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Giant Bomb #11 | Thanks for the Spelunkin', the Spookin', and the Scoopin'
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Mark listens to the Bombcast weekly or almost weekly going by how often he talks about something that was said on the Bombcast.
Hot Coldman
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Dan and his sister (?) are trying to beat Mike Tyson on an LCD TV
no wonder that bar gives away free drinks for that shit
no wonder that bar gives away free drinks for that shit
stump sock
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shocker. there's a reason I spend my GB-related commenting time in this thread pretty much exclusively.
oh wow, you didn't know that? he showed up periodically on the 1UP Show, including the one skit I will never be able to remove from my memory, when he was dancing around in a pair of daisy dukes
seriously
that was my introduction to Klipklop
firehawk12
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That whole thing was just really weird. I mean, I know why he had to disappear from the public eye, but it also seems like that enterprise amounted to nothing. Heck, do we even know if there will be random Iron Galaxy streams on GB anymore?
His best moment was when he was on all fours and started howling like a wolf on the 1up Show.
funkystudent
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Super interested in seeing Patrick return to his roots by returning to primarily text based stuff.
I think not having to worry about the boring stuff of writing stories about press releases and uploading trailers should free him up to do some interesting stuff. Hope it works out.
And I forgot Stephen Totilo was in charge of that old MTV's gaming thing. He has been "the guy who keeps telling me Kotaku isnt shite anymore" for so long I forgot about that stuff.
I think not having to worry about the boring stuff of writing stories about press releases and uploading trailers should free him up to do some interesting stuff. Hope it works out.
And I forgot Stephen Totilo was in charge of that old MTV's gaming thing. He has been "the guy who keeps telling me Kotaku isnt shite anymore" for so long I forgot about that stuff.
funkystudent
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He sure was. He was like the Kessler of 1up!
I cant find any but here is some random video from 2006 of Patrick and his hair getting his Vox Pop on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NKz_tw_bic
Sure. He was on 1upYours a few times too. I actually really hated him at that time. Just seemed like an over excitable kid with dumb hair. I feared the worst when GB hired him but it turned out age and experience tempered him well.
He just wanted to hang with the cool people. That studio thing was just a joke. I doubt he built it for any specific reason. CAH actually stream quite a bit themselves.
Same for Iron Galaxy. They do their own streams.
I bet Totilo is/was a good boss for Patrick. Jeff seems like a great friend but not such a great boss. Too soft. I bet Patrick starts spell checking his work after his first shouting at from Totilo.
stump sock
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i'm not sober enough to handle whatever is going on here
I've got some decent beers in the fridge but right now I'm just drinking some fucking Evan Williams because it's cheap and I kind of don't even care anymore
Infinite Justice
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Good luck dude
Hope you have a great time working your new job. Congratulations.
Damn. You really don't give a fuck.
A much bigger audience for his writing would be my main guess. It's a site only focussed on writing, while podcasts and videos are the bread and butter for GB.
stump sock
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A buddy of mine goes even further and gets the green label. that shit is like whiskey flavored turpentine
edit: white label is the better one. he gets green
am I too much of a snob if I say I only fuck with Makers?
funkystudent
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Thinking about getting Valiant Hearts because of them talking about it on the GOTY podcasts.
I was half expecting that game to be some light hearted Dads Army thing but hearing its actually super serious and that Ubisoft Montpellier was the developer has me interested.
Its like 5 bucks on EU PSN right now so I guess i cant go wrong.
I was half expecting that game to be some light hearted Dads Army thing but hearing its actually super serious and that Ubisoft Montpellier was the developer has me interested.
Its like 5 bucks on EU PSN right now so I guess i cant go wrong.
It's pretty great. The puzzle design is a bit meh, but the art, the music and the story is great.
It's about the level of seriousness that you might expect from a Franco-Belgian comic depicting WWI, which is to say it dabbles in equal parts levity and melancholy, using that contrast to great effect.
stump sock
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my current favorite widely-available bourbon is Basil Hayden's, but at $45 for 750ml, I kind of save it for special occasions.
meanwhile this 1750ml bottle of EW cost me $23
A little late here, but I wish you the best. I'll make sure to keep checking out the stuff you do over at Kotaku. Thanks for everything.
If I'm not giving a fuck I go for Early Times whiskey.
GG has been seeing collusion where there hasn't been any since it started, so that's not surprising. Patrick wasn't exactly popular among those assholes to begin with.
MrTroubleMaker
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I hope they win
I've no experience with scotch. Any recommendations?
I don't know how I feel about the fact that I completely understood this on the first reading.
A cheap-ish scotch that's super drinkable that I've been hitting a lot is Edradour. Pour a bit in a glass with one ice cube to open it up a bit.
I like:
Edradour
Caol Ila
Stronachie (hard to get, natch)
Peat Monster (kind of a novelty with super smokey flavors, but fun in a I-just-drank-a-barbecue way)
...and a few others.
Scotch feels like a natural progression from bourbon to me. But, as a hobby, it gets expensive real quick.*
If you want something that you can drink on an Evan Williams-esque frequency, get Dewers. It's definitely not great, but it is cheap and ubiquitous. And not a terrible entry to what scotch is IMO. You can always get better stuff later.
Go to a liquor store you trust, tell them you are new to scotch and are looking for something reasonably priced to start with. They should know where to point you for sure.
*That bottle of Pappy a friend gifted me is retailing for $2000.00 or more last I checked. Shit is impossible to get. But amazing. I will save those three last shots or so for a very special occasion. Staring that price in the face made investing in some decent scotch seem like a downright bargain.
Alright! solid advice, thanks duder.
Yup!
TharpDaddy
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I'm drinking RumChata and Fireball. It's good.
This reminded me of rumchata, and I know its not the same, but I made some coquito a couple days ago. Honestly you can swap horchata with the coconut milk/cream, and I wouldn't know the difference. ok maybe a little.
Oh, man. That sounds great.
jesus, he's grown up in just about every way conceivable from here.
BUNTING1243
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I wish he still used "rock" as a synonym for "okay"
This is true. Personally I find videos and podcasts to be the dominant medium for games coverage in the future, if it isn't already. Plus Giant Bomb seems to be the peak of games coverage just in terms of job quality of life, from my perspective anyways. But if Patrick really is focused on writing then Kotaku is a better place than Giant Bomb for that if he wants more exposure.
Patrick Klepek
furiously molesting tim burton
I still remember the original video game wolf.
Good luck!
oh god
The beauty of the internet.
funkystudent
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Screw it. Lets complete the embarrassing old videoss of Patrick loop.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnhZrc58FYw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnhZrc58FYw
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