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  Most places will suggest you bookshelf speakers in that price range, unless you go second-hand. I suggest... : Arctic Fox
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    I am definitely not opposed to second hand. Thats probably what I would prefer. : rick
    • If you know of a good second-hand place near you where you can audition speakers, second-hand is a great ... : Arctic Fox
  • Definitely going to go ahead and reccomend Paradigm as well. : ryuuseki
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  Best bang for your buck is going to be anything Polk makes. I've had the same set of medium-sized Polk ... : TickHeadDog
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    noooooooooooooooooo : pyros
    • They're good for cheap rears :P : Alco23
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      What's wrong with Polk? I have a pair of Paradigms and a pair of Polks, and the Polks are definitely cri... : Hiro
      • Just which set of Paradigm and Polks are you talking about here? : Alco23
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        Absolutely nothing if you buy their better line. I'll still put my old LS-70s up against anything in the ... : mn3m0n1c
        • For ~$1000 a pair, the RTi-A7 would be a fine choice, and you wouldn't miss much low-end response with th... : mn3m0n1c
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          I have an old pair of Monitor 10b speakers from the early 80's that I will defend with my life. They sti... : Thresher
          • Hahaha, I repaired many a pair of those back in the day. You can probably still get replacement drivers f... : mn3m0n1c
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  I wouldn't buy a Sony receiver. You're most likely to get better value and quality from Onkyo/Denon/Pione... : Alco23
  • Whoops I can't read, ignore the Sony part :P. : Alco23
  • I already have the amp (I bought used for 200), so I can't really go back. I originally bought it because... : rick
• Get a high quality, floor standing two-way. Unless you're needing to fill a massive living room, you will... : pyros
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  I'm a big fan of SVS speakers, which have also gotten great reviews on the AVS forums. A pair of their SC : Bold
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    I think a sub might be too much for me since I live in an apartment. : rick
    • Nonsense I say! (I own the one on the left http://www.flickr.com/photos/drsammylee/4405775476/ ) : Arctic Fox
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      I think the notion of sub = loud/annoy neighbours has to go. It really depends on how loud and the ti... : Alco23
      • You are probably right. I will consider getting one after I find some speakers I like. : rick
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  Brighter: Swans Warmer: Rockets I have the Rockets RS450 from AV123 (boutique brand). I am extremely... : _jon
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    and no sub necessary. : _jon
    • Yeah agreed, unless you have a huge space it isn't needed. I mainly bought mine because my next move will... : Arctic Fox
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    Do not buy from av123. The owner of the company was recently indicted for defrauding charities and is a t... : DarkWolf5
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      I didn't know about that. Oh well - their speakers are good! See if you can get them used.. : _jon
      • Sad but true. Nobody know what the quality is going to look like, and I would imagine between the MFW15 d... : Merconium
    • ^^^ Sweet jesus, avoid AV123 at all costs. : Bold
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  I don't know if these are what you're thinking, but they sound pretty incredible. http://www.amazon.co... : coldfusioncs
  • Those look more like studio monitors to me. I don't need powered speakers. I have an amp. : rick
  • They're decent. I replaced mine three months ago with some B&W desktops and they absolutely blow the M-Au... : Serpico74
• I did a perusal of craigslist to see if anyone was selling anything decent. Are any of these any good and... : rick
• Snell Acoustics are worth checking out. : DJ Clipdat
• BUILD! http://www.commonsenseaudio.com/nirvana.html : Xpl1c1t
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  I have had a pair of Klipsch 8" 2-way bookshelf speakers (KG 1.5) for about 13 years. I think they were a... : jdcope
  • whoops, they are actually 6.5" not 8". But they sounds incredible. And you can pick them up used pretty c... : jdcope
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  A used pair of Klipsches. Seriously. http://electronics.shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=klipsch+tower&_sacat=32 : mn3m0n1c
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    $999/pair and you won't need a sub with these RF 63s: http://cgi.ebay.com/Klipsch-Speakers-RF-63-Speakers : mn3m0n1c
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      My god those are sexy. Just out of my price range though (with duty, taxes, and brokerage...stupid Canada... : rick
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        Hahaha, I just realized that was the "each" price anyway (they list for over $2k per pair, yikes!) Try th : mn3m0n1c
        • Definitely less boner-inducing, but what good is a boner without... money? : rick
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      Are the RF62's good as well? They are 1100 for a pair at FutureShop. : rick
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        Yikes, is the Canadian dollar headed down again? They list for $878/pair US: http://www.klipsch.com/na-en... : mn3m0n1c
        • Who knows. We tend to get ripped off up here in general. When our dollar is good, we just head down your ... : rick
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    Test them before you buy. I didn't like Klipsch sound myself (demoed floorstanding RFs). : Alco23
    • They do have a very dynamic, directional sound. Horns are a different breed of speaker from all others. : mn3m0n1c
    • Great advice. I love the sound, but KatyAnna hated it. : Merconium
• Rick.. check out www.axiomaudio.com canadian company and their speakers are amazing value. Their Epic 8... : Karlman

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• Speed : guyver-za
• Speed. Good movie! : SpaecKow
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  Speed? : ryuuseki
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    WHOA. : TheWeaponeer
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      WOAH. : ryuuseki
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        WAOH : guido anchovy
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          I know Kung Fu. : snot3353
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            You reek of poo? : one random winner
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              you think that's poo your breathing? : grandmasterlee
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                Everybody poo's their first time. : giant boy detective
                • Poos. Lots of poos. : Snuffles-
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                  You're saying I can dodge poo? : sanchez
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                    Crap... I'm going to get temp banned now aren't I. : one random winner
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                      nah, the thread will probably just get nuked. : giant boy detective
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                        I dunno if there was a change in moderation but stuff like this and the thread from earlier today never g... : sanchez
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                          In the Matrix, there are no mods. : hussdelrio
                          • I think he's saying his card can't handle it. : AxeMan808
                          • mods? where we're going we don't need mods. : cerealSAM2
                          • The mods are asleep! Everybody post sinks! http://www.trendir.com/archives/bandini-ocean-sink-5.jpg : Rotten Deadite
• Good call dudes! : givemesnacks
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  Cronicles of Riddick does this also. : hatchet165
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    well I guess its not really from a train. : hatchet165
    • Well, it's a rail car of sorts. : guido anchovy
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  Silver Streak. Good fun little movie. : pres589
  • back when Ned Beatty was king. I remember seeing that at the drive-in multiple times as a double-header ... : beastrabban
• Throw Momma from the Train : dumb.
• Thomas the Tank Engine Meets Sally the Subway : Omaha
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  Die Hard With A Vengeance. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • I remember someone being decapitated by a cable because of some crane or container on a ship or something... : Mad Brahmin Disease
• Thomas the train gets a hair cut. : bashildy@speakeasy.net
• Speed was the original 24. : The Grolar Bear
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  That guy was the late Dennis Hopper. : nodge69
  • Who was in 24 (season 1 or 2 i forget) : lukej1337
• Im smarter than you yah well, Im taller. : mindshot
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  There's a scene in Unbreakable where Bruce Willis fights a guy on a train car and the dude gets his head ... : reznory
  • uh..........no : lukej1337
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    Nevermind, it was Mercury Rising. : reznory
    • Yeah there was 0 action in Unbreakable. : Omning
  • Another M.Night Shal-a-ding-dong shit movie. : ShadowRam
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  What about Red Forman and the mine elevator in Total Recall? : AxeMan808
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    Red Forman was in Robocop. GUNS! GUNS! GUNS! : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • Dammit! you're right...That was Michael Ironside i was thinking of. : AxeMan808
  • Those were his arms. The head stayed firmly attached. : scottv7

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• Oh shit, that is excoriating. : Rice-Rocketeer
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  2d to 3d conversion needs to be banned. : gmd
  • yes, for the love of god yes. : riptyde
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    If a movie is going to be 3d, the whole thing needs to be planned around that, especially live action. ... : pigvomit
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      3d filmed in 3d is great, 2d to 3d is the devil's work : gmd
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        I find it funny that Cameron goes out of his way to create the first truly immersive 3D experience, and t... : riptyde
        • Movie studios usually do : Mecha Tofu Pirate
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          What?! The industry that gave us a Land Of The Lost movie and a shot-by-shot remake of Psycho, missed the... : AxeMan808
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            What's funny is that the guy who made the shot for shot remake of Psycho was trying to make a point that ... : daVinci1980
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              he made a movie to make a point about hollywood? what aweirdo : spiderfill
              • He didn't want to waste 50 years til his jaw rot off to have anybody take him seriously about it. : Endymion_
  • Yes - yes it does - or at least panned as ebert is doing - that will stop the greeds from forcing this in... : lukej1337
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  ok, but I don't see anything in his review that sounds like he actually watched the original series for m... : grandmasterlee
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    Actually he's usually more lenient on kids movies if they do a good job as a movie for kids. I mean, for ... : Mecha Tofu Pirate
    • well I stand corrected then : grandmasterlee
  • He had nothing but positive things to say about the original series though. If he were arguing from the p... : Zek
  • Why should he have watched the original? It sounds to me like he watched enough to know that the visuals ... : NastyJack
  • If a person has to watch the previous shows to rate the film higher then half a star, it's still gonna be... : Creepin_Jeezus
  • Which I thank him for because I sure as hell didn't watch that cartoon so I don't want it to be required ... : Sgt_Boomstick
  • You Shouldnt need to see the original series at all. It should be a self contained experience. Otherwise ... : disembodied potato
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  Strange. He complains about the poor 3d and hamfisted special effects, briefly touching on stories and c... : pigvomit
  • yeah it seems almost like he wanted to be the first to pan it : grandmasterlee
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    he probably thought it felt like a videogame : pyros
    • Not artistic in the slightest if so : chungathebunga
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    Bad special effects, bad acting, incomprehensible story, miscast actors, poor adaptation. It seems perfec... : NastyJack
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      It just seems odd that he would hate the movie that much given these quotes: "This material should hav : pigvomit
      • It sounds to me like he saw lost potential. : NastyJack
      • Not exactly. What he's saying is that when taking material of this sort and putting it to live action, s... : action wombmate
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        I think you need to retake reading comprehension 1013, because he's saying that it should and could have ... : deject
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          To me, when he says material, it includes the plot, characters, and dialog. I think he has a bug up ... : pigvomit
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            You're reading far more into what he's saying dude. : deject
            • *far too much is what I meant : deject
      • He says the movie sucked and it could have been made to not suck. What's so perplexing about this? : systatic
  • Dunno, it sounds to me like he covers all the bases - acting, tone, visuals, script, etc. : action wombmate
  • Wait, actually that makes sense now considering that his idea of a 1 star movie is Kick-Ass. http://ro... : pigvomit
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  "Movie critics" : virus
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    ????????????? : Mr.SEX
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      Dumbest fucking job on earth. Actually giving a shit what someone else thinks about a movie without seei... : virus
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        he's largely considered one of the best critics of the modern era, as well as a great writer : EvilDolemite
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          What makes him a good movie critic - the fact that he has seen a lot of movies? I have seen a lot of mov... : virus
          • Seeing movies is not the same as knowing movies. I've read a lot of books, but I don't think I'm qualifi... : MaxPete82
          • Yeah but he's won a Pulitzer prize for his writing and has studied film more than you have so I'd rather ... : Mecha Tofu Pirate
          • many things. an encyclopedic knowledge of films. an understanding of the industry. a massive library o... : EvilDolemite
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            ebert's only strength is that he is a really good writer. he's really not super smart or anything. : crypt420
            • what do you think fuels his writing ability, magic? : EvilDolemite
            • He's smart, articulate, and a good writer. He is one of the last of a dying breed of legitimately good f... : soggybagel
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        So wait, you don't care what one person thinks about a movie, but you'll accept the popular opinion of se... : dumb.
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          No, not what I mean. I guess I just don't understand why he is so popular and people want to hear his op... : virus
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            ...unless the opinion of that person tends to align with yours. People find movie critics who like simila... : Arctic Fox
            • This makes sense I guess. : virus
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            Also I should say that I'm not surprised that this movie is getting shitty reviews. At this point in his... : virus
            • that's another neat factor - the "name recognition coefficient". see a director or cast member you don't... : Downforce
          • When you come to know a reviewer like Ebert and realize that his reviews are typically backed by logic an... : MaxPete82
          • Yeah but a lot of people also like Britney Spears, I don't trust public opinion. I'd rather read a review... : Mecha Tofu Pirate
          • I'm the opposite. I'd rather hear the opinion of one person or a few people with views I am familiar with... : systatic
      • Professional movie critics reward studios for putting out movies that don't necessarily appeal to the vas... : Zek
      • Ebert is a good writer overall, and more importantly, he REALLY knows cinema. He will rarely attack a mo... : Lone Swordsman
      • They server a purpose. Only a person who has seen hundreds of films can be jaded enough to give a truly c... : Sgt_Boomstick
      • Right. You mean like any critic. Food critic, game reviewer, book reviews, hotel reviews, YELP. WHY ... : soggybagel
      • Seems to be the most misunderstood profession around here. http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=2024762... : action wombmate
      • Lol that idiotic. I guess i'll spend 20 bucks on every movie that comes out until i find one i enjoy. : disembodied potato
  • movie critic critics : boring gegtik
  • in my vagina? : melkore
  • It baffles me that people don't like movie critics. I don't have an unliimited supply of ten dollar bills... : CrazyPants
• lol that is brutal. The last line is great. : Arctic Fox
• Hahaha, he thought it was "agonizing" and "incomprehensible". I love Ebert. : Link.
• oh boy here we go!!!!! monocles popping out everywhere!!!!!!!! they might as well cancel the movie relea... : Downforce
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  I don't understand why the people who rail against 3D continue to watch films in 3D. : owtwerd
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    Because that's how the movie companies are releasing them these days? He's a critic, if he stubbornly wen... : Arctic Fox
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      There haven't been any movies that have only been released in 3D. : owtwerd
      • The 3D is one aspect of the movie and deserves to be reviewed. He mentions clearly that his issue is with... : Zek
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    he's not against 3D. he's against 2d to 3d conversion and shoddy, unnecessary 3d. : EvilDolemite
    • And this is a point I can fully support. : Arctic Fox
    • He has issues with good 3D too: http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100324/REVIEW... : LoioshDwaggie
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      Which is why I don't understand why he thought it would enhance his experience to see the last airbender ... : owtwerd
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        For all we know, he saw it both ways in order to give his thoughts (or, if you like, a "review") on not o... : bipolar
        • I bet he would have let us know if that was the case. : owtwerd
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    My fiance always wants to see movies in 3D =/ It is probably why I will see Harry Potter without her. : Evil Benius
    • My wife and me both get headaches from the current crop of 3D, so I lucked out there. : one random winner
    • I'm kind of getting over the 3D thing already. I saw Toy Story 3 in 2D and enjoyed it without feeling li... : aethyr
  • Because some theatres will only show the 3D version of a movie, so you have no choice if that's where you... : dante2010
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    I think 3D is shit. I had to go see Toy Story 3 in 3D because that was all the theater I went to offered... : soggybagel
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      to be fair, the movie short before TS3 was really enhanced by the 3D : boring gegtik
      • that day/night thing? I wasn't really impressed : Slowtreme
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  It looks like everyone else hates it too, there are 8 very negative reviews so far on RT : shred.
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    hahaha. gotta love internet movie momentum. so easy to influence thousands of folks. I bet each one is... : Downforce
    • well given the trailers and Shyamalan's recent track record, that may very well be the accurate assessmen... : DonkeyPopsicle
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  Still seeing it. : Omning
  • Same. Absolutely love the source material. : Edges
  • Ditto, although I'm bringing my expectations down a notch. : one random winner
  • Same, I'm a masochist when it comes to Shyamalan. I know most of them aren't good, but I still somehow e... : bashildy@speakeasy.net
  • I think this might have changed my mind. I liked the original TV series, and was considering seeing this... : aethyr
  • Yea, pretty much. Even though I expect it to be cringe-worthy, Imma see it. : Ebu
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    rental. why pay $15 to watch crap anymore : GloriousCow
    • yep, plus the time driving to the theater, potentially dealing with obnoxious movie goers, expensive food... : tunis5000
    • 15k watt sound system and a 50' screen. : DianeOfTheMoon
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  SHAMALAMADINGDONG! : jingletard
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    What a tweest! : Rehevkor
    • He was Shamalamadingdong all along! : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • Or that south african soccer player.. The commentary guys loved it when he got the ball.. SHABALALA!!! : dextius
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  not just ebert http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/last_airbender/ : spiderfill
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    0% with 15 reviews, maybe it'll climb to 10% one day, lol. : Lunatic Angelic
    • at this rate the movie is on the ultimate journey to earn its first fresh rating : spiderfill
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      but who will buck the trend? egos and the predisposed tradition to vehemently hate anything outside of in... : Downforce
      • did u see the happening or lady in the water? lol : spiderfill
    • Armond White will come to save the day : riptyde
  • I am confident that Armond White will love it. : pigvomit
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    how does this guy go from making classics like "6th Sense" and "Unbreakable" to nothing but crap? : tunis5000
    • totally fell in love with himself : Maarten Goldstein
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      He wasn't really a huge, trusted name back then. Now he is and other people are no longer allowed to edit... : Talonus.
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        So he pulled a Lucas? : Zek
        • At least Lucas has been some worth outside of being a director. : Talonus.
        • Looks like it, only he doesn't have something anywhere near as marketable as Star Wars to back himself up... : one random winner
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      how does this guy go from making a classic like "6th sense" and "unbreakable" to nothing but crap? : akirabob
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        ok it wasn't a classic, but I thought it was a great movie : tunis5000
        • We'll see if you think it isn't classic after this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBxsCI4hif8 : Lone Swordsman
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  I'm not going to watch this movie, so his review really means nothing to me (i didn't even read it), but ... : Ellissd
  • he was born a crotchety old fart, you just didn't take heed until then : grandmasterlee
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    He heaps praise on plenty of movies. And yeah, he's an old man. Why do people get so upset about what an ... : systatic
    • He's a media icon with a lot of sway in entertainment. : Rice-Rocketeer
• SHAMWOW : MurrayTheSkull
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  Seriously. M. Night Shyamalan. Are you seriously fucking surprised? Guy spews out shit. Repeatedly. : ShadowRam
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    why do people give him money? : PixelPie
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      I say the same thing about Michael Bay and Vincent Gallo. : Godhatesfatpeople
      • No one gives Gallo and I'd wager most people have never even heard of him. And people give Bay money beca... : Vincent Grayson
  • its amazing how far you can coast on your reputation after making two decent movies : GloriousCow
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  I loved M. Night's work up to and including Signs. Village was okay, not trash. As we all know, what foll... : Dr_Cube
  • This is pure speculation, but I wouldn't be surprised if the studio was shopping the license around and p... : Lone Swordsman
• ahahaha 0% : PixelPie
• /flame retardant The anime version(s) the first time around were stupid, this movie could have been n... : Lucien Irenicus
• Wow. I'm looking forward to the Rotten Tomatoes TV show this week, should be awesome since they are revie... : dfay
• Metromix: "Let’s just be honest: M. Night Shyamalan is an idiot" http://chicago.metromix.com/movi... : cerealSAM2

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  I think some players are motivated by plowing through games and others prefer to take some time and look ... : mn3m0n1c
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    Oh, this does sometimes cause a problem when the game is designed to herd you along (CoD series, I'm look... : mn3m0n1c
    • I took FOREVER playing Half Life 2, because I had to move my mountain of health Packs and Ammo across the... : AxeMan808
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  I'm not ocd but I often go off the given path (like in Alan Wake) to look for stuff if the game is intere... : razorblade79
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    It probably took me more like 5, but I wasted spent a lot of time poking around in the corners and trying... : mn3m0n1c
    • Yeah I think I was around 5-6 too (never checked accurately). I did spend some time messing around at the... : 60days
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  I'm just annoyed that it's become acceptable to produce a game with a single-player mode that lasts less ... : Lone Swordsman
  • Man, I'm playing bioshock 2, and it seems like they have all this content just to have content : chungathebunga
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    Which recent games have less than 10? (And I mean decent games where one would actually want more than 10... : code-e255
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      pOrtal - Which is the perfect counter-point to Lone Swordsman's idiotic point. : LoioshDwaggie
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        and the perfect counterpoint to your idiotic point is that... portal didn't cost anyone $60. : IrreverentDiscourse
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          Who said anything about price? I don't see it mentioned above. Irreverent indeed. : LoioshDwaggie
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            What would anyone be justifying the length of a game against? the price. : IrreverentDiscourse
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              the price is for the experience, not the length, just as a four-hour movie costs the same as an eighty-mi... : EvilDolemite
              • I think we're done here, Evil. : LoioshDwaggie
              • Well that seems to be the exact basis of this conversation, isn't it? If a game is amazing, no one i... : IrreverentDiscourse
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            Well, Portal was just a gimmick (although an exceptionally awesome one) which was tagged onto The Orange ... : code-e255
            • no, it was a full game : EvilDolemite
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              I don't think a lack of content was his point, just that it was a short game (2-3 hours) and it was aweso... : IrreverentDiscourse
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                Call of Duty 4? :) : LoioshDwaggie
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                  I don't know if that game stands up as "awesome" based on the single player mode alone though... : IrreverentDiscourse
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                    Whiff : LoioshDwaggie
                    • You can believe that if you like, just don't stand in one place for too long :) : IrreverentDiscourse
                  • The SP alone is definitely awesome, even with its flaws. : Dontdrop
            • I do not think you will find agreement here that Portal was 'just a gimmick.' : http://en.wikipedia.org/w... : LoioshDwaggie
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        portal was a part of orange box. you cant expect each game inside orange box to be 15+ hrs : dantastic
        • Precisely, Portal is just a third of the entire product. : Lone Swordsman
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      Mirror's Edge and Batman:AA come to mind. Both games seemed to have not lasted that long and I wanted mor... : denixen
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        Hmm, I remember Batman being pretty lengthy. Did you do any of the riddles and challenge rooms? : rudds
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          Well I think those little challenges/riddles were just attempts to extend the game's length out because i... : denixen
          • i was a little upset that they had 30 or 40 something villain collectibles, but then didn't include them : IrreverentDiscourse
      • Batman took me over 20 hours according to steam : stgdz
      • Batman took me a couple of weeks to playthrough. I have no idea what that is in hours played but I felt t... : marmite
  • mainstream single player games have been below 8 hours since Max Payne 2. And who would argue against tha... : razorblade79
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    I'm actually annoyed by longer games depending on the genre. Replayability goes to 0 when most games a... : ghost in my shell
    • Exactly. Having to play through boring content that's obviously there just to lengthen the experience doe... : Dontdrop
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    Have you always been annoyed with this, since it's always been this way? : EvilDolemite
    • There are definitely more and more A-list games being churned out with tiny single-player portions. : Lone Swordsman
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    you can't make a blanket statement like that. i'd rather play a few hours of something brilliant than 10... : Mr.SEX
    • Exactly. Take both Max Payne 1 and 2, both were probably around 8ish hours. Any longer and it would have ... : Chod
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    I disagree. Some of the best game I've played have been under 10 hours. Wind Waker, Batman: AA, Portal ... : slax0r
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      I agree with your counter but... Wind Waker took you less than 10 hours? Wow. : kallanta
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        I don't even see how that's possible unless he went in knowing exactly where everything was. : breadsticks
        • On a second playthrough, and obviously not searching out all of the upgrades/heart containers, it's possi... : IrreverentDiscourse
    • AA took me longer, although I was being something of a completist. : Lone Swordsman
  • A minimum amount of time is pretty dumb. The game takes how ever long it takes. I'd rather a game be fi... : twifosp
  • Good pacing is more important than some arbitrary minimum play length. : Arceihn
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    Less is often more, Mr. Swordsman. Portal is three hours and utterly brilliant. Final Fantasy XIII is 50 ... : rudds
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      i have a feeling portal 2 will be too long and complex and they missed the reason why portal 1 was succes... : dantastic
      • I worry about it getting overly complex, but if they create a story that fits the length then I have no i... : Dontdrop
  • I want less, and more quality. Number of hours does not a good game make. I don't even have time for sing... : ieGod
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    I can think of very few games that justify even being 10 hours long. : peanut-
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      You must be young. It used to be that most PC games took at least that long. : Lone Swordsman
      • If you want to pay $60 for some crappy pixel art and text with no voice that forces you to die and retry ... : derelict515
      • i don't think this is true. i think people are letting nostalgia cloud their memories when they pine for... : EvilDolemite
  • If the story is narrative driven and well done, the gameplay top notch, the game could be 5 hours, and I'... : Rice-Rocketeer
  • i'll take quality over quantity every time. : pandastrong
  • I don't ever want to see a level like "The Library" again. : givemesnacks
  • Depends on the type of game but I certainly won't pay $70 for a short single player game that can be fini... : stump
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    No thanks, artificially inflating length so people like you get their hours per dollar quota just makes f... : derelict515
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      My point, I suppose, is that standards have slipped. Companies used to have little problem producing 10 ... : Lone Swordsman
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        The amount of effort that goes into producing each hour has skyrocketed as well. : walker270
        • In some cases, yes. But at a certain threshold I begin to question whether it's worth spending $40-70 wh... : Lone Swordsman
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        No, you just have rose colored glasses on. There were tons of shitty games, short games, and shitty short... : derelict515
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          I don't think most playtimes are judged by speed runs. I remember there being short games when I was a... : Lone Swordsman
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            Games used to be designed to be played. Now, games are designed to be beaten. : IrreverentDiscourse
            • I remember when a friend and I finished Double Dragon 2. WHAT!?! It ENDS!?! I want my quarter back. : AxeMan808
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            My point with the speedruns is looking at the actual gameplay time when you remove all the extra deaths a... : derelict515
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              Speed runs usually bypass 90-95% of the content to get shit done as quickly as possible, so using them as... : walker270
              • I meant to explicitly mention ones that are more realistic and not full of exploits but I got tired of ty... : derelict515
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              Arcade games are something else entirely, really. I'm thinking of PC games, and to a lesser extent conso... : Lone Swordsman
              • There are plenty of console games that fit in that bucket (ex Battletoads). PC Games too. Sure there were... : derelict515
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              no dude, that's stupid. if i speed run monkey island is that an accurate portrayal of the game's length o... : JINKY
              • If your complaint is Monkey Island 6 is only a 10 hour game but you never got stuck for more than 15 minu... : derelict515
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              Contra takes all of 12 minutes or so to beat, hehe. : riptyde
              • Morrowind is 15 minutes, I think? : walker270
              • Exactly. Yes there's something to be said for the difficulty and that plays into one's perception of leng... : derelict515
            • HL2 has 7-8hrs of content max. Unless you include the episodes. Hell, even HL1 was a 6 hour game. : Cliffzorz
• It mostly applies, though my play times usually lie around the longer end of the estimates. In RPGs, for ... : code-e255
• Yes, I always take longer than most of the claimed lengths : EvilDolemite
• Nah there's always those posts that go "pfff I finished it in half that time all quests and all" that mak... : dael
• My game times are similar (taking "longer"), but I'd still rather have an excellent eight hour game than ... : Deathlove
• I almost always cruise through games faster than "accepted" length, but unless the game was terrible I'll... : Head Rush
• I play most games 5-10 hours max. Once I've figured out the mechanics I have no interest in seeing diffe... : kgargs
• I'm the same way. I usually take about 1.5 to 2 times the amount of time that's "standard" for a game. Es... : Iazu
• I agree with you. Most of the time when people complain about game length I'll be like "YEAH, that sucks... : mrwolf710
• i definitely scour every level for goodies and try to mess the the game engine as much as possible, so I ... : jvox
• if people say a game is 10 hours, it will take me something like 15. i never believe shackers estimates f... : dahanese
• I will sadly go around checking every corner in fear of missing something. It does make games last very l... : angry jellyfish
• just sayin, your username would have taken me a month : Draugluin
• It takes me an insane amount of time to finish games, I'm not really sure why. Maybe I just suck at them.... : Lord Skellington
• Games now day are coming with coop or missions for coop that are fun and can be played for hours for shee... : Darkhedge
• Yeah. I'm a slow player. I like to take my time and look through the levels, see everything, read the dia... : Robotic Puppy Eater
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  Yeah, I like to take my time and poke around and explore a bit until I've found everything I can. It's o... : J. Kyle
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    • That happened with me a few times in Borderlands coop, the first time through. Then, on a different play... : shinseitom
• I seem to hit the average time to completion but I'm not into scouring every corner for a secret. That s... : melkore
• I actually ran as fast as I could in a straight line in Metro 2033, but that was usually accompanied by m... : Thornfist
• I beat FF9 in like 50 some hours. Then I found out to get one of the best weapons in the game you had to ... : Defacil
• Please make the comments display longer, each post. We have to click on every entry to see what the perso... : sellis16

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  TiVo. TiVo. TIVO. : Deathlove
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    is it worth the extra monthly cost? do you just use a cablecard with it to get HD content? : afrochops
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      Worth it. Yep cable card required. : themaestro2657
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        And no monthly cost if you get lifetime service ($400) for the box. : Prozium
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          As long as you hope the box never dies. : famine101
          • FWIW, they are pretty bulletproof. Most likely issue is a dead hard drive which you can replace and upgra... : Prozium
  • IAWTT.T.T. : Arctic Fox
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  Good luck with MythTV and cablecard and all that shit. I looked into Windows Media Center, and actually ... : boarder2
  • Sounds like you reached the same conclusion I did a few years ago. Damn. : afrochops
  • I was so annoyed when Comcast decided to give the middle finger to my televisions' QAM tuners. : riptyde
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  I love my MythTV setup. (mythBuntu) It has generally run very stable and flawless for most of its lif... : Zakko
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    Is that doing HD on Comcast, or just SD? My cousin uses MythTV with DirecTV using an IR Blaster and sh... : boarder2
    • Have not tried to hook it up to cable HD. We did have it working fine for OTA HD for awhile though. Y... : Zakko
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    I eagerly await when XBMC gets PVR functionality into it's basic distribution. Should be the next release... : Clay
    • I would try out XBMC in a heartbeat if it had PVR. That's what we use our MythTV for 99% of the time. : Zakko
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      Mediaportal has all that (but runs on Windows, not Linux). BTW, do you have good results trying to do : riptyde
      • dunno, never tried it. : Clay
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    I had a KnoppMyth setup a year or so ago but I got frustrated with some of the configurations that were r... : Piett23
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      Have used both a Harmony 880 and Harmony One with great success. : Zakko
      • I smell a personal project! Thanks for the info Zakko : Piett23
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    I think if I just want over the air content I would do this, I don't see how I can get sports in HD since... : afrochops
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      There are cablecard tuners being developed. Supposedly will be out sometime this year. : Zakko
      • very cool. I might reconsider early next year then. : afrochops
• Newest issue of Maximum PC talks about building an HTPC. : pimpium
• Love my SageTV setup. : gameagog
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  TiVo. : brickmatt
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    Worst thread to ask in: Is your Premiere stable now? : Deathlove
    • Ahaha yes. SD menus fixed the glitch. Thanks! : brickmatt
• Hulu for me but I don't watch a ton of tv : melkore
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  my cable provided dvr sucks (I have returned it 4x already) I am just waiting for this : http://www.ceto... : x4nth3
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    thats exactly what I want! thanks for the tip : afrochops
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      except for the price. I could get the top of the line tivo with lifetime service for the price of making ... : afrochops
      • It does 4 tuners though i think with 2 m cards. : pimpium
      • A top of the line TiVo will cost you over $900 with lifetime service and it can only record 2 shows at on... : x4nth3
  • Max PC liked the device and said it worked fine in the latest issue. : pimpium
• I really like my TiVo HD. I use it with 2 cable cards. I used to record shows and copy them to my co... : TroZ
• I have the ExpressVu version of the Dish Network DuoDVR VIP 722 box. It's really fucking good. : Ellissd
• My directv hddvr gets the job done, little slow changing channels but solid regardless : shackwack
• We have DirecTV and the DVR built-in to our receiver is perfectly adequate. : action wombmate
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  Isn't HD the problem with homemade DVR solutions? As in a lot of the signals are encrypted so you can't ... : mrwolf710
  • HD-PVR solves it pretty easily : gameagog
  • I just read about this yesterday. Seems the cable companies basically DRM'd the HD signals so you can't r... : yosemiteclimber
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    It isn't HD, it's the cable providers and digital signals. They are starting to abandon the analog signal... : Prozium
    • Yeah, but who wants that? I want digital HD cable shows in addition to just plain old network stuff. No... : mrwolf710
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  AT&T Uverse - I am surprised this service does not get more shack love. I rarely see anyone posting about... : harvord
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    I wish I could switch but there are too many TVs that need at least basic service. With TW, connecting th... : aggressor
    • Yeah more then 4 tv's and you are out of luck. You can cheat a little by running multiple tv's off one bo... : harvord
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  I dont have an HD TV, but I use the Comcast box just because my area went all digital and my old Series 2... : jdcope
  • You can just wire up the tivo between your TV and the cable box. Then run the IR blasters to allow the Ti... : Prozium

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  SOLDIER OF MOTHERFUCKING FORTUNE 2 MP TEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : sanchez
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    Yeah, I want to fucking play this. And it's just a FREE DOWNLOAD! COME ON SHACKERS VOOOOOOOOTE! : MercFox1
    • I think you should make an executive decision and override everyones decision due to them being morans. : sanchez
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      So was Tribes Next and look at how that shit turned out! : fadetofunk
      • SoF2 is modern enough to be fun for a meelion years : sanchez
      • Tribes Next was fucking awesome. The game with the patch is remarkably high quality for being so old. I h : MercFox1
      • Were there problems Tribes Next? I played and the only problem I had was I was horrible at the game. : aggro crag
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  Screw you and your "Cockboat Caveat". I vote Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory! : Haxim
  • ..I.. \_8====D_/ ..I.. : MercFox1
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  6/23: Quake 2: What a fucking mess of a shackbattle :( : tfsbrian
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    u crazy that was so much fun owning all you little children with my rails : wurt
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      No CTF = No fun : tfsbrian
      • Railguns = partytime : wurt
  • I'd like to do this again, but play CTF. : zebosausamite
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    Truth. I'm still mad at Rydogg not fixing that shit. All Throwback Wednesday servers are done by me from ... : MercFox1
    • I will beat you up IN REAL LIFE if you mess this up again. I will grill you!! : zebosausamite
    • so let people vote for it again since you guys didn't actually play threewave from what i understood? i w... : DrFlammable
  • Quake 2 was awesome, and it has so much potential for more mods. We should definitely do this again. : ieGod
• The specialists!!!! : fadetofunk
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  no Unreal Tournament: GOTY? Also, last week's didn't count. I demand CTF satisfaction, sir! : SolveChrist
  • INSTAGIB, LOW GRAV, BIG HEADS : r3dn3ck
• QW is gonna win!! : ass-street
• QW NAO : wurt
• quakeworld CLAN ARENA : twifosp
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  Duke3d over dialup - tell your moms not to call anybody for the next 3 hours! : devpaul
  • my parents would get so mad when the phone rang at midnight and it was my friend trying to connect to the... : ass-street
  • qtest over IPX : .frame
• how about some wacky wheels : wendigo
• Bump for you afternoon fags. : MercFox1
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  What is the UT3 server and when does it happen? : repeat2k
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    Dschinghis Khan usually posts it, check his post history for "UT3" : MercFox1
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      Duffman was gonna do it but something broke. He asked me to ask you to do it. SO CAN YOU : jimmy_legs
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        Dude I'm at work! I cant access my post log to Copy/Paste the last time I did it. : MercFox1
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          Oh for fuck sake. : Dschinghis Khan
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            Bah fine I will do it RIGHT NOW. : jimmy_legs
            • Too late! : Dschinghis Khan
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            TRY TURNING THE SAFETY OFF. I'll do it when I get some. Sheesh, YOU'RE SO ENTITLED! : MercFox1
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              get home* Unless jimmy does it of course : MercFox1
              • Get some! eh eh eh eh eh Get Some! : Dschinghis Khan
            • We'll all be waiting a while then : Arctic Fox
    • Didn't you do it? : Dschinghis Khan
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  MWLL. The newest patch+hotfix deserves a Shackbattle. : limpossible
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    It does indeed! I voted SOF2 this week but a shackbattle should be organized soon. I need to talk to Al... : midgetherder
    • Definitely, I'd love an MWLL battle. : MercFox1
  • MWLL = NOT Throwback : watcherxp
• Can we please please play Q2 Gloom at some point? : c0bra
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  quakeworld : thekidd
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    Yeah this is getting my vote. : ieGod
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      rydogg1 even still has the server setup : thekidd
      • We will be using a MercFox server for future developments. : MercFox1
      • He dropped the ball last week. : Dschinghis Khan
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      I'm voting exclusively for Quake and Quake derivatives from here on in (Q2, RA2, Q2CTF, Q3, RA3, OSP-CTF,... : ieGod
      • You're banned. : MercFox1
  • ++vote here : watcherxp
• Republic Commando : Lightzout
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  C&C Renegade, City with choppers and no snipers. : Marrbe
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    I would LOVE a night of C&C Renegade. I lost my copy, I wonder if I can find it. : zebosausamite
    • Lots of fun when you have different roles going on. The base defense with an engineer repairing buildings... : Marrbe
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  7/7 : Renegade X Mod (Basically remake of Renegade Multiplayer) for UT3 http://www.renegade-x.com/ : Wolfanoz
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    How well does this work? : zebosausamite
    • Just picture Renegade having the UT3 engine. Plays just the same, looks so much better, lots of addition... : Wolfanoz
• noone vote quake3 until its on sale ......im broke : Chandler55
• Why is Quake 2 Threewave CTF not on the list? : watcherxp
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  7/7: Battlefield 1942 : yosemiteclimber
  • hell yeah, this! : BongSlayerB

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  For extra info, I'm 28 and she's 40. We live in California. My salary is about 1.72x her salary. We've be... : Rooster Cockburn
  • Phil: please advise. : boring gegtik
  • lol good luck have fun : FrayLo
  • oh my : EvilDolemite
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    You need a pre-nup to keep her parents out of your house? : MagicWishMonkey
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      He sounds like a smart man, I dread the thought of my in-laws living with me. : Evil Benius
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        Is that something you can enforce in a contract or agreement? : Nitrium
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          Haha probably not. : Evil Benius
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            Lol, fair enough. Not to mention "Anal Sundays". "Hey, mr. judge, she's not accepting anals on sundays... : Nitrium
            • I think I would enjoy seeing lawyers arguing this in court. : Evil Benius
            • Judge: "The prenup doesn't specify pitcher or catcher. The court orders you to take turns." : cerealSAM2
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    are you asking about lifelong worries or how to plan a wedding? if you have lived together that long, ... : dahanese
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      It's not about the wedding planning, it's about the lifelong worries. What kinds of things we need to kno... : Rooster Cockburn
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        Honestly, the biggest ones are finances and kids. Are you both on the same page for how to handle financ... : umcpwintermute
        • yep, this is pretty much it. all the other stuff is likely talked about already. my sister said nothing c... : dahanese
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    I have to go to the store : dognose
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      lube? : akirabob
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        I think dongnose's real name might be Walter :-X http://i.imgur.com/7KVXi.jpg : Satyric0n
        • Bah, didn't realize someone had posted this today. :Ë—[ : Satyric0n
  • lol : dearjamie
  • what about Mondays, Tuesday, Wednesdays? : sikander
  • lol : [fry]
  • dp Tuesdays and rimjob Wednesdays. : kek
  • ahahahaha : stonedonkey
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    When do you have regular sex? Monday? : orgcaptainnemo
    • I already said Sunday. : Rooster Cockburn
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    man what are you going to do when you're 48 and she's 60! : mikecyb
    • Another woman. That'll probably be in the prenup. : Rooster Cockburn
    • The maid? : Ebu
  • to each their own : Waffles!
  • jesus christ. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
  • Write down your list and then throw it out the window, you're in her world now....bitch congrats! : handofthrawn
  • fucking LOL, you are so fucked : moshman
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    Prenup seems a little crazy unless either of you currently are worth a lot or have a lot of worth. If ... : krym3
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      Also, is this list like supposed to be somewhat tongue in cheek or is it serious? If you have to put on ... : krym3
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        Somewhat tongue in cheek. Anything with a day of the week was a joke. The rest is srs bzns. : Rooster Cockburn
        • Then I wouldn't necessarily worry about a pre-nup. I didn't and I know none of my friends (six other guy... : umcpwintermute
        • On that note, i think that these are very logical discussion points. : krym3
    • She has substantial equity in a house. The most expensive thing I own is my car, so there's definitely a ... : Rooster Cockburn
  • 5 years till you start wishing you'd married a younger woman, and in 10 max she'll be convinced you're ch... : one random winner
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    1) You're absurd 2) go take a class like "making marriage work" or something. : sammyl
    • In fact, if you live in LA, I can recommend a great one. : sammyl
  • Whose dick do you have to suck on Thursdays? : Lucien Irenicus
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    Man, I'm not really seeing a lot of "you should be concerned about x replies." :[ : Rooster Cockburn
    • Because if you've been with her for that long, especially living together for that long, there ISN'T a lo... : umcpwintermute
  • The in-laws clause is genius. SHOULD BE A FUCKING LAW : NukemFornever
  • Here is a better idea. Call the whole thing off, your 28. Find a hotter girl around 20-25 who won't be... : Porkasaurus
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    the fuck is this?? : maulla
    • hahah youre fucking doomed : maulla
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    40 years old? Jesus Christ man. What a fucking disaster. : Phil
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      She's a hot Asian and a former gymnast. What a fucking party. Her tiny hands make my cock look big, too. : Rooster Cockburn
      • It's a good bet her mom's hands are tiny, too. Shoot, her dad's prob'ly are, too. : cerealSAM2
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        Don't bullshit the King of the Bullshitters. : Phil
        • There's a picture in the linked thread. : Rooster Cockburn
  • pre-nup pretty much guarentees Steak and Blowjob Fridays will become Frozen Hot dogs defrosting in the si... : cptstern
  • Smart guy. You're gonna save yourself a lot of grief, don't listen to the haters. : Marrbe
• planning what, the wedding, or your life? in 3 months you're not going to have many options if you're ta... : FrayLo
• Please tell me you're living with her right now. : Ride-My-Rocket
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  Three month engagement period? Plan on getting married at the courthouse. Most churches or other non-den... : umcpwintermute
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    This is the way to do it anyway, large ceremonies can suck a big one. They are extremely boring for almos... : Evil Benius
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      Not about the ceremony it's about the reception! : stonedonkey
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        You can still have a reception without a ceremony, we are doing it. : Evil Benius
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          Matters if you are religious too I think. I am getting married in a Catholic church and I can't imagine ... : handofthrawn
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            Were you already a member of said church? I know folks who just wanted the beautiful gothic church as th... : kek
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              You don't actually have to attend, they'll never know. We got married in a church, mostly for our familie... : umcpwintermute
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                I've never understood this line of thought. : one random winner
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                  The family one or the kids one? Both of us come from very Catholic families and we're both the eldest out... : umcpwintermute
                  • The kids, I understand the family bit, but why subject your kids to something if you don't find enough re... : one random winner
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                If you're non-practicing, why in the world would you raise your kids Catholic? : Vincent Grayson
                • Because I think it's important to have some kind of moral framework for kids. And I'd prefer not to hija... : umcpwintermute
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                  I could see wanting them to know that part of their heritage and making the choice for themselves when ol... : Evil Benius
                  • Well sure, but there's a difference between raising your kids Jewish and teaching about what Judaism has ... : Vincent Grayson
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      This is a myth i think. For our wedding we outlined exactly everything the minister would say the entire... : flagg209
      • I know they always bore me and everyone I talk to about them. : Evil Benius
  • We're getting married at city hall. We'll have a ceremony somewhere else. Neither of us is religious and ... : Rooster Cockburn
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  My wife and I went to a counselor before getting married, and it was time I really think was well spent..... : stonedonkey
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    I should have read your post above before this... your fucked I give it 3 years. : stonedonkey
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      Damn you stonedonkey, I need to know why at least. : Rooster Cockburn
      • I just play the odds, I give everyone 3 years :) : stonedonkey
    • Put me down for 4 months. : Vincent Grayson
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    how much did it cost, do you remember? That seems like good advice for anyone considering getting marrie... : proclone1
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      Found this in my email: 4 Sessions is Typical , 50 minute sessions 1st Session History 2nd Indepth A... : stonedonkey
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        $100 per session? Not bad, so 400, 128 for tests, $528 total package. Sure beats the cost of a divorce,... : proclone1
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          I think it was $70 for marriage counseling, but she was a big advocate of it, so $280 plus the tests. : stonedonkey
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            Yea, that's basically what the church-sponsored ones are like, just without the extra religion flavoring.... : umcpwintermute
            • Sounds very similar to us, and I agree it did help when it came to arguments to have a inkling of where s... : stonedonkey
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        holy shit. We went to the pastor that was doing the ceremony and she didn't charge us anything. In fac... : pukerat
        • We went to the pastor My wife and I aren't affiliated with a church so had to pay for the service, I d... : stonedonkey

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  Just get it on Steam. It's $22 or something. : Sylvanus
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    What of the sale?!? : CrustaR
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      $22.49 is the sale price right now. : Sylvanus
      • NO DEAL, sylvanus!! : CrustaR
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    Sure, if I wanted to pay for it. : boarder2
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      I just bought it this weekend, and have been playing with Kismet a bunch. You should join us. : TheNiXXeD
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        Is it actually good? The OnLive demo seemed to make it out to be fairly interesting. But everyone says ... : boarder2
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          I have the base game and general knoxx DLC. I got my money's worth with drunken 4 player co-op. it's fun... : Downforce
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            I do like easy, I ain't got time to be playin no hard games : boarder2
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              it's a simple fun game and will scratch that LOOT UPGRADE itch I know is dormant inside you : Downforce
              • Indeed it does. It reminds me a lot of diablo2 in that sense. There are a lot less slots to store items i... : TheNiXXeD
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                It suited my OCD nature well. I lost count of how many runs I did through Crimson Fastness and, later, h... : riptyde
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                  did you solo crawmerax? I haven't attempted, but the way I understood it, the thing wasn't soloable. : JuffoWup
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                    You can solo him with any character, some are just harder to do it with than others. My main is a Siren,... : riptyde
                    • you can if you use the side ledge glitch spot and a cluster-effect weapon. solo'd as soldier, have the p... : Downforce
        • One of the few games I actually finished last year. Ignore the haters. : mrwolf710
        • It definitely has its flaws, but its fun despite them : chungathebunga
        • A lot of people said it sucked, but I honestly think I've seen more people say they liked it. Including m... : dumb.
        • It's not bad, but they squandered a lot of opportunities to make the game legendary. : Rice-Rocketeer
        • Yes it's pretty good. It's obvious that Gearbox didn't work on the interface enough, but the gameplay it... : deject
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          So why do people say it's bad and Steve killed their kittens then? : boarder2
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            I think a lot of people were angry at statements that the PC was the lead platform when it didn't really ... : Haxim
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              Oh, so it plays better with a controller? Hell, at this point in life I rather enjoy sitting back and pl... : boarder2
              • I do not see how it plays better with a controller. The interface (menu options, etc) are sort of cumber... : hatelull
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                Why do you guys continue to fag up discussions with "hunched over a keyboard"? We all know PC gamers slou : MercFox1
                • Come on MercFox, we all know games are meant to be played from a couch. Because we all know you can't pla... : Dschinghis Khan
          • because it's THE GREATEST AFFRONT TO GAMERS IN ALL HISTORY. The hate is blown way out of proportion, s... : deject
          • For the PC, it launched completely unoptimized, to the point where you couldn't tell guns status effects,... : one random winner
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            Besides not feeling that the game was worth $50 for the quantity of interface and gameplay problems at th... : Nitrium
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              Also, the multiplayer was fucked. It was so hard to get a multiplayer game connected. : Rice-Rocketeer
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                It still is. This is my biggest complaint about the game. You have to jump through some hoops to get it t... : Goncyn
                • I got it through Steam. MP didnt work at first, but after they patched it, the MP works just fine now. : jdcope
              • True. It was a pain. That Gamespy crap is terrible. : Nitrium
              • I do not see this. I clicked online, and signed in with some random gamespy account (that I didn't even ... : hatelull
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            It's got a TON of problems on the PC side, you have to edit a lot of config files if you really want it t... : Begawkiness
            • I edited nothing, and aside from the mouse acceleration being wonky (but extremely playable) it runs per... : hatelull
          • it is quite the fucked up port from a console game. weapon description lines missing and FOV screwups and... : Downforce
          • It's an interesting concept wrapped in average execution. : MercFox1
        • It's fine. People were just bitching because they could. I actually feel like playing it again. : Dschinghis Khan
        • i loved it... granted i played it on the console. I could definately see PC gamers getting annoyed wit... : Shadowdane
        • It's lots of fun but flawed. I think people were more disappointed with what it could have been rather th... : pyros
        • It really isn't a good game. : Ebu
        • Well cookblaze and I started playing it sometime last year coop. We stopped a few months ago when he sold... : ieGod
      • I play with kbnerd. The interface is cumbersome at times (god awful inventory management), but I enjoy ... : hatelull
• I want a demo of this game. : DJ Clipdat

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  OMGHDD!!! :O : dognose
  • Happy Double D's indeed (lets see how the night plays out!) : Dunwich
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  birthday cupcakes are a great alternative : RikiTiki2
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    this is always a good choice. the other thing i used to do was do cheesecake for b-days. : akirabob
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      Aw yeah, ny style cheesecake is sounding good right about now : Dunwich
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        do that then man, we've had some pretty great threads on cheesecake recipes here in the past. here's one... : akirabob
        • Very nice, I think I may have to make multiple cakes. Maybe Red Velvet + Cheesecake cupcakes. Yeah that s... : Dunwich
• Happy Birthday! : c0bra
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  get a coffee-flavored cake! : proclone1
  • I'm intrigued by the combination of two of my favorite flavors... cake and coffee. I may actually need to... : Dunwich
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  Have you had red velvet cake? I like it for special occasions. HB2U : drhazard
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    Yea... Red velvet with cream cheese frosting. Amazing especially if you make it yourself. I made this ... : famine101
    • Nice! I'm printing it out and am going to try and not slaughter the recipe. I've only ever had it with cr... : Dunwich
  • ^^^^^ : Zek
  • I actually love red velvet cake, though I've only had it in cupcake form. I've never made from scratch ei... : Dunwich
• Ice cream cake fo life. Carvel, not that pussy shit with half ice cream half cake. : laurgasms
• http://www.cakewrecks.com/2008/05/gee-thanks-kids.html : bashildy@speakeasy.net
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  Soutine Bakery makes great cakes built to order (get one with butter cream!), but you'll either have to p... : Ride-My-Rocket
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    I've been meaning to go there forever, maybe I'll splurge for a post birthday pie (their lemon meringue l... : Dunwich
    • SO. GOOD. It's where we got our wedding cake from. : Ride-My-Rocket
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  Ooh ooh this flavor http://www.flickr.com/photos/laurgasms/2344037923/ I can give you the recipe. : laurgasms
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    If you had to name this flavor what would be it? I'm thinking Nom or God Damn Yes! : Piett23
    • I call it "Cakeish". : laurgasms
  • That looks like it needs to be blended into a delicious milkshake... cold stone creamery style! : Dunwich
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  Costco sheet cake : riptyde
  • I said birthday cake, not Dunwich's everyday snack cake :) : Dunwich
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  2 layer, one chocolate mudcake and one caramel mudcake : nem00
  • That sounds like it would lead to a... muddy finish to your evening, if you catch my drift. : Dunwich
• Last party I went to had a Peanutbutter Icecream cake from DQ. Was fucking fantastic. Everyone was lovin' : reZaun
• Pie > Cake. : Wikus Van De Merwe
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  I got a Wegman's Chocolate Mousse cake a few weeks ago, it was friggin awesome. $20 for a pretty small c... : Rasnowl
  • No Wegmans nearby :( : Dunwich
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  List of fucking amazing cakes: http://smittenkitchen.com/celebration-cakes/ I've made a couple, they'... : Shangman
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    Which one did you like the most ? : Dunwich
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      red velvet : Shangman
      • Excellent sir, there seems to be a group consensus that Red Velvet is both a) the shit b) fantastic : Dunwich
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  You haven't ever fruited a cake?!!!?!? : nevlos
  • Is that different than a fruitcake? : Dunwich
• I had a Red Velvet Cheesecake from Cheesecake Factory for my birthday this year. It easily topped all oth... : GrimmyD
• Btw, let me express my complete surprise that multisync has not yet replied in a thread whose OP contains... : Ride-My-Rocket
• German Chocolate. That is all. : jdcope

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  You should watch Bad Lieutenant. I'm not a big Cage fan either but he did a good job. : ryuuseki
  • It was Cage playing Cage more or less. He didn't do a good job so much as they wrote a movie about him. : ieGod
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    I turned that off after 30 minutes into it... : dedgecko
    • I made it 45. : Merconium
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    That movie was historically bad. : pop_secret
    • err... hysterically bad... is what I meant. : pop_secret
  • Nic Cage is awesome. http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=28c00e27118e22990396812c65e2da_yqh0o6qvmn5... : Rooster Cockburn
• I like him, you just named like 3-4 good movies of his. : kgargs
• That was The Rock, Phil. Also, Kick-Ass is a pretty great Nicolas Cage movie. : Omning
• If Sorcerer's Apprentice didn't have Jay Baruchel, I wouldn't be interested in it. : pigvomit
• The Rock. It was good too, but I can't stand him either, especially in National Treasure. : afrochops
• He's only decent when he's not trying to play some cool action star. Otherwise his films borderline on la... : Pettytheft
• Lord of War would like a word with you Phil. But yes, he's shit in a lot of shitty movies. : node
• I HATE THIS ACTOR HE'S ONLY DONE LIKE 4-5 AWESOME MOVIES : Schnapple
• Wild at Heart is awesome. : The Wilhelm Scream
• Adaptation : My Documents
• kick ass : darkT
• We used to play a Leaving Las Vegas drinking game. The rules were pretty simple; turn the movie on, grab ... : edward
• Wild at Heart for the win. : hatelull
• Kickass was his first movie in a long time that I really enjoyed him specifically. : Begawkiness
• YANTOO : reZaun
• He was great in Kick Ass though. : hobohun7er
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  Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call- New Orleans. Seriously. Also, The WIcker Man is hilarious. It's just an ... : heartsauce
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    Wickerman was hilarious Also the con artist one wasn't bad, forget what it's called : foo
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      Matchstick Men : dognose
      • That's the one. I liked it : foo
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  I don't like him and I don't like Tom Hanks. I can like movies that they are in, but I just generally do ... : laurgasms
  • I used to like Hanks, now I don't anymore, something about his voice and facial expressions, same issue w... : one random winner
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  Phil I felt the same way but then I saw Kick-Ass and I am gathering that you have not. : dognose
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    Dude I still need to see that! : Phil
    • You sure the hell do : dognose
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      Phil this weekend [fry] is going to pick you up and drive you to Dallas and we are going to smoke out at ... : dognose
      • take lots and lots of pictures. this would likely become the greatest shack meet in history. : akirabob
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        This sounds glorious! : Phil
        • Kick-Ass is my favorite movie Phil, and I have fucking awesome taste in movies, I really do : dognose
• I liked National Treasure. : stump
• I feel the same way about Nic Cage as I do Keanu Reeves - great in a role that's suited to him, horrible ... : action wombmate
• I feel that way about john and joan cusak ...although I liked school of rock - so go figure : flagg209
• Cage is really hit or miss. He's either brilliant as in Kick Ass or Matchstick Men or he's awful as in Ba... : AhmNee
• Check out Bad Lieutenant - Port of Call New Orleans... that's a good Nic Cage character right there. : jvox
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  I comnpletely agree with you. In fact, I think Nicolas Cage might be one of the worst big name actors of ... : Modica Sol Solis
  • Kick-Ass. : walker270
  • no no no no no no noo!!!! : stonedonkey
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    Raising Arizona,Leaving Las Vegas and The Rock all would not have been anywhere near as good without hi... : sigpro
    • I think someone definitely would have been better in The Rock. Raising Arizona he was good in, and I can ... : Modica Sol Solis
    • this plus Adaptation is the correct answer (emphasis on Leaving Las Vegas) : liquidlies
    • I have to agree. Lets add Lord of War to that list too. : thetangent
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    I don't get the Shia hate. I'd say Paul Walker is the worst actor of our generation, though. : royalally
    • Shia has really only been good in one movie and that movie is Holes. And maybe Constantine. : Modica Sol Solis
    • Into the Blue is watchable, but mostly because of Jessica Alba. : c0bra
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      Yes! This movie made me realize there's a place where even Nick Cage's acting skills can shine. It was th... : dumb.
      • he is one of those actors who desperately needs a good director to tell him to actually act, otherwise he... : mikecyb
• I have the same problem with Nicolas Cage. I like a lot of the movies he's been in, despite the fact tha... : AltZero
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  It's not just you. Ghost Rider, National Treasure, Gone In 60 Seconds, 8MM... I haven't seen Kick Ass ye... : Ride-My-Rocket
  • Yes it is : dognose
  • In Kick-Ass, Nick Cage plays Adam West playing Bruce Wayne/Batman. The fact that he's not exactly a gr... : walker270
  • national treasure 1 and 2 were stupid but fun : gmd
  • rating by comparison http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/bruce_willis/ : Bamtan
  • I liked Gone in 60 Seconds though he was probably the least interesting person in that movie. National T... : mikecyb
• I hate nic cage with a passion. : FrayLo
• Gone in 60 seconds was stupid, but it was marginally entertaining and undeserving of hate of this level. ... : r_Ed
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  You know who I hate more? Helen Hunt. I can't stand her face. I don't know why. : bozer
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    /_\ <-- helen hunt : Phil
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        • those are delicious. and i'm speaking of her titties, not that cock she's sporting down there. : Phil
  • She and James Van Der Beek should mate and produce the biggest forehead the world has ever known. : Albemuth
• Cage is awesome in quite a few flicks, but he'd done some real shitty work. Raising Arizona was easily hi... : jingletard
• Matchstick Men was great. : skinlab133
• because everyone hates him, I should say he fucking RULES and that everyone else sucks so I can be that n... : Downforce
• I love Cage movies. He's done so many different roles, I'm convinced he's a solid actor. : Edges
• the man is ruined financially so he will work in anything : devpaul
• I like Nick Cage. He's certainly not the best actor out there, but he isn't bad either. And I hate to adm... : thetangent
• Adaptation was brilliant : bipolar
• yeah he annoys me too for some reason. : xxiv
• I like Nicholas Cage :( : moe6
• Sorcerer's Apprentice has Jerry Bruckheimer's name on it so I'll stay away by default unless by some mira : nakedsavage
• I liked Lord of War. Actually I've liked pretty much everything I've seen him in. I never saw the wicke... : barcibus
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  Why do so many people hate Nicolas Cage? Pretty much every movie he has been in, I thought his acting wa... : TheVietSpecial
  • He's a great smart ass/mentally unstable person, but I can never take him seriously. : one random winner
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  Nick Cage is awesome but his money problems mean he has to take every piece of shit movie people offer hi... : grendel
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    you take that back about Con Air! : mikecyb
    • What are you going to do about it? : Afterglow
• I agree with you Phil. I was so damn excited to see Sorcerer's Apprentice but then I saw Nicholas Cage w... : Galadriel07
• "I want to take his face.... off." : slax0r
• You mean Ni-ahck Ceeey-tsh. : Marrbe
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  I used to feel the same way about Nicolas Cage but then I realized that the guy's just acting as ridiculo : sgtsanity
  • He was annoying in Adaptation, but it seemed like that was precisely the idea. : rock elf
• I want the Leaving Las Vegas Nic Cage back. Though he was good in Lord of War http://fm5.theoffside.com/... : Godhatesfatpeople
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  He's such a great mega-actor. Not over-actor, mega-actor. There's a difference. http://outlawvern.co : MurrayTheSkull
  • also, quote from Cage It amazes me how many times I saw people use the phrase 'unintentional comedy' w : MurrayTheSkull
  • I want to inf this so badly. : sgtsanity
• I am with you Phil. I can't stomach anything with Cage in it anymore, for me his presence is going to ru... : Lucien Irenicus
• He seems to be signing up for anything and everything after he overspent and allowed his former business ... : Dr_Cube
• I met Nicolas Cage during the filming of the movie. he seemed to be a pretty cool guy actually : creep
• I think he's a terrible actor, but I can't help enjoying the insanity of virtually every role he plays at... : Vincent Grayson

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  Stategery for the iPad is sweet. Galcon is also fun (all versions). : orgcaptainnemo
  • These are both awesome. : FusionJunky
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  this post reminded me to get Carcassonne : pandastrong
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    Yes yes yes. What's you email? : brickmatt
    • blakecr at google mail : pandastrong
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      holy crap, the push notification message that says "It's Your Turn" scared the crap out of me. i normall... : pandastrong
      • Yeah I got that at the mall and lolled so hard. : brickmatt
    • is that how we game together? danny.marquardt at google mail for me! : hamachi
• i like Strategery : Mansmells
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  the servers are back and it's your turn, faggot : Nitrium
  • Going! : brickmatt
• nah : boomstickah
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  everyone add me on carcassonne!!!!!!!!!!! jinky510@gmail.com : JINKY
  • Done!!!??!!! : brickmatt
• Did they bring their famous furniture with them? : Wolfanoz
• i need more carcassone challengers! [shackname]@gmail.com bring it bitches. i'm currently ranked #1... : mwasher
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  My favorite iPhone games (aside from Carcassonne obviously): Plants vs Zombies - assuming you know wha... : Begawkiness
  • Love doodle jump angry birds and flight control. Nice. : brickmatt
  • hopelessly addicted to Flight Control : mwasher
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    Nobody talks about Colorbind. It's a really cool puzzle game. There's a lite version too if you wanna try... : barichnikov
    • Haven't heard of it, I'll have to check it out, thanks. : Begawkiness
• yeah i've got a few 'recommendations' for you ;) ;) ;0 (??) : Mr.SEX
• I Dig It is really awesome. I DIg It HD for the iPad is even better : lordlobo
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  An oldy but goodie Enigmo : Tattoo Trav
  • I don't think Enigmo has aged well. It was like the first big game when the App Store released. : hussdelrio
• Carcassonne rules, plz 2 b adding my shack name @ gmail : boarder2
• GeoDefense, The Creeps!, Solebon (if you like various types of solitaire) : ninjase
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  http://i46.tinypic.com/maidtj.png ! able to luck into tying nitrium for the fields in my last play whi... : mwasher
  • gg btw i am down to 0 active games. [shackname]@gmail.com peoples! : mwasher
• shakers? http://www.amishdiningrooms.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/images/ShakerSideboard_650.188153927.jpg : biskits
• Can't wait for the carcassonne ipad update. Bought it in preparation for that. : deadhorse
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  Haha just tied a game at 95-95 with mwasher on carcassone. : Nitrium
  • you had me dominated by 24 points until my last piece :P : mwasher
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  Its not a game but redlaser is free now : ninjase
  • Yes I grabbed that last night. : brickmatt
• Add me for Carcassonne! buzzly90 at hotmail : Snif DeCrac

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  I don't live in Austin but CrustaR tells me you should eat at CASINO : ass-street
  • haha, you beat me to it. : DJ Clipdat
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    I'm not sure about CASINO anymore these days. :| They lost my order last time I went, and I ended up wai... : CrustaR
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      eh, every joint has bad nights. i wouldn't worry about it. : EvilDolemite
      • With casino you just have to get your order in before the entire staff has had 4 whiskey shots. : twifosp
    • CrustaR this is seriously upsetting news. You've just launched my Wednesday into a tragic downward spiral... : DJ Clipdat
    • CrustaR, I would still like to try it! : ass-street
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      I was wondering what happened with your burger last time. Isn't medium rare a warm pink center? I was ... : daVinci1980
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        We had this conversation. It's okay because they grind their own Angus beef. You don't want to go with ... : CrustaR
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          I didn't wanna argue with you at the time, but I don't think that's the problem at all. The issue is t... : daVinci1980
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            The risk is reduced by single cow meat, which they use and grind themselves with higher grade Angus meat.... : CrustaR
            • I have never heard this single cow thing, but have heard plenty that contamination comes more from the gr... : mwasher
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              I did keep it to myself, dude. That's why I didn't pursue the topic while we were at Casino. I was more c : daVinci1980
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                Nah, sorry, some people look at me like I'm a weirdo when I order medium rare stuff. No biggy if you don... : CrustaR
                • Medium rare is the MOST I would ever want any meet cooked unless it's in something else. : chrisschutz
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                • No way, and even if you did the deliciousness might be worth it. Your preference is none of my concern at... : daVinci1980
    • the end of an era : RikiTiki2
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      BLACK SHEEP LOUNGE! : noobja
      • i like black sheep, it's a nice bar plus their burgers are alright : RikiTiki2
• http://www.casinoelcamino.net/menu.php The AmarilloCASINO Burger Roasted Serrano chiles, jalapeño ja... : DJ Clipdat
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    seriously? There is way better bbq in Austin. County Line Rudy's Franklins are all better. (Okay,... : daVinci1980
    • franklin you gotta get there early cause they close once they run out--and that happens quickly : RikiTiki2
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  Good beer bars: Gingerman (largest selection) Draught House (pub atmosphere; several quality home bre... : EvilDolemite
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    Thank you for this awesome list! : Goncyn
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      Where will you be staying, and do you have access to a vehicle? : EvilDolemite
      • Downtown somewhere ("doing battle with Priceline" was the answer from the guy organizing it)? And probabl... : Goncyn
  • listen to this drunk : RikiTiki2
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  I have Monday and Tuesday off for the holiday. Set up an Austin shackmeet. I'm sure we'll get at least 3 ... : biskits
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    I enjoy meeting the shackers of the world. I'm kinda busy right now to do lots of coordinating, though. M... : Goncyn
    • your choice. if you want to meet up with people, put in 20 minutes' effort and post in MD. if you build i... : biskits
• lonestar or pbr is all you need bro. any bar on east 6th or 7th should have these : wtf242
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  Torchy's Tacos for the best tacos in Austin. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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    Yes, you need to go here. They have beer, I think, but it doesn't matter. If you eat at one restaurant... : daVinci1980
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      and then puke it all up from gorging yourself on two people's worth of food : biskits
      • I assumed he'd be sharing. :) : daVinci1980
    • tried those little dough ball things last weekend. jesus they are rich. : mwasher
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    you misspelled Taco Deli : biskits
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      You misspelled Vomitorium. I keed, I keed. But Taco Deli is certainly no Torchy's. : daVinci1980
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        what the fuck ever. i'm tired of all this stupid fanboyism. i was just being glib while trying to make an... : biskits
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          You lump them separately? I consider them to basically sell the same thing: Soft tacos with nonstandard i... : daVinci1980
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            no, fuck that. if you want to try it, go try it. i'm not their spokesperson. but if you don't even eat th... : biskits
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              I've eaten probably 10 different tacos there. I didn't like it nearly as much as Torchy's, but I'd go bec... : daVinci1980
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                I believe Taco Deli is legitimately better, and I also eat at both places. so...uh...let's leave it at th... : biskits
                • I'm just saying, maybe I'm missing something at taco deli. I'm willing to try it again. Why won't you giv... : daVinci1980
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                  Oh, and you gotta understand. I'm being hyperbolic when I, in any way, assert my preference for Torchy's ... : daVinci1980
                  • tacos are fucking serious business : twifosp
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          Maria's Taco Xpress is good too, but they don't have any adventurous tacos : RikiTiki2
          • do they have choose your own adventure tacos? : gmd
          • i agree, but like taco deli, they're not into selling novelty tex-mex tacos. they do the traditional thin... : biskits
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          i work right next to Taco Deli and I eat there probably 4 times a week. I love it. great tacos. They are ... : wtf242
          • I especially like Taco Deli's Tortas. so good : wtf242
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            The one by Mangia / Mopac? : daVinci1980
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              no. I work at barton springs and mopac essentially. : wtf242
              • Whoa, that's close to where I live. Shackmeet at Tacodeli soon? : coldfusioncs
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            I eat there about twice a week suprised I've never run into you : twifosp
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              i'm usually there around 12-1.. and I get it to go so i'm in and out :( : wtf242
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                plus i'm super fucking fat now and you wouldn't recognize me : wtf242
                • maybe that's why : RikiTiki2
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                Ahh, I try and make it there by 1130 or else the line is out the door. : twifosp
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                  You guys wanna meet there on Friday? : coldfusioncs
                  • i am working from home thursday and friday :( maybe sometime next week : wtf242
    • Taco Bell : gmd
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      What of The Famous Taco Shack? : CrustaR
      • cheap, fast, but kind of plain. i'd much rather eat at maria's, torchy's, or taco deli : EvilDolemite
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        crustar, taco shack is a shithole. i'm sorry. : biskits
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          What about the Burnet Road Burrito?!? : CrustaR
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            likely scraped off of Burnet Road with a shovel. i keed, i've never had that burrito. : biskits
            • You should get one for breakfast some time. It's the ultimate breakfast burrito!! : CrustaR
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        The tacos are pretty boring, but they are usually finished making them before I am done ordering. Handy ... : wendigo
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          w-go, have you tried the famous Burnet Road Burrito?? : CrustaR
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            *the world famous : CrustaR
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              CrustaR, I have not heard of this establishment prior to this thread. Given that I work just off Burnet ... : wendigo
              • w-go, can I visit your office someday? I've never been inside such a place before! : CrustaR
      • taco shack is bland, and their success stems from being where the competition isn't : RikiTiki2
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      http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Guides/Location?oid=oid%3A422541 The won 2010 best taco in Austin... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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        i know that. have i met you at a shackmeet yet? i can't stand your online persona. : biskits
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          you can't judge 'em like that : EvilDolemite
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            i don't. that's why i want to know whether i've met him IRL. i couldn't stand mwasher online for years ei... : biskits
            • <3 : mwasher
        • nah : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
• sweet. : mwasher
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  Conan's Pizza! : chiisu81
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    homeslice! : EvilDolemite
    • http://www.yearofthepizza.com/2010/05/26/i-am-writing-from-washington-d-c-to-invite-myself-to-dinner-with... : Goncyn
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    Conan's isn't all that. Austin isn't really a great town for pizza. I'd recommend Eastside Pies way befor... : systatic
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      I agree. There is good pizza but nothing incredible. : EvilDolemite
      • House Pizzeria on north Airport is damn near incredible, but it's also expensive. : biskits
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    I've never even heard of Conan's. : wendigo
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      homestyle deep dish. local place that's been here forever. they have a few strip-mall locations around to... : biskits
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        how does it compare to homeslice? : wendigo
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          i can't remember having eaten at homeslice. if it's south of the river, i'm unlikely to have found it on ... : biskits
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            Yea it's on south congress... if they'd deliver they'd probably make a ton more money, I have no idea why... : twifosp
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              Oh, I usually eat at the Conan's off of Anderson. I didn't know there were other locations. :| : CrustaR
              • I was talking about Homeslice yo : twifosp
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                The only other conans I know of is in Round Rock, next to RR high school. That one doesn't have nearly a... : twifosp
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                  That's not a Conan's. It's Saccone's. : systatic
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                    Holy shit there is a Conan's there! I had no idea. : systatic
                    • I didn't know, either, systatic. :| : CrustaR
                    • WAIT A MINUTE. They have the same address. What's going on here? : systatic
                • there's a conan's off 31st and Guadalupe, and one off Manchaca and Stassney : RikiTiki2
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      Conan's is cool to go and have a pitcher of beer and pizza. They still have coin-op arcade machines. it... : twifosp
      • Conan's 0wns. : CrustaR
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        i could totally do that one weeknight. we should try to get a conan's arcade shackmeet. : biskits
        • Could turn area 51 into a drinking game : twifosp
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          How about tonight? Pizza & beer & coin op. LET'S DO IT. : systatic
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            I have a conference call at 730. I could do it after that. : biskits
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              Who else is in? Pizza & beer in Austin. : systatic
              • I can't tonight, another time perhaps : twifosp
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                Post in ER and let's see if we can make it a thing. If not, I'd rather postpone and take the opportunity ... : biskits
                • Yep, I don't want to do it either unless we can get a decent turnout. : systatic
• i wish i could go to austin for work : FrayLo
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  What percentage of shackers live in Austin? 70? 75? : deadhorse
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    i no rite? I still haven't met any yet, though. : systatic
    • I was there for two days and I met like 6 : sparkly
    • me either. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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      i have met like 20 : EvilDolemite
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        What are you doing, tonight, E. Dolemite? : systatic
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          going out with my boss and then watching true blood : EvilDolemite
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            I think systatic wanted a bro-date : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
            • i might be able to stop by somewhere for an hour later : EvilDolemite
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              Hey Mr Pickles, what are you doing tonight? : systatic
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                playing soccer w/ people from where i work at 6:30, then mending my toes when they break open from bliste... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
                • cold beer helps heal toes : EvilDolemite
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  Kyoto's if you're white and just kind of can tolerate sushi, get the LONGHORN. It is AMAZING. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
  • I was unimpressed with Kyoto overall, but the longhorn roll stuck in my memory. Very good. : biskits
• Please preemptively reboot the Pitboss servers before you leave ;) : bolange

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  A link to yesterday's radio transmission from JonathonParkerBedrava's American Civilization in Alpha: : ajvitaly
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    :( Seriously though, hahaha. This is totally awesome and almost makes losing Thebes worth it. It's p... : Vantage
    • I do feel bad about all this. : JonathanBedrava
  • that radio transmission is AWESOME! : slickdoody
  • haha this radio transmission is FANTASTIC : Degenerate
  • haha great transmission. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  Bolange, did you seriously mean to uhh... politely ask in game that I donate 50 gold to you? : ajvitaly
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    Indeed I did, sir. Given your commanding lead I figured the least you could do was throw a little gold i... : bolange
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      Well in that case, I'll send the check along with my next caravel departure. Would you like me to just le... : ajvitaly
      • Somehow I doubt your sincerity... : bolange
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  zomg Jikim, where is the war??? : zerog83
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    War is everywhere. : StolenNosferatu
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      also can someone confirm the amount that it has changed? : Deathlove
      • War never changes. : NexusOne
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    apparently someone in Charlie game asked me to go to war with their neighbor. I refused. Figure I had eno... : Jikim
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      So war is not coming? : JonathanBedrava
      • war is already here! I'm taking it to someone now... : zerog83
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  Cigam your 2nd city is an affront to, well, me. prepare to die! : lordlobo
  • Please tell us how you really feel... : bolange
  • Going to war in Charlie? : pimpium
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  Sze Ior, your mojo is weak. : Goncyn
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    I think it was my soldiers that were weak. : Sze Ior
    • You have done nothing but ensured our defeat! : OverloadUT
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  the Red Army has grown tired of Dutch shenanigans in the Charlie game and is seeking to wipe them from ex... : zerog83
  • Nice. Sounds like Charlie is about to get a lot more interesting. Thankfully the citizens of Rome and K... : bolange
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    isn't it a AI? : Jikim
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      Hrmmm...I'm torn because: 1) Beating up on the AI should be much easier than a real person but 2) I'd ... : bolange
      • I'm focusing on #2 :) : zerog83
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  **CHARLIE NEWSFLASH** GERMANY DECLARES WAR ON THE INDIAN BASTARDS FOR TAKING IT JOBS : Thornfist
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    I came looking for Indian butt. See LordLobo, I know who you are. You can go ahead and bring in those ... : Thornfist
    • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KohmFFhfDwQ : Thornfist
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      lol no forum tags here! : Jikim
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        Epic failure on my part. :( : Thornfist
        • You're an embarrassment to Germany man. Hitler would've gassed you. : Gary the Llama
  • I like where this is going. /grabs popcorn : Gary the Llama
  • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=23358254#itemanchor_23358254 I'd quit if I wasn't going to destroy... : lordlobo
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  Dear OverloadUT, Please don't attack the English. We English are a relatively peaceful civilization. W : Jikim
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    Wow, the english can grovel. : Thornfist
    • thats how you know how much the English want peace! : Jikim
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    What techs will you give me to not attack? It's really very simple: you're too far ahead in points. : OverloadUT
    • What assurance do I have that you won't attack regardless? : Jikim
    • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=23356087 I hide my score under the radar. : ajvitaly
  • I should turn this into the next CivPitBossAlpha radio broadcast. : JonathanBedrava
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  in Charlie game, how do some of your have such high scores? I'm still new to Civ 4 and have probably ... : TPSReport
  • I'm in dead last since I took over for someone not taking their turns. Do like me, WAR! : Thornfist
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    Most cities start out with a location that has 2 food, 1 hammer, and 1 gold. That's the standard. The onl... : Jikim
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      when placing cities, do you usually follow the computer's suggestion? I think i have mining already, y... : TPSReport
      • The computer's suggestions are solid locations, but sometimes you have to forgo the suggestion for tactic... : Jikim
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    My score would be higher than it is if not for my settler dieing an early death thanks to some Lions. Tha... : pimpium
    • man that sucks. i took a warrior with my first settler, and encountered 1 barb along the way too. : TPSReport
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  Dear Gary the Llama thanks for not playing and fucking me in the ass : lordlobo
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    Dear LordLobo, I was moving across the country and I did my best to make my turns. Sorry. But I will e... : Gary the Llama
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      his chances for victory are nil, you dirty liar : lordlobo
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        You are wrong. What makes you think you are only going up against one civ? : Gary the Llama
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          He did encourage me. ;) : Thornfist
          • I can also neither confirm nor deny the alliance about to buttfuck you. : Thornfist
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          Cigam does not scare me either : lordlobo
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            i always read it as cigar :( : Jikim
            • cigarn : OverloadUT
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            You know, you could make it worth our while. Give us your bitches. : Thornfist
            • Alaskan Bitches. : Thornfist
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      Also, his misses are my fault. I thought I had the ball and dropped it badly. So you both have my apologi... : geedeck
      • Elaborate? : bolange
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  By the way, how are we calculating victories? I came in after the fact for Gary, so I'm not up to speed.... : Thornfist
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    There are a variety of victory conditions. First person to reach any one of them wins. Stolen from te... : bolange
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      Is crushing all of LordLobo's hopes and dreams and drinking his tears a victory condition? : Thornfist
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        maybe a secondary victory. : Jikim
        • I'll take it. : Thornfist