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  Maarty. What are you changing it to, and why? : Dave-A
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    I would think that the "why" is pretty obvious. : Chunks
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      He doesn't like Modest Mouse anymore? : sKetchflow
      • It's still a good album. : pyide
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    Dave-A you should change your name to just Dave. : fishbone
    • we go forward here on the shack. Dave-B : j0nchan
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      Oh, don't think I didn't covet that name with burning desire. Some fucker took it who hasn't posted since... : Dave-A
      • That is so gay : fishbone
• Oh god. : lightly inclined
• 1) No u. 2) There is no changing. There is only registering a new name. : rock elf
• pandastrong is taken : acheron
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  why do a lame thing like that? : .Jayson
  • jayx77 was such a fag : yosemiteclimber
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  just change it to something horrible (everyone does) and then just message a mod : redfive
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    OK. Can someone ban my other account, or whatever else needs to be done? : underground banana plantation
    • lol : c0bra
    • wow : DJ Clipdat
    • Textbook case here : dognose
    • hahahhaha...ban both please...lol : deathofrats
    • Really? I mean. REALLY? : obiquatro
    • And scene. : brickmatt
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      why do people do this : electroly
      • Exactly. : Xin Jing Client 1a
    • and hilarity ensues... : sKetchflow
    • lol holy shit. : pancake humper
    • i absolutely love it : Mr.SEX
    • done. enjoy your new identity. your secret is safe with me. : hirez
    • For some reason I read this as Banana Hammock. : sigpro
    • oh lord : NastyJack
    • hahaha : pyide
    • hahaha <3 : minigomp
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      hahahaha oh man : mikecyb
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        you know now that I am over my initial reaction I have to say this is a pretty good change. you didn't d... : mikecyb
        • very true acyberneticmichael, both names have equal amounts of ridiculousness. : hirez
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          acybernetickeats was great and not ultrawtf at all. It's from a book I liked and references a poet I lik... : thief
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            it probably would have been so much better if you used spaces. : pancake humper
            • And not messed it up with acyberkinetickeats the first time through :P : thief
          • nope, still sucks. : yosemiteclimber
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            it was pretty horrible even though the book was good :( : DonkeyPopsicle
            • I don't see why. Maybe I'm just too biased. : thief
          • somewhere a giant beret just fell from the sky, confusing several startled natives : GloriousCow
          • i thought your name had something to do with the Terminator movies. lol : Mmmmmoo
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            it was probably the worst name change i've ever seen on here : electroly
            • What about a cybernetic byron?! : thief
          • Every time I look at that name I think it's something about buying tickets online. : action wombmate
          • A Cybernetic Micheal Keaton : DrWaffles
          • it's the cybernetic that makes it suck. : devi| dog
          • I liked it thief, my name sucks though so I'm hardly a reference. : azenmaster
          • No it was ultrawtf and dumb. : ieGod
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          what are you, the name change reviewer? : carnivore
          • that's what it says on my business cards : mikecyb
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          bamtan is an awesome fucking nick, i get a slight chuckle every time i see it, reminds me of a retarded b... : papaskot
          • http://images.encyclopediadramatica.com/images/b/b2/Batdance.gif : abovedefault
    • sup pandastrong, jr. : yoonix
    • hahahaha : acheron
    • lol, peters4life : DonkeyPopsicle
    • what ...... the ...... fuck : virus
    • hahah awesome, rock on UBP : GloriousCow
    • fail lol : Iwannaacura
    • Hahahaha Oh god I am in tears. : S1ing B1ade
    • hahahahahahahaha * breath * haahahahahahaha : Marauder IIC
    • hahaha : lightly inclined
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      why : dahanese
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        ubp has a backstory, the moon and antarctica was just a name i stole from a band i used to like. : underground banana plantation
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          it has no back story with us so you just have a stupid inside joke with yourself now. and yeah i think th... : dahanese
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            isn't almost every username a stupid inside joke with oneself? : underground banana plantation
            • you know i'm really not sure. you may have a point. : dahanese
            • NOT AT ALL : DonkeyPopsicle
            • Touche. : dumb.
            • What are you talking about? : bitter ego
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              Mine means nothing actually. : terath
              • That must be exhausting. : underground banana plantation
            • Mine's not : action roommate
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              Dammit. : sevogajre
              • Josh told me yours. : spazzium
            • Mine indicates a profession, not a stupid inside joke, thank you very much. : lolpatrol
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              mine wasn't a joke at all until some fucks made it one ;`( : mwasher
              • lol : feek
            • +inf : CRasterImage
            • nope. mine is irrelevant no matter who you ask. : erotic sock
            • Mine's pretty obvious. : DOOManiac
            • mine's just a nickname i've had since forever : the_burd
            • yea : mega man
            • I don't know what you're talking about. : smegmar
            • of course. : Lightbulb
          • Fuck. : FirstPersonCooter
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          please explain backstory to justify the name change : Mmmmmoo
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            fruit betwixt inner thighs on the DL... : massdev
            • oic : Mmmmmoo
            • hahah : Landrosradick
            • I think massdev just peeled upb's banana... : okhelosir
    • perfect. : Head Rush
    • mission accomplished, redfive. mission accomplished. : trOmblyj
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      is the failwhale on vacation again? : Downforce
      • Probably at work or sleeping right now. : ArcKnight
      • that train is due in at 7:20 : pancake humper
    • actually....that's not bad at all. the first name change that wasn't obviously for the worse. good job! : mindmann
    • *slow clap* : Bamtan
    • sounds like anal sex or dvda something : das_runt
    • this is one of those rare posts that requires both loling and infing : itsjames
    • omg. this is the posterchild for a shack name change ban. : steelsamurai
    • BTW this is indeed original. No results on google for "underground banana plantation". You're the first! : S1ing B1ade
    • good one : prime8
    • UBP is a pretty good abbreviation since no one has anything like that right now. : haiku
    • ahahaha this is fucking awesome : yosemiteclimber
    • mad props : fathertime
    • i think i bought a shirt at the Underground Banana Plantation store at the Biltmore Fashion Mall : Dave-A
    • hahaha that's awesome : Nitrium
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      Man, I can only imagine what the reaction to my other consideration would have been: couscous by convecti... : underground banana plantation
      • hybrid hummus hamartia : Dave-A
      • This is your username on a message board not the quote you want on your tombstone. : abrasion
      • were you just trying to think of the longest name possible? : DonkeyPopsicle
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        Dude, you're picking a goddamn screenname, not naming a band you've just formed in your garage. : Vincent Grayson
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          I am actually confused by this. Which one do you think should require more effort? : OverloadUT
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            It's not about the effort, just the use. Underground Banana Plantation is something I can see being okay ... : Vincent Grayson
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              I don't see any reason why forum names should have any criteria, except perhaps not being deliberately in... : underground banana plantation
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                I guess I think of it much as I would a real name...do I want people to have to type it out every time th... : Vincent Grayson
                • UBP is fine. As for Shackmeets, I really see no difference between someone introducing themselves as any ... : underground banana plantation
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                  I only ever consider whether the name can be shortened to one syllable. It works pretty well. For ArcK... : ArcKnight
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                    That's my primary ideal when I choose online handles too. In a game, someone can just shout out 'Fox'. Pr : Arctic Fox
                    • UNDERGROUND BALLISTIC PENIS!!! : Vorlonesque
            • maybe he wants to be easily found on google when his girlfriend or family learns his shackname. : TwiLyght
        • haha, both of those are band names I've kicked around at various points of drug use/inebriation/spontaneo... : underground banana plantation
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        Spacebased Desalination Plant : Beady
        • haha, I like this one too. : underground banana plantation
      • Myopic Horizontal Oscilator : zakazi
      • i was hoping it was mr.sex2 : Mr.SEX
    • I thought this was a character account seizing the oppourtunity. this is what scientologists actually b : abrasion
    • I am actually in support of this change : OverloadUT
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      I can't believe that wasn't already registered! : Haku-Jin
      • hahahaha : Slowtreme
    • there should be an age check on all but disney websites. only kids change their names like that : Luminair
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      lols crit DM7 for 9999! DM7 dies. : DM7
      • Should have hit the defense cap, silly orc. : matrix
    • Never thought anyone would top peters4life, well done. : stonedonkey
    • HOLY SHIT HAHAHA : MagicWishMonkey
    • 27 lols on first post so far : abovedefault
    • That's a rather long username. I wonder what the max is. : DrWaffles
    • i like this new, stupider, name : qwpeoriu
    • Are underground bananas carrots? : Gonzo
    • k. : bakanoodle
    • oh no you didn't. : g0nk
    • Aaaaand he delivered. : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • Maybe we should form a co-op. : mechanicalgrape
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      RING RING RING RING UNDERGROUND BANANA PLANTATION PHONE!! : askedrelic
      • hahahahaha : Trips
    • you now hold 1st & 2nd longest shacknames. . .way to cover your tracks. . . : goatjc
    • oh jesus h : onji
    • wtf.... : r_picmip 5
    • there are certain times I'm almost happy that I'm too busy to shack : Degenerate
    • i like this, it is a good change although modest mouse is awesome and that album rocks. : DrFlammable
    • wow. like mentioned earlier, you aren't naming an obscure indie band, you're picking a handle. : the city
    • Oh wow! I thought this was a joke at first. It's funnier now that I know it's real. : ImageOmega
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  cyberkinetickeats? : mikecyb
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    you forgot the definite article : c0bra
    • INDEFINITE : c0bra
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  Me too I want to change it but I am scared somebody will track my ip address and ban me : Utopia
  • you can register a new one and let a mod know and it'll be fine. : mikecyb
• i like this name. =( don't ever change! : mindmann
• DO NOT CHANGE NAME 99.9% of all name changes suck. especially ones like xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx : Iwannaacura
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  message a mod. we'll take care of it for you. if we like you. : hirez
  • it's a trick. the mods don't like anyone : c0bra
• i miss my old names, do not do this. : spaceless
• Girl problems? : Sailor of Fortune
• you already changed it once : RikiTiki2
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  Stop in the name of all that is good in this world. My god man. What happened to you in Europe?????! : PlanetPerfecto
  • Their godless socialism and drugs has turned him positively libertine! : SpaecKow
• we need a wiki of who was what, what they are now, and what they think they'll be in the future. : j0nchan
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  well, everyone just forgot who you were. : sparkly
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    ^^^ forum existentialist : underground banana plantation
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      ^^^ mister banana-grabber : Dave-A
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        underground = black market banana = penis plantation = slave : Sailor of Fortune
        • A MAN CHOOSES, A SLAVE OBEYS! : r3dn3ck
      • I never should have given up animation rights. : lolpatrol
• guess what, nobody knows who you are anymore, congrats! : opengl128

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  The idea is to motivate people to carpool, thereby saving money and reducing pollution. It's not about ha... : S1ing B1ade
  • By reducing the number of cars on the road via carpooling, it could be said you're making the highway mor... : Arcanum
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  it's to promote carpooling. : redfive
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    Does it actually work though? Wouldn't the money be better spent on improving traffic flow than promoting... : ieGod
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      Improving traffic flow is usually a major undertaking that involves a significant expenditure of material... : Ride-My-Rocket
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        The ones I've seen added here are always additional lanes. They don't replace an existing lane with HOV, ... : ieGod
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          Adding a single lane for HOV is still easier done than untaking a major overhaul of how traffic moves thr... : Ride-My-Rocket
          • I'm not saying that's even necessary. Adding a single lane will greatly improve traffic flow. Adding a la... : ieGod
    • Not sure. Though HOV lanes have existed long before the "green movement" : two50six
• But people in the HOV lanes have... 2 people per car. Or at least 1 person and 1 mannequin. : Dynotaku
• for the people using them they are a gift from god esp. when the lane to the right is going 10km/h : silversurfer
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  I think the amount of people that carpool is insignificant to the number of cars that are forced into few... : gmd
  • they are meant to punish non car poolers : boring gegtik
  • Depends on how they do it, I guess. The concurrent HOV lanes on 66 are a fucking joke. The separate HOV... : riptyde
• Good idea gone bad : Spoetzl
• it takes cars off the road and/or it makes it worse for people to then get them to carpool which thus tak... : Yanks
• they certainly help me get passed retards taking up 2+ lanes drives side by side at 10km/h under the spee... : gokart.
• Our HOV lanes became HOV/toll lanes. So you could either get a real-doll to ride with you, or pay someo... : hawke
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  IMO HOV lanes suck primarily because drivers who should never be in the left lane use it just because the : x4nth3
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    Hey man I am going the speed limit so you can just go around meeeeeeee Fuck I hate you left lane camper... : FrayLo
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      maybe you should slow down once in awhile. Are you really in that big of a hurry? : cltcprd
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        you're that guy : boring gegtik
        • I just like to get Fraylo all riled up. : cltcprd
        • i hate people without a sense of space they're the ones standing on the left side of an escalator or trun... : boring gegtik
    • God yes! Left lane should be passing only. Every place I've ever driven in with a left lane law has bee... : eugthinks
  • +inf'd : wendigo
  • In theory your post is sound about mass transit, but here is your problem. In order for myself to go les... : Q-ball
• mayor david miller can eat a fuckin green dick : dantastic
• You are not going to get a great answer here, just people biased to think one or the other is better! Yo... : skanky08
• it keeps the majority of the single car users on the road longer causing WAY more bad. : massdev
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  IMO, yes. When I had to drive into SF multiple times a week for rehearsal I would only drive if I had eno... : mysled
  • I think this really only works when people can have an alternative to driving. There's tons of commuters ... : mysled
• Parents with kids in their car. Should they be allowed in the HOV lane? Obviously, their kid isn't going ... : BlackCat9
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  green pandering. HOV lanes only work (ie move faster than normal traffic) when not enough people use ... : DapperDan
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    *in those cases where singles can pay for HOV lane use : boring gegtik
    • it's just a matter of time until places that don't do this change to that policy. governments can't resis... : DapperDan
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  They are the worst thing EVER and I want to kill the guy who designed it. Fuck him in his stupid face. Th... : bozer
  • Its sooo bad I was going to make a movie of it and put it on YouTube. Seriously its so bad. Please join m... : bozer
  • Can you imagine how much money the police must make off those guys though? Every time I'd drive into the ... : mysled

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• They've been doing that in Atlanta, too. The prices have ended in the reasonable range despite the aucti... : pyrogen
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  There's a new development here in Jersey that basically had to cut their prices in almost half in an atte... : yoonix
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    Where? The wife and I are looking to buy in the metro NYC area before the $8k tax credit expires at the ... : Ride-My-Rocket
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      The one I mean is deeper into Jersey. If you want closer to NYC, look at The Thread in Union City--they'r... : yoonix
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        Oh, here's a price list they're promoting right now, by the way. It's not the cheapest but the prices are... : yoonix
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          Still too expensive for us. We've seen a bunch of 950-1000 sqft 2BR places out in Kew Gardens (QNS) for ... : Ride-My-Rocket
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            Yeah, QNS would probably be cheaper than UC. If you want to go deeper into Jersey you can definitely do 2... : yoonix
            • Commute from Kew Gardens is fine, actually. It has access to both the E/F (35 mins to Penn Station) and ... : Ride-My-Rocket
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        That website makes that building sound like a douchebag. "The Scene", "The Buzz", "The Chance". : Ride-My-Rocket
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          haha, yeah, it's got a bit of that "hip" approach. The building is very modern, though, the amenities are... : yoonix
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            Yeah, I can see that being a really attractive deal for 20s-to-30s who still actively partake of the NYC ... : Ride-My-Rocket
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              Ah, well, if you don't spend as much time in the city, look at Passaic. There are a few luxury buildings,... : yoonix
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                Better, but living near the subway is ideal, since I refuse to buy/own a car and the wife can't drive (lo... : Ride-My-Rocket
                • Yeah, if you want public transportation then stay the hell out of Jersey. Not much you can do there. :( : yoonix
• oh man now I really need to move there : gmd
• I think there's some of that going on here in Dallas, too : action roommate
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  cool, I'd like a one bedroom. : whistletits
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    if you paid $1000/mo rent on that, you'd own it in 80 years!! and in the meantime, you get to pay for al... : proclone1
    • maybe you don't see the appeal because you fail at math : qwpeoriu
    • You aren't good with math are you? : baron calamity
    • rofl : judge
    • hahahahahahahaha : maulla
    • wait what : AllYourBase
    • (i think he meant 8 years.. still off but i don't know) : lakren
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      lol, at 1k/mo you'd own it in 80 months, which is less than 7 years. you probably shouldn't buy it thoug... : mikecyb
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        I don't get condos mikey, why would anyone want to live downtown within walking distance of everything th... : gmd
        • HOA fees can fuck right off, gmd : pancake humper
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          the closest grocery store to that place is Whole Foods world headquarters. You would go broke : wtf242
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            I live right next to a harris teeter, I go to 7-11 more:( : gmd
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              A man needs his cheese filled hot dogs. : FrayLo
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                last time I went to Harris Teeter I bought a $8-10 block of brie cheese and a huge piece of french bread ... : gmd
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                  how long does it take you to digest that? I wouldn't poop for a week : kgargs
                  • about a day, I was farting none stop though : gmd
              • to say nothing of the hot-dog-filled cheeses! : Majuju
      • dognose, that's not bad, though? : CrustaR
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        yes cuz there would be 0% interest : papaskot
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          80k @ 5% 30 year is $430 a month that is my fucking car payment : gmd
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            Gawd, 30 year?!? : CrustaR
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              15 yr would be $632.63, rent it out for $800 and you've got yourself a sweet little money maker. : one random winner
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                Also, that's with only 5% down, although still the 5% interest rate. : one random winner
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                  That's pretty good. What would an 8 yr look like? : CrustaR
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                    $80,000 mortgage at 5% would be $1012.79/month : one random winner
                    • From their on you start getting much higher per month, 5 year $80,000 @ 5% is $1,509.70/month, etc. : one random winner
              • Positive gearing is free money(tm) if you have the buying power. : SigENeaT
    • what : Yanks
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      I play video games, not math :< : askedrelic
      • You and me, Math Blaster deathmatch. Two fractions enter, the lowest common denominator leaves! : Ride-My-Rocket
    • I see you went to the KaboomzZz school of mathematics. : NastyJack
    • the interesting tag made it funny : kgargs
    • I'd own a condo so I wouldn't have to upkeep a huge lawn and property. : freakynipples69
    • amazing maths : opengl128
    • jesus christ dude : moshman
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      I'll go ahead and give a serious reply with a few resaons why some people like condos - Urban living ... : action roommate
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        Also, depending on the city and where you work, possibility to commute without owning a car can be pretty... : one random winner
        • Man, I would have to do a lot o' traveling if I lived downtown. I work up in North Austin. :O : CrustaR
    • I bet you work for the treasury. : skitzo
    • you and kaboom should fix the economy. : azenmaster
    • amen, and even in good times for real estate the money is in the land not the structure - a small house w... : mrtony
    • And now it's blue-tagged HAHAHAHAHHAHA CLASSIC : MercFox1
    • pweened : skanky08
    • look what you did. look. : virus
    • :( : ateam311
    • Well, at a more standard 20 or 30 year mortgage it's WAY cheaper. And paying off a condo and OWNING it a... : Freon
    • This is awesome. : Rice-Rocketeer
    • I can no longer make new memories because of this post. : two50six
    • .... and he was never heard from again. : MikkleThePickle
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      haha holy fuck, this is what happens after doing 10+ hours straight of payroll : ( : proclone1
      • wait, you made this post and you work in the fucking payroll division??? : sammyl
      • You might want to get someone to double check your work... : Arsenal
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  no, wait over 60 years old. I'll pass on this building. : whistletits
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    the building is 60 years old but they just renovated and redid the entire thing. it looks brand new. ever... : wtf242
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      look how ghetto it looks inside one of the units w-tits: http://www.brazosplacecondos.com/images/Luxury.j... : wtf242
      • God those things are sweet. : pancake humper
      • That's pretty ghetto : kgargs
      • selling my condo now and moving. : gmd
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        I don't like that ultra modern look. I also don't like buildings with concierge services (which that loo... : ra1n
        • all the new buildings here have them, totally gay. I just have a nice little key fob, no retarded passco... : gmd
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          I love concierge service !! I don't have to worry about being home to pick up a package, there is a ma... : qwpeoriu
          • Try having your dealer come over if you have a concierge. : ra1n
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            I like it too but I feel like I should be asking them to do more things for me given that my HOA dues are... : FrayLo
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              How much is your HOA? If you don't mind my asking... : action roommate
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                gayLos is the same as mine, $300 : gmd
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                  a month? What is it supposed to cover? : action roommate
                  • yes monthly, mine covers water, garbage, pool, retarded party room, building maintenance. : gmd
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                    Concierge/"doorman/woman" from 7am-11pm daily, garbage/recycling, outdoor hot tub, outdoor gas grill, sma... : FrayLo
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                      What happens if there's a plumbing problem. Do they fund the repairs or because it's in your unit you're... : action roommate
                      • If it's in my unit it's my responsibility. If it's a plumbing problem that is common to the building the ... : FrayLo
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                  I looked at a place that wanted $1750 / mo condo fee. That's insane. It included a concierge who wasn'... : ra1n
                  • that is retarded, even the uber expensive units in my building pay at most $500-600. : gmd
                  • hahahaha, what? f that noise. : action roommate
      • that looks like shit : whistletits
      • Looks nice. Condos that are superficially similar here are going for $400k+ : action roommate
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        no carpet? stark white walls? What are we living in, East Berlin circa 1970? : deathofrats
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          carpet is out of style dude. wood or concrete. You can paint the walls whatever color you like : wtf242
          • Not to mention carpet is disgusting. : phipple
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          Carpet? Seriously? I would never live anywhere that has carpeting, jesus fuck that's so 80's. : uncleanmonkey
          • Carpet is perfectly fine in bedrooms though. I hate hardwood floor in a bedroom. Fucking cold ass floor i... : pancake humper
      • Props to the decorator, but I'm not sure that really tells us much. : Freon
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    I bet they're better quality building material than is used in some cases nowadays : moshman
    • my building in arlington va is 20 years old and while the building itself and hallways look outdated all ... : gmd
  • older construction was often more sustainable. They're converting 100+ old buildings all over Boston int... : plunkymeadows
• auctions are all over now. I'm just waiting for the time when they tear down an empty condo building or ... : hamachi
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  Shit like this is happening all over the country. The property value of the condo I'm living in (Oakland)... : qwpeoriu
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    22 foot ceilings? How is living in a church? : drodver
    • lol, it's a loft. The bedroom ceiling is only about 8' (it would be probably 10', but there is a drywall ... : qwpeoriu
  • limestone in a bathroom sort of blows my mind. : packav
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  My first "home" is going to be a condo. : packav
  • too bad you won't own it for 80 years :( : ateam311
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  That's because the prices where inflated by over 100%. So what you're seeing now are reasonable prices. : Topaz
  • Austin really was not hit that hard by the housing bust though... 1st time i've seen auctions here : wtf242
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  How many Shackers are in Austin? : Lone Swordsman
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    2 or 3 of us I think. : monikerdaven
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      I am the other one. : mwasher
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        maybe some day I'll meet you guys... : .frame
        • your wife and my gf can go shopping. you can go drinking. : mwasher
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      I can guarantee you, without a doubt, that there are more than 3 austin shackers. : riedlos
      • no I'm pretty sure I'm right. I was just kidding, my guess is around 25 or so. : monikerdaven
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    Somebody here has an incomplete yet growing list in his profile : RikiTiki2
    • Geez, thorough. If I lived there, I could meet the legendary wtf242! : Lone Swordsman
  • at least 3 dozen or so. : deathofrats
• I would like a cheap place to rent downtown, thank you. : mwasher
• chicago i wish you had prices like that :( : Mr.SEX
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  I bought 500 acres and a 450,000 sqft mansion in montana for $80k : gmd
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    pfff in japan it's like $200,000 a month for a 70 sq ft apartment : Mr.SEX
    • he's telecommuting to his job in Japan from Montana but they're still paying him $2 million a year for l... : mrtony
  • dental floss tycoon? : retardhumper
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    Wyoming maybe, but not Montana :( : cltcprd
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      I remember reading about a movie tycoon that bought 27,000 acres out there a few years ago. : eldiablo01
      • not for $80k though :( : cltcprd
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    you might be able to do something like that but then you'd be living 200 miles from anything even remotel... : pukerat
    • I highly doubt it. If you can, please let me know and I'll buy it now. : cltcprd
• This happened in what was supposed to be a real ritzy part of Tampa. Well, the auctioning off of the con... : ImageOmega
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  Unfortunately the University of Texas is in Austin or it wouldn't be such a bad place. : Scotty22
  • Die in a fire! But I do hate college kids all the same. : Anastomosis
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  Shit, if I thought I could find a renter easily, I'd buy one of those small ones in a heartbeat : riptyde
  • maybe we can work something out? : mwasher
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    you have to remember that this is an auction... the 1st of it's kind in austin. These are not going to be... : wtf242
    • Yeah, and only one of them is starting at 80k. Similar models in that building are starting at 100k-140k... : skanky08
  • Plan on paying 160K for a one bedroom. : phipple
• Damnit, why isn't there anything like this in Chicago right now. : one random winner
• yeah, one of the developers in Vancouver did the same thing a couple months ago where they put all their ... : stump
• Is that the building that has no parking and central air that you can't adjust the thermostat on? If so,... : twifosp
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  when $80,000 for a one bedroom condo is a bargain price you know real estate prices are insane. My paren... : jccalhoun
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    this is by far my favourite kind of post in a real estate thread : boring gegtik
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      I mean gmd made fun of it like 10 posts up and yet it shows up in earnest : boring gegtik
      • it is quite fascinating b.g. : mwasher
    • it did take a while this time : opengl128
  • OUT IN THE COUNTRY : mwasher
  • some people like to live in the civilized world though. : FormerHPB
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    i bought 1000 acres in nunavut for $6!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : electroly
    • I'm too tired today. : zebosausamite
    • I should buy 60,000 acres then, and after I'm rich, build my zombie apocolypse shelter there. : one random winner
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    I would take city water for bathing over well water anyday. I would take well water for drinking over cit... : eldiablo01
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      Both of them suck, while you're more likely to get excess of the crap they put in city water when you dri... : one random winner
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        thats why they sell advanced filtration systems for well water. one of my best friends has well water and... : zerog83
        • essentially, that's the same idea, just at the entrance to your pipes instead of the exit. : one random winner
        • Yeah at our farmhouse there is a walk in closet filled with stuff that filters the water. It isn't bad wa... : eldiablo01
        • Guys, well water differs in quality from place to place. You can't just make a statement that well-water... : skanky08
  • Did you know that the Dutch bought the island of Manhattan for nothing more than A HANDFUL OF SHELLS? And... : tashtego
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    http://pancake_humper.shackspace.com/Apartment/ I just paid $834,995 for this place. : pancake humper
    • Where you bought is almost more important. : freakynipples69
    • whats the sq feet on that? where do you live. : mystikal
    • Yep, he's rich. : Lone Swordsman
    • $835k for a 1 BR? SHIT SON. : mystikal
  • lol : moshman
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    my 1 bdr was $15k : gmd
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      That wouldn't even get me a BATHROOM here. : pancake humper
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        my Bathroom was $7.25 : gmd
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          If you live within 50 miles of a major city I want your town name ASAP. : one random winner
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            I live in Siberia : gmd
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              Siberia... Alaska? : one random winner
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                Russia : gmd
                • That's not very close to Virginia... : one random winner
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              gmd and i go ice fishing and drink vodka together on friday nights : FrayLo
              • living the dream : gmd
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                he kills asians fraylo, watch out. : orgcaptainnemo
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                  he is the one who should be watching out, my people have a history : FrayLo
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                    A history of violence? : ShekkyBoy
                    • tentacle rape : Megara9
                    • small wangs : pancake humper
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    That seems pretty reasonable to me for a metro area. You get a lot of convenience along with that price. : nukewinter
    • it's dirt-cheap even for here two years ago one-bedrooms in that location were easily 300-400K : EvilDolemite
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  Austin, trying to be what its not. Move to Dallas. : TEXIT
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    what do you mean, texit? : EvilDolemite
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      I think he's alluding to the whole luxury condo thing. It's huge here. I don't really get his post th... : action roommate
      • i don't either. what is a city not supposed to build up? the alternative is urban sprawl sorry if he ... : EvilDolemite
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  Holy shit I should buy one just to have. That would rule. : virus
  • damn inflated cali-money. lol : monikerdaven
• Damn, some of those look awesome : MercFox1
• This is happening everywhere right now :( : two50six

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  In outer space, I poop from there? : grandmasterlee
  • Resistance is futile. NOT RIGHT NOW ITS NOT! : Phil
  • WE EAT OUR OWN FARTS : j0nchan
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  FUCK YOU! Glad you liked it! I get to see it Thursday night after work. Arghhhghg I cannot wait. : orgcaptainnemo
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    ^^^ This Thursday, a WEEK early. : orgcaptainnemo
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      I'm bragging someone high five me. : orgcaptainnemo
      • ^5 : atom519
      • No. I'd mug you for the tickets if I were closer. : Jonathan
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  I'm not a Doctor, I'm a Rider of Rohan? : hawke
  • you forgot the "Damnit, Jim!" : Cheeziologist
  • It's weird all the ads seem to focus on Kirk and Spock, I don't recall seeing Bones at all. : Dynotaku
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  How'd you see it so early? That's not fair. I'm seeing next Thursday at the imax and I'm so excited. Some... : marmite
  • A friend of mine works at the cinema and they had some spare tickets to a private showing thing. I think... : chazums
  • Gonna order my imax tickets now, can't wait. : ShekkyBoy
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  I'm going next Friday and it can't come soon enough. Did you read Star Trek Countdown? Was wondering if... : grabbie
  • Nope, sorry. : chazums
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    Its worth it if you wanna find out what the TNG crew is doing now. : Edges
    • tng ended with a poker game, the sky's the limit : Luminair
  • I thought it was pretty awesome. I can't remember the last time I read a comic and liked it. I'm a huge... : WhatIsThisFor
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  Pretty much my exact thoughts as well. I keep telling my non-Star Trek loving friends they will love it.... : atom519
  • I saw the early trailer on the Iron Man dvd and it really had the throwback vibe working. : Lightzout
• Must. Resist. Urge to trek out ... noooo : rosewood
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  what was the line? : hamachi
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    I'll monitor your frequency : chazums
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      said as (plot spoiler) Ohura stares lovingly into Spocks eyes : chazums
      • hahahah I can't wait to get this on dvd then! : hamachi
      • oh fuck why did i read this. : orgcaptainnemo
• Thats the biggest cock I've ever seen on a man ? : retardhumper
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  :D :D :D :D :D :D God damn, time to order IMAX tickets. Any OC Shackers want to meet up at the Spectrum?... : Greymatter42
  • Sure! : davantalus
  • I'm most likely headed there either way since I live nearby. : Senate5000
  • I've set up at Shackmeet listing. I'll make a formal post tonight and see how many people want in. A conc... : Greymatter42
• What was the Captain's Log, Stardate...? We need to know! : Prototype
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  How are the warp speed effects? Granted it's a reboot, but I hope they did a retro version of the ST:TMP... : Xin Jing Client 1a
  • I couldn't tell you, they did a good job of keeping the old style whilst still making things look modern ... : chazums
• What about the cupholders in the theater? Were the seats comfy? : deveus1
• would non-star trek fans and non-geeky people like it? : Mmmmmoo
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  Is Picard in the movie? : WhatIsThisFor
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    They're saving him for the Michael Bay version of TNG : Sailor of Fortune
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      Michael Bay directing a TNG movie would be the best movie EVER EVER EVER made. : orgcaptainnemo
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        "The ice is freezing faster than it is melting!" : Sailor of Fortune
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          Picard would be like "No no no no no no" <CUE ENTERPRISE FLYING BETWEEN BUILDINGS!> : orgcaptainnemo
          • Teenage Picard would be hilarious though. Him checking his face for pimples and his breath before picking... : Sailor of Fortune
      • The line must be drawn here! [and then Alfre Woodard explodes in a mammoth fireball] : Enkidu
  • I can't imagine he would be. He's in the prequel comic though. : Vincent Grayson
• early showing? : Lightzout
• So you took a cam to it and recorded a bootleg version for us right...right? : 5150Joker
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  Howard Stern got a screening of Wolverine: Origin and thought it was great. He liked it better than Iron ... : prime8
  • My friend and the cinema said Wolverine was ok. : chazums

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  Alan Moore has basically became Spider Jerusalem in his older age : wtf242
  • Yeah I always thought Transmetropolitan sucked and was overrated. : Fayk
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  He is not cool anymore? I'll get him out of my TOP BLOKES list inmediately. : excessus
  • theres a myloft.com? : edge198
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  you have to keep in mind that he is batshit insane. writes good stuff, but a lunatic. : NeoMoose
  • I was ok with all that wiccan, snake god stuff until he shat on the medium that gave him the ability to w... : edge198
• Just because he writes interesting stuff doesn't mean he's not a loon. : cerealSAM2
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  I don't know, I think the majority of comics are terrible, superhero comics at least. They have these sho : Dynotaku
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    Those comics have been written though, even if they are out-of-continuity. And DC comics can only do w... : edge198
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      I'm more referring to things like Y: the last man, Incognito, Scalped(which I got into after dognose ment... : edge198
      • and even league of extradinary gentlemen, which the fucker wrote : edge198
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        So basically if you want good comic book writing, superhero comics aren't ever going to win any awards. ... : Dynotaku
        • There is good superhero stuff, just not the necessarily in continuity stuff. Good superhero stories would... : edge198
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        I think I cannot take credit for Scalped; I have not read this and do not know what it is : dognose
        • I think its pretty good then, but it was your mention that got me to pick up issue 1 and 2 : edge198
• I think anyone that's read Watchmen can pretty accurately figure out Alan Moore's take on comics. : Deathlove
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  Wow, check out his wiki photo. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Moore : stump
  • sup Hagrid : prime8
  • Moore is a practicing magician who worships a Roman snake deity named Glycon which he acknowledges to be ... : Godhatesfatpeople
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  Comics are shit. They're fun but that doesn't mean they're not shit. Anyone who thinks that fucking Sandm... : SpaecKow
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    No one said they aren't fantasies, Hell I'll be the 1st one to say that, but so are most literary works. ... : edge198
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      In my opinion that gives him the right, more than anyone else, to shit on comics. He's at the epitome of ... : SpaecKow
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        Was at the epitome, back in the 80's. Now it' more "bratty kid whose been surpassed and doesn't want to a... : edge198
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          haha, who writes better than Moore? : SpaecKow
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            Garth Ennis. : Godhatesfatpeople
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              Really? Dude who's main move is characters with fucked up faces and names like Shitmouth? : SpaecKow
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                Are you only talking about Preacher? Because his other work is awesome too. : Godhatesfatpeople
                • I'm also talking about his Punisher stuff. : SpaecKow
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              Brian K. Vaughn Mark Millar Grant Morrison. Thats just 3 to start with : edge198
              • Brian K. Vaughn is awesome too. : Godhatesfatpeople
              • Ultimates was cool and all but Millar is not better than Moore. The other writers who I think have manage... : SpaecKow
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    What makes Sandman not real literature? What about Gaiman's actual 'books' -- do those count? : thief
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      Because they don't have hard covers and don't come with monocles taped on the inside. : Godhatesfatpeople
      • the monocles are for the rerelease : edge198
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      It's all real literature, it's just not very good literature, if sandman is blowing your mind with its pl... : SpaecKow
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        I've read a lot and do read a lot and will continue to read a lot. it's one of the few things an English... : thief
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          I think you know what they are. Where exactly is the pretension in putting Mark Twain or Charles Dickens ... : SpaecKow
          • You're just wrong. I have a Master's in English, and have read English literature extensively. Sandman ... : TShandy
• He's been doing the curmudgeon bitter old man shtick for years. It's one of the reasons people got so sic... : Godhatesfatpeople
• cranky cultural critics always think things are getting worse. Alan Moore is just playing the stereotype... : DonkeyPopsicle
• Warren Ellis : Link.

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  No one watches BSG's because the stupid god fucking damned theme SPOILED THE EPISODE every time, so I had... : abrasion
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    Yeah, I always looked away and wondered why the fuck you would have an intro like that. Glad the finale d... : Beady
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      I never watched the show, how did the intro spoil the episode? : fishbone
      • they'd show clips of the episode in the intro. i'm not sure what the point was. : Mmmmmoo
      • it was like a 3 second flash forward teaser : Thomas Hace
  • It would be nice if they replaced the drumming montage with just straight up action scenes from past seas... : Sailor of Fortune
  • I am pleased that other viewers also did this. : Hyper-r3v
• hawaii five 0 : retardhumper
• I always thought this one was fun http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcaSfn9iNXU : Marauder IIC
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  Man I love the BSG theme. But not as much as season 1 Wire. : crummynz
  • Season 1 was the best version of the theme for sure : bRAINsick
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  Airwolf, Knight Rider, and MacGyver are the only correct answers : mroizo40
  • Second Airwolf and Knight Rider. : DrWaffles
• I dunno. Band Of Brothers was good. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFsB4IuvP7o : Drewus
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  Batman: The Animated Series http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-u07UEDT5I&fmt=22 : DrWaffles
  • Can't forget this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qP-NglUeZU&feature=related : humbleone
• I watched the entire Six Feet Under series in like 3 weeks, I agree with this assessment : jimmy-buffett
• I like a lot of them but The Office theme is great. It's short but it always makes me happy. : stump
• Saved by the bell http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06YLubnWHGA : Iwannaacura
• Not my favorite, but its one I can't forget.. from watching it late at night so many times. http://www... : humbleone
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  House - Massive Attack : Godhatesfatpeople
  • Same. : ImageOmega
• Monk Season 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNKyLp6aoyQ 30 Rock: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq1N... : cptn.peachfuzz
• Probably just for the nostalgia factor; mst3k. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcUkKltAidM : Jenings
• Nip / Tuck intro is pretty neat... : dedgecko
• all of the Wire variations were pretty good : grendel
• the wire(season 1 or 2), xmen, the office.. a bunch of 80s and 90s cartoons : re4ctor
• I really like True Blood's opening http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH5gLSo3n64 : boredguy
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  Rescue Me has the radest theme of any tv show ever. I don't watch that show anymore, but the theme kicks ... : Geoffrois
  • http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=9623565 : Geoffrois
• Sanford and Son : Prozium
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  House : mikecyb
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    and Quantum Leap : mikecyb
    • Lol. : brickmatt
• True Blood The Wire House Nip/Tuck Runners Up: Rescue Me (pretty damn good after one season, but w... : thrallie200
• Clone High (normal): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZFdz2vwU20 Clone High (long): http://www.youtube.co... : Deathlove
• In no particular order A-Team Magnum PI Miami Vice Airwolf Greatest American Hero Original BSG : sigpro
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  Babylon 5 Season 3 Opening: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPPySgzHUtY Thought they changed the openi... : Sailor of Fortune
  • I loved what they were able to do with a simple scale. : eldersveld
• Probably Entourage http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j31B8tmSnSY : bRAINsick
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  i like dexter's theme : oHnOES
  • i like everything about that intro : mindshot
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CybozuChzNw : onji
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  LOST : notd665
  • But seriously, Dexter, True Blood, and Deadwood. : notd665
• 30 Rock : indosauros
• The Jeffersons : Rag and Bone Man
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  I just love...30 Rock http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOx-gqoB2Nw : notd665
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n77auNQDiPk : rgoer
  • lol first thing i thought of : onji
• The Millennium theme was always one of my favorites: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJEyhemH_FM&fmt=18 : eldersveld
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  I like [scrubs] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmXCB45Mfik But to be honest, I get all tingly when I h... : cerealSAM2
  • the Buffy theme is awesome. I have an uberlong remix that I run to sometimes :) : jessipoo
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  Dr. Who is the only correct answer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF2x5IKxmAQ : strider_
  • fuck yes : rgoer
• Love Boat. No, really. : excessus
• Cowboy Bebop : kallanta
• The Office or Arrested Development! : choppp
• Boston Legal http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVXNZRwmYf0 I get so excited when i hear that theme =P : SigENeaT
• SEINFELD. EOT. : mrvandelay
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  Freakazoid. Definitely Freakazoid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uj9gherhoPw : sKetchflow
  • on a related note. LOL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJxmJia4ffU&feature=related : sKetchflow
• Miami Vice, The Wire S1, Boston Public, and The Greatest American Hero!!! : Dschinghis Khan
• Air Wolf : WhatIsThisFor
• The Rockford Files. : midgetherder
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  Wonderpets : El Tigre
  • what's gonna work?? : beastrabban
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  hijack: Anyone remember the show "weird tv"? It was around in the days of dialup, before internet vide... : re-verse
  • i remember it, and i thought it was awesome. : Dschinghis Khan
• Joel era MST3K : pyide
• Airwolf, A-Team, Hawaii 5-0 : AssGoblin