Weekend Discussion: Just Talking About Whatever

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  tomservo, do you have an unhealthy obsession with stalker? : oHnOES
  • all the restraining orders say so! : Ziz
• Oh and I hate how they put a harmonica in. It's really annoying. : tomservo
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  I am restarting STALKER w/ Complete 2009 and was thinking of doing this. Will they kill anyone important ... : h o s t i l e
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    Not that I've seen, but OL makes everything pretty open ended. Does STALKER Complete jive with Oblivion L... : tomservo
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      I think you can get the textures from stalker complete and integrate them into OL but i dont think you ca... : DarkDeus
      • Hmmm. Maybe I'll just keep them separate then. Complete looks gorgeous, but I don't feel as urgent about ... : tomservo
  • No, it won't cause anyone of consequence to die. : reelbk
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  have you thought about using the stalker 2009 complete mod? I'm on my second play through and the game lo... : DarkDeus
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    crap i messed up some of those links : / heres some more on flickr- http://www.flickr.com/photos/15539352... : DarkDeus
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      What are you PC Specs? Monitor resolution? That looks great, I plan on replaying it once I upgrade agai... : mnsnota
      • e8400 OC to 4 ghz, 4 gig ram. 8800 gts 512 OC and windows XP playing at 1920 x 1080 resolution. The game ... : DarkDeus
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      I need to play more OpFlash2. I wish the command menus weren't so fucking clunky :( : tomservo
      • yea i need to beat it still too. Im on the last mission but havnt gotten around to finishing it. Yea the ... : DarkDeus
  • Yeah I actually have the install file sitting on my desktop. Trying to find out if Complete and OL will w... : tomservo
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    also is there anyway to share whole galleries with shackpics? it seems to only have options to link to in... : DarkDeus
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      As far as I know, if you have a login to the site, you can upload 5 at a time. : tomservo
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        but can i give you guys a link to my gallery instead of having to post a link to each pic? : DarkDeus
        • Oh, that I have no idea about :( : tomservo
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  Nearing the end of a Complete2009 re-playthrough, and it's unspeakably awesome. My favorite weapon, the ... : rms
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    I have yet to play much Clear Sky, but I really liked the first 3 - 4 hours I saw. : tomservo
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      The cracks start to appear around the second half, and the last quarter or so gets pretty broken. : greasyjohn
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        That's a bummer :( Have you heard anything about community patching or mods for it to make improvements... : tomservo
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          The one I swear by particularly is the faction wars respawn fix: http://stalker.filefront.com/file/Facti... : greasyjohn
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            Yeah, I've modded Clear Sky up to hell, but it's...getting not fun at the second half. Really unfortunate... : Rice-Rocketeer
            • So, this is after you get to the power plant that everyone is talking about, right? I felt there was ple... : IHATEDUST
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            Thank you for these links. It sounds like Clear Sky is definitely a pain in the ass at times. : tomservo
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              All right EVERYONE LISTEN TO MY TIPS: 1. Traders: The Clear Sky trader pays better than anyone else... : greasyjohn
              • I loved the P99 so much, I wanted to run around with a silenced one and have nothing to do with my previo... : lunarbunny
      • I totally disagree. It's about the same level of goodness the whole way through. : deject
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  Holyshit this time was totally different. I ran out toward the military and started taking pot shots at O... : tomservo
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    yea stalker is a game i can see myself playing over and over again. Some of the coolest shit has happened... : DarkDeus
    • Yeah definitely. My favorite games always come back to if I can tell awesome stories about my experiences... : tomservo
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  Hello fellow Stalker friend. Are you as excited for call of pripyat as I am? They said the world is three... : DM7
  • only like 2 months till it's out UNNFFFFF : Drakoniac
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    I am SO excited! Did you download the benchmark tool that was released about a month ago? It will give yo... : tomservo
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      so excited too!!! yea i dl the benchmark also. I cant wait! : DarkDeus
      • I am looking forward to the threads upon its release. It's a first-day purchase for me for sure. : tomservo
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      Yeah I did, that map they had on there looked awesome. And the buildings looked pretty big as well. I'll... : DM7
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        I need to start keeping a list of STALKER dudes. If there was co-op in these games you and me buddy... yo... : tomservo
        • Heck yeah man, co-op STALKER world rock. We'd have to flip a coin or something on who is going into the u... : DM7
        • yea stalker co-op would be amazing! : DarkDeus
  • Can't wait : Gojirah
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  I wish I liked that game. I really do. : NastyJack
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    I've tried to play it twice and never passed the first mission because i got frustrated as shit. : mwasher
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      It's totally understandable. I'd say the first time I ever played it, I spent maybe 3 - 4 hours over the ... : tomservo
      • Yeah it's definitely not for everyone and takes a lot of work at the start. But it so pays off. One of my... : kelerian
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        its so hardcore about empowerment that it starts you way at the bottom. once you get a nice assault rifle... : spiderfill
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          Yeah, assault rifle with a scope means you're pretty much the Grim Reaper for most of the game after that... : tomservo
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            lol yea grim reaper outside. not so much in the....tunnels............................ : spiderfill
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              Yeah it's funny how my confident disposition goes straight down the toilet once I am in the tunnels, or e : tomservo
              • The xlabs are bad things :( : ieGod
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        That's my favourite part of the game. When you're ridiculously weak and overwhelmingly outnumbered with s... : Rice-Rocketeer
        • Yeah they did a great job at making you feel like just another asshole in The Zone. I don't know if there... : tomservo
    • once you get the hang of it though its not bad at all. Play through with one of the mods that makes weapo... : DarkDeus
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  So, I have the first Stalker game but have only ever played about 30 minutes into it. I've always wanted... : paynter
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    In my opinion you should give it one play through, and then go back and play it with mods. Stalker was th... : DM7
    • It depends, I think. If you're strapped for time, you should play it through with mods right away. ... : Rice-Rocketeer
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    For the first time, I would recommend not using mods that affect game play and just go Vanilla that way. : tomservo
    • yea i would def recommend this for the first play through. : DarkDeus
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      woah. i'm gonna give this another shot tonight. : mwasher
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        ok downloading Complete 2009 now. wish me luck! : mwasher
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          Post screenshots :D : tomservo
          • Here's some screenshots of my current playthrough with the Complete 2009 mod. The mod really makes the ga... : ShoCon
          • will do. just tested it out for a moment and runs super smooth maxed out completely at 1680x1050. :) : mwasher
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      I think I'm going to do a Vanilla playthrough first. I'm not strapped for time or anything so multiple pl... : paynter
      • I haven't heard if it makes mods difficult, but I have them both through Steam personally. : tomservo
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  Sup Stalker chaps... I was up to the part where you first go into the sewers and meet one of those min : etherboy
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    Hooray! Yeah those dudes scared the SHIT out of me. :( : tomservo
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      I think it was partly the reason I quit too... I couldn't beat the first one :( : etherboy
      • You throw a couple grenades his way, and stay out of his sight! Not hard. : rms
  • Ha! I got to that part, nearly pissed myself, immediately exited the game and have never gone back. : PenicillinX57
• I loved finding an awesome new weapon or armor in STALKER. Until about an hour later when it has degrated : GloriousCow

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• underground sources say a game was announced : aeg1x
• what does that even mean? what would constitute real journalism? : spiderfill
• chatty is all the op ed you will ever need. : massdev
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  you're acting like the frontpage didn't start as exactly that, reposting news : derelict515
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    i guess i was spoiled by the excellent writers that provided engaging content like impressions, reviews, ... : kn1fe
    • eh, I loved Remo and all but the frontpage was never exactly filled with new and exciting content on a da... : derelict515
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      for many years, the only original content here was babehunt and StuffThatSucks : filthysock
      • and babehunts really just used other people's stuff : RikiTiki2
      • I came for StuffThatSucks and stayed because of all you lovely chatty cunts. I did really like the Rem... : nudel
    • haha, because that happened more then a few times a month... Dont fool yourself, its always been that ... : maulla
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  There's a bunch of announcements because of the video game awards last night. that's all. : shotgun1
  • This ^ : crummynz
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    why not just make one article with all that shit in one thread? are they that desperate for SEO that the... : kn1fe
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      because this way, there is a topic for each game for comments to happen instead of an amalgamation. If y... : JuffoWup
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        you need to refer back to my post regarding how the front page shouldnt be spammed with announcements and... : kn1fe
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          I kind of agree with you. I remember the days when I used to read the front page, as a lot of what was th... : mactu
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            and I remember the days when we copied most of the stuff bluesnews linked to : RikiTiki2
            • Indeed but filtered out some of the boring stuff! : mactu
• It was the weekend they just threw them up from the awards show. Settle the fuck down. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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  It left with Chris Remo. : freshyk
  • Nobody likes a quitter. : Lightzout
  • no idle thumbs hurtz : Chandler55
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  There's a front page? : rmjackson
  • Exactly. : mofo
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  I like games. If I want Journalism I will watch Fox News : dognose
  • nice : redfive
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    you only play 2 games (left 4 dead and dnf) so i don't think your opinion counts here : kn1fe
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      oh im sorry i meant duke3d. but you might as well be playing dnf because im sure you are dreaming about ... : kn1fe
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        dreaming of duke gently stroking your head while eating cheeseburgers : kn1fe
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          do you seriously just reply to yourself 3 times : inf3d3l
          • he has to keep his fantasy alive. : old and busted vs the new hotness
        • Damn sounds like someone needs a time out in the corner... : hashd
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          Bro you don't have shit on dognose : tometome
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            I'm just fucking around : kn1fe
            • Don't you mean knifin' around? http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xliue_knifin-around_fun : old and busted vs the new hotness
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      he also really liked painkiller.I'm trying to think of another game dognose has posted about but I'm draw... : datoo
      • and total overdose : RikiTiki2
      • Total Overdose and Shadow Warrior. : Mad Brahmin Disease
      • Max Payne, Blood : Dave-A
      • Wanted. Oh, my bad. Strangely, that was the movie. : AxeMan808
  • I see what you did there. : tometome
  • If it wasn't you dognose, this whole thread would be a hate train, immediately after this post. : dysfunctional
• I don't need to see any more in-depth analysis articles about the morality of the Modern Warfare 2 airpor... : contentious roy
• The motivation is being one of the lucky few who are offered a free virus scan via one of the generous ad... : rosewood
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  what's with your awful posts lately? are you ok? : dantastic
  • mad at him for stealing your bit? : c0bra
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    i'm fine. its the frontpage that's not ok. : kn1fe
    • do you really come here for the front page? I mean... really? : inf3d3l
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  I think it's just the absence of Remo that you are feeling. He was great, and he posted in the chatty con : datoo
  • http://www.c0bra.net/shackwords/remo :( : c0bra
• this place used to just link to other sites, like blues did : RikiTiki2
• The only time I bother with the front page is when they snag an interview. Overall I stick to sites that... : Wombat Woo
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  You can't fit much into a shack. : Sailor of Fortune
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    the shack is a ghost town : kn1fe
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      a ghost town on auto pilot : kn1fe
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        are you high? : RikiTiki2
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          high on ghost towns : kn1fe
          • High and driving through a ghost town. : cerealSAM2
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  A ton of new games were announced or given their grand unveiling at the Spike VGAs on Saturday, which mos... : Alice O'Connor
  • I look forward to reading your thoughts on the subject. : Whistler77
  • This is how we know the Shack doesn't have any journalism - completely ignoring the gaming industry's inf... : ArcKnight
  • You guys will fall asleep in the cockpit and miss posting a chatty and everyone in the old one will go st... : Sailor of Fortune
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    I think may just clumping some of that jazz together would've made a world of difference = ) : pixelat3d
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      ^^^^ Clump it up, keep the stuff that is big and interesting on it's own. : Reeves
      • Every single thing there is a major release announcement. This is a video game news website, what is it y... : peanut-
  • "You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar. When I met you." : AxeMan808
• Where else will you see the 15 psa's announcing what games are on sale on steam each week? : AllYourBase
• Uh, game announcements are news? : silent prophet
• Have you never been here during E3 or Games Expo or BlizCon, or QuakeCon? Or Child's Play or.... Seriou... : AxeMan808

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  Isn't DNF canceled? : Vegtro
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    yeah, or georgeb is a liar and its a huge hoax : oHnOES
    • Watch it be all that video footage that Jace Hall played on his show. : the archvile
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      this is his source? GeorgeB has said a there will be a trailer tonight? : freakynipples69
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        i just said georgeb because he is the face of 3drealms on shacknews : oHnOES
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          We haven't seen anything from George about it recently actually, here or elsewhere. The facdebook stuff ... : dognose
          • Strike that, i'm wrong. George linked to the Duke facebook page on his Twitter. : dognose
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    It has not been officially canceled. 3DR let go most of the dev team and there is a lawsuit but there ma... : dognose
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      All new trailer. : kaijuseijin
      • care to share your source? : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      and i guarantee they are getting more done than the entire 3drealms crew. : technotica
      • similar to multiplying by 0? : porp
    • thus, it's extremely hard to believe they got ANY additional work done, especially considering the lawsui... : freakynipples69
    • Hope lives : rosewood
• lies : CrustaR
• wait what : Downforce
• Is it the same one we've seen before? GEORGE WHY DO YOU HURT THE ONES THAT LOVE YOU? : jingletard
• Once it's installed on my computer I'll give a shit. : dmason
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  I don't know, the way Geoff Keighley is hyping it, this might be it. : notd665
  • maybe it was a ploy to get people off georgeb's back : oHnOES
• 8pm Pacific or Eastern? : roushimsx
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  sorry but ive been teased too much on this game, dont care anymore :( : spaceless
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    yah right, this is exactly like how people keep going back to an abusive partner. : mindshot
    • Duke might have canceled on me last time, but he's really sweet when he's not around other people I swear... : SnakeIRye
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  oh come on : JohnnyDanger
  • exactly my feelings : hax3d
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  the screen is black. enter a familiar voice. DUKE Come get some. Various alien ass-kicking in-gam... : freakynipples69
  • lolololololol : Maddog_Delphi97
• Can I get a link for confirmation? Google is failing me. : Gary the Llama
• 8 eastern. http://www.spike.com/blog/vga-exclusive-sneak/90527 : kaijuseijin
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  It will be the last trailer shown. : kaijuseijin
  • you beautiful son of a bitch you. : h o s t i l e
• llmalalmalmaoalmaomaloalalomaloloala,lmaomalmaoal : technotica
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  Best use of this pic ever. http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn105/TaylorMarsh/aw_jeez_not_this_shit_... : Visceral Monkey
  • damn you! i just spit coffee all over my lcd. : technotica
• Ok, and where did you hear this? : Mecha Tofu Pirate
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  Even if it is finished. It's well past Diaktana sadness and will be a giant bucket of ass. There, I sai... : tboomer2
  • So courageous of you. : pigvomit
  • At least be realistic, it's far more likely to be like Prey, often praised, very enjoyable, innovative at... : pharom
• http://www.facebook.com/pages/Duke-Nukem/186028571601?v=wall&ref=mf : dognose
• It's gonna 0wn : r3dn3ck
• oh i've been wanting to see what irrelevance looks like : mwasher
• Stop toying with my emotions god damn it!!!!!!!!!!!! : pancake humper
• This is the undeadest thing ever. : enyakk
• I don't know what to think anymore. : pigvomit
• DUKE NUKEM? MORE LIKE DUKE 2PAC'EM LMAO : DrWaffles
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  And me about to order L4D posters for my computer room wall. : dognose
  • Its not fair that they are toying with your emotions like this :( : DonarUDL
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  SPOILER Trailer play by play 0:00 Black Screen 0:05 (VO) "The king's back, baby." 0:06 A DNF logo st... : FirstPersonCooter
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    http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-2008-duke-nukem/36746 : moonbreaker
    • That was terrible. : ajvitaly
    • Did those games ever come out?? : Goto10
    • LOL HAHAHA : posito
    • Wow, that was bad lol : breadsticks
• Terrible attempt to get people watching the VGAs. : Moonbase Commander
• I can't wait for Jessie Ventura to tackle this rumor on Conspiracy Theory. : pigvomit
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  This better not be for one of the offshoot games announced earlier. : CrabsJarrard
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    its prolly for the duke nukem nobody cares addition, coming only to that system nobody cares about. : technotica
    • NGage! : LoioshDwaggie
    • So DNF is PC exclusive? : pigvomit
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  put me down for a one hundred on duke : DeBurgo
  • Always bet on Duke! : Mad Brahmin Disease
• I think I read somewhere that we're going to see new shit from Alan Wake too : ErneX
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  http://kotaku.com/5425041/vgas-promise-biggest-surprise-premiere-in-first-five-minutes-tonight Not say... : freakynipples69
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    Actually, probably not duke since it's considered a "premiere". : freakynipples69
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      Well, Duke Begins then.Or even an unannounced Duke game... Or something completely different. Which is m... : harveymcmaster
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        Tie Fighter sequel starring Duke set in the Dungeon Keeper engine made by reanimated zombie Looking Glass... : spiderfill
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          I came : EricZBA
          • Me too. : harveymcmaster
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    in surprise blizzard roundabout, starcraft 2 launches NOW *crossing fingers* : Foxhawk
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      errr beta : Foxhawk
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        that would blow my fucking mind with raw awesomeness. until i found out i hadn't been accepted into th... : mwasher
        • i'm already in so bring it oooooooooooooon : Foxhawk
  • maybe we'll actually see gameplay footage of Max Payne 3? (one can hope) : RikiTiki2
• how long till this airs? : CoRDS
• That would be pretty cool. I mean, as troubled as this game has been for over a fucking decade, it would ... : Orange Pylon
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  forget duke, he can't finish squat. Bring back Lo Wang : mista mista
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    Duke Nukem, Lo Wang, Caleb and Serious Sam collaborate in the BEST SHOOTER EVER MADE. : Orange Pylon
    • Now that is the real fantastic four. : Marrbe
  • "Who wanta sum Wang!?" : paulatreus
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  Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, we won't get fooled again. : capt tripps
  • I wonder if Duke's new boss will be the same as the old boss... : yacoub35
• In all of my years of gaming, I have had several dreams: DNF A well-done multiplayer mech sim (the v... : pharom
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  hahaha watch how all you feel when you get fucked up the ass again : posito
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    I'll get fucked for the first 5 minutes. Cry then go play Modern Warfare 2 and piss off my friends when ... : Crimsonbeak
    • wtf... URGE TO PLAY MW2 RISING : posito
  • isnt that what watching the VGA is like anyways? : theWhite
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  And it looks like it is a new Arkham Asylumn. Not that anyone on the webstream can tell since we don't g... : Crimsonbeak
  • Hooooray, that is such fucking awesome news. : DonarUDL
  • the video they showed made it look like it was set in a Joker-run fucked up carnival or something, should... : veras
  • stupidest live stream cams I've ever seen. : thebigbeefsandwich
  • gah, noc : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  That's it? Gay. : ninjase
  • is that Claudia Black doing the voice over? : Crimsonbeak
  • How was that even big news worth hyping? : ninjase
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    Fill me in; what happened? : crummynz
    • It was a video for a new batman game : ninjase
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  Mark Hamill got robbed. This shit is rigged. : silent prophet
  • Yes :( : DonarUDL
• this live feed is exciting. watching people sweep up the stage with brooms and shit : spiderfill
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  Got the stream here http://www.spike.com/event/vga2009/page/live-camera : legsbrogan
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    can you not see the trailers? : byorn
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      nope you can't. it's just a few of their camera feeds, not the real broadcast. : thebigbeefsandwich
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        Yeah, sorry for posting this. They really suck. : legsbrogan
        • Here's a stream of the actual broadcast: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/digitalfuji-gaming : quadeh
• Caught the opening little bit...this shit's horrible. Let's link to the trailers later on. : RevRaven
• I'm annoyed that I even turned this crap on. : ninjase
• they are showing something from Halo Reach too, please don't suck : ErneX
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  Any body have a list of the winners? Let me guess, MW2 across the board? : Dschinghis Khan
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    Dude it's all rigged. A hockey game won. Seriously. Nobody likes hockey so.. how is that possible? : K1Bond007
    • I don't like watching hockey, but the last two years i've bought those games and put more time into them ... : DonarUDL
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      NHL10 is actually a really good sports game, better than any other I played. And lots of people like hock... : quadeh
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        You don't have to make up lies. The game could be amazing, I guess, but it doesn't change the fact that i... : K1Bond007
        • Hockey is the best sport. All others are for little nancy girls! : quadeh
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          That said, Hockey > Watching Snoop Dogg at the VGAs. Just sayin'. : K1Bond007
          • Yeah, he was completely out of place there : DonarUDL
          • Fo' shizzle : Matt Burris
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          so you are saying that only popular games should win the awards? How does a hockey game winning make it r... : byorn
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            Well I was joking, but honestly yeah it is rigged. The winners clearly know ahead of time and considering... : K1Bond007
            • Unless the game is really good... also, way more people like hockey than you seem to realize. : quadeh
        • i dunno man, i have no interest in the real sport, but in videogame form its alot of fun. i still play n... : BaronVonSnakPak
    • NHL10 is pretty awesome. : jamesray
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      NHL 10?? As much as I like that series, that's just a bad joke. : Mad Brahmin Disease
      • pretty sure people were calling 09 and 2010 some of the best sports games ever : derelict515
    • Spoken like a typical narrow-minded American. Way to live up to the stereotype there, champ. : Ellissd
• Arkham Asylum sequel is the big surprise reveal so far. Stop toying with my feelings like this. : Serpico74
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  Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 Even though I felt cheated at the short lenght of the original game, I ... : EricZBA
  • I'l say it a million times, I'd rather have six great hours than twenty good hours. but yeah that's go... : Deathlove
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  God, this show makes me ashamed to be a gamer :(. : quadeh
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    Tell me the UFC win doesn't have something to do with its relation to Spike TV. : quadeh
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      maybe, but considering the critics really liked it, it deserved the win. : byorn
      • And its not like tiger was gonna win it! : DonarUDL
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        Well I take it back, since DA:O won. : quadeh
        • Of course, GOTY will be MW2. :( : quadeh
• If anyone is interested: http://www.scribblelive.com/Event/Jeff_Greens_VGA_liveblog : SigENeaT
• tried to watch the show but... hell award are freakin boring whatever the topic : Frush81
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  woah, crackdown 2 looks great! : m0nkz
  • I hope it goes online soon, I missed that : ErneX
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  I don't have US cable TV, could someone please post if Halo Reach is good or sucked? : ErneX
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    http://www.ustream.tv/channel/digitalfuji-gaming : quadeh
    • may Master Chief bless you : ErneX
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      FFFFFFFFFFUUUUUU stream's off air now :( : ErneX
      • found another: http://www.justin.tv/hornykid94 : ErneX
    • lol it was pulled midway through. Crap. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  Green Day: Rock Band : veras
  • mehhhhh : quadeh
  • Lots of cardio if I'm gonna play drums on this one... : Serpico74
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  Megan Fox won for her voice over "performance" in Transformers 2? lol : pigvomit
  • its a joke of a show. : happynoodle
• Dragon Age won RPG goty fuck this! ohh wait they got one right : Cashh
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  Oh sweet! Medal of Honor: Modern Warfare! : pigvomit
  • Damn you! : quadeh
• Medal of Honor: Modern Warfare 2 : quadeh
• lol... Medal of Duty. : K1Bond007
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  What the fuck is going on? Who the hell are those.... what the hell? Uh.... : pigvomit
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    I hope Obama approves an air strike on that show. : pigvomit
    • It hurts just to watch :(. : quadeh
• Mike should punch the chick for maximum lol : smacknca
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  what retardation with Mike Tyson did I just witnessed? : ErneX
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    I don't like it when they feed minorities stereotypical lines on these shows... pathetic. : Amnesty_intl2
    • Yo, that shit be wack! : Matt Burris
  • I didnt even watch the show last night but this post just made me laff. : technotica
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  This is an awful awards show but with enough alcohol and Christmas music it becomes alright, I guess. : Alice O'Connor
  • What isn't made better by alcohol and Christmas music? : ArcKnight
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  Yeah, uh, no DNF or Duke Begins it's looking like :(. : quadeh
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    lol, yep, trolled. : quadeh
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      I think he should be perma'd for that. I watched the Spike TV video game awards to find out. Fucking he... : pigvomit
      • Yeap, it hurt inside. : quadeh
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    ugh i cant believe i watched the whole damn show for nothing. that was so terrible : m0nkz
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      I think I died a little inside. :( : quadeh
      • ive never heard of the bravery but they are so completely horrible. The last song was a trainwreck. : m0nkz
  • Not quite klerck quality but damned great! LOL! : Super Sparker
• why have they lost the epic feel of halo? even the music in the reach trailer was crap, and honestly rea... : smacknca
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  Uncharted 2 : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    I'm amazed it beat out MW2 : jingletard
    • same here, but it's just the Spike VGAs : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • \o/ : cowbs
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  Nice Uncharted 2 got GOTY : DonarUDL
  • Yeah, I'm surprised. : quadeh
• that Halo Reach trailer was meh :( : ErneX
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  So, the DNF stuff was just bullshit? : pigvomit
  • Must have been. : guido anchovy
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    Shocking, random Shacknews poster makes stupid claim with no confirmation anywhere else, Shack thinks its... : Chod
    • I wouldn't believe it even if George said it. : massdev
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      dognose confirmed it genius, it's one of the posts at the very top. : ArcKnight
      • He confirmed it by linking a Duke Nukem facebook? I don't really consider that confirmation of anything. : Chod
  • THE ARISTOCRATS! : Wolfanoz
  • Well, yeah, but make sure you tune into the Superbowl. 4th Quarter 2 minute warning commercial break. I c... : K1Bond007
• Damn you kaijuseijin.............. : legsbrogan
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  Don't ever post again kaijuseijin. : pigvomit
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    Requesting ban for kaijuseijin : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • IAWTP : r3dn3ck
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    Disagree - epic fantastic prank if any of you actually sat through the fucking Spike VGAs over this. S... : Lunaran
    • Good thing all I did was turn on the TV at the end since he said it'd be the last trailer. :P : guido anchovy
  • Permanent ban, please. : herradura99
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  I'm being dead serious and I think this should be fully enforced. Unless something is officially mentio... : freakynipples69
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    Yup I'm pretty pissed. Most of me knew it was probably bullshit, but that small fraction of want made me... : legsbrogan
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      Seriously, this is worse than no WMDs in Iraq. : pigvomit
      • At least with that one we got to see some shock and awe. : legsbrogan
  • i would laugh if we found out he worked for Spike. Best way to boost numbers ever. : dahanese
  • it's your fault for believing him, especially given that all the trailers that debut on the VGAs are post... : mikecyb
  • Mentioning DNF on the shack is like screaming fire in a crowded building. : bashildy@speakeasy.net
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    Wow. Really? You do realize where you are, right? YOU'RE IN THE JUNGLE BABY. YOU'RE GONNA DIIIEEEEE! ... : Halen
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      *BZZZT* WRONG. You are Halen. Make some reference to Van Halen! : jamesray
      • You might as well jump... off a cliff. : Chod
  • hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha : sanchez
  • You know what the best solution is? Stop taking Duke Nukem Forever seriously. The game is dead and has ... : Arcanum
  • Eh, I kind of expected it to be a troll. I just wanted it to be real so bad I watched anyway :(. : quadeh
  • take a chill pill : RikiTiki2
  • This is hilarious : zombie man
  • Just checking in on this thread, it delivers. : spazzium
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  Ghostbusters lost best TV/movie based game? To South Park tower defense? This shit is rigged. : RevRaven
  • They must by high. : baron calamity
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    Ghostbusters wasn't very good ;\ Never played South Park Tower Defense, though. : aggressor
    • Whatever your impressions were of Ghostbusters 3, SP Tower Defense would assuredly be lower. : pigvomit
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      Here's a hint: It's a tower defense game. : quadeh
      • Tower defense games are fun. Tower defense games are not award winning. : uglysad
      • But it's a good one! : rudds
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        so are you saying plants vs. zombies is overrated? : RikiTiki2
        • Zombies are always the exception to the rule : uglysad
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          I'm not saying P v. Z is bad at all (haven't played it), but I don't think any tower defense game can be ... : quadeh
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            Well you thought wrong. Both Plant vs Zombie and PixelJunk monster are way better than Ghostbusters as a ... : razlebol
            • I would disagree entirely, even liking Plants vs Zombies. : Conan
    • ghostbusters was awesome! : dantastic
  • while i enjoyed the story, the game itself had a lot of flaws in it. : harold.johnson
  • Yeah, it's voted on by game journalists, but considering the state of game journalism is it any surprise? : Fred Garvin
• i am glad I didn't watch this. Nice troll kaijuseijin. lol : ant_hillbilly
• ...you guys actually tuned in? I was right. : Moonbase Commander
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  HAHAHAHAHAHA this is a fucking epic post / thread. Great work. : ateam311
  • concurred, great job. : Deathlove
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  For all the people who are calling for a ban: if you sat through the entire show, even the commercials, y... : fbsh
  • I bet they all signed the Two Towers petition too : Halen
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  Lots of game announcements on the VGAs, too bad the show still sucks HARD. : Fred Garvin
  • Who the fuck put zombies into my Crackdown? Come on guys, for fuck's sake not every game needs zombies. : Fred Garvin
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    Ugh, the new MoH looks like a complete CoD rip-off and someone let some fucking Jersey Guidos on to the s... : Fred Garvin
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      Well CoD was a MoH ripoff, and it worked for them : Judecca
      • the early CoD marketing was pretty bad. it wasnt until the demo came out and everyone realized it was awe... : spiderfill
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        Fair point, but IW took the genre and evolved it. The new MoH looks like MW put through a copy/paste. : Fred Garvin
        • Graphics maybe, but I doubt it'll have the same minor superpowers. : Sailor of Fortune
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          You're basing this on a teaser video at the spike VGA awards? : Judecca
          • It's more the tone, setting and feel they seem to be promoting. Maybe the full game will be different. : Fred Garvin
  • The show sucks hard but you're giving a blow by blow of it. : Phreakin
• Jesus christ, can't that game fucking die already? : Drewus
• Link to that Waterworld/Shacknews image for DNF. : Godhatesfatpeople
• On the plus side, Uncharted 2 won GOTY : Serpico74
• A troll that had little effort put in, yet paid out in double. Well done, sir. : SigmaDraconis
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  So everyone in this thread still gives a shit about this game? Sad. : inf3d3l
  • DNF is like a girlfriend who dumped you, and you go to your friends, "Fuck that bitch. I knew she was a c... : steelsamurai
  • You are in this thread. Wait, so am I!!!! Dammit : themaestro2657
• hahaha. well done. : AMikaboshi
• Your moms trailer. : hashd

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  cancerous aids ebola : moshman
  • Yeah its currently going around the workplace : nodebug
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  I used to think it was tied to intelligence. Maybe that is an unintelligent thing to say but in my experi... : haiku
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    i bet you actually do snore, you idiot!!!1 : moshman
    • haha yeah right!! : haiku
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    Um.....drink much? : Koral06
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      haha everyone look how dumb someone is when they do a serious "um..... much?" post. See this is what I... : haiku
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        I'm gonna comic sans your ass : Koral06
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          When you posted that, did you think "he hates comic sans, so this will make him chuckle" Because hones... : Goalie
          • Jesus I didn't realize I was in a word war. I said it as a tongue in cheek comment. It's 2:30 am and I'm ... : Koral06
      • I'm sensing a theme with the replies you've been getting today : Dave-A
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    There are two groups of people who snore more than anyone else. Fat men, and hot skinny chicks - Fat ... : Goalie
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      koral says she is not hot or skinny so i dunno wtf is with that : Goalie
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        Maybe I'm a man! : Koral06
        • Well, science is science. Can't argue with science. Sorry. : Goalie
    • Or people that have obstructed nasal pathways and shit., but yeah fat people and skinny bitches. : hirosushima
  • I think this is the stupidest thing I've read all day, if that makes you feel better. :) : silent prophet
• herpes : Whistler77
• I'm pretty sure sleeping is number one cause. : Sludgehead
• Stress. Actually I have no clue but stress introduces all sorts of health issues. : Wombat Woo
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  Use Breathe Right strips. Ratalon does and they totally work. : Galadriel07
  • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=10124927#itemanchor_10124927 : Goalie
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  gaining weight will do it. : smax
  • this : deadfish
  • ding ding : GodZilly
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    I've actually lost weight. Gained some muscle mass but that's about it : Koral06
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      Let me reiterate. I've been doing training for the MMA team I'm on and have to maintain as low as weight ... : Koral06
      • Wow I can't spell :( maybe snoring is for dummies : Koral06
      • lol. no i don't think that's the case. : deadfish
      • What exactly do you do for that long? Can we see your workout? : IgnoramusSA
• Maybe sleep apnea. http://www.aaoms.org/sleep_apnea.php : Nixx2004
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  I stopped when I quit smoking : drucifer
  • my gf did too : Dave-A
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    I don't smoke either :( : Koral06
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      have you thought about starting? : Dave-A
      • yeah, you can quit anytime you want! : Mad Brahmin Disease
• does a deviated septum surgery normally get covered by medical insurance? : ssj4megaman
• winter - dry air - get a humidifier? : fathertime
• welcome to old age, grandma : deviantpaul
• You can develop it as you age. Friend of mine that I slept with between ages 18 and 32, she started out v... : steelsamurai
• do you sleep on your back? : alnya
• one of those weird shaped ergonomic pillows actually helped me stop snoring. : waxthirteen
• funny you bring this up, just last night I got kicked to the couch for snoring too loudly :( : foo

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  Where do you rate it with the other seasons? Haven't watched it myself yet. : megarust32
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    1,2,4,............3 One was awesome, two was really good but slightly outclassed by one, this season g... : stgdz
    • Surprise, Motherfucker. Assuming you saw the finale. : daVinci1980
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  i'm actually pretty annoyed so far. i havent been enjoying where they are taking dexter in particular. ... : smacknca
  • I loved this season and I don't agree with your comment. : thrallie200
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    I personally feel like he's been getting sloppy for no good reason other than drama and it's annoying me : Bean
    • I still loved the season though. : Bean
    • this is exactly my issue. but it seems right now that he is about to get it all back and end with a ban... : smacknca
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      the reason is pretty clear I thought, he's overextending himself by trying to do all this family stuff : derelict515
      • I guess that could work to some extent. Bitches always be fucking shit up! : Bean
    • He's never been perfect. Hell in season 2 he nearly got caught and probably would have if not for that ps : inf3d3l
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      I justify it on how similar he is to The Trinity killer, mostly, what with the build up of him finding ou : thief
      • That wasn't clear, but I'll post more later after I watch the finale. My arching point would probably be : thief
• ARTHUR MICHEL DOWN YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! : wurt
• watched episode 10 last night. this season is epic : mwasher
• its airing now? : awaypaster
• lol wtf. : JarEme
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  RITA DOWN YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! : smax
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    Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo !!!! she was so hot :( : wurt
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      http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=21588450#itemanchor_21588450 : smax
      • haha nice one. I wonder if dexter's going to get a little unstable because of this next season. : wurt
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    im torn. glad shes gone finally, but uck this is going to saddle him with so much more shit now. also w : smacknca
    • agreed on the tidbit regarding how the scene was set up with the blood and the baby placed in it. Wonder : wurt
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      Yeah WTF! Did not expect that at all. I'm trying to figure out when trinity got ahold of Rita and son : El Tigre
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        They both had an opportunity to sabotage each other. Dex removed the cap and Trinity killed his wife. D : pigvomit
        • jesus.. what a horrible ending. Can't any season just end on HAPPY? : rbjester
• wow : trOmblyj
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  HOLY SHIT : stgdz
  • I KNOW RIGHT : smax
  • ^^^^^^^^^wtf : fufux
  • exactly. mine = blown, jaw = dropped : liqker
  • Wow : pwnjoo
  • OMFG : NotACommunist
  • hnnnnnnnnnnghhhhhhhhhhh : wurt
  • Holy shit is right : kainen1
  • quotin' this : Deathlove
  • That's what I was going to say but you beat me to it. WOW, I had to replay the ending a few times just to... : surley_monkey
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  I seriously just watched some of the best tv ever created right there with the season finale of dexter. ... : liqker
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    If season five does not begin tomorrow, I'm gonna be PISSED! Fuck, that was good. : MorrisatCNN
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      My friend and I were remarking about a week ago that this show just refuses to plateau. It keeps getting ... : liqker
      • Oh and Lithgow needs a Emmy for that part. Good fucking god what a masterful performance. : liqker
• Wowow : fsck
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  SURPRISE MOTHERFUCKER! : pimpium
  • this. : Rigg5
  • Doakes, is that you? : surley_monkey
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  Dexter barely has time for his hobby now as it is. Now he is a single dad with 3 kids :( : smax
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    I have a feeling that the two kids will go with the grand parents, and dexter will get harrison. : liqker
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      aka, Dexter 2.0 : smax
      • yea the potential for that story line is exciting. : liqker
• It's all a dream in Hurley's head. : mechanicalgrape
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  * B A U E R ' E D * :( : DOOManiac
  • LOL, truth. : Super Sparker
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  because I will literally hunt people down and pick them off if I get this spoiled I'm GOING DARK NOW! : afrochops
  • wow i read it holy shit : spiderfill
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    I really didn't expect it at the end when Doakes shows up and is like SUPRISE MOTHER FUCKA : DOOManiac
    • hey you cant keep him down! doakes is so fucking awesome you always knew he would come back : smacknca
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  I actually didn't like that ep at all. I didn't like Rita but that was shit and left me feeling really : Pacalon
  • Apparently, you did like Rita, then. : daVinci1980
• HOLY SHIT! : pigvomit
• woah, ill just post in this to say, amazing. : chilln
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  Also, how will this play out next season? My god, the scrutiny on Dexter is going to be insane. Does : pigvomit
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    why? totally mitchell's MO : dantastic
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      Too many things to put together later on. I will say it now, but I believe that Deborah Morgan will end : pigvomit
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        You didn't answer his question. Why is dexter fucked? It is trinity's MO. The department will just think : thrallie200
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          Too coincidental. Especially if he relates the story as it was, with the baby in the blood. It might tr : pigvomit
          • ok first of all he could not have known dexters backstory (his own sister, a detective spent the better p : Hoax
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  well I just finished watching Season 3 via netflix and amazon's vid-on-demand service, but now I want to ... : proclone1
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    bury your head in the sand, it'll be hard to avoid spoilers : kainen1
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      If you google Dexter season finale, a rolling twitter feed shows up with Twitter reactions. DO NOT GO TO... : pigvomit
      • That's really cool and new to me. : wurt
  • That's what we did. My wife and I just started watching earlier this year, but after devouring the three ... : MorrisatCNN
  • YOU COULD ALWAYS BUY SEASON 4 EPISODES FROM THE KAZAA STORE HAGH HAGH HAGH : nutop
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    Here I am! WHAT THE MOTHER OF FUCK JUST HAPPENED?! : Orange Pylon
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      Unlike others, I am not happy to see Rita gone. : Fred Garvin
      • I didn't entirely hate Rita. There were some great moments between her and Dex among all the cruft. But J : Orange Pylon
• ill read this thread after i watch it... : .ka`boom.zZz.
• wow I can't believe I spoiled that that ending for myself. It was my own fault. I kept clicking and at fi... : thrallie200
• You know, I have that same feeling that I had after watching Se7en for the first time. The whole thought : pigvomit
• Well, I guess a bunch of people got their wish. Now we'll have Dexter Morgan: Single Dad. Happy? : Fred Garvin
• wow :( what a downer, seriously. I actually loved Rita...I wonder if killing of her character had someth : Flynn
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  Holy shit. I feel bad for Dexter, it seemed like he was going to try to save himself, and now that Rit : Ctrl-Phreak
  • Yep. My exact theory as well. : pigvomit
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    I think the department will think that Trinity figured out that the police was getting close to him and : Flynn
    • pretty much http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=21650429#itemanchor_21650429 i see no real reason why ... : Hoax
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  i haven't watched it yet. ARGH!!!!!!!!! : AMikaboshi
  • go watch it now before you ruin it by clicking the wrong thing : goatboy
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  Just got home. My DVR didn't record. AWESOME. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU : inf3d3l
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    Showtime has it on several times. I see that another airing is about to begin. : pigvomit
    • Ya I know, but I wanted it NOW. : inf3d3l
  • may i suggest a tivo? : Deathlove
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  Actually, going into this episode I was worried that Trinity would start his cycle on Dexter's family. I : pigvomit
  • the ages didn't match up well enough, he's very specific with the age ranges and neither of the kids are : derelict515
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  I just had a terrible thought. I hope they don't try to follow the books, making Aster & Cody into ser : DOOManiac
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    The books sound retarded. The Dark Passenger is actually an ancient evil spirit? WTF... : pigvomit
    • An offspring of the god Moloch! : The Grolar Bear
• AAAAAUUUUUUGGGGGGH OMGGGGGG : Bamtan
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  Dexter dies at the end : Phil
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    so will you, phil : sparkly
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      sooner than most of us I might add : sparkly
      • damn u sparkly! : Phil
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    everything, everyone , everywhere, ends. : ermac
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      six feet under'd : fsck
      • :(((((((( : Super Sparker
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  I suspect it'll be Quinn who'll be all over Dexter next season considering he already thinks Dexter is ch : dissembler
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    Quinn the new Doakes. SURPRISE MOTHA FUCKA : inf3d3l
    • Noone replaces Doakes >:( : Gojirah
• Yeah, just watched the episode again. Definitely foreshadowing in Trinity's dying speech. Talking about : pigvomit
• Holy shit.... : -sk-
• I would simply like to re-iterate a hoooollllyyyyy shiiiiiit to this thread. : devnullgt
• holy fuckkkk : derelict515
• wow that made me sad. sad for dexter. also if the actress who plays Deb doesn't get an Emmy nod this ye... : grendel
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  I almost wish I hadn't watched D': That was too depressing. : quadeh
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    Dammit, Californication's ending was a real downer too. : quadeh
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      why did you have to do this? WHY. not that I wasn't expecting it but now I know what to expect :(. : moe6
      • Oh come on, my personal feelings are hardly spoilers. But my apologies anyhow :'( : quadeh
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  Best. Show. Ever. : inf3d3l
  • mmm i don't know about that. as far as shows about a good/bad main character I think the Shield did it m... : mwasher
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  What a DICK MOVE by this website This shows up in google news. Warning - DO NOT CLICK IF YOU HAVE NOT... : Goalie
  • Lol, I hope she gets fired. : gibolas1234
  • lol What! : legsbrogan
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  kind of a let down episode imo. ending was predictable. wonder who it was tho. don't think the obvious ... : mwasher
  • what? who else could it have been? : grendel
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    How the fuck was that predictable? And how could you possibly think it was anyone other than Trinity? : Vincent Grayson
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      he found the auto repair receipt, went to the shop to see if it was still there and then broke into it an : Psigun
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        I guess. It was the middle of the day though, and the car was sitting out. It seemed like it would've bee : Vincent Grayson
        • he always has a lockpick kit with him and it's not like there are going to be people staring at that one : Psigun
  • lol : slickdoody
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  holy shit. I'm probably on the minority side here when I say I'll miss rita :< Awesome show. I think d : AMikaboshi
  • I liked her too. Lovely character. : -sk-
• I was totally not expecting that. Look forward to the next season! Damn you parents for getting me into i... : mofo
• I was hoping that ending was some dream but NOOOOOO HOLY SHIT! : tunis5000
• What an amazing season! Capped off with a finale mindfuck of that magnitude... Damn. : Psigun
• Great season. Now bring on Lost : Metatron85
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  oh anyone remember what the spoiler was in this thread? http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=21382565#i... : tunis5000
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    It was Astor kills trinity. Yeah, pretty much bullshit. : Orange Pylon
    • I assume making fun of Snape Kills Dumbledore. : daVinci1980
  • testing spoilers... : batkiwi
  • in that thread: the little daughter (with the weird name) kills trinity as he's breaking into their home, : batkiwi
• Temptation to click spoilers.....RISING! : Gojirah
• Posting to say I agree with all of these "holy fucking shit!!!!" comments. What an end, and what a way to... : Thisispol
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  DING DONG THE BITCH IS DEAD. Thank god. : Shodai80
  • What is with all the anit-Rita sentiment going on here? I thought she was a good character, she provi : daVinci1980
• FFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUU : fsck
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  *Highly Speculative Post That Contains Spoilers* Dexter is fucked. This almost seems like the beginn : NotACommunist
  • there was a ten year old boy first but since dexter saved him it still might not line up : goatboy
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  Damn this thread! I don't have showtime and will have to wait until DVD is available or netflix puts it ... : silent77
  • noooooooooooooo : fsck

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• The Steelseries Ikari is excellent, love it. It is above your price range but I recommend it if you're wi... : Serpico74
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  I don't know how bad ass it is, but I was looking at http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E... : AgentPothead
  • Looks good. The only thing that bothers me is the three thumb buttons. I actually like a single thumb but... : DrFlammable
• I have the Razer Lachesis, and it's pretty freakin bad ass. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?I... : Ormsbee
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  If i was in for a new mouse, i'd buy the Razer Mamba. http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-mice/razer-mamba... : [7]kami
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    definitely buying that for $130 thank you : DrFlammable
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      Well if you are cheap like that, Razer has corded mice that are more affordable and awesome too. I got... : [7]kami
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        cheap? you don't think $130 is a bit ridiculous for a mouse? : DrFlammable
        • Haha just teasing. Yeah, it is very expensive. No, i would not have a problem paying for it. except for m : [7]kami
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          Not if it's a good mouse. If it's going to outlast your $200 video card in use and have a direct effect o... : Conan
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          Upfront it is scary but in the end it depends on how many years you get out of it. Even Logitech's G9 go... : Wombat Woo
          • a g9 can be found for 60$ pretty easily. : razlebol
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        Also reading good things about the Steelseries mice. : [7]kami
        • Also: http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/peripherals/2009/02/28/gaming-mouse-roundup/4 : [7]kami
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      DrFlammable, I'd recommend the Razer Deathadder which is basically the wired version of the Mamba. Wirel... : _jon
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        hmmmmmmmmmmmm. no on the fly sensitivity switching though... : DrFlammable
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          what the hell the spec page says it has it but i dont see the button on the mouse for it anywhere : DrFlammable
          • my copperhead has a button beneath the mouse to change sensitivity. retarded place cause noone will i... : [7]kami
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            you have to bind a button too it : re4ctor
            • and yeah i have a deathadder and love it. could also try to find a g9 for ~$50 : re4ctor
      • I use a Deathadder at home and a Lachesis at work - the Deathadder is actually my favourite of the two (a... : jbury
• http://openofficemouse.com/pr110609.html Only $74.99. : thecatinthehat
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  ms sidewinder x8 (wireless) but still awesome. : CoRDS
  • i need cords for my mice, i don't like having to bother with batteries. i think i'm probably gonna get th... : DrFlammable
• You can find G9s for 50ish sometimes. That is my recommendation. Never had a more comfortable of functi... : jimmy_legs
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  sounds like you need a new g5 : Chandler55
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    i was thinking that too but for roughly the same price as waht pothead posted above i figured why not giv... : DrFlammable
    • cool that mouse is g5 with weights it seems i dig it : Chandler55
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      drflamm the g9 is great and the scroll wheel is better than the g5 : datoo
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        i dont think so datoo, $90 for a mouse that looks clunky as hell? no ty bro. i think im gonna get this... : DrFlammable
        • actually i think im just gonna get the g500. fuck : DrFlammable
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          http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-910-000173-G9-Laser-Mouse/dp/B000UHE8Y2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&q... : razlebol
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            aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa wtf its just a giant fat ass square what the hell. the slant of your hand is like the ... : DrFlammable
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              I thought the same thing before trying it. It feels awesome and it's really the best mouse I ever had. : razlebol
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                i saw some photo in there where it looked like it was way smaller than the g5 wtf is going on : DrFlammable
                • There is 2 grip. One which is about as big as the G5 and one that is more like the sidewinder size. I use... : razlebol
            • It is. It feels like you're holding a block of wood. : jkstanton
      • The wheel scrolling on the g9 is great, but the wheel click is incredibly fussy compared to the g5. I sti... : Dusty_Slim
• Old but i could not find anything new (yet): http://www.esreality.com/?a=longpost&id=1300293&page=5 : [7]kami
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  Buy anything Razer (you really can't go wrong). The quality and performance will amaze you. : surley_monkey
  • agreed. just recently replaced my G5 with a deathadder, and it was definitely an upgrade. : wurt
• G9, usually on sale on amazon.com or something : kill9
• I asked for the CM Storm Sentinel for Christmas : prime8
• G500 - http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/mice_pointers/mice/devices/5750&cl=us,en : ImageOmega
• Mx 518 does it for me. : freqq28
• MX1000 4 LIFE : norulez
• I love the MX518, but I wooted up a Razer Diamondback and have really fallen for it. Texture is sweat/gre... : geedeck
• Love my G9, it's for $45 at Best Buy http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&_dyn... : KangDang

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• this is major lol, the drawings oh man : Chandler55
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  that's a funny read but I have a hard time believing that actually happened. lolz : gakera
  • yeah it's hard to believe but well worth the mental images. : hirosushima
• hahahaaa, awesome : moshman
• I want so very badly to believe this is true. lol either way : InfoBiter
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  I don't understand this pee bottles thing. Why would anyone take issue with just pissing in a toilet like... : Vincent Grayson
  • Seriously. Without reading the replies to the thread, how can he conclude that "pee bottles" were the ans... : ventro
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    Either he is an epic troll or has some serious mental problems. : Jimbo Ro
    • must be serious mental problems. Does he go to a toilet and piss in the bottles rather than simply piss i... : moshman
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      One of the replies made it sound like pee bottles are something this dude is known for, so I'm guessing h... : Vincent Grayson
      • yeah he did say he had some big social anxiety thread.. Pee bottles is a bit much, but god damn if it's t... : Reeves
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    He could have a serious case of OCD. Just about every diagnosed OCD is going to have some compulsions ar... : spazzium
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      The toilet paper over / under debate - I'm for over, everything else is just criminal - does that count a... : gakera
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        Over / under debate? We just leave the roll sitting next to the toilet. : Vincent Grayson
        • that renders the debate moot : gakera
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        Yea under is evil. Who the fuck thinks that is proper at all? : Jimbo Ro
        • People with cats. : Helter Skelter
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    I don't pee in urinals because public toilers are sick... there's always pee on the floor near the urin : ArcKnight
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      But what does he do with the bottles afterwards? Keep a leaky bottle in his bag where everything else is ... : Creepin_Jeezus
      • Poop in it and put it in the fridge to see if anyone mistakes it for a jar of pickles. : riptyde
• jesus christ when you can't take care of basic body functions you really have to reconsider your life out... : nomaad
• Why the fuck is everyone saying brah. : Jimbo Ro
• Guys are fucking stupid. : Godhatesfatpeople
• ahahahahahahahhahahahah holy crap : Reeves
• Oh god, I absolutely lost it. The mspaints are incredible. : spazzium
• pee bottle? people carry that around? : fsck
• what? : Mansmells
• Worth the read just for the mspaint's alone. : moe6
• Yeah fake : Drewus
• fake : deadfish
• Jesus what a fgt. : ateam311
• Ahahaha! I don't care if it's fake or not, the whole situation is hilarious anyway. : Bamii
• I just looked at the pictures ahahhaha : Mad Brahmin Disease
• TLDR but the pictures were entertaining : bolneze
• lmao im dying : xsii
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  Fake or somehow real I still laughed my ass off. The MS Paint images really puts it over the top. : Total Exodus
  • the one where he is finally getting some relief in the tub is the best : Patch-e
• that has to be fake : [7]kami
• so fake but hilarious : fathertime
• I ended up just finding him dumb and didn't really laugh more like "what an idiot this is stupid" : azenmaster

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  I don't even know WTF that is. : rosewood
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    I always though they were little gobliny dudes with the heads of dogs, but apparently they're more reptil... : Dave-A
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      And where does one find a kobold? : rosewood
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        Neverwinter Nights : massdev
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          deekin! : DrFlammable
          • I loved that little bastard; particularly RDD. : massdev
      • D&D : quadeh
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        Blackburrow : jigstah
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          Those were gnolls. : dex.collins
          • true. try solusek's eye instead. : skizl
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            Damn my EQ lore is failing me. That's probably a good sign on the road to recovery. : jigstah
            • How about around the windmills near the gnome town? I killed hundreds of them there. That and harpies. : tsuba
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        Quest for Glory, aka Hero's Quest, had a kobold...he was a rad little dude : CecilPhilpot
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          yes he was, that series is still the highlight of sierra's old school catalog IMO : qwpeoriu
          • fer sher : CecilPhilpot
        • great game. That Kobold was tough : MamiyaOtaru
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        Die by the Sword : CrustaR
        • That game was awsome. : peetabix01
      • Kingdom of Loathing http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/Large_kobold : deject
      • Kobolds Ate My Baby : Grumbeld
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        Aardwolf : sirkne
        • This totally reminded me of Cerebus the Aardvark. : massdev
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        Wheel of time. : skitzo
        • That was a trolloc clan wasn't it? : tsuba
      • NetHack : SwiftyPants
      • They're all over the place in goldshire. : shaffe
      • Fable. : TheVietSpecial
      • Star Wars : zombie man
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        ^^^^ nerds. No wonder I had never heard of them. : rosewood
        • we all see through your thinly veiled disguise. you probably have kobold figurines. : Downforce
        • holy crap, that's a lot of kobolds. who knew? : CecilPhilpot
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        Sacred 2: Fallen Angels : megreedy
        • Something to look forward to. I'll be playing this game later in the month. : DinK
      • I think I killed a bunch in the city sewers. Baldur's Gate : DinK
      • Warcraft 3 creeps : threeup
      • In the goddamn Nashkel Mines. >:( : Vantage
      • Suikoden : Gojirah
      • dungeon crawl stone soup! : mindmann
      • You no take candle! : stamps
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        my first experience with them was in the classic PC game Pool of Radiance, the original one from 1988... : tunis5000
        • Yessss! I remember this game. So awesome! It was my first real foray into RPGs. The kobolds were so sh... : natural born chaos
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    A Kobold is a german Goblin. : Crimsonbeak
    • A goblin who likes sheiss porn? : rosewood
• One of my fav old ad&d campaigns featured hordes of trash kobolds interspersed with kibbie champions with... : massdev
• i thought kobolds were kind of goblins : qwpeoriu
• Cobalt is apparently named after Kobolds. Interesting! : terath
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  All hail Kobolds! : RogerDandy
  • All hail king torg. : squigiliwams
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  Kobolds and Gnolls are on the wicked denizen D-list. : Ajax
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    Gnolls, hah! Kobolds are good low-level fodder, but where do gnolls fit in? : Dave-A
    • Gnolls hunt in packs, using stealth, with javelins; often poisoned. They are also known to use nets and b... : AxeMan808
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  That's true, they should make a movie with kobolds as the primary enemy. It's about time they got their ... : Haku-Jin
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    YOU NO TAKE CANDLE! : Robotic Puppy Eater
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      ...a SyFy Original Movie : genom
      • hahahaha : Vantage
  • sounds like an excellent entry for the Troll series : MamiyaOtaru
• I may be more popular, but I don't go around poppin' viagras and raping mothers like those cheeky bastard... : Goblin au
• Murlocs. : foo
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  Meh. Kobolds are yappy dog creatures. Noone likes little yappy dogs. The only good kobold implementati : Nullzero
  • Skaven. : massdev
  • I'll take a yappy dog creature over a goddamn rat-man any day! : Dave-A
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  I killed a lot of those in Gemstone III circa 1994. : Nick Breckon
  • Boo to GS3, DragonRealms was the shit : Benefit
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  Wasn't there a big kobold city or settlement in the 1st Baldur's Gate? They had a lot of poison-tipped ar... : zipr
  • There was the mine that you cleared out. Yeah, you got a lot of arrows off of them. : Grumbeld
• It's because they're always published as level 1 creatures so you kill three of them and then never meet ... : Goncyn
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  I'll tell you who else: Bugbears : zakazi
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    Hobgoblins too! Or are orca and hobgoblins the same thing? : Dave-A
    • Orcs, not orca, thanks very much mr iPhone >:( it has a whale of a time harpooning my intended spelling o... : Dave-A
• Best D&D adventure? 6 of us are sitting around bored so I say that I'll make a quick 1-2 hour adventure ... : Grumbeld
• I agree, my favorite DAoC characters were all Kobolds. Of course the Camelot Kobolds are very very differ... : hypn0t1c
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  Kobolds are great! I remember they were called 'Knockers' in Darklands : trOmblyj
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    Kobold sound like a good name for a jrt : Dave-A
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      it's ironic that those are my initials as well : trOmblyj
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        whoa son my little human brain just got lightly scrambled : Dave-A
        • seriously - it was freaky - cause i met a girl who had two jack russells and that was my first exposure t... : trOmblyj
• I'm more of a river troll man myself. : Mr. Goodwrench
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  Who? : ieGod
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    You do? : Dave-A
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      you remind me of the babe. : mindmann
      • Post of the day. : Waxfinger
• Wow, wasn't prepared for how long Wiki's page on Kobolds was. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobold So ... : ShoCon
• Kobolds need to make a comeback. Best low-level fodder ever. God I need to play BGII again. : Navy Spitfire
• And no one talks about Ogres anymore. Stupid Shrek! : AxeMan808
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  My DAoC kobbie was awesome. I had a Hunter and an SB. : graincloud
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    I believe I had a Bonemaster, a SM and a Thane. SM was haxx at Modern. : massdev
    • Healer + SM groups were nuts. Aoe stun?! Yes please! : graincloud
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  I'm currently prepping a DnD game where I play as a Kobold. It's gonna be rad. : Malku
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    and short! : trOmblyj
    • I also need to mention it'll be the first game I actually play so this will be one hell of a learning exp... : Malku
• Aion has a lot of them : mwasher
• in Everquest i think i killed more frogloks than anything : gyokuro
• Hogger? : ImageOmega
• Kobolds with fire arrows are the devil. When you're like level 3 or something. : Jumperus
• Hi Dave, I can't ever recall agreeing with you before but you are spot-on here. this is a serious issue ... : Lightzout
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  Deekin?! : jad3d
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    deekin was major lolz. i wish he was in nwn2 : deadfish
    • He is! Just not as someone that can join your party. : ArcKnight
• gibberlings! : EvilDolemite
• I fucking hate kobolds. : SockMonkeh
• Clearly you've never played any of the NWN games. : DerHuhnTeufel
• I remember as a kid this demo for a game called Icon or something on our Eagle computer that had kobolds ... : Vorlonesque
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  My first experience with kobolts was in [Quest for Glory I]/. The cave, anyone? : lightly inclined
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    you mean this kobold cave? ogres and bears in there too! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYm5BhegAVE : CecilPhilpot
    • we gots to keep this kobold thread goin' : CecilPhilpot
  • Oh hell yes. I think he had a key around his neck. You could kill him, or sneak up and take it, or use a ... : lyme
• You no take candle! : nodebug
• go back 20 years, get some buddies together and play through Dragon Mountain http://www.rpg.net/reviews/a... : Joseph
• YOU NO TAKE CANDLE! : Broken Canoe

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  Yeah because thats all that bankers do. : pwnjoo
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    ...yes? ...no? what's the argument here? Consumers in Finland are largely unaffected since the use onl... : gakera
    • We certainly use online banking and credit cards quite extensively. : Ebu
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  I believe most of those banks have been owned by the government since the Northern European banking crisi... : melt_core
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    Fact in the present + political beliefs = narrative in the past. Nice! : GilesH
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      I translated a book on the northern european banking crisis : melt_core
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        sounds like you did a bad job. : slickdoody
        • Remind me of who you are? : melt_core
  • lol : mem
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    believe all you want. You're still wrong. : master_disaster_17
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      oh? What are your references? Are you an expert? : melt_core
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        Where are yours? : AllYourBase
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          Honkapohja, Seppo (2009). The 1990’s Financial Crises in Nordic Countries. Bank of Finland Researc... : melt_core
          • 0wned! : LoioshDwaggie
          • Hann, SturmJan and Eelco Zandberg (2009). "Chapter 2: The Impact of Financial and Economic Crises on Econ... : melt_core
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            Veneroso, Wade (1998). The Asian Financial Crisis: The Unrecognized Risk of the IMFs Asia Package. Mehre... : yoonix
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              Mann, Tarantola, Netter (1992). AIDS in the World. : yoonix
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                huh...? : melt_core
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                  Bacardi-Gascon, Duenos-Mena (2007). Lowering Effect on Postprandial Glycemic Response of Nopales Added to... : yoonix
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                    Quit being an ass. : pres589
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                      Only when melt_core stops questioning posters' credibility without having established his own. "I transla... : yoonix
                      • His first post was quite civil, and then disaster, mem, and Giles all decided to be dicks : Ebu
                      • Great, you're stooping to the level of melt_core, who is usually right up there with Holocaust deniers. ... : pres589
                      • Explain to me how I would establish my own credibility on an internet forum. Just how do you do that? I'm... : melt_core
        • http://www.shacknews.com/search.x?type=comments&terms=expert+references&cs_user=melt_core&cs_parentauthor... : yoonix
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        Protip: you naturally call into question your own expertise when you use words like "believe" and "assume... : riptyde
        • Yeah what can I say, I just forgot that there is no such thing about scientific uncertainty on the Shack ... : melt_core
  • "dynamic and competitive private banking institutions" lol : peanut-
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  The only time I ever see anyone use checks is when I'm behind some old broad in the grocery store checkou... : cerealSAM2
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    I'd guess 20 to 30 of the 60 people I work with still deposit a paper pay check every week. I don't under... : nakedsavage
    • Companies I've worked for don't like checks much at all, preferring direct deposit I did stick ... : cerealSAM2
• Not really anymore. Most people have their salary deposited directly into an account. Most people pay... : MisterClaw
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  No mention of it on the Finland forum I sometimes bumble around, there is something about a Finnair strik... : pres589
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    haha awesome. They say they "would strive to keep essential services like cash machines, online banking a... : gakera
    • People would miss loans and that sort of thing but I agree, Finns aren't going to be missing much if they... : pres589
• The article states that despite the strike, banks are working to keep electronic banking up and running. ... : riptyde
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  i haven't written a check in like 8 years : foo
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    that's still 2000 something. I haven't written a check ever. Except for rent when I was in the USA in 200... : gakera
    • fantastic, lets move on. : not work safe
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      This sample is amazing, and proves everything you've been saying is 100% correct! Excellent work! : Halen
      • Global warming style : gakera
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  America isn't really heavily reliant on checks for day-to-day transactions. I think bill payments are pre... : yoonix
  • http://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/press/other/20071210a.htm : yoonix
  • Easiest way for me to move money from person to person, like if I owed someone more than $50 or so I migh... : pres589