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Then you leave out heaps of great players. The bigger the selection pool, the better.Choc said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_FeinChoc said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Mason
Saw the word 'Pocky' appear in the latest FWC, remembered I had Pocky in the fridge at work
and ate half a packet. Shared it with a few people to mentally mitigate the guilt of being a pig. Thanks, Gaz...
I also saw the words 'prestigious' and 'rugby league' appear in the same sentence. Well, by 'sentence' I mean 'loose assortment of words without the a period at the end'.
Looks like there'll be a few fresh faces at BRISGAF 3DS MEET REAL BRISGAFFERS WITHOUT THE NEED FOR GLASSES. For the newcomers, we should be reasonably recognisable, but if it helps I'll be the guy wearing a blue Pacman sweatband
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technically, two packets of Pocky
I also saw the words 'prestigious' and 'rugby league' appear in the same sentence. Well, by 'sentence' I mean 'loose assortment of words without the a period at the end'.
Looks like there'll be a few fresh faces at BRISGAF 3DS MEET REAL BRISGAFFERS WITHOUT THE NEED FOR GLASSES. For the newcomers, we should be reasonably recognisable, but if it helps I'll be the guy wearing a blue Pacman sweatband
eating Pocky
AdventureRacing
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Choc said:
My brother was born in a Brisbane hospital. He moved back to NSW when he was less than one years old (our parents are from NSW). He has played most of his football in NSW and hates the QLD side and very much considers himself to be from NSW.
Who should he play for?
This isn't the same as internationals. You can be born in another country/state but still consider yourself aligned with NSW or QLD. I'm fine with the current system and i haven't heard many complaints.
reptilescorpio
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SNAP. Helps that Ireland have been shafted by the ICC once again, only way they can earn a decent living is to play for England teams.legend166 said:
But what if his first senior game was for a side in QLD? Or would he not move there for a go?AdventureRacing said:
:lollegend166 said:
wait...
Ashes
Anyway, not trying to be obtuse, I just really don't understand the state team selection thing. Guess it's good I don't follow rugby.
reptilescorpio
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Have you tried The Witcher dear sir?Mar said:
Sorry to pimp it every single post but I found it to be the best story driven RPG in memory
Pure sex. Since I go back home to the country every now and then I'm sticking with Telstra so this is looking good for my upgrade in April/May (maybe the Xperia Play depending on how it turns out).Danoss said:
It improves and continues the game perfectly, haven't tried the multiplayer yet but the SP has been well worth the price (and wait for the PC version). I would recommend a break between the two games though otherwise you will burn out pretty quickly as they are both long games.Megadrive said:
Bernbaum said:
FormallyMegadrive
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Stackboy said:
jambo said:
They do, but nowhere near the required levels some games need to be accurately reviewed. Which is why Junglist left.
I tried Indian tonight as per freds suggestion and it turns out i don't think the stuff is for me. I actually dug the naan bread though, that was tasty.
I actually hate not having an awesome palette of taste when it comes to food, My simple style isn't exciting at all but it keeps me fed i guess.
Has anyone here tried to expand what they have eaten as they have gotten older or do you find it almost impossible as the taste just seems off?
I actually hate not having an awesome palette of taste when it comes to food, My simple style isn't exciting at all but it keeps me fed i guess.
Has anyone here tried to expand what they have eaten as they have gotten older or do you find it almost impossible as the taste just seems off?
I believe every 7 years your tastes change, something like that. Some things I never like, certain tree shaped vegetables...yuck.
Some things over time I have learned to love, like beetroot.
Cookie, go get chicken ramen from a good Japanese takeaway, failing that, just go to Wagamama, I am sure you will dig it.
Some things over time I have learned to love, like beetroot.
Cookie, go get chicken ramen from a good Japanese takeaway, failing that, just go to Wagamama, I am sure you will dig it
.reptilescorpio
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Indian doesn't excite me either, the breads are tasty but most stuff is pretty boring to me. Much prefer chinese or japanese. Strange as I prefer savoury snacks over sweet.evlcookie said:
I've found that I've been enjoying a wider range of food as I've gotten older. It also helps being a bit more open to things that may initially seem strange. Not sushi though, I've given it too many chances and still don't like it, damn seaweed paper. I really want to like it too.
I recommend giving Indian one more try. This time, try a mild Butter Chicken with rice of course and some nice Naan bread to dip in. If you like that, you can expand from there.
Also, x3no5, broccoli is one of my favourite vegetables.
I recommend giving Indian one more try. This time, try a mild Butter Chicken with rice of course and some nice Naan bread to dip in. If you like that, you can expand from there.
Also, x3no5, broccoli is one of my favourite vegetables.
We should set them adrift >.<mandiller said:
I thought Gillard was ok... then she became PM and turned into this awful...ness.
Its so weird. Its these stupid factions in the parties. 1 vote between us having Malcom as Op leader and freaking Tony Abbot, and it was mainly on the 'Climate change? Lol!' faction. And the right factions in Labor are just so freaking awful... And so many of the people there are so inept and their only skill comes in ladder climbing the freaking machine.
And the attack on the Greens as though they are these aliens who dont 'share australian values' >_> baaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh fffffffffffff. Labor is turning into a joke.
Those things are awesome. I'm a huge fan of bhajis and samosas as other appetisers. There's also some Indian dessert made with semolina that is incredible too.Shaneus said:
I've had a couple of vegetarian Indian main dishes, just to try something different. Both of them were fantastic; one was cottage cheese cubes with a spicy sauce, the other was a mushroom and pea curry. I would have both of them again. The mushroom and pea curry was very spicy, even at "medium" hotness.
All this talk of Indian food, I'm so ordering in some Indian this weekend. I'm glad I live near Harris Park, where there is literally a street with one Indian restaurant after another.
The only thing I dislike about eating Indian food in Australia is that it is NOTHING compared to the food I ate while in India for a conference a few years back. They had a catered lunch every day with a wide range of curries, naan and sweets and it was some of the best food I ever tasted.
I still eat quite a bit of Indian here, and it does begin to come close, but I really miss the food over there. However, I don't miss the traffic there. Man, that was scary stuff.
I still eat quite a bit of Indian here, and it does begin to come close, but I really miss the food over there. However, I don't miss the traffic there. Man, that was scary stuff.
Doncamatic
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Oh man the Indian meals I had in India so good, much greater flavour, but the best part was you were getting an absolute feast for next to nothing. So, even if you didn't like something you could just move on. Had the exact same experience in China; some crazy good sweet soups that were so foreign to me but tasted great.
If you got a different Nintendogs than French Bulldog, I'll happily take it off your hands... Then again, I don't like registering codes of games I haven't bought (I have previously only used friends' CN codes when I've boguht a game locally).Bernbaum said:
Thus, I propose a new solution: sign up for Club Nintendo using the address of a US friend or one of the sites like HopShopGo. Perhaps it's best for you to wait until July 1 to do that, though, as it would be difficult to make Platinum this year on 3DS purchases alone (you would need 6 Nintendo-published 3DS games by June 30, or 5 cartridge games and 4 titles from the eShop).
The 3DS plus 2 games would easily get you Gold Status, meaning you'd get some Nintendo themed desktop calendars for 2012, so if you want those, go register the stuff now.
So I'm not going to drink much and I'll probably go home at like 10-ish tommorrow because I was in the city until fucking 12:30 just then and woaaaaaaaaaaaah is my head spinning
/edit i would like to meet you guys at... uh... that park that is up the road from wynyard park. Circular Quay direction. Can't remember the name. 's up York Street. At... uh... 6:45pm i think it is?
/edit i would like to meet you guys at... uh... that park that is up the road from wynyard park. Circular Quay direction. Can't remember the name. 's up York Street. At... uh... 6:45pm i think it is?
The only annoying thing about my cookie monster shirt is the fact it's blue. Blue shirt and blue jeans probably don't go well together. But i guess if i'm a nerd i can claim i know nothing about fashionable colours.
*nods*
I've somehow managed to bruise my right elbow and my left ear is all sorts of bruised and sore.
I also have no idea what i'm having for lunch today. I haven't planned this trip very well at all.
*nods*
I've somehow managed to bruise my right elbow and my left ear is all sorts of bruised and sore.
I also have no idea what i'm having for lunch today. I haven't planned this trip very well at all.
reptilescorpio
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Little Tokyo Sushi Bar in North Sydney is pretty great from my one trip there while I was up in Sydney for an international business meeting.evlcookie said:
to get drunk
Man, I wish you could earn more than 10 play coins on the 3DS per day without resorting to cheating by calendar manipulation.
I just got around to completing Lego Star Wars III, but I couldn't work out how to unlock some of the characters that looked like they were unlocked by what looked like some sort of gold medal. Having completed the remainder of the game without receiving a single one, I was a bit confused as to what they were. I now just discovered that they are play coins.
Now I have to use 5 days worth of coins just to get my 100% completion... grr. I guess I'll have to stop hiring so many dogs in Find Mii for a few days, but at least tonight should add a hefty sample of Miis towards that goal.
I just got around to completing Lego Star Wars III, but I couldn't work out how to unlock some of the characters that looked like they were unlocked by what looked like some sort of gold medal. Having completed the remainder of the game without receiving a single one, I was a bit confused as to what they were. I now just discovered that they are play coins.
Now I have to use 5 days worth of coins just to get my 100% completion... grr. I guess I'll have to stop hiring so many dogs in Find Mii for a few days, but at least tonight should add a hefty sample of Miis towards that goal.
Planet_JASE
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Stackboy said:
Yeah, I started to watch the show towards the latter half of the year. You know, it's the not the best of shows and I have my list of issues with it but I can't really fault it for providing a little bit of entertainment. Both Bajo and Hex seems to know what they're talking about (I'm not commenting on whether or not their reviews are "correct" but that they seems to have appropriate knowledge and experience with games) and their interplay between is natural and fun to watch.
My only real problems with the show is that, really, for a weekly show they don't seem to cover many games at times. It's not like there are a shortage of games coming out these days it just seems like they only cover the bigger releases. I'd like it if they covered more games, even at the expense of time per game.
I'm really not liking the 'feature story' segment that they've put into the last few shows. One was about gamers that play Far Cry2 using permadeath rules. I'm a gamer. I know a couple of gamers in real life. I post on a gaming forum. I listen to gaming podcasts. But there's just something... cringeworthy about watching gamers talk about some facets of video games. I get it, it adds a certain levels of risk and consequence to games but there's no need to talk it up any further; it just sounds a little sad. On top of that it was encased in a bunch of over acted, over stylized and completely unnecessary scenes by Hex.
But, it's free, has entertainment value and is about games.
6 out of 10 rubber chickens.
Fusebox said:
I wouldn't mind seeing some of the older episodes when it was more "hardc0r3" and had street cred with the l33t. I know there was a series of events that lead to all of the "proper gamers" getting released from the show. How was it prior to it's current inception?
Fredescu said:
They'll probably take jobs away from True Blue Ozzie Chickens, too.
Megadrive said:
Is that why he left? I thought there was more to it than that. At least that's the impression I get.
evlcookie said:
Yes. Hell Yes. When I was young there were very few things that I would eat. I can't even imagine what a nightmare I must have been for my parents. Now, I think I'll pretty much try any food a few times and give it a chance. Sure, there's a few items that I really don't care for, seafood especially, so I'm less likely to try new seafood dishes but I think I enjoy trying new food.
reptilescorpio said:
Interesting... I think Indian can be quite exciting at times, especially with some of the spice combinations. Japanese, though... uh, please refer to my previous seafood comment. Fish? No. Uncooked fish? Nonono. Then again, every time I watch Iron Chef and they have Japanese inspired food my brain so very much wants to like it.
Danoss said:
Snap!
Dead Man said:
Sometimes I force myself to not get my favourite curry and order something different. there's always a potential new favourite out there.
Mar said:
There's no reason for doing that.
Lastly, what's the go with 3DS Streetpass? Why is everyone eager to get Streetpass hits? Does it give you gaming points or something?
codswallop
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Kudos cookie for trying something new when alone in a foreign place; whether you liked it or not, it's a good thing that you had a crack at something new.
There is a lot of different Indian stuff, so even if you found you didn't like it, maybe in a few months give it another shot. What did you have? Maybe you could give South Indian stuff a try, it's surprising how much it differs from the heavy oily things that we normally equate with Indian food. You could even try buryani, which is Indian, Sri Lankan, Pakistani, Afghani and probably elsewhere too. Everyone who makes buryani makes it different and they're all so, so good.
I've found in my food adventures that a lot of people say they don't like something, until they try a good example of that thing, at which point they find they love it. Take satay for instance, I hate(d) satay. Hot peanut butter? No thanks! In the past year I've had East Timorese satay, Malaysian satay and Singaporean satay. All incredibly different and all amazing. And only the Singaporean one tasted strongly like peanuts (but not as bad as the awful crap we get here).
Also:
There is a lot of different Indian stuff, so even if you found you didn't like it, maybe in a few months give it another shot. What did you have? Maybe you could give South Indian stuff a try, it's surprising how much it differs from the heavy oily things that we normally equate with Indian food. You could even try buryani, which is Indian, Sri Lankan, Pakistani, Afghani and probably elsewhere too. Everyone who makes buryani makes it different and they're all so, so good.
I've found in my food adventures that a lot of people say they don't like something, until they try a good example of that thing, at which point they find they love it. Take satay for instance, I hate(d) satay. Hot peanut butter? No thanks! In the past year I've had East Timorese satay, Malaysian satay and Singaporean satay. All incredibly different and all amazing. And only the Singaporean one tasted strongly like peanuts (but not as bad as the awful crap we get here).
Also:
Try real sushi that's not from a food court. If you're basing your opinions of any food on its food court version, you're not giving it a fair go. Real fresh suhsi (NOT california rolls!) is transcendent.Danoss said:
FormallyMegadrive
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Jase, There may have been more to it, but that's pretty much what jung said on the good game forums
Planet_JASE
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Shaneus said:I miss "The Zone"
Which one was that? Was it the one from about 10-15 (maybe) years ago? Had people from some of the local magazines on it, like Amos Wong(?), who really wasn't the best choice to be on camera due to his slow, monotonous voice.
Yeah, that's it. There was Adam... someone, Andrew Humphries and Stuart Clarke (from Hyper when it was good), a few people from Gamestar(I think that's what it was called? Was pretty crap, didn't last long) and some others. I still remember when they couldn't show violence on there so when showing background footage for, say, a Doom cheat they'd show IRL first-person with a Super Soaker. Good times.
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