Curse

chris_nin00 · Jan 13, 2006, 01:06 AM // 01:06

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Originally Posted by EchoSex

7% of interviewed male gamers have admited to claiming to be a girl online.
1% of interviewed female gamers have admited to claiming to be a guy online.

That means at least 40 people in this forum claim to be girls or guys online...
I feel tricked.
Let's hunt them down

EchoSex · Jan 13, 2006, 01:31 AM // 01:31

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Originally Posted by chris_nin00

That means at least 40 people in this forum claim to be girls or guys online...
I feel tricked.
Let's hunt them down

Leave 'em be - they're screwed up enough as it is. I remember a joke about a guy telling his friend how to get plane tickets.. It went something like this:

Man 1: "So how did you get the tickets for free?"
Man 2: "That's easy: I had a man fly me out."
Man 1: "A man flew you out? How?"
Man 2: "Well, he thinks I'm an 18 year old named Krissy. Daddy's so mean."

Old Dood · Jan 13, 2006, 01:34 AM // 01:34

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Originally Posted by I pwnd U

omg i love rainbow six!! GREAT BOOK!!!! lol if u liked that one id read some other clancy books. thats the first book of clancys i read and now thats all i read.

tom clancy is a great author! rite now im on Executive Order 1300+ pages and im only pg 388 or sumthin. still i love all his books they are fantastic.

id read more of them.

The absolute best Clancy book in my opinion is Red Storm Rising. There is no Jack Ryan in this one. It s a great fictional account of what IF the Soviets attacked the USA in the 1980's. Gripping read....

EDIT: I just noticed that this book has been suggested already. Still it is my favorite Clancy book....

TheOneAndOnlyX · Jan 13, 2006, 01:45 AM // 01:45

Tom clancy is one of my favorite authors

TheEPIC · Jan 13, 2006, 01:51 AM // 01:51

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Originally Posted by Old Dood

The absolute best Clancy book in my opinion is Red Storm Rising. There is no Jack Ryan in this one. It s a great fictional account of what IF the Soviets attacked the USA in the 1980's. Gripping read....

EDIT: I just noticed that this book has been suggested already. Still it is my favorite Clancy book....

Isn't it a Soviet attack on NATO, mostly in Europe and in the Atlantic? I could swear that book doesn't have them attacking the U.S. directly. Although, it does involve the U.S.

Swampgirl Inez · Jan 13, 2006, 02:01 AM // 02:01

It was an attack on Greenland or Iceland (some Northern Atlantic place) with an American base. It's been a long time since I've read that one, so I can't remembe exactly. There were some American soldiers who were fighting their way cross-country to get back to the base to so they could find a way to let the rest of the world know what was really going on... at least I think that's right. Geez, I need to re-read that one.

TheEPIC · Jan 13, 2006, 02:18 AM // 02:18

I remember that as part of it, but I also remember that the book included something about the Soviets pushing into West Germany so they could protect themselves to go into the Gulf for oil.

Old Dood · Jan 13, 2006, 02:24 AM // 02:24

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Originally Posted by TheEPIC

Isn't it a Soviet attack on NATO, mostly in Europe and in the Atlantic? I could swear that book doesn't have them attacking the U.S. directly. Although, it does involve the U.S.

True. US soil wasn't attacked. However, the US were the Teeth of Nato. There were other countries involved in the fight too. In the beginning of the book they (Soviets) take out a US Naval Flotilla in the Northern Alantic. The USS Enterprise is badly damaged.

Hmmm...Seems I am rusty though on my memory of the book. It has been 15 years sice I have read it. I think I will save that pleasure for this summer when my family and I go up north for the week of the 4th and sit in the sand and read it once again.

EDIT: Swampy they were running across Iceland I believe. Didn't the main character (Can't remember his name) have access to a Satellite Radio too? That was really cutting edge back then. Cell phones were just starting to take off and were still very expensive.
I could talk about this book all day. The Submarines battles were jaw dropping. It really gave you a sense of that kind of warfare. This was before The Hunt for the Red October too. I used to have a video game for my Commodore 64 called Red Storm Rising. It was mainly the sub battles. I played that game for weeks on end. Figuring out the Sub signatures and having a blast fighting the Soviet's fast attack subs.

I pwnd U · Jan 13, 2006, 02:38 AM // 02:38

ahh a discussion on books on the interent... kinda seems cliche huh? lol o well Clancy books are the best books ive read by far. still my personal favorite is rainbow six but thats probably because it is the first one i read.

Old Dood · Jan 13, 2006, 02:54 AM // 02:54

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Originally Posted by I pwnd U

ahh a discussion on books on the interent... kinda seems cliche huh?

Yes books are great. They are the true 3D. Your brain is way better then any GPU at any speed.

Many times I stop completely from using my computer and get into a Reading mode...

However, I did recently add eReader to my Axim PDA. Now that is cool to have as many books that I want at my fingertips and can read them with my PDA. And books are cheap this way. It will also remember what page I was on. I can adjust the fonts.....Doesn't take that much battery power either....it is plain cool.

I pwnd U · Jan 13, 2006, 02:59 AM // 02:59

ya i just started reading again this year and my grades improved lol i hadnt really read for 2 years and then i started reading and my grades went up slightly. lol crazy i know but it happens. i went up from normal As to high As in tougher classes. anytime i get downtime i get a book and read. its great i get time to myslf and i read. suddenly i just love to read again. its great.

chris_nin00 · Jan 13, 2006, 03:04 AM // 03:04

Actually, Our brain can make about 1000 calculations/second, way better than any other computer in the world.

But the true gold is that we only use about 10% of our brain power...
If we unlock the secrets of the brain, we could end idiotness forever!

I like books and picture books. I like adventure action, mystery and fantasy books. Picture books aren't as kiddy as some think they are. Sometimes they help strengthen your mind and think outside the box. I say that cause I have about 50

.

Books are also the key to SATs. They're advantages are never ending.

Go read a book guys!

TheEPIC · Jan 13, 2006, 03:15 AM // 03:15

I do sometimes find myself dozing off when I read though. At least when I've done alot that day. Guess it's because I like to get really comfy when I read. Whatever, sleeping is up there, along with reading, in the things I like to do list.

I pwnd U · Jan 13, 2006, 03:53 AM // 03:53

ya thats what i do when i cant fall asleep open up a book and read for 30 mins or so. out like a light eventualy. i also do it when im bored. passes the time greatly. i suddenly just read whenever i can. i used to read all the time then i hit highschool and stopped reading. then just this year i started reading again. just love it

SOT · Jan 13, 2006, 04:53 AM // 04:53

I pwnd U · Jan 13, 2006, 05:02 AM // 05:02

lol taht is FUNNY!!! this sign is sharp dont TOUCH!! o ya btw if u keep driving u wil DIE!! but thats just a minor note lol

d4nowar · Jan 13, 2006, 06:30 AM // 06:30

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Originally Posted by Old Dood

Get use to it...the World is full of Judges. You have to learn to play what they want to hear. (Hey, I made a pun without trying) It is all part of the game.

That only works if you've met the judge before.

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Originally Posted by Swampgirl Inez

Sorry you didn't make it d4n.

Keep working on it maybe you will make it next time.

I am soooo bored today. Someone entertain me.

Oh I'll make it next time, and then I'll turn down the band invitation because I'm better than all of them.

Yeah... Enough about the judges failed attempt to screw me over (I swear one of them had it in for me).

Anyone else incredibly happy that EP lost?

Guillaume De Sonoma · Jan 13, 2006, 06:33 AM // 06:33

Really EP lost, what do you have against them?

Old Dood · Jan 13, 2006, 06:40 AM // 06:40

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Originally Posted by TheEPIC

I do sometimes find myself dozing off when I read though. At least when I've done alot that day. Guess it's because I like to get really comfy when I read. Whatever, sleeping is up there, along with reading, in the things I like to do list.

I was going to say it is a good way to fall asleep when you are not sleepy is to start reading something.

What will annoy me is when I am so tired I will catch myself reading a couple of pages and realize that I didn't comprehend any of it. My body is so tired but my mind doesn't want to sleep yet. This happens allot to me when I get all comfortable in bed and I don't make it through one lousy chapter.

d4nowar · Jan 13, 2006, 06:42 AM // 06:42

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Originally Posted by Guillaume De Sonoma

Really EP lost, what do you have against them?

They stole their win against pRp. I respect the people in pRp. Actually just Lara Valor... EP just cruises to the tops of the ladder and plays other teams' builds poorly.

And before anyone says it I'm not going to admit that they are better than me, because I haven't played them yet. From all of the times I've observed them, I'm confident that I could beat them.