BobDylan

Front row behind home plate when I was pretty young. Sat next to Sarah Jessica Parker, actually. She's a b****.

Have I walked into the Loony Bin? What the hell is this thread?

QUOTE (JohnCangelosi @ Jul 1, 2009 -> 07:45 PM) Well, you OBVIOUSLY don't understand talent when you see it. Frank was clearly a talent in 1990 and so is Beckham. To even bring in Viciedo into this conversation is silly.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jul 1, 2009 -> 04:52 PM) Either tattoo "I was the original Galifianakis fan" on your head or get over it. I'd never seen him in anything before The Hangover, and don't think he's the funniest person on the planet, but I am excited for him in this show. You can either get upset about it or embrace it because it means there will be a lot more of him around. I imagine that's because before 'The Hangover,' none of his movies were funny, and because his name comes from stand-up comedy - not Hollywood.

QUOTE (BearSox @ Jun 28, 2009 -> 07:08 PM) Are you really comparing a PS3 to a car and big screen televisions? Give me a break. Are you really asking me that?

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jun 28, 2009 -> 02:16 PM) You could also tell them about the GTA bug and get it free, like Jenks and I did. And me. (And I believe I've also pointed that little exploit out a few times in this thread.)

QUOTE (BearSox @ Jun 28, 2009 -> 10:01 AM) Are you kidding me? As a loyal sony costumer and someone who took extremely good care of his system, their making me purchase a refurbished model with only a 90 day warranty. That's pretty lousy. No way am I willing to spend 150 bucks on a refurbished system that will only be guaranteed for 90 days, that's crap. Spending another 300-500 bucks on a new system with 3 year warranty >>> 150 bucks for a refurbished model for 90 days. No way am I gonna risk having to go through the same crap in 6 months to a year. First of all, if you exploited the warranty loop like every one else has done, you wouldn't have this problem in the first place. Once the warranty is about to run out, you return it to the store, exchange it for a new PS3, buy a new warranty. Sony could easily put the hammer down on this, but they don't. That's generosity #2 from that company. Second of all, electronics break. Deal with it. When your TV breaks, call the manufacturer and ask them to send you a brand new one, free of charge. Even a less than half price refurbished model. They won't do it. People take very good care of their automobile's, and they eventually break. No car manufacturer sends them a brand new car when the old one finally has had enough. That's just not how business works. The only reason Microsoft can do what they do is because they sunk over a billion dollars into their model. And they did it only after a 60% or so failure rate. Sony doesn't have those deep pockets. Very few businesses in the world do. The fact that Sony doesn't tell you that you are s*** out of luck should be more than enough to a 'loyal customer.' They're offering you a better than fair deal (and the refurbished models are more or less brand new, I speak from experience) and you just want 'more, more, more.' If I were the customer rep dealing with you, I would have told you that you're s*** out of luck and that your only option is the buy a new one and then closed the call with, "Welcome to the real world."

QUOTE (BearSox @ Jun 27, 2009 -> 02:01 PM) Yep, looks like I will try to manually fix my ps3 and if that doesn't work, I'll likely just buy a new one when the price drops (rumored to drop $100 in August). I heard somewhere that Target offers 3 year warranties on PS3's, so that seems like the best route to take if I can't fix the PS3. Or maybe my brother who never uses his will give me his, that'd be awesome. When I called Sony today to try and negotiate a better deal and all they said is they can't do anything about it, and that's BS. No way in hell I'm spending $150+ on a refurbished model with only a 90 day warranty, that's ridiculous, especially considering I've done nothing but take very good care of my PS3 and have been a loyal Sony costumer for the past several years. The guy tried to sell me this crap about the refurbished ones being factory compared, and all I gotta say is who gives a f***. $150 is a decent amount of change, and if I'm gonna spend it on a reused system, I want more than a 90 day warranty. No way do I want to go through this s*** again in a year. However, I did send them an angry e-mail. Maybe if I'm lucky, they'll send me a free game or accessory. They could tell you to f*** off and force you to buy a new one like most other business models will make you do. The fact that they even offer you a half price refurb after the system dies is pretty generous. You sure as hell can't buy a $150 refurb anywhere else.

QUOTE (BearSox @ Jun 26, 2009 -> 09:29 PM) This one is one of my favs... You just keep watching hope the one time, it does happen. I remember I found the one where it did happen, EVERY TIME, and I was so happy. Not cool, man. Not cool.

QUOTE (Soxy @ Jun 26, 2009 -> 01:22 PM) I mean, all snarkiness aside. Why? The point is that we're supposed to take this on faith. We're supposed to take on faith the covenant, the struggles of the ancient Israelites, the resurrection. Why do people want to have physical proof? It's just so contrary to my understanding of what faith is. You can't prove it exists, so why get all excited about some (probably fake) artifacts? I think I understand what you are saying, and I agree. But for the non-believers, I would love to see some proof. Or dis-proof, if you will.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jun 19, 2009 -> 10:53 AM) Puppy made it through the night and now she's sleeping. I was up til about 3. She was pretty pissed at me, I know she was hungry but the vet said no food or water til this morning. Good to hear.

QUOTE (knightni @ Jun 14, 2009 -> 07:17 PM) Damn. I'm going to have to disable sigs in my control panel for work. You know you'd like to look at her at work.

QUOTE (knightni @ Jun 14, 2009 -> 07:02 PM) Don't go down that road unless we're splitting this thread off into the 'buster. Hah, I don't plan to start any arguments. And wasn't hoping to, either.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 14, 2009 -> 07:54 PM) Like fire and brimstone raining from the sky, tsunamis that are kilometers high if it hits the ocean, all plantlife burned away in gigantic wildfires triggered by the flaming debris, 5 year nuclear winter from the airborne debris, all surface animal life dies of starvation, massive earthquakes as the crust readjusts, probably vaporize a good chunk of the oceans temporarily, etc. You don't kill all life because there's still places life can survive. Maybe some ice caps survive and life is protected under them during the nuclear winter. Life survives in caves, or at the bottom of the ocean, places that are protected still exist. On the other hand, you slam Mars in to Earth (this is how we formed the moon) and you literally melt the entire surface of the earth down to a depth of hundreds of kilometers and blow the atmosphere off in to space. The only protected environment there is any spores or bacteria that survive out in space and then return as debris from the blast comes back to the planet over the next few million years. God put it there, idiot. (Yeah, I'll go there.)

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QUOTE (Kid Gleason @ Jun 5, 2009 -> 11:24 AM) I agree he should be burned at the stake, but only because he is helping to keep that original piece of crap alive. Lord, I HATED that book. I will never understand why that thing is so beloved. It is a stylistic masterpiece.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 4, 2009 -> 09:57 PM) It took 4 posts. I don't see anything about Walker until post #9, unless Soxfest edited a Walker comment out. Even so, you dismissed this thread because of one, maybe two, maybe a handful of Greg Walker comments in what is now sixty-five replies. It's almost as if you wanted it to be a Greg Walker thread just so you could flex your 'muscles' and start calling people idiots. Antics like this are incredibly annoying, especially when you throw around words like "ignorant" against posts that were never made.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 4, 2009 -> 08:46 PM) Frankly, on this one, I'm willing to take it. If they want to come after me for thinking that the immediate response to any and all bad series is "Fire Greg Walker!" regardless of anything, and I piss people off by ridiculing those threads, I'm so game. There's no analysis to saying "Fire the hitting coach!" any time something weird happens in someone's statistics. This thread has nothing to do with Greg Walker. His name shows up nowhere in the initial post. It doesn't even state a clear debate, but instead merely shows us the facts. You assumed it was another Greg Walker thread because that's what you wanted it to be. Give me a break, Balta. If there's one thing you're right on, it's that yes, you should take these shots--because they're 100% warranted.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 4, 2009 -> 05:24 PM) As soon as that discussion starts, let me know. Alright, Mr. Condescending Admin. I will let you know.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 4, 2009 -> 03:23 PM) Well, that didn't take very long. 8 shutouts this early into the season doesn't merit a good discussion? If this isn't a topic that merits a discussion, please, point me to one that does. I imagine it's a pretty glorious topic.

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QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jun 3, 2009 -> 09:49 PM) Effin' a people, post your freakin' sources. PLEASE!?!? Maybe you should add another counter.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jun 3, 2009 -> 12:43 PM) So, I'm a month or two late on this, but I played Fallout 3 for the first time this last week. Prolly put a good 6-7 hours into it. My review: epic fail. I dunno how people give this game a 6 or 7, let alone a 10 score. To spawn a debate, my issues include, but are not limited to: 1) awful set up. no tutorial, no guide, no help in figuring out what's important and whats not. For example, does it really matter if you act like a jerk to people? Will that come back to bite you in the ass? Are you going to drop 60 hours only to find out that you've screwed yourself in the first 10 minutes? Who knows, because the game doesn't tell you. 2) terrible map/travel mechanics. I spent a solid 45 minutes trying to get from point A to point B, only I couldn't because every street is blocked. Luckily I eventually fell into the subway station and found out that was my path. 3) fighting mechanics blow. I knew this going in, since it was my biggest complaint with Oblivion, but it's really frustrating to hit a guy like 5 times in the head, but he still manages (within the time of getting one shot off) to be all over you, smacking the crap out of you. Or for the matter, the fact that a little bug can take about 6 shots but you can only take 4. I ended up using a mini-nuke gun just so i didn't die. 4) f***ing raiders. I couldn't go anywhere without dying since there's no run or crouch or hide option. I basically just zig-zaged my ass from place to place so i wouldn't die. Despite talking with 50 people, not one of them said "hey dont go out at night or the raiders will kill you" 5) the fact that they give you quests you are unable to accomplish. immediately upon exiting the bunker you travel to megaton, where the first guy tells you to deactivate the bomb, only you can't, because you don't have an explosive xp pts yet. what's the point of this? Why force you to accept that first quest without any way to actually complete it? I'm sure I'll think of more. I'm happy I borrowed the game before I bought it. These are odd complaints, so I'll defend them. 1. There was no tutorial in Oblivion, either. I don't recall tutorials in any RPG's, except maybe how a materia system might work (Final Fantasy). That's kind of the fun of an RPG, figuring out what you need and what you don't need. Also, the game has different endings, such. If you're a jerk to people, that will show when people are jerks to you and you have to kill them to get what you need, instead of asking them if you are a nice character. If you blow up Megaton, the city is no longer there. Neither are its resources. But it opens different paths to different items, and different people, etc. If you don't, same case. 2. It is a post apocalyptic world. It shouldn't be easy to get around. And RPG's are often hailed for giant, open world maps. 45 minutes to get from one end of the world to the other isn't all that much. Especially when you can fast travel to towns you've already been to. 3. The fighting mechanics aren't my favorite, either. But I don't know why it is odd to you that a bug can strike you 6 times to your 4. For one, the bug probably does less damage, and two, it forces you to fight it in different ways, adding variance to what you're doing. If they allowed the player to fight every enemy the same way, the fighting system would carry that much more flaw. I enjoy this type of thing, and wish it varied even more and forced me to think outside the box more, or gather certain items to take down certain enemies. I'd have been much more pleased with the overall fighting mechanics in that way. 4. I never had a problem getting around at night. There is a crouch button. And look at the reticule when you are moving around. It changes shape slightly when enemies are near by. 5. Every quest has an end. Sometimes you'll have to level up to finish it, but it is something to strive for. I believe they tell you to disarm the bomb, but tell you that you need more exp. as a means to get you started off on something, rather than wandering the map with no real idea where to go.