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  BEAN'S NY-STYLE PIZZA DOUGH RECIPE FOR USE WITH AMERICAN WHEAT FLOUR BAKER'S FORMULA (by WEIGHT... eg... : Bean
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    PROCEDURE (*If you knead the dough by hand, add 2-minutes to each kneading cycle unless you have Popeye ... : Bean
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      SO HOW DO I COOK THIS THING? Cooking the pizza take some finesse, and no two ovens are the same. I sug... : Bean
      • WOW. I should read this before I go to sleep. : humbleone
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        Is that 500 degrees Fahrenheit or Celsius? : ysbreker
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          As I posted this I'm thinking that 500 degrees Celsius is rather hot and I think most ovens can't get tha... : ysbreker
          • I don't think there are very many consumer ovens that get beyond 500°F. : deject
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          500-C is 932-F. So yeah, over heat is measured in Fahrenheit. : Ride-My-Rocket
          • IIRC, ideally you would want an oven up around 900F. Unfortunately, such things are not readily availabl... : Arcanum
  • Might try that someday. Thanks. I just need to translate the recipe slightly (so I get the right terms e... : humbleone
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    awesome. thanks for posting that. i'll definitely give it a try. my girlfriend has been bugging me to mak... : mindmann
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      I just spent 2 days testing and an hour writing that email to my friends who asked me for it and I figure... : Bean
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        Oh, this isn't up there, but for the experienced cooks, this dough is going to be wetter/stickier/looser ... : Bean
        • sounds good. I've been using a recipe from The Bread Bible, or Alice Water's recipe, depending if i have ... : mindmann
        • turns out that i'm going to be making pizza dough tonight, so i'll give this a try. hopefully there will ... : mindmann
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    I will have to try this soon. Where are you moving to? : sigpro
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      Austin : Bean
      • fuck, all my favorite shackers are going to be in Austin, I'm moving! : ejectorpod
  • Awesome. Delicious-ed for future use. : Arcanum
  • Bean! Good luck on the move! : spazzium
  • Awesome. I shall try this. : Neech
  • Good recipe. We use something very similar at work. Though we do use flours you can't really buy at mos... : Matto357
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  hey I might be txting/calling you for some general cookery advice. You on the same number right? : boomstickah
  • yup! : Bean
• Thanks Bean! Your chili recipe was a fantastic success! Can't wait to try this. : punchdog
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  That is awesome. Bookmarked for later use. What do you recommend for sauce? (In the same relatively easy ... : PointlesS76
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    BASIC PIZZA SAUCE ----------------------------- First - credit where credit is due. This is NOT my reci : Bean
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      The good thing about this sauce is that is also serves as a great sauce base. If you want a spicier s... : Bean
      • Nice! Thanks for the recipes. I'm gonna give this a shot in the near future and I'll post the results. : PointlesS76
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  Also, WTF242 needs to update his food blog more often. He's my go-to for Indian food. http://www.wtfood.o... : Bean
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    I cook a lot but mostly i'm just following recipes for the most part and I feel bad just posting up some ... : wtf242
    • villagers demand recipes : Drakoniac
    • Look at Rachael Ray, didn't stop her any :o : grayscale
• I like how your pizza-makery is shrouded in mystery and drama! Like you're the Delta Force of pizza chefs : Dave-A
• very nice, bean! : edgewise
• as if I needed another reason to be happy you are back! : hirez
• Whelkom to Austin. : packav
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  Link to the Bean Chili recipe please! : fuzzydamnit
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    Bean's No-Bean Chili Recipe --> http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=19038825 Clarification --> http://... : Bean
    • Oh, and I just noticed an error in the beans adjustment: it should be 1 lb meat replaced with 1/2 lb d... : Bean
    • I made another batch a couple weeks ago that had cubed steak, ground buffalo, and ground italian sausage.... : Prozium
• Jolly good, old Bean! : Rice-Rocketeer
• You won't be able to truly make NY Style pizza without NYC water. I will ship you some for the low cos... : johngloid
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  Bean, what exactly is a "NY Style pizza"? Thanks : The Key
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York-style_pizza : Bean
• I have to come back to this later as I don't know how to get at my ShackMarks from the iPhone. : Mmmmmoo
• Nice post, thanks. : mwasher
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  Yeast question: can i just use regular active dry, and proof it with some honey? The store was out of the... : mindmann
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    you need to look up a conversion chart. the strength of the yeasts are probably not equivalent. : wtf242
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      True in most cases. However I've been in that situation before, and I find that active dry can substitute... : Bean
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        ok. i might just use active dry then. The only thing they had at the store was the "rapid rise." I'm mor... : mindmann
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          Well, just for you I went and looked in my fridge -- and it's actually Red Star Active Dry Yeast, "Ideal : Bean
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            aaah ok. I always use Active Dry.. I know those little yeast packets you have to mix with water and sugar... : wtf242
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              Correct. And I hate those packets. I had a bad stretch where I bought them from various stores and like 7... : Bean
              • yeah they are annoying. I much prefer to just follow recipes based on weight : wtf242
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            huh. interesting. so you just mixed the active dry with the flour and used it like a bread machine yeast?... : mindmann
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              Yup! I make bagels the same way. On the back of the Red Star jar it even says that you don't have to bloo... : Bean
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                ah, fair enough. i'll give that a try. i've always just bloomed it with water and a little honey. i like ... : mindmann
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                  I'm not hating on that method, mind you. It's been used for decades, for good reason. It's just that when... : Bean
                  • wow. crazy. yeah, i've always found blooming pretty easy, and just something that went with making bread.... : mindmann
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                    And while I'm tossing out plugs -- King Arthur Flour is my go-to readily-available high-quality flour bra... : Bean
                    • Unbleached all-purpose king arthur is what i bought tonight. I do like BRM though, especially, like you... : mindmann
      • you can skip the 1/4 cup warm water stage, the yeast should be fine as long as its before the expiration ... : fletch_
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  Bean, I use the recipe here for good results: http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/001199.html I must ... : randomposter
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    I have the actual book that recipe is pulled from, and I've made that recipe a few times. It's pretty goo : Bean
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      Thanks for the reply, and noted yours is NY base, but still how much of a difference does the quality of ... : randomposter
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        In short: Yes. Really you have to sit down and determine what you want, and then work the recipe to get t : Bean
        • huh. I might check out that book. I'm still chewing my way slowly through On Food and Cooking. I also jus... : mindmann
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          Cheers for the answer and links, I want to try home made pasta sooner or later. : randomposter
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            it's actually pretty easy. easier than i thought it would be. definitely worth trying. i've always found ... : mindmann
            • Interesting. I've had relative success after experimentation with the pizza dough. First few times it cam... : randomposter
• Fuck yeah, thanks Bean :) : yosemiteclimber
• Damn, there are a lot or recipes in this thread. Thank you kindly Bean! : Rag and Bone Man
• man I'm going to be pissed if there's ever some kind of database crash and this recipe gets lost! : tashtego
• interesting! perhaps i will try to make my own pizza some time. : grendel
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  serious question: are you secretly Alton Brown? I think I will make this this week after finals are ov... : Drakoniac
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    http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/pizza-pizzas-recipe/index.html : scorpiusman
    • yep, I have that recipe on my fridge and I've made it...a lot. I just found the thought of Alton as a sha... : Drakoniac
  • No, but AB, Shirley O' Corriher (frequent Good Eats guest and AB Mentor), and Harold McGee (AB's acknowle... : Bean
• Absolutely capital post, ole Bean. : PlanetPerfecto
• marked for later pizza awesomeness : grayscale
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  oh man after reading that i definitely need a pie. : NeoMoose
  • http://www.latenitepie.com/ : Bean
  • Half pepperoni, half pumpkin? : noodleboy723
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  WINDOWPANE SUCCESSFUL - Just putting it up for the first rise. the dough looks really good. : mindmann
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    it's not super sticky (it didn't stick at all to my floured hands.) and it feels nice to the touch. sprin... : mindmann
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      It shouldn't stick at all to floured hands, but it should be tacky to non-floured ones. And yes, should b... : Bean
      • yeah. it was definitely tacky. : mindmann
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      bean: for the windowpane, it definitely got translucent, and it seemed really even, and it felt good to t... : mindmann
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        Yeah, that's okay. You're not dealing with rubber here. Generally once it panes, I rub my thumb lightly o... : Bean
        • nice. thanks for the recipe. i love trying out new recipes. this definitely feels different than what i'm : mindmann
• Thanks bean! : d3tached
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  I've never thanked you for the recipes you sent me ages ago. I've adjusted them to match my dough over th : rosewood
  • No prob. IIRC, you got basically my Pizza Recipe v0.9b4 release that still had a lot of tweaks and stuff ... : Bean
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  bean your posts about cento tomatoes reminded me that i've started making my own pomodoro sauce and i onl... : EvilDolemite
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    I agree. And that's why I'm a meticulous label reader. I like San Marzano as well. It's surprisingly ... : Bean
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      Also, I'd like to go on the record and say that when tomatoes are not in season, canned tomatoes > fresh ... : Bean
      • oh i've found that. even in season, it's so much easier than blanching and peeling fresh ones. good o... : EvilDolemite
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      Sup fellow meticulous label reader. I'm that asshole standing in the aisle for 5+ minutes reading a carto... : PlanetPerfecto
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        i was really, really hoping to find a typo in that post : boring gegtik
        • fcuk you ashsole : PlanetPerfecto
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          there was no period ! : ArcKnight
          • not indicative of dyslexia : boring gegtik
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  Replying here so that I can search this up later for Bean pizza goodness. : Zhaneel
  • me too. : tohm82
  • Same here. : Gore87
• love me some pizza : moshman
• Awesome. I had a bad experience with the stretching phase once and have been cheaping out with premade c... : smegmar
• sounds like a good pizza recipe. i will have to give this a try! : xxiv
• Want some rye? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHKKq7kMF8w : Lone Swordsman
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  My wife's pizza stones say not to go above 425F when using them or risk cracking them in half. : Old_Fart
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    You should be fine if you preheat the stone with the oven. I imagine the 425 warning is for putting it in... : skizl
    • from what I can find about it (Pampered Chef) online, you're right about that temp limit. It applies to p... : Old_Fart
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    buy another one because you should be cooking your pizza at at least 425F : dantastic
    • i bought 2 awesome ones at walmart for 9.99 a piece. : dantastic
• Much-a love-a from-a tha future-a for-a this-a great pizza guide! : Flinz

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• I'm headed there in a bit, hopefully for SC4 and DMC4. : Head Rush
• i just came from walmart since i ran out of cereal and saw mass effect $10, brothers in arms: HH, ninja g... : X-GOUKI
• Yeah I am probably going to go and poke around, but no hopes for there being anything worthwhile. : Evil Benius
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  Any Canadians know if this dealie applies up here too? : dumb.
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    Yes please anyone know this? : mrseldowski
    • NO : paroxym
  • Went there. No deals. : Fred Garvin
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  Best Buy also started a new thing where you buy the game at regular price but for $4 you get to return it... : prime8
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    That seems you something you could super easily abuse by having the game for a year and then returning it... : Evil Benius
    • Or keeping it until the next game you want. : razlebol
  • thats actually kind of cool. I would take stacks of games back after a year for new stuff : maulla
  • I would do that often, sounds like a great idea. : Head Rush
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    I don't understand how this would benefit Best Buy. Why wouldn't anybody return pretty much any game aft... : pyrogen
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      Yeah really curious what they would do with the used game itself, since they don't sell any used games : spiderfill
      • I remember reading recently that they were thinking about getting into the used games business. : Vincent Grayson
    • you have up to a year to return the game, but you're basically renting the game for $4 since you always g... : prime8
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    this must be a test for where you are, I just talked with some people at my old store and they are not do... : maulla
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      or its one of those fancy rumors the internets likes to make : maulla
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        interesting, the cashier went through the whole spiel with me when I was buying Resistance:Retribution. : prime8
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          I think she was selling you the extended warranty program which protects your games against accidental br... : Prozium
          • It's possible they're selling the warranty by saying you have up to a year to return it and stuff. : prime8
          • ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ This is the answer. no way they will let you get a game and trade up for only 4 b... : Iwannaacura
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  What are the good Wii and 360 games in that lot? : Clay
  • devil may cry 4, soul caliber 4 are top tier games. I might look at too human and fracture as well. : hbalce1
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    Heard good thing about Pure as well : sevogajre
    • Pure is fantastic. Easily one of the best games in the sale. : Head Rush
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  Too Human worth $10? : virus
  • heck yes : maulla
  • i was about to ask the same thing. : -=kodiak=-
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    God no. Avoid it! I've got 1000 points in it. It sucks. So many shitty things about the game, mostly ... : tsuba
    • ... its sales numbers and lack of DLC are the worst things about the game? : sevogajre
  • picked it up this morning. I'm having fun with it : freakord
• Thanks for the post, missed this article. : hbalce1
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  There were a ton of people at mine standing in front of the rack with the $10 games. I imagine anything d... : Evil Benius
  • Yeah, there was a sizable line outside of my Best Buy as well, ten minutes before opening. I power-walked... : Head Rush
• Between 2 Best Buys they only had 4 copies of Pure. Got there within 30 minutes of both stores opening an... : PointlesS76
• I picked up Pure, Infinite Undiscovery, C&C:RA3, ET:Quake Wars and UT3. It was the last copy of Pure and... : CA Flynn
• This is not for Canada is it.... : posito
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  hey jackass, go pick up operation darkness for me. : Foxhawk
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    im not going out there, swine flu might be there, plus i got studying to do : Jackass1233
    • aite, well i'm headed to columbia heights. send a carrier pigeon if you want anything : Foxhawk
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  Bah too bad Folklore isn't on that list :[ : Magus
  • That was on clearance at Target about a year ago. Between the 3 stores I regularly check I found about 20... : Prozium
• They were out of Pure and 007 :( Got Bolt, Fracture, Jericho, Bourne and Hellboy. Hey, for $10 why ... : Ebu
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  wow, how fucking sad. the deals are out of stock online on the $10 games except quakewars! now why a... : X-GOUKI
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    quakewars is good or not? Its very cheap on my store and I always wonder if its because it sucks. : excessus
    • It's a lot of fun. I don't know why it never caught on. : ErikTehRed
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      PC version is awesome. console versions didn't turn out quite as well but still pretty fun if you can get... : Mansmells
      • oh and the multiplayer implementation was not great either so i ended up playing it against bots most of ... : Mansmells
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    I tried to get Spiderwick Chronicles online this morning but it sold out after I put it in my basket and ... : roushimsx
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      Oh man mine had like ten copies of Spiderwick :( : Evil Benius
      • I really wanted to check it out since it was pretty much the last Stormfront Studios game :( : roushimsx
    • Send me SM with what you're interested in. I'll see what I can find at my local stores. I still owe you f... : Prozium
• Tried to get DMC4 for $10, but they were out =( Will Walmart price match to that? : kallanta
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  Are Ninja Gaiden: DS and Samba de Amigo Wii any good? : capt tripps
  • I think Samba de Amigo is ringing up for $5 instead of the $10 advertised, so you really can't go wrong. : Head Rush
• Fucking sold out of SCIV for the PS3 online and at the damn stores. : baronzemo78
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  Local Best Buys had fuck all for the most part, but I was able to snap up Ferrari Challenge and Blitz II.... : roushimsx
  • Yeah same here. And while I was looking a BB lackey was on the phone with a customer asking about the sam... : Magus
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    blitz 2 was fun but my 360 rrod'd before I could get a full franchise/story mode game in. :( : mnsnota
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      I'm really excited about checking out that story mode thing. It sounds cool as hell. : roushimsx
      • Yeah, it has an Any Given Sunday feel, and it's fun trying to injure as many opposing players as you can... : mnsnota
• I was able to snatch up several games (NG [DS], Pure, Fracture, Jericho, Prince of Persia [DS] and SC4) ... : f4lln
• I was considering running down to snag C&C3, but meh. : freakynipples69
• I picked up a few games for $10. If you ask at the counter they should have lots of copies near the front... : Topaz
• Got Alone in the Dark and the new Silent Hill. They were all out of DMC4, though :( : ColoradoCNC
• Hey they also have GTA for the DS for only $20 right now. I picked up that, Bolt and Folklore for the PS... : AndyGoin
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  I went to two Best Buy's here in Des Moines around noon and they were picked over by the time I got there... : melkore
  • If anyone can find another copy of Pure shoot me a SM. I'll pay for shipping and all that jazz. : melkore
• Picked up Soul Caliber 4, some random NFL game, and Fracture. They were out of Too Human :( : virus

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  You should dress up as the G-Man. http://www.tinyurl.dk/6850 I'd say bring a copy of your resume yep... : humbleone
  • Thanks, I'd love to get this and get out of my current job. : Affliated
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    Yea, always have multiple copies of your resume. Yay interviews! : askedrelic
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      What I'm thinking I'll do is bring my laptop bag and have a couple copies of my resume in it. I think I'd... : Affliated
      • This is a good idea. Also, throw in a notepad and some books so it doesn't look like you're carrying a b... : spiderfill
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  $40k : mrvandelay
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    maybe $50k since its a manager : mrvandelay
    • I make almost 50k doing much less than what they are asking for, I'm hoping to at least match what I'm ma... : Affliated
  • I thought IT guys made more than that... they have to put up with so much shit : MagicWishMonkey
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    What the fuck are you kidding you must either be in HR or being totally underpaid if you are in IT. : H@rvester
    • He's trying to save up for an AWP gun, harvester. :D : Maddog_Delphi97
• Dress slacks, dress shirt, and a tie. Risking your job opportunity by dressing too casual will hurt your ... : hobosapien
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  I would say, since you already know they dress casual business, to up it a notch. No polo shirt, no top-... : Xin Jing Client 1a
  • Thanks, very good advise! : Affliated
• Have examples in your head of personal experiences based on expected questions - a time you lead a projec... : lpearl
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  1) Always bring at least two extra copies of your resume. 2) Always dress up more formally than you ne... : Ride-My-Rocket
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    Wouldn't it also depend where the job is located? I imagine that jobs would be affected by local cost of... : Maddog_Delphi97
    • I agree, but that search was done in his area. That being said, I'm always wary of formal salary surveys... : Ride-My-Rocket
• Go dress pants with a collared shirt with a Tie. Don't bother wearing a jacket. Dress to impress but do... : Scotty22
• 1) dress up (suit and tie is a good idea) 2) bring copies of your resume 3) do some mock interviews wit... : Topaz
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  Thanks for all the advise guys, I'm jotting down some notes right now of stuff to remember/ask/etc. : Affliated
  • advice even. : Affliated
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  I'd ask for $65k. : rossimo
  • That's what I was thinking on the high end, 55-65 is what I'd hope for. : Affliated
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  wear a suit. ALWAYS wear a suit. I don't understand people who don't do this. If you're applying for a pr... : erotic sock
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    Extreme overdressing makes you look out of touch and ignorant : spiderfill
    • i'm not suggesting a top hat and tails. he's interviewing for a management position for christ's sake. : erotic sock
  • The idea is to be one level over their normal dress. For IT/computer related positions, this generally m... : walker270
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    If someone wore a suit to an interview for my team it would probably make them look out of touch for the ... : bashildy@speakeasy.net
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      Yeah, I know a guy who went to his first job interview for a junior 3d modeller position, and he got the ... : SpaecKow
      • the attache put him over the edge : JINKY
      • attache case? hahahaha! : CrustaR
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    I've heard people actively recommend against wearing a suit for an interview within the game industry. : mittense
    • I've probably been on the hiring side of the table for around a hundred interviews in games. I have neve... : SLUDGE^
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      what i love is that people say both "i would never want to work for a company that judges me based on ... : FrayLo
      • does Burger King really care though? : scorpiusman
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    Depends the company and industry. While I know it's an outlier I once got hired because I came to the int... : zakazi
    • I actually recall another time where every other applicant showed up in a suit and I showed up in nice je... : zakazi
• Have on a suit, have multiple extra resumes (you might be interviewing with more than one person), and ha... : Dante
• wear a tux. Dress to impress, I say : bipolar
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  Wear a full-on tux with wings and a monocle. Anything less and they won't think you're serious. : walker270
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    +top hat +cane / white abracadabra wand. dressing up in even dark pants and a dress shirt + tie is fo... : FrayLo
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      + shoe on head. : xsoulbrothax
      • or a rabbit in the top hat : walker270
• 14.50 / hour : scorpiusman
• You can never over dress for an interview.. Most people can't anyway.. : Demius

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  "Basically, it's better" heh : phiglit
  • hehe I loved that, but he should have put "TLDR - It's better" : vynn
• update to yelp is also out : RikiTiki2
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  are big threads supposed to have a vertical grey line on the left of the root post? : Mansmells
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    they do here : RikiTiki2
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      hmm it seems to be not every big thread though : Mansmells
      • it's the tag. i think it's offtopic. : erotic sock
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    That's the moderation (offtopic). Look at the settings screen. : hawkeye
    • oh, duh. thanks. : Mansmells
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  Hrm now I can't refresh the chatty. What's the right server address to use? : Ovate
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    ws.shackchatty.com is what I am using : DMac20
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      Thanks, it's working now even though I'm pretty sure that's what it had before I started mucking with it. : Ovate
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        nothing loaded for me the first time i ran it but now it does : Mansmells
        • Same here : aeg1x
    • This is what I have been using as well. Actually, this is what I just used. : phiglit
  • I found I had to reenter my login info and after that it worked. Testing pic uploading... http://www.shac... : El Tigre
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  I just updated and the date was 8/4/2008. I always thought that date was the latest update? Or is that th... : prime8
  • Pretty sure that's the original date the first version went up : DMac20
• This is pretty hot. : delataur
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  Need a version for Android please :D :D :D : NeoMoose
  • There already is he said just gotta wait for the g1 update : Iwannaacura
• does this one crash to the desktop every time you click? thanks for the update 8) : Str8Dog
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  oh nice it supports the front page stories comments now : Mansmells
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    it did for a long time, well before 2.0 : derelict515
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      going into the stories displayed the web page for me before this one : Mansmells
      • i mean, once i clicked on a story that is : Mansmells
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        It did but you could just hit the comments button and go to the comments without waiting for the page to ... : DMac20
        • oh ok i think i was assuming that would take me back to latest chatty. it's much more intuitive now with ... : Mansmells
      • yeah but there was a comment button in the upper right to load the comments in a normal latestchatty.app ... : derelict515
• This is hot shit. Nice work squeegy' : freshyk
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  Mine doesn't seem to be saving my place on exit :( : Thomas Hace
  • everything else is awesome though : Thomas Hace
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  Posting from it now - this is awesome! : lonepie
  • This is pretty slick. Very nice effects. : festivalman
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  what the heck? It doesn't show up on my updates. I searched for Latest Chatty on the appstore and it won... : jcrockerman
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    try uninstalling and reinstalling : boarder2
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      the info on the app store download page says: Company: Alex Wayne Post Date: august 4,2008 version 1... : jcrockerman
      • Phone for me, I try to avoid iTunes if I can : DMac20
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        iTunes... What country are you in? : Dave-A
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          I'm in the US..in CA.. i'm downloading it through iTunes now... but...doh.. I have to upgrade to 2.2.1 .... : jcrockerman
          • WTF I thought I was running 2.2.1. Ugh now I got to as well. :( : DOOManiac
      • i've found that dates on Application updates on the iphone are all fucked. it happens every time i updat... : FrayLo
  • i've found the phone app-store to be out of date like that all the time : FrayLo
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  I just got a Samsung Eternity (all I could afford, but it's pretty awesome). Is there a version of this t... : thetangent
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    wouldn't count on it - it's not a smartphone, so the app would probably have to be Java or BREW. : Postal
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      :( : thetangent
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        haiku, get this man a mobile web version of laryn.x! (if you're responsible for the code, I forget) : Postal
        • :D : thetangent
    • oh god not brew : manero
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  w00t!!!! : manero
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    Hmmm... The gripper acts kind of weird.. It seems to have slots that it likes to settle into. It seems k... : manero
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      Test reply 123 : manero
      • Test reply 456 : manero
    • You flick it up or down, there are three positions for it : Dave-A
• looks awesome! one tip though, when it's loading a message/thread, the upper part of the screen is grey a... : ErneX
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  Really slick. Although the lack of +(new posts) in blue is sad and tapping the story title bar doesn't zo... : derelict515
  • yeah, squeegy probably didn't like the way I did the new post count, heh : boarder2
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    it does show your own posts with a blue dot though. : festivalman
    • yeah but when you reload the chatty it used to have +(x) in blue next to each thread to indicate how many... : derelict515
• mheh, i'm looking forward to 3.0 with SM support. not that i don't appreciate 2.0, but 3.0 looks effin' ... : Korban
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  Awesome work guys! Can't wait for the search and SM stuff to go in. : Dave-A
  • Love the new stories view. I CAN READ STORIEZ NOW :D : Dave-A
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  Nice, I can finally look at the chatty on 3.0! The colors under the keyboard is pretty distracting though... : sammyjojo
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    Colors under the keyboard? : Dave-A
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      the background of the keyboard is translucent and you can see the tag buttons underneath it. I find it d... : boarder2
      • Mine's still the same, no colors underneath here : DMac20
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        I think yours might be broken. : Ctrl-Phreak
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          Possibly an OS 3.0 thing then. : boarder2
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            This is what it looks like in 3.0 http://www.shackpics.com/files/iPhoneUpload_j79apfvyxm6kwy1acimt.jpg : boarder2
            • Grr. Still having a problem with the web browser not loading content when I click on a link. Link above w... : Goblin au
• YouTube integration is sweet : maulla
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  Awww, got rid of the blue new posts number? : prime8
  • Yeah, I liked that too. : Albemuth
• Just updated. Great improvements! : eXcess
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  This is pretty great. Nice work squeegy! : Amadan
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    don't forget about boarder2 and yanks... and anyone else who worked on it. : erotic sock
    • er, border2... wait what. i don't know : erotic sock
    • 2.0 was pretty much all squeegy : boarder2
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      didn't do shit, i'll probably do some stuff later : Yanks
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        fine. see if i ever thank you guys ever again. : erotic sock
        • Those lazy fuckers made Squeegy do all the fucking work! ;) : ThomW
    • thanks to all awesome people everywhere! : Amadan
    • Best app ever. : sasoi
  • Agreed, very slick. Thanks squeeg and co. : sharpie
• Boner. Massive. : askedrelic
• Works great! Woot! : Wyvern
• The improvements are great, and it seems to be faster now. : mmt681
• Great stuff, but there are a couple things bugging me 1) The thread preview background isn't black and... : ThomW
• This is awesome. So smooth! : cdbeckman
• Cheers. Works great : historyinthemaking
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  Excellent. Nice work Squeegy and all contributors. This is defintely my most used app. : Goblin au
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    Testing image upload http://www.shackpics.com/files/iPhoneUpload_l3yzclp1p3m6wg80tipn.jpg : Goblin au
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      Web browser doesn't seem to want to load content? : Goblin au
      • Give it a few seconds. : JT
• Holy shit this is CLASSY! Great work everybody! : kallanta
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  Annoying bug: Settings page doesn't scroll when in landscape mode. Took a minute to figure out why I coul... : aggressor
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    asdf : aggressor
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      Hello me : aggressor
      • http://www.shackpics.com/files/iPhoneUpload_odptceh6nvvpe85f2kn1.jpg Whatwhat : aggressor
• Awesome! Thanks the Mr. Wayne et al :D : Perturbation
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  It's amazing. Swiping left or right to scroll through the replies doesn't work and it didn't save my posi... : treefingers1
  • Swiping was taken out I believe. : boarder2
• what am i doing wrong, it won't default view to the latest chatty -> it goes to the stories : FrayLo
• I just upgraded and it appears that the server is down? : soggybagel
• Very nice! some comments: - The slider thing is weird.. I'm not sure I see the point of having the f... : Mmmmmoo
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  Okay so its working now, but should I use the ws.shackchatty.com or should I remove the WS even if I have... : soggybagel
  • If you remove the ws you can easily toggle between with and without NWS posts. I don't think it matters ... : Arcanum
• oh - oh yes. : halophoenix
• This is good stuff! : quadeh
• Hot diggity dog, nice job Squeegy! It's completely awesome and fun to use. : Matt Burris
• All these improvements are great : WhatIsThisFor
• This is really nice. Good job : Birchman
• Hell yeah! Very very slick now : SolrFlare
• I think the best part is that it can actually handle large threads. : boarder2
• This is awesome guys! Thanks a lot! : Totenjaeger
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  Please put back the new post indicators and the option to open the chatty on load. I like the new look, b... : Albemuth
  • Yeah, going strait to latestchatty.x was nice. Unless it's still a feature and I'm missing it. : dmason
• What the fuck, the store says all my apps are up-to-date. There were 11 updates or so before. Bullshit. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• this is the main reason I want an iPhone : razorblade79
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  I keep checking but no update for me yet :( : batkiwi
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    You have the latest firmware installed? : dumb.
    • Arg, thought i did, turned out I never got the "updated" 2.2.1 : batkiwi
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  This is awesome. : Robotic Puppy Eater
  • Yeah it really is. Now in want an iphone instead of just using my wife's touch lime in am right nos : SiW.
• Thanks for this update, it feels so fast now! : sergeon
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  how do i get it to go straight to the latest chatty, instead of the stories list? :( the old version had ... : g0nk
  • I think he added a feature at the last minute where it's supposed to reset the "I left off here, so take ... : boarder2
• Awesome, just updated. : Legolas5
• So I need the firmware version 2.2.1 for this? Damn, I have to update :( : StuMan1337
• I love this new version : inc77
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  No "submit post" confirmation dialog? I've already prematurely posted twice. : FrayLo
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    I think they have pills for that : ArcKnight
    • I wish : AssGoblin
  • ^^ This : manero

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• This has just become a must buy. : Haku-Jin
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  Whoop-dee-doo....when are they going to make Battlefield 3? : PenicillinX57
  • I was under the impression it was already being made. Can't remember when, but I remember reading an arti... : XSilencedXDream
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    I don't get this mentality. If Bad Company 2 was named Battlefield 3 instead, would it suddenly be a must... : Drewus
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      doubtful. for one, it would need to have 64 players : kill9
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        I got annoyed playing 64 Player BF2, not enough vehicles and no one wants to ever play infantry. Also no ... : Sailor of Fortune
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          Original BF was the best, your whole team killing you over and over, running you over with vehicles and a... : scorpiusman
          • Yeah, at some point BF games become more fun when you grief other people. I have a ton of stories my frie : Sailor of Fortune
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      If it was coming to my PC, then yes. This console stuff is for the kiddies. : PenicillinX57
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        Bad Company 2 is coming to PC. : Evil Benius
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          Yeah, but it will just be a shitty port. DICE's PC-only stuff is bad enough already (clunky menus, horri... : PenicillinX57
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            Glad you are writing it off without seeing anything. : Evil Benius
            • Ignore past indicators and assume it will be great! : SenorSpine
          • Mirror's Edge seemed pretty nice on PC, from what I'd heard. : xsoulbrothax
      • yeah that must be it : AlexXdude
      • durrr : derelict515
      • I played the first one on console but I'll get the second one for PC even if I have to wait. I'm sure it ... : razlebol
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    http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=19746091 : HisKillSkill
    • http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/53286 Yet look at this. o_o : XSilencedXDream
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  Cool! I just scored BFBC on eBay for $12. I loved the demo and played it for hours with a friend but for ... : cfalcon
  • Traded in mine but I'm probably going to get it back in a week or two, don't know wtf I was thinking, I h... : XSilencedXDream
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    Yeah, right here. I've put a ton of hours into the game and it never gets old. Finding a server is neve... : johnwissinger
    • That's good to hear. I won't be on Live until I reactivate my account around the middle of May but some S... : cfalcon
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    some would say bfbc is in some ways as good as gears and halo : Luminair
    • its better WAY BETTER Gears 2 is borinnnng : quadalupeupe
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      I'd say it's better than COD4 because MP isn't about unlocking super powers. Just weapons. Also vehicles ... : Sailor of Fortune
      • To me, COD4 is SHIT compared to BFBC. : XSilencedXDream
• That's great, there were many instances when we had too many shackers to fit on one team in XBL. : Sailor of Fortune
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  It was already laggy as shit when not playing on dedictated servers, this is not going to help : HisKillSkill
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    ? I never experienced lag issues, and I played the hell out of it for a solid three months. I played a li... : Head Rush
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      There were plenty of people complaining about the lag on the demo and the few first month of release for ... : razlebol
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        There was SOME lag, but it was fixed quickly. I played from the first day the demo was out till about 3-4... : XSilencedXDream
        • It was hit and miss. Sometimes it was lagless and sometimes it was horrible. : razlebol
  • I remember playing many full games with shackers and we never had lag issues. Even the beta didn't have t... : Sailor of Fortune
  • Quick Match If you join a server wth a friend that server they are on might be different location L... : quadalupeupe
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    Aren't all EA XBL games played on dedicated servers? : Drewus
    • I think they only use EA matchmaking servers as part of the deal of actually letting their games have Liv... : Sailor of Fortune
    • I know Bad Company is. : Evil Benius
  • and for us Australians, its laggy as shit when it is on EA dedicated servers : filthysock

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• I can see some epic shackbattles in the future. : mechanicalgrape
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  I dunno, i was looking forward to this one but that video was rather bla. : Visceral Monkey
  • didn't do anything for me either : filthysock
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  The beta is really fun, I will be buying the full game. : Cowburn199
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    How do you get in to it? : abrasion
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      It's supposed to be open beta, I think it's on PSN. : Sailor of Fortune
      • So I may have reason to resync my PS controller to my PS3? : DOOManiac
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        Do youk now for sure? I might grab it. : abrasion
        • Looks like closed to me or I can't find it :( : abrasion
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      USweekly gave 1600 keys last week during the day. : razlebol
      • Err USATODAY : razlebol
  • I agree, it's a blast. I enjoy playing as the builder guys that can chop trees and stuff. I upgrade the... : AndyGoin
  • I want in on this beta! : marmite
• Looks like Savage top down almost : Sailor of Fortune
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  fuuuu i want either a PC port or a ps3 >:[ : kpxkrnjc
  • also that is awesome, those guys playing gave several throwbacks to awesome games +1 in my book : kpxkrnjc
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  Wish there was a PC version. : Lone Swordsman
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    Would be so good. : quadeh
    • not gonna happen. : ihya
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  xbox360? : gyokuro
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    Doesn't look like it. : gibolas1234
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      seriously? Just PS3? That makes me very sad. =( : mindmann
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        I know, those poor PS3 assholes have to put up with Pixel Junk Monsters, Uncharted, MGS4 and a whole heap... : abrasion
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          I'm always happy to see the PS3 get some good exclusives that aren't FPS, though. I want the system to do... : gibolas1234
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            The PS3 is pretty much the go-to system for kickass downloadable games. The only original title on XBLA t... : Vincent Grayson
            • Monsters 4 lyfe! Yo. God fuck shit I want some more islands so fucking bad. : abrasion
            • Year, castle crashers is the only one that interests me. : ihya
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              I've sat through the painful download and install process for every PSN demo there is, and there's not a ... : Dave-A
              • I should buy Castle Crashers too, I liked the demo but never got around to buying it. : Dave-A
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                Wipeout, Pixeljunk monster, Super Stardust, Everyday shooter. Get those.. : razlebol
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                  I own 'em all, baby! : Dave-A
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                    I'm hoping Fat Princess will actually inspire me to play games on the PS3, it looks like a lot of fun : Dave-A
                    • Im in the same boat as you. All of the other games held my interest for a day or two tops. Im hoping this... : bozer
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                First off, "painful"? You and I must have very different definitions of pain. : Ebu
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                  Perhaps "very annoying" would be a more appropriate term? I know people never tend to slight exaggeration... : Dave-A
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                    I do agree that having to actually install the games is annoying and sometimes takes a while. I'm not sur... : Vincent Grayson
                    • I'm going to regret bringing this up - thus the benefits afforded by the premiums we pay for MSFT stuff. : dedgecko
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                      Doesn't the 360 just download and install in one process so you never see the actual install? How else w... : AndyGoin
                      • No kidding, I've spent more on PSN games than on retail 360, retail PS3, and XBLA games combined. : Ebu
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                LOL what? is this a joke Dave-A? Do I have to film grabbing a PSN game to show you how bad this post is? : abrasion
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                  Yes, and I'd like it in Blu-Ray with 5.1 surround sound and a director's commentary. Be sure to include a... : Dave-A
                  • Well what the fuck? You go to the store, you find the demo, you click download. It's done Then install... : abrasion
            • Geometry Wars 2 is pretty good too (and Braid, although that's available on PC now) : fishbone
• This game looks awesome. :D : DOOManiac
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  they need to make a PC version :( : datoo
  • 360 version too :( : humbleone
• coop rts games like this are so fucking fun...but no PC = no sale :( : sanchez
• So it's kind of like a rts where everyone plays a little unit? : melt_core
• I wonder how this plays with random people. Also needs a 360 / PC version :( : razorblade79
• WTB! : Bamii
• that looks awesome : moshman
• Man this looks amazing. I wonder if it will have split screen. : marmite
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  Wow this looks incredible! I'd never even heard of it before Theres actually quite a lot of decent stu... : jbury
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    I want to say that this game was called something else before Fat Princess due to some group being offend... : Wombat Woo
    • always been called fat princess i think. : ihya
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      It was always called Fat Princess, a group wanted them to feed the Princesses coins or something instead ... : DM7
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        they wanted it to be money-grubbing-gold-digger princess instead? : RikiTiki2
        • Haha. That would be awesome as another gametype. Capture your princess back before she is converted to th... : razlebol
        • hefty ho : Dave-A
  • Yes. do that and get Fifa 2009. I need to destroy you. : Bamii
• That looks like a lot of fun : Slowtreme
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  I'm really starting to like Giant Bomb. Their podcast is great and the content they put on their website ... : cookblaze
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    Me too, they're an awesome site. In a perfect world, Rich Gallup and Alex Navarro would be there as well,... : Dave-A
    • yep. I really like Idle Thumbs and RebelFM but I look more forward to getting to listen to the Giant Bom... : mrwolf710
• hah that looks pretty cool : dael
• This gets released only in June :( : razlebol
• holy shit this looks awesome. : thekidd
• looks a cool game, annoyed its ps3 only apparently... : niceguynick
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  hopefully people are still playing this when god of war 3 comes out (only reason to go out and buy a PS3 ... : dedgecko
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    That's the only reason? Do you hate games? : gibolas1234
    • no, but on a limited budget, and given that 95% of the PS3 titles are of little interest to me. Especi... : dedgecko
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  love the graphics, though I wonder if they couldn't have been done on earlier consoles? : supersonic potato
  • it's supposed to be 1080p I think, if that makes it seem more impressive : jcupitt
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    I thought it was neat you can customize characters but i you're playing from so far away and wearing a ha... : Sailor of Fortune
    • because at the end of the round your team rapes and pillages the opposite team - AND IT RANDOMLY SELECTS ... : dedgecko
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  Fuck this looks like the ultimate co-op fun. Fuck I wish my friends had PS3's : bozer
  • It's not coop it's 16vs16. : razlebol
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  god why are all the PSN exclusive games what makes me want to own a PS3? I don't care about any retail g... : mikecyb
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    This will probably help a lot too. http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/26/gdc09-sony-encourages-psn-exclusivi... : razlebol
    • Wow that's pretty awesome actually. : gibolas1234
    • yeah they are really trying to build PSN into something with lots of interesting content. I think it als... : mikecyb
  • I didn't know it was a PSN exclusive...wtf. Time to push its awesomeness out of my head :( : Ovate
  • same, but that's also the reason I haven't bought it yet, $400 for a PSN machine... : derelict515
• This looks so cool, fuck you ps3 for making me want you. : Smirks D
• that looks bad ass. lol, you keep the other teams princess fat so it will be harder for them to carry he... : .Jayson
• this should be a tf2 mod... cake + princesses + medieval theme : eisencc
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  gerst knows his role, but he's having a hard time not burning it for being such a tf2 ripoff : Luminair
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    i don't think you know how to use the word "ripoff" properly. : biskits
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      gerst and I disagree with you, that makes you wrong : Luminair
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        No - you're really not using the term rip-off correctly. Sure there are elements that were popularized i... : dedgecko
        • err UT2k4 iirc... : dedgecko
        • lol wetard : Luminair
  • Yeah, well, tf2 was a quake ripoff, so it's even : Ovate
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    TF2 invented red vs blue class-based teamplay capture the flag and healing dudes : mikecyb
    • Clearly they stole fun from other games. You can see it used everywhere in TF2. : humbleone
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  Looks fairly boring to be honest : Drewus
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    I hate when people post this shit and their profile is wall to wall 360 stuff. Not saying it rules out a... : Boxelder
    • nah - it's a pretty safe statement that's been elsewhere in this thread. The depth is going to be in the... : dedgecko
    • I only have a PS3 and while visually it looks fantastic, the gameplay does seem a bit boring to me. I'm s... : pyide
    • What? So you're saying my opinion would be different if I owned a PS3? The game honestly looks boring ... : Drewus
• That looks like it's going to be a lot of fun. It looks like Brad didn't notice he was drowning when he ... : melkore
• Looks pretty entertaining. : ShoCon
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  can someone in the beta talk about it? some elements didn't make any sense to me like who on your team i... : fathertime
  • I would, why not? If it helps your team. : razlebol
  • everyone has a place : Luminair
  • every place has a someone : Luminair
  • Some people like being the support. Why else would people play the medic in TF2 or the priest in WoW? (w... : DHAvatar
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    The peons do more damage to buildings and can carry bombs that turn the enemies into chickens. I think th... : marmite
    • hehe - I wondered if there was any kind of long range artillery - that sounds awesome... : dedgecko
    • that story impressed me more than the video. I hope there will be an option where you can turn off the b... : fathertime
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    I would probably be a peon the whole time just so I could say "Job's done" and "off I go then" all the ti... : DOOManiac
    • Yes m'lord : Edges
  • You ever play Natural Selection? Playing as the gorge (builder class) is fun as hell. : sanchez
• Awesome. Should be fun. :) : ThomW
• I want to play! : menar003
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  Wth, that looks awesome. And actual fairly amusing commentary in a gaming preview vid? holy shit. : Poor Yurik
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    You should listen to their podcast. It's good stuff. Plus, Brad is a shacker. : mechanicalgrape
    • Is Brad the dude with the beard in the other videos? If so, he's fucking hilarious. : treefingers1
  • you like the monotone apathetic lazy voice? uhhhhh and then my guy charges and is like uhhhhhghhh. i gues... : jigstah
• thanks rudds! : Postal
• so can anyone download this on the PS3 or do you have to join the beta somehow? : redfive
• it looks fun but i see it getting boring really, really fast. there doesn't seem to be all that much to t... : lakren
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  I have a PS3 but I'm going to miss Live for this. I dont know many people with a PS3. : ultramega
  • add me! Aurelian : Postal
  • there are more than you think...they just rarely if ever log on. : hirosushima
  • There are a tonne of shackers with PS3's - they just won't admit it because people call them funny names ... : abrasion
• Looks like Gloom is going mainstream. Glad to see it; I always liked the concept. : tedv
• I wish they'd add some of the RTS elements of this to TF2 in terms of base building and resource manageme... : Boxelder
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  Awesome premise, but it comes across a bit too dumbed down to have lasting power : fishbone
  • yeah the combat looked pretty spammy/random. : jigstah
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  Here's a video I made playing the beta a bit and talking about what's up. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v... : AndyGoin
  • Give me a beta key. : hirosushima
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    wanna share your games with me? :( : razlebol
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      You can't share the beta very well as it locks the game to a console for 24 hours. I shared it with a RL... : AndyGoin
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        ah. That sucks. : razlebol
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          I tell you what, we're watching a movie on the PS3 right now, but if you will be on later, we can arrange... : AndyGoin
          • That would be awesome! : razlebol
          • hey buddy how are things? : hirosushima
  • That game looks really fun, I'll buy it! :D : DM7
• this game looks awesome!! : grendel
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  How do I get into beta? Or is there no way right now? : freakynipples69
  • Maybe shacknews or gamefly could get us some keys ;) : razlebol
  • its not that kind of beta : Luminair
• so it's part grow game and part my brute, and you have to be REALLY high to play. haha. : Downforce
• This looks fun. I thought it was coming to 360 too though. :[ : cfalcon
• I'd buy this if it were an Xbox Live Arcade game. In fact, I would like to :( : gakera
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  So I've watched this a couple of times and I'm wondering if you have any control of what the bots are doi... : Dave-A
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    Yes, using the d-pad you can issue orders to the surrounding bots. : DM7
    • Awesome! : Dave-A

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• The Shield!!!! : soggybagel
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  Watch hockey. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    Are you at least watching this one live? : sonicdeathwalrus
    • Of course I was. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• Oz : Haku-Jin
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  I just started Prison Break. Amazing thus far. : freakynipples69
  • Quit now, man! : Cihte
  • Prison break is awesome for season 1. After that it's boring. : 5150Joker
  • aww that's cocky to hear. : freakynipples69
  • Season 1 and 3 were pretty good. Season 2 was pretty meh, and season 4 is an abomination. : walker270
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    Stop after Season 1 and it'll be one of your favourite series ever. : Bamtan
    • if it had about ... 10 episodes less than what they made that season then maybe. Seriously, S1 is good, b... : K1Bond007
• West Wing and Rome are really rounded : spiderfill
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  West Wing and Band of Brothers (only 2 shows better than The Wire) : indosauros
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    seconding Rome : peat
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      mispost, but Rome is just as good if not better then those : peat
      • seconded : spiderfill
  • West Wing better than the wire? I think not. Still a good show tho :) : ysbreker
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  Carnivale is a waste of time. : lechuck59
  • ^^^^ this is incorrect : brainchild420
  • ^^^^ IAWTP on opposite day : Kaerof
  • I disagree - Carnivale is awesome - particularly if you like weird spooky shit. : dedgecko
  • I liked Carnivale but the fact it has no ending means I won't buy it. : Crimsonbeak
  • Carnivale was an amazing show that got canned in the shittiest way...so yeah it is kind of a waste of tim... : hawkeye
  • It's excellent regardless of the fact there's no closure. There's lots of episodes that stand brilliantly... : Arceihn
• Deadwood and/or Rome : fatman
• And fuck Rome. I, Claudius is where it's at. : lechuck59
• Six Feet Under, The West Wing : renegade732
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  ROME Listen to these other dudes. It's excellent. : skinlab133
  • ^^^ : Ride-My-Rocket
  • great show : Cheeziologist
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    If you haven't seen Rome, you should. It's one of the best series I've ever seen. : jayacheess
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      i've heard it's good. what is it about? how many episodes is it? : mindmann
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        Julius Caesar, Octavian Caesar, and a couple soldiers. It's 2 seasons, which I think comes out to 24 ep... : valael
        • 22, 12 the first season, 10 the second. but i mean they are all about an hour long so it's 22 hours of da... : peat
  • I fully support this Ro-man train. : TShandy
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  I really like Mad Men. : sgtsanity
  • Yeah watch this, great show : digweed014
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  g'dammit why do I f'in click the spoilers???? they taunt me. I just started Season 2 last night : Cihte
  • Even knowing it happens you probably won't see it coming. : Senate5000
• I really enjoy Deadwood. : Crimson
• Rome, Dexter, or The Shield. I think my favorite part of the finale was when Slim Charles just pulls how : Dschinghis Khan
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  Hyjack: after buying a TV series on DVD and watching it, it's understandable to be burnt or saturated wi... : Xin Jing Client 1a
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    98,457,609 seconds : dirge23
    • 3.122 years? : Xin Jing Client 1a
  • I rewatch The Breaking Point episode of Band of Brothers every time I get a new boss : spiderfill
• The new seasons of Dr. Who. Very good show. Witty, pretty amusing, and very british. A lot of fun. : mindmann
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  L O S T : Bamtan
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    Lost is scifi : spiderfill
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      not really : dirge23
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        Anything with a theoretical physicist as a regular cast member is Science Fiction. : Cihte
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          The Big Bang Theory? : dirge23
          • is that a TV show? If so.. Yes. : Cihte
        • Definitely. They remote controlled a Mars rover in real-time, with a joystick. Preposterous!! : d fluke
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      like, not until the 3rd/4th season, though : Cihte
      • It always is...you just don't know it yet : spiderfill
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        In what, the first or second episode you have a cripple magically walking again, people hearing whispers ... : Vincent Grayson
        • It's a drama series first. The resolution of plot devices is like calling BSG a show about religion. : Bamtan
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          that's not sci-fi. It's mystery, horror, nature-documentary, etc. : Cihte
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            LOST seems so fucking complicated with unresolved story arks from season one. I can appreciate it and enj... : peat
            • not even close : grifter
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              close to what? have they explained the monster cloud of dark matter or whatever that was? I hear they are... : peat
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                the smoke monster is likely very central to the heart of the show. so explaining it likely means explain... : spiderfill
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                  the smoke monster is a core mystery of the show. it's been on since the pilot episode. : dirge23
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                    it's a mystery cause the writers don't even know wtf to do with it : peat
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                      people get too hung up on explanations with LOST. explanations don't really add anything to the show. : dirge23
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                        well sign me the fuck up I can write shit all day I can't explain : peat
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                          The show relies heavily on mystery, it wouldn't be half as entertaining if we weren't kept guessing. They... : Bamtan
                          • those people also have no clue how most TV shows are written. : grifter
                          • http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/j_j_abrams_mystery_box.html : 60days
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                      The creators wrote a series bible before they started. So no, they knew what it was from the beginning. T... : Arceihn
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                        Overall they definitely have a goal, but clearly some of the stuff in s3- and on are tacked on later (ver... : d fluke
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                          Actually I'd argue that the second season is the worst offender. You're right, though - but what I'm sayi... : Arceihn
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                            Yeah, it's just a unique problem with having so detailed and long-running stories that some of the stuff ... : d fluke
                            • I think S2 and S3 suffered from that stuff because ABC wanted longer seasons, thus filler was required. S... : Bamtan
  • more like "SCIENCE FACT" amirite? : chilln
• I've been enjoying Breaking Bad lately : dirge23
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  Homicide: life on the street, season 1&2 : vikramwillrock
  • NY Undercover, too. : Cihte
  • ^^^ plus you'll see a bunch of people from The Wire in it : qwpeoriu
  • Definitely. Though I think the whole series is good. : tomservo
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  nothing will measure up to the wire. nothing i have found anyway. check out generation kill. that's prett... : d0pamine
  • Fuck yea it is. : d0gbert
• MAD MEN : notd665
• The Shield, Dexter, The Unusuals, Breaking Bad. : kramweil
• Deadwood : VuduChild
• The Shield : ninjase
• I watch a ton of mainstream tv so when I first checked out The Wire I was a little confused and found it ... : Birchman

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  Hey, let's give them a bigger screen and more power! : sanchez
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    and a bigger hard drive and a better graphics card. : capt tripps
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      I think something like this probably needs a different name : randomposter
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        labtop : Spezzer
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          notebook : Melll
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            lablab : Spezzer
            • desktop : Ride-My-Rocket
        • they can be found near car bumbers. : jwnin
      • notnetbook : Beef-
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  Keyboards are too cramped as well : Serpico74
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    This is really my only complaint, otherwise they're great for what they're advertised (i.e., email and we... : K1Bond007
    • the 10" ones with ~92% full size keyboards are pretty usable, 9" ones are worthless to me because of the ... : derelict515
• What else would you want to use it for? It's just meant to surf and email while sitting on the couch, ma... : Visceral Monkey
• they should make them larger and more powerful. Maybe disconnect the screen and keyboard and have all the... : aeg1x
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  I think it'd be nice to have one just to read pdfs on the go. Can the Kindle do that too? : DonkeyPopsicle
  • iphone can : aeg1x
  • I'd agree with this in the tablet form factor. I've got a friend who does it with his mini9 and it just l... : hawkeye
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    They can but you have to convert them, etc. Easy out of the box pdf reading would be so great, my only re... : Serpico74
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      well that's a bummer :( : DonkeyPopsicle
      • It's a minor thing. I only use it to read books and the occasional newspaper/magazine, but if I ever want... : Serpico74
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  it could be good for portable media watching / listening also. i want a netbook, but i want one with the ... : qwpeoriu
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    Same. I keep getting tempted to get an 1000HE, though. : Link.
    • 1000HE is great for some xvid rip watchin' : rgoer
    • yah.. I think at this point I'll wait till Windows 7 is out. I'd rather have that on one, then Windo... : Shadowdane
• use the VGA port and hook it up to a LCD TV I do that and use the wireless to stream movies : quadalupeupe
• Which kind do you have? Do any of them come with dvd burner/player? : Melll
• The keyboard is what bugs me. I'm sure this will be fixed soon if not already. : dmason
• i've been thinking of getting one to take on trips with me, so i can at least browse the internet while o... : mindmann
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  is this a serious post? did you REALLY expect a netbook to do anything outside of those 3 activities? : Korban
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    it's not very useful as a sex implement, either. : xsoulbrothax
    • not enough battery life : xsoulbrothax
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      It makes terrible coffee. : ThomW
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        Not optimal for home defense. : SockMonkeh
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          It smells pretty bad as well. : TwiLyght
          • Especially after sex. Which it sucks at. : Githyanki
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    Korban, I was at least hoping to use infranview to resize images but the height of the resize menu is to ... : stgdz
    • don't the menus scroll if they are too tall? : jcupitt
• amazing, because that is pretty much what they are for : CoRDS
• Is this a troll? : lodit
• isnt that the point of em : dantastic
• the iphone is crap for trying to write a novel too. : erotic sock
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  can they run WoW at low resolutions? : yautja
  • the 1000HE has similar specs to my work full laptop and it can. : dantastic
  • The mini 9 is pretty painful at native resolution on low settings, it was almost smoothly playable at 800... : boarder2
• Net. Book. Get it? : freakynipples69
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  In other news: Water is wet, grass is green, fire is hot. : Arcanum
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    Ha ha, my grass isn't green. I bet you feel silly now. : elwood00
    • pffffffffffft : deject
• bwaahahahahaha : glio1337
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  Aren't the Ion-based laptops supposed to be good enough to allow you to play WoW or L4D? : Ride-My-Rocket
  • laptops netbooks : Ride-My-Rocket
• and? what part of 1024x600 resolution did you not understand? : deject

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  i like how they only picked blacked people for the footage. seems like white people don't like chicken. : Hoax
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    I believe that's africaned-americaned. : trove
    • i just call them negroed. : Hoax
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    Even if that were the case, why does it even matter? Why should it be offensive to imply that a certain ... : fishbone
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      because its fucking stupid, black people do not have any more love for watermelons and chicken than the r... : Hoax
      • fuck yea, I'm german and I lo...... wait... I'm waiting into a trap here. : askedrelic
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        um are you serious? popeye's is like the epicenter for blackness : scorpiusman
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          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ4B7G8Rw3Q : Hoax
          • I love that clip! : swenkcahs
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        Actually black people LOVE chicken. I lived in the Caribbean for nearly two years and their main dish out... : 5150Joker
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          I mean hell white people love white bread, what's the big problem here? : scorpiusman
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            im white, i hate white bread. Is your world falling apart? :( : burning eye
            • holy shit, are you ok? : scorpiusman
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            I dunno..I love hamburgers..and I love chicken too. : 5150Joker
            • confused about your identity aren't you? : Hoax
        • Actually people love chicken. I've been many places and they all eat piles of chicken. : vigilante
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        Different ethical groups tend to eat certain foods more than others. It's is not genetic but that doesn'... : WhatIsThisFor
        • if we were talking about asian immigrants ok but this were a bunch of fat african americans. the tendency... : Hoax
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        So it's offense to imply that a certain group of people enjoy a certain food "because its fucking stupid"... : fishbone
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          it's a negative stereotype and yes it is offensive. : burning eye
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            I guess I fail to see how a food can be considered a negative stereotype. : fishbone
            • and what makes food preference a negative stereotype, while stereotyping the size of a body part (psst, t... : fishbone
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              http://xa8.xanga.com/f1fc920a49134178919628/m136561582.jpg http://www.freewebs.com/black-legacy/Racist-p... : burning eye
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                I never really understood it though. No matter how wrong it is, what is negative about it? I'd caricatu... : DonkeyPopsicle
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                  because the ingredients were cheap the idea was that only the poor would eat it. Shit, a quick google se... : burning eye
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                    sure, so there was a reason then. Does anyone think like that now? It obviously didn't connect in my mi... : DonkeyPopsicle
                    • The racism behind the stereotype doesn't just disappear, hence the reason it's still used in a disparagin... : burning eye
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                      obviously it didn't connect in your mind because 2 minutes ago you had no idea about it until burning eye... : Hoax
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                        It's only a stereotype because people insist upon being offended by it. : the_burd
                        • most black people not included : fishbone
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                        no, it's doesn't make any sense for it to be offensive since there's no real social connection today betw... : DonkeyPopsicle
                        • So because friend chicken is eaten by all people, the racism behind the stereotype is gone. Right... tha... : burning eye
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            How is a negative stereotype? What's negative about loving fried chicken. : SockMonkeh
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              And maybe if black people didn't want to be associated with loving friend chicken they should stop loving... : SockMonkeh
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                we just had this conversation. : burning eye
                • Stop being racist, burning eye. : SockMonkeh
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          easily, read the comment above. asian immigrants may like their rice but a bunch of fat americans that... : Hoax
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            hoax have you ever gone to popeye's? you never answered my question, it's like a 10:1 ratio there. : scorpiusman
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              no i never have been to popeye's. and even if the ratio would be 10:1 would it would not make it less of ... : Hoax
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                I suggest going to one, come on at least try it out! : scorpiusman
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                  wtf no!? since i'm not black and i'm afraid they are gonna rob me or pass my skinny white ass around like... : Hoax
                  • well there's always that, but if you bring a friend who's black it should be ok : scorpiusman
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                all footage must carefully reflect population norms or it's racist! : DonkeyPopsicle
                • if the anchors are a bunch of smug white chicks and the overall context of the shown footage is of dubiou... : Hoax
              • It may also be that the neighborhood is predominantly black as well. Two commonalities come together to m... : Sailor of Fortune
          • maybe, but without any data it's hard to make any proclamations. You have to at least admit the possibil... : DonkeyPopsicle
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    Perhaps this particular establishment resides in an area with a higher percentage of African American res... : skinlab133
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      lol you mean an all black ghetto? no mexican ,asian or white made the footage but a bunch of fat negros ... : Hoax
      • not even possible that they stood there for 10 minutes and filmed the 5 cars of people who showed up? fuc... : MrBig0
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      I can drive to the whitest part of town here and the popeye's still has predominately black people in it,... : scorpiusman
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        it's like panera bread, man that place is so fucking white! : scorpiusman
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          racist : fishbone
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            racist : scorpiusman
            • racist : niceguynick
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    I love fried chicken and watermelon. How have they not merged the two yet? : Godhatesfatpeople
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      Fried Watermelon that has legs? : soggybagel
      • Nah, white meat's better than dark, so it'd have to be watermelon with breasts. Wait...a...second...! : Ebu
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      black people suck at science. : wetard
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        i knew i could count on you. i'd have posted it myself but it would have clashed with my line of argument... : Hoax
        • yeah someone would've aha!'d you. : wetard
  • lol yeah, Channel 13 continuing our commitment to show ridiculous clips of negroes we can all laugh at! : wetard
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    maybe no white people came by when they were filming? : AllYourBase
    • Who was holding the camera??? : Godhatesfatpeople
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    It's Popeyes, not KFC. it's like 50 to 1 black to white customers. : Slowtreme
    • You wanna know how awesome the local Popeyes in Rochester? They have paid security with loaded guns at ou... : askedrelic
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    Turkey is the white mans chicken. : jingletard
    • ever since watching gigli i cant eat turkey any more. : Hoax
  • all the white people were at KFC : gmd
• ahhhh lazy, fat black people! : scorpiusman
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  lol I've been to those locations before :( I hate most people in Rochester, they are so stupid and si... : askedrelic
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    Fuck you man. If I went to popeyes and they were out of chicken I'd fucking riot. : soggybagel
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      once I went to popeyes and the whole restaurant was closed. so I went across town to the other one and i... : spiderfill
      • Once I went to Popeyes and got the popcorn shrimp... what the fuck was I thinking? : snuff
    • Same and i have given the manager at my local popeyes and ear full more than once cause they never have s... : RetroRedEyeJr
• ahahha that first woman yelling at the recording was fucking hilarious : AllYourBase
• -__- O__O No Chicken!? : DM7
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  Comon now, KFC is just as good or better? : posito
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    No red beans and rice. So...no. : LilCrypto
    • Yeah and the biscuits are killer too. : Dynotaku
  • The Colonel kinda looks like a plantation owner... : snuff
  • This is the worst post of this thread. : freshyk
• I came for the hilarious video, I stayed for the racist comments : snuff
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  i wish there was a global pandemic. i really do. : mindshot
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    i'm down with this. : MrBig0
    • oh shit, i forgot those were just black people in the video, i'm racist and want blacks to die obviously : MrBig0
• DO TO HIGH DEMAND : valael
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  Those two news anchors are pretty. How come they get two women? I've only ever seen one male and one fema... : Sailor of Fortune
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    The one on the left is the man. : DM7
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      I'd still watch them do each other. Popcorn? : Sailor of Fortune
      • Agreement. : DM7
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  AMERICA : Drewus
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    Also BLACK PEOPLE : Drewus
    • And PEOPLE THAT DRIVE CARS : Drewus
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    AMERICANS : posito
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      CHICKENS!! : Drewus
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        FRIKKIN CHICKEN DROUGHTS!! : niceguynick
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          I'm having chicken tonight, no joke : scorpiusman
          • STOLE ALL THE CHICKEN : Drewus
  • hahaha. WHY ARE TEHSE PEOPLE ALL IN HUGE CARS? WHY ARE THEY ALL FAT? WHY ARE THEY ALL ON MOBILE TELEPHONE... : aeg1x
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwoeOKxnG1c Reminded me of this video....... : suicidemachine
  • ahahaha omg : AllYourBase
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    hahah, interested to see what Hoax or burning eye think of this : fishbone
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      http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/06/AR2006100601357.html : Hoax
      • I had to watch Birth of a Nation in a university class. It made me cringe. :| : Rice-Rocketeer
  • You hear me? :D : DM7
  • YUP.....YUP......YUP......YUP lol : niceguynick
  • LOL. Speechless : Mrc32
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  Racist comments aside, it's funny the sense of entitlement people have. They ran out of chicken. Tough ... : owly
  • You should see people who are as old if not older than my parents throwing tantrums when they have to wai... : Godhatesfatpeople
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  the best part of this thread is where hoax goes all politically correct on everybody's ass : [fry]
  • hey fry, let's go shoot shit and get a bucket of chicken : scorpiusman
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    in his world if you pick a predominately indian part of town and interview people trying to go to the ind... : [fry]
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      in his world, right? in his world. : burning eye
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        (in his world) : burning eye
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          http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=17142361 only some stereotypes are bad ok : fishbone
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            all stereotypes are generally considered bad. : burning eye
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              which begs the question, did you click the link? : fishbone
              • yes, i did. This really isn't worth arguing about anymore. : burning eye
      • WHAT DO YOU MEAN, YOU PEOPLE?!?! : MrBig0
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  HOW I GONNA FEED MY FAMILY?! : gyokuro
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    I love the bit where the guy says "We've been looking forward to this day!" Like eating some greasy di... : Drewus
    • Yeah that's the part that made me lol. : eldiablo01
    • someone needs to tell them that Popeye's isn't the only fast food restuarant in existance and that the fo... : gyokuro
    • You can get chicken any day but only save 5 dolla once in a lifetime. : Mrc32
• How does this take 2 minutes of airtime to get through? : gakera
• LOL See them in the end of the video they all holding their laugh : Melll
• man those poor guys sure have nice cars : filthysock
• God this thread is so fucking awesome. : soggybagel
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  Lol it's even better in minneapolis, they didn't even have the special!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=... : lasercat
  • oh weird John Najarian the heart doctor(and father of those 2 cnbc dorks) used to own that popeye's--iron... : gyokuro
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54ApYZ-XpHw : scorpiusman
    • I love this so much. I have watched this 10000 times over the years. http://wheredagoldat.ytmnd.com/ : Mrc32
  • hahahah. "they have a nine piece for $9.99" "But that's not $4.99." "noooo" : mindmann
  • WE GOIN TO KFC : Mrc32
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ynrrqjt-XWI&feature=related#watch-vid-title : Rigg5
  • Wow just wow... LOOK AT ALL THEM : Melll
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    RACISM AT ITS FINEST FOLKS : scorpiusman
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      i think you're missing the point here. : burning eye
      • racist : scorpiusman
  • lol : randomposter
  • so awesome : FrayLo
• This is a problem that can only be fixed by opening up more Roscoe's Chicken & Waffles locations. : Godhatesfatpeople
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  " Chicken Tetrozini!! " : med1c
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EU2W-C8Mo30 : scorpiusman
• Best. Thread. Ever. : XSilencedXDream