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  I saw some fencing yesterday in slow motion and it looked like a Daft Punk video it was pretty cool : nomaad
  • Thats sounds cool a search on youtube didn't turn anything up have a link? : Jenings
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  What's with the biting into gold medals thing? Would you even be able to tell if it's real that way beca... : TwiLyght
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    The enamel should be harder than pure gold, Mohs scale. You should be able to at least mark it. : Wombat Woo
    • Gold medals only contain 6 grams of actual gold, the rest is silver. : SockMonkeh
  • it's a tradition i think : Rigor Morts
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    Gold is a fairly soft metal. If you are trying to determine if something is real gold, biting it is actu... : riptyde
    • but how do gold teeth work then?? : askedrelic
  • they wanted to make sure it wasnt made of chocolate : cptstern
  • http://images.google.com/images?q=nadal%20trophy&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=... : dearjamie
  • Since the games are in China, they're making sure they're being given real medals, not cheap knockoffs ma... : not work safe
  • It's hot as hell? : Ebu
• these pictures make me want to play Soul Calibur 4 : dirge23
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  Why is this not on NBC? : orgcaptainnemo
  • no idea. i watched it online though and couldn't tell wtf was going on. much too fast and not enough re... : FrayLo
  • The sabre event was on NBC in the morning last weekend. The team sabre was on msnbc (i think) yesterday ... : riptyde
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  http://cache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/fencing_08_15/fencing16.jpg No, not r... : ejectorpod
  • they look cute to me. : bakanoodle
  • You have some high standards : gmd
  • wha? oh wait, this is the shack... : deathofrats
  • Chick on the right looks way hot : riptyde
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    I dunno guys, I feel like we pick apart some amazingly hot women and you all are freaking me out with the... : ejectorpod
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      Just admit you're wrong and save face. : Ebu
      • fuck that. : ejectorpod
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      Chick + pretend swords + stabbing other chicks with pretend swords. It's a Freudian thing. : Fyunch Click
      • Sooo we're all gay. : zakazi
      • That statment is a Freudian thing. : Gojirah
    • a single person said HOT. one post. that ain't freaking out over them I jus tlike how they scream af... : hamachi
    • The one on the right is pretty good looking could be pretty hot in better lighting and not so zoomed in, ... : sigpro
• i bit this gold ring my dad passed onto me when i was like 12. suffice to say, i left giant teeth marks ... : vassili_zaitsev
• Is playboy paying attention? Make it happen Hef!!! : themaestro2657
• Those helmets are fucking awesome. : Finestaut
• Yep. And they all have amazing legs. What's up with the reversing the shoulders in some of the foil pic... : theargent
• whats up with all the high tech helmets? looks like they could go into outerspace : gyokuro
• Fencing is fucking great and I'm so glad it's streaming online, I've been watching it all week. : Yanks
• the american chick who took bronze in saber is adorable : flagg209
• it's the tears : AlexXdude
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  I did fencing for 12 years... I always though there were a decent amount of attractive women in the sport... : Gwyndion
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    +inf : dirge23
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      I don't even know what that means... : Gwyndion
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        Wait a minute. Like how would that happen?! : CrustaR
        • I don't exactly know. Fencing is really a hugely leg-intensive sport. When I was practicing several tim... : Gwyndion
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  I would never do fencing just cuz those suits look retardedly uncomfortable : Megara9
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    They aren't that bad... just gets really warm after a while. I never tried one of those helmets with the... : Gwyndion
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      warm = awful. :( I'd rather carry the weight of rapier armour.. though I just recently sold mine. : Megara9
      • LOL rapist! : FPSDavid
      • meg, you a scandian? : theargent

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• I really want to go, but it's still up in the air whether or not I'll be able to make it. : bcyde
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  WTF--why did I know about this sooner. :( : warcrow
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    KrYm3 created the meet without specifying a state first so it didn't notify anyone :( : iamgoat
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      I think you should fire him as punishment, You can do that, right? I think it would be fair. Then you giv... : Ctrl-Phreak
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        TECHNICALLY, i dont work FOR iamgoat. But he is an exec at the company. He could pull my computer logs ... : krym3
        • Technically I don't work for the CEO of my company, but I'm sure he could can my ass if he was feeling sa... : Ctrl-Phreak
• I might bring some homemade salsa if I can get to the farmer's market tonight : sesmaster
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  I did my some shopping today some party goods. http://www.iamgoat.com/media/shackmeet_preparations.jpg ... : iamgoat
  • I want to eat the dog that looks like a Dong from this angle. : krym3
  • gold bears! : RikiTiki2
  • PS, this doesnt include the Krym3 burgers! The meat will be gotten tomorrow AM! : krym3
• wtf I thought it was SUNDAY : mankeroo
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  Why is it no longer of doom? I like doom :( : Ctrl-Phreak
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    you got a problem with Neato? : RikiTiki2
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      I just feel that doom is superior to neato. I'm a big fan of doom. : Ctrl-Phreak
      • When you're right, you're right. : bcyde
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  Damn, wish I'd known about this sooner. Don't know if I'll be able to make it :( : ColoradoCNC
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    Anyone from the valley going that could maybe give me a ride? I just checked MTA's site and it looks l... : ColoradoCNC
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      If you can get to the train station on avaition (the main hum down here) i can pick you up. : krym3
      • Sounds like I might have a ride down there after all. See...if I just lived closer to work (el segundo ar... : ColoradoCNC
• Holy shit that sounds like fun! : yosemiteclimber
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  Oh, whats the parking like in your area? : skitzo
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    Ample, street : krym3
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      Same for the tits. : sammyl
      • Ample and street tits? Interesting. : Ctrl-Phreak
• I have a 360 VGA Adapter.. I can also bring a RB guitar/GH2 guitar/Mic/whatever, pending space : xsoulbrothax
• can't wait. be there around 6ish. : edgewise
• I'm jumping on a train in a couple hours to LA for this. Never played duke3d multi, pretty stoked. : crummynz
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  depends how early i get off work, but i may be able to make it :))) excitement++ : Demius
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    I'm so excited I just might poke krym3s eye out. : Ctrl-Phreak
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      with? : xsoulbrothax
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        THE PEOPLE DEMAND ANSWERS IN ASCII : xsoulbrothax
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          Q(o.oQ) Oh wait, I meant 8===D : Ctrl-Phreak
          • (P'.')-OQ('.'Q) (P'.*)O--('.'Q) ( x.x) Q('o' )O : xsoulbrothax
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  No starcraft? Fuck it im not going now. :P : happynoodle
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    Srsly though, are you guys coming? That would be rad. : Ctrl-Phreak
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      Unfortunatly no :( I have 70k worth of equipment coming in and I have to unload it, set it up and see if ... : happynoodle
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        wait a minute.. you live in saratoga and work on big basin and i didnt know this? shit. :( : xsoulbrothax
        • I use to work off Big Basin. I'm now in Santa Clara. Are you located near by? : happynoodle
• Hi, Jack! We're planning to setup a Q2 server so people not attending will still be able to join us. ... : iamgoat

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  rest of series please. : mrvandelay
  • lol : Phil
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  the squeeze bottle of honey seals the deal : indosauros
  • The brown stuff on it makes it look like it's just been up someone's arse. Which is nice. : nudel
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  Hey, 16 is legal in Indiana. :O : Freon
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    In God We Trust! : not work safe
    • High fives! : Freon
  • Child porn is still a felony, though. : fluffy64
• the FBI is on its way : sesmaster
• The pink chick is looking on, jealous for some loving : ShekkyBoy
• i'm trying but i just can't get my dick hard at this picture : qwpeoriu
• Hahahahah, I love the chick in pink in the background with WTF look on her face. : MagicWishMonkey
• I love the cameraman searching for panty shots on the left : hamachi
• EYES CLOSED : pancake humper
• hell yes : electroly
• Liukin is plotting a Giloolly. : nodge69
• lol i caught that last night. it was one of the russian chicks i think : re4ctor
• uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh : Luminair
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  The chick in pink in the back is Nastia, and she's thinking "Hell yeah, I'm about to win the fucking gold... : FPSDavid
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    she should be thinking "I want in on that" : AllYourBase
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      http://www.southernledger.com/ap/162388/Liukin_wins_gold_Johnson_silver_in_gymnastics look at the pict... : electroly
      • EYES CLOSED : mem
      • oh god...I need an adult... : naios
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        lol I watched that live (or whatever, 'live' on the west coast I guess) and that was a peck that lasted h... : mikecyb
        • That was creepy, especially since he grabs her ass after. : lightsam
      • It's okay. No tongue. : stump
• Do want : ColoradoCNC
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  URL: http://www.philsized.com/lol/sohot.jpg Reason for restriction: Forbidden Category "Cult/Occult" : afrochops
  • I would join Phil's Cult. : bwine
  • \m/ O_o \m/ : Phil
• daaamn : Kazomir
• haha ya I caught that live last night also, definitely a 0_o moment. : ant_hillbilly
• Why don't you have a seat? http://msnbcmedia4.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/051107/051107_chris_ha... : Shivawn
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  are HD broadcasts really that bad in the states? that's a ridiculous amount of compression : OrkO
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    Yes. We're all fat and stupid, and our TV broadcast resolutions are shitty. : Colleton
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      also we are too dumb to realize a program cant be live if it ran 3 hours earlier on the east coast. BUT : smacknca
      • LIVE means LIVE dammit!! : Colleton
  • srsly, I'd rather watch a standard def feed at the same bitrate than... that : Toraz Chryx
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  Why does Bob Costas have a huge fucking microphone? Is this 1984 still? : rosewood
  • To distract from the hairpiece. : trove
  • it's actually normal sized. he's a very small man :( : mikecyb
• they need to get Liukin into their sandwich. : jimvolk
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  Watching the Olympics makes me want to watch Brisco County Jr. : rosewood
  • still pissed they canceled that show : kelerian
• giggitty : ghostnote

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  Pepsi can : tomservo
  • omg lolz : Megara9
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  canned corn is the perfect accessory : dirge23
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    ^^^ : Korban
    • that image will forever haunt my mind :{ : deviantpaul
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  What are you modeling? Don't say thong. : stump
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    sportswear. : vassili_zaitsev
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      bring an extra sock. : .sticks.
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        haha small asian penis : Bamtan
        • I'm not Asian and I'd have to bring one. Why are you so racist. : .sticks.
      • why...hello. : erotic sock
• Feet. Only feet. Then sell the pictures to a fetish site for $$. : magistersmax
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  avoid having shoulders and hips parallel to the floor, and to each other. : cpt_gloval
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    this is for photographing women, it would like totally gay with a guy posing like that : cpt_gloval
    • Have you ever seen a magazine ad for Dolce & Gabbana? I've never seen more gay-anorexic-stoned-pedophili... : Delaric
• vaseline on your teeth and preparation H under your eyes for that pageant fresh look! : edgewise
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  http://www.famouspictures.org/index.php?title=Icy_Hot_Stuntaz : pyide
  • LOL Where are they now? "Da Flame" is now producing his own music under his new name "B-Shoc", and : theghostofsmdever
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  Paging Sparky....oh wait :( Vassili is gonna do nudes guy's. : Iwannaacura
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    to clarify, i'm not modeling. i'm supervising the shoot. this guy's the model. http://itwonthurt.c... : vassili_zaitsev
    • Bring lube. : GrimmyD
    • He is so going to try to kiss you. : soggybagel
    • He's got Ron Perlman eyebrows! : The Key
    • much better that way : RikiTiki2
    • Looks like he'd give you your second man blowjob if you want it. : Athlon7
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      his eyes are too close together. : edgewise
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        This evolutionary advantage gives binocular unified vision and depth perception for looking at his chisel... : buzzbat
        • hahahahahaha. God I love the shack on Fridays. : PlanetPerfecto
    • The clone created by splicing the genes of Tom Cruise, Robert Redford, and a child with fetal alcohol syn... : WaterSign
    • lololololo : ghostnote
• The hands should always be doing something if they're in the shot, and the best poses tend to create a so... : Lone Swordsman
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  I know basically nothing about photography, but I've been watching these kelby training videos for like t... : c0bra
  • The bigger the shoot, the more people you need to handle routine tasks. The photographer could also be s... : Lone Swordsman
• Spread open beaver shots are totally played out. : Vangoghs Ear
• Tell the guy to hold his two fingers up as peace sign and on the other hand a paper that reads "don't hat... : mechcross
• Look like you don't give a fuck about anything besides getting your next nose of blow. : Fred Garvin

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  Put it out front w/ a free sign. . .if it's a bunch of crap, have a garage sale. : goatjc
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    All the white trash fucks around here think they can make a dollar by selling shit that Goodwill / Salvat... : goatjc
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      ok, well, by crap I actually mean stuff I don't want, but don't want to give away for free because it's n... : sharkII
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        Then you're probably asking for too much off of CL then. : goatjc
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          yeah people seriously overcharge for their crap like they are going to pay their bills with an old couch ... : Delaric
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            Are you reading my posts on craigslist? http://austin.craigslist.org/fuo/786348237.html : sharkII
            • last year i sold a loveseat and chair (like that) for two 12packs of Session. : cpt_gloval
            • I dunno man. Yeah it's a good price, but not many households really need one, oversized chair. So, the ... : goatjc
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              Uhhh, you say it's green but it is clearly tan/brown, and your first photo links to a completely differen... : OverloadUT
              • maybe he's color blind : RikiTiki2
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                no, it's green... and the photo links look fine to me. : sharkII
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                  you might need to adjust you camera's white balance then ;p : cpt_gloval
                  • I think the flash washed it out a bit, plus the nap makes it hard to figure out since every place you sta... : sharkII
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                  The chair in that photo is not green in any sense of the word. It is the least green thing I have ever se... : OverloadUT
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                    ... ok. : sharkII
                    • Well you were wondering why it wasn't selling. Maybe that is contributing. : OverloadUT
            • try for $75-100... it doesn't matter what you originally paid for it, its used furniture on craigslist. ... : yAak
            • omg lol....did I call that or what : Delaric
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              I don't think you will get $200 for that : OmegaRed59
              • I think he could but finding someone that needs that exact chair is going to me damn near impossible. He... : goatjc
  • negative. Put it out front with a $10 sign. Will go much more quickly then. : bipolar
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  Put it in the "Free" section of craigslist. If that doesn't work, the dump. : Head Rush
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    at least give it to a thrift store before the dump : OmegaRed59
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      Depends on what the item is, doesn't it. : Head Rush
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        http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=17680967#itemanchor_17680967 : OmegaRed59
        • My original comment was made before that link was provided, so it still stands. The only clue we receive... : Head Rush
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  Break into your neighbors house and put it in their living room. : MagicWishMonkey
  • ^^^ upside down on the ceiling of their living room : Delaric
• take it to the dumpster but leave it off to the side instead of tossing it in. last time I did this the s... : mindfk
• depends on the stuff, you can usually give it to a charity like a boys and girls club, salvation army, et... : Jayx77
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  Freecycle.org i think that website is called : hrdwregk
  • ^^^ This. : Hiro
• lower the price. folks shopping for shit on CL aren't looking for a fair deal, they're looking to basical... : cpt_gloval
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  drive around until you find a construction site/subdivision being built... dump it in the dumpsters. : -=kodiak=-
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    ^^^^ This is how I disposed of a landlord's chesterfield. : The Key
    • This is how I disposed of a landlord's chesterfield body. : DrWaffles
• Put it out in front of your house. Guaranteed it will be gone in a couple hours no matter how crappy it ... : stump
• I would wipe my ass with them and put them on donation : mechcross
• white elephant : ninjase
• Put it in a box and sell it on eBay as something entirely different. It's the right thing to do. : jingletard
• Dumped it at the side of the road and let the city clean up crews pick it up? : The Key
• I drove out to the desert and dumped my old crt monitor, then shot it full of holes. It's now a home for... : deadhorse
• Donate it to Goodwill. : jbt11
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  Shack the second, are you going to the Draughthouse to-night? : CrustaR
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    Shack Shark : CrustaR
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      Nope... didn't know about it.. : sharkII
      • Now you do, and knowing is half the battle! 9:30. Be there. : CrustaR

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• Childhood's End by Clarke is a good easy read. i think i burned through it in 3 days. : cpt_gloval
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  Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk If you're into things a bit more hefty, try Godel, Escher, Bach - ... : bipolar
  • I don't want to get into anything too deep because I'm trying to ease back into reading. I'll take a loo... : handofthrawn
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  Coyote series by Allan Steele is good stuff - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url?_encodi... : hirez
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    OH, Pandora's Star & Judas Unchained by Peter F Hamilton are really good too = http://www.amazon.com/exec... : hirez
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      That series is so awesome. I <3 Peter F Hamilton. : jra101
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        me too. I'm holding off Dreaming Void until the Temporal Void is published! its soooo difficult. : hirez
        • Wow, I could not do that. I'm just going to reread Dreaming Void when the next one comes out :) : jra101
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        I read Pandora's Unchained recently. Awesome awesome stuff. Reading Fallen Dragon now. : suqur
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          I really liked fallen dragon. awesome ending. : hirez
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            Have you read the Mindstar Rising trilogy? My next favorite series after Pandoras Star/Judas Unchained/et... : jra101
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              yep - mindstar was good; I liked the plot & characters, but his writing has improved a lot since then. I... : hirez
              • Yea true, the writing in the Mindstar books was a little rough compared to later books. I sorta read his ... : jra101
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  Charm School. EOT. : grandmasterlee
  • link http://www.amazon.com/Charm-School-Nelson-DeMille/dp/0446353205 : grandmasterlee
  • I have that book, it's pretty good. : Nixx2004
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    i thought this was a joke post like hello kitty's island adventure but i just read amazon's first custome... : handofthrawn
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      I liked the book, but given everything else you listed this is kinda out of place. It's more like a Ludlu... : xsoulbrothax
      • or Clancy, minus the weapon-porn aspect : xsoulbrothax
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    My wife enjoyed this : zakazi
    • You should read it too. Is she hot? Good taste in books, must be a keeper. : Nixx2004
• Wilbur Smith has some pretty entertaining 'historical fiction' novels. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi... : Nixx2004
• Jurassic Park : indosauros
• Dune by Frank Herbert is always a safe bet. : naios
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  A few suggestions: 2001 A Space Oddysey is actually a great easy read by Clarke. Rendezvous with Rama... : suqur
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    I read ender's game and really liked it. 2001 sounds good (noticed it said 300 pages, some of these 1000... : handofthrawn
    • np. they're all relatively short ones. (except for dan simmons, but he's awesome haha ) : suqur
  • These are all good, but I particularly agree with the Rama books. Rendezvous, Rama II etc are great book... : Vantage
• On Basilisk Station, by David Weber. The book and it's sequel are even free to read if you just google th... : geedeck
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  If you liked Stephenson read Cryptonomicon, although it is definitely giant. Neil Gaiman's other stuff s... : DasCracky
  • I found Anansi Boys to be pretty boring :/ : paravis
• Not on your list, sue me, but The Spin by Robert Charles Wilson was an interesting read. Neuromancer is p... : kronetic
• Anubis Gates by Tim Powers : TinFoilHat
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  If you enjoyed Neuromancer, you should read the rest of the series. (Count Zero, Mona Lisa Overdrive). ... : s2jason
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    And if you haven't read Neuromancer (not sure by the wording of your post) and you liked Snowcrash, defin... : s2jason
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      I haven't read neuromancer and its sounding like its a must order from amazon since I liked snow crash. : handofthrawn
      • It's like snowcrash but if Stephenson had been doing acid and speed the entire time he was writing. Kinda... : locater16
  • Read slaughterhouse 5 and other classics. I loved of mice and men. I'm a big fan of short but well writt... : handofthrawn
  • yes, I liked both CZ and MLO, count zero perhaps even a bit more than neuromancer. : hirez
  • Pattern Recognition was my favourite Gibson book... I don't remember if it's connected to Neuromancer th... : gigaduck
• Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan. : OwenButler
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  Going through the Hugo list is a good idea. Some hugo winners I liked personally are: A Fire Upon Th... : Vantage
  • Thanks for the tips Vantage (and everyone)! I'll look through each of them when I get back. (A Canti... : handofthrawn
• I just read 1984 and A Clockwork Orange. ACO is a bit hard to follow cause of the nadsat, but it was a f... : jingletard

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• tempting. I was out last night and will be again tomorrow night : RikiTiki2
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  im probably not going out tonight. My hand is severely fucked up from last night. I can barely type. My p... : wtf242
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    What did you do? : twifosp
    • he had his hand in a doorway when someone shut it : RikiTiki2
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      smashed fingers in a doorway at an afterparty : wtf242
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        That sucks. Nothing a few whiskeys can't cure? : twifosp
        • yeah i say i won't go out, but i might. I'll text you if i do : wtf242
      • holy shit! http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=17674805#itemanchor_17674805 : EvilDolemite
  • get it looked at. while the bones might be ok, there may be nerve damage : RikiTiki2
  • fuck me. I'm sorry. : Audhuml4
• I'm going to stay in and rub my dick : whistletits
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  Draughthouse. : CrustaR
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    See: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=17671928#itemanchor_17671928 http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?... : CrustaR
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      that's funny i missed both those threads. i never been there. what time are you going : wtf242
      • I was thinking around 9. That place 0wns. They've got pitchers of Live Oak for like $14. : CrustaR
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        You've never been? It's good. You can bring your own chairs and sit outside and they have cheap homebre... : EvilDolemite
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          i just can't drink a lot of beer anymore. 1 pint and my stomach is full. I mostly just drink whiskey : wtf242
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            Sadly, they don't offer liquor, just beer. : EvilDolemite
            • They have really strong beer so you don't have to drink a lot though! : twifosp
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    Draughthouse doesn't sound too bad, we'll stop by. : twifosp
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      Awesome. What time? : CrustaR
      • 9 or 10ish maybe... will probably head down town after that, not sure yet... : twifosp
• Flying to fucking Maine to visit old racist in-laws for a week :( : EvilDolemite
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  not to thread hijack, but, how is austin ? have a promising job opportunity there and everything i've re... : botch
  • varies widely depending on the location : RikiTiki2
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    Right downtown? Probably $1,200-$1,400 Other places? Anywhere from $500 to $1,000 depending on locat... : EvilDolemite
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      not necessarily right downtown, i can commute. i can probably stand the heat since i'm an AC kinda guy a... : botch
      • you could probably live about 5 miles from downtown for $800 2br : EvilDolemite
  • $800 to $1400 depending on the location. : CrustaR
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    No move to Houston instead : genjuro
    • IT'S A TRAP. i love houston's skyline, though. it's fuckin sweet. : reverend~heresy
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    it sucks. houston is better : wtf242
    • hahahahahahahhahahahaa : twifosp
  • Austin is awesome except for the heat. Depends on where you location, anywhere from 800 to 1200. : twifosp
  • The avg for that is @$800-1000 per month : whistletits
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    Austin sucks, don't move here. : deathofrats
    • stfu noob : kn1fe
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  unless you're paying :( my funds are dipped : reverend~heresy
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    in chocolate???? : EvilDolemite
    • all eaten : reverend~heresy
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  Update So Draughthouse @ 930ish. And then probably head down town. Reply if you're going. : twifosp
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    BOOYA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : CrustaR
    • That was very enthusiastic. : twifosp
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    nah :[ going to see tropic thunder at 10:15 or something way up north. Might go downtown afterwards but i... : wtf242
    • gaaay : CrustaR
  • No one went. :[ I was there for about three beers... : CrustaR

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• Are you a bad enough dude to rescue the president? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2evKkHi_qmo : jlavrenz
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  the DoW intro is pretty awesome : oHnOES
  • One of the best ever made, IMO. : cptn.peachfuzz
• I can't view youtube at work, but pretty much any Blizzard cinematic/intro will win 95% of these contests... : jingletard
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  \m/ Red Alert \m/ intro: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85tMFIA6Dy0 : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • Nothing, and I mean NOTHING, tops "Hell March" for setting the mood in a video game. Fucking FANTASTIC. : thetangent
• Mega Man 2. No video required. : zerog83
• Yeah, Quake 2 is my favorite I think. I remember thinking OMG THE SOUND when I first saw it :p : Rigor Morts
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfAoVX_VWWs BOOYAH : ejectorpod
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  Metal Gear Solid 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRvye3-rvow Zone of the Enders 2 http://www.youtube... : Iwannaacura
  • The MGS2 soundtrack was the best out of the 4 games. Also, the in-game intro was really cool too, where S... : Bamtan
  • For all its faults, the first hour or so of MGS2 are high quality. : ieGod
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  For some reason at the end of that Quake 2 intro when he's yelling and the radio is blinking out is funny... : bigexplosions
  • Wake up, Mr. Freeman. Wake up and smell the assshhhheeeeesssss. : quadeh
  • The train ride at the beginning of HL2 should be longer and show more of the world outside of C17. : dirge23
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  thief 1 intro: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=1uR8pcqV_HY followed closely by the strike commander intr... : abubu
  • Just the sound of FM synthesis music gets my oldskool gaming blood pumping. Also, regarding the Thief 1 ... : Enkidu
• Captive 2: Liberation on the Amiga CD32 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnZljtNUetE : peetabix01
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  Full Throttle: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzEWGaqdtcg : baron calamity
  • This gets my vote. : deject
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    Yeah, this is a fantastic one. : DrWaffles
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      Oh yeah, I totally forgot that Mark Hamil did a couple of voices for that game. : DrWaffles
      • Don't forget the guy who does Kif on Futurama! : Enkidu
  • I loved that game. That and Day Of The Tentacle made up a huge part of my child hood. : briandubau
• Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War has the best game intro I have ever seen. : High-g
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  Ultima 7 and Wing Commander 2 : grandmasterlee
  • U7's intro is so, so awesome. : dirge23
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    Yes! I posted it above, WC2 intro is awesome! : ejectorpod
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      :'( Tiger's Claw : riptyde
      • 2656 nevar forget! : ejectorpod
  • "AVATAR!" Man, I remember when that first came out, and my comp wasn't able to keep up.(like most all ... : genom
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfqOZlNxbfI : Ziz
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  Soul Blade: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yxrpyv8SNS4 : riptyde
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    haha oh shit memories. : ashkie
    • BANGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO : ashkie
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAFmMrtvzF4 : SiW73
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHYh02uCCJo&feature=related : Omaha
• Dawn of War's is a good one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFkFo5SBx-g : icon_of_syn
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQqoTYxk3v8 : cowbs
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  MechWarrior 2, definitely. : electroly
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    i was getting ready to post this, but i went back and watched it and it didn't age well with me :( : icon_of_syn
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      i too went back and watched it and confirmed that it is awesome :( : electroly
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        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X3GD0UnBCk : electroly
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          jesus that was awesome... totally forgot about that one. : emcea
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            better: The Ghost Bear add on pack intro http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPlXXUhtVqc&feature=related : conandan
            • also, just as awesome: Mechwarrior 2: Mercenaries http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=at9hxU864Fg&feature=r... : conandan
        • ITS GOT A LOCK ON ME! : kn1fe
• Prince Of Persia: Sands Of Time intro http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40QwbYXop4Y Diablo 2 intro http... : MatthewPhillips
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  probably chrono cross - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDnPYoGzW78 Such a pretty intro, for it's tim... : mindmann
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    Probably my favorite PSX RPG (and I played pretty much all of them). Might be time for another playthoug... : Yanks
    • For some reason it never caught me. : terath
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    Man I never had any interest in playing that game (lol even though I bought it ...), but man that music i... : Toth21
    • You are crazy. Play it. : Yanks
  • I got halfway through CC two times but never beat it. Loved the intro though Chrono Trigger's was gr... : cfalcon
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  Dungeon Keeper -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N5ODEGR1KQ : NeoMoose
  • time to reinstall again after seeing that. : Fredrik S
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  Final Fantasy 8 had a pretty solid intro : breadsticks
  • quite right: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pZ2ibvZb2Q : Yanks
• C&C: Red Alert 2. Classic westwood awesomeness. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnd0qg4I_MM&feature=relate... : AMikaboshi
• Kingdom Hearts 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNAwNhlcYN4 : RomSteady
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  Fallout is pretty good. : bombay
  • War. War never changes... : ucanbfuzzy
  • I hate rpg's and tried to play that game, but couldn't. But the intro for both fallout games was fantast... : FormerHPB
• Ultima Online http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBeA6JHkV1I : Ziz
• Flashback http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6nhuIf8dR0 : deviantpaul
• Bionic Commando The original : Totenjaeger
• I really liked the Strike Commander CD intro...I've never seen it posted online, but it's got one of the ... : Waverider
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  Omega Boost for PSX: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtsLj9hyBi0 : geedeck
  • Ahaha hell yeah. That was a pretty fun game, too. It surprised me because I didn't think Polyphony Digi... : ucanbfuzzy
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  Thief: The Dark Project intro: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uR8pcqV_HY I just like how they didn't ... : Rag and Bone Man
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    I've always loved Thief's cutscenes, there really hasn't been anything comparable to them before or since... : Iazu
    • I agree, the art style and the mood they evoked was so unique. : action wombmate
  • I agree Thief was my all time favorite. : baronzemo78
  • yes! : acyberkinetickeats
• Mass Effect is a current fav http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1fdV37gCB4 : action wombmate
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  Wing Commander III or IV. FMV FTW : Nitrium
  • Her lairmate is the HEART of the TIGER : Mondo
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  Red Alert > everything else ever made by man : thewindcriesmary
  • Also WiC, watch these for sure their awesome http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aF79U0B_ze0&feature=relate... : thewindcriesmary
• Original Wipeout: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AGNie9OCi0&fmt=18 Tekken 2 http://www.youtube.... : godhatingatheist
• Metroid Prime intro had probably the coolest music ever. Fit the game perfectly, too. http://www.youtube... : crummynz
• Check out The Witcher Intro... : massdev
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  Final Fantasy 6 (3 US) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcIOPDfA8jc : ashkie
  • classic : Mondo
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  Quarantine's intro is such wonderful schlock: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC8IXKrcbBs : A Sponge
  • HAHAHA : Nitrium
• Diablo II's intro was very well done. And Red Alert. : Wolfanoz
• Warcraft 2 had a really good one if I remember correctly. : eXcess
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  I'76 of course: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxg3eCNFbN8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JCGZFQZkdc... : Toth21
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    man, what are the chances i could get this running again in XP.. i think i still have the discs : dantastic
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      I got it to work in XP a while back. But it is not so forgiving, doesn't look to well. Please re-make ... : bombay
      • With I'76 gold it doesn't look to bad (lol thats my memory from 3 years ago at least) Oh and .... Neve... : Toth21
  • Oh hell yeah, forgot that one. : bombay
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  Red Alert http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85tMFIA6Dy0 : Colleton
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    i always wondered what happened to hitler : dantastic
    • also the allied ending is really awkward with such bad acting http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnwKNynuq... : dantastic
• Vagrant Story http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRQlMfyGtnM Awesome! : kaankasim
• The Q3A intro will always have a special place in my heart :p http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gteDPSJX9m0 ... : emcea
• quake 2 and 3 have emeritus status for me :D : Downforce
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  X-COM's is cool http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX0Cm3N_n6k : wasylm
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    My brother and I rented that game many years ago, and the big mouf at :15 made us laugh so hard. The dud... : helvetica
    • lol :[] :[ ] :[] : DM7
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktX19UfAakE Playstation version intro is so much better. : jayacheess
• Conquest of the New World: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHCG3xQIQ2A : magistersmax
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  The Killing Game Show http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLZoYUgilkI I showed this to all my friends when th... : qu1nton
  • Syndicate http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw2W_Ap7m2k : Alpha Geist
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    Syndicate [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw2W_Ap7m2k]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw2W_Ap7m2k[/... : Alpha Geist
    • crap, this is what happens when the GF messes with my comp while my attention is else where :( : Alpha Geist
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  Xenogears.... perhaps the best story ever in a video game (hey its just my opinion) http://www.youtube : Toth21
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    I got to some floating city place where I needed to fight with gears and got raped :( Then I lost my save... : Yanks
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      Yeah I know what you mean, its ludicrously long. Last time I replayed it (like 3 years ago) I forced myse... : Toth21
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        Then again I avoid most JRPGs like the plague these days... lol me too. i guess when i was younger i ... : Mr.SEX
        • I can say for me its a combination of what you mentioned. I simply view time as flowing too fast these da... : Toth21
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        Xenosaga wasn't that bad. It followed the story of Xenogears (the backstory, that is) pretty closely, an... : ucanbfuzzy
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          Xenosaga wasn't that good either. Despite the fact that it had amazing cinematics for the time, they were : Toth21
          • yeah, Xenosaga 3 is something I refuse to touch after the abortion that was Xenosaga 2. that former : ucanbfuzzy
  • I was about to post this. : megarust32
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  Mafia: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=jKsaJe2zKSo I'm disappointed this was the first one mentioned. : renegade732
  • I'm even more disappointed that this was not the first one mentioned : renegade732
  • i was just youtube'ing mafia intro thinking nobody had mentioned it already... gjob : jane911
  • thank god SOMEBODY finally said it. everyone else can stop posting. here's the only one that matters. : Korban
  • Such a wonderful game. : Damodred
• Resident Evil because of the acting: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf0EpML-AWM : helvetica
• Red Alert http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85tMFIA6Dy0 This has got to be the intro that I've watched t : Grumbeld
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  TIE Fighter. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqhWKrq16uY 'nuff said. : cptn.peachfuzz
  • Where's my TIE Fighter 2 godamnit!!! >:( : thetangent
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  Descent: Freespace I was pretty pumped watching this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds91eYAd0OA : dedgecko
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    No Freespace 3 continues to make me a sad panda =( : Toth21
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      Agreed. I would pay TWO HUNDRED AMERICAN DOLLARS for a Freespace3 that lived up to Freespace2. Where ... : twifosp
      • Apparently they don't sell for shit. Not sure why with games like FS,FS2,Tachyon (awesome multiplayer), I... : Toth21
  • That is a game I need to play again : rosewood
• Lords of the Realm II. Made me buy the game. : chungathebunga
• I always thought the Freelancer intro was awesome, although it didn't have very much to do with the actua... : ErikTehRed
• Fuck this thread there's like 30 games I want to play through again and so little time =( : mnok
• Super Metroid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKK05niB0VI : c_man_tmt
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSuvGUf-3DQ ^^^ Needs to show up on PSN (fingers crossed) : grayscale
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  Not the intro, but the first mission of C&C Renegade. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKplh4nE9io I... : Dynotaku
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    watch the end of FEAR... : dedgecko
    • SPOILER ALERT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7KM_XHgTpU Good stuff happens at 2:22 : dedgecko
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  The Deus Ex intro, obviously, but I prefer this recut version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioiOAdFJKY... : tomservo
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    You guys need to watch this one I am not joking look at my face : tomservo
    • That was totally awesome. : baronzemo78
    • that was great : Draugluin
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    UNATCO? Savage. UNATCO? Savage. UNATCO? Savage.... UNATCO? No... Savage. : Korban
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      Electronic Old Men : deject
      • Oh yes! : Damodred
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      POTM : tomservo
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        i almost wet myself thinking this, but then i checked the front page and saw it was only a lie :( : Korban
        • If I owned stock in Shacknews, brother I would :( : tomservo
  • That was completely awesome. : zakazi
  • The remake one is great. : breadsticks
  • I dig it. Recut deus ex trailer. : senseimoron
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    huphuphuphuphuphuphuphup : CapnChaos
    • They want people dead-d-d-deadded... dead! Word. : tomservo
  • Electronic... Old Men. : genjuro
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    Hahaha, that robot walking backwards was a fantastic non-sequitur. : sgtsanity
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      ahahahaha I might as well start using; coke : tomservo
      • "Within the week old men will be ruling the word." ...."Six months." : baronzemo78
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    oh man best. also as a related aside does anyone ever play as JC without his standard hair/skin color? ... : mikecyb
    • haha it keeps getting better "number one? that's terror" : mikecyb
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      Albino JC for life! : tomservo
      • Otherwise he looks like he's in a Rockabilly band :( : tomservo
  • Get the hell out of here denton! : Mondo
  • <3 recut version. : Damodred
• Urban Chaos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCPWCOGwYMY : thejm4n
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  if there's an intro movie that means i'm not playing, and that makes me hulk smash. : Maarten Goldstein
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    You're missing out then, because a good intro movie gets you totally pumped for the game. : SiW73
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      Half-Life's intro totally set the mood of the game. Plus, it was nice to see an in-game intro. : DrWaffles
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        well yeah i'm fine with such a situation : Maarten Goldstein
        • What would you do if DNF has an intro movie? : CrustaR
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    Well that's close minded. 'If there is an intro movie, I shall not play that game.' What? And why doe... : icon_of_syn
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      Oh I play it, but I'll skip it if possible. I mean, I want to blow off some steam; kill some dudes, score... : Maarten Goldstein
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        It's only 10 minutes at the beginning of the game, not every time you start. :[ : Ebu
        • Ten? More like two, in most cases. : Arcanum
  • I bet you skip the first few chapters of a book as well, because it's all just character building bullshi... : thecray
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  Out of this world. (Named Another World IIRC in Europe) : razlebol
  • That was AMAZING on the Amiga when it first came out. They kept it pretty much the same for the PC re-rel... : cause&effect
• Freespace2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khIWdolT9xY : twifosp
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  Sam & Max: Hit the Road http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yWnnk9fyJE fuck I want to make love to this thre... : drbriefs
  • FRIENDS?!??!! : kn1fe
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djOt3CDRq9A : YoYo
• Resident Evil: Code Veronica http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehxTEJ3tU9k : shyguy74
• Super Castlevania IV SNES: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ENfcIcAqeY : kaijuseijin
• D2 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0kPXdtz_c4 : Fred Garvin
• Day of the Tentacle. EOT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HaYZsc66Bk : sonik887
• In this PC world, they don't make intros like Double Dragon anymore. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb9P0... : shyguy74
• i forgot quake2 had a story.. : .frame
• GTA2, or Quarantine. : deadhorse
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  Daaayyytoooooonaaaaaa http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wY6xkJ4RcFU Daytona USA! : gakera
  • I wish I had the 4 player arcade in my house :] : Mondo
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  Crusader - No Remose http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvAt3hDcNT4 : sigpro
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    Dammit! Now I soooooo wanna play this again! : MorrisatCNN
    • I wish I had my cd for it still. : sigpro
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      I have given up trying to replay this, DOS is a nightmare to make work in any windows environment. But t... : IHATEDUST
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        FYI No Regret intro sux hard compared to No Remorse. : IHATEDUST
        • SO TRUE. Doesn't DOSbox support this now? I've still got my Remorse disc. : xsoulbrothax
• chrono cross : spaceless
• Marathon 2 : Dschinghis Khan
• every time this topic comes up, i keep giving the same reply: Mechwarrior 2 : -=kodiak=-
• The correct answer is Soul Blade. : kallanta
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  Final Fantasy Tactics had a great opening-sequence. Everything about the introduction just had an awe-ins... : aldraek
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    i always thought FFT's intro was cheesy and stupid. i always just mashed "X" as fast as i could to move ... : electroly
    • i think it had the first CG movie of chocobos in armor. historic : skryte
  • How mad were you at the end when they all got owned : Mondo
• Homeworld http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrW4jkQdmjI Great introduction and awesome music + atmospher... : Sailor of Fortune
• In recent years, PREY had an amazing intro(though it was playable). Too bad the rest of the game didn't m... : Stoned Gargoyle
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  Fav Intro. So much feeling, excellent Music, Hot Chick. The winner is: Chrono Cross. http://www.youtu... : IHATEDUST
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    In English, sorry. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUXVwPKPCFU&feature=related : IHATEDUST
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      nvm i fail at youtube, but instead of watching the intro, you all should play this one. epic. : IHATEDUST
      • I think I might. I played the first 5 hours or so when it first came out, but it didn't grab me at the ti... : jayacheess
• no sound in space, etc : kill9
• Dawn of War : quazar
• Suikoden III & Torment & Wild arms http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHtx0W2PCh0 http://www.youtube.com/... : Mondo
• NHL98: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBHWQX2VrKY : lpearl
• ZPC http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=98vuEmgYm9k Commie killing Jesus! : The Key
• I still love WoWsintro movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omDYiyrU7Hs : stonedonkey

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  I wonder how useful that will be. Sounds neat-o. Guess it depends on how drastically it slows enemies dow... : NastyJack
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    good against intel carriers : lacker
    • depends on how long the slow effect lasts : RikiTiki2
    • A lot of good that'll do, since no one really plays it. However it'd be awesome if you can shoot at th... : Sailor of Fortune
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    Use it with Kritzkreig for sexy results. : Snuffles-
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      but you get even more damage with the regular minigun + critzkrieg :P : RikiTiki2
      • but now they can't RUN, COWARDS!! : Snuffles-
    • You could be onto something there. My biggest problem with the Kritzkrieg is that enemies scatter the sec... : NastyJack
• woah, less damage for a slow effect? wonder how much slower you go.... : RikiTiki2
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  Scouts shall perish. : ant_hillbilly
  • would be pretty devastating to them if it was a strong slow or cumulative with each hit : RikiTiki2
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  So, are these updates immediate? I think I played on Wednesday but don't recall an update to TF:2 : goatjc
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    They all come out next Wednesday. : NastyJack
    • Yeah, they're just releasing info about each major feature a day at a time to tease us, the bastards. : action wombmate
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  Natascha + Sasha = Sitting ducks getting cooked : Bamtan
  • ^^This will be the best use of Natascha : IHATEDUST
• awesome, I can't wait to get my PC back and to play more TF2 with you guys, I haven't played in like 6 mo... : askedrelic
• Sounds good, I guess it depends on how much it slows enemies down. I wonder if the background is a new... : pieman
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  I like it, but I wonder how it makes them more useful without a medic : megarust32
  • That problem will be solved with the shotgun replacement. sandwich : pieman
  • Lonesome heavies aren't too hard to take out if you've got a bit of cover nearby. I guess it's easier for... : Snuffles-
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    rumors are that it'll be a sandwich you can eat (like a taunt) for 100hp : manero
    • that's going to be so hilarious. : hamachi
    • Hahaha, I hope this turns out to be true. : DrWaffles
  • yeah, waiting for the big finish unlock here... : ]pm[chem
• I am sad about this. I was really hoping for the BOFOR. Something that would change how the heavy is pl... : Crimsonbeak
• You know I think I'm more excited about the Heavy awards more than the pyro. And the pyro is my favorite... : RyDogg1
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  This is going to be annoying as hell for people getting shot by it, like the pyro air blast. : omnova
  • hehe, take it bitch! : dedgecko
• HOT Natascha + Sasha sammich please! : hirez
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  Does this mean we can play on the shack servers again? : moogle
  • only tuesday and thursday nights, but only for 2 hours : RikiTiki2
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    rydogg put normal maps back on dallas. : ant_hillbilly
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      let's play some tonight, you jerks : midgetherder
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        OK jerk I'll be there. : deject
        • I was on there last night playing jerk, I will try to make it later to play jerks. : ant_hillbilly
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        LET'S PLAY RIGHT NOW!!! : Maddog_Delphi97
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          Zaun came for a minute, and then left.... :( : Maddog_Delphi97
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            Please come, guys :( : Maddog_Delphi97
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              Pretty please? With sugar on top? : Maddog_Delphi97
              • your mom is playing... without her shirt. I'm desperate here, guys. COME PLAY!! : Maddog_Delphi97
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                my roomies and i will join maybe so +4 plays...only if i can convince to move server : papaskot
                • 208.122.48.71:27015 come play : Maddog_Delphi97
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                I go and eat dinner for 20 minutes and the server dies. This sucks. : ant_hillbilly
                • I'm on the ARS server right now... known as "the Zoo".. 208.122.48.71:27015 : Maddog_Delphi97
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  p.s. if anyone sees jackhammer on steam please tell him to check his SMs... : ]pm[chem
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    He has class pretty much all day monday-thursday until Midnight PST. : D45hiz
    • yeah I figured he was busy during the daytimes, but I've sent him two things over the past couple of days... : ]pm[chem
• this will be amazing! : Unleashed
• After reading through this update more I am disappointed. I thought we were going to have 5 new maps, no... : ant_hillbilly
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  That reminds of Diablo II with the stats. : jingletard
  • I though the same thing lol : SqueegyTBS
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  I don't like all (any) of the changes they're making to TF2. A lot of its charm was the simplicity. Al... : Ebu
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    I think Valve made these changes hoping it will encourage more people to play. :( : Maddog_Delphi97
    • ya that and their artists are probably bored waiting for the programmers to write source 2 : flasher 907
    • It's kind of driven me away really. I don't feel like grinding just to get some new toys. : Rag and Bone Man
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    I disagree. without this TF2 would most likely be dead already. : hirez
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      Well, congrats to them. It's dead to me. I consider my investment wasted, now. It is no longer a game I ... : Ebu
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        How come your investment is wasted? : crummynz
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          Because I can no longer play the game that I bought? There is only this new monstrosity with its legion o... : Ebu
          • is it maybe a server variable to disable weapon unlocks? : flasher 907
          • There are no unlocks allowed servers I think, plus you need to try it, it's not dramatically different. : Lunatic Angelic
  • you know, at first i felt the same way.. but then i remembered that this is Team Fortress 2. Vanilla T... : dopeman

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• Hahahaha thats great! : grendel
• fucking lol : moshman
• That was fantastic... : grayscale
• the lift at the end... hahaha! : siknsyko
• Amazing. : scythide
• hahahah the hair is the best part : JINKY
• haha thats awesome:) : .frame
• omg, that's so awesome... : Hiro
• What the f-- is this? : Audhuml4
• that's great. : edgewise
• incredible : c0bra
• That's good stuff. : smoove
• ahahaha.. amazingly funny. : Fredrik S
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  why do the brits say "fink" instead of "think"? accent and all aside, you're just pronouncing it wrong! : vassili_zaitsev
  • They also call India "Ind-yer" :( : bipolar
  • That's just a regional cockney-like accent. Londoners pronounce it correctly for the most part. : MaxPete82
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    why do canadians say "aboot"? : edgewise
    • because our feet freeze if we don't wear them in the winter. : vassili_zaitsev
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      why do texans say "y'all"? : electroly
      • because they're from Texas. : edgewise
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        its faster than saying you all :) : .frame
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          in a meeting the other day a guy kept saying "you all" and I found myself getting annoyed that he didn't ... : DapperDan
          • well you don't have to saw YOWL to get the point across:) I find myself saying yall often. : .frame
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      Never said "aboot" in my life. : Fred Garvin
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        eh? : RikiTiki2
        • Yeah, I don't say that either, but I do notice it's a lot more prominent in rural areas. Especially close... : Fred Garvin
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      I've never met a single canadian that does. I think this is something americans make up. : avatar_58
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        it really isnt, i've heard plenty of canadians pronounce it that way : Maarten Goldstein
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          Maybe from the far east coast, but not anywhere past Quebec. : Fred Garvin
          • I know a few east folks (thick accent and all) and I've still never heard it. : avatar_58
          • Exactly. "Aboot" is East Coast regional dialect. If I said How come all Americans sound like Col. Sande... : TwiLyght
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            I've heard it from people born and raised in Alberta. : DapperDan
            • They must be freaks then, because I've been all over the west and never heard it in regular use. : Fred Garvin
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            i've never heard it here : grifter
            • Maybe just newfies then :P : Fred Garvin
          • Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYlltEFXRoY About 1:20 : Ebu
      • Oh they say it, it's just often very subtle. It gets exaggerated in stuff like South Park and whatnot. ... : action wombmate
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        Barry Melrose does and so many hockey players. You might not hear it but we do. : porp
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          No, I think we'd notice a pronounced "aboot", it might be a slightly different "ou" sound, but it's not a... : Fred Garvin
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            exactly. the stereotypical 'aboot' is an exaggeration. just like when people mimic the south--they go way... : porp
            • Well, there's not just one. I can usually tell what province someone is from by their accent. : Fred Garvin
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        That's beacuse it sounds like ABOOT whenever you say about. You may not hear it, but WE DO. : dopeman
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          http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=17681050#itemanchor_17681050 : Fred Garvin
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            Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYlltEFXRoY About 1:20 : Ebu
            • This is pretty much the accepted "Canadian Accent" as we view it down round these parts. : Ebu
      • Yeah, this certainly doesn't exist in BC. : bakanoodle
      • watch survivorman, les stroud talks like that (it's slight, though) : qwpeoriu
      • well you are canadian so you're not going to notice it. just like most new yorkers don't notice their ac... : mikecyb
    • ah-boat ah-bout ah-bowt ah-boot which do you say : Luminair
  • Yeah, that's not all Brits that say that. Just as in the U.S., Britain has regional accents. The F - TH : action wombmate
  • it's not "the brits", it's an east london thing, : moshman
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    Why do Americans say "Ruff" instead of "Roof"? : bakanoodle
    • Because that's how GOD says it. : Finestaut
    • woof : RikiTiki2
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      who the fuck says that? : mikecyb
      • cape codders : cpt_gloval
      • I hear it all the time. : Fred Garvin
      • douchefaggots : mrvandelay
    • Why do Americans say "boyga" instead of "burger"??!?!? : Bamtan
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      or say 'idea' like 'idear' : -=kodiak=-
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        haha, like Paul Sr on American Chopper. you can play a fucking drinking game with that shit. : porp
        • funny thing is, my friends and i have done that. it was a heavy 'idear' episode... we were totally was... : -=kodiak=-
      • oh man my mom says it like that and it annoys the crap out of me. she says most words that end with 'a' ... : mikecyb
      • cape codders : cpt_gloval
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      Ask -> Axe : Blucklesworth
      • ay cuh let me axe u a kwestshin : mrvandelay
    • I have never heard that : OverloadUT
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    god London is NOT Britain! Theres more to the country than London. : trelain
    • ^^whinging northerner : porp
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    Why do you call us 'Brits?' The correct term is Britons. : rock elf
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      that's just because we're lazy. same reason we refer to America as 'USA' or "US' : mikecyb
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        That's my point - for those people, it's easier to say 'fink.' : rock elf
        • oh I don't care about that people can say whatever they want the first post of this subthread is dumb. w... : mikecyb
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      When I've seen that term used it usually refers back to the ancient Britons. : c0bra
      • 'Britons' is still correct -- and used by the BBC, for example -- but you wouldn't use it in everyday spe... : rock elf
• hahahah awesome : askedrelic
• Noted for watching at home. : action wombmate
• this is brilliant...holy fucking rofl... : agentlead
• that was brilliant : -=kodiak=-
• So well done, the second video was absolute gold. "Grow some balls John!" : Lionhart32935
• hahah the second video is great : AlexXdude
• lol there needs to be more of these clips : Tommy Toolbag
• That is awesome. : magistersmax
• Hmm, I need to find a way to get my hands on more BBC Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares. Been so long since I'v... : retarded talking dinosaur
• lmao thats too funny : xsii
• Haha, those were great. : Ely
• Haha, I liked the second one. The first one was ok, but I felt a bit bad for the mum. : bakanoodle
• haha, that kid is great; he's got his mannerisms down perfectly. : losimagic
• What's crazy is that there are actually children out there who act like clip #1. : Poor Yurik
• wait, these are commercials for people who want to get into the industry? seems a little counter-produ... : gokart.
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  update: still laughing : Tommy Toolbag
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    If you've been laughing for more than 4 hours you should probably see a doctor. : Hello Kitty
    • Like with Viagra? : magistersmax
• hah! almost as awesome as the James May from Top Gear vs. Gordon Ramsey one....but that cannot be topped. : PlanetPerfecto

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  Is this a coherent thought? : soggybagel
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    Yes because they were planning to use Russian ships in the interim. : terath
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      probably would have made sense to point that out in the OP : HojuSimpson
      • i figured the fact that NASA occasionally contracts with the russian space agency was common knowledge : cpt_gloval
      • Yes. It would have. Very much sense. : terath
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      NASA has never been that good on long term planning. Perhaps the vagaries of political posturing have cr... : trove
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        do you actually believe what you say or are you just trying to get famous for being wild and out there : Luminair
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          I've been posting about NASA's shortcomings since I started posting here in 2002. So yes? to the former? : trove
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            nasa is a public agency directed by the federal government to do the will of the people. for 30 years th... : Luminair
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              NASA's funding over the last thirty years has largely been a jobs program for Texas and Floriday and Alab... : trove
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                how exactly is NASA an impediment? : ucanbfuzzy
                • As other's have mentioned, NASA's culture of risk avoidance is a major obstacle to space exploitation. A... : trove
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                NASA continues to be funded because most americans support NASA and space exploration. If the public wan... : Luminair
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                  The continued existence of an agency is hardly proof of widespread support of said agency. Political ine... : trove
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                    the polls that show the majority of the public in support of NASA and space exploration are the proof of ... : Luminair
                    • Luminair. Just stop, you fool. : rasputinreborn
      • yeah, who needs science and research anyway? : ucanbfuzzy
• if they do have to keep the shuttle running until Constellation is done, that will really fuck with NASA'... : hirez
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  Maybe NASA should have thought about that sooner. Instead of having a 5 year gap. : Chod
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    they have been thinking about it for a while now (since the early to mid 90s) but there have been several... : ucanbfuzzy
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      Its tough to plan ahead when you don't know what your budget will be from one year to the next : johnwissinger
      • yup. their funding is pitiful considering the technological advances gained from the space program. it'... : ucanbfuzzy
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  Why can't there be oil in space or something. Then we'd get shit done you know what i'm saying. : Ellissd
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    there is some thought there may be oil in the asteroids. http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/planeteart... : hirez
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      Doesn't oil come from dead stuff? : Reeves
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        Dinosaurs came from asteroids. : Finestaut
        • Oh right. Forgot about that one.. : Reeves
      • not all the time. read that article! : hirez
  • http://www.direct.ca/trinity/helium3.htm Course, we need to get the fusion part down first. : trove
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  You are missing the link between Georgia, Russia, Nasa, and the Shuttle. Try again. : IHATEDUST
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    well, if you have even the slightest knowledge about NASA's current projects, and a modicum of intelligen : ucanbfuzzy
    • Yeah, if you already knew what the post was about then you'd know what the post was about. : nudel
    • Wait wait wait are you trying to say that Russia has space technology? Since when? : yoonix
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  We don't need Russia to sent Americans into space. If the Russians want to send people into space whil... : fleabug
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    i read that 4 times and I still dont understand what you are trying to say. : hirez
    • Me neither actually... : fleabug
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    we do, for the international space station. you know, that orbiting joint project between most of the ... : ucanbfuzzy
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      I forget about the IIS sometimes. I suppose we DO need Russia. =( : fleabug
      • Lets bomb them and take their rockets. : fleabug
      • They need the shuttle or something other than Russian if they have to boost the ISS. Now that it has lots... : bombay

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• hi rez of the US Women's Gymnastics team : PapaBoo
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  www.interfacelift.com/wallpaper or www.desktoptopia.com : PoopStewart
  • also http://www.socwall.com/ : PoopStewart
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    can you download any of the wallpapers directly from the site or what? : boring gegtik
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      at desktopia I mean.. I seem to only be able to get stuff like http://www.desktoptopia.com/image/1363-pre... : boring gegtik
      • guys, help, I've almost set up a custom RSS feed for this site :( : boring gegtik
• Jason Chan's kid zombie park or the weird dark angel thingies from Phil's LOL folder. : breadsticks
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  seriously? people STILL don't know about www.interfacelift.com ? i see this site linked to almost every : Korban
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    im looking for more abstract 3d kinda wallpapers...not sunsets.. : agentlead
    • anyone else? : agentlead
• interfacelift (as everyone says above), or try Google image search set to "Extra-large" like so (this one : mn3m0n1c
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  http://rikitiki2.shackspace.com/worstdesktopever.gif : RikiTiki2
  • this is great. I shall make this someone's desktop. : deject
  • hahahaha this desktop is epic. : Arctic Fox
  • that is so awesome : MagicWishMonkey
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    i just set it as my background, lets see how bad this is. : lakren
    • while it's kinda annoying, the black outline of your mouse pointer makes it easy to pick out. boo. : lakren
  • For ironic purposes, I'm tempted to make this my OSX wallpaper : Toraz Chryx
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  I take webcam pictures of my buttocks and blow them up to 1600x1200. : deadhorse
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    more like reduce the size, fatass >:-( : boring gegtik
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      Bah, my ass is so strong I can bend silverware. : deadhorse
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        why is your boyfriend's name silverware? : sesmaster
        • because Pots n' Pans was already taken : MagicWishMonkey
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  http://agentpothead.com/gamewalls/ : AgentPothead
  • awesome, thanks : indosauros
  • http://agentpothead.com/gamewalls/imagepages/image89.html <-- this is so fucking awesome I'm going to go ... : Yanks
  • These are great! Thanks! : TrptJim
• http://www.caedes.net/ Good stuff here...also a ton of cool space pics if interested : Dr Van Nostrand
• I pick up tons of samples at the nearest decorating store and collage them over my monitor. : A Sponge
• I use Google to find Big ass, high res images of 8km peaks. I have Denali up right now. : IHATEDUST
• http://www.disgruntledtv.com/pictures/Shackers.jpg : socksta
• I have two monitors, so my resolution is essentially 2560x1024. Trying to find two-monitor wallpapers su... : naios
• I was looking on the internet recently and I found... this http://maximumfast.net/alfa8cwhite.jpg : Toraz Chryx

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  hah you and g0nk are the same person. srsly tho didnt you recently build a pretty fast desktop? your... : boomstickah
  • Me and g0nk? LOL? Yeah. I built a desktop 2 years ago. It's still powerful enough but the sea air and h : brickmatt
  • Calling me g0nk is like calling Ajax Genjuro. What. : brickmatt
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  That Macbook has a monsterous video card but for bootcamp u should get vmware. This software is must have... : mechcross
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    who the fuck are you? : mrvandelay
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      re: the untrue post above : mrvandelay
      • Uhh not really, he's pretty spot on with the Macbook's uses. Like he says, some games will play in dual b... : Bamtan
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      he's a part time architect, part time latex salesman : Wiley Animagus
      • Actually I'm the garbage man who dumps trashes. In my book you are trash : mechcross
    • way to welcome new users with open arms. feel the shack love. : Skoal^Fyfan
    • Does it matter who I am ? You should be asking yourself that. Weirdo. : mechcross
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    wtf are you talking about and why are you talking like that and who are you? : opengl128
    • ^ this is what i meant to say : mrvandelay
  • No serious games can be played in VMWare. I use VMWare to handle apps that aren't cross platfrom - which... : hadronflux
  • Are you fucking serious? that's the worst advice ever given in the history of the internet. : Toraz Chryx
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  I play TF2 and Civ4 on my MBP using Boot Camp. It works fine, go for it. It's my primary gaming machine... : ]pm[chem
  • Anyone have any luck getting Crazy Machines 2 to run on MBP? I just get a blank loading screen... :( : suqur
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  1. Using BootCamp is easy as sweet potato pie. It's just as easy as installing Windows normally. You can ... : BlackCat9
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    does not come with a decent text editor? it comes with emacs for god's sake! : ]pm[chem
    • Fair enough. : BlackCat9
  • Excellent post, thank you. : brickmatt
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    On installing Windows with Boot Camp, make sure you have a good XP SP2 or SP3 cd, or Vista of course. I s... : suqur
    • Yeah, I think with the latest Leopard it's best to install XP from a slipstreamed SP3 disc. It took me li... : Bamtan
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      I installed form a slipstreamed sp2 without a problem. : SqueegyTBS
      • Yeah, it's supposed to work fine with SP2, but something was weird with mine and it wouldn't work. Who kn... : suqur
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  BootCamp is really easy. If you want to dual boot XP, use VMWare or Parallels; probably VMWare. That's re... : Bamtan
  • That's exactly the sort of experience I expect to have. Yay for hearing that. : brickmatt
  • ^^^ this post : Serpico74
  • Yup! Bootcamp is incredibly easy to work with. Basically launch Bootcamp Assistant, Add a second partiti... : bawbeh
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  VMWare Fusion. After that, here's the stuff I use on a fairly regular basis: 1) iTerm - Tabbed term... : fatman
  • there is no use for iterm if you have leopard. leopard's terminal is tabbed and quite nice : ]pm[chem
  • OmniGraffle is pretty awesome, I used it for one of my final projects this year. Much nicer looking than ... : Bamtan
• Bootcamp is super easy. I have a Vista partition on my MBP that is dedicated to Steam. Everything else is... : Serpico74
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  BATTERY MENZ: I've had my MBP a year now. The iStat widget reports my health at 83%. Is that good? Most o... : Bamtan
  • Mine's at 95% and I got mine in March. I guess that's about right. They don't last forever. : SqueegyTBS
  • i should do this. my battery dies from a full charge in less than 10 minutes. mine was from the MBP freeb... : dahanese
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    After a year mine was unusable. Like 7% health. I was too busy to get it in there under warranty. =( : zakazi
    • Also you should let it run down about once a week. I guess they have memories of sorts and if they're alw... : zakazi
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    What does it say for cycles? If its under 300 and you have less than 80% life there's a chance apple will... : Bob_Loblaw
    • My cycles, fully charged = 64 I get good life though, wtf. : SqueegyTBS
    • 185 atm. : Bamtan
  • I'm down to 59% total :( after uhh 425 cycles : Yanks
  • Mine got to the point where it'd get down to 80% on the battery meter and just die. Then again, I didn... : magistersmax
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  Also here's something all of u should know. The MacBooks have overheating problem because the assemblers ... : mechcross
  • Newer examples aren't as bloody terrible as older ones. : Toraz Chryx
  • That was really only a problem on the first and maybe second revision. : opengl128
• I'd suggest not getting a virtualization program off the bat. Set up XP or Vista on a Boot Camp partitio... : magistersmax