The News Thread

[Yazarc]

Since we have one for everything else, and I really wanted to share this story, I'll create this just in case there's an interest from others wanting to share odd/funny news stories they find.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080116/od_nm/clowns_odd_dc

I'm with the children on this one.

[EvilHero]

I'm with the children on this one.

Me too. While as a kid, I didn't find clowns scary, I didn't find them funny either.

As an adult, looking at them now, I can see why children are scared, i'm a little creeped out myself.

Every see that movie, Killer Klowns from Outer Space? :P

[Yazarc]

OMG.....The one where the space ship was a giant circus tent, the clowns encased people in cotton candy cocoons and drank their blood?

And the only way to kill them was by shooting them in the nose?

[EvilHero]

Absolutely. One of my mother's favorite movies, I was little when I first saw it so I couldn't comprehend how corny it was.

You can't forget about the acid pies and monster pop corn!

[Yazarc]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttvGz7rnjRE

[EvilHero]

lol, I forgot how creepy those clowns were.

To stay on topic, guy loses his arm waving to some padestrians :shock:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080114/od_nm/arm_dc;_ylt=AiTuYVUJopN1xrP6c41VtOqs0NUE

[Sayckeone]

I never understood this fear of clowns so many people have these days. They're just people dressed and acting like fools for entertainment. Even after seeing Killer Klowns From Outer Space as a child I was never scared of them.

[Tenbatsu]

Scientists develop a computer that can translate a dog's "bark"

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=508550&in_page_id=1811

[Tenbatsu]

Japanese scientists create a robot that can move based on the brain activity of a monkey.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080116175138.xyfsz34t&show_article=1

[Futomimi]

Guy finds out that McDonald's has forgotten his fries, and logically adn level-headedly decides to crash his car into the children's play pit.

http://www.local6.com/news/15062555/detail.html

[Arjuna]

Futomimi always knows what's up with the McDonalds pipeline. What's their next new burger? When will the McRib return?

Anyway Man assaults stepson by anally raping him with a wrench for raping his daughter. What do you say? Justice served?

http://www.star-telegram.com/news/story/406426.html

[Futomimi]

haha I don't even eat there. I just saw the story on Fark and thought it was weird enough to bring it over here.

[Yazarc]

http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/Dozens-injured-as-boy-wreaks.3662874.jp

[Sayckeone]

Anyway Man assaults stepson by anally raping him with a wrench for raping his daughter. What do you say? Justice served?

http://www.star-telegram.com/news/story/406426.html

Justice served.

[Dim Locator]

A Brown Eye for a Brown Eye?

Really if you read the story though the man had a history of Violent attacks and all around illegal activity... Makes the case for revenge a bit more hazy...

[Yazarc]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22563650/

Green pigs.......

[Tenbatsu]

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080118/D8U89EC80.html

Former world chess champion, Bobby Fischer, dies at age 64.

[Futomimi]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=509713&in_page_id=1770&This=Better

Just lol all around.

[Sayckeone]

Those are horrible horrible clothes they're wearing and that bus driver is awesome.

[RayFoxSith]

LOL, #### that's wrong. :lol:

[Sayckeone]

No it's not, it's right. They deserve to be ridiculed. Look at them.

[RayFoxSith]

Yeah, I guess she does look like a dog.

[Futomimi]

I don't agree that they deserve to be thrown off the bus, but then again, the guy has apparently been on BBC news a few times before and seems like kind of an attention whore.

[DamageCity]

I love how on that that pic he has that "OH I'm so super cool" look on his face. Now that is a clown.

[Tenbatsu]

The dude is definitely an attention whore.

His girlfriend is definitely a dog.

However, they shouldn't have been thrown off the bus. It is public transportation after all.

The "we don't let dogs on the bus" comment was pretty funny though.

[Yazarc]

I also think this is great. If Goth's didn't want that kind of attention, they wouldn't dress and act like that. It's really common sense and they're asking for it, IMO.

It's feces time!!!

http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/267962&ntpid=3

[Futomimi]

I'm having trouble finding a legitimate source since this just happened, but apparently Heath Ledger has been found dead in his apartment.

edit:

http://wcbstv.com/breakingnewsalerts/heath.ledger.dead.2.635530.html

[Sayckeone]

That sucks. I was never really into him, but I am looking forward to him playing the Joker.

[Futomimi]

Yeah, I haven't really seen very many of his movies, but he was excellent in the 2 or 3 that I did watch... and I think pretty much EVERYONE was looking forward to his Joker.

[Sayckeone]

Jack Nicholson isn't.

[Kakizaki]

Whoa, if that is true, it is kind of sad. I didn't mind him. There were rumors of him being the next Mad Max.

[Tenbatsu]

It's definitely true.

It looks like homeboy decided to call it quits and ended it with sleeping pills.

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/22/actor-heath-ledger-is-found-dead/

It's beyond me how people with millions of dollar of disposable income can F their lives up so much to the point that they want to end it. I do not feel sorry for him, but I do respect his decision to end his life. If we are truly a free society we should also have the freedom to decide when to go.

[RayFoxSith]

I found this out a few minutes ago. Really bizzare.... Did he finish acting in the Dark Knight?

[DamageCity]

I'm pretty sure most of TDK if finished, maybe just CGI to be added but I'm not sure it's supposed to come out in summer.

[Sayckeone]

The Dark Knight done. If anything, they're finishing up the editing.

[Arjuna]

His IMDB has The Dark Knight listed in post-production so yeah it's done.

[Gillian Seed]

that is ####ty. Really ####ty. That guy was only 28... ####ing Dawsons Creek

[Futomimi]

It's definitely true.

It looks like homeboy decided to call it quits and ended it with sleeping pills.

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/22/actor-heath-ledger-is-found-dead/

It's beyond me how people with millions of dollar of disposable income can F their lives up so much to the point that they want to end it. I do not feel sorry for him, but I do respect his decision to end his life. If we are truly a free society we should also have the freedom to decide when to go.

Money doesn't solve everything. If he really did intentionally kill himself, he would probably do so because of something he'd been dealing with for a long time, either depression or problems with addiction... and yes, both of those problems affect poor people too.

[Kakizaki]

####ing Dawsons Creek

Huh?

[Sayckeone]

LOL Dawsons Creek?

[Futomimi]

Either I'm missing something and you just inadvertently admitted to watching Dawson's Creek, or you're thinking of the wrong person... lol either way.

[Sayckeone]

I could totally see Darren watching Dawsons Creek.

[Yazarc]

LOL Dawsons Creek?

[Yazarc]

(double post)

Today is the anniversary of the R. Budd Dwyer suicide during a nationally televised press conference.

http://encyclopediadramatica.com/Budd_Dwyer

You can find the original press conference video link in Wikipedia, but be warned; It's rather disturbing.

It's amazing that something like this happened in my lifetime, but I had barely heard anything about it.

[Gillian Seed]

I LOVE me some Dawsons Creek. Michelle Williams was on the show, and thats who heath Ledger was with and has a kid with, but they split up recently I guess. I thought it was a suicide but i guess I hear now he had phenomena and there were no signs of over dose or anything from his sleeping pills.

We'll see.

Im more saddened by Heath Ledgers death than I was of 9/11. I am evil, and a Dawsons Creek fan. I am going to (fictional) Hell.

[Sayckeone]

(double post)

Today is the anniversary of the R. Budd Dwyer suicide during a nationally televised press conference.

http://encyclopediadramatica.com/Budd_Dwyer

You can find the original press conference video link in Wikipedia, but be warned; It's rather disturbing.

It's amazing that something like this happened in my lifetime, but I had barely heard anything about it.

So that video IS real? I always thought it was, but never knew for sure.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6686827830708949101

[Yazarc]

Yeah. It's real, alright! The most messed up part of that whole story is that it seems he called that press conference for the sole purpose of shooting himself on national TV. That, and the close-up afterwards was pretty messed up too.

But like I said, this happened in only 1987. It's a bit odd that the incident is rarely mentioned.

Live Leak has a better quality video than google, but I don't know if this is one of those cases where a person wants more clarity :wink:

[Sayckeone]

I definitely do. Gonna watch it when I get home.

It's pretty crazy, not two or three seconds after, the amount of blood pouring out of his head.

[Yazarc]

I definitely do. Gonna watch it when I get home.

It's pretty crazy, not two or three seconds after, the amount of blood pouring out of his head.

Yeah, that was more disturbing than the actual act.

[Dead to Rights]

That sucks. I was never really into him, but I am looking forward to him playing the Joker.

Word. I just wanted to point out that if I died about 200 or so people would know, I plan parties after all.

[Sayckeone]

lol

[Yazarc]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22811104/?GT1=10755

[Yazarc]

This is really getting out of hand.......

http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20080126_ap_nudebuttocksmaycostabc14million.html

[Sayckeone]

We really truly are a nation of pussies.

[Yazarc]

We really truly are a nation of pussies.

It's for the good of the children! Think of our precious children, Sayck! :wink:

[Sayckeone]

The kids WANT to see ass on Tv! At least I did when I was a kid...

The part that actually gets me the most about this, is that it was originally aired in 2003, and no one had a problem with it. Now in 2008, it's suddenly become a huge ####ing problem. Have we seriously regressed a as society?

Also, didn't David Caruso show his ass in NYPD Blue as well(as did a few minor male characters)? Why is that OK, but not when a woman does it? Feminist groups are always crying about sexism, so where are they now? Having it be OK for a man to show nudity, but not a woman, is pretty ####ing sexist.

I like how people are so quick to point fingers and say liberals want to censor you and blah blah blah, yet most, if not all, of the special interest groups behind this BS are unltra-conservative.

Anyway, I favor nudity on regular Tv. Maybe not genitals, but tits and ass are OK in my book.

The agency rejected the network's argument that "the buttocks are not a sexual organ."
Are my ass cheeks used for reproduction? No? Then it's not a sexual organ, you asshole.

[Sanctine]

Yeah, because children don't have butts! Think of the trauma! You know, because NYPD Blue is no place for nudity when true American murder is at the forefront! Disgraceful.

[EDIT]

http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-5murder.6246214jan26,0,6530536.story

lmao. Love the getup.

[Sayckeone]

^LOL

[Futomimi]

Yeah, because children don't have butts! Think of the trauma! You know, because NYPD Blue is no place for nudity when true American murder is at the forefront! Disgraceful.

[EDIT]

http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-5murder.6246214jan26,0,6530536.story

lmao. Love the getup.

QFT. Why the #### is violence more acceptable in America than even the tiniest hint of sexuality? God I hate fundamentalist conservatives.

[Sanctine]

QFT. Why the #### is violence more acceptable in America than even the tiniest hint of sexuality? God I hate fundamentalist conservatives.

I agree! Now make a statement by stripping down and posting pics!

[Dim Locator]

I concur...

[Futomimi]

LOL

I should have seen that coming.

[Dim Locator]

Hind... Sight...

[Sayckeone]

QFT. Why the #### is violence more acceptable in America than even the tiniest hint of sexuality? God I hate fundamentalist conservatives.

I agree! Now make a statement by stripping down and posting pics!
I don't support this.

[Yazarc]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080131/ap_on_re_us/body_parts_indictment;_ylt=An3xo98apPASpAdYP7Wp6Oe s0NUE

Yikes..........

[EvilHero]

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/01/080130-AP-haiti-eatin.html

This is pretty sad...

[Yazarc]

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/0201081fat1.html

[Futomimi]

lol, how the #### is that supposed to be enforcable?

[Sayckeone]

I fully support this bill. We should be ridiculing these beasts into effective dieting so that we don't have to look at such hideous eye sores whenever we walk outside of our homes.

[EvilHero]

Restraunts would go out of business imo.

It would be funnier if they were only allowed to order salad.

[Sanctine]

New bill would make it illegal for restaurants to serve the obese

lol. I'm finding it very hard to believe that this isn't a joke. I'm not saying I don't agree with what the state is trying to accomplish, but they're casting a very large shadow over a fat percentage of their voting population. Very surprising.

[Futomimi]

Restraunts would go out of business imo.

It would be funnier if they were only allowed to order salad.

but how will it effect dining establishments?

[Yazarc]

It would probably save places like Ponderosa and Golden Corral millions.

You know what buffet stands for, right?

Big Ugly Fat ####ers Eating Together

[Sayckeone]

Buffets are gross.

[Tenbatsu]

Either way, this legislation is garbage. It just further perpetuates the nanny state that everyone seems to enjoy nowadays.

Solving the obesity problem by creating legislation that restricts the rights of restaurants is not the answer. The responsibility lies on each individual's decision to eat disgusting amounts of food each day and not on the restaurants that serve the food.

When there is demand, there will be someone satiate that demand. It is the way the economy works, but hell if our state and federal governments will ever figure that out.

[EvilHero]

Restraunts would go out of business imo.

It would be funnier if they were only allowed to order salad.

but how will it effect dining establishments?

Mimi, I think you quoted the answer :P

Aren't most politicians fat anyways? Would they even allow this to pass? Besides, how could you possibly establish any kind of guidelines to accept/deny people.

[Futomimi]

Restraunts would go out of business imo.

It would be funnier if they were only allowed to order salad.

but how will it effect dining establishments?

Mimi, I think you quoted the answer :P

I think I'm quoting you failing to get the joke :lol:

[Sayckeone]

Once again, EH...

[EvilHero]

I wish you guys would realize I like bringing serious discussion, even when its a joke...

[Arjuna]

It's like I hear a giant WHOOOOOOOOOSH. Every time with EH lol.

[Futomimi]

jsaklfdjaklajdflkajk I just realized that I typed "effect" instead of "affect." fail.

and EH, that's fine. It just really did look like the joke had gone over your head.

[EvilHero]

It's like I hear a giant WHOOOOOOOOOSH. Every time with EH lol.

WTF, you posted. I don't see you on AIM. Get on for 3S.

and EH, that's fine. It just really did look like the joke had gone over your head.

Honestly, sometimes it does. I'm not very good at detecting sarcasim when its in text form.

[Arjuna]

I'm on now.

[Arjuna]

LOL. Good lord. I'M JUST PISSED THAT I GOT CAUGHT.

http://www.wpbf.com/news/15194935/detail.html

Watch the video on the side, hilarious.

[RayFoxSith]

^Man, I live in a ####ty city.....

[EvilHero]

I saw that on SRK the other day, kids these days...

^Man, I live in a ####ty city.....

You live in the same area as those girls? Time for a visit with a falcon punch imo.

[RayFoxSith]

I live a little north of Boynton. Around 10 to 15 minutes away. But yeah, Falcoln Punch indefnitely.

[Sanctine]

LOL. Good lord. I'M JUST PISSED THAT I GOT CAUGHT.

http://www.wpbf.com/news/15194935/detail.html

Watch the video on the side, hilarious.

WTF. What douchebags.

[Yazarc]

http://us.i1.yimg.com/videogames.yahoo.com/feature/game-researcher-ducks-millions-in-royalties/1184067


:shock:

[Kakizaki]

Wow.

Watch the video on the side, hilarious.

What a couple of ####s.

[Futomimi]

http://www.elpasotimes.com/newupdated/ci_8185936

EW EW EW EW EW EW EW on a few different levels.

[RayFoxSith]

Woah, that's weird.

[Gillian Seed]

Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks were traded for Shaq...

WHY!

[EvilHero]

http://www.elpasotimes.com/newupdated/ci_8185936

EW EW EW EW EW EW EW on a few different levels.

That really sucks.

Anybody ever see that episode of House where the guy with AIDS coughs up blood that nearly hits the female doctor in the eye? Now that would piss me off heavily.

[Kakizaki]

Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks were traded for Shaq...

WHY!


Weird huh? Shaq in that type of offense perplexes me.

[Gillian Seed]

Shawn Marion is my favorite player right now, I hate the heat...

here are my rants I posted elswhere on the whole trade:

Traded, WHY!?!?!?!

Check out this list of Suns ALL-TIME leader numbers, and look at how many lists Marion is already in the top 5. With 2-5 more years he would be Phoenix's all time minuets played, field goals made, 3 points made and attempted, Rebounds, he would be close on steals (pass up KJ at least #2), Blocked shots... the list goes on!

Most those records are in comparison to his season average of last year ( http://www.nba.com/suns/stats/2006/index.html ) which wasnt even his best year as well. He would have most those records beat in 2-3 but just giving him 4 or 5 would seal the deal and would be an instant Sun icon, let alone would have a chance with a ring with Phoenix, something Barkley, KJ, Thunder Dan and others never got!

Dosent anyone else feel saddened by his loss! I went to my first ever basketball game this year and saw him play with the suns... never again.


WHY!!!!!! For shaq and 2 years of decent play from him. No way can he put up career numbers or anywhere close...


this was a message to my friend:

My favorite player is traded to one of my LEAST favorite teams for one of my LEAST favorite players...

I dont even know what to say about it. I loved phoenix up until this point but now all these recent actions are just too much. Bringing in Grant Hill is one thing, I dont care if you want to bring in some older talent to help out with a role or whatever, but getting rid of a MAJOR part of the teams history in the past 8 years for a quick win? Tacky.

"The UNLV product owns career averages of 18.4 points and 10.0 rebounds in 660 games (647 starts). The four-time All-Star is second in minutes played in franchise history (24,948), fourth in points (12,134), second in rebounds (6,616), second in steals (1,245) and third in blocked shots (894)."

He was on his way to being a classic and remembered Phoenix Sun. Up there with KJ, Thunder Dan, and those players.

That has been ripped away from me, the chance of a franchise player, and even worse for Marion now losing his history with not enough time left to do that with another team, ESPECIALLY in terrible Miami.

I HATE it. I'm going to cheer for phoenix through the end of the year, but them im taking my fan bags somewhere else...

BEST case scenario in the next off season: Isiah Thomas is fired, Starbury is traded, Marion ends up in New York, Van Gundy is re-hired, a few more trade possibilities, and Im back where I should be in good old New York.

Even if the suns win, itll feel cheap and undeserved with Shaq there. We'll see how he plays, 20 mins a game causing some mismatches here and there could be good for the suns, but yeah...

[Kakizaki]

Feel my pain. I nearly cried when Garnett was traded this summer -- yes I almost cried over a NBA player. Pathetic.

[Gillian Seed]

Feel my pain. I nearly cried when Garnett was traded this summer -- yes I almost cried over a NBA player. Pathetic.

Ive had a knotted stomach all day...

Garnett to boston though, you dont like what hes doing there? Hes got talent around him and they are winning like crazy! Sure its not on the team that drafted him and built around but... well thats just like Marion, so I can feel your pain then...

####ty.

[R315razor]

Uncle throws 9 month old baby out of a 4 story window to a police officer at ground level to save her from a fire.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/world/5516504.html

[Gillian Seed]

Uncle throws 9 month old baby out of a 4 story window to a police officer at ground level to save her from a fire.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/world/5516504.html

Shawn Marion averages a double-double! Give him some time before we just move on like this!

[Kakizaki]

Garnett to boston though, you dont like what hes doing there? Hes got talent around him and they are winning like crazy! Sure its not on the team that drafted him and built around but..

I do, but it is still hard. I wanted that in Minnesota. We had one of the all time greatest forwards, we couldn't build a team around, we drafted poorly (we could have had Artest and Rip Hamilton in the same draft from our Marbury trade), the Joe Smith debacle, we signed stupid players, Mchale is a joke of a GM, damn I could go on and on. It just sucks, we had a guy who wanted to stay in Minnesota, liked it here, was loyal, and was a good guy. That is rare.

It is also hard because the Boston area has been a funnel for Minnesota athletes. David Ortiz, KG, and indirectly Randy Moss.

[Gillian Seed]

yeah, I liked the last run Garnett/Cassell/Sprewell team that made it past the first round. Thats because Im a Sprewell fan though. Garnett is a good guy, and being loyal is defiantly rare.

Poor Timberwolves though.

[Futomimi]

Uncle throws 9 month old baby out of a 4 story window to a police officer at ground level to save her from a fire.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/world/5516504.html

Shawn Marion averages a double-double! Give him some time before we just move on like this!

####ing lol

[Kakizaki]

I loved Cassell. That is who I wanted in the original Marbury trade, not Terrel Brandon.

I guess the T-wolves are playing a lot better the past few weeks and showing some improvement, but I just don't have the heart to watch.

[Gillian Seed]

I loved Cassell. That is who I wanted in the original Marbury trade, not Terrel Brandon.

I guess the T-wolves are playing a lot better the past few weeks and showing some improvement, but I just don't have the heart to watch.

I havent watched a Knicks game in 3 years, maybe more. I HATE Isiah Thomas and the fact that he still isnt fired is amazing. Bad deals, too many old players at first, then too many has-beens with large contracts, then nothing after that! He has ruined them. Once he is gone and we FINALLY rebuild I will watch.

Cassell wants to coach after hes done, which is cool. I hear he wants to go to like Dallas or San Antonio or Phoenix and win one with a team off the bench this year then retire. That would be neat.

[Gillian Seed]

http://kotaku.com/353607/1up-changes-scoring-policy-letters-to-replace-numbers

Milkman is new 1up EIC and EGM and 1up are changing review scale to letters instead of numbers.

[Yazarc]

http://kotaku.com/353607/1up-changes-scoring-policy-letters-to-replace-numbers

Milkman is new 1up EIC and EGM and 1up are changing review scale to letters instead of numbers.

Finally! Some real news!

[Dead to Rights]

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=f0AvniNq-Ws

[DamageCity]

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=f0AvniNq-Ws

Sounds like someone wanted to get caught.

[RayFoxSith]

WTF, what was the logic behind the whole thing? Just because?

[Yazarc]

http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-now-indecent.f5,0,3843473.story

[Sanctine]

That's sick and retarded.

[Arjuna]

Why does this sort of #### make the news?

[Sayckeone]

http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-now-indecent.f5,0,3843473.story
Video, pls.

[Yazarc]

The world is a scary place. It's all out there, kids.


Video, pls.

I'll bet it sounded like corduroys rubbing against each other.

[RayFoxSith]

Ew...

[unknown]

I feel sorry for the kid, scarred for life and death.

[EvilHero]

http://tob.hollywood.com/2008/02/13/gary-coleman-loses-his-virginity/

Look at the teeth on her.



He lets his anger conquer him sometimes. He throws things around, and sometimes he throws it in my direction.


LOL. I can see where this is heading.

[Gillian Seed]

Kaki, did you hear? Jason Kidd should be on his way to Dallas! Woo, a team I can cheer for again!

This years has had the most blockbuster trades of any in recent memory. It has been crazy.

[Kakizaki]

George no trade clause is holding this up.

[Gillian Seed]

haha, I know. I hear they are just going to throw someone else in instead and possibly more money then deal with George later. What a bum. His agent says it isnt because he dosent want to play in New Jersey, its because he dosent want to lose his Larry Bird Clause that would allow Dallas to pay him more over salary cap to keep him when it comes to resigning him... Which I highly doubt they would of done anyway.

Oh well, I still think Kidd will end up in Dallas. That would be a team to watch again.

[Flußkönig]

This really isn't news, but I still think it is funny.

This links to the results of a Gamefaqs poll asking if you have ever had a significant other. I never thought people were honest about these kind of questions.

Now I kinda wonder.

http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=3027

[Kakizaki]

Wow. Maybe an age thing? I would hope so.

[Sayckeone]

Wow. I'm gonna stop playing video games now.

[DamageCity]

Ahahaha I hope gamefaqs runs more polls like that! Allthough I think the poll could have been written better.

[EvilHero]

Wow. Thats kinda sad....

[Sanctine]

To be completely honest, I'm surprised the last option didn't have more votes.

[Yazarc]

To be completely honest, I'm surprised the last option didn't have more votes.

Which is quite ironic of you to point out.. How many chicks does that Star Ocean 2 avatar attract anyway? :lol: :wink:

[EvilHero]

To be completely honest, I'm surprised the last option didn't have more votes.

Which is quite ironic of you to point out.. How many chicks does that Star Ocean 2 avatar attract anyway? :lol: :wink:

LOL. Yazarc, we could ask you the same thing about your AV. :lol:

[Yazarc]

The Yazarc's are celebrating 7 years on July 3rd!!! :P

[Dead to Rights]

When you knew she was the one did you punch her in the stomach, Yazarc?

[Yazarc]

Still do every now and then. :wink:

[Kakizaki]

When she tries to leave the kitchen?

[Dead to Rights]

Smart man, imo. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/DeadToRights/laugh.gif

[RayFoxSith]

LOL, as I've said, GameFAQs are full of nerds. Let them die virgins.

[Sanctine]

Which is quite ironic of you to point out.. How many chicks does that Star Ocean 2 avatar attract anyway? :lol: :wink:

Hey, hey. I just use that to scare away chicks around here, because they'd be all over me, otherwise. I'm already taken.

My girlfriend and I just celebrated our one year anniversary earlier this month, actually.

[Arjuna]

LOL, as I've said, GameFAQs are full of nerds. Let them die virgins.

Then what are you doing here? :wink:

[RayFoxSith]

Touche, Al. :lol:

[DamageCity]

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080216a1.html

[Sayckeone]

Man, I remember when that #### happened. WTF took Japan so long to finalize this?

[DamageCity]

This country's justice system has an insane amount of red tape, probably take 15 more years till he actually gets done in.

[Logan]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23096041/

http://us.i1.yimg.com/videogames.yahoo.com/feature/wedding-woes-the-dark-side-of-warcraft/1186366

[Arjuna]

I lol'd.

http://kotaku.com/357402/r4-cartridge-discovered-in-gamestop-ad

[RayFoxSith]

Damn, was just about to post that too.

[Kakizaki]

During a GS store set up I was at, I pulled out several bootleg GBA games that were part of a store transfer. I figured they would be field destroyed by the DM. He pretty much shrugged his shoulders and wanted me to include them. I just defected them out.

[DamageCity]

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080221a2.html

[Dead to Rights]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,331393,00.html

[Gillian Seed]

Ben Wallace is in Cleavland!

[Gillian Seed]

New God of War PSP. (http://kotaku.com/360999/first-look-at-god-of-war-special-edition-psp) Its cool looking, Red.

[Sayckeone]

Sony needs to make these different colored PSPs available without the stupid decals.

I've noticed that, while all the Daxter PSPs are gone from BB, there are still 10 - 15 SW ones. I guarantee you they'd all be gone if they didn't have that SW #### on them.

[EvilHero]

Yeah really, I was thinking about getting the Red PSP, not so much now that I see it has that Kratos decal...

[DarkShear]

This really isn't news, but I still think it is funny.

This links to the results of a Gamefaqs poll asking if you have ever had a significant other. I never thought people were honest about these kind of questions.

Now I kinda wonder.

http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=3027

Best poll ever. We should run one like that here. :)

[Gillian Seed]

Bionic Commando gets Remote Play (http://kotaku.com/360958/bionic-commando-gets-remote-play). Add this to the fact that the 360 version will have lower-res textures, I think I am sold on the system I am going to buy it for.

[EvilHero]

This really isn't news, but I still think it is funny.

This links to the results of a Gamefaqs poll asking if you have ever had a significant other. I never thought people were honest about these kind of questions.

Now I kinda wonder.

http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=3027

Best poll ever. We should run one like that here. :)

I agree :P

[DarkShear]

New God of War PSP. (http://kotaku.com/360999/first-look-at-god-of-war-special-edition-psp) Its cool looking, Red.

Actually this does look pretty cool and the decal on the back isn't fanboy retarded.

[DamageCity]

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nc20080220a1.html

From the AOU Amusment Expo

[RayFoxSith]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080303/ap_on_re_us/wendy_s_shooting

More proof why I need to get out of here. I was, literally, down the street when this happened.

[Futomimi]

Who the hell commits murder-suicide in a Wendy's?

[RayFoxSith]

I have no ####ing clue. This guy must've been crazy or didn't go to a university or something.....

[Sayckeone]

HAY GAIZ! BAN ALL SMALL FIREARMS AND THIS KIND OF #### WON'T HAPPEN!!! AMIRITE?

Wrong! This man was obviously deeply disturbed and would have lashed out against society, regardless.

[Tenbatsu]

The 2nd Amendment is up for review by the Supreme Court for the first time in 70 years. Considering it's the only part of the Constitution that hasn't been totally pissed on, I doubt seriously that it's going to get through unscathed.

[s1mpleHUmar]

You can disarm the entire nation and you still can't stop a deranged lunatic from obtaining a firearm to fulfill his or her agenda....not to mention a knife or a blunt object.

^ Didn't see the -12 size font, Sayckeone.

[Sayckeone]

Oh but Tenbatsu! The 2nd Amendment has nothing to do with firearms! That's what SlaughterX says so it must be true!

s1, it's OK. Don't let it happen again.

[Gillian Seed]

CASSELL TO BOSTON!!!!!!!!!!!


http://sports.inquirer.net/breakingnews/breakingnews/view/20080305-122874/Cassell-signs-with-Celtics

[DarkShear]

The Celtics now finally have a coach! Amazing things might happen!

[DarkShear]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080303/ap_on_re_us/wendy_s_shooting

More proof why I need to get out of here. I was, literally, down the street when this happened.

That's some crazy ####. You were seriously down the street huh?

Man can you imagine being the kid that complained to dad to go back and get the toy?

[EvilHero]

Man can you imagine being the kid that complained to dad to go back and get the toy?

Ugh! I don't even want to think about it...

[RayFoxSith]

You guys are talking about the firefighter guy, right?
Supposedly he lived around my neighborhood or something.

[Gillian Seed]

Ziff Davis filed for Bankruptcy. Take THAT Shoe!

[Yazarc]

http://www.local6.com/news/15513754/detail.html

[RayFoxSith]

^LOL, wut?

[RayFoxSith]

http://kotaku.com/366853/teen-mugs-9yo-for-psp

:(

[Arjuna]

/slowpoke.jpeg

[DarkShear]

http://kotaku.com/366853/teen-mugs-9yo-for-psp

:(


Funny. I mean not for the victim, but that some dude thought that was a reasonable way to attain a PSP.

[Tari]

Why is it that more stories about this stuff crops up around the PSP and PS3 than the Wii, 360, or DS?

[RayFoxSith]

Well the 360 has had its share of bad news with the RRoD and bad customer support, I think it's just Nintendo who's in the clear.

[Sayckeone]

I think he means more along the lines of people breaking the law and/or getting shot by cops over Sony consoles.

[RayFoxSith]

Oh, and then there was that one story where a guy beat his daughter to death because she knocked over his 360.

[DarkShear]

Oh, and then there was that one story where a guy beat his daughter to death because she knocked over his 360.

Moral of the story: life is cheap, 360 not.

[Tari]

Oh, and then there was that one story where a guy beat his daughter to death because she knocked over his 360.

Ah, hadn't heard of that incident before.

Worst Wii-related event I can recall was that woman who died from not going to the restroom for a contest.

[RayFoxSith]

^Yeah, I remember that one.

[Sanctine]

Worst Wii-related event I can recall was that woman who died from not going to the restroom for a contest.

That was because she died from her sodium levels being too low.

When you drink too much water, it dilutes the sodium in your body, causing hyponatremia. She didn't die from not peeing.

[Sanctine]

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/W/WOMAN_IN_BATHROOM?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=US

This has to be a record.

[RayFoxSith]

What the hell...?

[DamageCity]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=532196&in_page_id=1770

[Tenbatsu]

Truly disgusting. People can be such animals.

These kids deserve nothing less than death.

[Futomimi]

http://www.kpho.com/news/15579448/detail.html

Dozens of dogs were removed from the triple-wide mobile home on Monday, according to the Humane Society of Southern Arizona. Another 700 were rescued on Wednesday.

Sick. :( Poor things.

[Tari]

Worst Wii-related event I can recall was that woman who died from not going to the restroom for a contest.

That was because she died from her sodium levels being too low.

When you drink too much water, it dilutes the sodium in your body, causing hyponatremia. She didn't die from not peeing.

Yeah, but her death was basically the result of that contest. Old news, anyway.


http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/W/WOMAN_IN_BATHROOM?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=US

This has to be a record.

What in the world...? It's hard to form a real opinion about those charges.


http://www.kpho.com/news/15579448/detail.html

Dozens of dogs were removed from the triple-wide mobile home on Monday, according to the Humane Society of Southern Arizona. Another 700 were rescued on Wednesday.


Sick. Poor things.

Wasn't there a similar incident with cats a few years back?

[Olethros]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/i-fell-in-love-with-a-female-assassin-791978.html

Bit of a longer read, but certainly interesting.

[DarkShear]

'Fight club' busted at Fairview High School

A group of Fairview High School students is suspected of organizing an after-school "fight club" that involved at least 12 students and as many as 60 spectators.

http://dailycamera.com/news/2008/mar/13/fairview-students-ticketed-over-fight-club/

[Futomimi]

We had one of those in high school!
It was basically a once-in-a-while special event thing, though, not regular at all.

[Sayckeone]

Somebody broke the first and second rules...

[Tari]

Huh, my school never had any of those. Every fight was broken up by one of the staff members immediately.

Instead, we had pervert-teachers (who finally got fired) and teachers who lost finals and sold grades depending on whether they liked students or not. Whoo.

[Futomimi]

Huh, my school never had any of those. Every fight was broken up by one of the staff members immediately.

That's why you do it off-campus when someone's parents are out of town.

[Tari]

Heh, guess no one at my school ever really thought much about it, or I just didn't know about it.

Probably the most "violent" thing I can remember is a kid dropping a stick of dry ice into a water bottle and rolling it across the courtyard. Blew up and the shrapnel went clear through some girl's leg. The administration had a fit when that went down.

[Arjuna]

Come on now, no ones had friends get together and throw down some fights? Well we used boxing gloves so it was in no way as hardcore as Fight Club, but you'd be surprised how far some people would go when they were drunk. Would get pretty competitive, it kind of died out after sophomore year though.

[Futomimi]

Come on now, no ones had friends get together and throw down some fights? Well we used boxing gloves so it was in no way as hardcore as Fight Club, but you'd be surprised how far some people would go when they were drunk. Would get pretty competitive, it kind of died out after sophomore year though.

This is pretty much what we would do, except we were sober, just in case that someone actually got hurt.

[Arjuna]

Well no we weren't always drunk, someone would randomly step in drunk and would want to try to kick ass but most likely fail lol. It was funny seeing them try to get up over and over and just stumble over by themselves.

[Tari]

Nah, people at my school were either too high to fight or too lazy to fight off-campus. Most of the fights occured right outside the teachers' offices, perhaps to spite them, I guess.

[DarkShear]

Nah, people at my school were either too high to fight or too lazy to fight off-campus. Most of the fights occured right outside the teachers' offices, perhaps to spite them, I guess.

Tari you went to Redmond HS I assume? Sounds just like Woodinville HS, where I graduated.

Like I said in a previous thread, we 'maybe' had 6 on school fights the whole year. So seeing stuff like this is foreign to me.

[Tari]

I actually went to high school in California. My high school has one of the highest scores in the district, but also has a bunch of people who're high. Definitely weird. Better than a school around fifteen minutes away where students used to walk around with handguns all the time (and still do, occasionally).

[Yazarc]

Beware the Ides of March

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ides_of_March

[Yazarc]

OK seriously.....How come whenever there's ever a totally messed up story, it always has to take place in India? It's the only place where a tragically disfigured baby can be looked at as a good thing.....

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/03/14/wmiracle114.xml

[Sayckeone]

lol The Indians are ####in' funny.

But their food is amazing, and when their women are hot, OMFG they're hot.

[Yazarc]

Attacking a mall cop.......

http://www.krem.com/topstories/stories/krem2_031808_stolenjeans.2c842da.html

[DarkShear]

Attacking a mall cop.......

http://www.krem.com/topstories/stories/krem2_031808_stolenjeans.2c842da.html

The good stuff happens in Washington people, get on yer wagons and come on over!

[Dead to Rights]

LOL Wut? (http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080324/lf_afp/lifestylejapanreligionanimaloffbeat_080324161640)

[DarkShear]

LOL Wut? (http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080324/lf_afp/lifestylejapanreligionanimaloffbeat_080324161640)

Them crazy hounds do anything for a treat!

[Olethros]

Zoltan, the arch-nemesis of MZ!

http://gizmodo.com/367698/technosexual-one-mans-tale-of-robot-love[/url]

[DarkShear]

Zoltan, the arch-nemesis of MZ!

http://gizmodo.com/367698/technosexual-one-mans-tale-of-robot-love[/url]

Amazing what lengths people will go to avoid interacting with others.

[Thunder-Slash]

http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/11/19/style/fslim.php?WT.mc_id=rssfrontpage

What the hell...

The trend now is for men to look like they want to be fed and/or devoured by women.

[Futomimi]

That article really explains some of the Japanese guys at my school. :|

[Olethros]

http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0308/506664.html

This is a job for Monster Quest

[Tenbatsu]

http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2008/03/anti-emo-riots.html

Anti-Emo riots break out across Mexico.

[Voodoo]

http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2008/03/anti-emo-riots.html

Anti-Emo riots break out across Mexico.

LOL Emosexual

[Futomimi]

But the so-called emos are organizing, too. Last week, they demonstrated against the violence, pictured above, and Wednesday some met with police in Mexico City.

"They're organizing to defend their right to be emo," wrote Daniel Hernandez of LA Weekly on his personal blog, which has provided stellar coverage of the whole affair.

Wow, it's a good thing that Mexico has apparently solved all of its other problems.

[Voodoo]

"It's a great cluster#### for the American mind's idea of Mexico," Arellano said. "This teaches the rest of the world that Mexico is not just a bunch of cactuses and sombreros."


Yup they have Tequila and Emo beatings too. That will show all of us stuck up Americans :roll:

[Sayckeone]

I think I see All in this picture somewhere.

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/2769/emokidsdb3.jpg

[Arjuna]

All eh? lol massive crowd of fail. Why did anyone here even think I liked emo music when I was sporting Slayer, Maiden, and Pantera shirts back in the day?

[Sayckeone]

The hair. Also, I don't think anyone actually thought that. It was a joke.

[Futomimi]

Al = dude with ridiculous hair in teal hoodie imo

[Sayckeone]

lol Word, mimi.

[Sanctine]

I think I see All in this picture somewhere.

lol

[Kakizaki]

http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/11/19/style/fslim.php?WT.mc_id=rssfrontpage

What the hell...

The trend now is for men to look like they want to be fed and/or devoured by women.

I plan on breaking as many small Japanese men as I can next spring. Good times.

[DamageCity]

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080405a2.html

Someone owes some money.

[RayFoxSith]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23986213/

[Gillian Seed]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23986213/

/\ saw older sibling playing Persona 3...

The blood is on your hands Atlus.

[Sayckeone]

The best part about this story, is that Darwinism took this retard out before she could grow up and have a negative affect on society. Now if only it was able to do the same with her parents.

Hey, Slaughter, stricter gun control, amirite? Irresponsible parents are not an issue here.

[Yazarc]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080403/ap_on_re_us/prisoners_early_release

Wow......This is a great idea!!!!!!

[RayFoxSith]

Okay, I've heard of some stupid ideas in my life. That one just cuts the cake.

[Voodoo]

Their dumbasses will end up releasing serial kills and keeping people from petty crimes. :roll:

[Futomimi]

Hey guys, don't be such downers. Those 1/3 of prisoners that are in there because of non-violent marijuana-related charges are a danger to society, and must be kept off the streets due to public safety and the budget of the private prison system.

[DarkShear]

Hey guys, don't be such downers. Those 1/3 of prisoners that are in there because of non-violent marijuana-related charges are a danger to society, and must be kept off the streets due to public safety and the budget of the private prison system.

Pros and cons to the idea for sure mimi. Yes the violent weed smokers of America maybe should be released early, but the others? Be interesting to see what happens.

[Pixel]

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/08/toddler.beater.ap/index.html

I blame video games.

[Sayckeone]

That just helps solidify my theory on why our society is steadily going downhill.

[RayFoxSith]

That's the same girl who's father beat her after she tipped over his Xbox.

[Sayckeone]

What? No it isn't. That girl died after the beating, just as this one did.

[RayFoxSith]

But it said she fell comatose.

[Sayckeone]

And then died.

[Gillian Seed]

Shoe is leaving the 1up Network (http://kotaku.com/378912/dan-shoe-hsu-leaves-egm1up)

Crazy age. For as long as I have been crazy about games Shoe has been involved every month in my life for 11 years. Thats a long time. Yes I did think he was biased and cocky and now a whiny bitch that EGM isnt the most circulated, but he still has a strong opinion that is very much his own.

[Kakizaki]

^EGM died to me when Sendai was acquired by ZD. I didn't care for a lot of the new staff, Shoe included.

[s1mpleHUmar]

Grisly Beheading Blamed On Hitman.

http://www.mahalo.com/Jean_Pierre_Orlewicz

[RayFoxSith]

I remember seeing that yesterday. That is some crazy ####, but blame Hitman?

[Yazarc]

......Another proud moment for Detroit. :shock:

[Xeo]

I remember seeing that yesterday. That is some crazy ####, but blame Hitman?

You gotta love this.
I can't remember decapitating anyone in a single hitman game out of the whole series. Or blowtorching anyones hands and feet. Now see, had he blamed Manhunt, the decapitation would be a bit more believable.

All in all, it's another scape goat for a psychotic mind-####ed chump who can't take proper responsibility for being a ####ing idiot. It's bad enough this #### happens, but then video games have to get drug into it.

Also...
....Another proud moment for Detroit.
"Gotta lose your mind, in Detroit, Rock City."

[RayFoxSith]

I actually would've thought of Manhunt above anything else. There's a death scene where you saw off a guy's head using fiber wire.

[Xeo]

I actually would've thought of Manhunt above anything else. There's a death scene where you saw off a guy's head using fiber wire.

Also one where you decapitate fellows using an axe/machete, and in 2 one where you saw a guys head off with a buzzsaw. Yeah, I'm a big Manhunt fan. I'm a big fan of ultra gore (In games/movies) in general.

[Sayckeone]

WHAT ####ING CENTURY DO WE LIVE IN?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080414/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bba_yankees_curse_foiled;_ylt=Ats.9ASnBPs0ui8w_T4Q j8ALMxIF

I live a short ride outside of NYC. All my life I've been hearing about this asinine Yankees Vs Red Sox rivalry, and every year it gets more and more ridiculous. It's easy to say, "oh, this is just for fun," but you'd be wrong. The people who engage is this #### are dead ####ing serious. Red Sox fans fully believed they were cursing the new Yankee stadium; and this shirt was dug up with the full belief that a real curse was being stopped. These people actually believe this ####.

[EvilHero]

"The first thought was, you know, it's never a good thing to be buried in cement when you're in New York," Levine said. "But then we decided, why reward somebody who had really bad motives and was trying to do a really bad thing?"


That is one of the dumbest things I have ever read.

They are looking for every excuse they can to make this justifiable without sounding crazy.

Grisly Beheading Blamed On Hitman.

Wayne County? Nice. I start going to school at Wayne State next year, i'd better start watching my back. Either that or change my location to a castle.

[RayFoxSith]

^LOL, I see what you did there.