Morning Discussion: 'Splosion Wednesday!

by Chris Faylor, Jul 22, 2009 6:00am PDT

I still remember the first time we heard about 'Splosion Man. It was April 1, and there were so many other joke announcements, we thought that was one of them. But no, it turned out that the story of a man who explodes his enemies into "chunks of ham and ribeyes" was real, as evidenced by its current availability on Xbox Live Arcade.

I had meant to get up early and play for a bit to provide a more comprehensive overview, but, you know how getting up early is sometimes. And hey, there's a free demo!

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Jesus fuck they're gonna be giving away a 2010 Shelby GT500 at Quakecon

Jul 22, 2009 2:48pm PDT

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Jesus fuck they're gonna be giving away a 2010 Shelby GT500 at Quakecon : TastyWheat
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  Having to pay tax on a 50k car that you won would suck. I'd rather get 50k and just pay 50% tax right off... : sigpro
  - Yea, a friend of mine won 20k worth of computer hardware at CES last year (at the AMD booth, using softwa... : MagicWishMonkey
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    not covering the taxes for the winner is gey. : BauriceMastard
    - Yea it is, especially when the prize is a shitload of electronics (like 4-5 laptops, all the consoles, a ... : MagicWishMonkey
    - You're basically get obligated to buy a $50k car for about $10k-15k. It's annoying in some ways, but its : adpalumbo
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  would be better if it was a 1968 Shelby GT500KR : drucifer
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    They actually wanted to give away a Model T Ford. : moe6
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      I want a white one : drucifer
      
      Mr. Ford says "you'll take black, and you'll like it." : hirez
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  Someone can be buddies with Colleton. : ant_hillbilly
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    I think we're due another Colleton GT500 thread. : moe6
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      Did I overdo it? I just like the car. :) : Colleton
      
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      Better than another console/PC thread, that's for sure. : stump
      
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      I ordered the short throw shifter, cue ball shift knob and arm, and the handling pack (suspension package... : Colleton
      
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      At least you can do a tune and add small stuff that gives you good gains. I have to plan for an engine swap :(.
      
      Jul 22, 2009 3:32pm PDT
      
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      At least you can do a tune and add small stuff that gives you good gains. I have to plan for an engine sw... : moe6
      
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      Thanks moe6. What car do you have? : Colleton
      
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      a riceburner fettled by lotus and then fettled some more. some old pics, the one in orange. http://no... : moe6
      
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      Looks nice! : Colleton
      
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      more relevant to your interests; CAV Ford GT40 race cars: http://notorque.com/moe6/shack/DSC00056.JPG ... : moe6
      
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      Very nice! :) There's a Ford GT in my town and I know the owner, a local businessman. Next time I see ... : Colleton
      
      also run 2 of these 996 911 GT3RS Cup cars (plus 2 Integra Type R Cup race cars also, one of which is on ... : moe6
      
      I like car threads even if most of these faggots will only ever talk about their mazdaspeed3's or ridicul... : moe6
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  Thresh is gonna take the whole tournament. : pancake humper
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    I'm old :( : pancake humper
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      Is Thresh no longer around? : OverloadUT
      
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      look him up on wikipedia. I had no idea how successful he turned out... : johnny rotten
      
      i think he sold his site to ign like everyone else : Slowtreme
      
      he's a good businessman : Demius
- Fuck me, I'm going to QC! :) : Colleton
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  I don't want a Shelby :( : dognose
  - maybe they'll give you another video card instead? : drucifer
  - If you win it, I'll trade you a picture of me giving you thumbs up for it. : bakanoodle
- wait wut? : Slowtreme
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  what do you have to do? If I win I'm basically selling it for about half the sticker price. An easy $25,0... : freakynipples69
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    That'll just about cover the taxes on your $55k prize, thank you, come again. : Lunatic Angelic
    - I came again. : freakynipples69
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      40% taxes ftw !! : gmd
      
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      Wow.. you really have to pay 40% taxes on a car you win? : mystikal
      
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      I dunno I am just basing it off the amount the taxed my bonuses or vacation payouts : gmd
      
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      Mostly correct. It's taxed as income, but the real killer is that you are responsible for the full SS co... : trove
      
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      I think in any case you have to pay the 40% up front, and then you might get some back on your tax return... : riptyde
      
      That's fucked up : mystikal
      
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      u sure about the ss part? hard to see winning a car as self employment : sleepyvt
      
      I believe you get a 1099-MISC for the winnings. It's taxable income on which you have not paid your self... : trove
      
      That's fucked. : mystikal
      
      depends on your tax bracket really. : sleepyvt
- It would be funny if one of you aussies won it. : Nitrium
- Oh your god. I'd kill myself driving that. I wants to be there. : rosewood

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