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AusGAF IV - A No Hope, Government - Double the price, region locked and now adults

commanderdeek said:
Holy crap have you guys seen the Ni No Kuni trailer?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBBV7ZVTocg

So beautiful!

Ignoring the fact that A- it looks like its a pokemon game, B - the heroes are like 5 years old and C - the gameplay looks really weird in some parts.

Yes, it does look freaking awesome. kind of reminded me of play FF7 when they flew around on dragon etc. i think i will be keen for this. (still have to finish freaking WKC2)
 

elfinke

Member
http://www.smh.com.au/national/no-pair-for-thomson-if-wife-gives-birth-abbott-20110908-1jz5l.html

Labor MP Craig Thomson won't be granted a parliamentary "pair" to attend the birth of his child if it occurs during the period of the carbon tax debate, Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says.

Stay classy Abbott.
 

Bernbaum

Member
legend166 said:
My brother got engaged yesterday.

D:
Sweet! If I had facebook, this would be the year that everyone changed their profile pics from doing Jagerbombs and bellyshots to pictures of marriage, ultrasounds and ugly babies.


reptilescorpio said:
Got engaged this year. Also got a super cool Samsung Galaxy S2!

Also I hate betting odds in sport.

Also I wish I was at home playing de3
You're a swell guy Mr Scorpio, but when you word it like that it sounds like you rate the quality and importance of your smartphone as being on par with having a future wife. Congrats!
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I got to be in a very close friend's bridal party at Maleny this weekend past. Given the unlikeliness of myself ever getting married and my initial indifference at the significance of the tradition, it sure was swell to be part of his big day and standing up there next to him at the altar sure did give me an impression of why chicks make such a big fucking deal out of the whole day.

Not a single bloody girl there at the reception that wasn't already taken! How the fuck does that happen?!?!
 

markot

Banned
FallbackPants said:
Seriously? For the birth of his child. That is just Abbot being an absolute cunt. There is no other word for it.
Sure there are.

Wanker, Ass hole, dip shit, gaping vagina.... etc... I could go on >.>
 

Fredescu

Member
Bernbaum said:
You're a swell guy Mr Scorpio, but when you word it like that it sounds like you rate the quality and importance of your smartphone as being on par with having a future wife. Congrats!
On par? The future wife didn't get an exclamation mark!
 

jambo

Member
Tony Abbott is definitely a cunt, that is just deplorable.

reptilescorpio said:
Winamp on android along with last.fm is fantastic. Sone decent apps but i dont really look on the marketplace much. New plans will have massive data caps for you.

If I get an Android phone next year I'm hoping I'll be able to do some cool shit with foobar2000.
 

midonnay

Member
Choc said:
but the AFL is a bunch of light pansies anyway. 3 drug tests before you are booted? whatever

ben cousins never failing a drug test is pretty telling (although if he can evade the police by swimming the swan river the afl had no chance)
 

legend166

Member
I don't know how the AFL is considered pansy for a three strike rule for out of competition 'recreational' drug testing. What does that make all the other sports in Australia, which don't even perform out of competition 'recreational' drug testing?

The amount of people that confuse the three strike rule with regular in-competition/performance enhancing testing, of which the AFL has the exact same rules as all the other sporting codes in Australia, I'll never know.
 

Yagharek

Member
midonnay said:
ben cousins never failing a drug test is pretty telling (although if he can evade the police by swimming the swan river the afl had no chance)

he also had an entire city of persecution complex fans to harbour him from the victorian conspiracy police force.
 

elfinke

Member
One of the first things you learn as a batsmen is that the bowler always wins. Even if you hit him for successive boundaries and score a century, if he gets you out, he has won (unless the century you score happens to be a double or your fifth in a series or something extraordinary).

Jayawerdene forgot that just now.
 

Clipper

Member
elfinke said:
One of the first things you learn as a batsmen is that the bowler always wins. Even if you hit him for successive boundaries and score a century, if he gets you out, he has won (unless the century you score happens to be a double or your fifth in a series or something extraordinary).

Jayawerdene forgot that just now.
What about if you declare?
 
Jintor said:
woot woot!

Fallback, MEET ME SOMEWHERE
For pies? Done.

Goddamn it, Paypal still doesn't have my money in it so I'm not going to get the $58 Big W Space Marine deal. Looks like I'll have to splurge for the $60 CD Wow version. Talk about breaking the bank.
 

Clipper

Member
elfinke said:
Emphasis on 'if he gets you out' :D
But you said he always wins that implies he always gets you out. So aim to always get enough runs to declare and he never wins if you succeed :D

jambo said:
Holy

I have Bertie Beetles

^__^
I don't think I've ever had a Bertie Beetle that didn't come out of a show bag...
 

Choc

Banned
elfinke said:
http://www.smh.com.au/national/no-pair-for-thomson-if-wife-gives-birth-abbott-20110908-1jz5l.html



Stay classy Abbott.

see this is where it should become illegal to do that, that shit is bananas

how australians can continue to think abbott will make a good PM with decisions like this is beyond me.

The power is gonig to his head
 

elfinke

Member
Clipper said:
But you said he always wins that implies he always gets you out. So aim to always get enough runs to declare and he never wins if you succeed :D

Always wins... if he gets you out. Didn't make that as clear as I meant it to :)

Damn bowlers.
 
Oh snap. New DJ Shadow album is great. Even uses Tommy Guerrero as a sample!

legend166 said:
Looks like the role change is a go :)
Congrats! Hope it turns out to be everything you hoped for.

elfinke said:
Jayawerdene forgot that just now.
He also forgot that it is a damn test match, not 20/20. Since they had already lost so many wickets they need to look to consolidate a decent total or at least eat up some time on the pitch otherwise it could be wrapped up quickly again.

commanderdeek said:
Holy crap have you guys seen the Ni No Kuni trailer? So beautiful!
Ever since I heard Studio Gibli + Level 5 I have wanted this game so hard, can't wait to have that book in my hands.

FallbackPants said:
Seriously? For the birth of his child. That is just Abbot being an absolute cunt. There is no other word for it.
Politics is serious business. Well, until Abbott has some shit that he wants to attend. I'm sure if Hall & Oates comes to town he will be handing out pairs left and right.

Bernbaum said:
Not a single bloody girl there at the reception that wasn't already taken! How the fuck does that happen?!?!
I was posting on my phone! Formatting does not exist when trying to run off of secondapps. They shared the exclamation mark.
Also the last 3 weddings I have been too haven't had any decent single ladies. Not that I was looking of course.
 

VOOK

We don't know why he keeps buying PAL, either.
reptilescorpio said:
Ever since I heard Studio Gibli + Level 5 I have wanted this game so hard, can't wait to have that book in my hands.

I have the book ;D
 

Clipper

Member
The Abbott story has been revised. He apparently just said they have not received a request to grant Thomson a pair and won't discuss theoretical pairing decisions at this time. If his wife goes into labour at the time they're voting on the carbon tax, that's when Abbott will make his decision.

In other words, damage control, but still, nothing to see here. I can't believe I'm apologising for Abbott, but there's nothing to this attack any more.

Oh, and source:
SMH said:
*An earlier AAP version of this story reported Mr Abbott as saying there was no way a pair would be granted to Mr Thomson. AAP has now amended that as Mr Abbott did not make a specific declaration about Mr Thomson. Mr Abbott's office has issued the statement above to clarify the Opposition Leader's position.
 

evlcookie

but ever so delicious
My plan now has 1.5gb of data, I was on 100mb and barely used it. Wtf am I meant to do with another 1.4gb.

Firstworldproblem and all that!
 
evlcookie said:
My plan now has 1.5gb of data, I was on 100mb and barely used it. Wtf am I meant to do with another 1.4gb.

Firstworldproblem and all that!
Streaming internet porn. And GAF of course. Maybe use it as a tether for a wifi iPad/TouchPad?

Clipper said:
The Abbott story has been revised. He apparently just said they have not received a request to grant Thomson a pair and won't discuss theoretical pairing decisions at this time. If his wife goes into labour at the time they're voting on the carbon tax, that's when Abbott will make his decision.
Which is bullshit. They should have guidelines for when a politician is allowed to be away from his post, in this instance the Liberals should have just said that in that hypothetical they would allow for them to be at the birth of their child.

EDIT: OMGOMGOMG new Machine Head album out end of this month! Finally!
 

legend166

Member
Yeah but it's Craig Thompson. If they let him out for this kid they'll have to let him out for the other 10 kids he's got sitting in the wombs of prostitutes all over.
 

jambo

Member
Clipper said:
But you said he always wins that implies he always gets you out. So aim to always get enough runs to declare and he never wins if you succeed :D

I don't think I've ever had a Bertie Beetle that didn't come out of a show bag...

HolyCheck said:
*clap* me and a friend used to play eachother on online pool and bet in bertie beetles around show time, good times.

Went to the show last night, going again on Saturday.

Was going to go Friday but sharing a drink with a lady friend in town instead.

I ate way too much showbag stuff today at work >_>
 
Shaneus said:
Hey AusGAF. Both reptilescorpio and I have recently bought Viva Pinata: Party Animals. I reckon we should organise a group/night when we should all play it, dribble honey all over each other, collect candy and drink soda pop. Who's with me? It's dirt cheap pretty much everywhere and looks like it would be a hell of a lot of fun in multi, but after numerous attempts I'm yet to be quickmatched with anyone on Live.
I has. Is interest.

Bernbaum said:
I got to be in a very close friend's bridal party at Maleny this weekend past. Given the unlikeliness of myself ever getting married and my initial indifference at the significance of the tradition, it sure was swell to be part of his big day and standing up there next to him at the altar sure did give me an impression of why chicks make such a big fucking deal out of the whole day.

Not a single bloody girl there at the reception that wasn't already taken! How the fuck does that happen?!?!
Snap. I find myself in the same headspace as you regarding marriage and also found myself in the same real situation as you. Weddings are meant to be catnip to single women.

There were none. None. NONE. The best man is meant to see serious action for his position of prestige...

Jintor said:
Chicken and Mushroom pies are delicious.
As much as I love to be contrary, I cannot fight you on this.

VOOK said:
I have the book ;D
futuramafryglare.jpg
 
RandomVince said:
Gaming-side baffles me. Or rather, it's so predictably hostile it's ridiculous.

Case in point, review of this week:

Dragon Quest X revealed, online only.
Forum reaction: WTF? Online? Rage rage rage troll rage.
3DS add-on announced
Forum reaction: Troll troll troll troll troll Vita troll troll troll
Add-on revealed as optional for MH Tri
Forum reaction: crickets chirping
Monster Hunter Tri for 3DS announced, no online just as per PSP versions
Forum reaction: troll troll troll rage troll Vita troll troll
Bonus reaction: "Nintendo doesn't get online!"

Is it just me, or is the incessant level of Nintendo trolling above and beyond all reasonable perspectives these days? I've never seen this level of contradiction, schaenfreude, trolling and righteous indignation before.
Three things:

- The kinds of people who troll are usually teenagers of the male persuasion or people stuck in that mindset
- Nintendo don't cater to the whims of technosupremacists (nor should they - they're not a tech company)
- Nintendo don't make violent games

Teenage boys who like violent games and have technosupremacist tendencies is like 40% of GAF. They can't think in a straight line, are ignorant about how everything works, have little if no internal perspective and have appalling taste, but they think they're sophisticated and mature.

Bernbaum said:
I got to be in a very close friend's bridal party at Maleny this weekend past. Given the unlikeliness of myself ever getting married and my initial indifference at the significance of the tradition, it sure was swell to be part of his big day and standing up there next to him at the altar sure did give me an impression of why chicks make such a big fucking deal out of the whole day.

Not a single bloody girl there at the reception that wasn't already taken! How the fuck does that happen?!?!
Maybe the couple doesn't know that many single girls? Or the groom did, but the bride vetoed the invites?
 
shanshan310 said:
:O This looks amazing!!!! I'd never heard of it before, but I will definitely check it out now. Well, after my man buys a new PS3 :p (Is that all its on? Actually thought it was a DS game...)

Seems like it (assuming from the playstation 3 at the start)

Worth it! :D

Meanwhile stuck back at work again, and i wanted to play space marine tonight so badly too....oh well.
 

Yagharek

Member
VKS is one of my favourite GAF posters.

That said, there are plenty of adults who still carry on as the 40% segment you identified

Edit: Shanshan, NiNo Kuni is a ps3 and ds game, there are two different games though but I'm not sure what differences there are gameplay wise. Same developer and writers though
 

evlcookie

but ever so delicious
I need to walk home tonight. Gotta wait for the bus for another 15. I could have taken that one there but that's a 30 minute walk instead of a 10 minute walk. I've been on my feet too much lately, so tired.

In a song of ice and fire, we are introduced early on to, i guess the
white walkers
do we ever see them again?
 
Music pimping time. The new Thrice album is so good I am ordering it on Vinyl just so I can fondle it in larger form.
They have put out 4 album now that I would consider pure classics that I will play for the rest of my life. 2 from their early career as post-hardcore rockers and 2 from their recent work in a more alt-rock style. I remember hearing See You In The Shadows on countless surf vids we would watch at uni and In Years To Come was one of the first songs we played together as a band jamming in the common room.
Have been thinking about playing this song in some part of my wedding but haven't thought of a way to make everyone listen to my awful singing for 4 minutes without coming across as annoying.

viciouskillersquirrel said:
Teenage boys who like violent games and have technosupremacist tendencies is like 40% of GAF.
Considering the meganumbers that CoD does every year, as well as the swell of FPS games that hit us every year, I would say that they make up a large amount of gamers in general. Plenty get converted to the wider love of gaming that most of us in this thread have luckily!

shanshan310 said:
(Is that all its on? Actually thought it was a DS game...)
Already out in Japan on DS. Check out the wiki page or VOOKS!
 

Yagharek

Member
evlcookie said:
I need to walk home tonight. Gotta wait for the bus for another 15. I could have taken that one there but that's a 30 minute walk instead of a 10 minute walk. I've been on my feet too much lately, so tired.

In a song of ice and fire, we are introduced early on to, i guess the
white walkers
do we ever see them again?

Spoiler for the third book
yes
 
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