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• Ooooh, early this week, happy Monday! : Chepito.
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  Fuuuuuuuucccccckkkkkkkkkkkk I forgot my headphones in my car. : pancake humper
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    pretty sure a cop can pull you over if you wear headphones in a car and you are driving : oHnOES
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      not if I don't hear his siren. : Fyunch Click
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        Oh god, hahah. I'm just picturing this, pancake being chased by two helicopters and a dozen squad cars, a... : notd665
        • 5 star rating. : Fyunch Click
        • Christ, I leave them in the car so I bring them with me on the train. I don't actually use them while dri... : pancake humper
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      ok? : pancake humper
      • Shack reading comprehension goes down one more point. : Totenjaeger
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      dude, I leave my headphones in my car all the time and I've never used headphones while driving. You've g... : cdbeckman
      • lol : oHnOES
    • Wear it in one ear and tell him it's hands-free for your phone? : UselessHack
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      this is so stupid, deaf people drive all the time. : reznory
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        http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=law+wearing+headphones+while+driving&btnG=Google+Search&aq=f&oq= : oHnOES
        • never said wearing headphones while driving isn't illegal, I meant that the law is fucking stupid. : reznory
      • But they don't wear headphones when they are driving! : FormerHPB
      • Or people with their stereo amped up to 11. : Arctic Fox
• I wonder if they read my question? I should listen, I guess. : Wadmaasi
• Did they turn on Explode Mode in this one? : smegmar
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  goddamnit I am just finishing #6 : nomaad
  • Listen faster. : Wadmaasi
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  downloading at 12kb/s :(((( : mrseldowski
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    Yeah, d/l speed is really slow for me too : MaxPete82
    • Grabbed it at 350k but yeah, it's slower than usual. : ateam311
  • 80-90k/sec here. : Evil Benius
  • wait, you guys download them? just stream them from an rss feed... : Agrona
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  I love how the website keeps radically changing every week to fit in a new entry. : omnova
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    That has become my own personal insanity : jake2000
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      For what it's worth, I'm really digging the design. Even it it does change every week! : DrWaffles
      • Agreed! now available at strategychocolate.biz : action wombmate
  • It will hopefully stabilize in the next few weeks, but for now this is thanks to the heroic efforts of ja... : Chris Remo
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  rofl the song ~24min in makes this episode platinum. : ateam311
  • I was just about to post more or less the same thing. Senor Superdouche, indeed. I love that they're pl... : Wadmaasi
  • senor superdouche hrhr : razorblade79
  • The end makes the song, it's pretty lol : Yanks
  • the songs are good but they're a bit long. would be nice to be under 10 seconds...Remo is quite talented... : kainen1
• Stop talking about ARGs damnit >:( : aaarrrgh
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  A rollercoaster ride so pleasurable I expressed. Thanks again, Idle Thumbs. : A Sponge
  • Jesus Christ this is funny. And hot. : SiW.
• Steve Gaynor? Hot Scoops? SOLD : jbury
• Can't wait until my iPod Touch can download this automatically. : crummynz
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  I like this podcast a lot but I get a little tired of the lame callback humour ("HEY GUYS I JUST SAID HO... : SenorSpine
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    Because people send in paragraph questions that ramble on and on. People need to send in short questions. : pancake humper
    • DO U PLAY GAME? : SenorSpine
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      I'm with you there. I think SenorSpine is exaggerating how much they rag on the listener mail. Sometime... : action wombmate
      • The wiiiizzzaaaaaaaarrrrd gets me every time. : Fyunch Click
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        Yeah I get that it's just them talking and that's why they keep saying it over and over, and that's fine,... : SenorSpine
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          I guess it just doesn't bother me as much. I like the feeling that I'm listening in on a conversation ra... : action wombmate
          • Yeah, and I definitely like that format, rather than a more official radio show kind of thing, I'm just s... : SenorSpine
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      Well for starters not all of them have been that rambling, it's just the way they get read that makes it ... : SenorSpine
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        We actually don't read close to every letter we get, and it would be helpful if you could let me know whi... : Chris Remo
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          Well I stopped listening after the discussion about fallout 3 puzzles (omg spoilers) but the initial resp... : SenorSpine
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            are you sure this wasn't one or two letters and they just annoyed you so now you attribute it to all? bec... : dahanese
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              I realize that might be helpful but I'm not really interested in going back and listening to all the podc... : SenorSpine
              • i'm not asking you to back anything up with evidence. no need to have evidence for your opinion. construc... : dahanese
              • If it can help people doing the podcasts make it better, of course they'd want to know. I know I would. ... : DM7
          • We were agreeing with him. His entire point was what you say, which is, "well this is just how these game... : Chris Remo
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          I think you should just cherry pick shorter questions ahead of time. Those long super-winded questions do... : pancake humper
          • ^ I agree with this. : crummynz
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      Then do what ever other media show in the world does. Cherry pick the good ones or summarize and rephras... : twifosp
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        exactly, magazines never reprint word for word letter's to the editor. They edit and/or paraphrase so tha... : SenorSpine
        • That ties into the whole "listening to a conversation" point I mentioned above. I think that hearing the... : action wombmate
  • Still waiting for the Unicorn vs Dragons vs Sasquatch game idea. : Fyunch Click
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    I don't feel like we actually berate questions as much as a couple people have accuse us of. : Chris Remo
    • Maybe not, maybe I just have a few instances stuck in my head, it wouldn't surprise me. Just to be cle... : SenorSpine
  • Repeating the whole "hot scoops" bit does get old but we all dwell on stupid shit, so I just tune it out ... : ateam311
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    That's actually my favorite part of the podcast. The lame meme's they won't let go of for several episode... : Dynotaku
    • ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The dynamic of all 3 of them is what sells this podcast for me. Podcasts are usu... : pancake humper
  • RIP strategy chocolate :( : EvilDolemite
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    Actually the humor that is somewhat self contained like the hot scoops stuff is hilarious and it'd be a p... : cdbeckman
    • You don't know what the Wizard is from? :{ Don't play any diablo eh? : / : DM7
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      If you listen to the podcast, how could you not get The Wizard reference? All of their 'jokes' are ba... : pancake humper
      • If you listen to the latest podcast and no others, you would have absolutely no idea what the fuck the "T... : OverloadUT
    • yeah but that happens with anything that's serial like a podcast. if you listen to any radio show there ... : mikecyb
    • I think this is a valid point, but considering that unless we somehow get an extraordinary explosion of s... : Chris Remo
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      THE WIZARD is awesome you take that back : sgtsanity
      • He was so arcane and scrutable... : smegmar
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  This is far and away the best videogames podcast with Chris Remo in it. The shackcast made me put up F... : kenmis
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    Hey, she plays Viva Piñata too. >:( : DM7
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      i played dead space last week, and will be moving on to fable or fallout* when i get back to london. * : dahanese
      • also from london. not to. : dahanese
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        Nothing but love ma'am! Woo Animal Crossing! ;D : DM7
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          didn't mean to come off sounding snarky. i'm very tired. i also have sonic RPG (blame bergman, he gave... : dahanese
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            I didn't notice any snarkyness, all is well. :) And if that's the "updated" Final Fantasy IV game for ... : DM7
            • i shall save often, thank you for the advice. and yes, it's for the DS. needed something that would last ... : dahanese
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        I want Animal Crossing :( : OverloadUT
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          I heard it called a "lazy remake." The reviews aren't so good and that makes me very sad. : helvetica
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            don't say this helvetica it hurts my soul :-( : dahanese
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              It is quite the bummer, I was looking forward to it. =( I found this Tom Nook picture for you: http://... : helvetica
              • Haha awesome : OverloadUT
              • That is alarming and hilarious. : perstephanie
              • OH my gawd. That is scary. : Zhaneel
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    Dahanese is fine in Played, it's Warcrow's constant interrupting of the conversation with a totally unint... : Serpico74
    • And yes, Idle Thumbs with Jake and Ratso on board is really good. : Serpico74
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    Idle thumbs is great - I still prefer Played though as I think Elizabeth and Mark add a hell of a lot to ... : jbury
    • actually we don't exist. we're part of Remo's master plan and he just acts out our voices. : dahanese
    • I <3 jbury too. : warcrow
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  I hate these crappy podcasts, I should make my own - it would be much better. : lakren
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    but that would take work and skill on your part. : dahanese
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      what are you trying to say about me? : lakren
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        That you are workless and skilless. : notd665
        • Hey, he single-handedly bankrupted ChaCha. : DrWaffles
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  By the way, make sure you all watch this. ILLBLEED http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpIPWeqTLJY : notd665
  • Is that the voice of Duke Nukem?! : melkore
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  What, no Far Cry 2 discussion? : trOmblyj
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    We had to internally but a lock on that game. I was going to record a one-off theme song that replaced "v... : Chris Remo
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      In that case I'll just go tell Clint that you hate his game. Hater! : MrLobo
      • I've already told him I love it! I'm hoping to catch up with him while I'm in Montreal for MIGS. : Chris Remo
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      :) its OK - I actually look forward to it - I'll likely be picking it up in the next month or so. Too ma... : trOmblyj
      • You want mine? I have it for the PC I can sell you. :) : DM7
    • I thought of a really good question last week but it related to Far Cry 2 so I thought we'd all be better... : rock elf
• Yaay they answered my question this week : OverloadUT

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• link: http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/930/930859p2.html : maulla
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  im all for multiplayer only games, but paying full price for that small amount of content after having sp... : deathofrats
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    seriously. i thought the demo was just a couple levels of the game, not a whole quarter of it. the sad th... : maulla
    • the demo is not a whole quarter of it, but still the point remains : Luminair
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      The demo is just a couple of levels. The first 2 of 5 in the first scenario. So there are 18 more levels ... : pyide
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        Are they are as short as the two levels in the demo, especially that first one? : deathofrats
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          The second level in the demo actually cuts off halfway through the level, apparently. : crummynz
          • If you get killed and have the free look camera enabled in the options you can fly out past the safe room... : ArB
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    sometimes gamers confuse the hell out of me. i know everyone's opinion is very different, but i feel some... : dahanese
    • Gamers are retarded. : walker270
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      read the part where I said I already spent hundreds of dollars on A+ quality games. While this might be... : deathofrats
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        Wait, it's not a mod. : crummynz
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          are DoD and TF2 not mods then? : deathofrats
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            DoD was a mod. TF2 was not. CS was a mod. Portal was not. The Hidden is a mod. L4D is not. : pyide
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              so what makes a mod not a mod anymore? DoDSource has completely new artwork, and was one of the first ga... : deathofrats
              • I didn't know we were talking about source. I got DODS and CSS free with other games so I don't know what... : pyide
              • I'd consider a mod not a mod when it's not a 3rd party addon for another game. When it's a stand alone pr... : pyide
              • "mod" is short for "modification." which means someone took a game and modified it to something new. so i... : dahanese
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            Is Gears of War 2 an Unreal mod? :/ : TrptJim
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              Ah, so then DoDsource and CSsource are completely new games then, and not mods then, right? : deathofrats
              • Why would they not be separate games? : TrptJim
      • Get it for $45 today! : OmegaRed59
      • you don't say that in your post though. you said you have spent money on other games and think this is a ... : dahanese
    • that might be because you aren't considering the big picture where, in the past, most full multiplayer ga... : Luminair
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  From just playing the demo, of the first two levels, I'd say it's a pretty replayable game. Each exper... : glio1337
  • ^^^ding ding ding. Also, if you haven't played this game with Shackers, you seriously should, it's hilari... : Arctic Fox
  • yeah, I like that the weapons are usually in different spots too. : prime8
  • correct-a-mundo! : hirez
  • Yup. Ammo, weaponry, everything is different each run through. I really liked playing with some newbies w... : jane911
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  Well if you rush it, yea. The problem with Single player (which I assume is what they're doing) is that ... : TheNiXXeD
  • A friend and I are going to be doing expert first time @ midnight join us!. ;D : DM7
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  So uhh.. wait, what? It would take me 3 hours to beat this game on normal difficulty? What kind of shit... : jingletard
  • how long would it take to play one round of all six TF2 maps? : EvilDolemite
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    Don't play normal? Play with friends? Play on Expert? Have you not been following the game at all? This i... : pyide
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      They are trying to re-invent a genre and create a new type of experience. It might seem shocking at firs... : EvilDolemite
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        I think this is it. That's a hell of a shock when you see how short the single player campaign is. I'm ... : jingletard
        • It took me hours to beat the demo on Expert the first time, FWIW. : crummynz
        • And really it's not about the length. It's about the iterations. The action is the star, not the levels... : EvilDolemite
    • The game is so replayable, Valve has to disable the demo when it's actually released. : notd665
  • Explain the first half of your nick...I just don't get it. : losimagic
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    longer than portal.. YEAH! : Demius
    • portal was $20 sold separately too! : deathofrats
    • I was pissed at how short Portal was cause I wanted it to continue for about 10 more years. Awesome game... : jingletard
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  Normal setting is really really really easy so you can fly through the levels like that. The game is sho... : Nighteyes
  • Normal is a joke. There is no challenge at all. Advanced or Expert is the only way to play. : glio1337
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  It's Valve - they'll release more official levels at some point : Katarn3279
  • Yup, look at the support they gave TF2, we'll see more stuff like that on the PC as well. :D : DM7
  • This is what I think as well. They did really well with TF2. : five_percent
• This game should only be played on advanced at the very least. You can sleep through normal. : Serpico74
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  Most of us have put 10+ hours into 2 levels, which represent 10% of the total content. And don't forget ... : lechuck59
  • Good post, GREAT nick. : heartsauce
• I think it's interesting that the "only 4 scenarios" complaint has found some traction. I think that if ... : smegmar
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  Question: how related is this game to the Zombie Master mod? : c0bra
  • flammable, lakren please respond : c0bra
  • they are distant cousins that share a common ancestor, and both contain zombies. : hirez
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    no alternate routes or objectives, ie having someone ride the boat to get to the radio, no player set tra... : deathofrats
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      I meant is L4D inspired by or based on any of the mechanics or ideas from Zombie Master. Or vice-versa. : c0bra
      • The Director in L4D seems to correspond pretty closely to the ZM. Other than that I don't see a lot of... : gnomish
  • the only similarities are the spawning zombies, and thats it. Game play wise, graphic wise, weapon wise a... : Dschinghis Khan
  • If the ZM mod guy modded L4D he could get some incredible shit. : windowpane
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  It's valve, people will refuse to say they are doing something wrong and will blindly buy it anyways. Le... : dilutedq
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    Normal can be played one handed while eating. Read the closing comment on the review: "There's abso... : glio1337
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      It lacks content. How good and addicting it is to some people is just subjective. I need more content. : dilutedq
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        More content than the content you haven't even played yet? You won't know until you try. Quality man, ... : glio1337
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          The "quality, not quantity" argument is such bullshit. I agree, quality is more important, but "quality, ... : mittense
          • In this context though he is saying he needs more content and that the game lacks content without having ... : glio1337
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            As for people not buying games based on quality over quantity... Look at Portal. : glio1337
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              Oh, come on. Portal was the happy little surprise in The Orange Box. If people were getting charged $20 f... : mittense
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                exactly..portal, stand alone, was $20. And worth every penny. If it were $50, I would be raising the sa... : deathofrats
                • Not really my point, but sure. : mittense
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                  If portal had a feature like the AI director of L4D that made the game different each time I'd pay $50 fo... : pyide
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                    It doesn't really make the game thaaaat different though. The "AI director" is a bit hyped up. : SenorSpine
                    • I was going to post something similar. There's just not that many things it can do and most are just rand... : dooberzoo
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                  Seriously, I think most of the reviews I read of Portal were willing to have paid $20 for something as aw... : glio1337
                  • Yes, but you're the kind of person who visits a video game website. Portal is one of the most inventive, ... : mittense
              • LOL : yAak
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              You just convinced me not to get it. Happy now? : dilutedq
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                Let's guestimate here that the whole game on release will have 5 levels per 1 of the 4 campaigns. That's : glio1337
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                  Because you think it's that addicting and high quality doesn't mean everyone else does. Sure it's fine,... : dilutedq
                  • lol, okay so a zombie game is definitely not for you : glio1337
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          How do YOU know that all the levels will be quality, you haven't even tried it either. : deathofrats
          • 1. The 2 levels included on the demo were fantastic. 2. Every Valve release is generally well reviewed, ... : glio1337
  • I wasn't going to buy it until I tried the demo. I'd have to say they are doing everything right with thi... : pyide
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    You are correct, dilutedq. If this was anyone other than Valve, the game would get thrashed. It has zombi... : mittense
    • Well yeah. The fact it is Valve means we're expecting a level of polish, playability, and balance that m... : EvilDolemite
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      What the fuck, do you actually believe that? Pretend for a second Valve didn't buy them and Turtle Rock S... : pyide
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        Yes, I do believe it. When Turtle Rock Studios was still developing the game, Valve was still publishing ... : mittense
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          I still don't see this imaginary lack of content. I'm sure you've only played the demo too, so what is i... : pyide
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            Okay, since neither of you will attempt to answer why you think it lacks content, how about you tell us w... : pyide
            • The levels aren't very big or impressive. They are pretty much standard fare quality and walking through ... : dooberzoo
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              wow you are impatient. lack of content: There seems to not be a whole lot of depth in the gameplay.... : deathofrats
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                30 minutes was impatient? Sorry! I wasn't talking to you anyway, I wanted to know what dilutedq and mitte... : pyide
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                  lol I give valid reasons for lack of content and even bother giving suggestions for added content and you... : deathofrats
                  • No, I tried to apologize. I was genuinely curious as to what they think it lacks. I still read and respon... : pyide
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                Crotch through the level? Sounds like an Elvis character model is needed! I think what you ask for is ... : dasampla
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                  The demo levels don't. In fact, they are tough enough to require retries. : EvilDolemite
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                    whoa there horsey, speak for yourself. the demo on expert can be beaten without death and without hardly... : Luminair
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                      I haven't had the pleasure of doing that, with three different groups of teammates. We died quite a bit. : EvilDolemite
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                        lmao well you need some better teammates then. like ai, or dead people http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pV... : Luminair
                        • Hell even the other night with tomservo and others we were dying on the first phase on Advanced. : EvilDolemite
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                          this is exactly how I did it: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/290650.html watch how much... : Luminair
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                            Link not working. If it's anything like the first video you posted... why do you even play video games... : heartsauce
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                              it works, and I'm not like that at all. I played normally with people... just fast and without death. A... : Luminair
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                                how many tries did i take you to get your time down to 3:07? : RetroRedEyeJr
                                • ASKHAFLKHAFSLKH THATS NOT ME : Luminair
                    • Are you roleplaying riding a speaking horse? : dasampla
                • The thing is though, I'm not normally a heavy gamer and I've put in around 20 hours into a demo of all th... : dasampla
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                Wow, you beat the demo on expert in 5-10 minutes? It literally took me hours the first time, and even aft... : crummynz
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                  I played through the first level of the demo with a random pick up group on expert and beat it in 5 minut... : deathofrats
                  • It took me about 10 tries to beat that second stage when I played through it the first time :/ : crummynz
          • it isnt just about the length of time, it is what you are doing and what you are getting. you can play b... : Luminair
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      people forget that Valve bought Turtle Rock pretty late in development of this game. Turtle Rock Studios : deathofrats
      • I think this is true. We were excited as shit about the game from the word 'go,' and much of the buzz was... : xsoulbrothax
  • It's about the same price as fallout3 here :( : dooberzoo
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    How is it blind after really liking the demo???? : OmegaRed59
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      I really should have said with respect to defending the games lack of content. I mean if you want to buy... : dilutedq
      • I think it depends. Sure the first playthrough is shorter, but you could view it as a game to play multi... : OmegaRed59
  • i hate agreeing with you, but i must : maulla
  • since i just found out I apparently took out $2500 less in school loans than I thought over my 4+ years, ... : buzzbat
  • its a mp game with 20 maps, 2 solid gameplay modes and a ton of replayability. $50 may sound like a lot, ... : re4ctor
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    you're right, we all have 15+ hours on a 2 level demo because it's valve, it has nothing to do with us en... : lakren
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      I'm going to go out on a limb here and say it does have something to do with valve. It lacks content. I... : dilutedq
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        Good for you ... you know that you don't have to keep repeating yourself though? I think we all got you t... : dasampla
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          and you deathofrats ..... *evil look* : dasampla
          • SQUEEK ^-^-. : deathofrats
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        What level of content would you feel is worth parting with $50 for? Assuming gameplay is the same. : EvilDolemite
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          $50 the campaigns should be fleshed out to where I can play up to 8-10 hours at least on one run on norma... : dilutedq
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            lol varied enemies... It's a zombie survival game. How many different types of zombies do you want? : cltcprd
            • AS MANY AS I CAN IMAGINE. : pyide
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              Well they seem to have bosses and such in there. They obviously know how to create different enemies. : dilutedq
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                4 bosses (and they are more like mini-bosses). It's not going to have 50-100 different types of enemies. : cltcprd
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                  I'm not expecting that. Did I say that? : dilutedq
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                    I'm not sure on how varied the enemies are right now.... so I won't make a comment on that as I can only : cltcprd
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                      There are ways to make things interesting with combat. You keep attacking my idea of good varied combat.... : dilutedq
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                        I don't agree at all. The multiple spawn points and "different game" every time keeps the combat varied ... : cltcprd
                        • That's fine, but for $50 it better keep the average person interested for the 4-5 hours it'll take the fi... : dilutedq
                      • I would really pick at... well, COD4 and GoW2 in particular if you're mentioning 'varied combat.' Both of... : xsoulbrothax
      • heres how i look at it: $50/200 hours = $0.25/hour. if you want to be conservative with the estimate: $50... : re4ctor
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        this doesn't make any sense, dilutedq! if we didn't enjoy the game, we wouldn't play it. : lakren
        • we know not what we like, for we are being tricked by the tricksters at vavle : EvilDolemite
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          It's not that it's a bad game. Low quality... etc. But it lacks content. And if you are the same peopl... : dilutedq
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            dude it's a co op game for people who like playing with friends.. the being 4 campaigns doesn't mean shit... : lakren
            • I'm 100% for coop, but a lot of people have a problem with the lack of content for that price. : dilutedq
  • TF2 shipped with 3 maps and zero extras. Look at it now. You will get your money's worth, I guarantee. : n0v4
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  Normal is for making sure your keybindings work the first time you play only. Advanced is for the first ... : bashildy@speakeasy.net
  • normal is probably tweaked towards the xbox controller which is why it's probably so easy on PC : Shai-Tan
• Well, I've already played the demo for a couple of hours and that was with the same first 2 levels again ... : sharpie
• I'm excited for what's there, but it's sorely deficient on content. Judging from the demo, the levels are... : Foxhawk
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  I'll buy it and play the hell out of L4D. But for me it still feels like a really well made mod. Its the ... : ihya
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    But L4D has something Gears doesn't... FUN! : heartsauce
    • You haven't played Gears. GOTY. : dilutedq
    • I imagine there are more than a few people here who really didn't "get" Left for Dead upon playing it. I'... : Felraiser
• lol : oHnOES
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  Here's my take, and it is short and sweet. *ahem*. If you don't 'get' this game, as in, you don't see ... : kainen1
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    Oh don't get me wrong. I get the game, I just don't get paying full price for it. : deathofrats
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      How much time have you put into the demo? : lechuck59
      • I played through the demo several times on normal, then played through it several times on expert. There... : deathofrats
  • word up, kainen. I definitely think it's the type of game you either "get" or you don't. : vile
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    pretty sure everyone likes it. there is just disagreement on how much money it is worth. : Luminair
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      I don't get that. If I genuinely like a game, as in, having a rip-roaring good time, have a smile on my ... : EvilDolemite
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        TF2 is $20 ? : dilutedq
        • It was $30 on release. : EvilDolemite
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      You're definitely wrong there. : FlamingGimp
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        I didn't mean literally everyone alive, rather just the people in this thread : Luminair
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          Update: still wrong. : omnova
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            update: still scanning the thread for someone who doesnt like it : Luminair
            • found one: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=18482395#itemanchor_18482395 but he is kind of a strang... : Luminair
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              I'll wait until the full game comes out to pass judgment but, based on the demo, I would seriously consid... : omnova
              • cripes you sent me on an easter egg hunt when the egg was you. well this is really something else... s... : Luminair
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          The issue that I think you're ignoring is that while not many people may have hated the game from the mom... : FlamingGimp
          • LOL and they'd buy it if the price was low enough. : Luminair
  • you forgot prostate pumping : Nighteyes
  • What is there to "get"? It's a game about shooting zombies. Some people just don't think the full price i... : SatansFist
• twenty dolla : japoneez
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  9/10 for a 2 hour game that costs $45 ? : capt tripps
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    Is it a two hour game? : EvilDolemite
    • Most of us have put over 10 hours into the demo, so, no. : lechuck59
  • i've already played 17 hours of the demo.... so they could not release it and I would've already gotten m... : DrFlammable
  • this is what keeps getting me, i really feel like i should just wait, whatever though i'll bite, even tho... : .ka`boom.zZz.
  • IGN! : phate81
  • That's equal to one (1) tank of gas for my car. I can wring plenty of playtime and enjoyment out of the g... : u sir name
• I agree, this sounds like it should be a $20 game for what you get, not a $60 full-priced game. I'll pro... : LemonJoose
• That's kinda what I expect, and why I'm not buying it. A few hours of actual content at best. Sure you ... : Freon
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  I spent around $45 at the bar last weekend and failed completely with the girls who were there. In fact, : Wheatloaf
  • ahhhhhhhhhhhhhahahahahahhaa : Trips
  • Heh first (and last) time I was in a similar situation (chatted with a guy at Guitar Center about drums, ... : SatansFist
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    please keep us updated on your mandate : re4ctor
    • Wheatloaf has set a mandate for his mandate. : trOmblyj
  • haha this really put this thread in perspective. thanks! : gokart.
  • Wheatloaf bringing the perspective : zakazi
  • Well I was going to go to the bar, but I think I'll stay in and play L4D instead. : yosemiteclimber
  • This post is win : glio1337
  • lol. totally. : kainen1
  • lol grats on your homo hookup. : Phil
• I am not a "play it on the hardest difficulty" kind of guy. I play on normal to see things in a balanced... : DinK
• On the length: I've played 8.2 hours of the demo and could happily double that. That's 2/20 levels or 1... : DinK
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  no singleplayer? : ultramega
  • It's the coop campaign with AI buddies. : sammyl
• 20-30 minutes per campaign seems pretty low, even on Normal. My reviewer spent 6+ hours on his first play... : Gonzo

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  I saw it before QoS this weekend. It looked AWESOME! : BingusLargus
  • Yeah it did. : Deathlove
  • It was the best part of QoS :) : OverBurN
• wwtdd.com had it on friday night, it might still be working. : Iwannaacura
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  This doesn't look too bad: http://www.wwtdd.com/post.phtml?pk=15041 : mafu5150
  • I saw the bootleg, but I was looking for the original HD version. : Nitrium
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  They don't want to release it right away so people will go see QoS. : ShoCon
  • Hahaha : Nitrium
  • It did not play before my QOS> : Iwannaacura
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  Nm, found it: http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/startrek/ : Nitrium
  • HOTNESS : orgcaptainnemo
  • dude, consider me PUMPED for this movie. :D : virus
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    HD Links: http://movies.apple.com/movies/paramount/star_trek/star_trek-tlr1_h480p.mov http://movies.ap... : losimagic
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      right-click save as compatible btw :) : losimagic
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        oh shit, wrong trailer.... one sec :) : losimagic
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          http://movies.apple.com/movies/paramount/star_trek/star_trek-tlr2_h480p.mov http://movies.apple.com/movi... : losimagic
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            --13:06:17-- http://movies.apple.com/movies/paramount/star_trek/star_trek-tlr2_ h480p.mov =... : LoioshDwaggie
            • check my post below : losimagic
    • KHAAAAAAAAAAAAN! ( god I hope this is right this time) http://movies.apple.com/movies/paramount/star_t... : losimagic
  • Not working link. : LoioshDwaggie
• I have to admit, it's a pretty cool trailer. : HojuSimpson
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  http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/startrek/ It's up at apple. : Solstice
  • Sigh or I could have just refreshed the page.... : Solstice
• I'm James Tiberius Kirk and I'm FUCKING EXTREME, TASTE THE DEW! I still think this film will be awesome : OrkO
• Wow, I hate Star Trek and that looks pretty great : Yanks
• pure concentrated awesomeness. : liqker
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  I love a lot of things about the new look, except for the bridge. It looks like an Apple Store, not the ... : elwood00
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    the enterprise is not a warship man : OrkO
    • Of course it is. If the Romulans come charging across the Neutral Zone, what ships are you going to send... : elwood00
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  The first scene in this, with the cliff, pisses me off SO MUCH. Why does this have to be Michael Bay styl... : pyros
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    Looks entertaining otherwise, but will probably be easily forgotten. : pyros
    • Trek is trek man, I'll take anything I can get. : liqker
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    Since it's J.J. Abrams (and thanks to UtilityMaximizer) all I wait for in his movies now are the ressucit... : Wolfanoz
    • queue sound muted, slow-mo, melodramatic piano : whereiwannab
  • Hah hah that was my thought too. What a terrible looking scene. : Dynotaku
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  JJ Abrams was hanging out in my office (briefly) just a little while ago. Had a couple of hot women with... : drazz
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    What the hell? Where do you work??!!?!? : orgcaptainnemo
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      He's been here once too :)! : Iwannaacura
      • Oh fuck all of you guys :( : orgcaptainnemo
  • JJ Abrams' office. : industro
• WORKING LINKS http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/startrek/ : orgcaptainnemo
• holy crap, that looks awesome : Clay

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  She's a keeper! : helvetica
  • Yeah, totally. My woman is pretty cool, but she ain't buying me Fallout 3, let alone buying it for hersel... : WildDanimal
• Best girlfriend ever. : I7 SilverFox
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  Let me fix your post for you where it doesn't make me want to kill myself "I got Fallout 3" : gmd
  • hahah : Phil
  • fuckin lol : boring gegtik
  • hahahahaha : Jackass1233
  • Hahahaha : Evil Benius
  • Heh, good TLDHG (too long don't have girlfriend) : GBeer11
  • LOL. Sorry, bud :(. : etherealrhythm
  • Listen to mr. single over here. : ieGod
  • hahahaha : SockMonkeh
  • haha : breadsticks
  • bahhahaha : Foxhawk
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    can someone explain this? i dont get it : feek
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      He doesn't have a gf and this post solidifies that to the nth degree so it makes gmd want to kill himself... : pancake humper
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        I am an angry and bitter man : gmd
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          lets have an angry and bitter men party. MEN ONLY. : pancake humper
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            wait : pancake humper
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              LEMON PARTY : gmd
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                that would be an angry and sour men party. : azenmaster
                • close enough : gmd
            • lemonparty? : biskits
  • you're quickly becoming my favourite shacker, gmd : cygnus
  • Preach on brother. :( : DOOManiac
  • I miss the DC area. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  I was hoping to see her in a pair of heels. What the hell? : Phil
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    LoL :). Deception'd. : etherealrhythm
    • YOU FUCKING GOT HIM GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!!!!!!! : pancake humper
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      Deception'd is not a game you want to play with Phil. You may have one this battle but the war, good sir... : changejar419
      • /steeples fingers : Phil
  • Yeah or a new thong or something. I'm disappointed. : action wombmate
  • No kidding. I figured what the first image was based on the name - the same rules don't apply for #2 :( : mafu5150
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  Waitwaitwait, let me guess...Is it Fallout 3? Did she get some ice cream and shoes? : biskits
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    hey biskits, guess what I got yesterday? http://gmd.shackspace.com/FALLOUT3FORXBOX360PICTUREFORTHESHACK.... : gmd
    • I clicked :-( : jasonepowell
    • bitch this copy of fallout 3 isn't gonna buy itself : boring gegtik
    • /FALLOUT3FORXBOX360PICTUREFORTHESHACK.JPG Not found : breadsticks
  • Fail. : Arctic Fox
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  Why do you need 2 copies of the same game? : FiReaNG3L
  • incoming piracy/morals/ethics subthread ENGAGE : gmd
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    I'm guessing they both want to play it now. : Totenjaeger
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      I guess they don't live together then, kinda make sense : FiReaNG3L
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        No, we do live together, but Totenjaeger had it right. She's off playing it in her room while I'm here pl... : etherealrhythm
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          YOU SHOULD TRY HAVING SEX WITH HER. I HEARD THAT'S ALMOST AS GOOD AS VIDEO GAMES. : voodooraze
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            video games last longer : silent prophet
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              That's what she said. : tboomer2
              • BOOM! : etherealrhythm
              • ahahahaha : voodooraze
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          her room wait ... what? : trelain
          • Well, her study room thing. Where her PC is. : etherealrhythm
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  My girlfriend mentioned that her greek professor bragged that she got Fallout 3 and then cancelled the ne... : cdbeckman
  • Hahahahahaha, that's both awesome and terrible. : Arcanum
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    my professor recently made us examine the pros and cons for various tv options cause he was switching car... : AMikaboshi
    • That is genius. : etherealrhythm
• Pics of girlfriend playing fallout3 : voodooraze
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  I don't get why people keep posting these. Is not not known that pics+divx must accompany these posts? An... : lookitzpancakes
  • there is no lady. only a second copy of fallout 3 to keep the first from getting lonely. : delataur
• You guys should wear matching sweaters! : jingletard
• definitely a keeper. mine does the same thing and we always buy two copies of everything now. thank gawd ... : m0rfus
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  This entire thread is lols. I'm in front of two prisoners trying to look serious but I'm fighting laughte... : TastyWheat
  • Oh just release them from your basement already. : angrytaxman
  • Haha epic. : etherealrhythm
  • bust them in the mouth for looking at you. : edgewise
  • This needs a jail-cam : loboca

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• no. those are both terrible looking : wtf242
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  I would never pay over $50 for a t-shirt, unless it was made out of some funky material like linen or som... : dopeman
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    You would pay $500+.... For JEANS? O_o : Katarn3279
    • They would have to be pretty awesome jeans. I've dropped $400 on snowboarding pants that I've only worn ... : dopeman
• fuck no, not until inflation is that bad, and a loaf of bread is $32. : reznory
• i wouldn't buy those if they were $5. : dahanese
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  ha, this is really a question for you? you're fucked man. fucked. start buying your shit at target, 3 pac... : XchumpoX
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    Haha, I payed 37$ for my last pair of jeans and around 10$ for my last t-shirt. I just find these dis... : nosseman
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      One of our most played out yet consistently revisited threads, I am giving you a dirty look : Audhuml4
      • >:( : Audhuml4
• Seriously : Audhuml4
• Oh god not this crap again. : baronzemo78
• i wouldn't buy either. : re4ctor
• The shirt would be alright at 15$ but those jeans are fucking horrible. : razlebol
• I would pay $210 for 20 shirts! : jingletard
• You've got to be kidding me. : Drewus
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  I have learned from my time on this planet that those known generally as Swedes are completely insane as ... : NexusOne
  • well they are both from italy so i dunno about that : kill9
• Nay, even if I were rich. : Lone Swordsman
• Yes I totally would if I was rich enough. : soggybagel
• Too small, lame-colored, bad-graphic-design shirt : $210 A pair of Anti-Ass jeans guaranteed to make i : Delaric
• what the hell is wrong with you? : japoneez
• ni : drucifer
• I can easily say No without even clicking on those links. : tangles
• heh, those jeans have a face. And no : Beady
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  That shirt cost maybe $7 to make. Why in the hell would you spend $210?! : melkore
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    I'm not sure you understand the whole fashion thing. : antareus
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      But I do have more brains than cash. Plus I've made a few shirts and that single color t-shirt costs ver... : melkore
      • Yeah I'm being extremely factitious. I laugh at people who think fashion matters. : antareus
• I wouldn't buy from somewhere named Stayhard in the first place. : Phreakin
• is the man included? : Megara9
• are you insane or incredibly rich? : steve_o
• Shit I could make that shirt for $20 : Awun
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  Just bought both : gmd
  • Now you have to make a "Will it Blend" video when they arrive. : mechanicalgrape
• No, and I didn't even look at the links. : action wombmate
• if i was a billionaire i still would not buy either of those. : GBeer11
• Leaving the price aside, do either of these designs actually look appealing to you? : Trips
• Why the fuck are the pockets on his legs? Those jeans are hideous. : Galadriel07
• Umm, wtf? Why would anyone pay over $15 for that shirt? Also, those jeans look like shit, even on the mo... : gimpi
• NAY, unless you are a European Gangster! : cjcharv

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  Ham sandwich with Egg Nog? WTF man : MaxPete82
  • Egg Nog goes with anything! not pictured is a Snapple Raspberry Iced Tea : indosauros
  • Have you ever tried Ham Nog? : TimeDoctor
• you must have some sort of vitamin deficiency or you are pregnant. : drucifer
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  You put a milk product in the beer glass. :( : filtersweep
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    Local beerery gives them out like candy I have so many of them :( : indosauros
    • Egg Nog deserves a REGAL glass I will use this one next time http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file... : indosauros
    • Send me some :( : c0bra
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    i do that all the time! (or things other than beer) : Mr.SEX
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      You shouldn't put dairy in your beer glasses if you want to maximize beer enjoyment. It leaves behind a ... : filtersweep
      • that sounds really intense because i'm fairly sure i do both of these things : Mr.SEX
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        Is this one of those things where, if given a blind taste test, maybe 0.5% of people could actually corre... : riptyde
        • No, it's true. The coating also causes the precious beer to go flat faster like detergents do. I usually : mn3m0n1c
      • lol, come on. I think you just went too far :) : cltcprd
      • Oh whatever, nancy. : c0bra
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        wait you can drink beer out of glasses? : sammyl
        • I usually just bust a hole in the bottom of the can with a pen and shotgun it : sammyl
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  Sophmore in college? : the moon and antarctica
  • I normally have real plates but my fkn dishwasher broke last week so I am using paper plates :-\ : indosauros
• A salad, some soup, and some orange & mango juice. yumyum http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=1117... : Salad Sammich
• Tacos! No pics because I already ate them :( : strider_
• I've become the soup and sandwich guy when I have lunch at home. I always thought the old guys getting a... : melkore
• either homemade pizza or homemade spaghetti. dunno. : dahanese
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  Sandwiches aren't meals, imo. I've had too many cold baloney on white bread sandwiches during my years i... : jingletard
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    So what meat would you consider a "full-on meal? : Phreakin
    • Bacon, definitely. Meatloaf sandwich, tunafish sandwich, any kind of a sub, etc. Something that involve... : jingletard
• marinaded grilled veggies and grilled sirloin burgers : Megara9
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  Haven't decided yet. Maybe fresh shrimp or fish from Wegman's with a little bit of pasta. : antareus
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    Wegman's is on the list or reasons I wish I was still at RIT : Cheeziologist
    • It is incredible. I'd live right next to one if I could. : antareus
• left over green korma potato curry with and white rice that I made last night : wtf242
• Pork Chops with Velveeta Shells and Cheese! : cjcharv
• Gonna re-heat some beef bourguignon that I made a few nights ago. I love me some french stew. : Matto357
• Time to buy a cook book and learn some recipes dude. : Drewus
• I'll never understand the shacks obsession with posting pictures of food : nukewinter
• I just made some pasta and salad. And some green tea to top it all off. : lightly inclined