Evening Reading

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• wut : Dong Patrol
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  http://www.fukung.net/v/3384/FoxNews%20What.jpg : zuff
  • http://www.fukung.net/v/4237/WHAT%20Horns.jpg : rosewood
• she kinda looks like that russian spy chick : Home Nugget
• I'd have sex with knuckles. : DM7
• nope. : gnomish
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  • haha : Godhatesfatpeople
  • this is what WoW would've been like before computers existed : Home Nugget
  • Is it odd that I prefer Dangerous Liaisons to Cruel Intentions? : Grumbeld
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  • rest of pic? I imagine she's doing something insignificant like stretching her back. : Omaha
• Sexy Knuckles!! : CrustaR
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  • fucking LOL : boring gegtik
  • haha that's fucking fantastic : foo
  • hahahhahhahahahhahah : Arctic Fox
  • hahahaahaha : freshyk
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    lol except it wasnt to free the slaves...bit anyway.... : hobosapien
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      Haven't had US history yet have you? : ju$tmon3y
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        Perhaps you haven't. It was to preserve the union. Abraham Lincoln said: I would save the Union. I wou : bipolar
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          So from reading this slavery had nothing to do with it. : ju$tmon3y
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            Lincoln was personally against slavery. But his more overriding concern was to save the Union. The slav... : bipolar
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              http://books.google.com/books?id=bJEINL6bakYC&lpg=PP1&ots=yVYwQ3B2ND&dq=this%20mighty%20scourge&pg=PA3#v=... : thetangent
              • It also neglects the changing ideas of Lincoln over the time and the talks with Frederick Douglass about ... : akirabob
            • so it wasn't to free the slaves. it was to prevent the south from not freeing the slaves. : dirge23
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            Not that I know anything about that period in history, but that sounds more to me like Lincoln didn't see... : 60days
            • also it was his job to save the union. which is kind of like if you asked me why i went to work today, i'... : dirge23
        • Hahaha, here we go again... : thetangent
        • i also heard we went to iraq for democracy : dirge23
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          What was the cause of the Civil War? Actually, there were numerous causes. Aside from the obvious s... : Dechter
          • and Kansas! : Megara9
        • You're assuming that a politician was being honest? : ArB
        • What was that quote someone posted from their History prof...? Something like: People who know nothin... : thecray
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      why would you do this. : hirosushima
      • because we love shitstorms : Megara9
    • http://i407.photobucket.com/albums/pp158/durtymo/28wkl15.gif : Godhatesfatpeople
  • dumb gringos : kabex
  • hahaha crazy nicole. : barichnikov
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  So just how impactful was Sonic the Hedgehog on furries around the world? : Jenings
  • Hell, I thought that's what STARTED the whole furry thing. : dirtboxer
• Anyone ever beat the shit out of the guys wearing a hot dog suit in Saints row? That's what I feel when ... : jahulio2
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    I would also like to know what movie THIS is from. Fucking AWESOME : Arctic Fox
    • pretty sure thats ong bak : boring gegtik
  • I hope he starts making movies again. He could be the biggest action star in the world if he wanted to b... : BaronVonChocula
• so true http://www.fukung.net/v/22066/01daa79144f0c0f583b29a6e7488d275.jpg : boring gegtik
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  • Aww : Rag and Bone Man
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  lmao http://www.fukung.net/v/29775/546bdadbaeae34498ad8979f023a59da.gif : boring gegtik
  • lol : PointlesS76
  • lmfao : Godhatesfatpeople
  • hahahahaha : kallanta
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    hahaha what the fuck is this from? : gnomish
    • That's Simon Pegg in the sketch show Big Train. : Rizob
  • kids! : ArB
  • hahahahahah : Old_Fart
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  Awesome - http://www.fukung.net/v/23887/e053eb2c7fae9e1094258a2595d489c4.gif : PointlesS76
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg9drJrO-f4 : dedgecko
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  http://fukung.net/v/5931/1183918277338.gif LMFAO, the ending is awesome : inf3d3l
  • I love that one : Waffles!
  • I miss Trigger Happy TV (UK) : ctlaltl33t
  • I need to dig out my Trigger Happy VHS tapes. Damn i loved that show! : Rizob
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  ouch ... http://fukung.net/v/4838/1174667848020.jpg : inf3d3l
  • When I get old, I don't care how stubborn I am. Take my keys. I'm not going to be the old guy who backs... : owly
• http://fukung.net/v/22525/27ada791bfce6aeff500da839ba7a4b8.gif : dumbacid

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  $1100 for a used bicycle : Rasnowl
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    which one? : kabex
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      Your mom. : Ebu
      • lol : Godhatesfatpeople
      • ahaha : R@zzle
      • lolololol : Megara9
    • 2005 Trek 5000, had a few hundred miles (he said). It was excellent condition though, very fun to ride. : Rasnowl
• time : Prozium
• I got my macbook pro off ebay. : ryuuseki
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  Some shacker bought a car once.....by accident. : DM7
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    http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=8959586 : Prozium
    • Looks like he's doing alright, must have got this hot girl with that car: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.... : zuff
• 0 dollars : jonin
• Numark CD Turntables. DJ'd parties for money in Orlando and people could bring/burn their own cd's for me... : zuff
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  today I bid on something for $620 with ~15 minutes left when the leader had bid $615, thinking I wouldn't... : mikecyb
  • What kind of thing? Was it a Fleshlight? : Dave-A
• I think I spent close to $1k for a screen used Stargate prop. : Evil Benius
• $200 for a qx9650 : retardhumper
• $1200 on a laptop about seven years ago. No way I'd do that now. : Dave-A
• purchased? like $100. highest i sold? like $200 : davislovestacobell
• a few hundred a few times : Tattoo Trav
• $800 for paintball gear that I flipped for about $1700. : Head Rush
• I bought something once but I don't remember what. : not work safe
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  $800 CPU replacement for a Power Mac G4 that ended up being DOA. had to mail it back to fucking Taiwan : electroly
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    Ouch. :( : MacemanInTW
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      they issued a refund no questions asked and gave me positive feedback; could've been worse. i certainly ... : electroly
      • I guess its not so bad. :) : MacemanInTW
• About $200 for a CPU. : ieGod
• $1,300 for a DSLR.. that i never got. got fucked : wtf242
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  $4500 for a 65 Mustang : Aerioch
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    What were you thinking?!? : CrustaR
    • If it wasn't rusted, he got a good deal. : Crabs Jarrard
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      Yeah, he could have put that towards a Mazda 3 or a VW GTI or something else boring like that. : ArB
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        You must not like or know much about cars. You can get a really fun first generation GTI or Wolfsburg Jet... : not work safe
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          Why shit on someone choosing a bonafide classic over some random 10-year old coupe? : Crabs Jarrard
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            I was just joking in my original reply! : CrustaR
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              It was directed @ NWS : Crabs Jarrard
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                Very well then...carry on, monsieur Crabs. : CrustaR
                • Oui, oui, milord. : Crabs Jarrard
          • yes the car that invented the sport compact, and one of the most sold car styles in the world is a 'rando... : papaskot
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  $10,995.00 for a 1995 Acura Legend Coupe LS 6-Speed in Milano Red. : mofo
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    Not to mention truck transport from Arizona to California plus all applicable taxes. Car of my dreams and... : mofo
    • Why? :[ : CrustaR
    • Okay Ill bite, why? : bolneze
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      I sold it because I moved out and I was sharing a Civic with my then girlfriend. Yeah, I will always feel... : mofo
      • Hey, take joy in the experience while it lasted. : not work safe
    • the real question why, is why is that your car of your dreams?? : papaskot
• What's the most youve ever lost on a coin toss? : SockMonkeh
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  Paging spectr3 http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=8959586 : devnullgt
  • That thread was GOLDEN! : MacemanInTW
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  A couple thousand for an SGI O2 (back in '97).. : dextius
  • I think I have 2 of those. A shacker gave me one for free. Haha : zyklonbee
• My dad used my account to buy a $9900 Harley. Does that count? : basketofkittens
• maybe 100 bucks? I bought a used G3 case to build a PC in. : Slowtreme
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  $300 for a pair of Red Sox World Series tickets : Home Nugget
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    wtf, only $300? that is a bargain : FrayLo
    • Indeed! That's why it's my one and only significant foray into Ebay! : Home Nugget
• $450 for all 235 issues of The Savage Sword of Conan (1974-1995) : ShoCon
• 40 bucks for the fancy box set of Neon Genesis Evangelion. : TheVietSpecial
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  $4000 for an authentic Russian space suit. : LeapingFool
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    pics. : beastrabban
    • Well shoot - I was trying to link to the photos, but the Armadillo Aerospace site is down (it's hosted on... : LeapingFool
  • Pics! that would be really cool : MacemanInTW
  • Damn you! I won the auction for the Authentic Russian Rocket but got sniped on the suit! : DarkWolf5
• $2k for a MBP (including bing cashback) : piser
• $200 for a graphic novel. : KxRook
• $1300 for a laptop. : Arceihn
• couple hundred on my current BlackBerry 8320. I almost got into the trend of flipping paintball gear too... : xylopagus
• I have a hilarious habit of going bid crazy when I decide I want to buy something off of ebay. I won two... : xylopagus
• Various old film cameras and lenses around $1k. My biggest sale has been on a pair or extremely rare N... : DooBall
• RX-8 for $11k : bipolar
• $57 for some stupid obscure punk nardcore compilation album because I had to have one song on it. Even t... : Sludgehead
• $50 for a NBA Jam Tournament Edition YAMMA board for my arcade cabinet. BOOM SHAKALAKA ! : gummijoh
• ~£650 : Durajim
• $10 for Deus Ex and System Shock 2 in original big box : swimteampie
• $220, disc brakes for my bike. Almost bought a suspension fork on ebay for $500 but ended getting it else... : nomaad
• like 50 euro for Ultima 6 with full box content (it even had the original price of $70 on a list inside, ... : razorblade79
• About $100 for a text book. Highest amount I've ever sold something was my GTX 275 last year which I ende... : KangDang

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• It's no different for any other digital download. Sucks because it should be cheaper than the boxed but t... : Tincan
• They actually do use a peer-assisted torrent-like system for downloading the installer for the digital ve... : devnullgt
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  Well, with digital, you will always be able to download it... : CrustaR
  • With retail too (you register it on your BNet account). : The Grolar Bear
  • Same with the box copy. You just put in your key and it gets added to your account. : slax0r
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    even if you buy the boxed version of SC2, once your account is linked with the serial, you can download t... : pandastrong
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      Well, look how wrong I am!! : CrustaR
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        That's at least twice today Crustar... again, I'm starting to worry. :) We need to put together som... : dedgecko
        • Indeed! :) : CrustaR
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    i am currently downloading it for my pc but can i also download it for my mac without buying it again?? : wtf242
    • yes, the key is for the account, and you get access to both platforms with it. : rmjackson
    • Correctamundo. : slax0r
• that's why I'll never pay full retail price for digital versions of games. Steam sales are fine, but if i... : Flynn
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  it's so they don't compete against retail sales for price. if they're selling the game at $60, it doesn't... : zerog83
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    how so? don't the publishers and developers get a bigger cut of the money by getting rid of the middle ma... : Jikim
    • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=23580399#itemanchor_23580399 they wouldn't ever consider alienatin... : zerog83
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  Because they think that by pricing them the same they will maximize their profits? Blizzard/Activision th... : CrazyPants
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    more like if they price the digital version cheaper they're going to get an earful from very high level f... : derelict515
    • Yup, this is the only reason why. : Link.
• If I enable peer to peer can I get a cut of the profits? : aeg1x
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  Box cost isn't a lot of money all things considered : dahanese
  • Well, you probably know more than I do, but what about distribution cost + retailer's cut? : Rice-Rocketeer
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  This is the first boxed PC game I've bought in I can't even remember how long. I thought the industry mov... : freshyk
  • the case would have been kinda tight with the Jim Raynor Wanted stationary shoved in it : bad_fish
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  I don't think brick and mortars would be very happy if they were offering the game online for less money.... : Danny5225
  • lol in Germany the digital version is 20 bucks more expensive than the boxed version. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • Undercutting walmart is a good way to get your item removed from its shelves. And then good luck selling... : handofthrawn
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  Why is the collectors edition a hundred bucks? Because fat nerds will buy it. : brecht
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    Hey! I'm not fat. : Arceihn
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      good thing they don't sell ham in collector's editions! : GloriousCow
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        You got me :( : abrasion
        • ^^Picked up SC2 CE and a hock of ham at the same time : Dong Patrol
• Nope it is just retarded, specially for Aussies with monthly download limits. 10gb is worth maybe 5$ or s... : abrasion
• Welcome to 2010, where rape is the game of the day and logic and fairness are something to laugh at. It's... : terath
• bandwith and server maintenance & support is expensive too : matthaeus
• How many stores would stock a product that the maker is selling direct at a discount? : scanline

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  It won't start for me at all this is horrifying :((((((( : SpaecKow
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    :( why not? : moshman
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      the login screen tells me that no SC2 CD key is associated with my battle.net account - BUT IT SO IS :(((... : SpaecKow
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        that's very cuntish. what do support say? : moshman
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          The phone lines are jammed and the Blizzard email billing crew's not on the clock till tomorrow so fuck :... : SpaecKow
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            I had the same thing, Blizzard support had to sort it out, took a few hours through email :( : dael
            • Well at least I know they can fix it thx for letting me know :( : SpaecKow
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        Dude had the same issue with the digital download, changing the password worked for me. : Dontdrop
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          Hey sup did you just refer to yourself in the third person!? :D : SpaecKow
          • NOT THAT IT MATTERS CAUSE THAT WORKED AND I CAN PLAY NOW OH GOD "DONTDROP" MORE LIKE "DONT DROP YOUR LOAD... : SpaecKow
      • It's ok I bet the warez dudes are loving the DRM free copy :) : abrasion
  • Play Minecraft instead. : Dong Patrol
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  I played 30 seconds of the first mission, got bored, quit and played MP for 6 hours straight : moshman
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    The first couple are tutorial missions. Trust me, it gets awesome quick : kainen1
    • mp is already awesome! : moshman
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  I have 2 (maybe 3?) missions left. I wanted to finish but it's fucking 6 oclock in the morning so I m... : InfoBiter
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    Mmm maybe when j eventually get it I'll do the hardest. Are you good at mp? : abrasion
    • Do it on hard. It's a good setting. : kainen1
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  It took 11 years to arrive, why do you dum-dums rush to finish it? Savor it like a virgin pussy... : Ender.Wiggin
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    Virgins are really boring in the sack and likely bad at blow jobs. Unless they follow that whole catholic... : anhero
    • if that's the case, then they are lying about being virgins. : captain hampton
  • Achievements and branching missions offer a lot of replayability. : BlackCat9
  • Wait. Double take. What do you want with 11 year old virgins? : anhero
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    This is abrasion you're talking about, Ender.Wiggin. Honestly, you don't half ask some silly questions. : Alice O'Connor
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      I don't even have it yet Alice :( p.s I am leaving soon,'when is our romantic dinner for two? : abrasion
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        she will eviscerate you with an orange : moshman
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          I've met her in person now, she is only 5'2" and gentle as a lamb : abrasion
          • she said she was tall! OH NOW I AM ANGRY! : moshman
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    I don't even have it! I just want to hear the SP is as good as War3 : abrasion
    • It's fairly different, see my post. : enyakk
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      I think if you liked War 3 you will definitely like the writing in this. I prefer SC1 campaign so far in ... : SpaecKow
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        Congrats! :D : enyakk
        • THX :D : SpaecKow
• That in between stuff is nice. : dael
• i hate RTS singleplayer, but I have to say that it's very very good. Brutal difficulty is just right. : Foxhawk
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  So far it's a lot like ME2, which is nice from a gameplay perspective, but makes it a bit disjointed in i... : enyakk
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    Oh :( the story was very tight in 1 and war 3 : abrasion
    • I like the parts in the campaign that force you to make a binary decision though. : enyakk
  • I just got to the Zeratul story arc. The big conflict seems to be forming up now...I'm super excited. : MercFox1
• At the rate the difficulty is increasing I think I will take a very, very long time. : daedraug

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  I assume we're using a loose definition of 'classical' (i.e., encompassing baroque and romantic periods a... : bipolar
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    We need to have a "find craziest looking conductor on youtube" competition. : Dave-A
    • Gonna be tough to beat James "White Man Afro" Levine : bipolar
• It changes all the time, but right now it's the No.4 Bydlo section from Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhi : Dave-A
• Beethoven 2 5 and 9th : watcherxp
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  Ode to Joy; mind blowing, breathtaking, spiritual. : massdev
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    extreme, fever. : Dave-A
    • I was going to go with Peggle theme but it might have been confusing. : massdev
• I don't have a favorite of all time, just a favorite at the moment, and at this moment it would be Dvorak... : Rag and Bone Man
• To this day nothing has topped Beethoven's 9th Symphony for me. The sheer, unbridled joy in the chorale a... : Arctic Fox
• Mahler is da bomb. : sgtsanity
• Ke$ha - Tik Tok : mXENO
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  battle scenes of star trek ii : FrayLo
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PR2v62mfdX4 SO FUCKING GOOD HOW CAN THIS NOT BE EVERYONE'S ANSWER : FrayLo
    • meh - horner is meh in comparison. He was a huge detraction in Avatar, and bringing the goddamn willow t... : dedgecko
  • i second this. : orgcaptainnemo
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  I love Starwars, Indiana Jones, even Jurassic Park, but come on... don't go comparing him to Tchaikovsky.... : proclone1
  • Go see Star Wars in Concert! : Ender.Wiggin
• Chopin - Prelude in D-Flat major ("Raindrop") http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21AYfo_2Cf4 : owly
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  Dvorak - New World Symphony probably This movement, whatever it's called http://www.youtube.com/watch... : invisible_kid
  • Oh, and is Berstein classical? Not really, but Candide is awesome. : invisible_kid
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    I didn't know that was Dvorak, love it. : kabex
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      Is it sad that I first heard his music from Ren and Stimpy? : Rag and Bone Man
      • Not at all. I think cartoons (older ones especially) were an integral part in exposing me and many others... : invisible_kid
  • Hey Dvorak buddy! : Rag and Bone Man
  • I do love this one. : millakazuya
• It's hard to pick one but I like the Four Seasons as a whole. : kabex
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  holst's mars - the intro scene on venture bros had me in stitches because that's exactly how my freshman ... : j0nchan
  • i had a recording of Holst's Hymns from the Rig Veda once but now i can't find it. i remember it being ve... : dirge23
• Schubert's Ave Maria - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bosouX_d8Y Dukas's The Sorcerer's Apprentice - ht... : dirge23
• If I had to pick one it would be Mozart's Serenade No.10 "Gran Partita" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v... : indosauros
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  Air on a G string : rosewood
  • the klazz brothers version from Collateral is amazingly well done. : beastrabban
• "Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis", by Ralph Vaughan Williams: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkMIgM... : Bold
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCEDfZgDPS8 Mussorgsky - Night on Bald Mountain : dedgecko
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    http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=23580681#itemanchor_23580681 : Rag and Bone Man
    • what? : dedgecko
• 9th Symphony is very inspiring and one of my all time favourites. Tchaikovski's 1812 also gets the blo... : millakazuya
• Ecce Gratum http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tVDZZ_hue0 Debussey's Clair De Lune : kramweil
• from the 1942 recording of the Fantasia soundtrack - the transition from Night on Bald Mountain into Ave ... : beastrabban
• I could go nuts with this one. Can't even make a small list. Here are a few I love though: Concerto '... : VictoriouSecret
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  I like a lot of single tunes as well. I'll list a bunch. But first one I can think of is: Walking i... : millakazuya
  • Nightwish has a decent version or two of that one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAV5Z9OitS4 : VictoriouSecret
• Definitely Bedrich Smetana's Vltava: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmX4gSChJsc&hd=1 Also, Sergei Rach : Satyric0n
• Funeral for Queen Mary - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWRcx9LHBJU&feature=related : Grumbeld
• Trois Gymnopédies (1-3) - Eric Satie http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7DBoiyBoJ8 : King Kavik
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  Bach's Partitia No. 2 in D Minor : Ciaccona http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partita_for_Violin_No._2_(Bach) : hawkeye
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    That's a great piece, and Heifetz probably has my favorite interpretation of it: http://www.youtube.com... : Rampancy
    • Hahn's is also up there! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uCdKH_zHVs&feature=related : Rampancy
    • I need to install that damn extension that blocks out the comment section on YouTube. It's like a train ... : hawkeye
• Ibanez- Asturias or Malmsteen- Icarus Dreams. : akirabob
• Barber Adagio for Strings count? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRMz8fKkG2g : KxRook
• locater16. How highbrow can he go? We'll find out next chatty. : Drewus
• Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata, 3rd Movement - Presto Agitato I love this piece only because I've been ... : shyguy74
• Vivaldi - Concerto No. 4 Winter (Allegro Non Molto) However, when I was in college I used to love shut... : dengar65
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFRFtnTd620 : uncle slappy
• its typically very easy to find a youtube sample for your suggestions guys. i'd really hate to whine abou... : PlanetPerfecto
• Napalm Death - Twist The Knife (Slowly) : Godhatesfatpeople
• probably Bach Concerto in A minor 3rd movement, by a good violinist : qwpeoriu
• Montagues and Capulets by Prokofiev http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljOMXgfflRI : node
• almost anything by Phillip Glass or Mozart's Violin Concertos : mankeroo
• I love all kind of things from Phillip Glass and the movie work of Clint Mansel (Fountain, Requiem etc.),... : tcs