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Giant Bomb #15 | Just a Clip-On Tie
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Jeevesmeister
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He's still done it, I swear to god. I swear on my soul I've heard it, but I can't remember which one. Hearing the Texas Rattlesnake shill for Loot Crate was one of the most heartbreaking moments of my entire life.
funkystudent
Member
I am pretty sure the only companies that advertise on podcasts are.
Loot crate
Square Space
Audible
Stamps DOT com
Shitty streaming services not called Netflix or Hulu
Loot crate
Square Space
Audible
Stamps DOT com
Shitty streaming services not called Netflix or Hulu
RepairmanJack
Member
I've started hearing Mazda ad reads(not really commercials) on a podcast I listen to and it kind of weirded me out. Wait, bigger companies are starting to creep into this?
Freedom = $1.05
Banned
dont forget me undies. or nature box
bodyofanamerican
Member
I was nervous for a minute there. Thought we'd have a MG Scanlon episode where grenades weren't needlessly chucked around. I was wrong to doubt you, Drew.
funkystudent
Member
I only heard that one on the bombcast.
What a dumb idea. Who is going to buy a mattress from the internet?
Somebody who bought a second bed from the internet but didn't have a mattress for it?
some people order bed frames on the internet
NumberThree
Member
Most of these would fit right in an MGS game.
TheMrPliskin
Member
That was incredible.
SteveWinwood
Member
it's the 21st century so...
lots of people?
I'm a pretty big fan of my tuft and needle
Sleeping Lesson
Member
I bought a mattress from Amazon. It has been great!
That makes more sense. Feel pretty dumb now.
You people all look the same to me.
You do it like buying electronics. Try them all out in the showroom and then order it for half the price online.
Austin bought a Leesa - so it works on at least one person.
yeah I got one of them. Never worry about dodgy springs again! Was a bit weird for a week, apparently they take a whole 7 days to get at uncompressed as they are going to get. all good now though.
TheMrPliskin
Member
You say that now, it won't be long before a spring bursts through your chest like that scene in Alien.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Googling Leesa sure brought up a lot of interesting pictures.
skLaFarebear
Member
Week of Metal Gear awww yeah. Need something to help hold me over till PP drops. I'm getting too impatient.
Man I forgot chapter 3 lol. Thank god I tranq'd Laughing Octopus and got her face camo. Made this go from annoying to trivial.
Man I forgot chapter 3 lol. Thank god I tranq'd Laughing Octopus and got her face camo. Made this go from annoying to trivial.
Also, go see Ex Machina in theaters now.
stump sock
Member
the weird thing is that it's apparently actually pretty good but I avoided watching it because it was a podcast commercial
I am 100% serious
But Jeff was doing such a good sell!
Sleeping Lesson
Member
What is the Shenmue soundtrack like? It's one of the few game soundtracks available on vinyl that I don't own.
It's a foam mattress, so that would be very weird, indeed!
TheMrPliskin
Member
It's a really bizarre movie to have a podcast commercial, it's a really slow character focused movie that has like 3 actual characters in it, not exactly a movie with incredibly wide appeal. At least the film is actually fantastic.
I never said it would make sense!
Freedom = $1.05
Banned
it's like you walked into chinatown and bought a toy capsule from a machine
stump sock
Member
yeah with all those flash issues lately it's borderline irresponsible to tell people to turn off adblock anywhere on the internet.
ratcliffja
Member
Yeah I have to use Adblock and individually whitelist sites once I know they're safe.
Freedom = $1.05
Banned
i kinda have no choice if im on the web at the office. ads flashing and moving and shit are a great way to catch the attention of the wrong people walking by.
I also had to use it to disable avatars when i was banned because having the left side of my page full anime fuckery wasn't the way i wanted to go down
I also had to use it to disable avatars when i was banned because having the left side of my page full anime fuckery wasn't the way i wanted to go down
Yup. I held off on it for the longest time until a site I frequented started bringing me to a page saying I had a virus and needed better java.
ratcliffja
Member
Hey Dan... this series works well for those of us who don't know the MSG story, so please don't put spoilers at the end of these things. I saw you start to whisper something about Ocelot so I had to cut out, but I think it would be nice to just mention this stuff to everybody once Drew finds out.
Sleeping Lesson
Member
Sites are creating workarounds for ad blockers, which sucks. Full-page notifications are the horrific return of popups. And shitty splash pages.
ratcliffja
Member
Also, the end of the latest MGScanlon is maybe the best moment of the series so far. The story finally came together in a way that makes sense.
Hot Coldman
Banned
Just offer premium stuff for everyone website. If people give a shit, they'll pay. See: Giant Bomb.
that only works when you have strong developed personalities. like i dont think The Dissolve could have done that but Red Letter Media could
Wasn't that the Philosophers?
quick edit: Nope, you were right. But it was probably false info. From MGS Wiki:
That would require a level of user investment in the site that most sites do not have. GB has it, but I doubt Gamespot could do the same.
Hot Coldman
Banned
Not necessarily, but in the niche of video game enthusiast website, you're not wrong. Like The Times can pull this shit off, but Gamespot or whoever will never be that big or respected a brand.
damn this is some actual detective work.
I am super pumped for 5, and I'm really happy dan/drew have played through the first 4 so I don't have to! it's very nice.
here's my prediction: The actual Kojima twist in 5 is gonna be that Hideo has been yakuza in real life the whole time, actually owns konami and the mob, and is using metal gear as 1. his personal outlet to tell his life story and 2. a front to mine bit coins from ps3s and 4s.
question for Dan if you're reading this: Do you think the big exposition/reveal cutscene in this latest episode of MGScanlon was known or planned from the beginning? or are they just retconning and conveniently tying everything together?
nckillthegrimace
Member
He really needs to change the name of the game to Tacoman.
Even with big companies it is a gamble. I read a paper comparing Mail Online and The Sun Online. Both tabloid rags, only the former went all ad supported and targeted a larger international audience for their filth and The Sun who followed Murdoch's paywall system.
The bottom line being that Mail is making bank and The Sun has lost millions.
bubsy 3d: bubsy visits the james turrell retrospective guys made a new thing with sonic
i'm on a data limit here but i still downloaded it immediately
i'm on a data limit here but i still downloaded it immediately
Mister Negative
Member
Alright I just beat Psycho Mantis (disclaimer: on easy)
how did drew never figure out that you can use therms to see him when he moves and you can just go prone to avoid all the thrown stuff
how did drew never figure out that you can use therms to see him when he moves and you can just go prone to avoid all the thrown stuff
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