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Should the Zombie Apocalypse come, I recommend moving to Boston.
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Well I just read on Yahoo that some good shows are being canceled including King Of The Hill.
And I know I'm just asking to get toasted burned or even impaled for saying this but. King Of The Hill is being canceled for a spin off of Family Guy of which I hate with a passion. Man I know I'm gonna get it for saying this but King Of The Hill and The Simpsons are way better than that garbage Family Guy and I think King Of The Hill is being unappreciated just like Futurama was of which is another show that died before it's time. of course reason why I blame Family Guy is KOTH is being replaced by a spin off of Family Guy of which will probably flop anyways. Oh well just another case of corporate morons f-ing everything up.
And I know I'm just asking to get toasted burned or even impaled for saying this but. King Of The Hill is being canceled for a spin off of Family Guy of which I hate with a passion. Man I know I'm gonna get it for saying this but King Of The Hill and The Simpsons are way better than that garbage Family Guy and I think King Of The Hill is being unappreciated just like Futurama was of which is another show that died before it's time. of course reason why I blame Family Guy is KOTH is being replaced by a spin off of Family Guy of which will probably flop anyways. Oh well just another case of corporate morons f-ing everything up.
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KOTH was actually quietly cancelled a number of times over the last couple of seasons, but FOX always brought it back.seraphimdreamer777 wrote:Well I just read on Yahoo that some good shows are being canceled including King Of The Hill.
There was talk about ABC possibly bringing it back, since they are showing Mike Judge's new cartoon next week, "The Goode Family", but I haven't heard anything more about ABC's interest in KOTH lately...
While we both enjoyed it an awful lot, my wife could never understand how it managed to stay on for so long -- 13 seasons -- because it wasn't your standard "cartoon", format-wise. Containing none of the outlandish 'wackiness' nor over-the-top 'gags' that only work in (and are quite often the hallmark of) your typical cartoon, it could have just as easily been filmed in live action and lost none of its commentary. Plot-wise, it was a simple show about the perspective of people from the vast 'flyover country', not a show about young, hip urbane-sophisticates on either US coast.
And for those two qualities alone, its passage is indeed sad and will be sorely missed...
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Anyone remember watching old Beavis and Butthead cartoons, when prototype Hank Hill showed up?
I'm not a KOTH fan, and as goatmeal mentioned, am among those surprised it lasted so long. It's a bit to dry for me, but I understand completely how this could upset people.
I'm not a KOTH fan, and as goatmeal mentioned, am among those surprised it lasted so long. It's a bit to dry for me, but I understand completely how this could upset people.
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Yea I agree with both your comments there, KOTH wasn't really that special but was just a great down to earth show and I'll be sad to see it go, I am also surprised it lasted this long but at least it did and its out there for people to enjoy.
I love Simpsons, KOTH and Family Guy but I do think this Cleveland Show will flop, that being said I've not seen an episode of it yet so I could be wrong.
I love Simpsons, KOTH and Family Guy but I do think this Cleveland Show will flop, that being said I've not seen an episode of it yet so I could be wrong.
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I took a promotion within my company on Tuesday. I'm now the corporate Controls/Electrical Engineer for our company.
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Sweet. Though beware the eternal scourge of "more money, more hassles."
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Nice. Congratulations.
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Not to be confused with its complementary-but-crappier scourge, "less money, more hassles", which occurs more often than not -- especially in this economy...Brainiac wrote:Sweet. Though beware the eternal scourge of "more money, more hassles."
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Hey congrats.
If you make enough money can you send me $100 just kidding
But anyways I hope you enjoy it.
If you make enough money can you send me $100 just kidding
But anyways I hope you enjoy it.
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1) Congratulations! to navynuke04
2) seraphimdreamer777: what sort of services do you provide for this one hundred dollars? In today's economy, one has to make informed financial decisions, and spend wisely you know
3) It is almost four thirty in the morning, I am at the job doing paperwork, and 99 Red Balloons is stuck in my head- not just any version, but the Happy Hardcore Anthems remix version; I would like to know who is responsible, and what I did to deserve it
2) seraphimdreamer777: what sort of services do you provide for this one hundred dollars? In today's economy, one has to make informed financial decisions, and spend wisely you know
3) It is almost four thirty in the morning, I am at the job doing paperwork, and 99 Red Balloons is stuck in my head- not just any version, but the Happy Hardcore Anthems remix version; I would like to know who is responsible, and what I did to deserve it
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2) seraphimdreamer777: what sort of services do you provide for this one hundred dollars? In today's economy, one has to make informed financial decisions, and spend wisely you know
I shall make the first ever adventure game to be made out of hocked up cat hair balls and it will run on the windows dos litter box. It will be the most entertaining experience since the Mario games I use to draw on paper as a kid. And best of all it is in 3D.
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Heh. Well, in that case, I (or rather, my roommate, Her Majesty the Queen Princess Cory Kitty) could very well become your next major supplier.seraphimdreamer777 wrote:2) seraphimdreamer777: what sort of services do you provide for this one hundred dollars? In today's economy, one has to make informed financial decisions, and spend wisely you know
I shall make the first ever adventure game to be made out of hocked up cat hair balls and it will run on the windows dos litter box. It will be the most entertaining experience since the Mario games I use to draw on paper as a kid. And best of all it is in 3D.
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I got a Nintendo DS Lite for my birthday, and obviously first thing I tried was to install ScummVM on it so that I can play my Lucas games while I'm away from home. However, I'm having lots of troubles trying to play Monkey Island. First time, I couldn't get the sound to work because I couldn't find in the docs how could I extract the audio from my CD.
So I found a backup copy somewhere on internet that had already done that step but the mp3 files were too much for the poor CPU of the DS and I had too many slowdowns and stuttering to be able to play.
I then found the ScummVM DS FAQ and installed a program that converted the mp3 to wav without the size skyrocketing, but when I finally got to play the game, I discovered that all the tracks numbers were scrambled randomly.
Also, one of the tracks is missing and the first and second tracks are the same. And I already deleted the mp3 files.
It looks like I'll have to rip the audio myself from my CD. Can someone help me?
Edit: I just found a way to do it. Hope this time works!
So I found a backup copy somewhere on internet that had already done that step but the mp3 files were too much for the poor CPU of the DS and I had too many slowdowns and stuttering to be able to play.
I then found the ScummVM DS FAQ and installed a program that converted the mp3 to wav without the size skyrocketing, but when I finally got to play the game, I discovered that all the tracks numbers were scrambled randomly.
Also, one of the tracks is missing and the first and second tracks are the same. And I already deleted the mp3 files.
It looks like I'll have to rip the audio myself from my CD. Can someone help me?
Edit: I just found a way to do it. Hope this time works!
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Oh man, I just got my internet back after losing it like, almost three weeks ago.
Did I miss anything?
Did I miss anything?
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Check the LucasArts revival thread and since you've got internet on this fine Tuesday, GO PLAY THE FIRST TALES OF MONKEY ISLAND!
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Well I was all set to order until they decided my address doesn't really exist.
Oh nevermind, I got it to work with my sister's address. No idea why.
What should I pick as my free game? I'm thinking Bone. I have all the comics, I bet the game is good.
Oh nevermind, I got it to work with my sister's address. No idea why.
What should I pick as my free game? I'm thinking Bone. I have all the comics, I bet the game is good.
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You preordered before you lost the net, I trust? If not, I don't think you get a free game anymore...though the link and information all still seems to be on the site.Lady Pyro wrote:Well I was all set to order until they decided my address doesn't really exist.
Oh nevermind, I got it to work with my sister's address. No idea why.
What should I pick as my free game? I'm thinking Bone. I have all the comics, I bet the game is good.
Anyways, either of the Bone games are probably a good choice for any fan of the comics. After all, the titles are pretty standalone rather than having a 'season' setup like Sam and Max, Strong Bad, and Monkey Island. Just be warned that you will sit through cutscenes without the ability to skip through (unless they've fixed that recently). If you decide not to go that way, you could always get the Texas Hold `Em game (I don't know if you can get part of the CSI games for free as, despite their 5-case setup, they're basically full, self-contained games rather than episodic titles).
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It's not out quite yet. I'm still waiting...though their website suddenly became easily accessible after it being absolutely swamped and unavailable for a couple hours.Brainiac wrote:Check the LucasArts revival thread and since you've got internet on this fine Tuesday, GO PLAY THE FIRST TALES OF MONKEY ISLAND!
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Not surprising; the same thing has happened to the Ohio State Alumni website since the football ticket drawing has been completed. Websites get smacked by the crowds when everyone and their dog wants on.
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I'm eagerly awaiting the release, I got the strong bad game (episode one) with my pre-order bonus and really enjoyed it. Don't know if I'll get the other episodes though. Maybe if they make DoTT with the same promo I'll get episode two.
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I pre-ordered but am still mulling over my free game (I do get one Brainy, I checked). I'm really leaning towards the first Bone game (as mentioned above) but unskippable cut scenes? I dunno that makes for low replay value.
I'm stoked on my Monkey Island but will have to wait until the morning to play, It's too late in Canadian hours to start now (also I have to work tomorrow. Damn job interfering with my gaming! :: shakes fist :: )
I'm stoked on my Monkey Island but will have to wait until the morning to play, It's too late in Canadian hours to start now (also I have to work tomorrow. Damn job interfering with my gaming! :: shakes fist :: )
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Here's a random rant for ya, remember in the early-mid 90s where screensavers were the must have big thing like who had the coolest screensaver!
I remember that desert island guy one being pretty cool.
Seems no one bothers with them nowadays, I certainly don't, I just switch my monitor off if I leave the room.
I remember that desert island guy one being pretty cool.
Seems no one bothers with them nowadays, I certainly don't, I just switch my monitor off if I leave the room.
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I had a game called 'Dogz' and the screensaver that came with that would be your virtual pet running around. I thought it was great when I was a kid!