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• This really is very impressive, a fantastic resource. : Alicey
• thank you! Maybe this will help me not suck. I dont put in enough playtime to really figure it out myself... : mavmavv
• Can I use your guide on helpmewithmygameproblems? I'll remove the shack server info obviously. : mancide
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  You use a lot of non-"beginner friendly" slang and descriptions.. If you are on the cap with another p : suqur
  • btw, awesome web page, thanks! : suqur
• That's really cool, nice job. : AlexXdude
• additional tip for soldier: kneel/crouch in front of the supply cabinet when you're shooting it to pump u... : Caboose
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  granary sucks. : thief
  • Your Granny sucks? : CRasterImage
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  Might want to fact check some of that stuff. For instance, I'm pretty sure Spy tip #3 and Engie tip #3 ar... : Mad Jack McMad
  • Spy 3 is wrong, but Engi 3 is correct. : Slowtreme
  • Yeah -- spies cant' run faster when disguised but they run slower when disguised as a soldier or heavy, e... : thief
  • Yeah, I had thought the Spy's speed matches the class, except for scout. Not sure though. Still, lot... : helvetica
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    I had conflicting accounts both ways, and since I haven't spent any time at all playing spy, wasn't sure ... : thekidd
    • You know I should have said this originally: That's a really cool thing you did, putting together that gu... : Mad Jack McMad
  • Spay #3 is right. You will run slower with a soldier but not faster with a scout. : Sgt_Boomstick
• Excellent page. A quick tip: Don't be afraid of hitting Q to switch to your secondary weapon. If you've... : smegmar
• these are some great tips. also, nice clip of you bringing the own on granary w/ soldier : hobbespanache
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  I am surprised that most engineers don't know about hitting their sentries and dispensers with the wrench... : eldiablo01
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    The wrench-sentry tip is what made me want to combine videos with the guide. I think if people can read ... : thekidd
    • The side by side showing it in action was a really good idea. : eldiablo01
  • just wait until you get sniped in your spawn on dustbowl before the game has started... : hobbespanache
  • There's nothing wrong with jumping over the train on well. If a soldier/demo wants to take off a chunk of... : aeg1x
  • Wut? How about headshotting the trainjumper with a sniper? Plenty of ways to counter it. : [7]kami
  • nah that part is awesome! : deject
  • i think most people know this, it's just they'd rather go get some more ammo/metal for upgrades and other... : pyide
• Great guide. Thanks! : [7]kami
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  Great tips. Unfortunately IE7 doesn't like it to much. : yay4furryanimals
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    Indeed. In fact IE7 hates it. But I don't code webpages well to begin with. So trying to code someth... : thekidd
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      What did you make that page with? I just viewed source and it looks like you used some web page app to m... : ThomW
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        started off with frontpage to get a layout down, and then Felicia and I (mainly Felicia) worked through a... : thekidd
        • awww sweet felicia. hey where are you from man, you sounded european? Or was that someone else talking... : boomstickah
• Great stuff, thanks! : logik?
• You can remove the 50 person chat question under Steam as well. It's been fixed. : moogle
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  Additional medic tip: if you and your healing target are stationary, duck down directly behind/inside him... : wasylm
  • Although when you do that you're a little less mobile, so be aware of spies and snipers trying to flank y... : c0bra
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  Nice guide although I disagree with the needlegun tip. That can be invaluable in taking out sentries from... : ieGod
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    I've owned so many people with the needle gun, they think you are a free kill so they run straight at you... : wasylm
    • ^^^^^ Same. Do not underestimate the syringe gun. The other night I took out 8 heavies with the needle ... : electroly
    • yes, I agree. the needle gun is a powerful tool when used right. I've taken out many a surprised HWG or S... : hirez
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    What I don't understand are the medics who don't start shooting even when there is no one round to heal a... : deject
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      They often have the health hose as their active weapon and have a brain-freeze when it comes to the idea ... : CRasterImage
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        This is usually how I get killed by spies. If I'm healing someone and I turn around and see someone look... : electroly
        • well if you're actually healing someone I can understand not switching, but if you're alone in hostile te... : deject
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        I think more people need to have the Quick weapon switching turned on. I haven't used the stupid menu in... : deject
        • I don't 'get' the menu in TF2 - at least in HL itself there are multiple entries in each category. Especi... : Fayk
• Can you add some tips about how to change DirectX level for troubleshooting? : suqur
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  "When your buildings are sapped and you're too far away to save them, consider zapping them. It doesn't g... : ElPopo
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    Actually it's not stupid and lame at all, especially since you're putting yourself at risk by running out... : ieGod
    • Sorry, but that's just stupid. I pick up any fight with a spy near my stuff. Good engineers watch ... : ElPopo
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    Consider this Spy saps your shit, spy dies, you can't fix it so you blow it up The scoreboard doesn... : rosewood
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      Yeah but the smart Spy will expect to see his Sapper destroyed. I make sure I see confirmation on my Sapp... : Modica Sol Solis
      • diaf : rosewood
  • That weapon damage thing pisses me off. : romulan
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  Engineer Tip: This may seem stupid but i do it all the time and it works. In certain maps where your defe : Iwannaacura
  • Engineer Tip 2: People still don't realize you can boost yourself with your dispenser. I see video posted... : Iwannaacura
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    Yeah, that's wrong. I've jumped (while cloaked) on top of spies, sapped the turret in front of them and ... : Moonbase Commander
    • ER, jumped on top of engies. Not on top of spies. : Moonbase Commander
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      I know you can do that, i mean if the engi is not bad he would notice this. It just stop's the spy's spee... : Iwannaacura
      • How would he notice this? All the times I've done it, I've used either the SG or the dispenser as a step... : Moonbase Commander
• Wow, awesome guide. I just read the whole thing. : FushigiDenki
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  Question: When a engie removes a Spy sap, do the Engies get points? I don't wanna give 50 anti-sap point... : Sgt_Boomstick
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    Yes it gives him points but points hardly matter if your team wins. : ArtilleryMarker
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      In the grand scheme of things a win pales in comparison to a new Steam highscore for engie points just be... : Sgt_Boomstick
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        It's a team game and you're worried about stats? : ArtilleryMarker
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          It makes me feel bad to feed them points and break records. : Sgt_Boomstick
          • They could also build a teleporter entrance, exit right next to it, and teleport every 15 seconds to boos... : FiReaNG3L
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            Don't ever play Spy. Please. : Modica Sol Solis
            • I usually single handedly help the team win, typically getting behind and sapping the shit out of the tu... : Sgt_Boomstick
      • Ugh. I _love_ playing spy. If I know I won't be able to destroy a sentry or dispenser because there are... : wykd
  • Yes. But who cares if they get points? If it helps you win, do it. : Sexpansion Pack
  • stop worrying about points and be a team player :( : deject
• Excellent writeup. : mikefr24
• great guide, 10 / 10 : GBeer11
• I approve! I like the pics you have at the bottom of the guide showing people where to play. Position b... : ImageOmega
• Great work! MANY THANKS! : silentw
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  HAY GUYS! I finally got my sentry gunner achievement last night! Thanks to Carrion Luggage, lightzout, et... : dodob
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    This sucks! I got the Sentry Gunner achievement (10+ sentry kills) but my Sentry Kills stat didn't update... : dodob
    • same. I had like 20, and it gave me my achievement but the stat has been stuck at 7 since like beginning ... : chilln
• Good job. I was wondering how engineers get up there. : scorpiusman
• Thanks! I have been looking for some good info like this to share with the peeps at work who also play. : Awun
• thanks for this! : paravis
• totally awesome write-up ... thanks, its very helpful as i suck to no end with this game. : virus
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  very very nicely done. really cool vids, too! : Downforce
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    as a side note, I'm bummed I played on a server that reset my achievements and scores :( : Downforce
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      wait what? : sasoi
      • not joking. I joined a server, it downloaded some server files, then boom I'm getting the achievements ag... : Downforce
• just FYI, under Gravelpit, it should say defending team not attacking team in the second paragraph. Th... : deject
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  Counter Spy Tip! Didn't see it in the guide - Only enemy players have collision detection turned on. M... : shortbuscaptain
  • there is a difference between the friendly player clipping "nudge" and the enemy player clipping "block" ... : rgoer
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  Nice guide aside from down videos. : Grumbeld
  • refresh the page, they should be fine. : thekidd
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  5. Consider ubercharging other classes than just heavy's. Sometimes, heavy's just can't get the job do... : pyide
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    I don't think ubering a Spy would be useful at all, gotta say. But people need to get off this ubering He... : Modica Sol Solis
    • The push from turrets is a bitch. More than once I've been ubered as a pyro and literally hovering in th... : Arcanum
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    I can see it in close quarters. A spy can just keep running around, slashing and stabbing and hope someth... : dodob
    • I did this(as there was noone else to uber), wasnt all that special : Unleashed
    • Yeah, actually the other day a medic ubered me when I was a spy and I'm -sure- I could have taken advanta... : Fayk
• In that scout video you get to see me ruthlessly knife someone :) : Sexpansion Pack
• Spytip: As a spy disguised as the other team, you'll sometimes see enemy spies who think you're an ally d... : Fayk
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  errors (dont hate me) engineer 2. Teleporters should never been seen by the enemy soldier [At... : cygnus
  • "At a map that has setup time, do the entire team and damage yourself." I hope that typo gets to stay.... : xsoulbrothax
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  Awesome, thx! question: what do you mean by multiplier? You talk about how to spot spies by looking at... : oatmela
  • in the HUD at the bottom, the cap points indicate how many people are on them - 1 person is a person icon... : Fayk
• dood, awesome. You can always learn something new with this game. : moneyshot
• "# A person with same name as you is a spy." Gold. : omontero

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• What a dumbass. Now I understand if you don't have a huge TV but at the very least when I've gone over t... : soggybagel
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  Hey who cares. : EvilDolemite
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    I thought the point was to make friendly with the girl? : trevis
    • Exactly! Beer and a non-distracting small tv! : EvilDolemite
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      Well yes, it's one of my objectives, but it's going to be real tough to feign interest in a football game... : pigvomit
      • Wha? Does he hire strippers or something? : semaphore
      • if it seems lame, ask her if she wants to bail on the party and find a bigger TV, etc. : RikiTiki2
      • maybe he's rented or borrowed a tv? : Slowtreme
      • then don't feign interest in the game? Use the small tv as excuse to devote all your attention at her. : Dante
      • Sorry, but it's not a Super Bowl party without a big enough screen for everybody to crowd around. : Ride-My-Rocket
• solution: don't watch the game and invite said girl to a local bar to watch it. : redfive
• It's the Pack vs. Broncos, not the super bowl, who cares? : PapaBoo
• Maybe he's planning an orgy, since naturally failure to be able to watch MNF with a mixed group leads to ... : Fyunch Click
• Use this as a chance to feel her up... your just getting close to see the small TV. : mace
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  Those who are saying "who cares" DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND THERE ARE CERTAIN LAWS THAT EVERY MAN MUST ABIDE B... : soggybagel
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    Eh isn't it as much about the company, drinks, and food as the game? : EvilDolemite
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      Yes but the game is just as important. Why date when you can get a real doll. : soggybagel
      • That is a question I have seriously pondered more than once. I'm beginning to consider the real doll a mo... : Bean
  • the game will suck too, so who cares? Now if it was the Indy- New England game next week, you might have... : FormerHPB
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    MNF is a "huge sporting event"? Hell most of the time people get together to watch is spent bullshitting... : retardhumper
    • Bullshitting about the game you cant see... : mavmavv
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  hang on, is the point of this to watch football or to get the girl? you need to get your priorities in li... : Bean
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    lol @ vaginal access : hamachi
    • the best kind of access there is! better than restricted, total, or even special! : Bean
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    At this point, I'll settle for any access. 2004...Jesus... : pigvomit
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      so then why are we having this thread? : RikiTiki2
      • Actually the two topics at hand are related in some ways. My overly picky nature vs social events... I'... : pigvomit
• lol only a shacker could provide this post. a 25 inch television?!@ *SCOFF* seriously though - tha... : industro
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  Wow, I guess we should never invite our friends over unless we have the best tv / house / food / beer / e... : perstephanie
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    I think the issue is that there are 20 plus people coming to the party. : soggybagel
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      So he's allowed to invite people over but only a limited number until he upgrades his tv? : perstephanie
      • I had a 5-10 max on my 30" until I upgraded to 50" :( : Skoal^Fyfan
  • seriously : boring gegtik
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    but it's a football party, the point is to sit around and watch tv for hours. if it were not for the girl... : flasher 907
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      ok i've thought of another way of putting this....if you had a friend who invited 20+ people over for tha... : flasher 907
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        Bad food with good friends is still good. : EvilDolemite
        • but let someone who has the means of properly hosting the party do it. : flasher 907
        • No it isn't. Everyone is pissed about the food and the mood is really awkward and then your girlfriend wi... : soggybagel
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          There is never an acceptable place for bad beer, or food. : Jimbo Ro
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            You guys are such nerds. You are valuing technology and screen size over the company of friends. gegt... : EvilDolemite
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              A real friend would not have a "football party" with such a shitty TV. It's like having a 4th of July ... : Jimbo Ro
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                Frankly I don't think the TV has anything to do with doing it right. : EvilDolemite
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                  If you can't see the game...what the heck reason is there to go to a party where the point is to watch th... : Jimbo Ro
                  • TO FUCKING KNIT! THATS WHY I GOTO FOOTBALL PARTIES! : mavmavv
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                    The point is 50% game 50% company IMO. And honestly, unless you left your glasses at home, you can see a... : EvilDolemite
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                      More like 10% game, and 90% company. If it aint HD, it aint sports. : Jimbo Ro
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                        Damn you are a walking marketing success : EvilDolemite
                        • It's in the game, and I'm bada ba ba dahhhh loving it! : Jimbo Ro
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                I guess people who don't have the spare cash for a huge flatscreen don't have any real friends or parties... : perstephanie
                • No, they just don't have football parties. : AlexXdude
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                  They shouldn't THROW parties. Like I said...if you can't do it right...don't do it. Don't have ... : Jimbo Ro
                  • It would be like going to a wine and cheese party only to discover it's a cheezewiz and boonsfarm (sp?) p... : Jimbo Ro
                • Looks like if I have a party only you and EvilDolemite are invited. Maybe gegtik. : ieGod
              • lol. : aaarrrgh
            • I value my friends and their company over all else. The point of this entire debate though is that the s... : soggybagel
      • If they didn't lie and claim to have more than they had, that would be completely reasonable. You could g... : perstephanie
    • It is your decision whether or not to go. He does not have a responsibility to not invite you just so he ... : perstephanie
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    Correct. Why have a "watch football on TV party" if your TV sucks? Wanna ride in my Plymouth Horizo... : Jimbo Ro
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      Okay. I will never invite friends over until I'm rich then, I guess. That makes sense. : perstephanie
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        I think you're being a bit dramatic here. We are not suggesting that you can only host parties if you ha... : soggybagel
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          I hosted a roughly 15 person ShackMeet on a "small" 34 inch TV and it seemed fine because everyone was co... : EvilDolemite
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            15 people is less than 20 and 34 inches is bigger than 25. And was the point of the party that everyone ... : soggybagel
            • It was videogames, so yeah : EvilDolemite
          • Was the point to watch TV, or hang out? If it was to hang out...then there is nothing wrong with that.... : Jimbo Ro
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          I think you and pigvomit are being weird and judgmental/elitist here. If you want to be able to see the g... : perstephanie
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            I think you're being really over the top. OH SO IF I DON'T HAVE A BIG TV YOU ARE SAYING I CAN NEVER HAVE... : soggybagel
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              people used to sit around a radio to listen to games I think they can survive with a 25" TV : boring gegtik
              • I would rather listen to the game on the radio than "watch" it with 20 other people on a 25" screen . ... : Jimbo Ro
              • People once thought the world was flat. There is no doubt that people will be fine with the 25" TV. My ... : soggybagel
  • I think this would be a non-issue if it were a remotely modern TV. No one said anything about an awesome... : TreMetal
  • This kind of blatant trolling needs to stop. As soggybagel said, its a man law that you do not throw a fo... : Tommy Toolbag
• I agree 100 percent. But hot girls and beer is good... : mavmavv
• what a jackass. 40" minimum for sure. : virus
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  At least he can still get a big TV later, then have hot chicks over. I finally got a mammoth sxrd but ca... : Phil
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    what about the SIL? : hamachi
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      oh god, she's horrible now. i can't even, don't wanna go there. i saw one of her new pictures this week... : Phil
      • Horribly bad or horribly good? Also, pic plzkthx. : TreMetal
      • she got fat? : industro
      • Hahaha, oh phil. Post pics. : soggybagel
      • What? Oh noes! Like Briney Spears horrible? Or is she impossible approach without your family finding ... : pigvomit
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        let me guess, she turned into your wife. : Fyunch Click
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          lol time is a harsh mistress : hamachi
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            that and genetics. Always compare a potential mate to their mother, because females WILL end up looking l... : Fyunch Click
            • best advice my dad ever game me. : Silent Wolf
      • what the eff are you talking about : FrayLo
      • worst.news.ever : PapaBoo
      • basically you are saying she's all makeup and that J-Lo booty turned into Oprah sized : Downforce
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        Sorry, I got off on a Smokey and the Bandit tangent. To be more precise, she weighs about 75 pounds and ... : Phil
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          So she got hotter? : pigvomit
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            One would think. But unfortunately no. : Phil
            • No longer fappable? :( : stump
        • oh she's a coke whore now! : Mr.SEX
        • Take her out for a cheeseburger! : Orange Pylon
        • lol : ThomW
        • jesus christ NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooo!!!111oneoneontwothree : virus
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          drugs? : Silent Wolf
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            Probably - with a touch of anorexia thrown in for good measure. She starves herself until her Daddy gets... : Phil
            • What does she do to get daddy to give her a spanking? *unzips pants* : riptyde
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              but you have all those old pics to keep you busy. : FormerHPB
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                It's like jerking off to a dead porn star, you still come but somehow it's a bit unnerving that you were ... : Fyunch Click
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                  In the back of your mind do you worry that what turned you on was not the porn star as she appeared in th... : riptyde
                  • nope. that worry is right fucking up front. : Fyunch Click
        • lol @ "flies crawling on her eyeballs" i'm laughing too hard at this : industro
        • Hot Beef Injection time : rosewood
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          Hot. pics + divx when her belly starts to bloat like those starving African kids. : riptyde
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            I may have to pull a Sally Field here and get her a dollar a day from the Shack brethren. : Phil
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              lol Sally STRUTHERS. Goddamn Smokey and the Bandit threads. : Phil
              • lol and struthers is huge now. watch out you don't overshoot your target. : hamachi
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  Oh yes, and the beer is Shiner Bock (I'm finally trying this stuff you crazy Texans) and Trippel from New... : pigvomit
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    Shiner is swill. Trippel is pretty good. : EvilDolemite
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      Swill? Say it ain't so! I thought people around here liked it. I'll find out tonight. I bought the Tr... : pigvomit
      • Everyone does like it and it'll likely be a hit. : EvilDolemite
  • You should bring some red bull and yager or tuaca to make shots! That'll get the ladies drunk. I just w... : flubba79
• He's being nice to invite a bunch of people over to his place. You don't have room to complain about shit... : godwit
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  is there pics of said tv or more important said girl? : flubba79
  • yes - pics of TV! : g.lee
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  it's a social gathering, why do you care about the quality of the TV? : dahanese
  • this can only be an american thing there, i said it. : doomed
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  A girl with the handle pigvomit... SO HAWT! : stygian_whisper
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    either reading comprehension -100 Or Pigvomit is a lesbian. Hmmm : mojo the helpr monke
    • #1: I are not read good today. Ugh, I quit. : stygian_whisper
• Twenty years ago, that 25" TV would've been considered "large". People have been having big Super Bowl ga : Bold

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• That gets a big WTF from me! : Rice-Rocketeer
• romero needs a hug :( : GloriousCow
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  yes, because the engine what was wrong with that game... : erotic sock
  • er, the engine was what was wrong with that game. : erotic sock
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    JOHN ROMERO IS ABOUT TO MAKE YOU HIS BITCH! : Bean
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      I wonder if it said that on his marriage license. : pigvomit
      • it's probably what he said on his wedding night : erotic sock
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  he has a mail-order bride from Romania? What? Oh noes, Romeros! : Bean
  • i like what they did after her five month absence from him...hot secks? vacation? ...WoW grinding... : Dave-A
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    One that coincidentally looks like the carmack. : d3tached
    • how fucking creepy is that? it's like that episode of seinfeld where george dates a girl that looks like ... : erotic sock
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      Yeah, there's a great .gif somewhere of her and carmack morphing back and forth, the resemblance is way t... : mechanicalgrape
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        http://lunatic_angelic.shackspace.com/romero-resized2.gif : aethyr
        • i've seen that before and it STILL creeps me out. : erotic sock
  • She's cute; looks less like Carmack there : Ebu
  • He's so freaking obsessed with that chick. It's like every other thing he posts has something to do with ... : yoonix
• There is no god. : Fred Garvin
• that guy is such a fag ... all he talks about is how awesome his iphone is =\ : virus
• I'd try it out. : tomservo
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  He must be stopped, SHACKERS, assemble. : Amnesty_intl2
  • Derek Smart will stop him! : trOmblyj
• did you have to link it? I've seen more creepy pictures of his 14-year-old wife than I care to : thebigbeefsandwich
• hahahaahh whuuuut : crummynz
• ok, yeah, his wife looks way underaged. Ick.. : deathofrats
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  was that game really that bad? i never played it myself. : deviantpaul
  • Unfortunately yes, it was. Romero created some of the best single and multiplayer maps of all time, bu... : jason bergman
• looks like homeland security let his underage bridge back in the states. : metalremains
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  How does this guy still have money? The doom money had to have run out by now. : skitzo
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    because he still works and makes games? : moshman
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      which ones? : snuff
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        Perhaps you've heard of a little game called Rage? : lookitzpancakes
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          uh romero left/was let go from id after quake.. : Shodai80
          • Actually, he was let go as soon as the first Quake game went gold. : Maddog_Delphi97
  • he made a fortune with daikatana : mnok
  • Cellphone games are the hot shit right now + He's pulling in id royalty moneyzhats. : Amnesty_intl2
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  Whatever happened with Stevie Case? : vynn
  • That's exactly what I was wondering. : mesabo
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Case : mem
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    Case's relationship with John Romero turned into more than just playing games in early 1999 when they beg... : aethyr
    • and now she apparently works at a company that does celebrity gossip AIM bots : Bean
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      That article sounds like it was written by high school students. : ieGod
      • it probably was : Unleashed
  • A guy I work with told me he asked Stevie Case out in high school. : c0bra
• what games did he make again? : bogombo
• GIVE US DEATHMATCH ONLY ROMERO! YOU CAN DO EEEET! : snagger
• I stopped reading at toons. : SilverSnake
• HE'S GONNA MAKE YOU HIS BITCH. (lolz) : mesabo
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  hes gotta Daikatana pre-alpha download, interesting: http://rome.ro/games_daikatana.htm : Cygnus X-1
  • I've gone on record to say that I'm proud of the PC version of Daikatana and I stand behind that. It was ... : JINKY
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  That would be cool, Daikatana was a cool concept. No problem whatsoever with saying "I wanna make a game ... : SpaecKow
  • I remember playing the demo and being like.. "im supposed to like this right?" and I kept telling myse... : chilln
• "Here's a piece of creepy and interesting information: As most of you know, my website domain is Romanian... : warcrow

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• I spent $10 on iTunes Plus. I spend $15 per month on eMusic. : adpalumbo
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  I spend about $300 a year I'd say. Maybe less. : EvilDolemite
  • Actually I only buy about 10-12 albums a year, so more like $200 yearly. : EvilDolemite
• I've probably spent about 35 dollars on the iTunes store. : soggybagel
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  0. When I spend money on something, I like to get an actual object in return. I've got some stuff that wa... : perstephanie
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    objects are overrated... you have to store them and they are easy to misplace. everything important to... : MagicWishMonkey
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      I know, I know, but I like album artwork / lyrics / to be able to put my music on as many computers & ipo... : perstephanie
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        i have >40 gigs of music all tagged and organized w/ album art.. none of it is DRM'd so it's portable ... : MagicWishMonkey
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          I've lost too many hard drives to trust anything digital, but I try to rip all my CDs so I do have backup... : perstephanie
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            that makes sense, as long as you have digital copies its all good. i keep several backups of all of my... : MagicWishMonkey
            • Yeah, your approach makes sense to me, too. : perstephanie
          • Whats the album art fetish about? 90 percent of it is terrible and the do you really cherish it? : soggybagel
  • I am so done with discs. I don't want any discs of any type any more. : EvilDolemite
  • Agreed. No media, no money. I want my uncompressed archive copy. With out that i wouldn't pay much. Ma... : trevis
• they gave me 5 tracks for free once. I spent more money on In Rainbows then I have at iTunes. : graceofdragons
• iTunes DRM can suck my balls :( : crummynz
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  Get a subscription-based music plan from Microsoft or Napster. $15 a month for you to download* and rock ... : royalally
  • I use yahoo's and its half of that if you don't want to transfer to an mp3 player. Its same price if you... : carazy
• I avoided iTunes for the longest time because I felt as though having the actual CD made me feel better a... : changejar419
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  itunes is the most expensive possible way to buy music. i spend $25/month for rhapsody and emusic for al... : electroly
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    At least with eMusic you get to keep the files after you cancel. The bad thing is eMusic makes it hard so... : mancide
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      you can keep all the rhapsody music you want... there are apps to download the music while it's streaming... : MagicWishMonkey
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        Is that something you're licensed to do with Rhapsody? : adpalumbo
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          no license that i know of, but i'm paying them for the music so if i want to put it on my ipod that's wha... : MagicWishMonkey
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            Saying it's cheaper than ITMS is silly in that case though because you're doing something that is illegal... : Zeeliv
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              i never said it was cheaper... its just more convenient. i don't really do the whole torrent thing, bu... : MagicWishMonkey
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                It was more a reply to the whole subthread. ITMS costs more than subscriptions because it isn't a subscri... : Zeeliv
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                  I don't feel bad about ripping music that I am paying for via subscription, so long as I don't let other ... : MagicWishMonkey
                  • oh and I'm certainly not judging you for doing so, but what you are doing is technically illegal. I'm jus... : Zeeliv
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  very little -- $10 or so. i 'd rather have the cd with artwork, etc. : pandastrong
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    I wish it was easier to buy indie CDs, the labels' sites don't always offer a way to buy them and amazon ... : dognose
    • K never mind I found it http://www.cstrecords.com/mailorder_new_usa.html : dognose
• I pay 14.95 a month for the Zunepass. : Fyunch Click
• I've probably spent like 100 or so buying vinyl on ebay a few years ago. i think that's it. : feek
• $0.00 : spectr3
• nil : retardhumper
• 0. Used CDs are cheaper and higher-quality. : Zero|DPX
• ~$100. I havent used it in months. : ultramega
• $0.00. I want my media. : Damodred
• i've used free iTunes songs, so none so far. usually I'll just buy the disc at a local record store : RikiTiki2
• Maybe $50 since it opened. Plus people give gift cards and stuff. : Slowtreme
• Only things I ever bought were iPod games and I'm never buying them again now that it turns out they only... : nudel
• $8.99 on amazon. : suqur
• I've spent about 10 dollars soo far. I still prefer getting the CD and ripping my own tracks for my ipod : grabbie
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  Hardly any, I get all my music on CD. I rent movies on Amazon Unbox sometimes though. : Chris Remo
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    do you rent those through your tivo? how is the quality on that? : Jayx77
    • I don't have Tivo (or TV), I just download them to my computer. : Chris Remo
• I bought the new Kenna for $8 on the Amazon MP3 and In Rainbows for $6, so a grand total of $14 on MP3s. : deject
• $32,226 - had to fill up my 160GB iPod : Nihilist
• i buy about 1 cd a month from them : FrayLo
• I don't know, I've got over a couple of hundred songs in my Purchased playlist. : mancide
• None, ever. And I never will. : NastyJack
• $0 - I've never even installed iTunes : vynn
• like 40 bucks or so. : dahanese

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• Walk my dog Play a multiplayer game : EvilDolemite
• There's more to days then stressing and wanking? : Trips
• I listen to some really mellow happy music. Piano type stuff or even classical sometimes. : jamesray
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  take it out on my girlfriend with my fists. it's how i show her that i love her. : erotic sock
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    why does she make you hurt her? : stygian_whisper
    • they like it, on a primal level. : xxiv
• i mosh my mom : feek
• have another wank : Modica Sol Solis
• get high, and listen to music. : noobja
• have a wank play TF2 : digital_d
• sacrifice some herbs to the fire gods and watch the ocean : spector
• buy things and cry : arizona bay
• i own people in tf2 on shackservers err pugs. : Iwannaacura
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  workout. nothing is better in this situation : nepharious
  • ^^ yea people really underestimate the power a run can have on the brain, even if you hate running (like ... : spector
  • 20 mins of smacking a punching bag does it for me. Bonus psycho points for taping a person's picture on ... : gatts
  • This, yeah. I feel so much better when I'm miserable and still have the energy to drag myself out for a r... : perstephanie
  • especially some heavy bag workout : derelict515
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  I really want to get high and play TF2 now. or go on a bike ride. but I dont have weed or a bike. s... : fotografico
  • you really are having a bad day : bogombo
• have a w... oh. : delataur
• stop at the bar on the way home! : not work safe
• Smoke a cigar and enjoy a fine beer or espresso/Americano. : godwit
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  Archery, and then go work out : sesmaster
  • Seriously, working out is like this great de-stresser. : TwiLyght
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  I stfu because my life is stupid easy and I have nothing to complain about. : haiku
  • Whiner. : Damodred
• Guiness Draught, and lots of it : supertech68
• Play some DOOM2 at full volume. HELL JEAH!!!!!!!! : CrustaR
• 5 fat lines of grade-A coccaine : filthysock
• Drink, drink and drink some more. : stygian_whisper
• just sit back and watch tv : gmd
• a little mild bestiality : pyros
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  shizzack with my homies... and make a few puns : drucifer
  • awww i almost cried. : med1c
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  Take a fat bonghit ? : mesabo
  • winner : reverend~heresy
  • ^^^^ : eeeealmo
  • ding ding ding : the city
• i dunno... wank? :( : dodob
• This will sound really cheesy but nothing helps me forget about work and puts a big grin on my face faste... : vynn
• drink, shack and listen to music. : AlexXdude
• Work out, take a few bong rips, and play video games. : SockMonkeh
• Have a drunken wank. : Grim_Grom
• code. : Theos
• Listen to Talk Talk - Laughing Stock : NastyJack
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  music, you heathen! I'm thinking something to soothe the old mind, like subway to sally, metallica, deth... : AbortedFetusChristi
  • oh and definitely watching this on repeat: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhi5F3_cPj0 : AbortedFetusChristi
• watch the "I'm the Juggarnaught Bitchhhh" video : med1c
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiOiA1yThJ8 no bad day can rival the humor in this video. : gokart.
  • :D :D :D :D : Theos
• Let it all out to the dog : industro
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  Just check out the daily sites while listening to music at random and the stress just melts away. : thejm4n
  • Oh yeah, maybe a video game too. : thejm4n
• drink and play video games. duh! : Korban
• Listen to " Portal - Still Alive.mp3 " : Ratalon
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  #1 PORTAL #2 DooM 2: Level: Dead Simple #3 Limp Bizkit (Srsly) : Amnesty_intl2
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    ifonlywecouldffllllllllllllllyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy LIMP BIZKIT STYLE!!! : tomservo
    • MOVE IN NOW MOVE OUT, HANDS UP NOW HANDS DOWN, BACK UP! BACK UP! WHAT YOU GONNA DO NOW?. KEEP ROLLIN' : NeoMoose
• take a bubble bath. then get laid. : laurgasms
• hey there buddy! : El Tigre
• drink a glass of red wine and play tetrus or some similar puzzle game. : sKetchflow
• I play AOE3. It's almost mindless at this point, & I know that a quick "me vs. the puter" round takes ex... : mafu5150
• Jump off a building. : Priest77
• lift or go run : hobosapien
• I prolly play TF2 or listen to nice music, say BoC, ulrich schnauss, arovane or claro intelecto : niceguynick

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  I will be interested in impressions of TF:2 once you get there as I'm still torn between the PC and the 3... : goatjc
  • They just patched TF2 on the 360 so hopefully that fixes the small lag issues I had experienced. : mancide
  • Haven't bought a XBL Gold subscription... yet. I suspect Halo 2/3, Gears, and Bioshock will change that. : low-g
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  that is retarded : feek
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    Wow, you're awesome. : low-g
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      and you're retarded : AllYourBase
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        noway your retarted : CapnChaos
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          This subthread is retarded : losimagic
          • http://gmd.shackspace.com/G0nkParkingLot.jpg : Mikuya
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  Way to leave PC gaming to play a game that is better on PC! : weevil bob
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    I know. :-( Graphically the game looks better on my rig... But think about the achievements, man! : low-g
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      They have achievements for PC also : wykd
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        Would this be something I would need Vista for? : low-g
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          No, achievements are tracked on Steam. : Serpico74
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            So I suspect they don't carry over to one's GamerTag, correct? : low-g
            • Nope, they sure don't. : Serpico74
        • No, the "achievements" are Valve's internal stuff just for Steam. It's not the Games for Windows Live ser... : Entity
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  You left PC gaming to play HL2 on a gamepad. I....see... : avatar_58
  • I know, I know... I miss my mouse... :-( : low-g
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    Maybe his pc is an emachine? :D : baron calamity
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      Oh gods no. :-) It's actually a respectable rig... but I've come to the following conclusions about PC... : low-g
      • I came to basically the same conclusions. Throw in a 50" TV and it is a no brainer to me. : Evil Benius
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        youre right, i love my xbox for those situations, but man, tf2 without a mouse = painful. : chilln
        • same. believe me, i love console gaming. it's truly the right way to game for the masses. but being ... : greydog
      • Just admit it, you suck at FPS and want autoaiming to make you feel better about yourself. : Matt Burris
      • Same reasons why I switched to a console gamer plus: - upgrading is as expensive as it has always been : MatzL.E.
  • haha, yeah, that's the game that brought me back to PC gaming. : edgewise
  • They did a great job with Orange Box and the controller - I had no issue transiitoning from Kb/Mouse to 3... : Dave-A
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  how is TF2 competition on live? : dodob
  • Pretty good when we get a room full of shackers. : mancide
• You'll be back. : hawke
• Grats on making the switch. Console gaming FTW. ... you would have been disapointed had you gotten ... : trevis
• I wouldn't imagine being able to beat the last level of HL2 on a controller. I had to move and aim so fas... : spectr3
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  If there's one game to get on PC instead of console it's Orange Box. You have to have a really shitty PC... : DinK
  • I don't think so. There are lots of pros an cons to each flavor. Some people like playing on the couch. S... : mancide

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• yes we do! : mindmann
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  I think ThomW was the only one with a camera or at least the only one who took pics. I completely for... : Shadowdane
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    Thom took a quick one just before he left, but that was it for the evening. : edgewise
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      damn, we had about 300 taken at the Hershey shackmeet - I was hoping for some more candid write-ups : PapaBoo
      • honestly, not much to write up. we came, we drank, we tried to ply lplasmatron with drinks so he'd divulg... : edgewise
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        There isn't really much to say. We got there, talked, MisterPhoton drank a fuck load of high alcohol con : ThomW
        • I rule at shacktags. : ThomW
        • At one point edgewise's wife looked longingly at the chocolate cake and mentioned she might be interested... : Omaha
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          Chocolate cake AND beer? I think I made a terrible mistake! : Evil Benius
          • it was triple chocolate cake and double chocolate beer : gmd
        • Sounds about right. That chocolate beer was very good though. :) : lplasmatron
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          ThomW After you left, we realized that we wanted to talk to you about the desperate need for a WTF? to go : perstephanie
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            I agree with this call for [wtf] : PapaBoo
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              You only agree because you're secretly in love with perstephanie. : ThomW
              • He only agreed so he could subtly point out to me what shacktags I should have used :( : perstephanie
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                Sadly her live of rollercoasters means it can never be. :( : Evil Benius
                • LOVE argh. I am going back to bed. : Evil Benius
          • [* W T F ' d *] : ThomW
          • I'm going to go ahead and second this motion. : lookitzpancakes
          • Yes yes yes! : Omaha
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          gmd means Grandmaster Dick : Mad Brahmin Disease
          • lol : gmd
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  Wait, there was a DC shackmeet? When did this happen? : asylumn
  • last night - http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=15421384 : Shadowdane
  • I give up. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  Where is a place to upload pictures with out having to register and where it is not such a hassle? : risimage
  • easyscreens? : PapaBoo
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    i use tinypic too. it's gay but free and easy. : changejar419
    • it's you : boring gegtik
• I had a camera, but forgot to take pics. : edgewise
• http://www.netzwerkomaha.com/pub/images/Picture019.jpg The picture I took of the growing pile of empty... : Omaha
• Also, as edgewise has alluded, I think I saw one picture taken... we were all busy being such social but... : Omaha
• NO CAMERAS ALLOWED : gmd
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  I didn't take many photos. http://gamewith.us/shackspace/dc2007/misterphoton.jpg http://gamewith.us : ThomW
  • Jesus, I look so much bigger than I actually am. : Omaha
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    OMG EDGEWISE IS REAL!! : askedrelic
    • holy crap! he's non-caucasian : Korban
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    is the perstephanie name being under the table supposed to be ironic/funny or was it not intentional? : pancake humper
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      No, she's hidden behind Shadowdane. You can see her hands. : Omaha
      • Very well :( : pancake humper
  • You sure GMD wasn't kidding? : perstephanie
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    I said I was anti picture? I post pics of myself all the time. : gmd
    • (but if it is a bad photo don't post it thx) : gmd
    • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=15438889 I'm not at that computer so it'll have to wait for later.... : ThomW
  • look at me, I'm hot and have chocolate beer + cake (which wasn't a lie, btw) : MisterPhoton
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    Perstephanie is....under the table? I wonder what she's doing down there. : oatmela
    • LOL A GIRL UNDER THE TABLE OMG : gmd
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      You can see my hands/watch and legs. Some of the DC Shackers are absurdly tall so hiding behind them is e... : perstephanie
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        Are you afraid that we will see you or what? : soggybagel
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          I took two random candid pics and perstephanie wasn't visible to me because shadowdane is a big dude. Th... : ThomW
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            PERSTEPHANIE HAS THREE EYES GOVERNMENT CONSPIRACY : electroly
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              PERSTEPHANIE DID 9/11 : deject
              • Tune in next tape when she does the other two. : RomSteady
          • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=15440448#itemanchor_15440448 : PapaBoo
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            You hate me don't you. I'm sorry I ever looked at you!! : perstephanie
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              Don't feel bad. Those of us who have seen his forsaken image atop the giant elephant of doom also regret... : RomSteady
              • I keep reading "foreskin image" and your reply seems really really mean. : perstephanie
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      Guess why I'm so happy. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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        I just got my pictures from the Hershey shackmeet developed - you look the exact same in EVERY PIC! : PapaBoo
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          Take that antique to a 168 hour development place? : Evil Benius
          • actually, I had 6 pics left and it took me all week to finish off the roll : PapaBoo
  • you have failed me :( : PapaBoo
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    edgewise is a pretty handsome and gigantic asian guy no wonder he snatched a good looking mate. ... ... : arizona bay
    • yeah, I tell my wife what a lucky guy I am... lucky that I'm so awesome and can score mid to high mid ... : edgewise
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      My favorite part of the night was when he let MisterPhoton sit in his lap. : ThomW
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        I forgot the pic ... durrr http://gamewith.us/shackspace/dc2007/giant.jpg : ThomW
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          lol. I look like a retard in these pics. : edgewise
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            ... : ThomW
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              It's my fault. I'm as good a photographer as I am a designer. : ThomW
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                Speaking of you taking bad photos at shackmeets, I am thinking of doing one for my birthday at D&B in Phi... : Evil Benius
                • Sweet. I'll bring my camera so I can capture the magic. : ThomW
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                  Dude, keep me in the loop, D&B rules. My first Shackmeet happened there! El Tigre and I hugged. : Omaha
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                    haha yeah I will make several posts leading up to it before I iron out the details. I am hoping a good nu... : Evil Benius
                    • Er once I iron out the details, but you get the point. : Evil Benius
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                    that is where I heard one of my favorite quotes of all time "Look at the size of this bathroom. Imagine a... : El Tigre
                    • hahahaha yes I distinctly remember that moment myself. : Omaha
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                  awesome! My birthday is in January as well (the 17th). : El Tigre
                  • 22nd here, dual birthday party! : Evil Benius
              • hahaha : warcrow
        • it was all great until edgewise's "gun" was sticking into my hip :-( : MisterPhoton
        • What you can't see is that I'm sitting on perstephanie's lap. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  Heh, whatever happened to that Seattle shackmeet? http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=15343154#itemanchor... : Magus
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    uhhhhh *yawn* what shackmeet. for seattle shackers to convene we need MOTIVATION. which means free bo... : Downforce
    • I'd be down for a Bungie visit. or Valve. ;) : Magus
    • Did someone say free booze and Seattle shackmeet? : Hello Kitty
  • * S E A T T L E F R E E Z E 'D * : Mad Brahmin Disease