Morning Discussion: Post-It From America

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  Michigan at #4! Go Blue! : Gusty1
  • 2nd this go blue : FlatlineDixay
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  My brother's school is still number one. :( But there are way more hotter menz at my school to stare at. ... : Koral06
  • WOOHOO! You win! : Megara9
• University of Oregon - #57! Whooo! We're number one! : Grumbeld
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  hooray Georgia Tech! if you live in Georgia (and get accepted) it's a huge bargain. I went and had tuitio... : Dante
  • I know we keep going up and up! : fathertime
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    It is a bargain, but on the downside, you have to go to Georgia Tech for 4+ years. : FlatlineDixay
    • Girls at Tech are like parking spaces, they're either taken or they're handicapped. zing. : Perturbation
  • sup fellow Georgia Tech grads :) I miss that place sometimes. : Perturbation
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  UCSB and UCD tied for 11th.. so 3 in the top 10. : TreMetal
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    If you'll notice, there's no #10. They tied for 10th, but were both marked as 11th. : underground banana plantation
    • You'll notice there are 10 colleges listed before they are listed. That means they are tied for 11th. : TreMetal
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  #29 despite 32 shooting fatalities and 1 decapitation : gmd
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    At least people are dying in fancier ways. When I was there a chick died by falling out of her dorm room... : riptyde
    • haha I remember that, she rolled right out the window : gmd
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  Woot VT #29. Boo UVA #2 : riptyde
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    If it makes you feel any better, VCU didn't make the list and I have a degree there too. : RyDogg1
    • I'll never badmouth VCU. Gwar started there! : riptyde
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  Apparently those rankings are a complete crock of shit. The University of Chicago did a study a few we... : MagicWishMonkey
  • few weeks years : MagicWishMonkey
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    University of Chicago isn't on that list so who cares what they say : gmd
    • hahah, they probably made it up. Those smelly bastards! : MagicWishMonkey
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      UChi is a private school : riptyde
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        I think the study was actually with regards to MBA programs, I don't remember. Anyway, the gist of it ... : MagicWishMonkey
        • (or think they have heard of, anyway. ) : MagicWishMonkey
  • Yeah there is no way that Clemson is ahead of USC : eldiablo01
• hmm All the Cal States dropped out of the list this time :( : adev
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  UT at A #15, pretty solid : EvilDolemite
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    jesus! 2009-2010 In-state: $8,930; Out-of-state: $30,600 $30K for fucking UT? holy crap : EvilDolemite
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      Goddamn, Harvard is $33k. : riptyde
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        What is worse is they have like 30 billion or so in Dowry, and they cant make tuition affordable. : pwnjoo
        • I'm sure they could, but why bother if people are willing to pay up? : riptyde
    • It's the same for pretty much every public school out of state. : mysled
    • only 10% of the student body is out of state iirc, but that's pretty standard. I believe they also have a... : derelict515
• I was gonna say the school of mines isnt on there but it is at 34th, which is kinda odd since every TBM u... : pwnjoo
• woot, MTU is at 60. : Drakoniac
• I got into Berkeley and got rejected from UCLA thank god lol. The UC schools will most likely remain on t... : mysled
• Sittin pretty at #29 Take that Iowa State : Modica Sol Solis
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  Hell yeah, my Cal Bears are #1. Now we just need to take the Rose Bowl! : The Grolar Bear
  • If I had lolscript I would LOL this post :( : mysled

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  hells yeah, they have a bunch of new actors selected for roles on the HBO series as well. http://www.im... : shadebane
  • I cant wait to see that : Patch-e
  • ha, was there anyone else they could have cast for Tyrion? : DonkeyPopsicle
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  I have seen that first sword before ... hmm where ... oh yea! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:WhiteRan... : kanix
  • Haha, I like how that sword hilt has a tiny helmet. : helvetica
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  How about a new goddamn book :( : rudds
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    Yep, had to be said. This is the kind of crap he's been fussing over for the past 2-3 years. : Ride-My-Rocket
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      I'm not sure it did! : SockMonkeh
      • You really want a Needle reproduction sword, don't you? : Ride-My-Rocket
• This better be the press release announcing the next fucking book... : wendigo
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  interesting..jon snow and sansa have been cast as well, but they are relatively unknowns.. : deathofrats
  • How many well known young actors do you know? That aren't from the Disney shithouse, that is. : Totenjaeger
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    Jon Snow certainly looks the part. : SockMonkeh
    • the updated picture of the actress for Arya on GRRM's blog has her looking quite good for the part too. ... : captfarrell
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    Link? Be interested to see. : node
    • http://winter-is-coming.blogspot.com/ : SockMonkeh
    • http://winter-is-coming.blogspot.com/2001/01/cast-so-far.html : deathofrats
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    I wish he'd stop focusing on the damn show and write. But yeah. "oh, look! money!" : Halen
    • Well, from what I can glean from his random postings, dance of dragons is pretty much done, with several ... : Juno
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  Stick em with the pointy end! : davantalus
  • Just so. : c0bra
• I want one of these to hang in my comp room. How cool. : RogerDandy
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  that wolf's head looks ridiculous, they couldn't have done it in steel at least and a little less cartoon... : sreyes22
  • I believe the wolf's head was carved out of stone in the books. : bobbman
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  A Song of Ice and Fire is great, but stuff like that is for absolute dorks, sorry. : GreatGooglyMoogly
  • Oh no the books I read are defining my life! : c0bra
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  I always imagine Longclaw's pommel as having the head pointing down [or up, depending on which way you cl... : captfarrell
  • Me too. : SockMonkeh
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    I'm pretty sure it is. (or maybe it's the other way) : hawke
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      it's initial description doesn't really say: The pommel was a hunk of pale stone weighted with lead to b : captfarrell
      • Either way, it should be snarling! : SockMonkeh
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  Some of these actors will be too old by the time the last book is finished. Unless they're just filming G... : shyguy74
  • won't be as bad as you think. For instance, the time from the start of GoT and CoK is roughly a year - Jo : captfarrell
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    Not much you can do about that though. : MuteMode
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      FASTER GRRM : MuteMode
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        It's pretty much a given that he will die before he finishes the story. He's just trying to go out a mil... : deathofrats
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          Yes, I can. It would be awesome if he secretly finished the whole thing and released the last 4 books in ... : pyide
          • Then he'd get sued by ridiculous, angry Internet people. : GreatGooglyMoogly
• $200 for stainless steel? Ugh. The Needle looks pretty good though. : ArcKnight
• When is the next book coming out.. seriously!!!11 : sikander

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  bottom row, first one : indosauros
  • jersey shorts : c_man_tmt
  • right. Either that, or top row, second with white letters. (the sort of off-blue color.) : hawke
• I vote for the orange and yellow combination in order to maximally humiliate your daughter and her team. ... : wytchsansmerci
• top row second one. : kbnerd
• If the socks don't have to be yellow then the red&blue : pyide
• unf'd : zebosausamite
• Hey does anyone know why Pedobear stormed out of this thread? He looked pretty pissed? : HojuSimpson
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  Red shirt, blue shorts. Why is yellow the only choice for socks? : mojorisen1117
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    We already bought them last season, parents are cheap. : blklight
    • Bleach them! : pyide
    • tell me about it. I coach little league football and parents are bitching and moaning about buying their ... : creep
• http://www.greggsports.com/greggsoccer/high5/images/arrays/shorts/25240.jpg : blklight
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  Somebody say it... : notd665
  • what are they retards? : pieman
  • Naked? : FreshlyShavenGreasedAndAngry
  • gonna need pics of girls to make an informed decision? : fathertime
  • Pix + Divx? : one random winner
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  http://www.shackpics.com/files/uniformJPG_ws1alumtrdoj62feqefy.jpg : SockMonkeh
  • looloalololol : zebosausamite
  • winner : blklight
  • lol BasketBall : focusdaily
  • this ^^ : atom519
  • hhahaha : dewdman
  • lolol : Phil
  • heh. : bakanoodle
  • this gets my vote ... why yes, I will take a seat right over there... : cap n KRUNCH
  • Haha oh God : bolneze
  • love the shoes : Merconium
  • hahah! : sikander
• Bottom row, middle one, except use white font : kodt
• Top left: orange shorts and yellow shirt and socks. : focusdaily
• Get rid of all the yellow, no one likes yellow starbursts. : shortbuscaptain
• http://www.tricitysports.com/images/uniforms/Teamwork/Teamwork_%20Cascade.jpg : blklight
• Top left, because orange and yellow are my two favorite Starburst flavors. : g0nk
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  This would be nice. http://www.shackpics.com/files/starb_wjf8qfhn5qwn8bvn27cx.jpg : historyinthemaking
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    And works well with yellow socks : historyinthemaking
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      sufficiently girly. A+ : pyide
      • Another vote for this. : Ormsbee
• anything but Black and Teal. : edgewise
• Orange Jersey, Blue shorts... go Holland! : Cubictoast
• needs more pictures of Moya on the shirts : Cheeziologist
• http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/7750/uniz.jpg obv? : fvariance

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• what a fucking retard : pukerat
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  What a completely useless skill. : zebosausamite
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    smashing LCDs? : crummynz
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      The game. : zebosausamite
      • aren't most games like that? useless skills I mean? : crummynz
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    What an idiot... i love that he turns off his monitor as if it's going to fix it. : zebosausamite
    • I like how he tries to smooth it out, like he ruffled the rug or something. : Drakoniac
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  Always a classic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YersIyzsOpc&feature=fvw : coldfusioncs
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    You know that is fake right? : Drewus
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      Prove it. : vx2o
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        if you watched that video and think it's real, i've got some swampland in florida to sell you : electroly
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          If you can prove it is fake then fine, the jury is still our for me. : ihya
          • there are people who think this is real? REALLY? : xxx2xxx
          • Hey I have a million dollars here that i can send you. Just post me $5000 first as a "transfer fee" and i... : Drewus
        • Looks like a genuine portrayal of WOW players to me. : Endymion_
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        He blatantly over-acts? He tries to stick a remote in his ass? Him and his brother (and entire family) ha... : Drewus
        • Oh, it's the same "family" or whatever group of people. Then it surely is fake. : vx2o
  • lol he goes under that blanket and when he comes out all of his clothes are off. : jahulio2
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  it always annoys me to see nerds freak out like that. it makes me think they are un-evolved and probably... : EvilDolemite
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    Probably? : electroly
    • i had the sound off : EvilDolemite
  • Haha probably? Look at his fucking room! : Godhatesfatpeople
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    Plenty of non-nerds are like that too. : mysled
    • i expect more from nerds : EvilDolemite
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  these ppl are why we have games with selectable difficulty and auto health regen :P : i poop from there
  • And school shootings : Godhatesfatpeople
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    well look at what he was playing, what the fuck was that? it looked horrible and frustrating. what a sho... : EvilDolemite
    • it's basically DDR with a keyboard... or rock band without instruments (kinda) : crummynz
    • i agree. i wouldnt want to put myself thru the memorization of that mess : i poop from there
    • I've seen simpler games put people into insane amounts of rage. I've never been angry at a videogame like... : Godhatesfatpeople
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  Always remember, if your typing position is feeling slightly off then it is most likely your monitors fau... : Drewus
  • Monitor's throw themselves at things all the time. Now you know. : Werkin
• When I was still playing DoW2 I was getting into fits of rage during MP matches. At one point I got parti... : enyakk
• This is why I still have a CRT haha : pieman
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jzxtGvDNNc - counterstrike freak out : EvilDolemite
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  cut his balls off, don't need him to make babies. : Zombie Vonnegut
  • He'll never get any anyways. : one random winner
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  "Looooks like I'm retired." Uhmmm. No. Retarded. And, really. This is an actual game on the : ezanga
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    yes, DDR is an actual game, yes DDR has been ported to the PC (or rebuilt by fans basically) : crummynz
    • Yes, but DDR = Dance Dance Revolution Operative words here are DANCE DANCE, which implies FEET. Wha... : ezanga
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  That kid needs the SHIT knocked out of him. His parents are complete pansy assholes if they let him do t... : cornchak
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    Fucking toss his ass in a bathtub and throw a blow dryer in. That'll FUCKING LEARN HIM GOOD. : ateam311
    • I agree though. My parents were kind of pissed when they saw that I had dented the wall a little in my ba... : ateam311
• Rosewood? : razlebol
• Needs Japanese remake stat : Merconium
• What the hell is going on in that game? : jahulio2

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• Cinderella Man is an awesome movie, but as far as manliness goes Rocky IV's balls could beet up the entir... : one random winner
• Hot Shots Part Deux : unjustend
• punch him for me, cinderella man doesn't even compare : gmd
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  the new rambo is pretty fucking amazing : mega man
  • ^^^^^^^^^^This : gibolas1234
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  Predator. : EvilDolemite
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    this is the best answer : sm00v3d
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      more masculine than commando, which has some serious gay overtones. predator is muscles, one-liners, blo... : EvilDolemite
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        So the only thing it's missing is rape? : one random winner
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          i am wondering when the word 'rape' will become less hilarious to the shack. will it be soon? : grendel
          • Unlikely, considering this is the official "gets you chicks with dicks" website. : one random winner
  • yea i would go for this. Or Payback. : SolveChrist
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    There's a point in which something becomes so overly masculine that it doubles back on itself and becomes... : jason bergman
    • top gun : whereiwannab
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      Yeah, i think it was the action jackson arm wrestle that set things over the top : llamameat
      • Dylan! You son of a bitch! : bolneze
    • commando is much more gay than predator. the glistening sweat as he carries the log; the attire of benne... : EvilDolemite
  • We have a winner. : ant_hillbilly
  • Correct! : kallanta
  • geez you have a big pussy geez you have a big pussy : mindshot
  • Agreed. Has to be an Arnold movie and this is it. : stump
  • Games set and match. CLOSE THE THREAD. 2x body builders, both governors. One don't got time to bleed, ... : MeestaNob
  • I think women have to hate the movie for it to be most manliest, no? Predator is a top quality flick. Th... : edgewise
  • Hard to top this one. : bolneze
  • Either this or Commando. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  300 : Schnapple
  • he said manliest, not most homoerotic. but perhaps I've said too much. : kek
  • too gay. : dirge23
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    ^^^ This! : BingusLargus
    • Dammit :( : BingusLargus
  • If you like rubbing one off to muscular Greeks, then sure! : ihya
• Cinderella Man loses just for it's name. Duh. : mrwolf710
• Spy Kids 3D : ieatpubes
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  The winner is obviously Die Hard : rosewood
  • ^^ My Vote. : dravalen
  • ^^second'd : BongSlayerB
  • I was worried that I would expand the thread and not see this. Thank you Rosie for restoring my faith. : Solstice
• Payback with Mel Gibson is pretty fucking manly. : MaxPete82
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  COMMANDO : coldfusioncs
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    I would agree with this but only before 300 came out. : SockMonkeh
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      300 had not one pun. Thus COMMANDO wins. : Wyvern
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        Wyvern knows what time it is. Also COMMANDO had explosions : Rag and Bone Man
        • 300 had explosions too. : DrZettl
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      the problem with these answers is that by being so over-the-top manly they actually lose all man cred : Megara9
      • I would vote for Inherit the Wind : Megara9
      • i agree with this female expert on manliness. it becomes a caricature of manliness at some point. : dirge23
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  Story of Ricky : retardhumper
  • It's hard to get manlier than driving your fist up through a guy's jaw, then PULLING THE JAW OFF WHEN YOU... : AxeMan808
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  Practically every movie with Sean Connery. : K1Bond007
  • You're the man now dog : llamameat
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  Full Metal Jacket. The only women in the movie are whores and snipers. : dirge23
  • actually my answer is The Good, The Bad and the Ugly : dirge23
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    Just like in real life. : bobbman
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      If only. If ONLY. : bolneze
      • Do you really want to make the mistake of calling a sniper a whore? : Arcanum
• The Ten Commandments. : orgcaptainnemo
• the godfather? : jenisthebest
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  My choice would be either Total Recall or Starship Troopers. They all have aliens, guns, boobs, and mo... : zuff
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    Rico's pathetic unrequited love pretty much rules Starship Troopers right out. I think Robocop is the man... : dirge23
    • agreed : zuff
• Rocky IV & Cinderella Man? Where are you ladies employed? Abercrombie? : Phil
• predator, cobra : jane911
• How about The Wild Bunch : CrimsonHandHiro
• Crank 1 or 2. : Cliffzorz
• Rocky II or Predator. : thetangent
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  Sin City : Thisispol
  • all of Marv's story definitely qualifies. : beastrabban
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  Braveheart. : exigence7
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    The Patriot? : Marrbe
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      We Were Soldiers : orgcaptainnemo
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        What Women Want : Gojirah
        • The Man Without a Face : Floppygrandma
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  Fight Club, in a way. : digweed014
  • I agree : bamb
  • This is a good one. : Ormsbee
  • i'm torn between this and Predator : ghost hacker
• The Terminator : Downforce
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  Terminator 2? Big Labowski? : pun][sher
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    haha, The Big Lebowski is an awesome answer. i remember one of my friends going off once about how it was... : dirge23
    • more like an AWESOMELY late coming-of-age : Megara9
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  probably one of the Chicks With Dicks adult films. I mean, how can you get more manly then a movie where... : bipolar
  • This is strangely logical. : bolneze
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  I'd put Rocky II over Rocky IV : freak!
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    Rocky II had too much love story... WHICH IS FOR FEMALES : fbsh
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      It did have the love story, but it also had Rocky beating up MEAT and then TRAINING HARD LIKE A BADASS. T... : thetangent
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        BEATING MEAT : Megara9
        • Only makes it manlier. : bolneze
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        Yes but IV had 2 guys training hard, drug use, Apollo dying from Soviet Russian punches and subsequent ve... : fbsh
        • True, and tough to argue. But in Rocky II he was punching DEAD COWS. : thetangent
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      I don't agree that love stories are only for women - as long as they're done properly. Rocky probabl... : freak!
      • Also, he beats up Apollo Creed. That's pretty tough. : freak!
• Goodfellas. : sreyes22
• probably one of the james bond movies : mikecyb
• Conan : vitek r
• You guys are way off. Manliest movie ever made was Glengarry Glen Ross. : Thresher
• I think it's this movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxkr4wS7XqY : sludge vohaul
• Clint Eastwood : dael
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  Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell : crockroches
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    I swear he depopulates half of Japan in that one. : cerealSAM2
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      A modest estimation. One look at the dvd cover art removes all doubt that he lacks such capabilities. ... : crockroches
      • lacks has : crockroches
    • and then repopulted : MoreVespeneGas
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  Drunk Guy in a Thai Bar : cerealSAM2
  • Not if it's PG-13... : shwortdogg
• Will be The Expendables. : Vegtro
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  scarface. easily. : re4ctor
  • seconded : filthysock
• Banlieue 13 : Ride-My-Rocket
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  Death Wish. Charles. Motherfucking. Bronson. End of story. : PlanetPerfecto
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    Women get raped in this movie and not in a good way. : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • Haha "good way" : bolneze
    • The intro is pretty harrowing :( : PlanetPerfecto
    • Nor the second Death Wish :( : stump
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      By Jeff Goldblum in a Jugghead hat? : cerealSAM2
      • Exactly, being raped by Jeff Goldblum is kinda creepy. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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        He hates rich cunts, what else could he do? : Dave-A
        • Get a classier hat for one. : cerealSAM2
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  What are the standards for a manly movie? Violence? Grunting? One liners? : exigence7
  • And muscles, cant forget the muscles. : bolneze
• weekend at burnies. : CoRDS
• Wait! I change mine to "dodgeball" : Megara9
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  =TOP*GUN= : mrvandelay
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    More like Top Gun : stump
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      seriously, that movie is so homoerotic it would have needed Ice Man ramming his plane up Maverick's tailp... : Postal
      • I ruined that movie for my dad by pointing out to him just how gay the movie really was. : ColoradoCNC
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        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lTRFWve0Rc : stump
        • seen that but love it every time I see it :) : Postal
      • yet it is orders of magnitude LESS gay than 300 : Megara9
  • that wins, if the thread was about movies more gay than gay porn. : Turd Ferguson
• I'm going to go with Predator Snatch since everything else I would have posted has already been posted. : Gojirah
• Pale Rider : royalally
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  I gotta go with There Will Be Blood. : Dave-A
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    Daniel Plainview is painfully manly. And almost every chick I know who saw it doesn't like it. : Dave-A
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      lord knows chicks don't like men : Megara9
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        Not like the one portrayed in that movie : Dave-A
        • you're almost catching on..... : Megara9
  • I'd put Last of the Mohicans way over TWBB.. B/ : ThrillKill
• No Snatch? : watcherxp
• I can't believe Rambo(4) isn't up here..but Zatoichi and the Chest Of Gold. He walks into a procession co... : AxeMan808
• Lone Wolf McQuade you Kansas City Faggots! : Zombie Vonnegut

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  Main differences from DotA/HoN: - All new heroes and items - Free to play - Microtransactions only ... : Zek
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    i still don't even know what the point of dota games are. what is the goal? : xxiv
    • to destroy the other team's main building : [7]kami
    • world domination! : kbnerd
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    It will be free to play?! That seems like a really hard thing to make vinancially viable with this type o... : byorn
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      yes, free to play. Micro transactions will pay for runes and hero skins I think. : Slowtreme
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        Pretty sure runes are bought with the in-game points but I think you can buy points with money if you wan... : Zek
        • yeah I think you can earn points or buy points. but nothing have been actually stated officially that I'm... : Slowtreme
    • Depends on how good the stuff they sell is, I know I'll probably buy at least a couple skins for my favor... : Zek
    • You can buy things such as skins, champions, and runes. However runes and champions can also be bought us... : Techy007
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    I never even played DotA and no denying seems weird. : action roommate
    • it sucks is what it does. I love the ever present challenge of denying. : kainen1
    • I think the presence of denying in DotA/HoN is what's weird. I'm all for game mechanics that reward play... : lefthighkick
• i really want to try this game, i do enjoy HoN but would like to see this games pros/cons, and community ... : shadebane
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  By the way the best hero is Amumu. He's sort of like a mix between Axe and Pudge - he wants creep aggro b... : Zek
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    Jax disagrees with you. I hate playing a team with a Jax on it. : Slowtreme
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      Jax doesn't count, he's way overpowered and getting nerfed tomorrow for sure. : Zek
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        Same with taric. Pendragon already stated that Jax is getting nerfed. Sivir and Ryze will get a total rew... : Techy007
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          Sivir is fun but she's incredibly ezmode, all she has to do is autoattack the nearest creep and she can o... : Zek
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            I like sivir :( It's like hon moonqueen, without moonfire, and no attack ult. I thought the mana drain ma... : Slowtreme
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              She might be balanced but she's just really really easy to play. Ricochet ricochet ricochet push push pus... : Zek
              • Her ult is what makes her OP. : Techy007
              • (i'm sure there is a dota hero it's based off of) they took away to OP ult everyone complains about in ho... : Slowtreme
  • My favorite hero would have to be Rammus. Whenever I charge up powerball I yell SONIC HEROESSSSSSSSSS ove... : Techy007
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    I like the one that turns into an egg baby! : helvetica
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      Anivia? The ice bird? : Techy007
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        I believe so, it's a bird and it's blue. I don't play the game, I just watch over lefthighkick's shoulder... : helvetica
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          ^^^ She likes to exclaim "EGG BABY!!!" when it happens, which sometimes gets broadcast over Vent resultin... : lefthighkick
          • Lol. : Techy007
  • The worst hero would be Tryndamere... <sigh>.... I of course chose him as my first character to play befo... : dextius
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    With Twisted Fate I stacked up to 955 AP the other day :P That was a really long game. He still sucks vs.... : Zek
    • Lich Bane is a fanstic example of the awesome item ideas in this game. I find it a lot more fun and easy ... : Duffman8369
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      The trick with AP(ability Power) Twisted Fate is using your pick a card to slow/stun and then peg them wi... : Techy007
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        Problem is that wild card is his only source of damage and it's too slow, other heroes will easily beat y... : Zek
        • AP build is only strong if you can keep people away from you. Damage and Crit work way better late game b... : Techy007
  • This is my favorite thing about the game. It also allows for increased variety of builds for non-caster ... : lefthighkick
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  has anybody else had trouble with the launcher not loading? : bongturbo
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    What part isn't launching? Updating the game takes a little time and it makes it seems like the launcher ... : pancake humper
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      I got the error that is being discussed below. Servers were probably down. I will give it another whirl w... : bongturbo
      • That happened to me but I just let it go and somehow it disappeared and started working again on it's own... : pancake humper
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    Yeah mine looked like it went through a few rounds of updating yesterday and then just turned into an web... : nodebug
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      If that sort of thing happens it usually just means the servers are down. : Zek
      • I thought as much, will take another bash at it tonight. : nodebug
  • I thought I had this exact problem... turned out the front end just had to load a couple of times : geedeck
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  • pancakehumper : pancake humper
  • ----> : Slowtreme
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    dextius (and I see you online so much now that I'm afraid to play with you).. : dextius
    • lol, we can always do a practice game. I am willing to teach you anything about any hero! :D : Techy007
  • Razzle : kpxkrnjc
  • Sean Originally your name was your real name and I just never changed it. : exigence7
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  Can anyone play the pirate effectively? I tried him a couple times and he seems useless. His ult is a nic... : Slowtreme
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    to be honest he is pretty useless right now. I have seen a couple good pirates. : Techy007
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      I hope HoN takes LoL's heroes... I really like some of their ideas! : kgargs
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        please no. HoN takes everything way too "serious business" LoL's heroes and game style are the main r... : Slowtreme
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          HoN just needs some fresh heroes. Right now we see the same team games over and over. I like a lot of ... : kgargs
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            but nothing is going to change that. even if/after HoN rolls out 20 new heroes 5man teams are still going... : Slowtreme
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              I disagree. DoTA had ~100 heroes and was amazingly balanced so you didn't see the same heroes picked eve... : kgargs
              • oops I replied too low. see draft comment. : Slowtreme
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            They have a bunch of heroes in the pipe that should bump the diversity greatly. Spectre, Vengeful, Lich, ... : Psigun
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              doesn't the draft options eliminate people using the same heroes every game. Of the games I played, I rar... : Slowtreme
              • There just aren't enough heroes to make it so you don't get at least 10 of the standbys that you see most... : Psigun
              • RD is the best mode but as it stands if a defiler / temp / jereziah / and(or) arachna shows up your team ... : kgargs
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              Yeah I'm pretty psyched about vengeful and spectre! I imagine s2 is having a hard time finding the middl... : kgargs
              • the good thing is once they hit ~90 heroes they can just keep refining and balancing them without really ... : Psigun
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          yeah what the FUCK is Riot thinking with no voice support??? HoN's is great. : kainen1
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            Calling it "great" is a bit of a stretch but it's there and it works. : omnova
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              I mean it's consistent, fuss free and fairly clear, and is zero lag. More than I can say for a lot of sy... : kainen1
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                Who uses vent anymore? That shit is for bitches. : Techy007
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                  what do you use for LoL? : Slowtreme
                  • It was a joke. I use vent. : Techy007
          • i've never attempted a search on the forum, I just guessed that it was something they would add in at som... : Slowtreme
          • I do hope they add it eventually, not sure if they will or not. Pubbers rarely use it in HoN but it's nic... : Zek
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            I'm actually pretty glad I don't have to listen to the retards that are the backbone of the MOBA genre co... : lefthighkick
            • there's something called a mute button, it's right up at your teammate's portrait, simple. : kainen1
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      that other new gem knight guy is a solid melee fighter. : Slowtreme
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        Who is OP and will be gettign nerfed tomorrow. : Techy007
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          I wonder what they are going to be doing with Ashe being 'OP'. I expect her to shoot wet noodles tomorrow... : pancake humper
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            If anything I think they're more likely to nerf her snare stacking. : Zek
            • anyone is welcome to bring ghost along (or whatever the anti snare spell is). I really like that any play... : Slowtreme
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              My problem is still building effective items for the heroes. The new shop makes it easier but I still fee... : pancake humper
              • Generally for physical damage you want a good balance between +damage and +attack speed, too much of one ... : Zek
          • The only thing on ashe that sucks is her farming passive. It needs to be removed in favor of something mo... : Techy007
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          i don't really see that. but if you say so. I'm not really up to what hero's are OP, unless I have seen t... : Slowtreme
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            His ult can heal 100+ health a second. He has heals, a huge health pool, a stun. Hes just too good at the... : Techy007
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              soraka has the big nuke right? : Slowtreme
              • No she was the main support healer before taric, she is underplayed now due to taric being way better at ... : Techy007
              • Soraka has a nuke that hits multiple units for a small bit of damage and stacks a magic resistance debuff... : Duffman8369
    • Actually if you stack avarice blades for the money. Then go with sheen his parley can do some nasty damag... : Techy007
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    I don't know what to make of him, he's sort of half melee DPS half support. I really wish his ult was les... : Zek
    • Having his ult on your side means you can push a lane early on with three or four guys at once without wo... : lefthighkick
• Very interesting. Don't suppose anyone has any invites to toss out? /begbegbeg : kelzmelzer
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  I played my first game today on lunch. Really really like it. -the free/micro transactions aspect is ... : geedeck
  • this man knows wtf : lefthighkick
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    I REALLY like that your hero is always selected. Makes things so much easier and is a nice touch. : pancake humper
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      I pick my hero in LoL just like in HoN. What do you mean? : Psigun
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        I'm pretty sure he means the actual RTS element of the game of having your unit selected. I'm not sure wh... : DrFlammable
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          It's not the same as in HoN. In HoN you can't target another unit without detargeting yourself, in LoL yo... : Zek
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            I was gonna log into HoN to double check but the servers are down. I'm 90% sure selecting another unit in... : DrFlammable
            • yes you retain your hotkeys and movement clicking even when another unit is selected AFAIK. : Slowtreme
        • Ahhh. I fail reading comprehension. : Psigun
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      You can turn this off (button at the top right that looks like an eye and a lock) I usually have it of... : Slowtreme
      • No, that is to lock the camera to your character : pancake humper
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    Certainly you're entitled to your own opinion, but I've seen tons of people say the LoL minimap is way be... : DrFlammable
    • I really dig the pathing map. Pathing can so often be retarded so it's nice to have it visualized. It thi... : geedeck
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    the shop is really the great. even if the items it suggests were bad suggestions, at least there is somet... : Slowtreme
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      some of the suggested item builds are really terrible. Gem Knight's for example. I think sivir had some p... : DrFlammable
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        But my point stands, they give you quick access to items to spend money on. I was bitched at more than a ... : Slowtreme
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          i never argued against your point, i agree. just commenting on related matters. I wish HoN would implemen... : DrFlammable
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            I wonder if they had to agree before making on that they wouldn't be taking on LoL specific features. It ... : re-verse
            • It wasn't the LoL guys that gave them the rights as far as I know, it was just Icefrog, who currently mai... : Zek
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              They could come up with something by themselves. Maybe something like put highlighted borders around reco... : DrFlammable
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                I mentioned something like this in the HoN forums, but at the same time... just navigating all the shops ... : Slowtreme
                • After the initial 603 gold buying spree in the beginning I don't bother going back to the menus on the le... : DrFlammable
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        I have a feeling sometimes they just mix it up to introduce you to different items even if it doesn't rea... : Zek
        • It could also be how they envisioned people would play a hero. But leaving it up to players own devises t... : Slowtreme
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  I a complete newb at these game! I don't know wtf but somehow I have a beta key for both Lol and HoN. Is ... : Iazu
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    there will be a tutorial in LoL when it goes live, for now, just play against the bots (play a practice g... : dextius
    • Pretty much what he said. Also LoL has recommended items for each hero so you aren't completely lost abou... : Duffman8369
  • Look in the Guides section of the beta forums. Find some introductory guides in there, and look up guides... : Zek
• Would anyone be up for a shack game tonight. Say around 7 PST? : Techy007
• your description makes me want to play, because it sounds like the major problems i have with HoN are not... : botch
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  LoL is a good game but it is at the opposite end of the spectrum from HoN that is also a good game. Peopl... : Psigun
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    Finally an HoN player who understands that the games are totally different and doesn't bash on LoL based ... : Techy007
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      Now if we can just find a non-zealous and/or not 'burned' ex HoN player who got their e-feelings hurt who... : kainen1
      • Can you please drop this shit already? : pancake humper
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      I don't think anyone is bashing LoL, just correcting the REAL "fanboys" like you about what you are wrong... : kpxkrnjc
      • That's because you come to LoL threads with "HoN this HoN that" I think I did that once to an HoN thread.... : Techy007
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        Explain? I know what the gameplay differences are and I just don't like the people who play HoN. Big ... : pancake humper
        • ^-correct. : Techy007
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          lol maybe not anymore, but that's definitely not true in the past : kpxkrnjc
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            Yes and I stopped, do the same. : pancake humper
            • except i'm not shitting on the threads, i'm just making corrections to the discussion. your comments wer... : kpxkrnjc
  • i agree with this completely. These games hardly even compete against each other. I enjoyed playing HoN b... : Slowtreme
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  How long do you folks wait to get into a game, I have been in que for 10 minutes for a 5v5, is this norma... : bongturbo
  • No. It usually varies from 30 seconds to about 3 minutes at the most. : Techy007
  • 10 minutes is not normal. Typically takes anywhere from 30 seconds to 2 minutes for me. : lefthighkick
  • That's happened to me once or twice and I got in instantly when I requeued. Usually it takes 30~ seconds. : Zek
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  if anyone has a spare beta invite lemme know, thank you : ]pm[chem
  • Ask twifsop chem. He barely used the one I gave him but hes bound to have at least 2 invites. : Techy007
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  Ill trade an HoN invite for a LoL invite : conandan
  • I'll trade 20 HoN invites for a LoL invite (yay smurf accounts) : Nighteyes

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• (part 2 is particularly good) : Foxhawk
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  wow, really? : Foxhawk
  • at work :( : SolveChrist
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    wjw foxhawk : FrayLo
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      washington jewish week? : Foxhawk
      • Seriously? : one random winner
• Favorite guest on a talk show ever = every norm appearance on Conan. Guy's awesome. : Floppygrandma
• lol the buildup of part 2 : pancake humper
• Watching it now, last time he was on he went with the Don Rickles schtick hope he does the same thing thi... : stgdz
• I love Norm Macdonald. pt 2 is particularly awesome. : NexusOne
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  that joke is amazing : rgoer
  • agreed : thekidd
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  Norm MacDonald's roast of Bob Saget was just amazing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjg_KHYPW8Q : oc3lot
  • Oh. Fuck. I hate you Rick Astley : oc3lot
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    Found a legit one here http://videogum.com/archives/stand-up-comedy/norm-macdonalds-genius-roast-of-bob-s... : oc3lot
    • that's the best roast ever, the bit at the end really choked bob up norm is awesome : grendel
    • that was brilliant : strider_
    • i fucking love it when he goes that extra mile to Explain something obvious : dignan
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      Is he telling straight forward jokes to point out how boring and cliche everyone else's jokes were? : phipple
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        I believe the point is that the tasteless "pushing the boundary" jokes about vaginas and buttsex are now ... : owly
        • That's what I was just saying :P : phipple
• Norm was so wtf last night. It was great. I want whatever drugs he has. : geedeck
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  Is this a repeat from a month or two ago or did they have him already again : MoreVespeneGas
  • they had him again : Foxhawk
  • Lol thought the same thing. : byorn
• he is too edgy and funny to do things like star in a show or have a career : spiderfill
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  fuck you Hulu!!! : AlexXdude
  • we're too hot for hulu. : mystifier
  • All links to Hulu should be followed by the equivalent non-American links. : Whistler77
  • Hulu hates freedom. : Mmmmmoo
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    http://www.tonightshowwithconanobrien.com/video/clips/norm-macdonald-pt-1-083109/1152862/ : re4ctor
    • You are a kind gentleman! : AlexXdude
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      be sure to watch the thomas hayden church interview as well, norm chimes in a few times. : re4ctor
      • i miss all the 80's volleyball movies :( : dignan
      • haha like his career. seriously wtf was he trying to do with those boring photos and the shitty joke :( : dantastic
      • are you guys talking about melrose place? : Zek
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      Norm is amazing. It's almost as if he's mentally retarded, but barely isn't : AlexXdude
      • that's right on the money. lol. : barichnikov
  • I can finally watch Hulu. Fuck yall. : zehh
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  That was a rerun from June. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • Oh, I stand corrected. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    Let's all look at the internet expert. and don't look at the newspaper Norm held with yesterday's news. : CrimsonHandHiro
    • CORRECTED, I said. >:( : Mad Brahmin Disease
• whats wrong with his voice? he sounds horse or something. : chilln
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5kpXhq5nHM "you must inhale sir, its the only way you'll get better" l... : dignan
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    Part 2 is even better. : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • yes, part 2 is better : dignan
• Why does he remind me of Christopher Walken? lol : CapnChaos
• Part 2 is classic but Norm has really been milking the stale joke angle for all it's worth since that roa... : Zek
• Tagging : shwortdogg
• awkwardly hilarious : deject
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  Never understood why he is so popular among some people. I think a bag of dead puppies is funnier than h... : Thresher
  • That's the joke. : Zek
  • he's so awkward haha. he was actually funny when he was on with gordon ramsey & conan : Chandler55
  • It's his delivery. : WhatIsThisFor
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    watch this and try to not laugh http://deadspin.com/5196193/espn-will-never-ever-do-this-again : spiderfill
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      Nope, not funny. Just annoying. : Thresher
      • He's only funny to those who live in the United States of Canada : two50six
    • That last line was killer. : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • I liked the others but not that one :/ : crummynz
  • Agreed. Not funny. There's a reason he's not that popular. : senseimoron
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    So much funnier than Will Ferrel and they do the same sort of schtick at times. : tsuba
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      Not really. : Mad Brahmin Disease
      • You're right, he's worse. : tsuba
    • The movie watching public disagrees with you completely. How does that make you feel? : Zombie Vonnegut
  • So much funnier than Will Ferrel and they do the same sort of schtick at times. : tsuba
  • He does absolutely nothing for me. To each their own though... : SatansFist
  • because Germans love David Hasselhoff Norm MacDonald : Postal
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  Oh nice, he's at the Irvine Improv 24th through the 27th. I believe I may have to hit this up. Any ot... : Senate5000
  • I'm interested -- let me know if you put something together. : piser
• If you go there early........ : mwasher
• I thought a little bit of his appearance was funny. The newspaper bit was ridiculous....he seemed drunk, ... : focusdaily
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  It's like every appearance is a practical joke on Conan. : sammyl
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    or on the audience. I think Conan is in on the joke. : NexusOne
    • he's definitely in on the joke, there's no reason why they would keep bringing him back if he wasn't : grifter
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  http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-september-14-2006/norm-macdonald that one is great : i poop from there
  • that was indeed great, hahaha : Home Nugget
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    ok the Steve Irwin stuff is killing me. : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • "He should have worn suntan lotion.. to protect him from the harmful rays" : Demius
• for the tl;dw crowd - Norm tells a shaggy dog story. : bipolar
• Norm was also on www.tomgreen.com : shadebane
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  Conan: "So Norm...." Norm: "...what?" How is it possible to be funny in a span of one word? Can a si... : Ride-My-Rocket
  • That cracked me up. I like Norm, but the first segment was pretty poor, even for him. The Ice Road Tol... : pyide
• I want my 15 minutes back : zehh

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  pet insurance cover turtles? i'd hate to have to pay that much if one of my wife's poo eating retards get... : QMS|superdave
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    How many turtles does your wife have? Do they stink? : MagicWishMonkey
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      two, and no. these are aquatic turtles (red ear sliders). i cant stand the smell of animals. when we tour... : QMS|superdave
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        That's cool, I used to catch turtles when I was growing up and I don't remember if they smelled or not. ... : MagicWishMonkey
        • if they poo outside the water it stinks like Beelzebub's beer shits. but if you clean the tank right (and... : QMS|superdave
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  ive looked at it, it was pretty expensive. Looked like it was only worth it if something major happened. : DogDharma
  • yeah, that's basically what it's for. i don't have coverage for the routine stuff - just illness. : dahanese
• I don't, but I make sure my kitties are chipped, snipped, and pricked vaccinated. Sucks that it's go... : Megara9
• i have pet insurance for my dog, not my cats. i should add them on. : dahanese
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  subthread how much would you spend on your pet, is there a point where you would go, "sorry little buddy,... : filthysock
  • IDK I would probably spend a lot. Doesn't take much at all to hit $1,500. : DogDharma
  • $1500 is nothing. a night in the ER for my cat was almost that. and they really didn't do anything to her... : dahanese
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    I don't think cost of procedure would make me reach that point, but uselessness of it would (ie the anima... : Megara9
    • really I'd cut members of my family off from med treatments LONG before I would my pets : Megara9
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    i've spent two thousand in a week : EvilDolemite
    • i did not even blink at the cost, 'do it'.... there was no question about it. : ghost hacker
  • half of the cost is meds and her stay there for a few days. so it easily adds up ... otherwise she has be... : ghost hacker
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    Ah, didn't see this subthread. My male cat was getting continual urinary blockages, so eventually we had... : bipolar
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      You know that cat curses you every day when he looks down and sees that his penis is MIA. : FlatlineDixay
      • You'd think so, but he's the nicest cat in the world. Even cat haters love him. He wags his tail like a... : bipolar
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    I feel like a cold motherfucker reading this thread, but... not very much apparently. A couple hundred? S... : crummynz
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      Do you have a pet? : OverloadUT
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        Not at the moment, but I had cat growing up, and later a dog. : crummynz
        • it may not be different for you as an adult, but i have taken on worries that i didn't think i would have... : dahanese
  • I don't want to know, my cat is pretty awesome. : MagicWishMonkey
  • Well, to be honest, it depends on how much I care about the pet. My family has had pets I would go into... : yAak
  • i wouldn't put myself in a financial bind over my pet. i've seen people spend ridiculous amounts of money... : cygnus
  • $50 : TreMetal
  • I think Angel and I would do retarded things for our cat. I hope it never comes to that bc I would be so ... : geedeck
  • Depends. At this point, my dog is 1 year old... if I knew she had a good chance of surviving, I'd pay a b... : laurgasms
  • One of my ferrets has a tumor (which is apparently common with them) which effects her production of insu... : thetangent
  • For my dog? I would probably max out my credit cards if it came down to it. : OverloadUT
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    • I have free morning-after pills from The Humane Society Planned Parenthood. : Megara9
    • $ .........about 3.50 : yAak
  • I think $500 would be my limit for my cat. Anything higher and...well, she's 15. She's had a good life! : aggressor
• We have both kitties covered with the gold plan, after my wife's last one died of sudden organ failure (s... : Ride-My-Rocket
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  So you spent 800 on a new cat?!?!! : Dessicator82
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    no, she is 10 : ghost hacker
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      800 on 10 cheap cats. : CoRDS
      • yup, like I said, she has been pretty healthy : ghost hacker
• my stupid cat cost us $600ish the week after we took him home. : cpt_gloval
• If it makes you feel any better, I've spent $4500 on my male cat over 9 years and two serious medical iss... : bipolar

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• It's just you. She get anything good? : yoonix
• Most people only care about piracy when it's their stuff that's pirated. : DHAvatar
• Makes me want to slap people in the face mostly. : one random winner
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  yah i had a friend like this... he owned maybe 8-10 real DVDs and everything else was copies. >:( : Shadowdane
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    I don't know how people can even watch shit more than once. I tried building up a burned DVD collectio... : MagicWishMonkey
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      get some kids. : edgewise
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        I'm gonna hold off on that for a while, from what I hear I can just buy one DVD each year and they will w... : MagicWishMonkey
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          You will want to use burns or digital copies for kids because they fuck up the originals really fast. : sigpro
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            Sounds like having kids is boatloads of fun ;) : MagicWishMonkey
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              just get them a scratching post or make them outdoor kids. : xxiv
              • do I still have to get a litter box if they're outdoor kids? : mn3m0n1c
      • Imma wait until you can grow those things in artificial incubator vats until the age of 20. : Marrbe
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  Did you used to get upset when people made you a mixtape? : aethyr
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    That word really bugs me for some reason, like saying it out loud is a sin. And I'm totally not for the ... : one random winner
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      what? "mixtape"? : edgewise
      • "mixtape" is slang for uncircumcised penis : MagicWishMonkey
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        yeah, it eats me up inside, ugh. Weird. : one random winner
        • It actually bugs me too. That is weird. : action roommate
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    No, however circumstances were vastly different to how they are now. I'd say that's a pretty poor and ign... : Creepin_Jeezus
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      How so? Most music stores sold blank tapes specifically for this purpose. You could buy a boom box that c... : two50six
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        Hell I remember when my dad stayed at my house when I was about 15 (I'll be 34 on the 9th) and he had 4 g... : two50six
        • awww man, SLP vhs quality stank! : Floppygrandma
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        Yes, but the primary difference was that the copies were never as good as the original recording. This wa... : mn3m0n1c
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          Ripping cds to the average mp3 encoded bitrate is not as good as the source material either. : ieGod
          • Sure, but that's just one option. Every burning app I've ever used has a 'copy audio CD' option which net... : mn3m0n1c
          • But MP3's are a billion times better than cassette and you can make infinite copies of them for no cost. : marmite
      • in mixtape days you had to already have the music to make a mix. Also, if you were using a dub of a dub o... : Slowtreme
      • Mix tapes weren't being distributed to hundreds of thousands of people from a single legit purchase. : uncleanmonkey
  • No one ever made me a mixtape. :( : thejay247
  • Not really. I guess that's hypocritical because I don't like piracy but mixtapes/CDs always felt like the... : Mecha Tofu Pirate
• I usually download stuff I'm not sure about and buy the stuff that I really like. : unsound
• Hold on, you're expecting people to think of others? How foolish of you! You're not the only one. : ieatpubes
• Haha, are you serious? let it go. : Visceral Monkey
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  This also makes me pretty irate. What's worse is when I see people actually walking around selling them ... : legato17
  • we have a guy at work who sells tons of pirated movies downsized to fit 1-layer DVDs. One of these days t... : Old_Fart
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  - Please don't pirate games that are still available to purchase - Please pay for music where the RIAA... : dognose
  • I have to say the RIAA does no favors for anyone. Horrible mafia-like organisation they are. : Creepin_Jeezus
• My gf's roommate tells my gf she's an idiot for renting movies, since "you can just get them for free off... : imcompa
• You're the only person. : Ride-My-Rocket
• I get irked about it. My dad burns every movie that is rented just because its in or something about it ... : thejm4n
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  I confess to music piracy - I simply can't afford to buy every album I'd like to listen to. I do avoid ... : Lone Swordsman
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    Get a Zune pass or a subscription to Rhapsody. You'll never have a problem getting music again unless it... : CrustaR
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      I could never pay for a service under which most of my music will disappear when I leave. : Lone Swordsman
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        OTOH you get "free" access to way more music than you could ever afford to buy, so it seems like a great ... : uncleanmonkey
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          I can't really justify $15 extra per month. : Lone Swordsman
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            What if I told you feek does this? Would this sway your opinion? : CrustaR
            • He's doing it right now. : one random winner
      • With the $15 you would spend on an album, you could get one album for free along with unlimited music str... : CrustaR
    • Or something extremely "popular" in which case the artists/studio opt out of the pass and you have to buy... : Floppygrandma
• You're gonna be a blast at the next family reunion if you let your love of the evil corporations make you : Floppygrandma
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  I kind of agree with the article in last month's Wired, which said that if you can't get it online by eit... : mysled
  • That's how I feel about my plex pch scenario. If they are going to be restrictive dicks, fuck them. : rosewood
• it really bums me out, both with games and movies : grendel
• I remember a couple of guys in college that used to install key loggers on the DVD's that they would end ... : stgdz
• It bugs me the most when people are just ignorant about IP copyright. If someone pirates something then ... : hussdelrio
• Doesn't bother me at all. Then again I live in communist pirate infested Canada. : ieGod
• It does bother me when people pirate games, but I couldn't care less about music and only a little bit ab... : Zek
• lol : Mad Brahmin Disease
• i actually never burn/download movies or cds... i always buy them mainly because i don't agree with pirat... : skelom
• You should report your mother and family immediately!! A couple of years of re-education should teach th... : theghostofsmdever
• I don't pirate anything, and don't really like that others do. It makes my shit more expensive and it giv... : Robotic Puppy Eater
• my favorite are the people that feign internet rage over piracy but have done it in the past. if you'... : xxiv
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  It crosses the line whenever I see someone's room with twenty 100-disc spindles of ripped media, that's j... : DooBall
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    most of those type guys are compulsive collectors who never actually do anything with the stuff besides a... : Old_Fart
    • Sounds like freshmen with access to broadband for the first time 10 years ago. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• i like how shackers are uber anti-piracy but then you meet a few of them in real life and it's a complete... : wtf242
• I think piracy is a byproduct of distribution not keeping up w/ technology. I stopped buying dvd's becau... : Darthbrooks
• lol : abrasion

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  Coat hangars? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWQhlmJTMzw : Haxim
  • I built one of these and it worked 1000x better than the $80 HD antenna I bought at Best Buy. I get sever... : Polysorbate
  • Interesting. : bolneze
  • Wow, I need to try this. Too bad we have hardly any air wave channels in Canada. : Sgt_Boomstick
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  Isn't basic cable like $15 or so a month? That's about how much I pay through TW. : WhatIsThisFor
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    Basic cable != HD cable : Rehevkor
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      He never said which he had, an HD antenna isn't going to make up for the huge selection of channels you g... : WhatIsThisFor
      • To a degree that depends on your viewing habits and what market you're in. : Conan
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        Yes, I pay for HD cable. Otherwise I'd be wasting my HDTV. No, we practically only watch broadcast TV a... : amrbean
        • Is it available online for watch? Maybe HULU? : WhatIsThisFor
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      actually they're required to offer the broadcast HD over basic cable. I get those channels through QAM. : Old_Fart
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        Does this apply to those types of channels? http://www.anandtech.com/weblog/showpost.aspx?i=637 : ant_hillbilly
        • I do not get the expanded tier channels, they are encrypted. I pay for and get the $9.99/month basic chan... : Old_Fart
  • Basic cable here is 60/month. : Saman
  • the $9.99/month cable from TWC only gives you the broadcast stuff in HD. : Old_Fart
  • In my area basic cable looks like snowy jpg artifacted shit. I'm glad I'm not paying for it otherwise I w... : ghost in my shell
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  older antennas and "HD" antennas are the same thing. just get a nice big set of rabbit ears or a Terk roo... : g0nk
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    ^^^ correct. "HD Antenna" is a marketing gimmick. Sucks for all those people who don't know and actual... : TickHeadDog
    • Didn't realize. I remember reading there were different types of HD signals. : byorn
• i got some piece of shit from big lots it's active, and seems like it might afford a couple channels more... : wetard
• I turned in my box a couple weeks ago, dont miss it either. : sreyes22
• Picked up the little white indoor/outdoor on monoprice for 20ish and it has been pretty good considering ... : ryuuseki
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  We just got rid of our cable completely and set up the media centre PC so we can watch stuff on hulu and ... : gigaduck
  • yup, we utilize over the air HD, hulu, netflix discs, and netflix instant. total cost about $15 monthly. : EvilDolemite
  • this is what I'm going to do. Fuck paying for cable. I hate more than half the shows on there. : Megara9
  • I did this as well and it is fantastic. : exigence7
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    whats the specs on the media pc? : happynoodle
    • I don't know, my boyfriend ordered it :\ : gigaduck
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    I cannot do this with football season looming. : Downforce
    • Yeah, it hurt a bit during hockey playoffs, especially since the cbc steams aren't available in the US. : gigaduck
  • i always found the quality to be kinda bad on that. Have they added a lot of HD content? : DogDharma
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    I wish I could do this, but with Baseball playoffs, Football and Hockey season about to begin. No chance... : ant_hillbilly
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      That's always been my problem with canceling cable. Live sports. Just can't go without it. : stump
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        If a nice sports bar was walking distance from my place I would consider it though. But the thought of n... : ant_hillbilly
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          That is a horrible thought. Or having friends over for a BBQ and beer and then...."sorry guys, no game.... : stump
          • Yep, my home theater investment would go from hero to zero if I couldn't watch live sports with the buds. : hussdelrio
  • I did the same thing and have a QAM card for local HD all streamed to xbox 360 as media center extender ... : sludge vohaul
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    I've done the same. I only miss shows on HBO and Showtime...but I have my ways. : freakynipples69
    • Plus. I wish cable companies would give me the option to actually SELECT the channels I want at a hugely ... : freakynipples69
  • If it weren't for sports I'd be off cable all together. : hussdelrio
• I'm got rid of mine about 6 months ago (maybe more) now...here comes football season and its going to be ... : Saman
• If you want lots of channels, get a good outdoor yaggi antenna. Indoor rabbit ears do work but you always... : razlebol
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  yes, thats why i told comcast to fuck off. $170/mon for digital cable and internet? fffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuu... : i poop from there
  • I am in this same situation its just to much money for the amount of time I watch it. : erebus
• the thing that pisses me off the most is that TWC will not rent you an HD box if you don't at least have ... : Old_Fart
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  Dear cable companies. Give me an HD channels only subscription plus 25/10 internet tier with no bandwidt... : ant_hillbilly
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    and lose a fortune every day. : edgewise
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      I dunno, I get 100+ HD channels plus all the other regular digital stations and 15/2 internet for $115 a ... : ant_hillbilly
      • Plus no bandwidth caps. However its $115 plus taxes and fees. : ant_hillbilly
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    you know what would be awesome? 500 channels and 200Mbps internet for $5/month : electroly
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      they would take the cable industry by storm : electroly
      • Not if I introduce my $4.99 plan. : ant_hillbilly

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  Will you be surving Chicken Tetrazzini tonight? : Mmmmmoo
  • they been bes frens for 7 yuuurrs : .frame
• 8:30!? What the heck!? this is what i have to say about that! ASJKHDSJKHDJKGASKJAS RABBLE RABBLE HONK HON : Dschinghis Khan
• i like how that youtube video is a screencapture'd video of another video. haha : mwasher
• check it out. : Dschinghis Khan
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  Yay, this gives me time to drink excessively before starting! : devi| dog
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    that reminds me, Mandatory 6 drink minimum still applies. : Dschinghis Khan
    • Does drinking diet mountain dew count? : Maddog_Delphi97
• I feel dumber for having watched that youtube video... but I'll come anyway! :D : Maddog_Delphi97
• Hopefully there'll be more than 12 people left playing by the time I get home. : skankcore
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  whoa, check it out. : Dschinghis Khan
  • shya brah! : .frame
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  You're killing me here, hirez. I'm an east coaster and I've got a damn job. This 8:30 pacific crap is cut... : Duffman8369
  • show up early, i am. : Dschinghis Khan
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  I will be there with my average ping of ~200 : mysled
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    i feel your pain :( : theWhite
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      I just ran another speedtest-221 ping, .30mb/s download :( : mysled
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        why is your ping so high? : ass-street
        • I think it's because I'm on a shared connection with other people. I'm supposed to get a connection for j... : mysled
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        ouch and you are in the same state as the server I believe. Yea something is amiss. : ant_hillbilly
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          who's your ISP? I think it's the shared-ness that's fucking up my connection, but at the same time they j... : mysled
          • I'm on the other side of the country using Cablevision. If your speedtest is only 1mb/s while everyone i... : ant_hillbilly
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            Who are you with? I'm in Oakland, and as annoying as Comcast's service can be, I've always gotten pretty... : FlamingGimp
            • Speakeasy, apparently. I'll be switching to comcast so I don't have to deal with other people using it (e... : mysled
• I'm bumping this thread as a reminder to myself and other shackers. :D : Maddog_Delphi97
• last bump before class bump. : Dschinghis Khan
• are we playing those koth maps? the big king pack i think? : ass-street
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  I am glad the time has been pushed. This way I can still play in the BF2 shackbattle. : ant_hillbilly
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    It's 11:30pm for EST. :( looks like it's dow2 and lol tonight : geedeck
    • Whatcha gonna do about it? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ra4ssf6lLrQ BURN IT DOWN! : Maddog_Delphi97
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    I'm glad it got pushed back because I have night school. : dmason
    • I dont start that until the 8th. I am luckily out by 10pm eastern though. : ant_hillbilly
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  What are some of the maps that need to be downloaded before playing? : Gojirah
  • ^^ agreed, must know this zomg ^^ : Downforce
• KatyAnna and I won't make it. I'm recovering from some variant of the flu (fucking bacon fever), and have : Merconium

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  Poor patches, he's always the one left out. : one random winner
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    hahahahahaha, that was my thought exactly : MagicWishMonkey
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      gingers are always left out : MagicWishMonkey
      • ^is a sad, left out ginger. : one random winner
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        I don't get the hate towards gingers. I've always thought of them as superior. : Lone Swordsman
        • I never knew there was hate towards them, I never knew they were even called gingers until the South Park... : MagicWishMonkey
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        I'm a ginger and my mom dressed me up as almost the same clown when I was that age. I feel that sad clow... : Darthbrooks
        • Hahaha, crazy : MagicWishMonkey
  • he can never be forgiven for what he done to Leah. : ghost hacker
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  Hahahaha the KKK Darth Vader. : Lunatic Angelic
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    what is KKKish about him? : ass-street
    • I guess the little round eyeholes make his helmet look like a hood? : MagicWishMonkey
• I hate how Lucas gayed up the trilogy with Patches. Such a lame character. : hawkeye
• Hahaha patches, poor guy. : ieGod
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  That's gotta be taken in the late 70s early 80s, the curtains are a dead giveaway. : trelain
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    well the fact that the Ewoks weren't introducted until '83 shoots holes in your theory : redfive
    • lol : ieGod
    • awwww shit, you just threw down the nerd gauntlet! : MagicWishMonkey
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      That's very correct, early eighties still applies though. : trelain
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        Either that or someone just didnt take down their out of fashion curtains for quite some time. : trelain
        • Once that lady gave birth to patches the last thing on her mind was replacing the curtains. : MagicWishMonkey
  • Has to be at least 1983. No ewoks before then. : malevolence
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    Ewoks didn't exist until the mid-80s. : spdon
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      Caravan of Courage up in this bitch! : invisible_kid
      • lol, yeah I made this comment then the two others appeared as my page refreshed, making me feel a bit of ... : spdon
  • Mid to late, I had that Ewok mask and remember wearing it. : zakazi
• Looks like a roadkill costume for the Ewok. : jake
• Oh man I need that Vader costume ASAP. : Evil Benius
• ....the fuck?! : g0nk
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  no this is aawesome http://www.episdioeo.org/photogallery/star%20wars.JPG : Chandler55
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    wait if the guy with the green ears on the left is yoda who is the green blob? : ass-street
    • Jabba? I really have no idea. : Evil Benius
    • Jaaba? : g0nk
    • It looks like someone missed the Ghostbusters cosplay... : focusdaily
    • i thought greedo perhaps? : multisync
    • I could have sworn that was Link, not Yoda. : cerealSAM2
    • Ewok? Jawa? Probably Jabba. : cerealSAM2
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      han solo! : Turd Ferguson
      • or maybe spock : Turd Ferguson
    • han solo in carbonite, nub : graceofdragons
  • Jebus. : ieGod
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    whats the green trash bag kid supposed to be? jabba? : chilln
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      Look at his face. : shortbuscaptain
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        Larry Flynt : mega man
        • lol : braaains
  • LOL : Downforce
  • Oh man she has a dildo light saber. : thrallie200
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    You are correct. This is awesome. : OverloadUT
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      Trash can R2D2 is amazing : OverloadUT
      • i really hope someone is in there : ass-street
  • thats quite the vibrator she has : epit
  • So ghetto. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    my favorite thing is how some of them are so bad they had to label them : mikecyb
    • lol, mine too. : nyranger66
  • Why is the kids' mom dressed like Leia? : ColoradoCNC
  • I didn't realize Darth Vader was a Muslim woman. : Old_Fart
• Poor patches :( : Lightzout
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  I think my friend had that Chewbacca outfit back in the day. : Pettytheft
  • dewd that's an ewok : whodares