Morning Discussion

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  Don;t ever expect to get or send MMS messages again. : Phreakin
  • I never used them anyway. : Arcanum
  • You can if you jailbreak : vynn
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    I got one Friday and I've been sending them fine. What so you mean by this? : Schnapple
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      You haven't been sending MMS messages. : Phreakin
      • OH - MMS not SMS. My bad. Yeah fuck that, I can send photos through email. : Schnapple
  • I'm still crying. Oh wait, I don't care at all and neither do any of my friends. MMS is such a minor feat... : derelict515
• Don't drop it in the toilet. Also, install some apps: LatestChatty, any number of Google and social websi... : Dave-A
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  Do something dirty to it. Like store it in your anus. : sanchez
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    like ass pennies : conandan
    • Nice Upright Citizen's Brigade reference! : phipple
• Peruse the App Store. Don't buy anything the first go-round. Just see what's out there. Also, learn al... : Squirrely
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  My wife wants one, but I'm not really in to cell phones. We've had a Verizon family plan for a few years ... : project13
  • The thing that really makes the iphone killer is the 3G. -Downloading podcasts from anywhere -Watching ... : S1ing B1ade
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  jailbreak the fucker : eatsshootsnleaves
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    Negative, the latest firmware is way faster. Not worth it. : brickmatt
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      The latest firmware can be jailbroken quite easily, and the current version of Winterboard is WAY faster ... : Helter Skelter
      • Jailbreaking is always easy, I just don't think it's worth it having tried it for a couple weeks. : brickmatt
• I just got one too (typing this on it now) My biggest concern was whether or not it would pass the wife ... : Schnapple
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  Sweet, picked up a few apps (mostly free). Pandora over 3G on the iPhone FTW! Transferred my actual mus... : Arcanum
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    Have you turned your phone to landscape while in the calculator app. It gives you a much more detailed ca... : cstamas
    • Ahh, I was wondering about how to get it into scientific mode (it was mentioned in a couple of descriptio... : Arcanum
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  still can't bring myself to buy one. : gmd
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    whats wrong with you? everyone wants a jesus phone! you can get the beard app, bra! : dantastic
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      I don't want to be more of a faggot. : gmd
      • it's not that bad as long as you just call it a 'phone'. also it's awesome and you should buy one, giant ... : mikecyb
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        if you're already a faggot, what's a little more faggot going to do? : carnivore
        • please dont make him be a super faggot : Degenerate
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  lookup porn in a public place : Mmmmmoo
  • Surf porn at work on it. :) : Colleton
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  What's the cheapest monthly plan you can get away with for the iPhone? : zuga
  • $40 voice plan and $30 unlimited data is the least you can pay : mikecyb
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    $70. It's 450 anytime minutes (with rollover), unlimited nights/weekends, and unlimited data. : Arcanum
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      Hmmm.. that's not too too bad. I think I definitely need to make this purchase soon... : zuga
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        Note that does not include text messaging. : Arcanum
        • which is why when I text mikey it's one word per message. : Degenerate
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      that's terrible : arizona bay
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        around $30 is pretty much standard for unlimited data across all carriers : mikecyb
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          Unlimited data for verizon is $15, but that's for normal phones. : DinK
          • I mean $30 for smartphones. I had a normal phone on Verizon and I wouldn't wish that internet on my wors... : mikecyb
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  Ok so am I seeing this right that the only way to get ringtones is to buy a song on iTunes and then pay m... : Schnapple
  • no that's not the only way. do a search for custom iphone ringtones there are a billion sites with instr... : mikecyb
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    http://traveltowork.net/index.php/2008/08/05/how-to-create-iphone-ringtone-from-any-song-on-your-computer... : zuga
    • Thanks guys : Schnapple
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  I don't have an iPhone, but from reading a lot of blogs I can recommend some Apps that people seem to rea... : zuga
  • Oh yea, the Simplify Media app seems really cool. You can set it up to stream your iTunes library to your... : zuga
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    The Pandora Radio app is awesome. I have the feeling I'll get a lot of use out of my unlimited 3G Intern... : Arcanum
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      Here's a couple lists if you want to try out some different apps: http://gizmodo.com/5084887/gizmodos-20-... : zuga
      • Thank you, zuga. If I ever get an Iphone, I'm going through all your posts to find the good apps to inst... : treefingers1
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        Dial Zero App: http://nextmobileweb.com/dialzero/iphone PhoneFlix: http://nextmobileweb.com/phoneflix/... : zuga
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          Pocket Guitar: http://podmap.net/pocketguitar/app/videos : zuga
          • Wordpress for iPhone http://iphone.wordpress.org/ Latest Chatty.x http://www.apptism.com/apps/latest-... : zuga
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  I got a Blackberry Storm. I feel like I got a GoBot and all my friends have Transformers :( : EvilDolemite
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    Should have bought the Bold, IMHO the best phone BB makes. : Serpico74
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      I had the option of the Bold vs. the Storm. I picked the Storm. : EvilDolemite
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        See if you can exchange it. If I didn't have my iPhone I'd get the Bold in a heartbeat. Super awesome pho... : Serpico74
        • nm, you picked a carrier to go along with the phone... : Serpico74
        • I've used the Bold. It's nice and all, but for media purposes obviously the Storm is superior. I don'... : EvilDolemite
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      Bold is exclusive to AT&T though. he's fucked! Verizon has such shitty phones :( he could get a curve : mikecyb
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        I'm gonna punch you in the head with my Verizon phone : Degenerate
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          I will block your attack with my old verizon phone! : mikecyb
          • luckily I just got a new Verizon phone for an off hand attack! : Degenerate
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            Verizon akimbo MOTHER FUCKER! : Degenerate
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              I'm equipping MYSTIC SIMM CARD for +5 non-standard hardware bonus : mikecyb
              • curses! your surprise tactics and my lack of standard GPS has foiled my plans for now. : Degenerate
  • everyone sure loves ignoring all the reviews of that phone : mikecyb
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    Return it if you hate it that much. Verizon has a 30 day return policy, although you'll have to pay a re... : reznory
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      I don't hate it! I think it's pretty good. But no one will listen because it's drowned out by all the i... : EvilDolemite
      • don't lie, ED. you wish you had an iPhone right now, don't you? : mikecyb
      • How has the stability been on it? They had 2 on display in the Verizon store, and some guys messing with... : bcyde
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  that's the dirt that don't wash off. I got an LG LOtus myself : deadfish
  • calling him "dirty" when you have an LG Lotus is like calling someone slow when you drive a 10-year-old C... : Postal
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  Is there any way to do caps lock in the keyboard of this thing? : Schnapple
  • There's an option in system preferences that makes double-tap shift into capslock. : peanut-

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• Bah. If she can't enjoy some friendly competition, I'm not much interested in playing. : Arcanum
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  Shouldn't it be "IN"? : DooBall
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    Aren't you "on" the Halo? : elwood00
    • It doesn't say "the" halo. "Halo" isn't one single place like a planet or something. I think the shirt ... : DinK
  • Focus, man. : rock elf
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    Hold on, I'm check again. : Freon
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      No matter how long I look it seems fine to me. : Fred Garvin
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        I agree Fred Garvin, I see nothing wrong there. : deject
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          I'm not quite sure yet. Better check again. : Freon
          • Upon further review, the ruling on the Shack is confirmed. There is absolutely nothing wrong. : deject
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    Shouldn't it be "AT"? : lakren
    • seconded : CyCo_PL
    • I would say this : pyros
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      Either works IMO. You can say "at" as if you're besting somebody at a task. You beat them at halo like ... : DinK
      • How about "let's play some Halo on the xbox" ? You wouldn't replace it with "in" or "at" there, so maybe ... : the_burd
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  Anybody know how I can download that picture to my friend Frank, he just bought Halo 3 off-line : fishbone
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    You sound like my dad. : famine101
    • I bet Frank could beat your dad on Halo 3 : fishbone
• so hot hot : japoneez
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  i am a gurl and i play the video games! DO U LIEK MARIO?! LOL zelda! : burning eye
  • lol : boring gegtik
  • looooooool : jane911
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  Aisha Tyler is one of the hottest black chicks ever. : deject
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    This post needs more Gabrielle Union : elwood00
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      Throw in some Selita Ebanks too. : mechanicalgrape
      • Selita is really hot, Gabrielle is good. : deject
      • i landed a Cessna on there the other day, true story : deviantpaul
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      Needs more Justsayno http://www.shacknews.com/profile/justsayno : sanchez
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        Why doesn't she post anymore? : deject
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          Subthreads like these : RikiTiki2
          • figures. we are such pigs aren't we? : deject
        • I do : justsayno
      • I'm going to net stalk her now. : chuck577
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      Tony Braxton : jake
      • Mary J. Blige. (& M.C. Lyte) : AxeMan808
    • Holly Robinson Pete : jake
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      Grace Jones : gmd
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        Only if Christopher Walken watches. : mechanicalgrape
        • I was aiming for the Wilt Chamberlain, Arnold Schwarzenegger combo from conan the destroyer. : gmd
  • Yeah, tall, beautiful, shapely, smart...AND FUNNY!?!? How'd that happen!? (Plus, she fought in the Kumit... : AxeMan808
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    http://www.wwtdd.com/post.phtml?pk=15541 : okhelosir
    • no : kevp
  • yes : kevp
• Oh hell yes : halophoenix
• shes fucking hot bro : arizona bay
• I wouldn't I bet I could destroy her : EvilDolemite
• She'd probably lose her concentration if you called her all the nasty names on Xbox Live. : Sailor of Fortune
• Does she mean on PC or Xbox? : ThomW
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  Brag all you want bitch but I would still fuck your shit up in Quake!!!!!!! : SockMonkeh
  • you talk better than you frag, fag : CoRDS
  • that's about the only fucking that'll be going on between you and her : RikiTiki2

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• You should have asked earlier. Gogamer had it for $34.99 all day on Black Friday. Amazon.com had it for... : PenicillinX57
• If you do end up just getting it for $50, it is worth every penny. : OmegaRed59
• I felt the same way, but it's so goddamn fun that I don't care if I paid full price for it. : Vincent Grayson
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  It is absolutely worth every red cent of that $50. Once they add the other 2 campaigns to Versus it'll be... : WombatFromHell
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    Yeah, I hope that happens quickly :( It seems like everyone is always playing the first one too. I wan... : Vincent Grayson
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      some people feel that Blood Harvest (especially with the woods areas) is too difficult to play as the inf... : Fyunch Click
      • Fuck. It is hard just co-op on expert. I spent hours and hours trying to survive the finale last night..... : IHATEDUST
      • I just like raiding the farm house and trying to kill them before help arrives. The rest of it I can go e... : Vincent Grayson
• I hope the steam price goes down soon. : humbleone
• lol i dont see this happening : Iwannaacura
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  http://www.gogamer.com/viewproduct.htm?productId=21524445 how do i buy this (i get really drunk most sund... : GBeer11
  • OOS i see now lol : GBeer11
• it's worth the 50 bux IMO : ifallible
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  I've bought it for both PC and 360. Worth the price of admission on both platforms. : Fyunch Click
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    why? : GBeer11
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      probably friends on both platforms. I've been thinking about doing the same. : Head Rush
      • ah gotcha, yeah thats a tough choice if you have a bunch of pals on each side of PC console : GBeer11
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  I pre-purchased it for $45 and it's been the best gaming value this year by FAR. It looks like you might... : DinK
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    yeah both my buddies are crazy over it but i hope it lasts more than 3-4 weeks : GBeer11
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      It will. Expert is really hard and different each time, tons of hard achievements to try for with your fr... : IHATEDUST
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        see i burned out of TF2 VERY fast (like a month) so i hope this doesnt happen again, i just didnt like mu... : GBeer11
        • L4D is a class act from beginning to end. I bought it on friday and haven't been able to put it down sinc... : ifallible
        • I was referring to the post-launch support, not the longevity of the game. TF2's game play was old back ... : IHATEDUST
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        Only 2 vs maps at the moment, which is really the only interesting way to play, still broken match making... : Wheatloaf
        • Unless you use Shack servers or the openserverbrowser console command. : IHATEDUST
    • Do you ever buy single player games? If the game uninstalled itself after 3-4 weeks It still would have ... : DinK
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  if people are still playing in a month i'll buy it : _jon
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    So you want to play it but are missing all the good games right now on purpose? : DinK
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      yes. in a month, the games should still be good right? : _jon
      • don't worry _jon I'll wait with you : datoo
• I'm up to 50.8 hours of playtime already. Yeah it's worth the price. : sanchez
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  It's worth the dough. : CrustaR
  • I was originally extremely hesitant because I thought the game was basically going to be a CS:S zombie mo... : CrustaR
• Just buy it you cheap bastard! : NastyJack
• I'm probably a 14.67/19 on the hardcore gamer scale. : Chepito.
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  You can play coop with just 2 or 3 people right? Or are 4 people necessary? : Vantage
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    Any spots not filled by people are taken by bots. If a player goes idle the bot will take over until tha... : Sapiens
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      The bots don't take anything away from the game, but they certainly don't add anything either. They're c... : kallanta
      • You can always kick 'em if you don't like 'em as well. : CrustaR
      • Although they occasionally act like retarded monkeys. So it's almost like playing with a pick up player. : Fyunch Click
• I was iffy on the price but now I play it non-stop, already worth every penny. Just had a great Vs. game,... : niceguynick

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  Max Payne + Kung Fu Mod : sm00v3d
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    ahh nice, fun times are to be had for you. played it before? : Lionel2b
    • yeah I've played through it a number of times. Usually I alternate run throughs between using guns and us... : sm00v3d
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  Good man. I'd start with the Witcher. How's Sacred 2? Is it much different from the demo? : te[R]ror
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    It's more expansive, but not much different. It's rinse and repeat but with more skills, more terrain, an... : Lionel2b
    • The storyline gets a hell of a lot more interesting once you leave the demo areas behind though. Chapter ... : Arctic Fox
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  I don't understand people who buy more than one game at a time. : Ellissd
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    theres this thing called variety : .Jayson
    • variety? : Ellissd
  • I know what you mean, and I usually don't buy more then one. But today was a different day (and plus I re... : Lionel2b
  • The only time I do is when I find a few on sale, or something like buy 2 get 1 free. : OmegaRed59
  • It's a disease that I am ashamed to admit I am seriously afflicted with myself. I still have to finish F... : LemonJoose
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    I don't understand why people pay full retail for games when sales are so regular. : Arctic Fox
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      I do it because I like to contribute in whatever small way to demonstrating to publishers that people are... : Chris Remo
      • Fair enough, I can see that. I buy plenty of games at release too, but my benevolence is the first thing ... : Arctic Fox
      • yeah, this is why I'm going to try to buy Mirror's Edge rather than rent it, because I definitely want a ... : derelict515
  • i do this at times. I dont know why because by the time I'm finished with one the other game game has bee... : ultramega
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    When the deals are as good as this: http://www.cheapassgamer.com/?f=556 , why not stock up? I bought Inf... : wwonderboy334
    • Another case in point, Sonic Unleashed 360, $49.99 + shipping http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDet... : wwonderboy334
• sounds like you are set for some time! I am about to fire up L4D in a bit, maybe play some Mercs 2 lat... : .Jayson
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  Totally awesome line-up, Lionel2b. I hope you have a blast!! :D I'm not gaming tonight (right now) ... : wytefang
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    Nice, we as in wife? Wish my lady friend enjoyed BSG! I'm just about to jump into TF2 for my first time. ... : Lionel2b
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      sniper bullet to the face. : On the Brane
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        oh shit you made an account. I apologize in advance Shack. At least he doesn't know about ILTC yet. : Lionel2b
        • http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~iltc/ ? : On the Brane
• All nighter? More like an "All monther" : ElArabDeMagnifico
• Company of Heroes Though I'm having a hard time playing any video game after watching City of God. Rea... : Tha Kelp
• Chrono Trigger (DS) : jimmy_legs
• All-nighter going well. Went from TF2 -> L4D -> Sacred 2 which now works with the new patch. Now onto Far... : Lionel2b
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  Still hooked on farcry. It's going great, just unlocked the ar-16. Finally have a scope on my assault rif... : Dontdrop
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    The AR-16 is basically a laser rifle, I love the accuracy. : jigstah
    • That is so weird. I can't STAND the AR-16. Zoomed on a stationary target (at sniper range) facing the wro... : AxeMan808
• I'm going to spend some time working on my Warden in Lord of the Rings Online. I haven't experienced any... : Aragoat
• Save up L4D until its dark outside. Turn off all lights. Turn up the 5.1 a bit. Have fun listening to the... : Lukiopimp
• When the hell is Quake Live going to be launched? It seems like it's been in development longer than the... : LemonJoose
• GTA 4 and Mass fucking Effect : Melll
• Man, I keep getting bummed every time I hear people talk about Quake Live. I've signed up for the beta 4... : Aeradin
• L4D, Fallout 3, and WoW (levelin' teh death knight) : CyCo_PL
• Left 4 Dead, and maybe a little bit of Team Fortress 2. : Maddog_Delphi97
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  Get Far Cry 2 off that list. : Johnnsen
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    Nah, Far Cry 2 is awesome. : freshyk
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      not for 360 ) : mnsnota
      • I have it for 360 and it plays great. : cdbeckman
  • far cry 2 rocks. : cdbeckman
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    This man is wrong, FC2 rocks. : mwasher
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      So incredibly wrong. : pwnage1232
      • Johnnsen, I mean. FC2 rules. : pwnage1232
  • Why do you hate Africans? : Sailor of Fortune
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    I loved FC2, its repetitive and has shallow gameplay but the environments and weapons make it so easy and... : prancing_jackanapes
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      I think the gameplay is as shallow as you want to make it. Full on stealth style of play is fantastic. : mwasher
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        stealth sniper...Yesterday, I was doing 'em like Ding Chavez in Clear And Present Danger (where he's snip... : AxeMan808
        • I love how the discourse between the enemies changes as you progress through the game. It's absolutely fa... : mittense
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        Yes! Dart rifle + camo suit : spiderfill
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          Is the camo suit just always on or do you have to activate it somehow once you buy it? : sigpro
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            I was wondering that too. I think it's just a passive thing but I wish they would have represented that b... : mittense
            • Yeah the only way you can tell is by checking if you've bought it haha : spiderfill
  • You're right, it's far too great of a game to chill with the rest of that tripe. Though I really do like : mittense
• Picked up Fallout 3 from that Amazon deal. I hope it ships soon! : Thomas Hace
• Chrono Trigger DS. I'm waiting for No More Heroes and Fallout 3 to come in the mail. : Link.

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• Reminds me of a girl I was in a play with back when I was a kid. Turns out she made it onto Grey's Anato... : Ovate
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  I love redheads with freckles. I should live in Ireland or Scotland. : Lone Swordsman
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    ireland's generally brunette-land, isn't it? : xsoulbrothax
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      It does have a disproportionately large number of redheads. : Lone Swordsman
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        YAY : xsoulbrothax
        • it's great that the first shackers jumping into the yay redhead subthread are all awesome : xsoulbrothax
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        Red heads will be extinct in the future. We're going to need to implore the UN for a worldwide breeding p... : Sailor of Fortune
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          We're are an increasingly rare breed. : scottythejock
          • we just want your women. : cerealSAM2
      • :D : mittense
• kind of gross imo : arizona bay
• you've got red on you. : aethyr
• :O : d fluke
• it's out in day so i would guess it's a Daywalker, but it had red hair and freckles. My God, they're ad... : burning eye
• FREAK OF NATURE KILL IT WITH FIRE : marmite
• The pox is upon her. : mechanicalgrape
• it's like she's human, but an unusual breed : nrgXs
• CANCER : gmd
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  Would be more pretty without the freckles. : yoonix
  • ^^^^^ : bolneze
• move her to finland to protect her skin. : moe6
• i'm with you man, shes really cute. : halophoenix
• DO WANT : FiReaNG3L
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  Red Hair was created specifically for women. There's no such thing as a good looking red-headed man. They... : Cihte
  • http://tinyurl.com/6fdxry : mittense
  • http://anabolicminds.com/forum/pics/32958-carrot-top-working.html#post358396 would like to have a word... : whodares
  • Chris Morris is going to kill you : tomservo
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    i don't know why, but i always thought Winters from Band of Brothers was pretty badass (in Life too) : xsoulbrothax
    • Agreed : glio1337
    • He's awesome in Dreamcatcher. : Sailor of Fortune
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    http://cm1.dotspotter.com/media/0/49/57/87725760.0.0.0x0.432x651.jpeg <3 : notd665
    • His hair isn't very red these days. : Lone Swordsman
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    What is this nonsense? I'm a ridiculously good looking red haired man : scottythejock
    • ^ this guy is hot dudes. : marmite
    • http://www.rooftopcomedy.com/watch/RedheadsUnite I am also a good looking red haired man : datoo
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    Most girls I know like Dexter. : marmite
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      Dexter definitely doesn't have red hair. : Modica Sol Solis
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        Looks red to me :p http://www.natch.net/misc/0407/DEXTER.gif : Judicus
        • looks orange to me : RikiTiki2
  • How red are we talking here? I'd call my hair auburn, and I have to say I get quite a few compliments on... : Whistler77
  • Your opinion is obviously incorrect: http://webzoom.freewebs.com/bizarrebooks/Bad%20Hair.jpg : DasCracky
  • Chuck Norris does not approve of your shenanigans. : MrBig0
  • >:( : gingerninja
  • Gegtik wishes to disagree with you. : Q-ball
• eh, goddamn ginger!! : dedgecko
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  She's naturally beautiful. Much more attractive than the generic, plastic, club skanks that people post p... : Cihte
  • Going to have to agree, I'd rather see pics of the girl-next-door type than the average skanktastic club ... : Head Rush
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  and the rest of the series? : plunkymeadows
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    These pictures seem like they were taken 18-32 miles away : Sailor of Fortune
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      He's not a stalker... http://www.photoreview.com.au/reviews/cameraaccessories/Nikkor-400mm_lens_in-use.jp... : Sirus2400
      • I can't help but think of this classic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7gDPxdLMCc : plunkymeadows
• Who was that Raiderette who was hot as fuck with freckles but they airbrushed them out every time she did : Lunatic Angelic
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  She's cute, but area-specific freckle concentrations are better. That, or lighter general freckling. But ... : Danny5225
  • I agree 100% on the area-specific point. Brunettes with freckles are awesome too. : gyrfalcon
• she would be much prettier if she would stay out of the sun. : slambast
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  Does her pussy got freckles too? : Melll
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    i'm not aware of cats having freckles : SlamDunk
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      PUSSEH: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/30/43617895_fd4d91eabb.jpg?v=0 : Danny5225
      • .......... : Melll
• Fuckin' Ginger kids. : coyoterys
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  PAGING MAJUJU. : Rice-Rocketeer
  • THANK YOU VANITY SEARCH : Majuju
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  i've never seen freckles on lips before : moshman
  • ^^^ This : grayscale
  • yeah, what is going on there? : pyide
  • yeah, she's cute but that's kinda weird. I guess I wouldn't care when those lips are around my cock : prime8
  • They're not freckles, they're nano-pepperoni. : Ride-My-Rocket
• Man, she's stunningly good looking. If I saw her in public, I'd totally be that creepy leering guy. : Chunks
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  She is amazingly pretty and I would ask her to marry me under any circumstances. Having said that... t : vile
  • I agree with his vileness. : Arcanum
• She's good looking but those freckles don't look healthy. : carnivore
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  i like freckles too, but less is more in this case. looks like she contracted something. : spigot
  • she's cute nonetheless : spigot
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  She is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen please introduce me to her. : H@rvester
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    she's my girlfriend harvester and she doesn't like you : datoo
    • :( : H@rvester
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    how could you say that without seeing T&A. : kainen1
    • I stand by my statement. This is the cutest girl I have ever seen. WHO IS SHE? : H@rvester
• too many freckles : randomposter
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  SPAGHETT! : Fayk
  • Lol. Sunday night and where is my tim and eric?? : Delaric
• it's ok to bully rangas : Dave-A
• I'm with you. For some reason the fact that natural redheads are rare, and natural redheads with lots of ... : Schnapple
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  I don't want to sound mean, because I'd still tap that six ways from sunday, but I think she would be sig... : Ellissd
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    Also I had freckles (way less than that girl) when I was little and kids really are cruel. :[ : Ellissd
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      Freckles are angel kisses! : helvetica
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        Looks like the angels had an orgy all over her. : Fyunch Click
        • hahahaa : Iwannaacura
    • I'm still covered in freckles, and it sucks a lot : jbury
• Love Freckles! : RookieCAF
• Yes : Ebu
• She's gorgeous. The freckles on the lips are a bit much though. I love freckles, but there is such a th... : Vantage
• how's about the rest of her? : RikiTiki2
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  Looks sort of like my sister (creepy!), except the freckles on the lips, that's really weird. Thats ab... : father_crown
  • perhaps you should post a pic so the shack can verify your claim here. : Iwannaacura
• that many freckles is NOT attractive! : chuck577
• How much to remove them? : Mondo
• i LOVE freckles/red hair, maybe just because i've never been with a girl with either? which might be for ... : MrBig0
• Someone should photoshop all of those out as a courtesy to the viewer. : ArB
• Yup. Put me squarely in the "redheads and freckles are pretty" group. : spazzium
• OMG. SHOOT IT, SHOOT IT. : Pettytheft
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  lip freckles, eww : smax
  • agreed : EagleSweet
• I would connect the dots with my semen. : bling1bling
• Mmm. I'd hit that like the fist of an angry god. : Ormsbee
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  Photoshoped - With and without freckles. http://www.shackpics.com/files/redwithandwithoutfreckles_f8kso... : killboy
  • with : bad_fish
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    she could be a model without freckles from that pic. : Pacalon
    • definitely the next nicole kidman : Mondo
  • freckels : spaceless
  • as few freckles as I have, I must admit she looks way more natural and awesome with them. : Megara9
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  look at all the honkeys who have a problem with peoples' skin color : RikiTiki2
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    go to bed : genjuro
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      you first : RikiTiki2
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        Asian Baby Daniel what are you still doing up : genjuro
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          who is baby daniel? : RikiTiki2
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            ANSWER THE QUESTION : genjuro
            • do i have to? : RikiTiki2
• So hot... want to touch the hiney! : Q-ball

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  He looks like a ginger wtf242. : Bamtan
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    OH MY GOD HIS HAIR IS LONGER THAN 2" IT LOOKS LIKE ME : wtf242
    • well he's skinny and pale and has a half-assed beard too : mikecyb
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      wtf242 he totally looks like you, stop being old and lame : Dave-A
      • Brad? : ThomW
• ladies and gentlemen Giant Realm is proud to introduce DJ Brad ...yaayy... : tomservo
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  Like you can talk, you aren't the in house expert on all things "cool" : gmd
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    his founding page www.esports.com is nothing : gmd
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      It was probably that GotFrag eSports POS. : yoonix
      • gotfrag has nothing to do with any of that : synapse19
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  I demand to know why Shacknews doesn't have a staff profile page like this. : tomservo
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    and by "This" I mean sexy photos : tomservo
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      because steve and maarten are too old and lame. : gmd
      • They're our Dads : tomservo
• Pretty much exact same thing as ugo.com, except ugo has been doing it for years and makes nice profits. : bozer
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  Weren't Air Force ads with that Fallout 3 dude linking to this piece of shit before? Looked like Air Forc... : yoonix
  • AF should carpet bomb their office. : gmd
• Didn't the shack sign a deal with these guys? Was it just for advertising? : buzzbat
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  is Josh Lovejoy an old-world giant? : biskits
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    also, Lucy Barber posted her WoW character...i bet she's a fatty. : biskits
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      You can pretty much take someone's wow character, inverse it and that is what they look like in real life... : gmd
      • haha, +inf. my hunter was a short, ugly, muscly fuck. : biskits
• Lucy Barber thinks this is a terrible idea so oh god look just put some resume stuff up. : A Sponge
• whoa he djs he must be cool i mean gaming is pretty nerdy but he djs too so you know he's super cool : Mr.SEX
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  Check out Brad's Myspace page http://www.myspace.com/bradleydyo and try not to kill yourself : Mansmells
  • Radley B would be a much cooler DJ name. : A Sponge
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    Haha he's an Electro DJ. Jesus Christ this is a perfect storm of lameness : genjuro
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      that entire electro/glam scene is quite possibly the most self aware, superficial scene ever. I don't ev... : Mr.SEX
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        I've never really experienced it since I live in Houston but everything I've seen and read about that sce... : genjuro
        • whats wrong with electro? you didn't seem to be a 'scenester' or even an electronic music listener when ... : dignan
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        Mr. SEX we are destined to be together. http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=18525915#itemanchor_185259... : filtersweep
        • i knew you were good people! i wouldn't even mind the music if you could get rid of everybody who made... : Mr.SEX
      • fuck that shit this is why i only listen to Timelife Ultimate Rock Ballads collection. As far as I'm con... : arizona bay
  • Watching him *chug* a sparks was awesome. : IHATEDUST
  • He's being young and lame. : ThomW
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  what are the qualifications needed for brad's job? i want it : feek
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    probably a TON of ass kissing and coke sharing. plus you have to be a grade a douche to everyone, but do... : deathofrats
    • basically an alpha douche : deathofrats
• nerdsters : askedrelic
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  holy shit I know this kid. We stayed at his house for Quakecon 2002. He was in stickmen. : pancake humper
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    What is stickmen : tomservo
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      An old pro quake clan. stx. was their prefix. I believe he went by Reptile. I am furiously looking for... : pancake humper
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        I found it. He was stx.rage (not reptile) http://web.archive.org/web/20030204024340/http://www.omba... : pancake humper
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          found an actual working picture: http://web.archive.org/web/20030815040738/www.ombad.com/qcon2002/IMG_... : pancake humper
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            http://web.archive.org/web/20030815034718/www.ombad.com/qcon2002/Frost_Wagon_Rage_Brian.jpg wahahaha ... : tomservo
            • lol. The hot air balloons are sweet. : pancake humper
            • asian version of kid from kid and play : gmd
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            How old is this guy? I'm trying to figure out how old he was when he had a .NET CD on his desk and Chest : ThomW
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              ... it wasn't until late 2000 that betas appeared, so he had that thing painted on his wall as recently a... : ThomW
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                Those pictures are from 2002. That's his parents house and that room was the old 'play room' for him and ... : pancake humper
                • Posting in the Brad stalker club subthread : azenmaster
  • what?! : itsjames

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  p.s. After I told him to shut up, he continued on being mean. then I shot him good. : Cihte
  • your cool. internet games need more people that don't put up with morons. : wimpy1
  • sometimes the ends justify the mean. : burning eye
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  you need to stay out of the dude's line of fire, jackass : randomposter
  • I never play online video games : randomposter
  • I was saving someone from a hunter! And honestly, I don't even think there was a line of fire. I don't kn... : Cihte
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  If I saw you ina BF game taking a chopper or plane before I reached it I would shoot you and take it. : uncle slappy
  • You're cold man. : Cihte
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    and I don't know what a BF game is. : Cihte
    • Battlefield 1942 Battlefield 2 Battlefield 2142 : elwood00
    • I think he means BattleField. In which case the worst type of player on those games was the one who would... : AgentPothead
    • boyfriend of course, you ARE on the shack after all. : med1c
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    You realize that makes you the asshole, not him, right? : elwood00
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      How is flying away ALONE in a multiman vehicle as your team is spawning behind you not being an asshole? ... : AgentPothead
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        I thought he meant shooting the guy in the back before he got to the chopper because he knew he'd arrive ... : elwood00
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          If he meant that, then fuck him and may god have mercy on his soul. : AgentPothead
          • What did I mean indeed : uncle slappy
  • get to the choppa'! : aethyr
  • I like your style : aeg1x
  • What, we weren't supposed to do this? : rosewood
  • I love putting satcvhels under people in BF42 when the servers become no FF servers. 2-3 would be enough ... : Sailor of Fortune
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  I do exactly the same, including feeling guilty about it :( damn quick tempers, at least they vanish j... : Chunks
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    I can't stand when people take this game seriously enough to insult other people. I've never played with ... : Cihte
    • I am called and call people names - as long as it's fun or good natured ribbing, I'm fine with it. I j... : Chunks
    • that's why the shack servers are so awesome. they cut out that level of asshattery. : dahanese
  • Theres a fair amount of "damnit zol" or "damnit crack" or "damnit irish" when my friends and I play and w... : Zolneirz
• It's a game... yer not a bad person. : dante2010
• ahhh hah hah haaha : lakren
• i read the second sentence first and was like "wat" then again im drunk : packav
• Sandy vaginal cavities. : skankcore
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  You are just roleplaying the intergroup friction one would see in a zombie outbreak, kudos for good play!... : TroughLollie
  • exactamundo! : niceguynick
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  nerd rage is hilarious. : jimvolk
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    Um, it wasn't nerd rage. : Cihte
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      getting really pissed off at a video game and the posting about it on a website about game pretty much sc... : zakk
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        pay attention, brother. I got pissed off at a guy who kept insulting me. Not the video game. : Cihte
        • You got pissed off at a guy in a video game. That is nerd rage. : thecray
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          the fact you're even trying to make these distinctions just pushes it further into nerd-rage territory. ... : zakk
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            Call it whatever you want. I think your internet-lingo is stupid and don't really care to argue about the... : Cihte
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              haha nerd : zakk
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                I don't like you : Cihte
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                  More nerd rage plz. On my face. : CRasterImage
                  • I need a way to queue up the [ * L O L ' D * ] for all of this. : skankcore
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                  I bet he's sobbing face down into his pillow now, poor zakk :( : yosemiteclimber
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                    So what would that be called, then? Nerd Sad? Nerd Hurt? Quick, head over to Urban Dictionary and try exp... : Cihte
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                      I think it's called butt hurt. : yosemiteclimber
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                        You think he'd know all about that. : skankcore
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                          I don't like you either. : Cihte
                          • <3. : skankcore
                          • I wanna be like you when I grow up. : CRasterImage
                  • I just told one of my cats to shut the fuck up, and then I killed it. : zakk
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                i bet you're one of those retards on the voice chat that talks way too much. SHUT THE FUCK UP. : minigomp
                • The only sound I make is moaning and the frantic sound of scrubbing : zakk
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    I'm not a nerd. I'm a cool dude. : Cihte
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      Double reply suggests otherwise. : TShandy
      • hahaha : OmegaRed59
      • yeah if you are doing that then replying to yourself is the only way to fly : mikecyb
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      dude I'm cool too, want to hang out some time? I have Madden and a Gamecube, brah : pukerat
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        Sorry. 2 cool 4 u. Hey man, don't blame me. I'm not the one who developed the coolness meter. That was my... : Cihte
        • lol :) : yosemiteclimber
        • oh snap! : Mmmmmoo
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      So says the guy posting on the video game website griping about videogames.. Face it, you're one of us... : DOOManiac
      • One of us! One of us! One of us! One of us! : Gojirah
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      Can I be your friend? I'll be that-nerdy-friend-who-always-seems-to-accompany-the-cool-guy-so-he-looks-be... : antareus
      • Co-operative. : Zolneirz
    • Your being very un-Dude like Dude : locater16
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  I disabled voice in that game. I hate them all. : ArB
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    wow i don't think i have ever been so hurt : lakren
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      I haven't played this with you, but you're overbearing and you talk too much in TF2, so it's probably a s... : ArB
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        I'm trying to distract you from the pain of the first post with something worse. Is it helping? : ArB
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          i thought we were cool ArB. i remember you making a post a long time ago about how you liked me, but now ... : lakren
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            i honestly teared up a little reading your first reply to me. : lakren
            • tough break, bro. : ArB
  • I ended up doing this too. : minigomp
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  What the fuck, man. That's unacceptable. You don't get into a man's line of fire to melee a hunter off so : yoonix
  • don't play it until after finals, it tempts me constantly. : newek
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  1. Don't ever melee hunters off down survivors. It doesn't kill them and gives them a chance to pounce ag... : Trips
  • Internet Justice Trips delivers his decision in the case of Minigun Guy v. Cihte (2008). Held, for Minigu : yoonix
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    Actually, it's faster to melee the hunters off of downed survivors. After that, the hunters are stunned,... : CrustaR
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      i do this, but its hard when you're in a horde.. because in a horde you might loose the hunter :( but you... : Demius
      • I will shoot the hunter off of the survivor if I'm too far away, however, but if I'm run next to the surv... : CrustaR
  • Disagree on 1; when there's lots of partners (not just the pounced guy) in close proximity, its better to... : FiReaNG3L
  • Melee attacks are great against Hunters. You hit it once and it'll stumble around for a bit, making it a... : deject
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    Couldn't agree more on point 1. : NastyJack
    • Well then you're bad at the game! >.< : Cihte
  • point 1 is plain wrong when on expert : brewsterdog
  • 1. Pretty sure 3-4 melees kills the hunter (at least on versus). Conserving ammo yay! 2. Debatable. Mi... : the_burd
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    Melee + a single shotgun blast will kill the hunter 100% of the time (even on expert) and unless you're a... : Helter Skelter
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      Skip the melee and just shoot and you'll kill it anyway. There simply is no reason to melee. : Trips
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        If you're not fully loaded, it's better to melee the hunter off than it is to wait and reload while he's ... : Cihte
        • it's also better sometimes to melee teammates to free them from smokers. If the tactic didn't have benefi... : Cihte
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          Well obviously if you're out of bullets, of course do something. I've seen people go out of their way to ... : Trips
          • Well melee attacks not followed by a hail of bullets is really dumb, but I figured most people will have ... : deject
      • On expert, a a shotgun blast alone won't kill it unless you melee first. Besides, the melee is instant an... : Helter Skelter
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    Ugh. This pisses me off. Nothing sucks worse than having a teammate standing next to you pumping two cl... : Strabo
    • Right on, man! I've played with you a few times (cihte = ethic). Vouch for my decency! I'm a good man, ma... : Cihte
  • Point 1 depends on situation. I wouldn't say never melee. As pointed out above, meleeing would probably s... : Alco23
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    1. So wrong, in many cases you've got tons of zombies around you blocking your shot or you just got puked... : sanchez
    • Sanchezzzzzzz, I agree. You want to get the player on his feet as quickly as possible. : daedraug
• It's a game, you'll get over it. : phate81
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  Damn, bet you're a lot of fun at parties. Jerkface. Internet. Who cares. It happens to the best of us : lightly inclined
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    Perhaps. : CrustaR
    • Hi CrustaR. ;[ : lightly inclined
• ^^^ Why I have a bad time playing online. Not OP, the other guy : I7 SilverFox
• This is why team games are some of the most hilarious and aggravating games around. : antareus
• Dunno, I think you crossed a pretty wide gap moving from verbal bitching to TKing. : DinK
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  Your actions were bad and you should FEEL bad! : AxeMan808
  • i'm over it. The guilt has passed. : Cihte
• This is why I don't many games with pubs and why I never grouped with PuGs in WoW. People are just assho... : Derringer
• Yeah well once on the shack server I jumped in and kinda did my own thing but at the same time stuck with... : Nighteyes
• this reminds me of the the time when I was the nose gunner in an Apache and the fucking pilot flew me int... : baconisgod
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  I nerd-raged on Moonbase the other day because he is not a team player. :D : Rice-Rocketeer
  • Imma leave your ass for dead! And I did! : Moonbase Commander
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    I can vouch for this Moonbase is a dickface thread. Bitch told me to get the fuck out of a VS. match beca... : skankcore
    • Wow, Moonbase needs to develop people skillz. : geneshifter
• Now someone tell me please it's NOT the next Counter-Strike. : Mad Brahmin Disease

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  My next playthrough is as trailer trash. Gaunt, pale, atrocious haircut, very low INT and CHR, obsessed ... : Caboose
  • lol that actually sounds pretty fun : Dimmona
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  I've been wandering hither and thither like notes on a zither for hours and hours and have yet to see a d... : Dave-A
  • I ran into one yesterday after I started fresh; it was guarding the Super-Duper Mart: http://www.shacknew... : the archvile
  • After about 25 hours of game time under my belt, I ran into my first two days ago. It wasted me so fas... : tomservo
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    I've only seen one and it just stood there while i shot it in the head. I think it only had one bar of he... : dooberzoo
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      that's exactly what happened with me too. Was it at the Super-Duper mart? I saw it run to the signpost,... : the archvile
      • mine was out near canterbury commons. I guess it's as that guy said, there's a few spawns for fixed encou... : dooberzoo
      • I found this at some campground, but the Deathclaw was at full health. Luckily it didn't know how to get... : deject
      • I ran into an almost dead one near the Super Duper Mart. I was busy trying to snipe guys on the other ban... : antareus
      • I found mine outside near the Citadel : redfive
    • Yeah, you can get the gauntlets like that, or they can always be found in a campground out in the far wes : brickmatt
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    They fucking tear through shit. This guy was full health, and mean. Hitting him with 'nades was a joke,... : brickmatt
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      dart gun FTW : deject
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        I'm level 4! no dart gun yet. : brickmatt
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          The dart gun is great because it cripples the legs on anything you shoot. You can get the schematics real... : ConfusedUs
          • I still have to close the gap, being an unarmed fighter. : brickmatt
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        But, darts are the best way to make money without worrying about weight. : antareus
        • it's so easy to make money though. I've got like 15,500 caps and nothing to buy. : deject
  • I saw one at the Anchorage memorial, some wastelanders were fighting it - there were bodies everywhere. I... : nomaad
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  My evil female character keeps picking up companions, but they all get eaten by animals. Ants got Dogmea... : nurglich
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    Are you giving them stimpacks? They'll heal themselves during combat if you make sure they have stimpacks... : Caboose
    • I know Jericho had stimpacks, but when I looted his corpse he had only used one. Suckers shouldn't be ge... : nurglich
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      Why would you give them stimpacks? The whole point of having them is so they're another target. After the... : antareus
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        So they survive the battles? Why the hell would you NOT give them stimpacks? : boarder2
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          Hmm, cause they're not me, and if they die, oh well? By the time I got my one companion she didn't hel : antareus
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            I don't mind some of them dying sarge but others I either want to keep alive or give a good death. : brickmatt
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              I've decided on my next playthrough I'm going to push one of my companions off a tall, tall cliff. Wonder... : antareus
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                There's a huge fucking bridge that runs from the far west, slightly north of center, to near the middle o... : ConfusedUs
                • I love it when a plan comes together. : brickmatt
                • Thanks, I can't wait! : antareus
  • You should probably get that animal friend perk or whatever. : ieGod
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    Does Animal Friend protect against Giant Radscorpions? : ChibiJosh
    • No. : carrioN luggagE
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      nah it doesn't protect from any of the scorps, fly's or roach's : shavenewok
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        Then it seems like kind of a shitty perk : elwood00
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          It means you don’t get annoyed by dogs, mole rats or those yugi thingy’s : shavenewok
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            At later levels you never see those things anyways, except yaoi and they're easy to kill. : brickmatt
            • Those Yaoi can do quite a number on you if you aren't careful though. : antareus
    • No, but the second rank means that nearby animals will come in and fight the giant radscorpions for you. : ConfusedUs
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  Lady Killer has only come in handy once as far as RP/dialogue at level 6, but I do kill chicks noticeably... : Dante
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    Lady killer sucks compared to black widow. I can think of two places I used lady killer in my first play : brickmatt
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      I don't even know where that is! I've helped out at Arefu, but basically have been helping out at Megaton... : Dante
      • Stick with doing quests for her, they're great. The place I'm talking about it far east, almost at the e... : brickmatt
• No sarge and I are going to the super duper mart to set some raiders on fire. : brickmatt
• This happened to me (deathclaw, unarmed, level 3, between megaton and tenpenny) and I managed to beat it ... : ConfusedUs
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  What's the highest damage a unarmed weapon can do? My shishkebab can do a little bit over 75+. I guess un... : razlebol
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    You can get pretty close to that shishkebab damage with unarmed if you load up on Iron Fist ranks, but th... : ConfusedUs
    • I love it so so so so much. : brickmatt
    • it's not that great against deathclaws, who just have an assload of HP. but for armored enclave and human... : Supine
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  How useless is charisma? I think it is a waste to allocate additional points to it, because speech challe... : antareus
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    That'd be black widow, not lady killer. : antareus
    • Black Widow is probably the best combat perk in the game. The RP-related bonuses are just gravy. : ConfusedUs
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    I think Charisma is basically useless. : brickmatt
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      There are so few opportunities to attempt to bend someone's will towards your own. The only real benefit... : Kaiser
      • Exactly, and I'm always swimming in money after a few levels due to my repair skill, so fuck that. And... : brickmatt
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    It did give me a few additional dialogue options, but I don't think any were really all that great : melt_core
    • My evil character has a Charisma of 9 (7 plus the bobblehead and the Regulator Duster which I wear all th... : nurglich
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  I'm walking roughly from Megaton to Vault 106, and suddenly there's explosion in the sky, and a moment la : Masem
  • That's one of several scripted random encounters. : ConfusedUs
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  does the game allow you to replay the game using your existing leveled up character like in Mass Effect? : Mmmmmoo
  • No, unfortunately. : ConfusedUs
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  based on the earlier thread i found the alien blaster HOLY SHIT Get this gun. It destroys everythin... : baconisgod
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    so is it where the arrow is pointing or the circled thing? : Dave-A
    • Go to the circle. : baconisgod
  • i didn't find it on my first play through :( : filthysock
  • I sent E.T home with like 30 landmines : podung
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    Isn't that a little ammo-limited? : brickmatt
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      I think you get a total of 120 rounds for it at the crash site. if your luck is high enough you can expe... : deject
      • Also the Outcasts have some stashed at Fort Independence : daedraug
• after I got dogmeat, he died within 15 minutes by stepping on a mine...what a stupid fucking dog : davislovestacobell
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  The only perk worth having is the one which makes enemies explode in a shower of gore whenever you kill t... : Drewus
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    I get that plenty in normal combat, I don't need a perk for that. Besides, if it happened every time I'd ... : brickmatt
    • With the perk you just get more gibs flying everywhere. It doesn't actually make vaporised body parts occ... : Drewus

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  Fritz Leiber, any of the Swords series. Great characters and settings delivered with a sense of humour : nrgXs
  • or Michael Moorcock - Elric and Hawkmoon series are my faves : nrgXs
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  Raymond Feist - Riftwar and , Jim Butcher (Dresden and Codex Alera) The Dresden files are not typical ... : quazar
  • Second the Feist Riftwar Saga, its fucking awesome : noobja
• The Twilight War trilogy by Paul S. Kemp. The first book is titled Shadowbred. : David Craddock
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  Gene Wolffe - Shadow and Claw. Believe it is part of the Book of the New Sun series. Skip the rest. : breadsticks
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    Gene Wolfe's 'Book of the New Sun' is good stuff. I can never seem to find the second volume containing t... : Danny5225
    • http://www.amazon.com/Sword-Citadel-Second-Half-Book/dp/0312890184/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=12... : Vincent Grayson
  • The rest of his stuff? The rest of his stuff is great, just not as absurdly awesome as Book of the New Su... : Vincent Grayson
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    Skip the rest? No way. I quite liked The Wizard Knight. : Vantage
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      I didn't. Especially the first book where it builds up all the things the character needs to do and then... : breadsticks
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        I dunno, I love his short stories, the two (or three) book Sidon series is pretty solid, the Long Sun and... : Vincent Grayson
        • Ya, I should have worded it better in that he should save New Sun for last. I also haven't read his rece... : breadsticks
  • I wouldn't call those books high fantasy, but I would call them excellent books which you should read. I ... : CrazyPants
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  Steven Erikson's "Malazan Book of the Fallen" of course. My review of the first 4 books: http://www.sh... : Vantage
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    Once you read Malazan you win at life : indosauros
    • ^ sup : c0bra
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    hmm strong opinion on this one, i feel compelled to buy this right now after such a glowing review! : cara1701d
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      I got, seriously, maybe 2 dozen separate Shack Messages because of that review, thanking me for recommend... : Vantage
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        Jordan's almost finished, too. Last book. : Ebu
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          Jordan's never gonna finish. No life. :( : Vantage
          • You know what I mean. : Ebu
  • Couldn't agree more. These books are epic on a scale I haven't encountered elsewhere. : te[R]ror
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    I just finished the first one... I was surprised that a list a characters was at the front of the book. I... : Wyvern
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      I gave up trying to keep track of every single character when I was reading them and it made them all the... : Psigun
      • I don't know how far you've read but I keep running into new characters that I absolutely love and all th... : te[R]ror
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  Dune : Thomas Hace
  • just stay away from the new ones : the_burd
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  Zelazny- Chronicles of Amber. Why is this not on your list? : Borzoi
  • YES! Do this next. (If you haven't already.) : davantalus
  • Purchased! : cara1701d
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    I have the huge ass Amber book with all of the novels. I finished the first series and it was great. I ... : capt tripps
    • the first few are the best, though, for what it's worth. : Borzoi
  • just make sure you don't bother with the last 5 books, it isn't worth it. they are shitty and don't even ... : DeBurgo
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  Terry Goodkind : menar003
  • seconded : MrBig0
  • Also good - but Amber blows it away in many aspects. : davantalus
  • If you've read the Jordan series, you'll feel like you're just re-reading it. Even the Sisters of the ... : mlev
  • I only recommend the first two. After that it's basically the same book over and over with completely per... : DerHuhnTeufel
• He's not for everyone, but enjoyed some Michael Moorcock for a while. : davantalus
• Glen Cook - The Black Company series/ : BingusLargus
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  you've read Joe Abercrombie and haven't read The Lies of Locke Lamora or The Name of the Wind? read them ... : lakren
  • these two books are better than everything recommended in this thread with the exception of malazan and p... : lakren
• Fritz Lieber - Fafhrd & The Grey Mouser series (Swords Over Lankhmar, etc). Somewhat ribald Conan-esque s... : AxeMan808
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  R. Scott Bakker : GreatGooglyMoogly
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    ^^ only read if you enjoy alien tentacle rape : lakren
    • who doesn't?! : whodares
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      Damn, I should pick these up! : Vantage
      • they're actually pretty awesome! they're just very odd. : lakren
• The Weiss-Hickmann books in the Dragonlance books kick ass. Read Chronicles first (autumn moon, winter t... : mlev
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  How is Pratchett's Discworld series not on this list? Massive fail, man. : Megara9
  • Never could get into the discworld novels for some reason. Liked the tv versions so I might give them a... : cara1701d
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    I lent her some of them a few years back... I don't even think she finished Colour of Magic... : captfarrell
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      Nope, i didn't! Was good on the telly though! : cara1701d
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        admittedly, CoM and LF aren't his best, but they sort of set the world. Start giving its boundaries. So,... : captfarrell
        • Mort, Guards! Guards! and Small Gods are my favorites. Small Gods is my favorite Pratchett novel overall... : jasonepowell
      • Start with Mort. It's the best of the early books. : jasonepowell
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    The first couple of DiscWorld novels were ok.. but the later one are excellent. I love the ones that revo... : sikander
    • that's pretty much my take as well. Colour of Magic was not so impressive. Pratchett really gets his shit... : Megara9
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  David Eddings - The Belgariad/The Mallorean or The Elenium/The Tamuli : sparhawk
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    The Belgariad/The Mallorean are great for the characters, even if the story is pretty predictable. : SockMonkeh
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      I don't know if I could read them now. They were great back in middle school, though. : Ebu
      • Yeah ditto. Now I just can't read Eddings, even the newer stuff. :/ : node
• Try Timothy Zahn's Conqueror series. It's 3 books, but it is a good read. : twifosp
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  Tad Williams - Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn or Shadowmarch : guigr
  • I second this man who has excellent taste! : helvetica
  • Good series, might give them both a re-read! : cara1701d
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    His new ones too: Shadow March and Shadow Play : gigaduck
    • whoops, apparently I failed to read to the end of your short sentence : gigaduck
  • Tad Williams is awesome. Tailchaser's Song and War of the Flowers are good too. : Psigun
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    Yup. Just skip Otherland since a) It's sci-fi (not that there's anything wrong with sci-fi) and b) It dra... : node
    • I liked Otherland. But... Yeah it took a while to finish. : Psigun
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  Stephen R. Donaldson - The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unebeliever : hoopfam4
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    I got to book 4 or 5 before I gave up on those. I just got tired of the constant "I could be awesome, bu... : BingusLargus
    • I gave up after one book. : Zero|DPX
    • Fuck, he keeps doing that? I hated that shit and gave up half way through on the first one, such a horrib... : node
  • Ignore these heathens. CoTCtU are excellent. There are two trilogies, but the first one is complete unt... : LemonJoose
• The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch is a winner series so far : sexydingo
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  Terry Brooks' Shannara series is pretty decent. : Killiman
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    Read most of them.... found them to be boringly repetitive. The first few were good, but the story follo... : cara1701d
    • I've loved all of the Terry Brooks stuff :/ : jbury
• Robert E Howard. EOT. : romulan
• Dave Duncan, "A Man of His Word" and "A Handful of Men" series : cerealSAM2
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  Ursula K. Le Guin, the Earthsea trilogy is short and sweet. The Gate series by C. J. Cherryh as well as t... : nevicata
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    Loved Earthsea, though she should have stopped at 3. : node
    • I haven't read beyond that, but I like a couple of her other stories. : nevicata
• I just finished book 2 of 3 in the Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson. Good fantasy, the first book is ... : sicko
• Raymond E Feist is awesome, you should check his books out, also any of the David Eddings stuff (although... : jbury
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  Alas, once again it falls to me to correct the great injustices done in this thread: Lois McMaster Bujol : woddemandred
  • Agree on Katharine Kerr. I was just about to post about the Deverry series. Really good stuff. : SilverSnake
• Hugh Cook's Chronicles of an Age of Darkness is hard to find but well worth it. : kramweil

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• Jesus if I'm reading that right the radeon HD series is used by less than 1% of all steam users? That's a... : AgentPothead
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  127 cpus - 3 wut? : chazums
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    Buggy data. Look at the microphone responses. Yes No Unknown x 30 : Horn
    • I so want to be that guy with less than 98 mb of RAM. : AgentPothead
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  Also, I wish you could see the old ones. It would be great to be able to track gamers preferences and ad... : chazums
  • this would actually be nice to see. I wonder if adoption rate of new stuff will slow with the global rece... : epit
  • 4 years ago http://web.archive.org/web/20041129013333/http://www.steampowered.com/status/survey.html : indosauros
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  Huh, NVIDIA GeForce 7600, 101,219, 5.70 % I'm not so weird / old / cheap after all : gakera
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    you are certainly weird, old and cheap : nomaad
    • your face - my balls - repeat : gakera
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  I'm surprised they lump 2GB RAM in with everything above. I'd think they'd want to have people with 4GB ... : DinK
  • I have 1GB (on my laptop) and can't run it at all...But I assume it has to do with my card. : SlingBlaze
  • Yes, indeed... I have 8GB and I demand to be counted! : Toraz Chryx
  • I'm surprised some people have 96 mb of ram. : azenmaster
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  12% of people using steam don't know if they have a microphone? : SlingBlaze
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    I don't think it's a traditional survey that people respond to, it's an automated system profiling done b... : rookieone
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      no, you have to answer that i think. along with the connection speed : feek
      • I agree, I think it says "do you have a microphone" and you have to answer yes, no, don't know. I could ... : SlingBlaze
• That is a frightening amount of onboard audio. : aaarrrgh
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  kind of surprising the 8800s are the most popular cards already. impressive, really considering how it's ... : feek
  • It's still 10% though, which isn't that big a slice when you're talking about all graphics cards. The 880... : aeg1x
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    8800's have been available for over two years now! how time flies eh : Toraz Chryx
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      that is true. i guess that kind of shows how little graphics have advanced in that time. an 8800 can stil... : feek
      • yep, the days where every big new release required an upgrade are long gone. Even looking at next year th... : aeg1x
      • Well, Crysis overshot the mark and most other things seem to have shied back a bit.. a TOTL card now i... : Toraz Chryx
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  That looks a bit outdated, the GTX2x0's and Radeon 4xx0's aren't listed. : deject
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    That's what I thought too but check the update date. Last updated: 3:53am PST (11:53 GMT), November 09 20 : AgentPothead
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      um, the Radeon 4xx0 series has been selling quite well as far as I know. : deject
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        Then how come nobody who uses steam has one? I don't think they just missed a whole category of cards in ... : AgentPothead
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          That's what the "other" section is for. The don't even have the 9600's on the list. : SlingBlaze
          • Yeah if the list is up to date it's the only explanation I can think of. : deject
          • Wow I didn't even notice "other" was 20%. Why would they stick that many high end cards all together in t... : AgentPothead
• there are two surveys one you do the answers and now its automated : Iwannaacura
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  What the hell is a genuinebmcpu? The only place google finds that is results listing the steam survey. : AgentPothead
  • I'm at a loss on that one, I wonder what the old IBM Blue Lightning 486 clones reported as though : Toraz Chryx
• I'm somewhat surprised they haven't split the Intel CPU clock results into Core+core2/Netburst/P6 derived... : Toraz Chryx
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  also this must not have been updated recently. the 4xxx radeon is nowhere on this survey. im sure atleast... : feek
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    Says updated on the 9th, also the lowest video card type before it lumps to Other is like 5,000 for ATI, ... : indosauros
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      look at the list for cards running dx10/vista, there are some with just a couple hundred : feek
      • Maybe it's "updated Nov 9th" but with data that is a little older, not Nov 9th data : indosauros

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  this is what we talk about when we play street fighter 2 : boring gegtik
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    sometimes it also gets a little gay : boring gegtik
    • ...and then we scare off non-Shackers who end up in the party. : Xevo
  • I'm playing as Guile just for him. : ieGod
• Hahaha : ieGod
• He's all I could think about while playing as Guile. :/ : mittense
• i like all the erection related videos : Cihte
• He'd better get a goddamn erection doing that. : Zolneirz
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNlJaJUXRwM : mindshot
  • wyclef http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAJqO1ELOoM&feature=related : boring gegtik
• BONER : zohar79
• 8=======D : ieGod
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  MUST SEE BONER VID http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyJx0o5luPw&feature=related : boring gegtik
  • heh I'm not sure if he's passing out from getting hit or from all the blood in his head rushing to his cr... : Xevo
  • ROFL http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=89VisJVfFzw man this guys a legend! : niceguynick
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt4rUpM19YU ipecac vomiting : zohar79
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    I nearly fucking died laughing at this : scottythejock
    • me too : mindshot
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      I literally shit my pants! : dognose
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        <=-O : boring gegtik
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          http://www.explosm.net/comics/1278/ : dognose
          • Oh...HOLY : jodiuh
    • The quick escalation of expressions at 2:05 is gold. : DrWaffles
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    hahaha, Jesus. He actually licked it up. : Colleton
    • i would for 1000 dollars. fuck man thats easy money. : chilln
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    jesus. reminds me of http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eYSpIz2FjU : stgulik
    • this fat guy looks like zoidberg with his shirt off... haha: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3BR6UpTUp... : chilln
  • lol i stole some of this from one of the medics kits once and bet a friend 50 bucks he couldn't keep it d... : xxiv
• Euro jeans alert : Boxelder
• Massive native erection: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9QehkEgK7c : ieGod
• sf2 glitches (WARNING: NOT BONER RELATED) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsWjGzbSSvc : boring gegtik
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88nfiZ-yy5Q Journey Filipino Boner : zohar79
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  http://www.wimp.com/awfulaccident/ : boring gegtik
  • http://www.wimp.com/moronowned/ : boring gegtik
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  If you read one boner thread this year, make it this thread : boring gegtik
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    I believe I'm entitled to royalties when you use this line. : ieGod
    • I'll throw one round for each use of your phrase : boring gegtik

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• Count me in : RikiTiki2
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  by the way, this is the map cycle. let me know if you guys prefer other maps. cp_gravelpit cp_dustbow... : n0v4
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    launchzone : persuxe
    • dropzone : boomstickah
  • i'd like badwater in place of 2fort : RikiTiki2
  • goldrush : persuxe
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    ok, people do seem to like the PL maps. I'll take out gravelpit and 2fort and replace them with badwater ... : n0v4
    • But gravelpit is the best map :( : daedraug
    • No no no no no. Bad n0v4! Bad! You do not remove 2fort >:( : Malku
    • I don't care what anybody says. I still like 2fort. It's the same map it always was. People just forget a... : AxeMan808
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      ok okok How about goldrush, 2fort, badwater, and then gravelpit? better? : n0v4
      • my advice, just ask people what they want to play on Sunday. rotate it up each time, so if you played Bad... : hirez
    • badwater and goldrush are good maps. Ignore the haters. : Maddog_Delphi97
    • take out granary and well and replace with goldrush and badwater : ninjamoo
  • Thank god. I don't know why people hate 2fort so much :D : Malku
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    I'll be there on the condition you remove all ctf maps and add atleast one pl map or cp_steel. These c... : MrLobo
    • why you racist against ctf? : RikiTiki2
• Sounds good, I should be there! : SatansFist
• SUNDAY SUNDAY SOMEDAY!! I WILL BE THERE! : Maddog_Delphi97
• excellent, i'll be there : Dschinghis Khan
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  I will be playing. I will not be wearing socks. I have an Amazon wishlist. : A Sponge
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    and where is this wishlist? : RikiTiki2
    • I'm curious about this as well. : Maddog_Delphi97
    • I sent her a PM saying "Inquiring minds want to know." and she said, "No they don't!" :( : Maddog_Delphi97
  • I'm not sure what wearing socks or not wearing socks has to do with playing TF2, but I look forward to th... : Maddog_Delphi97
• Sweet. I'll be there : smegmar
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  I just played it for my first time and holy shit that was fun. Why have I not played this sooner! : Lionel2b
  • I don't know, but you should play more. :D : Maddog_Delphi97
• Bump because I want to remember to be there at 8 central. : Maddog_Delphi97
• God I miss TF2 shackbattles. I hope I am around my desk at 6 PST but that may be hard to do. Late west ... : Lightzout
• will we be picking teams? i say we pick teams, picking teams is awesome. : Dschinghis Khan
• Ooh... I doubt I can make it today but if I'm not out or driving at 9 I'll jump on. : terath
• I'll be there! : noobja
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  T-MINUS FOUR HOURS BUMP!! : Maddog_Delphi97
  • Awww yeeeah : smegmar
• I can't play tonight, but I'll be there in the future. : disposition
• :D ? :D ! : DOOManiac
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  are you not familiar with DEXTER?! : lakren
  • are you not familiar with TIVO?! : DOOManiac
• We need a TF2 360 shackbattle! I've been playing this on the 360 since I got the orange box from amazon ... : FormerHPB
• what maps? goldrush? : Antilles_Prime
• I shall be there! : SatansFist
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  1 HOUR TILL GAME TIME : H@rvester
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    T-MINUS 50 MINUTES!! : Maddog_Delphi97
    • how much time left now, maddog? : mikecyb
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      How many minutes is it now? : ann thracks
      • Time enough to kick ass and chew bubble gum... and I'm all out of bubble gum. :D : Maddog_Delphi97
    • 28 MINUTES!! : Maddog_Delphi97
• mapcycle is pl_goldrush ctf_2fort pl_badwater cp_gravelpit ctf_well cp_dustbowl rock the vote... : n0v4
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  I shall see you then! : WaterSign
  • In fact, forget this waiting shit, I'm going in now. : WaterSign
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  are you gonna change the max players to 24? : eeeealmo
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    no, sorry : n0v4
    • 22 then? : lowayne
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    Oh wait 20 ppl max ? Yeah that's not good : MrLobo
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      Well, if you paid n0v4's hosting bills, then we might be able to get 24 : Maddog_Delphi97
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        He said he needs players on the server! ;) : lowayne
        • I know, and he's getting them! 20 of them at a time. : Maddog_Delphi97
• 6 minutes, already 12 people on IGI : pieman
• Good games, guys : Maddog_Delphi97
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  that was fun, thanks for playing everyone. next week i'll definitely have a password, i just didn't expec... : n0v4
  • Thanks for hosting, it was fun. Too bad you can't bump the players to 24 :( You will almost always get ... : H@rvester
• Good times! Thanks everyone! Thanks n0v4! : AxeMan808
• Awesome games! Fabulous team spirit! : WaterSign
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  Good games. : speirus
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    How do you pronounce your name? I kept trying to tell you stuff in game, but it seemed like you thought ... : bcyde
    • speerus is normally how it is said, I thought that I heard something but wasn't sure : speirus
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  Lakren. Fuck off. Everyone else ggs. : romulan
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    Particularly and especially JPB. Terath. Vile. I love you guys. : romulan
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      hey what's your name in TF2? : vile
      • Billy Mays : Dschinghis Khan
  • Hahaha. I didn't play tonight. But I can imagine. : spazzium
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    whoah you're coming at me all hostile, man!! : lakren
    • I love you too. Even Flammable. As annoying as you two are together it was good times. : romulan
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    honestly I think lakren, DrFlammable and Harvester are one of my favorite parts of the Shack TF2 experien... : vile
    • Yeah they crack me up :) : yosemiteclimber
    • It's all in good fun, I agree. : romulan
    • Yeaaaaaaaaaaah!! : H@rvester
    • Its maybe the most idiotic thing I have ever witnessed, but since im an idiot i can totally dig it : Jackass1233
    • who?? : feek
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      So what did they do this time? : sanchez
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        picture all three of them playing Hot Nuts within seconds of each other. I said it was like listening to ... : vile
        • lol, it was pretty awesome : Maddog_Delphi97
    • except for harvester when he has admin : datoo
    • Their new Obsession is Billy Mays Here. It's all in good fun. : hirosushima
• I hate you guys so much... This is the second shackbattle I wasn't able to get into :,( : Malku
• Sorry I was still on vacation when it came up, I'll definitely be there next week! : Skull the Troll