03/29/2008: Randommy.
Totally random SNT chat night, as I mentally and actually prepare for an influx of new posts starting tomorrow. Have fun!
Discussion Thread: 261 comments
I'm up for Brawlin'
Hit me up on PM, if you want toooooo.
Same name as here.
Posted by
Knegative @ 03/29/2008 7:15 PM EST
second?
Posted by
Anonymous @ 03/29/2008 7:17 PM EST
Spam has light chunks and dark chunks. If not for X-Entertainment.com, I would never have known that. Thank you.
haha. I said PM. AIM, I meant.
vBulletin, represent.
Posted by
Knegative @ 03/29/2008 7:33 PM EST
Now, do I watch the Kids Choice Awards in the hopes of catching a fifteen-second SpongeBob commercial I did, or skip? (If you're watching, listen for an indecipherable rap.)
Posted by
Matt @ 03/29/2008 7:33 PM EST
I was gonna turn the channel as soon as Spongebob is over. The KCAs aren't appealing too much to me. Had a bit of a crummy afternoon, so I just feel like being a schlub.
Posted by
Mystie @ 03/29/2008 7:51 PM EST
I'll watch for that spot Matt, cool knowing an *insider* in a round-about, remote, via the internet kind of way 
Posted by
MikeyD @ 03/29/2008 7:52 PM EST
Mystie, I love schlubbing. Tomorrow's entry is all about schlubbing.
Posted by
Matt @ 03/29/2008 7:55 PM EST
I'm moving to Japan in 3 days…I'm terrified
Posted by
Ant @ 03/29/2008 7:55 PM EST
Aw, Ant. Would you feel better knowing that Japan is the only place in the world where you can get cucumber-flavored Pepsi?
Posted by
Matt @ 03/29/2008 7:58 PM EST
Oh dear God. My remote is across the room… uggghhh… this is so wrong….
Posted by
Mystie @ 03/29/2008 8:03 PM EST
I heard about that, I wonder if they still sell it. It's hard to leave your life behind though, saying bye to everyone you've ever met is rough. At least the internet (your site) will still be around.
Posted by
Ant @ 03/29/2008 8:04 PM EST
Cucumber flavored Pepsi, eh? Still waiting on pickles.
Posted by
Cotter @ 03/29/2008 8:17 PM EST
Who wants ice cream?
Posted by
dohopoki @ 03/29/2008 8:21 PM EST
I'm currently watching Club Dread and I wonder how many other horror flicks with a vacation theme there are? I can only think of "I still know what you did last summer".
Posted by
Kapprika @ 03/29/2008 8:23 PM EST
Technically, all of the Friday the 13th movies have a slight vacation theme–summer camp. Then there's Sleepaway Camp, etc., Cabin Fever, Evil Dead…Do you mean a specific "We're going away for a vacation" theme, or just "it's summer?"
Posted by
FyarlGirl @ 03/29/2008 8:34 PM EST
dohopoki
I WANT ICE CREAM!!!
I might be brawling later tonight. 10:30-11? (central time). My codes in the last thread…
Whoo SNT!
Posted by
Cameron T. @ 03/29/2008 8:35 PM EST
I will be spending the next 3 days in the desert, so why don't you just link me the articles now 
Posted by
El Loco Gordo @ 03/29/2008 8:43 PM EST
FryalGirl
Ohh, the Friday the 13th francise, of course. Thank you a lot for all the suggestions.
I'm more talking about a "going away for a vacation" theme than summer, yeah.
Posted by
Kapprika @ 03/29/2008 8:45 PM EST
Ant Think of it as a fresh start. These people don't know you so you don't have the shame of them knowing about your past mistakes. They see you as a new friend. But yeah Japan does suck though I have heard all they eat is noodles and rice ova there. And pork. Your nickname put a smile on my face, I visit the comedian ANT's blog daily. I love that man to death and he loves me
Anyway happy SNT everybody. I got out my dreamcast out of it's tote today and hooked it up. This morning I played it for about an hour. I played Jet Grind Radio, Crazy Taxi, and Seaman. Seaman is alive and kickin. I might delete my file off of my memory card for that game and start over. Because I beat the game years ago so now he is just a wandering frog. This morning I told him through the mike "I love you" and he said "spare me the mushy stuff" and smiled at me. God I love that frog w/ a human head
Posted by
Goob @ 03/29/2008 8:47 PM EST
Does anyone here play Banjo-Kazooie (still)? If so, do u think it's one of the best games of it's time? I do, and I beat the 1st a couple days ago. Haha, now I'm playing Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge. Wow, so random… JOHN CENA FOR WWE CHAMP TOMORROW!!!
If you haven't allready thought of this on your own,start asking the Seaman stuff about Sony or Nintendo. Pretty funny.
Posted by
Kid Nicky @ 03/29/2008 8:52 PM EST
I'd be more interested in ice cream if I didn't eat a slice of cake the size of Texas at work today. A couple of managers were getting transfered and I happened to be in the room when they were cutting this huge cake and I got some.
Random night for me, too. I'll probably go and play with my WebKinz for the rest of the night. Gotta keep their garden watered.
Posted by
starwenn @ 03/29/2008 9:04 PM EST
Ahhh… John Cena… *melts*
Dude, Matt, your mention of Cucumber Pepsi reminded me of something amusing. A few days ago some black guy called me "Crystal Pepsi" and I totally didn't understand why, I shrugged it off thinking it was because I'm pop culture whore. Then way later I was like, "OH MY GOD THAT'S THE WORST ANALOGY EVER!!"
Posted by
Mystie @ 03/29/2008 9:14 PM EST
Ant
I'm moving to Japan in 3 days…I'm terrified
don't worry about it. It's a wonderful opportunity. I wish I was moving to Japan.
Just don't have a going away party. We all know what happens at those!
/and if you do..be sure to have a handheld camera..
//just kidding! I'd love to be able to check out the culture there!!:) Have fun and good luck!
Posted by
Mandi @ 03/29/2008 9:35 PM EST
I went to TARGET 3 times today. Once to pick up a wedding gift (good ceremony BTW) but I foolishly let E. Claire take her stuffed kitten in (do you see where this is going??). So, I watched it the whole 4 mins we were in there until she got into the impulse items. Got home, realized it wasn't with us, called the store, got blown off, went to the wedding, and waited for the non-call.
In a vain effort to get out of the doghouse, I went up there to investigate. Nothing. Got home and Mrs. Manimal asked if I searched the toy dept. to see if it was placed there. 48 seconds later, the 4 Manimals were in the car and back to TARGET. I alerted Customer Service and the re-stocker in the toy dept.
Well, we never found it BUT we did find a kitty for 25 cents in the Easter clearance section AND a Furr-Real toy from McDONALDS so the universe is back in balance.
On an unrelated topic that only X-Ers could appreciate, I got Allie to stop fussing the other day by playing a little "MAGIC DANCE" from LABYRINTH.
I got mixed feelings on owning LABYRINTH but it got the job done.
Posted by
The Manimal @ 03/29/2008 9:36 PM EST
I actually haven't Kid Nicky I bet there are all sorts of easter eggs to ask him. I remember when I would pick him up from the tank he would say "let me go or the dreamcast gets it!"
Posted by
Goob @ 03/29/2008 9:36 PM EST
Wrestlemania 24 predictions anyone?
Mine are:
Randy Orton vs. Triple H vs. John Cena: JOHN CENA!!!
Edge vs. The Undertaker: The Undertaker
Money In The Bank: Chris Jericho
Floyd "Money" Mayweather vs. Big Show: Money
Maria & Ashley vs. Beth Phoenix: Maria & Ashley
Finlay vs. JBL: Finlay
24-Man Brawl: Tommy Dreamer
TBD vs. Chavo Guerrero: TBD
Dammit, it aired during this weird dancing show instead. 
Posted by
Matt @ 03/29/2008 9:45 PM EST
There is a cucumber soda sold in the U.S. - it's made by Press Cocktail Soda in Milwaukee. It's actually quite refreshing. If you wanna try a great libation, mix it with Hendrick's Gin, a cucumber infused gin from Scotland. Delicious.
Posted by
Yelnick McWawa @ 03/29/2008 9:53 PM EST
I'm up for a brawl . I added Cameron T.
Posted by
ULTRAMAN @ 03/29/2008 10:37 PM EST
"Cabin Fever" is a magnificent film. Deputy Winston is one of my short duration personal saviors, because he loves to party. Praise Deputy Winston. Praise the kid from Boy Meets World meeting his ultimate terror. Where is Topanga when you need her?
Nowhere, that's where.
Ultraman, what's your FC? I'll be brawling in a bout 5-10 minutes.
Posted by
Cameron T. @ 03/29/2008 11:16 PM EST
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Posted by
ULTRAMAN @ 03/29/2008 11:20 PM EST
ULTRAMAN: Added your FC..
Posted by
Cameron T. @ 03/29/2008 11:24 PM EST
Ant,
I've been living in China for the past two months, and it's certainly a helluva thing to acclimate oneself to a non-western culture. Just give it time, maintain an open mind, and you'll be alright. And don't shy away from freaked-out foods, either. Half the fun of my trip has been getting exposed to cuisine that I'd never see otherwise. I can't really speak for the Japanese, but the citizens of north-central China love their fish-heads, livestock organ-meat, jellyfish tentacles, and they like it all as SPICY as they can make it! I wouldn't recommend the booze, though. I've yet to try any rice-based liquor over here that doesn't taste like vinegar. Anyway, have a safe trip and enjoy yourself! Kampai!
Posted by
The Yeti @ 03/29/2008 11:26 PM EST
That stinks Matt, even though the Kid's Choice Awards have been a sack of crap since…oh about the Mid-90s, or when you realized that Rugrats always seemed to win over the Simpsons.
Also, different topic, don't you hate it when your friends plan & do something awesome and don't/refuse to tell you? And that it didn't turn out to be a surprise party?
I kinda felt that this week.
http://s11.photobucket.com/albums/a185/mandyd26/?action=view...
some pics of the puppy…also…I feel so weird tonite…like i have been eating the most random food today. first for breakfast i had a jelly donut, buttered roll and eggs and sausage….then was at my moms and had some onion and sausage pizza…then bout an hour ago I had a eggplant and roasted red pepper mozzarella panini and a frosty…and a orange drink thing….no wonder my hiatal hernia and reflux has been going nuts on me.
I love SNT…yep…sure do…oh yeah…and today like early this morning, I awoke to the stench of skunk!…some skunks decided to pee or spray around the front door and under the kitchen window of my little home. oh man it was sooooooo nasty….its still stinks
Posted by
mandy_Reeves @ 03/29/2008 11:47 PM EST
Norb, that blows all kinds of ass. It's just been a fucky week I think. I was supposed to chill today with my fuck buddy and he just dropped off the face of the planet again. I think the amount of times I've been stood up has now seriously gone into the double digits. Oh well. C'est le vie.
Posted by
Mystie @ 03/29/2008 11:50 PM EST
ULTRAMAN
Nice Brawling with you. Sorry, I got to call it a night. Man, there needs to be a way to say "hey I gotta go" so you don't just have to drop out…
Oh, and obviously I could do some practicing….
Posted by
Cameron T. @ 03/29/2008 11:58 PM EST
Thanks Cameron T. . I had a blast playin against you. =)
Posted by
ULTRAMAN @ 03/30/2008 12:00 AM EST
I just learned that Christopher Walken will be the host of next week's SNL. If my current patterns take hold I will forget to watch it.
Cham-pan-yah? I hope so.
Posted by
Thorzul @ 03/30/2008 12:02 AM EST
Man who go through airport turnstile sideways is going to "bangkok"
Posted by
mandy_Reeves @ 03/30/2008 12:21 AM EST
As to the horror movie question above….
Sure you can count camp movies (Friday the 13th/Sleepaway Camp) or even Cabin Fever… you can even make the case for Evil Dead 1 & 2 since they go away to the cabin.
don't forget Turistas, Barricade, Hostel…
And for the ultimate take you away from your home element see Battle Royale from Japan. An entire class of kids are kidnapped during their class field trip and forced to an island where they have 72 hours to kill one another until there is only one left. 30 death scenes = good stuff.
Rp
Posted by
Rob Poole @ 03/30/2008 12:31 AM EST
Rob: I LOVE Battle Royale. One of my favs. Have you seen the sequel? It's pretty great.
Another horror/vacation movie could be Mothers Day.
Although that also involves camping. Hmmm….
I just learned that Christopher Walken will be the host of next week's SNL. If my current patterns take hold I will forget to watch it.
Awesome. And yes, there will definitely be a Continental sketch. In the past 6 times he hosted, there was always one.
Although when the last time we hosted, we actually hated the French, but this time…I'm hoping for awesome.
And I apologize for missing Brawling…I just wasn't in the mood for wifi-ing tonight after work. Maybe some other time.
Went to Wal-Mart today and bought a new Dorito flavor called Sweet Spicy Chili. Also, Pringles now has new "extreme" flavors and I bought the Buffalo Wing flavor. Haven't tried either one yet, though.
On the way home Dominoes Pizza was having a Customer Appreciation Day with $3.98 medium one topping pizzas and we had that for lunch. Haven't ha Dominoes in awhile and they were pretty good. Also bought a $5 Subway footlong to have for lunch tomorrow.
Went to Target yesterday and they still had a couple of Easter aisles there, although it was just the generic candy, toys, and the expensive stuff like candy-making kits that no one wants even if it's discounted 75% off.
All I did tonight was watch I Think I Love My Wife on HBO (it was ok), then the Steve Byrne Comedy Central special, Torchwood, and the Black Cat "Masters of Horror" dvd.
Posted by
JLAJRC @ 03/30/2008 1:16 AM EST
aww… why does no one care about me?
Wow, I missed SNT because I was actually out being social on a Saturday night.
What's next? Internet with pants on?
Posted by
dohopoki @ 03/30/2008 2:25 AM EST
doho- I did the same thing. Oh well. Apparently there's more fun coming tomorrow!?
Posted by
kb @ 03/30/2008 2:32 AM EST
Just dropping in to say I'm still alive. I think it's cute that two people emailed to check on me this week. I know I've been a bum about posting lately, but my jobs are sucking the life out of me. I come home and don't have much enthusiasm for anything. But I still love you guys and I still drop in to read every week.
mandy_Reeves: I've been eating weird food all day, too! For breakfast… er… well, I didn't eat breakfast until about 3 PM, but it was a huge plate of shrimp with different dipping sauces. Then for dinner (just now) I made a gigantic pot of tuna mac and cheese doused in herb and garlic spice.
But the question remains - do you still love Jade?
Hoverbored whoopeded my arse.
Posted by
Knegative @ 03/30/2008 3:33 AM EST
I guess everyone's gone to bed already. I'm just trying to extend the last night of my Easter break as long as I can, before school starts again tomorrow.
Had a lovely conversation with my girlfriend earlier about how she got felt up by some random sleaze at the Bruce Springsteen concert in Seattle tonight. And she was pushed *to the ground* by some middle-aged woman when she tried to get out of her seat to go to the bathroom, because she was ruining the bitch's view of The Boss for like two seconds.
Brawl sounds crazy fun. Wish I could afford a Wii. My freakin' grandfather has a Wii, and I don't. How's that for justice?
Posted by
Daniel85 @ 03/30/2008 7:32 AM EST
I initially thought i'd get a ton of use from Brawl's online service, but I've found that the whole friend-code-exchange thing is so mind numbingly tedious that it just turns me off.
Not bashing it, It's just not for me.
Posted by
SpoonyBard @ 03/30/2008 9:10 AM EST
Well, you could just Brawl anyone ,if you don't wanna bother with friend codes.
Posted by
ULTRAMAN @ 03/30/2008 10:13 AM EST
Yeah, I was out doing stuff last night. The fiance went to roleplay with the guys and I went with my friend for some Chinese food and watched a chick flick.
SpoonyBard…I know another guy on another forum called that. Have you been using that name all this time and I never noticed? Shows how observant I am.
Anyway. This weather sucks. It's dark and humid as fuck all. I hate humidity.
Also, I say congrats on being able to move to Japan, Ant. We want to go to Japan, too, but who knows if it's in the cards or not.
By the way, they do eat more than just noodles and rice. They also eat seaweed. XD No, seriously, Japanese food is amazing if you just keep an open mind. Donburi? Hells yeah. Miso soup is also really freaking good.
Posted by
Annette @ 03/30/2008 12:35 PM EST
MATT!!!!!
Click my name for a new desktop wallpaper of your alltime FAVORITE Transformers. Some of us prefer Jazz or Sunstreaker,but I know these two guys would be running the show,if you had your way.
Ultraman-
I'm adding you to my Brawl list,since you're my favorite super hero.
(besides Ultraseven.)
Thanks.
Posted by
ULTRAMAN @ 03/30/2008 1:51 PM EST
What's your friend code by the way ?
Posted by
ULTRAMAN @ 03/30/2008 1:57 PM EST
My code is 3780 8675 5923.
Someone should really setup a webpage with JUST our friend codes on there,so you don't have to go searching through other comments,and also that way the people who don't have Smash Bros. or don't care about video games donn't have to go through endless posts about codes just to find the next comment that actually pertains to the discussion.
Posted by
Kid Nicky @ 03/30/2008 3:34 PM EST
Heh, it's hard to believe I've been coming here for two years now without barely posting any comments.
Posted by
Spock @ 03/30/2008 5:27 PM EST
CUCUMBER PEPSI???
matt you must obtain this precious liquid.
Posted by
penmissile @ 03/30/2008 5:38 PM EST
We should have a spot on the Facebook group for Brawl codes and Wii codes.
Posted by
Shelby @ 03/30/2008 5:59 PM EST
Thanks Kid Nicky I added ya. =)
Posted by
ULTRAMAN @ 03/30/2008 6:33 PM EST
Kid Nicky: I find it funny that just 6 months ago, we were all talking about Pokemon and pissing off the non-followers, and now we're at Smash Bros. (fortunately, a game that appeals to a wider nintendo fanbase)
Next month we'll be talking about Mario Kart!
Posted by
Kid Nicky @ 03/30/2008 9:17 PM EST
Anette- nope, sorry. That's the thing with the internet I guess– It's hard to pick an one of a kind name.
Posted by
SpoonyBard @ 03/30/2008 9:55 PM EST
Anette- nope, sorry. That's the thing with the internet I guess– It's hard to pick a one of a kind name.
Posted by
SpoonyBard @ 03/30/2008 9:55 PM EST
New posts coming, hm?
Hopefully there's a new Kool-Aid review or two in there…
Posted by
DonOtaku @ 03/30/2008 10:14 PM EST
For easter I got a Gelatinous Cube.
That doubles as a shot glass.
It was a good holiday.
-jared
"random"
Gelatinous Shot Glass Cube????
Gimme Gimme!
For Easter i got nuthin….Yeah, that's right. NOTHIN'.
Jared, I just went to your site & you mentioned Joe Bob Briggs…
I think I love you.
I know Easter has passed and there are no more super fun and commercial holidays for many months. But I just found Peeps Ice Cream!
Posted by
kb @ 03/31/2008 1:40 AM EST
Easter is much better than Christmas. There are still good holidays coming up like Punish a Nun Day (April 14th), 420 (April 20th), and May Day for all the confused and displaced serfs from former Eastern European communist dictatorships (May 1st)
Posted by
Return cameo of The Politically Correct Concerned Citizen Josh Ednoff @ 03/31/2008 2:10 AM EST
Don't forget about Constitution Day on May 3!
..In Japan. Which happens to be my birthday. (Twenty one this year! Woo! I'm still a teetotaler!)
Oh yeah, and Cinco de Mayo. If you're taking Spanish in school, it's pretty much a requirement for the teacher to bring (or make students bring) Mexican food.
Posted by
Ben @ 03/31/2008 2:56 AM EST
Went out to the Mall of America yesterday for the heck of it. They have the new Nicktoons World done (previous camp Snoopy) I have to admit that it is pretty cool. Three completely new rides, the SpongeBob roller coaster and the Last Airbender Skateboard thingy ride are the best new additions. All the others just got new names and mascots.
I was disappointed in that they passed up the golden opportunity to call the food court area the Krusty Krabb.
Posted by
Wenthral @ 03/31/2008 8:14 AM EST
People who don't know or care about Pokemon (or Smash Bros.)?
Do such people exist, Norbert?
Let us hope for the sake of the world that they do not.
Posted by
Knegative @ 03/31/2008 9:49 AM EST
NervousXians- I have seen the sequel but I don't like it as much as the first. The first one was great because everyone had different weapons, alliances, motivations. The second everyone has guns (far less fun than stabbing weapons) and everyone was against the government. It lacked a lot of the elements that made the first one so cool.
Knegative- My son loves Pokemon to the point of obsession. I loathe and hate it. It's a ridiculous marketing ploy that is set up off of the lame concept of creating one particular cheesy pokemon character and then changing it ever so slightly to re-package and re-sell it and with hundreds of pokemon we're talking about infinite repackagings and one giant waste of money and energy.
and I can fairly suggest that this applied to my own childhood toys as well. He-Man got ridiculous when you had regular Skeletor, Battle Armor Skeletor, Terror Claws Skeletor, Skeletor with the dragon on his back that sprayed water, etc etc etc. It gets to be stupid after awhile.
And speaking of there isn't a more stupid show on TV than Pokemon is (aside from Teletubbies and Bill O'Reilly).
All the Pokemon say is their own name… over and over.
I'm 30, I lived through and enjoyed the He-Man, Transformers, Voltron, TMNT toy fads and all of them got incredibly dumb after overreaching on product variations just to make a buck and Pokemon seems to keep going for over a decade based on the absolute worst version of this concept.
End it already. Besides the anime fad seemed to die several years ago now.
Rp
Posted by
Rob Poole @ 03/31/2008 11:23 AM EST
You sure hate Pokemon, Rob Poole.
Posted by
dohopoki @ 03/31/2008 1:01 PM EST
The main thing that keeps pokemon going, and the only real thing I absolutely love about it is the video games. They singlehandedly (probably spelled that wrong lol) got me interested in RPGS. Seriously. I cannot express how much I love playing the games. Catching , traning, battling theses wierd creatures, I just love it SO MUCH!!! =D
Posted by
ULTRAMAN @ 03/31/2008 1:01 PM EST
I've never played the games, but I have watched a few cartoons and been hit several times in the head with Pokemon soft toys.
Pokemon is bright, colourful and soft on the head.
It's like a plush form of a shiny object, and shiny objects are good. Plush things are also good. Pokemon, therefore, must be good.
Pokemon. Better than being hit in the head by a dull-coloured brick. Pika-pika.
Posted by
Guise @ 03/31/2008 1:23 PM EST
going to second with Guise here.
I know fuck-all about Pokemon, but by golly are they fun to look at!
chu!
Posted by
kittymao @ 03/31/2008 3:28 PM EST
Pokemans isn't my thing, but my fiance just got Diamond and is having fun with it.
Also, anime isn't really a fad…it's more like a subculture now. A very complicated, drama-ridden subculture with many sub- sub- sub-cultures. This is why I generally don't talk to other anime fans, haha. Nobody likes the same stuff anymore. At least back in 1998, EVERYBODY liked DBZ, so you could talk to people about it. XD Now if you talk about the wrong show in the wrong circles, you get lambasted. Lame.
Posted by
Annette @ 03/31/2008 3:57 PM EST
"Pokemon is bright, colourful and soft on the head."
That's about the best review you can give to anything, as far as I know. The only descriptive which would improve upon it is if Pokemon tasted like bacon. Does pokemon taste like bacon?
Posted by
Rev. BackItOnUp @ 03/31/2008 3:59 PM EST
Rob: I have to agree that the sequel wasn't as good. Did enjoy the fact that they had to be paired up & the set of rules that went along w/that, But the first was far superior.
And i just can't get enough of that training video. That chick is insane & i love her for it.
I just love the concept of pokemon . Catching and training wierd monsters, that have fire, electric, pyschic etc… powers to fight each other is super fun. Plus with the recent generation of games, Nintendos added alot of strategy to the game. Not that there wasn't strategy in it befor, it's just that there's alot more now. I just love Koffing and Weezing.=)
Posted by
ULTRAMAN @ 03/31/2008 5:59 PM EST
Someone has no soul.
I love Teletubbies, too!
SRSLY, Tinky Winky, ftw.
Posted by
Knegative @ 03/31/2008 6:28 PM EST
Knegative, single-handedly bringing the drama back to X-E 
Posted by
Knegative @ 03/31/2008 6:32 PM EST
By "tomorrow" I of course meant "Tuesday," and this was an easy slip considering that they both start with "t."
I'm glad Pokemon's still rocking.
Also, can someone give me a quick refresher course on how Wii friends are made? If I were to give out my number, would I also need to enter anyone else's number I had, or could I just let them handle that because I'm lazy?
Posted by
Matt @ 03/31/2008 6:48 PM EST
Anyone remember Firecons, those Transformers with like flint in them that sparked when you moved them? Now, that'd be a nifty Pikachu toy if it came out the cheeks.
Teletubbies are freaky things though, their faces are just creepy and a diet of toast and custard, man?
Posted by
Guise @ 03/31/2008 6:48 PM EST
The only descriptive which would improve upon it is if Pokemon tasted like bacon. Does pokemon taste like bacon?
Some of them do, but not all of them. There are as many flavors and combos as there are Pokemon, it seems.
Matt-
When you log on in to the Smash Bros. online,you'll see your code. You tell us your code,then you enter in ours. So the short answer is yes,but the long answer is maybe not.
I *think* that as long as you had one person's code it will be OK,because if you have Kneg's code for example,and you go to fight him,and I'm fighting him too,all three of us will be against each other.
And Ron Poole,anime must be the longest running fad of all time,since Speed Racer was a pretty big hit in the 70's. Hardly pet rock territory.
And allthough I don't like Pokemon,your theory about them stretching it to make a buck doesn't really apply. There's FAR less iterations of Pokemon then there are,say,Madden,and the Pokemon titles usually add a lot more than the yearly roster update. If you've got a problem with sequels,then you've got a problem with the entire video game industry.
Posted by
Kid Nicky @ 03/31/2008 7:03 PM EST
Some of them do, but not all of them. There are as many flavors and combos as there are Pokemon, it seems.
Just yesterday I was drinking a milk tasting pokemon that countered the upset stomach one of those bacon tasting pokemon gave me.
Posted by
dohopoki @ 03/31/2008 7:09 PM EST
Miltank soothes the savage Grumpig.
Posted by
Knegative @ 03/31/2008 7:28 PM EST
That's better on so many levels.
Posted by
dohopoki @ 03/31/2008 7:34 PM EST
Thank Norbert. I couldn't think of a pig pokemon 
Posted by
Knegative @ 03/31/2008 7:43 PM EST
My Smash code: 4425-1199-9569.
Posted by
Matt @ 03/31/2008 8:08 PM EST
That's also my social security number, what are the odds?
Posted by
dohopoki @ 03/31/2008 8:10 PM EST
I don't have a Wii, so I believe I am all alone in my non-Smash Brothers world (at least on X-E). On the plus side though, I'm watching Opening Day baseball as the Pirates are getting beat on by the hated Braves. Here's looking forward to 16 consecutive losing seasons!
Posted by
jjwspider @ 03/31/2008 8:15 PM EST
I don't have a Wii either and it's killing me being on X-E since it actually kicked off here. I'd like nothing more than to get in on this.
Posted by
dohopoki @ 03/31/2008 8:20 PM EST
The wii is the only system I don't have. It is a shame, because I am always looking for people to beat the snot out of on playstation, or run off the road and explode on Xbox.
It is so sad that I could be eating bacon flavored pokemon and smashing things via wii instead.
No Wii here either so I have been sitting on the sidelines
Posted by
The Manimal @ 03/31/2008 9:32 PM EST
3780 8675 5923
Posted by
Kid Nicky @ 03/31/2008 9:35 PM EST
dohopoki I would be glad to battle you once you get a Wii. =) Also Matt, I would really like to battle you. My friend code is in this thread. We don't have to battle tonight , just whenever.
Posted by
ULTRAMAN @ 03/31/2008 9:35 PM EST
Well,I'm trying to join a match with "Sugar" (Matt?) but for some reason I'm having trouble connecting.
Posted by
Kid Nicky @ 03/31/2008 9:47 PM EST
Ultraman and Kid N, I added you both since your numbers were at the top…yes, "Sugar" is me. (Can't figure out how to do the ABCs, so I let it pick for me.) Not playing at the moment…will be back later tonight.
Posted by
Matt @ 03/31/2008 9:54 PM EST
Alright thanks Matt. =) I'll add ya now.
Posted by
ULTRAMAN @ 03/31/2008 9:56 PM EST
Going back to play now…find me!
Posted by
Matt @ 03/31/2008 10:06 PM EST
That was cheap. LOL!
Posted by
ULTRAMAN @ 03/31/2008 10:37 PM EST
Cheap is subjective.
Posted by
Matt @ 03/31/2008 10:38 PM EST
Have you guys seen this Huge TV remote at Bed Bath and Beyond. This thing is great! It like the same size as a VHS copy of Goonies! I got it all hooked up. Never get this thing stuck tween the cushions LOL! O, and I took a really big dump in their bathroom haha. What better store to eliminate ones bowels?
Posted by
Xenophobe @ 03/31/2008 10:38 PM EST
Unfortunately,I've got work in the morning,but hopefully I'll fight John and Sugar:) another time.
Posted by
Kid Nicky @ 03/31/2008 10:46 PM EST
Matt (and anyone else): My FC is 4124 4688 8211
Little late on this one, but for any fans of Pokemon or even any haters, this made me laugh.
http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=260
Posted by
Dan @ 03/31/2008 11:30 PM EST
Going back now…Norbert, will add you.
Posted by
Matt @ 03/31/2008 11:58 PM EST
Man, it's been a while. I've been really busy lately and have kind of ignored all my internet activities, but I'm back in it tonight. Why have I been busy, you ask? (Wait, you weren't asking?) Well, I'll tell you anyway…
…Cause I got promoted! I've been wanting this promotion for a while now and was getting kind of antsy cause it didn't look like it was going to happen anytime soon, but I got a call out of the blue last week with the offer. It's full time and salaried with benefits and everything, and the best part is, it's in my field and related to my degree. Plus, it's a lot more money than I was making part-timing. Now I can quit my shitty second job waiting tables. It's a little stressful cause there's loads more to learn and I've made some mistakes, but this past week was my first week and I'm catching on. Giddyup.
Norbert, Happy birthday! Congrats on your first legal drink. Good job on taking the first step in that long, illuminating journey to rehab. j/k
mandy_Reeves, Man who go through airport turnstile sideways is going to "bangkok"–LOL
I was gonna respond on the previous post but figured noone was reading it anymore. Anyways, I SO have one of those monkeys you mentioned. I've had it since I was a kid. Still squeaks and everything. Also, your dog, while cute, looks like she's about to tear your face off.
Posted by
DJ D @ 04/01/2008 1:02 AM EST
I am a bona-fide Wii owner, but Earth's full diameter currently rests between said device and myself. So it'll be a little while before I'll be able to join the Smash Bros. fray.
I've never played any of the Super Smash Bros. titles, though, so whenever I make it back stateside to my Wii and snag myself a copy of this game that apprently makes life worth living, you'll all probably be able to trounce me thoroughly.
Posted by
The Yeti @ 04/01/2008 1:48 AM EST
im gonna add everyone tommorow okay …as in brawl.
My batteries are almost dead in my wii mote so i was conserving them til i get money in the afternoon.
Posted by
mandy_Reeves @ 04/01/2008 2:15 AM EST
I will trust nothing spoken on this board today after DJ_D's post. Nothing.
Posted by
Ben @ 04/01/2008 2:30 AM EST
Say what??
Posted by
DJ D @ 04/01/2008 2:48 AM EST
Congrats DJ D!!
Ben, what's your deal?
Posted by
Fungusmungus @ 04/01/2008 3:14 AM EST
The date man, look at the freaking date. [/paranoid beatnick]
Posted by
Ben @ 04/01/2008 4:08 AM EST
It's April Fool's Day, man. Nothing can be trusted. Nothing!
Posted by
Cameron T. @ 04/01/2008 7:59 AM EST
I suppose I need to have a disclaimer that says that what I'm going to say is not just a joke, but DJ D I was wondering where you went. If you go back into the last thread you will see that I commented on how you haven't been around lately. Glad to hear that you have been away for positive reasons though. Hopefully you can do something outrageous during your last day at the restaurant…like spit in someones food, or just be mean to the customers…that was my dream when I was a waitress. I never got to do it though, because when the winter (off-season) hit, they just stopped scheduling me (after working there for 5 YEARS!!!!), so I just found another job. Oh well though. Perhaps all angry servers can live through you vicariously …..probably not though, because you're a classy guy(at least I would like to think so). Alright, time to go to the lab and get waist deep in working memory.
Posted by
Leigha @ 04/01/2008 9:41 AM EST
An alligator ate my face. April Fools, stupid. It was actually a crocodile.
Sounds like Matt's got some skills.
Posted by
dohopoki @ 04/01/2008 10:32 AM EST
Matt, was it the Spongebob "Pest of the West" commercial? I only caught the last two seconds, I'll have to keep watching for it.
Congrats on the promotion, DJ D! Congrats to Fungusmungus on the new work opportunity too 
My roommate has promised me that he'll relinquish my Wii after he gets back from a trip he's on (that apparently required Wii access). I'm hanging onto it for good after that because I'm tired of you guys having all the fun without me. I'll add everybody that I haven't yet at that point (no April foolin').
Posted by
squee4242 @ 04/01/2008 10:35 AM EST
Matt I thought you were posting something new. April fools on us I guess.
Posted by
meepy @ 04/01/2008 11:41 AM EST
My friend code?
1. Be pals with as many different types as possible, you never know when you might need the help of a lesbian weightlifting mathmatician with wicked awesome knitting skills.
2. Treat your buds with all due respect, sometimes you may the the only one to do so.
3. Learn as much from your amigos as they will from you, that thing with the cherry stem? it's a bonding experience!
4. Pitch in when your compadre needs assistance, one person can only do so much wicked awesome knitting without help.
5. You can always make friends on X-Entertainment!
Posted by
kingklash @ 04/01/2008 1:03 PM EST
Truer words were never spoken Kingklash.
Posted by
Dan @ 04/01/2008 1:39 PM EST
0516 6926 0534 brawl
Posted by
mandy_Reeves @ 04/01/2008 2:06 PM EST
Leigha, Yeah, I saw your comment there. Nice to know someone's looking out for me. I was going to respond there last night but figured most everyone had moved on to this post and you wouldn't see that I responded. So, I figured I would wait till you showed up here…and here you are. Nice to see you too.
Congrats also to Fungusmungus! 35 people? Good luck!
Happy tricky-day everybody! The day's not over yet, so I guess we'll have to see if Matt's promise of some groovy new post will be an April Fool's Day joke or not. After Box 23, anything's possible. Maybe we'll get sent on another wild goose chase. Speaking of which, there's some new viral marketing going on today for The Dark Knight. There's a new site up: http://www.clowntravelagency.com Go there and click on the paper poking out of the envelope and you'll get a list of what appears to be bowling alleys across the country. Too bad the closest one to me is in Atlanta, which is about 3 hours away. Apparently this is sending people on a scavenger hunt which will eventually end up on giving us a new trailer for the movie. I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS MOVIE! I'm more excited about this than anything else coming out this year.
Posted by
DJ D @ 04/01/2008 2:43 PM EST
Oh, and Leigha, I'm trying to find a way to make my last day (next Wed) at the restaurant memorable, but I don't think I could top what we did this past Christmas. We had a slow day one day and got on to the topic of how far you could possibly kick a baby. I mean, sitting on the top of your foot, after you've gotten a good swing and follow through, how far could you punt the thing? Somehow we came up with an average weight of 6 pounds for what this kid would weigh. Well, we were standing at the counter and about 10 feet in front of us was the front door and next to that was a Christmas tree. Someone said they could make it to the tree and probably out the front window of the front door. We started seriously debating it and finally decided it had to be resolved. A guy went back to the kitchen and disappeared for a while. We were wondering what he was doing when he suddenly emerged from the kitchen with 6 pounds of pizza dough (it's an Italian restaurant) wrapped up tightly in plastic. Well, that sealed it (no pun intended). We all took turns kicking the baby across the restaurant to see if we could hit the Christmas tree (By the way, I'm so glad that I've reached the point in my life when I can legimately type that sentence).
I came up with the argument that the physics of this wouldn't be completely accurate because while this is a lump of dough that's basically just dead weight, a real, live baby's weight distribution would be completely different. He's got arms and legs flailing all over the place, his head's probably wobbling everywhere and you know he's not gonna sit still. So, while this exercise is going to be fun, it won't be completely scientific. But, when you're kicking pretend babies across an Italian restaurant at Christamstime, you can't get hung up on the details.
Well, I kind of shinned it, cause I didn't line it up right on the top of my foot and it just hit my shin and only went about 3 feet. Somebody else, however, managed to not only make it to the tree, but shattered one of the ornaments and took out one of the presents under it as well. It was great! And the best part was, there were still customers in the restaurant. Short of kicking a real baby across the restaurant on my last day there (all in the name of science of course), I don't know how I'm going to top that.
Posted by
DJ D @ 04/01/2008 3:04 PM EST
The baby would probably only flail if it was thrown. Kicking it would most likely take all the fight out of it before that would have an impact on the physics of flight.
Posted by
Rev. BackItOnUp @ 04/01/2008 3:10 PM EST
Invader Norbert I added your code.
Posted by
ULTRAMAN @ 04/01/2008 3:11 PM EST
Moo. I said Moo. That is all.
Posted by
Cowboy @ 04/01/2008 3:17 PM EST
Rev. BackItOnUp, Good point. Plus, by kicking, you'd get a good surprised yelp out of it upon the impact of the kick, whereas if you just threw it, it would be too surprised at what was happening (and might even enjoy it) to make much noise. The soft sensation of just getting lofted into the air would actually be kind of fun….until the landing anyway.
Posted by
DJ D @ 04/01/2008 3:47 PM EST
YEAHHH
Posted by
Justin @ 04/01/2008 4:16 PM EST
Oh God, this place gets better all the time.
Posted by
Annette @ 04/01/2008 4:24 PM EST
BRITNEY SPEARS COMMITED SUICIDE!!
APRIL FOOLS!!
Posted by
Ringbearer @ 04/01/2008 6:55 PM EST
Hey everyone! Well, I FINALLY got my cable and Internet installed, and I got the MLB Extra Innings package. Guess what the first game happens to be that I turn on? You got it, the YANKEES!!!! Not like I have any choice. Neither Chicago team is playing today (they both lost yesterday), the Rangers don't play until later tonight since they're in Seattle. I do think Houston's on so I'll have to check that out, but other than the Yankees, the only other game on is the Mets. What a coincidence, BOTH New York teams are playing. Oh well, good time to break in my new toy. Already got about four programs programmed to tape on my DVR! Looks like I'll be staying in this weekend!
Posted by
BJ @ 04/01/2008 7:17 PM EST
But the DVR is so you don't HAVE to stay inside!
Posted by
Kid Nicky @ 04/01/2008 7:44 PM EST
BJ, Well, way to go. I plan on getting a DVR of my very own at the end of this month and can't wait for it. I'm sick of missing all my favorite shows because my VCR decides it just doesn't want to work that day. All the teams you mentioned are great, but I still gotta support my Braves. All they do is let me down, but in my family if you're not a Braves fan, you may as well just say you hate America.
Posted by
DJ D @ 04/01/2008 7:45 PM EST
19
Thats the amount of times I've been Rickrolled today. Granted, I have NOTHING against Rick Astley. But DAMN this is getting old. It's funny a couple of times, But the sheer amount of people that think they are being witty. C'mon people, April Fools is about jokes and pranks, not about Linking to some obscure 80's pop reference.
Sorry, Just needed to vent there.
Posted by
Jester @ 04/01/2008 7:54 PM EST
Kid Nicky: Actually, the DVR is so while I'm taping one show, I'm watching another. Of course, you can only tape two shows at the same time, and then you don't get to watch another show but flip between the two you are taping. I guess that's where a TiVo comes in. Of course most of the stuff I record end up being repeated just a few hours later. Oh well, at least I got my GSN (Game Show Network). I'm a sucker for old game shows, and I also myself addicted to Lingo. It's amazing just how many five-letter words there are in the English language!
Posted by
BJ @ 04/01/2008 7:56 PM EST
It's funny a couple of times, But the sheer amount of people that think they are being witty. C'mon people, April Fools is about jokes and pranks, not about Linking to some obscure 80's pop reference.
I disagree.
Posted by
dohopoki @ 04/01/2008 8:02 PM EST
Oh, I forgot to mention that I bought an XBox 360 this past weekend. Of course, I only bought one game, MLB 2K8 and man, is it hard to play! Compared to 2K7 where I just pressed a button to deliver a pitch, now I have to use the right thumbstick and move it in a certain way or my pitching is all off! I got the 360 arcade version so there's no big hard drive space, nor do I have an HD Player (prefer Blu-Ray anyway). It said I was supposed to get a disc of five free games including UNO and a Pacman game. Well, didn't find the disc so perhaps I get it if I sign on to XBox Live. My buddy suggest I do that and hook my 360 to my computer. Of course, I still have my original XBox and I've been thinking of hooking that up as well. Who knows, I guess it all depends on my mood which hasn't been the greatest in a while. Oh well, thank God I have 24/7 access to X-Entertainment where feeling bad is a good feeling…or something like that!
Posted by
BJ @ 04/01/2008 8:26 PM EST
BJ-
My friend has that Pac-Man game,it's pretty damn awesome.
JESTER-
If there's one thing that pisses me off about the internet,it's that stupid Rickroll thing. Click my name to see this huge article I wrote about it on another site.
mandy Reeves I added your friend code too. =)
Posted by
ULTRAMAN @ 04/01/2008 9:38 PM EST
I suppose I should also mention I have a Nintendo DS. I bought it months ago while I was still in Iraq. Of course, I only had two games at the time, Mario Kart DS and the Harlem Globetrotters. Now I mostly play my three newer games: The Simpsons Game, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? and the World Series of Poker 2008 Edition. I like the fact that I can play my Game Boy Advance games on there, but I have more regular Game Boy and yet I can't play them! I was told if you had the DS Lite you can play them and I thought I had the old DS but my box says I have Lite, and yet I can't play my original Game Boy games. What gives? Thankfully my old Game Boy Advance is still in good condition!
Posted by
BJ @ 04/01/2008 9:51 PM EST
BJ
Whoever told you the lite could play GB games was a liar.
The DS does not have a Game Boy chip in it like the GBA did. So you can't play regular Game Boy or Game Boy Color games in a DS.
Posted by
Cameron T. @ 04/01/2008 10:20 PM EST
Is it me or does it seem Nintendo seems to only have a connection to play Game Boy games every other system. The Super Nintendo had Super Game Boy where you could play your GB and GB Color games. Nintendo 64 didn't have anything for Game Boy. GameCube had a connection where you can play everything up to GBA. So far, nothing has come out for the Wii for Game Boy games so the next Nintendo system should be bigger because you would have to include the DS games as well.
Posted by
BJ @ 04/01/2008 10:30 PM EST
yeah you can't play them on a ds…onlly advance and ds game are for ds
gba can play color, gba and gameboy games…
Posted by
mandy_Reeves @ 04/01/2008 10:33 PM EST
Hey, I found the Compilation Disc that has the Pac-Man game for my 360. Seems Microsoft wanted to hide the disc behind one of the side paddings. Guess I was smart to not throw the box away! I probably won't play it tonight. It's getting late and I've been busy posting blog posts and catching up on e-mails while flipping between games on the tube. Oh well, that's why there's the weekend which will be here before we know it (but not fast enough).
Posted by
BJ @ 04/01/2008 10:49 PM EST
You could play the Pokemon games on 64 with the Stadium games, even had the SGB borders.
Posted by
dohopoki @ 04/01/2008 10:50 PM EST
DJD - I believe you may now be the Batman to my Joker as I've hated the Braves ever since Sid Bream came marching home in Game 7 of the 1992 NLCS, thus preventing my beloved Buccos a World Series appearance. Ever since then, they've suffered and suffered some more. After the near epic collapse in the ninth last night, I was sure the Braves would walk away with a win.
Posted by
jjwspider @ 04/01/2008 10:50 PM EST
Here's a link to a hilarious Muppet Blooper Reel on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KANI2dpXLw
Too bad I never got to pull any pranks today…
You would think the Marlins would be my most hated team after what happened to them against the Cubs in '03. Of course, if that were true then I would have to hate the Giants for '89, the Padres for '84, and of course the Mets for '69. Honestly, I don't really have a hated baseball team, even though I do favor some teams over others. I never hated the Yankees, but I never really liked them either. I do respect them because of their history. The only team I could think of having a hatred for would be Oakland. I seem to not like teams from Oakland because, yes, out of the 32 teams in the NFL, my 32nd favorite team are the Oakland Raiders. I guess because the A's come from the same city, I have to hate them as well, but that's not really the case. I actually hate them more from when they were in the AL West along with the White Sox. The late 80's/early 90's were my most hated times with the Athletics and they way they dominated the AL West. Plus you also had Canseco and McGwire on that team which are two more reasons to hate them in those days! These days? I don't know, I guess my hatred would be because they dominate the Rangers since I'm uprooted in Texas and therefore follow the Texas teams more than I do the Chicago teams. Of course, you can take the man out of the city but you can't take the city out of the man! GO CUBBIES!
Posted by
BJ @ 04/01/2008 11:06 PM EST
Invader Norb
Nope, not falling for it!
Posted by
Cameron T. @ 04/01/2008 11:13 PM EST
And by Tuesday you obviously, meant next Tuesday, right?
Posted by
Mystie @ 04/01/2008 11:37 PM EST
Since this is April Fool's Day, here's a link to the trailer for the remake of the 80s slasher "April Fool's Day". I couldn't find a trailer for the original film.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=9a1YkAuMdDg
I'm sick again with a cold. For some reason my body decided to go on strike in late March as this is the second time I've been sick in I don't know how many years.
Posted by
JLAJRC @ 04/01/2008 11:45 PM EST
Wow, we need a new entry or article. This place is getting like your creepy Aunt's house where nothing ever changes and the general decor is 1983 old-lady.
Spooooky.
Posted by
Terror Claws Cole @ 04/02/2008 12:13 AM EST
Have you guys seen the pic of the New Jason Vorhee's?
Posted by
Jester @ 04/02/2008 12:14 AM EST
Jester
The new Jason Vorhee's what?
I kid..I kid.
Yes, I have seen the pic, and I really don't get it. If this is a remake of the original F13, Jason is barely in it at all…
Posted by
Cameron T. @ 04/02/2008 12:32 AM EST
Cameron T., I'm actually serious about the vid being about Muppets. I know the url to the true vid, and trust me, that isn't it.
Invader Norbert
You lying bastard! You got me to click on it!
I can't believe I fell for that again…Hell, I had even seen the link on Fark…
(But it definitely is the Muppets! ).
Posted by
Cameron T. @ 04/02/2008 12:41 AM EST
Me Fail English? Thats umpossible!
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing though. Was Jason in the first movie at all? It's been a while since I've seen that, But I seem to recall…..Jason Jumping out of the water at the end?
Thats it. Im off to Amazon to buy the Friday the 13th Movie Compilation.
Posted by
Jester @ 04/02/2008 12:56 AM EST
You lying bastard! You got me to click on it!
Now, now…I DID say it was The Muppets, and that it wasn't the "true vid."
I did an April Fool's today to my son. I told him we were going to the dentist and then took him to Nickelodeon Universe. He loved it.
Posted by
kb @ 04/02/2008 1:17 AM EST
Whoa!!!! This is badass!!!!!
http://images.entertainmentearth.com/%5CAUTOIMAGES%5CGE10701...
Manga Jason Vorhees!!!!
Posted by
Jester @ 04/02/2008 1:26 AM EST
Matt up to his old Trix again, promising updates and leaving us hanging…. MATT !!!!
(hey, i have a website now)
Posted by
Nizz @ 04/02/2008 8:37 AM EST
Well, I'm sitting here eating a bowl of Ca'pn Crunch and watching an episode of Night Court I recorded from TV Land last night. Here's something I've been wondering, did they shrink the Ca'pn Crunch bits because they seem smaller than I remember. Of course, I didn't eat regular Crunch the way I used to eat Peanut Butter Crunch and Crunchberries. Of course, the Crunchberries cereal had the same bits so perhaps that's where I thought I remember them being bigger. Oh well, as long as the taste is still good I don't have a problem what size they are!
Posted by
BJ @ 04/02/2008 9:25 AM EST
I blame the board for lack of new blog posts or articles, if you were all cheap like me and didn't have a wii then Matt wouldn't be distracted playing yall in Smash Bros.
Posted by
Rob @ 04/02/2008 9:29 AM EST
I have coffee, and I am at my computer. My fingers will walk soon.
Posted by
Matt @ 04/02/2008 10:57 AM EST
Happy SNT! Wait, I missed it again? I need a new job.
Posted by
Bill @ 04/02/2008 11:10 AM EST
XE Matt is a notorious tease.
See how worked up everyone is.
The tension is palpable. If a new article appears, I will probably blast out of my seat and launch myself from this 19th floor window. It would be a fitting end to this day.
Regarding Rickrolling: Am I the only one that looks down in the corner at the URL before I click on a link? XD I usually don't even click on Youtube links anymore, but that's because I'm always listening to music and never want to turn it off long enough to watch a video.
Posted by
Annette @ 04/02/2008 1:26 PM EST
im worrying
Posted by
Worrier @ 04/02/2008 3:56 PM EST
Oh man, I don't know if Huell Howser is just a California thing or what but I just watched an episode of Visiting that some of you guys would have loved. This guy had a Hong Kong catfish that was two inches long when he bought 11 years ago that they released into a lake because he was too big for his tank. This fish was absolutely massive, like at least two feet long. At the end they did a montage of the fish and his owner, set to the strains of "The Way We Were". It was AWESOME.
werd, Annette. I've never been rickrolled, and that is precisely why. Besides, I don;t watch YouTube at work.
No Sound.
Posted by
kittymao @ 04/02/2008 4:18 PM EST
I have no idea what rickrolling means. This is the first I've heard of it.
Posted by
DJ D @ 04/02/2008 4:22 PM EST
I thought I was the only one in the dark on what rickrolling meant. According to Wiki: a person provides a link they claim is relevant to the topic at hand which actually takes the user to the Astley video. It can also mean playing the song loudly in public in order to be disruptive
Posted by
Dan @ 04/02/2008 4:29 PM EST
Hola fellow X-E ers! Haven't posted on here in ages, but found something some of you may just enjoy! It's got everything but "The Carlton Dance"! Just click my name - it's hilarious!
Posted by
MUGZY @ 04/02/2008 4:42 PM EST
Yea, I never understood why Rickrolling was supposed to be funny in the first place. Of course, I like alot of 80's music, including Astley.
Posted by
JLAJRC @ 04/02/2008 4:44 PM EST
Just relax. Matt will post a new articlein all due time. Patince is a virtue. Also i'm eating pizza rolls as im typing this. =)
Posted by
ULTRAMAN @ 04/02/2008 5:32 PM EST
I Rick Roll people sometimes in heavy traffic…i have an old cassette with 80's songs, and that song is on it…so i roll down my window and blast it.
And OMG New Kids On The Block reunion!!!!! On the Today show friday morning. I may go into the city and check it out…first I gotta go by a sexy thong to fling at Jordan Knight
Posted by
mandy_Reeves @ 04/02/2008 8:36 PM EST
I hope Matt's next article is about children's vaccinations, I'd really like his opinion on them.
Posted by
dohopoki @ 04/02/2008 9:12 PM EST
Am I the only one here who thinks that now that Wii will have downloadable games at a low cost,Nintendo should bring back Pro Wrestling? it would be awesome seeing 3D versions of Starman and Amazon taking on your Mii people. Especially if there were online matches.
No real life wrestlers like Randy Orton,I'm only intersted if it's the original lineup.
(or Kaiju Big Battel)
Posted by
Kid Nicky @ 04/02/2008 9:34 PM EST
NO, you definately not the only one who thinks that Kid Nicky. =D I LOVED pro wrestling. Now youv'e got me wanting it. I hope your happy. lol.
Posted by
ULTRAMAN @ 04/02/2008 9:49 PM EST
Fighter Haybusa > Starman.
I went there.
Posted by
dohopoki @ 04/02/2008 9:57 PM EST
So (regarding Super Smash Bros. Brawl) your Brawl code is different than your Wii friend code?
I am going to get Brawl very soon and would like to add as many of you as I can. Can someone give me a two sentence breakdown of this?
Posted by
Magic Toy @ 04/02/2008 10:40 PM EST
Two sentences-
1. It's a different code.
2. All our codes have been mentioned in the last couple of threads.
Dohopoki,You can rot in the pits of hell. Fighter Hayabusa cannot hold a candle to the likes of Starman.
Does anyone remember the Ric Flair guy's name?
Posted by
Kid Nicky @ 04/02/2008 10:56 PM EST
Magic Toy
1. Brawl code is separate from your Wii Friend Code.
2. You add your friend's code. (inside the game, not on the Wii). They add yours. Nintendo pretty much does the rest.
Posted by
Cameron T. @ 04/02/2008 11:00 PM EST
Holy crap, this is so weird that this topic has come up cause just the other day at work I "Rickrolled" the whole office without even knowing it. Some girls behind me were singing the song and as a joke, I looked it up on Project Playlist and started playing it. The whole office got a bit of a chuckle out of it. I had no idea this was some kind of "thing" that people are doing now, much less that it actually had a name. What a strange practical joke.
The coolest thing happened last night. You know the site I mentioned above about the viral marketing for The Dark Knight? Well, I went to it again to see if there were any updates, and it had changed. Apparently, the reason why they were encouraging everyone to go to all these bowling alleys was that at one of the locations had a secret prize. It was revealed today that the one that had the prize was one in Brazil. Someone went there and was given a bowling ball with a cell phone and a note and a number to call. When they did they got a secret message.
Aaaaaaanyway, I checked out the site last night and it had changed, this time telling you to go to another site where you can "hack" into a certain security system. Supposidly, the Joker himself is providing all this. You enter your name, phone number and e-mail address in, and they give you the password of "Needle". Well, I did that, waited a few seconds while it was processing, and suddenly my phone rang! The number on the caller ID was all zeros. I got a pre-recorded messaging asking for my password. I said "needle", heard a pause, and suddenly got another message from Commissioner Gordon! He said something about how I was now on the Gotham City task force and how they now had my IP address and would be in touch. How freaking cool! I'm the biggest Batman dork in the world and am just obsessed with all things Batman, so I just about freaked out. I can't wait to see what they do next and to see how/when we're getting another trailer.
Posted by
DJ D @ 04/02/2008 11:53 PM EST
Sweet, thanks guys. I'll be adding you all in the next couple of days (hopefully) and I will post my Brawl code where when I get it. I hope you guys all add me!
Posted by
Magic Toy @ 04/03/2008 1:09 AM EST
I'll add you . Just let me know when you get your code. =)
Posted by
ULTRAMAN @ 04/03/2008 3:13 AM EST
looks like Matt's either really busy or just going through a creativity funk. either way, no rush. quality is better than quantity!
Posted by
SpoonyBard @ 04/03/2008 5:10 AM EST
Ric Flair guy = King Slender?
if not maybe Giant Panther?
Posted by
JTX @ 04/03/2008 8:46 AM EST
Did anyone see this new wii game………lol I want it!
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/superpiipii.html
Posted by
Cathie @ 04/03/2008 10:45 AM EST
I think Giant Panther looks like him the most. King Slender is more of a Jericho.
Posted by
dohopoki @ 04/03/2008 11:22 AM EST
I think someone at our local paper is a fan of this website, as a week after Matt does his sandwich survey, they do an article on deli sanwiches and to vote on the best one.
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2...
So, which sandwich do you like the most and the least from the article? Or you can put them in some kinda order if you want.
Posted by
JLAJRC @ 04/03/2008 11:55 AM EST
"Whole muscle deli meats"??? Eww.
I love meat. One could say that meat and I have a special bond forged by many years of tender affection. But when I take a healthy chomp of my favorite meat products, one word I particularly like to put far in the back of my mind is "muscle".
I know that's what it is, except when it isn't (spam? scrapple? hot dogs? peckers and gums all). I suppose that acceptance of this reality is what vegetarians always seem to be trying to convince me about. But because I'm a two year old, I still laugh when I see a butt roast.
Purely as they are, I'd be most into the turkey bacon melt. I'm not going to put all of them in order though.
Posted by
dohopoki @ 04/03/2008 2:06 PM EST
"Did anyone see this new wii game………lol I want it!
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/superpiipii.html\"
Wow…I just…Wow…really?
Posted by
Rob @ 04/03/2008 2:08 PM EST
I'd rather have whole-muscle deli meat than muscle-hole deli meat any day.
Posted by
kingklash @ 04/03/2008 3:42 PM EST
Unfortunately no, Rob, if by "really?" you mean is it really a game. Stupid April Fools.
DJ D, that is such a cool viral alternative reality whatever! I'm started to get excited for Batman…yesterday I swung by Hot Topic (it makes me feel so old being in there, but where else can you get Harry Potter, Planet Terror and Hot Fuzz shirts at 50% off?) and they had all kinds of Batman stuff already.
King Slender was who I meant,I couldn't think of his name. Jericho was like 6 years old when that game came out!
Posted by
Kid Nicky @ 04/03/2008 6:01 PM EST
Bill get a new job around Reading or Allentown pweeeaaasseee. ^_^
Posted by
Mystie @ 04/03/2008 6:36 PM EST
I was just making the looks comparison, I don't think they're really based on anyone.
Speaking of video games, I am going through a major WRPG withdrawl right now.
Posted by
dohopoki @ 04/03/2008 7:18 PM EST
What's the "W" stand for in WRPG?
Posted by
Kid Nicky @ 04/03/2008 7:20 PM EST
Western
Posted by
dohopoki @ 04/03/2008 7:32 PM EST
Westerns make me feel hot and itchy.
Posted by
Anonymous @ 04/03/2008 9:57 PM EST
I will surely throw an astounding gala the day of the new post. All are invited. We will dance in cocktail dresses and tuxedos while drinking champagne under the stars. Then we will retire to play NES and watch old movies in our pajamas.
Posted by
Jess @ 04/03/2008 11:48 PM EST
Jess
The idea of playing NES games whilst sipping champagne and wearing a tuxedo is strangely alluring to me. Please, more details on this gala party of yours!
Posted by
Cameron T. @ 04/04/2008 12:01 AM EST
Didn't we all do that once already? I have deja vu problems.
Posted by
dohopoki @ 04/04/2008 12:04 AM EST
YOU GUYS….
SERIOUSLY….
FREAKAZOID IS COMING OUT ON DVD!!!!!
Click on me for the link!
HUGBEES!!!
Oh, this is a tease. I think I am going to start re-reading all the old articles. It's been at least a year since I have spent a good few hours reading the ones more than five or six years old.
Posted by
kb @ 04/04/2008 1:19 AM EST
Lies! Freakazoid is too great to be on DVD… April Fools has never ended! AAAAAHHHH!
*runs into hills screaming*
Posted by
Ben @ 04/04/2008 3:04 AM EST
Man, I don't know what happened, but I tried to post something a few hours ago and even though I hit post (twice even-and got the whole "slow down cowboy" message), it never showed up. I thought it might even be a delayed reaction and left the site and came back a couple of times, but it never appeared. I hope this one does though.
squee4242 Yeah, Hot Topic just ain't what it used to be, but if they've got cool Batman stuff I'll definetly have to check it out.
Jess, Tell me when and where and I'm there.
Is anyone here in Texas? If so, have you ever been to the Alamo Drafthouse? I've been reading a lot about it lately and it almost seems like it would be worth the trip to Texas just to check it out. I found a little sort of promotional magazine
thing tonight about it that has loads of articles and about the shows coming up and the schedule and everything and apparently they've got some Saturday morning cartoon pajama party deal coming up where you just show up in your pj's and everyone sort of votes on the cartoons they want to watch and it's all 80's and 90's stuff. How freaking fun is that?
Anyways, on the subject of exciting things going to DVD, I just read that Birds of Prey, the entire series is coming out. This was one of the best shows that just didn't make it to a second season and it really sucks cause I think if it was brand new and just came out now I bet it would do great. It's based on characters in the DC comics that live in Gotham City. It's kind of a spin-off to a Batman show that never was. For you non-comic book geeks, it's about Oracle (Barbara Gordon–daughter of Comissioner Gordon, who was the first Batgirl until The Joker shot her and paralyzed her and put her in a wheelchair), The Huntress (the daughter of Batman and Catwoman), and a psychic chick called Dinah.
It was a great show and was way before it's time because it came out pre-Smallville and I just don't think there was the market for comic book related material back then that there is now. It's cool because Alfred Pennyworth was a recurring character, and later on Dr. Harley Quinzel showed up (who of course would have later become Harley Quinn if the show had survived). Also, it's worth watching for the opening title sequence alone. It tells the story of how Batman fought The Joker and decided to leave Gotham, leaving the Birds of Prey to protect it. They got a great actor to play Batman (he was also the same guy that was in the Onstar commercials in the Batmobile many years ago). Also, while the guy who actually played The Joker in the opening sequence was an unknown, they dubbed over the voice of Mark Hammill because was he was famous at the time for doing The Joker's voice on the Batman animated series.
Ok, I'm done geeking out now.
Posted by
DJ D @ 04/04/2008 5:07 AM EST
KB, that's one of my favorite things to do. I love reading old articles because it's hard to navi
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