Morning Discussion

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  g : Jayx77
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    first, open up the console and type: bind "g" "explode" : sanchez
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      Or, even better: bind "g" "taunt; wait; wait; wait; explode" : Arctic Fox
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        lol, does that really work? I need to try it. : Jayx77
        • I'm a bit rusty with my keybinds, but yeah, that should work. Only thing I'm not sure about is whether th... : Arctic Fox
• g : electroly
• F9? : Foxhawk
• alt f4 : kainen1
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  f10 is the taunt button. : Iwannaacura
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    Yeah, this is what I use. : dmason
    • same here. remember to switch weapons for different taunts : mista mista
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    yeah G is the dance button, f10 does the taunts. : hirosushima
    • This is crucial to know, since there is the different achievements, the dance dance immolation and the ta... : chungathebunga
  • yep : .frame
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  check your control options! taunt is in there, mine is space. : pyide
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    Do you jump with mouse or something? /boggle : zebosausamite
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      I know people that swear by right click jumping. : hirosushima
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        I had a couple friends that did this, then again I'm a weird that runs with mouse2 :/ : vov1n
        • Running with mouse2 is the way to go. You can still be moving if you need to use other parts of the keyb... : twifosp
      • always have, always will. it feels way more natural to me, especially when rocket jumping. i've tried... : pyide
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        my friend played dod and he used MOUSE2 for forward. i was like wtf ???? : Iwannaacura
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          I use mouse 2 for forward. And I use arrow keys instead of letter keys. And my alt fire is delete. And mo... : NastyJack
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            k, now im just embarrassed that you are so good, i feel like you should play like retarded monkey with th... : papaskot
            • haha I guess I'm used to it. Quake 1 was the first FPS I played and I've used it nonstop since then. : NastyJack
          • whoa..up arrow for jump? weird. : deathofrats
          • to be honest im weird too i can play hldm,tf2 other fps's the same wasd setup. But for CS im completely ... : Iwannaacura
        • That's what I do. Of course, I started with Quake II, so.... : dmason
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        I switched to spacebar jump once every game had alt. fire for guns. It never felt right to fire a gun by... : boredguy
        • like i said above, mice have so many buttons now, that doesn't matter. i can use mouse 3 for alt-fire, 4 ... : pyide
        • Alt fire is why they invented thumb buttons for mice. : DinK
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        Right click is for jumping. Space is for crouching. Jeez people. : DinK
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          how do you alt-fire? : hamachi
          • I entered the 21st century. http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=17247163#itemanchor_17247163 : DinK
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      i've right click jumped since q3. it's 298634389634 times easier to strafejump that way : synapse19
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        that's true. it's also less annoying hearing a click click click than the constant kathunks of the loudes... : pyide
        • i still have a habit of doing it in tf2 anyway, but i still play q3 cpm so i have an excuse =0 : synapse19
    • Yes, right mouse is my jump button. : bcyde
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      I use E to jump :( : mikecyb
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        don't you have to take afinger off your movement keys when you jump then? : hamachi
        • yeah it's impossible to strafe right and jump at the exact same moment but I haven't run into any major i... : mikecyb
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    but spacebar is like the quintessential "jump" key in first person shooters! : chilln
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      i just realized the only game where i've used space to jump is world of warcraft. : pyide
      • same... no one could understand how i moved in wow though. m3 was autorun which i used most of the time, ... : synapse19
    • or "open door", heh : crummynz
    • even before i used mouse2 i used to use the shift key instead of spacebar. spacebar is just too huge and ... : synapse19
    • heh.. I use CTRL. :( That's right... arrow keys ----> : K1Bond007
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  F-10 makes the game exit :( : Phreakin
  • hee hee : timaste
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    yeah if you single click, duh! you have to double click it like a mouse button to do taunts. : papaskot
    • I swear I hit it three times once and got an uber. : dmason
  • http://shackpics.com/files/tf2_6dwkjhz6gtv156ulcmqs.jpg : pyide
  • lol sorry :( : Iwannaacura
  • everybody has to learn it for themselves I guess : Jayx77

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  Skinny = emo faggot : gmd
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    that, and the fact they have a name for the color : MisterPhoton
    • Midnight MEAT TRAIN : gmd
  • gotta agree, how do you walk up stairs? : orgcaptainnemo
  • agreed : Mondo
• word bro : arizona bay
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  That's like 24 pairs of jeans from Walmart : timaste
  • And that's like Wii + Game + Extra Controller almost : timaste
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  wow. 29! You are thin. : itsjames
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    i wish they had 28. These are a little loose in the waist. 29 was the smallest they make though :[ : wtf242
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      HAY GUYS I HAVE A 28" WAIST : DJ Clipdat
      • me too small waist club : FrayLo
• You paid over the MSRP? : sigpro
• It won't be after tax. : Sailor of Fortune
• wtf242 post : kevp
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  this again? fuck. : rossimo
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    JEANS OFFEND ME SO MUCH : arizona bay
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      No dude, but we have these expensive jeans arguments on the Shack every other day, and it's ridiculous. ... : rossimo
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        nobody seems to be arguing at all about the price of the jeans. in fact it's a pretty pleasant thread ex... : mwasher
        • I know, I'm just posting and posting because it's nice outside and I'm stuck in the office, at work, hung... : rossimo
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        I like huge arguments on the shack because it keeps things interesting. Better than talking about how co... : arizona bay
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          What was wrong with the end of Sunshine? : stump
          • It was fucking gay, that's what's wrong with it. Do you have a problem with that? : carnivore
        • AB I agree and that's why I am trying to get something going here k? : rossimo
      • Your definition of argument needs revision. : twifosp
• 14 children in sudan could have been fed for 26 days on the price of those pants : stump
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  What jeans, they look whack? : FPSDavid
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    http://www.revolveclothing.com/b/DisplayProductDetail.jsp?product=DEGA-MJ4&ovpo=fals They fit really wel... : wtf242
    • You have failed me, wtf242. : FPSDavid
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  most I've spent on jeans is like ... $110 :/ And they are worn black loose fit denim with a big chines... : seven
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    wow those sound gay, pics? : haiku
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      http://www.fortunecity.com/westwood/prada/150/mammoth.bmp : cpt_gloval
      • ahahaha i remember those. i also remember fortunecity. wtf that site is still around? : opengl128
    • sounds gayer than lemonparty : gmd
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      don't really have any - they're a little... non-hetero. But it's a nice stitched in partial leg starting ... : seven
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        you bought this didn't you? http://www.onnixx.com/images/000/898/898_gallery.jpg : arizona bay
        • haha - no. They're matte black denim jeans, with the pattern really big and obscured in matte black em... : seven
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          wow : hamachi
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            I reckon those would look pretty decent on a fit chick dancing in a nightclub. A little derivative patter... : seven
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              i think they're very tacky, i'd rather see a nice pair of simple hip huggers on a girl not a huge camoufl... : arizona bay
              • if it was - as I said - a less derivative of a pattern - the contrast is interesting. But I don't mind... : seven
    • hah i'm gonna have to agree with haiku and giant metal dog on this one. : choppp
• you retard i am wearing dirty, ripped dockers. what is wrong with you? : cpt_gloval
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  That much cash and they weren't selvage? :( : Audhuml4
  • Also way to use my 5000th in a jeans thread! : Audhuml4
• Is there a vibrator on the crotch area? I mean something has to justify spending that much on jeans.... : avatar_58
• pics in skinny jeans please, with pricetag still on : TinFoilHat
• Tight legs? Emo boy. : pauk111
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  That's more than my entire wardrobe costs, except for the suit I wore (once) to grad. : SwiftyPants
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    That's not really something to be proud of. : pancake humper
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      I can say that too, but I shop mainly at thrift shops and peoples closets. : voodooraze
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        Check your voicemail faggot :( : pancake humper
        • Oh shit... check your SMs!! : voodooraze
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      I own a few pairs of shorts, pants, and shirts. They're all kept well. I don't need expensive stuff, and ... : SwiftyPants
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        if your entire wardrobe is under $200, then you would look 10x better if you bought some real clothes. a... : arizona bay
        • holy fuckin' shit leave the guy alone. if he doesn't want to spend money on clothes leave him alone. we a... : orgcaptainnemo
      • DRESS FOR SUCCESS! : pancake humper
• is that the 'front by front' style or the 'up evil'? : -=kodiak=-
• They have the same one at walmart for like 10 bucks : mnok
• I'm going to buy $400 jeans in Dec/Jan. : FPSDavid

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• I'm meeeeeeeeeeeeellltttiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnngggggg : boring gegtik
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  at least he has a shower buddy :) : pointyelbows
  • lumpy knees :( : Korban
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  cats love taking baths http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=689xi9ZsNrA : industro
  • when i have kids, i shall purchase one of these. : mrvandelay
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    Still can't believe those things are real. Seems like animal cruelty. : Robotic Puppy Eater
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      More like animal comedy. And really how is it that cruel? It gets the cat wet? : soggybagel
      • simulated drowning? we can't even do that to people who blow up our buildings : kevp
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      FWIW, the guy who invented it first tested it on himself before putting any animals in it. : electroly
      • Because humans are exactly like other animals in every way! Not that I think it's cruel myself, it lo... : ovrlrd
  • hahahaha. that poor fucking cat. : chilln
  • :[ : deviantpaul
  • I started laughing at first, but it went on for so long :( poor cat : pilgrimage
  • haha I was hoping it was this video :D : mikecyb
  • That's a ridiculous machine. The video is indeed kinda funny, but who on earth would really use such a c... : action wombmate
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    my god : mr.sleepy
    • it's full of stars : prime8
  • It's cwasher! : Audhuml4
  • That's so adorable. He thought he was dying :) : ayesel
  • ahaha oh god. I haven't laughed at anything online this hard ALL YEAR. I started cracking up before the... : DinK
• hahah - poor little fucker :~) : seven
• Hilarious, that's how you deal with a cat my friends! : ejectorpod
• that looks like my cat! She pretty much stands still for baths tho. Stretchy however, hates baths like ... : Galadriel07
• I think he's afraid because he dropped the soap. : Q-ball
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6z_3EZWkM1c&feature=related cats are evil : agentlead
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0Ys0J4rvFQ&NR=1 I agree. : Lizilla
• saddest cat ever? I think so. : CrimsonHandHiro
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  I just did that to my cat :( : jenisthebest
  • Are you saying your pussy is wet? : voodooraze
  • jenistheworst. :( : ImageOmega
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    omg cat hater! : metalremains
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      IT'S NOT MY FAULT SHE PEED ALL OVER HERSELF :( : jenisthebest
      • ya not cool =( : metalremains
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    Did it have a look of sorrow like that cat? : ColoradoCNC
    • Yes :( : jenisthebest
  • where are the pics of you in the shower with the cat? : sigpro
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  I must say. i love washing our cats. there are few things more entertaining to watch than a wet cat. : mindmann
  • mine get amazingly angry and strong like the hulk. I still have long scars from the last attempt. : hamachi
• gettin' naked with a cranky thing with claws seems like a good way to get a lacerated ballbag : Dave-A
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  This one still cracks me up whenever I see it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6z_3EZWkM1c&NR=1 : yosemiteclimber
  • That's so adorable. He thinks the world is trying to destroy him :) : ayesel

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• Ooo ta, reading now. : Alco23
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  Valve should do interviews like this in latestchatty.x, dammit. : ]pm[chem
  • You could probably get a bunch of Shacker's questions together and email them to Robin Walker. Valve are ... : Arctic Fox
• good read, thanks. : oatmela
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  guess we can stop presuming, he referred to the pyro as "her" : RikiTiki2
  • I was thinking the same thing... : .frame
  • Yeah I spotted that one too :). : Arctic Fox
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    He's also done that in the past, then referred to the pyro as "him" in the same paragraph. I think he wa... : EvilDolemite
    • didn't do it this time : RikiTiki2
    • It's Pat! : DM7
    • either that or they put both sets of genitalia on the character model. : oatmela
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      I think the most awesome thing regarding this would be to annouce the next video will be "Meet The Pyro".... : mmogger
      • sex panther! : RikiTiki2
      • that's a good idea. : AMikaboshi
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        Spy video disguised as some other video is a must. : Geoffrois
        • Yes it is. That'd be maximum lols : zakazi
        • yeah that part of his post was the best idea i have ever heard : SockMonkeh
        • absolute 100% agreed. Give it to us. : DinK
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        I always thought that Meet the Pyro should be done either entirely with the mask on, or give him some swe... : Finestaut
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          Subtitles : EvilDolemite
          • Roadrunner-style signs with pictograms. : Majuju
        • i really want the pyro vid to never have any understandishable speach, i want the whole thing to be mumbl... : papaskot
        • They should approach it like they do Kenny from South Park. He/She is just mumbling and everyone around h... : K1Bond007
      • Oops, that's supposed to be Meet the Spy, not Meet the Sniper. Doh : mmogger
  • nice find!! : AMikaboshi
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  "Walker: We have since fixed the performance problem we created in the November 21st update. We have a pe... : .frame
  • Yeah, as stated it has some flaws. Hopefully that's just for simplicity of the interview. Average FPS sho... : Fayk
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  So I say the spy is definitely next for unlocks and achievements : Phreakin
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    or scout : RikiTiki2
    • I was going off of popularity. Seems like a lot more people play scout than spy. : Phreakin
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  The pyro is not a female.. : razlebol
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    what about the purse? : .frame
    • the pyro is my documents. : AMikaboshi
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      What about his voice? It's clearly male voice. : razlebol
      • really? The pyro's voice is clear? : .frame
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        it could be a deep female voice, considering the mask is muffling it a lot : deject
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          Could be a deep female voice but it seems very unlikely. Of course, when they release the meet the pyro v... : razlebol
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            There's a purse, lipstick, and other junk in the locker room. And the voice, there's no way to tell one ... : FushigiDenki
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              Her name is probably Jessica. : dedgecko
              • Oh, and she has a dick! : dedgecko
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    Why don't you email Robin and ask him. : FushigiDenki
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      Why don't you? : razlebol
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        Why don't you? : FushigiDenki
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          I just did :P : razlebol
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            adress is not good :( : razlebol
            • Go straight to Gabe then :P : Arctic Fox
• Scout's next... Which after they go ruin soldiers (again) is gonna make medics lives hell. : alias
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  Why the FUCK is csnation running ads for a CS hacking website? : sanchez
  • hacked by cs hackers : qu1nton
  • You'd have to talk to Google about. Really, I don't have control over it. I'm sure it doesn't help that... : Zips

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  Is that legal? No warrant? : EvilDolemite
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    If the door is open and nobody seems to be home, maybe it's probable cause that a crime is (or has) takin... : SilverSnake
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      Maybe if the house is empty they ran off to join a terrorist training camp in Sudan and you should call h... : twifosp
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        if my house is unlocked, door open, and no one home, i WANT the cops to make sure shit's not going down, ... : lja83
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          No they aren't paid to do that at all. Cops are not your baby sitters. They are paid to protect public ... : twifosp
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            so if a citizen notices the same circumstances and calls, then the cops can check it out, but if the cop ... : lja83
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              The difference being the citizen is calling to report a crime. If a citizen called a dispatcher and said... : twifosp
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                If a citizen called and said their wasn't any "activity" but that the house was left open the police woul... : obiquatro
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                  A door being left unlock is not probable cause of a crime being committed. Plus, what the hell were ... : twifosp
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                    maybe they had a lot of home invasions recently and wanted people to know about it? what's wrong with lea... : lja83
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                      Yeah, in this case they had probable cause. : Kazomir
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                        What was the probable cause? The definition of probable cause is as follows: a reasonable belief that... : twifosp
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                          No. There was no crime. Exactly. That's why they didn't arrest anyone. They had probable cause to thin... : Kazomir
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                            Perhaps you are familiar with the fourth amendment: The right of the people to be secure in their per... : twifosp
                            • I will submit that this is stretching because it's not like they gathered evidence that will be used a in... : twifosp
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                            What was the probable cause in your opinion? The door was ajar? Is a door being ajar evidence of a brea... : bRAINsick
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                              i imagine the combination of the door being open and the kids being up and unsupervised had something to ... : lja83
                              • the kids were asleep His two sons, ages 5 and 7, and 5-year-old twin nephews were having a sleepover i : bRAINsick
                            • You know, it would really take an expert to decide whether an open door at 3AM with kids in the house is : Kazomir
                  • You're conveniently ignoring the "door open" and "no one home" parts in a post higher up. You don't thin... : DinK
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            LOL, okay. Protecting homes isn't the cops job? I hope if your house is being broken into the cops sta : Kazomir
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              Protecting is different from securing. No, it is not the job of the police to secure homes. Protecting ... : twifosp
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                But if your door is wide open in the middle of the night you want them to just ignore it? I sure as hell ... : Kazomir
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                  Shrug, not really. I don't see a door being open that big of a deal. : twifosp
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                    You don't think cops are trained to instantly recognize shit like that as signs of forced entry? : DinK
                    • Doors open. They do it by design. There was no signs of forced entry, because there was no forced entry... : twifosp
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            And this public/private stuff doesn't hold water. The cops' job is to protect and fight crime. By your lo : Kazomir
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              No that's not my logic at all. You are making a horrible straw man argument. Read this carefully: ... : twifosp
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                Highly suspicious circumstances constitute "probable cause", giving the cops a green light. : Kazomir
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                  Wrong. Let me get some court cases that argue this and post back. Probable cause has to be suspicion of... : twifosp
                  • I see your point, and I agree that the properness of the officer's entering depends on some nitty-gritty ... : Kazomir
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                    How about broken windows? Those aren't illegal, nor is it the police's responsibility to help people mai... : DinK
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                      Broken window is a sign of forced entry. A broken door jam from a crowbar is a sign of forced entry. Th... : twifosp
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                        And a door wide open at 3am is also an indication that someone might be in danger, imagine that. : Chod
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                          Ajar is not the same thing as wide open. : bRAINsick
                          • A door open at 3 am, with a vehicle running in the driveway, if the cops had been sitting there for even ... : Chod
    • given the state of the house it is reasonable for them to enter, and when the children could not fetch th... : dahanese
• Odd. 3am and the garage door was open, the TV was on, the keys to his truck were left in the ignition an... : stump
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  What the fuck? They just walked in? That can't be legal. (Also why would he leave his keys in the ign... : avatar_58
  • given the circumstances i can hardly blame the officers for checking up on the situation, that's a lot of... : lja83
  • Why indeed. One might even call it suspicious. : Nali4Freedom
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  I get the argument though that if the doors unlocked / adjar and knocks go unanswered something might be ... : mankeroo
  • i understand not wanting people just randomly trying your locks, that makes a lot of sense, but with the ... : lja83
• Sounds like they did the guy a favor. : Colleton
• Yeah not sure I'd be happy about that. : ejectorpod
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  The title of this article is bullshit. They did not wake him to tell him his door was unlocked. They ente... : OverloadUT
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    According to the article, they were engaged in some kind of program that checks locks and reminds people ... : twifosp
    • Actually, the only thing it says about the program is that it's a campaign to remind people to secure the... : OverloadUT
  • this^^^^ But hey, keep raging against the machine. : darkT
  • Dem kids know best not to wake Pa when he's a nappin! : judasen
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    Right. This is a contrived controversy. But judging by those receipt-checking threads we're in for a shit... : Kazomir
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      I think a bigger write-up is required to know what is really going on. This AP story doesn't contatin en... : obiquatro
      • that's certainly true : Kazomir
  • Yes. Journalism! : SockMonkeh
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  Well if the cops were they he obviously did something, otherwise why would they come in? : NexusOne
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    Because they were on a routine program to check people's homes and remind them to lock them with a note i... : twifosp
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      http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=17247407#itemanchor_17247407 : lja83
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        Their surprise visit was part of a public service campaign to remind residents to secure their homes to p : obiquatro
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          what about that says they were checking locks? as pointed out by OverloadUT, it says it was just a remind... : lja83
          • "...remind residents to secure their homes..." doesn't mean you only alert people that left their door op... : obiquatro
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            Because checking the lock on the private property actually falls under trespassing. The cops should not ... : twifosp
            • but you're missing the point that the article doesn't say they were jiggling doorknobs at all, all it say... : lja83
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      The only people who would think the program would be illegal, rather than nice and helpful, are radical l... : Kazomir
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        Nice generalizations. A truly radical leftist would believe it is the government's job to protect such... : obiquatro
        • lol, maybe. I wouldn't know how their logic works. : Kazomir
        • Exactly. I don't need babysitters. If people on the far far left want baby sitters, they can hire them. : twifosp
      • Or people who understand the law. This falls under trespassing. Look it up. Radical leftist? Are you ... : twifosp
      • I'm a militant libertarian and I approve : noven
      • The terms "illegal" and "nice and helpful" are not mutually exclusive. It may be illegal, even if people... : DinK
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      Could you quote the part of the article where it says that's what the program is? There is only ONE sente... : OverloadUT
      • Bah I'm late to this subthread, ignore me. : OverloadUT
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  He should press charges for trespassing. : obiquatro
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    If his front door is open then anybody can just legally walk into your house, police or otherwise. Consid... : yoshimi20
    • That's not true at all. : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
    • i don't think the cops were in the wrong at all, but your statement that if your door is open anyone can ... : lja83
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      I don't know how big this town is, but I grew up ina very rural area where it was not unusual for people ... : obiquatro
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        It is a highly white rich place : noven
        • Thank you. I hope the cops were black. : obiquatro
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      No actually, that's still trespassing. Legally speaking, you don't even need doors to prosecute someone ... : twifosp
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        Plus to even get to a doorway, you have to be on somebody's property as it is. Though I don't know how d... : DinK
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          The law here is fuzzy. For a neighborhood, you need a fence and a sign to tell someone they can not ente... : twifosp
          • Yeah, in most cases you'd be talking about a front door, and that area is generally publicly accessible e... : DinK
• lol, stupid cops for sure. : orgcaptainnemo
• from what i read, it sounds like a classic crimescene. i'd be thankful they didn't ignore it. : reverend~heresy
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  Oksy. It's three A.M., the doors are wide open, and noone answers the knock. Plus there aare kids iin the... : Kazomir
  • bad spelling, sorry : Kazomir
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    you're right man, that bill of rights is just a 200 year old document we don't need anymore, the governme... : zebrigazi
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      Punch that Straw Man! I didn't say the bill of rights sucks. I didn't say the government's never done any... : Kazomir
      • There is a difference, you are right. But that doesn't change the fact that both are wrong and against t... : twifosp
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        you said the cops didn't do anything wrong even though they clearly acted contrary to the fourth amendmen... : zebrigazi
        • You are acting like these guys just walked into the house to see what he was doing. There are several st... : DinK
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  They knocked, he didn't answer. It seemed suspicious so they checked it out. Big deal. : NastyJack
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    YOU CAN'T TAKE MY FREEDOM!! : reverend~heresy
    • Shut up gimp. : Githyanki
  • I don't think they even had to knock. : obiquatro
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    I wouldn't answer my door at 3 am either. : twifosp
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      But would your door be open, lights left on, keys left in your truck etc? : NastyJack
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        Does it make a difference what state I leave my private property in? : twifosp
        • Yes. Yes it does. Thanks for asking. : NastyJack
      • why the fuck did they even know the keys were left in his truck? They went into his garage and checked ou... : duncandun
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        the lights weren't on, the TV was on because the kids fell asleep watching it. http://www.twincities.c... : bRAINsick
        • Much better story. : obiquatro
  • Exactly! Could you imagine the headlines if the cops had found the place with the door open, and just ... : SenorSpine
• wow, at 3am the cops found a 3rd installation of bioshock being played without being connected to the int... : festivalman
• i live in an adjacent town! which wouldn't be noteworthy but random suburbia rarely makes the news. : zebrigazi
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  If he had pulled a gun on them, thinking they were intruders, I wonder what might have happened : whore
  • Technically if they didn't identify themselves as police officers prior to entering he could have dropped... : twifosp
• Then you can bitch when someone rapes and murders you and steals your truck : two50six

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• no. fucking. way. no way. none. zero way. :O :O :O : Foxhawk
• craziest fucking game ever : porp
• HOLY SHIT FOOTBALL :O : aaarrrgh
• too cool. i hope turkey loses though, i want to sleep tonight... : sonicdeathwalrus
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  debbie downer question: why so much added time? : Foxhawk
  • the ref watched Midnight Express recently : porp
• HOLY SHIT! : dearjamie
• unbereeevable : pyide
• If Turkey wins, half their starting line up won't be able to play in the next game because of yellow card... : stump
• oh he's perfect for spurs : Foxhawk
• lol : pyide
• oh dear, prepare for civil war in germany : Foxhawk
• wow : hamachi
• this hd feed is pretty nice : gmd
• HOLY SHIIIIT : stump
• Wow Turks through to the semis, no effing way. : Lunatic Angelic
• holy crap, that was the craziest ending since Bayern - Getafe. : aaarrrgh
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  That shot of the Croats in agony at midfield was brutal : dearjamie
  • Oh man Srna sounds like he's dying : dearjamie
• :O : Foxhawk
• DOH! crazy game : jonin
• wtf there was no added time : smellslikefish
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  what just happened : NastyJack
  • turkey pulled one out their ass : jonin
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    1 goal for each side in the last 90 seconds in the 120th minute, it was unbelievable. : Lunatic Angelic
    • yeah I seen it but I still want to know what just happened : NastyJack
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  I can't wait to see what kind of team they are going to field against Germany on Wednesday. Is it 4 of t... : stump
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    no, just 2. but two others are probably injured as well. : minigomp
    • Ah, thought it was more. : stump
• loooool. god i love football! : minigomp
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  Turkey has led the score in 2 out of the 390 minutes they've played : sonicdeathwalrus
  • hahahahahaha : dearjamie
  • I believe it, they really like to step it up in the last seconds of every game they play it seems. : Lionhart32935
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  WHAT : razorblade79
  • IAWTWHAT : fen boi
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  sums up my reaction: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cw_Y85Mi7Tg : Foxhawk
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    • That game gave me a heart attack. : Lionhart32935
• Go Colts! : zebosausamite
• WHO FLOPPED THE BEST ???????????? lol : Downforce
• The Croatian coach's reaction was priceless. : Ellissd
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  did soccer just accidentally get exciting just now? : kainen1
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    You haven't watched some of the games Turkey has been in. I refer you to Turkey vs the Czechs for furthe... : Lionhart32935
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      I never watch soccer and woke up on the weekend randomly deciding to watch that game on ESPN. What an awe... : deveus1
      • match ending : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • hurrrr hurrrr hurrrrr : Foxhawk
• GO TURKS! glad to see them win it. : jedi_27
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  I fucking called the equalizer, I can't explain WTF happened during those penalty shots, though. Pred... : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • Holland vs Germany would be epic! Mainly because while I love Germany I wouldn't be disappointed if the ... : Lionhart32935

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  Here's the forward I got: From: XXXX@aol.com <XXXX@aol.com> Subject: Fwd: FW: Fw: DON'T BUY PEPSI IN ... : mikecyb
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    sign up all his friends for porn, the dirty nasty kind. : Sailor of Fortune
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      Is there any other kind? : Matt Burris
      • yea, its called bad porn. : NexusOne
  • why do you hate jesus :( : GloriousCow
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    Please post the replies you get, judging from that forward I bet they'll be absolute gold. : Head Rush
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      I only got one so far from the dude who originally forwarded it: DUDE !!!!! you are so like my new ... : mikecyb
      • Anyone who tries to get someone to NOT drink Dr. Pepper should be eaten by tigers. : pancake humper
      • LOL fucking Paultards... : deject
      • Is this real because what the hell. : nomaad
    • they have started and they are good. : dahanese
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    where's the funny : proclone1
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      Snoping motherfuckers is ALWAYS funny. : Matt Burris
      • Honestly it can be quite fun. I also like how the pepsi site even links to snopes. : Lionhart32935
    • your face. also if you do not enjoy the e-mail itself, I think you could always laugh at the fact that... : mikecyb
    • In your pants. : yosemiteclimber
  • hahah. that's awesome. please post any replies. well thought out reply. : mindmann
  • electronic mail! : pancake humper
  • lol, I love this reply - I hope it pans out! : Postal
  • that was thoroughly entertaining. : crust
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    Congrats, noone will read that. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      if they are smart they will see the FWD:FWD:FWD:FWD in the subject and just delete it : mikecyb
      • If they were smart, you wouldn't have the FWD:FWD:FWD version in your inbox to begin with. : reign27
  • excellent work mike cyber! : deject
  • great work, keep us posted : grifter
  • that would be so awesome if your legal name was Mike Cyber : Mr.Fusion
  • Hello there. I have no idea who any of you are. Best opening line of an email ever. : ayesel
  • haha - hats off motherfucker. You took them to school! : seven
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    good job, but I kept wanting to correct your spelling :( : prime8
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      If you think that's bad (and it is) you should read the reply he got. :( : Ebu
      • I did :( : prime8
• i enjoyed this. nice work mate. :) : chilln
• I have a guy like that too. I mostly get his dating matches from something called Chnlove.com. If it beco... : Tincan
• man i get emails from this one guys friends because they forget to include his middle initial and i tell ... : vov1n
• I get this as well on my gmail account. One guy I can't reply to because "Chun Kim Sway" (chun.k.s or wha... : Chunks
• There was some british bimbo who kept emailing me thinking i was one of her limey friends and no matter h : Dave-A

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  It's certainly not their greatest work, but who could not love the solo at the end? I also dig the disco-... : WaterSign
  • yeah there's some great drumming in that song. i think all of "the wall" is somewhat overrated. : dirge23
• Wish you were here, comfortably numb... can't go wrong .. ever : kgargonmagrix79
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  how can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat : industro
  • STAND STILL WULL YA : flagg209
• I've always hated that song, yet the rest of the album is one of the finest pieces of music created. : edgewise
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  Honestly, bro, I just don't dig on Floyd at all. It's all a bunch of boring senseless noodling. I'm not... : action wombmate
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    epic fail. get stoned then listen to it. : jingletard
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      well i don't think that is a requirement. but ya need a fairly large attention span and the ability to si... : cygnus
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        absolutely, you really have to pay attention to the composition of the songs when you listen, it can't ju... : jingletard
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          That's probably what does it for me, overall. I'm not going to say that the music is "pretentious", but ... : action roommate
          • I think that's why stoners in particular just latch on to the music, because they're so intently focused ... : jingletard
          • you're overthinking it yourself, you dont have to do that to enjoy any of their material. They have grea... : kainen1
    • Pot is for losers schnap : action wombmate
• i like the solo, but yea, it's not my favourite song of theirs : cygnus
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  Pseudo hijack: Might I recommend the Pink Floyd album Animals. It's got a lot of um, I don't know, "edgin... : WaterSign
  • Dark Side/Wish You Were Here/Animals are their creative peak, imo. Animals is very underrated. : dirge23
  • Might I highly recommend Shacker industro's Floyd cover band Anderson Council? http://dognose.shackspa... : dognose
  • I am a huge Pink Floyd fan, and Animals is my favorite of their albums, I could listen to Animals day in... : mordaken
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  The problem with anything in The Wall is if you take it out of context (i.e. not listening to the whole t... : jingletard
  • I just read today that a Broadway rendition or The Wall is coming out : Chuck Walrus
• I don't like that song either. I love plenty of other Pink Floyd songs, but not that one. Don't feel bad. : locater16
• Thats The Wall in a nutshell, really. : Sacred Sperm
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  all of it, or just part 2? i like parts 1 & 3 : pyide
  • ya, all of it really : action roommate
  • the other parts are ok, but the one that made them mainstream just kills me. : edgewise
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  It's one of my least favorite songs on the album... but when I listen to the album all the way through in... : tomservo
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    I feel the same way about Money : tomservo
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      See I love listening to money by itself. It's also one of their least played songs around here so I like ... : sigpro
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        Least played? It's basically the "single" from that album along with Time. When the Aussie Pink Floyd sho : tomservo
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          I don't know about where you live but in oregon they always play another brick in the wall time conf... : sigpro
          • Well, they play the entire Dark Side of the Moon album as their first set, so it's played every single ti... : tomservo
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      *nod* I have to agree with you about Money. Never been one of my favorites of Floyd, but it has it's pla... : Hiro
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        Well and I think the fact that it's so simple and catchy is part of the point, just based on the specific : tomservo
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          in other words, it's awesome. so what if it was popular? there was a time didn't like it much either beca... : pyide
          • Oh I don't disagree, and the premise I just described is very clever, and Pink Floyd's sense of humor abo... : tomservo
    • Money was one of the most unique songs they've ever made due to the timing of the notes in it. Good tune... : jingletard
• i never really got floyd, either ... their solos are just all over other place ... but i do like "wish yo... : pointyelbows
• It's so much better when Korn does it, though lol : industro
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  I saw Roger Waters here in chicago a few months ago, the tickets were worth $3000 and it was probably the... : jingletard
  • Yea I saw him in Calgary, stoned, and it was incredible. : Blucklesworth
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    Oh, not trying to brag about the price or anything - my buddy won them from a radio station here called T : jingletard
    • That's pretty cool. : crummynz
  • I saw him in '99 and I concur. He looked straight at me for a moment and it was kind of creepy. I was pre... : WaterSign
  • Saw him when he came to town here, I believe I ended up paying 78 dollars for 2 tickets, but that was a t... : mordaken
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  you miss the point of the song if you havent heard the entire album ..it's not meant as a single : cptstern
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    yet, it was their biggest single by far.... : edgewise
    • I blame the kid choir : cptstern
  • I think knowing the "point" of a song lyrically is entirely different from enjoying it musically. The ... : action roommate
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  how i feel about pink floyd in general : papaskot
  • There's just something wrong with you. You need to see a doctor about that. : Colleton
• yeah i never liked that song either, dont get whats so good about it and yes i have the wall etc etc e... : arizona bay
• Sucks for you? I dig the bass line. : zen2k

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  barbies fun house or castle greyskull? : shavenewok
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    i got the skeletor place when i was little. it opened up and shit : oHnOES
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      that had the voice changer too, didn't it? : shavenewok
      • i have no idea. i was like 3. i think it was the same christmas that i got the NES : oHnOES
      • yes it was fucking sweet : FrayLo
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      Snake Mountain. Had a trap door, too. : EvilDolemite
      • i remember wrecking like atleast 5 of those big gi joe mobilized tanks : oHnOES
    • I had that too! With the stickers on the floor of the castle that looked like monsters in a dungeon. : voodooraze
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      I had that, and the Ghostbusters HQ, and the MASK mountain... Oh and the TMNT sewer lair... : DOOManiac
      • I had the ghostbusters firehouse and the TMNT technodrome. Man those MASK toys were cool, my friend had m... : datoo
      • You were the kid on my street everyone hated. : Super Sparker
  • fuck that shit...the ghostbusters firehouse FTW! : klearlyunseen
• ME TOO!!!!! : krebster
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  Are you in escrow? I close escrow Monday, just signed all the paperwork today. : TinFoilHat
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    Escrow is closing in 1 business day? Wow : Phreakin
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      we have been in escrow for 60 days. We just signed the final docs today. : TinFoilHat
      • we closed today.. gonna move in in a week :D : boring gegtik
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  sweet - I'm going to crash there - soon. : seven
  • me too ok : feek
• welcome to all the fun : redfive
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  is it in Portland? : Degenerate
  • If so, move. : Fyunch Click
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  I should do the same, but I can't decide exactly how I want to go about doing this. : Maddog_Delphi97
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    you need to own all the properties of the same color first. Hot tip: Light blue, orange, yellow and dark ... : edgewise
    • I can't the bitches to sell me Marvin Gardens no matter what. Any tips? : cltcprd
    • Ok, I'll do that. : Maddog_Delphi97
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  ha welcome to the mega tax rebate club :D : metalremains
  • Not in Canada : Utopia
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    Man wtf how huge of loans do you guys have that you are getting "mega" rebates. Do you pay 20k a year ... : nukewinter
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      all your interest is tax deductible. That's a good rebate no matter what. : cltcprd
      • Well I only pay like 6.5k in interest, barely over the standard deduction which I would get anyway... als... : nukewinter
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  Did you accidentally click the Buy it now button ? : Githyanki
  • lol : hamachi
  • haha damnit you stole my response : khaosman
• i own a rotating tower fan : Korban
• Congrats. :D : DOOManiac
• Pics + divx motherfucker. Oh, and when are you hosting the next shackmeet? : ieGod

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  Imagine the smell before reliable public sanitation and sewer : EvilDolemite
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    also, horse poo : lja83
    • 58th isn't any better these days. Those horse carriages reak. : pauk111
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  looks like assassin's creed: old new york : donkey99
  • I'd play it, especially if it retained the acrobatics : MisterPhoton
• that's a lot of horses. It's weird, in London they have mews everywhere, but not really in NYC? : aethyr
• this is really really cool : industro
• Whoa... http://wirednewyork.com/images/nycbw/102.jpg The building that's the second from the left is m... : podman405
• Those old-school construction workers had balls weighing 50lbs each. : Ride-My-Rocket
• really cool pics, thanks! : GloriousCow
• so weird to think of those skyscrapers in a city where people still rode horses and buggies. : deathofrats
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  oh man the flatiron building looks crazy without any taller buildings behind it. I used to work on the s... : mikecyb
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    man i wonder how their coverage was back then : EvilDolemite
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      it always sort of amuses me how this mega historical buildings will have regular stores at the ground lev... : mikecyb
      • ugh, "these mega historical" and "like this marvel of" :( time for more coffee : mikecyb
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  lol what, did that guy get a speeding ticket? : aurealis
  • maybe he had an ungroomed horse. : reverend~heresy
• I think it's amazing how my main avenue (6th avenue) used to have a huge El-train above it. Thanks for th... : sergeon
• wow, fascinating : Kazomir
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  I really wish they had color photos back then. I want to see what it really looked like. : pap26
  • More: http://wirednewyork.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5136 There are a few color shots here. : eldersveld
  • that is what it really looked like http://auditd0rk.files.wordpress.com/2006/12/calvin-father-on-black-a... : lja83
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    those ARE color photos. Everything was in B&W back then because of all the soot and pollution. : edgewise
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      http://www.gla.ac.uk/philosophy/Cartoons/Calvin's%20dad.JPG : eldersveld
      • Oh, shits. Well, mine's a better scan anyway. :P : eldersveld
• reassuring that even before the invention of the car the average speed of NYC traffic was less 3 mph : CrimsonHandHiro
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  I want the next GTA to take place in Old New York. : voodooraze
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    *cough* mafia 2 : oHnOES
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      *cough* Mafia sucks. : voodooraze
      • ......................................................... : oHnOES
      • ???????????? : SockMonkeh
      • lol oh no you didn't : Mad Brahmin Disease
      • OOHH! : industro
      • dude...DUDE! : klearlyunseen
      • oh look... someone who hates freedom : Korban
      • that game was fucking sweet. sure, there were a few questionable design decisions but the story actually ... : datoo
      • this post gets LOL'D : jamesray
      • Someone doesn't like driving the speed limit : Nali4Freedom
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    oh yeah, you could jack a sweet horse n buggy and then lil jack would spam you with telegrams asking if y... : Dave-A
    • lol'ed : DOOManiac
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  neat pics, but I would never want to live in that day and age. : edgewise
  • Indeed, I think the craziest thing is everyone seemingly wearing jackets, suits, hats no matter what time... : Chod
  • you'd be building a railroad and i'd be a convict on a chain gang :( : Dave-A
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  coming to you in 2025, sponsored by $400 a barrel oil! : deviantpaul
  • more like 2010. : opengl128
• Whoa, that Army zeppelin pic is damn cool : Mad Brahmin Disease
• The skyline was incredible even 100 years ago : Serpico74
• Let's have a Shackmeet at Girlies. Only 35 cents! : mossman85
• Wow, those pictures are amazing. I had no idea the Flatiron building was over 100 years old. In fact I... : DOOManiac
• Anyone know of some good links to old pictures of Chicago like this? I know there are a ton, hell where I... : Chod
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  Forwarded this to my grandfather. He'll like this for sure :) : mossman85
  • I hope hes not on dial up. : skitzo
• Pretty cool : ColoradoCNC
• Neverwhere 2? : locater16
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  That was once New Amsterdam. : BlackCat9
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    That is nobody's business but the Turks : rosewood
    • People just liked it better that way. : DOOManiac
• Thanks for those : rosewood
• I like to see then and now shots. : rosewood

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  This is happening ten years too soon. Something has changed! : Sailor of Fortune
  • Did it just look like the cat or was it the same cat? : famine101
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  Even I don't spend $300 on shoes. Especially not ugly ones oh snap! : action roommate
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    not pointy enough for you? : cltcprd
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      Not stylish enough. Those are both boring*. Besides, the last 2 pair I bought aren't pointy at all! h : action roommate
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        yeah different strokes. I think that second pair is maybe the most terrible thing ever created by man, I ... : Jackass1233
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          In that case, I'll spare you the compliments I get when wearing them : action roommate
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            haha okay thanks : Jackass1233
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              the 2nd one just screams emo hipster to me. I understand and KNOW that good shows are important to imp... : hamachi
              • I'm under no illusion about those - I know they are trendy and have a limited lifetime in my closet. ... : action roommate
              • When I saw those I immediately thought that the lead singer of My Chemical Romance or Panic at the Disco ... : Jackass1233
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            Compliments from other people with their heads up their asses about what's "fashionable"? Do tell. : action wombmate
            • why you throw chip? =( : action roommate
      • fucking jesus : feek
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  Good dress shoes are easily worth 200-300 dollars. But you are still a giant faggot don't worry. : D45hiz
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    but those shoes are incredibly ugly : sanchez
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      I am more of a ECCO/Gordon Rush man myself. : D45hiz
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        I second ECCO, I just got a pair of the black New Yorks, and they have to be the most comfortable dress s... : Head Rush
        • Its the way they grip your foot. Its pretty damn heavenly. : D45hiz
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        The brown shoes I just bought are Gordon Rush - my first pair of his - and I must say so far I've been re... : action roommate
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          Unfortunately, I think with my three pairs I've no less that $230 a piece. ECCOs are usually around 190$... : D45hiz
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            I'm checking out ECCO's dress shoes and I'm not feelin it http://www.zappos.com/n/es/d/536281250/page/... : action roommate
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              These are the shoes I have: http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/14758029/c/72.html I don't find them to be "c... : Head Rush
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                Those are one of the few that don't fit the overarching aesthetic of the rest I've seen. In otherwords, t... : action roommate
                • I'm definitely on the same page with you about some of them being chunky, but yeah, I really like the sim... : Head Rush
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                I really like the first selection. Brown ECCOs are definitely on my "next business apparel to purchase" ... : Head Rush
                • Ha ok I dont really play much lately! I will do it now. : D45hiz
              • I like all of those except the last one. I'll try some on sometime. : action roommate
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                Do not like the brown ones, brown dress shoes just rub me the wrong way. : Jackass1233
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                  You gotta have both colors, man. Yes black is neutral, but you really can't wear them with everything. : action roommate
                  • there is no rule that says you have to have both : Jackass1233
• not feeling ur shoes bro : arizona bay
• I could eat 4 winter tires and shit you better looking shoes : Utopia
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  Should of rocked the http://esquivelshoes.com/ http://www.zappos.com/n/es/d/722684030/page/1.html I m... : Iwannaacura
  • those are fucking horrid. I guess different strokes tho.. : Jackass1233
• $300 doesn't mean they aren't butt-ass ugly. are you blind : JINKY
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  I would like to announce that I went to Kohl's today and for $70 I got two shirts, two pairs of jeans, an... : SockMonkeh
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    Those shoes look cool though, I hope they are worth the price. : SockMonkeh
    • Only the first link, though. The others suck. : SockMonkeh
• I bought a pair of sneakers, a pair of shoes for work, and two pairs of sandals for tooling around the be... : metalremains
• nice... I have some black Allen Edmonds I wear quite often : wtf242
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  Holy crap. Now, we have seen some questionable footwear on Shacknews before but you could at least recogn... : A Sponge
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    I didn't want to say anything so harsh, but I do think the first pair are bastards. Whenever shoe design... : action roommate
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      I disagree, not on jackass's shoes in particular but I have these and I think they are pretty cool. ht... : D45hiz
      • Ya, but those, aside from the burnished leather, really just say "sneaker" to me. What kills it for th... : action roommate
      • Wonderbread bags on your feet would be an improvement. : A Sponge
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        Those look decent, I really like to the ones I got. They re the perfect shoes for going out to trendy bar... : Jackass1233
        • Yeah I dont do that scene much anymore and even I do go out I am not really looking to impress much :P : D45hiz
  • What's this then? Those shoes are fine. : NastyJack
• the most i've payed for shoes is $250, and that was for a really nice pair of EMT-style steel toed boots.... : mindmann
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  $300 shoes are roughtly equivalent to $60 jeans. Also holy christ these are horrible. There's an ar... : shitkatapult
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    A 5:1 ratio? Really? : omnova
    • Yeah, I wonder at what level that's indexed. Seems to me cheap shoes might be slightly more than cheap j... : DinK
• Man, those trainer-dress-shoe combos look like utter shit. You can get some very fashionable, and comfort... : spdon

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  So cheap? You can get em new for $50k. They depreciate like Hondas. : Lunatic Angelic
  • they appear relatively exotic. : boomstickah
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    Why do they depreciate so much/quickly? : Modica Sol Solis
    • guessing here, but maybe because people with that kind of disposable income for a toy, don't care as much... : edgewise
    • I was kicking around buying an Exige last year with the intent on beating the shit out of it at SCCA stuf : Lunatic Angelic
    • People probably assume they've been driven pretty hard, if not full-out raced on a track. Not the best i... : DinK
    • Not certified, I would bet. Loads of possible problems. i.e., no warrenties. Pretty much all sports ca... : K1Bond007
• they were never that expensive to begin with, IIRC. it's a 2005, so... $10,000 less than new sounds about... : edgewise
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  elise's aren't that expensive anyways. that being said, they're expensive for what they are; basically a... : arizona bay
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    Haha, they're not nearly as expensive as a $90k Atom and they give you 85% of the experience + a roof, he : Lunatic Angelic
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      190hp vs. 300hp. And the Atom is lighter IIRC. I'm not sure you would quite hit that 85% mark :) Wer... : cltcprd
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        I've been up to Brammo 3 times, I had a whole weekend with 3 of them last November at the track and I dec : Lunatic Angelic
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          I understand that. I think the best time to buy an atom would have been right away (like bolus did). Th... : cltcprd
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            I actually had a deposit down, they also offered me the one of a guy who bailed out, so it would have bee : Lunatic Angelic
            • I'd like to think I would enjoy driving an Atom to work. Wouldn't be any worse than people who drive mot... : DinK
            • Just go buy the 430 so we can all hate you even more. : sigpro
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        Atom is WAY lighter. Like chop off a quarter of an Elise and you are there :D Still, a lot more money... : khaosman
        • No, chop off ANOTHER quarter and you're there. 2000 vs 1000 lbs. : DinK
  • Yeah, that's a stickler there, would rather build a nice "Locost" with a big engine. Then you get a full : zakazi
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  My GTI has more HP than that car. It's probably just as fun to drive as well. : Colleton
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    no : cltcprd
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      The GTI is a turbo charged 4 cylinder with 200 HP. 250 if I have the ECU flashed. ...and I know how much ... : Colleton
      • not all HP is equal. Plus your GTI is front wheel drive. The Lotus would be about 100x more fun to dr... : cltcprd
      • That's assumed. The problem is you DON'T know how much fun an elise is, or apparently how much it weighs... : DinK
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        The Elise weighs 1300 lbs less, do the math ace. : gmd
        • 200 > 190. Still true son. =) : DinK
        • Yeah, well my GTI has Fahrfergnugen, so suck it. :) : Colleton
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    hahaha, not at all. HP/Weight ratio is where it's at with a Lotus. : zakazi
    • (and a Lotus will rip a GTI to shreds in the curves - hell they'll rip most things to shreds) : zakazi
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      I'm sure you are right. Not worth the increased price to me though. : Colleton
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        Now there's the angle. =D Your car is fun AND practical AND less money. : zakazi
        • Yeah, in any car conversation it's always very important to know whether you're considering things like m... : DinK
  • Hahaha yeah right : dearjamie
  • OH HI IM PHYSICS SUP : gmd
  • Power. To. Weight. Raio. The elise also has a 1.07g skidpad which is nuts. GTI has .83 which is p... : twifosp
  • lol'd : lodit