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• i would make the shack look like the current users more than now. the shack would change when some shacke... : barichnikov
• Oh my Christ, a world without repost police... They wouldn't have grounds for half the stupid claims. : carrioN luggagE
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  with thomw's lol page and askedrelic's daily summary posts (is he doing those still?) i don't think it wo... : electroly
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    I'm discounting plugins like thomw's because only the hardcore use them. I personally fucking hate the l... : brickmatt
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      The ParentAuthor feature is worth having that script installed alone. : Psigun
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        FYI you can simply use http://shacknews.com/search.x?type=comments&terms=parentauthor%3APsigun for the sa... : razorblade79
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          Yeah, I never got the hoopla over the script supporting this feature. : brickmatt
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            Right because we all know how to use the parent author script search function. Come on. Most people di... : boomstickah
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              It leads to spam and people whoring it up for the lols. Same reason I hate stat tracking on game servers... : brickmatt
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                Thats a rather negative way of looking at it. Don't completely ignore the positives in the equation. : boomstickah
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                  ^^^ exactly It's not like those stupid attention whore-esque posts would go away if the lol page no lo... : ThomW
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                    But we wouldn't have a page entirely devoted to celebrating them. : brickmatt
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                      You completely miss the point once again. hahah : boomstickah
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                        I think most of the things shackers "lol" are retarded, so the cataloging function of the lolpage is wort... : brickmatt
                        • This is retarded, so I made sure I lol'd it. AM I DOING IT RIGHT BRICKMATT? : ThomW
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                          You still ignore the fact that legitimately funny posts get tagged and are there to be read later in the ... : boomstickah
                          • I love that people think I'm angry over this. Why is that? : brickmatt
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                          While I stopped using the LOL page and script for reasons very similar to those you mention, I also think... : Bean
                          • You mistake my well-thought out stance for some sort of actual indignation. I don't actually give a shit... : brickmatt
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                          I JUST LOL'D THIS!!! HARHARHAR : soggybagel
                          • You weren't even the first. So witty! : brickmatt
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                      wtf "celebrating"? SHACKNEWS POSTS : SERIOUS BUSINESS : ThomW
                      • You would prefer cataloging them? Indexing them? Recording them? INTERNET DISCUSSION: SERIOUS BUSINESS : brickmatt
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            It's mostly that I had no idea that feature existed before the script put a little button in my profile. : Psigun
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              There's a parent author box on the search page. I mean, come on. : brickmatt
              • Sorry, I don't have every feature of the Shack memorized. I'll try harder. :-\ : Psigun
              • Except it used to not work (I'm not sure it was even working before the latest search breakage) You ha... : zakk
              • It didn't work even before the search went down. : ThomW
    • I couldn't agree more, brickmatt : Home Nugget
    • I can understand the hate of the LoL script although I use it myself. Whenever you add statistics to any... : Horn
• I miss the [lol] script's ParentAuthor feature the most. I don't really have a need to go through the Com... : Psigun
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  It's just like an MMO, rewarding the participant for being online all the time! : FlatlineDixay
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    And killing our spirit, one shacker at a time. : brickmatt
    • Cannot ... keep ... up ... the pace...! : razorblade79
• wait.. i could be famous? shack famous?!? sign me up! : sinner0423
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  Nobody is going to start talking about you... even if shacksearch stays down forever. : edlin
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    I have no idea what you're talking about! : brickmatt
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      I'm talking about this post you made here, dorkface! http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=16585975#itemanc... : edlin
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        But if this lack of search keeps up, it'll be like that post never happened except for the few of us that... : brickmatt
        • I'll never forget that horrible post. ever. : zakk
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          haha I"m glad lots of those posts got dumped : boomstickah
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            Maybe we can dump just your posts. : brickmatt
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              Or I could change my name and pretend to be important, while talking endlessly about myself. : boomstickah
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                I love that you post on here, you're like the perfect straight man for all of my comedy. : brickmatt
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                  <3 : boomstickah
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                    I swear, 3 months of no search and we'd all be nameless strangers. It'd be like slashdot. : brickmatt
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                      we all have those reputations we built before though, waht about those? : boomstickah
                      • Those will wax and wane like they usually do, and without search we'd be less capable of staying on top o... : brickmatt
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                  comedy? : zakk
                  • You're the anti-me, so of course you don't get it. Don't worry about it. : brickmatt
        • Brick, where'd you get a grenade? : Magus
        • brickmatt, I talk about you all the time. \m/ You rock out like a mofo. : CrustaR
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  I'm one of those guys that rarely even notices the same users, there are like 2000 people who post here e... : Porkasaurus
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    Who ARE you? : ejectorpod
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      Exactly! Who are you? : Porkasaurus
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        I never see you post! : CrustaR
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          I searched your history and got no results. Welcome to the shack! : thecray
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            :[ : CrustaR
            • I drink your search results. I DRINK THEM UP. : PlanetPerfecto
          • I went to check his history:( : nubitup
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    same. I don't pay any attention. It just doesn't matter to me. : Megara9
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      I thought we had something special :( : zakk
      • oh shi I totally meant to call you... um... uhh...... dude. : Megara9
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  No shacksearch? Nigga what? : Orange Pylon
  • It's the end of times, cone. : brickmatt
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  burf : pyide
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    woof : dognose
    • splat : yosemiteclimber
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  And yeah, it'll be coming back but no eta. With the new server some other stuff needs to come first. H : geedeck
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    Couldn't Steve just have the mods index the new posts by hand? : Horn
    • I always said you should always leave a paper trail. : SolveChrist
    • He has enough work cut out just managing fileshack on paper! : Bean
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  Without my posts, I am nothing. If j00 cut me, I do not bleed. : dognose
  • Without the search, does duke not rock? : Horn
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  I got sick of refreshing the other day and started thinking about how to implement a real time version of... : losder5000
  • you could just script something in to mirc that branches people off in to separate channels for every con... : aeg1x
  • that would be... awesome. : windowpane
• AITOO!!!!!!!!!!!! : creep
• lack of shacksearch site:shacknews.com in google : paravis
• All I know is that it makes the comments almost worthless to me. I can't continue any conversations with... : mrwolf710
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  I had to click on the little [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [4 ] ... icons at the top of the page! My world is coming to an ... : ieGod
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    psst ... Don't tell anyone, but http://lmnopc.com/greasemonkey/shack2007/shack-posttracker.user.js : ThomW
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      How does this thing work? I can see the button but it takes me to my page with no posts on it : Dave-A
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        You should see a post now. The real drawback to the thing is that it doesn't actually link to the po... : ThomW
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          Doesn't work for me - the list shows empty. Maybe because I have a punctuated name? Seems like an awesome... : dumb.
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            This tracks posts from the time you install the script (and hit F5 to refresh the Shack) on. It doesn't ... : ThomW
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              Testing : dumb.
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                What do you make of this? Error: postf has no properties Source File: file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Se... : dumb.
                • Doh nevermind that's not even the script in question. My apologies. No errors for the posttracker script. : dumb.
                • You're not running the script linked in my post, but an old version of it. postf was a ja.zz thing. ... : ThomW
              • PE NI S♥ : dumb.
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      Thom I was searching for other people's comments :( : ieGod
      • Did you try the lol page? lol : ThomW

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• Hmmm....Queens of the Stoneage, maybe? : Dave-A
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  Sleater-Kinney : bipolar
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    Only band thats opened for Pearl Jam that I've walked out on. They are horrible live. : Tommy Toolbag
    • I don't know about live but their CD's are amazing. Janet Weiss is one of the most badass drummers in all... : NastyJack
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      Your loss :( I only saw them live once, and while not as awesome as their albums it was still a really g... : bipolar
      • No, I saved my hearing. Corrin Tucker screeches like there's no tomorrow. : Tommy Toolbag
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  You know what sounds weird and unnatural? Having sex with a male pig. I imagine. : seven
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    True, the great thing about female pigs is that they sound completely natural. : Porkasaurus
    • your user name now makes sense - and fills me with disgust. : seven
• You would like meshuggah and negativa then. : broly1718
• I read somewhere that we lose our ability to hear tone properly as we age, something up to a full tone an... : ryuuseki
• Lucero : sticman77
• Kings of Leon : rabbit003
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  Arcade Fire : synack
  • ^correct^ : mnsnota
• The Rapture : mechanicalgrape
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  Explosions in the Sky : magistersmax
  • Definetly go for this one if you really want to broaden your horizons. : Grim_Grom
  • seconded : phokz
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  I know youtube quality sucks for songs but I'm too lazy to search out song downloads right now. Sorry dud... : NastyJack
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    Goddamn, great recommendations! I could only add MMJ after your list. : Matt Burris
    • haha I thought about it but figured I had enough. MMJ are so good. : NastyJack
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  modest mouse : datoo
  • ^correct^ : mnsnota
• Definitely check out My Morning Jacket. I was gonna recommend The Black Keys and Kings of Leon, but lo... : Matt Burris
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  Straylight Run : moe6
  • I liked the mp3s they put on when they started out - slightly faster pace than their first release (which... : cannelbrae
• Buckethead: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8akmP6Sjv2o Shawn Lane: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBKn... : Rag and Bone Man
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  Turisas, Dethklok, Amon Amarth, In Flames, Gorillaz :D : Magus
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    One of these things is not like the others : Zero|DPX
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      But Gorillaz ROX! : yosemiteclimber
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        I got Demon Days completely blind because of a friend's recommendation. The first time I listened to it,... : kallanta
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          I was being sarcastic :( I see your point, and I've actually tried to like their stuff. Alas, I'm an old : yosemiteclimber
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            But I love music from all six of the last six decades :( : Zero|DPX
            • Well I suppose my statement is false in more ways than one, but I always find myself falling back on what : yosemiteclimber
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            No, no, I get plenty of that "I don't like your music" stuff going already. But yea, my tastes are going... : kallanta
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              You're alright in my book kid ;) It's funny how the newer generation can grasp the stuff from the older, ... : yosemiteclimber
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                Forward momentum in musical tastes is a tough thing. I haven't listened to the radio for anything beside... : kallanta
                • I'm much the same way as I rely on recommendations from friends and family whom I know share similar inte... : yosemiteclimber
              • Oh, and it was The Doors, not The Who, who helped me break on through =) : kallanta
              • I think the problem is that as we age, we tend to like things we know about, rather than challenging ours... : Thresher
• Bit of an odd choice, but check out the one-off album "Details" by Frou Frou. Sort of a pop-electronica ... : kallanta
• Modest Mouse : Juno
• Start with stuff from your era. Sonic Youth, The Pixies, Talking Heads. After that the world is your oyst... : monkeygone
• you should check out: sightings, lightning bolt, wolf eyes, boris, deerhoof, : wtf242
• opeth, katatonia, anathema :) : blindi0815
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  Go for some Neutral Milk Hotel and Enon. : Snuffles-
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    or The Mountain Goats. : Snuffles-
    • The Sunset Tree by The Mountain Goats <3 So annoyed they just cancelled their Australian tour. So very... : Sacred Sperm
• The Arcade Fire, The Decemberists, Sunset Rubdown, The National, Patrick Wolf, Joanna Newsom : 1trudA
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  "As an old guy, most of your music sounds weird and unnatural. " That's because it is. It's some alter... : scorpiusman
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    sounds like you don't like Modest Mouse either : rookieone
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      Modest Mouse sounds like John Frusciante during the heroin days, yelling through a speakerphone in a stee... : scorpiusman
      • So...you're saying it sounds awesome. : Sacred Sperm
• CLUTCH : DonkeyPopsicle
• Muse, Kamelot : jayares
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  LCD Soundsystem. Stereolab. : pres589
  • ^ Stereolab is great, definitely something an old guy could appreciate. : dumb.
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  Broken Social Scene and just about any group connected with it: Metric, Jason Collett, Kevin Drew, Emily ... : Postal
  • oh, and of course, this also includes Feist : Postal
  • The Canadian indie scene is mega huge right now. : Rice-Rocketeer
• Try WolfMother or Living Things : Yabrodan
• Cursive is really awesome. : CrustaR
• eels! <3 : Deathlove
• If you like Death Cab for the most part, check out Postal Service. They're a spin-off band, and I persona... : oc3lot
• I also like American Hi-Fi. Pretty good band, shame they didn't seem to get more coverage. : nukewinter
• vampire weekend : itsjames

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  I can't believe that anyone can think of this as cute. The elephant is captive and has been trained to am... : jackalope
  • Tree-huggin-hippy crap aside, I wanted to know more about if that's the only thing it was trained to do. ... : Sylvanus
  • I totally agree with you, but if you strip all the captivity shit away, I thought it was pretty beautiful... : phipple
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    ...because dying horribly of natural causes in the wild is magical. : wozzeck
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      Would you rather live 100 years in a cage or 60 years doing your own thing? : Ebu
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        I saw an elephant draw with an ink brush, probably by wrote. I do not see sufficient context in this vide... : wozzeck
        • Looks like its having fun. : podung
  • Oh please people , you never see anything but the elephants trunk , which if you really look is a humans ... : Mondo
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  i think my worldview requires me to believe they relentlessly trained the elephant movement by movement t... : electroly
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    (still, trained or not, that's pretty amazing) : electroly
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      i just saw another youtube of the same elephant drawing the exact same picture but in a totally different... : electroly
      • Aw damn. I was hoping this wasn't the case. I agree with Jackalope then it's cruel :P : phipple
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    well the person who taught it needs to be shot, because the those legs are fucked up. : contentious roy
    • hahahahah. : phipple
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    http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/08/magazine/08elephant.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2 : zakk
    • Thanks for that. : enyakk
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      This is way too hard for me to read, because it is heartbreaking. : Rice-Rocketeer
      • for real. : sleepytea
    • Wow, that is a fascinating article. Elephants are my favorite animal ever, and that was both enlightening... : edlin
    • really awesome article : pointyelbows
    • interesting : maulla
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    Elephants are self aware apparently. : ieGod
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      They also mourn their dead. I don't know why but it kind of creeps me out. : Sebastian-TEC
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        why do animals sharing behavior with humans confuse people? we didn't appear out of nowhere, we developed... : jaga
        • I'm from Kansas and I'll tell you this, we did not "evolve" from animals. /jk : fatman
        • because the animals we know can't communicate with us verbally so I guess we sort of put them on a lower ... : sherwinpg
  • elephants are actually really smart, it's pretty crazy. from stuff I have seen on them they exhibit a lo... : mikecyb
  • elephants are one of the few species who can recognize themselves in a mirror and not think its just anot... : derelict515
  • I didn't know humans can't draw recognizable pictures. : terath
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  Great a fucking elephant can't paint better than me. I'm running out of reasons to keep living. : ryuuseki
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    finally : JINKY
    • oh shit ahahaha! : yosemiteclimber
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    So is most of the human race. I think its time to exit stage left. : Q-ball
    • "So long, and thanks for all the peanuts!" : Sebastian-TEC
    • I for one, welcome our new elephant overlords. : wellesraphael
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  meh, I can paint better than that : drucifer
  • OMG DOWNVOTE THIS COMMETN! : algernoN8
• Chimpanzee fools art critic: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3633838824876879411 : seven
• That's awesome : Drewus
• I'd buy elephant art : jaga
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  that's a big-ass flower. : kungfusquirrel
  • hahahaha : Matto357
• thats the craziest thing ive ever seen : eeeealmo
• Amazing, but I can't get this out of my head: "That elephant is not Brian Fellows!' (SNL skit - bird was ... : Sylvanus
• I think that is really beyond amazing. Unbelievable. : kainen1
• Mind blowing. : nomaad
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  this is a trained elephant, it has know idea wtf its drawing, its just repeating something it was trained... : papaskot
  • That the elephant didn't rip his trainer's leg off and beat him to death with it? : baron calamity
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    ^^^^correct http://www.elephantart.com/catalog/default.php?cPath=69 "...but the paintings are learne... : YamatoTwinkie
    • that's awesome that they use the profits for conservation efforts : eeeealmo
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    this is typical of most art students : SockMonkeh
    • burn : Ebu
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    even so, the amount of memory, concentration, trunk-eye coordination and fine motor control is pretty ama... : GloriousCow
    • exactly. its pretty interesting to see people blatantly looking over this simple fact. : two50six
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      elephants never fucking forget : cdbeckman
      • TO KILL!!!! : WhiteHatVeteran
  • typical elephant-envy post : veras
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    are you seriously saying he was trained and that his own skill as a painter, nay ARTIST, had nothing to d... : .sticks.
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      Yes : Ebu
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        that's quite specific training.. amazing training regime if what you say is true : jaga
        • http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/5203120.stm Elephant expert Dr Joyce P : YamatoTwinkie
      • The elephant might have been trained to paint a particular image but its brushstrokes, ah, now those are ... : A Sponge
  • are you scared that maybe your pets are intelligent but you've treated them like poop! : sherwinpg
  • you are a fucking genius : moshman
  • you should post more on youtube : Enigme
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  What's the big deal? I can paint a better picture of an elephant than that. : Gonzo
  • goddamnit, I have to remember to refresh threads before I post. : Gonzo
  • Using your nose?!? : sandcrab
• Bob Ross would own that hack! : .sticks.
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  Elephants reenact Die Hard in 30 seconds. : dognose
  • dognose if I ever learn flash or somehow acquire like six or seven elephants (or large dogs that I can gl... : mikecyb
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  I want to buy an elephant painting : ColoradoCNC
  • http://www.elephantart.com/catalog/purchase.php : sandcrab
• teaching to draw is easy. i want to know how they taught it to post the video on youtube : smax
• geez...truly amazing : peter
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6KvPN_Wt8I&feature=related : wozzeck
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4gTR4tkvcM&NR=1 He passed away :( : Rag and Bone Man
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      Yeah, I know, but I posted the above video as an example of a non-human displaying genuine human-like int... : wozzeck
      • Teach, I should say. : wozzeck
    • that fucking dude is the worst anchor/reporter ever.. "or something" "it has to be" "around that i think"... : mrvandelay
• I can't believe you guys missed the cut to the guy with is arm in a sweater : mrtony
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  THREAD TRUNCATED! HA! : Legolas5
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    lol : GloriousCow
    • elephant thread - never forget! : festivalman
• "The difference between ramen and varelse is not in the creature judged, but in the creature judging. Whe : coldfusioncs
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  The elephant in the video is probably "Hong" http://www.elephantart.com/catalog/default.php?cPath=69 ... : Sludgehead
  • He's probably hong like an elephant. : NastyJack
• clearly camera trickery you fools. : mindshot
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  http://maulla.shackspace.com/what.jpg : maulla
  • hahahaha, it's like the most human thing I've ever seen : zakazi
• you just blew my mind sir. : itsjeff9

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• 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand : SockMonkeh
• Will still be better than UT3. : soggybagel
• 50 Cent: Blood Diamond encrusted skull : soggybagel
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  The first game wasn't that bad. The graphics were pretty good. I don't get why people hate on this reall... : pun][sher
  • Because for those of us who don't like him, it makes our eyes bleed. Quite literally. : Legolas5
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    Because it's banal shit, that's why. : pres589
    • Our diamond encrusted eyes. : tomservo
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      Some of us think the same thing about Mario games though. To each their own. I will never play the 50 Cen... : Phreakin
      • How dare you question me, the master of all that is banal and all that is shit, in my judgments! : pres589
• POTM. : tomservo
• This is an elementary school level plot. : freshyk
• Isn't this the plot of the new indiana jones movie? : GloriousCow
• Is this an Indiana Jones tie-in? Lebeouf and 50 sound like a good team. : Snuffles-
• That's insane, but still better and more believable than the plot of Rainbow Six: Vegas 2. : nudel
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  I always knew he was a greedy bastard, taking those diamond encrusted skulls when he's doing a benefit co : Begawkiness
  • lol I just noticed the benefit part, too : RikiTiki2
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  This newest generation sucks ass. When I was growing up there was the birth of rap music, the rise of hi... : Boxelder
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    the words of an old man : RikiTiki2
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      The words of man totally bored by music these days. : Boxelder
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        you used to be with it, but then they changed what "it" was. Now, what you're with isn't it, and what's "... : RikiTiki2
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          ahahah, bullshit. I have over 500 CDs. What's "new and different" by todays standards is just a throwba... : Boxelder
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            aside from missing the obvious simpsons quote, why do you feel that there has to be innovation? : RikiTiki2
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              The Simpsons sucks now too :(. Innovation is what excites me. I always like things that sound different... : Boxelder
              • Bah. your problem is that you're seeking it out in the wrong places. Just because a band hasn't put an al... : focusdaily
          • Amen man, half of the bullshit on right now is from my generation and god damn I hate every one of these ... : Murdoc.
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            I agree, though I kind of think part of it was everybody was fat and happy with the establishment, I have... : Yabrodan
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              I think there is a lot of truth to that. I'd say the general shift in sentiment after 9/11 could also co... : Boxelder
              • Listen to industrial, plently of inovation there.. crazy new stuff out all the time, the majority of whic... : higround
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    stop listening to mainstream music, then. : pandastrong
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      I don't seek it out, but it's unavoidable. Even indie has gotten pretty dry IMO. It's too much of a def... : Boxelder
      • I'd guess that it is as much an issue of overexposure as it is saturation. I've tried to avoid listening... : omnova
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    Metal used to be awesome, but it rapidly went to shit, just like hip-hop. Nevertheless, even in the heyd... : Rotten Deadite
    • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gD8RFHNYM4 : tomservo
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      I love metal MUSIC, but i really dislike most of the awful scream/shout/growl that so many bands have the... : AroundTheFur1380
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        Wow really? I don't dissagree with the bands you've listed but I HATE mastodon's vocals. Ok... so I also ... : MrBig0
        • plus iced earth's founder john schaffer is FUCKING METAL! when they played at Wacken Open Air in 2001 he... : AbortedFetusChristi
  • You suck, you old complaining cynic. : lookitzpancakes
• Zucchini! : festivalman
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  Good fucking lord it's going to suck. : Fred Garvin
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    Suck from the tit of awesome! : Sailor of Fortune
    • And nibble too hard and bite it off! And then you can forget about all the awesome. : Legolas5
    • bwahaha : Mad Jack McMad
• Whats mines is mines : gmd
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  I hope the "people that took it from him" are children from a starving village. : woddemandred
  • hell no, they're gonna be Al Qaeda, and 50's gonna put a cap in Bin Laden's ass. for real yo : RikiTiki2
  • Then they could totally do a Resident Evil 5 crossover. : Legolas5
• hahaha that sounds pretty awesome, i wonder if he came up with that himself. if i made a game starring m... : kill9
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  *sigh* : virus
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    they should replace 50 cent with Brady Quinn and make it take place in Cleveland, leave the diamond encru... : gmd
    • Hey! I live in Cleveland! I take great offense to--- Sorry, couldn't keep a straight face while I wa... : Legolas5
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  it will sell better than bioshock and stalker combined. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50_Cent:_Bullet... : Hoax
  • Sadly I am sure you are right. Shame garbage like this sells so well. :( : FormerHPB
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  source? It's funny as hell, but it doesn't make much sense. Demanding payment for a benefit concert? "mis... : sharpie
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    I heard about it on the 1up Yours podcast. Also IGN has some info from an interview. http://xbox360.i... : Judecca
    • that is hilarious, thanks. : sharpie
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  oh boy... sounds like a fantabulous storyline. So which 10th grader wrote that up?? : Q-ball
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    50-cent? : jayacheess
    • you give him too much credit : dantastic
• Just.... wow.... wow. : kallanta
• I could only be so lucky to come up with a concept that awesome if there was a game being made around me.... : Serpico74
• This happened to me once : two50six
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  the REAL question is.... will there be strippers? : Downforce
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    I'm sure bitches 'n hoes, weed, Cristal, and phat spinning rims can be worked into the plot, somehow. : Matt Burris
    • also Vitamin Water (tm) will be the health regen potion : Downforce
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  Kinda sounds like Serious Sam : slickdoody
  • but this plot makes cents : shred.
• That's fucking incredible. : dltrem
• Doing a charity event in a foreign country? Sounds like Shaq-Fu http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaq_Fu : Schnapple
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  George Lucas and Steven Spielberg are making a movie of it starring Harrison Ford as 50 Cent : Magus
  • [crysis] MAXIMUM LOLLAGE : thewriter
• I'm sure arizona bay will enjoy this : boomstickah
• I can't wait for the Freddy Mercury mod. http://www.coletrain.org/qunit/ : Mad Jack McMad
• This 'franchise' represents everything that's wrong with gaming today. I'd imagine it represents much ... : notd665
• oh come on you guys are taking this too seriously. if a game with the same exact story came out, only it... : mikecyb
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  I swear this is the plot for the next Indiana Jones movie. : filtersweep
  • yeah but they changed it to be a crystal skull because Indiana Jones and the Legend of the Diamond-Encrus : mikecyb
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    You are like 8 hours too late with this joke. : sigpro
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      nah it's good to have the same joke every 20 or so posts because fuck if I am going to read all of this s... : mikecyb
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        yeah, I agree. I don't read anything that gets "Truncated" unless I read it before it got cut. I think ma... : Bean
        • not even that, just the obvious joke quota. I went with a "you guys are crazy for no reason!" post mysel... : mikecyb
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        It was 5 fucking posts above his though. : sigpro
        • that guy started his post with "Geoge Lucas" though, so it's entirely understandable that it was totally ... : mikecyb
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      fuck you I'm three beers deep and not reading a goddamned thing : filtersweep
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        3? That's it? : sigpro
        • 3 IN 15 MINUTES BRO MY SHIT IS HELLA WRECKED : filtersweep

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• that spoiler alone is going to make my buy this game. : g0nk
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  which do you prefer, this game or blue dragon or is it too early to tell : dantastic
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    Too early, though I think LO gets the edge for already being more "adult" about itself. : Masem
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      that's what it seemed like. looking for a used copy of LO now as i'm not ready to pay full price at this... : dantastic
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        It's still like $55 used at ebgames and such. : fry975
        • i had a friend looking out for it for me and said he saw it for 40 at a small independent place and didnt... : dantastic
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        Try GameCrazy, my friend bought a used copy of Eternal Sonata there for $30 and it was actually new, I gu... : Sailor of Fortune
        • i'm in canada :s : dantastic
  • This game is much, MUCH better. : nukewinter
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    this should answer your question: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCNyNmuFSlw : empathe
    • Ah, LO it is, then : Ebu
    • ROFL, this is like something they'd put on Southpark. : Sailor of Fortune
    • hahah it's so bad : Yanks
    • The only time a vocal hard rock song should be used in a boss battle is at the end of Sonic Adventure 1. ... : Masem
    • Its terrible, but you actually end up loving it in-game. Blue Dragon, unlike LO, has some awesome pre-... : Beady
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      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Tv5LYM_eII&feature=related Thats the final Boss music, which is actual... : Beady
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        yeah, but until then how many times do you have to sit through that other one? i was so sick of it loo... : pyide
        • Use your own music tracks from the 360's custom soundtrack feature and you wont hear it then. But that de... : Beady
    • this is seriously the best part of the game. i looked forward to the boss fights to hear this song : JINKY
    • Needs a translation YTMND like "Corn on the Cob" and "My Arms are Broken." : sgtsanity
  • I kinda wish LO had no random battles and used the BD field system. Heck, all the gameplay elements fr... : Beady
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    Lost Odyssey i am enjoying so much. I gave up with blue dragon 25 hours in, too much of a slog - shite st... : Klebold
    • hentai? i mean anime. sorry, my mind was elsewhere. : Klebold
• I'm going to buy this game today. : FushigiDenki
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    Any idea where to find one of these such guides? : Chunks
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      Possibly here? http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/xbox360/file/928334/51931 : Masem
      • Thank ya muchly! : Chunks
• I misspelled Judge Dredd as Dread in IMDB, and it took me to Simon Cowell's bio. : doctorbfunk
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  • The thing is the side quests lead to the uber-items which will make life easier.. : Skoal^Fyfan
• I agree, but honestly it's such a good game : two50six
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  Are you referring to Jansen, or Mr Silent? Jansen was annoying early on, but christ he is funny later ... : Beady
  • Jansen. I only just got out of the city. : Masem
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  It sounds like this is a pretty great RPG, but I just don't know if I have the time to dedicate to it. 2... : brickmatt
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    Maybe I'm just getting old. : brickmatt
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      No, the fact that Mass Effect basically let you save anywhere except when engaged in combat was fucking a... : Wadmaasi
      • definitely. i tend to procrastinate going back to games with save points : dantastic
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      ^^^^ lol @ oldie. Actually, I know what you mean. I'm starting to move away from JRPGs even though I ... : sevogajre
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  What is the battle system like? (please say like ff7: Crisis Core) : DarkWolf5
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  I'll give you $100 for the 360. CASH MONEY. : Omaha
  • I bid $102.99, CREDIT! : fatman
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  I think you're missing the most important consideration. : Arcanum
  • The PS3 doesn't break down unexpectedly? : MoreVespeneGas
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  dude. games. GAMES GAMES GAMES. get a ps3 just dont get rid of the 360 : CoRDS
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    aren't most games on both systems anyway? Now the PS3 numbers are getting up, i think dev houses will dev... : filthysock
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      Would you rather have had a PS2 or an Xbox? As far as I can tell, a PS2 was the better choice. I think... : protozone
      • The PS2 is probably the best console ever made. It should be a simple question, but I think the xbox had ... : qwpeoriu
    • Most games on both systems still blow on the PS3, a larger issue than anybody cares to discuss. : Endymion_
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  I'm sure you are aware but the 360 has HDMI as well. That being said, I'm an anomaly on this site. I o... : uglysad
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    MY 360 doesn't have HDMI, thanks microsoft for fucking over the early adopters : filthysock
    • Madkatz makes an HDMI output for the older 360. : devi| dog
    • Uh, okay. Fuck you for suggesting that they never upgrade? Geez. : Endymion_
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  why $80? : ant_hillbilly
  • that's how much a gold subscription is here : erotic sock
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  what about games? : hirosushima
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    the ps3 is beyond your mere "games". : dirge23
    • ARE YOU E? : Super Sparker
  • Now now nobody wants to play games on a gaming console. : nukewinter
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  You have to pay to play online with the 360??? : dognose
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    every year :( : filthysock
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      I just keep creating new live accounts and getting the free month of gold. It sucks because I lose my fr... : Haku-Jin
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        You lose your gamerscore too, don't you? : Legolas5
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          Oh shit. Your gamerscore. You definitely need to keep that. That means everything. The gamerscore defines... : Sgt_Boomstick
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            My gamerscore defines me as a person. : jimmy_legs
            • higher the score, the lesser you are a person : Sixcos
      • MS managed to screw me out of that month and claimed for 4 months that my account was set to expire. Aft... : Sylvanus
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      Wow... what do you get for that besides the buddy list thingy? Do they have servers that you could play ... : dognose
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        they have an online system that actually works. Read around, Xbox live is hands down the best online cons... : edgewise
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          Its the best online console service, but its still garbage. I only play on XBL because PC gaming is circl... : Sgt_Boomstick
          • Yea I agree with you... if they provided dedicated servers it would be worth $50 a year. all you get ... : MagicWishMonkey
          • lol "PC gaming is circling the drain" tell that to the 150k people playing games on battle.net right ... : double pwnetration
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        well when I fire up Call of Duty 4, typically there are over 70,000 people to play with onine at any time... : FormerHPB
        • Not here in australia (where filthysock is from). It costs us $x2 for games, $++ for subscriptions and $$... : dafugg
        • If there's anything I've learned from playing with shackers though, it's that you want to play with frien... : ieGod
    • i still have a 3 month card i havnt used. i should do something with it. : AMikaboshi
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    Dude, where have you been? Welcome to November 2002. : Fred Garvin
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      I've been playing on my PC is where I've been :) : dognose
      • You should get a 360 and join us dognose! We ahve a bunch of shackers that play COD4 and we blow stuff u... : FormerHPB
      • I've actually moved most of my gaming back to PC. I'll play exclusives on the consoles and that's about ... : Sylvanus
  • Yes, but dognose, it's well worth it. And here int eh states, you only pay about half that amnt. : FormerHPB
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  I have both, and while the PS3 itself is a nice system, it just feels horribly unfinished. Why do I need ... : Beady
  • i don't think Sony got the hardware right, otherwise they would have launched around when the 360 did. It... : qwpeoriu
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    You're doing it wrong. I grabbed a demo the other day here at about 700kb/s. Maybe the servers where you ... : dafugg
    • Its probably just a UK thing, and coud be related to GT5's release. Sony probably dont invest in the back... : Beady
  • I download sometimes at 1 meg/sec. It's ridiculously fast. Installation has never taken more than 5 minut... : gibolas1234
• The 360 can play HD divx or WMV movies. : Kerath
• We've been having this same discussion at work, only ... we have both systems. I have too many downloads... : Sylvanus
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  $80 bucks? What Teenage dealer have you been buying from? Also, the 360 can do HD streaming from a PC ... : Sailor of Fortune
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    how loud the 360 is is entirely dependent on the 360. to say its not louder than tv is asinine. mine soun... : Maarten Goldstein
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      I keep my 360 under the TV in the stand that I got. The PS3 is very quiet definitely compared to everythi... : Sailor of Fortune
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        YES! I noticed this the other day when playing Brawl. That shit is way louder than my 360 is. Its funn... : Galadriel07
        • I noticed this while playing Brawl also. The Wii's drive is freaking loud. Although I really only noticed... : adodric
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      definitely, one of mine is a wind tunnel and the other one is quiet as a mouse : Dave-A
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        yeah i have two now and one is significantly louder than the other. it's the new one that's louder so i'm... : Mansmells
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          interesting...my newer one (Dec 07) is the quiet one : Dave-A
          • oh that's weird. my quiet one is a launch one, and the new one is a falcon elite i got a couple weeks ago... : Mansmells
  • your post is USA-centric, in Aus live is 80 bucks, you can't buy HD TV over live, and there's barely any ... : filthysock
• just buy a stand alone Blu-ray player since you apparently don't use consoles to play games : derelict515
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  $80 Xbox Live>$180 WoW : two50six
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    No way, that 180 bucks I used to spend on WoW every year saved me tons of money. : qwpeoriu
    • Same here. That $180 was a bargain compared to how much time I spent playing it. : walker270
    • Things like eating out, drinks, or other social expenditures would have cost way more than $180, i agree.... : jigstah
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  the whole xbox live fee is not bad but i hate how microsoft nickle and dimes you for everything, wallpape... : Chandler55
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    i completely agree, some of the shit they try and nickel and dime you with is advertising. They actually ... : qwpeoriu
    • yeah and the gamer pictures. it's free advertising, i can't believe they don't require every game to have... : Mansmells
  • You can use your own backgrounds on the 360 too : bozer
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  Yeah but the 360 actually has games. Which is the entire point of owning a console. : Drewus
  • Also i'm more than happy paying for Xbox Live considering how fucking awesome it is. : Drewus
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    I don't think that's the entire point actually, just the primary one. : datoo
    • No shit : Drewus
  • ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... : Boxelder
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  Correct me if I am wrong, but at least with the 360 you can buy a new battery pack when the old batteries... : adodric
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    I think you can send your controller back if it dies, but yes I agree. They're not user serviceable and t... : qwpeoriu
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      probably a better decision than releasing a console that breaks all the time : filthysock
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        they both seem like dumb decisions to me, but if i had to pick a favorite in the stupid olympics, i agree... : qwpeoriu
        • unless of course, your xbox doesn't break down.. then it wins the stupid olympics. : Mmmmmoo
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      Really? I think my PS3 came with instructions on how to replace the controller battery.. : walker270
      • This may be true, I got a launch PS3. At that time, Sony was definitely saying they'd replace controllers... : qwpeoriu
      • You mean this? http://www.5tags.com/2006/10/29/replacing-the-ps3-sixaxis-controller-battery/ I thin... : Fred Garvin
    • I can't imagine in the middle of a game having to plug in a USB cable just because my battery is running ... : Fred Garvin
  • I'm confused - what are you guys on about? I can replace the batteries in my 360 controller whenever I wa... : DonkleyPunch
• I own both...won't be renewing my XBL subscription this fall though, I just don't use it enough. Sony has... : Magus
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  I've been amazed at how quiet my PS3 is... even when it's doing the Folding@home thing, I'll put my ear u... : tomservo
  • The noise depends on the 360, but most only make noise when they're playing some sort of disc. : brickmatt
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  PS3 baby! Double deuce kiss to the sky You won't regret it, cell processor is limitless : sherwinpg
  • PEE ESS TRIPLE YO!!! : Drewus
  • Wow, you are seriously a caricature. : Fred Garvin
• i gave my 360 to my brother and bought a ps3. i can still play the xbox whenever but use the ps3 to watch... : xxiv
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  lol PS3 has online *free* haha lets see how great of an experience that will be for you...hope you dont h... : gyokuro
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    I have plenty of friends and shackers who are online. Here's the thing: How often do I play games with ... : Sylvanus
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      It does depend on the person, but I think it's pretty fair to say that the 360's online experience is far... : qwpeoriu
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        True. If you're going to talk intelligently about it, you need to put it all in perspective. gyokuro di... : Sylvanus
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          It should be noted that you don't need a LIVE Gold membership to enjoy just that either. :) : Sylvanus
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            No, silver gives you a lot of stuff. But to play online you do need the gold membership. I really only ha... : qwpeoriu
            • It would be cool if the blade was less intrusive. Similar to how it's implemented in Burnout: Paradise C... : Sylvanus
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    So, how does it actually work on PSN if you want all your Friends to hop onto a CoD4 game? : Fred Garvin
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      I assume the easiest way is to Party up before you join a server, and that is easy since your friends lis... : treefingers1
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        Okay, so you have to all agree to be on to play at a certain time or whatever? There is no way to see som... : Fred Garvin
        • Not that I'm aware of. You can see people playing other games, but you can't message them while they're... : treefingers1
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          on your friends list it says who is playing what game when you hover their name. when you send them a mes... : pyide
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            I'm really digging my PS3 right now. Once they can get in-game XMB in, even in some universal fashion it ... : armybob
            • Once PSN has similar features MS will have to make Gold free or offer more. : Fred Garvin
          • They're rumored to be working on it. ::shrug:: : Sylvanus
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  Before Christmas, this post would have been laughed off the Shack. Now, it doesn't seem so stupid. Inte... : treefingers1
  • Well, the PS3 is starting to get better games, don't you think ? The library was pretty lacking before. : qwpeoriu
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    he's getting a PS3 cause he doesn't want to replace a $10 battery? Seems pretty stupid to me. : gyokuro
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      good job on ignoring the other points and forgetting that the play and recharge kits costs a bit more tha... : filthysock
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        He has fanboi goggles on. It's to be expected. Hopefully he'll wake up. The mere thought of leaving (w... : Sylvanus
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          that is my favorite spelling of fanboy : Mansmells
          • Me too. That's why I use it. "Fanboy" is so passe'. ;) : Sylvanus
          • She said play ya later boi. : A Sponge
      • I just thought that was a really stupid reason to list. : gyokuro
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    Things change over time? AMAZING. : brickmatt
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      The writing was on the wall about Blu Ray in December, but posts like this were still being ridiculed. M... : treefingers1
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        MS's answer about streaming movies is true, just put an * next to that. People still like having tangibl... : Sylvanus
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          Whoever gets (if they're even trying) a Netflix style service first I will buy a second 360 or PS3 for th... : armybob
          • Agreed. :) 360 looks (rumored) to be it. : Sylvanus
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  And so the shackers split: Those who would not leave the 360 and those who would dare own a PS3. (Wii an... : Sylvanus
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    stop, this is terrible. The thread has been civil, you're just stirring up shit : qwpeoriu
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      I'm just having fun. I was going for a Supreme Commander/Total Annihilation riff there. : Sylvanus
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        i didn't get the reference, thus more proof that i suck at RTS games :( : qwpeoriu
        • I own two new ones and admittedly, I'm avoiding them. (Sins of a Solar Empire & C&C3). : Sylvanus
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    hahaha i love how snooty ps3 owners are now that people are expressing more interest. OH WELL NOW YOU WAN... : erotic sock
    • They shouldn't be "snooty" at all. You own a system to enjoy it for your own reasons. There's things on... : Sylvanus
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  Games that is the one and only reason too own a 360, PS3, or Wii. All the other things are convenient ... : locater16
  • ^^^ Best answer. It's always about the games. : Sylvanus
  • I think it's more about which console you'll have more fun on. That can go beyond games with the differe... : boredguy
  • i know this is overdone but I still dont think its oversaid, the ps3/wii not crashing is a nice convenie... : Chandler55
  • That took quite some time to come up in this thread, was looking for the only right answer... GAMES : razorblade79
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  I recently sold my 360 and grabbed a PS3, and I can't say I'd recommend anyone do the same, but I'm enjoy... : pyide
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    What do you want for Motorstorm? : Sylvanus
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      NOT FOR RESALE sorry! says it right there on the box :P do you really want it? it seems pretty sha... : pyide
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        Shackmsg me. :) My son and I like it well enough. I'll see what I have to ship your way. :) : Sylvanus
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          I will if I can remember. I'd just like to give it another shot before getting rid of it. You know it... : pyide
          • Yep. New one coming out too. We just had fun with it when we had it. :) Had to return the unit becaus... : Sylvanus
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      My main complaint with the game was the AI. If you're on a 3 lap race and you raced perfectly for 2 1/2 l : armybob
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        Burnout does the same. It's arcade racer AI, and I can't speak for all burnouts because I didn't get too ... : qwpeoriu
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          Just because Burnout does it, doesn't mean that I have to like it in Motorstorm. Also Motorstorm takes wh : armybob
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            No, you bring up valid points I'm not trying to discount them. It is certainly frustrating, I get pissed ... : qwpeoriu
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              Yeah, some people just don't mind and want to cruise around the course having fun and be allowed to make ... : armybob
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                Not being a fan of super difficult racers and liking F-Zero does not compute, haha. Man, F-Zero GX is fuc... : qwpeoriu
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                  haha well F-Zero GX was just to hard :) I think I got to level 5 or something. I'm talking about SNES F-... : armybob
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                    F-Zero is speed on speed and every other drug like it. : Sylvanus
                    • ^^^ Doesn't know much about drugs. : Sylvanus
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        hah sorry, I read your post as "what did you want from motorstorm?" like what didn't you like about it. ... : armybob
        • Started a nice subthread though. : Sylvanus
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    My 360 is basically getting used as a media center until GTAIV comes out. I've been thinking about tradin... : re4ctor
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      this is my logic as well. Plus I want to play MGS4 and little big planet while none of the upcoming 360 e... : aeg1x
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        I'm keeping both so I can play Ninja Gaiden 2, Too Human (please be good, please be good), Fable 2 and we... : armybob
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          Deep down, in that corner of your heart that you hide from people, you know Too Human is going to suck. H... : qwpeoriu
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            Crossing my fingers!! I'm a huge huge huge huge Diablo fan and I liked PSO on the Dreamcast. This game co... : armybob
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              I'm just scared it's going to be a bad version of Mass Effect. I'm not scared of a game trying to be epic... : qwpeoriu
              • I agree. I'm excited at the possibilities but ultimately I'm waiting for the demo to make a decision. : armybob
          • If they can put the fun that's in Diablo into it, it *should* do well. I hope it does. I have to admit ... : Sylvanus
• i'll buy it, mine just red ring'd. >:( : metalremains
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  I always hear people complaining about how loud the 360 is, but mine is never noticeably loud at all. I u... : deveus1
  • Mine's loud when it's doing anything besides sitting on the dashboard. :( : guido anchovy
  • Mines loud even just sitting at the dash, so much so that I no longer use it to watch HD movies since it'... : randomnull
  • i dont notice it anymore. if i do it's because i forgot that the tv was muted : dantastic
  • Loud is a subjective term. : Matt Burris
  • Yeah, I notice after I am finished playing and the disc winds down, but not while I am playing. : Fred Garvin
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    compared with the Wii and PS3, it is loud, but not enough to ever bother me. : pandastrong
    • my PS3 is only quiet when it isn't doing anything. As soon as I start playing a game or watching a movie,... : sicko
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  Microsofts nickel and dime marketing strategy, combined with cheap unreliable construction of the console... : Pneum0
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    The rest of the consoles will nickel and dime everybody. It's easy to blame it on MS, but just don't buy ... : qwpeoriu
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      All 3 consoles do that sure, but the 360 is the most notorious for it. : MoreVespeneGas
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        So ? I used to pay 40 bucks for a few KB when I bought memory cards. Or 50 and 60 dollar controllers. SNE... : qwpeoriu
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          8MB PS2 memory cards are still $20. I can buy 2GB usb sticks for that price now. The PS3 still doesn't c... : armybob
          • I need to start paying more attention to your posts, haha :) You have a very good understanding of videog... : qwpeoriu
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          So the point Pneum0 made is accurate. No other console charges you $50 for a fucking audio breakout cable... : MoreVespeneGas
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            Yeah, you're right. My 600 dollar console that I had to buy a rumble controller from Asia is a fucking ba... : qwpeoriu
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              If that shack had audio I bet I could hear the point of my post as it flies over you =/ : MoreVespeneGas
              • What is your point ? Just state it in terms I can understand if you think I'm too stupid, rather than bei... : qwpeoriu
              • and most people like you and me know about monoprice.com or other online cable site, but most people don'... : armybob
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              Dont forget it only came with a fucking composite cable for $600. My 360 came with component, a network ... : adsriordan
              • And also when the Elite came out which did have an HDMI port they also included, oh my Gods, an HDMI cabl... : Sailor of Fortune
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    Sony does the same nickel and diming also, in terms of DLC. Go look at the Motorstorm dlc, the PAIN dlc, ... : armybob
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      I'd bet that instead of MS offering what is now gold level live for free that Sony will charge for PSN wh... : adodric
      • I'd think this is the more likely route, yes. Sony will probably eventually come out with "game independe... : SilverSnake
  • if you dont think live is impressive then you clearly havent used it enough. : maulla
  • Negates the positives? Hear that guys, all the Burnout, R6, CoD, Halo, Crackdown, etc matches that we hav... : Fred Garvin
• The PS3 has no games. : mourningstar
• you and me both filthysock. As soon as there is a decent bundle with the dual shock controllers I'll be p... : aeg1x
• so youre not a gamer then? : maulla
• that's retarded. You'll be playing nothing online for free. XBL is 1000 times better than PSN. : empathe
• The PS3 can also be loud. The fan on mine is horribly loud. : pigvomit
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  Its a game console, and you said nothing about games in this post. Sure the other things it can do are ni... : boomstickah
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    probably because the games are largely the same o_O? There are really only a handful of AAA exclusives to... : aeg1x
    • never looked at it that way. Still would seem to be less cost effective to deal with minor annoyances tha... : boomstickah
• I love my 360 for the games, but the thing that pisses me off most is their bespoke technology instead of... : node

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• Loan payments. : ejectorpod
• Truck payment : thejm4n
• a bicycle : drucifer
• same. new tv and the rest put on my car loan. apparently my work over taxed the shit out of me last year,... : gokart.
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  Already did: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824185007 : sanchez
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    Wide color gamut sounds crappy =( Nice otherwise I have heard. : Toth21
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      It's pretty much the best all around monitor in that size. My main priority is gaming and that has less t... : sanchez
      • Yeah except you have to have cartoon colors to get it... : Toth21
  • nice looking monitor dude : Jayx77
• I'm not getting that one, because I'm Canadian, eh. : Lone Swordsman
• Probably a DSR FN FAL fund. : Sailor of Fortune
• Brakes for my Buick : Optimus Prime
• In Europe. muahahahha : Yanks
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  Extra lettuce, every penny counts. : Sapiens
  • Golden! : Sylvanus
  • hahaha : contentious roy
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  credit card debt :/ : Intaglio5
  • Yeah, but it's debt from buying stuff so technically I'll have spent my check on a tv anyway ! : yfelubilaz
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  1500 pieces of extra lettuce on my burgers. : gmd
  • haha! : peter
• Going in the bank because it's just an advance on next year's rebate. :( : guido anchovy
• 4 months of health insurance : ultramega
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  Rent I think. Or a bike. : Chunks
  • never mind. car repairs and glasses. : Chunks
• Probably a PS3 so I can finally have an HD player. : Begawkiness
• Quakecon reservations? : hirosushima
• The generalized pile of shit on my CC, such as; motorcycle wearable gear, motorcycle luggage, tickets to ... : pres589
• Winning the lottery. : DHAvatar
• Debt! Whoohoo! : Sylvanus
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  A new PC to play DNF on... just in case :) : dognose
  • You could wait until the fall. New GPUs, CPUs and Mobos, oh my! : Sylvanus
• Paying down part of my credit card debt. : coraldayton
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  Either saving or credit card debt...haven't decided yet. : silent77
  • huh? Paying your cc debt will save you a lot more in the long run. : sanchez
• you are a fag :( : plat2on1
• are you gonna get a 360 again? : geneshifter
• saving for an apartment. if it weren't that, i would get a 37" or 40" samsung tv. but instead, i s... : dahanese
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  M3 engine swap : eeeealmo
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    for real? : FrayLo
    • yea. looking for a donor car now : eeeealmo
• a projector and debt, since mine will be a bit more than $600 : Halen
• if it's big enough, TV - if not, I'll roll it into the "Apple tablet/new MB Air/etc." fund : Postal
• Laptop for the wife, tires for me, savings for the kids. : mafu5150
• wedding *sigh* : boarder2
• It's going in the bank. : riptyde
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  HEY! You guys are getting a no interest loan from the government. You have to pay it back next year. Plea... : Toth21
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    Pretty sure this isn't true and never has been : nukewinter
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      It is actually : Toth21
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        http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=179211,00.html What is it? It's an economic stimulus payment : anhero
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          Hmm maybe its changed since the bill started. Then its even dumber than I thought. : Toth21
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            Just admit that you were wrong and were talking out your ass. Take it like a man. :( : Ebu
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              It was wrong, but I wasn't talking out my ass thank you very much. I read it multiple places and none of ... : Toth21
              • sorry It = I, I was wrong : Toth21
          • no it was never that way. CNN reported that and quickly changed it (because it was wrong). : cltcprd
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            They changed the bill so you would get owned on the internet. : thekidd
            • Wow aren't you friendly =( : Toth21
            • lol : arizona bay
          • It is dumb, but I better take advantage of it while I can. : anhero
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        prove it, no one that's ever posted this has shown proof of it : boarder2
        • The belief stems from an article on cnn.com that stated we'd have to pay it back. That article was widel... : riptyde
  • read the bill before you spout off about what you don't know. : cltcprd
  • That rumor was started by CNN and has been debunked: http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=179181,... : phate81
  • learn 2 read nub. : nyranger66
• A couple of vid cards for my GF and I. : nukewinter
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  Car repairs + ra1n rape trip : rosewood
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    Who's car did you destroy this time? : pres589
    • Maintenance Also, it cracks me up that the guy still has his busted up Cady in his drive way but now ... : rosewood
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  i read people in college dont get this, but what if you are in school and working? : spaceless
  • I wish to know this as well, spaceless! If I get the dough, I will probably snag a Steelcase leap chair. : CrustaR
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    I think you're eligible as long as you're making some kind of income for the year. : Ojalo1982
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      minimum of $3000 taxable income : mwasher
      • And you have to file a 2007 return. : dognose
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_Stimulus_Act_of_2008 : FrayLo
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  towards my $3000 in credit card debt. fucking school :( fucking san francisco :( : fotografico
  • Hang in there, dawg. : CrustaR
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  another xbox 360.... : metalremains
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    im thinking about selling mine! i may be moving soon, and i really dont use it much. : spaceless
    • SM me, I might be interested. : pancake humper
• it was going to go to a new TV but it went to a new fridge that decided to go T.U. last night at midnight : manero
• HAY GUYS I MAKE TOO MUCH MONEY TO GET THIS TAX REBATE. DAMN DEMOCRATS!! : bling1bling
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  $2100 and I cant decide whether to pay bills or buy shit : Jayx77
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    Buy shit. : walker270
    • yes, the power of Bush compells me... : Jayx77
  • Stimulate the economy my good man : nukewinter
  • buy bills : aeg1x
  • Pay shit : someWayne
  • Buy hookers! Economic stimulus more like economic "stimulus" lol : sgtsanity
• Clothes : snuff
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  Government gets it all back. : Ride-My-Rocket
  • Lies. : CrustaR
• I already bought a laptop, so the $600 is going into the bank to replenish. : skunk_ape
• i owe $380 because of a shitty work situation i had in January. I got 1099'd and it was shitty. I lose w... : empathe
• I owe some Guidos about $1.45. If I dont give it to them and the disc they are going to kill my daughter.... : two50six
• my student loan : biskits
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  Do I have to do anything to get this? I did my tax return already, do I have to send in any other forms, ... : Modica Sol Solis
  • IIRC, it supposedly just gets deposited to the same bank account as your refund if you requested a check... : Jayx77
• Savings : EvilDolemite
• all $1200 to the kid's 529 accounts : hirez
• To pay part of my taxes, apparently I owe $1800. : lightsam
• This one time, King Ralph gave all the people in the land a check worth $500 for free, just because they : focusdaily
• I'm not getting it, but I have some friends that are, and we're all going to use it as gambling money in ... : Bean
• The MGS4 PS3 bundle I suspect. : RevRaven
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  lol. You pay taxes. My grandparents send me like 400 bucks a month just to spend on whatever. I would ... : Peewee4U
  • one day, you will grow up and find yourself useless and lost : moshman
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    I just checked and this is officially the worst post ever on the shack. : Porkasaurus
    • I concur. : melt_core
    • lol : c0bra
  • lol do they buy you alcohol and cigarettes too? : Mr.Fusion
  • Wow so your income's, like, a fraction of working minimum wage part-time. You go girl. : algernoN8
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    I wish I was a trust fund baby. Enjoy the days before your balls drop (or you start having to use your ti... : Jizzy Jizz
    • a male shouldnt be jealous thats a female trait : arizona bay
    • A trust fund baby would get $400 a day not a month. : Porkasaurus
  • does mommy still do your laundry and cook for you? : industro
  • lol. Nobody likes you. : sonicdeathwalrus
  • lol ur still a baby : xsii
• probably spend $100 on a night out and save the rest : arizona bay
• Paying off some credit card bills. : Evil Benius
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  A totally sweet washer and dryer! Front loaders. : Dante
  • when I get a place of my own, I'm determined to get a red washer and dryer. I'm not sure why - maybe I j... : Postal