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  rob everyone... : Vanitas
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    I do but then I run out of weight capacity. I'm always having to drop things left and right. : Modica Sol Solis
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      Sell that stuff... or store stuff at your house in Megaton or Tennypenny Tower. Depending on what you ... : Shadowdane
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        wait, i get a house in megaton? : Modica Sol Solis
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          you can get a house somewhere by completing the bomb quest however you choose : derelict515
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            i want to blow it up because i hate those cultists, so i guess ill do all the quests first. : Modica Sol Solis
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              You can still complete those if you blow it up :) : Shadowdane
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                wtf, they'll all be dead. how does that work : Modica Sol Solis
                • the people you need to finish any main story quests survive as ghouls, after you blow it up. : Shadowdane
              • You can't complete all of them, but there is a surprise for one certain quest line. I honestly think the ... : ovrlrd
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              I felt the same way about those creeps, but now having finished the game I can say they're a downright pl... : Dave-A
              • So true. <3 Fallout 3 : cdbeckman
        • Or Ten Penny Tower : melkore
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          Until I got a house (in fact, I might not have gotten it yet - I backtracked a little), I just stored al : AxeMan808
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            Stuff out in the open can (and eventually will) vanish without a trace. Items placed in containers are a ... : ConfusedUs
            • I'm not so sure about that. I mean, I have upwards of 400 items (some in stacks of 50+) on the 2 platform : AxeMan808
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      just fast travel back to Megaton to sell stuff periodically : derelict515
      • modica i had the same trouble at first - i had no money to do anything. remember when you pick up duplic... : FrayLo
    • you know you can repair weapons and armor by merging them together right? i didn't figure that out u... : jenisthebest
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  The weapon durability is one of the few gripes I have with the game. : bolneze
  • repair skill is essential, but it still means you carry like 4 AKs around just so you can repair when you... : smax
• Repair your stuff, if you pickup another item that is the same. You can use it to repairs yours, you don... : Shadowdane
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  repair skill is a necessary : grabbie
  • er more like required. Helps you carry more stuff as well since you can repair in the field. Plus more ... : grabbie
• you'll be rolling in money by like level 10 : derelict515
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  Just reinforcing that Repair is the single most useful skill in the game. : Arcanum
  • Also, Vault 106 was amazing. : Arcanum
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  All the vaults are pretty freaky. I'm currently playing the brotherhood of steel, which is awesome so fa... : jingletard
  • vault 106 really creeped me the fuck out : FrayLo
• ah, to be back at the point where it was tough to survive in the world of fallout. You have so much to fi... : cdbeckman
• Vault 106 was awesome, but I think the placement was a little off. All the freaky stuff was somewhat dimi... : Dave-A
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  Yeah, that Vault fucked me up. Not as bad as the Vault 108 Gary? AH HA! GARY!! FUCK THAT SHIT. I got : stelth
  • i laughed my ass off through that vault. I was trying to find that sound clip for a text notification fo : grabbie
  • The gary clone vault was easily my favorite : cdbeckman
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  Fallout 3 is always the hardest right out of the vault, but here's a few hints. The repair skill is th : ConfusedUs
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    haha, i'm still carrying around like 8 different weapons, i need to stop doing that : FrayLo
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      I do it too, but not for the first few levels. Right now my level 20 character has 90+ in most of the : ConfusedUs
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        i don't even know how far along in the game i am, i've been playing almost 30 hours and i'm about level 1 : FrayLo
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          You're about 66% through the main quest line. If you buy Broken Steel (which I heartily endorse), you... : ConfusedUs
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            Also medicine is almost useless. I never put any points into it. Once you're past level 6 or so, you shou... : ConfusedUs
            • I pumped medicine for the cyborg perk. I made it a personal goal to get as many "you have been changed a... : ZTac
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    for the sugar bomb guy, if you pass a speech check, you can get 60 caps for 1 sugar bomb box, instead of ... : -=kodiak=-
    • Yeah, speech can definitely increase your rewards. : ConfusedUs
  • well shit now I will be starting over. didn't read the latter parts. good stuff thanks. : Downforce
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    regarding quantum cola don't sell these until you have completed the quantum cola quest. : Fyunch Click
    • well that was....unfortunate. : Fyunch Click
• Steal everything, kill everyone, find Dogmeat and use a sawn-off shotgun. : locater16
• repair weapons and resell for lots of money. also get those perks that make finding stuff and ammo easy. ... : Sailor of Fortune
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  Have any of you fags discovered reverse pickpocketing yet? If you sneak up on someone and pick pocket ... : ConfusedUs
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    does it work with the sexy lingerie you can pick up? : deathofrats
    • I will if its DR is higher than what they are wearing. : ConfusedUs
    • Only if it costs more than their armor/clothes I believe is how it works : CrimsonHandHiro
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    You could do this in Oblivion too. It was fun to put poison apples in the NPC's inventory. :D : DOOManiac
    • I know you meant to say 'You could do this in Fallout 1 and 2 too.' : derelict515
    • Have you ever accidentally eaten it instead of putting it in their pocket? There's really nothing to say ... : ArcKnight
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    burger king commercial flashback! : jonin
    • That was the first thing that popped into my head as well. : Totenjaeger
  • Never played this game, but is there any benefit to outfitting those guys, or is it just novelty? : fishbone
• I've actually just started playing again today. I reformatted my drive awhile back without saving the gam... : Greymatter42
• I was rolling in so much cash I had no idea what to do with it all. I maxed out my repair skill as quickl... : ninjase
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  If you think that vault is creepy go to the southwest corner and check out the Dunwich Building. Make sur... : supaslasha
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    Even scarier is the full-health Deathclaw roaming around just north of there. : ConfusedUs
    • That's not so much "creepy" as "terror-inducingly lethal". : Arcanum
  • I loved that place. Full of Lovecraft references. : Legolas5
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  AMMO is money. Not the caps. : GodZilly
  • Anything with zero weight, really. : Arcanum

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  I don't really have a problem with Eurogamer. They're standing by their reviewers word and they said the... : soggybagel
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    they should stand by the review of a guy who effectively didn't play the game? : derelict515
    • Eurogamer posts the review yesterday. They said they are going to confirm with his play logs. If Euroga... : soggybagel
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    Well, barely having played a game and publishing an extensive review is completely lacking in journalisti... : Link.
    • well, the problem is that they need more editorial oversight if they're not using staff writers. : Agrona
  • I don't think I can trust a re-review after this.. : Reeves
• Oh, lame. I've tended to have similar tastes to some of their reviewers. Now I'll think twice before read... : Link.
• Didn't they review a game when only the bootleg was leaked or something? Someone did it and the publis... : Sailor of Fortune
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  Maybe he really didn't like the game. It's just one guy's opinion afterall. : Edges
  • its hard to form an opinion if you don't even play it : filthysock
  • He's supposed to play the game to review it, I mean isn't that' a part of his paid job? : Sailor of Fortune
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    Can you really form an opinion from a total of 2 hours of gameplay spread across 13 sessions where a majo... : Prozium
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      depends - is this game spore? =p : Agrona
      • Oh nice one, this post needs more love. : MercFox1
      • zing : derelict515
      • Advantage: Agrona : bashildy@speakeasy.net
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      I can. I can usually tel within 20 minutes if a game is total shit or not. Its not hard to do that with t... : bozer
      • too early/can't spell : bozer
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        No you can't. Which is the reason why you should not pursue a career as a (gaming) journalist. On top of... : [7]kami
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          If a game can't hold your attention or make you keep playing within the first 20 minutes, how likely will... : dissembler
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            Different people like different things (GASP). : ArcKnight
            • What is this logic you speak of... : [7]kami
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              So i guess you've never read a review of any sort. : dissembler
              • Uh....what? : ArcKnight
          • This mindset is the driving force between dumbed down games. A 20 minute investment isn't asking too muc... : fishbone
          • Again, this is not how to conduct a thorough review. : Ride-My-Rocket
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  Fucking lol! He spent all of his time making new characters, hahahahaha. : MercFox1
  • "What! no viking helmet! this game sucks!" : Sailor of Fortune
• I usually like Eurogamer but that review just sucked. He obviously hasn't bothered to even understand the... : datoo
• even 9 hours as the contributor claims they spent playing is a tiny amount of time to fully review any MM... : massdev
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  Why would people care about MMO game reviews? How much time is enough for a fair review? 20 hours, two we... : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    If you worked your ass off making an indie game and some scrub got a chance to defame your product withou... : Lightzout
    • Yes, but I'm speaking as a consumer. If you are interested in getting into an MMO game, would you trust a... : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • I would say more than a few minutes at least : klearlyunseen
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    First 10 levels maybe? Well, that's first 10 WoW levels, or equivalent... : five_percent
    • Well in terms of Darkafll I think you need to join a clan or a group of players to get the full experienc... : Reeves
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      First 10 levels of WoW is maybe a few hours. : Vincent Grayson
      • haha yeah I want to see that review. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • I would guess 50 hours, considering some of the repetitive jrpg's they finish, it's not an unreasonable a... : abrasion
• That sucks. Thanks for reminding me to look into this game again. Hopefuly there is a demo/trial. : Lightzout
• looks like that author only has 1 other review under his belt : MikkleThePickle
• shame it had to be eurogamer, because i trusted them, but games journos really are the worst of their kin... : Klebold
• jesus christ. : klearlyunseen
• I loved how Game Informer gave Star Wars Galaxies a 9.5/10 in an issue that came out almost two months pr... : pigvomit
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  How funny would it be if this made shacknews news.. Eurogamer would shit themselves : Reeves
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    why wouldn't it make shacknews news? sounds like the perfect front page story to me : MikkleThePickle
    • I hope it does : Reeves
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      I would take a wild guess that the gaming press doesn't want to be hassling other publications without as... : abrasion
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        Kotaku do it all the time. Although i suppose calling a gaming blog "press" is a bit of a long shot... =P : SigENeaT
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          Kotaku has their uses but they can't throw chip to save themselves, they would print anything as well. ... : abrasion
          • I generally thought of Eurogamer as being pretentious and overly-critical. : Arcanum
      • What are you talking about? It's breaking news. You link to all 3 parts (review, forum post, eurogamer re... : ArcKnight
  • It's not news. Shit like this happens all the time, just not to EuroGamer. I don't see the big issue here... : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  Eurogamer have been extra harsh lately - specially on PS3 stuff. : abrasion
  • this wasn't harsh, this is plain stupid : razorblade79
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  Back in the days when I was reviewing games for Gamer's Alliance, the developers of Asheron's Call, Turbi... : Matt Burris
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    That is cool as shit, I really think Turbine back in the day had a lot of really cool people working ther... : ovrlrd
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      I agree, they had some awesome people working there. I never played Everquest, so I don't know how AC co... : Matt Burris
      • Yeah it was my first MMO that I really enjoyed. I played the EQ beta and couldn't get into it at all. Ash... : ovrlrd
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  I'm quite surprised, I've heard the Eurogamer guys talking about some bad reviews first hand and they see... : nodebug
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    Sadly it must depend on the publisher. Starcraft will not get such a low score even if it's a complete di... : guigr
    • I know for sure this isn't the case (at least with EG), Eurogamer are very close friends with local devel... : nodebug
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  To be fair. It does look like crap. : Godhatesfatpeople
  • That is definitely not the case. : DonarUDL
• Internet journalism. : [7]kami
• Please make this frontpage news! : moshman
• That's lame :( I love eurogamer normally. : razlebol
• 2hrs in the character creator is clearly enough time to get the scope of an mmo. (LOL) : AMikaboshi
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  Eurogamer response: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/editors-blog-darkfall-aftermath-blog-entry : aaarrrgh
  • it's hilarious. : moshman
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    Nice spin. Especially the part where he brings in a heavyweight to rereview the game. : [7]kami
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      Kieron Gillen. Wow. This is like getting 60 minutes to re-report a story written in a local newspaper. Th... : utgaardsloke
      • Yeah, but I don't like how the blog is written that he didn't play the game only to follow up he was brin... : stgdz
      • Kieron usually writes for EG anyway, but I am definitely looking forward to what he comes up with, he alw... : nodebug
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    That's a pretty decent response. : datoo
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      No, it is not. Dismissing server logs as not being incontrovertible proof without any reasoning why, : [7]kami
      • Jesus Engrish kekeke. And blanket statements like "It's also ... to game. " do not dismiss the fact, f... : [7]kami
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        Good points. I also thought it was interesting that the reviewer claims to have played the game for 9 ho... : slickdoody
        • Even if he did play for 10 hours, if he spent almost 2 hours of those (which the logs says, assuming the ... : SilverSnake
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          OMG HE LIED ABOUT AN HOUR : Mad Brahmin Disease
          • actually he lied about 8 hours. When 1 hour represents 50% of the total time he actually spent playing a... : fishbone
          • that's why I said it was a "small knick". On it's own, it doesn't mean anything, but added to the rest o... : slickdoody
          • From the review: "For the most part, your first ten or so hours in Darkfall are spent dying, repeatedl... : r_picmip 5
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        Why would we think the reviewer used only the accounts that were provided? It's not impossible that pe... : Slowtreme
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          If that is the case, then why does EG not simply SAY THAT instead of implying a whole lot without saying ... : [7]kami
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            because you can't say that. Though if it were the truth I'm not sure which one path would resolve this. ... : Slowtreme
            • I'm reading it now and a lot of it is false. : SockMonkeh
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    How can a log "understate" anything? : walker270
    • Sounded like they were implying the logs had been doctored. : ArcKnight
  • "An update: Eurogamer got back to us via their editor and said that their reviewer is a contributing writ : Ride-My-Rocket
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  I read this yesterday, and wondered wtf. The author sounded like he was 12 years old, and did not get the... : utgaardsloke
  • Yeah, it is an odd review. It's almost written in the sense that the guy doesn't even like or want to pla... : Hyper-r3v
  • Yeah, it actually read a lot like the Shack's Demoman reviews. : r_picmip 5
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  I was going to buy the game on a whim now, just because. but it seems it cannot currently be bought o_O I... : AbortedFetusChristi
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    I think it is invite only at this stage. try this: https://www.darkfallonline.com/accounts/f/default.... : utgaardsloke
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      i went and signed up, and it wants my credit card info - is it going to let me play? : Clay
      • Have no idea. Try it and see? : utgaardsloke
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  How can a log "understate" anything? : walker270
  • err.. misreply, nuke plz : walker270
  • bug in their logging process : filthysock
  • oh boy you have no idea, it's perfectly possible. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• Absolutely disgusting. A review scored that low should have been backed up by a second opinion, I've see... : r_picmip 5
• Based on the review, which suggests much of the game's economy/government/mythos is driven by players and... : Masem
• I stopped caring about opinions back when Gamespot gave Vampire: The Masquerade a 2 or something low like... : DM7
• Game reviews are all political now and are pretty much worthless. : skitzo
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  In this day and age, if I want to know if I'll like a game, I'll find videos of people playing the game i... : Rag and Bone Man
  • Yeah, that's why I like GameTrailers. I listen to what they have to say, too, (which is usually brief and... : SockMonkeh
  • I also visit MattPlays.com, it's awesome. Like SockMonkeh, I also check out GameTrailers often when I ... : Matt Burris
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  the funny thing is the logs say he played 2 hours. he says he played 9 to defend himself..... seriously 9... : even4
  • Yeah... And it's a bit of a problem if you are actually on some sort of a time table and have other thing... : ramshot

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  Can't deploy at work because our printer's drivers won't install because it's not a specific Windows OS. ... : ghost in my shell
  • Never mind, found a Server 2008 x64 driver and then commented out the bullshit OS restriction. : ghost in my shell
• I can't get Gparted to burn for some reason.. kkahnnannanan : stonedonkey
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  Been on the beta since it came out, and loving it. I get a new hard drive tomorrow, so I will install ... : fleabug
  • Oh. My biggest issue was this week when I installed a Linksys wireless G adapter and could not find 64... : fleabug
• Just installed it here. The control panel is still very very cluttered. 200 gazillion items. Wayyy too... : recoilfx
• I'm running Windows 7 but am yet to install the RC. I'll get round to it eventually this week. My only g... : dasampla
• Man this OS is popular right now. : abrasion
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  Installed it on my HP TX 2000 tablet notebook. Everything installed fine except I'm having problems with ... : 5150Joker
  • The tablet changes are really nice. The fact that it's now a lot easier to correct indivdual words in th... : smegmar
• Anyone know how to make the taskbar buttons not bright as fuck when you are using that particular window.... : ant_hillbilly
• Installed it on a Thinkpad T60p at work. Found the drivers for everything during the install except the ... : owly
• i was on an older beta, just actually nuked the partition because i hadn't used it in quite a while and n... : gokart.
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  Lovely, my laptop doesn't have wifi drivers (Thinkpad R51). Guess I'll have to try a series of Vista dri... : sukabljat
  • That's weird... my Dell laptop had Vista 32-bit and when I wiped then installed Windows 7 it just worked. : coraldayton
• My girlfriend likes it a lot so far. : jahulio2
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  I played with the last beta and thought it was ok. Downloaded the new RC tonight and will give it anothe... : gokwyjibo
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    DId you mess around with the clear type setings? Its under control panel>fonts>adjust cleartype text : ant_hillbilly
    • About time they built that into the OS. Was annoying to have to download that applet separately. : Shadowdane
    • Yeah, I did. Nothing I changed improved the situation. Tried Googling for a solution; appears I'm not t... : gokwyjibo
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  anyone running it on an SSD? is it supar fast? : epit
  • yes, havn't had enough time to compare yet though. : MaverickOrig
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  most painless windows install ever... I can't believe how smoothly this has gone. : aeg1x
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    what is everyone using for anti-virus? I was using Avast before but I figure I'll try something new now t... : aeg1x
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      MS are recommending Panda? Really? Guess I'll have to go check it out again, has been a few years.. got N... : cause&effect
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        http://www.microsoft.com/windows/antivirus-partners/windows-7.aspx : aeg1x
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          wait what the hell the link has been removed since I last checked it? : aeg1x
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            well now it's back. Microsoft are fucking with me :( : aeg1x
            • I use NOD32 which I pay for. : LoioshDwaggie
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  just installed, and used it for 30 mins or so. Well done microsoft, well done. : filthysock
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    is this auto maximizing/half sizing a vista or a 7 thing? Happens when I draw a window to the top or the ... : filthysock
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      7 thing. have you not used vista? : Klebold
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        i installed vista when it came out and it was so clunky and annoying I gave up and returned to XP and exp... : filthysock
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          although, you STILL can't mount disk images out of the box :( : filthysock
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            I thought that was one of the win7 bullet points? : jcupitt
            • nah, being able to burn images directly to a disc is though : zerog83
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              http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Features_new_to_Windows_7#Virtual_hard_disks hmm, sorta : jcupitt
              • ahhhh "Aero Shake" rocks. its like a less good mac osx equivalent. still good though. : Klebold
              • oh, looks like that's only in win7 ultimate for some reason : jcupitt
          • you can, however, resize partitions without wiping the data. That counts for something! : Klebold
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            http://www.slysoft.com/en/virtual-clonedrive.html once installed it's seamless and just works :) : steve_o
            • yeah, installed that soon after my post and its great : filthysock
• you can't run Aero in a Windows 7 virtual environment, I think that sucks : Patch-e
• We tried it on a spare machine at work and our domain Group Policy caused it to crash on login to the dom... : five_percent

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• que? : mindshot
• Que lastima. : mechanicalgrape
• dile que sentarse en el teclado hasta que se convierte en Inglés : opengl128
• he should have proposed to dell first : Downforce
• ¡lol? : r_picmip 5
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  what kind of laptop takes a month to be shipped? : boomstickah
  • A spanish one, durrr.... : Solstice
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    a fucking rapetop from Dell, apparently. guess whose laptop he's been using in the meantime? >:[ : jessipoo
    • He's been doing us a favor : boomstickah
  • My Dell laptop took ~ 6 weeks to arrive after ordering. : Colleton
• haha, I just got one this week that had a french keyboard. OS was english and everything.. : SirX
• Don't you guys all speak Spanish by now? : ArtilleryMarker
• you ordered from Dell.com.mx didn't you? : Sailor of Fortune
• ¿QUE? : Darkfox76
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  Happy Cinco! http://www.shackpics.com/files/fuuu_5fnhrukl9hgmn8y5ldz0.jpg : mojo the helpr monke
  • That is so awesome : posito
  • l o l : aggressor
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    hahahaha I used to have those exact maracas when I was a kid. : mechanicalgrape
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      I couldnt remember what they were called, so I had to google "mexican rattle thing" : mojo the helpr monke
      • lol : Agrona
  • hahahaha : delataur
  • haha...this post needs more love. : ScrawnyJohnny
  • ahahah : ninjase
  • I don't think I'll ever get sick of the FUUUUU images : fishbone
  • hahahaha : riptyde
  • Haha! : Link.
  • That made my night. Awesome. : ant_hillbilly
  • bahahahahahahahahah : Serpico74
  • lolol : Maddog_Delphi97
  • that shit will never get old : sanchez
  • Im laughing like a little girl hahahahahahahah : MercFox1
  • epic. : afrochops
  • Holy fuck I rarely ever laugh at loud at these pictures but I'm fucking lol'ing like a motherfucker. The ... : hoov1185
  • hahahaahahah keeper! : warpdude
  • Phil, a challenger has entered the ring. : yosemiteclimber
  • ohlol : jessipoo
  • ahhh fuck genuine lols all round - good times baby. : abrasion
  • hahahahaahhaahah : Downforce
  • Chi- chi- chi- chi- chi- chi- chi- chi- chi- chi- chi- chingar! : cerealSAM2
  • hahaha : Lionel2b
  • ok, that was funny :) : timmie
  • nice : Colleton
  • I'm not sure why this is so funny, but it is. : SeaLlama
  • haha nice : terath
  • WHY IS THIS STILL FUNNY! : bashildy@speakeasy.net
  • loooooooooooooool : virus
  • pure awesome : Mr.Fusion
  • hahahahaahha : ateam311
  • hahaha damn : jonin
  • wow, just wow : X-GOUKI
  • :D : r_picmip 5
  • oh man that is one of the funniest pics ever. hahahaahahha : Poor Yurik
  • What is it about these squiggly character drawings that make me lose my fucking mind whenever I see them? : Ride-My-Rocket
  • nicely done : c_man_tmt
  • haha, does anyone still have the original one that the shacker posted of this? : stgdz
  • lol... So awesome! : bitter ego
  • fuck this made me laugh hard this morning : m0rfus
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  i was going to post a clip from the simpsons where the factory worker sneezes into the box and some crazy... : kill9
  • ahhahahaha internet wins, again! : abrasion
  • internet : the city
  • There is sneezing erotica on this site. Fuck this shit. : ryuuseki
• post pics! : ninjase
• Dell tiene ordenadores portátiles sólidos, pero sí, ellos pueden fuckup algún como una compañía inm... : Link.
• With all those accents and extra stuffs you could be the coolest kid on the internet in 1994 : CrimsonHandHiro
• he's cheating on you. : anhero
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  Guess you didn't order from my Dell Small Business Rep. That will learn tu y tu mama tambien. http://... : rosewood
  • I am ordering my Mini today, do you mind passing the rep info along to me? : pancake humper
• that's awesome, I want a laptop with a spanish keyboard! : Juno
• Its that damned Mexican virus : Beady
• MY FIANCE : OrkO
• Plug in an external keyboard in the meantime. : GoodBoy

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  People tell me I'm broken, but I didn't like Equilibrium. Or Blade Runner, for that matter. : ConfusedUs
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    How could you not like Blade Runner? :( : orgcaptainnemo
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      I've tried to watch it at least half a dozen times. I've only made it to the end once. The other times I ... : ConfusedUs
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        WHAT : Foxhawk
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          TEE EL DEE ARE I DON'T LIKE A POPULAR MOVIE : ConfusedUs
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            don't give a shit if it's popular or not; I think it's a good (great) movie. : Foxhawk
            • TEE EL DEE ARE HE DON"T LIKE WHAT YOU LIKE : RikiTiki2
      • Wow, finally someone that feels the same as me. I can't stay awake during that fucking movie!! : virus
      • Im with you on that - but Equilibrium IS pretty awesome. : bolneze
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      Blade Runner is not actually a very "entertaining" movie. It's super atmospheric and full of complex ide... : qsylvr
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        Vangelis is awesome. You STFU. : anhero
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          The scenes (where I assume there used to be narration, but I don't remember) where there is nothing but t... : ZTac
          • same with all the scenes in his apartment. : ass-street
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    I thought I was the only one! While I didn't DISLIKE Blade Runner, I didn't get a massive boner to it eit... : thetangent
    • It's a movie that gets better with repeated viewings. Half of what is great about it is simply the beaut... : LemonJoose
    • I think this is the case with me. It was alright, but nothing beyond that. : AMikaboshi
  • I'm in the same boat as you, I thought Equilibrium was a good movie when I was a a bit younger. But now I... : kurumba
  • me too. : AMikaboshi
• I thought it was great. : esecasco
• Hyperbole is a bitch. : soggybagel
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  The action is fun, but the story, writing, directing, and acting is pretty poor. On second and third view... : byorn
  • ^^^ Looked cool but the rest was kinda weak. : nurglich
  • Yeah I agree with this... it has a style and elements of a story that seemed promising but it just doesn'... : stratedge
  • I have to agree. The story doesn't hold up to "best sci-fi" standards at all. : action wombmate
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  It was like sunshine where it could have been a great movie if they didn't make some massively bad decisi... : haiku
  • I thought the fight scenes looked awesome =( : Agrona
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    Oh come on it didn't tank NEARLY as bad as Sunshine did. That went from "Whoah this could be cool" to "wh... : ninjase
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      Only in terms of story. Sunshine had better dialogue, cinematography, effects and pacing, even with the i... : ieGod
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        no, in terms of the overall movie. Even if sunshine had all those things going for it, the overall sense ... : ninjase
        • stop presenting your opinions of the movies like facts, dammit : das_runt
    • I compared it to sunshine in a pretty specific way. I said it could have been really good if not for some... : haiku
• While it is a good movie, "one of the best sci-fi movies of all time" is a gross overstatement. : thetangent
• I didn't like it. I felt like it was trying too hard to be cool. Also, I thought the whole Gunkata thin... : riptyde
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  Is that the one with Gun-FU? : MoreVespeneGas
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    Gunkata bitch. It's all about statistically predicting where the enemy will be to kill them and also dodg... : Sailor of Fortune
    • Statistically! : FlatlineDixay
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      Yeah which looks cool but when you think about it is fucking retarded. : action wombmate
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        This phrase sums up the entire movie. : Perturbation
        • haha, totally. : skryte
        • ^^ : razlebol
        • +inf : riptyde
      • Like most movie plots. Where's your suspension of disbelief? : ieGod
    • Okay THAT part of the movie was kinda meh. : bolneze
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      Gun kata is gun-fighting combined with jazz aerobics. : ZTac
      • and a graphing calculator : ZTac
• It's alright.. : Prozium
• The trailer was indeed great. : FirstPersonCooter
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  I certainly can't agree with that statement, but it was entertaining. : datoo
  • yeah i agree. it was very derivative and kind of dumb but still worth watching. : skryte
• that lie detector part was bad ass. : Sailor of Fortune
• I really liked it but I wouldn't say one of the best of all time. : abrasion
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  Whenever i try to convince some of my non-sci fi loving mates that it's a decent movie i get laughed at =... : SigENeaT
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    Schwarzenmovies don't pretend to be something better than what they actually are. You want a shot of A... : qsylvr
    • what if i want a preposterous dissection of what happens to 1984 when it's rehashed by fans of the matrix... : skryte
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      V for Vendetta did it much better amirite? : SigENeaT
      • Not really, I'd rate Equilibrium higher to be honest. : abrasion
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  YOU ARE MOTHERFUCKING WRONG : Godhatesfatpeople
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    How can opinion be wrong? : Topaz
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      Deus Ex: Invisible War was a really fucking great game that lived up to the original in every way. : peanut-
      • *unzips* go on. : xsoulbrothax
      • lol : Godhatesfatpeople
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        I actually prefer Invisible War over the original. : Vincent Grayson
        • WHAT. : deject
        • ugggh : datoo
        • I will hunt you down like the vile beast you are. : peanut-
        • Wtf Grayson. : r_picmip 5
        • I agree with Grayson : graceofdragons
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        HNNNGGHHH : tomservo
        • can we get a doctor over here please? : Degenerate
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  OK, I'm sorry, but Equilibrium is possibly the dumbest and most derivative sci-fi movie of the past fifte... : qsylvr
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    I am not sure I would even classify 1984 as Sci Fi : theghostofsmdever
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      why? scifi mainly deals with the effects of change of any kind (due to technologie) on humans, most o... : razorblade79
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        I am not sure, I have always just considered it fiction like the rest of Orwell's fictional stuff. Ei... : theghostofsmdever
        • it's one of mine, if not the favourite, too. Just pretend it takes place in 2084, you don't have to chang... : razorblade79
  • Constipated sea urchin? wtf does that even mean? : weaselmeister
• I don't really agree with this statement, but i like it a lot. I find it funny though how much the sh... : Arsenal
• Yep, Equilibrium is awesome. : Poor Yurik
• Yes, just like Ultraviolet : spiderfill
• eh i thought it was ok, but answer me this. Does anyone else find it weird that everyone in the future wa... : Dschinghis Khan
• It's a bad movie made good by Christian Bale. : Ride-My-Rocket

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  that's a man. : xxiv
  • yep : AMikaboshi
• that person in the background is about to rip that baby's head off! : Patch-e
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  I'd trank it, tag it, and release it back into the wild : deadfish
  • (like an animal... not the college "tag" heh) : deadfish
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  'yes', in this pic: http://www.themilehighmodel.com/images/fitness02.jpg : steaming79
  • That site is NWS. Yikes. : ra1n
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    I prefer short chicks, but your fucking goddamned right I would plow that shit with vengeance! Oral and s... : mace
    • misreply : mace
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  snu snu : j0nchan
  • The spirit is willing, but the flesh is spongy and bruised. : AMikaboshi
• why is she standing on a dude's head? : AbortedFetusChristi
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  I never thought I would die like this, but I'd always really hoped : Toraz Chryx
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    SNU SNU!!! : theghostofsmdever
    • The mind is willing, but the flesh is soft and spongy. : jasoncrowley
• You see she's stepping on some dudes face, right? Smells of fetish. : cerealSAM2
• If she's over 5'4 she's too tall as far as I'm concerned. : abrasion
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  BOOMER INCOMING! : dfz0r
  • BONER* : dfz0r
• I'm 6'4 and 220, I wouldn't mind picking on someone my own size. : smegmar
• without a doubt : dealie
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  that's kinda heavy for that height, suspecting this is just a particularly favourable shot. : dooberzoo
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    LOL WHAT : felicia
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      who the hell are you people : felicia
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        can't see individual ribs + each vertebrae -> FATTY : ArcKnight
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          I am that height and 87kg or so. It's not 'omgfat' but very much not athletic. For that weight she should... : dooberzoo
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            everyone needs to stop thinking they can figure out how much people weigh by looking at them. unless you ... : jenisthebest
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              No jen, it's obvious they can tell by the pixels and because they've seen quite a few fatties in their ti... : ArcKnight
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                LOL WHAT. I said it's either a favourable shot or she doesn't actually weigh that much. It's not like I w... : dooberzoo
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                  Not really. You apparently weigh ~190lbs at 6'4. That tells me that you're pretty skinny - look at Vantag... : ArcKnight
                  • The pictures where she shows alot more muscle and giant legs? really? Maybe you've missed the point here.... : dooberzoo
              • The mass of two pixels is equal to the girth of the thighs of each side. Pornthagoras theorem : jasoncrowley
          • If you're that height and that weight, you're skinny. : evildanish
      • Why, he is Adonais, calling from Olympus, as he chats with John Keats about his life story. : Endymion_
      • canadians : azenmaster
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        what are you stupid? this is the shack of ridiculously high standards. you've been around. : carnivore
        • not my way she hasnt >:( : Degenerate
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    lol nope : boomstickah
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      boomstickah? : CrustaR
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        Hows that m3? : boomstickah
        • Most excellent! I just covered it. :O : CrustaR
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  I just noticed she's stepping on a Nazi : redfive
  • i think it's JC Denton under those massive toes : Dave-A
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  Yes. Assuming that's not a man and you're all trying to trick me. If it's a man I'm just kidding : mrvandelay
  • ^^^ I'd try it if it's not a trick. : valael
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  Hahaha, I'm 6'4" and 175. :[ : Vantage
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    You need to lift some weights. : lechuck59
    • That I do, sir! : Vantage
  • EAT A HAMBURGER SKINNY BITCH : ateam311
  • Sweet Jeebus, I thought I was in awesome shape when I was 180lbs, and I'm only 5'11". : Dave-A
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    Vantage you aren't a vegan are you? : ArcKnight
    • No... I just don't have much muscle mass I guess? I used to be ~260, but that was all fat. :P : Vantage
  • SMOKER! : Ride-My-Rocket
  • Were you the inspiration for this book? http://www.amazon.com/Skinny-Bitch-Rory-Freedman/dp/0762424931/re... : r3ckless
• Hey, I didn't realize she was crushing a man's head. Sure. : CapnChaos
• i'd let her crush my pelvis : pukerat
• I'd climb that mountain and ford that stream : mmogger
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  never. : ass-street
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    The question is would you, not would she. : Endymion_
    • oh she'd love me. that girl is ugly. : ass-street
• gladly : DonkeyPopsicle
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  She probably has a fucking giant gut locker. : royalally
  • what is a gut locker? : ArcKnight
• I prefer short chicks, but your fucking goddamned right I would plow that shit with vengeance! Oral and s... : mace
• TAAAAAAAAAAAANK! : Ride-My-Rocket
• I was with an Aussie volley ball player who was 6'3" 185 and had Gabby Reese's body, it was pretty awesom : Lunatic Angelic
• hell yeah : gmd
• I'd be too... startled : ricomr
• no, not into having sex with dudes : cptstern
• sure why not : Deathlove
• Dude, thats a dude, dude. : ADSliv
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  Let's see. Immensely tall for a woman, manly face, and no tits. *barf* :( : Poor Yurik
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    the more I look at her face, the more I think she looks like Gary Busey. : Poor Yurik
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      more like dennis quaid http://www.dfwbands.com/bands/bandpics/DennisQuaidSharks.jpg : spiderfill
      • loooooooooooool awful : Poor Yurik
• Yeah, but I like short girls. Like almost midgets. : Rauol Duke

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• Do me a favor, mate. Throw 'em hard! : Dave-A
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  Bed warmer? : felicia
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    I'll make some calls : TastyWheat
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      are you guys going to fuck like rabbits at quakecon? : erotic sock
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        Depends on how felicia sneaks into my room. I shall assign Ninja Points (NP) to each break-and-enter atte... : TastyWheat
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          It's unfortunate that you're trying to post ninjas against a ninja. Perhaps you should rethink your strat... : felicia
          • lesbian zensex is 5000NP : TastyWheat
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            edlin is going to quakecon, we can dress her up as a ninja and put her outside his room, you will have to... : CoRDS
            • Done and done. She is fantastic. : felicia
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            I'm bringing the stripper pole. Naked party in my room! : TheMonkeyWench
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              So who's bringing the camcorder? : Lone Swordsman
              • i am,. its got a 60gig hdd and takes micro sdhc as well. should be good for many many hours : CoRDS
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              FUCK YEAH! : TastyWheat
              • Not invited. : felicia
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  I am going to brush up on my Austrian so we can communicate :O : dognose
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    dognose I'm pretty sure we'll be hanging out pre and post qcon as well : TastyWheat
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      WOOT!!! I have cop chase videos and a projector and popcorns : dognose
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        Are you very close to Dallas? : TastyWheat
        • Yeah I'm about 15 miles from QuakeCon by freeway. : dognose
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  sweet, I'm gonna meet you! : sparkly
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    askedrelic and I need TWO MORE ROOMMATES! for qcon. Who wants to join in the awesomeness? : sparkly
    • ^^^^ : sparkly
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      if i have any money i'm in, no homo : fletch_
      • $5 to whoever renames your account to feltch_ : CoRDS
      • oh boy, fletch_ no keg stands this time :( : askedrelic
    • I'd go, but I am having doubts about being able to make it in August! I'd love to meet all you freaks ... : PlanetPerfecto
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  also looks like radula has booked his flights as well. oh yeh im going to try to buy some more spla... : CoRDS
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    Holy shit radula's actually coming with us! : TastyWheat
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      not with us, on our flights or to la or vegas etc, but to quakecon : CoRDS
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        That's what I meant :P : TastyWheat
        • oh . then yeh. : CoRDS
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    i'd come but i hate you guys : erotic sock
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      we'll have our own Qcon with hookers and blackjack >:( : shavenewok
      • I couldn't afford tickets to TX. How much are flights to Melbourne these days? Can I cum come if I bring ... : Goblin au
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    I'd come but I'd get stabbed. : abrasion
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      i didnt stab you last time i saw you, why would i do it now? : CoRDS
      • Some of the Americans don't get my humour, also most people are a lot bigger than me. : abrasion
• Also two hours ago there were 100 DAYS TO GO : TastyWheat
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  we just need some help finding hotels with complimentry in room internets (or cheap) for LA vegas and the... : CoRDS
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    Didn't we organise the hotel for Dallas tho : TastyWheat
    • yeh i think that one is sorted, found out this morning that the vegas one (treasure island) charges for i... : CoRDS
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  Do you have neat koala stuff there? My youngest daughter loves koala bears, but that shit is nearly impos... : mmogger
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    I love the way Australians pronounce bear. Koaluh beahhhhh. : Lone Swordsman
    • That's 'Beer'. And Koala's aren't bears, they are marsupials. OH YES, I'M THAT GUY! : Goblin au
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  Do you need to request a visa with the embassy? : yautja
  • nope, australia is part of the visa waver thing, so we just fill in a form online. : CoRDS
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  sparkly and I are making plans now! : askedrelic
  • Awwwwwww! : TastyWheat
• Damn, I guess I'll go : socksta
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  I hope you can smuggle enough vegemite for all of us! : nyranger66
  • None of you loafers eat the stuff. If it were me i wouldnt bother the waste. =P : SigENeaT
• Oh shit! YAY!!! : MurrayTheSkull
• i hope you like the baconic plague : smax
• I live in Dallas, I have no excuse not to go. : umeko
• My status for going to QuakeCon is completely up in the air still. : Sailor of Fortune
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  Dates: 14-aug-2009, 07:30 depart gothenburg 14-aug-2009, 14:30 arrive dallas >:D 17-aug-2009, 16:10 d... : radula
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    sparkly needs roommates : filthysock
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      :) i like the idea of a kitchen, a'la the Hyatt Summerfield Suites Dallas/Uptown! doesnt seem too far f... : radula
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        oh I think we'll be staying at the main qcon hotel...just looking for a couple more guys to fill up a roo... : sparkly
        • funch of bags : CoRDS
        • Your post preview is funny considering all of the Aussies in this thread who will be here : dognose
        • i swindled work to cover my flights, so i have extra cash! : radula
• Please bring t-shirts that say "A DINGO ATE MY BABY" : tashtego
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  Good god the thought of a mass of Aussie shackers partying together is almost enough to make me want to g... : Lightzout
  • They would take it in stride I think.. id software usually provides free kegs for the whole con on sat... : GoodBoy
• Stop by and say Hi I'm usually in the middle section. I know a small number of shackers in person. : GoodBoy