 and 2 about half way through and then never finishing ... : gdestiny
  • I didn't like Halo1 and Halo2's single player, and I suspect it'd hate Halo3's sp game just as much... FP... : TPSReport
  • yeah i thought both games were really boring and uninspired and playing an fps on a controller is like ge... : arizona bay
  • Halo one was cool because it was a pretty decent FPS on a console.. the first one I've enjoyed since Gold... : dopeman
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    Microsoft is good at creating artificial hype. I am not saying the game is good or not, I didn't play it,... : razlebol
    • All three companies produced huge amounts of hype. That's the business. So far Microsoft are the only one... : nudel
  • after I got passed the PC elitist bias I had after years of FPS on the pc dating back to wolf, halo 1 was... : paravis
• Needs more ZeroPunctuation review imo : Noobler
• try reading them to find out : kydaimon

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  i think i had more fun with q3f. but tf2 will be a lot of fun once the bugs are worked out in the release... : xxiv
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    does anyone still play q3f? : kn1fe
    • i doubt it. : xxiv
  • that and ETF : TheFatMom
• TF2 is OK, still fun just kidding- TF2 is awesome : Mmmmmoo
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  Are you crashing now but didn't before? I have a shitty box, and release day I was playing perfectly. Now... : Slowtreme
  • hey the same thing started happening to me. i'll add that and see what happens. thanks : sikander
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    Careful, I started crashing because I started messing around with forcing directx levels. I finally ... : smax
    • In my case. Clearly something was changed in the patch to help people that were crashing, but it manifest... : Slowtreme
  • 8800GTS 640mb + C2d here and that just started happening to me. Almost like clockwork every 5 mins my wh... : paravis
  • oh yeah, this has made my TF2 play solid for 24 hours. self bump, and i'm shamed for it If you are having... : Slowtreme
  • It almost fixed it for me, but it stuttered for a bit, then the sound looped and the game froze. :( : MurrayTheSkull
• so much fun that it's past 3am and I hardly noticed it. this will not be pretty seeing how tomorrow will ... : AbortedFetusChristi
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  What we needed most of all right now was another TF2 thread. Thanks. Good work. : pres589
  • It was actually the first post in the chatty and was all I could think of. : Slowtreme
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  does anyone think valve is going to do major gameplay tweaks before this is out of "beta" and into an act... : kill9
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    yes, the grenades will come back : TheFatMom
    • Good luck with that one. : Porkasaurus
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    doesn't it come out in a few weeks? i doubt they'll have time to make substantial changes : electroly
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      yeah calling it a "beta" seems silly considering the release date : kill9
      • I think it lets them fix a few hardware compatibility issues and is a brilliant marketing move. Instead o... : Porkasaurus
  • doubt it, they've been playing with it for months and months, the gameplay is done. maybe some bug fixes,... : RikiTiki2
  • Nuh-uh. : Johnny Law
  • In one of the Shackcasts (in the last one, I believe), Remo said that we're basically getting the game ea... : helvetica
  • I wouldn't be surprised if they do a few stealth tweaks to the game, but I wouldn't expect anything more ... : ayesel
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    No. It's funny how everyone has a different class they think should be nerfed. I think it shows how well ... : daedraug
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      the only thing that needs to change is sudden death : bradsh
      • I agree, it feels like punishment. : johngloid
      • i hate to agree with Osiris_Brad, but... : acheron
      • SUDDEN GAY. Fuck sudden death, it is fucking stupid for this game. It encourages a team to sit around and... : d0gbert
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        I figured it out.. They need a mist or a fog to come into each base that takes off health, forcing the pl... : AndyGoin
        • that's actually a really good idea... It can just squeeze together, forcing everyone to the center of ... : DOOManiac
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        the major issue I have with sudden death is that it seems to be awesome if you are certain classes but ho... : mikecyb
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          protip: you can change your class inside your base when it switches to sudden death : kill9
          • So sudden death should only be for Soldiers/Heavies/Demos & Medics? That's hardly a good solution. : Zeeliv
        • I'll try to spawn as a scout or medic right before going into sudden death. Medic's are gold at this time... : ieGod
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      nerf demomen pls : oHnOES
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        I see that spam and raise NERF SCOUTS, the blur of bats and shotguns that can't be hit!!!!!!!1111 FUCKKKK... : Downforce
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          Drop the range of their shotgun, and bring their health from 125 to 100 = scouts fixed (also maybe change... : re-verse
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            Right now not many people know how to play either. : Pneum0
            • True indeed. Being an engie right now or even a spy is like "here, have some infinite free kills" : re-verse
        • Scouts are fine. Demomen are fine too, they could even take on an ammo upgrade from 4 nades to 6 on their... : AlexXdude
    • I don't think any particular class should be nerfed, I think the Pyro should be buffed a bit. I don't kn... : deject
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  When it works. The stuttering has made it unplayable for me. I doubt I'll ever get a fix so I'll have to ... : Magus
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    did you try forcing dx81? : Slowtreme
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      8.1? no... is that supposed to fix anything? Where have you heard about this? : Magus
      • yes, this is how I fixed it completely. I couldn't play the game before at all without stutter crashing u... : lakren
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    i've heard limiting the fps can fix that : JINKY
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      Limiting how? Lowering settings for a higher framerate, or forcing a max framerate? : Magus
      • a command to limit the max framerate! also you can lower sound quality and sound acceleration i used t... : JINKY
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      how to limit fps? : MurrayTheSkull
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        open console type fps_max 100 to limit to 100 fps or so. change 100 to whatever you would like. i limit ... : anthonybean
        • How do you add in multiple commands? with a ; or a , ? For example, -console; -dxlevel 81? : Magus
• nerf scout, soldier, pyro, demoman, heavy, engi, medic, and sniper but give the spy a mech : Foxhawk
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  this is the longest i have played an online FPS in a long long time... fuck it's fun. : crust
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    This is the longest I've played anything in a long long time. 36 hours in four days, that is huge for me ... : Serpico74
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      44.5 hours. Fuck ;( : d0gbert
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        I'd be there had I not banned myself from playing it today. I've gone way overboard and I had to stop bef... : Serpico74
        • I've got 16.7 hours but I missed out on 2 days playing and have kids. I haven't enjoyed a MP game on the ... : sigpro
      • I almost don't like the time played feature. . . I don't like to know how much of my life I'm squandering... : ikonoklast86
    • that's 9 hours a day on average : RikiTiki2
  • amen to that. : itsjeff9
  • Same here. Last one I played this much was probably Quake II CTF. : jabxvi
• I would even go as far as "hella fun." : filtersweep
• its awesome fun when it doesnt crash. i mustve played like 5 hours today : sikander
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  AITOO: sudden death is growing on me... anyone else? it's a neat touch of DM at the end : Downforce
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    You mean a neat touch of CS, right? DM is more like the rest of the game... : DOOManiac
    • well yeah but I just mean the 'you have to kill the other team and not die' mentality : Downforce
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    What bothers me is that one team can have all but one control point, go into Sudden Death, and due to an : EvilDolemite
    • I did have a time tonight that I thought was a "tricky" situation - all but one of the members of my team... : Crimson
    • Wait, you mean it doesn't just pick the one w/ the most caps when the time runs out? That's.... stupid... : DOOManiac
    • ok I agree here. a couple caps up versus ZERO means you should WIN. the control point style I think it's ... : Downforce
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      I think it's to encourage the losing team that they're still in it even if they're getting dominated. : Grimp
      • My only problem with that is that it gives no incentive to actually try winning if you know you'll be goi... : deject
    • One solution to encourage the teams when in sudden death was to reset all capture points and that the fir... : Nitrium
    • I've said that before too. SD is often a complete momentum reversal : AlexXdude
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    I don't like it when my team has 4 capture points, the other team has 1...and we get forced into OT and l... : Edges
    • I agree with this. Either that or it needs to always add a crapload of time for the final point. : Serpico74
    • If you have 4 points and the other team has one, there really is no way your shouldn't win. All you need ... : Slowtreme
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    i fuckin loathe sudden death : anthonybean
    • ^^ especially the map timelimit going off. : lakren
• TF2 is made of win, awesome and then some. : [7]kami
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  Yes, but I prefer to play on pubs than on the shack servers. Pubs tend to occasionally even things up. Th... : TheTick
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  my problem with the game is people who just refuse to play needed classes some time. being on a team o... : lakren
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    IAWTP, and even though I hate playing as medic (see my earlier post about my stupid mouse) I'll do it if ... : tashtego
    • why would you buy a mighty mouse? those things are shit. : deject
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    I played Medic a ton last night. I think its great. Something I can grasp. Also gives me a chance to foll... : Werkin
    • it can still be useful to do that if you can blow them out of a spot that can be very bad and/or into the... : deject
  • I enjoy medic on occasion. Learning to use the syringe gun properly is tough though. since those little s... : RikiTiki2

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  panthers! rawr. : xxiv
  • Hall gets a game ball : haccess
• damn that wasnt the best throw but I thought he was going to come down with it :( : Degenerate
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  also, cltcprd is a huge sissy. Like three seconds after Rex was intercepted he went offline in IM. He can... : Degenerate
  • bahaha. why does he like the bears anyway, he's not even from chicago afaik : FrayLo
• I was at the Pats game. It was a beautiful day. Im in your base, stealing your signals. : topkatz
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  Bears need to put somebody on that cracker >:( : Degenerate
  • Tillman should line up against him : Deathlove
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  I think my highschool had a better offense than the bears. : D45hiz
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    they had like a 70 yard 7 minute drive earlier. It was pretty nice. : Degenerate
    • rex : Deathlove
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      Yeah and that grossman INT threw his confidence for the rest of the game. : D45hiz
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        Thanks D Walker these points are dedicated to you. : D45hiz
        • WOOOOOOOOOTTT : D45hiz
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  nice drop clayton...oh geez, and then a block : Maarten Goldstein
  • you know hes gonna be hearing about that for a looooong time : Degenerate
• I felt like I was watching the Bears D at the end of the Giants game ;) : Mondo
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  jesus christ, is NBC's HD feed fucked up for everyone? : maulla
  • mine is fine, save the talking heads : Deathlove
  • Man, NBS is the only HD feed I can't get where I live. Pisses me off, stupid Atlanta station. : vov1n
• bad rex : Deathlove
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  This whole game is grossmans fault. : D45hiz
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    We have Gould wth are we doing shit like that. : D45hiz
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      Gould makes 53 yarders in his sleep : Degenerate
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        you ever seen that lebron commercial where he's draining full court jumpers? that's gould during pract... : Deathlove
        • more like the Jordan and Bird McDonalds commercial : Degenerate
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  i was supposed to be at this game. =( : Reverend Sinn
  • and yet here you sit : Degenerate
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    Missing a game that is tied 3-3 at halftime game is nothing to be sad about : shred.
    • i could care less about the game. i was going with my father to drink many beers and hang out. : Reverend Sinn
• Skins handed that game over. :( : skynet
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  The horse collar rule is pathetic... THIS IS FREAKIN FOOTBALL NOT TIDDLYWINKS!! LETS THE GUYS PLAY! : TexaSTX
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    Yeah I mean why even have rules. : D45hiz
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      This is football, not chess.. the horsecollar has been around since the game started. Its a physical ga... : TexaSTX
      • Clotheslines and tripping were allowed for a long time too. Fact of the matter is the league identifies ... : D45hiz
      • So because it's a "physical game" that means we should allow dangerous moves? Might as well allow karate... : Ovate
• Suprised no tripping flag : Mondo
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  Offense needs to step up this half. Where is Oslen and Hester? I thought they were supposed to be mixed... : D45hiz
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    Hester's a once in a while thing at best. Surprised Olsen isn't getting more snaps, though, but I guess t... : Deathlove
    • Its pretty obvious they have no respect for the speed positions the way they are jumping short passes. E... : D45hiz
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  Does Romo remind anyone else of a young brett favre? same kind of attitude and plays similar. : wtf242
  • no : cltcprd
  • no. : Deathlove
  • yes. : TexaSTX
  • Only in the sense that I'd love to see them badly hurt. : smoove
  • not at all. : xxiv
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    no, but Remo does. : hirez
    • I had to reread wtf242's post about 4 times before I figured out he wasn't talking about Remo. : pupismyname
  • his ugly throwing motion and goofyness but still getting the play doesn't remind me of anyone : Mondo
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    Yes, but the difference being that Romo is good. : afty04
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      We're not talking about fumbling field goal snaps. : Phreakin
      • Ball was greased : socksta
  • I'm gonna have to jump on board the NO train : Phreakin
• not having Briggs is going to hurt. He's been flying all over this year :( : cltcprd
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  Rex Grossman to everybody: THESE NUTS, BITCHES. : Deathlove
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    hahahaha. I so wanted Olsen to get that TD though. : cltcprd
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      yeah, good enough that he's getting touches, even though Clark had good YAC on that because roy williams ... : Deathlove
      • yeah, Williams bounced off him like he was a brick wall. : cltcprd
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  Its still early, but out of anyone on the bears offense, grossman showed up. : D45hiz
  • not making excuses for him, but the receivers did have a case of the dropsies in the first half (Berrian ... : cltcprd
  • Ya halfway through the 3rd quarter! : forgottenzero
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  holy crap, the bears offense actually looked competent. : smoove
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    yeah i mean other than that entire 70 yard drive : Deathlove
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      that didn't happen! You're dreaming it! : cltcprd
      • bad rex : Deathlove
    • stalled in the red zone: doesn't count. : smoove
• When did they start playing *good* bumper music? Santana? Chicago? : mafu5150
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  What is with the spanish shit on the scoreboard? : D45hiz
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    Hispanic History month or something. : cltcprd
    • Wow can we get more injuries? : D45hiz
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  Damn it, we're losing defenders every couple of plays. : Havoc1c4
  • hemorrhaging people :( : cltcprd
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    We are going to get torn apart with these wide receivers. : D45hiz
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      time to lock up in man. new people in the zone leave too many holes. : cltcprd
      • also if someone could shoot owens and witten that'd help a lot tia : Deathlove
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  Roy Williams better not make the Pro Bowl this year. He's always sucked in coverage, but you could at lea... : afty04
  • Roy Williams kicks ass!!! Way to recover that fumble buddy! : afty04
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  holy fuck take that archuleta? DId anyone see that hit Hurd put on Archie? That was niiice : boomstickah
  • That made my night. : TexaSTX
  • That was a BOOMstickah!! Hell of a hit! : afty04
• There some voodoo hex on Soldier Field tonight? Dropped balls everywhere. : action wombmate
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  we're fucked with these injuries... : cltcprd
  • Half the starters since week 1 : D45hiz
  • what you need is a replacement for #20... send him to get starbucks for the team or something. : TexaSTX
  • I don't mind Manning whiffing on the tackle, but god, Archuleta on the followup : Deathlove
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  HALL BEAT UP IN FALCONS LOCKER ROOM? There are uncorroborated rumors making the rounds that Falcons co... : Mondo
  • well, that stuff does happen. Charles Haley used to go crazy in the lockerroom when he played for the nin... : Antilles_Prime
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    sometimes it takes a pillow case full of doorknobs to truly pull a team together. : .sticks.
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      How about everyone on the Fox show picking the Lions... What the hell were they thinking? These are t... : flagg209
      • doh, mispost...sorry : flagg209
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  Rex Grossman 11/24 157 6.5 0 1 lol : Phreakin
  • 5 drops one INT when the WR pulled out of his pattern lolllllllllllllllllllllll : Deathlove
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    He has played good. Out of anyone he isn't one to scrutinize. : D45hiz
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      He's rockin' a 55.1 QB rating so far this year. He's definitely one to criticize. If it was anyone else i... : Phreakin
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        I never said anything about the last two games I am talking about this game. You can't just look at the ... : D45hiz
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          Btw, I am no Rex fan, just someone that knows anyone on our bench isn't any better. : D45hiz
          • this is the biggest thing people don't realize. Don't you remember how Brian Griese terrorized Bronco's ... : cltcprd
          • Theres the Rex I know. : D45hiz
      • I'm sure you've watched every snap and seen every throw. : cltcprd
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  i am a dallas fan and i think his knee was down : wtf242
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    no his knee wasn't down. : boomstickah
    • well benson is from texas.. .maybe he is a spy : wtf242
• Haha, wtf, half the replays they're showing don't even show the part of the play you want to see in 4:3. ... : boredguy
• $$$$$$$$$$ : maulla
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  ooooh that fumble really hurt :( : Degenerate
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    can we rescind the trade for Thomas Jones :( : cltcprd
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      hey i didn't think you were retarded but here we are :( : Deathlove
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        how many fumbles did TJ have last year? : cltcprd
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          1. How many games has he played in THIS year? : Deathlove
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            3 : cltcprd
            • http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=5036 : cltcprd
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  So is Hester supposed to be good? : TexaSTX
  • ^^ typical cowboys fan here. : cltcprd
• well shit : Degenerate
• T-REX : Foxhawk
• lawlawl : Maarten Goldstein
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  rex you are killing me here. : Deathlove
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    they might finish third in the division! : maulla
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      They'll win the North! It's like the NL Central, they've got to be super-retarded not to. It's even got t... : Deathlove
      • Not if we keep losing 2 players a game. : Havoc1c4
• This has been your weekly Grossman fuckup of the week. Thank you Chicago and have a nice night! : laidback
• Game over man... GAME OVER! :( : Havoc1c4
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  Hahaha Madden - "This is exactly what the Cowboy's needed, and what the Bear's didn't need" : shred.
  • Madden: Dropping knowledge since 1978 : Degenerate
  • You see, what the Bears need to do here is score more points then the Cowboys. : Havoc1c4
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    Madden is Madden. It's easy to poke fun at him, but I still find him enjoyable to listen too. He's entert... : afty04
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      lol @ Madden being enjoyable or entertaining... Maybe if you don't know shit about football. : cltcprd
      • To me, he IS the voice of football... I don't care what he is saying. : TexaSTX
      • I like Madden cause he doesn't take himself so freakin serious : Mondo
      • Nationally televised primetime football is about entertainment, not X's and O's. : phobium
  • I am pretty sure that Madden died a couple years ago and they just replaced his commentary with the same ... : mikecyb
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  The Cowboys are a lot of fun to watch with Romo at the helm. : TexaSTX
  • I hate to say it, but yeah he seems to be pretty damn good. : action wombmate
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    Agreed, but when the bears lose both Briggs and Tillman on back to back series.. ugh I won't even contin... : D45hiz
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      Tillman Vasher : cltcprd
      • Yeah my bad... I am drunk let it slide! : D45hiz
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      Every team deals with injuries. Cowboys don't have several good players on defense. WE're without our bes... : boomstickah
      • Dude, half of our starters our down three games into the season. Well five. : D45hiz
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        Newman is playing. Ware is playing. Those two are your best corner and pash rusher. Ellis is still o... : cltcprd
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          Oh yeah when did those guys go down? Halftime(Briggs), first series(Vasher). How many points first half... : D45hiz
          • i should clarify that i doubt Briggs and Vasher are done for the year. It's not like they were carted of... : cltcprd
          • Lol harris down, jesus just take the starters out. : D45hiz
          • 2 things. Interception + fumble. Can't blame defense for those. Not to mention the cowboys have more p... : boomstickah
          • maybe you guys should work on some depth then? : derelict515
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          http://www.shacknews.com/search.x?type=comments&terms=bears&cs_user=cltcprd&cs_parentauthor=&s_type=all&p... : boomstickah
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            so what? You're pointing out my post history because I'm a Bears fan? And I know more about Dallas than... : cltcprd
            • No you don't. I'm just saying that it all fits since you were making every excuse for your poor bears. : boomstickah
      • Yeah but I'd say these particular players matter a lot to a team like Chicago which has a pretty tepid of... : action wombmate
  • Absolutely. I gotta say though, if I wasn't a Dallas fan, I would HATE him....he's so damn slippery, it's... : afty04
• oh shit : boomstickah
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  My plan comes to fruition...I knew starting the Bears D would cause them to lose. Now I just need a fe... : mmogger
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    fuck. and because 'points allowed' counts against defenses, my bears D lost points when dallas intercepte : delataur
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      depends on the league. Those don't count in Yahoo leagues. : cltcprd
      • yeah, i figured it wasn't universal. added insult to injury tonight though (or injury to injury) : delataur
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  the cubs won at least : mindshot
  • damn right.. : K1Bond007
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  http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=15187282#itemanchor_15187282 There haven't been so many wrong peop... : boomstickah
  • why do I keep getting bad id errors when I click on comment links? : Ovate
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  Harris is down now....WTF is going on? : cltcprd
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    season is over pretty much, time for early hibernation : mindshot
    • week 3. Season is not over. : cltcprd
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  Packers #1 in the NFC North! : pandastrong
  • ^^^^^^^^ : pandastrong
  • and possibly #2 in the entire NFC! : pharoah mike
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  ahaha HES SO FUCKING BAD : maulla
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    please put barber in i need 3 more points to win my fantasy game : maulla
    • Dallas starters are done, you lose. : cltcprd
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  Rex, you are breaking my heart :( : Deathlove
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    I think it's time to give Griese a shot (god I want to kill myself for saying that). Or even noodle-arm ... : cltcprd
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      I think you stick with Grossman because my God I've seen the other two already and neither of them are go... : Deathlove
      • I know :( But the turnovers have to stop. : cltcprd
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        Griese is a good player.. it just seems he's always in a bad situation. I don't see how he could be any w... : wtf242
        • He took over for John Elway in Denver...and ran that offense into the ground. How quickly people forget. : cltcprd
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      I wanna say something here, but I can't. I imagine the pain you have in wanting a change in the first pla... : Phreakin
      • it's the curse of being a Bears fan. : cltcprd
      • oh fuck that, i don't want a change. i've seen griese. i've seen orton. at least Rex can throw it downfie... : Deathlove
  • GROSSMAN'd : K1Bond007
• Ok. I just feel bad for the Bears now. Bears can talk all they want about defensive injuries, but the... : afty04
• I love to see sad BEARS fans >:) : byorn
• lol @ you : lord cecil
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  I fear that the referees were paid off tonight : Degenerate
  • In favor of the Bears? : socksta
• hahahahahahahaha : jedi_27
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  http://kissmesuzy.blogspot.com/2006/11/f-k-it-im-throwing-it-downfield.html : orifice@speakeasy.net
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    nope, he doesn't even do that anymore. : cltcprd
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      yea he just throws it straight to the other guys now : Foxhawk
      • he can't seem to read coverage, he threw it into triple coverage like 4 times tonight. And his WRs weren... : cltcprd
  • http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2664/2061/320/702096/2032-rex.jpg : Mondo
  • still makes me laugh. : slax0r
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  Yay, it's gonna be another week of Lovie repeating: "Rex is our quarterback." : smoove
  • its like trying to convince a creationist : mindshot
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  Guys, big news here! Just got off the phone with Lovie, He's flying me in for next weeks game to start in... : Degenerate
  • You know you cant drink on game day, right? : Havoc1c4
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    Cltcprd, go ahead and pay up now. K thx : jedi_27
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      i would like a personal check so i can frame it. : maulla
      • week 3 fgts! : cltcprd
      • Same. Bears themed check would also add to the moment : Phreakin
• LOL @ Your Bears! : sesmaster
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  think the best part of watching bears lose is reading this thread afterwards every time from start to fin... : kelerian
  • I've launched an investigation into the rumor that the entire officiating crew was on the take. Dont worr... : Degenerate
• wow the post game interview is the saddest thing I've ever seen : Foxhawk
• Here's my late "oh Bears :(" post :( : Noobler
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  WTF Redskins? I leave my house and you are up 17-3, I get to Boston and you lost 17-24. : riptyde
  • Same with the Ravens. We were out on the boat, and they were up 23-6, so I went swimming for a bit, I cl... : Phearsome
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  Just reiterating the fact that the Cowboys RAPED the Bears!!! WOOOO!!!! : lookitzpancakes
  • hi five! : boomstickah
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    fuck the NFL. its all glamorized bullshit anyhow. id love to see the bears win but who gives a fuck anymo... : mindshot
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      hahaha. The downfall is all Madden's fault!!! : Phreakin
      • that part was lol : kelerian
      • its not fault at all but hes still a fat fuck that makes stupid ass comments. and i wish someone would c... : mindshot
    • madden = the idiot's guide to football... i sure do get sick of hearing him within 5 seconds after he sta... : Begawkology
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    pretty much demonstrates who the dominant force in the NFC is... which is often an iffy issue these days ... : Begawkology
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      which is largely irrelevant anyway : derelict515
      • We'll know for sure ont eh 14th, but I have to agree with you. : boomstickah
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      The NFC doesn't really matter to me, I just want to see the Colts beat the Patriots in the AFC championsh... : Yanks
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        Indy vs NE should be interesting this year. : Demius
        • It's gonna be a freaking shootout. : Crimsonbeak
      • lolololololololool. Won't happen this year. They have receivers who will hold on to the ball now! : FormerHPB
• :D : Downforce
• if tenn wins tomm i win 515$ in the football pool if they lose it goes down to points :( : supermonkeyballz
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  attn BagelCC: lol. : chazums
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    yeah poor bagel. i am still laughing : jedi_27
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      Have you noticed that the Bears have scored more points than the Rams? How sad is that? : Degenerate
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        thats awesome news!!! I want to rams to go the rest of the season without scoring another point. : jedi_27
        • Marc Bulger will not allow that : Degenerate
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    well, they've done that to every team this year. I am ready for next season. : bagelcc
    • Me too. :( It wasn't bad enough that we suck, but we have get decimated by injuries as well. : trOmblyj
• gg to Kevin Curtis for scoring 45 points, too bad I had him on the bench :( : aethyr
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  lololololol bears : Clay
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    whats so funny? The Bears absolutely dominated the Cowboys and would have won by 87 if it wasnt for those : Degenerate
    • if by refs you mean receivers i agree wholeheartedly and by receivers i mean owens and witten doucheba : Deathlove
    • you can't blame the refs when you've got a QB like Grossman. When Chris Berman says it's time for a new ... : PapaBoo
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      stop nuking my posts you! : boomstickah
      • lol quit posting where you know you shouldnt! : Degenerate
  • IAWTLOLOLOLOLOL : Phil
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    update: Still laughing. : gmd
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      i was actually pulling for the bears - i'd rather the cowboys not be undefeated because their fans are pr... : Clay
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        Replace that with bears fans. All I know is that I watched the 89 cowboys go 1-15, and I've been a... : boomstickah
        • "I've always been a 'boys fan, through the early 90s" Cowboys won Super Bowls in 92 and 93. Bandwag... : Clay
      • I agree I wanted the cowboys to lose but watching the trainwreck that is the bears offense is hilarious. : gmd
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  You know a game with the 1st half Skins vs the 2nd half Giants would have been fun to watch :( :( :( : kanix
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    lol, so true. What the hell happened to the skins in the second half : MisterPhoton
    • Joe Gibbs happened. : rosewood
• LOL @ BEARS FANS "GRIESE! GRIESE!" AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH : FormerHPB
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  its a shame dallas doesn't have terry glenn this year. i guarantee he wouldn't have dropped that pass in... : pandastrong
  • and teams double and triple TO and he still gets touchdowns and 100+ yard games : boomstickah
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  how about them PATS : metalremains
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    \m/ I wonder if the owner of sixteenstraight.com would consider selling the website... : FormerHPB
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      they are damn good, but they won't go undefeated. : bagelcc
      • one game at a time.... : metalremains
      • I doubt it too, my post was more making fun of those that thought the Bears would go undefeated last year... : FormerHPB
• Thank you Matt Hasselbeck for remembering how to be a QB : PapaBoo
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  I can't win a fucking game in my FFL : ( : topkatz
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    poor topkatz :-( you've been so close to wins, too...stupid Bungles : MisterPhoton
    • that was the dumbest move ever : topkatz
• PFT is reporting that DeAngelo Hall was beaten up by his teammates after the game last night. HALL BE : Clay