Evening Reading: Mike Wazowski

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  When I was you're age we played games with a ping of 400 and liked it : forktaileddevil
  • They won't know what ping even is. : scapin
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  Give'em each a pack of smokes and tell'em 'bout the good old days. : cerealSAM2
  • By then giving your 21+ old son or daughter a pack of smokes will be followed by 60 years in prison and d... : steauengeglase
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  You probably grew up in a world without vacuum tube driven computers, punch cards, and porn in the form o... : DrZettl
  • Truly sumo-hacker has led a coddled life. : Arceihn
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  I remember if you wanted to meet up with someone you couldnt contact you had to stand outside their house... : pieman
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    I still do that with megan fox. : DarkWolf5
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      She totally snubbed you when you tried to give her that rose. Sorry man. : Goblin au
      • That pic is so classic. : bolneze
    • http://bayimg.com/image/eabfpaacc.jpg : Maddog_Delphi97
• you killed them already? : CoRDS
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  I remember 28.8K being fast : Goblin au
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    I felt that way about 33.6! : shackwack
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      56k is where it's at, brah : DingoStoleMyBaby
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        and dont forget about sli'ing the 56k modems... i'm using that term rather loosely. : j0nchan
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          I believe it was called "shotgun" when you used two modems to connect to the internet. : angrytaxman
          • ISDN? : MikkleThePickle
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            Ah, just looked it up it looks like the proper term is bonding. : angrytaxman
            • our isp used the term "shotgun" and it was sweet. now my cell phone has better bandwidth than that did. : mtgDoofy
            • yah i tried the bonding modem thing... i dumped it after a month. One line would keep disconnecting so... : Shadowdane
          • ^---- i remember doing that like once and thought i was godlike still, nothing beats my old 33.6 for p... : technotica
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    God yes, the days of a ping under 250 being good. : chazums
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      I still feel that way :(. I wish playing with Asians wasn't so retarded that I'm forced to play any game ... : moe6
      • Same problem here - I can pull 200's to asia and america, it's such a shame :( : abrasion
  • Sup, young feller! At least you guys had built-in error correction! Ever seen the spew you get after jost... : drazz
• Sure they will. When the bombs start to drop or the zombies start to rise. : theghostofsmdever
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  they will when those things become obsolete : aeg1x
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    Seriously. In another 20 or so years when they're adults settling down, there better be some holodeck shi... : DingoStoleMyBaby
    • i hope my kids will be the ones developing that shit. : moshman
• no they won't. Children of Men'd : smax
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  My seven year old was bummed out that i didn't have WIFI for his Nintendo DSi. WTF : [7]kami
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    lol oh god, I'm seriously thinking of not having kids so I don't get the urge to slap the shit out of the... : felicia
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      No slapping needed. A simple "forget about WIFI and the internet until you are a grown up" did the trick.... : [7]kami
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        Until he figures out there's Internet at subway and mcdonalds. Way to go dad. He'll figure out resetting ... : davidc02
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          Who said i was blocking him? How about we (read: you) not jump to silly conclusions based on one sentence... : [7]kami
          • accessible = acceptable :) : [7]kami
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      Not having kids does seem like the way to go. : bolneze
      • Absolutely. Never mind it turns your love interest into a manatee. : ryuuseki
      • Whatever suits you best. No need for promotional talk from my side even though i can fully recommend havi... : [7]kami
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    He should be more bummed about his dad not buying a PS3... : Bamii
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      He or you? : [7]kami
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        I clearly wrote he. Do some LIttle Big Planet co-op with the little man and you'll have a great time! Wh... : Bamii
        • hahahaha bastard :) : [7]kami
• I used to get up at 5 in the morning (my dad had to have the phone working all due to being self employed... : Lord Skellington
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  MY SON AND DAUGHTER : fsck
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    I HAD SEX. TWICE. : Bamii
    • genuine lol : abrasion
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      nope. twins. : tinfoilhatter
      • And tweeeeeeeins? : snuff
      • once with each twin eh? : mrvandelay
    • hahahaha : fsck
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      No, his wife had sex twice. : umcpwintermute
      • BURNNNNNNNNNNNNNN : abrasion
• They still can, just move and raise them somewhere really remote with no technology. : kikilupo
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  There are people LEGALLY DRIVING who were born after the Simpsons started airing : boring gegtik
  • Heck, there are people legally driving who were born after The Simpsons peaked. Its only a couple of year... : Sacred Sperm
• oil crash : MamiyaOtaru

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• Dude that shit was harsh! : RogerDandy
• Yeah it started out REALLY depressing. : bolneze
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  Oh, I'm not going to lie. I teared up when he got the house to the falls and flipped through the "things : systatic
  • I knew it was coming and I wanted to punch Pixar in the face. It was like, you assholes, I can't believe ... : Serpico74
  • Haha, that got me too. : quadeh
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    Yeah, that got me as well, especially : prime8
    • Fuck... Especially her note at the end. : prime8
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    Oh man at the theater I was in at the time the whole place was crying. Even this huge ass dude beside me ... : RogerDandy
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      I had the "Crying Indian Litter Commercial" tear running down my cheek during that scene. : ZTac
      • Bwahahaha!!! : CrustaR
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  Its probably their greatest work yet, and included the greatness of Wall-E's no dialogue style to convey ... : manlyman
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    Oh, and if Up doesn't get an Oscar nod for best picture then I will truly forget that they exist. Wall-E... : manlyman
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      Right, because there can't possibly be five films the academy ends up liking more. : My Documents
      • This year? Yeah, I could go with that. : Conan
• That movie wasn't just a great Pixar movie, it was an all-around great fucking movie, no matter what genr... : Jobos
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  I need to see this movie, I just watched Bolt and thought it was pretty damn good. I'm more of a cartoon... : devi| dog
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    I liked Bolt more. /hide : bolneze
    • I would be the guy to hide behind with my dissenting shack movie opinion on occasion. : D : devi| dog
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    I think this is the first time I've ever seen anyone mention Almost Heroes. : Modica Sol Solis
    • I was so disappointed the first time I saw it, after the second time though I relaxed my expectations a l... : devi| dog
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  The heartstring-pulling was way too obvious. Whenever they wanted people to cry, they just pulled out the... : Shadsy
  • Yeah it was a bit too much. : bolneze
  • Lol. They always had a purpose behind those moments. Those moments served the plot and were not just friv... : byorn
  • I don't know about you, but I just couldn't bear the thought of a sad old man. : Lone Swordsman
  • Up played me like a fiddle, and I liked it. : ZTac
  • Toy Story 2.... baww'ed so hard : miasma(&)
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  Man you guys love pixar. Theres some weird demographic crossover voodoo going on here that I can't quite ... : 60days
  • the world can be cold, fucked up, and lonely. Pixar helps people escape that for a little while. that's w... : PlanetPerfecto
  • Cars wasn't that good, but pretty much everything else they do is real magic. : davidc02
  • PEOPLE LIKE MOVIES AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHHHHYY!!!!! : Dschinghis Khan
  • actually that's not true; I only saw the movie because I was a birthday treat for my mom; I would have go... : proclone1
  • I'm a big asshole of a movie snob. I saw Wall-E, Up, The Incredibles, and Ratatouille, and they were all ... : systatic
• "damn near"? Fuck it, I was tearing up. : Conan
• why the fuck doesn't this film get released here until september >:( : Arceihn
• I saw this yesterday and loved it! : irrerno
• that bit was serious, wish it was longer : powerzjim
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  Don't know why you dudes have problems admitting to emotional impact, I fucking straight up cried during ... : kainen1
  • word. : proclone1
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  I still haven't seen Finding Nemo, the Incredibles, or Wall-E. What should I see next? : irrerno
  • WALL-E. WALL-E. WALL-E. : Shadsy

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  how about this one. I was coincidentally just reliving part of my youth on youtube: http://www.youtube.... : mrtony
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    btw in the 80s we had really low standards for "interesting visuals" : mrtony
    • ahhh, now this was as interesting as visuals got: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1tTN-b5KHg : mrtony
    • Eh, there were good videos back then too. It's just that most music videos in general have always been b... : Mecha Tofu Pirate
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  Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks (really awesome video, but you have to let it build) http://www.youtube.com/wat... : zuga
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    Oh yea this one is really cool: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bsXOcK9_Cw Depeche Mode - Wrong : zuga
    • this is awesome :) : datoo
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34YV2Ads9Xk : Dravenport
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  Here's a sweetass one of a band standing around: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zol2MJf6XNE : filtersweep
  • This one is pretty ridiculous/awesome too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxvGHQHiY70 I met Panda Bear... : zuga
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  Lemon Jelly - Nice Weather for Ducks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7xbeS2lvB4 : Kentor
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    Hifana - Wamono http://www.lumeneclipse.com/gallery/06/hifana/ : Kentor
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      Royksopp - Remind Me http://www.vimeo.com/2285902 : Kentor
      • Muse - Knights Of Cydonia http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_sBOsh-vyI : Kentor
• Look no further than the thriving AMV scene. : spiffymc
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8gji6hdN-c : moe6
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  ULTRA LIST http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcfbmztg4Gk&fmt=18 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyGKg36... : Vantage
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    I remember seeing that last video a long time ago. What a sad anime. : broly1718
    • That anime video is waaaay better than the official video for the song, haha. I love it so much. : Vantage
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    mmm Utada =) : spiffymc
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      I was so glad when she got divorced. My chances with her are alot higher than before then. 0.01% to 0.... : moe6
      • :( I want her too :( : Vantage
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    lol a wow music video. : datoo
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      It's actually pretty good! Really very good. : Vantage
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        vantage do you play wow? : datoo
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          Nope, never have. :) : Vantage
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            I have, however, seen some pretty awful WoW music videos! : Vantage
            • I have a theory that goes something like this: there exists no good WoW music videos. : datoo
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  SHACKNEWS RELATED Snoop Dogg - Sensual Seduction http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKz-RXSeIYA Thunde... : Kentor
  • that thunderheist video is cool, I forgot about that :) : datoo
• What Else is There? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1uAbs-Pq3M Daft Punk Is Playing At My House http... : deject
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  More awesome videos I've found: N.A.S.A. - Gifted http://vimeo.com/3884873 Fever Ray - When I Grow... : datoo
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    That gifted track is awesome. : Rodeoclash
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      I know, the video is insane!! : datoo
      • Wow. I had to bump the thread just for that video. That was great. : Jobos
  • "Fever Ray" sounds exactly like "The Knife" : Jobos
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYqaX3QYXZs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=do5-PiJeKmA http://www.yo... : preachy
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tatccHVfuhA lol please play this. : ant_hillbilly
  • I prefer the Windowlicker video! : datoo
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNeXVSt8E80 TCM's new single : yonderboy
• Here, check this out. It's a video podcast by Hexstatic. Their set is synced with it. Lot's of pop, elect... : focusdaily
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  I really like this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XC2mqcMMGQ : quadeh
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    Haha, missed the bit about bands standing around, sorry. Still a cool vid, I promise! : quadeh
    • How about a thread about neat videos of bands standing around? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqldwoDXHK... : Kentor
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  boards of canada - dayvan cowboy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrBZeWjGjl8&fmt=18 : miasma(&)
  • I'm a huge BoC fan, love that video. : datoo
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  Feist - Inside & Out - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmG0sPyZJBg - I like the way it cuts scenes Rad... : bluey25
  • Oops - Radiohead link - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nTFjVm9sTQ : bluey25
• This is also pretty damn cool: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4R1nl_UbSk : preachy
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0spRuwiv6M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmcPeuf5aXo http://www.yo... : soulwaxx

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• Floyd Quickly, then Opeth : graceofdragons
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  I find it's easier to work your way forward than backward. Start with Palestrina and I'll hook you up wit... : davantalus
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    Actually I take it back - if you want to make sure she's *competent* then get her piano lessons. : davantalus
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      Yeah, but where am I going to put a piano in this house? : angrytaxman
      • or in the car for that matter. : ju$tmon3y
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        piano lessons start with a keyboard : notdeadyeti
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          QWERTY or Dvorak? : angrytaxman
          • ||l|l|l||l|l|l||l|l||l|l|l|| : Ctrl-Phreak
• Floyd, if you are open to her getting high. : dognose
• Jazz. Make her into a Lisa. : ant_hillbilly
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  Yes, Rush, Mozart. : mafu5150
  • Oh, and motherfucking Tower of Power. : mafu5150
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  Devo. : LilCrypto
  • Honestly, early Devo is a pretty good suggestion. They're pretty poppy so they should be easy to get int... : Mecha Tofu Pirate
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  Queen, 80s Michael Jackson : noven
  • She already gets plenty of Queen and enjoys 80s Michael Jackson, but definitely doesn't hear a lot of it,... : angrytaxman
• merzbow, oxbow, boredoms : Mr.SEX
• Cannibal Corpse : doomed
• pig destroyer : mindshot
• I've been having my 5 year old listen to random stuff I like and seeing what she thinks. So far, she l... : Vincent Grayson
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  warren zevon : xjdrake32
  • ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ : MoreVespeneGas
• Boston, Chicago, van halen, dizzy, miles, coletrain : boarder2
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  Iron Maiden : egg5hen
  • This. : Marrbe
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  cant stand Zeppelin? u should punish her for that : sleepyvt
  • ^^^^^^ : r3dn3ck
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  On a sidenote: I was exposed to lots of music when I was little...and I've never really cared for it. I m... : RevRaven
  • I was exposed to a lot of oldies stuff when I was younger and I don't really appreciate music all that mu... : angrytaxman
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  how's about some stevie wonder? : RikiTiki2
  • ^^^^ THIS : MaddeningLoop
• Can't believe Anal Cunt hasn't been suggested yet. : soggybagel
• The Alan Parsons Project is the band that made me into the musical giant I am today. Concept albums ab... : Vantage
• Autechre and Aphex Twin : deathofrats
• Masonna : arizona bay
• Five years old? Jeez. I lived in a very musical household and didn't really care about music much until h... : cfalcon
• They Might Be Giants. They have some awesome kids albums (music that you will be able to listen to withou... : crummynz
• King Crimson, Bowie, Carpenters, Patti Smith : My Documents
• Blues Brothers Soundtrack : CrabsJarrard
• Philip Glass? Sufjan Stevens? Otis Redding? Tom Waits? Radiohead? Bob Marley? Jimi Hendrix? : father_crown
• 50's pop. Bill Haley and the Comets, Fats Domino, The Shangri-Las, The Drifters, Franki Valli, etc : forksalad
• Neil Young. Joni Mitchell. : underground banana plantation
• They Might Be Giants, from the Flood, Apollo 18 era probably? They have some "for kids!" albums these day... : jake2000
• I say you gotta start 'em young and go straight to Dillinger Escape Plan. She'll turn out to be either... : moe6
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  Yanni. It'll make her smarter : Anir
  • Nah, probably not; that's mostly hype perpetuated by well-intentioned but misguided music teachers. Corre : Bold
• devin townsend : moshman
• Check out the album Colours are Brigther, children album with songs from Belle & Sebastian, Flaming Lips,... : gummijoh
• Just play as wide a variety of stuff as you can. She'll figure out what she likes soon enough. : Sacred Sperm
• How about some classical? Haydn is great for kids: melodic, clear rhythm, lot of variety. Mine like the C... : jcupitt
• Play her music that YOU like--share with her your love of music, not necessarily the music itself. If : Bold
• BAL-SAGOTH : r3dn3ck
• Antonin Dvorak : kahuuna

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  squee! watching it now in tiny eye-strain-o-vision : Noobler
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    I pre-cached over 30% of the video in about 20 minutes then I mis-clicked in firefox up the top, when I h... : abrasion
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      no idea :[ It downloaded pretty fast for me though, around 900k/sec. Hopefully you'll get back up to spee... : Noobler
      • Australia - for some reason I get 1.5mb a second to Microsoft and some places 200 300 400kb but flash vid... : abrasion
• Flash video, you're awesome! sigh. : abrasion
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  So is there a timetable for Starcraft2 to be out in 2009 and D3 in 2010? : Lightzout
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    Starcraft 2 they would like out in 2009, the beta keys have already gone to the press and I speculate the... : abrasion
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      Oh no one cares about Diablo3, the fact its still selling near the top of the charts is mere propaganda. ... : Lightzout
      • lolol...well played : miasma(&)
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        Dude, sales wise Diablo doesn't even come close to Starcraft, have you ever heard of Korea? Do you know : abrasion
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          I love you abrasion. : Bamii
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            <3 <3 : abrasion
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              Acually 8=====8 : abrasion
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                Dude, not THAT much! (and why is your dick thinner in the middle?) : Bamii
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                  OUR DICKS BAMII OUR DICKS. http://images.google.com/images?q=docking&hl=en : abrasion
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                    I'm out of here. : Bamii
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                      http://www.life123.com/bm.pix/stood-up.s600x600.jpg :[ : abrasion
                      • http://nogrunclub.homestead.com/running_man_web.jpg : Bamii
                  • NWS WTF FJC!! : g0nk
• Ok the video starts slow but ends up damn great! Those graphics are so good, the 3D looks as good as the ... : abrasion
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  Thanks :D : razlebol
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    2 Queens? They aren't super units anymore? : razlebol
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      Nope, 3 of them actually, they are tough but not ultra tough anymore. : abrasion
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        He said that they actually gives you more larvae when they are alive. : razlebol
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          razlebol if you keep making these mistakes I will cut you down! Go and watch battle report #1 and 2 (t... : abrasion
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            I did watch them but it was a while ago. I still have them on my hard drive in HD. I just couldn't rememb... : razlebol
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              I will beat you at SC2 :( : abrasion
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                Ahaha, maybe. Meanwhile, do you want to be beaten at SC1? : razlebol
                • In July I'll be gaming again, June I have to do my tax and clean my house (ridiculous sounding I know) A... : abrasion
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                  hey razlebol, how much starcraft do you play? : miasma(&)
                  • I haven't played much over the last few months. I play mostly Dawn of War 2 right now which will probably... : razlebol
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  Can't wait for all the whining and bitching that will follow! I think I haven't been this excited for a g... : razorblade79
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    What whining and bitching, who would whine and bitch? The only whining and bitching I'll do is if I don't... : abrasion
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      did you ever visit a (in)official forum of any blizz game? it's awesome! people bitch about everything. ... : razorblade79
      • Haha, so true. : razlebol
      • It's just SC in 3D. It's changed too much. : Marrbe
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        Yes, it's called Shacknews :) : Bamii
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          I thought this were the official Valve forums : razorblade79
          • Only if your name was razorback79 : Bamii
      • Wow yeah I spose people will bitch over something but the vast majority will be happy. NERF BM TOO FUCKI... : abrasion
• I'am going ti get a key Or Else. : smax
• Lots of new gameplay elements. Some where already shown in the past but I'll list them for those who don'... : razlebol
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  is there a HD version? : aeg1x
  • Give it about 3 days and there will be almost definitely. http://iigh.iinet.net.au/last30.html (assumin... : abrasion
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    http://www.eurogamer.pt/videos/starcraftii-battle-report-3 Takes awhile to load but it's the best qual... : pancake humper
    • cheers : aeg1x
    • u rock : abrasion
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      http://www.eurogamer.net/videos/starcraft-ii-battle-report-3 better mirror : pancake humper
      • God damn this game looks awesome in motion. I am going to suck so bad at this game. : pancake humper
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      http://94.198.82.91/ddc91bd38c0e74cd06c744049e8788e8/4a3b8a24/starcraftiibattlereport3_stream_h264v2_hd.m... : sikander
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        That's the same link : pancake humper
        • No! That link is actually awesome, not using some crappy embedded player :( this way I can watch, re-wat... : abrasion
• AWESOME : askedrelic

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• only 2gb, looks sick tho : charcharz
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  looks cool as f*ck but the price isnt doing it, would be nice though *puts on christmas present list* : powerzjim
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    fuck, you can put fuck here : redfive
    • no fucking way. : connor
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      but can you put fuck on your christmas present list? : Matto357
      • lol.. : powerzjim
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      lol my bad im new! : powerzjim
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        who are you going to be? this name or charcharz? : redfive
        • lol, ip lookup? : abrasion
        • haha, this is fucking lol. Replied to his own thread to tell himself how much he loves the thing he just... : moshman
        • hahahaha : maulla
        • * F * C K ! ! ! ! ! ! ? ? ? ? ! ! ! ! ! ' D * : boring gegtik
        • hahahah : Xanthos
        • Hahaha. They even both use 'gd' for good. : ZTac
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          he sure loves to post about pyroradio http://www.shacknews.com/search.x?type=comments&terms=&cs_user=cha... : boring gegtik
          • Hah, jesus christ. : zebosausamite
          • Ban them both and the IP I say. : Jonathan
        • nice : razorblade79
        • BUSTED! HAHAHAHA : voodooraze
        • Jackson2009 also : kevp
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          red5, what's going on here?!?!??! : CrustaR
          • fucking executives still loling : zebosausamite
        • I'm pretty sure jackson2009 is his as well. Ending sentences in 'though', posting about pyroradio. : boofy
• i saw a soundwave mp3 player on ebay the other day. this LOOKS good, but at the price and only 2gs na : jackson2009
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  If the movie was on the stick... : xxx2xxx
  • agree that would be a gd idea! : powerzjim
• yeah thats an idea! then it would be worth it : jackson2009
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  wish they had a starscream one, this one gd though : charcharz
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    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv ????????????????????? : boring gegtik
    • shh just wait till they start cybering omgomgomg : Xanthos
    • ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ this ^^^^^^^^66 that : redfive
    • its gd : technotica
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  i never understood why ppl liked starscreeam he seemed like whiney b*tch : powerzjim
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    batch? : zebosausamite
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      a butch silly. : moshman
      • Ah yes, I too have always felt that starscream is a whiney lesbian : zebosausamite
  • butch? : r3dn3ck
  • what is going on?! : walker270
• Does it have little balls? : stonedonkey
• Shit. That's awesome. : Bull
• ya that is pretty badass, id be annoyed as hell trying to detransform that thing everytime i wanted to po... : technotica

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  Well, something which they don't mention in the article but which probably happened, is that the songs we... : festivalman
  • You'd have to seed a looong time to upload that many copies of the song. : Sapiens
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    You're right, it's more like $0 unless she would have bought the cd anyways. : batkiwi
    • Do you really think this is a good argument? : Zek
  • There's no evidence that anyone (other than the RIAA) ever downloaded a single song from her. : mathyou
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  Shit and even 24k still sounds kinda high. : bolneze
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    yeah, to me, a couple thousand, like 2k would be a fair fine. realistically payable and enough money to b... : xxiv
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      this is the United States you're talking about. Think bigger. Think.... sixty million trillion dollars. : MagicWishMonkey
      • Per song, right? Otherwise it would not be a significant deterrent. : asylumn
    • Everyone who settled paid something around a couple of thousand dollars, I believe. She decided to fight ... : Sacred Sperm
    • How much would a shoplifter be fined for stealing a CD? : snuff
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  copyright law is retarded : aeg1x
  • Yeah. We all have to keep in mind that a jury of her peers, all of them, agreed that $80K per song was a ... : CasbahBoy
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  This is just mind-boggling. How can things like this happen? Why do we let this happen? : utgaardsloke
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    Because the US Constitution, although relative to the rest of the world, was fundamentally flawed when fi... : Marrbe
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      uh.... yep that's it you nailed it. : deadfish
      • Oops, was supposed to say that it was good relative to the rest of the world. The framers relied too much... : Marrbe
    • You've been here two years and I'm only now getting to know you as a garbage poster. Have you been lurki... : pres589
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      What exactly does this have to do with the constitution? : asylumn
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        It allows these kinds of convictions? : Marrbe
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          Well, first, being a civil trial it's not a conviction. Second, how does it allow these type of judgment... : asylumn
          • Just forget about it. I lose this one. What I was saying applies to criminal cases. : Marrbe
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            He's from Sweden. I don't think you can expect an argument based on facts from someone who perpetrates a... : Matt Burris
            • I like it. :) : Marrbe
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              let's go liberate them : deadfish
              • ^^^ this. hahahah. : Xanthos
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              Hehe yes fucking Swedes! They're all the same, always generalising about Americans, just spewing stereoty... : jcupitt
              • hahahaha : RogerDandy
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                with their bikini teams and delicious fish-shaped candies! : deveus1
                • The licorice ones? You actually like those? : Marrbe
    • LOL : RikiTiki2
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      You're becoming one of the worst posters here. : [fry]
      • Sorry, I'll improve. Promise. But like I said above, I failed on this one so disregard it. : Marrbe
  • lawyers, they end up with most of that money : retardhumper
• I think the issue is because she shared the song to x number of people. Of course they can't ever tell ho... : dantastic
• I agree completely. pure bullshit. : chilln
• Actually she had 1,900 some odd songs that she pirated, or so they claim. They're only using 24 for simp... : Matt Burris
• There is likely to be a third trial for this. Not for her innocence but to argue that the RIAA's asking ... : SolrFlare
• A GREAT, FREE documentary on copyright law (featuring Girl Talk!) http://www3.nfb.ca/webextension/rip-a-... : Super Sparker
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  How exactly are people like this being singled out for prosecution? : jayacheess
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    ...he says as he quickly closes his torrent app. : gooblerampling
    • Hey, shut up. : jayacheess
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  I think the RIAA just feeds on these cases a way to try and get people to stop downloading. It's stu... : stonedonkey
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    From the USA Today article I read on this, it seems they're going to give up going after individuals and ... : Matt Burris
    • Aren't ISPs protected by something where they don't have to disclose info? : stonedonkey
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  $1 per song lost. $80 000 per song charged. Thus they expect her contribution to piracy to single-hande... : AlexW1203
  • Well thank god they didn't charge her for all 1700. $136,000,000 is a lot of money. : umcpwintermute
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  And she is a working-class mother of four and in no way has that kind of money. They might as well just g : stgdz
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    I believe his point is the punishment is disproportionate to the crime. Why stop at $2 million dollar... : MagicWishMonkey
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      Also - do you think it's fair to impoverish this woman's entire family because she downloaded some music?... : MagicWishMonkey
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        I don't think its fair to her family but it is her responsibility to her family to not break the law. : stgdz
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          So you would be ok with million dollar fines for speeding or jay walking ? : imperator
          • Hey dude I saw you jaywalk now I'm gonna jaywalk and other people will see me jaywalk. You triggered a pa... : MagicWishMonkey
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            What does this have to do with the subthread, pointing out that her particular circumstances are irreleva... : Jimb0v2
            • this: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=20208791 : Ebu
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        This is a ridiculous argument. It would be okay if a single bachelor received the same punishment? : Jimb0v2
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          I think the punishment is fucked all around, because 99.999% of the people who download music would have ... : MagicWishMonkey
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            If you write this into law then you'll have scumbag parents taking advantage of their kids to shield them... : Zek
            • That's true, it should be up to the discretion of the judge. I'm sure they already take that sort of thin... : MagicWishMonkey
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      Also, it's just a civil case and while punitive damages in civil cases are high, these are excessively so... : umcpwintermute
      • Yea it's pretty ridiculous. Maybe if she was the only person the internet hosting those particular songs,... : MagicWishMonkey
    • I'm not sure but could it be about precedent? If these numbers are accepted as reasonable, maybe they'll ... : Marrbe
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    are you saying that the means of the average person has nothing to do with the appropriateness of penalty... : boring gegtik
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      He's saying that the punishment should fit the crime, not the perpetrator. There's no doubt that it's an ... : Zek
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        The punishment should fit the crime unless it's stupidly disproportionate. That is why we hire judges... : MagicWishMonkey
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          Stupidly disproportionate = the punishment doesn't fit the crime. What if an impoverished mother of fo... : Zek
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            There's a pretty big difference between physically stealing something from someone and downloading music.... : MagicWishMonkey
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              Personally harmed? I wasn't aware that the RIAA had to be personally harmed for it to be copyright infrin... : Jimb0v2
              • I agree with you 100% I also think these laws would be much easier to enforce if people took them seri... : MagicWishMonkey
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              Okay, what if she had stolen a CD from the store? It probably cost less than a dollar to publish that CD ... : Zek
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                if you steal a CD you arent going to jail. anything less than $100 is a slap on the wrist. she basicall... : handofthrawn
                • Because stealing a CD from a store is a criminal offense, with established laws and punishments. This is... : umcpwintermute
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                  Well if she also uploaded them then each of those has to be counted as a theft as well. If she distribute... : Zek
                  • What happens if she uploaded it 8 billion times? Would that be counted as 8 billion people? : handofthrawn
            • MWM, while I see what you are trying to say I think your being a bit stupid about it. The music industry : stgdz
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  can she declare bankruptcy now? : kevp
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    I think I read somewhere that bankruptcy doesn't affect legal rulings. : festivalman
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      So what can this lady do? Sell her house and live in a cardboard box? : MagicWishMonkey
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        They always use these big numbers to make headlines and then settle for a far more reasonable penalty. Th... : Zek
        • They use those big numbers to scare the other party into settling, most often than not. : walker270
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  ""We appreciate the jury's service..." I didn't know they were hired. : steauengeglase
  • All the more reason to appreciate them. : Zek
• Thomas-Rasset ...having written a paper on Napster in college—a paper in which she concluded that Napst... : peter

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  posted awhile a weekend ago... : My Documents
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• The depth of field on that video is amazing. The D90 sure does produce some nice looking video. Also your... : angrytaxman
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• nice work! guess I need to play with my d90's HD a bit : Thomas Hace
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  Nice video! Anytime I shoot with my D90 it's a jerky mess with horrible focus control. : freshyk
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  • also cute kid : sikander
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  wtf you have a daughter? : arizona bay
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    afaik it's by proxy not by biology : Downforce
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      The price is wrong, Downsforce. : My Documents
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  I'd blow it up with a vacuum cleaner in air blast mode. : MrLobo
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• I saved the envelope she designed. It's awesome. Tell her that. Tell her it would have 0wned. : dognose
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• That kid is adorable. We should play more LBP! : brickmatt
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• get a better compressor. : edgewise
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  god i remember when you talked about her being so little. we're all getting fucking old on this website t... : [fry]
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    I remember posting when my son was first born. he's 6 1/2 now... : edgewise
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      i remember reading about your son being bron : sikander
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        * born.. fry is right, we're all getting old together : sikander
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