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  Welp, that's below my strike price. Boughted it. Guess I need a headset for my PC now. : Freon
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    Yeah, it's not required but it does help quite a bit to call stuff out. : jingletard
    • uh - no, it's required unless you want your team mates you hate you and full your ass full of lead : dedgecko
• thanks! : IcomeINpeace
• please invite me! http://steamcommunity.com/id/forrest300 : forrest300
• Game is downloading now. Invite me please: http://steamcommunity.com/id/bangsplat : Bang!Splat*
• couldnt figure out how to get my steam id - thernus. bah so i added you game downloading now : rosselt
• I'm currently in game, add me on steam and i'll invite! : jingletard
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  bnathOSU is my steam user name is that my ID? : rezombie
  • as you can see the steam nickname architecture is slightly flawed : Luminair
• GRABBIM PEELS!! : Maddog_Delphi97
• Bump add me on steam for an invite to the group! http://steamcommunity.com/id/jingletard : jingletard
• I just added you, kick me an invite eh? I've never played L4D with real people, so forgive me if I suck. : WildDanimal
• Added to Friends list. I need to get some L4D time in later this weekend. : AltZero
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  Me, me, me! http://steamcommunity.com/id/noisypinkbubbles : forksalad
  • thanks! : forksalad
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  hijack - l4d keeps pausing on me every few minutes. running 8800gtx with 181.20 , x38 mobo with a core... : rosselt
  • try the beta drivers? http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=800482 : forksalad
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    this is the stuttering issue with the nvidia drivers. I heard you could turn off multicore rendering (som... : the stickboy
    • I rolled back to these drivers and NEVER again had the problem. I leave multi core enabled, etc. : DinK
  • Windowed mode no border fixed that for me and keeps the look the same as fullscreen : R0wz
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    are you sure you arn't just dropping packets? L4D does that for me every now and then, you get 2-4 secon... : deathofrats
    • 182.05 fixed the issue for me smooth as butter now : rosselt
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  Invite please! http://steamcommunity.com/id/Wadmaasi : Wadmaasi
  • Thank you kindly. : Wadmaasi
• i'm downloading and just added you as a friend. : plunkymeadows
• I wonder how much the Shack group grew today because of the weekend special :) : Godhatesfatpeople
• Thank you kindly. only at 27% :( : plunkymeadows
• Please add me, Jimb0v : Jimb0v2
• Add me too please: http://steamcommunity.com/id/arken_ca : Arken.ca
• Jumping in on this deal :D : TrptJim
• Can I have an add, please? http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197968818098 Also, how did everyon... : Jobos
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  Sorry to ask a stupid question, but where is the maps folder? I can't find it, but then I'm pretty hamme... : plunkymeadows
  • Nevermind. got it. : plunkymeadows
• Is this community particularly active that it's worth joining? I joined the TF2 one but after that I neve... : ieGod
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  It would be great to get an invite. http://steamcommunity.com/id/swampangel I'd add you directly but I... : swampangel
  • Thanks, jingletard! : swampangel
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  I should really order a headset. : timaste
  • Yes! : dmason
  • I just use a mic on my desk. Then depending on conditions I can wear the good headphones or just run the... : DinK
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/shavenewok : shavenewok
• does this require dual core? i'm on a AMD64 3200 : rigg5kthx
• Invite me: Albemuth. Do it. Do it. : Albemuth
• GO TANK GO TANK! : smax
• Add me please. http://steamcommunity.com/id/metldude : metldude
• If I could get in that would be great, thanks! http://steamcommunity.com/id/coop231 : coop231
• Invite please http://steamcommunity.com/id/soniconprofile : Sixcos
• Still up for another hour or so, add jingletard as a friend for a group invite. http://steamcommunity.... : jingletard
• Sweet. Invite please! http://steamcommunity.com/id/Ormsbee : Ormsbee
• Invite me please! http://steamcommunity.com/id/code-e : code-e255
• picked it up today, add me please! http://steamcommunity.com/id/lowpoly : lowpoly
• I'm going to sleep. Keep posting ID's in this thread and if you're already in, invite someone else. : jingletard
• I just got it today as well! http://steamcommunity.com/id/theblacksmith : mayanobsidian
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/Rigg5 : rigg5kthx
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/fitzwell Invite plz! : oldRivers
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/chuck577 : chuck577
• Please send me an invite and all the secret handshake instructions! : kaijuseijin
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/Sumantro : Sumantro
• https://steamcommunity.com/id/sroylance : sroylance
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/afty4/ : afty04
• Can I get an invite too? Thanks http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197993549292 : darklink28
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/tinywoodfarmer : TinyWoodFarmer
• Least but not last: http://steamcommunity.com/id/alwaysinthedark : Lightzout
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/rabidpufferfish : fugu124

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• Stone Old Guardian and some Dead Guy. : Head Rush
• Coke Zero. Exciting right? : RookieCAF
• I got this large bottle of Unibroue beer that just says TERRIBLE on it. Might try that! : delataur
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  It's called Steel Reserve and branded as a beer, but I'm not sure. : plunkymeadows
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    Oh, ew. I'm sorry to hear that. I hope you are only drinking that because you are broke as shit and canno... : WildDanimal
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      I thought it was BBC steel rail, but then he said it was $3 for both 24 oz beers and I was like what? Oh... : plunkymeadows
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        Right on, if you dare to punish yourself like that. I'm not getting laid any time soon either, I may as w... : WildDanimal
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          My wife's already asleep on the couch, so I'm at least not getting laid until morning, but them I'm leavi... : plunkymeadows
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            Good question. I'm not averse to the notion of marriage, but I would hope it would entail fairly regular ... : WildDanimal
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              Well yes, her body is mine and vice versa, but unfortunately marriage has made some things different. We... : plunkymeadows
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                I think you should, if it is actually feasible. Just because you probably take each other for granted a b... : WildDanimal
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                  Now that I am full of 2 24's of Steel Reserve, I will take off and do some manly pursuits. I'll go get m... : plunkymeadows
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                    Seriously? That would be legendary. I would do shit like that, but I live in suburban California, where I... : WildDanimal
                    • Well I live in semi-urban Boston where I might be able to find and bring down a deer, but I'd more likely... : plunkymeadows
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      dude, you're drinking molson : EvilDolemite
      • .....yeah? What aboot it? : WildDanimal
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  sleeman honey brown : Dravenport
  • Oh fuck I miss that beer from when I lived in CAN. None here down south USA. : senseimoron
• Coppola Ivory Label Cabernet : skinlab133
• Some really good Cherry Wheat Ale along with some Boont Amber ale. : virus
• Alexander Keiths. 120ml at a time. : tboomer2
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  Lots of Captain Morgan I need the pain to go away fuck.... 3 more hours of Tattoo work tonight and most o... : hashd
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    Can you post it yet? I've wanted a tattoo for years, but haven't been able to justify the money b/c what... : plunkymeadows
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      Here is what I did on it last week http://hashd.shackspace.com/Tat I will post tonight's work tomorrow. B... : hashd
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        Wow, that's pretty awesome. So you're getting an entire sleeve? I can't remember what they're called. ... : plunkymeadows
        • Yeah its gonna be a full sleeve probably 15-20 hours of work im only 6 hours in now.... : hashd
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        Here are some quick shots of tonight's work. http://hashd.shackspace.com/Tat/Session%202 : hashd
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          That looks awesome and painful. I look forward to seeing the final product. : plunkymeadows
          • Yeah it is a bit painful I can't wait to see it finished either! : hashd
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  fucking cheap beer. busch. can anyone tell me how foreign beer is cheaper than domestic beer? wtf is that... : aldraek
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    If Busch is foreign, I'm guessing you are not American? I can go either way. I like foreign and domestic.... : WildDanimal
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      busch is part of anheuser-busch, which is owned by a foreign entity based in belgium. most of the money (... : aldraek
      • True, I suppose. I tend to think of it more in terms of where it is brewed and to what standard. Anheuser... : WildDanimal
      • oh, and I'm an immigrant (born in Sweden, moved to America when I was 6). : aldraek
      • they make it the cheapest way possible. with crappy grains (6row) and corn adjuncts to balance it out. ... : hamachi
  • come on man, inbev bought them like two months ago and now it's foreign? : peat
• Water, A&W Root Beer... need energy for party bus tomorrow. : santa-s
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  Reyka vodka + Sprite and Reyka + Mountain dew . I didn't want to spend money on beer and had some vodka ... : nomaad
  • I almost bought a bottle of Grey Goose today, they keep it by the checkstand at BevMo (the thinking man's... : WildDanimal
  • But mountain dew? With anything? I used to do that when I was hoping for a night to fuck some shit up. : plunkymeadows
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  I got 3 22oz icehouses, cheap but effective : edge198
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    Ough. Yeah. That will get you hiiiiigh. : WildDanimal
    • Heh I got something else for that : edge198
• http://weblog.disgu.st/picture_cache/2009/02/12/535693_c17.jpg : anhero
• red jumping trout dark mead : feek
• Zee bloody tears of a wirgin clown, alc. 7.5% : dognose
• Hoegaarden and I have a 750 of Chimay Red in the fridge that may not live through the night. : Thresher
• just got home. I'll go grab something from lost abbey : hamachi
• back into the maker's mark. also hacker-pschorr sternweisse : dirge23
• Maker's on the rocks! : senseimoron
• Some local white wine. I wish it was sweeter. : SirX
• Coffee : Mr.SEX
• standard issue gin and tonic. Bombay sapphire of course. : deadfish
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  XX Dos Equis XX : bling1bling
  • Truly an under appreciated beer. Vienna style beers don't get much better. : Thresher
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  Root Beer : cetra00
  • amen brother : Poooks
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  Sippin' on a Yuengling Lager. With a straw. : Jobos
  • it's just lager : burningpantsman
• Orange Gatorade from a dirty glass. : Salad Sammich
• gin and juice. I really wanted bloody mary's but I'm out of mix and lazy :[ : khaosman
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  Southern Comfort 100 proof. : Matto357
  • With no mixer? Ouch : plunkymeadows
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  toasted head russian river reserve 2006 chardonnay, it is deeelicious. : pointyelbows
  • I love this shit. It's my favorite chardonnay : plunkymeadows
• Barbancourt 8yo rhum : kingfish
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  victory hop wallop you cannot taste the malt profile in this beer. it's one of the bitterest beers ev... : EvilDolemite
  • I got that last weekend, and I'm still not sure what I thought of it. The aftertaste was really fucking b... : Head Rush
• theraflu :( : flagg209
• Keystone Light, and Castillas Rum w/coke. : bld
• Sam Adams Cream Stout : pukerat
• Jack and monster. : bobbman
• Kombucha tea to help me get over this frigging cold. : Serpico74
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  Old Rasputin : NexusOne
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    Let's be friends : delataur
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      Russian Imperial Stouts are my favorite style of beer. Especially in winter. : NexusOne
      • Now I'm drinking the same beer! <3 : delataur
• Dew... Mountain Dew. : Ziz
• i'm canadian and molson canadian is fucking awful : dantastic
• A growler Ninkasi Oatis. http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/14400/39296 : BanjoBoy
• Guinness. : Magus
• gin & tonic. I believe this is the first time I've drank by myself. I feel like I should be saddened b... : famine101
• Makers Mark - neat. Valentine present. She's good to me : vorm

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• Re-start it from the beginning. Now that you know the jumpy points, they won't be very jumpy. Then you'll... : Dan[WSB]
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  I didn't really find it all that scary after the first couple chapters, I got used to it after that. Grea... : derelict515
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    yep the first couple chapters were great when it still was scaring the shit out of me, wish that could ha... : EagleSweet
    • I think part of it had to do upgrading your suit so you were no longer always 2-3 hits from death : derelict515
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  So absolutely amazing and immersive that they plastered it all over the fucking place! I liked the hu... : SpaecKow
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    no, it makes sense that your suit would show you locked and unlocked doors. it is awesome : retarded talking dinosaur
    • More like retarded gaming dinosaur lol owned. : SpaecKow
  • I disagree with you, SpaecKow. I really like that. : Rice-Rocketeer
• I was told by my wife that I'm not allowed to play the game before bed because I can't fall asleep and th... : plunkymeadows
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  Check your pants guys, because I am pretty certain you all have vaginas. : theangrywaffles
  • ha ha ha : Lionel2b
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    Seriously. How is this game scary in any way? Fun? Yes. Awesome? Yes. Scary? Hell no. : Ebu
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      Yes, let's start a subthread talking about how everyone is a giant pussy because one person doesn't feel ... : ateam311
      • Done and done. : Ebu
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      It was more constant tension for me than outright scary. The sections with invulnerable dude chasing y : kungfusquirrel
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        Yah that's a pretty ingenious way to build tension. From the very first section when you had no weapons ... : plunkymeadows
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          yeah, talk about a great start. jesus, how about the skinned dude banging his head against the wall ea... : kungfusquirrel
          • Yup, that and the nurse crying/ laughing with nobody nearby was quite off too. : plunkymeadows
      • Yup, most of the game after the first couple of chapters was ok but that got my heart pounding in a way v : Inadrys
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      how can you quantify scary though? it's like finding something funny. it's different for everyone. : EvilDolemite
      • Well there's a difference between feeling terror (which I consider scary) and having your adrenaline go i... : ieGod
    • It's all about the sound effects. I don't know about you, but I played with headphones on and loud. Whe... : Jobos
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      You seriously can't say that nothing in that game was disturbing to you, or made you jump. So lets not a... : coyoterys
      • Welp, I guess I'm going to have to replay Dead Space and see if I jumped in any parts. Haven't played it ... : theangrywaffles
      • No. The story was meh at best, the setting was ok. But the gameplay was perfect. And I'm a whore for char... : Ebu
    • it was pretty scary. in fact it wouldn't really be that much fun if it wasn't, that's the whole point of... : kill9
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      oh wait let me guess you played on easy or something : kill9
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        The difficulty doesn't affect 'scariness,' only frustration. : Ebu
        • that's not true at all : kill9
        • how could the game be tense or scary at all if there's no fear of dying because it's on easy mode? : derelict515
        • So that's a yes : OverloadUT
    • It's scary when I'm about to die really. : Sailor of Fortune
• Silent Hill 2 was one of the few games to retain the creepiness throughout the entirety of the game. And ... : packav
• yes i can only play for 15 minutes before im like FUCK IT and quit : eeeealmo
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  A little scary? That game was probably the scariest game I've ever played. That game should win an awar... : Jobos
  • The sound is a huge reason why the game is as tense as it is. Absolutely some of the best use of 5.1 I've... : Serpico74
  • scariest game i ever played was probably eternal darkness. : retarded talking dinosaur
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  I agree. I really would like to play games like fear 2, condemned 2, dead space, etc. but I can't. After ... : Bumpmapped
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    FEAR 1 I was fine with, system shock 2, hell pretty much every game with scary elements. I played the fea... : Guybrushed
    • hahah this post needs more love : IncursionZ
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  I think you mean to say the game startles you...nothing about it is scary. : Magus
  • no i know its not very scary SO WHY EVEN TRY just let me enjoy the game FUCK. stupid developers i want to... : retarded talking dinosaur
  • This was my point above : Ebu
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  My only complaint with Dead Space is that it's not creepy enough! More scary please! : ieGod
  • ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^this : ETPC1
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  I 100% agree with you. I hate movies with "crap jumps out to loud sound blast" moments, and the same wit... : pleasedpig
  • its to the point where it never scares me, i just ignore it, but it raises my STRESS levels and make me q... : retarded talking dinosaur
• how does the demo compare to the full game. I couldn't really get into the demo at all... : buzzbat
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  I actually really disliked the UI. I never felt comfortable with it for some reason (or the camera) : timaste
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    i dont like the camera either. it feels very much too close up. probably an FOV issue with playing on PC : retarded talking dinosaur
    • It's a FOV thing, yeah. I was playing the console version on the PC monitor here and definitely couldn't ... : SpaecKow
• I am really creeped out by zombies but I understand my duty to eliminate and save humanity. Now that Val... : Lightzout
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  haha i feel the same way. im a total pussy. : feek
  • im pretty sure those shit screams at you flash animations have scarred me for life : feek
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  apparently this game is a fantastic port for ultra widescreen users. unlike the horrible farcry2 port, ch... : retarded talking dinosaur
  • wow that's sexy : packav
• I'm a huge pussy when it comes to scary games but I thought Dead Space didn't have too many scares. Sure ... : varsindarkin
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  I don't think Dead Space is "a little" scary, I'd rank it up with the top scares. FEAR, Doom 3, Condemned... : nutcrackr
  • None of those are really top scares at all. They've all got great moments, particularly Condemned, but no... : Arceihn
• You're missing out. : Marrbe
• You might wanna look into those Lego games! : StriderNL
• Yeah i'm not much for scary games myself. There are 2 things that I hate in games. Scary bs and Spiders... : lcizzle
• Haha its okay... I secretly agree. But I remember the scariness and the crappy PC controls really screwed... : bolneze
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  The scares in dead space after the first chapter are pretty formulaic. You can pretty much tell when some... : Beady
  • Yeah, the scenes with the immortal were the high points of the game for me. It's the only thing in the ga : Arceihn

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  not on my bloody keyboard M3 ;3 : gakera
  • works too I guess. : moe6
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  wtf does M3 mean? : trOmblyj
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    http://www.bmwusa.com/Standard/Content/Vehicles/2009/M/M3Sedan/Default.aspx : yoonix
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      e92 doesnt count : moe6
      • ESPECIALLY THE SEDAN : moe6
      • e92 coupes are great they just aren't classic like the real m3. : RetroRedEyeJr
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        Whats wrong w/ e92? I love them, not as "classic" as an E46, but still awesome. : FPSDavid
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          not a fan of large cars. : moe6
          • E92 = coupe M3, no? : FPSDavid
    • lol that page loads fine and then when it's done it changes to a YOU NEED JAVASCRIPT TO VIEW THIS PAGE n... : gakera
  • http://media.techeblog.com/images/m3csl.jpg http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/5453/e30m3sportevoxu5.jpg : moe6
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  Oh, god, don't remind me! I'm holding off from buying one until April, and I can hardly stand it. :[ : CrustaR
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    did you read that car and driver article about how an 03 m3 w/ 50k miles should sell for about 25k and sh... : boomstickah
    • No, I just think it's an awesome car. :O : CrustaR
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      An 03 M3 has also probably had the crap beaten out of it consistently and you're going to be spending way... : festivalman
      • Yeah, I was going to go with an '05 or '06 w/~30k miles if possible. : CrustaR
      • See bmws are weird. There are wear parts which need replacing at certain intervals, but between those int... : boomstickah
• shut up : lordlobo
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  I was coveting M3's until I saw them on the road. They look all plasticy and toy-like. You can get a 330h... : festivalman
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    Half the price, and less than half the performance. I would say the G37 is more appropriately targeting ... : i am the baker
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      double the performance? a whopping 0.3 seconds faster to 60mph. 0-60 2009 G37 coupe - 4.9 seconds 2009... : festivalman
      • If 0-60 is all the performance you're talking about, then we disagree on what performance means. : i am the baker
      • living life a quarter mile at a time. : moe6
      • one of my best friends has a G37 and all I can say to this is: lol : cltcprd
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  Am I the only one who would prefer the M5? I'm not a fan of coupes really. : bozer
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    The m3 comes in sedan form : shirif
    • too* : shirif
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    Nope, I would prefer a M5. That's why I linked the M3 sedan here--I prefer sedans. : yoonix
    • Ahh. I didnt know there was a M3 sedan. : bozer
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    An E39, for sure. Wagon, even. The E90, not so much. Fuck Chris Bangle. :[ : My Documents
    • E90 E60 rather :[ : My Documents
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    The E24 M6 has to be one of the sexiest cars of all time! Get that 4-door sedan crap out of the way! ... : i am the baker
    • So fuckin raw. I miss how mean they used to look. They've gotten too soft. :[ : My Documents
  • e30 M3 Evo over any subsequent m3 released : eeeealmo
  • Actually, even the M3 is too big for my tastes. I think I would want a Z4M coupe. : rock elf
  • i think i'd still take the 135i over those cars =/ i dunno why, but its my little dream car : Break
• awesome! : Flying h4x0r
• Not a coincidence, I miss my M3 :( : BongSlayerB

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• Shortarse! : Splinebastard
• HAFTA? HAFTA?! It's just the blood of Jesus fucking Christ, of course you don't HAFTA touch it! : Mad Brahmin Disease
• Not since Snatch did I feel guilty for laughing so much. : Matt Burris
• yeah it was great : moe6
• Spoiler alert - for serious. haha when the big guy was about to shoot the other in the park and then sa : gakera
• One of my very favorite movies of the last few years. Never would have imagined that Colin Farrell would ... : ramshot
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  If you want a dark comedy, watch Happiness. That movie was foul but funny. : kainen1
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    So lol!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLvGMVlOy0A : lechuck59
    • yeah a good movie for sure : hobosapien
    • oh god, i just burst out laughing, and now i'm horrified : lightly inclined
    • Jesus christ what the fuck is this? : bozer
    • what the fuck : chuck577
    • jesus h christ on a pogo stick : GloriousCow
    • :O : Bamtan
    • D8 : Smirks D
    • wahhhhhhhhhhhhhat? Jerk off instead? waaaaahhhhhhhhhhhaat? : conandan
    • what in the shitty tittyfucking christ fuck did i just watch : mrvandelay
    • What the flying fuck?!?! : pigvomit
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      see i like happiness, but that's not a fucking funny scene, it's disturbing : EvilDolemite
      • Yes. It is a movie with funny parts but I don't know how anyone can find this scene funny. : NastyJack
    • it was.... great : barichnikov
    • that was slightly disturbing : qwpeoriu
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      inspite of that kids terrible acting, that was pretty funny. : minigomp
      • Really? I thought it was pretty good. : trelain
    • No I... I'd jerk off instead. fuckin lol. : moe6
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      For the record: I don't think this scene is funny and I think the movie is worthless. : lechuck59
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        no, the ending had me cracking up it was funny. but just really uncomfortable / embarrassing to watch : qwpeoriu
        • That's the point of the movie, I think ... it's not really a 'comedy', it's just got some dark humor in i... : dumb.
    • ........................................ : biskits
    • Happiness was so hard to watch, PCH was soo creepy. : sesmaster
    • wtf...... : stump
    • well, that kid is fucked in the head for life : Magus
  • That movie was supremely fucked up. Not sure about funny. : romulan
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  I have to try this again. I tried watching it when I was sick and turned it off after like 15-20 minutes.... : skinlab133
  • the first half is really slow and a bit wtf (I was still enjoying it but I can see how it would turn peop... : aeg1x
• Yeah, it was good. : nevicata
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  What about the Vietnamese!?! : prime8
  • WITH THE BLACKS! : sesmaster
• Love that movie. Need to find it on blu-ray! : AlexXdude
• I think the dwarf is Maarten. Look at his face. I dunno, maybe I'm just crazy. : Colleton
• "My cunt fucking kids? You retract that bit about my cunt fucking kids!" lol love that movie : sesmaster

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  just fake it with photoshop : aeg1x
  • Agreed - once the novelty of the tilt shift tinyworld wears off you'd be stuck with an expensive-ass lens... : dumb.
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  I got my $150~ light meter today. I tested it against my 10d. For the most part they calculated the exact... : wtf242
  • I am going to order a mirror lens with 1600mm length to test out, only $200 and the IQ seems decent for t... : gmd
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  Here are some crappy ones I made a while ago: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/183/390351219_86c3df6c39_... : mechanicalgrape
  • those are awesome! : g0nk
  • That second one does the effect really well even though the blur is kinda slapped in there. : DinK
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  wow that is a really cool picture. what is the science behind tilt-shift? : virus
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    puts the lens at an angle so the everything off the focal point is completely out of focus : gmd
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      how do you fake it without a special lense? : virus
      • Take it into photoshop and blur the top and bottom halves of the image. It's more in depth than that, ... : Drewus
      • http://tiltshiftmaker.com/ : onji
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilt-shift_photography : ZombieAcademy
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  Buy yourself a $100 lensbaby and take even cooler photo's : Drewus
  • I was about to post "what about that really simple and cheap tilt shift lens", but that's the one. I sho... : the archvile
  • A co-worker picked one up. I'd definitely recommend getting the model that lets you lock the angle after ... : cannelbrae
• makes objects look like toys : Cihte
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  Stupid question... Whats so great about this? Making a pic out to look like a model picture seems like a... : Q-ball
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    Because it's a creative artistic effect? I'm not a big fan of tilt shift, but the same could be said f... : Drewus
    • Fuck I accidentally infd this : Bumpmapped
    • remember how everyone used lens flare filter in the 90s? Yep, if enough people use it, it'lll be just as... : recoilfx
  • Oh shit that's a real picture? : Bumpmapped
• haha is that your model car collection : feek
• I don't get this. I mean, it's a cool little photo and all, but I have yet to see a photo using this tech... : Vincent Grayson
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  i did these: http://www.flickr.com/photos/photodroid/sets/72157603384174186/ : g0nk
  • nice work : baconisgod
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    Those are really neat, but waaay too small. They're like 400x300. : Jobos
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      click on "all sizes" they are larger.. and they arent the best in the world really, i've been meaning to ... : g0nk
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        I don't see anything that says "all sizes." Do you have to have a login for that, or something? : LeapingFool
        • Never mind; I see it now... AFTER you click on a photo. : LeapingFool
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  Speaking of photography, I ordered a new camera today! I ordered a D200 from KEH this evening. Should be ... : ConfusedUs
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    Generally speaking, is an older but higher-end model better than a newer but lower model (at or near the ... : the stickboy
    • It depends on what you want from it. The D90 has the same sensor as a d300 which is dramatic improvement... : d3tached
• build your own! http://www.creativepro.com/article/build-a-tilt-shift-camera-lens-peanuts : prime8
• These are cool http://digital-artist-toolbox.com/?p=24 : santa-s
• * model trains'd * : filthysock
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  This reminds me that the slr lenses at my Circuit City were at 50%. Wish I could afford them even at that... : DarkWolf5
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    wow, that's great... you didn't happen to see the Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 by chance? :) : MikkleThePickle
    • Didn't really look. Just remember a huge Sony lens that said 70-300. : DarkWolf5
• We totally need tilt-shift porn. Imagine the possibilities. : DrZettl
• That photo was faked with photoshop. Shadows seem to get too warm at a distance. : bld
• yah we were thinking about getting this one as well. looks neat, but i think we'd get sick of it quickly.... : arcane_
• GOSH PLEASSEEEE, don't. It'll be like HDR pictures - people taking HDR shots just for the sake of.. th... : recoilfx
• someone needs to photoshop a plastic godzilla into that picture for maximum effect : razorblade79

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• BSG!!! : irrerno
• if at first you don't succeed ur banned gtfo : aeg1x
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  No, I do not recognize this as the official BSG thread of the night and am starting my own in this subthr... : devnullgt
  • BSG!!! Discuss : lordvampy
  • I approve of this subthread. : valael
  • Sheeeee's baaaaaaack : devnullgt
  • There will be a reckoning for this subthread. Be warned. : xsoulbrothax
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  cool intro : Thomas Hace
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    fuck ty's wife. Why is she a cylon, I hated her. : askedrelic
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      Xena was unavailable. They had to bring in the other old hot woman. : tboomer2
      • Fuck, I love xena : askedrelic
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  I'm watching episode 12 at the moment... Laura Roslin runs like a girl. Also they love doing scenes where... : aeg1x
  • Pretty sure she was a girl once : MoreVespeneGas
• Everything!!!!! : lordvampy
• well, that incestuous turn was unexpected. : stgulik
• Holy fuck : gmd
• still a chance for Starbuck to be a cylon : Thomas Hace
• 8?!? : rosewood
• this is really corny : qwpeoriu
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  The brain surgeon is a PC! : Lionhart32935
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    WTF is this guy doing on here : askedrelic
    • I must admit it is quite jarring having him on the show. : Lionhart32935
    • I was waiting for the monitors to bluescreen. : tboomer2
    • he's a huge fan so they asked him if he wanted a part : Deathlove
  • This is amazing!! : lordvampy
  • I think starbuck is a MAC ans she's out for blood!!!! : lordvampy
  • i love this guy : boomstickah
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  I watched 1 episode and is it just me or is everyone a cylon? : Bumpmapped
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    Yes, you're right. : valael
    • this is a really horrible show to not watch from the beginning : xsoulbrothax
    • no, there are some humans and some humanoid cylons : Luminair
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  so I gather that the original planet cobol had humans that created cylons, developed humanoids with resur : Luminair
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    So, if that's true then there used to be millions of Cylon Humanoids but those 5 were the only ones to su : tboomer2
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      yeah that was established by the cylon test by baltar and a 6 earlier this season, they tested the corpse : Luminair
      • What has happened before will happen again, and again, and again, and again. : SolrFlare
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      Seems that way. My guess is they had only just finished the technology and it probably has to be keyed t : SolrFlare
      • Frickin' DRM limits! : Derringer
• John = Agent Smith Ellen = The Oracle : 5150Joker
• Anders has seen through the waters of life! : pharoah mike
• god damn the doctors and nurses on BSG have the worst bedside manner ever : qwpeoriu
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  lot of new info in this one : Thomas Hace
  • This whole show was 'ancient' backstory. I think that was it's sole purpose. : tboomer2
• that answered so many questions : gmd
• A lot of new information to the back story, yes, but this episode was more underwhelming than I expected.... : theangrywaffles
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  There was a shitload of information to digest in that episode, I think I'm gonna have to watch it again t... : Thresher
  • Yea, this episode needs two viewings. : Richese
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  Okay, so did they say that Daniel was boxed permanently? : Richese
  • not boxed but completely destroyed : gmd
  • More than that, they fucked up his baby batter. Sounds like he was more or less wiped out. : Thresher
  • Not quite he was destroyed during development. Basically it sounds like instead of being "boxed" Cavil p : SolrFlare
  • Boxing is apparently storing the downloaded bodies in a holding area so they cannot do anything. What th : walker270
  • Story of Cain and Able : fatman
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  you know anders downloaded somewhere also, I bet daniel is starbuck's dad. : AllYourBase
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    actually that make sense seeing as she said he was an artist and painted, reminds me of starbuck paintin : gmd
    • now you're making more sense, dog : Luminair
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      Why was she resurrected and by whom? : Richese
      • The subplot was 18 months before those events. I'm sure that was enough time to get to the 'undiscovered' : tboomer2
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        By her dad! on a colony were all of the models are living together in harmony : pharoah mike
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          Unless it was really Danielle! Or maybe Starbuck is actually Daniel, a male model, and they tossed him in : pharoah mike
          • though yeah it's probably her dad and all, makes much more sense then swapping out the sex of a line, but : pharoah mike
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            oh wait they said there was genetic mutation with the daniel model so maybe it turned into a chick? : AllYourBase
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              anything could happen, but I think the most important thing to note is that cavil is the one responsible : Luminair
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                Not only that, but the entire cylon "plan" was Cavil's revenge plot. The reason the other cylon skinjobs : walker270
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                  It certainly does paint Cavil as the prototypical perfect villian, the one who does what he does because : pharoah mike
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                    What's even more interesting is the "plan" the rest of the Cylon models were trying to achieve was, unbe : SolrFlare
                    • Oh yeah, puts everything else before in a new light. : Serpico74
                    • we also still don't know who nuked earth, lords of kobol? : gmd
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                      What's interesting is that Cavil sounds basically like a child/teenager. If you watch the episode again j : Chod
                      • Yeah, it's definitely a fascinating dynamic. :) : Rice-Rocketeer
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    Oh shit. I just realized if you are right What if Daniel is still alive and is her father and is played : SolrFlare
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      haha that would be glorious : gmd
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        It would be awesome wouldn't it. : SolrFlare
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          Oh shit http://www.wohlmut.com/kevin/pictures/starbuck-n-starbuck-at-starbucks.jpg : SolrFlare
          • Please tell me Anders is in the corner strumming out the slow tunes : pharoah mike
          • nice pic lol : Slowtreme
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      .....so Tom Zarek is actually Starbuck's dad? If that happens, I will fucking not watch BSG, or Caprica f : theangrywaffles
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        different actor : gmd
        • Hahahaha. I should not post when drinking. : theangrywaffles
      • Zarek was the original Apollo. : walker270
    • You know, this also would explain why she was able to pilot that Cylon Raider, that she was a hybrid from : SolrFlare
    • That would be the best thing ever. : Bamtan
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    What if Starbuck IS Daniel? She acts awfully butch, has artistic abilities. Why does a male have to dow : Thresher
    • That is my guess. I am guessing Starbuck is the child of Daniel who was also exiled to the colonies, sin : Crimsonbeak
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  Kara is an ace in the hole for somebody. Either Ellen set her up or even more likely I think she is a pr : Richese
  • I think she's Either connected to Daniel as mentioned above or The Hybrid group's from Razor's successfu : SolrFlare
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  So, emo filler or must watch episode? : Visceral Monkey
  • much plot detail. If you care about the story, watch : Thomas Hace
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    Probably the most informational episode in the series. : Richese
    • Oh, cool. : Visceral Monkey
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      They just kinda throw it in your face though, not very well told imo : AllYourBase
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        we're running out of time! shovel out the exposition! : stgulik
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          True, but I'm very glad. Considering how much crap they had written themselves into, an episode like thi... : SolrFlare
          • yup, I agree. leaves them room for dealing with the here and now when ellen arrives and, I assume, the pi : stgulik
          • Totally. I'm glad they did it this way instead of having another season, as was the original plan. : Serpico74
      • Well the writing in the whole series is pretty much crap. : swenkcahs
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    Must watch if you want to know what's going on with the overall story, but otherwise pretty mundane. : theangrywaffles
    • Yes, this was more or less a "here are almost all but the most important answers" episode. Not much in t : SolrFlare
  • must watch because they just decided to sit down and write the explanation for ALMOST everything that has... : Luminair
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  this episode made me realize how much I had forgotten. I also completely forgot that there never really : valael
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    That was new, actually. The previous twelve Cylons were: Boomer, Six, Diana, Cavil, Leobin, Black D : walker270
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      There was always an empty spot at #7, it was just assumed that one of the final five filled that spot in : pharoah mike
      • In fact, I suppose the final five aren't even really 9 through 13. They don't have numerical designation : SolrFlare
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      who is white dude? : dantastic
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        #5 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cylon_(reimagining) Just a random, non-descriptive white-dude. : walker270
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          Doral hasn't really been involved in a long time. He was one of the earlier Cylon models to be discovered... : K1Bond007
          • oh yeah, him! : dantastic
          • yeah it kinda sucks those other models have disappeared : AllYourBase
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    Yeah, forgotten and it made realize even further how full of shit the writers are. I'm not going to say B... : K1Bond007
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      They knew some things in advance, like they knew Ellen was a cylon at the end of season 1, and according ... : thesubtlesnake
      • Nope, they didn't consider her until mid-season 3, after they killed her off http://featuresblogs.chicago... : d fluke
    • I'm still enjoying the show but I have to agree with you. This whole episode felt like the result of a wr : mn3m0n1c
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  So the Final Five are kinda like the Titans and Cavil is playing the part of Zeus as the angry kid over t : pharoah mike
  • Very astute and very appropriate given the series Greek god bent : SolrFlare
  • oh snap didn't even think about that : gmd
  • Man, good thinking there, didn't even dawn on me that this could be a titans versus olympians thing going : Thresher
  • more like cavil and daniel are Cain and Abel : AllYourBase
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  wtf, isn't BSG a repeat tonight? : Magus
  • oh nm, I'm on the West Coast and it isn't on until 10pm. shit! I was reading these spoilers! : Magus
  • This has all happened before, and it will all happen again! : Visceral Monkey
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  Am I getting this right? 1. Kobol humans create Cylons, Skinjobs (who can procreate), Ressurection tec : Bamtan
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    Pretty much : Serpico74
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      Only thing I'd tweak: 6. The final five Cylons invented resurrection technology on Earth, they did not re : Serpico74
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        i believe it was stated that they rediscovered it : retarded talking dinosaur
        • Could be, there was so much new stuff to absorb. I'll watch it again tomorrow so I'm totally clear. : Serpico74
      • No, they rediscovered it. This was explicitly asked and stated by Anders -- he said something about how : walker270
• I wonder how all this ties into Starbuck's body and ship on earth. Anders said they traveled at sub ligh : DarkWolf5
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  There is not enough love in this thread for that awesome intro tonight. : riptyde
  • I agree! : Thomas Hace
  • the intro was pretty awesome : Mmmmmoo
• Ok final big speculation here I think we can see how the series is going to end now. I bet way back in t : SolrFlare
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  It's not your fault, John. It's not your fault. It's not your fault. : Flynn
  • to hell with that, its all his fault. whiney bitch needs to burn with all of his line : smacknca
  • The funny thing is that in one episode it has all been distilled to one villain that masterminded everyth : Serpico74
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  I liked the episode but I can't help but think that the cyborg turkey from ATHF wrote it. THOUSANDS OF : Serpico74
  • Hahaha. : DarkWolf5
  • CYBERFRANCE 2929 : gmd
• Okay, this episode is kind of cool in one of those odd ways.... We found out Cavil knew who the final : walker270
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  Some thoughts from Razor At last, they have come for me. I feel their lives, their destinies spilling : stgdz
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    I also predict this reaction from tighclops next week many a time over. http://stgdz.shackspace.com/Shac... : stgdz
    • Tigh is the man : MoreVespeneGas
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  Any thoughts on where the president, Adama and Baltar fit into everything? : Porkasaurus
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    im surprised baltar doesn't have a larger role in all this. wasn't he the mastermind in the original seri... : Mmmmmoo
    • He was a traitor and a megalomanic in the old series, but the Cylons were much more 'machine intelligence... : mn3m0n1c
    • The original series is irrelevant. : Wisp!
• i wish they had spread all this info out over the past season instead of cramming it all into the last fi... : Mmmmmoo

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• Don't dip your balls in it. : FS|Archangel
• Dip your balls in it. : aeg1x
• Don't dip your balls in it. : Maddog_Delphi97
• Dip her balls in it. : Salad Sammich
• definitely dip your balls in it : eeeealmo
• Don't dip her balls in it. : rosewood
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  Before doing all of that, I would try to find out if she's in her periods. Last year, I did all that shit... : Utopia
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    not everyone does sweet things to get into a girl's pants. : Galadriel07
    • No, I just wait till they are asleep and then I steal their pants and parade around in them all night. : Q-ball
    • Nope, just the straight guys. : shaffe
    • You live in a fantasy world. : pupismyname
    • lulz : derelict515
    • Sweet things only count if she isnt too pissed off to notice. : Githyanki
    • yeah, what a pig you are!!!! : Jackass1233
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      wtf drugs are you on? : ateam311
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        Estrogen : dognose
        • how the fuck?! : Flying h4x0r
      • estrogen : acheron
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      i can't tell if this post is selfish, ignorant, or trolling for the lulz ... but it's one of the three ;) : pointyelbows
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        Utopia's post, of course : pointyelbows
        • galadriels is clearly just ignorant rite : aeg1x
    • exactly! some act like total assholes to get into a girl's pants : Halen
    • Yes, those are obstetricians and gynecologists. : Lunatic Angelic
  • yeah i am in that boat this year, fucking lame : kill9
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  oh and, dip her in your balls : Utopia
  • Don't you mean dip your balls in her? : WildDanimal
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  Chopped up bite size pieces of angel food cake for the chocolate. : Nighteyes
  • In the shape of your balls, of course. : Nighteyes
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  Your balls, dip them in it. : lasercat
  • God this has me rofling so much! : Q-ball
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  Dip her tits in it. : mmogger
  • AND MOTORBOAT THEM CHOCOLATE COVERED TITTIES : r3dn3ck
• Dip two orbs in it. : Q-ball
• Don't dip her nuts in it. : okhelosir
• HE'S GONNA LOVE YOUR BALLS : FPSDavid
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  Don't use milk chocolate - too much sugar. Get some Ghirardelli 60% : action roommate
  • Dip Ghirardelli's balls in it. : FS|Archangel
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  This thread is embarrassing. : Mmmmmoo
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    BALLS : Mmmmmoo
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      OF : r3dn3ck
      • PLAYDOUGH : Cheeziologist
      • STEEL? : jbury
• OH GOD I DIPPED MY BALLS IN IT! KILL ME! : .sticks.
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  Yes, I have some tips.. (we do fondue regularly).. For the meat / veggies, we much prefer coq au vin.... : dextius
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    best I love the coq post I've ever seen : mmogger
    • heheh.. <golf clap> : dextius
  • Coors in fondue?! wtf man >:( Irish Cheddar and Stout Fondue (I like to substitute in a good portion o... : yosemiteclimber
• Do not use oil!!! Make a bouillioise (sp) for the meat. You will be so much more happy with your meal. I ... : m0rfus