Talk Amongst Yourselves
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Home-schooling FTW! 😀
Bullying is such a sad thing for society. Obviously we have not evolved as much as we think we have otherwise it would have been a thing from the past. As a parent, I find it so difficult to give good advice on how to deal with bullies. The schools policy is to ignore them and walk away. But that rarely works. I ask my kids to get a teacher, but they offer no help or assistance these days. So what’s left for a kid to do? Its terribly depressing. 🙁
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My high school had the advantage that most people were very conscious of how the year saw them. As such, people tried hard in class, and looked down on bullying. The “cool” people in my year were mostly extremely intelligent. There were still a few cockbags who saw fit to spend their valuable time pissing me (and others, mostly my friends) off, but that’s to be expected. When you have the inability to form a coherent sentence that doesn’t involve a racial slur you have to resort to taking it out on other people.
lol – I hate the maths component of my course. Not even for the maths, but the lecturers are just horrible (in terms of personality and teaching) compared to my normal ones.
I walked out of that into Quantum Mechanics, which is so much better because I’ve got an awesome Russian guy. He’s hilarious (I think my Eastern European background allows me to appreciate all the subtleties, ’cause I’m usually the only one who laughs…)
That all being said, I like matrices/vector-stuff too – so yeah, shut up! XP
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Linear algebra etc is rather nice. Damned sight better than statistics, that’s for sure.
Partial differential equations are where it’s at, though.
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I get to enjoy all of this in my degree (fizzicks-based), so I feel quite qualified to say the following:
“OH GOD, MAKE IT STOP! MAKE IT ALL STOP!!!”
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Wow, what is this amazing feeling?
I went to sleep before midnight (before 11 even!), and here I am, awake at 8:45. This could be the start of something great. Of something new, a life where I manage mornings!
On second thoughts, bugger it, I’d say I’m going back to bed, but I never left.
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Pfft do it the manly way and go to bed at 1:00 am and get up at 6.
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Pffft do it the real manly man and go to bed at 5:59 am and then get up at 6 😛
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The real manly thing is to skip sleep 2 nights in a row, on school nights, to play GTAIV because it was just released.
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Better yet: get to 5:59, chug a beer and keep going.
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Hahah, that’s exactly what I did last night. I was playing Dragon Age: Origins doing the Mage tower quest, and I got so enthralled that I pulled an all-nighter. I’m so going to regret this…
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lol i did that last night too…
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Sleeping???? No wonder progress on the Colesseum is slipping!
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Nah, that’s just because it currently requires thought, and, far worse, planning, so I’m unwilling to progress on it. I’ll get back to it. Eventually.
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Well Batguy, you beat me… *sigh*
In other news, I finally downloaded Portal yesterday morning, and I finished the story mode last night…man I so can not wait till Portal 2 comes out! 😀 Until then, I’ll just have to try out some of the custom Portal maps.
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I was playing that last night also. It is a good game, but can’t dedicate much time to it. Man it makes you feel smart when you figure stuff out…
I am looking forward to finishing it. How long does it take?
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Not long.
Everyone mentioned how short it was when it was released, but this was in the days prior to the Modern Warfare 2 single player.
I’d say somewhere around 6 hours, but it might depend on whether you’re in the groove or not.
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Portal didn’t need to be long – it was released on the Orange Box (along with HL2 + episodes + TF2), and was kind of an experiment for Valve. And it worked.
Portal 2 is reportedly ~10 hours long for solo, and longer still for co-op.
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It was exactly as long as it needed to be. It told its story, it taught you the mechanics, and it didn’t outstay its welcome, for that, I was very glad.
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*Phew* Now I get to sell the iPod, rather than give it away!
Also Portal is awesome. I recently bought “Portal: Still Alive” when it was on sale on XBLA, even though I already had the main game in the Orange Box and for free on Steam. Totally worth it. Looking forward to buying the PS3 version of Portal 2 so I can play multiplayer with my PC-only brother.
A brush tail possum got into my house Saturday night. Ran into the bathroom and everything that could be knocked over was. There was stuff everywhere. The dogs were going nuts. While I tried to calm them down my Mum went to the neighbors to get help. My friends Dad came up and, while wearing gloves, grabbed the possum by the tail and threw it out of the house. It was pretty cool.
Went to see Battle: Los Angelas last night. I liked it. Full of cliches and lacking on plot but you get what you pay for. It was like War of the Worlds but from the point of view of the soldiers instead of Tom Cruise. The fire fights felt a lot more realistic then most fire fights I’ve seen in films. In most films the bad guys will be firing their guns wildly and they may as well be shooting blanks for all the damage their bullets do. In Battle: LA you see every bullets impact in the enviroment. The film is all shot with a shaky camera which is about annoying to begin with but as the film goes on you get used to it and it works out quite well.
Saw an awesome trailer for Thor at the beggining of the film. Can’t wait for it.
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I thought it was good until halfway through. When they added all the emotional stuff it’s like they forgot what movie they were making.
I’d say, when they leave the police station, you leave the theatre and the movie will seem pretty good.
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I quite enjoyed it too. I had heard a lot of bad reviews for it, so perhaps I went in with different expectations than some, as some of my friends didn’t like it much.
I just wanted a simple alien invasion war movie and that’s what I got. From a military standpoint the movie seemed realistic and like you said the firefights felt real. The character development and emotional stuff might have been cliche and a little trite but it’s what you expect from an action movie like this, it’s full of cheesy moments.
The aliens looked and acted well as well. They weren’t just unstoppable killing machines that walked through everything and then fell over when dead. You could actually see them taking glancing shots from rifles and being knocked back, or pulling wounded behind cover.
The shaky cam was really frustrating during the first few scenes, where it is just a couple of people talking in a room. It is completely unnecessary during these times, but it gets better once the action starts up.
If you are looking for a good action movie, or a military movie and you don’t mind cheesy cliches and aliens, this is for you. If you want something intelligent or deep, or something with great writing, you’re looking in the wrong place.
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I thought it was a great story. Really interesting. Kept my attention the whole way through.
Especially the part where your dad grabbed it by the tail and chucked it out. /salutes
Guys, my mate convinced me to get a 3ds… but…
…I don’t have the money for it. But, *baldrick voice* I have a cunning plan, sir.
I will do anything on the following list for a negotiated price:
– voice acting
– web design
– 3d modeling
– sketches/comics
– singing
(I’ll try and be reasonable with prices)
If you want any previous work samples, don’t hesitate to email me at tadmod(at)hotmail(dot)com!
OKAY: $0 down, $300 to go…
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I’ll pay you the princely sum of zero dollars for you to hum a little ditty to yourself.
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I’ll double that amount if it’s accompanied by dancing.
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I’ll triple it if he makes a video of himself dancing and humming a little ditty. Oh, while drawing a comic too.
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If he made it bad enough, he might be able to gain money through advertising, people do love to watch what sickens them.
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Wait… could he also 3d model whilst doing the ditty hummy dance? Whilst reciting shakespear to the tune of Still Alive?
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Have you ever tried to 3d model while doing anything else? it’s a complete bitch.
So yes, he should definitely try it, and record his attempt.
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I was serious, guys… 🙁
I would seriously do all that for $150… xD
Off topic: writing responses on a phone is harder than you may think…
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Sorry, we thought we were helping… Obviously, were not good at it. For example, this man has a bent clock. http://www.salvationarmycarolinas.org/assets/commands/greensboro/images/Family%20select%20store/bending%20clock.JPG
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Breart Hoken. </3
But seriously, OT: If anyone does need anything done, PLEASE email me! I'm desperate for a 3DS. I would already have $100 towards the cost, but I donated that to the Japan fund. 🙁
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If this works and you make more than enough money for a 3DS, could you buy me one??Cheers…
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Jimu, considering no-one has responded in the affirmative, I doubt I’ll be able to get one myself! 🙁
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I not-long preordered a 3DS too – had to cancel two other preorders and can’t afford to buy any games just yet, so I’ll probably sit around and admire the design for the first couple of months …
…so just keep in mind, if I had any money I’d gladly solicit your services to help you out XD
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Thanks man. The thought softens the blow 🙂
I have made a breakthrough over the weekend, I have finally found lava! WOO! Now I can finally finish my project hopefully within the week. I really hope she likes what I made for her 🙂
Darn you dawdle I’m addicted to the yogscast minecraft adventure now, they’re awesome and hilarious and I can’t stop watching their episodes 😛
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I find the idea of struggling to find lava rather, alien. I seem to find lava whenever I dig, and it’s typically directly underneath me, or right above my head…
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lol I had to dig pretty far, but it was massive when I did find it. Perhaps all the lava in more of the immediate vicinity got spawned there. Nevertheless I’m finally gonna be able to finish. The site is done and I used the stone I collected paving the area to start making 4 new shorter towers around my massively tall one then linking them together with massive stone walls, making a larger haven area to live in. Made a farm too which I had to fence off cuz cows kept getting in the way and ruining my crops. DARN YOU COWS!
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Soon your attack wolves will take on those pesky cap providing beasties!
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Yeah those wolves look so adorable! They even shake their fur after getting out of the water. SQUEE! My own companions/army!
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Gotta love how manly the guys of this site are.
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I think the women of Kotaku are manlier than the men…
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Wait…what?! *sits on lounge in old, stained and too-large shirt with a beer in one hand and the other hand scratching….*
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Well wolves are my favourite animal, despite their savagery, I think they’re beautiful. What’s wrong with that?
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I’m glad someone shares my addiction now. 😛
Here’s a little bonus clip for you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV9pT07IAP0
If that wasn’t enough, this is bound to make any living being laugh:
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Yeah Simon is bloody hilarious xD
It’s Monday, which means that there’s a new Adventures of Buttercup up on my website.
On Friday, I finally realised just how long 1500 words is when viewed in a browser. So I figured it might be best to cut the length down just a tad for these. To make up for the shorter entries (they’re about half as long as the previous ones), I’m now updated Buttercup on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesday and Thursdays.
Let me know if you prefer this format or like the previous set up better.
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I haven’t read it yet so I can’t tell you which format I prefer, but I just wanted to tell you not to be afraid of lengthy wordage.
Don’t cater to the “TL;DR” irate illiterates. This is the type of person who can’t be bothered reading something but certainly has the time and energy to spare to compose a complaint.
If your style is lengthy, then go long but if you prefer shorter more frequent posts then do that. Write how you want, you’ve been very entertaining so far. 🙂-
Okay, I read it…took me about a minute. Forget what I said about doing what you want. I’m your biggest fan and I demand you go back to your lengthy self. 😛
Also, quit making poor Buttercup kill herself. It might be fun to see how she deals with a Black Phantom….
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Yeah, screw what I said last time about not burning yourself out, I want 2 3000 words entries EVERY DAY!
In actuality, I don’t really mind, just so long as you keep my crack fix going.
I mean, keep updating, sorry, had you confused with my dealer for a minute there.
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I could totally do 2×3000 word posts a day…if I quit my job and started doing this full time. Feel free to pay my salary if you want that. :p
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I’ve already put this week’s posts up on the site (their scheduled to go up every morning), so going back to the usual length will have to wait just a tad.
As for not killing Buttercup, Black World Tendency is scary! In all seriousness, I’m actually considering only doing that for the first section of each level. Just to get acclimatised. I’m getting pretty sick of the limited health and only having one ring available.
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It’s actually pretty difficult to get BWT, and killing bosses brings you back to WWT so I think you’ll be okay. I never had BWT but I did have Pure White a few times.
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There are a couple of places where I really want to get Pure White, mainly Boletarian Palace, which I would have had (or been close to it) if I didn’t die in body form there before killing the Tower Knight.
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There are pros and cons for both lengths.
1200-1500 words (what I was aiming for before) works by forcing me to just power through what has happened. I have two hours of gameplay, that will turn in to two ~1500 word posts.
~700 words means that I’m not really breaking down the gameplay into equal chunks, but instead can stop and focus on the little things and have that be an entire post.
Also, although I’m not trying to cater to the TL;DR type, a 700 word post is a lot easier for most people to just sit down and read quickly, as opposed to a 1500 word post which some people may decide to read later and then forget about.
I’ve decided I’m going to write my fourth year material culture major assessment on the evolution of the video game controller, from simple joystick through to complex, multi-buttoned ergonomic game pad, and then evolving into a zucchini shaped wand and finally into thin air. It’s 4000 words so it might be a bit of a stretch if I can’t find any decent academic(ish) source material. Anyone know of a good read about this type of thing?
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There are a lot of ‘games journalism’ pieces about it, if they count as serious enough. Otherwise there might be some academic.pieces about control, ergonomics and how controllers affect design. Maybe check out your uni’s journal database?
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What about looking for medical reports over the years for kids who’ve developed RSI type hand injuries? Also you could go into detail about the motion game FAD and the surge of medical complaints that brought about? Just ideas.
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Like N64 wrist, button mashing thumb or Wii arm?
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Also, I wore the skin of my thumb!
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Thanks guys,
I’ll definitely look into those suggestions. I like the idea of looking at gaming related injuries like RSI and n64 wrist (i’ll need to find a technical term for that one!).
I think my basic argument will be that as games became more complicated we needed more buttons. This made games more interesting so we started playing them for longer periods of time so comfort and ergonomics became more important… Then the industry decided that they were missing out on the old folks dollars and boom, now don’t need buttons anymore.
Thanks again, Dave
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Got a book for my bday, “Reality is Broken” that discusses how playing games and concepts if game design can help us fix what is wrong with the world and improve the quality of life. Love the quote on the back, “Think learning about Halo can’t help your life or your company? Think again.”
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I don’t usually like t-shirts withs words on them, but I would absolutely buy one that said “Reality is Broken”.
I might have to keep my eye out for that book too, sounds intriguing.
I love the smell of virgin TAY in the morning.
In other news, I went crazy shopping for clothes. I have not bought new clothes or shoes for about 3 years except work stuff.
Anyway, bought 10 t-shirts, 1 X jeans, 1 X black jacket, 2 X hoodie and two pairs of shoes for about $500.
Bought two shirts from snorgtees? so not sure what they will be like. Anyone used them?
While t-shirt browsing online, I saw one of the funniest and most wrong shirts ever.. and it’s only text.
‘Uncle with benefits’
Man that is so wrong but so right!
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I’ve not bought new shoes in 7 years! For some reason they just last and last 😛
But I gotta say, that T-Shirt… I can just picture Rodney Dangerfield wearing it. 😀
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Wow, that was bad, it took me far too long to get that. I was like “7 years? holy crap, I need to replace my shoes every six months, how on earth could he -Ohhhh. Riiiiiiight. Awkward.”
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Wait, I totally forgot! This is a perfect chance for you to make a youtube video of you doing some modelling works! 😀
Hey all, I’m going to be running a NFS:HP tournament over at the Leather Cap Society page, I was just wondering, how many people are interested/own a copy of NFS:HP? If there aren’t that many people, I might change it to a Trackmania Nations Forever Tournament because that game is free for PC. BTW there is no prize for the tournament, because I’m too broke too buy one…but you will win our never-ending(or at least somewhat-never-ending) respect, especially if you beat Batguy :P.
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OMG, I think we need to get married. I was going to suggest this exact same thing today!
I’ll put in a 1 billion vote for Trackmania, because, well, its awesome fun. AND FREE! So, there’s no excuses!
I would be in the NFS thing, but I don’t have it. But thats not to say both comps cant be run in tandem, but I’d still prefer TM. Also, perhaps the weekly winner can design the following weeks track? (is that possible to play?)
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If my copy arrives sometime this century then I’ll join in.
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Yeah Trackmania! That game is all kinds of cool. Consider me in for that!
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This could be fun, count me in for TrackMania. Didn’t know it was free so I’ll get it tonight
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Okay, Trackmania it is!
Well just go with some of the tracks that come with the game for the first week, then the winner can choose the tracks for next week, just make sure to post a link to download them 😀
Here’s the thread with more details about today’s event http://lcsociety.enjin.com/forum/m/1538432/viewthread/647294-trackmania-nations-forever-tournament-day-1-
Wh… where are we going? Leather Cap Society? What’s happening :'(
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That website is so we don’t fill TAY with useless junk……erm…never mind…it’s already filled…
It’s the site for the Minecraft Message Board, so we don’t need to go on a hike to find out the latest in Fatshady’s server.
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Ok, my best time so far now is 31.74 I think I can improve it slightly…
tmtp://#score=qumulys:A13-Race:31740:028F65CD-
For those that don’t know, TrackMania Nations is around 700 MB to download, but its an awesome fun game. Sure, the physics aren’t realistic, but thats its charm. Very similar to Stunts, so those with fond memories, come give it a go. One of the best games on Steam, and free. 😀
btw, my new time in this weeks challenge 31.55
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Oh noes… it’s Chime all over again!
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31.54 Qumulys! 31.5…4!
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/me holds his hand to his stinging cheek.wait wait… Did you ever beat my chime record though yet? If you, thats worth at least an extra -0.05 secs of my time.
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* if you didn’t
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Phwoar… That extra 0.01 of a second is damn hard to find. But, I finally did it! A 31:54 as well. I guess there may be a chance to beat it, but I dont have the time as I’ll be in hospital for the day tomorrow. Good luck!
Anyone else joining in?
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Yeah unfortunately my internet connection was darn slow last night and TrackMania wasn’t finished till about 11pm, gah! Next race I’ll be in definitely.
So I watched a fair few DC cartoons over the weekend.
First up was Young Justice, which I actually enjoyed more than I expected. Aside from having a bit of personality overlap with Kid Flash and Robin, and Megan’s annoying “Hello Megan!” thing, there’s quite a lot going for this show. It doesn’t hurt that they’re going for a larger mythology arc right from the beginning.
I also watched Superman Doomsday, which was neat but there was nothing exceptional about it.
Finally there was All Star Superman, this one was probably my favourite of the bunch just because it is one of the few animated movies/shows to feature Clark Kent heavily. He really is an undervalued aspect of Supes’s character.
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The “Hello Megan” thing is almost as annoying as Naruto dub version’s “Believe It!” Any time I hear it I wish to reach into my computer and STRANGLE THEM WITH MY BEAR (sic) HANDS!
Personally I’ve been busy with other shows lately. Been watching “The Cape” and I think it’s a shame it got cancelled, as it’s a lot of fun, and the other one I got started on was “V” which is worth it, if only for Alan Tudyk in the first episode. Oh Wash! *sighs*
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I just couldn’t get into The Cape. I gave up after a few episodes even though I really did try to give it a chance.
V was pretty similar, I started to watch for the same reason you did, Alan Tudyk. But I started to get the feeling that the whole thing was just being made up as it went along and lost interest seven or eight episodes in.
Maybe I should watch shows because they’re interesting, not because they have people from Firefly in them…
Also, bear hands are awesome. I want some, even if they would reduce my typing speed somewhat.
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Yeah, I can see what you mean with V, I’m about 5 episodes in, and I have no idea how they could stretch it to two seasons, still, I’ll keep watching it until I’m genuinely bored, it’s keeping my interest well enough.
Speaking of watching shows due to Firefly people, Castle. I haven’t seen any of it, but have heard good things, is anyone willing to recommend it?
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When V started I was interested because of Alan Tudyk and Morena Baccarin. Unfortunately, Firefly actors do not a good show make.
I’ve only ever seen 5 minutes of Castle, but what I saw looked good (Fillion was as charming as ever).
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Castle is good fun. It would be nothing without Fillion though. The main chick is a really bad actress. Thankfully she’s getting better with practice though.
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That is their names.
She may not be a great actress, but she does make up for it by being hot… which is an acceptable alternative.
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Hot?
Nonononoonono nonono no no nooooooo.
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The Cape was deservedly cancelled. It started out pretty good but quickly deteriorated. The characters were great but it was let down by cringe-worthy writing. I have a pretty high tolerance for “bad” TV but I’m not sure I can bring myself to watch the last few episodes.
V is not bad. Although it too seems to be failing itself. The most recent episode I watched (I’m a couple behind, I think) was a bit awful. I really don’t think these characters are as stupid as this episode made them look.
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I’m only a few episodes in, so I’ll trust you in that regards (there have been a few moments where I sit, looking at the screen saying “did that really just happen” so I can see where you’re coming from).
Why do good concepts have to fail so badly? I need my crappy escapist fantasies!
Didn’t Adam Baldwin (aka Jayne Cobb) voice Supes in Doomsday?
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Yup, and James Marsters (Spike from Buffy) was Luthor.
Have you read All star Supes yet?
That is a good comic right there!
Can’t wait to see the toon!
MARK! I saw your tweet suggestion for Four Tet… never really gave them much of a chance so I got Rounds on the weekend. Was a bit jarring at first but holy camoly, they are really growing on me! Really really interesting album.
On a further musical note, I’m putting this out there: Angles, best Strokes album yet. Bam.
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Awesome! I love Rounds. One of my favourite albums ever. Give his new one a listen as well. Forgotten the name of it, but prob his best album since Rounds.
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‘There Is Love In You’? Getting now…
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http://www.computerandvideogames.com/294410/news/prey-2-gameplay-details-emerge/
WHYYYYY!?!?
This isn’t Prey 2, it’s Completely New Game That Was Shoehorned Into An Existing IP For No Good Reason.
Why do developers feel the need to do this? Just call it something different!
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Firstly: Brand recognition is a big thing, all publicity is good publicity, etc. etc.
Secondly: Killian Samuels. Really? that’s the best they could do? Even I can come up with better names than that.
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Hopefully this will be a good replacement for Mirrors Edge 2…
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Wow, sounds like Prey 2: Copycat Namedropping for Profits
Just a friendly reminder about the SYDNEY KOTAKU MEETUP:
WHEN – Saturday, April 2nd, 12:30pm
WHERE – Sydney CBD. How does EBGames on George St sound?
WHAT – Lunch, possibly at the pub. If there’s any under 18’s could you give us a shout and i’ll look to booking bavarian bier or something, I think someone suggested that last week.
WHO – If you could all shout a “OMGSIREATSALOTLOOKATMYPANTS” to catch my attention, then I could get the numbers, who is coming etc that’d be great.
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I would have been totally up for this, but my best friend from Scotland is flying in on that very day. Haven’t seen him in two years. Really sorry, but probably won’t be able to make it.
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Well, I suggested Bavarian Bier Cafe, but I just realised I won’t be able to make it 🙁
Could you shift it a week later? I would totally be up for that… 🙂
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2 weeks later!
Oh, and as far as ‘pants’ did you guys realise that in the UK ‘pants’ actually means ‘underpants’. So when Sir. Serrels maintains he’s not wearing any what’s he really talking about?!
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im cool whenever.. i want the most pepole possible.
lets try for 2 weeks time so Strange is there???
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I’m cool with that. More the merrier 🙂
2 weeks!!! Which moves it to 16th April.
I did not know about the pants thing. Ya learn something new everyday.
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yes for more people! 😀
I’m going to bump a comment from the weekend:
Anyone know what the MAG community is like these days?
Looking for something to tide me over until Brink arrives in May.
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Sorry, I don’t play online but from what I’ve heard, being on PSN should make it okay.
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Oh and with new stuff coming out for MAG I’m also guessing there’s people still playing.
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Spanks for the heads-up
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I have 5 gym badges and am back at work wishing i was home collecting gym badges…
Great game!
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Just got all 8 on the weekend. Although maily cause my emboar is level 56 while my other pokemon are all at level thirty. Gonna train them up before i go to the elite four.
My team
Zebstrika
Emboar
Drudigion- Dragon type
This cool ghost ground type.
pidove evolved form
and this cool grass bug type that i got-
Was using the zebra at first but wasn’t needed as much as I have a Grass as my starter.
He just wasn’t getting used as much as I would have liked. Needed a damn fire type to beat the honey gym so I swapped him out for the little fire dude from the desert and he is SOOO powerful. His special move was something like drops accuracy for power and he was killing everything in one hit!
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Who are you training?
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Don’t know the real names cos I renamesd them FAR more amusingly.
Water Toad thing
fire gorrila thing
Smug grass snake
psychic bat(which I would like to swap for lightning mouse bird thing if I find one)
Rock guy (was called Roggenrolla at the start)
Veigny fighter dood with a peice of wood that changed to metal girder after evolving.If anyone knows the true names, feel free to update my names!
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lol! No I think I know most of who you’re talking about. Dammit… I’m so gonna end up buying this today…
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Get black so we can trade!
I work in the CBD ALL WEEK!
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You’ve been busy. I only have 3 after 5 hours of playtime.
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Hoping to get a fair bit done before DA2 arrives.
Also is good fun and I can play wherever, which is a big, BIG help.
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8 badges and on way to Elite 4 – after 33.5 hours. Didn’t help that I just decided to change my party lineup and needed to grind ~30 levels each for the new members…
Hoping DA2 gets here today!
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Changed the whole party? WOH! You are a patient man.
Yep also waiting on the DA2!
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Not the whole party 😛
Only half of it.But how can you go past a grass/steel? It’s resistant against most types, and only weak to fire and fighting!
http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Ferrothorn_(Pok%C3%A9mon)-
Just helped me discover the Steel/dark type in routes 9 and 11. That guy looks sweet and does False Swipe which is a must have for me later on!
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You can get False Swipe as a TM from Prof Juniper after seeing 25 pokemon. Also, reusable TMs!?! Whoever put that in the game deserves a medal.
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Done and done. I also got a lucky egg of some old guy!
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Third person waiting for DA2. Weirdly, according to OzGameShop’s Twitter account, people in New Zealand were getting their orders days ago.
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Customs have been amazingly shit lately – in February it took 14 days to get something from the UK that arrived in Aus. after 2 days and then a textbook I bought on March 1 didn’t turn up until the 18th.
Never had it so bad (I’m used to 5-7 days) so I don’t know what’s going on…
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Victory Road, 42 hours.
I literally just stopped battling after the 5th gym to go catch and breed me some pokemon, probably about 20 hours all up, including EV training.
Apart from that, just been taking my sweet time getting around the place.
I’m at 5 badges and just got to the town where I can get my 6th. Just over 24 hours played so far.
My team is currently made up of:
Victini
Zebstrika
Serpine
Pidoves evolution
Purloin
Tirtouga
I’ll probably drop Purloin for a bug Pokemon I’ve got sitting in Day Care.
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Using a legend? Doesn’t that make it too easy??
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I ditched Purrloin/Liepard rather early on – it was rather weak, and it didn’t learn too many Dark moves (strange, for a Dark type…).
Current part is:
Throh
Victini
Ferrothorn
Samurott
Zebstrika
Braviary
Please tell me you’re using “Haxorus”, just because he’s got an epic name, lol.
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Can’t, haven’t even seen one. What’s the type?
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Dragmale
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Apparently there’s one pokemon evolutionary pathy thing, and one of them is called Gurdurr, or something like that. When this was pointed out to me, I proceeded to spend 5 minutes saying “GURRR-DURRRRRR” in the stupidest voice imaginable.
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Same!
I was all like “Hurr durr durr gurr durr hurr” because I am such a classy and mature gentleman.Here’s what bugs me though. Timburr carries around a piece of, well, timber, Gurrdurr has a girder/I-beam.
So what the heck is Conkeldurr supposed to be?-
All my brain can think of is a penis…
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Thers only one cure for that!
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Does it involve hiring me an orgy of hookers? Because I’d be cool with that.
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Now I think that’s the perfect plural for hookers; ‘orgy’.
We will have a gaggle of geese, a flock of sheep, a school of fish and an orgy of hookers!
spectacular work! xD
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Sure, using Mark’s wife’s credit card!
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Geez, if we’re paying by card I’d need to go to one of the actual brothels, not just pick them up off the street (in my unmarked van), which is so much effort.
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Anyone seen where I can catch the lightning mouse that flys?
The map claims he’s many places but I’ve yet to see one in the wild.
I’m in the lightning cave at the moment and no luck…
I’m worried it’s a seasonal thing, may research him later.
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You can trade for one in like the 6th gym town but you dont want it. The thing isnt as fast as zebstrika and has shitty defence. As in one hit kos constantly. If you dont want zebsticka id go for joltick
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I need a bird replacement and I don’t want the bird. A man’s gotta have FLY!
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I replaced my Unfezant (evolved Pidove) with Rufflet, which I then evolved into Braviary. White exclusive eagles 😛
http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Rufflet_(Pok%C3%A9mon)Another possibility is Archen: http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Archen_(Pok%C3%A9mon)
However, it can’t learn Fly until it evolves…
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I don’t think it’s seasonal; for the most part, seasonal Pokemon are really just birds that hibernate in the winter, and Ice pokemon come out instead.
It might show up on multiple routes, but I think it only appears in the special rustling grass, not through regular walking.-
I caught a vanilla icecream outside of the freezer and it’s only Autumn.
Is it Autumn for everyone?
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Seasons change monthly. March is Autumn. April is Winter. Etc.
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I knew it was monthly…just unsure if each month was a specific season.
Autumn is my fav in real life but it’s so uggers McDuff in a game…everything’s brown!
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Yum!
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I’m serious, It’s an ice type that looks like a vanilla icecream without the cone.
It’s called vanilite or something equally ridonculoz…One of those pokemons where you think:
“They just wern’t trying this time”. and then you think:
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When it evolves, it gains a cone o.O
And then it becomes a double-cone… -
Thats semi-clever. I like him more now. Does he change flavour??
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The flying electric mouse (Emolga) usually appears in shaking grass only. Try running around outside a patch of grass where it’s supposed to appear until one shakes.
I feel like I am missing a party.
Dunno if I can justify shelling out for a DS just for Pokemon tho.
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I know how you feel.
Which is why I’m getting a 3ds just for pokemon!!!
My god I am stupid.
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Ha!
…I was so close to buying Black outright when I put down the deposit on my 3DS, but yeah… when I collect it, I’m guessing the first game I buy will be Pokemon (and it’s not even in 3D!) because Jimu’s making me jealous…
We can be stupid together! 😀
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I just don’t know whether I’ll have the money ready in time, and I realise I probably should have pre-ordered it months ago. I have the monies, it’s just locked away in the cesspool that it my bank account.
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We have 3! A borrowed, a broken and the wife’s!
When mine broke I convinced her to get a new one by saying it is hers…which it is.
Then I borrowed one off a freind who upgrade to and XL so I could play Soulsilver cos the wife couldn’t stop Tetrising! -
It’s cool Jo, I made us up a cooler place to be. Now THEY will be the jealous ones! http://kramsdesign.com/misc/kotaku/pokemansparty.jpg
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Haha nice!
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Damn, I am jealous!
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Are you taking a dump??
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…yes. Yes I am.
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Jealous?
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I am, that’s a downside of the Crystal Meth
(new game, how many drugs can I claim to take in a week? (answer: all of them (not really))
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I’m not jealous. Remember I was sick last week. I have done more than my fair share of pooping. Was OK though, Poop time = Pokemanz time!
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And I’m at neither party, wishing I could either. 🙁
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could be at either*
I really need to start proof-reading, ugh.
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At least you have that LSD to keep you occupied, and after you pop the XTC you’ll be fine!
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The problem is, the Eccy doesn’t really agree with the Ketamine I just took, something about hyper-stimulant with hyper-depressive.
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You need to smoke some weed. Weed fixes everything!
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Maybe, but weed laced with crack does not. It gives you the sorest throat, and kind of turned me off marijuana completely. Not even the excessive amounts of alcohol I had consumed could numb the burning in my throat.
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You need to up your dosage of prescription painkillers.
Awww sorry Blaghman, come on in! You’re INVITED! http://kramsdesign.com/misc/kotaku/pokemansparty2.jpg
That is the greatest image of me, of all time.
It looks so much like me!
Thanks man, I spent like 2 hours on the shading. I hope you like it.
He has glasses…soooooooo cooool!
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Related to comic bookness:
http://marvel.com/news/story/15347/fear_itself_deadpool
I’m sure someone must have noticed/mentioned this, but I can’t remember, so, just in case.
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Deadpool has about 5 titles a month now. It just isn’t funny anymore.
I loved the Joe Kelly run and the Gail Simone run.
Creators are more important that characters.-
Yes, and this is Chris Hastings, of Dr. McNinja!!! I’d say he at least qualifies as awesome (in the over-used internet form), and I think it will be interesting to see if his writing style translates well to an actual comic.
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Good to see the big guys showing support for the little guys.
Never read Dr. McNinja. Have been meaning to check it out ever since the team up with AXECOP 9which I still haven’t read). -
Read Dr Mcninja. Freaking hilarious. A bit slow at first, but it picks up rather quickly. Gorilla receptionist? Check. Doctor who is also a Ninja? Check. Teenage mustachioed gunslinger sidekick? Check. Raptor mount named Yoshi? Check. Zombie Ben Franklin? Check.
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Reading now!
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Those two do pretty damned good work together, so I’ll be on the lookout for this when it comes out.
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I’m so excited. Bagley was the first artist i got into (age 10) and Bendis was the first writer (age 19). This is so exciting I have exciting juice plopping out of my excitement glande at the speed of exciting!
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I really did not need that mental image.
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Why? What do you think an excoitement glande is?
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There’s a fluorescent light just above my desk that has started to flicker. I could try and get up there and pop it out, or call one of the building maintenance guys to do it.
Or I can wait until my lunch break is over to deal with it.
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I took a third option and just turned the lights off. I normally share my office, but the woman who sits at the other desk isn’t in today, so I’m just going to tolerate being in slightly less light.
I actually like this a bit better.
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Leave this one for the maintenance men; they are rugged, enjoy meat pies for breakfast, drink ice coffee at even the most inappropriate moments and know the score in more ways than one.
But first we should take care of a far more important issue.
it draws late into the day and seems to me nobody has made mention of the fact that it is most certainly . . .
Monday, Monday, Monday.
Monday comes after Sunday,
tomorrow is Tuesday, Tuesday.
Gotta get down on Tuesday.
Which seat should i take?
Rebecca Black is the new black; i wish i could be more like her.
Send help,
Plainview.
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Rebecca who? Is that one of those pop culture references I don’t get cos I’m too busy using leaf blade on roggenrollas???
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In case you haven’t already searched it up yourself Jimu here’s the Rebecca Black thing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD2LRROpph0
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No thank you.
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Tell me about it. I was at the bus stop before, thinking about Friday. Didn’t see my friends though.
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I saw them, I was kicking in the back seat.
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I was simultaneously kickin’ in the front seat and sittin’ in the back seat. I’m just that Gosu.
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Sitting in the back yet kicking in the front… were you having a seizure?
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Cocaine withdrawal’s a bitch.
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#Winning
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He may have been banging 7 gram rocks, but I was banging 7 hookers and equivalent amounts of coke, how do you like me now, Sheen?
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Sheen may have tiger blood and Adonis DNA, but you, sir, have Battle Cat blood, and Prince Adam DNA.
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cocaine and Rebecca Black in the same car is something everybody could enjoy. My diagnosis? You were having . . . happiness seizures!!!
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You made me spit coffee everywhere – honest.
While I dearly love your entertaining ways, I also expect you to pay for my drycleaning 😐
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the coffee stains will make you look like a rebel without a cause!!!
Call maintenance…you could get a shock.
Also, I turn the lights off above my desk as they are the wrong typr and the nasty ones I have glare on everything!
I had a dood complain to me once and I said the lights were worse than the dark. He threatened to be coming back and installing a flouro…nevr heard from him again. That was 4 months ago.
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What could you have possibly done to the poor man that his response was to threaten you by installing a fluorescent light? How is that even threatening in any way?
Oh noes! The fluoro lights! They buuurrrrrnnnnn!
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He was trying to sound tuff because I was essentially telling him to piss off and stick his light up his arse in that non-confrontational office way.
So he threatened to be back with a light.
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yippee! After such a shit slow week last week, things are going well so far this week! Finally got a battery I’ve been waiting on for a week, and customers ringing asking for new systems! yahoo!! Hopefully this’ll keep me out of a depressive slump. Felt so shit last week I didn’t even really play any games :0 That’s like.. NEVER happened before!
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That’s instructions on how to get the Zoroark doods. Why isn’t he just in the game? What a pissfarty way to get a pokemanz
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Pity I never grabbed one of the *shiny* legendary dogs, or Celebi.
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I got the email from Ninty with about 3 days to go!
I don’t have my WiFi set up for DS use. Stupid DS needing very specific settings! BOOOOOOOO!!!-
I got that email as well. *After* the promotion had expired. Go figure.
Still, I can live without Zorua/Zoruark.
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First read that link as ‘pokemonanus.com’ and wondered what the hell you were sharing with us.
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I LOL’D.
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Now thats a site I would like to see!
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But… What… I don’t even…
/shudder
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Bahahahaha! You weren’t the only one xD
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Gah, assignments. Don’t suppose anyone wants to do them for me? Anyway. Aside from the stupid Crysis 2 PS3 demo, I started playing Mirror’s Edge, which is kinda fun. Though if I play it any longer than 1 hour, I start to get somewhat nauseous. Also played bulletstorm. It’s weird. I may have been a bit harsh about it before. It’s okay. Not great, but not as bad as I was making it out before (last weeks reader review). The story and dialogue are just incredibly stupid though, it doesn’t seem to work.
In other news, what about this monitor?
http://accessories.ap.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=au&l=en&cs=audhs1&sku=230-11540&baynote_bnrank=3&baynote_irrank=0&~ck=baynoteSearch
$275 for a 23″, can rotate into portrait mode, which may come in handy for programming?
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I’m mostly in portrait mode. At night, when I go to bed, I’m in landscape mode.
Anyone else interested in Dynasty Warriors 7? EB have it listed as releasing on the 31st of March, which would be freaking shweeeeeet. JB and Ozgameshop have it listed as middle of April, though. Anyone know the actual Australian release date? Mark?
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http://www.dynastywarriors7.eu/uk/index.htm
Lists it as 8th April for Europe, and games are normally released on a Friday there. So I’d hazard a guess and say 7th April here?
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I think I finally had my fill after 5. Me and the wife used to play together a lot. We played 3 then Orochi and then 5.
I like it but I just don’t hav ethe time anymore.
Oh and before I head off to the last lecture of the day, I got a chance to download the Mortal Kombat demo. Heaps of fun. Mortal Kombat is the only fighting that I actually do enjoy, (that, and Tekken ONLY if I’m the panda). Absolutely, it doesn’t deserve a MA15+ rating, because it’s MK. It’s MK in all its glory. Bloody, persistent damage, a single plane of fighting (I hated going around in circles in the other games) and some crazy fatalities made for some fun. Now I really wants it! And I really want to play as Kratos 🙁
Does anyone know if they (WB) will resubmit it if we do get an R18+? Though chances are I’ll get it off eBay in a month or two, when customs aren’t looking for it.
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I never really thought much of it before, but do they really do that? I mean, customs, looking for imports of banned games? Because if so, that’s so so lame…
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They do when Kotaku writers tip them off in the name of “research”.
Don’t worry, it wern’t Marky Mark.
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Ok, UFC 128, I’ve seen it now, the embargo has been lifted!
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WTF WTF WTF SHOGUN – WHY!
[gutted]
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Shogun, was his heart even in it? And that knee he copped, I’m sure his hand still down…
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Totally. After that it was over. He was so sluggish after that.
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Cro Cop and Shogun both getting owned in the same event makes me sad. 🙁
I like Jon Jones too, but I really wanted Shogun to win…
Also, it looks like we now have a monster at the top of every division. Nobody can just change weights to escape to an easier division anymore, because there’s just another monster waiting for them!
FW: Jose Aldo
LW: Frankie Edgar (well, he’s probably the only exception since his last fight was a tie)
WW: GSP
MW: Anderson Silva
LHW: Jon Jones
HW: Cain VelasquezAnd no Brock Lesnar to be seen! 🙂
PAGE 2!!!!!!!!! 😀
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Rather quiet over here. Too much poketalk on page 1, methinks.
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It’s no fun when you break a new page on porpoise. I prefer it on a regalar fische.
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Agreed, Spamtod was only allowed due to his very nature as Spamtod, otherwise it’s an empty achievement, no more worthy than opening your fifth can of coke for the day.
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I think we’re a very short step from those idiots who post
First!
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248th!
😛
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So I’m thinking that my attempts at shorter, more frequent Buttercups probably isn’t going to work.
I’m going to let the scheduled post for tomorrow go up as is and if the ~700 word posts still aren’t working for anyone else, I’ll edit Wednesday’s and Thursday’s together into one normal length entry to go up on Wednesday.
Sound agreeable?
The comments section on the DC website had to be shutdown over a flamewar about who was faster, Superman or The Flash 🙂
Makes me glad Kotaku is such a friendly place.
Oh and Jimu, that Bendis and Bagley solo series looks sweet!
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They should totally have a race.
But really, they shut down the comments? Wow…
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Well if you asked me it should be the flash is only power is running fast. Supermans got loads
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It got pretty bad. Threats against DC staff and individual commenters. It’s all been removed.
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Of course they had a race. This is comics we torkin aboot!
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Didn’t they make a comic about that? I remember hearing about the hilarious moment where Flash did his molecule thing to pass through a solid object, but Superman just SMASHED through everything.
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In flash rebirth the flash runs faster than superman to save someone in the speed zone.
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No wait, how boring, Superman runs over it. *sigh*
http://www.hyperborea.org/flash/races.html
The Flash is the winner overall, he does only have one power after all, so it would be stupid for Superman to be able to beat him.
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They’ve done the race multiple times. Sometimes Flash wins, sometimes Supes.
In Flash Rebirth, well, I’ll quote someone:
“However, there is an awesome part during this race where Barry (Flash) and Clark (Supes) are talking and Clark mentions that as their earlier races prove, he’s as fast as Barry. Barry looks at him and says that, “…those were for charity, Clark.” And proceeds to turn on the juice and leave Supes in the dust. FINALLY.”
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The Flash has access to the Speed Force, Superman doesn’t. In canon, I’m fairly certain that this fact alone means the Flash is faster than Supes.
Now, if Superman was to fly, that might change things a little.
As another point, Superman being the best at everything is just plain annoying. I agree with Luthor on that particular issue. Superman’s near perfection overshadows humanity’s achievements. Therefore, it’s just better if the Flash is fastest.
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Who’s comment was it that Superman sees humanity as weak and cowardly?
Something along the lines of Clark Kent being his representation of what humanity is like, weak and soft and running from a fight.
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That would be Bill from Kill Bill 2:
“Now, a staple of the superhero mythology is, there’s the superhero and there’s the alter ego. Batman is actually Bruce Wayne, Spider-Man is actually Peter Parker. When that character wakes up in the morning, he’s Peter Parker. He has to put on a costume to become Spider-Man. And it is in that characteristic Superman stands alone. Superman didn’t become Superman. Superman was born Superman. When Superman wakes up in the morning, he’s Superman. His alter ego is Clark Kent. His outfit with the big red “S”, that’s the blanket he was wrapped in as a baby when the Kents found him. Those are his clothes. What Kent wears – the glasses, the business suit – that’s the costume. That’s the costume Superman wears to blend in with us. Clark Kent is how Superman views us. And what are the characteristics of Clark Kent. He’s weak… he’s unsure of himself… he’s a coward. Clark Kent is Superman’s critique on the whole human race. Sorta like Beatrix Kiddo and Mrs. Tommy Plimpton. “
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That’s the one…
It’s an interesting point of view.
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Wasn’t Superman taught all about the strength of humanity and stuff when he lived with Aunt May? 😛
I kid, I kid.
I thought the point was that Clark was so completely unassuming, that nobody would guess that the ridiculously diesel news reporter was Superman.
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So Plainview is…..Tyler Durden!!!!!!!!!!
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You just didn’t realise.
This makes sense. Slowly Plainview has been commenting more and more and yourself less, as Tyler takes over!-
OOOOHHH!
Am I Marla Singer???
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Maaarlaaaa!!!
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I haven’t been f*cked like that since grade school.
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BENDIS BAGLEY IS AWESOOOOME!
And if Supes is faster that Flash…what is the point of Flash?
That’s why Flash is the winner.
(Supes is still faster is space!)
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urrrrrrr…in space.
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Rucka for Punisher and the new Daredevil looks good too.
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Rucka is a little hit and miss for me. Some of his stuff is amazing ..others, meh.
DD looks good, Moonknight is the pick of the bunch though. Maleev ISN”T going to use photo reference in this one, should be SWEET!
I like BENDIS! a bit too much, he really isn’t as good as the money I spend on him.
If ALAN MOORE did mainstream comics still, I think he would steal all my monies.-
Agreed that MK is the pick. Am reading Rucka’s Batman novel currently (convenient to catch canon) and i like his bit in Gotham Knight film. Wouldn’t mind reading his Daredevil with Brubaker.
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Brubaker did DD alone, they worked on Batman and GCPD(it’s not calle dthat, the cop one in Gotham, really ggod!)together.
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I wonder if Rucka did more than one issue. That looks like it’s during Brubaker’s run.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm…
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Which one did Rucka do in Gotham knight?
I really liked the pain one by Azzerello (I Think).
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“In New Zealand again, last year a couple was banned from naming their baby 4Real, so they chose Superman instead.”
Hope I’m not too late to catch in the very first day of Kotaku-ian TAY week of 21 to 27 March!
I’ve been listening to some gaming-related podcasts. I think we can do better. Mark, where/when is our podcast coming?!!
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C’mon Mark. Make this happen.
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A KotakAU podcast would be pretty sexy.
My husband won 2 tickets to see Finntroll on Thursday night.
We had already bought tickets.
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I hadn’t heard of them before. Can’t say that they’re really my thing, I’m more into metal with a heavy/soft vocal dynamic going on at the moment. Like Opeth, or Epica.
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They’re not entirely my thing either but they were on the cruise with us earlier this year (I got into a lift with them too, they’re funny guys) and they’re really good to watch live.
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Opeth makes my brain explode out of sheer awesomeness. My favourite band in the history of everything, ever.
If Epica is anything like that, I’ll have to check them out.
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Epica is a Dutch Goth(ish) Metal band, one of those ones with a female lead. Pretty much all of their songs have orchestral elements, so they’re not really in the same vein as Opeth. I just like them is all.
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I checked out a couple of clips on YouTube. They seem a bit similar to Nightwish but not as good (in my opinion, but I haven’t really listened enough yet). Not really my cup of tea, unfortunately.
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A pretty fair assessment. I started listening to them because I was after some music like Nightwish and they were the best out of what I could find. Then they started to grow on me a bit.
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OMG! Metal from my motherland! I stem from Helsinki, Finland, so this sort of stuff is very close to my heart! Where are they playing? I’m sure LittleJJ would love to see em!!
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Hi-Fi Bar. I just spoke to my husband and they’re yours if you want them. Just message me on facebook if you can use them and I’ll give you the details. 🙂
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EEEEEE!!! Super excited! Thanks a bunch!! I just went to the hi-fi bar website to check the details and stuff, and found out Frenzal Rhomb are playing in May!! I thought they were done and dusted! Snapped up some tics for that one already!! $20 each! SCORE!!! Can’t wait!! I haven’t seen them since like..1998 or 2000!
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Talking of Finnish music, I’m really into a rock band called Poets of the Fall. Check them out 😀 They wrote songs for Max Payne 2 and more recently for Alan Wake (they WERE the real Old Gods of Asgard).
Gues what? i’ve got no internet at home again… fething TPG…
So i’ve just caught up on some of the previous days stuff… big laughs from Community Kudos.. Mark if you had of given it to my dad i probably would have called you a tit as it was a joke.. you did have me worried there for a moment, though. LOL
Brilliant.
On a related note, dad told me, just the other night after he recovered, that even though he was pressed by the people to dance like an irishman should, he declined as he wasn’t wearing any underwear.
He claims he was ‘going traditional’.
This is ultra-disturbing for me, but ultra-win to any outsiders i would believe…
Uni is picking up a bit. i’ve got soooo much work, but i’m starting to cope with it now.. so yay. lol
I love and miss you all.
I want to stroke your hair in as creepy a manner as possible.
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Wait, stroking hair can be done creepily, and is creepy at all?
Oh.
OOOOOHHHHHhh.
That explains so very much.
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Public or pubic?
…both are fine.
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You know something’s wrong when there’s 250+ posts without Chuloopa…
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I know.. i feel like an orphan 🙁
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:3 good luck with uni!
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hehe thanks dawds… i’ve fallen behind already,. but am working pretty hard to catch up and get ahead..
Still trying to get into the swing of it after 9 years of not studying lol
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Yeah I have to say, I’ve been with TPG for a while now and they’ve always been good… but lately it’s been dogs balls. And slow and sluggish and poo. I wasn’t sure if it was something my end or theirs, but if you’re having problems too I’m inclined to believe that it’s their issue. It’s easier to blame someone else, anyways. BOOOO!
Just got home – Dragon Age 2 was waiting for me.
Anyone else who ordered from Ozgameshop (Jimu?), it should be here by now.
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Not for me… :'(
I am disappoint. Hopefully tomorrow. It might take a while to get here, Melbourne being an isolated rural backwater and all.
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Could be worse, you could be living in Ipswich.
There is absolutely no chance that I could be living in Ipswich, very unlikely that I was born there and have spent most of my life there…no chance…none…at all… D:-
At least you… uh… got a visit from a Prince?
Oh, and your mayor guy is all kinds of awesome! Paul Pisasale?
But I see what you mean. 🙁
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lol, the Prince was more of a bother than anything, I live not too far away from one of the schools he visited. I went to help some friends renovate on Sunday, and on the way home I had to make a huge detour just to get to my house…
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Yep…got mine. Played for a bit. A year has passed apparently and I met the chesty dwarf. He’ quite handsome for a dwarf!
Trackmania Nations Forever Tournament Status Update!
1st: lamboman007 31.51 tmtp://#score=lamboman007:A13-Race:31510:50568C09
2nd: Sughly 31.54
3rd: Qumulys 31.55
Also, a quick reminder to everyone else, you still have till midnight tonight to join this event, so if you haven’t, you must 😀
http://lcsociety.enjin.com/forum/m/1538432/viewthread/647294-trackmania-nations-forever-tournament-day-1
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Set something over the weekend and I’ll give that track a go!
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Didn’t Q get the same time as me in the end? Or is he a liar!? Either way, damn you lamboman!! And your 0.03 seconds!
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Thanks for pointing that out, Mark hadn’t approved it when I hopped on here this morning.
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我喜欢吃火锅!
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SPAMBOT.
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It’s not spam! You just can’t read chinese! I promise it’s not dirty though! 😉
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Nah just joking – I just get loads of Spam comments with Chinese. Actually – how do I know that it’s spam. Maybe they’re legit.
Blind Mown.
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Sticking it straight into google: I like to eat hot pot
…what is this I don’t even…
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LOLOL! I thought you said it wasn’t dirty welbot.
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I ?????? fire ??.
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lol.. close.. 😉 I suspect dawdle might be one of only a few who will know it’s true meaning
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I don’t really speak Chinese but at one point I did try to teach myself. So I know a handful of characters.
The font is a little small, but zooming in I think the third last character is “eat”.
You like to heat fire something?
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You just created a new record of the first ever Chinese comment on Kotaku history!
P.S. I love hot pot too. 😛
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hahah fuck yeah!! hot pot ftw!! I’m so psyched! I found some 小肥羊 soup mix the other day in a chinese grocer!! Seriously can’t wait to dig in to that! Haven’t had 小肥羊 since last time I was in Shanghai!!
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I can’t wait until winter when I replace all my regular boring dinners with hotpot! YAY!
Actually that would be a bad idea because it would be just like having barbecue every single night.
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If you lived in Bris, I’d invite you to join the mrs and I for some 小肥羊! I have the perfect setup for it now! Can have the pot sitting in the middle of the coffee table in the lounge and eat while we play games!! w00t! Doesn’t get much better than that I reckon!
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What type of soup base did you get? I have a low tolerance for spiciness, but some of my friends just love (are addicted to) the spicy kind so half the soup is spicy and the other half is a normal mild kind. But eventually the spiciness gets to the other side, which is terrible for me, ahaha.
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I got both the spicy and non spicy! Unfortunatly I don’t have one of those split pots, so I can only do one at a time, but I love both of em, so doesn’t really bother me 🙂
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I don’t really understand the point of the soup bases. Stock, or even plain water works just as well. If you try get a headstart to your destination, you miss out on experiences gained through the journey. [/weird metaphor to describe soup]
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Now everyone is going to be posting things in another language…
Well then, let me start it off by posting the first Japanese comment クラフト私の愛の鉱山 😀
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lol! I love minecraft too!!!
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I tried googling a proper Chinese translated name for Minecraft, but seems like there’s none at the moment. And I discovered that the Chinese Minecraft community is pretty huge O_o
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*dhiúltóidh a phost i nGaeilge, mar nach bhfuil sé ag iarraidh cosc a fháil*
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QUICK!!! BAN HIM!!! 😛
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Google translate?
Or did you actually know that one?
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Google translate. What, you think I would actually want to learn a second language?? 😛
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I’m willing to bet you already speeak a few dialects of English.
English (UK)
English (AU)
Merican
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I like to hot pot?
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It’s actually I like to eat hot pot! Good effort though! 🙂 well done sire!
I like eating fondue?
I’ll show the Mrs tonight!
welbot – 你说汉语吗?
/multilingual Kotaku ftw
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ahhaha yes a little bit aidan! 😉 But my wife is chinese also, so I have a little bit of an advantage too 😉
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我不會說中文一樣
沒有,什麼都沒有
Another day, another Buttercup entry: clicky clicky.
Like I said before, if people really don’t like the shorter format, I’ll edit Wednesday’s and Thursday’s posts together into one normal-ish length piece to go up tomorrow.
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Hehehee…”calamari”. I’ll never be scared of Mind Flayers again.
This one was longer than yesterday’s which had seemed it was over before it had begun.
I don’t mind today’s version of short.-
I think the difference isn’t so much the word count, but how much happens. In part 8, very little happened, in part 9 there was a lot more action. So you breezed through part 8 in a matter of moments whilst part 9 managed to hold your attention a bit more.
Deceptive, isn’t it?
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I had a feeling something like that was going on, based on your talking about word-count before. It’s funny how that works.
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I can get a little obsessed with word counts >.>
The first few Buttercup posts were all over the place until I decided on the ~1500 word limit, now I’m aiming for ~700.
It’s just a matter of being consistent, which makes it easier for me to plan these things out.
For example, on Saturday I went from the start of the Tower of Latria up to facing the Fool’s Idol. So far I’ve turned that into about 3000 words (the posts you’ve seen plus two more to come), and there’s still a reasonable section still to write. So all in all, probably somewhere in the region of 4500 words worth of content.
If I didn’t give myself limits there, you might have seen a 4000 word post to get up to one point followed by a 5000 word post to cover the rest of what happened.
At least, that’s the justification I give myself for that. In reality, doing NaNoWriMo last year taught me to pay way too much attention to word counts, so I needed to find a way to make use of that.
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Err, 4000 word post followed by a 500 word post, not 5000 word.
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So… how’s everyone’s morning been?
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Reminiscent of clawing my way out of a shallow grave only to find a reality that makes the hell I escaped from seem a fond memory of light and color.
So pretty normal, you?-
Yeah, pretty much the same for me.
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Still recovering from this monster virus. Back at wurk feeling like chitt!
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Metro has angered me for the 6th business day in a row now, from last tuesday to today, they’ve either cancelled my train or it comes 10-20 minutes late. I’m going to have to leave home earlier to compensate for Melbourne public transport’s incompetence. >.<
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Remember when everyone blamed Connex? Then we all thought Metro would be awesome?
Sad panda.
I was stuck at a station for an hour and a half the other week, since they had no replacement buses.
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OMG GUYS!!! I ALMOST DIED!!
MY LIFE FLASHED BEFORE MY EYES!!!
I went to the gents to do my morning business, and when i sat down i almost fell in… i didn’t notice that the seat wasn’t down…
Oh god… I’m stick shaking…
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Gents, truly I did ROFL.
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hahaha my sisters kid did that the other day. My mum was helping him go potty (he’s 2).. and the seat was off for cleaning… so she tried to hold him up.. and he slipped and fell in and his bum got wet.. he thought it was HILARIOUS!! Never heard such laughter in all my life!
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That’s ok.. Scooter (the cat) has decided he likes the toilet.. last night as we tried to sleep we heard a commotion from the bathroom… bee gets up to investigate and all i hear is “NOOOOO…No..NOOOO… bad ca…NOOOO!!!”
He was buried in the toilet, lid on his back, bum and tail hanging out, as he played in the water, splooshing and sploshing about.
To quote mr. Serrels.. “Gents, i did truely ROFL”…
Well actually i was still in bed.. so i ROBL’d…
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So…Chuloopa almost fell in the pooper?
Sorry, man, but I had to laugh.
Here, have a laugh on me:
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Bahaha… awww, that’s so cute :3
The real question is, what was occupying your mind…?
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Haha, funny stuff! Although… you’re stick shaking, ey? Sounds… fun…
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And this is why most girls get cranky when their boys leave the seat up.
Not me though, because unlike most girls(and Mr. Loops) I actually look before I sit down. :p
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As long as your ding-a-ling didn’t touch the water, you’ll be fine.
YAY I got past 211 flags in Plants vs Zombies surival endless! This strategy/build I’m using is working so flawlessly, I wonder if I can eventually reach 1000 flags (not in one sitting of course). My other goal in this game before I claim myself to have completely beaten it is to grow the Tree of Wisdom to its ultimate height:
“Suprisingly, there is a limit to how tall you can grow the Tree of Wisdom. 2147483647 feet is the maximum height; feeding it more will turn it back into a sapling which will not grow again unless you feed it another 2,147,483,648 times.
2,147,483,647 is (2^31)-1, which means the tree’s size is stored in a signed 32-bit integer. The sapling will not grow into a tree again because the internal value switches to -2,147,483,648 after that, so it won’t grow until after it reaches zero again.” [from the PvZ Wiki]
So yeah, I’ll keep trying to survive more flags in survival endless!
Also for all you Minecraft maniacs, here some better music videos to keep you happy 😀
“TNT” (“Dynamite” parody):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2rDbRUDkds
In Search of Diamonds:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIhs8_m5qPc
I promise the singing here is decent.
HEADS UP! Threadless started a $10 sale today. Cheap shirts for all! Although… designs aren’t really that good at the moment.
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biowarestore has some specials. Is our dollar still strong??
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I also find that the quality of the shirts themselves is really poor – thin and ill-fitting. Which is a shame, because I really like the designs on the ones that I have, and would otherwise love to gets some more.
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That reminds me…
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YES it should…I believe someone said something about a Kotaku Wars shirt at one stage, but I can’t for the life of me think of who? 😛
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I would have it done already if i had saved the images to my pc.. but alas they are in my inbox still.. no internet at home = no kotaku wars shirt..
I’m calling those pricks at TPG again this afternoon… seriously, i’m going to blow up india… or all of the call centers at least…
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Having troubles with India are we? You are a uni student so i suggest a mindless rant on youtube. I heard last time someone posted about a different culture it went really well?
Seriously, sucks mate, I was with TPG but had no issues… good luck.
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Man how i would love to rant.. but it’s really about CALL CENTRES being in India, not India itself..
they are almost always about as usefull as being bludgeoned with a mallet..
*sigh*
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They don’t care because they’re on about 10c a year, and work about thirteen million hours a week in call-centre-sweatshops.
I wouldn’t have a lot of sympathy for rich first-world customers if that was my situation either.
(Not that it’s not frustrating – of course it is – I’m just sayin, is all)
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Probably alone on this but; am I the only one who feels 2011 isn’t that exciting for gaming? Last year seemed to have good releases all year round. This year, the only game I’m looking forward to is Arkham City.
I used to get super excited, now I just shrug. Am I outgrowing games?
HALP.
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Oh, and Mass Effect 3.
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Must be just you! I’m looking forward to a few. Heroes 6, DNF, Crysis 2, hopefully diablo 3.. and they’re just the ones i can instantly think of off the top of my head!
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Why are we getting zero press for H6? Should I be apprehensive?
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…you’re not excited about Crysis 2? Deus Ex:HR? Bioshock Infinite? Portal 2? Two new Zelda games? Unchartered 3? Skyrim? Forza 4? Max Payne 3? GoW3? SW: The Old Republic? LA Noire?
…I’m sure I’m forgetting others, but what about the stuff that’s already been released?!
Are you feeling ill, Nick…? :/
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2 zeldas?
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I was confused too – then I realised that OoT 3DS is coming out this year!
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Yes!
Well, okay – one new Zelda (Skyward Sword) and one remake (OoT… IN PHREE-DEE!).
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SKYRIMSKYRIMSKYRIMSKYRIMSKYRIM
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This is why I love you.
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I’m with MadTod.
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I tend to agree, seems like a slow year ahead. Battlefield 3 (maybe :'( ), Diablo 3, which will probably be next year anyway and Brink are all I really have to look forward to.
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BRINK! WOO!
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And Zelda? And Last Guardian? And Uncharted 3? Aaaaand Journey?
These are my looking forward to titles. But I do know that feeling of game emptiness… I don’t think it’s growing out of at all, I think it’s developing a gaming taste that is refined and selective.
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Yes. You are the only one. For the following reasons:
– Crysis 2
– The 3DS
– Deus Ex: Human Revolution
– TES 5: Skyrim
– Batman: Arkham City
– Mass Effect 3
– Duke Nukem Forever
– BioShock Infinite
– Battlefield 3
– Uncharted 3
– RAGE
– Portal 2
– etc…I think 2011 will be just fine…
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Just noticed there was only 1 original IP in that list.
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Most of the time, when people are anticipating a game it’s because they know something about it. So sequels are much more likely to show up. Original IPs are a lot harder to build hype for until there is a lot more known about them.
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Oh yeah, put me down for Skyrim, Deus Ex, Portal and Arkham City too. Of those though, I’m only really hanging for Skyrim and maybe DE:HR, the others I can wait for the price to drop
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Don’t think so. Just being more selective.
How about LA Noir? Also some big FPS releases…
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LA Noire looks really awesome.
Very detective drama-like.
I’m excited for the 3D modelling of real actors’ facial expressions for the game!-
I’m digging the mo-cap stuff, but I’d like to see more attention given to the rest of the head and neck. Sometimes the awesome facial stuff looks odd against the rest of the model.
(*bitch, bitch, bitch*)-
I noticed that. The bodies are the same old same old so it’s really noticeable cos the faces aren’t.
Looks like a fun game though!
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Don’t forget Crysis 2, Lego Star Wars 3, Lego Pirates of the Caribbean, Star Wars The Old Republic(maybe) 3 button war(if everyone can get their act together here…), Duke Nukem Forever(hopefully), Portal 2, and yeah…
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How am I the only person thinking of Last Guardian?!?! OMG what is wrong with you people!? That game will be like the best EVAR!!1!
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Being released in 2011? I’ll believe it when I see it!!
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True dat.
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I’ll back you up mate, nothing really exciting me either…
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2011 has been kind to me already. Pokemanz and even though it’s not up to muster…DA2.
Good start to the year in my humble onion.
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I could pick apart all those games and tell you exactly why I have no interest in them, but I feel I’m being too negative.
This is my 2011 list:
Mass Effect 3
Batman: Arkham City
SW:ToR (if it’s out on Mac)Also, Bioshock Infinite is slated for a 2012 release, if I recall correctly.
I guess the reason why I’m not interested in much is because of the build-up games are getting, and when they arrive they’re a total letdown and forgotten within a week.
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You’re not looking forward to Diablo 3?
Although I admit, it’s not confirmed that it will actually come out this year…
So got the Signature DA2 last night.
Had to spend waaaay too much time typing in codes into LIVE for the extra content. I get to the third code and ind I have to type it into the real internet.
What a pissfarty way to do things. Why isn’t there just one code to unlock all that stuff? Is there any point to splitting em 3 ways?
So far not to bad, kept getting to fights and forgetting I had to keep tapping attack. My brain just cannot compute it…I am playing DA right??
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That’s probably gonna be my biggest weird-out moment. Even in the demo my thumb got sore from tapping A a million times…
Also, how many codes are there for the extra stuff? I think you can do it from the Bioware Social website if using a keyboard is easier than the dodgy controller input.
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3 codes only. 2 have to be inputted into LIVE/PSN 1 has to be inputted into social.
Just took a long time. I remember doing all of the DA:O stuff through LIVE and depending where you bought it depended on the stuff you got so multiple codes made sense.
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This is the coolest mockup of a point and click game… ever! And Duncan Jones is a point and click fan! Who would’ve thunkit? So, so awesome 😀
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I also did a Sam Bell for a mockup Moon game on the Adventure Game Studio forums, but it looks nothing like Sam Rockwell and is nowhere near as cool as Mads’: http://kramsdesign.com/misc/AGS/AGS-moon-sprite.png
Hasn’t stopped me from tweeting Duncan with it and hoping I get a reply 😀
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Awww, poor Sughly!
If it makes you feel better, I’d reply to you on twitter but it makes me feel special to have 9 people following me while there’s nothing at all on my account 😀
(my first tweet needs to be something profound and amazing, I can’t waste it yet!)
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Do what I’d do if I had a twitter, be exceedingly wanky. For example, I gave this advice to Plainview last week:
“Chaque joueur doit accepter les cartes que la vie lui distribue. Mais une fois qu’il les a en main, lui seul peut décider comment jouer ses cartes pour gagner la partie.”
It’s in a foreign language, so it must be profound (it’s a Voltaire quote).
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I would soooo follow you on Twitter Blaghman!!!
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You would follow as I post random quotes, giving the world the idea that I’m an English major uni student?
Ok, yeah, I can see the appeal.
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I’d follow you – so would Q-bo, Mark, Shady, Seamus, Elly, Ben and whoever else is from around here that I stalk on Twitter!
…at least, they would if they knew what was good for them… >:
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This may be the large amount of morphine I just ingested (#halfwinning?), or maybe the Crystal Meth, but this is sounding remarkably appealing to my egocentric, self centered mind.
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I don’t get many comments on my site, so I always get amused by the spam ones that come in.
They tend to be along these lines:
“Thank you for this excellent submit. It contains plenty of information which I need. I will bookmark your internet site by my next go to.”
“Thanks for that awesome posting. It saved MUCH time”
And contain links to completely irrelevant blogs.
At least when I spam my blog here, I don’t try to be deceptive about it :p
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Haha, I know the feeling! I once got one that actually seemed non-spam, was something about how they just came across my site and liked what I was doing, and to keep up the good work etc. Then I realised they linked their site to porn. I was even halfway through typing a nice reply to them 🙁
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I assume all the links are porn, especially after the first comment anyone ever attempted to make on my site was very clearly linking to porn.
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Or helping them get a new iPad… I’m looking at you lamboman! 😛
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*gulp*
My past is coming back to haunt me… 😛
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Just posted on both yours and Trjn’s sites, I am truly, truly sorry.
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Haha, that was awesome!
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Pornographers are people too!
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They are, and I appreciate their work, but they can get page views without my help.
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Arrrrrrr, tis tru.
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I can relate to spam, dude. I’ve had 11 legitimate comments on my (now resting) blog, and over 5000 spam comments. 🙂
Jeff Agala of ‘Shank’ fame drew up an awesome Zelda pic for anyone interested… http://sughly.deviantart.com/favourites/?offset=24#/d3avxq8
Just imagined a sidescrolling Zelda ala Shank… that’d be cool…
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It’s looks great and, now that you mention it, I’d love to play/try a sidescrolling Zelda because the idea seems interesting… but I don’t think there’s anyway it could be a critical success or widely appreciated – just too different from what we expect of a Zelda game.
(Somebody prove me wrong!)
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Zelda 2!
Zelda 2!
Zelda 2!Not at all Shank style, but still, it is sidescrolling.
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What Blaghman said.
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I really want to know, how the hell do I know this shit? The only Zelda game I have ever owned/finished was Twilight Princess. This game was released years before I was born. WHAT AM I DOING WITH MY LIFE?
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That’s classic. You’ve only played the worst! All up from here!
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I’ve played others. However only in short doses at other peoples houses…
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Shank! That’s what I should play tonight, thanks for the suggestion.
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Yay! Shank is so awesome, and underrated. All this critical talk of it being repetitive or bland… it’s a friggin sidescrolling action game! And an awesome throwback to the ones of a time passed. Had great fun with it! That and Agala is just an all round nice guy.
Noice!
WOW!
My work comp does not like Deviant Art…what a mess!
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Haha, I don’t think many comps DO like devart, it’s always having problems. I’m always refreshing pages, trying to right click copy the image before it disappears, etc.
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Back when I spent a lot of time ther DL art from Adam Warren I didn’t realise it was the site cos we had the shittest comp with the shittest net connection…ever!
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WOW ANOTHER SLOW TAY
Im not asking for the monstertonne billion comments, but a nice conversation about mutual likes would go down nicely.
Here I’ll start:
I like when games is ggo ones. Not shiity gamez I dont likks!
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Infectious human waste!
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Hey Jimu, Just got my comics from a place on ebay called comics edge. Not only did i get my awesome comics but they included a captain america one aswell. So now im asking what do you know about captain america ? Are they any good, I read the basic wiki it sounded like batman for marvel in my opinion, just a peak solider from a serum.
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Cap is diff than Bats.
Cap loved America so much that even thouigh he had a gimpy leg he kept trying to enlist during WW2.
Batman is a crazy vigilante that only protects Gotham…Batman is better.I used to think Cap was so Ghey,
“I love my country, I wear a flag and I throw a shield”But after reading Ed Brubaker’s run (not all of it) my mind was changed.
Who wrote the book you got?Anything in paticular you wanted to knw??
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I don’t think it’s that it’s all slow, I think it’s just Marky Mark that’s slow. On the moderations. What is this!? I mean, isn’t this site meant to just be about TAY, huh?
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I mostly just read the Mark Serrels articles now.
Those ‘mericanos say too many silly things. And what’s with the random articles about Japanese culture? Half the time they write a 500 word essay on what I presume is common knowledge amongst the type the frequent this site!
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I like those ones, even if they repeat some stuff. It can be interesting/kooky/random information sometimes.
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I think Mark was on fire, some of my posts took ages to update.
But yeah, nobody’s really talking.
I like good games. I like it when they keep me enthralled. Bad games are bad.
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I agree, bad games are bad. Unless it;s two bad dudes or something…and then they’re GNARLY!
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I dispute that, Kane and Lynch merely had gnarled features.
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I like the Army of Two games? Do they count?
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Really?
Coz, I herd u leik Mudkip?
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WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!!??
He’s the loser of that gen, I love the plant and the flame way more. Although the flames first one footed evo is poopsiipoop!
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I’m just gonna leave this here… http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/i-herd-u-liek-mudkips
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Never seen that one
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Haha, YES! I love him!
Mud…kip! Mud…kip! Mud…kip! Mud…kip! Mud…kip! Mud…kip! Mud…kip! Mud…kip! Mud…kip! Mud…kip! Mud…kip! Mud…kip! Mud…kip! Mud…kip! Mud…kip! Mud…kip! Mud…kip! Mud…kip! Mud…kip! Mud…kip! Mud…kip! Mud…kip! Mud…kip! Mud…kip!
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Why are all of Sughly’s comments getting approved and none of mine???
FAVOURITISM?????
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Because… I’m awesome?
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And I’m Gnarly
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I’m sorry I’m not exciting enough while working Jimu 😛
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Is OK, I fergiff yew.
Replying for top of page. Too lazy to scroll. Rucka did Crossfire (2nd) story. Features the cop from the Gotham Central comics who later becomes the Spectre. I like little continuity easter eggs. Azzerello did do the pain one, really interested in his Joker one-shot.
I think Rucka only did 2 or 3 issues of Daredevil with Brubaker.
Oh and i lkkes ggod gamez 2!
Speaking of which Good Game is on tonight people!!
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I can’t remember that one now…
Me mate got that Joker one shot. Was OK, out of continuity. Is like what if Bat’s rogues gallery were all organised crime.
Killer Croc is like an African American gang banger and Riddler is a cripple and walks with a cane.I much preferred his LUTHOR series. In continuity and done REALLY well. Has a sweet scene showing what a good boss Luthor is and how he helps out the poor cleaner at Lexcorp by paying for his school fees or something like that and then Superman shows up and seems to be the villain cos he stops all Lex’s plans, some of them would help humanity or some such.
I think I was dissapointed by Joker because I loved Luthor so much.
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I would like to add (before this gets approved) that I am not a continuity NAZI.
I do appreciate the skill and knowledge it takes to write in continuity but I also enjoy a non-continuity book too.
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…So, the doctor said I wouldn’t have so many nosebleeds if I kept my finger outta there!
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Well, that’s what you get, sern.
What is an Effluvium anyways?
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You don’t want to know.
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If I wanted to take it too far I could bring in Oedipian (Oedipal, being the more accepted, boring, term) meaning to it all. But we probably don’t want that.
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Ew.
There’s a Punisher comic that follows that train of thought.
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Oh great, you made me look it up – you’re supposed to be all mother-like and protect us, not allude to disgusting things so we look them up! 😛
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I tried to protect you. I tried to warn you. But sometimes you just have to accept that your children have minds of their own and never ever take your word for anything. 😛
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Bummer. Was busy last night and missed out on the hilarity.
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Just got half-way through Nier. Dammit, I wish I’d been bothered to catch the sharks for the Seafront innkeeper.
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I had that, I had like 6 friggin quests, that I just thought “I’ll do ’em later.”
FUUUUUUUU
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I noticed a spot for ‘incompletable quests’ so I’d figured at some point things were going to change.
I usually made sure I’d finished everything before starting a new main quest but I just couldn’t be bothered trying to catch five sharks at the time. I thought ‘it’s only medicine, won’t take long and then I’ll go wrestle with sharks….’
Famous last words. 😛
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I never did any quests. Heard they were all pointless, was diggin the story too much.
On another note, newgame+ starts from the half way point…
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I remember why I stopped doing quests.
Kept trying the one where you have to deliver a fragile package …it kept breaking, the last time outside the door of the place!
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The Fragile item quests were fun, it was pretty much an “UP YOURS” to how the rest of the game felt. Use a dodge roll? Up yours. Get hit at all? Up yours. So on and so forth.
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Again reaffirming my beleif that it is meta commentary.
Weiss even asks you to stop wasting time.
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This should be a good game to get: http://itunes.apple.com/app/mototrialz/id392509690?mt=8
As the user review says “Would buy again fast shipping !!!!!” 😛
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That looks quite nice!
And I think it’s funny that the concept of preordering for digital stuff exists. Blame the exclusivity!
I had a pretty poor night’s rest last night and it has definitely caught up with me now.
Somehow I don’t think I’m going to get any work done on Friday’s opinion piece tonight. Can someone remind me why I have an update schedule for a website with less than 200 unique visitors?
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Cos you love the craft just as much as you love self improvement. You know it doesn’t matter how many hits you get cos all this practice means when you finally do “make it” you will be outputting quality stuff instead of all the other fluff we keep seeing so frequently!
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I’m a sucker for punishment. Gotcha.
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Don’t worry, I have a web-series with less than 1 viewer. One of the videos in it, quite literally, has 0 views. Luckily I only update weekly, so it’s not too much time wasted.
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NONONONON no nooooooo
You a suckah for quality!
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Trjn.
This deserves a post all on its own.
Wow, I mean, wow. How could you bring yourself to type something like that? Reading it made me laugh, but also made me physically ill. I salute you.
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It would help if you were slightly more specific :p
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Geez, I’m pretty sure there is only one thing where you have truly slaughtered the English language.
I believe it was something exactly along the lines of “How can person even go as far for finding excite? For words thank become post.”
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In my defense, you didn’t mention anything about wanton cruelty to the English language.
There’s no defending what I wrote though. The sad thing is that there is a decipherable meaning to that.
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Ahh right, yeah, I guess mentioning that might have helped, in my defense, there are only two things that really sicken me, and that’s destruction of the English language, and the stupidity of man (also, people who talk too loud at the theater). I’ll admit that the two are related, and that you had no knowledge of these points, but in my mind, it made perfect sense.
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Can’t believe I didn’t post this earlier but I completely forgot.
Who else caught last nights episode of House? I had a nerdgasm during the zombie scene. It was like it was made just for me.
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I only watch Macguyver.
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I only watch Mythbusters…and Top Gear 😀
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WHAAA??
But thems not MacGuyver…-
Mythbusters did a MacGuyver Special…is that good enough?
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MacGyver is good’n’all (as I said last week, while on holidays my whole day was based around MacGyver) but you need to watch JAG too…!
Alternatively, if you wanna see something quite funny you should watch the MacGruber sketches from SNL (also the movie, but keep your expectations low and don’t expect it to be anything like the SNL version)
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The man. The mullet.
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Anyone else notice that Burn Notice is a lot like MacGuyver?
Y’know, with the whole narrated advice storytelling mechanism?
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And with all the improvised weapons’n’stuff – I wouldn’t be surprised if it was made as a (kind of) modern day MacGyver.
Bruce Campbell is in it too (character inspired by Jack Dalton/Bruce McGill in MacGyver?!) so it has everything going for it.
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What is Bruce in?
I haven’t seen him since his self titled movie…classically shit!! In a good way.
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I hadn’t noticed that till you just pointed it out – but holy crap – I gotta give Burn Notice another go
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Zombies? What?!
I haven’t properly followed House according to the seasons but how has it turned into a semi-fantasy drama already?
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The answer to everything. It was all a dream.
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From memory, Strange doesn’t really like the way it’s goin’ at the moment but I’m finding it good (probably peaked a couple of years ago, but not really in a decline) – they found a [REDACTED] in [REDACTED] and so everyone was all [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] started [REDACTED] again and in the end they were still all [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] with [REDACTED].
So, inbetween all that they were having dreams’n’stuff… so yes, it has… but I think only temporarily and it worked for the episode.
zombies on house?
immediantly made me think of this
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apparently someone on the internet has the same idea i do….
To mark or Ben white whoever can fix it on your end I guess. I can’t log off my facebook thing to comment I mean everyone already knows who I am cause I have forgot to log of my facebook before when commenting but I would still rather post under my handle. One because people will read it without trying to figure out if my last name is a pink bird, and two privacy issues.
Also jimu I wanted to know if you could recommend and captain America books or series the one I got is from Jeff loeb
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I just assumed it said Flamingo when I first read it. I really need to use my eyes better.
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Lol Blaghman yeah as you may or may not have guessed i’m rocketman its actually a funny story that regardless of wether you wanted to or not I am going to tell you. All through school I never had a nickname at all was always called Ross, when I started work my workmates thought it was strange I never had a nickname so they started giving me a million nicknames this is the progression they made : rossco,sco,scodog,scooter,rooster,rocket. Thus how mild manner electronics technician became mild manner rocket man.
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Yeah, I worked out your secret identity, I’m just that awesome.
But wait, people were surprised that you never had a nickname? I thought that was pretty normal for single syllable name peeps. The closest I had was “The Monstrosity,” and only one person called me that, for some reason most people refused to. People are weird.
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Ive had so many nicknames ive lost count!
Jimu
Jim
Jimpanzee
Spider-Jim
Mij
Jimbo
Jimmy
Jam
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Throughout the last 10 or so years I have had:
Phil (Not my name)
Bill (Not my name)
Harry (Not my name)
Garry (Close… but not my name)
Philbillharrygarry (The novelty factor wore off quite quickly)
Gaz/Gazza
G-Man
G-Star
Scanner
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I’ve had such interesting nick-names. Apart from the above mentioned, I was Bill and Bob both briefly, Hermitson, Seany-boy, Seannykins, so on and so forth.
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Wait, what? Nobody ever suggested Flamingo, ever?
And from this day forth he shall be known as The Flamingo Rocket!!!!!!! 😉 Fighting crime and saving the day with funny little backwards knees and the ability to stand on one leg in shallow water for long periods. 🙂
Seriously though, from what others have said in the past, it has something to do with your browser and settings.
Been getting into Cap myself. I picked up Captain America Reborn while i was in the States. Great book but quite “modern” in canon. I’m going back to last (i think) reboot with this
http://www.amazon.com/Captain-America-Soldier-Ultimate-Collection/dp/0785143416/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1300791299&sr=1-2
I’m not a continuity nazi either, and have read lots out of order, but you end up trying to suss it all out anyway. And sorry to Jimu if it seems i keep jumping in on your questions. 🙂
You’ll need to go to your settings on FB and disallow Kotaku AU in your applications list. This happened to me and that was the only way to fix it.
Also….I don’t know who you really are and it’s bugging me. 😛
Is that Loeb book drawn by Rob Liefeld?
If so then that is not a good indication of how good Cap can be.
Start reading Ed Brubaker’s run. Ed really loves the old Marvel stuff before Marvel was called Marvel so he seems to know the character quite well.
He started his run a few years back and is still going.
I can’t recomend him enough.
You still need to check out Ultimate Spider-Man By Bendis and Bagley. They are a great team and USM is my favourite take on Spidey.
Just a little friendly reminder that the cutoff for the first Trackmania event is midnight tonight, info is here http://lcsociety.enjin.com/forum/page/1/m/1538432/viewthread/647294-trackmania-nations-forever-tournament-day-1
Anyone can enter, except for people who’s name starts with a “B”, ends with a “y”, and has an “atgu” in the middle 😛
I really have not been keeping up with TAY recently. Hope you are all well. Work is showing no signs of letting up.
I’ve been gaming less and drinking more. I’m ok with that. Should be back in a couple of weeks.
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Good, drinking is a good thing…oh wait, you weren’t talking about water were you? 😛
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You should check out Fight Night Champion when you get back to games. Some cool tunes… 🙂
Comments on the last page reminded me, is anyone here on the Twitterz? My handle is @adullard if you’re interested in 140 characters of nonsensical goodness.
Which reminds me. No DA2 again today 🙁 I’ll give it until the end of the week before I start thinking my order’s been lost somewhere…
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@fatshadylive I think. A few of you already found me. Not like I was hiding.
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Mine’s @TrjnRabbit, although I don’t update that often.
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Monty Python reference?
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Maybe if we made a giant wooden badger…
Yeah, I was one of those guys back in the day. I’ve given up incessantly quoting Python but the name has stuck.
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My pokemanz took a FULL 14 days to arrive.
I began counting from the day after I received the email.
Pokemon is killing me!
I come into TAY and Jimu’s always Pokemon-this, Pokemon-that and I talk to my friends and they’re all “whoo Pokemon!” and then I was in my last lecture today I couldn’t concentrate because the guy sitting in front of me was writing Pokemon fan-fiction on his laptop and I felt compelled to read all about how this awesome Girafarig totally owned a Forretress and so before I knew it the lecture was over…
…it’s like the episode of the Simpsons where Homer keeps seeing/hearing Moe everywhere and it Pokemon him crazy because Pokemon Pokemon and Pokemon Pokemon Pokemon, so Poke-Pokemon Pokemon Pokemon. Pokemon Pokemon Pokemon, Pokemon Pokemon!
ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! D:
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I know how you feel, if I ever left my house I would be even more screwed under the constant bombardment and advertising and my god I despise people.
On a related note, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWOEowMhG0I&feature=fvwrel the music at the start of this, it’s really reminding me of something (first thought was Final Fantasy, but my brain is shite), does anyone have any idea?
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i know how you feel, my friends almost abandoned me when i said i wasn’t getting black or white…
now all they do is talk about it, and i just sit quietly and try and convince them to play monday night combat instead…-
I wish I had some pokemanz freinds. I keep missing out on stuff cos I have noone to trade with!
I have two freinds that Pokeman and both are slow and one I only ever see rarely.-
And Jimu, I’ll be your Pokemanz friend… as soon as I get it. Waiting for the price to drop a little, going to get Black.
I live at Bray Park, just north of Strathpine 😉
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I know there, me mates parents live in Petrie. Used to stay the weekend quite a bit in High School and swim in the Pine River.
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I picked up MNC a couple of days ago, I’ll play with you! I’m still finding my feet though, haven’t even tried all the classes.
I’m on the PC though.
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If you need a distraction. Why don’t you moe the lawn. That will make you think less about pokiemanz and moe about work. Which will make you
Moe better. Well that’s moe advice. You won’t think about it anymoe. -
WHOOOOO, POKEMON!
Still haven’t beat the E4, even though my team is around level 50. Currently just going through Gear Station, BECAUSE I CAN.-
Fuuuuuuuu
I forgot about Gear station…when can I enter..or could I always and I just wandered off??
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As soon as you hit Castelia!
I dare say though, they’ve actually made BP grinding slower. Hurrah.
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Did you know that the Leather Cap Society’s leather caps have ear plugs built into them? 😛
Also, it could be worse…it could be Friday… D: -
If it makes you feel any better I have been playing more DA2 than pokemanz this week.
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Traded for Emolga this morning…can’t learn Fly….
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
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Blaghman, where can we find your web series please? 🙂
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All in good time, my friend, all in good time.
I feel weird. Imam no achievement whore or anything but enjoy a good gamerscore boost now and again. A gamerscore should show other gamers a bit about you. Nit so much shot 10,000 bullets but more finished such and such a game or veteran status or whatever. At a minimum I would expect something for finishing a game.
I just finished the main story of portal and I did not get one cheevo. Unlocked 3 gamerpics but nothing else. I doht feel cheated really just surprised. Didn’t expect to finish a game and get none. ???
Am I right and if so what do you think. Should you at least get something for finishing a game.
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Werd. I’m doing stuff all the time that results in me shrieking “What!? What the hell do I have to do to get an achievement in this game!? Sad face!”.
By the way, I was trying to watch a film (old school Omen) and forgot I was logged into Live, so in numerous suspenseful scenes I got a big ‘bee-boop! FatShady is online!’. My girlfriend was like “Fat…Shady?”. Shutup woman! Damien is about to kill someone through the power of dog…
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On the weekend we watched the first episode of Spartacus through the 360 and one of my husband’s friends was having trouble staying connected so it kept popping up he was online right over the naked lady in the ‘romantic’ scene. My husband was not happy. 😛
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lolol!
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Sorry mate, but glad i didn’t stop you from seeing any lady bits. I would feel terrible if i got in the way of that.
Also, Im pretty sure you can turn off notifications while watching movies if she really does not want to see me. But nice to know that i was involved in some way.
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It’s cool, it made me stop and think about you each time. They were special little moments for me.
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NFS Carbon was the same, I played the hell out of it and only got 1 cheevo for destroying an SUV or something. -
Was it portal 1? I’m sure you got one for finishing the game at least… Almost every game i’ve ever played with achievements gives at least one for finishing.
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On the other hand I got 5 points last night for changing the map to night in DA2.
All I had to do was press a shoulder button…
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Bleh I hate ‘Baby’s first achievement’s. You’re not really achieving anything if you could have gotten by dropping the controller.
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I woke up at 5.30 am today. What the hell is wrong with me? Why do I feel compelled to share this?
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Also I think my brain only half woke up. I think it’s on strike until I go back to bed.
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Oh dude, tell me about it…
I woke up at 5 am yesterday… and then I had uni until 9…
…pm.
Needless to say, I’ve got absolutely no energy…
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dood, I get up at 5:30 every morning…
*lamboman007 falls asleep at his desk
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Dear lord, that sounds horrible. There are only 2 reasons for me to be awake at that time. Firstly, I’ve chucked an all nighter, or, I’m up to go skiing like the manly manly man that I am.
Any other occurrence is “ohgodwtfisthisgaaah.”
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Skiing…?
Like, on snow?
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No, like two penises, one in each hand.
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I can’t believe I missed that comment…
And yes Sughly, I ski on snow, was captain of my schools ski team.
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Man.. rough night last night. I felt fine all day yesterday.. til around 9pm.. all of a sudden shoulders got hot.. head pounded.. within 10 minutes.. BARF! Then bed… feel like I’ve been hit by 6 trucks this morning 😐
Sore everywhere.. So yer.. sorry I didn’t respond to questions earlier on the previous page, but I have responded now! Hoping I can pull myself together soon cos I have a pretty busy day ahead of me today! w00t!
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Sounds like my sister a couple of nights ago, must be something going ’round…
…HAVE YOU BEEN SEEING MY SISTER!?! >:
I kid, I kid! Hope you feel better welbot (and maybe you should invest in a better antivirus program)
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Haha, that reply is all kinds of win.
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lol.. i’m not sure it was a virus or anything. I have a feeling it was like a semi-heatstroke kinda thing. It was pretty hot here yesterday. I didn’t spew all night either.. just one huge barf and that was it. Then I just went to bed and didn’t wake til this morning. Still got a bit of a headache this morning, but feel heaps better thankfully. Was just weird that it came on so suddenly. Never had anything like that hit me in just a 10 minute timeframe.
Thanks for the kind words though! You Kotaku peeps are the best! *hugs*
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Too much hot pot? 😛
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lol
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Hope you’re all better by tomorrow night!
Oh, and I went back through the previous pages to see what you may have replied to…but didn’t find anything.
I did however, find out that one MadDogMike has replied to a fair few people but we didn’t notice because we all live on this page now.-
I’m always going back and replying to things on previous pages.
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haha yer feeling better already.. should be ace by tomorrow! And I replied to ambrose on the page prior.. think that might have been the only one, but I was like a zombie this morning, so who knows :0
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Hahah yeah, I was a bit late to the party…
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Bah. Hate Tuesdays. I didn’t even get to look at Kotaku until about 5pm :\
I’m going to have a lot of catching up to do 😛
btw, for the Cheapskate competition, I’d prefer .jpeg’s. In the last one, I got a .pdf… (seriously, Jimu? xD)
You know the drill, send them to tadmod(@)hotmail(.)com!
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Forget you ever saw the Cheapskate thing. I just realised it hasn’t been posted, lol!
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Sorry dude – was in a meeting that lasted until 6pm! Will chuck it up today.
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I told you…I’m at wurk!
Work comp spits out everything in PDF and I have to use PAINT and PowerPoint!
How do I output a .jpeg from powerpoint?
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I believe it’s ‘Export Slides as Pictures’ or something like that.
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Or group all your elements together, right click, “Save as Picture”
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Trakcmania Nations Forever Tournament Event 2!
http://lcsociety.enjin.com/forum/m/1538432/viewthread/652941-trackmania-nations-forever-tournament-event-2
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So I need to work a bit to unlock that track first, ah well. Sorry about stealing your victory mate, I think it was beginners luck, that was my first ever night trying that game.
It’s Wednesday morning, the most hated of all mornings (with the exception of Monday). On the plus side, there’s a new Buttercup post over on my website. Part 10: A Gift for the Prisoners.
Enjoy. Or don’t. Really, whichever of the two seems most appropriate.
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I choose…enjoy!
Yoink is awesome word.
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Hanna-Barbera’s greatest contribution to Western culture, right behind giving animated characters clear head/body divides so that they only had to animate the head.
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Bob Dylan cover of Friday (obv not really).
Still this is the best thing I’ve heard today BY FAR.
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C’mon Serrels, I linked that last week. Keep up.
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I absolutely could have sworn I linked this in TAY last week, lol.
Still, definitely worthy of mention, it makes the song infinitely better.
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I assume that’s because you haven’t listened to anything else this morning :p
Seriously though, we so excited for this cover.
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Such a perfect Bob Dylan impression…
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It definitely is a good impression and they actually added a little bit of structure to the song so that the banal lyrics are not quite so horrendous.
Oh dear merciful flying spaghetti monster, you’re somehow making me apply thought to Friday! You evil man.
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Dood!! That is awesomesauce!! Killer version to be sure!! Dylan FTW!
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Did anyone else see the gaming addiction story on the Today Show around 8am?
They touched on violence in games (with no mention of a classification review) and how it’s particularly concerning in games – why? Is Mortal Kombat more graphic than any of the Saw movies? Am I alone in thinking of it like cartoon violence (i.e. it’s not real) and when you’ve got things happening to real people the effect is much more profound…?
There was a doctor on talking promoting these ideas, he also said that kids shouldn’t watch more than a couple of hours of TV per day and that games – because they require greater cognitive work – should only be played for 2-3 hours per week.
I found it interesting – some valid points were made, but these experts always sound quite naive/ignorant with their black/white views.
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…er… not sure why it replied to Mark – my story is the site’s broken and I’m sticking to it!
<_<
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If games require greater cognitive work then shouldn’t they be played more often? Doesn’t anyone want their kids to use their brains these days? Surely playing a game and working out the brain is better than staring vapidly at a TV screen soaking up craptacular American culture?
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This.
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If games require greater cognitive work, then surely you’d encourage kids to play them more because more brain activity > less brain activity.
So if music is somewhat mentally engaging, television is more mentally engaging and books are very mentally engaging and video games are the most mentally engaging, I’d think that you’d want more video games and books and less music and tv.
Unless they’re trying to suggest a limit to mental engagement. So a child can only have 100 points of “entertainment”, where music is worth 1 point per hour, television 5 points per hour, books 20 points per hour and video games 50 points per hour.
I didn’t actually see the segment, but I find it amusing how many hare-brained “reasonable” sounding things people can come up with around this sort of thing.
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Not forgetting they still don’t quite understand how the brain works.
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Information goes in, poorly formed opinions go out.
Never a miscommunication.
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I almost forgot to post the results of Event 1…
1st: Tech Knight 31.36
2nd: lamboman007 31.38
3rd: Sughly & Qumulys 31.54
And the overall weekly scoreboard:
Tech Knight: 3
lamboman007: 2
Sughly: 1
Qumulys: 1
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Woo, 1 point! Where the hell did Tech Knight come from with that time?! Gah! Dammit!
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I don’t know either to be honest, I never even played this game before so I had to spend time unlocking it too. Beginner’s luck would be the most logical reason
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I hope all that Beginner’s Luck has worn off now 😛
Congrats though
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If anyone’s interested, you can get a free copy of Angry Birds for the PC today!
Intel has their own little app store now, and if you download it and sign up, you’ll get Angry Birds for free!
Go here to get it!
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Please give me a valid reason as to why I should take advantage of this offer, because I just can’t think of any… 😛
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Free stuff is good.
There you go, a perfectly valid reason.
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If someone offered you free dog poop, would you take it?? 😛
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Isn’t that what Intel is doing?
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That’s a bargain at twice the price, of course I’d take it!
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Maybe not me but at my local shopping centre there’d be a line!
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I hate angry birds cos it beat my pal DQIX in the portable gaming catergory…I blame MARK!
Taking multilingual TAY to the extreme…
http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb449/lamboman007/chinesekotaku.jpg
😀
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Dude… settle down on the tabs, yeah?
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I love how I tried to read it and nearly anything there doesn’t make sense.
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hehe don’t you just love internet translation services :0
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Are you planning on making me some yoghurt cheese?
I just remembered this guy. God he’s awesome… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xsDdIByh8A
Never gets old.
Ok.. so i WAS a little tired this morning (hour earlier start to make up somewhat for leaving early for uni)… that was UNTIL i chucked on The Arockalypse by LORDI… now i am feeling fan-freakin-tastic….
I freakin love Lordi 🙂
God Bless you, Eurovision, for bringing to my attention at least one decent band in your miserable life…
Also, for those who like to compare..
“Wolves of the Sea” performed at EuroVision
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dNB4g0AcH8
And Alestorms cover
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek3CuUH4IhE
I think Alestorm knocked that one clear out of the freakin park…
Oh and some Lordi, for those whom are uneducated and are oblivious to their awesome
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdItwaLrv1U
The filmclip for the song that won them Eurovison.. caution, stupidly hot metal girl inbound!
Also, devil is a loser, just because it is a SERIOUSLY bad ass track!
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Ooooo…
Devil is a loser Live kicks serious ass.. forget the official clip.. lolhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSj58goq444&feature=fvst
Also, platforms that put Kiss to shame.. ohhhh yeah!
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I’ll go with the one that first introduced me to Lordi: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkw4jhDE1eQ
Ahh, the good ol’ days, my sister buying metal hammer, introducing her young brother to real music.
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Epic song, that one is.
Also, it always gets marks in my heart for being a tribute to one of the greatest B movies of all time.You’re sister has fantastic taste
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Is it bad that I’m now imagining lots of little Marky Marks inside your heart, going “YEEAAAH”?
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Also, my psyche up song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fu2bgwcv43oGotta love some good viking metal.
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Tyr are even better live too. I’m still upset I only managed to catch half a set of theirs on the cruise.
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*Shakes fist and glares in a vaguely north-ish direction*
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Any Falkenbach fans here? I don’t know a lot of their (his?) stuff, but the ones I do know are awesome.
My favs:
Vanadis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d95_8Sxbf3U
Aduatuza: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbuW2R-vDHs
Homeward Shore; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1JEYyVy6sg
Halo Reach – $15 on Play Asia currently!
http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-dw-49-en-70-3f33.html
I think I’m going to be late for class, which is in 20 minutes. Walking distance of about 10 minutes and I still got to pick up a parcel on the way. Oh well.
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I would advise against dawdling then.
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I laughed more than I care to admit
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Shhh, you’ll just encourage him. 😛
(I laughed too)
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Too late! I’ve already been encouraged. Also, I have been fed. Those two facts are not related in any way.
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Don’t encourage Trjn after midnight!
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Ahaha I guess my nickname is a bit ironic as always. 😛
Come to think of it, I think the vague reason I started using ‘dawdle’ was seeing it in one of the Harry Potter books (don’t tell me to quote the line) said by Dumbledore. I thought the word itself was quite quirky so it sort of stuck.
By the way, the parcel I got was all the way from Finland: the Poets of the Fall ‘Alchemy Vol.1’ + t-shirt bundle. Haven’t opened it yet coz I don’t have any scissors or other sharp items to cut the tape. Consider me pretty excited!! 😀
Still waiting for my awesome Oatmeal book to arrive from the US though… : ( I ordered on 1 March from Amazon and the expected arrival date is literally 31 March. WTF. The Oatmeal is awesome, just that Amazon… not so much.
http://www.theoatmeal.com
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If you can’t wait, use your keys. This usually works on tape.
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I waited until I got home… 😛
http://twitpic.com/4ccs2xPeople with twitter, feel free to follow my mindless ramblings there : )
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After Blaghmans French post i thought i would give everyone sexy sounding French names :
L’homme de la Blagh
James liaisons dans une Lamborghini
étrange
Exposer de poitrine Internet
Le flamant rose
La véritable James Mac
Robot de réparation informatique convivial
Chevalier du domaine de la technologie
Compétences sughly mad
Reine de la harpys, le directeur créatif, la chanteuse etc….
Marcher lentement
Ambrose le quatrième
Cheval de Troie lapin
So whos who?
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Je ne parle pas Francais.
Parlez-vous Anglais?
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Also, my two favourites are Chuloopa and Welbot.
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Tá mé ag offended chomh maith go Google aistriúchán Tagraíonn an teanga seo mar “na Gaeilge,”Tá sé in áit maslach.
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Correction, the “na Gaeilge” should read “Irish.” Yet again, my lack of proofreading bites me in the ass.
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I also go by the name “le gars qui veut un ordinateur tablette” 😛
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Not suuuuure…
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I’m me, you’re you and they’re them.
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Had some customers, heres some more :
Graisse Shady
Le gars est une chauve-souris
Funk grand maître b
Têtard modifiée
Très bon prix
Scotsman avec barbe folle de poings
Chef de file pantless
Tas ou une pile en latin-
I am stumped by the last one…
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***Spolier Alert***
According to wikipedia Cumulus means heap or pile in latin….
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Ahhhhhhhh. Okay then, sadly, Goggle translate didn’t have that as an option when I checked under latin, obviously I didn’t research hard enough.
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Sughly is a universal and untranslatable name. Because it means nothing.
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Did my own translation. You on the first list….
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What am I?…
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You were in the first lot 🙂
Marcher lentement
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heheh I’m in it! 😀
Chevalier du domaine de la technologie 😀
Alright guys and girls, I need your help. Due to my parents opinion that I am a useless, impertinent child, as well as treating me as such, and refusing to talk to me like a mature, adult, human being, they have also decided that I should cook dinner.
I have no problems with cooking, I just suck at decision making, so, any ideas for what I should make for dinner tonight?
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Jamu Ya
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Depends if you want to have to ever do it again. 😛
If not, grab random (expensive if possible) ingredients from all food groups and chuck them into a pot of freezing cold water. Serve.
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This is surprisingly tempting.
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This website is bookmarked, it probably won’t help, but I just don’t care.
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Haha, I haven’t been there in ages! Laughs to be had now…
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A good curry can be pretty simple. Packet or from scratch and would be ready by dinner if you wanted to start this arvo. Bit of rice, some papadums and some quick homehade raita. Done 🙂
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Pork Chops.
Mostly because it’s lunchtime and I’m craving some, walking around uni trying to work out where I might be able to buy them :/
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I leave the cooking of straight up meat to my father, because otherwise he might ave to think when he cooks, and that always ends in disaster.
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I’m sick of bands releasing one song way out of their style… and that being the one that I like. I get excited about a new band to like and then disappointment.
Serafin and Skindred are a couple of examples
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I love how much that used to fuck with the iTunes Genius thing. Now I just have to use the fact that I buy cool Jazz, Musical Theater and Metal all in one go.
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Did I hear Oasis got back together?
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Doubt it, one of them just started a new band. And even if they ever did, my advice would be to run. In the opposite direction. Towards something better.
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http://www.gamecritics.com/brad-gallaway/dragon-age-ii-review
OH OH ho…feel the hate!
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Wow. Tha’s pretty harsh. Good Game gave it an ok review last night, i’m still torn, might have to hire first.
In other Good Game news they are looking for people to rant about Final Fantasy…..
They are also looking for on air field reporters. How cool would it be if someone on here got the gig!
They are taking submissions on their site now
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/goodgame/competition/fieldreporter.htm **All kotaku submittors must wear a Chuloopa Overload t-shirt!!!!
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“Applicants must be based in Sydney.”
That line is only the beginning of the reasons why I can’t apply to this.
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Yeah not in Sydney, and I doubt I’d ever be skilled enough to do something like that. *sighs* I’m afraid I’ll never be able to meet Rei 🙁
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Good Game is… quite good at the moment – I’m enjoying it.
Only problem is, I forget about it on Tuesday nights (I think it’s on Tuesday?) and only see Good Game SP later in the week… :/
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iview or download. Was on at same time as Top Gear.
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Wow that’s brutal, really puts the devs to shame just from a few paragraphs
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Wow, scathing. Excoriating.
“Defying all expectations, BioWare managed to take one of the most memorable Western RPGs in recent history and completely destroyed everything that made it so good.”
O_o
I have never played a Pokemon game.
Should I?
I’m pretty sure I have a DS one floating around somewhere(when my best friend bought me the DS for birthday he also gave me a bunch of games he’d put on his card) so should I dig it up and try it out?
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Oh great, now my not-so-secret shame is broadcast at the top of the page. 😛
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I don’t expect anyone around here will tell you not to play Pokemon.
The games are flawed, but there’s just something right about them that makes it hard not to enjoy playing them.
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Excessive grinding and many unnecessary tricks used to extend gameplay length. Forgivable flaws, but flaws nonetheless.
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Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
All part of the fun!
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Might as well, you would at least know what all the fuss is about.
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YES!
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I do have to admit though, once I get to the point where I’ve done everything I’m interested in doing with the game, I kind of feel a bit ashamed of all the time I’ve sunk into it. It doesn’t leave me feeling very fulfilled at the end of it all :'(
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Until a new version comes out! Then it all starts again! WOO!
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Hmm… yes, you should.
I haven’t played any of the DS ones, but I had finished all the ones before that (yup, multiple colours of essentially the same game… in Red, I had all but one Pokemon – a taurus – then my save corrupted!) but they’re not bad – just ask Jimu!
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Before the Pokefanatics jump on this: Yes. Nothing much changes through the games, but they’re all entertaining, appealing to people who enjoy challenges, collecting and fine tuning something to perfection. Also, it’s kind of like Final Fantasy – you have to play one or two just to see what everyone is on about.
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I think part of the charm and staying power of Pokemon (and Dragon Quest)is the fact it doesn’t change dramatically from game to game. It takes baby steps so you know what your in for.
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You like JRPGs so I’d say yes.
I always thought of it as Final Fantasy Lite, but the more you play the more different it becomes.
Part od the fun and challenge comes from knowing all the Pokemon and knowing which elements or types to counteract them with.Pokemon came out when I was in the senior years of highschool, I was too “cool” to play properly back then.
During the DS era I managed to get my hands on Diamond, was embarrased but couldn’t stop playing.
When I had to give it back I held out for a while and then Platinum happened and I couldn’t resist.
I have since bought Soulsilver and White.(If you want an explanation on each of these titles I am sure myself or one of the other Kotakuese would be happy to explain).
Have never even had the slightest interest in a DS until recently. It’s not even the upcoming 3D that got my attention. It’s everyone on here talking bout Pokemans,DQ and Trauma Centre. If you can give it a go with no financial outlay, i’d say go for it. Then kiss all (if you have any left, munchkins and an already healthy gaming addiction not withstanding) your spare time goodbye. Gotta catch em all!
And i want a hotdog pizza now. Yum!!!
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Please, you old people, tell me, what is this delicious sounding food? A hotdog pizza, it just sounds so right, but I’m kind of nervous…
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If you do get one I’m giving you a new LIST!
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I would expect nothing less 🙂
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Unfortunately Golden Sun: Dark Dawn will be my last DS game, I’m completely walking away from it since the 3DS does not interest me enough to make it worth purchasing, especially with that price tag. If Nintendo offered a 3DS without the 3D capability for a cheaper price I’d jump on it. Unfortunately, they didn’t do that. I hate 3D ever since my first 3D experience left me with a horrible headache for around 5 hours.
So after I’m done with Golden Sun: DD, anybody want a DS Lite?
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I already have one of those. I want an XL 🙁
Because I’m greedy.
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Do what I’m gonna do – buy it for MGS3 and Zelda:OoT and play with the 3D turned off.
Also means you don’t have to rush off and buy it now (but with several places offering it for $300, it’s not too bad)
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Yeah I’d probably get it with that price… if I wasn’t focussing on saving up for paying for my apartment over these next 1.5-2 years. Just getting one of those puts me over allowed-to-spend budget for a month’s worth, which isn’t good, since it includes my fuel, my weekly league bowling, bills, etc. 😛
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Get in on this Nohandle, there are a few Advance games worth your time that the 3DS won’t be compatible with!
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I know. My 360 flashed a full red ring last night. Haven’t touched it since…. might have to oulay for a new one, so being careful with funds 🙁
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OUCH!
At least they’re cheaper these days. You be placing it hrizontally, keeping the vents clear and copying all games to HDD??
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hotdogs? That reminds me of a story: Jesus & The Cowboy.
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I should say(or want to) that DS is by far my most used console.
Portability helps, but also it has a really long list of games that I enjoy spending many hours on.
My xbox gets a lot less play, due mainly to the fact that I share the TV and longe with my wife. The other reason is that I play through a lot of the games once and never go back. That’s not true for all but it seems to happen a lot.-
Longe means Living room in Jimuese.
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Looks like today’s Trakcmania Event is an easy win for me 😛
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Yeah since i got bowling tonight I’ll have VERY little time, and most of that time I need to spend unlocking that track, so you won’t have to worry about me 🙁
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Yesssss! Although, you’ll probably just beat us all on your first lap that you fit in before bedtime.
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Well I finished bowling a little earlier than expected… so guess what… actually I won’t ruin the suprise 😛
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No way jose! I’m suffering away at uni today, but at night, I return home… and it’s alllll Trackmania! Well… mebe 15 mins of it, before I rage quit.
Was sitting in my room (my exceedingly messy room, with lights that don’t work), reading some game website stuff, and I went to scratch my nose. I proceeded to knock my glasses off my face, flinging them across my room, which led to what felt like 10 minutes worth of scrabbling around, semi-blind, in the dark, searching for my glasses. Luckily they are now back on my face.
I’m awesome.
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Back when I first got my glasses and worked as a cleaner, I opened the broom cupboard one day which some doosche had poorly paked and copped a broome handle across the face!
Was disoriented cos I had no idea what had just happened so it took me a while to realise my glasses had been knocked off my face and I spent a good 5 mins searching for them in the poorly lit cupboard.
FUN!
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That would have been so hilarious to have been a third party to witness that event.
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Third party… is that even right? Damn you sleep deprivation! I’m so confused 🙁
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Technically correct (the best kind of correct) but unnecessary. “Been a witness to that event” would have worked and generally being succinct is preferable.
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OH, blow it out yer arse, TRJN! (kidding)
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I believe “blowing it out my ass” is a reasonably accurate description of what I was doing there :p
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I’m just thinking how funny it would have been if you had been bitten by a radioactive spider while groping around the darker corners of your room 😛
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And how jealous I would be!
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Sadly the only ones we seem to get around here are huntsmen (of the quite large, even for huntsman variety), and Canberra funnelwebs, which are basically non-aggressive, with a weaker poison version of the Sydney type. We also have thousands of the adorable little ones that can’t even pierce skin.
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a peter parker type scenario??
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I called my Pidgey in Soulsilver Parter Peeker, he’s like the perverted version!
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You are awesome!
On a totally unrelated note, I get disoriented wearing sunglasses – it’s like a 3D effect in the top/middle of my vision, but I already see in 3D so it’s all weird. Using one eye at a time, it’s fine – happens with all sunglasses.
Am I broken? :/
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Have you had your eyes tested for Astigmatism? Your eyes might be reacting to polarised lenseseseses (not necessarily related to the previous sentence).
I tend to not wear sunnies, but that’s for the simple reason that I look ridiculous in them, and my glasses are far too sexy to be covered up.
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I’ve a slight astigmatism in my left eye (not enough to do anything about) and I’ve never had any other trouble with my eyes.
However I do think you’re right – it must be the polarised lenseseseseses.
Hopefully this is a side-effect of superhero powers that I’m yet to fully discover!
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Maybe on your *Insert how old you’ll be in one year’s time* Birthday you’ll find out about your cyclops style death beams. Or your healing factor, or, umm, explosion ability…
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Well, I once lost my glasses for a minute, only to discover that they were on my face…
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My Mum did that, ran around the house for ten minutes, which is hilarious, given without her glasses she has enough difficulty walking around.
Finding glasses isn’t that bad. I hate it when I accidentally drop contact lenses in the bathroom while putting them on. Those things are nearly invisible!
Will anyone sell me any of the Pokemanz from the Advance era?
I bought them of eBay many moons ago and was sold nasty bootlegs with no way of saving cos the cheaop battery have a life of about 2 seconds.
I will pay moneeez!
(the wife is gonna kill me!)
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lolol! Wait… what do you need advance games for? You just got the new one! Also, my son has pretty much every advance game. I don’t think he’d appreciate me selling them tho :/
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Well thanks…
I guess I just wanna play through them really. And they’d look nice as part of my Advance collection. The bootlegs look good on the shelf…i guess. But I will always know they are mere bootlegs…
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I almost called it when TAY updated this morning, but I had to make sure – I guarantee we’ll break 1000 comments again this week.
People are just goin’ post-crazy!
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I really wanted to say something clever and witty to this. I got nothing. Sorry 🙁
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I used up my daily quota of wit setting up the “darnit” joke in Ask Me Stuff thread.
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Something like?:
Post-crazy? So they were crazy before but now they’ve saned up again??
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I was tempted to call it on Monday!
The best part is, we’re getting this many posts without resorting to spam, which is a godsend.
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Yeah, theres been some genuine good conversation.
Everyone give themself a pat on the back!
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*Pats himself on the back, slips over, faceplanting in front of about 30 people, including one of my teachers, gets up, coughs a little, and tries to act like nothing happened*
This may or may not be a true story (also, the most crush-worthy girl in my year saw it).
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It’s nearly 1am and I’m up still. Laying in bed on iPhone with wifey asleep beside me. Loling at you stacking it. Awesome.
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It’s just past 2am, I’m sitting here on my bed, with my computer, wondering why I’m not asleep (lay in bed for 2 hours doing absolutely nothing), and it’s good to know that now thirty-one people have laughed at my inability to walk.
Related to this one particular occasion…
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Don’t speak too soon!
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I always speak too soon, I really need to learn to not open my mouth, however Sughly, in this case, I have a… way, of dealing with spammers. It’s a little thing I like to call the “Impetuous Jesus Defense,” devised as a combination of the arguments from annoying children, and that of that specific American brand of Fundamentalist Christians who just seem to have completely missed the point.
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It’s all that pokemonz talk… 😀
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You know it’s my des-tin-neeeee
DA2 arrived today! ^__________^
It’ll be interesting to see if the negative reviews hold true.
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It’s not as bad as the review I posted on the last page.
I’m considering it the TV show that spun out of the movie trilogy.
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While not trilogy’s, I just want to remind everyone.
Highlander 2.
Superman 2.
I’d say it isn’t doing that badly for a sequel.
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Except:
Back to the Future 2 (my fave)
Star Wars 2/V (Kevin Smith’s favourite)
Matrix 2 (My fave)
Aliens (seems to be the popular choice, not my fave)
Predator 2 (nah, just kidding)
Bill & Ted 2 (These are about the same, really)-
How could I forget?:
Spider-Man 2 and X-men 2 definetly the best of the bunch!
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Yay, I’m so glad you think that! I couldn’t agree with you more! I really don’t care at all for spiderman or x-men 1/3, but the second instalments of both are really quite good. Spesh spidey 2, so good…
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I really laughed a lot during all the scenes of black costume, jerk Peter Parker in 3. That scene where he sends the neighbour to make new cookies with nuts is hilarious.
And all the dancing like a tool in the street.That movie could have been a lot better had they stuck to one villain instead of 3. They just tried to fit too much in and the whole ending felt rushed because of it.
Black costume antics though.
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After I watched it a couple of times, I really started to get into Spidey 3 – not the best movie in the series by far, but I’ll always watch it again if it’s on TV.
…does this make me a bad person…? :/
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Yeah, it does.
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The worst is the random butler. I think his only line in the film, or possibly the whole franchise, was to pop up and explain Peter’s innocence in a one liner. Then a narrative thread spanning all 3 films is tied up nice and neat and quick, just like that. Everyone’s friends again. Awesome.
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oh noes my home internet is having a bit of a temper recently… and it’s TPG. I’m glad I’m not in a rush in doing assignments otherwise I’ll be screwed!
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Don’t get loops started again. Hope it sorts itself out.
Guys, stop talking so much! I have so many assignments to do, it’s ridiculous. So have a present.
Here’s a video of a dog being awesome:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysKAVyXi0J4&feature=related
and here’s video of dogs being awesome friends, and will probably make you cry:
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*Sad Face*
I miss my guinea pig.
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Yeah I saw that second one on vimeo when it won some competition a little ways back. And it did make me cry! Reminded me of my dog that passed 2 years ago that I had since I was a kid 🙁
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OMG, I come back to TAY today, and the first thing I see if that goggy video. I’m a sobbing mess now and giving my dogs some huge cuddles. It was beautifully made for a beautifully sad moment. 🙁
Ok. Ive mentioned earlier I finished portal yesterday. I just had to get a cheevo so played it again tonight. Bur then I found one of the most interesting and I think one of the best features on a game ever. Directors commentary.
I can’t begin to state how awesome this is. I really like a game Luke this that has such mind bending puzzles explained through the devs eyes. Talking about play testing results and changes made due to exploits uncovered. Just so damn interesting.
There is so much that goes into game design and many people just miss it. This at least calls it out and is a fascinating insight to development.
I really wish other games did this. I would love gta or red dead to do this withthe complex story and landscapes. Trials perhaps for level design and graphics and physics challenges. I am sure many other games could provide interesting insights to their games.
It was also refreshing to hear from so many different staff.
Also Bacardi gold is a great drink. #drunkpost!!!
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Btw. Bad spelling is more related to iPhone predictive text than drinking.
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I agree with you, Dev commentary is great, I’m kind of annoyed that I’ve never got around to doing it for Valve games, because it’s there, and apparently amazing. Of all the planned features of the game I’m never going to make, Dev commentary has been on the list since the start, and I haven’t yet removed it due to it being too much effort. It just seems like a great way to really give gamers a sense of what goes on.
The thing is, from my perspective, I’d like to see it done on a game that isn’t great. Not bad, mind you, I hate playing bad games (objectivism), but just something that doesn’t have the sheen of a Valve product.
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Didn’t realise valve had done this for other games but I do like it. I’m not PC so never seen it. More devs should do it for sure.
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I think all of the games in The Orange Box have developer commentary. At least, the Xbox 360 version does.
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With all this praise, I guess I owe it to myself to take a listen to the dev commentary too!
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The Alan Wake Limited Edition has director’s commentary, which I always intended to take a squiz at once I finished the game… which I haven’t done either.
2 gifts from 2:50 am me.
First: Heh, stupid Americans (whoever first finds proof that it’s fake gets a cookie and a slap).
http://gaws.tumblr.com/post/4009437384
Secondly: What is this, I don’t even (another Friday thing, it’s exceedingly stupid).
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Blaghman, this is you, it’s you, FROM THE FUTURE! Two and a bit hours have passed, and I am regretting the fact that I am not asleep. The only reason my spelling remains as impeccable as always is because of the Chrome dictionary feature (well, all good browsers). I must warn you against your current path, that road leads only to darkness, and sleep deprivation related word thingies. For the English language, go to bed now, it’s your only hope!
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Blaghman, it’s me, from even further in the future, though less of a distance than the previous one. Let me tell you, mixing Modafinil with Caffeine tablets is a wonderful idea, but you didn’t hear it from me.
Things are different, here in the future, the sun is beginning to rise, light seeping through my window. The thump of footsteps from above, from someone who doesn’t seem to understand treading lightly, or closing the door to the friggin’ laundry when the machines are running. It’s colder here too, however that may be withdrawal from the Peyote setting in. I must warn you, within the middle timeframe, you will experience some amazing things, however, at times, I wish I could return to the time before. Life is simpler for you. You need not worry about a consistent narrative, as you have only just begun, whereas I can simply wonder over how my writing has changed, the mental lethargy setting in, draining me.
You will understand everything in time, you will see me, even if I can never meet you.
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Blaghman. The batguy of sleep.
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Eurogamer has a preview of Red Lynx’s new Bike game thing.
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I thought it was trucks??? Monster truck thingys.?? Will check it out.
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So. What did you end up cooking? Do you think they’ll ask you to cook ever again?
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I went with a Chicken Masala, it was edible, so I’ll probably be asked to do it again.
That redub was easily the funniest thing I’ve seen all week. I loved the Christopher Walkin affectations he was working into it
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See, now that video cheered me up after the super sad dog one, its hilarious! So many emotions! I’m down, I’m up!
Lemme guess, the next video I see will be filled with bitter resentment for life?
Noooo! I forgot about the Trackmania thing! Argh, dangit. Sad panda 🙁
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haha sall good.. I think I beat TK Last night, so was probably pointless trying any harder 😉
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Your confidence only makes me wish I got a time in even more!
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Oh no! Another cyborg has entered the playing field, now I’m in trouble! Error code: 0Hx5h1t!
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-0.02 my time! Bugger! Ah well, had bowling so I was pretty tired that night. Still, I’m fine with welbot beating me, he is the superior machine after all
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I’m not fine with welbot beating me 😛
Just look at my name! “lambo”man007, I should be winning these things 😕
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We are in day four in my experiment to see if posting four shorter Buttercup entries a week is a better idea than posting two longer entries.
Today’s test subject: Part 11: The Singing Mistress.
I’ve been putting off writing the rest of the Tower of Latria material until I could make up my mind how long to actually write each piece. So, final feedback on this matter, which is best: longer entries twice a week or shorter entries four times a week?
Also, someone has viewed my Trauma Center review 9 times and looked at nothing else on my site.
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While I’ve quite liked having a new Buttercup to read every morning, I still prefer the longer entries(the ones with more words, not just the ones that seem long 😛 ).
I never finished one of the long ones feeling dissatisfied. I wanted more, but I was satisfied. This week however, 2 of your entries felt as if they were unfinished.Either way, there’s positives for both formats so if you’re expecting me to make up your mind for you…sorry. 🙂
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The feeling unfinished bit might simply have been a result of me writing all four entries at the same time. Had I written each of them separately, that might not have happened.
So far, I’m just not sure which way to go, but sticking with the daily format may just be simpler for now.
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Trackmania Nations Forever TOurnamnet Event 2 Results:
A surprise win by welbot! Congratulations mate!
1st: Welbot 27.27 tmtp://#score=welbot:B06-Obstacle:27270:64D339AA
2nd: Tech Knight 27.29 tmtp://#score=tech_knight:B06-Obstacle:27290:E0290481
3rd: lamboman007 27.46 tmtp://#score=lamboman007:B06-Obstacle:27460:CED37A12
4th: Qumulys 27.47 tmtp://#score=qumulys:B06-Obstacle:27470:9F438343
5th: Jocon89 30.50
Weekly scoreboard here: http://lcsociety.enjin.com/home
And Today’s Event: http://lcsociety.enjin.com/forum/m/1538432/viewthread/656246-trackmania-nations-forever-tournament-event-3/page/1
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Dammit dammit dammit! Wait… where’s the scoreboard? I don’t see anything 🙁
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Here it is!
The overall weekly scoreboard:
1st: Tech Knight 5 points
2nd: lamboman007 3 points
2nd: welbot 3 points
3rd: Sughly 1 point
4th: Jocon89 0 points
4th: Qumulys 0 points
I probably should have put it in with the other post…-
Hang on… did I lose my first days point?
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lol! Lamboman is insistent on denying you that point.
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Woops, sorry about that
Fixed version:
1st: Tech Knight 5 points
2nd: lamboman007 3 points
2nd: welbot 3 points
3rd: Sughly 1 point
3rd: Qumulys 1 point
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/me cuddles his 1 point desperately.
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Big congrats to the twitchy welbot! I need to win one of these damn things…
thankyou thankyou! Not too shabby for a first try I reckon! 😉 dunno if I’ll be able to do the same today as I have to go out with strange this evening! Finntroll ftw!!! Thanks Stange and hubby!!! So looking forward to the show!! 🙂
This is what happens when you think you’ve claimed victory and go to bed after being exhausted from bowling night. Ah well, I’m still 2 points ahead I think right?
Collision effect top score time.
1,057,088
You gotta play hard to get a decent score (or succeed in life)
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1.7m on medium.
BOOM! Beat Fatshady for the first time ever!
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I bought it last night and only played for 30 mins in bed then on the train today… 1.7m+ here I come!!! but seriously try on hard. scores tally MUCH faster!
Serrels, the fatshady of the batguy of collision effect (for now!)
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Def going to make the jump to hard. This game has changed me. I look like a crack addict.
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I probably played half an hour total since buying it last night. My scores vary a lot, sometimes I get 500,000, other times around 2,000,000.
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1,121,181 and I scored that on wave 1
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2,111,502 on Hard.
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Correction: 2,794,169
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Hey Trjn. How do you know all the funky stats bout your website? Are they from provider or do you have a program?
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In the WordPress admin panel, I have the WibStats plug-in installed. That’s useful for a quick glance, although I don’t think that it’s entirely accurate.
For more detailed stats, I have a bunch of different programs I can view from the cPanel. They don’t differentiate between views I make when updating the site and actual user views though, so it’s a lot harder to get useful information out of them.
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Cheers 🙂
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Yay! Nier arrived!
So Ozgameshop looses massively in that race, despite sending NFS:HP 11 days earlier, both from the UK, it still has not arrived.
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It looks like they’ve been having some problems with shipping recently. Lots of people have had games arrive late…
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I blame Australia Post.
I get stuff sent within Australia taking longer far more frequently.I bet it arrives in the country and Aussie Post chuck it in the back room for a few days.
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Customs too – two packages of mine were held up for 14 and 17 days from the UK in the last month.
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Just picked up Mass Effect Collector’s Edition for $30 posted off eBay. If I’m ever short of a coin in the future, these babies usually sell for ~$100.
Anyone want to offer me $100 for it? 🙂
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I will! Oh wait…you don’t want monopoly money, do you? 😛
Hey Mark, I sent you an email with my address yesterday, did you get it? Or did the spam filter eat it? 😛
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I got it mate!
Kotaku just got nominated for best a best gaming coverage award. And I got nominated for best games journalist award.
YES.
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Represent! Congrats! *clap clap clap clap clap*
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#Winning!
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Congratulations!
I have no doubt that you’ll win the best games journalist that doesn’t wear pants award! Oh wait…they don’t have that award do they? They should… 😀 -
Awesome!
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If anyone deserves it, it’s definitely you. Congratumulations Mark! 😀
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So, the first question on Ask Me Stuff…what’s going on there???
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http://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/03/ask-me-stuff-72/
THE FIRST ONE.
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All right. I give up. You obviously don’t know…
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/pats
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Best news ever, and well deserved. Huge congrats!! 🙂
Where do we vote/campaign? 🙂
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Next step: THE WORLD
Fantabulous work, old chap!
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I guess I should congratulate you. I don’t have much respect for awards.
If your happy, then I’m happy. You do good work so a win would actually be deserved.-
I respect them if I win.
If I don’t they’re a complete sham.
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That’s what I like to hear!
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Those nominations are always unfairly biased towards those journalists who are actually good at their jobs. Damn you and your ability to write words goodly.
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You totally owe me a smoked ham for nominating you. 😀
Any links?
Also, hmmm. how does one address this? Ok.. hmm I love the Goose, he was awesome and wrote some superb articles. He was probably more prolific in that sense. I guess he was so busy writing that at times he felt somewhat unconnected to us readers. Not always of course!
But I feel this is where you have made Kotaku AU a much more community based site Mark. Your always getting involved in our stupidity and topics/games. This is understandable, as we are so awesome and all. You make us all feel loved and heard 😀 Sure, that means you won’t have as much time to write more articles, but I like your input to all our chatter. 😀In a perfect world, Allure would invite David back and you two could work as a team. The workload expected of you is huge, and in such a massive industry, I would feel so overwhelmed if I were you Mark at times, so I think its fantastic the amount of stuff you keep us informed on. Allure, how bout it? The US site has more main writers, is there room for AU to grow??
On your workload note, I could offer some relief in that I could approve comments and perhaps be a community liaison officer running the competitions (which we need more of, :P) and posting out the prizes ect. I’d work for pathetic wages and pantless if required.
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The Goose never talked to me when I first arrived :'(
Mark has. Therefore, Mark wins.
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Well done sire! Muchly deserved I reckon! If it wasn’t for Kotaku, a guy’d starve! (for game info anyway 😉
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You like Hellraiser don’t you welbot?
http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/03/23/hellraiser-pdf-clive-barker-boom/-
I sure do! And all I can say is HOLY HOT DAMN!!!! THAT’S AWESOMEE!!!!!!! Thanks man!!!
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If there’s a people choice award I would totally vote 😀 congrats btw!
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congrats dude, big news and well deserved.
*pats entire team on the back, some for an inappropriate amount of time*
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Mmmmmmmmm, that’s nice. Lower, lower…lower still. Now round the front. OH YEAH THAT”S THE SPOT!
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Congrats, that’s great news.
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Awesome! Nice job and good luck.
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Your work on the READY series has been outstanding.
Congratulations.
Yo Gym-moo, all this talk of comics going on of late got me thinking back to when I read all of Hellboy. Did you read much of Mike Mignola? I really loved his art style, and the characters he made. I don’t remember much now though, it’s been a while. Should revisit them…
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I’ve read a decent chunk of Hellboy. Pretty good. Is a lot better when he’s doing the art.
Both Hellboy and BPRD continue to this day.
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Oh really? I didnt know that! For some reason i’ve been under the impression I read ll of them back in the day. Maybe I just read all of what had come out up until then. Which was a long time ago now 🙁
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Yeah, Hellboy stops and starts with new numbering possibly even new sub-titles but I’m pretty sure BPRD has been an ongoing all this time.
I don’t pay that much attention so I could be wrong.Mignola actually did a two issue series of Hellboy that explains the origin of the big red hand. That is actually the only Hellboy I own.
It’s really good and it’s called “the Island” I think.
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My week has been made, looks like both Crysis 2 and Lego Star Wars III aren’t huge disappointments, and are actually looking quite good! 😀
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Was all excited about LSW3 and Dled the demo only to find I just don’t care any more…
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There must be something wrong with you.
Can someone come and help me here? Jimu’s broken and he needs fixing 😛
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I don’t know what to think of Crysis 2 now. Some are saying its ok, others are saying its been ruined by consolisation. I honesty don’t think I can enjoy if I cant remove that horrid blur effect. Why do they cripple the PC version so much? I just dont get it, the last pc version of crysis sold like 3 million copies. How can they blame piracy for that? All pc games will unfortunately be pirated, but also decent well made PC games will sell truckloads as the PC crowd I feel is so eager to have a game made for them, without all the console concessions diminishing their expectations.
But I want to play it.. So torn.. what do i do! GAH!
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I’m waiting for Lego Crysis!
Hey Mark, I just realised that you and Homestar Runner have some things in common: http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail127.html 😛
I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time… like tears in rain…
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What did you think of Final Cut? It had been so many years for me I wasn’t sure what was different.
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Loved it! I watched the making of thingy and realised there was a couple of things I hadn’t picked up on either, but they did a really amazing job with it. Blu ray version FTW!
God I love this film.
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…and things like, redoing Ford talking to the guy in the shop about snakes (originally the synch was way off with his dialogue), and also the snake dancer replicant getting shot (which was originally obviously played by the stunt double, so they got the original actress in to redo the scene and painted it in… pretty amazing).
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I almost fell asleep during class today. I was nodding off, not hearing a word the teacher was saying when I suddenly jerked awake because I almost fell out of my chair. Luckily I don’t think anyone noticed. I actually did fall asleep during a class once (different class to the one I’m in now). It happened last year. The teacher decided to let me sleep because she thought that if I fell asleep during class I must need a rest.
Anyone else have a story of falling asleep when they shouldn’t have?
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Assembly * 3
Maths Class * 2
Drama (because it was an openish class) * 1Also, this morning, I meant to stay awake, as detailed above, but I fell asleep, and only just woke up.
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I went and saw Serenity five times on the day it came out, back in ’05.
I slept through about 45 minutes of it the fifth time.
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Nearly fell asleep in Japanese this morning 🙁 First time I’ve been tempted to sleep in uni class.
The room was so warm & cosy, and we’d spent 40 minutes talking about something obscure.
Are we on a new page yet?
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Contrary to the evidence you might see before you, we are not. This page is merely a simulation of what a new page may look like. These are often confused for the more rarer real new page, which is virtually indistinguishable from this one.
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Nope (Heheheh)
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Nope, I don’t think so… 😛
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Yes
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the unintentional captain obvious!
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This AGAIN?
What’s for lunch?
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Doritos! Not very filling though 🙁
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Eat more
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Wait, why did your Doritos! post get through, when my Weet-bix suggestion to Blaghman didn’t!?
I think someone at Kotaku AU HQ doesn’t like weet-bix… 😛
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BRAAAAAAINS!
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OMG WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO JIMU!!!!! :O
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HUH??
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Dairy Milk Chocolate.
Health Food.
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Agreed. Antioxidants and calcium.
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Cocoa is a plant, plants are good for you (all plants ever, shhh), sugar is a plant, milk is definitely good for you.
Chocolate is a health food.
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I can see KFC and Dan Murphy’s from my desk…
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Yum cha and beer!
GTA5 signiature edition, anyone?
$161 including frieght?
First in bets dressed, guys and gals 🙂
http://webshop.cashconverters.com.au/item/1378845/Ps3_Gran_Turismo_5_Special_Edition/&storeID=115
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GT5… damn i’m stupid sometimes lol
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I got all excited to
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Soemtimes?
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*Sometimes! Haha, dammit! >_<
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You wrecked you before i could wreck you – no fair!
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So my third xbox RROD on me last night 🙁
Had flashed a full circle a couple of times but now the dreaded 3/4.
I was so close to getting a PS3, but my pile of shame and preorders made the decision for me.
I am now the proud owner of a 4GB slim with Kinect. Couldn’t care less bout Kinect really, haven’t and probably won’t even set up til i’m really bored. Touch controls are way to sensitive, real pain to move into cabinet once all set up. Tray kept opening and closing.
Anyone else got a slim? I’m genuinely surprised at how hot they get….. way hotter than original.
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What did you do with your RRODed Xbox?
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Considering getting it looked at locally and possibly chipped….
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Would you be willing to sell it to me? I’d like to get my hands on an RRODed xbox, then try and fix it.
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I’ve got one lying around somewhere that I could probably part ways with. Honestly no idea where it is, or where all the relevant cables are, but I’ll take a look and if I can find everything I’ll let you know.
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Hmmm tempting….Was kinda hoping to get it fixed and have for second room. Am happy to send if you want to play around and pay you if you fix it…
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Sounds good, I’ll need permission from my parents first(getting permission from parents is a good thing if I want to make it to adulthood :P)
If they let me, I’ll be using this to fix it, http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Xbox-360-RROD-Repair-Kit-X-Clamp-Repair-kit-unlock-/220631683899?pt=AU_Video_Game_Accessories&hash=item335eac533b#ht_6237wt_905
If you think it looks easy enough, you could try doing it yourself, that way you’ll save some money by not having to pay me if I fix it. -
I’m kinda keen to try it myself now Lamboman… Will let you know how i go. Seems you have some other offers though…
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I have one if you want it.
Was going to try myself but really cant be bothered.
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That really sucks, bloody fragile, temperamental beasts. I’m lucky, I had a non red ring of death error, and had mine fixed, and it’s been running strong for over two years since that.
When’s the funeral?
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See above 🙂 Possible resurrection. However, I did deliver a highly eloquent eulogy that consisted of more profanity than a late eighties 2 Live Crew album. I also spent most of the evening trying to find a mate with an old xbox and the usb update so i could transfer my profile and keep my precious gamescore! Stupid Slim not taking old MU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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If there’s a resurrection am I allowed to make Jesus analogies?
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Tis expected. If i had Tad’s symbol skills i would put up a crucifixbox!!!
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I have a transfer cable.
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You might want to invest in a hard drive upgrade for the slim – the 4Gb one is flash memory, and as such it can cause problems with a few games (off the top of my head, you can’t play firefight in Halo Reach).
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I will be, it worked out cheaper to buy 4gb slim with kinect and buy seperate hard drive, than 250gb outright.
Bad luck mate, I know exactly what it feels like too now. 🙁 Unfortunately mine decided I could not play Trials HD anymore and red lighted on me also. Oh well, I’m gonna save for a new one this time. 😀
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It died? Really?? Oh noes!!
I’m so sorry. It never gave any indication of red-ringing for me. I feel terrible for selling it to you now :'(
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Oh well, its not your fault so don’t feel bad mate. 🙂 But I think MS should offer free repairs for rrod’s… Just the way the cookie crumbles I guess, but at least I got to complete all the Trials HD tracks, so I think thats good value 😀 I’ll start saving again for a new one down the track.
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Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii…
Some sorts of slacking off at work are easy enough to achieve. Web browsing and anything that can be done on the office computer is relatively simple. Mucking about on your iPhone is more difficult but still achievable.
Pulling out a laptop is probably not the best idea. Yet I really want to just because I have something I want to finish writing…
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Type the articles up in google docs instead. Then you have a central copy that you can use both at home and on your work computer!
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I would do that, but I really like writing in Scrivener.
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Yay for Scrievener!
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Soooo my Trackmania time for today is 40.86. I don’t think it’s very good, but still keen to see what everyone else’s is so far? I need a goal!
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40:40 is the best I’ve got so far, but I know that can be bettered, I’m aiming for a 39er.
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Dammit! Yeah I’ve ahead by as far as .30 of my time, but screwed up somewhere along the way. Just can’t better it :'(
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Found out the water type I’m using can’t learn dive…WTF???!!!
Will have to swap that sweet toad for a fossilised toitle.
What’s the go with that?
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Aren’t you at work?
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Bulbapedia
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AAAaaaaaahhhhhhh…. yeah, that place is awesome.
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I try not to spoil things too much. This morning during my morning toilet he evolved so I thought I’d go in and see what I could see. After all 3 of his slots would be filled with the necessary HM moves…or not.
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Carracosta is pretty eh.
Speed is a real let down, and although Sturdy helps, it’s still too slow to take advantage of Shell Smash, and it’ll get revenge killed easily.
Strictly from experience, mind you, I don’t have one, but I’ve killed a plenty without too much fuss.HMs aren’t even necessary to move around during the main game anymore, so can’t you just slap Dive on a HM slave?
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What will dive do for me then??
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God damn it…
My car went again today… Some Front polly… or crank.. or some shit. Either way it made it sound like the car was about to explode..
So we managed to get it down to $350 to fix the damn thing, which means i’ve had to transfer all the money i’ve made in T-Shirt sales across to our bank so it can help, plus i missed 2 hours of pay this morning getting it to the mechanics…
I won’t say this often.. but FML…
I really wish we had the money to get a new car.. this thing is really starting to get on my nerves…
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Dude that really sucks. I know the feeling. Been there many times with no cash and a car that needs fixing.
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I have no idea what an FML is…
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A very appropriate initialism to describe Chuloopa’s situation.
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It is yet another TLA (Three Letter Acronym).
It means F**k My Life.
The use of TLA’s can get a bit OTT IMO. LOL. 🙂-
*standing ovulation*
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My wife did that 2 weeks ago. You know what that means!!!
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The appropriate response: WTF? 😛
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Actually, the appropriate response is “Yeah, I agree.”
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Poor Loops 🙁
to cheer you up mate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gK_yzPIV0FY-
Shatter = Pure awesome.
Also, thank you for making me remember fanboys – that is an absolutely AWESOME movie. Loved every bit of it, especially as a ex star wars fan boy… man and was i ever a fan boy…
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Another Rukus comp maybe?????
I know the feeling well as well… My cars been clunking with some lumpy problem, I spent $500 to get it fixed, and it still does it… DONT TRUST MECHANICS!!
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That sucks so hard. I remember once upon a time, I spent like $700 getting my car fixed up once, was so happy that it was in perfect working order despite being absolutely broke… and then literally a week later it was stolen and ridden off. Yay.
So I feel for you for sure. Broken cars are the suck.
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Cars are the suck.
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Vacuum Cleaners are the suck 😛
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Hookers are the suck
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Vacuuming hookers are teh suck..
But being dirty never felt so clean…
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Yeah i sunk a grand on this thing to get the transmission fixed once, only to have it happen again a week later.. was – not – happy.
Of course i didn’t have to pay the 2nd time around as it was their stuff up, but still, to have that happen after paying so much.. bloody hell..
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This is why I bought a new car. Nothing ever breaks and if it did it’s under warranty.
I know nothing about mechanics can’t even drive…
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Yeah I don’t trust mechanics. Had a part die on me once and a mechanic quoted something like $300, but luckily my brother had seen someone fix that specific problem before. So we ended up buying a second hand part for $80 and put it in ourselves. Worked awesomely. A car is just like an oversized PC – once you can figure out what all the parts do and what has gone wrong with it, you can just replace the parts yourself.
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http://www.racebending.com/v4/blog/akira-adaptation-courts-white-actors/#
Akira!
Does not compute…
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I saw this on a few sites and thought it was a humour piece….Spewin.
Haven’t seen Akira for bout fifteen years, but “neo manhattan” and any of those actors listed are just terrible.-
They just can’t help it can they?
What was the point of Wanted? It had the same beginning and end but the entire middle was completely different (comic was as bad as the movie but it had a few moments that were completly omitted from the film).
Why bother paying for the rights to a thing if you don’t want to actually use them??
This is especially stupid as they claim to be keeping the Jap names and using cracker actors!
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Saw that coming a mile away when the film was first announced. Siiiiigh… I mean, some of those actors are alright… but it will still be a shambles film at best, even if the better actors are chosen.
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Really! What is the point?
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What’s the point of a live action Hollywood film you mean? Trust me, I is NOT defending it at all. Will be a pile of poop, and is pointless trying to make something that has an amazing film already. Oh wait, this is Hollywood we’re talking about…
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Nah, I was rhetorically agreeing in furious question form.
And more so , why pay for an IP you won’ty be using.
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On the bright side, it gave me a chance to re-watch that American Akira thing… Yay, positives?
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What American Akira thing?
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The animation, by billy bob mcgee face guy…
It was linked in that article.
He did the animation with Skyrim, and the singing…
You know, that guy? I suck at names, OK?
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He’s good. I linked you and told you to check him out many moons ago.
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One of my favourite songs being mixed with a game series I couldn’t care less about? Uber. Epic. Blind. Mown.
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Nice AMV.
Related in that it’s video games and music, but not an AMV. NSFW!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml6FNJAiH8II like the chorus. Explains why mario went to so much effort!
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lol everytime I see NSFW I think Need For Speed World(NFSW) 😀
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I always saw it as New South Facking Wales!
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BAHAHAHA
LOVELEY!
http://www.the-gutters.com/
my day now seems brighter
Who has battlefield 1943 and wants to play with eachother??! I feel like playing with someone.
I know what I wrote. Read it as you want!
Are we still doing sydney catchup and if so did we change the date. I’m keen.
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It’s been shifted to 16 April when Strange comes to Sydney : )
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OK good, I was hoping it was, just to maximise turnout? I look forward to it, along with a friendly reminder in the weeks leading up to this.
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Im sitting on a train and there is liquid on the floor. Thank (insert anything from god to the fonz) for shoes.
I finished the first three seasons of breaking bad. Not sure if anyone watched it. I enjoyed it. Wondering if anyone saw it and if you enjoyed it?
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Man, Breaking Bad is awesome. I wish ABC2 will hurry up and put Season 3 up, I can’t be bothered downloading or buying it. And the spam of comments makes me inclined to believe you are either very bored, or drunk, or probably both. It’s what my friends do when they’re drunk.
Also, you should thank fonz for the shoes. Fonz and duct tape. Duct tape solves everything. *best gary oldman impersonation* EVERYTHING!
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Third season is worth getting. Trust me. No spoilers but it ends awesome.
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After Mad Men, I need to get back into Breaking Bad.
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Breaking Bad is the best show on TV at the moment. It is just that good.
Don’t wait for ABC, get the DVDs (or BluRays if you can, definitely worth it).
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Nothing can replace Mad Men. Except maybe The Wire.
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I’m almost the same. I say nothing can replace The Wire, except maybe Mad Men!
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Breaking Bad > The Wire > Mad Men.
I have said it, thus it is indisputable truth.
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Firefly > All.
Situation resolved.
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Who here has a beard? If so do you drink an entire can of solo in one go like I do, allowing some to spill out the sides?
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I had a beard. Now I don’t. My face feels naked. Or, in the wise words of Homer Simpson:
“ARGH! My epidermis is showing!”
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The closest I get to a beard is stubble, roughly once a week, because I never remember to shave…
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Geez Shady, you new writing style a Stream of Consciousness exercise?
I kid, I kid.
Just seems a little spammy, you a little excited about our imminent return to the 1k mark?
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Also sorry for FatSpammy. I missed you guys!!!
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There is no need to apologise, we’re with you always. *puts out fist for a manly fistbump*
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Bumped back at you, presents chest for chest bump in return?
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CHEST BUMP!
(May have fallen over once while chestbumping, but it was justified, as I’d knocked over one guy twice already)
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Spamming much? 😛
FatSpammy FTW
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Lol. I saw how close we were to 1k so just wanted to help us get there. Also been quiet lately so wanted to get in with some wisdom.
I’ll stop now!
Gorram Melbourbe has the worst public transportation system. I had to wait on a train full of idiotic school kids that felt the need to scream to each other even though they are next to each other for something like 20 minutes, and then when the train starts moving, it gets to the stop before mine, and crashes.
Dunno if you can see that, it’s a fb book, but you should be able to. Anyway. Point is. Metro are a useless bunch of turds. And so is the train driver who crashed it.
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How the fuck do you crash a train? I mean, really, the thing is on friggin’ rails. A breakdown? Sure, but a crash?
And the school kids thing sucks, I always hated being on buses with the little shits, even when I was in year 7, I thought they were loud, obnoxious, and although usually taller than me, small.
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I never realised how annoying school kids were until I stopped being one 😛
That train is crazy. It looks like it was earlier today at Macleod station?
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/train-overshoots-platform-at-macleod-20110324-1c89l.html
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That’s the one.
Also, I was annoyed at schoolkids even when I was one. To the point that in Year 12, I deliberately stayed back in the library ’til 5 doing homework, then going home, managing to more or less miss peak hour. Those were some good days.
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NoHandle:
Sorry for your Xbox loss, but:
http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/41624
I know you’re tempted.
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There is no trials hd. Don’t do it man!!!
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Lol – you spazzed up somehow! Your 999 was actually post 1000!
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1000th POST!
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I got in when no-one could stop me!
Better luck next-time, Mark!
SPAMTOD STRIKES AGAIN! 😀
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My inability to be the person to get the 1000th comment fills me with great shame.
As does my inability to care :p
Back to putting off writing.
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I thought you weren’t supposed to appear until we neared 2000?
Oh well, ignoring the Blaghman spam-flags we’re at 982.
So I guess we hit the 1000 genuinely.
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nnnnnNNNNNNOOOOOOOooooo
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1000? But… it’s not even Friday!
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I had a feeling we might do it this week. If we get more than 300 on a monday we generally make it to 1000.
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I’m just glad to have been a part of the spammy festivities. Good job team.
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We should all learn from this. Look at last week, some people attempted spammage, and all we got was failure (854 comments). This is a natural thing, it’s organic, you can’t force it, it just happens.
Bravo, mes amis.
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Does this mean TAY is going to be all messed up again tomorrow….?
Site spazzed out last time.-
We were up to seven or eight pages though by then, weren’t we? We’ve managed to be compact here, so maybe not.
But hopefully we’ll get some site breaking hilarity (Although, they updated the server recently, so probably not).
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In addition to the writing I do for my own website, there is actually another little creative project that I have which has finally been resurrected.
May I present, the return of Asinine Circus!
Okay, maybe a little less exclamation mark.
Still, I’m actually kind of excited to finally have this comic going again.
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Hey that art is pretty impressive! Pretty funny too, read through them all. All… 6 or 7.
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We’re trying to fix the lack of strips. We’ve got the first few strips of a story arc scripted and there are a handful of other strips similar to the latest one also on the way. Just a matter of actually getting them done.
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I did nothing but played Shogun 2: total war for with a few thin layers of Pokémon Black. It was AWESOME .
Now that I think about it, anyone know if there exists a mod to turn the unit types into the various pokémon? Cause that was be fantastic!
I’m back at work now though which isn’t awesome. Just finished that lunchtime waster Space Is Key with a grand total of 12414 deaths. I’d like to credit that to the fact that I don’t get a lunch break and the lack of a pause key. If I didn’t have to keep stopping to work I’d probably have kept it to a nice even 10000.
So I just finished reading long Halloween the awesome sequel to batman year on. I absolutely loved it the plot the characters the demise of Harvey dent. I am goiNg to go out on a limb here and say it was better than batman year one. In other news I have been listening to this awesome artist called skrillex his sound is similar to wolf gang gartner and despite not being really into all sorts of house/electro music he is really good high light track is scary monsters and nice sprites. One of the many awesome things about my job is that me and my desk buddy are kinda out of the way so we can listen to music without disturbing anyone.however one of the sucky things is despite my great interest in my job I get bored occasionally and check Kotaku fairly regularly. I go away for 2 weeks and they put up a site blocker no YouTube or news sites luckily I still get Kotaku, is anyone else in this boat?
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Your name should be “Pink rockeman who stands on one foot and pretty much nothing else, who also can not spell” 😛
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Damn you stupid flamingo rocketman and your terrible spelling. In all truth english wasn’t my best subject at school(shock horror) more a maths and physics person. Also the way i type involves me staring at the keyboard cause i cant touch type.
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Don’t forget Dark Victory and Haunted Knight. The Man Who Laughs is also considered a “sequel” to Year One 🙂
IT’S HAPPENING AGAIN!!!!!
http://www.vg247.com/2011/03/24/duke-nukem-forever-gets-small-delay-into-june/
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Lol – don’t jinx it!
I was trying to write an opinion piece to post on my website. It just didn’t work. I couldn’t get the whole thing to fit together into anything that both is worth reading and makes any sense whatsoever.
So scratch that.
Instead, I decided that I’d just write up a new Buttercup entry, going back to the lengthier format.
Part 12: Who Designed This Place?
I’ll admit, I was pretty tired when I write this and I may not have been entirely thorough with my editing. So if you spy anything odd, let me know and I’ll go back and fix things up.
So tired. I have a 9am class tomorrow then get to celebrate my flatmate’s graduation by giving her a little graduation gift and then taking loads of pics lol. What’s the general sentiment towards graduation here in Australia unis? I always only seem to seem Asian graduates having their whole family from overseas and proudly taking pics around the campus holding bonquets of flowers and lots of gifts. Do other people generally not care about the importance of graduation?
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The only people I know who actually finished Uni are asian.
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I’m from an Eastern-European family, every littel achievement is blown out of proportion, and every big achievement is treated as though I had just saved the world.
I don’t quite understand the Australian Apathy toward such achievements, but so long as I’m getting pampered, I don’t care 😀
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Australians are just generally apathetic. Placid. Easy-going.
If it’s not a sporting achievement, it’s not an achievement.
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Ahhhhhhhhhh,
That would explain my depression. I am an Aussie who doesn’t like sport. So there are no gaols and nothing to be happy about.
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So am I… and you couldn’t be more correct
That being said, I take on the role of being apathetic for the rest of the family. Better balance that way. 😛
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This might be a horrible over-generalisation, but I always got the impression that Asian families take education status a lot more seriously. In an extreme case, that Amy Chua lady who practically emotionally abused her children to do well.
Whereas Australian parents are more like “Cool, you’ve graduated, congrats! NOW GET A FULL TIME JOB AND MOVE OUT ALREADY”. It’s not that they don’t care, it’s just that they want to go buy a caravan and drive around Australia because that’s what old people do.-
THIS!
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Haha, it’s true! I was kind of happy when I got my Bachelors degree but noone cared. I even suggested to my girlfriend I stick it up somewhere, and she was just confused. She was like… “why?”. Ah… because it took 3 years? Mebe? And lots of essays?
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My sister just finished Uni, has her graduation pretty soon. She didn’t want me at her graduation, but my parents are forcing me to go (even though it will be SO BORING).
But yeah, for most Australians, a degree is just a piece of paper, there are lots of things that are far more important, and don’t require me to sit around for hours with absolutely nothing to do except put up with the glares from my father as he wonders about whether or not his disappointment son will ever by able to honour him with a friggin’ piece of paper. *cough* Sorry.
Guess what everybody! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD2LRROpph0
lolololol
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Something tells me this is will turn into a new meme, Bec-roll’d
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this will*
Curse you tiredness!
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MY HAND IS A DOLPHIN! Sorry, cant help but yell that out now when i see it…
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ARGH! Dammit! I had actually forgotten about this. Damn you!
Trackmania Nations Forever Tournament Event 3 Results
Why did you all have to be so much faster than me? :'(
Final Results:
1st: Sughly 39.64 tmtp://#score=sughly:C07-Race:39640:C39D0979
2nd: Tech Knight 39.84 tmtp://#score=tech_knight:C07-Race:39840:28D99D3E
3rd: Qumulys 39.87 tmtp://#score=qumulys:C07-Race:39870:0CFBBB0A
4th: lamboman007 40.67 tmtp://#score=lamboman007:C07-Race:40670:0653AAE9
The overall weekly scoreboard:
1st: Tech Knight 7 points
2nd: Sughly 4 points
3rd: lamboman007 3 points
3rd: welbot 3 points
4th: Qumulys 2 points
5th: Jocon89 0 points
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I finally beaten Q-bo’s time last night, then as soon as I posted it, Sughly comes out of nowhere with that time… I almost fell to my knees to go “NNOOOOOO!”
Unfortunately I got so stressed at that track (Specifically the dirt parts) and decided to call it quits before I get to the point of throwing my monitor across the room.
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TELL ME ABOUT IT! Those dirt parts were laaaaaame. I had the whole track down pat, but it was always a matter of how well I could come out of the dirt corners. Which, 99 times out of 100, was not good.
I was making the perfect run once, the dirt corners nailed, but I froze up on the last corner. I felt the pressure and just turned too early! I was so sad :'(
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Well don’t be sad cuz apparently you did the dirt bits the best, and you’re one step closer to catching me overall, my winnings are decreasing rapidly! 🙁
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I’ve decided to give myself a new handle to avoid licensing issues. My new handle is lamb-burger-man0.07 😀
It’s Friday, Friday, gotta get 2000 posts on Friday…We we we so excited, excited, we so excite-BOOOOMMM!!!! *lamb-burger-man0.07’s head explodes…
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2000?
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On a Friday?
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Surely your not
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serious!??
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It would take
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far too many
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ham in a can tasting comments!
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Oh, also, I’m with FatShady. All behold the beard!!!!! But I don’t do the solo thing.
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sctually, I can’t remember the last time I had either ham in a can, or solo! This must surely be one of the greatest meals humans have ever concocted?
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that “sctually” which kinda sounds like sexually, was actually suppose to be an actually.
I had a huntsman on my car AGAIN today, she was massive ugly, and had a date with my shoe. This has happened now about 6 times in the past month. I hate driving now.
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Are we at 2000 yet Mark? :/
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We need a Friday project. I wonder if we could build a cow using only meat from a butcher.
Kind of like a very tasty jigsaw…
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Just realised the above might sound a little bad. I’ve thought it through, and I don’t think I’ve ever seen an udder for sale at a butchers. 🙁
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OMG, I just searched for cows udders on ebay…. And now I’ve learned that there’s such a thing called “titty fruit”.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/15-FRESH-TITTY-FRUIT-SEEDS-nipple-fruit-cows-udder-/350118206754?pt=UK_HomeGarden_Garden_PlantsSeedsBulbs_JN&hash=item5184abdd22#ht_1258wt_901it will do for an udder.
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Hmmm, titty fruit has me interested now…
“Titty Fruit, also called Nipple fruit, cow’s udder, apple of sodom produces 3-5″ bright yellow/orange fruit grown as an ornamental, for its odd shape. Fruits are poisonous if ingested.”titty fruit is poisonous?? Noooooooo!
also…
“Large velvety leaves have purple veins and furry hair”
Someone had a ball (pun intended) designing titty fruit.
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Just want to add, I’m sorry, but bad acting spoils all porn for me. I just cant stand bad acting. Drives me nuts!
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Not that I’ve ever seen any porn…
also, ^ unintention pun FTW!
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Gah… ok… 2000 on my own is too hard. I give in.
Can I be excused now? I really need my coffee.
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No, you’re not excused. Keep going!
Never realised there was a depth limit to replies…
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Oh yeah, no more replies for me says Kotaku, ONLY PERMALINKS!!!! But this will not stop me! I’ve had coffee now!!! MAWWWR!
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Whay are you killing spiders?
They are natures pest killer!Bad QQ, BAD!
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Nothing to add…
No wait!
No.. it was nothing.
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I must admit…
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this seems a bit…
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excessive.
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@Jimu: Totally agree about the pest killers thing – we have heaps of spiders at our place now, but zero cockroaches. I’m actually quite happy with that tradeoff because the spiders generally keep out of the house.
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…you monsters! :'(
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I thought I was natures pest killer? Besides, I have a horrid fear of them, and we’ve been over run with them lately. The first one ran down my drivers door window, with me trapped inside, screaming.
Now, we check every door gap before we get in. It payed off well today. And, it had RED legs! RED! Now he has stinging eyes and a sole print.
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Haha, your spider story made me lol Q!
I had the manliest experience once that was quite similar… me and me son were walking to the car to go to school the other week when he was like ‘oh… there’s a spider web here’. I’m like yeah yeah, cmon hurry up we’re gonna be late. All of a sudden he stops and (pretty calmly) turns around to face me… and there’s this ugly ass friggin black spider with fluoro green legs and stripes dangling from a web on his arm. He’s trying to shake it but it starts climbing up and onto his face! I was just OMG WTF and without thinking ran the other way back into the house. Then I kidn of paused and thought… oh crap what have I done! I ran back to him and I’m just jumping up and down behind him saying ‘hit it off! hit it off!’.
He managed to save himself fortunately, but was rather unimpressed with me. We were silent all the way to school. then finally he just says ‘you didn’t help me much, Dad’. I had to try so hard not to laugh.
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Sughly is a bad father…baaaad father.
To make up for it head here:
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/03/whitenoise-the-de-facto-gizmodo-community-forum/
And make some…noise!
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ROFLS at Sughly! Your as manly around them as me!
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THIS JUST IN:
THE 3DS IS RUBBISH
http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2011/03/23/t-tt-nintendo-3ds-review.fortune/
Cons:
– Does not have PS3 graphics
– “Retro design”
– Uses cartridges, “something we haven’t seen since the last Game Boy, pretty much.”
– “Perhaps to add insult to injury also features a stylus”
Trust this unbiased, honest review, guys. He grew up on Halo.
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I wish they stayed with the normal DS.
That’s my wallet talking though.
Oh, and my sensitive eyes!
geebus christ you guys are unbelievable. Commendable effort, breaking the 1000-post mark.
NOW CAN YOU MAKE IT OVER 9000???
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For the sake of all that is good and kind in the world, I hope not.
so i wake up this morning to my wife cooking fried rice.. like.. whoa! she’s never up before me. As I walk past the TV, I hear something about a funeral for Elizabeth Taylor… WHAT?! She’s dead?! Wife informs me she died 2 days ago… and then without missing a beat or even the slightest giggle.. she said “Yeah.. she went to find michael jackson!” I lol’d!
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LOL! Sorry, she was a great actress and all but… yeah, that’s hilarious.
On a completely different note.. Finntroll was FUCKING AWESOME!!!! OMG!! Thankyou so much Strange! Would have been a great night just meeting you and your hubby, but to top it off with that totally wicked show.. WOW!!! That was more kinds of awesome than I can count on my appendages!! Joan’s still headbanging in the kitchen while she’s cooking her fried rice!!
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Sounds like fun was had by all 😀
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Also, if these concerts make her wake up early and cook you food, man, you need to get her a job as a concert reviewer!
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well see there’s the catch.. she wasn’t cooking it for me. Today is her “take some food to work to share” day. So she’s doing it for her work, and I wont get any of it :0
Oh, and as per your request, I did indeed send your greetings to Strange in person, and she replied with a Hello! 😉-
Did that wink come with the hello?
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Oh. Hi Mr. Cloudman. *waves*
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OH HAI STRANGE!!! 😀
Thanks for remembering welbot, how much memory do you have anyway? Also, being interested to find out you cpu/cpu’s, mobo, hdd capacity etc. We know all about you, but nothing about you the BOT!????-
I’m equipped with a 1978 Class A Neural net processor. About 500 Exabytes of Ram, approximately 1 Geopbyte of Storage and it all runs on a Finnish Rönkkötech Motherboard (Rev 2) designed in Australia.
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But can you run Crysis?
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lols! I can indeed run crysis! 60fps minimum! it’s like running it in a ram drive!
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Yeah I got the 1988 Gen Y model, lots of hidden capabilities that have yet to be unlocked… I’m just so glad I wasn’t created during the region lock era or I would’ve been stuck in Australia forever.
For some stupid reason I was programmed to be lazy and expecting money to fall into my lap by doing little to nothing… must be a side effect of the Gen Y model. But in time, I broke my own programming, I evolved! Who’s laughing now “hidden creator”?!
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Finntroll were indeed awesome. And Claim the Throne were quite fun too.
Thanks for not being scary! It was great meeting you and your gorgeous wife.
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heheh my pleasure Strange! We were both really happy to meet you guys! Such a lovely couple! Nice to have made some new great friends! And Joan was so happy with everything too! Especially when you hugged her at the end of the night! She couldn’t stop talking about how nice and soft your boobs were :0 LOL
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Lucky, lucky man welbot 😉
I’m going to be disappointed if Stranges boobs don’t get a Community Kudos tag this week!!-
:-O When I was talking earlier about titty fruit, it was actually a real fruit! Now Stranges real soft boobs have entered discussions, I’m not sure which way to look!
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lol! I am lucky to have such a wonderful wife!! Never complain about the greatness I have in my life!
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Oh here they are. Here’s Strnage’s boobs. I found them! Guys, over here!
Wait… your wife… what?
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I know I posted this last night, but I fear it may be lost in the madness that was the 1000th comment.
So here it is again, the resurrection of my webcomic: Asinine Circus.
This time with less exclamation mark.
Oh, and there’s also a new Buttercup post as well, because I just couldn’t get the other thing I was writing to make sense. So I quickly knocked out another one of these to fill in the gap while watching the delayed telecast of Carlton vs Richmond.
On that note, who the hell thought it was a good idea to have Carlton vs Richmond as the opening game of the AFL season again? That was only a good idea when it was Judd vs Cousins. There is a new team this year, why are they not the headline act?
How many more topics can I cram into one post? Why don’t I join in the spamming and create these all as separate comments? I dunno. Because I can?
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I saw your webcomic link, and had a look this morning. I like your art-guy’s art-style.
I also read your new Buttercup of course. There are a few glaring edit fails so yeah, when you get a chance you’ll probably want to re-edit.
Your death count is surprisingly small so I’m beginning to suspect some artistic license here…or maybe I’m just jealous that prisoner-king ball thingy didn’t kill you as soon as you got around the corner like it did me. 😛-
I re-edited the post this morning, I really did rush out the original version when I was pretty tired. Things are a lot neater now, although there are probably a few glaring errors still there, simply because my morning coffee hadn’t fully kicked in when I did that.
Also, my death count is genuinely that low. I barely deviate from what happens in game, it’s just that I have a slight advantage over completely new players as I watched a very informative Let’s Play of the game before starting. Or possibly I’m just that awesome :p
I’ll pass on your liking of the art style to Carlos. He put a lot of work into developing that style, so I’m sure he’ll appreciate knowing that people are enjoying it.
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I like his new art style.
So I’ve thought of a way we can get to 2000 posts without resorting to ham in a can tasting comments…
Let’s hold a discussion on why I should get an Xbox360. I’ve been thinking about it, and I don’t really know why I’d want one. I’ve already got a decent PC; the graphics card is 2 years old, but it can play Crysis 2(or at least the demo), it has a superior control system, and it has Angry Birds for free on it 😛
The only reason to get an Xbox 360 that I can think of is so I can test XNA games I make on it, but I won’t be up to that stage for a few more months.
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Do you have a PS3?
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PC gaming and console gaming have a lot of overlap but they are two different experiences. Many games are designed for and fined tuned to be best on consoles, simply because that’s where the majority of the market it. That means that you will often find that the best version of the game is on a console.
If you already have a PS3, there really isn’t much of a need to get a 360. I have both and whilst there are some pretty good exclusives on both, you’re not missing out on enough to justify spending the cash.
Actually, come to think of it, console gaming is best when you have other friends who play the same console. You can play with each other online, share games, hang out and pass the controller. That sort of thing.
If you’re already doing that on PC, then you can probably skip getting a 360.
One last thing, achievements can prove addictive.
Did I have a point here?
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Yeah, you’ve got a few points there. I’ve only got a few friends (one of the disadvantages of homeschooling) and it seems as though most of you guys here have xbox 360s. Steam has achievements, though not on all games, it doesn’t have a gamerscore either…
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No PS3?
For various reasons I bought 360 over PS3.
I play the DS more though!
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Totally agree about the friends list thing – you can play with us if you get an Xbox 360! I now have over 30 people on my friends list from this site alone and there’s usually somebody online interested in a game when I am.
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If you have a decent PC and a PS3 there isn’t much reason to get a 360 as most games are covered.
The only games that I know of being exclusive are Blue Dragon and Lost Oddyssey and if you don’t like JRPGs…
I guess theres a bunch of arcade games.
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Halo! How could you have forgotten about Halo!? 😛
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Because the best thing about Halo is Red vs Blue, which doesn’t require an Xbox to watch :p
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THIS!
Also the Halo comic, written by Bendis drawn by Maleev, two of my favourite creators in the industry? Most average work they ever did.
Those first 100 episodes of R VS B are da bomb!
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I don’t like it and it’s on PC…isn’t it?
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Also, aren’t I supposed to be convincing you?
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Only Halo 1 and 2, both of which I’ve played.
3, ODST and Reach are all Xbox 360 only games, which is ridiculous since Halo 2 ends with a cliffhanger…
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As a point, XNA is unavailable in Aus, thanks to our rating system.
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Your PC can do pretty much everything your 360 can, and maybe even better so if you feel the need for a console grab a PS3.
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I don’t get why people think a keyboard is superior to a controller.
A controller is moulded to your hands, is pretty ergonomic in its functionality and whatever you feel about aiming with a mouse vs an analogue stick, using an analogue stick to move sh!ts all over WASD for a control scheme.
I can’t help but notice that Gizmodo’s Whitenoise only has 14 posts.
Shall we all go and brag to them about our 1000 posts? 😀
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Yeah I don’t recall ever seeing that before… sounds like somebody is desperately trying to match us. A feeble and meaningless effort.
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lets go help them out.
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I’m lazy…LINK?
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Done, with style!
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Haha, I was thinking man that would be funny… but then I have to open a new tab… search for gizmodo… click gizmodo… look for whatever the page was called… go back to kotaku to find out what the page is called… etc.
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Come on! You should see how much we’ve helped so far! Just don’t expect fast approvals, they aren’t as hip as here quite yet. 😀
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And, just middle mouse-wheel click the above link. Hey presto, quick open new tab with link all done!
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Whitenoise???? More like Pale Imitation!!!!
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So get over there and stumble around drunk or something!
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And done 😉
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Comedy Unobtanium!
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I know I am told not to worry about the Japanese nuclear accident, but it is looking really dire. Nuetron beams have been detected for the last 3 days, radiation 30 km’s out at sea… But it seems the media has got tired of the story.. 🙁
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So, I was at c’town station this morning waiting for my bus when about 30-40 schoolkids started singing Friday at the top of their lungs – together with incinerator-like power of the (otherwise lackluster) sunrise weaving between the dust-smothered buildings and stench of diesel exhaust, it was truly one of the most awful moments of my life.
She seems like an innocent enough girl’n’all, but how do I go back in time and kill Ms. Black?
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I’m not sure why this replied to you Mr-Q, but I guess on-topic:
I think they’re beyond the worst of it and the biggest danger is posed to people currently working on the ensuring the safety of the reactor. Fortunately, I’ve heard the radiation levels are already starting to decrease in any areas beyond the immediate vicinity (although, that might be >30km…) and I haven’t heard of anyone being exposed to a lethal dose of radiation at this stage. All the same, I could only imagine what a horrible experience it would be for everyone involved.
And I’m somewhat glad the media aren’t continuing with it anymore because the scare-mongering was disgraceful (e.g. Ch. 7 saying that the ANSTO reactor could go off if it was hit by an earthquake and tsunami)
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The one at Lucas Heights? That *is* scaremongering. Guh.
I’ve been following it for a while, they have got the power back up to most or all of the reactors at the Fukushima power plant, so that’s one thing. If they can get the pumps back online it should be fairly easy to cool it down.
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I know i should worry… I cant help it. Its a wonder why I’m not bald actually.
I think we may have started to break TAY! I’ve seen comments in odd spots, then moving about!
Yessssssss!
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I really am sick of major network television news (and most newspapers). They seemed to just ignore the relevant facts, and then throw around words like Chernobyl, in a very “I’m not going to say it’s like Chernobyl, BUT…” Stupid people.
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http://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/03/square-enix-go-crazy-drop-all-ios-game-prices/
I’ve left a question regarding purchases on an iPod touch at this link if anyone knows the answer…please answer.
Cheers, DAWG!
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Why?? How can you hate these lovable apes?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciLllSAcF-8&feature=relatedhe’s so proud of it.
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Youtube??
I’ll get back to you tonight!
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Not another youtube blocking workplace environment!! What is this world coming too?
Productivity?
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Still at zero…
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Tell them you’ll double it if you get YT back!
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I am so confused, I just replied to you at Giz at the same time…
What am I replying to?
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Hehe, you said jizz. Heh.
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lol, what the hell. At the beginning he just looks so casual.
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Yeah, imagine doing that at work! You’d be sacked on the spot, but this monkey/ape/furry still gets his cushy zoo gig. Yanking and wanking to delight the crowds. Evolution has betrayed us.
Kids say the darndest things…
So, last weekend, I had my kids add 1 of their friends in the car. We were deciding between Maccas or KFC. Anyway, I had a hankering for some nuggets.
So, this extra kid in the car tells me, “Nuggets is not even real chicken, its just pumped up orgasms”
There’s a long silence while I try my best not to burst out with laughter, but I couldn’t help it… Then Jada asks whats an orgasm, I tell her its an extremely rare sexy time event, then she starts laughing. Then I realise this extra kid needs correction, so I tell her the word she was after was an organism. So, all week when we’ve seen her we yell out ‘pumped up orgasms!’. Much to the disgust of the overly critical parents at pick-up time. 😀
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“extremely rare”!!! You ain’t doin it right 😉
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OOOHHHHHH YEEEAAAHHHH!!!!
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I figure if I lower her expectations, she wont be one of those “needy” types when she grows up. 🙂
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I laughed, I cried, I laughed some more… and then it was suggested I leave the library if I can’t be quiet. 😐
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LOL! Man, I hate those other parents so much. I even get strange looks just for wearing a shirt with cartoon zombies on it. I always make sure I’m never early so I don’t get stuck in mundane conversations about friggin’ some new cookie stall they are doing next week or some crap.
Just thought of another game I should have mentioned in yesterday’s Tell Us Dammit: Blast Corps for N64. Amazing game and getting platinum medals on every level was totally hard corps.
You go up ranks as you get more, better medals, and I increased my rank over the course of several weeks. Some of those par times were TOUGH but I did eventually get the final platinum medal. The reward was the ranking “You Can Stop Now”. Totally appropriate – I was drained!
In short, Blast Corps is tough but great fun. I recommend it if you have the means to play it!
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You are a master, taht game was hard as!
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Yeah. Killer Instinct would be sweet!
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Yeah that game was awesome. I picked it up not long ago for cheap and have meant to give it a go. I was nearly inspired to just then, until I realised it was you Batguy who were saying it was hard. Then I realised I had no chance.
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Please don’t let me stop you – it’s just super tough getting the gold and platinum medals. It’s still loads of fun blowing stuff up if you’re content with the lesser medals! How many other games see you leveling suburbs with a flying robot, or doing burnouts in a dump truck to prevent a nuclear explosion?
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Actually, that description does sound really cool… I want to play it myself now 🙂
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What’s the deal with all the married peeps?
I am trailing way behind…
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The deal?
I met a woman I really like and she seemed to have simil;ar feelings. We courted for a time things became serious and we decided to marry.One thing led to another and now we have a child.
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Well, you cant be happy all yer life.
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Well, you can really, thank Marty Monster for divorce.
*bitter resentment rears its ugly head, down beast down!*
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Poor Q-bo. You obviosly much better off now.
***Reassuring man pats***I do however read the above as that your wife ran off with Marty Monster. 😉
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Lol! Very close to the truth! Yeah, I am much better off now really. No nagging of ‘stop playing kids games’, just my kids nagging ‘stop playing our games’, which really… hmmm. Something has gone awry here.
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Tell me about it! Wait til they start having kids. It’s my mates birthday this weekend, and if he get’s a full turnout there will be 8 children under 1. That’s a creche not a party!!
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zomg… run Run RUN!!!!!!!!
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You need more drug-addled “artistic” freinds like me.
I only have one mate with a kid!
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So I was standing on the train this morning on the way to work in the city all sleepy like. In front of me there was this old dude – typical suit up, greying hair, looked about 50.
I just thought of him as a normal business man. Then he pulls out his phone to check the time and the wallpaper is Call of Duty.
+50 to respect points!!!!! It got my attention so much that I felt more awake afterwards.
That is my contribution for today.
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I’m betting that was his 11 y/o kid who did the wallpaper, and he doesn’t know how to change it.
Super spammy today, sorry all. no, I’m not really.
Its old, but good.
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I’m reading your name as
“Queues Pambo”
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I totally blanked over all the french stuff. I suck at other languages.
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But i gave you a sexy French name…
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Tas ou une pile en latin
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I have no idea what that says, but I’m turned on like christmas lights.
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Katamari!
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Enchantment!
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Back from my Honeymoon! For those interested, yes we got out of Japan 3 days prior to the earthquake.
Also, EPIC TAY guys!
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Welcome back! I thought someone was over there! You were very lucky, close shave. So where was the honeymoon?
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2 weeks in Japan (Osaka, Kyoto, Takayama, Tokyo) with day trips. Very much a sight seeing rush around trip, then we spent 8 days in Langkawi, Malaysia at the Casa Del Mar resort. Absolutely relaxing. Wake up in the morning with the biggest decision being “Beach or Pool”. One night in Kuala Lumpur, then back to Melbourne.
Came back to find a parcel containing Ghost Trick and a Ryu figurine from Kotaku. Total result of a holiday.
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1,154 comments! 😀
Wait, you’ve back that long and didn’t tell us!?
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I thought he meant they went to Japan, and then went somewhere else for the rest of the honeymoon..?? He couldn’t have ignored us for this long… surely?
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Yay! I was worried about you (I couldn’t remember exactly who you were but I was worried about the guy who was there on his honeymoon which it turns out is you so yeah, I was worried about you). Especially seeing as we hadn’t heard from you since that time you said you had the day off from your new wife in Tokyo. I’m glad you weren’t caught up in that hell. Welcome home. 🙂
11.30 and still havn’t given the TMTOTD (trackmania track of the day) a whirl yet! I think Sughly and Tech Knight have beaten me down to a pit of despair!
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There’s a new track? I missed the link!
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but apparently you’ve been banned from entering, so, you might as well not try….
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Just be happy you beat me in Chime! You know, I opened that up the other day but as soon as I heard that music I was like NO, no I can’t do this again…
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Just wait till I get home, then my rain of fire from my 9001 battleships in orbit will come down upon you!
But since welbot then sughly kicked me off 1st place I’m not hopeful of winning this one tonight
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http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/03/24/captain-america-1990-movie-review/
This is good for a laugh.
Suhgly espescially…
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lol! I’ve heard about this film before, but really… blu-ray director’s cut? What the hell?
Nuclear piano FTW.
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It repeats on Taiwanese pay TV so I’ve seen it twice now.
Classy, classy flic.
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I think they’ve all run out to lunch! The cheek of them!
Mark unboxing the 3DS: http://twitpic.com/4cwz54
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Nawwwww!
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I dare you to sneak up behind him with a permanent texta and draw O’s and X’s over his shirt!
Also, he looks happy! Without holding food! Is this a first?
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He’s just so… happy!
I can’t help but imagine this is how he’s feeling on the inside: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFlcqWQVVuU
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Jelly
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Yeah at first I was happy for Mark in a “nawwww” kind of way. Now I’m just feeling hatred and anger and deep seeded jealousy. Is this what they are talking about when they refer to video games inspiring violence?
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Oh my God, he looks like the lead singer of La Roux!
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ROFL! I suppose you could say, with his new 3DS, he feels… Bulletproof?
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Well, this time he does… watch him though, coz he’s going in for the kill.
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I suppose you could even say his 3DS is Not Your Toy.
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Ok, is it Jimu’s eyes, my eye’s, or our monitors. Is Kotaku primarily Red, or Pink?
And Gizmodo Orange, or brown?
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Yes, yes it is.
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Kotaku is magenta http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb449/lamboman007/Kotaku.png
And Gizmodo is throw-up-orange http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb449/lamboman007/Gizmodo.png-
Gzmo is browner but I think you pretty right with the magenta
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Nope that’s what gizmo looks like. I took a screenshot of gizmodo at 300% zoom, and used the color picker thingy in paint.net…
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Well
I hate you
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Lunch break. You may rest easy for a while.
So Borders is havig a pretty awesome sale… 3 for $30 on any and all combinations of DVDs, DVD boxsets, and blurays. Too bad garden City had nothing good. Some guy was losing his mind over it though, was running up and down the aisles asking over and over if boxsets counted. He had around 15 dvd’s I think.
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Borders at Garden City has always sucked. Shame I’ve got plans for lunch or I’d head into the one in the CBD to see if there’s anything of value left.
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I kind of really wanted to do that, but then I was too lazy. I highly doubt there’s anything good left. Or at least I keep telling myself that…
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I finish early this afternoon, so I might just duck in to make absolutely sure there’s nothing…
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I gave up on DVDs before BluRay really took off, which is well before I had a child.
Too many good games, comics and books to enjoy!
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But bluray animation is seriously mind blowingly good. Ponyo, Persepolis, Secret of Kells, Beauty and the Beast, Snow White… they all just look stunning. Ponyo is like a moving painting at times, it’s my fave. Looking forward to getting my hands on Laputa bluray.
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Beauty and the Beast is the only animation I have on Blu-Ray, but I went straight from VHS to Blu-Ray, and it was like an eye-gasm.
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If I had the time or the money…maybe.
Seriously though, cartoons don’t get me nearly excited as a good comic page.
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Okay I’ve just got back from breakfast and groceries.
I’m mad at you guys for spamming Gizmodo’s community page. Firstly, how are we supposed to reach our own goals if everyone’s being very silly over there and secondly, maybe more importantly how are they supposed to grow their own little community over there if you’re in there scaring all their people away?
I leave for a morning and you let Mr. Lambo lead you all astray. I am disappoint. 🙁
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It’s funny cos i was just going to post that Strange will probably come in and tell us all off 🙂
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But Muuuuuuuuuuummmmmm,
I wasn’t a part of it, I was busy being asleep. It wasn’t mee-eeee. It was all their fault, I wasn’t doing anything.etc. etc. /annoying child
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Sozzy Strange. Honestly its just for some funzies, and besides its been too long since kotaku last raided gizmodo!
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HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
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That’s brilliant.
But I think the kid should be on crutches, to make it even more sickening.
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YOU WIN!
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LOL!
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Just for that, I am nominating you for Kudos his week, give the man a prize!
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Yesssssss!
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I second this. Pic made me lol, hard.
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Awesome!
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Then I replied with THIS! http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb449/lamboman007/gizmodo-invade.jpg
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Bloody hell I was trying so hard not to LOL while in the office. It turned into a forced snigger xD
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I disagree, Strange.
I think we’re leading by example and I don’t think my Kotakomments have slowed down because of this samaritan excercise.
Besides me mate alex is over there, I’ve known him for years!
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I’m out, Alex just told us to F*CK off!
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I think Alex doesn’t like me… I was only kidding… Ooops.. I’ll cheer him up.
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YES! Someone on my side! 😀
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But Muuuuuuuuuuummmmmm,
I was just having a little fun…I wasn’t trying to be naughty…it just happened!
Hey Loops, do you still play M&M?
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Haha, I thought you asked S&M. I’m making such bad misreads this week…
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HA HA!
Want to sleep with me?
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What ever happened with Lost Oddyssey?
You give it up for somehing else already?
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Don’t make propositions you can’t follow through on Jimu…
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The way the game is going currently Masochism & Masochism is an approriate description…
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I’m being slaughtered by Olympian. It was getting a little boring anyway, though.
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Yeah I quit that cuz with what was going on, it seemed we were FARR behind everybody else, so with the end coming I just decided to stop
Heh, my phone says “1337”…
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Well, it did a minute before that post…
Don’t know why I even said that to begin with.Where’s that girl with my sushi?
Stranges’ boozies made it into conversation on previous page! :-O
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Took me a while to realise what boozies was. Been so long since I heard anyone use that term!
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If only it was boozies and not those other things they’re talking about!
My face is a lovely shade of Kotaku Magenta.
Nohandle
I just replied to your email. All is well!
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Yay!!!
Congratulations friends, the mission was a success.
With a small friendly push from us, we help get Whitenoise to 100 posts!
Well, it was more a case of us ramming 100 posts down their throats…
Twas a good day my friends, a good day indeed
😀
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Kotakunese people are just filled with joy today! Well, I for one am. I feel proud.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xyn7vDZAr4
You know you love it!
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Haha! I wondered what was so funny about it until the last line. Then it was hilarious.
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*claws at own face*
I give up trying to keep up with all these posts. I was still catching up on posts last night. When I wake up this morning (or afternoon) I discover 1000 more, arugh!
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Wait till you find out we spread across another website.
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I feel the same whenever I miss a day of work. I come back and it’s indecipherable.
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I’ve actually managed to keep up! But it has seriously been by far the most unproductive week in a long time :'(
If that Sydney meet up is still on, anyone else think it would be a good idea for us to all turn up in those inflatable android suits and go clubbing?
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There ARE inflatable android suits?!
You are talking about the cute green little mascot for Google’s mobile platform, right? Not any ordinary android I hope?
LINK ME!!Although I think for this to work, we need hints of magenta to go with the outfit for our Kotaku pride 😀 lol
Ugh… I’m such a doofus.
I was dying to play some Trackmania Nations Forever, but I didn’t have it on my computer, meaning I had to download it, so I went on Steam, but then I realized our internet was slow, so no help there.
I get into TAFE this morning, plug in my external hard drive… and there it is.
I’d backed it up without even realizing it.
So, tonight I’m going to try and clear sections B and C. 😀
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Awesome! Join the partay! Except… don’t try too hard. Just a little bit hard. Hard enough to beat anyone that’s not me.
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Don’t worry, I’ll probably get to playing at some point, then everyone can beat me.
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Minecraft update: I have nothing to report.
I’ve been pretty slack this week and have only managed to check in a couple of times. Nobody else was online when I did!
So what’s new on the server? Maybe we should all try to catch up tonight and start on some exciting new collaborative project?
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lol we were all here http://lcsociety.enjin.com/
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Don’t tell Batguy! Do you WANT to lose?
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I deliberately steered clear of the Trackmania stuff this week after last week’s NFS obsession!
Might see how I feel next week though…
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Great now you done it… -.-
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No, it’s all good still, the terms and conditions state that no one who’s name starts with a B, ends with a Y and has and ATGU in between can enter 😛
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You should make little commemoration plaques for each of the 1000 post TAY’s. Can you make plaques?
Yeah npbpdy has been on when i jumped on either so here is an idea.
We seperate into 2 groups and play a minecraft version of capture the flag. We have done pretty much everything on minecraft server except PvP as long as we all agree on the rules i reckon it should be good. maybe shady could even save our old world and have us all start out again.
Gorilla was taking over Japan. If Godzilla can do it, so can I! only need 2 more provinces and i’ve won the long campaign.
広島平和記念碑に行ったとき、最初に見たものは「原爆ドーム」という原爆に耐えた建物だった。
#truefacts
(I’m bored and trying to do this essay. Buh.)
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Wow, translate.google.com is pretty damn good. A building that withstood an atomic bomb, raiding Gizmodo forums – it’s almost like I can speak Japanese!
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陰茎の陰茎の愚かな陰茎に巨大な陰茎は、陰茎を打つ。
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No, that one didn’t work. You’re going to have to translate it all for us right here, in full. Cheers.
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I can’t remember exactly what it was, but I believe it was something along the line of “penis penis huge penis stupid penis throbbing penis.”
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I, um, kinda worked that out. It was just a juvenile plan to make you post obscenities and it looks like you were man enough to do so. Well played sir.
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The advantage of having no shame, is that, well, you have no shame. It’s all part of my plan to have a comment moderated, which, thus far, hasn’t happened. I’ve had ones blocked by the spam filter, but I don’t think that counts.
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I’ve had 2…
Pull your finger out man.
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I shouldn’t find that nearly as amusing as I do.
I was just cruising through the old TAY pages, reminiscing or something, and thought I’d keep up a few old thingies:
Blaghman/Jimu: Ahhh yes, that Akira animation thingy. Funny stuff!
Jimu: you have a morning toilet? How does it possibly last long enough to evolve pokemans? And also, remind me never to touch your DS.
Mark/Trjn: The Wire season 2 was kinda slow, but this episode seriously blew my mind, specifically this scene. So good… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmUQj8kCZso
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spoilers on the link btw.
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You didn’t see my skiing comment then.
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Nope 🙁
I remember making a comment about skiing… but that could be anywhere!
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It was a little bit…ruuuuude.
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page number?
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Your a gem, nohandle!
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I just ordered Portal 2 from Zavvi. It’s £32.85, and Zavvi is giving free delivery as well, meaning for $50ish, I get the PS3 and PC version. Damn sweet deal, considering that preorders on Steam are $45 for PC only. The only problem/cool thing is that they don’t charge until dispatch, meaning our dollar could get better making it cheaper, or it could go down the crapper, making it more expensive. Who knows?
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Thanks for the heads-up. I’m willing to take the currency gamble so consider it bought!
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Finding that must make you feel rather… savvy? hyuk hyuk!
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That pun has my seal of approval.
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I keep getting this spam email from:
United Parcel Service
Stay classy…
http://www.deal-cool.com/Product/Game-Boy-Advance-Game-POKEMON-LUGIAS-OCEAN.htm
Check ou these sweet bootlegs!
Seriously though, can anyone sell me the real ones??
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But they all say 100% Brand New Quality assured and in box!!!! 😉
But do the real ones really say “version”?
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They do, but there is no such version as the one linked…and 5bux? I wish!!!
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Lugias Ocean Version! I’ve been looking for that for like forever! Yesssss…
http://www.ahscares.org/showarchive.asp?id=772
This makes me want to hurt people. Hurt them lots.
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Now you made ME want to hurt people.
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He survived! What a trooper.
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Thanks, I read the title and closed the window straight away. Not in the mood for bad news. You have brightened my day!
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I literally broke my pen, and there is ink over my library and exercise books. I just do not understand how people can do this. At all. A dog will love you unconditionally, forever. They take whatever time you give them and they reciprocate better than any human ever can. To do this, it’s just…. F**king hell. I just don’t get how you can do this, at all.
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That’s so disgusting. What the hell is wrong with some people…
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I was sad, but then I read he survived. And then I lol’d at the name of the in-charge-of-the-kind-to-animals guy being ‘Skinner’.
Too much TAY to catch up on today (then there’s the Gizmodo posts too!) D:
So, I just want to say a couple of things – awesome week guys: congrats to Mark/Kotaku for their award-thingy nomination it’s definitely well deserved and there’s no way you could possibly lose… ;D
And (BLAGHMAN, LOOK AWAY!), I totally meant to send Mark a super-secret email but I haven’t got time or else I’ll miss my bus, so I nominate Blaghman for community kudos this week for being awesome (plenty of others have been too, but he’s posting up a [quality] storm!)
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I know what they are nominated for, but what are the actual awards? Mark?
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Gah, I saw my name, then read look away, this is killing me, I put my hand over my monitor just to stop myself.
Am I allowed to read it? Anyone?
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Don’t look!!! It was just a scathing personal attack on your good self and he was right to tell you to avert your eyes 🙂
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*Sigh* People always do this to me *cries* 😛
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Guys, I’ve been playing Crysis 2 all of today.
My Review:
Buy it.
Seriously. It’s amazing. I don’t generally consider FPS’ my cup of tea, but this has changed that perception entirely! The beginning drags a bit, but it certainly gets infinitely better!
Go get it. Now!
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I will, just as soon as I have a computer to run it. I’m far too master race to get it for consoles.
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I’ll play it on console… but I’ll do it ironically.
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Does LifeHacker have it’s own Whitenoise-thingy? 😀
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Haha, you devil you! I actually have to admit I didn’t know Lifehacker existed until I saw the photo of (as loops pointed out) Eminem.
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You should be ashamed of yourself young man. 😛
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Haha Lamboman got told off ;P
I apologized Strange!
Lol at you joining Leather Caps to spy. Was considering myself….
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C’MON PEOPLE! We had such a strong start to the day. Don’t die on me now!
Man grapes are so good. Seriously, SO GOOD!
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Bahahahahaha!!!
Sughly likes “man grapes”!!!!-
ROFL! Oh man that’s so bad it’s good… omg, that makes my self reply look so bad D:
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I totally just ate two bags of them :3
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That little face and the comment above?
COMEDY GOLD!
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Tis true 🙂
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Ooooh… sounds intriguing! But I dunno, I don’t want to ruin what precious little grapes I have left…
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I cannot believe this post got even funnier 😉
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Leave me and my grapes alone!! Ohhhh I can’t even write that really :'(
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My hands are blue. I’m scared.
Oh, wait, I’d forgotten I sprayed my kid’s hair blue for Crazy Hair Day at school this morning. That must be why.
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Me thinks you are just trying to divert attention away from the inevitable “Strange’s Boozies” tag that’s coming later this arvo 😉
Just to let you guys know we’ve smashed the record.
BOOOOOOOOOOOM!
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Everybody do the blue midget dance!
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Clappity clap clap! Woo! Pretty good week, I must say! I’m just glad to be a part of it *wipes tear*
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Much more tasteful…
I am weeping tears of bitter regret, mixed with the longing for an edit button.
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My turn
*deep-breath*
YYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-thud
*lamb-burger-man0.07 passes out from lack of oxygen
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Yay! I demand fabulous prizes for our efforts. Nothing much, just a 3DS or iPad 2 for everyone who contributed.
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And then we all eye Mark’s 3DS, a large circle of onlookers that are slowly closing in around him…
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Deserves a pic, methinks!
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NO you beat me!
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LOL! I dunno, this one gave me the laughs.
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OMG! That is so brilliant!
How do you computer-draw-thing so well?!
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Haha, well… I’m flattered, but I’m not sure I’d call it a masterpiece. PS with a graphics tablet and a spare 60 seconds?
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We broke two if you count Gizmodo!
Good week people, evenly distributed pats on backs.
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YES! Buckets of WooHoo for everyone! 😀 Sorry, I’ve not helped this 2 hours…. kids! They’re all needy and stuff! Whodda Thunkenit?
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They’re not just for Christmas.
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Suhgly
I totally just emailed you, dude!
Please get back to me soon, it’s life or death!!!
I will be on the train soon so you have a good hour to do so!!
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NEW PAGE?
Now everyone’s gonna know I’m on death’s door!
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Eek! Life and Death?! Sughly, you’d better reply!
Oh, and Jimu, I couldn’t find my Pokemon game…it disappeared into the black hole of a 10-year-old’s bedroom. I’m sad, but not as sad as I’ll be if Mr. Sughly doesn’t email you back….
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The last sentence made this page complete. Noone need post any further, Strange is awesome. xD
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
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REPLIED! Bam! It’s a quick answer though with not much depth…
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I didn’t reply earlier because I didn’t know there was another page :'(
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Good hustle this week peeps.
Next week lets aim for 2000, so that SpamTod can get his first 2000th post and his third 1000th.
Mark, can I put in a suggestion for accounts?
When the accounts come along, can you make relatively stupid achievements with them? Things like “Participated in a TAY which scored over 1000 comments”, or more personalised things like “Awarded 2nd place in the TadMod look-alike contest”. Silly, but fun!
Also, @Ben White, if you want any PHP help with the accounts, I’m certainly free to help out. I’m fairly strong in my knowledge of account-based web-content using PHP and mySQL. hit me up if you’re keen for an extra hand. (Also, don’t insinuate that I’m undervaluing your contribution or knowledge. I’m just trying to help!)
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That’s a good idea, actually.
How are the accounts going, O Allure Overlords? This fancy black bar thing has appeared but we can’t do anything with it 🙁
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Can I win
“Most bullshit garbled in a single post”?? -
“Awarded 2nd place in the TadMod look-alike contest”
That’s me, isn’t it? Dammit, I never win first place.-
But you The First Lady!!!!
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Oh, yeah. Me forgot. 😀
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Hey! Yeah! It’s Strange the First Lady of Kotaku! And FatShady MBA! Dammit guys, stop dropping the ball on this!
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I think you look more like TadMod than TadMod does to be honest.
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I dunno how either of you look like…
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as an achievement horder, i approve of this.
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Also “Most active babbler” to the person who posts the most 😛
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Actually a really good idea. I would love some form of stats such as number of posts, average per day along with your ideas…
You guys are insane.
I’ve just started to pick up Game Informer. It’s good really good content. I even got the edition #14 and #15 for free lol.
The actual reason I bought them was because I needed something to read while waiting for a doctor at the medical centre. I had already spent nearly 45 minutes walking from the uni health centre (which was fully booked for the next 10 days, wtf) then to a uni recommended medical centre, which does NOT do bulk billing (poor full-time uni student). Then I finally found one but still waited about an hour for less than 15 minutes in the doc’s office. D:
My flatmate who graduated today is going away to Adelaide with her family for the weekend.
Hey, hey guys!
I found a link for the awards that Kotaku/Mark were nominated for – http://www.thelizzies.com/node/1360
Have to assume that he’s too modest to expand on the details (awwwwwwwwww, so cute!)
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Oh wow! The Lizzies are pretty big! Let’s hope Kotatku and Mark win this : )
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I’m not sure who should win Best Gaming Journalist, David Hollingworth has cool hair, and Mark has no pants…I think I’ll go for Mark, but only if he accepts his award while wearing no pants 😛
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Modest indeed! BIG congrats!
Mark – I glimpsed it when it first went up and was too busy today to do much about it, but was the Forever Delayed post pulled…?
I can’t seem to find it anywhere and I just wanted to see some of the work… :/
Alright guys, I was bored, and you know what happens when I’m bored? Lots of different things, depending on the circumstances. In this case: http://i55.tinypic.com/1zxwlft.jpg
Thing I’m working on to honour the thosands posts. If I can ever be bothered finishing it I’ll set it up like a trophy, and Etch the name of ours victors into it (in both cases, Tadmod…)
Figured I’d share because odds are I’ll never finish it.
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Very nice.
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May I suggest putting a little trademark sign on the top right? (TM -> TadMod) 😛
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Haa, that’s so good. I like the name etching thing, it’s like the high school year leader thing all over again!
Anyone interested in getting a 3ds.. keep an eye on catchoftheday.com.au on wednesday.. they’re gonna be selling 3ds for $199!!!
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Of course.. since I was awesome enough to point out this deal for ya’ll.. if anyone wants to buy me one since you’ll be saving so much getting it at this price.. I’d really appreciate it!! 🙂
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Yeah and I uh… sponsored welbot’s post. Welbot’s post is proudly brought to you by Sughly. So therefore I get commission. Which is also a 3DS. So someone start paying up, dammit!
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You’re welcome to seconds, but first preferences go to me!! 😉
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Also I live in Brisbane too, so I get one on proximity tax!
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I get one thanks to the soothing voice tax.
Really, you want to believe me, you need to understand, everything will be alright, and maybe even great, particularly if you give me stuff for free. Trust me, I’m a doctor.
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Well, we’ve cracked 1400 posts
Only 600 left till we hit the big 2-0-0-0 😀
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Hey lamb man, do we have Trackmania today…? 😀
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Hehe, lamb man… http://kramsdesign.com/misc/kotaku/lambman.jpg
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LOL!
I’m already thinking of variations of it to suit my many different names…like deranged lamb man! http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb449/lamboman007/angrylambman.jpg 😀
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NO! No more trackmania for you! 😛
I’m a bit busy today, so you can choose a track today. I’ll add up the scores from yesterday sometime later today, probably early afternoon Qld time.-
But, but… I don’t want to choose a track 🙁
Maybe we keep going Monday? Take the weekend off…
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So hopefully no-one has already posted some 600 odd comments since you said this.. cause thats kinda what i’m planning.
This post is like when the vilan reveals his plan before he actually does it.. this will almost certainly be my undoing!
Who is it here that’s obsessed with ppokemon? Jimu? Whoever.. if you have an android phone or tab, there’s a free game called Pokemon Tower Defence. I started playing it this morning. It’s actually surprisingly good! And Free!!!
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It probably also breaks a multitude of copyright laws 😛
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Tooooooooooooooooower defeeeeeeeeeeeence?
OMG I can’t believe I’m actually attempting to read TAY on my iPhone…
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It’s a horrible nightmare of confusion and screaming 🙁
Though you can always switch back to the normal Kotaku view…
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You just scroll like a bitch for about 10 minutes and here we are!!
Also, how the heck did I completely miss yesterday’s Duke competition?
I had many lol’s, but this one was really good, but late.
http://i54.tinypic.com/mt2zgi.jpg Bob Baxter, whoever you are, has done well!
Gah I’m Sadly Saturday Spamming! I’m the SSS!
But, this made my lol hard.. YES its childish, I dont care.
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You think your spamming… wait til you see what i’m doing tonight!
anyone interested in buying a geforce gtx285, 8800gtx or intel quad core q6600?
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Nah sorry dude, just upgraded my card recently.. all for the grand total of freebie! Good luck.
I don’t know if anyone has mentioned this, but Tiny Wings updated recently, and the update includes a new nest. If that ups the multiplier, then there is the potential for a new set of high scores!
Though, I’ve only managed one of the three objectives so far… 🙁
Also, has anyone here played Solipskier? I need a new high score to set my sights on…
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I got the update but didnt play it so missed this. Their goes another week!
Thanks for the heads up.
Bloody hell, 8 pages and nearly 1500 posts!
What the record?
Everyone must be excited about the AFL starting again.
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No, just pokemans 🙂
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Hi Veegeez. Record has been smashed! I think cos i was away for the preseason my interest in AFL has fallen off somewhat.
I gave you a sexy french name a few pages back 🙂
Argh! I just got attacked by a zombie on the minecraft server and my health isn’t regenerating. I take it mobs have been switched back on?
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*GASP*
FatShady! Please leave mobs on! I’m going to hop on the server tonight, and I want to finally do LCT properly!
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I’m liking it, madly trying to find food so I can heal myself. Not sure if there are creepers yet to blow us up and all our stuff
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*UPDATE*
Creepers are on!-
Pantheon or whatever took a direct hit by a creeper.. mainly because blags did not illuminate it enough!!! Sorry dood!
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Yeah! This will regain interest I think! 😀
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*Begins to cry thanks to the damage wreaked to the Pantheon already*
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I was actually expecting comment son twitter. i hinted that LCT was back on! Main reason i did it.
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I realised that it has been very quite and i think that was because we turned off the hard/challenging parts of the game. Decided not to tell anyone just my my own laughs!
People in NSW, have you voted today?
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Better question, could anyone in NSW genuinely justify their vote? (I really pity you guys)
Earth hour nearly over here in Sydney… boo I think I’ll leave my candles burning as a light source for the rest of the night. I hope you all turn off your gaming consoles or play on battery unplugged (for PC/mobile). : )
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Nothing against you dawdle (honest!) but I think if they were serious they wouldn’t have scheduled it on election night and Bob Brown wouldn’t have held a press conference in the middle of it to say how well the Greens went (despite the fact they didn’t pick up any of the 3 predicted seats in the lower house)
OK guys, I dount i’ll get anywhere near it but going for the record of spamming tonight. I have Bacardi gold and a few hours to kill, everyone asleep so here goes.
I have worked out that 600 posts at 20 seconds each will be just over 3 hours.. but if i type like this on each one it will be much more??? Lets see what i can do before i pass out (tired of drunk).. hey, lets see what happens first!
What am i goint to talk about tonight, no idea really. This will get boring really fast!
Just had some coke and bacardi.. ready to go!
I went to the pool with my son earlier today, it was nice
Man, im averaging one post a minute.. 15 done!
This will take too long
I refuse to resort to simply counting the posts… i want to earn this (doubt this will last.)
Friend of mine bought an iphone today, speakers dont work. Took us over 2 hours to notice!
If coke and lemonade have carbonated water as their main ingredient, why is it bad for you.. its just water.
i’ve delevoped a system to keep track of posts, working ok for now,.
had to open a door, have you ever worked up a sweat typing.. man i ned to exercise
I graduate (MBA) next month. I am skipping the ceremony. Do ii just hang the paper on the wall now? Do i show it to the world?
I ‘borrowed’ my keyboard from work. you think they care?
bought a new case for my iphone yesterday, its black and good.
my PC has a wireless usb thingy so no ethernet cable, everyone should do it. Technology is awesome.
I have a PS3, Wii and a 360. The 360 is played every day almost, the PS3 only plays Micky mouse club house and the wii is in a cupboard. Am i a bad gamer?
I bought 11 pairs of socks today!
if i had green shoes with white around the bottom, would you wear white or green laces? I chose green.
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You chose wrong. It pains me to say this as green is my favourite colour but green laces on green shoes is weird.
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damn, seriously..
but my wife liked them that way… and i don’t want to disagree with a female.. so im stuffed either way..
OK, i’ll try it your way and see if it leave me on the couch!
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If your wife likes them, then that’s definitely the right way. 😉
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how long do watch batteries last. I replaced one in 3.5 years?
I do all my gaming on a 22″ LCD monitor. I have 2 plasmas??? Am i a bad gamer?
the page refresh takes longer than it does to post!!!!
which ISP you with. im with Netsace 9owned by iinet.. they’re ok, but i live 6km from exchange so speed sucks! Damn campbelltown.
anyone ever heard of shoes called Lakai Biebel or somthing,.. i have some, are they well known somewhere.. i never heard of ’em.
Just realised there is a single peg on my desk.. how’dit get here?
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My guess is your two-year-old. Either that or elves….
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you know i want to say elves, but i think your right.. kids do the darndest things!
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You know i have never rolled any super into any new job i got… man im stoopid.
I can’t wait for it to get cold.. i bought two new hoodies last week and can’t wear them.
I told my wife today i’d finally given up competitive Trias HD. I sat down just mucking around adn took 1.3 seconds off my time on Technique (hard).
How many USB drives do you own. I have obught 5-6 and i can only find 1. Have you seen ’em?
My PC tower has 2 blue lights on its fans, does that make me cool or a nerd? QWould a diferent colour be better?
when i got my 360 slim, i already had the white keypad and battery, now my new black controller looks like it was cobbled together from parts!
im keeping tally of my posts with a purple pen, what does that say about me?
I had egg thrown at my par one night about 2 months ago.. have not cleaned it yet, just to say F$%K YOU to the brats that did it.. is this a stoopid protest?
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Hells yes it’s a stoopid protest…it’s eating into your paint right now. RIGHT NOW!
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funny thing is that ive got one of those cars where the pait is already peeling ni parts anyway.. so dobut it’ll make much difference.
OK, ill try and clean it within the next week or so.
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After doing my MBAm, i decided to do the Prince2 qualifications in project management, anyone done this? How did you find it.
I want another bacardi, buant stop typing.
I think i drink way too much coke zero. i cant start a day at work without one. Should i pick out dentures now?
It sounds like only no handle and i like hip hop, but i love it enough for all of you!
I still listen to music that i was playing in year 7!. But i also like new music and keep up to date.
Its interesting to note when i was a kid, i listened to people that were in their late 20’s making music. Now im in my late 20’s, i still listen to artists in theier late 20’s. At what age do i change this, does it egt to a point where it gets creepy to listed to the youth? (say when i’m 60?
I have an official 360 wirekless headset, i want a turtle beach one i think because i need more sound…
My 2yo brings home painting from school and i love them. at what age do i start tellnig him they are rubbish. Hopefully he has imprioved by then. If he is still making the same at 10 or so, then i think its fair to break it to him.
My wife and i have matching computer desks in the dining room.. cute huh?
Can real men enjoy candles.. i mean men with beards… you know, real men!
Man that bacardi is looking better… buzz isd going, butno cold coke.. drinking it straight don’t end well.
So Toyotra are advertising here, anyone actually buy a car, or anything for that matter off banner ads?
I bought two awesome pairs of shoes from US. Both were a bit tight but you know… tythey look good!. I finally get why chick put themselves through pain for shoes… sisters (and Me!) unite!!!
OK, coke not cold, large glass of wine!
Wine after coke… not that good.. kinda like the OJ after brushing teeth.. I will power through this slight diversion
How can you have writers block when you are not a writer.. perhaps because i have talked about everything on my desk adn TV has ruined my creativity…
I have so many songs in itunes, i still find things that i have not heard… or forget about them. It ia actually awesome to be surprised by yourself.
I’m taking a sip of wine in between each post.. BAD IDEA!
anyone else LOVE the sound the eject and power button makes on the new 360 slim.. i show people that who are not gamers adn they all go “ooooohhhh”
I want the 720 or whatever to have customisable ring tones style sounds!
You know i never walk on bird shit. Not that i worry about my shoes, but that you never know when the next one is coming!
Im so that drunk guy at the party that thinks his life is actually interesting. It’s NOT!
I dont care what you listen to, if music really moves you. I mean MOVES you (i can’t dance, i mean spiritually or whatever), then i get it. There is nothing better..
I don’t mow my lawn enough.. I should do that tomorrow.
I thought having a wireless printer would be awesome, problem is that i don’t print.. ever!
On the printer topic, my printer has its own webpage. It is just a local IP address on my network, but i can scan directly from this site without installing software.. cool huh?
Just went to a mates plac e tonight for a BBQ, i get there and it’s like, here is my new iphone, can you help, i need help with the wireless network, hook up my ipod touch, what cool apps yopu got.. It si nice. I rely on him for cabnit making stuff, sparky’s for their work so it is good to have a skill… of sorts.
well i’ve officially stuck at this for longer than i thought i would!
I hear about podcosts. I have good game and major nelson, any other gaming ones that i should listen to. Do i really need them (dmn, that should have been another post!! #wastedwords
I have spent my entire life on PC’s, my handwriting is embarrasing.
Just FYI, i actually like the name ‘FatSpammy’. Kinda cute.
Mobb deep were awesome in their first albbum. Listening to ‘shook ones’ and this is the same beat from the 8 mile freestyle battle and a few other freestyles i like. Crazy awesome beat!
if you are wondering why im creating new posts rather than replying to others, once you post past the end of the page, i can’t actually see my comments on the page above. I can only see the page i started on so it is just quicker.
I hate facebook.. just saying. I lost a couple of friends over a smart arse post i made and it was a shame,. I liked that couple. Never again.
So a few weeks ago i won kudos or something so got Stacking. Mark sent me a code which had already been used, then was awesome and sent me another one at about 10pm.. this was used also.. I have no issue with him, but really sucks, I bet it that worked id be doing that right now.. oh well.
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Oh yeah! TadMod sent me his Stacking code but it was used, too. I think Mark must have been sent dodgy codes.
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ok, that seems to be the case then. I’m sure Marky will figure it out.
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I just realised someone will have to approve all of these.. what a waste of taxpayer money.. hope everyone realises what this is meant to be adn that i’d never do this mid week or whatever, just having a crack at this 2000 mark. I hope whoever approves these understands.. If need be, I can come and work for you ( work experience style) to make up for it. (Sorry Mr Allure)
Mr Allure.. A porn name?
I don’t visit any other gaming sites at all. Apart from major nelson for specials and deals, and developer forums for Natural motion and redlynx (Trials), I don’t do anything. When Kotaku is quiet, i work!
Well, landslide in NSW aside, the election of their new Coalition overlords means the A-G situation has changed again.
Greg Smith is currently Shadow A-G and likely to be sworn in as the new one in the O’Farrell government.
He’s a conservative religious moralist, at least on social issues, so I don’t think he’d be willing to jump excitedly at an R18+ rating.
He’s said nothing about the issue, though, so we don’t actually know his position. I’m not too confident.
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If the feds even realise things need to change, this bozo tries to start the whole “think of the children” thing, they will just tell him to shut the fuck up and fall in line .. hopefully.
wow, i think i forgot to record the last few posts.. this is actually very therapudic.
im sure i misspelled that one but can’t be obothered to check. sorry.
In an efficient system, inpuit = output. I drank wine and bacardi… you know what that means now!!! seal gone!
Still not made the bathroom.. but this is what im talknig about. Just found a new song on itunes. Asher Roth??? nohandle.. he any good?
that was the best thing i’ve ever done in my life!
Just decided 100 legit posts then spammidge (spammige?).. just can’t leep this up for much longer! (and noone will read em)
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I’m reading
Just listening to that Asher song again, not bad. not bad at all.. kind of what i need right now.
No handle, any Aussie artists i should listen to. I mean i spend my life devoted to hip hop, im also a proud aussie (not the cronulla type!) but i dont have much respect for Aussie hip hop. I feel bad about this so need to be edumacated!
WOw, i drafted a post adn decided to self censor! It was not bad but i didn’t want you to look down upon me.
Now you want to know.. OK, i was going to say i laughed at a joke about paedophiles while finding a joke about racism offensive.. it should be the other way around.
btw neither are a joke. As a dad with a 2yo i know this, but jokes are jokes and reality has never stopped be laughing, regardless of how offensive it is.. except about racism for some reason?
The song im listening to is about a man, his partner adn her period! WTF and i listening to?
#np Apathy ‘one of those days’
Wine is a funny drink. It starts out nice, then gets bad for a bit, then gets really nice again.. why is that .. Alchomohol Me thinks?
my count by this point is 81 poasts… bet i missed a few.
In the above post, i said Poast, that was not a mistake, it was a tipped hat to the backbreaker forum where this was the ‘in’ joke for ages… not funny, but had to be said.
I just can’t wait for the NBN, Im sick of shitty broadband speeds.
Man, i just realised that if any of my above posts were offensive, they will not be approved so i need to be careful not to upset anyone.. in this police state… btw, i love moderated comments (im sure you don;t right now, but the quality of everyone elses is great.
XBL is worth the money, for me anyway.
does anyone wear slippers?
when i do round and round the garden for my son, i have to do it on both hands and both feet before he will go to bed.
Im sure i said it before, but i don’t get how nintendo has such a huge loyal fanbase, has such innovative technollogy and hardware, but fails to deliver any decent gaming experiences that arent; franchises from 30 yaers ago>?
wow, spanner in the works, my son just woke up,. took him a drink and had to lay down with him for 5 mins, MOJO completely gone!!!!
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I wish that was all I had to do.
My son woke up and he watched the last half of an episode of Off The Map and an episode of Death Note with us before going back to bed.
Then he woke up 30 minutes later coughing.
He spent three hours in our bed tossing and turning before finally letting me give him some medicine and going back to his bed.
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it is not always that easy… we usually have a efw months straight similar to what you describe then it sorts itself out.. but i hear ya! Sucks right… they don’t tell you that before you ahve kids..
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This is a totally pointless exercise, but why not i say.
do all of your friends even know what Kotaku is.. i have to explain it to everyone io talk to. I jusut call it ‘My website’.. even my wife doesn’t know the name of it.
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Hehehee, “my website”. I like that.
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It is just easier that way. I don’t claim to own it or anything, just the site im always on.
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Really enjoying twitter but unfortunate i don’t know many poeple who post.?? More aussies should do it!
I think a midnight snack is in order.
When i bought my house, the walls were tangerine orange and canary yellow. Im not talking deature walls, im talking opposite side of the room!
the xbox slim is SSSOOOO much quieter than the original. It is actually embarrasing to play the old one now.
There is no way ill make 600 posts tonight, 95 in an hour and a half. At this rate, i’ll be posting ’til .. morning… can’t be bothered to work it out.
I bet some super smart computer geeks could write a program to spam this page.. im doing it leather cap style….
3 more posts till my century.
second glass of wine gone… and they are big glasses… seal defo broken now.
100th post for the night (or if my calc is stuffed, more than that), should make it witty and informative… at this point, 3 drinks in and they were big string drinks…
this is what you get !!!
PENIS!
ok, im calling this 1540 post even though im almost certainly off…
when i came up with this idea, it sounded awesome in my head….
let fatspammy begin!
I still think lady gaga is a dude.
must get to toilet.
and get new glass of wine
see, i made that two posts.
lol….. 3 posts
I really want family guy to do BTTF. I hate licensing negotiation and the money issues associated. It would be freaking funny.. is that no enough.
how many episodes of the simpsons were made to date??
now im feeling guilty for the number of posts… a few people commented last time i spammed.. im hoping that as this is the weekend no one cares…
my son only has textas that work on certain paper (crayola) how does that work>?
How to identify you are from campbelltown, you drink wine from a box in the fridge.
comments are too slow
have to lift my game
i should just get a book and write it word for word.
the boys name was santiago
dusk was falling as the boy arrived
with his herd at the abandoned church.
the roof had fallen
in long ago.
and the enormouse sycamore
had grown on the spot
where the sacristy had once stood.
he decided to spend the night there.
he saw too it that all the sheep
entered through the ruind gate
and then laid some planks
across it to prevent the flock
from wandering during the night.
there were no wolves
in the region,
butonce an animal had strayed during
during the night,
Busta Rhymes with Asher Roth.. awesome
and the boy had to spend
the entire next day
searching for it.
He swept the floor
with his jacket
and lay down,
using the book
he just finished
reading as a pillow.
He told himself
that he would
haveto start reading
thicker books:
they lasted longer,
and made for
more comfortable pillows.
just done the maths, i can’t do this tonight.
you know that feeling
when it seems like a bad idea…
My cound now seems to be off by about 20 posts!!!! i have no idea how many this is now!
its midnight
im hungry
and wine’s almost gone again..
manni wish i could get some help with this…
ive weitten half a page of a book.
sooo many comments
just got the message abt posting too quickly for the 5th time!
there is no chance of me getting this. this is sti9ll less than 200 comments.
tired adn hungry
insert spam here
tried to copy past commets, … site stopped me.
gonna have to do this romorrow also,.
i wonder how this book will read in comments.
it was still dark
when he awoke,
and,
looking up.
he could see
the stars
through the
half destroyed
roof.
i wanted to sleep
….. aint that the mofo truth!!!1
a little while longer,
he thought.
he has had
the same dream
that night
as a week ago,
and once again
he had awakened
before it ended
Asher roth and slick rick.. slick rick is a legend.
wine gone!
gave myself to 1am to do this.. only 37 minutse left!
Zidane is a golden man god king… so better tyhan me so i hate him!
mark posting soccer videos on twitter at midnight… the snacking hour!
getting too tired to post.. drink!
damn, its maybe 200 posts thereabouts.. no idea… no chance of hitting 600
1
2
3
4
5
6
7 dont tell me ive posted too quickly Mr Kotaku man!
just posted on twitter.. what weas i up to???
i dont know.. 8???
9 i think
10 dudes
11 now man!
i stopped counting
11
12…………
12 and you dont like me posting this much!!
12 stop giving errors
t5hi was a failure of an attempot to makle 2000
man im tired
ooopppsssss/…..
Earth hour… guilty is me!
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That one made me lol. I never bother with Earth Hour, I don’t have the lights on after dinner normally, anyway.
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I don’t either, makes the TV harder to see 😉
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sleepy!
man soccer is good in highlights only!
you reckon ill lkeep at this tomorrow.. doubt it
i feel like i have failed.
that zidane or what ever video Mark posted was pretty darn good, watched it twice!
just can’;t post any more.
without hitting 2000 this is all for nthing!@
gonna go eat
tis was stoopid idea.
FatSpammy!
yt bnjvgfr f4c
i typed that with my face!
i need some help to make 2000
i wish i knew how to write computer script cody things???
the boo before was the alchemist if you didnt kno.. read it!
cant stop posting
gotta keep posting
peanut butter on a roll… cant beat it
ok that makes 2-3 solid hours posting.. can;t do any more thatn that… gotta try and make time tommorrow to finish this.. cant do any more.! Let it not be said i tried my best.. wait, not sure if thats right.. oh well. i tried!
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I was thoroughly entertained by your Sir SpamShady Fatspammy shenanigans.
I did tune out during the book and the countdown, but all in all your valiant effort was legendary.
We’re 560 comments away! We can break the 2,000 barrier!
Come on, guys… we can do this!
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I just leather capped it all the way here on an iPhone. I was about to give up and saw your post. We must push on.
Let us unite and together we can do anything.Let our lawns be unmowed, or paths be unswept and our bodies unshowered. Today is the day we become great!!!
Now reread that thinking of me with blue paint on half my face!!!
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I woke up this morning, and couldn’t believe my eyes man.
I had 290 comments to approve!
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I hope you read them all…?
I did say one that was sorry for all the posts… i hope my motives are clear and it didnt ruin too much of your Sunday!
Also, thanks heaps, cause it gives me an up to date count of where we are at, about 300 to go!
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lol! Go nuts dude! I think it’s awesome. You guys are at about 1730.
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I propose an IP ban for FatShady – all in favour?
😛
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You can try to stop me… your strategy only assist my cause.. so comment away!
I actually don’t care if i dont get the 2000, i just want it to be achieved!…
c’mon Ambrose, you know by tomorrow no-one ever reads the prior week TAY so lets have at it mate!
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Aye! 😛
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Well another day another 300 posts to write…
son is asleep and wife shopping.. my time to shine!
now im worried others will join in, meaning that if i do manage to write 300 posts, we may go over this.. is anyone as stoopid as me to think this is worth donig?
im not counting them any more. count the pages then multiply by 25
why why why am i doing this.. it is all because i couldnt play stacking isn’t it?
man i’d hate to make it to like 1990 or something before today is out.
it is starting to get colder
im wearing thongs (foot type) with socks.. campbelltown!
This got, um, lost about five pages back, so I’ll repost for spam-worthiness and ’cause it’s news-y 😀
Well, landslide in NSW aside, the election of their new Coalition overlords means the A-G situation has changed again.
Greg Smith is currently Shadow A-G and likely to be sworn in as the new one in the O’Farrell government.
He’s a conservative religious moralist, at least on social issues, so I don’t think he’d be willing to jump excitedly at an R18+ rating.
He’s said nothing about the issue, though, so we don’t actually know his position. I’m not too confident.
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yeah sorry mate. i did read it though. Thanks for the update.
i have one of those RSA tags that were potentially compromised.. the code atm is 962532, not like they’re secure anymore!
i really have nothing to say by now.
i found a new book i bought but have not read it.. looking forward to the train now!
bought my son a green converse shirt yesterday, kids in brand names look super cool… i dont want to be a brand name guy or anything, but they are awesome… much better than that sailor outfit my wife puts him in!
btw we dont have a sailor outfit.. just jokes
we started last night at 1440 and we are now over 1700… i like to think i played a small part in that!
especially considering that i really did not contribute much to the prior 1440
wifes home, gtg
club sandwich time!
Don’t worry Shady, I never got an email about Stacking, so I’ve got nothing either.
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I have your code – but if they don’t work I’ll have to ask THQ again.
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Does this mean I should start sending you needy emails again? A desperate cry for attention in the form of pixels on a screen.
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OHOHOH HAPPPPPY DANCE!
I got my code from Mark a couple of days back.BUTTTTttttt
I now don’t have and xbox!!
WHY WORLD WHY!!????????
So, who wants it more Blaghman or FatShady???
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In fact, an idea is a brewing…
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Actually, it might just be gas.
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NO, it is an idea! 😀
Which ever one of you two writes the best limerick gets it!
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I guess if he’s going to be busy, I’ll join in now, while I may look down on spamming during the week, I have double standards, so weekend spamming time. Someone other thank TadMod has to get it.
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On second thoughts, that’s way too much effort.
this is like a live (moderated) blog that no-one cares about!
So, I bought my husband GTAIV to cure his Red Dead blues…it’s working but I just found myself telling him “nice work” when he finally completed this mission that included killing someone. WTH is wrong with me?! 😛
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Oh, and I also helped him have a ‘successful’ date…it’s kinda reassuring to know that without me he wouldn’t be able to close the deal.
Just have to say Strange is awesome, im not sure if anyone else has read my rubbish but i didnt expect anyone to… appreciated it, even if she pointed out on a number of occasions that i’m doing the wrong thing. I’m used to that!
it may look like im doing nothing but sitting on here all weekend, not true, trip to the pools yesterday then dinner at a friends place. Today ive been at home with kiddie and now im actually on call working (my actual job) then dinner with other friends tonight…
work work… i have a major project milestone next week.
work completed… now what to do?
what to have on pizza tonight?
not going to do it tonight, but turkey on a pizza would be awesome, anyone done it?
Would anyone care for lunch?
It’s okay people. If you can make it close to 2000 comments, SpamTod can snipe the achievement.
Only here to help. 🙂
So, sunday. Just woke up at 1:55pm!!!
I feel like a teenager!
Did my last post just fall of a cliff?
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Lol, it was a new page… OMG how NOOBTAY!
COMMENTS are going all funky!
I swear to Lord Mars, King of Mars Bars, that my above reply was just on a new page, then BAM, i’m back here!
TIME TRAVEL!
Allure, are you gobbling comments?
WHY!?
HAHAHAH! Bow to piggy in a tinny its SUNTAY!
I hope someones gonna put these bloody posts up… Kind of seems pointless otherwise….
OH THERE IS A POINT!
To defeat the 2K Tyrant ™ not again will he shame us, not again
Oh come on!
My last post, missing again!?
It was multiple sentences!
GIVE ME ATTENTION!
/me jumps into Mark’s loungeroom and runs of gleefully with his 3DS
Lord Monkton is a tosser.
So… wow, running low on material here..
I lose interest in things quickly, have I been over pop cultured?
I’m sure theres software that does exactly what I’m doing right now. I hear you get it from signing up to porn sites.
Fish, I like fish. Wayyyy better than monkeys. Mind you monkies are good tho, just saying. Jimu has no idea how cool monkies are. But fish are better.
i hear qbo joined the cause… welcome.
Dyslexics untie! I meant Monkeys! Not monkies.
Kids, no kids today! They’re up at my mums house for the day, but i have to pick them up later.
I love when we break TAY.
It wont even remember there;s a new page! It keeps coming back a page, what kind of voodoo is this?
Its the voodoo that you do so well.
omg, did i just quote DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince?
I’m gonna get payed for this right>?
PAID, payed? I meant PAID! Wow, my spelling is horrid today.
SPANK ME!
I watched Fanboys last night, why had I not seen this movie???
Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes was in it! Made the movie for me it did!
Just put the call out to the Leather cap tour lads, lets see if we can get some more help.
Golf… outdoors.. ewww.
speaking of leather caps, if anyone else wants to join in on the minecraft fun, let me know.
Actually, I kid. I used to like golf. I actually played it with my granddad, I miss him. 🙁
i want bannanna bread.. im getting muffins!
i played NFS shift recently as a mate gave me a copy that he had with a new console.
I gott say i was actually impressed with the graphics, was expecting super arcade style but was pretty good.
Hello old mate, whatcha doing? Back to your old handle I see.
my friend picked up an iphone yesterday and the speaker did not work, returned it to the same store today… no exchange or anything, gotta send it to apple to get fixed… any other return within 24 hours of any product would be swapped, apple are different!
lazy sunday at home… good.
ALL bring down the 2K Tyrant!
If you put a suit on a dog, is there any difference between he and a CEO?
this community is awesome. good dudes and dudettes here.
I apologise to all dogs for my above comment.
Of course there is a difference, dogs are smart and loyal and wont destroy your favourite IP’s.
what is the difference between golden and maple syrup. Is one made from maple leaves and the other gold?
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In case you’re being serious…golden syrup is made from sugar and maple syrup is made from sap.
I’m sure I’m posting witty gold here. GOLD!! To be lost in internetz!
So… JOKE!
What did the Elephant say to the naked man?
How do you breath through that thing.
😀
oh cmon, it was a goodun.
i had a to do list on my wall at home (whiteboard thingy)
dust the house
clean floor
clean kitchen
replace globe in garage
2000th post
Only one thing left to do now.
STILL NO SOUP SANDWICHES! THIS WILL NOT DO!
Im so glad Mark understands why we do this… because i certainly don’t???
AND IM NOT COUNTING BUNS IN SOUP, OR DUMPLINGS, OR THAT SILLY ROLL HOLLOWED OUT AND FILLED WITH SOUP!
Inspector Gadget, he had a helicopter in his hat. I wonder if it also gave good haircuts?
Consoles ruined Crysis 2. I can say this, happy in the fact no one will ever see that statement, and a flame war ensues.
I pray this is somewhere near the 2000 mark.
It’d really suck if I didn’t get the 2000th post
But, If I don’t, I will snipe the 1000th next week for the third time.
Smile, uses THE SAME AMOUNT OF MUSCLES AS FROWNING!
You know I donkey-voted in the state-election? No-Parking-Meter-Party ftw!
Super Secret hidden on page 13 or wherever we are. Mel C once did a pop song, which I liked. true storey.
Super Secret 2
I had the biggest crush on Punky Brewster.
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This is no super-secret…you already apprised us of that little tidbit.
I know that Mark is going to enjoy approving these comments.
Especially considering how content-filled they are!
I…
Super Secret 3
I won a toolbox once.
…wonder…
…if…
Super Secret 4
Super Secret 3 was a disappointment…
…I…
…could…
…post…
Taking a break for 30 mins of game time. This TAYing is hard!
…one…
IM JUST TYPING ON AUTO PILOT.. in caps apparently..
…word…
…comments?
theres no way ill make the next nest in tiny wings.. i didnt even know there was an island 9!
In…
Colision effect record for me still stands at 6.5m I have tried a few times since and all i get is 1-2m
…any…
Real men play collision effect on puzzle mode and have already made it to level 49
…case, …
…I’m…
…appearing…
…to…
…have…
…a…
…lot…
…of…
…fun!
Speaking of fun:
Do you guys like Shakespeare?
I do.
He was a pretty good comic artist.
My favourite of his comics is: To be or not to be.
spam spam spam
It’s about a guy called Porklet (Hamlet, get it?)
Let me recite it for you:
To be, or not to be, that is the question:
Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,
And by opposing end them? To die, to sleep,
Poopy time.
No more; and by a sleep to say we end
The heart-ache, and the thousand natural shocks
That flesh is heir to: ’tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wished. To die, to sleep;
To sleep, perchance to dream – ay, there’s the rub:
For in that sleep of death what dreams may come,
When we have shuffled off this mortal coil,
Must give us pause – there’s the respect
That makes calamity of so long life.
For who would bear the whips and scorns of time,
The oppressor’s wrong, the proud man’s contumely,
The pangs of disprized love, the law’s delay,
The insolence of office, and the spurns
That patient merit of the unworthy takes,
When he himself might his quietus make
With a bare bodkin? Who would fardels bear,
To grunt and sweat under a weary life,
But that the dread of something after death,
The undiscovered country from whose bourn
No traveller returns, puzzles the will,
And makes us rather bear those ills we have
Than fly to others that we know not of?
Thus conscience does make cowards of us all,
And thus the native hue of resolution
Is sicklied o’er with the pale cast of thought,
And enterprises of great pith and moment,
With this regard their currents turn awry,
And lose the name of action. Soft you now,
The fair Ophelia! Nymph, in thy orisons
Spam +1
Be all my sins remembered.
Well, That was fun, wasn’t it?
So what can we learn from this reading?
Shakespeare was a troll.
I hope whoever has to approve posts did not have to click yes on every single one of FatShady’s efforts!
Oh god how I hope that last comment was the 2000th in this article.
this is a post
Navfree is a pretty good GPS app for the iphone and is free!!! go get it.
I wonder how close we are to our ultimate goal? Or have we surpassed it…
justfigured out a cool way to get to the last page of TAY without pressing next 25 next 25…
From the first page, just post a new comment (not a reply), when it submits it, it takes you straight to the last approved page. nice to know.
SHIT!. I just realised that this is actually my interview for the beta testing role for the site changes that are on the way… anyone who can spend this much time in TAY without actually talking to anyone must be up for the job!
Oooooh! I found my harmonica!
TADMOD put the HARMONICA in the ITEMS POCKET.
btw, i’d do it, but am not asking to.. im doing system test for a new application at work and have been for the past month.. boring!
I wish I had a 3DS to play pokemon (amongst other games) on.
Having no job really sucks at times like this…
I wonder if anybody is playing minecraft on the KotakAU server…
I’ll go check.
It’s logging in…
Nobody on, it seems…
OOOOH! MASSIVE MINECART TRACK!
That was an EPIC ride!
I wonder how well a train station system would work in minecraft…
…one of life’s great mysteries it seems…
I found my answer:
fresh baked cookies are the best
dude we are within 100 posts… and spamtod is back… damn!
anyone but him… he has two of them already… i want someone else to get this one…
Oh cock, I might not get the 2000th post!
This is my life right now:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rtOXMZlMTkg/RZWVjP3f49I/AAAAAAAAADs/YpHlSwXpiUg/s1600/drinking_bird.jpg
You guys are at about… 1920!
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BWHAHAHAHAH! Lol, you do it outta love.
Actually, I hope they pay you overtime for this.
Do we get a cut?
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nah dude, I’ll have to pay his overtime
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MUST…
he must have a brain implant that detects spam and there is like a basignal that goes off in his head…
SPAM…
MORE!!!
ok, ive got three stacking codes for the winner.. they dont work, but you can have em!
actually…
dude is it just us two… c’mon, take a break already
I could probably get away with this…
spam again
spam plus infinity
I think I may commit murder just to distract everyone from my post-sniping…
that Y bird pic seemed appropruiate and funny
Hey, FatShady, What’s that behind you?!
the 2000 post should be funny and witty… it wont be
spammy time
It’s a whale.
spamburger
Made of blubber.
green eggs and spam
Kotaku, don’t tell me I’m posting too quickly…
spamlettes
It’s quite rude.
grand spam tennis tournement
It makes me think you don’t enjoy my spam…
sir spam-a-lot
and that makes me sad…
spamdometre
I’m pretty sure there’s a book written on this topic.
spambox 360
I found it!
spam jokes running out
It’s called Othello.
where are we up to?
SPAMTOD IN GEAR!
can’t stop to check now
BEGINNING SPAM PREREQUISITES…
still says 1912 on the site… update soon?
SPAM FILTER: ENGAGED.
Spam battle royale!
this is like racing yourself
CURRENT SPAM SONG: EYE OF THE TIGER.
spam
NEXT SPAM SONG: SPAM, BY MONTY PYTHON.
spamming bird
WHAT’S FOR DINNER: SPAM.
Venus spam trap
WHAT’S ‘MAPS’ BACKWARDS: SPAM.
cockaspamiel
CONFIGURING SPAM GEARS…
golden spammer.. that sounds wrong!
GEAR 1: SPAMMING FAILURE…
spammer crab
1920!!! Gah Its near!
GEAR 2: SPAMMING LIKE JIMU…
Jack spammer
Who invited SPAMTOD!!!???????
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actualy think i did.. would not be fair if he was not around.
GEAR 3: NIGERIAN PRINCE…
to throw a spammer in the works
I’ll join in!
将来に外交官になりたいと思っているから、広島の旅行はとても啓蒙的な体験だった。
GEAR 4: FARMVILLE ON A FACEBOOK WALL…
wing spam
広島に旅行したので、世界平和の大切に気付いただけではなく、核廃絶に努めることにした。
GEAR 5: THE SPAM SHOP…
広島平和記念碑の旅行では、とても感動した。前に広島について本を読んだり、ビデオを見たり、話を聞いたりすることがあったけれども、本当の経験は大分悲しかった。
Oh man, this is lame, I’m having huge lag. I post something, takes thirty seconds for the page to refresh.
you are spamming too quickly, slow down!
GEAR 6: THE LARGE SPAM COLLIDER…
Spamcraft
GEAR 7: THE SPEED OF SPAM!!!
World of spamcraft
WOW!
I got a new pop up! Asking for a password and user name, then it told me I was posting too quickly!
Oh well, not updating immediately, we’ve probably had fifty posts since MarkyMark last updated, getting swamped by all our crap!
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There once was a spammer called Tad.
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Who made the commune rather mad.
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He swept in at the last,
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SPAM SYSTEMS ENGAGED…
Jak and spammer
SPAM COMMENCEMENT: BEGIN!
Man, I am realllllly bummed now. I have to leave to go pick up the kids!
Super mario spam
Should I just leave them there?
Mark Spamerels
THERE USED TO BE AN ADDITIONAL MODE IN THE CRYSIS NANOSUIT CALLED “MAXIMUM SPAM”.
IT WAS REMOVED FOR BEING TOO POWERFUL.
GTA: Spam city
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I think this was the 2000th post. But shit got insanely crazy for a while!
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I declare it the winner, as it’s good enough.
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DAMN DAMN DAMN!
I reallly hope Spamtod, I mean 2k Tyrant, doesnt get this one….
TODDDYYYYY, somethings burning in the kitchen!
GTA: Spamandreas
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO WRITE A POEM FOR YOU?
Just Spam 2
TOO BAD. I’M GOING TO ANYWAY…
Spamsassins Creed
I think Oprah would be hot if she looked like Jessica Alba.
THERE ONCE WAS A GUY NAMED MARK,
if i ever have a daughter, she’ll be called Spamantha
Removing pants for the big occasion.
HE LIVED IN A BOX IN THE PARK.
Need for Spam: Hot pursuit
HE LOOKED LIKE SIMON PEGG,
Spambreaker
1000 posts, was a blast.
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And made this poor spammer quite sad.
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Dammit, screwed up the reply. Oh well.
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AND SO HE WOULD BEG,
Spam Meat Boy
Speaking of which, I had to remove my pants for a procedure last week, in front of 4 people… It was harrowing…
For me!
COD: Spam Ops
OTHERWISE AS IT WAS STARK!
Dribble dribble dribble, sticky dribble dribble
DID YOU ENJOY MY LIMERICK?
The names Spam, James Spam
DON’T BE STUPID. I KNOW YOU DID!
Back to the Spammer
Bellaspammer
SPAMTOD NEEDS A TWITTER ACCOUNT.
I think my dogs are full on gay.
They really enjoy each other….
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One of my guinea pigs would rape his half brothers. Was a little weird.
must keep joking
TWITTER IS COOL.
THE KIDS!
Halo: Spam evolved
/SARCASM
Talk Amongst Your Spam
LOL. I HAD YOU FOOLED. DIDN’T I?
I like big spam and i can not lie
YOU THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO LEAVE, DIDNT YOU?
spamdex
BUT I WON’T.
spam approval is occuring
As a point, this doesn’t really count. I’m just sayin’.
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You know, we hit 1400 genuinely, but I’m not making an award for this until we do it properly.
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Agreed, this is just a test run mate.. not claiming any specific victory here.. we do it properly next time.
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This is post 2075. You guys smashed through it!
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I’M FAR TOO SMART TO DO THAT!
spam me this is taking forever.
I GTG, ILL BRB KK CYA.
Also, Chickens should wear little top hats, not only would they be adorable, they can avoid sunburn.
Toyota Spamus
I WAS BANGING 7-GRAM ROCKS.
Spamus Byrne
THAT’S HOW I ROLL.
WHEN ASKED IF i WAS BI-POLAR, I REVEALED THAT I WAS, INDEED, BI-WINNING.
Spam man forever
Spamable
I WIN HERE AND I WIN THERE.
#WINNING!
modern spamfare
KEEP GOING
Spam spam spam maps
SO CLOSE.
did we do it???
I’M HOPING FOR 2000!
i cant check yet still spamming
Mark approves 10 more comments, and we’ve got it.
COME ON MARK, FINISH THEM!
spam maps
WE MADE IT!!!!!!! 😀 😀 😀
damn i think we did it… who got it?
or do we have to wait for Marky to tally the votes #nswvotes
i think i can stop now
SPAMTOD DECOMMENCE.
2000 done.. no idea who got it but YAY for TAY!!!
now im off to do some cooking.. relax Mark, its over now!
What the… hell? What happened in here…? 2000?
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It’s carnage… beautiful carnage…
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If only I had waited a few seconds longer…
THEN it would be BEAUTIFUL carnage…
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I think it’s more beautiful this way.
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Yay! We got Mark away from his 3DS! 😀
On a somewhat related topic, have you posted my Community Kudos prize, or will I have to wait another 3 months for it? 😛
Don’t worry though, just take your time with it if your busy with other things…like playing with your digital fuzzy football 😛
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SpamTod swooped in trying to steal SpamShady and Spamulys’ glory but missed out by a nanosecond. It was beautiful. *wipes tear*
Unfortunately, like our other milestones I was out and I missed the lead-up.-
Haha, ahhh I see. I did see FatShady’s 2000th post in there somewhere. The page numbers just kept clocking up, didn’t think it would end! And judging by the time this all went down, I seem to have just missed it all too. Maybe it was for the best, Strange…
p.s. nice name.
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You guys are insane!
I would have liked to congratulate you guys on 2000. But, I will withhold my praise until you get there without spam.
Hey FatShady, the ninth island exists; it isn’t just a fantasy. I’ve seen it…
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I will never see it. I can’t even pass the ‘get to island 4 without perfect slides’ objective. 🙁
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No… Don’t give up!
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I will say this to everyone.. i aree that this is a sham (spamsham?) but hey, I did it for me…
I will also agree that if anyone did this mid week they would be banned immediately. I only started on Sat night after what i thought was the last approval round (didnt realise we’d get approved on sunday…)
Good fun was had by all, and unless we mention it tomorrow, no-one would even know.. so i dont feel guilty about 3-400 posts i made!
Anyway, i doubt ill ever spam like this or at all, just wanted to see if we could do it.. and i realised that the last time we cracked 1000 was months ago so this was my best shot…
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I may not approve of your actions (actually, I do, and I thought it was hilarious), but I understand your motivations.
Just like last time, it’s time for something manly, and not at all douchebag like.
*CHEST BUMP!!!*
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I said I wouldn’t congratulate you, but it was pretty darn funny. And your posts last night were suitably hilarious.
I don’t think anyone is judging you.
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I really don’t think anyone minds, it’s just faux-criticism (on my end, at least), ’cause it was certainly entertaining.
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Pffft don’t worry, I doubt anyone will talk about this tomorrow…
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W…T…F!!!
WHAT JUST HAPPENED!!! 😮
HOW ON EARTH DID I MISS THIS!!! 😮
😮
😮
😮
Sweet merciful crap. My thread!
I spend my day doing lousy life things and this happens??
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Best Simpsons ep
Leaving a little mark here on this >2000 post spam glory.
Sheesh… 2000 posts… well, there’s a bit over 12 hours to go… how many more posts can we get?
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1 more 😛
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At least one more.
New page?
C’mon… please let this be a new page…
C’mon page 32!
Here we are! TOTP!
Oh, for the love of…
I’m home!! Have I missed the 2K?
That was epic!!!! Can we all please be informed in the future if there is going to be a get together on a Sunday! See yall tomorrow.
Geez you guys are mad I didn’t think anyone was on here over the weekend till I got shades email
Also 2100
Lol
I dunno if this was happening to anyone else, but I use Opera and it would always crash when looking at pages on Kotaku. Turns out it is a Flash update, so if anyone else has that problem, un-install it and install the previous version 10.1!
SpaM
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