Morning Discussion

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  let me guess, you got this confidence in your project management abilities from reading magazines? : nem00
  • *high five* : CRasterImage
  • Of course not. It was a 2 day training course. : tboomer2
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  A good System Admin is never secure because no system can be 100% secure unless the power is turn off. : baron calamity
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    Smartest thing I was ever told about security was that "system security is a process, not a goal." : Saman
    • Bruce Schneier, 2000. good blog. http://www.schneier.com/crypto-gram-0005.html : ]pm[chem
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    still not secure thanks to WoL : epit
    • Yeah or if it's one of those fancy quantum computers that work best when they're off. : dumb.
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  You want to know my exact job descriptions? Fine. Sr. Systems Engineer and Sr. Systems Infrastructure Eng : whodares
  • Ahaha, that post was fucking awesome. : ArcKnight
  • I still love that post. : Ride-My-Rocket
  • Who posted that? : CRasterImage
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  Every time I go to a conference or something and meet fellow sys admins I'm struck by the same thing. Mos... : Jeepy McJeeperton
  • Same here. I'd never trust a sys admin that thinks he knows what he's doing. : hawkeye
  • ive known some cool sysadmins that want to help their users and stuff. of course i also know some real pr... : snicker-snack 2
• Haha yeah..always fun. That's why I like being in security full time. I just get paid to be paranoid. ... : whodares
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  any developer who thinks that is retarded :( there's almost always something that you simply didn't thin... : mikecyb
  • It's not complicated. you just have to know about them and use the proper tools AS INTENDED (don't invent... : Pantene Pro-V
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    I actually have a hard time imagining a programmer thinking their shit is secure. As a programmer, you... : CRasterImage
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      i didn't find out about sanitizing input until about 5 years in i went back to one of my websites that... : industro
      • I just stick to graphics programming so I don't have to worry about it. : CRasterImage
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  isn't it everyone's project, not just yours? : EvilDolemite
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    Project Manager arrogance always amuse me. : zerog83
    • I've dealt witha few completely clueless and self-important PMs : re-verse
    • yea, it can be pretty annoying that's fo sho : MagicWishMonkey
    • Hear, hear! : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    No, because they have small slivers of the project...their "project" is that piece of my project. : Saman
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      pm's typically plan and manage projects..that doesn't mean it's the pm's project. they are managing an e... : EvilDolemite
      • Those fucking arrogant Project Managers... : CRasterImage
    • irony! : dromo5
    • MY PROJECT : Audhuml4
    • sounds like they are bigger slivers than you think. if you were proactive, YOUR PROJECT wouldn't be delay... : Downforce
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  did you get you PMP certification yet? : Fyunch Click
  • No, I don't have all of the prereq to proceed...well that and work has put the brakes on any funding for ... : Saman
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  Conversely, good PMs are awesome. Having someone who's worth their salt manage a project I'm on makes me ... : c0bra
  • most PMs biggest goal is to use absolutely every minute scheduled for a meeting. If that meeting is sched... : Clay
  • Agreed. Good PMs are a treasure beyond compare. Life is so much better when you're working with one. : randomjgj

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  you son of a bitch! : mikecyb
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    tell me now! : mikecyb
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      I really want to. :( : warcrow
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        does it look awesome? : mikecyb
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          answer me! : mikecyb
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            it looks terrible. sprites. everything is 8bit sprites. : hirez
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              that would be awesome actually :( : mikecyb
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                I would also like to play this version. : Goblin au
                • GoW on the cell phone. Seriously. I have it. : warcrow
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  I hate you more than I have ever hated anyone : OverloadUT
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    You love me Greg! : warcrow
    • You can see right through my lies :( : OverloadUT
• So you can't say if it look better than the first trailer, like the Twisted Metal guy said? Jaffe, that's... : dltrem
• Can you spill the beans on the resolution it runs at? I'm just curious as to whether or not it'll be pus... : Richese
• >:[ : d fluke
• That is totally a douche move. : Sturm08
• lol : virus
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  HEY GUYS I saw something awesome but I'm not going to talk about it >:[ : Mr.Finkster
  • He said the bad too so maybe it's horrible...probably not : stump
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    ;D : warcrow
    • And you/re the one who wouldn't tell me about Killzone 2. HATE YOU SO MUCH >:[ : Mr.Finkster
• hahaha. Tease!! : AMikaboshi
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  Oh please, it's just like GoW1 and 2 with prettier graphics. What's the big deal? : PenicillinX57
  • I don't know, I guess maybe the guys who have actually seen it know something else! : derelict515
  • as far as video games go... gow1 and 2 with prettier graphics is in and of itself a big deal... imo. : mwasher
  • Even if it's that, that is more than enough for me. The first 2 games are the most bad-ass of it's genre. : razlebol
  • Yeah how awful would it be to have a game that is just like awesome games but even more awesome? : OverloadUT
  • This was the type of criticism I was criticizing in my thread that didn't get much traction :( : Richese
  • God of War is great. I feel the battle system could be improved and I'm hoping for a refinement or new me... : Shai-Tan
  • that's exactly what I fucking want, what is so hard to understand? : mikecyb
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    I don't know. I liked the first one but God of War 2 wasn't that good. I don't know if I could handle ano... : pyide
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      wtf the second one was even better than the first one. you're fired. : mikecyb
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        The Hydra alone was better than all the bosses in God of War 2. And the regular gameplay seemed like more... : pyide
        • I would say they're both as good as each other. GoW2 does a good job of smoothing out some of the first's : qwpeoriu
      • You are a wise man : OverloadUT
    • wat : Serpico74
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      How far did you get? I found the start of GoW2 frustrating as there was some mini boss fight that confuse... : nudel
      • Oh, I finished it. : pyide
  • that's a big deal to me, that's exactly what i want !! : qwpeoriu
  • Get off of my internet. >:( : delataur
  • GOW 1 and 2 were fucking awesome, that's the big deal : Serpico74
  • that would pretty much be perfect : kevp
• I hate you :( : razlebol
• Rassin Fassin Rassin Rick Rasterdly >:( : Snuffles-
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  maybe it's a sign that' i'm not into games anymore, but i played god of war on the psp and half way throu... : vassili_zaitsev
  • There are plenty of DS games I don't play much because I don't really feel like sitting around playing wi... : derelict515
• Hey, I tried to travel to Hollywood on my lunch break, but it didn't work out. :| : CrustaR
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  Tangent: Did you ever spell the beans on your impressions of Killzone 2 after you got that disk "accide... : treefingers1
  • *spill. : treefingers1
  • This Friday. Played. : warcrow
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  Good: like god of war 1/2 but bigger, bloodier and better looking Bad: Not out until 2010. : sigpro
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    i was hoping it would a fall release. : mindshot
    • It might be and I'd be very happy if it was, but I am expecting a 2010 release just because of how most o... : sigpro
• That's pretty cool, you're prett lucky to get a glimpse of such a great AAA title before release. :) I... : Deathlove
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  Is it going to be half as good as Ninja Gaiden this time? : stuka
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    If Ninja Gaiden had even attempted boss fights anywhere near the same level as GoW then I would have like... : mwasher
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      Really? I thought the combat in GoW was really boring, really just a chore. It's crazy fun in NG I and II... : stuka
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        Except every level has a lame boss and you have to fight some of them twice. The combat felt dated in th... : Boxelder
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          I don't know if you're talking about GoW or NG here. GoW isn't exactly cutting edge in terms of art direc... : stuka
          • Well, someone needs to protect the acesteral village from the CIA i guess. : Boxelder
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            GoW not cutting edge with art direction? WTF? The art was fucking amazing and that is one of the reason w... : razlebol
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              seriously, go play NG on Xbox 1 vs GoW and you can see how huge the difference is. NG looks dated while G... : derelict515
              • GoW2 in particular is this ridiculous achievement in technology and art direction. half the time while I... : mikecyb
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              Meh. It's a medieval toga party to the X-TREME, with monsters. Just didn't grab me. : stuka
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                That's fine but callig NGs art direction or anything else superior besides the combat is just wrong. NG i... : derelict515
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                  In NG's defense, most of us are still trying to stop our assholes from bleeding. : ArcKnight
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                    And part of the reason that made people not finish is because the game provided no motivation to finish i... : derelict515
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                      What's this shit about "proving you're hardcore"? You've said it twice already. What? : stuka
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                        The game exists purely as a challenge of being extremely hard. That is it's killer feature. : derelict515
                        • And it's a hell of a lot of fun for those of us that don't suck at video games! : omnova
                        • Whatever, I can see you just hate NG by that comment. Fine. For me, I'll say that I get far more enjoymen... : stuka
  • Kratos eats Ninjas for breakfast. : razlebol
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    The only part of ninja gaiden that you could possibly argue is better than GoW is the combat system and t... : derelict515
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      that's pretty much my opinion as well. NG has better combat, GoW has better everything else : qwpeoriu
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        Agreed. Love them both but GoW is such a complete experience in every other way that it more than makes u... : Serpico74
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          I don't even feel like GoW's combat is that bad. I never played any of the newer NG games so I can't com... : mikecyb
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            yeah, it was fun but challenging (especially on harder difficulties) and had a much better feel than NGs.... : derelict515
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              Well like many games NG demands you master the combat to have fun, like really sit down and learn the gam... : SpaecKow
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                GoW forced you to learn the combat system just as much if you played on higher difficulty levels. Mashing... : derelict515
                • I wouldn't say that GoW's combat mechanics were as sophisticated or as fun in and of themselves as NG's t... : SpaecKow
          • Well games can be fun inspite of their QT events. Dead Space had them but I still had fun with it. : SpaecKow
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            GoW's QT events are fucking awesome and done just right. I hate them in most games but I love them in GoW : OverloadUT
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              I think the key to GoW's success is that QT events are a huge part of the game. it pretty much uses them... : mikecyb
              • I agree. In fact I have always considered calling out QT events to be a little odd. I mean what is the di... : OverloadUT
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      Yeah, I wouldn't disagree with that. But the combat itself is what 90% of the game is, and that is where ... : stuka
      • Killing 10000 ninjas just for the sake of proving to Itagaki that I'm hardcore gets boring fast without a... : derelict515
• you suck! : jonin
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  Some leak info.. Not sure if it's true or not.. - Unlike God of War 1 and 2 where there are only 15 : razlebol
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    So Ninja Gaiden with Gods. Got it. : DarkWolf5
    • Does Kratos have ludicriously huge tits now? : Boxelder
    • No one would care if that were the case : derelict515
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    Thank god the other weapons might actually be useful. : node
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      I actually loved the big ass sword in the first one. I don't remember which one I used the most in the 2n... : razlebol
      • blade of artemis or something? i actually liked it a lot too, used it a lot when i wanted to smack things... : xsoulbrothax
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    What's the source of that information? : Zips
    • Some guy who won't tell his name because of an embargo.. : razlebol
• Isn't that the game that's totally ripping off the werehog sequences in Sonic:Something. : Splinebastard
• I'm not mad at you in any way, shape, or form warcrow. : DOOManiac
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  Okay. So I'm not asking you to spill beans or anything. but I'm just curious as to how they would know if... : Cihte
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canary_trap : sammyl
  • yeah, fools, the Internet is totally anonymous : derelict515
• :( me wants. RE5 and GoW3 were the reasons i bought a ps3. now if re5 is subpar, i want GoW to be a... : barichnikov

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  Now I just need some sort of online resource to find me local friends to play with : indosauros
  • I'm telling you man D&D over twitter : boring gegtik
  • do you have a decent local game store? or have you looked at any local convention? or rpga? : hamachi
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  I wish you lived closer. I totally want to be in a PnP DnD game. but I'm scared of the nerds at my local ... : hirez
  • some nerds are ok. see if they have a mini-con so you can see who sucks or not : hamachi
  • lol : whistletits
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    We're always welcoming of new players! My group actually has 4 core people that are there every week and ... : OverloadUT
    • maybe I'll post something that I'm looking for a group that is ok with drinking & playing. because that's... : hirez
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    I'm starting a PnP RPG with some friends beginning next week, set in the Fallout universe. I'm even makin... : Bean
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      5how long have you been working on that one? : hamachi
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        Off-and-on since Octoberish. It's a massive amount of work, especially considering the materials needed t... : Bean
        • haha this is incredibly geeky. please scan and post your stuff : hamachi
    • isn't fallout based on GURPS? Or was, before they lost the license? : kenmis
• Bump for an awesome DnD thread! : Nitrium
• Oh, and let me suggest another Character Sheet: http://www.enworld.org/forum/4e-fan-creations-house-rules... : Nitrium
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  More like have a thread where we show off how nerdy we are. Wish there was a group around here that co... : hawkeye
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    I have had that problem my entire life. This campaign I am running now is the very first one to last more : OverloadUT
    • I played DnD all through middle school and high school but none of my friends in college were into it. N... : Karnov
• http://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/Main_Page Lots of good stuff. See for yourself. http://www.myth-weavers.... : abovedefault
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  I would kill for that last thing I am looking for. :( : OverloadUT
  • so would I. where are you at shack? : abovedefault
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    I rather liked Dundjini : kenmis
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      also, Wizards of the Coasts Dungeon Tiles are great too. I bought the first 4 sets and made a LOT of use ... : kenmis
      • Yeah they're okay. I have a few sets. But that doesn't help me generate dungeons on my computer to print ... : OverloadUT
• Damn, this brings back some great memories! Thanks for the resources. : cjcharv
• awesome thread. danke! : silent prophet
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  OverloadUT, are you getting any closer to running Burning Empires? As soon as my Mutants and Masterminds... : kenmis
  • that system seems so cool : hamachi
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    Not at all. My plan is to check it out once we're done with our current campaign and we've barely put a d... : OverloadUT
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      Ahhh, the Crator Ridge Mines. Yes, i'm very familiar. Think they're gonna do the whole thing? My group g... : kenmis
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        also, if you'd like your PC's to found their own country, let them melt down the Adamantine Doors at the ... : kenmis
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          Haha awesome. Oh and I forgot to answer your first question: They are about to reach the first bridge. Th... : OverloadUT
          • Let 'em lose! My party tried the Fire Bridge first, and *just* squeeked by. It was one of the toughest f... : kenmis
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        It has been converting better and better as I get more experience with 4e and figure out how to better de... : OverloadUT
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          This wiki is awesome. D'Gran! He was awesome! And essentially unkillable. Regeneration + Fire and Acid... : kenmis
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            Oh this reminds me, how are you using Skill Challenges in RttToEE? : kenmis
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              I actually only did my first real by-the-rules skill challenge this last session and it was pretty cool. ... : OverloadUT
              • Once I figured out skill challenges, i retract my opinion that 4E doesn't facilitate stories very well. S... : kenmis
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            The main gate fight took three sessions. We had to photograph the map to reconstruct everything each time... : OverloadUT
            • i'd like to see those pics! : kenmis
• Nice, thanks! : c0bra

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  what? : Horn
  • My thoughts exactly. : voodooraze
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    sexual waterfall.exe : FrayLo
    • This sounds like an excellent game. I'd buy it for a dollar. : dumb.
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacewar! : dirge23
• Shadow Warrior was awesome. : Smitty
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  You play that free Charlie W/Sunstorm "Wanton Destruction" episode? : dognose
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    dognose, I need to get that!! : CrustaR
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      They have it at FileShack and plus also you need the JonoF Win32 port http://www.fileshack.com/file.x/... : dognose
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        Get SWP instead. It's updated MUCH more often. JoneF hasn't updated his port since 2005/6. : ETPC1
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          What is this? : dognose
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            Source Port! : ETPC1
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              wtf? : dognose
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                Looks like they mean this. http://www.proasm.com/ : AgentPothead
                • How did I not know about this wonderful site? : dognose
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    I'm playing through Twin Dragons right now, but I'll play through this after :D : ETPC1
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      What is this? :( : dognose
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        Mission Pack! : ETPC1
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          I want one too :( : dognose
          • shackmsg'd : ETPC1
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  and deep down, we're all hoping for a kick ass sequel that will probably never come ....... siiiiiiiiiiii... : mystifier
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    The chatter at the 3DR Forums says that there will be no Shadow Warrior sequel, and Joe pretty much confi... : dognose
    • dognose, I thought only The Duke had the pronouns reserved for capitalization. : CrustaR
    • please take George out for Chinese food and liquor him up. Convince him to port SW to XBOX please. : metalremains
• Satan's warheads was quite cool, I got the demo off some cd that came with a magazine when I was a kid. : Splinebastard
• you half the man you used to be : razorblade79
• You no mess with Lo Wang. : silentw
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  The best we can hope for is a XBLA re-release. : freakynipples69
  • * not available in germany : razorblade79
• Whooooooo wanta some Wang? : delataur
• Syndicate Wars? I agree...aged very well...I've been playing it recently over such supposed behemoths as ... : Mr. Goodwrench
• I have no idea what that is I played shadow warrior on a mac : sammyl
• scorch.exe, wc.exe and gorilla.bat aren't gonna take that lying down. : ahlee
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  I really don't like Shadow Warrior. Like, it's such a terrible followup to Duke Nukem 3D that it's not ev... : roushimsx
  • oh, and in case anyone (like me) was oblivious to this small change in the fourth mission between Shadow ... : roushimsx
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  xcom.exe : deadfish
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    What a fucking heroic game. : Mr. Goodwrench
    • it was one of the main reasons I became a PC gamer :D napalm rockets!! : deadfish

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  If you want to go that cheap, I recommend something like E8400, Corsair 2x2GB DDR2 kit, EVGA 9800 GT. Reu... : Goncyn
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    yeah you want a Core2 system for the price you're looking at. I think I'd recommend 4 gigs of ram though ... : Modulus
    • I got 4 GB of RAM for like $25 after MIR. They pretty much can put RAM into cereal boxes now. : Sailor of Fortune
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      protip: 2x2GB = 4GB : Goncyn
      • zoomed right over that. just saw the 2GB part : Modulus
• I built a PC for my buddy for under $900 (before rebates) back in Early December, so it's probably less n... : Sailor of Fortune
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  Put a build together at newegg.com. You can get a 9800GT for $122. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod... : freakynipples69
  • that's not a very productive upgrade, though, it's stuff (except for the video card) that is more or less... : Goncyn
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  if your video card is broken and all you want to play is total war, get a new video card, end of thread : Luminair
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    I think he is running an old 939 socket computer. Even with a better graphic card he is still limited by ... : Modulus
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      his cpu isn't bad enough to upgrade with no precise reason. until he plays total war with a new video ca... : Luminair
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        he can upgrade the cpu you can't really upgrade a S939 anymore. well you can, but good luck finding a ... : cpt_gloval
        • ebay and tech bst forums : Luminair
• a $500 budget for a gaming box assumes you'll be ok reusing some components, like monitor, kb/m, case. ... : cpt_gloval
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  Go for a Core 2 Duo or a Phenom II if you want to stay close to $500. : deject
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    With a Phenom II that's pretty much his budget spent right there. : Mr. Goodwrench
    • phenom IIs recently dropped like $80 : abovedefault
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      No it isn't. The Phenom II X4 920 is $190 on newegg, and you can get a decent motherboard for around $100... : deject
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        the 940 just dropped to $219 too today at newegg. : MisterClaw
        • Fuck, the Phenom II 940 BE is $270 in the UK. : Mr. Goodwrench
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        Jesus, we really get shafted here in the UK on hardware prices. : Mr. Goodwrench
        • Same with Canada :( : Sgt_Boomstick
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  I should note that I don't need the other stuff. My HD, Case, etc should be fine. The only thing is, what... : Sgt_Boomstick
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    with a single-GPU and a 45nm intel chip, you should be fine at about 450W and up, assuming a quality bran... : cpt_gloval
    • Corsair, PC Power & Cooling, Enermax, Thermaltake and SeaSonic (who actually makes most of Corsair's and ... : deject
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  If you are mainly gaming then definitely go for the E8400/E8500 Intel. They will take anything you throw ... : Mr. Goodwrench
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    I'm probably not going to overclock. : Sgt_Boomstick
    • they're still very fast at stock clock. : cpt_gloval
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  For the people suggesting an e8400, would getting one the e5XXX series and overclocking it a GHz , and sp... : lolpatrol
  • I guess it's only saving $80 : lolpatrol
• I built a comp about 3-4 months ago for myself that is great for any game these days. The main parts in ... : Dr Van Nostrand
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  What's the cheapest way to get Vista for a new computer? : Thomas Hace
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    lol, you have to ask? : Mr. Goodwrench
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      uh, I wouldn't be asking if I didn't think there'd be a better way than newegg : Thomas Hace
      • I don't want to be banned, so I can't tell you how. I'm sure you can work it out with a combination of ce... : Mr. Goodwrench
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    If you're a student, this is the cheapest option: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=19159419#itemanc... : Prozium
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      Whats this have to do with being a student, i didn't see any mention of it... : FPSDavid
      • oh fuck, never mind : FPSDavid
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    I'd recommend just installing the WIndows 7 beta if you've got a new rig - license runs out in August. T... : Don Vito Corleone
    • You can't upgrade the Beta IIRC, has to be a fresh install. Just FYI. : Sailor of Fortune
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      Is this stable enough for every day use and gaming? : Thomas Hace
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        Mine seems to only crash after I install an anti-virus on it, otherwise it's very stable. : Sailor of Fortune
        • Daemon Tools doesn't work (alternatives do). Chrome is buggy as on it. That's the only things that come t... : crummynz
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  I'm going to hijack this thread and ask why I want a P45 motherboard. Everyone says I do, but why? : Thomas Hace
  • I'm supposed to be getting a P45 in a week when I upgrade. From what I can tell they are far more stable ... : Mr. Goodwrench

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• I got bored about 10 hours into it and have not had much desire to go back to it. I keep this fact to m... : mwasher
• It's annoying too because I thought the post apocalyptic setting would be really cool but it's just not m... : marmite
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  Sound like it's not the type of game that you like, marmite. The pip-boy is essential, as you can upgrade... : Nitrium
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    Exactly. He's doing it wrong. And if doing it right isn't fun for him, then it's just not his cup of te... : owly
    • ^ this. I'm kind of aware that I'm doing it wrong, but I'm trying to make it fun. The problem I have w... : marmite
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  *shrug* not every game does it for every person. Wish you liked it more. :( : lplasmatron
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    I have hated every moment of the 100+ hours I have put into it. : gmd
    • Lets hug. : lplasmatron
    • I have hated myself every moment of the 100+ hours I have put into it. : Delaric
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    did you know that the pipboy is 3D? The screen is convex too. It looks really cool in 3D : Modulus
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      Woah. Thanks for the protip. :) : lplasmatron
      • LOL'D, well played. : Alco23
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      This post is awesome for the sole reason that it seems this guy doesn't know who he's talking to. XD : IndigoAK
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        I know who he is, but I don't know if he has played with stereoscopic 3D, the Geforce 3D vision in partic... : Modulus
        • Ah, this makes more sense. I thought you were implying that a Bethesda employee didn't know the PipBoy i... : IndigoAK
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    I wish I liked it more. I thought that it might be the game to finally really get me into RPG's because t... : marmite
    • your "enjoyed" list is about as long as mine. except sans-oblivion (i made it 10 hours in before my saved... : cpt_gloval
    • why even bother then. you hate almost everything that is considered good in that genre. just don't ev... : hamachi
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      Don't take this the wrong way...but are you fucking retarded or something? It seems like you don't get... : MacemanInTW
      • And not liking Torment :( : MacemanInTW
    • ok you like Pokemon but can't get into Fallout 3... head asspode!! : Shadowdane
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  from what i heard and my friends have told me, it needs modding quite a bit to make it a worthwhile playt... : Mr. Goodwrench
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    Well, it's way way more balanced and fun than Oblivion (yeah yeah I'm biased I know), but I am curious as... : lplasmatron
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      there's a weapon mod mod that is pretty popular : cpt_gloval
      • The one with the silencers and stuff? I saw that one, and that looked pretty awesome. : lplasmatron
      • That mod does look pretty sweet, but not having it didn't really affect the playability of Fallout 3 for ... : racer5
    • I'm using two mods. One basically just resizes the dialog text boxes to fill the screen better and allow... : Modulus
    • I'm using the Welcome to the Wasteland mod (IMHO the pacing is much better), the UI mod (but just to fix ... : Nitrium
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    My dad's played through the 360 version about 5 times now with no mods so I'm going to say that some peop... : sigpro
    • Yeah that's why I was curious. I've played it about 8-9 times, so I'm pretty familar with the balance and... : lplasmatron
  • Total bullshit. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • This is pretty much nonsense. : Arcanum
  • i dunno, between the wife and i, we have 200+ hours logged in the 360 version. i would have liked to see ... : cpt_gloval
  • Mods really weren't needed. : racer5
  • While I totally agree with your oblivion verdict. Fallout 3 was very solid without any mods. : chungathebunga
  • i did not like Oblivion at all, but I am loving the shit out of vanilla Fallout 3 : yAak
  • Don't worry, your friends are wrong. Try it out. : ColoradoCNC
  • Yeah, that's utter shit. F3 is totally playable (other than the odd crash and some minor UI issues) f... : DrZettl
  • Disagree; I really enjoyed it in plain vanilla. : randomjgj
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    Relax guys, I'm not saying that's how it is, just what i've heard from friends who have played both Obliv... : Mr. Goodwrench
    • Tell your friends they're stupid : derelict515
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  It's not a Goddamn FPS you ferret. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • this! : radula
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    I know, but I wish it was because while I love the setting/theme I don't like RPG's. It seems like it wou... : marmite
    • play anchorage, it was much more FPS than fallout3. but still its not a good engine for extreme FPS'ing. : radula
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  Fallout 3 is all about spending the time to go exploring. : Arcanum
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    I understand that I'm fairly near the start and that there is a huge world that I haven't seen but so far... : marmite
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      Mole rats? You shouldn't be having that much difficulty killing them. They're pretty weak. : Arcanum
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        I only have a pistol and a hunting rifle but I don't have anywhere near enough ammo for the rifle to wast... : marmite
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          You shouldn't bother shooting anything before you've gotten a bunch of points in the weapon skill you're ... : Splinebastard
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            but those fuckers chase you indefinitely. : marmite
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              Go do the Wasteland Survival Guide quests. One of the quests is going to give you something that will mak... : Attica Blue
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                where do I get them? : marmite
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                  megaton, assuming you don't blow it up ;p moira's craterside supply - there's like a 6-quest chain from h... : cpt_gloval
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                    i did that chain and then blew up megaton :) : cpt_gloval
                    • She survives, she'll be a ghoul when you go back there. She'll then go to underworld after you've spoken ... : Splinebastard
                • The Woman who was the ghoul after you blew up Megaton. She's there before as well. : Splinebastard
            • protip: shoot weapons out of enemies' hands. i used that strategy often in the beginning when i was being... : cpt_gloval
            • They're pretty easy to lose as long as you run in a straight line, the AI mobs can run just as fast as yo... : Splinebastard
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      i would follow a few optional quest lines. that'll expose you to the world a bit and help locate some loc... : cpt_gloval
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        The Wasteland Survival Guide quest is essential in my opinion. The rewards are awesome and it gives you ... : IndigoAK
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          It's rather tricky to get anything useful from it without a walkthrough though. The easiest and possib... : Splinebastard
          • what? I did every quest and optional one and I maybe looked at a guide once : derelict515
    • The supermarket thing is part of a mission you know... have you started any Quests? : Shadowdane
• Don't buy RPGs if you don't like RPGs :( : Geoffrois
• I think the game had some problems but nothing that kept me from sinking 60 hours into it and sacrificing... : freshyk
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  For me it was kinda like farcry 2. I tried it, got outraged, and tossed it away. Then returned a month la... : Splinebastard
  • ...Suckerpunching.... : Splinebastard
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  I've just spent the past 20 minutes arguing at Marmite (he's my flatmate) because he fails at playing RPG... : Creepin_Jeezus
  • ....Ah. : Splinebastard
  • That's a slight over simplification, but fairly accurate none the less. :( I did actually restart after m... : marmite
  • That explains a LOT... you aren't gonna get any Quests to do if you just go around killing anything that... : Shadowdane
  • lol : derelict515
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  I beat the main quest then kinda gave up on the game. That's an improvement though, I never finished t... : fluke
  • I also like the way that VATS is basically a "Hey, look over there!" button for specific scenarios (comba... : the archvile
  • i did a lot of firing outside of vats when i'd run out of AP. crouching improves accuracy, but it's not a... : cpt_gloval
• Yeah - I picked it up, played it for about an hour outside the vault, and said "not for me." I want to... : virus
• i had two false starts before it drew me in. : gokart.
• I don't think that this is your type of game. Move on to something that is. : randomjgj
• Fallout 3 (X360), as-is, ended up one of my favorite games this decade. And I am *very* difficult to ple... : BoKnows
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  I think the game your looking for is STALKER. It's the happy medium between a FPS and Fallout/Mass Effect... : Pettytheft
  • STALKER is retardedly frustrating though. Better have your quicksave skills in tip top shape or you migh... : Freon
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  The hooker sex in Fallout 3 was severely underwhelming. lplasmatron -> Fallout 4: TITS OR GTFO. :D : Poor Yurik
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    Yes, the ways you could get raped in fallout 2... The "sleeping" with that woman in 3 was just shameful. : Splinebastard
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      It's really inexplicable too. Fallout 1 & 2 had serious sexual content, and Bethesda's previous games ar... : Vantage
      • ...Now you made me go do an imagesearch for "Daggerfall tits" The results were less than satisfactory... : Splinebastard
• One of my favorite games of all time. On my 2nd playthrough now as am evil character! : Katarn3279

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  While I love Airplane, I can honestly say I have never seen anything of the Monty Python fame. I've hear... : Rigor Morts
  • BURN HIM! : mindshot
  • I don't really like monty python stuff anyway : Slowtreme
  • I fart in your general direction : Katarn3279
  • G'day Bruce : Richese
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    This cannot stand. Here's the Dead Parrot Sketch, one of the iconic Monty Python sketches: http://www... : Arcanum
    • My favorite Monty Python sketch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piWCBOsJr-w The banana sketch! : ArcKnight
  • Honestly, the vast majority of the Monty Python stuff doesn't hold up for me anymore. I used to love the ... : Bean
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    You aren't missing anything. They're stupid. : geneshifter
    • no u!! : deject
• 25 year olds are kids nowadays? FWIW, I'm 22 and have seen everything Monty Python, both Airplane's, H... : Mr.Finkster
• Airplane is awesome. : NFXFSX
• That's not as bad as my sisters only knowing Mr. T from those phone commercials. It made me feel extremel... : Frozen Pixel
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  Surely he's seen airplane : Richese
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    Don't call me Shirley : paroxym
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      Roger, Roger. : i am the baker
      • Huh? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15XlSbGzGTk : Mr.Finkster
      • Hahaha gets me every time http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHyoO4yCCnw&feature=related : Mr.Finkster
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  Ask him if he's ever seen a grown man naked. : racer5
  • ^^^ This. : BlackCat9
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  I blame bad parenting. : Kaerof
  • Looks like a picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• We play this game all the time with a 24 yo coworker. It's funny and sad. : i am the baker
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  my gf has never seen it either but she grew up in another country :< : ninjase
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    Mars? : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      middle east, lol : ninjase
      • Close! : i am the baker
• My ex hadn't seen Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Jurassic Park and had never even HEARD of Magnum P.I. Need... : Super Sparker
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  Kick him in the face : dognose
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    is there an iphone app for that? : FrayLo
    • no. but there is a fart app so you can fart in their face! : Skoal^Fyfan
• The best is star wars... let them watch all the movies in order. : ghost in my shell
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  jen hadnt either : dantastic
  • and i couldnt get her to watch it when it was on in HD :( : dantastic
• Does he like Gladiator Movies? : hirez
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  i am 25 and have heard of both these things -- and seen them. tell him to get some fucking culture! : dahanese
  • I'm 19 and have seen both! : mysled
• I had a friend that was about 20 at the time i guess who came to me all excited one day to recommend this... : alphablu
• My roommate generally only watches mainstream movies, mostly comedies and action, and had never seen ALIE : givemesnacks
• I picked the wrong week to quit sniffin' glue. : BongSlayerB