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[quote name='SneakyPenguin']Man, I haven't seen that movie in MONTHS.

I wouldn't mid re-reading it either, but I have a backlog of about 20 books to get through.[/QUOTE] You're due, then.

I really wish they hadn't changed Kiriyama for the movie. Still very awesome, but just not on the same level.
 
[quote name='Dr Mario Kart']Before you attack her, wrappa your whacker[/QUOTE]

I'd rather not take a risk in this case. Just in case that "wrappa" doesn't work.
 
[quote name='Demolition Man']I'd rather not take a risk in this case. Just in case that "wrappa" doesn't work.[/QUOTE]

She might have a penis. What and/or who are we talking about? :)

I'm tired I guess I'm going to get out of here for the night. Which means that I'll still be online for another two hours.
 
My local Best Buy had, like, eight or ten of the clearance titles. The shitty ones.

I found a consolation prize in buying NBA Street: Homecourt, though.
 
I was trying to sleep, then 4 different muthafuckers came knocking on my door. All at different times, all with something different. be it packages, religions etc. Now I can't go back to sleep.


[quote name='wubb']Was going to pick up this: http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=204018384
But the rebate form has way too many moving parts. Makes me think they are going to be booting a lot of them.[/QUOTE]

I agree thats why I passed as well.
 
I really don't feel motivated to even drive over to Best Buy and check out the big clearance today. There are so many eBayers in my area that I'd bet everything is already gone by now anyway or was bought yesterday to be adjusted today - if they even do that. (They opened 30 minutes ago.)
 
[quote name='wubb']I really don't feel motivated to even drive over to Best Buy and check out the big clearance today. There are so many eBayers in my area that I'd bet everything is already gone by now anyway or was bought yesterday to be adjusted today - if they even do that. (They opened 30 minutes ago.)[/QUOTE]
I don't think you'd have found anything, anyway.
 
[quote name='wubb']I really don't feel motivated to even drive over to Best Buy and check out the big clearance today. There are so many eBayers in my area that I'd bet everything is already gone by now anyway or was bought yesterday to be adjusted today - if they even do that. (They opened 30 minutes ago.)[/quote]

I may take a shot at the local one later... it's probably not very likely I'll find anything of consequence. I'd be willing to look for a few games for OTTers if I do make it over there... but please, no 6 page lists, okay?
 
[quote name='s1eepinglionhart']I may take a shot at the local one later... it's probably not very likely I'll find anything of consequence. I'd be willing to look for a few games for OTTers if I do make it over there... but please, no 6 page lists, okay?[/QUOTE]
Pokemon Sapphire (GBA)
Full Auto (360)
Ridge Racer 6 (360)
Pursuit Force (PSP)

I'd look for you, but my store didn't have jack.
 
[quote name='wubb']I really don't feel motivated to even drive over to Best Buy and check out the big clearance today. There are so many eBayers in my area that I'd bet everything is already gone by now anyway or was bought yesterday to be adjusted today - if they even do that. (They opened 30 minutes ago.)[/QUOTE]

I guess here is the best place to ask...

Does anyone else wonder when the capitalism here in the US has gone "too far?"

Now, I'm about as pro-capitalism as they come, but it seems like everytime ANYTHING comes out now, with any sort of media buzz, be it gaming consoles, cheap games like the $2 thread, or even stupid stuff like the WoW Card Game. Ebayers go and literally buy out the entire stock.

I'm beginning to wonder if Ebay is artificially inflating the economy. Everything I go to look for is out of stock, except on Ebay... But if the only people who are buying this stuff are the sellers on Ebay... isn't that a bit ridiculous?
 
Dammit, so the screen on my Samsung Black Carbon (SGH-D900) cracked.


Turns out, this was a problem with some of the initial batches, but Samsung doesn't want to admit any problems with the phone, and won't repair the phones. So there's all these people contacting the BBC watchdog and stuff, and threatening with class-action lawsuits, petitions and all that jazz.


Bastards.


I just want my phone fixed. :cry:
 
[quote name='lordwow']I guess here is the best place to ask...

Does anyone else wonder when the capitalism here in the US has gone "too far?"

Now, I'm about as pro-capitalism as they come, but it seems like everytime ANYTHING comes out now, with any sort of media buzz, be it gaming consoles, cheap games like the $2 thread, or even stupid stuff like the WoW Card Game. Ebayers go and literally buy out the entire stock.

I'm beginning to wonder if Ebay is artificially inflating the economy. Everything I go to look for is out of stock, except on Ebay... But if the only people who are buying this stuff are the sellers on Ebay... isn't that a bit ridiculous?[/QUOTE]

I hates 'em too, but I sincerely doubt they're artificially inflating the economy, especially when you consider that the economy's been pretty bad and/or stagnant for 7 years now.

Now, they might fuck up our measurement of the unemployment rate (if they're "self-employed" eBayers), but that's a measurement that's always really sucked in terms of getting a realistic picture of unemployment in this country.

Has it gone too far? Perhaps it has, in my liberal opinion, but it's nothing that's outside the boundaries of capitalistic entrepreneurship. Is it the eBayer's fault for buying it while you're at work, or is it Nintendo's fault for not making enough Wii's? Is it the eBayer or Tomy (?) for not making enough Tickle Me Elmo dolls?

It's neither, really. The biggest problem, IMO, is this fuckwad 'gimmiegimmiegimmie' instant gratification bullshit that pervades out culture. We demand systems at launch, instead of waiting for good titles to come out, price drops, or hardware revisions (and thank you for not pointing out the info under my avatar that shows I own all 3 next-gen systems :lol:). We have to be the first on the block to have Elmo, or the Collector's Edition Linkin Park album, or whatever it is. We, as a society, are defined by what we own, not what we do. We made ourselves that way.

It's the crux of the point: if people had any concept of delayed gratification, they'd wait for price drops, sales, or availability. If we were disciplined consumers, then eBay would still exist as a market for niche, custom, and classic/nostalgic goods, rather than as a place for a $400 Wii console. If we had common sense for ourselves and our families, and a sense of decency to have something because we wanted it (and that it's worth the wait for it!), and not because it's cool, and not because it's $1.99 at Best Buy, so fuck it if it sucks, then life would be a bit easier on us all.

The past two years of economic growth in the United States has been marked by negative savings. This means that the overall amount spent in the United States for 2006 was larger than the amount earned - NOT a good sign of a blooming economy, I'll say. Unless we learn to restrain ourselves from buying every new piece of shit DVD that comes out on Tuesday, or every new game that comes out, nothing will change.

Two things cause the eBayers you have problems with: limited availability and a demand for instant gratification. We can bitch at Nintendo and say "why can't you make more faster!!?!?!?," but the real problem is our selfish "gimmiegimmiegimmie" attitude - the real problem, at least, in the sense that we ignore it more than anything, and it's the one thing that we genuinely have some semblance of fucking control over.

/rant.
 
[quote name='lordwow']
Does anyone else wonder when the capitalism here in the US has gone "too far?"
[/QUOTE]

I think it can, but I think it would be pretty much impossible to define rules to guard against this sort of thing.

At some point it seems like certain corporations go beyond the law, and can coerce legal authorities to back their practices. When you've got lobbyists who are willing to pay top dollar to get the government on their side, capitalism tends to fail as a practice, because you're bending the rules and giving yourself advantages that your opponents either can't afford or weren't fast enough to get for themselves.

There's examples amok out there, but I'm not that gifted when it comes to economics.

Economics sucks.
 
From the CAGBAG:

[quote name='rywateska']In light of recent events on CAG, I was wondering why Cheapy allowed someone else to post on the front page news feed. In the past only Cheapy has put up such posts for all to see. Could this be the start of a new system fueled by whatever the moderators want to post? Does this undermind some of the credibility of the front page?

...What's up right now seems to have an attitude that a few CAG's have commented on. Is this going to me more common in the future? I personally hope not.[/QUOTE]

There goes my CAG Hero 2007 award, I guess. I don't understand what was wrong with what I posted and I'm curious as to what type of "attitude" I'm instilling.

And I've been posting things to the front page for months. Is it all due to the touchiness that people have over sales like this or am I missing something?

Cheapy and I discussed this sale last night and I told him that it might not be even worth mentioning on the front page at this point since it was so wide spread, but he suggested that I just write up my personal experience with the sale so far, so that's what we went with.

I guess you can't please everybody.
 
I have a new theory on Eraserhead.

Summed up, I think Henry may have murdered his wife (outside of whatever state the film takes place), kills himself (within whatever state the film takes place) and either goes to Heaven or Hell at the end. (I'm leaning towards Hell, because I'm still trying to figure out what the Lady in the Radiator represents.)

That's really bare bones, though. I think the baby is

Henry's mind.

Beyond that, I'm not sure what the beginning means, what the worm represents and some of the other imagery and metaphors.

I'll read some theories once I come up with one that I think is 100%. That's what I did with Mulholland Dr., and got it right. ;)
 
[quote name='shipwreck']From the CAGBAG:



There goes my CAG Hero 2007 award, I guess. I don't understand what was wrong with what I posted and I'm curious as to what type of "attitude" I'm instilling.

And I've been posting things to the front page for months. Is it all due to the touchiness that people have over sales like this or am I missing something?

Cheapy and I discussed this sale last night and I told him that it might not be even worth mentioning on the front page at this point since it was so wide spread, but he suggested that I just write up my personal experience with the sale so far, so that's what we went with.

I guess you can't please everybody.[/QUOTE]
He was jealous that you're married.
 
[quote name='mykevermin']I hates 'em too, but I sincerely doubt they're artificially inflating the economy, especially when you consider that the economy's been pretty bad and/or stagnant for 7 years now...

/rant.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the comments. I think you hit the nail on the head.
 
Do I drive 1.5 hours to get Oblivion for 9.99? I am seriously debating this. My Best Buy had nothing. There's a BB 1.5 hours away that has some of the 360 games though.
 
[quote name='Brak']I wouldn't drive 1.5 hours to get a blowjob.[/quote]

does it depend on how good said blowjob would be/ who is doing the blowing?
 
[quote name='shipwreck']There goes my CAG Hero 2007 award, I guess. I don't understand what was wrong with what I posted and I'm curious as to what type of "attitude" I'm instilling.

And I've been posting things to the front page for months. Is it all due to the touchiness that people have over sales like this or am I missing something?

Cheapy and I discussed this sale last night and I told him that it might not be even worth mentioning on the front page at this point since it was so wide spread, but he suggested that I just write up my personal experience with the sale so far, so that's what we went with.

I guess you can't please everybody.[/quote]
I guess he has nothing else to complain about today, so he decided to give you some special love.

I know you've posted on the front page before, such as the Gamezandflix deal, plus your review.

Rock's posted on the front page, though I don't know if he's doing it or Cheapy's doing it for him.
 
[quote name='XchikaXchikaX']does it depend on how good said blowjob would be/ who is doing the blowing?[/QUOTE]
I didn't think of it beyond a mere blowjob. You've got a point.

Yeah; maybe I would drive 1.5 hours for one.
[quote name='sblymnlcrymnl']So you don't go into Detroit for the hookers? :lol:[/QUOTE]
They only have transsexuals in Detroit.

At least, that's what I imagine.
 
[quote name='Brak']Yeah; maybe I would drive 1.5 hours for one.[/QUOTE] I know I would. Luckily enough I don't have to, though. :cool: :lol: [quote name='Brak']They only have transsexuals in Detroit.

At least, that's what I imagine.[/QUOTE] Is that a problem for you?
 
[quote name='shipwreck']From the CAGBAG:



There goes my CAG Hero 2007 award, I guess. I don't understand what was wrong with what I posted and I'm curious as to what type of "attitude" I'm instilling.

And I've been posting things to the front page for months. Is it all due to the touchiness that people have over sales like this or am I missing something?

Cheapy and I discussed this sale last night and I told him that it might not be even worth mentioning on the front page at this point since it was so wide spread, but he suggested that I just write up my personal experience with the sale so far, so that's what we went with.

I guess you can't please everybody.[/QUOTE]
I don't have a problem with what you posted, hey, at least it's about a video game deal! My only guess as to his problem would be, is that you put some of your own personal opinions and sarcasm, but that's your writing style. For me, as long as the frontpage starts moving it's way back to deals, and less about "digging" the CAGcast, I'm all for it.
 
[quote name='shrike4242']Today already sucks. You're a day late.[/quote]

yea, but tomorrow is gonna be worse. today i didn't go into work because of the snow, and Wednesday is my last day. i've got a massive list of things that i need to accomlish before I leave Wednesday or my boss can be sued for breech of contract. being that i actually like my boss and am being laid off solely due to funding cuts, i don't want that to happen to her.
 
[quote name='zewone']I don't have a problem with what you posted, hey, at least it's about a video game deal! My only guess as to his problem would be, is that you put some of your own personal opinions and sarcasm, but that's your writing style. For me, as long as the frontpage starts moving it's way back to deals, and less about "digging" the CAGcast, I'm all for it.[/QUOTE]

Okay, yeah, I do have a lot of sarcasm in my posts, so maybe that had something to do with it. And criminy, I must have been more tired than I thought when I was writing that last night; my tenses are all over the place.
 
[quote name='XchikaXchikaX']yea, but tomorrow is gonna be worse. today i didn't go into work because of the snow, and Wednesday is my last day. i've got a massive list of things that i need to accomlish before I leave Wednesday or my boss can be sued for breech of contract. being that i actually like my boss and am being laid off solely due to funding cuts, i don't want that to happen to her.[/quote]
That would be a reason that tomorrow sucks, yes.
 
There was a dood at my BB scouring the games.

Looked like what I imagine a CAG to look like. Big, looked unshowered.

He was only holding four games, and one of those was Nightshade.

Yeah. My BB sucks.

Ah well. I found more neoprene things, which is pretty cool.
 
[quote name='Strell']There was a dood at my BB scouring the games.

Looked like what I imagine a CAG to look like. Big, looked unshowered.[/QUOTE]

You did not heed my call for photos of hoarders? (Though 4 games =/= hoarding, I suppose). I demand photos of these mysterious nocturnal beasts!
 
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