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• Bubbles --> to top. Or habit. I do it out of habit. : perstephanie
• it really helps with preventing cancer not spraying you in the face like you belong in a japanese porno. : j0nchan
• I don't. AM I NOT PEOPLE?! : sgtsanity
• bullshit : phobium
• because they want to tap your can >:( : thaperfectdrug
• but it feels good : Grumbeld
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  I do it. Maybe it does nothing, but I've kept many a dropped can from spraying everywhere doing it : .sticks.
  • I also wipe the top of the can with my finger to make sure it's "clean." *sigh* I may have underlying iss... : .sticks.
  • you need to do a science experiment and post the results on youtube. Drop two cans simultaneously with an... : steelsamurai
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  People say it keeps the soda from squirting everywhere, but I don't know if it actually works.. Thats ... : Flying h4x0r
  • soda squirts not because of a pressure build up, the pressure outside the can and inside is pretty much c... : wetard
• the same reason people play the 5-second-rule game. : not work safe
• Mostly out of habit now. : slax0r
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  http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/question602.htm : stonedonkey
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    ha ha it actually does work. look at all these naysayers who are wrong. next let's disprove evolution... : mikecyb
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      It's on the internet you knows it true! : stonedonkey
      • I don't know about you but that's where I get all my information and news : mikecyb
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        Did you actually read the explanation before making the snide comment? : ShekkyBoy
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          Did you read the persons name who posted the explanation? : stonedonkey
          • Your mom! : ShekkyBoy
  • That's what I said! : perstephanie
  • I await your apology basketofkittens : rosewood
  • hehehe. : Magus
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  Habit. When I drink a Snapple, I bump the bottom of the bottle to make the top make a popping sound. Does... : Scoots06
  • Uh, I do that until the stuff clinging to the bottom of the bottle mixes back into the drink, otherwise i... : Dobbs
  • Yeah, I do that as well. In excess, actually. Usually annoying those around me 'cause it's so damn entert... : Entity
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  because it makes a cool noise : FushigiDenki
  • iawtp : Mondo
• You have to "pack" the soda, like a pack of cigarettes! : devi| dog
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  They're making sure there's not a snaking hiding in there. : Omaha
  • badger badger badger... : j0nchan
• I like to pretend I'm beating on my gf the little carbon bubbles. : Q-ball
• Because it's awesome. Why else? : CrustaR
• brings the bubbles to the top, paranoia, and seeing other people do it probably. I always do it out of h... : wetard
• i've never seen anyone do this : aeg1x
• I just open the can because I'm not a wuss. I also end up sticking my thumb in the soda and habitually... : Agrona
• i've never done that : Ziz
• because contrary to your obviously false assertion, it actually does help. : datoo
• bush : paravis
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  do you have evidence to prove it doesn't do anything? : d0pamine
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    No, and I'm not basketofkittens >:( : dognose
    • i dont follow. : d0pamine
• Think at one time, that helps. But nowadays, cans are made to not spray out. Can open it fast w/o tapping... : pobone

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• Kriss Kross : drucifer
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  a gay boxer : wtf242
  • pink shorts and boxing gloves? : Mr.SEX
  • I'll fuck you 'till you love me faggot. : Pittst3r
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  I'm gonna be Doc Brown, my roommate is gonna be McFly. : askedrelic
  • That's heavy. : thewriter
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    Make sure to carry around a glass of whiskey the whole time. : eldersveld
    • miles ahead of you. 88 miles to be exact : askedrelic
• A shark with a friggin' laser attached to your head. Failing that, an ill-tempered sea bass. : Home Nugget
• go as "Mr. Foreplay" and dress up like Dora - http://www.amazon.com/Dora-the-Explorer-Aquapets/dp/B000P8X... : PapaBoo
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  A squirrel. : mavmavv
  • if one of those fuckers shows up at my house on Halloween, I'm gonna piss in his candy bag. : drucifer
• The Ghost with the Most. : eldersveld
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  I'm gonna pick up a hard hat and a tool belt after work today so that I can be a construction worker. I ... : CrustaR
  • By today, I meant tomorrow. : CrustaR
  • i hope by "construction worker" you meant "Engineer"... otherwise i'd have to yell "fagot" at the top of... : Korban
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    Also, bring a "heavy construction" warning sign or sawhorse with you and yell lewd things at every woman ... : genjuro
    • Good idea! Now to find a sign... : CrustaR
  • well, i hope you have 5 friends so you can all go as the village people. : -=kodiak=-
  • Get some notworksafe goggles and a giant yellow glove. Be an engineer! : d0gbert
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  Larynx : Korban
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    part of the throat? : Mr.SEX
    • yeah, the infamous 'chords' : Jobos
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  http://www.littlebo-peepsnursery.com/DSCF3815.JPG : not work safe
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    i'm SO spitting in your food : Korban
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      fair enough, i already spit in your girlfriend : not work safe
      • my mute? did she say anything? : Korban
• spicolli : Deathlove
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  My friends and I are going as the original Street Fighter II cast. I'm Ken. : ra1n
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    that's a pretty awesome idea actually : Mr.SEX
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      In the alternate, we were going to do 1 pacman and a ton of ghosts. That way, we could cause havoc all n... : ra1n
      • Then you realized that many pills could kill you? : rosewood
      • I think I like the pacman idea a bit more! : CrustaR
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  dick in a box, you know that snl sketch from last year. thats what im doing, though i know at least four... : RhinoX
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    at least four guys who came up with the idea more like four thousand and I can pretty much guarantee y... : redfive
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      It's kind of like a cop out costume. Something like that I'd pick, because you can kind of dress up. ... : phobium
      • It's not a cop-out if you pop a few Viagra and actually put your dick in a box. : SockMonkeh
• AIDS : Wolfanoz
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  Beastie Boys - Sabotage. Requires 2 friends. : Enigme
  • also good! : Mr.SEX
  • That's what I'm doing. : aaarrrgh
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  JESUS : NFXFSX
  • i went as ninja jesus a year or two ago so i dont' want to do jesus again : Mr.SEX
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  Go as a faggot : mr.sleepy
  • at least he wouldn't have to dress any differently than he currently does!!! : DrFlammable
• go as zoidberg jesus. Then you can follow someone introducing themself by yelling "And im his friend ... : klearlyunseen
• covered in shit : Mondo
• get 3 friends and be the village people : FrayLo
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  go as the "Will It Blend?" guy : smax
  • Jon Harchik? : diniboo
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  im going as wtf242 for halloween. I need to find a wig. : not work safe
  • i have not had a hair cut this year yet. I'm pretty sure i will never cut my hair or beard again : wtf242
• Jeffree Starr : Tawler
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  A Spy. Spend the whole night trying to stab girls dressed as nurses in the back. : Moonbase Commander
  • I wanted to do this but couldn't figure out how I could make a mask. : SeaLlama
• I want to be Brobee: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9PqjMSNfkU : sludge vohaul
• I need a costume that is some animated character. I kind of want to find the easiest possible one. Was co... : perstephanie
• Carry an electric appliance that looks like a tazer and dress in a vertical-stripe long-sleeve shirt, unb... : snagger
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  connect a tube from your mouth to fletch_'s butt and go as his douchebag : filtersweep
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    (or vice versa I'm not sure who's top/bottom around there) : filtersweep
    • wouldn't you like to know : Mr.SEX
• Dr. McNinja. It's an easy costume. : Conan
• my boss is going to be bacon http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2007/10/mmmmm_baconcostume.html i... : industro
• I wish there were an easy way to go as the "Don't tase me, bro" guy. Internet meme costumes for +1 geek ... : Phearsome
• So-Cal fires : Tissen

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• My plan: I'm going to be cutting my calories to between 1600 and 2000 every day, with the calories split ... : MisterPhoton
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  do you guys think I should do the photo-a-day thing, and composite them together for a youtube video when... : MisterPhoton
  • this could be pretty cool. : Agrona
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  also, does anyone have any suggestions for things I should change? Should I be more or less aggressive wi... : MisterPhoton
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    well your diet has some room for improvement. change your waffle breakfast to an oatmeal one. dont drink ... : gyokuro
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      that was today, before starting any diet stuff...so yeah, today doesn't count since its over, I've eaten ... : MisterPhoton
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        one thing that actually works is eating 5-6 meals a day. but smaller meals. I find it hard to do 6 meals ... : gyokuro
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          eating small meals throughout the day is critical. Also, make sure to have one of those meals right when ... : derelict515
          • yeah, I never skip breakfast, ever. Way too important. One thing that's going to be a huge challenge f... : MisterPhoton
        • The only-eat-half-the-food thing is good, but it's best to get the half you're not going to eat off your ... : perstephanie
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        also, the waffle+banana+peanut butter all go together in a kind of wrap thing with the peanut-buttered wa... : MisterPhoton
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          At the least you should switch to whole grain waffles. I eat weird flax seed frozen waffles (still good a... : perstephanie
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            they have special k eggos which are like 20 cal each or something crazy like that. they taste like cardbo... : MisterPhoton
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              Cardboard is probably not good. I have noticed that now that I'm not eating as much sugar some healthyish... : perstephanie
              • yeah, I'm going cold-turkey on soda and other sugar drinks, as well as candy (oh halloween how I hate you... : MisterPhoton
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      I lost like 20 pounds after college from drinking water instead of soda. : Agrona
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        Similarly, I dropped a bit over 10 just by switching from Mountain Dew to Diet Mountain Dew. That was ~8... : Wadmaasi
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          I could never do that! It's either the real thing or water for me! : Agrona
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            I can only drink so much water before I want to start eating dirt or something just to get some flavor. : Wadmaasi
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              Yeah, I think Baltimore had really good tap water or something. Maybe I'm crazy. I'm less fond of it ... : Agrona
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                My wife drinks Deer Park like we lived in the Sahara. If I drink 2 glasses of water a day, I pat myself ... : Wadmaasi
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                  get a nalgene bottle and take it to work with you...everywhere I've worked since moving out here to VA ha... : MisterPhoton
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                    Yeah, I kind of tried that, but then I was pissing all the god damned time (imagine!). It was OK during ... : Wadmaasi
                    • Yeah, no way around that I guess. : Agrona
      • amen to that. i havent had a soda in like 4 years : gyokuro
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  I'll join you. : soggybagel
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    sounds like a plan, bagel man! krym3 was putting something formal together, but with how much I have to l... : MisterPhoton
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      I'm all for starting now. : soggybagel
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        cool, set up an account on fitday and we can hold each other accountable, as well as anyone else who want... : MisterPhoton
        • Neat website. Too bad some punk already has an Agrona account there! grr. : Agrona
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  I got a new haircut today. I'll join in. : dodob
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    PROTEIN : Mondo
    • Not now chief im in the fuckin zone! : med1c
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  i want to join too. I'm around 150 now... 5'10''. I want to get down to 140ish : wtf242
  • wtf, 242...you're already small :-\ do you have bird bones or something? : MisterPhoton
  • you are crazy sir : derelict515
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    troll troll troll troll troooooooooooooooooooll : maulla
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      nah. I used to be skinner and more in shape.. i got some chub. http://www.turnofthecrank.com/wtf/6months... : wtf242
      • errr http://www.turnofthecrank.com/wtf/year.jpg : wtf242
      • was 4 after giving a bj? : Mondo
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  Watch out for Gallstones :( : rosewood
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    hey, I'm going to be in KS in december : MisterPhoton
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      If you are in Wichita, shoot me a shackmsg. Maybe we can dig up pres and go get a beer : rosewood
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        I'll be in Kansas City :-( I work for Sprint, and I have a big important meeting : MisterPhoton
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          Send me a shackmsg all the same because I may be up there. Anyways, there are quite a few KC shackers (m... : rosewood
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            I just want to kill my diet the one night I'll be there and eat some real KC barbeque...I've heard about ... : MisterPhoton
            • Well, if I can't be there I can still point you to the right location. Arthur Bryant's is the place to... : rosewood
  • Seriously, talk to your doctor to see if you are at risk for gallstones and perhaps get on some meds to h... : rosewood
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  Look into Weight Watchers; the system works. My wife is less than 2lbs away from her pre-pregnancy weigh : Wadmaasi
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    MrsPhoton and I did WW for a while before the wedding, and while it worked to an extent, she had a lot le... : MisterPhoton
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      Yeah, it's difficult to resist temptation. I love eating; I'm not really a "foodie" as I like plain, unf : Wadmaasi
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        Oh, and http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml is an excellent "start jogging now" plan. : Wadmaasi
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          lol I have that in my google bookmarks ;-) I know what to do, its just the matter of doing it : MisterPhoton
          • Go to a running shoe store, have someone analyze your gait, buy a good pair, and just start. If nothing ... : Wadmaasi
    • May I suggest something that my chiropractor told me when I asked about my knee problems, which are nicel... : ifallible
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    you're not destined to have a spare tire. The thing about losing fat is you're going to look smaller but ... : derelict515
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      You're right, which is why I mentioned the thing about core-strength, but the problem is that I greatly r... : Wadmaasi
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        For weight lifting the gym should take no more than 45 minutes. Crunches and such aren't going to get rid... : derelict515
        • The gym might only take 45 minutes, but you have to get there and back as well as overcome the mental hur... : Wadmaasi
• it will be tough to gain muscle while attempting to lose 2lb a week... but the more muscle you got, the m... : Theos
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  I'm about to start a blog about my fitness stuff, it will cover my workout routine mainly with pics showi... : AndyGoin
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    why are you doing 1.5-2 hours of working out per day? : derelict515
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      I start off with about 30-1hr of treadmill stuff then go into doing the thing with the weights. Right no... : AndyGoin
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        These are pics from a routine I was doing when I turned 30. I was tired of not being in shape so I chang... : AndyGoin
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          well you certainly got good results from it but I maintain that you're spending more time than you need. : derelict515
          • I'll def. look into that, thanks for the link! : AndyGoin
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        You should lift before doing your cardio because lifting will deplete your glycogen stores and allow your... : ctlaltl33t
        • yeah that too, its best to do them on separate days : derelict515
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          I've heard that go both ways, some lift then run, others run then lift. I don't get tired from the walki... : AndyGoin
          • I'm actually going to try this tomorrow, the jogging after the workout thing. : AndyGoin
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  how tall are you now and how much do you weigh? : boomstickah
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    6'0" tall, 259 lbs. : MisterPhoton
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      don't feel bad... 6'1" and 150... (if i'm lucky i weigh that much) : d0pamine
      • wow man thats skinny : gyokuro
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        eat more : derelict515
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          if only i could. i forget to eat regularly and i am hardly ever hungry; or rather, being hungry doesn't b... : d0pamine
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            yes, forcing to eat yourself is miserable. Trust me, I know. My natural body weight is like 5'8" 140-145l... : derelict515
            • and yes I basically ate till I felt like swallowing another bite would make me puke. Then I'd mix up a pr... : derelict515
• Some caloric specific menus for chow, if you're going to be sticking to a template. http://www.yourselff... : Kaiser
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  The problem with things like this is that I eat so much food I have no idea how bad it is for me? My w... : Agrona
  • I should go to sleep or learn how to make posts that make sense. Like, why is that question mark there? ... : Agrona
  • http://www.calorie-count.com/calories/search.php?search_type=foods&searchpro=taquito Doesn't specifica... : Wadmaasi
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  Bad diet: http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJournals.html?Owner=ctlaltl33t : ctlaltl33t
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    yeah. ... Man, that sounds really good. : Agrona
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      Fat Tuesday at Fatburger...couldn't resist : ctlaltl33t
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        I've yet to eat at a fatburger. We've gotta go someday. I thought it was taco-tuesdays at Azteca? : Agrona
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          Damn I didn't know that. Chuck's fault for not telling me. Yes Tues is taco day...I almost forgot : ctlaltl33t
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            You eat much better than I, sir. http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJournals.html?Owner=JelloGoesWiggl : Agrona
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              Hahah dude...you should eat more : ctlaltl33t
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                Theres three meals there! I probably left some stuff out, too. : Agrona
                • you guys both accidentally put your info in the 24th's day slot, when you surely meant to put it in the 2... : MisterPhoton
• Not to rain on your parade but I eat less fat than you and I'm trying to _gain_ weight. Great move though... : GodZilly
• Hey, I was at about the same weight back, oh, 4.5 years ago. It sucked. I was about the same age as you... : Vantage
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  i'm on the 2-lb a week weight loss goal. started last week. i think i lost about a pound during that time... : dahanese
  • http://fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJournals.html?Owner=dahanese this thing doesn't work out so well. i did... : dahanese
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  Already with you... take a look at this diet for the last few days: http://tossed.org/~mlabbe/Diet.pdf : SLUDGE^
  • are you doing that all in Excel? I'd really recommend fitday or sparkpeople. It can make things much quic... : derelict515
• I my good sir will join you on this trek... I have already done this one before going from 225 to 195 bac... : ssj4megaman

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  Faeryland Emporium is looking for the perfect graphic to use as our logo, and we want YOU to design it an... : pupismyname
  • Thought that read Fannyland Emporium for a minute. I had some good ideas for that too. Wonder if the doma... : thaperfectdrug
  • -Be extra creative! How do you see Faeryland Emporium? Show us! uh oh : tomservo
  • felted mini-friends oh my god what is this place i am so scared : laurgasms
  • If I was any good at making logos, I would help out. I blow donkey dicks at that stuff :( : AndyGoin
  • Oooooh! You *did* see the leprechaun! That's WONDIFEROUS! What say we take a ride on the Faeryland Fly : owly
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  i need to hire a css designer for robot walrus 2.0. do you have any recommendations? : wtf242
  • A designer or a CSS programmer? Either way, i recommend myself. : pupismyname
• lol 'Faeryland' : drucifer
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  $50? Go eat a bag of dicks. : BlackCat9
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    Agreed. Pretty much a crock of shit. I don't know how much designers/firms pay for logo work, but I'm cer... : basketofkittens
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      Absolutely. However, the company in question can't afford anything like that. So it's either whip somethi... : pupismyname
      • if you can't drop at least $500 on something as important as YOUR COMPANYS LOGO you have no business ...s... : GloriousCow
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    just passing along the message. :( : pupismyname
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      I'm sure he'll get responses... someone needs $50, I'm sure : drucifer
      • Reposition it - say that for the Steam game of your choice, design a logo. Someone out there has some gam... : Schnapple
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  http://www.philsized.com/faerylandemporium.jpg : Phil
  • I VOTE FOR THIS : drucifer
  • someone write this man a check for $50! : mikecyb
  • This wins. <3 : GrimmyD
  • pure WIN. : SkeezPimp
  • faery nice : shred.
  • lol I love it : MikkleThePickle
  • Perfect. You even used green. : emcea
• worth1000 does this pretty often, i think they even have a forum for it : Deathlove
• Here's mine: http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/6273/logoliw3.jpg : sludge vohaul
• just use Papyrus or Marker Felt : not work safe
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  i am extremely color blind. let me know if they want different colors. http://www.turnofthecrank.com/wtf... : wtf242
  • that one makes me want to play peggle : thaperfectdrug
• wtf is the store with a name like that? a childrens book store? : adev
• Go punch your friend in his magically enchanted whimsically cheapskate face. $50 bucks? Thats whimsically... : GloriousCow
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  http://www.k1bond007.com/Downloads/Shack/FaerylandEmporium.jpg heh.. I put a total of two minutes in... : K1Bond007
  • needs rainbow instead of shooting star : Silent Jay
  • Faeryland Empornium: The More You Know! : owly
  • 2 minutes is about what $50 buys based on hourly rates : jaga
• I could use a new site design... $20 to winnar! : stonedonkey
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  http://vectorbug.com/pics/faeryland.jpg : not work safe
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    that is horrible : genjuro
    • written in spock-spooge! : thaperfectdrug
  • i dont really want to email them, so if someone else wants to steal my design and email it to them thats ... : not work safe
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  He should totally buy the rights to this: http://www.stonedonkey.com/Uploads/unicornshittingrainbow.jp... : stonedonkey
  • hahaha it looks in pain! where did that come from? : yAak
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  here's your damn logo http://img528.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fairyfuckinglandco7.jpg : GloriousCow
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    what the hell, im the only one that took this seriously. : not work safe
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      How is Glorious Cows not serious? : soggybagel
      • I have a degree in Serious Business : GloriousCow
    • Mine was pretty serious. I didn't spend much time on it and I have no plans to email them, but mine isn't... : K1Bond007
  • LOVE IT! : voodooraze
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  Here is what I submitted: http://www.ashleymalone.com/faeryland/faeryland.jpg $50, is $50, and for les... : Frozen Pixel
  • Wow, not bad. It doesn't even look gay even though this whole thing is pretty gay. : Jobos
  • very very nice, but too Disney :( : drucifer
  • That's actually pretty nice, the reflection is kind of unnecessary though. : nomaad
  • It's a web2.0 brick and mortar fairy faery store. : spazzium
  • winnar. I'd make the "emporium" part less dominating but the logo part seems ideal : Chris Remo
  • I don't think they're going to get anything better than this for $200, let alone $50. : aeg1x
• Here's my whimsical entry: http://www.nflight.com/files/fearylandlogo.jpg ! : helvetica

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  They are using the FOUNTAIN SOUNDTRACK. wtf? not this shit again. : wtf242
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    Sounds like Requiem for a Dream to me. : Rice-Rocketeer
    • well clint mansell & kronos quartet did requiem and the fountain. : pyide
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    I think I'm the only one who liked "The Fountain" AND the soundtrack : itsjeff9
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      lots of people liked it, lots hated it too. i think wtf242 was talking about other films using the music ... : pyide
      • Ok I gotcha, ya the movie was pretty 50/50. Requiem for a Dream's song was used so damn much, though it ... : itsjeff9
    • Nope, you're not alone. They are both fantastic. : ckaps
    • I love both. Best movie of last year imo. : nomaad
• BTW, I guess now that The Fountain is out, the penultimate track on that is the new Lux Aeterna... : notd665
• i'm afraid he'll have to stop making soundtracks if this is what's going to happen : JINKY
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  Grrrr... trailer spoiler. poor dogie.... only character I would probably care about. : pigvomit
  • fuck that shit pisses me off, even if it is a pretty obvious plot device. : gokart.
  • Exactly. This is the only thing that I'd really care about. : dltrem
• I hope to fuck this doesn't suck. Also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Legend_%28film%29#Sequel ... : tomservo
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  Hmm, zombies aren't interesting anymore, it'd be far more interesting without any action. : Tekmoor
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    they aren't fucking zombies : dahanese
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      Well sorry if I haven't read the book, whatever, etc. the trailer advertises them exactly like zombies : Tekmoor
      • Wow that was defensive :( I'm going to bed why isn't defensive in the Firefox spellchecker? : Tekmoor
    • Zombie porn? : rosewood
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    Castaway in NYC? : pigvomit
    • Hey I liked Castaway, that would be alright, it could be a no-dialogue experimental film in post-apocalyp... : Tekmoor
  • Zombies are interesting :( I'm a sucker for Zombie and Vampire movies. : seven
• I thought it looked pretty cool, actually. : wild falcon
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  If they don't use the ending from the book I'M GOING TO BURN THIS FUCKER DOWN. >:[ : basketofkittens
  • Based on the trailer it looks like they are following the book as closely as could be expected. The scen... : mrwolf710
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  heh it looks like it's not going to be very accurate to the short story, like I, Robot which took a few e... : mikecyb
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    also changing the setting to NYC really fucks with the core of the story, I think. kind of weird they ch... : mikecyb
    • I say we troll the internet and start a rumor that the movie has been revamped to serve as a metaphor for... : sgtsanity
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    Watching a movie about a guy who spends most of his time getting shitfaced, eating a lot of red meat, and : filtersweep
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      No, the book would have translated perfectly if made directly into a film. If it were put in competent ha... : notd665
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        you can't really because a lot of it is just him studying shit and figuring it out, which works great in : mikecyb
        • i could do it : MoreVespeneGas
    • yeah I've already seen a documentary about ron perlman >:( : mikecyb
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  hmm i knew nothing about this story until i just read the wikipedia synopsis. i guess i should probably ... : smacknca
  • The book is awesome. Read it. : zanzares
  • The book is awesome and it's a quick read. Definitely worth it before every copy gets stamped with 'Now ... : slax0r
  • I just finished reading it for the first time, actually. It is still excellent and it's a quick read. C... : sevogajre
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  Oh boy, looks dangerously close to there being too much will smith in the film. Can he actually stop bein... : SpaecKow
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    The Pursuit of Happyness? : Sailor of Fortune
    • Was it actually? Are you sure that's the answer you want to go with, seaman? : SpaecKow
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    I'm going to burn in purist hell for this probably - but I saw I Robot again recently - and really enjoye... : seven
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      I actually haven't seen that film as a whole but I'm pretty sure it had plenty of willsmithism in it. It'... : SpaecKow
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        Yes, we should raise Smith above all other actors and actually expect him to play someone OTHER than hims... : Werkin
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          No there are more then 5 good actors in the world. Like, a bunch more. : SpaecKow
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            Good Actor doesn't necessarily mean an actor that can actually pull of playing characters other than hims... : Werkin
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              it does for me! Besides this is all academic because Will Smith is not actually a Good Actor. : SpaecKow
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                He is for ME! : Werkin
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                  Pistols at DAWN! : SpaecKow
                  • Youtube video for posterity! : Q-ball
    • I, Robot was actually pretty great. : nomaad
    • I love that movie : Maarten Goldstein
    • I'm with ya, I thought it was pretty good. : cause&effect
• Haha at the gas prices. :( : slax0r
• CG worked seemed a lil eh : itsjeff9
• I liked it. : Silent Wolf
• So, I should read the book first? Also, IGN, your buffering sucks. That is all. : dudehoyt

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• i always replaced the windows startup sound with the THX sound, and always had my speakers turned up : manero
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  ... until the 394th time you hear it : Postal
  • This is the THX sound we're talking about. You don't -hear- it after the tenth time or so. : Fayk
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  wow that is definitely the best. : boomstickah
  • Sounds like something from Starcraft for me. : Sailor of Fortune
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  I'm still partial to the 95 opener. I even replaced the XP one with it. : Tawler
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Eno#The_Microsoft_Sound : aethyr
• What an awesome video, thanks for that! : angrytaxman
• Oh man! I remember that song! I first heard it when I was playing with one of the XP RC's I think... I... : Omaha
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  Wow. That the 3.1, 95 and 98 brings back so many memories. Especially 95/98...its like I was transported ... : pap26
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    Now I think about it, that 95 sound also brings back strong memories of the early internet. I think I use... : pap26
    • I think about playing starcraft and diablo 1 on battlenet : datoo
    • I immediately felt the same way about the win95 sound. It's like a flood of nostalgia. : DinK
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  Win98 Welcome song with the guitar trumps all. The WinXP install song is probably a close second. : quanta88
  • Windows 98's is my least liked "modern" Windows start up sounds. NOTE: emphasized modern becuase Windows ... : yellowtexan
• Startup sounds suck, windows 98 had the best out of those I will agree but turning that shit off was the ... : ovrlrd
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  I still wonder why Microsoft went from "TEH FUTAR!!!" to ultraconservative with their startup sound. 200... : the archvile
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    the 2000 one sounds like a morning show, you're waiting for the announcer to say "And now back to Dan and... : thaperfectdrug
    • It sounds like an NBC "More you Know" spot to me : SiW73
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  #4 on the Mac video really takes me back. I love that one. The Windows 95 sound reminded me of Myst. What... : Pittst3r
  • It was awesome in an episode of Futurama it was the Robot planet's battle horn. : Sailor of Fortune
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  Boy howdy do I miss Windows 98 : tomservo
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    I loved the themes. Remember the library one? I wish I could find that wallpaper. : Pittst3r
    • I miss File Manager :( : tomservo
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      I might be able to get it tomorrow at work. We have Windows 98 images on our computers through VMWare. Sh... : basketofkittens
      • Thank you so much! ^_^ : Pittst3r
• I always disliked these, I'd always have the speakers turned up way too high. I think the '95 was my fav... : devi| dog
• I used to replaced the start up sound for my Windows 95/98 with the Peasant from Warcraft II's "Ready to ... : Sailor of Fortune
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  does anyone here remember a game called hover? i think it came with windows 95 (or 98). anyhoo- win9x wer... : Mmmmmoo
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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hover%21 Holy crap, I totally forgot about this game. : tomservo
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      btw tom you requested pics: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=15379298 : eldersveld
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        Oh my GOD! You are truly a hero. I really really want to do this. :D : tomservo
        • Dooo it! eBay's not that bad - the bare-bones units aren't nearly as competitive as the ones being sold ... : eldersveld
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    I remember Hover and Weezer's Buddy Holly video on the Win 95 CD. Good times. : freshyk
    • FUCK YEAH thats how i discovered weezer :3 : snagger
    • Yeah that was great. Hover was awesome too. :D : pap26
    • also the video for the song "Good Times" :) : electroly
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      i think i wore out that cd watching the buddy holly video. i was so blown away at being able to watch vid... : ColoradoCNC
      • oh and uh, try the fish. : FrayLo
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  i always liked the startup sound the sblive put on there, a huge thunder clap : nandu666
  • Someone posted it, on Creative's forums no less: http://forums.creative.com/creativelabs/board/message... : eldersveld
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  I always liked the XP Install music. It's very relaxing, quite good since you're normally angry installi... : Chod
  • I never got it because I have to install mainboard drivers on this computer for the sound to work, and I ... : slax0r
  • Yeah I really liked that tune... I like music like that. The X-COM Apocalypse cityscape music remains o... : Omaha
  • C:\windows\system32\oobe\images\title.wma I had absolutely no idea this existed. I like it. : eldersveld
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  Needs more BeOS startup sound (and no I'm not going to fire my BeOS computer up to get it because I'm nea... : pres589
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    Oh for fuck's sake, the power snap from 2 days ago may have broken something here, the fucking box won't ... : pres589
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      hahahaha more like BeOFF : Omaha
      • What I'm guessing is the off/on to the mains mucked up the otherwise alright relationship between that ma... : pres589
  • BeOS didn't have a startup sound :( I mean I guess you could play a sound from your UserBootscript but w... : electroly
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Km79d6lK8aE : feek
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    what the fuck is this GD asian doing on my screen : FrayLo
    • he's on your screen settin you straight : feek
  • Holy shit I'm so glad that YouTube didn't exist when I was that kids age. Otherwise I would have done a s... : angrytaxman
  • holy shit PC stands for personal computer??? : GloriousCow
  • which shacker is this : electroly
• Correct me if I'm wrong, but the sound they played for Win3.1 was actually the shutdown sound and not the... : sanchez
• Those mac startup sounds bring back so many memories, but it's not complete. The first macs made a somewh... : datoo
• Windows 3.1 startup sound > * : Serpico74