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Im not interested in making the case for the game as it exists now; baseball is long past the point of any sort of viable long-term argument. What interested me this morning was the thought of baseball, even if it was just a pastime. Its the first time Ive seriously considered the game as a pastime since I watched a baseball game at Fenway Park in 1995. The stadium and the game, even in a city whose love of baseball is not well-known and even in a city whose team never won the World Series, was magical.

My favorite memories are few but the Fenway experience is near the top. I have a memory of sitting in a bar, watching the game and being with people who were part of the baseball tradition. Watching my home team win. It was a good time.

Baseball was fun when it was a pastime. Sure, the games themselves can be painful, even in the short term, and even some of the more recent games have not been the best product on the field (if I could make the case for any sport at all to be watched on television right now, I would make it golf). But I do love that baseball is something that my grandparents love; that my dad loves; that Ive loved in a real, meaningful way since I was a boy. It makes me feel connected. It makes me feel like I could take a baseball, or a bat, or a ball, and go somewhere Ive never been, and watch a game that Ive never been to. Im pretty sure that baseball is even the only thing that can make me feel like Im at Fenway Park, which is just fine by me.

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Heartomaton posted...

Your pizza comes in a bag?

How?

Bagged pizza is the best kind of pizza.

I don't have the slightest clue as to why people in other parts of the country would disagree. They do so, however, every time I go and order a single pepperoni. For about $4-6, you can get a huge, extra-cheesy pepperoni pizza, all-the-way-to-your-knees thick and a mile-and-a-half long. The perfect pizza should be big, cheesy, and hot, so that no one ever has to eat just one.

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I would tickle his feet with a slice of the pizza crust I always found at the bottom of the bag. He would laugh and I would cry and it would be the most magical experience. We did this for over a year and when he finally moved to the East Coast he stopped visiting. I miss him so much it still hurts to remember it.

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My box collection is a bit out of control. This is the first time I've had the urge to take inventory, and it's taking me a while to get through the boxes. I found the time, though, and it was a fun thing to do. There are some really interesting boxes in the collection, and I know many people out there have collections like mine.

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The box is truly a parcel you cannot say no to. In fact, its just a matter of time before all my boxes land on my doorstep. I know its silly to buy more boxes but I would have done so if I saw a good box on sale! Ive seen a few of these on Ebay and my curiosity was just too much to leave the box alone. So now Ive got a good 30 or so boxes to look forward to, hopefully with the usual interesting and useful products inside each box.

This box did not disappoint. After unpacking my first box, I saw that it was a box of baking and cooking goodies and right from the first glance, the box was filled with stuff. Most of it is essential, but not everything.

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Being left on read isn't so bad since you know they have no interest in talking to you

I have found that you can be left on read more times and still have a good chance of getting a response from the guy. The question is would he talk to you if he is on the phone or on the internet, and do you want to deal with the headache of calling him back?

What if he responds "I don't want to talk to you?" Does he sound like a mean ass? Are you just a pushover, or are you a smart person and you knew that this was coming? (It would be a good time to practice some assertiveness. We don't want a guy who thinks he can be the man, and yet can't handle a little resistance.

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That is Greggetta and Timmie.

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you just said dildo though

and so did i

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Why would you want to download poop? Why would you want to download poop from the internet? Why would you want to listen to any music from the internet? Why would you want to watch anything from the internet?

Why would you do any of those things? Why would you download that music? Why would you watch that TV show? Why would you download that song? Why would you listen to that radio show? Why would you download that song?

Lets stop.

Why? Because I dont want to download poop. I dont want to download it from the internet. I dont want to watch it from the internet. I dont want to listen to it from the internet. I dont want to watch it from the internet.

I dont download music.

I dont watch TV.

I dont listen to the radio.

I dont download

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Milk Boobies and Pee Balls: I love this story. Thats because its a funny, romantic and inspiring tale that teaches the value of hard work and never giving up.

When I was a little girl, I spent the majority of my summers at my grandparents house. My grandpa was the one who made all the trips to the country to find good dirt for the gardens. He even got the best of it every year and it was almost time for his harvest.

When summer ended, I was always sad to return to school and see friends on a different track, because school and all its homework seemed so boring to me.

My mom always knew when I felt like I was missing home. And whenever I did, she would say, Ill make you a homemade breakfast when you come home. She was like that to me all the time, so when she came home from work one day and said, I made you breakfast! it was the only day I felt better.

And on this particular morning, she handed me the most delicious scrambled eggs with bacon, hash browns, and home fries, topped with a slice of blueberry cake.

I felt so good, it was like she had made a wish come true. Ive loved those eggs since the first time I ever had them! They are still the best eggs Ive ever had!

And of course, Im not the only one who likes them! My mom cant get enough of them. She never wants to eat breakfast on the weekends, because those are the only mornings she makes me scrambled eggs and bacon.

I never understood why, until a few years ago. I overheard her talking with a friend, and she told her, I could eat those eggs and bacon all week! Id never been so happy for a week before! Im definitely the biggest egg fan at the Joness house.

They also have a way of reminding me that its Moms birthday, and they always send me a big batch of those eggs, and its her birthday. Theyre not kidding when they say those eggs are the best.

We like to have an egg hunt after breakfast! I love opening up all the egg cartons and finding all the little eggs! And those cartons never stay on the same shelf for very long!

Ill never forget the morning when I found a full carton of eggs, all in their carton, under the dining room table.

Theyre all in there! Every last egg! I called Mom, and told her I found them in the cupboard under the table, and she told me that was all we had! There wasnt any space anywhere, and she couldnt find any more.

It was at that point, in the early morning, I knew that this was the best birthday present she could have ever given me!

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Joe Biden chugging all the gasoline is a bad look and its a reminder that he is as old as he appears to be. It makes him look like an old man and he doesnt look it. However, we all know he is in great shape and he is in his mid to late 60s.

It is the reason that the media is so giddy about him and they will likely jump all over the first story about him. It is also why everyone will be paying more attention to the press conference than the actual speech. We get excited for the press conference so we may even care more about it than the speech.

Trump will probably just give a big speech with no notes and just attack all of Biden for being a liar. Biden will try to out-bully Trump by pretending that he is more qualified for the job. Biden should have said that he was the VP who was going to handle trade for Obama and then Trump took control and it was a disaster.

It is also another case of Biden trying to get credit for things he didnt do. He was supposedly going to be a senator in Obamas cabinet, but that was a campaign promise he gave while campaigning to get elected.

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April Fools Day has been on a downward trend for many years now. As the year rolls on, we see the list of pranks grow increasingly mundane, as each April Fools day passes without much noteworthy incident. But before you decide to call it a day, know that there are plenty of ways to surprise your friends, your coworkers, and even your coworkers families.

Here is a top list of pranks:

1. Fake Noodles
2. Wearing a Wig
3. The Most Expensive Bagel
4. The Most Expensive Bagel
5. Catching Fireflies
6. Going to McDonald's
7. Wearing Pants
8. The Best Way to Clean Your House
9. The Worst Way to Clean Your House
10. Going to McDonald's
11. Catching Fireflies
12. Going to McDonald's
13. The Most Expensive Bagel
14. Staying Home for the Holidays
15. Going to McDonald's
16. The Best Way to Clean Your House
17. Catching Fireflies
18. Walking Around the Park
19. Wearing Pants
20. The Worst Way to Clean Your House
21. Going to McDonald's
22. Wearing Pants

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My piss and shit sounds are important to me so I usually try to record when I wake up, I can get through 2 or 3 hours of sleep that's enough and if I have time I'll record while I take a dump. I don't have a lot of time for recordings so when I do have the time I usually have to keep that shit to a minimum.

I started out with a crappy little cassette recorder, with some tape that's pretty old. Now I use a laptop and have a fairly good microphone for recording that's about $30, I've yet to buy a more expensive one.

I've recorded my self and I don't record a lot of it, it gets easier and easier to record yourself.

When I'm at a party I tend to stick to my drink unless I'm getting hammered and then I won't bother. I find the recording of it and listening to it interesting when I do record it but not really when I just listen to it.

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Snoring like a truck driver

For your information: I have been dealing with this problem for many years. There has been two changes. The first, I went from a nasal surgery to a dental bridge. The second, I went to an upper lip muscle surgery.

For some strange reason the two operations did not seem to do any good and I was now having more and more sleep problems. My son said he saw no change. Then I decided to give up and went to a dentist. At the time he was doing some mouth adjustments. This was the first time I had seen a dentist in 32 years and I knew I was in trouble. I had a terrible problem and he could not tell me anything and gave me no suggestion as to what I could do. Finally he gave me his opinion. It is like a truck driver. You wake up in the morning and it is hissing and snoring, that is what he told me.

When I awoke that morning, I looked at my pillow and saw a big black dot. I looked in my pillow case and saw more of them. I was very embarrassed. I had no idea where they came from. I found out in the past that the only way to get rid of them is to get the truck driver out of the truck. I immediately went to the truck driver doctor and he was a surprise. He took some x-rays and told me he thought he had to move some part of the bridge to get rid of the trouble. What could he do? This was a very expensive operation and he could not do anything. He told me he would send it to an engineering office. I spent a lot of time watching engineering shows on TV to get some ideas. Finally I thought I had a bright idea.

I went home and got my big black marker and made marks all around the bridge. It took a lot of time and many many layers of paint.

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The carburetor is good, although you do have to keep the choke open so the engine runs rich. I've been riding the bike for about 20 miles now, and this is the first time I've taken it off idle (it's never needed to idle that long before). I feel like I can keep up with traffic. I was just curious if it was normal to get a good pull down the road, and you get a nice burst of acceleration.

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what's next, chicken nuggets?!

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Cheater87 posted...

Nobody does this.

What about eating a bowl of cereal while taking a shower? Can I eat it while I'm cleaning myself up from something that I already did?

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I always did this as a way of not dealing with things that I really didn't want to deal with. For instance, I am no longer a teenager, I am an adult and as an adult I wanted to give my self a break. I didn't want to deal with some of the teenage problems that used to haunt me. For a long time I would do this a few times a year, maybe once a month or so. I would not talk to anyone else about this. No one knew. I had to come to grips with a lot of things in my life and doing this really helped me.


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I really hate boiling dogs in the toilet, however, if you do it, you don't come out smelling like a bouquet of roses.

I was going through a time in my life when I needed to vent. I did a lot of it with my friends, we would drink a few beers, smoke a couple of cigs, light some candles and then I would start my venting. I would go off on the state of affairs in my life, the problems that were haunting me, and the things that were really disturbing me. I also talked about why these things were really bothering me in my life. I would sometimes take myself to the toilet to do this, but to make it fun, I would boil some dogs. I would boil two or three in a cup of water. After the dogs were done, I would put them on top of my head and I would stand there in my underwear. Sometimes I would light some candles and I would sit there letting the candlelight shine down onto the dogs that were on my head. I would then sit there and enjoy myself for a while. I would talk to myself about how stupid I was being, but in a way that was really funny. It was a chance to really be free and I really loved it. I would have a good time doing that.

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CyricZ posted...

Those of you who still remember mox, her boyfriend proposed to her yesterday.

At New York Comic Con.

At a gathering of Star Wars cosplayers.

He was dressed up as Luke (ROTJ).

She was dressed up as Mara Jade.

They had a little play saber fight.

Then he dropped the saber.

Got down on one knee in front of all the Star Wars nerds.

Chaddest nerdiest shit I've ever seen. Taking notes. :D

Were you watching from around the corner? Did you hear the sounds of a thousand bees that just exploded?

It was like the sky opened up in a cloudburst of sweet honey, which is no surprise considering that there was the sweet scent of honey right along with the sweet sounds of flying bees that were all around the house.

There are three things to keep in mind as you listen to the recording of the moment the bees exploded into a thousand tiny pieces of sweetness.

It was the only time, the only place, the only way that I recorded the sound of a thousand bees exploding in front of me.

The sounds of the tiny exploding pieces were so close to the sounds that the bee emitted when it first left the hive. In fact, you can almost hear the bee leave the hive, and you can hear the bees that remain in the hive. Thats when it gets fun. Thats when I began to put the bee sounds with the bee explosions.

The third thing to keep in mind is that what you are hearing is the sound of an actual exploding bee. Yes, its quite noisy!

Now listen to the recording of a hundred or so bees that dont explode, and you can hear the bee leave the hive in the background, and you can hear the bees that remain in the hive.

I love the way that youve captured in this recording of exploding bees.

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I will not wish you luck, my fellow. I have already done so. You are an unfortunate, my friend, and a cursed one at that. You have my sympathy, and my aid if need be. My family is not known to be wealthy, but I cannot see how we are so poorly situated that there's nothing in the house for a beggar. Let us put our shoulders to the wheel. I am the only one in the family, and I intend to do my part. I know how to walk, and I have already been up two flights of stairs. Perhaps you're right, and it is my own fear. Who am I to worry about your dreams? Perhaps I should seek out a fortune telling fortune teller and consult with her. I could do worse than to see if she had a sympathetic ear and a few sympathetic needles. In any event, I know what my mind is telling me, and I will abide by it until the truth is made clear to me.

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dolomedes posted...

what crawled up your body tho

is something I never thought I'd find a way to love

but if you know me, you know

I've grown accustomed to falling off my feet

but I'm beginning to think maybe the thrill is in the ride

because when I was feeling down

and didn't want to give this

another shot, it seemed like you were there

to tell me what to do

and when I thought about what I wanted to do and realized

that I just might

I realized

I was just a little girl looking for the key

that's always been in my pocket

I don't remember when I found it

but I could've kept searching

but I knew what I wanted

and I knew you would be here

saying the same thing

and when I saw you, I was gonna hold your hand and make a wish

and it seems like it's not enough

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Wet feet.

I could feel a damp patch under my feet.

In the darkness of the woods, I could feel the mist all around us.

But it wasn't coming from the sky.

It was coming from me.

This damp patch didn't have much of an odor to it, but it wasn't an animal's breath.

This was me.

Wet and miserable.

And I knew something was crawling up my body from my feet.

I stopped.

We all stopped.

I looked around.

I didn't have to turn on the flashlight to see we were in a swampy place.

The ground was covered with tall thick bushes and thick low-growing bushes. The undergrowth was thick and filled with tall grass. It didn't have a lot of light. It looked like something out of the Twilight Zone. But it had plenty of hiding places.

I looked at the others.

Everyone had stopped. They looked scared. As I looked at them, my mouth went dry. My heart began to beat faster. My breathing grew shallower. I couldn't figure out how to move, but I knew I had to.

We had to go back.

This was a swamp, not a nice neighborhood.

My eyes glanced off of our faces. I knew there was no one watching us.

The smell of the swamp was getting stronger.

My body started to tremble.

I moved forward.

"Come on," I said. "Let's keep moving."

I turned to the right, following a faint trail.

As I followed the trail, I tried to stop my shaking and my heart from beating too fast.

I took a deep breath.

And then I took a step.

I took another step.

My legs were moving me forward.

I took a few more steps.

I looked back over my shoulder.

I took a few more steps.

"This is not good."

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Thank you.

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Always look to have fun with the games you play. Be a part of the community that you are playing with and enjoy what you are doing. It's important to feel good when you play games.

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I'm back. I'm sure you remember that I'm not a big fan of the whole "The more things change the more they stay the same" thing. Well, the past week and a half has kind of been that. For me. My life and stuff has been going pretty decent since the last part (that I wrote?) I'll get to that in a minute.

It's time for my "Top Ten" list of games that I'm glad I got to play. No pressure or anything. In no particular order, I'm going to list off my Top Ten games I've gotten to play so far on my journey through the Gamecube.

Top Ten Games I'm Glad I Got To Play

1. Metroid Prime 2: Echoes So many games are better when played after a certain amount of time has gone by. I don't mean that as some kind of criticism. Metroid is one of those games that will feel better and more intense after a bit of time has passed and the feelings you've developed for the enemies and characters you've fought against and developed an emotional attachment to just start to fade. If you've been playing the original, you won't feel at all like this game is holding any secrets or anything. You'll already know pretty much everything. That's not a knock on the game. It's just how my feelings have changed. So is there really anything for me to do when I reach the end of this game? I'm kind of afraid to find out.

2. Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith If you haven't already guessed, this game will feature the Battle of Yavin, the fall of the Empire, and the birth of the Rebel Alliance. It's also the movie that starts the whole series. My wife and I are both into Star Wars and have been for years. Since we both pretty much grew up on it, we were both quite excited to have this game on our Gamecube. Our expectations were very high, and we were not disappointed. What I loved about the movie was that it started everything from the very beginning. We have a pretty deep history with Star Wars, and this game was a chance to go back and find out what happened right from the very start. What we learned was that The Emperor's power is great, and that there are many Jedi who are willing to help the Rebellion. It was good seeing that in such an exciting environment. It almost feels like I was watching the movie for the first time, and I loved it.

3. Shadow of the Colossus I've played this game since it came out, and it's a game that I keep coming back to. It's one that I can't get enough of. Each one of the colossi that you fight and defeat is so different from the last, and each one is so beautiful. I think one of the things I like most about this game is that the environment is so well done. There is so much to see and do in the land where the colossi live and fight. Sometimes it's hard to get through it, but that's the beauty of this game.

4. Crash Bandicoot This is one of the first games we played together. Ever since then, I've enjoyed playing it again and again. The music is so catchy, and the game is full of nostalgia for the old days of gaming. There are so many levels to explore, and I can never get enough of them. My favorite has always been level 2, the Ice Cap level.

5. Super Mario Sunshine I've played this game before, but I was too young to really appreciate it. Mario's new venture to the tropics didn't turn out as I expected. Still, the game is fun and really good. The only problem is that you have to get the GameCube controller, which costs $60. I'm not sure I would have played it as much as I did if the controller wasn't so expensive.

6. Pikmin I like the game, but the controls are terrible and the bosses can be a bit hard to defeat. You need to save up your energy at times to be able to finish a level. There is a lot of variety in this game, which is fun.

7. Golden Sun Another game from the GameCube. The only game I've ever been able to beat was golden sun, and the other two have not really been able to keep up with my level. This is a great game, with a good story, well designed levels, and some really cool items.

8. Xenogears After playing through Golden Sun, I was really craving for more RPGs. Xenogears filled the void and really pleased me. This game really takes you on an amazing journey, which is one of the reasons why it has remained my favorite RPG.

9. Chrono Trigger Probably the most well-known RPG ever made. It tells the story of a boy who wishes to save his world from being destroyed. It starts out fairly simple, but then gets really tough. At the end, you are left with a nice ending. I never get tired of playing this game. I'd give it a 10/10.

10. Xenosaga I was really excited to play this game and see what all the hype was about. After playing through the game a few times, I realized I wasn't really into it. It was okay, but a letdown. I'll give it a 4/10.

I don't really know what else to say other than I really like Mario, Zelda, RPGs, and Action RPGs. They really get me. If I remember right, I played Golden Sun for about a year before I had a real chance to play Chrono Trigger. Chrono Trigger was way too easy. It was way too similar to Golden Sun. I was actually planning on playing Golden Sun 2, but I never got to play it. If you ever play it, try not to just rush through the game. Take your time and enjoy it.

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A plate of raw potatoes is one of the few things I can get myself to eat without complaining about it afterwards.

Im not a huge fan of potatoes. Most of them seem too oily or starchy for my tastes, or too bland or mealy. I can sometimes tolerate the creamy mashed version in a bowl but rarely eat them out of a jacket potato. And most of the boiled or roast varieties Ive tried are pretty dire. I dont mind a couple of chips at a bar though nothing like it for making you eat something and I wouldnt mind a bag of chips at home either, to give myself the opportunity to say yuck! about the potato itself and go through the motions without feeling like a complete glutton.

Until I moved into an open plan kitchen, I didnt really eat dinner with my husband Id take my food upstairs to the living room. Im not a very social person but I still needed to share some of the stuff Id made with him.

We moved into a house with an open plan kitchen and a dining room. Wed be making our dinner together or I would be making it, having moved the main activity into the kitchen (even though I cant cook that well yet). The downside of having a dining room is that I have to wait until were both finished eating before I can eat any of it.

I also realised that I was spending most of my non-eating time (and money!) in the kitchen, preparing meals for us to eat. Im not great at meal planning or really preparing a meal at the end of a long day so we often had a ready made meal in the fridge when we got home from work. It made things easier.

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Nonstop arguments 24/7 is a feature, not a bug.

The Internet makes us all a little nuts. We complain incessantly, we whine a lot, and we spend most of our time debating one thing or anotherand almost always its politics, which is like beating a mop around in a mop bucket. But the very nature of the Internet is to take political squabbles and spread them around the globe and beyond. Were doing this by virtue of a tool, by itself, that seems to encourage it. Whats up with that?

The world is filled with crazy people.

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I once had a centipede in my spaghetti.

If I had thought twice about that, I might have avoided the situation. If I had thought at all, I might have been wary of the possibilities that centipedes might bring with them.

But I didnt think. I didnt imagine the worst. I assumed it wouldnt be that bad. And my friend, who shared the same food, assured me it would be fine.

But here we are.

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Do not let Pac-Man survive without scrutiny.

The carnivore genre, a sub-sub-genre of a sub-genre of a sub-genre of a gaming sub-genre, has recently become one of the most common genres used in videogames. So many are the carnivore games (such as the above-mentioned Pac-Man, or the carnivore series The World Ends With You or The Binding of Isaac), and most are so indistinguishable from each other, it can be a little bit difficult to remember they are different games. And when they are so similar to each other, how can we know that there is anything unique about them, anything to be a fan of? Do they even have anything in common? These games are all very similar and often have similar endings, and I was wondering whether it might be fun to look at them all together. I decided to do that, and find out exactly what they have in common. But first, a little bit of background.

The carnivore genre started out on the Game Boy, where it became the staple diet of handhelds for the last decade. One of the most common carnivores on the Game Boy was Pac-Man, which originally appeared on arcade game systems in the 1980s, but was eventually ported to all the systems of the 8-bit generation. Pac-Man was a great example of how to design a game, particularly because it became an instant classic that many gamers still love to play.

Later, as it made its way to other systems, Pac-Man found itself on the Amiga, and on the PC. In this decade, it was also ported to some smartphones and tablets. Then, in the 2010s, it spread to Nintendo, where its become one of the most common arcade games. Since then, it has spread to other gaming platforms as well. What all these carnivores have in common is that they all have a carnivore character called Pac-Man, who eats everything on his way through the game.

Pac-Mans design is pretty much perfect. Its shape is perfect, and the colors are exactly what they should be. To find a flaw in the design of Pac-Man is almost impossible. I could see some people having some difficulty with the design of the maze though. Perhaps its not enough of a challenge to prevent them from getting bored, or perhaps its a little too simple to keep things interesting, or perhaps it could have been better. For example, why was the game in black and white in the first two games? Why did they decide to go with all three colors in all the rest of them? That was a strange decision, but it makes things look so much better now.

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All Hail the Ticket Oak.

I cannot stress enough how dangerous Pac-Man is to society. In all things, hes a menace. The thing that makes him dangerous is that hes perfectly balanced between the good guy and the bad guy. He makes no distinction between right and wrong. He is a sociopathic killer who lives in a world of pure, unfiltered hedonism. You could watch Pac-Man every night and hed get his rewardsex with a prostitute or a bowl of chips and salsa, a beer, or another round of drinks. Whatever you choose to give him, hell always take it.

Pac-Man is the worlds perfect psychopath. And yet he is also its greatest hero. Thats why hes one of the most beloved video game characters of all time. Every Pac-Man game is a morality play about the evils of hedonism. Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures plays with the 'moral' question that is at the heart of so many classic works of literature: Is there a moral law higher than human pleasure?

The answer is that there is. Pac-Man represents hedonism in action. Whats so brilliant about the game is that Pac-Man is a monster of self-restraint. As soon as he has a chance to get his hands on a snack or beer, he goes off on his own and starts stuffing his face.

Pac-Man is the reason why you have to play with a partner. Without someone to play with, he will get into trouble. As the game goes on, youll find that you have to keep an eye on him to prevent him from turning into a drunk asshole.

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All Hail the Ticket Oak.
All Hail the Ticket Oak.