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  And of course if the scenario changes they never return to the previous size. : Fred Garvin
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    Also, I love that Safeway gives you per weight or per unit dollar amounts right on the shelf. : Fred Garvin
    • I agree. i have saved tons of cash just paying attention to that. : Stoned Gargoyle
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      So does Publix, Wal-mart, Albertson's, and most other chain grocers. : Ebu
      • Here in Canuckland I've only run across Safeway. Sobes, Save-On, Superstore don't do that. : Fred Garvin
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      it's pure sex that they do. it's so easy to tell when it's worth grabbing sale stuff or not. : xsoulbrothax
      • All grocery stores that don't suck do this. : Arcanum
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    That explains why food portions at restaurants have gotten so much bigger. : UtilityMaximizer
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      i don't think i would be disappointed if restaurants started serving less quantity. i almost always bring... : cpt_gloval
      • We always eat it for lunch the next day. In any case I was being facetious in my previous post. : UtilityMaximizer
      • I was going to say the same exact thing. Smaller portions for smaller prices, please. If you want more... : Nixx2004
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      I think restaurants are a different market with a different psychology don't you? I mean you are already ... : Fred Garvin
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        I think what matters in both situations is competition. Suppose brands A, B, and C all reduce the amount : UtilityMaximizer
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          I doubt they are colluding, but since the bottom line matters most if customers tolerate it the behavior ... : Fred Garvin
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            But that's exactly the point--if the bottom line matters most, then their greed leads them to offer more.... : UtilityMaximizer
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              How do you account for most fast food burger joints pulling the switcheroo on the buns. I've noticed they... : Fred Garvin
              • Haven't beef prices been going up? That would explain shrinking meat. I'm not sure about shrinking buns. ... : UtilityMaximizer
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          you are stimulating my mind. : edgewise
          • I'm glad Umax is posting again. : pigvomit
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            Here's a fun example. A guy comes to you with the magic tooth-zapping ray gun. He'll sell it to you for $... : UtilityMaximizer
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              so the moral of the story is, if someone offers me a $10000 auto-tooth straightening gun, I should buy it... : edgewise
              • Precisely. Also, use it on those occasions when your regular dental work doesn't come out as planned. Jus... : UtilityMaximizer
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                Alternatively you could just kill him and take it from him, skipping the whole "buy it from him" step. : UtilityMaximizer
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                  Oh! And this reminds me of "The Man in the White Suit", which is an awesome Alec Guinness movie with a si... : UtilityMaximizer
                  • That is indeed an awesome movie. : Nali4Freedom
                • yes, but then I'd miss the opportunity to steal $10000 from someone. : edgewise
              • You win. : pigvomit
              • Remember to loot the corpse. I hear they have a high chance of dropping $10,000. : walker270
            • I saw a description of wisdom once that differentiated it from intelligence by saying that it is the abil... : Dave-A
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  i always always always check the cost per unit at the grocery store and compare it against other stuff wh... : cpt_gloval
  • Yeah those help, if you pay attention. The funny part is companies with "greener" packaging yet include ... : pigvomit
  • Yeah, I don't even look at price per package. Just the cost per unit/weight. : OmegaRed59
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  this could sort of be a good thing, imagine if the size of portions at fast food restaurants decreases, t... : RobFlinn
  • i have already been buying less food, eating out less, and using my legs to get around and fuck yes it's : cpt_gloval
  • I think the trend with restaurants isn't that they are all decreasing portions, they are also decreasing ... : pigvomit
• This has been going on for a long time. It is one of the ways to absorb COGS (Cost of Goods Sold) fluctua... : bombay
• chips ahoy has already done this. bastards selling me nickel sized cookies. WTF : reverend~heresy
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  I would be fine with restaurants giving me less and charging the same. I never ever finish my portions a... : Vantage
  • I'd love to have the option rather than a universal portion change. Like full order vs half order. : pigvomit
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  Good maybe some of these fat people can lose some weight by eating less butter : two50six
  • Ah yes, but we can hydrogenate this cheap yak oil and create something 4x more unhealthy than butter for ... : pigvomit
  • no. fat people are addicted to eating food and/or eating shitty. food for the fat is like drugs for some.... : reverend~heresy
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  my general tso combo with 2 orders of fried wontons went up to 14.95 from 14 even today. shocked and appa... : festivalman
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    The most shocking thing is that they switched from chicken to cat. : pigvomit
    • your misspelled rat. : Utopia
  • That's expensive. There's a place here where you can get an entree item (good ones, too, not fried shit)... : EvilDolemite
  • tacos from the step van went up from $1 to $1.25 I AM OFFENDED : cpt_gloval
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  I think that Kroger (grocery) reported a 15% increase in profts last quarter. Things that make you go hm... : capt tripps
  • well if profit margin stays the same, and prices go up... profits would go up. So with zero change in mar... : sicko
• Cadbury Cream Egg'd : ant_hillbilly
• might help some fatties loose lbs : mankeroo
• I have no problem with that, we eat way too much in America anyway. Also it could be worse, down here in ... : Evil Benius

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  Revere Beach is a mere MINUTES from Boston... : FormerHPB
  • There are a few beaches near Boston. Plus it's an awesome area to live. : Horn
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    any beach near Boston (or any part of New England) is: 1) ice cold 2) devoid of waves of value 3) full... : derelict515
    • never been to old silver? no real waves, but it is on a sand bar keeping it shallow and warm... and sandy... : cpt_gloval
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    I'm talking sunny beach near water someone would want to get in. I don't want to hang out with polar bea... : ThomW
    • anything north of Boston is really cold, the North side of the plum islands is like ice water. The 'bay'... : metalremains
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      cape cod is about an hour and fifteen minutes from Boston. some really nice beaches there with warm water... : Mansmells
      • Just watch out for sharks. : arhughes
  • is this a joke? he said decent beach : Mansmells
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  Tampa. : stonedonkey
  • My folks live about a half hour from Tampa, and it's crossed my mind but I'm not a huge fan of the area. ... : ThomW
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  Philly is only about an hour from Atlantic City and various other Jersey beaches. : dirge23
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    I read something in his post that said decent beach, not guido beach : zerog83
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      lol thank you : ThomW
      • no argument here : dirge23
    • Your lack of knowledge when it comes to South Jersey is obvious. : obiquatro
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  Savannah. You can get to Hilton Head & St.Simons Island, GA & Jeckyll in under an hour. : PapaBoo
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    That might be a possibility. Selling Mary on this is going to be herculean fo shizz. : ThomW
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      that's because normal people don't want to live in Georgia : derelict515
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        now see, look how wrong you are : PapaBoo
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          He's pretty much spot on. Hell, even degenerate GTFO of Georgia. : FormerHPB
          • You've hardly ever stepped foot out of your little corner of faggotry in new england, so you have no room... : PapaBoo
        • the only reason I would ever want to be in Georgia is for the Atlanta aquarium, that's all : derelict515
  • I vote yes for savannah, really awesome city. : hirosushima
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    Savannah is a horrible place. I can't wait to leave. : whippedcracker
    • I should clarify. Savannah is great to visit. Fun to spend a weekend drinking in. And a god awful void of... : whippedcracker
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  JERSEY! : askedrelic
  • You moved across country to get away from it... why would I move there? : ThomW
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  Fuck the East Coast. Come to the West. : sigpro
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    yeah wtf, just come to the bay area or socal depending on how warm you like your beaches : xsoulbrothax
    • If I could afford it I would be there in a heartbeat. : hirosushima
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      It's too much of a change. Right now we have a cushy house and shit, and my wife won't be willing to mov... : ThomW
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        you'd be able to afford a house in the Portland area. : MisterPhoton
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          portland doesn't exactly have quick coastal access, unless you count the columbia. : cpt_gloval
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            I can get from Hillsboro to the coast in just around an hour: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&ge... : MisterPhoton
            • also, wtf google ran the streetview crew all the way out to the coast. : MisterPhoton
            • i have done that run several times, i think 1 hour 23 minutes is a bit of a conservative estimate. : cpt_gloval
          • wtf? 90 min drive to the coast. : sigpro
          • wtf? It's easier than Seattle's (unless you count the Sound as the coast). Straight out on 26. : cltcprd
          • 90 minutes west to the ocean and 90 minutes (on a good day) east for Mt Hood! : Degenerate
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        there's plenty of places within an hour of the ocean that have cheap real estate in both WA and OR. : cltcprd
        • yeah but they're cheaper because they're not as awesome : Degenerate
• Miami? : riptyde
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  Florida : renoforrent
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    ThomW deserves better : ctlaltl33t
    • haha truth! : ThomW
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  Wayne nj ... living isnt crazy expensive and we have the easiest access to every major highway but your s... : Relentles$
  • on the weekends Sandy Hook is easily an hour from Wayne. I am from Clifton and it would take us 2 hours ... : Galadriel07
• move to canada. http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=grand+beach&ie=UTF8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ll=50.564703,... : jayares
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  Panama City, Destin, Pensacola Decent cities that are beaches. : Ebu
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    I could never live in Panama City or Destin. I would go on a god damned killing spree the first spring br... : Degenerate
    • Eh, you barely notice it. Traffic just gets a little worse for awhile. : Ebu
• I used to go to Rehoboth Beach in Delaware when I was a little kid during the summer. I have fond memorie... : datoo
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  Beaumont, TX : EvilDolemite
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    The Texas coast is butt-ass ugly. No fucking way. : action wombmate
    • Galveston, TX : EvilDolemite
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    at least you didn't say Galveston : zakk
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      oh look, you just did. I'm banning you, fyi : zakk
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        Freeport, TX : EvilDolemite
        • Austin, TX : xsoulbrothax
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    You have got to be joking, right? Nobody goes to the beach there, and for good reason! : i am the baker
    • I've never seen/heard of texas beaches. What are they like? I'd assume warm water, as they are in the gul... : re-verse
  • awe hell nah. : bling1bling
• Go to seaside heights NJ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cpfa333iIks&feature=related : kingdepork
• marco island, FL : fletch_
• NYC. So many beaches to choose from that are an hour's drive. These are my favorite though. Coop... : ant_hillbilly
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  Come to Raleigh, NC. or somewhere in the triangle. Lots of IT / Developer houses are here or moving here... : kainen1
  • Kitty Hawk is kind of where I want to get . My folks owned a house there for 15 years at the 2.5 milepos... : ThomW
  • yeah, Raleigh is definitely awesome. Everything you could want, plus TONS of college women to drive-by... : rmjackson
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  Wilmington, NC? : smoking pets
  • ^^ also nice. and 2 hours from me! : PapaBoo
• There are beaches in Delaware. : arhughes
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  ThomW, perhaps you should try Philadelphia, or maybe some cities in Delaware. But you shouldn't stra... : flagg209
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    Thanks, Tigre. It really means a lot coming from you. ;) : ThomW
    • this is what my vanity search leads me too?!?! : El Tigre
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  sydney, australia : erotic sock
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    sydney melbourne, australia : Dave-A
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      lol... because melbourne has good beaches... i love melbourne, but it's really not on the same playing : erotic sock
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        yes it is on a different playing field...a bigger, wider, cleaner, and more awesome one :D : Dave-A
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          Where is Manly Beach? My sister went there last year and got me a hideous Manly Beach beanie. :[ : Ellissd
          • it's in sydney : erotic sock
          • i have a great photo somewhere of me at manly beach surrounded by about 400 identically dressed schoolgir... : Dave-A
        • hey now, just because you don't have the concept of a "bondi sausage" : erotic sock
• Wilmington, NC. Savannah isn't bad either. : Magus
• Destin, FL : risimage
• Try some place on Long Island. There are some nice towns here. I haven't been to the beach in a long ti... : DrWaffles

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  which classes? it's tl dr. : xxiv
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    Choppa, Hammerer, Black Guard, and Knight of the Blazing Sun. While I'm upset that the Choppa is gone,... : cptn.peachfuzz
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      How do you say that? Choppa and Hammerer were identical except one was an Ork, and one was a dwarf. M... : hawke
      • Wow, that's pretty lame. Epic fail. : Arcanum
      • wow. that sounds terrible. and stupid. : das_runt
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      The question is, are they replacing them? Or are 2 of the races just going to have an extra class? Seems ... : disposition
      • If you look at WoW, each race had a different number of possible classes. However, WoW is a completely ... : hawke
    • On the plus side, they managed to cut out approximately two billion instances of someone randomly yelling... : reign27
• I think I speak for a lot of people when I say "good going," especially on the subject of capital cities.... : ateam311
• are they still making this? : Dravenport
• That's a lot of cut content. : Poor Yurik
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  Wow, way to fucking go. This doesn't work with Warhammer lore at all. : disposition
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    So how are non-Empire or non-Chaos players going to feel an attachment to these cities? I asked. “We : disposition
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      Yeah, he really didn't have an answer to that at all. It doesn't even sound like they'll be doing anythin... : Zek
      • This maybe because theother cities will eventually put into the game, just didn't want to do a rush job o... : mordaken
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  Well, time for me to cancel my preorder. This is EA putting the squeeze on, demanding that this game get ... : Tommy Toolbag
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    Why is it that important? Do you have characters planned for those classes? : spiderfill
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      I play healer types, so the classes I play are already in the game, and they are fun. I have friends, ... : Tommy Toolbag
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        And they can't just play another melee class? : FlatlineDixay
        • Classes werent identical. The 2 remaining melee DPS classes for Destruction are the Witch Elf, which is a... : Tommy Toolbag
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  Could this just be a scheduling issue and what was cut will come in the first expansion? : zebosausamite
  • TLDR: in the article it says they just haven't been able to make those classes fun. Also for the capit... : azenmaster
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  i guess this is when they start stripping down the game for release : JINKY
  • What funny is I think the Choppa and Hammerer were both featured in the very first Warhammer Online promo... : Poor Yurik
• ouch. I hope they can tighten up some of the other stuff before release. : hamachi
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  WTS: Warhammer Online beta account. : pancake humper
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    For real? : mace
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      Yes for real. : pancake humper
      • SM : mace
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    price? : Ellissd
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      Offer! : pancake humper
      • $25 dollars : Ellissd
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    Playing an MMO beta is a bum deal IMHO, it's just going to burn you out on the bugs and then all your stu... : Zek
    • if Blizzard offered YOU a beta in their top secret next-gen MMO, would you consider it a bum deal? turn t... : das_runt
  • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=16659633 : maulla
• I don't much care about the capital cities. The population is never well distributed between multiple cit... : Zek
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  Bad idea. Although the capital cities of the elves, taurens, and undead in wow weren't as popular as the... : deathofrats
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    I imagine that every time I play WoW, since I pretty much never ever ever go there. : TrptJim
    • i've never been to darnassus. now i feel like i'm missing out. i'll have to figure out how to get there... : electroly
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    it kills me that nobody ever goes to silvermoon city. it's so beautiful there and they obviously spent a... : electroly
    • I make a point to go there and train. : disposition
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  Mythic needed to do this with Dark Age of Camelot, they really spread the balancing/classes/races way too... : jingletard
  • That had a lot to do with there being 3 very asymmetric realms, class balance was a nightmare in that gam... : Zek
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  Man this does sound like EA is pushing for them to hurry up and be finish this game in time for Christmas... : deathofrats
  • Which is why Blizzard is so amazing. Not enough time? Bullshit. Push the release back and make a good ... : Zakko
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    He did say that EA didn't even know about it, and the agreement was always that Mythic would do its own t... : Zek
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      Thats pure BS. And Mythic doesnt exist anymore. Its an EA studio making the game and EA will publish the ... : Tommy Toolbag
      • :/ Then what happened to Mythic? Were they sent to EA's secret gas chamber, and the Mark Jacobs we see no... : Zek
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        EA's pretty hands-off with Mythic, like they have been with the other studios they picked up over the las... : xsoulbrothax
        • Sure, but Mythic has already had a couple of delays. A publisher will only be hands off for so long. A... : Tommy Toolbag
    • Developers do not nix HUGE amounts of content without the publishers knowing about it. The publishers ar... : deathofrats
  • Definitely. Cutting features to get the game out quicker instead of taking the extra time? Not a good sig... : Stage
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  It sucks but on the flip side I doubt they want a Thunder Bluff or Darnassus issue. Remember also that t... : Wombat Woo
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    Ever play Planetside? People go to where the action is. The same applies to PVP areas in WoW. : disposition
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      I loved planetside but it's a different beast. In warhammer you supposedly take multiple steps through t... : Wombat Woo
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        Yeah planetside is not proof of anything ,except bad management. They started with fun, if not silly m... : Toth21
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          There was so much promise in that game. I hope some dev comes along and tries again with another good MM... : riptyde
          • It's a taboo genre and I'll be impressed if any developer bothers with it again. Not many people want to... : Wombat Woo
  • I just hope they are developing the game with these two cities at THE main hub for the flow of gameplay, ... : deathofrats
• Punkbuster? : mmogger
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  I have very good reasons to believe this game is gonna suck big time... : Bamii
  • which are.... : xxiv
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    Your good reasons are wrong. If Mythic had never announced these classes, there would be no cuts and no o... : Tommy Toolbag
    • I have to agree with Tommy here, I have had the best time I have ever had in any MMORPG to date, and most... : mordaken
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      Cept Mythic did annouce these classes/capitals while it hyped an epic environment/experience. RVR has bee... : massdev
      • Oh I agree, and despite the balance challenges 3 realms present, the dynamic of RvR wont be as engaging w... : Tommy Toolbag
    • The game just feels wrong on so many levels. It's ugly, the world feels empty and so far combat hasn't be... : Bamii

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  more like people who live in the bay area who love hoppy beer :( : filtersweep
  • :( : mwasher
  • They are sending some to Portland at the end of the month. : sigpro
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  I just want one. Please? : smoking pets
  • *ahem* please? I'll send homebrew, or whatever else in trade - Dogfish, Victory, Troegs, Allagash, anyth... : smoking pets
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  I could live and breathe IPA's. . .it's too bad I'm in the middle of the fucking country where Budweiser : goatjc
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    What Colorado beers do you like? : Head Rush
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      http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/267/35626 --> always sold out though, so I can maybe get this brew 1... : goatjc
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        I live here, and I've never seen the Odell IPA in stock anywhere. I really like the Oaked Yeti and Titan... : Head Rush
        • Nah, pretty sure they don't distribute around here. : goatjc
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    I'm guessing your are in Kansas right? Have you tried the Boulevard Double Wide IPA yet? http://www.r... : FirmButtstone
    • Yes, and it's delicious. This is a staple in my weekend diet. I wish they were cheaper. . .b/c when I c... : goatjc
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    you need to hit up 23rd Street Brewery in Lawrence, son! : fatman
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      is that a new place? i dont ever remember hearing of it when i went there from 2000 to 2004! :O : ninjase
      • its the old place at Kasold and 23rd. It used to be 75th St. Brewery but they cut ties with the group in ... : fatman
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  wait hold on, im spending the summer in SF, i am here now in fact, what is this SF city beer you speak of... : lythe
  • go to EA in san mateo and sneak into the cafeteria and there's a game room with a bunch of gaming PC's se... : xsoulbrothax
  • http://www.citybeerstore.com/ SF citybeer store. it's on folsom between 7th and 8th it has a gre... : hamachi
• http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=17405591 : DJ Clipdat
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  would you ship me a bottle? i'll cross ship something : cpt_gloval
  • Their blog mentioned they will be sending some to Seattle next month or so : sigpro
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    Yeah, I'll cross ship something too! ;) But seriously, they are supposed to send some up to Seattle so... : Nixx2004
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      i'm sure bottleworks, and probably central market larry's market type places will get some. : cpt_gloval
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        Yeah, hopefully the Mill Creek Central Market gets some. I shop there every so often. : Nixx2004
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          i thought you were a west seattle type, but mill creek would be way out your way if that was the case. : cpt_gloval
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            Nope, south Everett (dare I admit that?). I did go to West Seattle High School, but over the years hav... : Nixx2004
            • oh sorry i asked ;p : cpt_gloval
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    I asked this last night and no one responded. : ant_hillbilly
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      having grown up in Georgia I know that ants and hillbilly's are both extremely high on the Things that fu : Degenerate
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        You grew up in Georgia. Sorry to hear that. However I can trade beer for said beer. : ant_hillbilly
        • don't feel bad, I can't actually get it yet either. :[ : Degenerate
    • SM me, we'll figure something out. : DJ Clipdat
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  why must they be 100 miles away!?! : hirez
  • You're lucky to be that close :( : c0bra
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    I'd make the trip if I were that close. : DarkWolf5
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      but it will add like $40 for gas, to the price =/ : hirez
      • Still wouldn't stop me. : DarkWolf5
• Thanks for the tip, I'm going to walk over there now : shitkatapult
• I live about 15 minutes away from the brewery that makes that. Damnation is so much better though. I mi... : SqueegyTBS
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  are hoppy beers an aquired taste? i tried some dogfish 90 minute IPA last week and HOLY FUCK it was like ... : ninjase
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    Haha, n00b. : CrustaR
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      I like Hefeweizens and doppelbocks :< : ninjase
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        mmmmm doppelbocks.<3 Celabrator : DarkWolf5
        • celebrator ftmfw : ninjase
  • 90 Minute isn't even as hoppy as some other stuff out there. I'd say it's only an 8/10 for hoppiness. : EvilDolemite
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    this stuff would cause you to melt. : hamachi
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      we should test this theory out. : Degenerate
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        we can't waste the Pliny goodness on the under prepared! He should start with a nice PWN APA. : cltcprd
        • PWN PNW : cltcprd
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    90 Minute ale is the least bitter of all the hoppy beers I've had. Most IPA's are not as hoppy as the two... : CrazyPants
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      but if i dont like bitter beer i should probably just stay away from IPAs then, right? : ninjase
      • you should just ease into it. try some hoppier pale ales (sierra nevada and such) then try a weaker IPA ... : hamachi
  • They are an acquired taste for sure. I enjoy them from time to time but I can never drink more than one a... : Pettytheft
• i thought this was a post about the malazan series at first. : lakren
• They used have it on tap out here but it got rotated out, so sad :( I may have to go see about picking up... : yosemiteclimber

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• I'm almost at the end of Act I. Finally reached the monastary, so I have two bosses left to kill. My po... : DHAvatar
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  Will do: Act 1 Cold Plains WP - 2 98 Den of Evil - 4 192 Sisters' Burial Grounds... : Grumbeld
  • sorry for the formatting errors there, the second numbers were supposed to be in their own column. The f... : Grumbeld
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    W00t! I didn't die on Duriel! I did have to use all my full rejuvs on my merc so that she could kill hi... : Grumbeld
    • What was your level for completing the second quest? 20 I assume? That puts your total at 5036 - The Se... : nurglich
    • Whoops, that's 316 points for The Seven Tombs, so my grand total is 5036. : Grumbeld
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      Here's an update from my killing. I'm so glad to be nearly done with the Stygian dolls (I think)... I ha... : Grumbeld
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        Man, you're really running through the game. I only get to play for an hour each day. : DHAvatar
        • I'm a single, high school teacher living in a town 180 miles away from my friends. I seem to be able to ... : Grumbeld
• didn't get to play much last night, so my only progress is the Stony Fields waypoint at level 4 I got ... : tashtego
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  And my Andariel loot is... three rares! A 2-handed sword, a bow, and an assassin weapon. Thanks game. ... : nurglich
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    2 and 4 from Act 2 are waypoints, not quests. Just so I know. : nurglich
    • I was really wondering there :) : Grumbeld
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  The adventuring log of Amplisa - rogue archer, mercenary, and companion of Ukeelmi the Sorceress. Day : Kaerof
  • haha Thats a funny post A+ : IncursionZ
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    That's awesome, but why would you not rez Amplisa anymore? Are you not a fan of the archer? : Grumbeld
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      I dropped the rogue for an Act II merc ASAP. A sorceress needs a melee tank way more than a ranged shoot... : nurglich
      • Yeah, that's what I figured you did... poor Amplisa though... I really like her. : Grumbeld
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        That was my thoughts on it : Kaerof
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          Yeah, I've got a Defiance merc now and he does a shitload of damage, not to mention makes me harder to hi... : nurglich
          • I picked him up too. Was scared at first because he didn't seem to do much, but then I actually gave him ... : Kaerof
  • Rolled static field for my next three points, so I'm using a reroll. Got Lightning for me next three poin... : Kaerof
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  • Yes, each skill is random across all three trees. : nurglich
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    From my understanding, each available skill (across all the trees) should have an equal chance of being r... : Grumbeld
    • k thanks guys.. I'll start my guy tonight.. : stonedonkey
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    Ouch man, that hurts. Are you going to burn 3 rerolls and get a new character going? : Grumbeld
    • Probably. Going to do single player this time, so I don't die from lag. : fleabug
• I'm headed out of town for the weekend. These posts will still go up for updates, but scores will be tot... : nurglich
• I just used another reroll... there was no way I was going to spend 3 more ranks on Smite... I got Holy F... : Grumbeld
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  I have too much time on my hands update: It was a rough fight, but Mephisto is dead (Dropped 4 rares a... : Grumbeld
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    Oh oh, sounds like we got someone who is going for the gold! Unfortunately I haven't been able to play an... : Lionel2b
    • Well, speed doesn't matter at all. I sort of feel like I might be the hare who will die soon only to be ... : Grumbeld
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    Also, how's your gear and skills looking? It's the most interesting part for me, not the scores : Lionel2b
    • Well, my gear is not that great... Right now it's all rares except for a blue amulet. I'd post my skills... : Grumbeld
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  I'm glad this contest is hardcore. Gives us a hope that some of the higher up in points will die :P : Lionel2b
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    If this catches on more it would be nice to see challenges issued. Do X build or see if you can kill dia... : Wombat Woo
    • I know Kniggit played all the way to Act 2 Nightmare with only using Magic Arrow. : Grumbeld
• Act 1 completed. Overall it was a pretty simple. Assassin starter skills are awesome so groups were dro... : Wombat Woo

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  I think athletics handles Use Rope : Ebu
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    If you're it for climbing, in which case it's DC10. : Ebu
    • Using : Ebu
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  you could just make it a Dex check and heap on some modifiers or something : kenmis
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    hell, usually use rope IS just a dex check, cuz nobody puts ranks in it, lol. I suppose that's why they d... : kenmis
    • hey there, sailor... : skryte
• I think Dungeoneering or Thievery to actually tie a decent knot, or Athletics to tie a simple strong knot... : c0bra
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  Also, just as random DM advice, if you have a skill challenge like that make sure you have something plan... : kenmis
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    Yup, trying to work that in. I was also reading on the forums that lower level challenges can be quirky s... : c0bra
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      i know in 3.0, they tried to make skill/attack/spell progression such that there was generally a 50/50 ch... : kenmis
      • I mean if you want to make it 75/25 you have to tinker with how the successes and failures will work. i.e... : c0bra
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    Is that like, how I tried to tie the boat to the dock, but tied my foot along with it so when the boat le... : fleabug
    • yea that would be a good example : c0bra
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  Side-thread... Thoughts on 4.0 so far? I start my first game tomorrow morning and can't wait. I never p... : zebosausamite
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    Did you play 1 or 2? I really really like 4 so far, and I haven't found much that I don't like. All the c... : c0bra
    • 2, for a little bit in high school. : zebosausamite
    • I last played 2nd edition. I'm going to pick up the books next week and start working on a campaign. Fun ... : TheTick
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    There definitely seems to be some MMO-style influence with the addition of combat "roles". : action wombmate
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      I should add that how much it actually factors into combat scenarios will remain to be seen. : action wombmate
      • I don't know that combat roles are any more definitive than they were in 3.5. : c0bra
    • The "roles" seem more like pointless rhetoric in the book than any actual rule feature. : Goncyn
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      That's ridiculous--if anything, MMORPGs were influenced by D&D, which has ALWAYS had "combat roles". Look... : Bold
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        Have you read the 4e books? They were heavily influenced by modern MMORPGs. They designers have said so t... : OverloadUT
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          Yes, it is minor, but there is evidence of it elsewhere. Bold, I'm no RPG noob, thank you very much. : action wombmate
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            If it's minor, then why make it your sole support for claiming "MMO-style influence"? : Bold
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              It was just the one I mentioned is all. Why so picky? : action wombmate
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                It's a common myth that I hear parroted on a number of forums, often from people who think WoW and other ... : Bold
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                  I didn't say class roles, I said combat roles. Unless I'm mistaken (which I admit I may be) this is the ... : action wombmate
                  • You are not mistaken. Not only did they add the "designation" but the entire classes are now designed aro... : OverloadUT
                  • The designations are new, but the combat roles are most definitely not. The only difference is that in th : Bold
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          I own the full set. There is MMORPG influence, but it's not in the area of combat roles. Rather, it's in : Bold
          • Right, that proves my point exactly. I never said MMOs weren't inspired by D&D. I am saying that 4e takes... : OverloadUT
  • It. Is. Awesome. : Ebu
  • I LOVE LOVE LOVE it. Absolutely love it. My friends and I have done about 16 encounters now and it's been... : OverloadUT
  • its really fucking great. I'm running a campaign with my friends (first time DMing), and I'm loving it : Bantis
• DnD 3.X skills are so quirky and near-pointless :) : Sexpansion Pack

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  Videogames! : Sexpansion Pack
  • i dont really play them anymore : arizona bay
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  Why won't you go to a nice sports bar with a dress code? Dress up a little and have fun. : orgcaptainnemo
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    I don't like dressing up, at least the traditional white people definition of getting dressed up to 'go o... : arizona bay
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      Do you prefer black people definition of getting dressed up? DOLLAH DOLLAH BILL YO : MoreVespeneGas
      • BELEE DAT : AlexXdude
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        Way to sterotype. : Pettytheft
        • Uhh, stereotype. That's better. : Pettytheft
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        Anything is better than seeing a bunch of dudes holding Bud Lites wearing a collared shirt, bootcut jeans... : arizona bay
        • Oh wow. You think jeans, black leather shoes, and a collared shirt is dressed up? Christ, that's super ca... : terath
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  This is a retarded excuse. It will be full of dressed up hotties. Go enjoy the eye candy. : ra1n
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    I have a girlfriend of 3 years, in other words, I don't like eye candy because it's like dangling a carro... : arizona bay
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      I think you caught a bit of the GAY. Just cause you have a girlfriend doesn't mean you can't look. Don't... : DrillBit
      • Just a bit? : judasen
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      You are so full of shit. : D45hiz
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        nah I understand what he's saying. so step off, son : proclone1
        • "I hate looking at hot women" This guy posts once a week about some bitch he fantasies about at the gym.... : D45hiz
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  drink beer, play diablo : filtersweep
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    Or be like me and work out (then drink beer). : filtersweep
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      Already worked out this afternoon, I literally just found out like 15 minutes ago the fag ass bar we were... : arizona bay
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        you pansy. put on a shirt and go and drink with people. this is the worst emo thread all week : hamachi
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          hamachi...you do not know what kind of bar they are going to. search up mcfaddens dc. tonight is $2 bud... : arizona bay
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            holy fuck, nancy. just go and drink and play grab-ass™ with your girlfriend all night. alcohol is a... : hamachi
            • im just posting to pass the time while i figure out something else to do, im not actually crying right no... : arizona bay
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            i have been to mcfaddens in providence several times......they have no serious dress code besides, that w... : ozfactor
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              Dress Code - Beginning June 2008 No Hats (exception: Tuesday night hats may be worn, but must be worn ap... : arizona bay
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                WTF, I thought you were talking about Tie & dinner jacket were required. Just say you hate the bar. : Githyanki
                • what is so hard to understand? do you guys seriously not understand english? a dress code is when they ... : arizona bay
              • Monday nights - Silly hats only : -Panther-
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              just checked DC...... jeans and a friggin polo shirt gets you in.....wtf is wrong with that!? : ozfactor
              • It's probably filled with faggots who pop their collars and have blowouts. : hoov1185
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            what the fuck is wrong with you? There is no dress code there, other than "don't dress like a homeless pe... : Jackass1233
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              On hot days I usually wear flip flops, shorts, and a polo. I don't feel the need to change the way I wan... : arizona bay
              • which incidentally does not violate anything on the freakin dress code you just posted! stop making ex... : ozfactor
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            ahaha McFadens fucking sucks, it is the worst bar in DC by far. it is all GWU faggots with pink polos an... : gmd
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              thank you finally somebody sees what im trying to say, gmd u my bro : arizona bay
              • I hate it, I have been there twice and will never go again. : gmd
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                I might be going to Whitlows in Clarendon, not sure yet though. : gmd
                • id hit u up but that's way too far from college park where im at. and i was just in arlington the other ... : arizona bay
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              haha wait, dress code allows popped collars? What a fail. :( : terath
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                it's a "Irish pub" that plays pop music and gets so packed you cannot move, it fucking blows. : gmd
                • basically at this point any bar that bills themselves as 'irish' or anything related to it gets an instan... : arizona bay
            • Can we just deport everyone who has a popped collar? I mean even if they were born here deport them to li... : Chod
  • This is what I'm doing, summer is so ronrey :\ : fry975
• Beer + Porn + Furious Masturbation + Early To Bed = Win : coldfusioncs
• This is one of those personal codes that you'll eventually have to drop and you'll regret the time you wa... : pauk111
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  i know how you feel, man. but you should still get into some sharp clothes and go out. don't stress so mu : das_runt
  • my girlfriend already left, so it's a bit late for that. : arizona bay
• This is your only answer http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=17412568 : hashd
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  lol which sports bar? : gmd
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    mcfaddens : arizona bay
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      lol that place is faggotcity. i think the dress code is you have to pop your collar like a douchebag : eeeealmo
      • yeah basically. what i know about it just reminded me of union jacks in bethesda, another faggotcity bar... : arizona bay
• ya so instead of going to some 'gay ass bar'' with girls you stayed home alone? EPIC FAILURE. : metalremains
• there are sports bars with dress codes? : edgewise
• it's a good rule that i too follow. : lakren
• sports bar + chic = wtf wut - sorry about that, tho. : siknsyko
• Fuck I hate places with dress codes. NO HOODIES NO CAPS NO SNEAKERS NO WAIT FUCK OFF : nomaad

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  You can buy a lot of real beer with $200. : DarkWolf5
  • And it'll probably get you laid easier than the iPhone. : coldfusioncs
  • I don't know whether to LOL or INF this. :( : zehh
• it's an app called ibeer. : sigpro
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  Now see that app is definitely overpriced at $2.99, thats almost the price of a decent pint! : ovrlrd
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    They charge for it now? It was on the installer.app for ever and free. : sigpro
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      Yeah they charge for it, I am sure it's free on installer.app, but my point is they really shouldn't char... : ovrlrd
      • It's actually gone from the installer app list. : sigpro
      • Free as in what, again? : BlackCat9
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    iPint, which I believe does the same thing, is free. : taronish
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      Well both apps are pretty lame anyway, but it's silly that people would charge for something like that. : ovrlrd
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        People will charge for anything they think people might buy. I think people are dumb if they buy such thi... : taronish
        • A Mate of mine paid £0.59 for the tiny violin app... which is the most loltastic thing ever in theory. ... : Toraz Chryx
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  Haha... how was the show last night? : twifosp
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    ^^ yeah how was it! : AlexXdude
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      Was alright till I left to go across the street around 12:30. Was a bit crowded and it's not a very inte... : mwasher
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        Cool... you guys up to anything tonight? : twifosp
        • probably take it easy tonight. been a long work week and kinda tired from going out last night and havin... : mwasher
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      Kinda slow at the start but it kicked into gear toward the end. Also: free. Also: I'm so fucking tired. :... : Audhuml4
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        what time did you get home? do anything extra crazy afterwards? we wound up leaving at like 1:15 or so. : mwasher
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          I think there till closing then crawled back to my car. No after-parties for me, especially on a Thursday... : Audhuml4
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            That's what you get for going out during the work week, Audhuml242. : CrustaR
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              CrustaR : live a little sometimes man! : mwasher
              • I do, but it's just dumb to stay out all late when you have to get up ultra early in the morning. Not to... : CrustaR
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              You sound like my grandma. : twifosp
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                I sound like I'm going out late tonight while everyone else is not because they partied too hard last nig... : CrustaR
                • What are you up to tonight, sir? : twifosp
• That's awesome!!!!! I should have camped out for one. : zebosausamite
• yeah, it's a free app. : edgewise
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  just watched a few youtube videos of people doing it. sounds way cooler than it really is lol : jigstah
  • it really is very silly: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3MfQIswl3k : erotic sock
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  yeah my roommates have that, its a stupid gimmick like a lot of shit on there, also the isaber, when you ... : papaskot
  • i found it funny :( but maybe it had something to do with the fact that i was at a bar drinking : mwasher
• ... : yuiwork
• you can't drink iphone you know : MoreVespeneGas
• make a woman in a bikini and when you turn the phone over her clothes come off : dodob
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  someone could also make iMaracas you can use while playing music : dodob
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    iSambadeAmigo!! : xsoulbrothax
    • well i'm thinking something for personal enjoyment, shake the maracas any way you like for "realistic" ma... : dodob
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      remember space tapper? that would be neat for the iphone. select music by tapping the beats on the screen... : dodob
      • even cooler if it could jump right into the portion of the song you're tapping. and you could do it co... : dodob

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• that is a very good idea : qwpeoriu
• Would make controlling FPS a bit easier. : Pettytheft
• I like the button placement, but I like having my thumbs at different angles and not right across from ea... : sigpro
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  that noob plays non-inverted. : cltcprd
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    That's the right way to play. : razlebol
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      if you're a noob. : cltcprd
      • Or you have a strange and unmediated complex where you think up is down. : rustified
      • It's not a flight sim or a Mech game. : Pettytheft
    • invert ftw... or rather, flight-sim's ftw : TPSReport
  • seriously what a noob : fry975
  • are you an airplane in real life too? : gokart.
• Seems really weird. The current placement seems fine. I'd give it a shot, though. : rustified
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  I don't really get the benefit of this. So he doesn't have to take his right thumb off of the RStick to p... : edgewise
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    its like having to take your hand off one axis of your mouse to change weapons : oHnOES
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      well, that's not entirely a fair comparison as taking your hand off of a mouse to move it to the 101 key ... : edgewise
      • It's a little bother, yeah, especially for games that have an attack (like melee or grenade) on a face bu... : Johnny Law
      • its only bothered me a few times but i would never buy a mod for a controller just for that : oHnOES
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        really? have you played much halo on live? I would could have lived if I didn't have to take my thumb... : Turd Ferguson
        • no, I haven't. It's just never bothered me very much in any of the games I've played. didn't look like it... : edgewise
      • I agree; I've haven't had an issue with it except in very rare cases. : OverloadUT
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    It's helpful for jumping and aiming at the same time. : sigpro
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      also running around and moving the camera in gta4 : oHnOES
      • i always do that and have no problems at all. : AMikaboshi
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    Try knifing while turning in Bad company. You can after the first slash though by using the right trigger... : razlebol
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      that's a problem with bad company's dumb controls and inability to customize them : JINKY
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        I agree that the controls are a bit fucking dumb. I hate their kit and weapon selection button as well. : razlebol
        • all i want is Y to be get in vehicle, B to be crouch, and right stick to be knife. that makes so much mor... : JINKY
  • I think the interesting thing here is that usually six of your fingers aren't really doing anything excep... : Dave-A
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    When I switched my controls in Halo 3 from regular to Boxer, I almost always got the kill when it came do... : Magus
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      grenades are really important though, you can't have them on b :( pretty much everyone who is good in hal... : JINKY
      • Definitely, but grenades require aim and timing. Melee doesn't, which is why I have it on trigger. It's f... : Magus
• Excellent idea. : mwasher
• Doesn't seem to have helped his HL2 skills. : hmesser
• I would prefer a controller with the buttons on the front that you can use with your thumb like usual but... : razlebol
• Watching that vid didn't exactly convince me that I'd have fun playing a FPS with a controller. The move... : humbleone

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  I wonder if he has little holes on his ass holding him on like a G.I. Joe. : FushigiDenki
  • his molded plastic fingers make it pretty tough to grip. : ass-street
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  PH34R http://www.code7r.org/Bintoons/canadian_af.jpg : ninjase
  • ahahahahah : riptyde
  • hahaha! oh man thats amazing : Dschinghis Khan
  • If they fired that missile and the guy started shooting, would he be able to kill himself? : Ride-My-Rocket
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  I don't know wtf is going on here, but that guy definitely has a more exciting job than I do. : riptyde
  • And that's the boring part of the day... : pigvomit
  • Seriously :( : action wombmate
• Wow.. great photograph! : DJ Clipdat
• BF1942 desert combat style! :) : cpt_gloval
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  isn't he sitting right in front of an engine intake? : twifosp
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    yeah but those kind blow not suck : cpt_gloval
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      intake that blows? I was not aware of such a thing. TO THE WIKIPEDIAS : twifosp
      • search for ... Megamaid : stonedonkey
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      see, i was under the impression that intakes sucked... hence "in" take. as opposed to exhaust... : chilln
      • that's crazy talk! ;p : cpt_gloval
  • this is a hilariously nerdy subthread \o/ : datoo
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  "In the extreme case of a battlefield or natural disaster area rescue, the pilot or co-pilot of an AH-64 : shortbuscaptain
  • oops one more http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/biggbodybrougham/Military/Apache%20Pics/Apache.jpg : shortbuscaptain
  • This happened in Iraq too when an Apache went down and its crew hopped onto another Apache to fly back to... : Sailor of Fortune
  • "Dave, I swear to God, if you do anything funny...Dave! What are you doing Dave! Aaaahhhhh!!!!!" : Arcanum
  • Haha, the black guy in the second pic looks so relaxed, despite sitting on the wing of a helicopter doing... : coldfusioncs
  • i like how his foot is just resting on the hellfire missile rail. Imagine if it actually had a missile o... : papaskot
• America's Army: Heroes. : Sailor of Fortune
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  The british actually did this in a battle in Afghanistan and used this very technique to get a soldier ou... : stump
  • The guy they got was dead, but yeah. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/migrationtemp/1539762/%27Extraordina... : Beady
• Brits have been there, done that. Under fire, too. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/migrationtemp/1539... : Beady
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  How many different things can you say you did during the day that could really win over "Rode on the outs : haiku
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    went into space? : GloriousCow
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      Yeah but you don't get to come back that same day, so it loses impact. "returned from space" is pretty co... : haiku
      • But then Buzz Aldrin would punch you in the face. : Chod
      • ride the virgin glactic! : cpt_gloval
  • Blew up a car with 20KG of explosives (yes, done that). : navelskrutt
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    "shot idiot riding on the outside of apache helicopter" : c0bra
    • hahahaha : busdriver3030
    • hahaa i laughed quite hard at this : fry975
    • haha : Turd Ferguson
    • Shouldn't it be more like "righteously killed arrogan American infidel idiot riding on the outside of an ... : action wombmate
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    Pulled a mans beating heart out and showed it to him : bozer
    • Did you stick it in a doggy bag afterward? : hoov1185
    • Actually, I was thinking of filing a grievance with the union. : Afterglow
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    the day you invent a cure for cancer you could probably win pretty hard. 'i just finished riding on th... : xsoulbrothax
    • You'd get killed by the evil medical corporations though the next day. Of Super Cancer! : Sailor of Fortune
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    sTeve and Maarten saw DNF, that has your silly copter ride beat by a long long way : dognose
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      what if this is a screenshot from dng : ninjase
      • err dnf : ninjase
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    ive heard of rescue missions where theyve actually had to have people hang outside the helicopter to get ... : ninjase
    • holy crap balls of steel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqiqS7AoMaY : ninjase
  • This isn't quite as awesome, but it's up there: https://photos-1.getdropbox.com/i/l/tFg8DAJZkrdXmIs6eKKnr... : Magus
• we need a barack version of this : Chuck Walrus
• I see the fuel crisis has reached the Army. Economy Class. : Wyvern
• DESERT STRIKE MUTHAFUCKAAAAA : ctlaltl33t
• That guy is way more hardcore than me : ColoradoCNC
• That's so awesome. So, so awesome. I gotta do that sometime. I bet it's a lot like riding on the outside ... : Magus
• South Koreans could never do that, they'd be too afraid fan suffocation death. : Lunatic Angelic