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• sweet! : Ziz
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  omg! that is so awesome. where is it? : jimmy_legs
  • It's on the 2nd storyline quest after leaving the vault. In the 1st floor lobby of the Museum of Technolo : DOOManiac
• SO AWESOME! : notd665
• Very interesting :) : Githyanki
• where is it? : deathmuppeter
• sweet : extrahappyturtle
• Yessssssssss! : DrWaffles
• Haha, sneaky. Where'd ya find it? : Noobler
• hot damn : sasoi
• That is awesome : whore
• :O : Yanks
• Awesome! Where did you find it? : melkore
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  I love shack easter eggs in games : ColoradoCNC
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    I leave my eggs everywhere I go! : yoonix
    • and on everyone you meet. : Ziz
• hahahah awesome. : NastyJack
• hahaha, nice! : delataur
• maybe in Fallout 4 we'll get pencils spelling out everyones name, somewhere in the game. : Ziz
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  Kudos to Doom, he found it, haha : lplasmatron
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    don't lie to me is there lamp+sand+lime somewhere : jimmy_legs
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      Hah, no. Just that. See if you can find my Lincoln shrine though, it's totally rad. : lplasmatron
      • Ooo a challenge : jimmy_legs
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        i think i found this. my character was rocking lincoln's hat for a while. : dirge23
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          Nah, it's not the same place that has all the artifacts. It's like a stalker shrine. : lplasmatron
          • I bet it's in Rivet City somewhere because I read that old guy's computer and he had a raging hard-on for : SockMonkeh
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  are there any games aside from doom3 and fallout3 that have shack references? : mr.sleepy
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    Honestly, if DNF doesn't have a dognose reference, I will be shocked. SHOCKED i say. : SirX
    • Seriously, Duke needs to say, "Sniff J00" or something... : The Key
    • Or at least Duke walking past a metal shed and saying "that's one sweeet shack" : riptyde
  • just games that end with 3. : j0nchan
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    ...Doom 3 has a shack reference? : zerog83
    • yea there was a log screen saying Gibson and Goldstein something something : eeeealmo
    • yeah there's a monitor somewhere that you can bring up the shack on : mikecyb
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    there was a counter strike map that had the shack on one of the computer screens iirc : ninjase
    • CS_OFFICE! Yes it does! : FormerHPB
  • I still believe the House on the payload map display inn TF2 is the shack. : hirez
• Very cool : MacemanInTW
• can I use this on my resume? : jingletard
• It's in the museum of technology, the very first room if you look for it, it's on a table next to some br... : ant321
• fuck yea that is awesome lol : eeeealmo
• this is so awesome. : zakazi
• Just like cockroaches, you can't kill the shack... we survive anything! Actually, in my post apocalypt... : laidback
• Haha, thats sweet. : Warmaker
• this made my night :) : oHnOES
• Hahaha. Cool. : randomposter
• heheh : Mmmmmoo
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  uuuummmm i don't get it,,,,? : Smellsy
  • D: : Ctrl-Phreak
  • psst, it's the Shack logo. : lplasmatron
  • banned : ninjase
  • gayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy : randomposter
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    ooooh right, if i sit up straight i can see it. on my lcd monitor i am slouched too low and all i saw was... : Smellsy
    • yeah right whatever. banned : oHnOES
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      wow, you must either have your brightness REALLY low or have a decidely shitty lcd. : erotic sock
      • Well, the label says 'Direction', which i didn't know was a brand that made LCDs, so i assume it is very ... : Smellsy
    • sit up. slouching is bad for your lower back. : hirez
• fuckin' booya!!! : proclone1
• :D : felicia
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  :D you sir are my hero. thank you for that. : dahanese
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    and by "you sir" i mean lplasmatron. : dahanese
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      Hah, yeah, Doom gets no credit. :P Honestly I'm surprised someone found it already. : lplasmatron
      • Really? You give us too little credit, sir. : digital_d
    • :( : DOOManiac
    • Wow, way to trounce all over doom's hard work. Tracenerella. : ieGod
• epic. : silent prophet
• that is SO awesome... btw, congrats on another job well done. : MikkleThePickle
• and the Gibson House by the minefield. : bosst0ne
• This is Awesome. : hirosushima
• omg, That's awesome : I7 SilverFox
• Awesome. Can't wait to find this. : eXcess
• In that same room is a neat little Fear Factory reference, too. I lol'd. : Rotten Deadite

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  i'm actually interested what the opinion would be when you bring it into latestchatty. i know the demogra... : dahanese
  • After I started reading some of the threads, it got kinda scary. I hope the "rational" Obama loving* sha... : capt tripps
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  I think it's fucking bullshit. I honestly haven't really minded any of the other things gamers have gotte... : OverloadUT
  • I really see it as part of the same distrust and contempt that publishers show for the paying customers. : capt tripps
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  Hilarious that some forum moderator just fucked their PR department : spiderfill
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    it's not just their forum moderator. i know that some people will dispute this, but this policy has actua... : dahanese
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      I think he meant the forum moderator fucked them by revealing it instead of letting the PR department do ... : OverloadUT
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        hm. i really think EA has their employees under a tighter leash than that. i doubt a moderator would say ... : dahanese
        • Interesting he didn't even mention it initially, only later as a response to a question : spiderfill
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      hahaa you have got to be kidding?! I assumed it was just some mod overstepping his bounds, but christ... ... : crummynz
      • yeah I never posted there before, but now I definitely will never do so. : deject
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  I think it shows that DRM is being abused. If DRM is solely for protecting the software why should an EA ... : Jonathan
  • Also the sims and spore I could understand but C&C seems a weird addition - I hope Mass Effect doesn't ge... : Jonathan
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  oh no! i can't act like a dick any more and have to be respectful of others?! WHAT IS THE WORLD COMING : Korban
  • mods can you red ring Korban's 360 for this annoyingly sarcastic comment? : aeg1x
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  I think I might support this if it just banned people from online play. If someone acts like an ass hat o... : Evil Benius
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    it will ban you from accessing online components even in single player games, as well as unilaterally ban... : dahanese
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      I disagree since I can see no redeeming value to someone being able to play online with me if they cannot... : Evil Benius
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        so i run all things community for a living, right? and as such, i'm the final decision maker on banning s... : dahanese
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          Your argument implied that a publisher can't ever ban a customer from online play, because that customer ... : adpalumbo
          • there are two points of banning here. 1: banning from actions on forums. banning there should disallow a ... : dahanese
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          This is where I disagree because I think any company has the entire right to do that. They own everything... : Evil Benius
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            This is where I disagree with you. There is no reason for the company to own everything involved. players... : Modulus
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              I would assume its partially an IT issue, and partially them not predicting the blowback. They proba... : adpalumbo
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                yes they do. EA has a system in place right now where they can ban on their forums, and separately ban... : dahanese
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                  What I meant is that it would be plausible and reasonable (if stupid) for them to tie forum behavior with... : adpalumbo
                  • This won't stop trolling - they'll just create new account for trolling. What this will stop is complaint... : Jonathan
                  • the statement "there is a better than average change you can't respect the in game community" i have real... : dahanese
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            perhaps they have the legal right. that remains to be seen. ethically, as someone who believes very st... : dahanese
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              I believe strongly in community too and that means not having to deal with people like this. I see this a... : Evil Benius
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                i'm pretty sure if i took my sentiments to the EA forums today (what i am writing now) and posted as i am... : dahanese
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                  How are you sure you would be banned? That is a pretty big if you are throwing out there and cannot be pr... : Evil Benius
                  • because i would fall under the clause of trolling. i'm taking a very educated guess from researching know... : dahanese
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            Are you really that fuckin retarded? : Robotic Puppy Eater
            • Yes I am retarded because I feel a company has the right to do as they see fit with their services to imp... : Evil Benius
        • totally agree with you. Bans should be per server and never for a whole game. : Modulus
        • technically, you do have the right. :P but I agree with you it's not the correct thing to do : deject
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        you've never had a post nuked? : aeg1x
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          Only one my first week and it was due to pasting something stupid, nothing inflammatory etc. I am pretty ... : Evil Benius
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            Ah! But you would not have been able to play ANY Shackgames since then, were this an EA forum. : AxeMan808
            • I was never banned, just got a nuke. : Evil Benius
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              nuked != banned : Korban
              • Ah. OKO. : AxeMan808
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            Yes, clearly your background and your experience on THIS forum can be extrapolated to EVERY person on ANY... : Robotic Puppy Eater
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              Is it that hard to not act like a douche bag and follow the rules? : Evil Benius
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                You're making terribly unwarranted assumptions that every situation will be black and white, that no mist... : Robotic Puppy Eater
                • Actually I am sure some people would probably get caught on accident, but that is bound to happen when ba... : Evil Benius
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    i don't think anyone actually knows how this would be implemented. everyone is just so quick to attack E... : Korban
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      there's more information out there than just kotaku and shacknews right now. and even reading the comment... : dahanese
      • Of course they have the right, they own the forums and the online service and can do whatever the hell th... : Evil Benius
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        doesn't it, though? can't a company do whatever they want with their own product? : Korban
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          that's the question that's waiting to be answered. can the company get away with this? we'll see. but... : dahanese
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            maybe the consumer needs to start respecting the creators more? maybe the consumer needs to start respec... : Korban
            • there are ways to keep communities in check. you can have abilities to ban out of line people both du... : dahanese
            • none of what you said implies crippling a non-forum product the consumer has paid for. just ban then fro... : mikecyb
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              But they're fully capable of banning people who are assholes from the forums. And they're perfectly capab... : perstephanie
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                Because there is no reason to act like an asshole in either case. I am quite happy seeing a few people wh... : Evil Benius
                • The people who act that way in both places would be gone ANYWAY. Because they act like that *in both plac... : perstephanie
        • No. Thats what the license agreement is for. Thats why you pay them money. Do you truly believe you give ... : Robotic Puppy Eater
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  I support any decision that removes asshats from online play. : aethyr
  • oh, and I mean they should block their "online play" account, not single-player. If online-play is a com... : aethyr
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  I think shacknews has turned into a over-sensationalist, tabloid gaming news site. No where in any of th... : walker270
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    I think you need to re-read the article and the first link - they even quote the important post. : Jonathan
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      I've read it. The forum moderator mentions bans from the online portion, but not the full game as is imp... : walker270
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        Not only that, but it's not "EA" -- it's a forum moderator, and at this point it's just a rumor. : walker270
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          that is also mentioned in the post : aeg1x
          • Notice how I mention the headline? : walker270
        • however, its a lot harder to get a new serial key =) Why would you need a new serial key? I mean if you w... : Jonathan
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          I don't know why you keep suggesting that it's a rumor. do you see the massive shitstorm this has sparke... : mikecyb
          • He's also not just a random moderator. http://www.commandandconquer.com/community/blogs/default.aspx?id=... : Jonathan
        • he's a paid employee, actually. and i assure you he didn't go rogue and say these things without approval... : dahanese
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  That is ridiculous. How are people agreeing with this? : perstephanie
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    Probably because its ultimately trivial and only affects a tiny fraction of people participating in a rel... : adpalumbo
    • Good point. Although depends what you mean by "ultimately trivial." : perstephanie
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  I think they aren't going far enough, I say ban anyone who installs the games they paid for on more than ... : wimpy1
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    ^^^ Stupid corporate behavior is self-limiting. If EA is really being stupid in this instance, and it re... : adpalumbo
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      I really don't think this is "corporate behavior," I think it's a forum mod with a (probably imagined) po... : Chris Remo
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        He's their community manager... Just how uninformed is that? : Jonathan
        • Maybe he'd been watching too much politics and "went rogue" : adpalumbo
        • "that" should really say he to clarify the post. : Jonathan
      • Obviously, in that case it really doesn't matter at all. My comment simply reflected the worst case. : adpalumbo
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        it's not that at all : mikecyb
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          Looking at the update now, it kind of seems like it was that, at least to some extent? I mean it clearly ... : Chris Remo
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            well at this point it's one of three things: 1) EA community manager guy totally makes some shit up - ... : mikecyb
            • or the policy has quietly been floating around for a couple weeks (as it has) and was mentioned today on ... : dahanese
      • It's definitely not that. : perstephanie
• Some guy signed my e-mail address up for EA and they won't let me take his account off my e-mail address.... : perstephanie
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  I think it should disable their internet connection so they can't use the internet anymore too. : Trips
  • How awesome would Xbox Live be. Shit, I might even play Halo. T-BAGR94: "I say sir, that was a fine sh... : Gonzo
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    I think it should lock down their computers because if someone is an asshole in one forum they don't dese... : perstephanie
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      Exactly my point. Ridding of the internet of jackasses one at a time! : Trips
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        You know none of us will be allowed to stay once this is implemented, right? : perstephanie
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          You have to admit the web would be better off without us. : Trips
          • And vice-versa, in some cases :( : perstephanie
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  END OF THREAD - as expected, this is not true. http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/55656 : qsylvr
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    hmm, so i guess all those other sites and forum comments with "information" on this policy were wrong? a... : Korban
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      If a Community Manager working at EA isn't a reliable source of information then who at EA is? More like... : Jonathan
      • That's what it sounds like to me. : perstephanie
      • then who at EA is? Either (a) an exec or director who actually had the authority to make that decision... : adpalumbo
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        Community Manager is not necessarily a well-respected or well-connected job. It's often someone fresh ou... : qsylvr
        • it's pointless trying to explain logical explanations to the shack. they'd much rather blindly hate on E... : Korban
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          Yeah he's only been there for 4 years - he probably doesn't know how it works yet.... : Jonathan
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            ^^^see what i mean? : Korban
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              Why because I'm pointing out that he isn't some random guy? That EA trusts him enough to make him a publi... : Jonathan
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                because you simply refuse to look at something logically and instead want to bash EA. : Korban
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                  gotta agree with you here, korban. i've got a good idea on what they're trying to accomplish, and shit li... : xsoulbrothax
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                    How is this any different from how they announced the DRM on Mass Effect? It was announced in a forum pos... : Jonathan
                    • Because this in particular has happened before, and really really just sounds like a misunderstanding. EA... : xsoulbrothax
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                      Do you honestly not know what the word "announced" means? : qsylvr
                      • lol You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means : Korban
                      • things do get announced through forums sometimes. it happens. not everything goes out on the wire. or ... : dahanese
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                  Ok well I'll stick with saying who the guy is, what he said and how long it took EA to correct him and yo... : Jonathan
                  • and i'll stick with acknowledging that whenever EA is in the news for anything good or bad, it's followed... : Korban
        • you are sort of correct about that. at EA, a Community Manager typically reports on the forums. they spea... : dahanese
    • Right here, right now, in this moment, in this subthread, I respect you. OK, it passed! : qsylvr
• Oh well all the guys who thought EA was right - EA doesn't agree with you. http://www.shacknews.com/onea... : Jonathan

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• I believe in you. : Deathlove
• k : JINKY
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  I need a costume. Damn it. In before "slutty [anything]." : perstephanie
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    How about you put a plastic bag over your head and wrap an elastic broccoli band around the neck? If anyo... : ryuuseki
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      how about you remove some ribs and suck your own cock whilst hanging a sign around your neck that says "p... : dahanese
      • sweet heart, if I could suck my own dick do you really think I'd be on the shack? : ryuuseki
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      holy fucking lol : AlexXdude
      • this is creepy funny : askedrelic
    • no u : perstephanie
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    Slutty Hillary Clinton. : Link.
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      Is that helpful? ;) : perstephanie
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        I could overnight you stickers and buttons. : ejectorpod
        • That would make me a Clinton *supporter.* But I bet you could also e-mail me pictures of slutty Clinton ... : perstephanie
    • *<shudders>* : fuzzydamnit
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    a $20 bag of cocaine. get a huge sheet of see-through plastic. cut some leg holes in it and glue the site... : wtf242
    • I'm sorry I was ever mean to you. : ryuuseki
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      Wouldn't that much cocaine be worth more than $20? : perstephanie
      • Nah, it would be to scale! : fleabug
  • go as a slutty shacker : jaga
  • sexy abe lincoln : askedrelic
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    slutty car : RikiTiki2
    • Put it in my trunk : lolpatrol
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    Default last minute costume for any girl is slutty white trash chick. Extra points if you go as slutty p... : ejectorpod
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      i did see a bristol palin last weekend. : perstephanie
      • unf. : ejectorpod
  • Slutty Nancy Pelosi : MisterPhoton
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    Slutty 1880s oil baron : ColoradoCNC
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      Okay that one made me laugh. Also I would love to know what it would look like. : perstephanie
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        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4rUiV_Hh74 : Ebu
        • holy shit that's fantastic. : perstephanie
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    you could be like my sister and get this http://www.yandy.com/Shopping/products/prod_668.asp in an extra ... : veras
    • Can I meet your sister? : ejectorpod
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      i'll make sure it's consensual : RikiTiki2
      • I make no such guarantee. : NastyJack
    • pics+divx of your sister : ColoradoCNC
    • pics, asswipe : opengl128
    • dahanese's sister had that costume two years ago :( : mikecyb
  • slutty.. slut? : itsjames
  • Charlie Chaplin/Hitler : Halen
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    FROG : NastyJack
    • Well played! : Ride-My-Rocket
    • Hahahah this post is also amazing. AAAAND FRAWG. : TastyWheat
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    dress up as a feminist whose opinions don't matter to anybody but herself : [fry]
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      how would that be different than any other day of the year? : ryuuseki
      • whoooooooooooosh : wtf242
      • 1-2 combo : AlexXdude
      • here comes dahanese : boomstickah
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        hahahaha thread gone gold : askedrelic
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          you fucking blind assholes that was.. oh my god i'm not even going to explain : [fry]
          • I understood that that was the whole point, fry, and I actually thought it was relatively amusing. Would ... : perstephanie
  • nastia liukin : FrayLo
  • slutty Janet Reno : zerog83
  • best costume ever: http://www.shackpics.com/files/tamponcostume_jd2zx5t8d1imzn25hroq.jpg : ninjase
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  I'm going as this http://www.startv.com/blog/vipaccess/images/First%20Look%20Images/thedarkknight_henchma... : niceguynick
  • OHHH scary clown! Very cool. : Galadriel07
  • I'd love on of those masks. : randomposter
  • I expect 50% of all jackoffs will be wearing that, the other 50% will have joker makeup : Turd Ferguson
• uhhh if you want a fucking threesome just paste copies of your weekly $9,000 checks all over your body as... : lakren
• one of my dad's friends went to a halloween party as colonel sanders. he pulled it off PERFECTLY he alrea... : xsoulbrothax
• What are you going to do with the baby at the end of the night? : rosewood
• both of those girls costumes only work in context with yours, otherwise its whats up with the chick with : fletch_

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  lol : EvilDolemite
  • I think I play mr because it makes the game more immersive and natural. : brickmatt
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  Chaotic Good. Like Jack Bauer, you do the right thing, but you don't give a shit about rules to get it do... : sigpro
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    Oh, that's what I meant I think. Goddamn it's been a long time since d&d. : brickmatt
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alignment_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)#Chaotic_Good : sigpro
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      It's just "Good" nowadays. Lawful Good Good Unaligned Evil Lawful Evil : Wadmaasi
      • Kids these days. I had no idea. : brickmatt
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        4th Ed? yeah, it sucks : Ariakus
        • Water? yeah, it's wet : locater16
• mac user post?????? lol : Downforce
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  lol : boomstickah
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    How you doin? : brickmatt
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      Seriously lady killer is the first perk I took. : brickmatt
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        I wonder what your choice says about the dudes that ALWAYS play as the girl characters : boomstickah
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          I've wondered that too. I know the whole pixelated ass argument but I play fallout 3 in first person so n... : brickmatt
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            That argument is crap most of the time anyway. : mittense
            • You're saying those guys want to dress up in a plaid skirt and be bent over like school girls while I tug... : brickmatt
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  I usually play some kind of face-smashing battle healer. In BG2, it was a fighter/cleric dual-class. : xsoulbrothax
  • That's adorable. You're so conflicted. : brickmatt
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  you're the worst kind of "role player" :( : biskits
  • oh, and i'm a cimmerian berserker in my current Conan/GURPS game. >:) : biskits
  • I know, right? I do better in table top but my friends and I all moved away so I never play that anymore.... : brickmatt
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  hitting things with hard things. : lakren
  • How hard, big boy? : brickmatt
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  I generally go for an all out warrior type of character, but I've recently turned more towards magic orie... : dopeman
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    Magic? You fruit. : brickmatt
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      Seriously dope. I respected you. Magic. Wow. : brickmatt
      • magic!! : dopeman
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  I do the same thing. I mean. Play as myself. The second playthrough, if a game warrants one, is all about... : mittense
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    Me too! Evil is more fun so I'm good and me first time and second time I rape skulls. Kotor style! : brickmatt
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      Precisely. : mittense
      • Exactly. : CrustaR
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    Same : Frozen Pixel
    • And in Fallout 3, with the Black Widow ability, I can really be like me, sorta. I already have a guy runn... : Frozen Pixel
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  Basically the same as you : tomservo
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    You know what that means. I call pitcher. : brickmatt
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      I hope you vigorously swing me around while I hold your mbp : tomservo
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        Oh my god my throbbing member is so hard right now I can feel it pulsating. I yearn. : brickmatt
        • iPhone : mikecyb
• My first run through I normally end up settling into a robin hood type character. Rob from the rich, give... : AgentPothead
• I play through games making the decisions I would make if I were actually there. For example I wont ta... : Master Tonberry
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  I always go good. I've tried going bad, but I always end up feeling bad for NPCs. : exigence7
  • You have some sand in your vagina. =( : brickmatt
• Tanks, mostly. Lot's of constitution and strength, combat is up close and personal and I focus and murder... : Marauder IIC
• I usually play an evil character. I don't want to be limited by conversations. If someone irritates me,... : stump
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  First playthrough : Good character Second playthrough : Evil character : Snuffles-
  • If the game warrants two playthroughs. : brickmatt
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  A straight MAVERICK : givemesnacks
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    >:( http://www.geocities.com/sirokai/sunspot/megaman/Mega_Man_X.gif fag : Malku
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      You're so angry now : pwnage1232
      • Ynohtna! :D. : Malku
  • opposed to a gay maverick? : oHnOES
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  I play the same character as you but I'm not like that in real life :( : edgewise
  • Hugs. =( : brickmatt
• I tend to focus on picklock, a weapon with unlimited ammo (usually a good melee weapon), armor, and whate... : grandmasterlee
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  Halfway through the game, do you also change your name from something cool and established, to something ... : action roommate
  • Only if I can find Namingway. =( : brickmatt
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  Girls. Always girls. If i'm gonna be crafting and looking at a toon for hundred+ hours it may as well b... : trevis
  • plus you get to say stuff like, "damn, my bitch died again." : skryte
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    I'm suspicious of anyone who uses the term toon. : brickmatt
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      I hate everything MMOs have brought to the RPG genre :( : daedraug
      • hear, hear. : skryte
      • I've always just said "alt" : valael
    • I play WoW avidly and hate the term "toon" >:( : action wombmate
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    I have an odd story about this. My first three WOW characters were male. My fourth was female and I assum... : locater16
    • If you're asking if men trip over themselves to try to impress girls (sometimes in good ways, often times... : OverloadUT
  • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=18315382 : SockMonkeh
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    Me too. If I'm staring at my character's ass for 900 hours, it might as well be a girl. Plus, free stuf... : electroly
    • Also, a male healer would be just wrong. Healers are female. : electroly
• fucking evil bastard, take evil path in everything, steal and murder, and when able to, blow EVERYTHING u... : filthysock
• Lawful Evil, Monk or whatever I can get that's closest to that. Or a Chaotic Neutral Druid type. Agili... : Modica Sol Solis
• melee combat + sledgehammer = lots of broken skulls scattered throughout the land : Bumpmapped
• I always play good if that's an option. I don't know what it is. I have no problem running people over in... : locater16
• All depends on the setting. I am perfectly willing to play a Barbarian, Fighter, or High Warrior Monk in ... : AxeMan808
• Usually someone that looks like me, melee skills, brawn over brains. Hmmm. : Dave-A
• I tend to play mostly-good-natured semi-intelligent fighter / gunman types. Being able to talk game is go... : WildDanimal
• I always want to play as the sneaky, long-range combat guy, but inevitably every RPG has some boss that y... : riptyde
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  Like you, I play myself. I'm always true neutral. My characters are always intelligent and charismatic ... : Aragoat
  • We clearly love us. : brickmatt
• It depends on the game and where it takes me. In Fable I'm generally a goodie-two-shoes but I cant resist... : Pettytheft
• dumb brute first time round, wizard thingy or equiv second play through : dael
• I'm just like you. My characters all have orange fingers and lips due to cheeto consumption : itsjames
• Range combat: I have point blank range abilities to nullify any penalties for using range weapons in mel... : mobab
• chaotic evil - we dont normal last very long : m0rfus

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  I'm dressing up as a box. One of the guys suggested i should be glory hole box. So im going to take movin... : Iwannaacura
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    so, you're just going to "wear" the box? : PapaBoo
    • pretty much, I want to put a big G on the box but i think some people might cry offensive about it :( and... : Iwannaacura
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  I'm stealing pandastrongs redneck idea from a few years ago. : sigpro
  • real mullet and all? : pandastrong
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  i'm dressing up at work but i don't think anyone else will. the previous receptionist told me she showed... : jenisthebest
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    we're all doing pretty simple stuff, but the receptionist next door is doing a full Geisha costume. She ... : PapaBoo
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      take pics. If i can find the right boxes ill take my glory hole pics : Iwannaacura
      • oh, there will be pics : PapaBoo
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  We're all going as Clue people, and we're going to set up a game where people can try to figure out which... : helvetica
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    (not a stalker), I still have this pic of your work from last year, that was creative: http://www.shackpi... : PapaBoo
    • That was from this Spring! We won the costume contest and were rewarded with a fine breakfast. : helvetica
• I'm going to be Jason Voorhees. :D : virus
• Nope. Strict policy against it. Lawyers :( : pancake humper
• I think I'll dress up as a satisfied employee for the day; role play a little and see what that is like s... : flagg209
• "Who are you supposed to be?" "WE ARE... PENN STATE!" : silent prophet
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  i think i decided on being a guido. that way i can just throw on 3 polo's, pop the collar, gel up my hair... : xxiv
  • oh and i can call girls fuckin skanks and blame it on being in character. : xxiv
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    here's a model for you: http://gmd.shackspace.com/Gmduido.jpg : PapaBoo
    • Excellent cabling job there, gmd. Nothing says "professional quality work" like laying the cable along t... : riptyde
    • pics to follow but i'm gonna blow gmd's guido outta the north shore waters. : xxiv
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  you should dress up as a penn state cheerleader. : FormerHPB
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    I'd have to borrow your Pats Cheerleading outfit : PapaBoo
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      But I wear it every day! : FormerHPB
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        not news to anyone here : PapaBoo
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          you guys wuold all love the gap! : FormerHPB
          • that's one vision i could live without : PapaBoo
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            so you sacrificed your balls for the Patriots? : cltcprd
            • nah, the gap is there, but it looks like the goat in Waiting.... : FormerHPB
  • Depending on your aesthetics, you could always go for a Dance Team Member. : Squirrely
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  I'm going to stay at home and say I am dressing up as the sick version of myself. Chances of pulling this... : hirosushima
  • you could go to work and pretend to be sick and get sent home. win/win : PapaBoo
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  After my TF2 characters team costume was robbed last year, I'm boycotting the costume contest. We had ... : Gonzo
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    what was the idea? : boomstickah
    • They were ninjas.... but they'd obviously just raided the marketing closets and grabbed some black T-shir... : Gonzo
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  Hey theres an idea, excuse to wear a hockey jersey. : avatar_58
  • I only have two to choose from, but yeah ... an exscuse to wear a jersey to work : PapaBoo
• I have a Bill Clinton mask and some Hillary Clinton for President gear, so that's the plan. : ejectorpod

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  can i go to the party with you? Are there cute single young lawyer chicks? Do they like older guys with l... : wtf242
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    "lots of money" being relative to what some 1st-year associates pull at big firms? : RikiTiki2
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      these are law students right? they don't have jobs yet! they are broke students! My attorney friend makes... : wtf242
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        some law students get to go to summer camp between their 2nd and 3rd years, making 2-3k a week, so not al... : RikiTiki2
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          why don't you also go to summer camp? : reverend~heresy
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            grades were too middle-of-the-road and i didn't have the personal connections : RikiTiki2
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              damnit, supposed to make us asians look good : reverend~heresy
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                you're asian?! : RikiTiki2
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                  i looked white to you? :( this is the worst night of my life : reverend~heresy
                  • i thought you were white too : wtf242
            • dude you better start making connections : boomstickah
• I just go as myself, plenty scary. : suicidemachine
• Do what I did go buy a twister game cut out the dots and glue them to some old clothes along with the twi... : hashd
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  I am putting my alice costume back on and going to hand out candy at a friend's house. It should be fun. : Galadriel07
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    I sure hope its Alice from the game! : hashd
    • nope! http://picasaweb.google.com/dragon0207/October1617#5258645069963279138 : Galadriel07
• Me too. I had a party last weekend but last weekend was a trainwreck for me so I did nothing, even though... : perstephanie
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  Halloween?? What the fuck is this halloween shit? : Big Luke
  • it's a thing we Americans do : RikiTiki2
  • It's National Dress like a whore day here in the states. Guys dress up too in fun and amusing costumes as... : DarkWolf5
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  No Costume, out of ideas, slacker? Go as the Joker : I7 SilverFox
  • i was at the big costume shop yesterday and they told a guy they ran out of Joker stuff a week and a half... : RikiTiki2
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  What about Adam Sandler's suggestions? http://www.jibjab.com/view/204297 : DrWaffles
  • Man, this is so stupid. I'm sorry for wasting your time. : DrWaffles
  • ah i love that : RikiTiki2
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  I had the same problem last year, and went as ninja Pikachu. Talk about ownage. : antareus
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    pics plz : niceguynick
    • They aren't where they should be. I fear the worst. : antareus
• Go as a Notorious Slacker. : AxeMan808
• I can't find a local place that sells masks simlar to Buckethead's :( : Rag and Bone Man
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  I'm debating wearing a fursuit to work on Halloween lol. Should I? :P : Malku
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    what's the worst that could happen? : RikiTiki2
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      I can die of Dehydration :(. Or I could try and prevent that and then piss myself because of all the flu... : Malku
      • Being labeled as a yiffer for life I imagine = / : KxRook
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  regular clothes, I bought a 3 foot beard and a cheap wig..will look positively stupid. awesome. : fathertime
  • A...long, white beard? Do you also have an hourglass? : AxeMan808
• http://storynory.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/mongoose.jpg : twifosp
• I've got a friend on the lookout for a costume for me. It's kind of hard to find a wedding dress that a ... : MacemanInTW

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• Whee! My ping wasn't too bad either :) : daedraug
• MG42 is going to destroy you at spawn. : noobja
• I should be there for a little while tonight. Eh it's Friday tomorrow, who needs sleep eh? : Arctic Fox
• sweet, i'll be there. And i will not suck tonight. also bump. : Dschinghis Khan
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  It's vewy vewy quiet... : Arctic Fox
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    kill the wabbit! : Dschinghis Khan
    • :( Hands off the bunny! : daedraug
• i'll be der : deathofrats
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  late afternoon bump : Dschinghis Khan
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    lol read my mind : Arctic Fox
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      4 hours? We went off summer time recently, I's confused. : daedraug
      • 4 hours sounds right to me. : Arctic Fox
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  Hi. : Chepito.
  • Hi. : daedraug
  • Hi Chepito, how's your Website of Awesome going? : Arctic Fox
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  Yes! I will be there I am going to try a few different classes tonight and see how it goes. I usuall... : .Jayson
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    Rockets then? :D : Alco23
    • Thinking maybe sniper or rockets IGI!!!111 : .Jayson
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    I'm going to do the opposite and continue playing Assault. : sanchez
    • boooooooo : Arctic Fox
• I'll be there. Lets keep it to good maps so the server doesn't die. : Trips
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  I have never played DoD, but you all seem to like these weekly shackbattles, worth picking this up if i'v... : pharoah mike
  • I'm biased but I would say yes, it's more fun than serious. We've gotten more people to join every week :... : Alco23
• im going to win tonight every time : renoforrent
• You know I'm always there. : gyrfalcon
• I am checking out the lines at obama rally in columbia, mo; probably won't make it; ah, well. It's turni... : thief
• Gyahrarghahg! Where did I put my DoD:S gamefiles!? : Cliffzorz
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  Is it time? soon? please? : daedraug
  • I'll be in in 15mins. : Alco23
• 6 vs 6 currently, on Argentan. Come on in! : Arctic Fox
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  alright...10 fucking dollars down the drain...i'll be there as soon as i get done downloading:) : .frame
  • 94%....HURRY THE FUCK UP:( : .frame
• MOAR! : Alco23
• still 12 playing! : Alco23
• GunGame is on. : Alco23
• good games guys! : .Jayson

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  Children of Men, opening scene and Julianne getting shot RIGHT OFF THE BAT There Will Be Blood, titular : sgtsanity
  • good lord yes those two scenes in children of men are stunning. : deathofrats
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  when Steven Segal got killed within the first 5 minutes of that movie : AssGoblin
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    executive decision. that was lol : ninjase
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      hahaha yeah that was fucking insano. I was like "oh god this movie is gonna rule, steven seagal kicking a... : Jackass1233
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        LOL I had the exact opposite reaction.. aw fuck a seagal mov-- OH NICE! : jaga
        • Same thing here. Best Segal movie I've seen in years and years because of that! : MacemanInTW
        • Yup. Exactly my feelings. : Conan
  • haha yes : megarust32
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  Grosse Point Blank TV in head Serenity Wash getting harpooned in the chest : Dschinghis Khan
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    ooooh big time on Serenity : proclone1
    • That was Joss Whedon sucker-punching the audience. >:| : cerealSAM2
  • Popcorn! Also :( for Wash. : kelzmelzer
  • The Serenity one pissed me off so much : ColoradoCNC
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  Back to the Future. Marty and Biff in the parking lot at the Under the Sea Dance. : Prozium
  • fuck, I meant George and Biff. : Prozium
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  The Story of Ricky: The whole damn movie http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxd08Sp_FdI http://www.youtube... : ninjase
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    wait i thought you meant punches literally :< : ninjase
    • If you read the rest of the thread you would know that nobody has any fucking idea what the OP meant. : SockMonkeh
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  Million Dollar Baby : Frank_Mackey
  • FUCK I had no idea that movie was a tragedy when I watched it the first time. Jesus fuck I don't think I'... : OverloadUT
  • I hate that movie so much. : Super Sparker
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  not a movie, but The Shield: lem :~( : ninjase
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    Which episode is this spoiler from? Not clicking if it's this season. : stump
    • End of Season 5, I believe. : mittense
  • Definitely agree with this. : bcyde
  • =( : Sirus2400
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  Wicker Man. When Nick Cage decks anyone. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6i2WRreARo : dopeman
  • omg, I have to watch this now just to see how really bad it is. The bear deck was awesome. : grabbie
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_mW8mBzmHo&feature=related Wicker Man: The Comedy : the moon and antarctica
• Karate Kid Crane Kick : loke662
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  I'm taking this post literally and saying...'The Abyss'. You know the scene.... : icon_of_syn
  • they used to call this "The Hammer" : action wombmate
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  Not exactly a sucker punch, but I like it when Tom Cruise owns those 2 hoodlums in Collateral. : action wombmate
  • Hey Homie! : proclone1
• I don't think the big lebowski is very funny, but that part with the mug was hilarious. Also in Being Joh... : haiku
• youtube is cinema! warning music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-lZ2-I4cxw : grandmasterlee
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  The scene in Kuffs where Christian Slater bets his company on a fight with one of his employees, then kic... : exigence7
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    I couldn't find the scene, but this one always makes me laugh: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ROHLEqLdm... : exigence7
    • holy shit Mila was in that?! : beastrabban
  • i loved it when Paul Newman did the same thing : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWTNBRs7Ccs : siknsyko
• The Machinist : not work safe
• Fight Club Edward Norton is Tyler : skitzo
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  Movies with car crashes - like the one in Adaptation. Its hard to watch a movie like that again when you... : mojorisen1117
  • Yeah they did a great of that in that one and 'the forgotten' : deathofrats
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  Pretty much the last 15 minutes of The Departed. Burn After Reading: Pitt getting shot in the face. : kelzmelzer
  • FUCK why did I click that? : SatansFist
• nevermind the dog when the interceptor gets taken out >< : beastrabban
• I think a lot of people were shocked at the end of The Crying Game when it first came out. : capt tripps
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  Deep Blue Sea : The Southern Dandy
  • poor sam : oHnOES
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  oh I got another one: Emilio Estevez in Mission Impossible Elevator Shaft : proclone1
  • lol what : oHnOES
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    That scene scared the shit out of me as a kid. : sgtsanity
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      seriously, who the hell would actually put those spikes in there? If not to kill intruders, what purpos... : proclone1
      • I thought it was jut a part that every elevator had, and worried about the poor elevator repairmen who ri... : sgtsanity
    • It taught me to fear and respect the elevator : spiderfill
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      I really liked his character and I was sad when he got killed. : deject
      • oohhh i remember this movie now : oHnOES
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    emilio estevez was in mission impossible? what the fuck, the mighty duck man himself? : Jackass1233
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      quack, Quack, QUACK, QUACK : Cliffzorz
      • ... Mr. Ducksworth!! : treefingers1
  • good call : megarust32
• Sucker punch? Without a doubt the death of Llewlyn Moss in No Country for Old Men. : randomposter
• Congo - killing off Bruce Campbell immediately followed by an hour or two of shit : Grumbeld
• in dumb and dumber when harry was going behind lloyds back with mary swanson : mindshot
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  Matrix when trinity has the gun to the agents head on the roof "...dodge this" : synack
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    What always annoyed me about that scene is that the agent _could_ have. She gave him lots of warning wit... : Zero|DPX
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      Movie physics and rules. Enemies lose a turn for every line of dialogue characters have. : windowpane
      • Only villains. Heroes gain a turn. : SockMonkeh
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  Casino Royale. "Mr. White? We need to talk..." :D : K1Bond007
  • Oh and Pulp Fiction. Marvin and earlier"did I break your concentration?" : K1Bond007
  • just watched that on bluray. unf. : opengl128
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  Burn After Reading. You know the one. : OverloadUT
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    Yeah, that was pretty o_O : Deathlove
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      I blurted out Holy Shit! when that happened, and I'm not one to talk in movies. : zohar79
      • I literally sat with this face >: U for a whole minute or two : randomposter
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  Kaiser Soze : siknsyko
  • I figured it out in the first two minutes of the movie and was pissed to be right : ColoradoCNC
• Near the end of Atonement.... :( : PlanetPerfecto
• Miller's Crossing where Johnny Caspar smacks the Dane with the shovel. I don't wanna know what that fluid... : Dave-A
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  True Romance... Chris Walken and Dennis Hopper... : ThrillKill
  • Tarantino at his finest. wish he still wrote like that. : beastrabban
• Bridge to Terabithia -- when that girl died. I had no idea that was coming. Very sad :-( : Jobos
• The Visitor : packav
• L.A. Confidential Have you got a valediction, boyo? : BrodieMan
• It's kinda lost it's luster over the years, but the scene in Misery.... : owly
• HIJACK Biggest sucker punches in BOOKS. A Song of Ice and Fire... you know the ones. : SockMonkeh