Evening Reading: No More Transcribing, Please

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• that's insane : redfive
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  designed specifically for Metro 2033 : grabbie
  • Only runs it at 60fps in quad-SLI. : Ride-My-Rocket
  • It runs great on my machine at 1280x800 with everything cranked. : Brian Leahy
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    why does this game run so bad? The screens I have seen don't look like anything special. : DogDharma
    • Have you seen any of the videos? the lighting is completely awesome. and also a performance killer : Toraz Chryx
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  Probably costs more than my entire PC. : Freon
  • 600 with the psu. : italiano3d
• jesus christ : Jinxplayer
• I imagine a scene from on old prison movie, where the lights dim when they electricute some criminal, whe... : pwnjoo
• don't let kaboom see this : kelerian
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  48 gigs of ram? : hirosushima
  • Think about it, HALF of the RAM Tim Sweeney uses, in your home PC! : Amnesty_intl2
• needs more Killer NIC : Downforce
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  my apartment isn't wired for that....... : Turd Ferguson
  • mine isn't big enough for it : aeg1x
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  Looks almost like a server board. I wonder how many of those slots can actually provide PCI-Express x16. : the archvile
  • I'm betting four (4) x16 slots, if it can do 4-way SLI. : Ride-My-Rocket
• The 3 other blades couldnt do it. So we've added 12 MORE! : Godhatesfatpeople
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  Socket Bling? How often do they expect you to pop out the processors and look at that? : ChibiJosh
  • I think the point is that they've used a lot of gold in the sockets for conductivity reasons. That's... : Toraz Chryx
• EVGA just doesn't give a fuck! : pulse2115
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  I know nothing about what the current operating systems can handle. Can they support this? : supermonkeyballz
  • i know windows 7 64bit pro and above will do like 192gb or ram. Not sure about max number of cores. Dua... : DogDharma
• cup: filled : virus
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  Custom form factor, only 1333 memory, price is probably over 600$ US - very low qty of SATA ports for suc... : abrasion
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    I don't think we'll be seeing 12 core processors from intel in twelve months time? I haven't seen any : Toraz Chryx
    • I meant to mention that, besides that one feature it's otherwise pretty silly. You summed up it, hugel... : abrasion
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    very low qty of SATA ports for such an apparent beast board. If you need more SATA ports, there are c... : rosewood
    • Actually, I'm forced to agree here, this sucker is begging for a big fucking Areca controller to go along... : Toraz Chryx
    • At the kind of price that board likely costs, I want blowjobs with it and 150 sata ports. : abrasion
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  how much would it cost to build a computer that maxes that thing out in everyway? (video, cpu, ram)? : ninjase
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    Well, 48GB of DDR3-1333 is $2999.96 (crucial) the 6 core 3.33Ghz Xeons have a list price of $1663 each ... : Toraz Chryx
    • But just think, you could play the orange box on all of nasa's moniters, at once! : Amnesty_intl2
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      That would make for an awesome "ultimate gaming rig" article. : Prozium
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        shackers! paypal me money! and once I have enough, I shall build such a beast and write it up in explicit... : Toraz Chryx
        • I can't donate anything... But I'd be willing to break into NASA at nighttime with you... : Amnesty_intl2
• A new toy for valcan maybe. : Dr_Cube
• 3-phase 220v service here I come. : Durandal07
• Me want : rosewood
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  no parallel printer port, no thank you :P : proclone1
  • hahahahahahahah : Old_Fart
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    why is this crap still on motherboards, and serial port : Chandler55
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      alright custom hardware still use them cause its simpler ic : Chandler55
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        But writing a driver for USB cant be very much different either. And you could pull power from it as wel... : Jinxplayer
        • USB is like a couple of orders of magnitude more complex than a serial or parallel port? : Toraz Chryx
      • also, USB-serial/parallel dongles just do not work (reliably). We've tried so many at work and they have ... : dooberzoo
    • I was shocked when the motherboard I just bought had a serial port on it. I couldn't find one in my pric... : deject
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  this website is dying for a proper flash intro http://www.kkmime.com/ or http://www.evangelcath... : indosauros
  • Flash intro = t3H suck for SEO and load times. Jakob Nielson can tell you lots of stuff about that. : Lukiopimp
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  But why did they borrow and existing acronym? Sure, EVGA graphic cards are on the trash heap of history... : CRasterImage
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    What? EVGA is a video card company and has been for a while. : ArcKnight
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      Yes, and they should have chosen a different name. : CRasterImage
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        I keep forgetting you and abrasion are twins. : ArcKnight
        • aaaaaaaand dumb post is dumb! : abrasion
• CLASSIFIED read all the specs right below! : xxiv
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  This is the first non-Xeon multiprocessor board in a long time, is it not? Didn't most of the Intel co... : Omaha
  • uh, dude.. http://www.evga.com/articles/00537/images/2xXeon.png :) : Toraz Chryx

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  It takes zero effort to post whatever and I can generally post anything I want....and that just happens t... : roushimsx
  • Yup, this is reasoning exactly, and I love the community. : Link.
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  I like that it takes less than 5 minutes for anything to disseminate. I like that a lot of the people on ... : ryuuseki
  • nicely said : peat
  • I think you just use it to recruit men for dick punches. : Afterglow
  • unless you leave dogs in a car :) : nunami
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  The comments system is the best on the internet, bar none. : ArcKnight
  • it really is, kudos to the inventor(s) : Veegeezee
• It's funny. I haven't really been a big video game guy in years but the shack makes me laugh so hard. : orgcaptainnemo
• The community, for better and worse. : Arctic Fox
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  I need some name recognition among you losers when I start bragging about making it big. Which will be an... : woddemandred
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    We'll be here to shoot you down and nitpick everything while you cry in the corner with you $$$, I promis : Durajim
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      No, you there's always got to be one dissenting remark with nothing to back it up There are those of us : xenophobe
      • Pwned by tags :( : xenophobe
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  This comment system is fantastic. It condenses everything down to the bare minimum - look at how much ver... : GloriousCow
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    SA has way too much 'meta humor' for me. That being said, there's a ridiculous density of information in ... : ArcKnight
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      don't get me wrong SA is an amazing community full of some awesome stuff but I've never really felt like ... : GloriousCow
      • There sure are a lot of "hahaha that'll be another $10 please" rules on SA : losimagic
  • Yea, I don't really know why this format hasn't been used more. : MagicWishMonkey
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    Yes, the community is the real draw but the comments system was the initial hook. : crummynz
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      Weird. It was the complete opposite for me. I lerked for a good few years before signing up, the only rea... : Durajim
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        this thread alone would be a good three pages long by now on SA : GloriousCow
        • A + Z changed my life : Durajim
        • especially because we'd have to be quoting for every reply : ArcKnight
      • Same for me. I initially hated the comments system here. Now that I've been lurking less, and posting m... : GrnMonster
  • This. Best comment system on the internet. : timmie
  • I think the commenting system lends itself to the level of conversation we have. It's so much more effic... : spazzium
• its the internet on steroids. : gyokuro
• it's the forum style and the fact that most of the people that post here are way more tolerable than most... : mo13
• the funny. : usmcmueller
• it's like home. : drucifer
• I used to hate how the shack comment system is. But now I have grown to love it. For me it's the posters... : K0LM
• In my college years i racked up over 30k on offtopic.com...haven't been there in a while. Here though it... : sreyes22
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  the mods are cool and do an excellent job. : Degenerate
  • Been practicing that yoga, huh? : ArcKnight
  • You're cheating : Durajim
  • i'm a mod. i'm a moddy mod. and I tag, tag, tag and I tag, tag, tag! : Dave-A
  • you mean are stupid : cltcprd
• Winchatty and the babes. : tboomer2
• I can post stupid shit all day and nobody gives me shit for it. Also there are a lot of funny people here... : Utopia
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  A desperate need for attention, plus there's all kinds of cool stuff posted here. : Orange Pylon
  • Mostly for the LOLs but also some very useful info now and again. Oh yeah, GAMES! : XentricOne
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  Because most of the regular shackers are gamers who remember the golden age of PC gaming....also the come... : Mr. Goodwrench
  • Yeah, it's hard to stress how much the mods rock at making this community what it is. I've been here f... : Mr. Goodwrench
  • For the awesome free medical and legal advice. Shack saves me time too. On other forums, I have to searc... : zipr
• The community here is awesome, don't get me wrong. Quakecon proved that to me. But this place could eas : lefthighkick
• A place that I can reply to a topic that Hell March is the greatest video game song ever, and people not ... : Zuchu
• Honestly every reply I get to a post feels like an Achievement! So I strive for good numbers, same with t... : Tattoo Trav
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  Oh, another thing. Thread shitting generally doesn't exist on the shack, no? I've seen it every now and t... : Durajim
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    yeah cause they ban you pretty hard if thread shit. I didn't know what thread shitting was until I came t... : gyokuro
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      You should try posting on Something Awful. The banhammer is fucking liberal there, but I suppose that'... : Mr. Goodwrench
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        i dont wanna sound like i'm sucking up to the shack mods. and most of the times i get banned i'm like wtf... : gyokuro
        • I've been banned four times and it's always the same reason, I'm learning though. It's pretty fucking... : Durajim
        • Yeah don;t get me wrong, being a dick on here will get you punished harshly and you'll damn well learn fr... : Mr. Goodwrench
        • In the many times I've been banned, all but one was perfectly justified, IMO. I said my piece about the ... : Thresher
  • The format of the chatties makes it easy to oust idiot members that shit on threads -- it's all out in th... : DrWaffles
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  I travel a lot and I like the fact that wherever in the world I am, I always have my friends with me. The... : spiffymc
  • What a nice post. A lot of the time I don't think like this (Not because I don't believe it, but simply b... : Durajim
• I have nothing better to do while at work : maulla
• Shackers, that's why I post here. Great people here. Funny sob's. Helpful too. : FormerHPB
• The people here are actually helpful and go out of their way to help people. Plus I know all the major f... : melkore
• I come back for gmd posts and photoshops : AlexXdude
• The comments section is very clean and easy to use. It's not like a forum or message board where there a... : TwiLyght
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  came for the tits, stayed for the cock. : stgulik
  • A true shacker : Durajim
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  damn i just realized i've almost posted 40,000 times : wtf242
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    over 1,768 years. so that's like 22 posts a year : wtf242
    • hahaha, I never noticed that. nice. : zakazi
  • I've posted more than you and I'm pretty sure you joined a loooong time before I did :( : MagicWishMonkey
• This is a forum where the general demographic is made of my peers. I can talk to people about the things ... : ConfusedUs
• VIDEO GAYMZ : at0micgarden
• Video games, minimalistic comment system, and the large pool of resources here. : DHAvatar
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  I love all the smart people around here who challenge my beliefs and force me to actually think about som... : MagicWishMonkey
  • I cant believe that despite years of effort, we haven't turned you into a republican yet. : spiffymc
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  Chicks and diseases : legato17
  • Chicks with dicks. : jcrockerman
• It's a cool gang of people. The comment system is a huge draw for me. It's easy to keep track of several ... : SilverSnake
• the lols and the gaming. also the shack collective of random knowledge. : dirge23
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  Sometimes there will be a response to something that makes you laugh, stop, re-read, laugh again, then e-... : AxeMan808
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    Would that have been G.lee by any chance? Because he was great. : Durajim
    • Well, I didn't want to name any names, but whoever that person is, I'm sure he's hating on something he d... : AxeMan808
• To be honest, I come to the Shack more for the news these days. I'll go days at a time without posting i... : IndigoAK
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  cock, obviosly! : papaskot
  • beat me to the punch. :( : Techy007
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  The shack community is the best! And the NWS stuff that gets posted. : mayooms
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    This! Unless you're talking about dudes... : Piett23
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      This must be your first visit to the shack : Durajim
      • I was referring to the NWS. The community consists of crybabies and bullies and dognose : Piett23
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  I have no good answer. At some point in the last 10 years shacknews, and latest chatty in particular ... : InfoBiter
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    i agree :( i remember going here at first because i was bored in the cisco networking class my high scho... : papaskot
    • lol, I took a cisco class in highschool as well. We had our own lab and everything ... which we spent m : InfoBiter
  • i just realized i like the feel of latestchatty more than irc so i came here : dirge23
• Because y'all are less idiotic than most fora. : randomjgj
• People here are capable of rubbing brain cells together and forming a rational thought, and use proper sp... : Yanks
• I'm the best at it : haiku
• I dunno, it's kinda like living somewhere. You can't remember why you moved there in the first place, but... : Vincent Grayson
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  I'm just trying to prove a point to the shackmods after which I'll change my username back : boring gegtik
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    What was the point, again? : Dave-A
    • this is exactly what i'm talking about : boring gegtik
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  i love being ignored and watching a "click" society in action, it also provides many entertaining links a... : VuduChild
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    A "click" society? We click on a lot of links? We like click-lock flooring? Click X to continue? : Dave-A
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      I click the shit out of links, practically all of them I have clicked at least one time : MagicWishMonkey
      • Sometimes twice! : Dong Patrol
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      lol dave-a why are you even responding to this boring loser? : SockMonkeh
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        btw there's a beer bust at the moon tower : SockMonkeh
        • Air raid or it’s your ass!! : Dave-A
      • id love to fuck your face : VuduChild
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    are you trying to say we like diablo? : DapperDan
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      No, he's saying that he doesn't know how to spell clique. : Moonbase Commander
      • ohhhhhhhh.... well that makes sense. I didn't know wtf he was talking about. : Ride-My-Rocket
• Compared to /b/ or SA, its remarkably civilized, and the gaming community is PC-focused and awesome. (Oh,... : Adm.Snackbar
• I want to say the community (and I do) but I think deep down the reason is the color scheme. : baron calamity
• The comments format isn't littered with a bunch of graphics and BS. Toss in a cool community and it make... : Hagbard
• There are way too many reasons why I keep coming back. I was surprised when I reached 1000 a while ago. ... : hrdwregk
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  I like the following things about this website: 1) Unlike other forums, the Shack goes day by day. It'... : SockMonkeh
  • Oh, and, we do get kinda "Internety" but for the most part I feel like most of you are normal people and ... : SockMonkeh
  • I'd go with this as well. I was at first put off by the system here, but after some time, I realized it ... : JuffoWup
• basically whats been said plus the chatty gets refreshed twice a day. It's not the same stale topics las... : grabbie
• It's LiveJournal for nerds, closet cases, and loners. My people. : Thresher
• This place is fucked yet serious and fun as hell. I love it! Been here since day one! : pun][sher
• I come here for all the insightful conversations : gmd
• I come back just for the evony advertisments...hubba hubba : retardhumper
• community service obligation : Home Nugget
• is a website of cock : filtersweep
• Signal > Noise, Gamers at night, Techies during the day. : Zakko
• It's free therapy. : Koral06
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  I wish I could quit : proclone1
  • and by this I mean computers in general, get rid of my tv, computer games, etc etc. I sometimes wish I w... : proclone1
• The hope that maybe something i post will in fact be funny. : Ziz
• This thread made me look at my post history. Wtf was that pie in a jar thing all about again? : Mmmmmoo
• I trust the user reviews here more than the ones provided by a certain forum offering to lower my taxes. ... : Amnesty_intl2
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  The lulz : abrasion
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    and the community, I count most people here as friends to an extent and would happily have a beer with 99... : abrasion
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      I routinely refer to everyone here as my "internet friends" : spiffymc
      • Same here. : abrasion
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        Same. : Ride-My-Rocket
        • Except you, you're my internet girlfriend. : abrasion
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        "my internet bitches" : GloriousCow
        • My internet bovine : spiffymc
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  the chicks : shakybonez31
  • still waiting on this place to get me one... i was told years ago! : siknsyko
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  Because if I stop posting, abrasion wins. : ateam311
  • Keep fighting the good fight : smoove
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    I thought we had a truce? : abrasion
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      I don't remember signing anything or receiving any money, the latter being the important factor here : ateam311
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        I think I don't have a single antagonist at the moment, between you, PH, Link, Derelict, Moz, Moshman and... : abrasion
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          You've lost your edge I guess. : ateam311
          • So are we dating now? :( : abrasion
• Because it reminds me that I'm not as much of a fuck-up as I thought. : BanjoBoy
• Best designed comments system on the planet, and great community with people who can actually string a co... : ventro
• i come for the spyware and stay for the lolz : fried rice
• Because no one is afraid to call you on your bs here : edge198
• I don't want to know how many posts I have made on this site : mr.sleepy
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  Boredom. : breadsticks
  • ^^ Yup. : invisible_kid
• I just want to read something entertaining that isn't spammed with 3-word nonsense posts. : Megara9
• Without a doubt, the community/people. : Dr_Cube
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  There's more of a sense of community and general willingness to help other people out instead of just shi... : boarder2
  • Another great post : Durajim
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  Because this is the only forum I've ever really posted in. Since 1999. Weird. : virus
  • ya me too, albeit not much back then.This and Notworksafe.com are the only places ive ever been : supermonkeyballz
• What the fuck else am I going to do? : rosewood
• insatiable urge to see cock : mindshot
• To avoid work. : dumb.
• habit, information, opinions, and games! : dopeman
• 12th Level Cleric. : Squirrely
• I have no idea. I hate almost everyone here. : ArB
• I enjoy everyone's personalities. I think I could tell who posts what without looking at the poster's nam... : jcrockerman
• Shack hype of games and boredom mostly. : limpossible
• I don't post as often as I'd like as i'm quitebusy, and sometimes I'm a little shy, but I always have the... : Goblin au
• Mostly the cool people - that and laughing at the crazy crap people say or post links to. I also get a k... : wytefang
• The balls of steel. : xpogox
• mutual masturbation threads like this one! : Sapiens
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  The white on black page. Every other forum has a white background. : shyguy74
  • Are you saying you wouldn't come to the shack if it was black on white? Pretty thin allegiance you have t... : ventro
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  It gets me chicks, duh. : Endymion_
  • ditto : nunami
• The comments system + the smart/funny people + the wide range of topics centered by video games and gener... : zuga
• Continuity? I don't know, I've been around since we were eagerly awaiting qtest news...may be it's just c... : Conan
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  I want to meet the first person that ever replied to me here. : noxv1
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    who was that : GloriousCow
    • it was you...just now : drucifer
• In the early days and even now to an extent the Shack comments are the ultimate early finder. Whether it... : mrwolf710
• The chattys, the "spammy" comment style, the very relaxed nature, very good usability and crazy wtf threa... : Lukiopimp
• This forum is the best place on the internet for getting good honest opinions and insights to just about ... : trevis

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  last week i was driving past this homeless student holding a sign out that said "no home, no food, no mon... : DrFlammable
  • oh wait you said sob not snob. nevermind : DrFlammable
• Well, my mom passed away when I was 9, my dad remarried this bitch who kicked me out of the house when I ... : cellx25
• walker270 told me i have AIDS. : GloriousCow
• Yesterday Brian Leahy had an SC2 beta key giveaway, and I did not win. :_( : fsck
• I was going to post about what's happened to my mom in the last couple of years but I feel bad getting so... : MrBig0
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  I have to beat my brother at SC2, at least once. He owned me at SC. The fucker looks better than me, alwa... : anhero
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    I know what you mean! Constantly living in someone else's shadow is terrible. : MrBig0
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      Your brother is an emo fag. You just need to find some hippie bitch to appreciate your white boy dreads. ... : anhero
      • Nah, wasn't talking about my brother haha. : MrBig0
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    Also, my dad is a schizophrenic street preacher. No joke. Last time he was off his meds our family found ... : anhero
    • Pops also thought god told him to take me to my 6th grade open house in my underwear. And he thought god ... : anhero
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  i cant stop playing modern warfare 2. release me from it's terrible grasp!!!!!! : mXENO
  • play battlefield : Chandler55
• My life was sucking so I just killed myself a few hours ago. I need the key to play from heaven. : noxiousgg
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  When I was 11 years old, there was a company that could do no wrong: Blizzard Entertainment. The games th... : Rice-Rocketeer
  • Man. My sob story sucks. It sucks so bad because everyone has had a shitty life. This is really bummin... : Rice-Rocketeer
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  I'm Australian : nunami
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    Oh get off it; Australia is probably one of the best countries to live in. : SigENeaT
    • unless you like simpsons porn : GloriousCow
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      I'm an Australian without a SC2 key. How can I live in one of the best countries and not have a SC2 key? : nunami
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        maybe a dingo ate it : nem00
        • my sob story keeps getting sobbier! : nunami
• I never played Stacraft, save this heathen. : uncle slappy
• I haven't had a job for four months and my best friend moved away a year ago. : Link.
• my friend was supposed to get a key and give it to me, but he says he never got it. so either he never go... : JINKY
• http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=17161125#itemanchor_17161125 : jbury
• i'm a hero. : j0nchan
• im a pretty big sc fan, watched gom seasons 1 and 2 in the summer of '07 and '08, those are my life memor... : Chandler55
• I'm a former member of an elite United States Army Special Forces unit, and was awarded the Congressional... : King Kavik
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  my ex wife stabbed me in the back (argument while she was doing dishes) with a cake knife after a baby s... : xxiv
  • the army basically told me to leave them in for x amount of time i mean the stitches, the wound didn'... : xxiv
  • We have winner! : alexpr
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    Even if only half of this is true, it's still an amazing story. : Bamii
    • it's completely true, which is the sad part. when it came to that whole relationship i was a fucking ... : xxiv
  • This woke me up far quicker than any cup of coffee. Wow, dude. o_O : Home Nugget
• give it to me and I'll gift you something off steam - that's how keen I am :) : even4

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  Sparkly, I thank you for not making one of those damn numbers threads :) : Dave-A
  • Also: http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=oops_eqp9g0j6ong3ikyt10rg.jpg Some idiot crashed his jee... : Dave-A
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  I humbly submit: http://img294.imageshack.us/i/img174856.jpg/ and just for kicks: http://img405... : JohnnyRey
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    The category is: obscure angles. Just show me something from an angle that it is typically not observed f : lazygrond
    • THATS ALL I GOT OKAY? : JohnnyRey
• brace yourself for the incoming cock photos : lazygrond
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  I FORGOT TO MENTION this has to be a picture from within the hour of the contest...nothing you took 2 we... : sparkly
  • god dammit sparkly : JohnnyRey
  • FUCK, nevermind : watcherxp
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  Can you extend it a little for those of us not at home : supermonkeyballz
  • yes please : lazygrond
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    I'm going to dinner with my roommate around 7:30 ... how much time do you need, man! : sparkly
    • i could use an extra hour or two : lazygrond
    • Heading home now pick one after dinner : supermonkeyballz
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  Sparkly: I have an extra key sitting in my email. Do you want it to give away in some contest? You'd... : IndigoAK
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    The contest is, people whose names start with Delu and end in sional. : Delusional
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      Do you not already have one or do you just want an extra? I ask because I want to give it to somebody wh... : IndigoAK
      • If the contest is no beta key, can we all win? : lazygrond
      • Hook me up :) : spiffymc
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        I don't have one :( : Delusional
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          Okay, I'm gonna give the key to Delusional here since he posted first. I'm too lame to come up with a co... : IndigoAK
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            yes!!! : Delusional
            • good, now I can't kick your ass in this game too. : sammyl
          • oh for the love of....CMON! : JohnnyRey
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        I really really want the key. :/ I even failed to win the first sparkly contest. :( http://www.shac... : kek
        • Don't feel bad I got hosed :( : K0LM
      • Mememememe! : fsck
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  CONTEST EXTENDED until 9PM PST. Make me proud. : sparkly
  • I actually have a great idea but I need to wait until it's dark : spiffymc
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    I call bullshit...you didnt extend the other one and I had to submit an uncompleted piece of art. : K0LM
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      Dude I left that contest up from like 10am to 3pm :{ : sparkly
      • Just getting your goat. I need to find a piece art I liked and didn't have a chance to finish it. : K0LM
  • thanks dude!! : supermonkeyballz
• My submission http://www.shackpics.com/files/iPhoneUpload_jfvn1lamog12o7f0kqud.jpg Sorry for crappy iPho... : InfoBiter
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  BEHOLD THE END OF MY STRAWS! http://img225.imageshack.us/i/3621375lg.jpg/ : Techy007
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    I like this photo, silly contest or no. : InfoBiter
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      Yeah but in all fairness, I did not see that it had to be taken by yourself, dont count my entry. : Techy007
      • lol, can't say I expected that : MikkleThePickle
• My Submission: http://twitpic.com/19fv2b It's a desklamp from above... I tried to make sure that yo... : kbaxter
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  Picture from inside my dishwasher looking out http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/9306/img0225i.jpg : Delusional
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    YOU ARE NOW DISQUALIFIED!!!! : sparkly
    • admit it, that sweet picture would have won anyway! : Delusional
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  http://www.shackpics.com/files/iPhoneUpload_70jwp7lo2xr99tblmbyv.jpg : Moonraker7
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    sparkly? : Techy007
    • I'm guessing it's a super closeup of the OP. : InfoBiter
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  Here is mine. http://www.shackpics.com/files/artJPG_ogej2ht8hlei23vg73ui.jpg : K0LM
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    i have never seen the floor at such a crazy angle before : GloriousCow
    • I know its nuts, hahaha : K0LM
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  http://www.shackpics.com/files/P1040206b_76u9fg7ckvpwn5mrxd5b.jpg : crust
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    I don't know why but I really like this one. It is kinda surreal. : hrdwregk
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      yea, i like this picture too : MrBig0
      • it needs a tiny upside-down AT-AT approaching : GloriousCow
  • cool pic crust : supermonkeyballz
  • This is pretty awesome : Galadriel07
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  Heres an unusual angle showing my toes http://www.shackpics.com/files/iPhoneUpload_decwcj8qtjx88eex8w8k.j... : mayooms
  • What is this, Jurassic Park: Trespasser? : sparkly
  • Yeah, I don't need the time extension anymore. EOT, this photo wins. : lazygrond
  • ahaha great picture : MrBig0
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    thats not unusual. : Galadriel07
    • i'd say it's unusual for sparkly : MrBig0
  • dirty carpet. : g0nk
  • sup?!?? : boomstickah
  • Toes? I don't see toes in that picture. : obiquatro
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  Please disregard the last image, I would like to submit the following! http://www.shackpics.com/files/... : Moonraker7
  • this is really cool : MrBig0
• http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=lazy2_k9mch6tcccpecs10sy3l.jpg : GloriousCow
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  http://www.shackpics.com/files/stairs_e8ahaxjor1ntt3j61ooq.jpg looking down the enormous spiral staircas : bipolar
  • ah, just saw your additional rule. Fine, nvm >:( : bipolar
• Taken from my Open Water Check-Out Dive in Hawaii: When Sea Turtles Attack!! http://www.shackpics.com... : ScrawnyJohnny
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  This is from INSIDE an original NES! http://www.shackpics.com/files/SSPX0562_lg3l661gkgc4exkz8uxf.jpg : MrBig0
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    you cheated : GloriousCow
    • well, the NES was already open for repairs and had been sitting there for months, i just took the picture... : MrBig0
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    awesome pic, would have been ever more awesome if you hadn't spelled it out first though : MikkleThePickle
    • I didn't think it would turn out as well as it did or be as obvious as it was :D : MrBig0
• My submission: http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/7795/img2020i.jpg : JohnnyRey
• http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=11513691&l=e5aafbe86b&id=850500036 : Solstice
• New submission since gay xtea rule added: http://www.shackpics.com/files/iPhoneUpload_vtjr306h5i55n169xdy... : Dave-A
• OK Now this is from 10 seconds ago: http://www.shackpics.com/files/100_1183JPG_d6j8uzaaj08nuz7zajac.jp... : Solstice
• I present you my good friend Joe: http://lionel2b.shackspace.com/joe.jpg sorry shitty cell phone : Lionel2b
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  The angle in this photo is very obscure. http://lh3.ggpht.com/_CH1T8ojfz5M/S6LieqYuUsI/AAAAAAAAAC0/9Ha... : SockMonkeh
  • HAHAHAHAH fucking drucifer'd :D : Solstice
  • clever girl : MrBig0
  • I was gonna break out a real angle and do this haha : supermonkeyballz
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  Weird angle of Darth Vadar http://www.shackpics.com/files/VadarJPG_qn68x496o7eftyq0wv7t.jpg : K0LM
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    the quality of that mask sucks. : g0nk
    • She wanted my lightsaber. Which was fine until she said she was my father. : K0LM
  • What is up with her eyes looking like they're from a completely different person? She's pale as a ghost ... : IndigoAK
• http://www.shackpics.com/files/IMG_7847JPG_5ljl8p0epwfstjp1lf9c.jpg As far as whether this angle is ty : lefthighkick
• New wallpaper? http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1375177/hydralisk.jpg And for your nightmares tonight, my ea... : kek
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  Before the Fall http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=BeforetheFall_901o98yeg48o1rbga68m.png : LankyJon
  • PS: I don't suggest using your netbook's webcam for pictures. Very difficult. : LankyJon
  • Note the fate awaiting it in the background. : LankyJon
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  http://chudleigh.ca/images/penthouse_view.jpg I broke into the penthouse of my building to get this p... : spiffymc
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    Hahahah fucker, I know EXACTLY where you live now >:D Plus I can vouch that this is a rare view of the... : Solstice
    • hahaha, you know what I'm close to? Everything! LIving in a condo might not be the best but it sure has i... : spiffymc
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    nice pic, but did you take it today? : GloriousCow
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      I'll prove it to you : spiffymc
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        Fuck I just got back downstairs and I realized that putting me in the picture does nothing to prove that ... : spiffymc
        • silly fox : GloriousCow
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          Is easy. You write something ,like todays date on a big ole sheet of, umm, it's called, great stuff too..... : Solstice
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            Fine! http://chudleigh.ca/images/self1.jpg >:( : spiffymc
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              photoshopped : GloriousCow
              • It's cold outside - I'm not going back for another picture. : spiffymc
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            Did I tell you that Morgin is living in my building too?! He is coming to drink with us next week too. : spiffymc
            • sweet! : Solstice
• I'm too lazy to think creatively with my camera. Instead, this was idea was stuck in my head (which look... : DHAvatar
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  I had this great idea, involving a joke regarding an obscure angle, a glass bottle and it going wrong ... : Durajim
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    dude, seriously? : supermonkeyballz
    • are you still alive? : supermonkeyballz
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    :O are you okay? :O : sparkly
    • Everything always looks much worse than it really is when you're on warfarin : Durajim
• i'm still recovering from yesterday's kick to the balls : crypt420
• Here's my entry: http://www.shackpics.com/files/wut_onr00s6i7s7v0cqnpcoo.jpg : stelth
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  Ok im a rookie with photos but heres mine http://www.shackpics.com/files/reflections1024_ncgsoaehh0bm4... : supermonkeyballz
  • whoa thats pretty badass : GloriousCow
  • very very cool picture : MrBig0
  • I vote this one. : boarder2
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    I love the first one but you took it before the contest started :/ : sparkly
    • aye I did, but Thank you! : supermonkeyballz
• YO I'm outnat dinner for a while so I'm extending the deadline until 10:30 PST : sparkly
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  This is my entry unless I can think of something else. Its the overgrown swamp field next to the hotel a... : Galadriel07
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    You're supposed to take a picture of something else with your tits in the foreground. : SockMonkeh
    • OHSHIT. My tits are not as big and protruding as some of the other ones in the thread. They wouldn't ha... : Galadriel07
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  Here is mine! http://ataylor.smugmug.com/Malebolgia/Band-Shots/10039841_nMwZU#687249118_9cVnP-X3-LB : myfasha
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    Awesome pic I may even order a print of that for the wall. You took all those today? : supermonkeyballz
    • Oh I fail at reading. Forget it haha. I though it was just a general shot you took. : myfasha
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  Thanks to Ms Ballz for help with picture of TV http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=IMG_1020JPG_wqxpf0... : supermonkeyballz
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    you guys are just trying to win via titty : GloriousCow
    • thats an udder lie! : supermonkeyballz
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      I don't think they realize that sparkly totally sees a TON of boobs from every freakin angle. : Galadriel07
      • he needs a picture of his cock next to the tv. : myfasha
      • he needs a picture of his cock next to the tv. : myfasha
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        I said it was for fun, that commercial came on and I keep looking at the toes one so she obliged and stoo... : supermonkeyballz
        • don't worry, not all of us are complaining! : Lionel2b
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  VERY NWS here's an interesting angle on the inside of mah pants http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=sc... : GloriousCow
  • Goddammit. : Vincent Grayson
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    not even clicking, I wish we could track who does : supermonkeyballz
    • i wish they were as lovely as fry's : GloriousCow
  • i bet it's only nws because it's full of old people : Sapiens
  • You won. Good job. JUST KIDDING. 30 MINUTES LEFT! : sparkly
  • This post does not deliver : spiffymc
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    :( I dont like to be teased. : Galadriel07
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      don't be mad just because ur a fag : GloriousCow
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        show me your furry little penis man. : Galadriel07
        • its an innie :( : GloriousCow
  • disappointment! : StolenNosferatu
• i dunno http://www.shackpics.com/files/100_0087JPG_nowk8jss3x4keyjmkx98.jpg : ass-street
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  IT'S OVER!!! I've gotta give it to crust for his incredibly simplistic and unique composition: http://... : sparkly
  • congrats crust! : GloriousCow
  • congrats man!! Awesome shot! : supermonkeyballz
  • What I meant to say is less = more. You also hit my love for symmetry too. Nice workd :D : sparkly
  • Good stuff. Definitely my favorite too. : spiffymc
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    Yay crustar! : StolenNosferatu
    • I didn't know what was going on in this thread 'til I saw the reply below. :| : CrustaR
  • holy crap! thanks man! thanks for doing this sparkly, pretty damm cool of you. YAAAAAA! : crust
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  I'm still dying for someone to do a piss take on the classic Tarantino 'from the boot' camera angle but i... : abrasion
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    I got a photoshoot tomorrow I'll ask her if I can stick my giant DSLR in her vagina : sparkly
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      I'm not kidding sparkly, I want someone to make a small waterproof, battery operated remote control camer... : abrasion
      • your fucking whacky dude. I like it : supermonkeyballz
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    i didn't make this http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=15_xsjd5ox8fws9qlff6o9c.jpg : ass-street
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      LOL'D : supermonkeyballz
      • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22282325#itemanchor_22282325 http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=222... : ass-street
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  http://www.flickr.com/photos/evanhort/4238473089/sizes/l/ : ease one
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    you're kinda too late, ol' chap : sparkly
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      I already have two beta keys, I just wanted to show off. : ease one
      • Well spread that love around! : JohnnyRey

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• All I'm getting out of this is you aren't good at FPS's. : ArcKnight
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  I still have a lot of rounds like this. I just die over and over again, mostly to 40mm grenades and M60s.... : UtilityMaximizer
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    oh man, about half my deaths are to 40mm splash damage, the other half to M60's with sniper-like accuracy... : EvilDolemite
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      ^^^ pretty much. I'll tack on deaths after my knife goes through the enemy a few times then they kill me.... : prime8
      • Oh, add Gustav to the list of common ways to die. : prime8
  • This, I got 4-12 every now and then as well. The real trick is what you do outside of combat. Each class ... : Xevo
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  I was just like you. Then I started taking it slower and sneaking around. Totally changed the game for me... : DogDharma
  • This worked very well for me. Instead running around I was more tactical in approach. : Dontdrop
• It sounds like you just aren't very good at the game yet. :( : Sapiens
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  This was the case with me and then I unlocked the defibrillator for Medic. Now I'm almost useful! : The Grolar Bear
  • Also, I creep around a lot more. : The Grolar Bear
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  It's all about creeping around and flanking squads from behind. : ant_hillbilly
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    that's the thing: i have no idea where to go. the maps are giant and confusing. that snow level? every ... : EvilDolemite
    • Join some empty servers and learn the maps. Also play as recon, equip the saiga and toss out motion mine... : ant_hillbilly
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    But remember, you can't go prone so sneaking isn't quite as effective as you'd like. The whiners who cry... : wytefang
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      Jesus fucking christ you are such a weeping vagina. You and gyokuro both - OH GOD NO PRONE THE GAME IS RU... : ArcKnight
      • 1. I don't hash it out in anywhere near "every thread" - not even close. I've mentioned it a few times a... : wytefang
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      All dicks aside, snipers are more effective than they've ever been in a Battlefield game, even without pr... : pyide
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        Yeah, that's a fair assessment. That's one reason why the lack of prone isn't that big of a deal to me b... : wytefang
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          It's not that weird or arbitrary when you consider the frenetic pacing of a mode like rush and the lower ... : pyide
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            I suppose that's a fair point. I wonder if they'd ever come out honestly and tell the community why they... : wytefang
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              they have, several times. you have very selective memory though. maybe if you actually bothered to do som... : Xevo
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                But the problem is that they've said multiple differing things over time. No one really seems confident ... : wytefang
                • so your problem is that they've explained it several different times and several ways? clearly that is th... : Xevo
        • do say: is recon the ONLY class you play? : Flinz
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        When I started tonight I spawned to a constant mortar barrage. Shit felt like it lasted for 5 minutes str... : DarkWolf5
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          Chicago? On Isla Innocentes, it seems like 1/4 of the enemy team was Mortar recons just raining hell all ... : Xevo
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            No it was Port Valdez. They were just hammering that first m-con in the pit. : DarkWolf5
            • well that's pretty standard. in beta, you couldn't do much about it since the edge of their spawn hill wa... : Xevo
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          LunaticAngelic parked a helicopter in our base and just spawn camped the hell out of us until the rest of... : BlackCat9
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            was this when you guys were defending on Isla Innocentes? man, I've never seen that before, it sounds com... : Xevo
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              I don't know the map names, but that sounds right. : BlackCat9
              • the one where the attackers start out with two blackhawks, a tank, and several boats, and the defenders a... : Xevo
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                I'm not sure how that would work. Couple RPG rounds and the copter is dead, aye? Surely he couldn't kill ... : Wyvern
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                  if even two engineers fired on it with their Gustavs at about the same time, there would be no way to rep... : Xevo
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                    a well-placed RPG7 with the right spec choices can kill any vehicle in the game with a single shot, from ... : jimmy_legs
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                      you can take my Goose away from me whine you pry it from my cold, dead hands! but seriously, I have no... : Xevo
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                        That's true, the goose is far better overall. I only switch to RPG7 when it's a segment of a map where t... : jimmy_legs
                        • usually both sides have vehicles in those situations, and if the defenders don't then they have well-plac... : Xevo
                    • It can't destroy a 100% tank, even from behind with the explosive damage upgrade, but it will hurt it a l... : pyide
                    • RPG7 seems to take down copters in one shot every time I lock on to a tracer. I find that I'm not using ... : MaxPete82
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                  Shoot the pilot works too. : ghost in my shell
                  • i always feel bad when this happens to me and the other five people on board plummet to their doom : Sapiens
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        i love sniping on the offence. Just hang back a tiny bit to effectively support other squads moving up. S... : -=kodiak=-
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          i feel like snipers kind of ruin this game (a bit). it would make more sense if the sniper had to be wor... : hirez
          • meh it works for the infantry focus and small team sizes compared to 1942. the only time recon is a real ... : Xevo
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      I wouldn't want prone in this game. : Alco23
      • It's not needed at all. : Godhatesfatpeople
    • oh eat a dick : eeeealmo
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      I sneak into their base just fine, what are you doing wrong? : ghost in my shell
      • but there's no prone, that's impossible! : Xevo
    • Get the fuck over it. : Godhatesfatpeople
    • While I don't see the need for all the hostility, I do think prone would absolutely fucking maim this gam... : ramshot
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      Snipers are not the reason there is no prone. There is no prone because in every bf game there has been a... : NukemFornever
      • I'm glad it doesn't exist in BC2. It's bad enough seeing half a team consisting entirely of Recons just s... : Godhatesfatpeople
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  You actually unlocked a new weapon? That's a lot better than I'm doing! : c0bra
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    Though I actually had a decent round just now. 8 kills and half of them with the knife :\ Moving fast ... : c0bra
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      i get some kills. i'm not hating the game or anything. it's just cryptically frustrating at times. : EvilDolemite
      • I agree. My main frustration is not knowing where the hell to go or what to do. On the last map I played ... : c0bra
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      no, the m24 is an absolutely BADASS rifle. It's not underpowered at all. 2 shots to the chest, 1 to the h... : -=kodiak=-
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        p.s. The gun forces you to take careful aim due to the bolt action reload. You only reload while zoomed o... : -=kodiak=-
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          ooh nice call on the snapshots, I didn't know it worked like that! so you're saying with a bolt action, a... : Xevo
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            yep, pretty much that. Try offence sniping on port valdez. Instead of hanging on the tip of the hill l... : -=kodiak=-
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              well I haven't played recon at all in beta, thus don't have a 12x scope. I might try it out after playing... : Xevo
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                yea just remember when you start sniping, try to snipe from a medium range to the action. Just so you can... : -=kodiak=-
                • yeah I meant to say before that I haven't sniped SINCE the beta, but I got decent at it when Sailor of Fo... : Xevo
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                  i did the opposite when i started... i stayed as far away as i possible could, just close enough to make ... : synapse19
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                    ive sniped a crapton for years in other games and railed my balls off in q3 though, so that might now wor... : synapse19
                    • not* : synapse19
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  Pick a single person in your squad and just stick with them. The first hour or so I was just running arou... : yosemiteclimber
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    I love when I start following someone like this and then I get shot immediately and he goes off merrily d... : c0bra
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      Maybe try following a medic ;) : yosemiteclimber
      • Haha, it's only part of the time. It's just funny that it's like: "OK, here we go!" *plonk!* /dead : c0bra
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        haha I can't tell you how many times the medic just keeps running. : DarkWolf5
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          Lol yeah I need to get teamspeak set up so I can yell at people to help out the n00b :( : yosemiteclimber
          • trust me, we're usually yelling at people like you who aren't on TS and don't hear us saying things like ... : Xevo
• Medic is the fastest way to get points and generally the best way to help your team :) : mysled
• 2 words: Take Cover : gyokuro
• I have to say: this game is very unfriendly to the lower classes. not that its a bad thing per se - but i... : hirez
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  yeah, it's like that at first. takes some time to get the feel of the game. unlocks help, but it's mostly... : edgewise
  • Yep, this. Big things are knowing how to pick people out (which then helps you not get picked out), and ... : jimmy_legs
• You have to be on your toes in this game, every time I try to lounge on the couch to play I end up gettin... : MaxPete82
• I'm only really having fun when my two buddies are on and we have steam chat going. We spec to compliment... : sixfoot6
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  the replies saying you aren't good at FPSes are fucking bullshit. this game is brutal to new players now... : grendel
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    I don't find that I die from 40mm grenades or Gustavs disproportionately more than any other weapon. The... : MaxPete82
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      just about any other FPS game does it better, including Modern Warfare 2. in MW2 when i put my crosshair... : grendel
      • we have one completely dedicated hardcore server actually. be sure to filter your server browser search w... : Xevo
      • I think DICE made a conscious effort to make the combat somewhat realistic, whereas MW2 is more akin to C... : MaxPete82
      • Try the AN-94. I was in the same boat as you. I couldn't seem to hit people (yes, burst fire) or it would... : Wyvern
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    You expected the unlocks to be bring the kills? That's not how they work they "help" but its not a guaran... : Godhatesfatpeople
    • the guns are flat models with usually lowish rez textures on them, and I have everything cranked. this i... : grendel
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    also the levelling curve fucking sucks, especially on an unbalanced server where you team gets rolled for... : grendel
    • ask for people to balance the teams, Shackers have been really good about this lately. playing on a team ... : Xevo
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  do you guys have a hardcore rush server? (west preferably) spotting is kind of overpowered so i stopp... : synapse19
  • (yes i finally bought it a couple days ago - been playing a couple hours the past 2 nights and im like 1 ... : synapse19
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  As has been said, it's all about taking is easy and getting to know the maps. Move from cover to cover, c... : ramshot
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    to add to this a bit: if you can turn 360 degrees and see more than 5 feet around you at all times, yo... : synapse19
    • Indeed, check your corners and make sure you are close to one most of the time. ;) : ramshot
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  I've always hated how infantry combat has felt in DICE games. It's that simple. : brickmatt
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    thats my favorite part, fuck vehicles : uncle slappy
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      Battlefield infantry combat has always been spotty for me. Shitty hit detection, floaty, etc. : brickmatt
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        What you perceive as shitty hit detection I must say I've always perceived as a slight amount of realism.... : ramshot
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          I hate MW2, that isn't my point of reference at all. : brickmatt
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            Fair enough. What IS wrong with the hit detection? In my books the less accurate guns don't always hit wh... : ramshot
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              Ever play America's Army? I always felt that was a good balance between realism and accuracy. I feel li... : brickmatt
              • Only played AA a very short moment, so can't really use that as a POR, but once again, fair enough. Each ... : ramshot
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              No, it's more the fact that only the first round in your burst hits anywhere close to where you're aiming... : ArcKnight
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                That's right, but I don't see the contradiction. The more accurate weapons are more accurate in practice. : ramshot
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                  I'm talking about the bullets not landing exactly where you're aiming. That's fucking retarded - at the r... : ArcKnight
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                    Also, I was in the shackbattle tonight. I spawned in on my squad, and there was a guy in the distance. I ... : ArcKnight
                    • It doesn't, sounds strange. Maybe a bug. But on the whole burst/realism thing, never said things in th... : ramshot
                    • He clearly had his head up his ass. : Wyvern
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                      Does it notify you of headshots when you kill a teammate too? Do you lose extra points instead of gainin... : Sapiens
                      • I didn't lose any extra points, but it does have the headshot symbol next to their name. : ArcKnight
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                    it's modelling recoil which is hard to deal with in reality also. tapping the fire button gets that first... : Xevo
                    • I know all about dealing with recoil in reality. The hit detection in BC2 sucks. I love the game, but tha... : ArcKnight
  • Infantry comabt in BC2 is awesome. It's one of my favorite things to do next to raping people as an Apach... : Godhatesfatpeople
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  the biggest frustrations for me at this point is lack of cohesive team play. Obviously, I can't expect ev... : edgewise
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    Yeah, signed. Just yesterday in a game of rush we had 6 out of 8 people on the attacking side standing on... : ramshot
    • K/D shouldn't be tracked in BC2. It's a team objective game with points scored for doing team things like... : Old_Fart
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      K/D ratio doesn't ruin the game. It's poor communication and coordination. Eventually those losses will a... : Godhatesfatpeople
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        Well I didn't say it "ruined" the game but I'd be willing to bet my ass and a half that the quality of te... : ramshot
        • Clarification, I did say it did ruin _gameS_, as in those games where the majority of people are K/D hunt... : ramshot
  • i played a pub server game (i remember crimson something shacker on the other team) where i was literally... : xsoulbrothax
  • I've noticed this happens WAY more often with pubbies, inexperienced Shackers, and games where few people... : Xevo
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  I think my friend is cheating in game. I joined his server with just us two and he was killing me WAY to... : spyrext
  • There was a hacking Recon a couple of days ago. Fortunately the admin was actually playing on the server ... : Godhatesfatpeople
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  Once you learn the maps and where the enemy usually comes in from, what lines to approach the enemy with ... : IcomeINpeace
  • You'll also learn where snipers like to hide and you can flank and knife. They're too busy looking throug... : prime8
• This is not a BF:BC2 issue, EvilDolemite. It could happen to you in CS, AA, CoD4 and any other modern sho... : Lukiopimp
• i dunno what class you're playing, but if it's the medic give it 5-6hrs until you get the LMG barrel upgr... : gokart.

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  12 months of headlight fluid for you. : DarkWolf5
  • Rofl - can't be too careful. : reelbk
  • rotator splint cuff insurance : xxiv
• lol : AlexXdude
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  You're so fucked. : ArcKnight
  • ^^^^ I feel bad for you ED, this is going to be ugly :( : yosemiteclimber
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  Her money or your (combined) money? Makes a big difference : FiReaNG3L
  • we're married - it's our money. we have three models agreed upon. i'd have no problem with her buying a... : EvilDolemite
• Tell her the HID lights are a smart option! until she gets arrested for them : Amnesty_intl2
• If this was combined income, then I'd simply refuse. Sure she may want to show that she's capable, and... : famine101
• Does she know what a typical monthly payment is on a loan for a car in your price range? That's pretty i... : snuff
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  lol, what about an abomination with terrible loan terms attached?!? : Toraz Chryx
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    you mean like a preowned pontiac aztek with a 66 month loan at 8% APR? that's going to be my nightmares t... : EvilDolemite
    • Surely to get a preowned one... someone would have had to have bought one at some point in the past?!?! : Toraz Chryx
    • w/base motor : Merconium
• Tie her up before you go to work; tell her it is a sex game : rosewood
• maybe point her to a bunch of reliable consumer reports and tell her that to really get the right deal fr... : Megara9
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  All that registered in my brain when I saw this post was "well my wife is dead" and I had to make sure it... : heartsauce
  • yeah I read the same thing : ease one
  • Yeah I was skimming and that is the first thing I caught. : DarkWolf5
  • I could have seen ed going over the edge if she had purchased something else from a door to door salesper... : rosewood
• What are the options? : airrob
• .....it seems like dealing with salesman may just be one of those things she needs to accept she's really... : mysled
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  Also why did you marry a horrible monster? : heartsauce
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    she's awesome. i am just worried about this transaction. she has a tendency to break under sales pressu... : EvilDolemite
    • Just let her know, when they have her sign that paper that says she will buy a car today, it's not a bind... : DarkWolf5
• You are retarded. Don't let her go to the dealership without a bunch of research already done and PRINTE... : ease one
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  Hmm. Bummer. Tough situation to be in. Hopefully she'll call you before she signs anything. : boarder2
  • I also eagerly look forward to the results tomorrow! : boarder2
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  She is going to get eaten alive. They won't even need the four square paper to ensure that she is royally... : ateam311
  • Sapiens put it quite well just now: "Since when does proving that you're capable involve fucking up so... : ateam311
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  For some reason I thought it was ra1n's girlfriend that agreed to the security system. The fact that this... : anhero
  • Also, it sounds like she is well prepared. My only suggestion is for her to goto two dealerships and get ... : anhero
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  If you have good credit there should be no reason you don't get the car with 4-6 years and zero APR. Ever... : Prozium
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    You can pick up 09 Vettes w/ 0% for 72 months still I believe. : ateam311
    • That be even scarier than coming home with the aztek. : DarkWolf5
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    4-6 is unacceptable. i personally want 36 months. : EvilDolemite
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      if you have 6 years at 0% does it really matter? Just pay it off in 3. : DarkWolf5
      • I think the bank would be really happy to get that money back in 3 years instead of 6 too. : Prozium
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        yeah, i was thinking about a loan with 4-6% APR, you're right. it doesn't matter so much with 0%. : EvilDolemite
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          So what models have you narrowed it down to? I know for sure that Mazda and Toyota are doing the 5+ years... : Prozium
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            yeah those two, and the subaru hatchback..dunno what they're offering : EvilDolemite
            • over the summer I was able to get 0% APR for 48 months. : nyranger66
  • Honda and GM weren't (on 10's, GM had it on some 09's) last month when we were looking. : sixfoot6
• i negotiated for almost 4 hours for my car. you are screwed. : -=kodiak=-
• Jesus. I feel sorry for you. : Rice-Rocketeer
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  At first I thought you were posting to tell us your wife was dead. : IndigoAK
  • Me too. But depending on the outcome at the dealership we might actually see a "Well my wife is dead" pos... : Mad Brahmin Disease
• This is the point where you tell her "I believe that you can do it yourself, and that you are just as cap... : Rooster Cockburn
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  have you taught her all about how to buy a car? a chick with the right tools and strategies and backbone ... : dahanese
  • it has nothing to do with her gender - i just know about her weakness to sales tactics she's got all t... : EvilDolemite
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    it looks like they have gone over everything they can and she is well informed. I think everyone is miss... : Galadriel07
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      Some people, of either gender, are just easy marks for salespeople. If she's one of those, being well inf... : master_disaster_17
      • Yeah, me too. Some people are easily bullied by sales people. My Mom's like this. : Rice-Rocketeer
• i understand what she is saying but it doesn't just affect her if she ends up in a horrible car loan. : grendel
• sounds like you need to let her make more decisions with you. if she's flat out saying she wants to do th... : fotografico
• lllllllllllllloooooooooooooooooooolllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll : PlanetPerfecto
• haha, omg. : Colleton
• isn't that cute : drucifer
• women, whattayagonnado. : xxiv
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  It's okay, my wife pinched 10K (deposit) from our savings, walked into a Honda dealership and walked out ... : Werkin
  • You should have said you felt the same about her. : kingdepork
• Have her read this article first http://www.fool.com/Car/Car.htm : bipolar
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  She's getting the loan through the dealership? Oh shit. Who does that anymore? : mrwolf710
  • Also everyone that goes to buy a car should read http://www.carbuyingtips.com/ : mrwolf710
• Man I feel your pain, you get shot all the time in BC2 and now your wife will probably buy a failtruck. J... : Lukiopimp

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  Thursday night shackbattle: now with more bold! : ArcKnight
  • if you wash that post make sure you use Tide with colorguard. : gyokuro
• EYF FEAH : DrWaffles
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  I'm bringing Danger Zone to this party. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1a_ikfUico http://www.dange... : ant_hillbilly
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3-zaTr6OUo : ArcKnight
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  I'll be rollin up with the "JIHAD JEEP", "ALLAH ACKBAR ATV", "FOREIGN NATIONAL FOUR-WHEELER", whatever th : MercFox1
  • that Jihad jeep has been with the BF series since BF1942. Its almost tradition. : gyokuro
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    STOP WHINING : _jon
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      What soundboard software do you use? : ArcKnight
      • I simply will the sound into existence : _jon
    • time for some new sound clips jon : ass-street
  • Hahahaha. : Dschinghis Khan
• And remember, when you push it to the limit, don't go too far: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHQGUmJgoBE : ArcKnight
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  With Friendly Fire on, SAFETY IS NOT GUARANTEED! I'm so pumped after listening to that song. RAGE Y : Duffman8369
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    I hope I'm on your team duffman : AlexXdude
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      Even if you aren't, you'll still have fun! :D : Dschinghis Khan
      • It's true, I've been drinking for an hour and a half already : AlexXdude
  • Rage. : proclone1
• fook it I'm at work... :( : usmcmueller
• Oh god I'm out of most of my liquor, guess I have to go to the store now :*( : ArcKnight
• Warning: I've only done this once before : kill9
• Bump, 45 minutes until the limit gets pushed! : ArcKnight
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  I keep getting kicked every time i join, after about 5 minutes : adambugger
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    http://stoldark.com/Shack/BC2Authenticator/ : moogle
    • thanks : adambugger
    • its case sensitive and dont include the shack tag. : ant_hillbilly
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  will EFF YEAH be on RUSH?????????????????!? : smax
  • I dunno, talk to one of the aduhmins. : ArcKnight
• YYYYYEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH : hobosapien
• updated crouch/sprint/aim AutoHotkey script; now able to specify keybinds and enable/disable individual s... : lonepie
• i'm waiting for someone to drop :-\ : StolenNosferatu
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  Darn, got kicked. Looks like fun too, it took so long to get in:) : cack
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    Were you using a shack tag? We noticed some "pubbies" that kept coming back. : Alco23
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      at this point why worry about tags? just let the authenticator handle it. : trOmblyj
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        Just easier to spot shackers. FYI, I wasn't kicking anyone but the TS channel was full of "PUBBIES, W... : Alco23
        • haha yeah. i listened in for a bit and they were like "whose he? is he in TS? kick him!" "uh... yeah i... : StolenNosferatu
        • ahh, right, forgot about the drinking : trOmblyj
  • are you authorized? http://stoldark.com/Shack/BC2Authenticator/ : StolenNosferatu
• good games tonight : _jon
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  highlight of my night: I DRILLED MYSLED : smax
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    Who hasn't? : BlackCat9
    • >>>>>>> : H@rvester
  • well aren't you proud of yourself >:( : mysled
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    I didn't mean the nade in the choppa by the way. I just started pressing random buttons when we sat there... : Alco23
    • Ahahaa, yeah I spawned in and all I saw was flames and wreckage and dead bodies everywhere. Who am I to t... : ArcKnight
• good games, though i had to go to chicago after a while, conquest just doesnt cut for me anymore. : theWhite
• good games everyone. : ant_hillbilly
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  Fucking excellent games tonight gentlemen and lady. Even though i have my doubts about Mysled. Esp. on... : Dschinghis Khan
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    Fucking amazing finale on Arica Harbor. : MercFox1
    • I think that qualifies as closest finish ever : TheQuad
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  Hmm this almost makes me want to pick this up for the PC now. Have it for the 360 and play with an Arstec... : kagath
  • If you play with the ARS guys you probably don't want to play with us. We are the opposite of family frie... : ArcKnight
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  Whose idea was it to have Shackbattles on the Conquest game mode. THAT PERSON SHOULD BE DRAWN AND QUARTE... : DrWaffles
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    We did Conquest the week before last, and then we did Rush, and this time we did Conquest and then Rush. : ArcKnight
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      You guys did rush later on? FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF : DrWaffles
      • RAGE : Duffman8369
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        Lol. Switched it right after you raged :P. : Alco23
        • I never rage quit games, fool. I was getting tired of conquest because I was in the server an hour befor... : DrWaffles
    • Rush is definitely the better arena for the jihad jeeps and allah ATV's : TheQuad
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    QQ : Alco23
    • Drawn and quartered. : DrWaffles
  • Conquest > Rush But conquest needs more tickets for longer rounds ... like 1.5x or so. : dumb.
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  RAGE!! That was fucking amazing. FF is hilarious. Arctic Fox suciding every type of vehicle was amazin... : Duffman8369
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    The humvee makes an AWESOME jihad jeep. Way better than the ATV. Special FUCK YOU to Arctic Fox for so... : ArcKnight
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      My favorites were the jihad tank, the jihad heliocopter, and me blowing khan the fuck up with the Gustav ... : Duffman8369
      • I think I missed the jihad tank - we were going to do it on Arica Harbor and them some cunt hit us with a... : ArcKnight
  • I got worse at it as the night went on :/ : Arctic Fox
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  gg tonight guys, so awesome : AlexXdude
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    BUY A FUCKING MIC YOU CHEAP CUNT : ArcKnight
    • YOUR ANGER ONLY FUELS MY FIRE : AlexXdude
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  PRE-ORDER CANCLED}R. GGs but server crashes like a mofo at the end of the night. : limpossible
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    Fail tag, inebriated style. : limpossible
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      nice drinking kimpossible! : .frame
      • can't even RAGE right : jimmy_legs
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  so much fun...ggs wish the server wouldn't have crashed so much late tonight... : .frame
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    I'm oscar mike to bed but would be victor bravo to the next map if the server would have quit crashing! : .frame
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      stay frosty flakes : TheQuad
      • I'm gonna oscar frosty some Wendy's tomorrow thanks to tonight's game : jimmy_legs
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  ggs on Chicago tonight duders, we missed out on the FF madness but had a pretty awesome bunch of games ov... : Xevo
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    You totally missed out on ALLAH ACKBAR AT4 MADNESS : Arctic Fox
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      CHICAGO IS BETTER : StolenNosferatu
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        better at sucking dick : ArcKnight
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          Chicago was much less chatty than EFF YEAH. maybe because we all had our mouths full. : StolenNosferatu
          • with penis. : _jon
• Do we have an issue with overburdened chat servers? I have a 75-man and a 50-man ventrilo that I keep fo... : TheMongbat

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  is this NWS? : redfive
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    its nothing at all. link is broken :( : StolenNosferatu
    • dragondrop? : redfive
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      dragon drops : multisync
      • blargh. that worked. skirts are hot. : StolenNosferatu
  • no : multisync
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  it'll be fall in another 6 months, relax : multisync
  • It was feeling a lot like fall today. : Ride-My-Rocket
  • I plan on going in July. Only 4 months! : Vantage
• you can get those hats at Old Navy, so passé : haccess
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  Working link: http://asianposes.com/pose-18-giant-heart/giant-heart-kim-ha-yul-01/ I wasted time looki : Geoffrois
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    Thats pretty gay. : Godhatesfatpeople
    • you know what's really gay? everything : boring gegtik
  • I hate you now. : Boxelder
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  So Vantage, what are your thoughts on white girls?? : FlatlineDixay
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    If it's white it ain't right : multisync
    • lol : nova_x
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      Hey you're not Vantage... : virus
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        we see the world through the same yellow tinted glasses : multisync
        • Yeah me too : spiffymc
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    They're neat too! Few pose or dress like this though, which is a shame! : Vantage
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      That's true, they're usually too busy making annoying kissy faces at the camera. : FlatlineDixay
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        or being fat and hairy : multisync
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          hairy is a 100% deal killer. : edgewise
          • I seen me some pretty hairy Asian chicks on the Intarwebs. : FlatlineDixay
          • Yeah. There's a reason nature selected against bodyhair on women. : Vantage
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        Goddamn those fucking kissy faces >:( >:( Do they not know how many men detest them? : abrasion
        • You mean duck face? http://antiduckface.com/ : Jenings
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          My sister is a huge huge fan of the kissy face, along with throwing up the middle finger and saying charm... : mayooms
          • pix : drucifer
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  I have come across a lot of hot Japanese chicks who turn out to be incredibly shallow and cold hearted. W... : SigENeaT
  • ...just sayin. : SigENeaT
  • not sure if that's a product of Japanese culture being superficial (yet suppressed internally) or hot chi... : RikiTiki2
  • you never met Yuki she has enough love for all!!!!!! : pwnjoo
  • Shallow sucks but I can deal with cold hearted. : ArcKnight
• So looking for a model wasn't limiting enough? : byorn