Evening Reading: Christmas Comes Early

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  That's odd. The last couple games I've bought through Impulse have been available immediately. Is this ... : Arcanum
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    yes : spaceyme
    • I'm guessing that's why. : Arcanum
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  Did you order a disc? : capt tripps
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    no : spaceyme
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      is customer service/billing/impulse on holiday? Let me check. : massdev
      • http://forums.impulsedriven.com/372386 : massdev
• Impulse sucks over Steam because they're a lot smaller...I'd give them time. : Vincent Grayson
• That's a preorder. The game has been available forever so I don't understand why it's a preorder. I got... : silverback1138

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  32gb iPod touch. : ant_hillbilly
  • or ZuneHD : ant_hillbilly
  • Yes. This is the correct answer. It's one of those devices that you didn't realize you needed until you... : Jobos
• I love my Zune HD. the screen is awesome. : Sailor of Fortune
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  Zune HD and make sure you subscribe to the Zunepass. : Fyunch Click
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    Yup awesome choice. Fuck Itunes right in the ear. : erebus
    • The device and software are superior in my opinion but Apple has the content selection. : silverback1138
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    Emphasis: ONLY get a Zune HD if you can afford a ZunePass. Otherwise, go with a Touch. : Lone Swordsman
    • Couldn't you just use stuff from sources other than the Zune store? : lotus2133
  • I love my Zune HD : mo13
  • That reminds me I have 2 free songs to redeem before the end of the month. : Sailor of Fortune
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  definitely ipod touch, especially if theyd like to do some gaming as well. : klearlyunseen
  • Yup this is the answer, its right around your price range and you pretty much get a mini laptop to go wit... : shackwack
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    This sort of shows my ignorance on the matter -- but can I convert Mp3 into MPEG-4 so it's compatible wit... : lotus2133
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      What? It plays mp3s. Like every other mediaplayer on the planet. : Albemuth
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        Alright -- I had to ask. I've always avoided this iTunes business. : lotus2133
        • I am afraid the more you resist it and learn it the more you'll hate the transition to using it. Just mak... : ovrlrd
• There are only two acceptable answers... Ipod touch/ipod ZuneHd : Iwannaacura
• iPod touch. Best device in the history of mankind. (posting this from mine) : Albemuth
• Another vote for Zune HD so long as you can dish out the $14.99/mo for 10 free songs + unlimited download... : ateam311
• Screw the MP3 player. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Monster+-+Beats+by+Dr.+Dre+High-Definition+Over-the-... : skitzo
• I've been very happy with the Sansa Fuze 8GB I got for $60. : Nixx2004
• Diamond Rio 500 : Shivawn
• Zune HD : cltcprd
• Another vote for the Zune HD along with a Zune pass. I love it! I did run into dead pixels when I bough... : jcrockerman
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  You can't jailbreak the Zune HD, so fuck that shit. You'll understand once you have a jailbroken iPod To... : Jobos
  • you can't subscribe to zunepass with an ipod touch, so fuck that shit. : cltcprd
  • You don't have to infect your machine with iTunes + QuickTime + MobileMe + Apple Updater + Pointless Appl... : nudel
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  i was the proud owner of the original Zune and then i got an iPhone, but given the chance and money, i wo... : mayooms
  • Yeah, ZuneHD is my MP3 (and ZunePass) and video player (it plays MP4 videos like a champ I get from Youtu... : Sailor of Fortune
• Zune HD. Love mine to death. My Ipod touch is sitting around gathering dust now. : Portax
• Why fight it, just get a touch and you'll sleep well at night. : johnny rotten

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  get an ipod silly : multisync
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    my iphone won't sync :( : kaddar0
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      What's it doing? : Robotic Puppy Eater
      • Having an affair with the zune. : capt tripps
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    I'm writing em' a nasty letter this time. The first time it stopped syncing they replaced the whole damn... : Malku
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      give them time - MS just needs about 10yrs or so before they can copy apple products with any success : multisync
      • Yah it seems that way. I've seen folks at my work abuse the shit out of their ipods and they all still w... : Malku
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        God this is such a fucking troll response. Why didn't you just top it off with a little "M$" in there? : ateam311
        • it's his new thing now that the pink motif has worn off : derelict515
        • He's right, though. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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        hey come on, it only took them like four years with Windows 7 : mikecyb
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          Must be doing something right if Apple only commands what 10% market share on OSes... Sorry for troll ... : etherboy
          • Apple is a hardware company that ties their operating systems to their hardware, its not really a 1:1 arg... : Serpico74
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        haha you make the worst posts : boomstickah
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          http://www.shackpics.com/files/nomnom_80782l956u3385krvumx.jpg : xsoulbrothax
          • nom noms? : akirabob
      • And it takes Apple a year each time to come out with new "features" that other products have had for year... : Phreakin
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        He's here all week folks! Don't forget to tip the waitresses. : Fred Garvin
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          Fuck them, these drink specials are bullshit. : greasyjohn
          • it's okay it just takes the drink specials about ten years to catch up to the meat specials. : akirabob
      • This is like... self-aware trolling or somesuch, so that makes it OK, right? Let's give him some time guy... : d fluke
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  mine did that too, and i had to start powering it down completely before trying to sync. worked fine afte... : Benefit
  • I'll try letting it die all the way and see if that fixes it. But if this doesn't work I'm gonna be one ... : Malku
• Buying a Zune was your first mistake. Get an iPod Touch. : Jobos
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  is it saying that it is syncing and then nothing happens on the machine or is it just refusing to sync at... : akirabob
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    It literally doesn't recognize it. I'll try rebooting. : Malku
    • our's was doing this too, the computer was saying that it knew it was there but the store wouldn't accept... : akirabob
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      Figure it wouldn't work. Didn't when my old one went out like this. : Malku
      • sad, sorry man. : akirabob
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  I've never had a problem with my Zune. : NFXFSX
  • I've had 3 so far so has my sis. Not because of faulty hardware but more upgrades. : silverback1138

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  No you can't just drop files with an iPod, you should because it makes sense but Apple is the worst compa... : sanchez
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    hm ok. I would like to buy a different mp3 player but there doesn't seem to be so many options. The zune ... : JohnnyDanger
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      Embrace iTunes, be happy. : BlackCat9
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        oh well, I guess I'll have to try. : JohnnyDanger
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          You don't have to embrace iTunes, just use any of the other alternatives that work better than iTunes. I ... : sanchez
          • You will need iTunes to keep it updated. Other than that, there are some really good simple to use progra... : the rizzo
• Buy a Zune HD. I like the software much more than iTunes but the selection isn't nearly as good. : silverback1138

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  I'm pretty sure all of the 360s out now are the "new" ones supposedly far less prone to RROD. : Sapiens
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    Cool, thanks. An Elite it is. : oD1Nz
    • BTW, I'm sure they are all Jaspers, but you can tell by the 12v rating in the back of the console close t... : silverback1138
• DON'T DO IT! : ajvitaly

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• Demon's Souls : kill9
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  Metal Gear Solid 4 and Uncharted 1 are both 20 bucks. : skitzo
  • Solid choices. I'd also highly recommend Valkyria Chronicles. Honestly one of my fav PS3 games. It des... : silverback1138
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  Uncharted 2. One of the best games this year, and one of the few games that is actually fun for other peo... : Serpico74
  • This. I brought my PS3 over to my parents house - they're both in the mid-40s and don't game at all and ... : IndigoAK
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    Why would you buy 2 before 1? : ArcKnight
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      Why not? It doesn't seem like its necessary to play the first to understand or enjoy the second. : Serpico74
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        Does 2 not pick up after the first one? I mean, it's a direct sequel right? : ArcKnight
        • Its a sequel but it isn't necessary to play the first game. : Serpico74
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          The only thing story wise that carries over from the first game is: Drake, the chick, and the old, but aw... : nyranger66
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            that last part is kinda spoilers. : akirabob
            • Which old guy? The one that gets shot by the old German U-Boat? Cause if that's him, yeah, that's spoi... : ArcKnight
      • I'd still play the first one first, since it's cheap and still a good game. Plot is great, some character... : Sailor of Fortune
  • Do what this man says. : Bamii
• Depends if you want multiplayer or singleplayer goodness what-the-fuck two-four-two... Uncharted 2 is a ... : etherboy
• Take it back and get 6 more Wii games. : Cihte
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  what about that flower game? that has always sounded cool. what's it called? is it expensive? : wtf242
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    It's called Flower and it's $10, but you can only get it from the online store built into the PS3. : IndigoAK
    • You can also get it from amazon. : Grimp
  • Flower is good. It's really cheap too. : Ellissd
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    Chicks love it. : pgharavi
    • MY GIRLFRIEND loves it, yeah. : Rice-Rocketeer
  • it is surprisingly fun. : TimeDoctor
• also pixel junk shooters is mad cheap and a fun game. : akirabob
• Get Pixel Junk and Everyday Shooter. That will keep you occupied for a very long time. : Modica Sol Solis
• noby noby boy. play it together and then tell all your friends its the citizen kane of video games. : jujubeads
• Just buy Pixel Junk Shooter and Flower for like $20 total or something : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
• Metal gear. If you have not then most defiantly metal gear. : legsbrogan
• Uncharted 2. No question. : uncleanmonkey
• buy Flower and Wipeout: HD and maybe Pixeljunk: Shooter on PSN : grendel
• Little Big Planet. One of the best local coop games ever. And the creativiy and technical proficiency in ... : enyakk
• Yay! The wife got me a PS3 too! : RyDogg1
• thanks dudes : wtf242

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• I should have taken advantage of that. I just reinstalled my hard copy but i'm going though the goddamn f... : Dschinghis Khan
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  I say this with absolutely no irony: it's the best game EVAR!. I loved it and played it through 2 tim... : Thresher
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    GTA:SA>GTA3>GTA:VC>GTA4 : cltcprd
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      WROOONNG!! GTA4>GTA:SA>GTA:VC>GTA3 fucking sucked compared to those and i can't ever go back to it. : Dschinghis Khan
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        The only thing that would be better than GTA4 is GTA:VC in the GTA4 engine. : Sapiens
        • GTA:VC was was my second favorite in the series. I loved that game, probably because I was in college, i... : Thresher
        • I played through quite a bit of VC (maybe I finished it?) -- but, I'm already having way more fun in GTAI... : ImageOmega
      • besides the graphics and the engine, GTA4 sucks balls. It's so boring compared to the GTA3 trilogy : cltcprd
      • It's ok to have an opinion, but this one is wrong. SA is far superior to all of the other games because i... : ateam311
      • I thought that San Andreas was much better than GTA4. I like alot of the RPG elements with that. : silverback1138
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      Yeah, the first ones were a blast, with Vice City being the peak for me. Since then, they take themselves... : theamazingrand0
      • CHEESY VAGINAS : Sapiens
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      Not even close. 4>2>3>1> the rest don't really matter. : ieGod
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        I assume this means 4 > VC > SA > 3? : Sapiens
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          VC and SA come under the * : ieGod
          • And by star I mean "don't really matter". : ieGod
    • god this is like a math equation from hell : mayooms
  • I'm starting to agree. I can't stop playing it! : Dave-A
• I picked it up on launch for the 360 and haven't gotten much further than you; i always get distracted wi... : honkfrog

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  This is fun song and video. Makes me watch the movie again. : FirstPersonCooter
  • That's what I was going to say. : Nixx2004
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  Holy shit. Link to Alice in Wonderland video? : famine101
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    Looks like he took it off, here is the song though http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unRwLkoN-qk it's by far... : mrasparagus
    • someone posts this every month or so and every time it's stuck in my head for days afterwords : MrBig0
    • Found the video (for now): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt7AF2RCMhg : crummynz
• Anyone know what he might be using to make these? : ventro
• Russell is awesome. : dodob

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  no coaxial? : opengl128
  • It has coax but iirc I can't use all 3 inputs. I'll check when I get home. : FrayLo
• Good excuse for new receiver that decodes Dolby TruHD. : ant_hillbilly
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  Monoprice has a thing that will send two signals to one device. I just used it backwards to send two sign... : DogDharma
  • This is what I did. Seems to work great so far. : Ctrl-Phreak
  • http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10423&cs_id=1042301&p_id=966&seq=1&format=2 ... : DogDharma
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  I went all HDMI. it's nicer here... : Dave-A
  • Me too. Although I think I'll have to leave when I get a hdmi1.4 tv amd bluray player. I really don't wan... : DogDharma
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  i got a really cheap ass manual one that i have to turn a big purple dial. it works. : CoRDS
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    http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10423&cs_id=1042302&p_id=2946&seq=1&format=2... : Ctrl-Phreak
    • thats the one i have : CoRDS
• New Receiver! : DarkWolf5

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  Holy hell this is an amazing White Elephant. Games: Resident Evil 4, MoH: Airborne, Painkiller, 007 : GloriousCow
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    Holy shit! : dognose
    • I missed a lot of stuff in the photos so i recommend watching the video in my OP. Especially the Valve p : GloriousCow
  • That's a bitchin' WE right there, sir. : K1Bond007
  • that sure was a lot of stuff! : mayooms
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    Awesome stuff. Psst: That "iPod Shuffle" is just an IR remote :D : DrWaffles
    • lol, that explains the lack of a headphone jack : GloriousCow
  • Flippin' nice White Elephant! And, after that bit about gutting a goat, I could only think..."He sou... : ImageOmega
  • What an excellent haul. You sound like Edgewise. : iamgoat
  • virus. dude. you gave away Undying, a Jawbone Prime, a Nokia N800... and an Android plushie? that's ju... : Postal
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    Well at least he didn't pawn any Sharks' shit onto you. : Afterglow
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      Are you kidding? Give away my Sharks stuff?!?!? INSANITY : virus
      • Insanity is cheering for a sports team called the SHARKS. : Afterglow
  • An incredible WE with a great narrative. Excellent unboxing sir. : reelbk
  • wow, that is a pretty epic haul. way to go virus! : dopeman
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  Ah, you didn't get (a) head. : Thresher
  • yeah my head-in-a-box jokes are fresh : GloriousCow
• clicked the link hoping you'd be wearing a fursuit, was disappointed :( : veras
• Nice video and fantastic haul. : Sludgehead
• no human head? : spaceless
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  There will be no such frisbees thrown at me >:(! : Malku
  • Also, seeing hauls like this makes me skeptical about doing another WE. Aside from making folks random p... : Malku
  • you're supposed to fetch :( : GloriousCow
• the video is AMAZING!! AWESOME HAUL!! : m0rfus
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  1. No dildos. Sorry, but I think you could probably stick some of those things in your ass... 2. Nice... : virus
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    Oh also - the nokia n810 is pretty sweet - enjoy it :) : virus
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      i don't think it will fit :( : GloriousCow
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        You're underestimating yourself. Try harder, and use more lube. : virus
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          btw what is this for? http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=thing_wdknnhwtpu6g3csewt6o.jpg : GloriousCow
          • lol no idea. :P : virus
• I'm going to assume that Virus works for Google? That is a lot of google swag! : denixen

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• Hey, check this out! : Mad Brahmin Disease

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• I sure as hell wouldn't. The potential for vibration is increased significantly when laying it flat. To m... : ryuuseki
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  How long will it be laying flat? I had to lay my plasma flat for ~35 minutes, had no issues. : ArcKnight
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    About four hours in the car :( : Dave-A
    • I've traveled several times with my old 32" LCD laying flat for an hour and a half and had no issues. : ArcKnight
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  Probably not a great idea, I know plasmas definitely can't be transported that way or the glass can crack... : jingletard
  • The lack of information from the manufacturer or any other authoritative source is confounding! : Dave-A
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  It has to get from the factory to the store somehow : uncle slappy
  • yes, they ship them up upright : veras
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    i always assumed some kind of catapult : Dave-A
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      Technically, it's a trebuchet. : Bold
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        good show, sir! +1 internet : Aerioch
        • In Dave-A's defense, they ship small LCD monitors by catapult. : Bold
• I had mine laying flat, but only for about 5-8 minutes of driving. : wykd
• Depends. If it's in the box and secured so that nothing is touching the LCD itself it will be okay (jus... : xylothan
• when my LCD was delivered there was a thing on the outside of the box that lets you know if it had ever n... : plat2on1
• if it's still inside the original packaging with the styrofoam supports and isn't some fuck-you-huge size... : xsoulbrothax
• I would certainly not believe that what I'm about to write has any basis in fact concerning LCD TVs, but : mafu5150
• I transported iamgoats gigantor LCD on its back. He hasn't demanded I repay him so i guess it still work... : deskill
• I transported my LCD on its side in original packaging for about ten minutes, but I don't think I'd be wi... : Head Rush

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  yeah start there. also don't worry too much about dying in Boletarian Palace, you can't level up or spen... : grendel
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    i just started tonight as Royalty as well, but I kind of feel like I am not learning combat well since it... : stgulik
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      Royalty, upgrade the spear (go Moon), wear rags. That got me through 5 bosses with very few deaths. : Ebu
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        cool, i will keep that in mind. I picked up a short spear and wanted to give that a whirl after bumping u... : stgulik
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          keep an eye peeled for a Winged Spear also once you've cleared the first area, you can go back in to t... : grendel
          • Oh yea, most important part! PFS is godlike. : Ebu
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      I'd go for a priest or knight, and add magic if want as you level. It makes you learn how to perform wit : DianeOfTheMoon
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        yeah, that sounds like a good way to go. The Temple Knight was tempting me for that reason and I seemed t... : stgulik
        • I did a Temple Knight for my first character. Can be challenging, but it's fun. : Borzoi
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      well its not a bad thing to use magic to make it through the difficult early game. my royal ended up doi... : grendel
      • yeah, the only difference in classes is stats and beginning gear and you start with some spell. it is co... : smax
• I beat that shit naked as a wanderer, all I had was my sword : snuff
• I started as a knight, and goddammit, I'm going to finish as a knight! : kallanta
• I started as a knight, and goddammit, I'm going to finish as a knight! : kallanta

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• Love it. : d fluke
• oh shi : drucifer
• abort : Arceihn
• That's offensive, more like Giant Censored Robots : sanchez
• That's awesome!! : marmite

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  James Manos Hands of Fate : Dschinghis Khan
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    The Master approves of this post. : owly
    • dee-doo-dee-doo-dee-doo-dee-doo-dee-doo-dee-doo. "ahh yes. the haunting torgo theme." : waxthirteen
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  The books suck in comparison. : pimpium
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    I disagree. The series killed off one of the most important characters. It was a bullshit piece of writ... : IndigoAK
    • SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER (I don't know how to black text out) Dokes or Rita? : ajvitaly
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  Well, the first few books weren't bad at all. It was only when they pulled the whole offspring of the evi : The Grolar Bear
  • haha yeah. that was pretty lame. : pimpium
• not just the shack disagrees with that opinion : derelict515
• I disagree wholeheartedly, but I respect your opinion. : herradura99

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  Buy it again. : etherboy
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    I hate you. Also, I just realized I lost a bunch of games, not just audiosurf. : mlev
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      Well obviously you either: a) pirated said games b) fucked up steam Either way it's entirely your fault. : etherboy
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        Actually, neither. For some reason it just got wonky. I opened the email I got when I purchased the gam... : mlev
        • Glad to be of no service... That reminds me: I should really buy Audiosurf... : etherboy
• Did someone gift it to you? : ajvitaly

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  I know what you mean. Can't wait to leave this province and be far away from home and family and holidays... : AlexXdude
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    Yeah, stupid families, and their stupid homes, and stupid holidays. : lightsam
    • Never said anyone else wasn't allowed to enjoy them! : AlexXdude
    • I love my family but being around this many of them makes me crazy! : geneshifter
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    Alex I don't believe for a second that you're sober. : Koral06
    • What does that have to do with anything! : AlexXdude
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  which Star Ocean oh naked one? : Mondo
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    LOL, I'm playing the first one for super famicon with the dejap translation patch. That game is just all... : geneshifter
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      Just wait until it glitches on you every few minutes. : omnova
      • If you mean the music stopping randomly and the occasional freeze, yup. : geneshifter
  • playing star ocean naked will probably lead to other things. sicko. : arcane_
• Drink hard liquor and get naked at family stuff and it will be entertaining at least. : tomservo
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  You use iTunes? lol. I thought at this stage of the decade we would have rid ourselves of software that c... : TierNaNog
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    too many use itunes :( : sanewave
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      What's a better music library program? ...Not asking like, "There's nothing better," but genuinely askin... : oO SilentK Oo
      • I started to use the Zune software when I got one, and quickly learned to love it. I honestly thought it... : slax0r
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    What kind of pansyass computer are you running it on where it lags? : Toraz Chryx
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      I have a great computer fully capable of running apps. It runs Crysis very well and every other game and ... : TierNaNog
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        I've got itunes 9.0.2.25 running alongside firefox right now in Windows 7 64bit and scrolling the 164GB l... : Toraz Chryx
        • That said, on the same hardware it does have a little extra "TEH SNAPPAY" in Snow Leopard. : Toraz Chryx
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          Notice how you said library but even the library isn't as smooth as other programs. Head on over to the s... : TierNaNog
          • the store isn't uber-smooth, but it's not what I can meaningfully describe as "laggy", and certainly not : Toraz Chryx
        • It depends how big the window is. Windows iTunes repaints its ENTIRE window whenever any part of it ch... : nudel
  • It's pretty hard for all of the people with ipods and iphones to get by without using iTunes. That said,... : jimmy_legs
  • Stop running it on your gameboy and it will work fine : The Future
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  That is almost the exact thing that I am doing. Buuttttt I wish I was with my family. Or anyone for that ... : -hyroth-
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    Tomorrow afternoon have my bottle of Jack ready for some tf2 time as well : Zuchu
    • That actually sounds amazing. : -hyroth-
• Amen. : Squirrely
• Yeah, I'm way too old for this shit. I spent all day pissed off at everything, and I don't see any reas... : Boxelder
• It's not so bad. Everyone else has packed it in. I'm watching a Star Wars marathon on my parents' TV whil... : willy359
• Do you have a leather couch? : MrBig0

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  Nevermind, had to register it over the phone . : tfsbrian
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    Fucking amex, nothing I do will let me buy these games. I called and registered my card and steam still ... : tfsbrian
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      Yay, it wouldn't work with paypal and now they took a dollar off my card. : tfsbrian
      • Merry Christmas? : ajvitaly

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  get a router and decent antivirus software and hope for the best? : Sapiens
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    i am connected through a router... : vassili_zaitsev
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      sorry about that, i was implying that you ditch the firewall software : Sapiens
      • I think the era of relying on a software firewall (beyond the default Windows one) is over personally... : etherboy
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      Then you don't really need a firewall :( : re-verse
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        ^ yes, this, so goddamn much : crummynz
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          unless, of course, he is worried about people in his home network attacking him. : re-verse
          • That's true, but you've probably got other issues in that case. Or evil roommates I suppose, heh. : crummynz
• I'm happy with the firewall in Windows 7, a router, and software that scans all HTTP traffic among other : PlanetPerfecto
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  Just tweak's Comodo's settings. It works perfectly. Set firewall security to safe mode and it'll ask abo... : MindFukr
  • ^^^ This and disable "Defense + Security" if the 800 messages that pop up whenever you install a program ... : Sludgehead
• I've done the same. Sygate was awesome, but had some silly bugs that got to me, and when it was discontin... : inchwide
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  sygate is now a part of symantec's endpoint protection product. So you could get it again if you wanted... : whodares
  • Oh and ditch the firewall and just use the Windows firewall. Host firewalls have some use in enterprise ... : whodares
• Router + Windows Firewall is all you need : glio1337

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  Booze helps tho haehehehehee a : Rigg5
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    He's gone to plaid! : drucifer
    • And I'm so gan ad I did. : Rigg5
• meay y chrstuimas!!!! : Rigg5
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  sometimes it wont re-light if it's been on for a while, then it goes off, and you try to put it back on? ... : PlanetPerfecto
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    I think he might not want to go anywhere near an open flame. : drucifer
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      You're boh t wrong. shit's electric yo. : Rigg5
      • boogie oogie oogie oogie : drucifer

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• helllo : Ellissd
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  i thought you were a guy. named "bob" : StolenNosferatu
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    i'm a guy, that's my friend. my name is not bob. : akirabob
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      bawb? : StolenNosferatu
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        mike, nice to meet you. : akirabob
        • randy, Nice to meet you too! : StolenNosferatu
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        bobby : Jikim
        • damnit bobby! : ArcKnight
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      your friends name is kaneeeeeedddaaaaaaaaaa isnt it mr. akira? : Hoax
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        nah nah, his name is TEEEEEETSUOOOOOOOOO! : akirabob
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          KAANEEEDAAAAA!! : Draugluin
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            * Neo-Tokyo EXPLODES * : Draugluin
            • and the i am rocking the ability to rebuild the world. : akirabob
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  Yep, it's about as good as I remember. : Modica Sol Solis
  • right! she tried to send it that night, but i got something she sent dan instead... will post that later ... : akirabob
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  so, what is the actual present? I'm really confused here. : anhero
  • Duh, the radiator in the background! : u sir name
  • She got a new mirror so she posted a picture of it for us. That's what I'm taking away from this. : ArB
  • she sent me a set of pictures and is going to be here for my xmas party which shall be fantastic. that w... : akirabob

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  lol. I recognise the characters, but not the scene or the film. What is that? : Creepin_Jeezus
  • christmas vacation. i'm sad that i have to tell you this. : industro
  • sir :( : Draugluin

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• I try to avoid Holiday beer, after I had one last year that tasted like the water underneath a christmas ... : theamazingrand0
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  Ahhh, you reminded me that I have some of that St. Bernardus. I've bought a shitload of beer recently, : delataur
  • nice! : action roommate
  • Damn that's quite a list! What did you think of the DFH Chicory Stout? Tried some a few weeks ago, great ... : Head Rush
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  The St. Bernardus, the Full Sail, Port Brewing's Santa's Little Helper Imperial Stout, N'Ice Chouffe from... : J4NUS
  • Oh and that Delirium Noel is fantastic. : J4NUS
• Shiner Cheer and Sierra Nevada Celebration : RikiTiki2
• we only have bud, bud light and bud light with lime. It's terrible! To make up for that I am drinking som... : mikecyb
• Just had a White Rascal from Avery Brewing Co. Interesting, nice after dinner to sort of clear the pa... : TempusT
• I had some of the Ridgeways last year. They're good : sKetchflow
• i've got anchor christmas, kona coffee porter, brooklyn monster barleywine, and stone IPA. keeping it ba... : EvilDolemite
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  Christ, I tried some Magic Hat when I was on the East Coast a few weeks ago. That shit has to be the mos... : devi| dog
  • Yeah I'm not a big fan of their stuff. They were one of the early craft breweries with widespread distrib... : Mansmells
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  I had some rogue chocolate stout on tap the other day, god damn that was good. : gmd
  • Btw the best Xmas beer is troeggs mad elf : gmd
  • That is some good stuff : Makenxero
• That Bad Elf is damn good stuff. Very Bad Elf is not so good, however. The former is damn tasty, the la... : plunkymeadows
• Oooo, nice selection... : Thresher
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  $103 for eleven beers? : jimvolk
  • where i'm from you can get 100 beers for that much!!!!! : multisync
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    Four of them are six packs : action roommate
    • I'd like an update on your Winter Lager from Magic Hat. The place I bought it from was kinda shitty, I'm... : devi| dog
    • Do you know how much Milwaukee's Best you could buy with $103??? : jimvolk

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  Poor Audrey. : steauengeglase
  • I still have a latent desire to buy one, after trying to hunt one down a few years ago. It seemed like th... : gingerninja
• I almost bought one of those Sony Clies...was so glad I cancelled my order. What a hunk of junk. : Waverider
• God I love the mouse that is also a phone. How did that fail, where can I get one? : snuff
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  I had a deathstar that miraculously never died, but it sure did start getting loud : veras
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    I had one that started on it's way to the great junk heap in the sky. It started to get more and more bad... : kagath
    • Same here. All these years later and I'm still paranoid about keeping multiple backups because of that. : Serpico74
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  woh. Blu-Ray players were $1000 only 3 years ago? : Cihte
  • I bought one of those, on discount. It didn't make it 5 minutes into Ice Age 2 before crashing. It went... : Scrimbo Obeer
  • Blu Ray dropped in price much faster than DVD did in the same period of time. Standalone players, optical... : Serpico74
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  I don't think Segway was a failure. True, it didn't live up to the "everyone must have one" sales pitch... : CRasterImage
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    I still want to try one. It looks like it could be at on of fun. : Ellissd
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      I took a tour of downtown Minniapolis on a Segway. It was loads of fun. A little tough to get on, at ... : CRasterImage
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        I did a similar tour around Paris. Getting on them is the hard part, like you say. After that they're gre... : nudel
        • Ya, getting on it is awkward. Figuring out the balance trick. Once you learn it, it isn't so bad. Bu... : CRasterImage
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  Why does Sony keep on trying to push proprietary formats on us? Did someone write this into their charter... : sanchez
  • Seriously, it's crazy. : Nixx2004
  • This post reads better on SonyShack : FirstPersonCooter
• Its insane how many shitty products actually get to market, good lord. : Serpico74
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  Memory Stick does need to die. Now. : Fred Garvin
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    Sony's forced them on us for so long, though, that they're almost standard in everything. : BlackCat9
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      In everything Sony branded, meanwhile almost everything else uses SD and they're cheaper. : sanchez
      • The MS were usually faster than SD, and the different formats came as device sizes dropped. So they had ... : ThrillKill
    • I don't know of any other brand of camera besides Sony that use MS. : Fred Garvin
    • Every Sony device you buy takes a DIFFERENT type of Memory Stick, so they're not what I'd call standard. ... : nudel
    • I have never seen a single device, that was made by any company other than sony, that used memory stick. ... : AgentPothead
  • Memory Stick Sony : nudel
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  Hehe. Wasn't somebody saying that they used the CatGenie in MD? I think I had a CueCat for a while, to... : BlackCat9
  • A few people have pointed me at the CatGenie (as they know I am lazy and have a cat). I never even consid... : nudel
• I want 3d TVs to do well so I can watch the glory of Avatar at home. : pigvomit
• Dog Sex Toy! Best idea ever http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2009/12/hotdoll.jpg : anhero
• I had an N-Gage. I just found it in a drawer the other day. I loved Sidetalkin' and Doing the Taco. : MrBig0
• The EyeToy was a GREAT device, Sony (and/or game publishers) just didn't recognise the potential early en... : ThrillKill
• As stupid as the TwitterPeek is in concept, there would have to be plenty of dopes willing to drop cash o... : SigmaDraconis

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  huh? the bug spray ? : multisync
  • He has crabs. : MagicWishMonkey
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  Dude, it's Xmas yet. U got to wait until tomorrow. : Gunzee
  • one gift on eve!!! are you an xmas noob : multisync
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    You always get one the night before. : Visceral Monkey
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      my wife and I do ALL our presents to each other on xmas eve because we spend tomorrow visiting my family.... : DinK
      • That's....that's just wrong. : Visceral Monkey
  • Xmas Eve = Xmas : Marrbe
• that man Mr Rollins does not look happy. : bagelcc
• I didn't open any early because I don't have many and I'm patient. I gave my dad one of his gifts to open... : focusdaily
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  Did you read Get in the Van? : Dave-A
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    Nope any good? : Str8Dog
    • oh yeah! : Dave-A
    • it's the journals of rollins for about a decade of being with flag. it's fantastic if you like his wriit... : akirabob
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  Is that a young Henry Rollins there? : yacoub35
  • Yessiree : Str8Dog
• i've seen rollins talk 3 times. awesome guy. he was cool in this movie too: http://www.imdb.com/title/... : papaskot
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  my younger brother and i exhcanged a gift tonight, i got him the hangover and he got me inglorious baster... : BaronVonSnakPak
  • There's something wrong with you. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• black flag. nice. : waxthirteen
• The French typically open their gifts just after midnight. : Ender.Wiggin
• BTW, that book looks awesome! I am ordering a copy.... http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1847726208?ie=... : Ender.Wiggin
• http://www.amazon.com/Chappys-Thoughts-Dont-Real-Sandwich/dp/1419654721/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=12... : Maddog_Delphi97
• Excellent! : jimvolk

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  A Christmas Story > * You'll shoot your eye out! You'll shoot your eye out! : johnny rotten
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    A Christmas Story > Christmas Vacation > Scrooged > * : thetangent
    • no way are either of those better than scrooged. : akirabob
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    Never been a fan of that movie. And it seems like it's the chic thing to say it's the greatest Christmas ... : Phreakin
    • chic? people actually give a fuck what is hip for Christmas movies to love? Instead, consider the fact th... : PlanetPerfecto
  • Christmas Vacation > All. I've always found A Christmas Story to be a tad boring. : pigvomit
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  I hadn't seen it in years... Holy shit I was in tears. Don't move... What are you doing... Don't move! ... : khaosman
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    That scene makes me crack up every time. The terror in Pesci's voice is hilarious. : Danny5225
    • Dude Pesci is fucking awesome. I always enjoy his fucked up characters. : [fry]
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  I hate to say it but it's a classic. Pesci is good stuff. : [fry]
  • Why hate? It's a good movie. : boarder2
• I see your Home Alone and I raise you Christmas Vacation : kill9
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  The sequel was also good. : Cihte
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    pt 3 and 4 don't exist. : Cihte
    • there was a 4? :( : RikiTiki2
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  The wet bandits, get it? : themaestro2657
  • haweeee, haweeeeeeee : Bamtan
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PDuqk_DSMw : DrWaffles
• Home Alone + A Christmas Story + Raymond Briggs' The Snowman = Christmas encapsulated perfectly. : PlanetPerfecto

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• Lol you spelunked yourself a cup of coffee. Cool. : MrBig0

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  Not to be confused with my shills for http://itunes.com/apps/thevoid of course. : SqueegyTBS
  • ^Writer of lattest chatty app so i can endorse his shill within my shill thread. "best app in the apps... : Hoax
• CORRECT. : SpaecKow
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  Listen to this shacker! The Void deserves every bit of attention it gets. : Arceihn
  • they did a great job of translation and dubs in the german version. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_nnl5... : Hoax
• And they still didn't buy it. : themaestro2657
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  What genre is it? The article declines to say and the screenshota on steam are entirely useless... : Pandilex
  • i'd say unconventional first person action adventure with distinctive art style describes it close enough... : Hoax
  • Genre isn't very useful in describing this game. Surrealist horror action adventure kind of fits the bill... : Arceihn

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  Haha you did this at 3 am? That a whole new level of insomnia. : pigvomit
  • no kidding : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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    Cocaine. : underground banana plantation
    • no that's snow : aeg1x
  • I started at 1:30 and just finished. I looked everywhere for a nose and then decided i didnt want him to ... : Thisispol
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  that thing scares me. : Professor Darkness
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    Why? hes smiling =( : Thisispol
    • he's 7 feet tall for one. : Professor Darkness
• pedoSnowman : supermonkeyballz
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  Looks obese :/ : FirstPersonCooter
  • nah, just really bad saddlebag thighs. : arcane_
• I wonder if anyone ever did any of those Calvin & Hobbes snowmen... : Ender.Wiggin
• he's smiling, he musta saw the neighbor's sno-blower : drucifer

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  Aww, okay: Nikon F4, with motor drive and remote release AF Nikon 85mm 1.8 AF Nikon 8524-120mm 3.5-... : cannelbrae
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    how much? : drucifer
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      $450. : cannelbrae
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        nice. : drucifer
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          Very. Now I just have to adjust to shooting film again as I haven't done any film work in over a deca... : cannelbrae
          • please let us know when you get some stuff developed. I wanna see :D : sparkly
          • well have fun, that's quite an amazing camera. : drucifer

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  Flash vs Jaedong this morning... wow what a cheese by flash! lee young hooo rutttthhhhleeessss : Foxhawk
  • so wanted to see a good series from them and it ended so quick =( : Senate5000