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General Chat / Re: This is weird, I haven't been here in years...
« on: June 01, 2011, 03:02:45 AM »
Shy Guy was right.
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General Chat / Re: This is weird, I haven't been here in years...
« on: June 01, 2011, 12:57:20 AM »
Perhaps...
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General Chat / Re: This is weird, I haven't been here in years...
« on: June 01, 2011, 12:48:40 AM »
If you turn on CMT, he miiiiight be the host of the gameshow on right now.
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General Chat / Re: This is weird, I haven't been here in years...
« on: June 01, 2011, 12:24:13 AM »
Unagi: Sounds a bit like the olden days, as well as most forums. I'm game.
Vudu: Good memory, haha. I don't even know if he had that show when I posted here regularly.
Shy Guy: Pft, that avatar exists only on webspace now, I lost the computer I made it on (literally lost, I have no idea where it is...). Plus, it's probably older than some of the people on this board.
Vudu: Good memory, haha. I don't even know if he had that show when I posted here regularly.
Shy Guy: Pft, that avatar exists only on webspace now, I lost the computer I made it on (literally lost, I have no idea where it is...). Plus, it's probably older than some of the people on this board.
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General Chat / Re: This is weird, I haven't been here in years...
« on: May 31, 2011, 06:24:47 PM »
To be fair, the statement "Mouse and [insert user name] would always argue" was generally correct, haha. I liked just about everyone, though.
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General Chat / Re: This is weird, I haven't been here in years...
« on: May 31, 2011, 04:56:09 PM »
What's this pietriots business? That's a word I haven't heard in many years.
Looks like there are still quite a few recognizable names 'round these parts, though.
Looks like there are still quite a few recognizable names 'round these parts, though.
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General Chat / This is weird, I haven't been here in years...
« on: May 29, 2011, 12:10:46 PM »
I wonder how many people I used to know still post here. Everything's different...
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General Chat / Re: Game Over: One final rant...
« on: January 30, 2009, 11:46:16 PM »
Bill's a good man. I guess I've had his quote in my signature for the better part of a decade now.
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General Chat / Re: Game Over: One final rant...
« on: January 30, 2009, 02:52:26 PM »
I was a huge dick to the moderators, too... I guess they just never threatened to ban me.
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General Chat / Re: Game Over: One final rant...
« on: January 30, 2009, 02:36:25 PM »
Hm, I was reading over Pale's quotes of some posts that led to Mario being banned, and boy did I get off light in my day! I wasn't quite so obvious, but I was a much bigger dick to everyone on this forum.
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General Chat / Re: Game Over: One final rant...
« on: January 30, 2009, 01:20:04 PM »
My first posts were hazy, and mainly involved antagonizing Rick. PGC wasn't my first forum, though, oh no. I cut my teeth over at IGN and migrated over when they told me to pay. Worthless bastards.
And damn, we really do have an outright reunion going here. Maybe I should tell manunited and Berny to join in.
And damn, we really do have an outright reunion going here. Maybe I should tell manunited and Berny to join in.
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General Chat / Re: Game Over: One final rant...
« on: January 30, 2009, 12:51:49 AM »
I don't post much in forums anymore, haven't since I left PGC. You're most likely to see my name crop up over at RottenTomatoes, though, if at all. I guess I might pop in and out for a while, though. I didn't realize so many people from my day were even still here.
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General Chat / Re: Game Over: One final rant...
« on: January 29, 2009, 06:25:59 PM »Yeah, I didn't even realize someone posed as me a few years back. I was a bit confused by it myself looking through my old posts. There's one I remember from April of 2004 and then one I don't remember at all from August of 2005, and the writing style isn't mine at all. I don't know why I'd leave, then come back a year later, then go dormant another 4 and a half years. But ah well.
Can you get me a spot on Are you smarter than a 5th grader?? I want to wipe the smirks off the faces of those prepubescent twirps.
Yeah, not quite, might be conflict of interest there. Those kids are seriously really smart, though, especially that Nathan one from a couple season back. Seriously, every answer he wouldn't just get it right, he'd have a paragraph explaining it, too.
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General Chat / Re: Game Over: One final rant...
« on: January 29, 2009, 04:19:37 PM »
Yeah, I didn't even realize someone posed as me a few years back. I was a bit confused by it myself looking through my old posts. There's one I remember from April of 2004 and then one I don't remember at all from August of 2005, and the writing style isn't mine at all. I don't know why I'd leave, then come back a year later, then go dormant another 4 and a half years. But ah well.
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General Chat / Re: Game Over: One final rant...
« on: January 29, 2009, 01:42:17 PM »
I didn't come specifically because you mentioned his departure, Perm. I was thinking about it, and then coincidentally manunited linked me to Rick's new editorial. Then just out of curiosity I wanted to see if my account was still here, and if I could even remember my password after four years. Well, it worked! Then I found this thread. It's been fun.
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General Chat / Re: Game Over: One final rant...
« on: January 29, 2009, 03:27:22 AM »
Aw, sad. Who else from the old crew is still here? I see Rick returned with one of his infamous editorials. They're so distinctively Rick you can identify them without the byline.
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General Chat / Re: Game Over: One final rant...
« on: January 29, 2009, 03:04:41 AM »
Wait, Mario got perma-banned?
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General Chat / Re: Game Over: One final rant...
« on: January 29, 2009, 12:22:11 AM »
Heh, funny, I remember saying similar things a long time ago. Take that as you will. =)
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Nintendo Gaming / RE: LMAO, Sony losing it!
« on: April 01, 2005, 04:01:24 AM »
Another reason Sony is losing it, along with Microsoft is this whole notion that online play is the future! I mean, we haven't actually seen any profit coming out of this new way of playing now have we?
Which is why i'm not so sure about the Nintendo Revolution, and even the DS at this point. How are Nintendo making money if playing online on the DS is free?
Infact, i'd be really happy when i open up my christmas present and find a NES, at least we'd know Nintendo is bound to make a buck
Which is why i'm not so sure about the Nintendo Revolution, and even the DS at this point. How are Nintendo making money if playing online on the DS is free?
Infact, i'd be really happy when i open up my christmas present and find a NES, at least we'd know Nintendo is bound to make a buck
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General Chat / RE:The Counter-Mainstream Mainstream
« on: August 29, 2004, 04:39:51 AM »Quote
Mouse: But then Microsoft owns Apple, so...
Microsoft owns shares in Apple but they don't own Apple completely. Apple also makes many products that transcend their competed area with Microsoft.
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General Chat / RE:The Counter-Mainstream Mainstream
« on: August 28, 2004, 03:58:04 PM »
I just wanted to point out that I think I'm wrong about The GAP owning Hot Topic. I just went and did a lot of research myself and I'm fairly certain now that I'm wrong, that The GAP does not own Hot Topic, at least not wholly. I looked through The GAP's 2003 annual report and found absolutely no mention of Hot Topic, although I did find information on Old Navy and Banana Republic, both of whom readily admit to sharing GAP, inc. as their parent company. More importantly, though, Hot Topic is public and can be traded on the stock market, complete with their own symbol (HOTT, under NASDAQ)- correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe this is a sign that Hot Topic, inc. (as they're called) is independant. The GAP, or some other store, such as Abercrombie and Fitch, may own a large portion of their shares, but I'm fairly certain at this point that Hot Topic is indeed independant.
::EDIT:: I'm looking through Hot Topic's annual report now, and it appears that THEY own another company, Torrid, a store selling plus sized clothes for women. In fact, it says in their annual report that they compete with The GAP, as well as other stores, such as American Eagle, Abercrombie & Fitch, Aeropostale, etc:
If anyone would like to see this information themselves, here is their Investor Relations site.
In any case, I know how this rumor started- the current president of Hot Topic, inc., Gerald cook, once held a management position at The GAP. I guess people misconstrued this information to mean The GAP owns Hot Topic, which isn't true.
::EDIT:: I'm looking through Hot Topic's annual report now, and it appears that THEY own another company, Torrid, a store selling plus sized clothes for women. In fact, it says in their annual report that they compete with The GAP, as well as other stores, such as American Eagle, Abercrombie & Fitch, Aeropostale, etc:
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The Company competes with other retailers for vendors, customers,
suitable retail locations and qualified associates. Hot Topic currently competes
with street alternative and vintage clothing stores located primarily in
metropolitan areas and with other mall-based teenage-focused retailers such as
Abercrombie & Fitch, Aeropostale, American Eagle Outfitters, Anchor Blue
(Millers Outpost), Charlotte Russe Inc., Claire's Stores, Inc., Forever 21, Old
Navy (a division of Gap Inc.), Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc., Spencer
Gifts, Inc., The Buckle, The Wet Seal, Inc., Urban Outfitters, Inc.; and, to a
lesser extent, with music stores.
If anyone would like to see this information themselves, here is their Investor Relations site.
In any case, I know how this rumor started- the current president of Hot Topic, inc., Gerald cook, once held a management position at The GAP. I guess people misconstrued this information to mean The GAP owns Hot Topic, which isn't true.
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General Chat / RE:The Counter-Mainstream Mainstream
« on: August 28, 2004, 08:03:24 AM »Quote
mouse: Well, for one thing we have to thank the MPAA for things like the DMCA and copycat legislation in other countries.
Ah yes, I forgot about that, very good point. It's still not going to stop me from going to the movie theater or buying tons of movies, though- in my world of geekiness, movies play second fiddle only to LotR and videogames.
Seriously, though, I hope the feeling you get from protesting these groups is greater than the enjoyment you would get from their products. I respect the message you're trying to get across, but I personally don't let that keep me from indulging in their products. At least not that alone.
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General Chat / RE:The Counter-Mainstream Mainstream
« on: August 28, 2004, 06:35:07 AM »Quote
The XBox would be one of those (Microsoft hates our freedoms), as are RIAA and MPAA (also a bunch of freedom hating capitalists).
Neh, I never let political views keep me from buying products- I don't buy an XBox because it doesn't have enough games I'm interested in to warrant a purchase. I don't buy a lot of CD's because most aren't any good and the ones that are are generally too expensive. I'm not sure what your beef is with the MPAA is, though.
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General Chat / RE:The Counter-Mainstream Mainstream
« on: August 27, 2004, 08:08:13 PM »
I don't see the problem in buying things from Hot Topic- there shouldn't be some backlash against the store simply because it serves as the headquarters for the anti-mainstream mainstream. I have a lot of shirts I really like from there- I have a Less Than Jake shirt, an At the Drive-In shirt, a Clash shirt, an Ataris shirt, a shirt with the Konami code, a Nintendo Power Player shirt with Mario on it, and a Home Movies shirt. I love them all, and I wear them because I love them. I can understand the sentiment that Hot Topic's style isn't yours- Aeropostale and American Eagle aren't mine- but that doesn't mean the store is bad.
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General Chat / RE:The Counter-Mainstream Mainstream
« on: August 27, 2004, 01:23:01 PM »
I do want to point out that it doesn't matter if you do shop at places like Hot Topic, it doesn't mean you're part of the anti-mainstream mainstream, just so long as you're buying their products because you like them, not because you're not trying to protest the system, or whatever. I personally have quite a few shirts from Hot Topic, mainly videogame and band t-shirts.
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