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My point is clearly that it's easiest to get your pet to take a pill by putting the fear of debilitating disease into their head.

Because it was totally that.

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In my head he was giving the Gettysburg Address as Mr. Furley.

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Last time I had to give my dog a pill, I sat him down, and in a firm, yet careful tone, told him

"You have diabetes. We should have seen the signs. All of those treats over the years weren't a good idea, and you've become sluggish. If only we had caught it sooner, we wouldn't have to have this talk. But as it stands now, they may have to take the foot. All we can do is move on with our lives and cope with this, taking it one day at a time. This pill is the first in a long, yet necessary line of medication that will at least ease your quality of life. It won't be easy, but we'll make it through this together."

And then I fed him the peanut butter sandwich, and as he swallowed the last bit, I broke it to him.

"I lied. You don't have diabetes. Geez are you stupid. Durrhurr."

And I went back inside.

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Fox
Falco
Wolf

o wate u sed 3 caricturs lololololol

I bet nobody has made this joke yet.

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The Real Truth posted...

You just compared a phone you see everywhere in the world to a video game system.

...Wouldn't that mean it has even MORE "common idiot" exposure and people would be even more likely to mix it up, because it has a wider install base?

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I'd like to think that the typical parent is going to look at something with a "U" added to the title as something different, same as something with a "360" or a "2" added to the title. I mean, just by virtue of the name being different at all should, you know, mean SOMETHING.

Or, they're going to do what most parents do when their kids ask for something:

Go to the store.
"I'd like the new Nintendo."

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You know, that's a good point.

Nobody said anything about Xbox -> Xbox 360
Or Playstation -> Playstation 2 -> Playstation 3

Because to the "dumb" public, it's just "Xbox" and "Playstation."

I don't see why Wii -> Wii U would cause any more confusion.

Are people somehow more likely to mess up because it's a letter instead of a number or something.

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Maybe he's just an idiot. He keeps calling it "the new game console from Nintendo" every other time.

Either way, still a dumb name.

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WazzupGenius00 posted...

Rad Link 5 posted...

Far be it for me to step up to the plate for Jimmy Fallon, but are you sure he wasn't pulling a Letterman where he deadpan pretends to be dumb and out of touch with technology and pop culture for laughs? And it bombed because his audience didn't know better in this case?

1000% positive that is not what happened

I dunno, I'm watching it now. He literally plays dumb when he's like "It's even got a remote... Thing up here. So you can use it on your TV, right?" like, thirty seconds into the segment.

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Lay a t-shirt on top of it.

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Meow1000 posted...

Lol people piling on a physically handicapped guy who doesn't hold things the way they do

Whatever makes you feel better about yourselves, I guess!

To be fair, you were the one saying it was impossible and trying to hold it with your right hand on the middle when several pictures had been posted. >_>

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Holy crap shine you were right about the short bus

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Did somebody call me

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GuessMyUserName posted...

From: OmarsComin | Posted: 6/15/2012 5:49:26 PM | #037

let's consider another possibility for a moment

man has been raping girl since she was 12, cops find out, he bribes them

she goes to jail

honestly this whole story would make a lot more sense to me this way

.... how does this make more sense

She has boobs.

Don't you get it.

Boobs can't commit crimes. They're always victims.

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...And after going to the link and seeing the pictures she'd been posting online, I now actually think it's more likely that a 12-16 year old would trick a senile old man than it is an 81-85 year old could successfully rape anybody.

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OmarsComin posted...

let's consider another possibility for a moment

man has been raping girl since she was 12, cops find out, he bribes them

she goes to jail

honestly this whole story would make a lot more sense to me this way

An 81-85 year old raping a 12-16 year old doesn't actually seem to make more sense than a 12-16 year old raping an 81-85 year old, if you think about it, though.

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That outcome.

Stern.

Stern but fair.

And by that I mean both games.

Including the won I won.

Which was most fair.

And least stern.

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Lebron will never be acknowledged as being clutch by the hating public. They'll just ignore it until he slips up once and then "LOL SEE I TOLD YOU LECHOKE"

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pjbasis posted...

It's a huge deal when the rules of the game aren't 100 percent enforced, especially in critical moments.

Times like this is I'm reminded of a reason I don't get into sports.

And this is what I'm talking about.

"I'm so glad I don't get into sports because I totally didn't just watch an absolutely fantastic game, nope. That no call ruined every sport ever."

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tcaz2 posted...

From: Meow1000 | #002

3DS DLC yessss


I am becoming more and more glad that I have not bought a game in over two years

"Oh god not extra optional content for a good game"?

...Huh?

I'm gonna tell you something a wise man once told me:

"It's Meow."

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Fantastic game.

Really sad nobody's gonna talk about anything but that no call, though.

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You're the Ace of Games in my book, SHINE. And that's what matters.

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20three posted...

And yet Nintendo copies and rehashes its old games 100's of times...

I'm pretty sure they're called sequels.

Which, yes, will seem like copies and rehashes.

Because they're the same series.

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So, wait.

There's the first game.

And then there's the second game that has the first + more?

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I choose disclosed thank you.

You never said we couldn't!

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Gogogo.

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Eh, go GoT.

I respect your judgment, even if I challenge your being endlessly.

I wouldn't be SEP if I didn't..

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Do it. Do it.

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8
10
10

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Do it.

But first, go attack Jacqueline.

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Do it. Do it.

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Commodore: QB Eagles (Tecmo Bowl)
I haaaate you when I oppose you. But when we're on the same team, it's oh so good.

Koala: J.R. Flurry (Ready 2 Rumble)
Because sometimes I forget you exist. But then when I remember you do, it's so incredibly gooooood (now).

OlDirtyNumbers: Junpei (999)
I admit I don't know who you are. I probably should. First thing your username made me think of.

Jeff Zero: Jack Levin (F-Zero)
Jack (F)Zero. Close enough for me! Consider this an honor because F-Zero is the best.

Mega Mana: Spot (Cool Spot)
Because anybody that remembers Dinoshark is the best ever.

Weaku: Xiahou Dun (Dynasty Warriors)
You got me to play this again. And I f***ing love it. And I f***ing love this guy. It fits.

beavis: Jann Lee (Dead or Alive)
6666666 feels like KKKKKKK. Which is all I do with Jann Lee.

Cyclo: YoYo (Jet Set Radio)
Nice try. But you appeal to my love of fantastic games, much like YoYo appeals to my love of 70s eyewear.

Semi: Shingo Yabuki (King of Fighters)
Do I really need a reason? Shingo Kiiiick!

Ryoko: Zelos Wilder (Tales of Symphonia)
Because if there's anybody I'd want doin' all the chicks, it's you.
Heheheh get it

RayDyn: Edward Richtofen (Call of Duty: Nazi Zombies)
Because I keep seeing Raygun in your name. And yes, I like your glowing green balls.

Anri: Ellis (Left 4 Dead)
There was this one time, where Anri was awesome, and... Oh, wait. That was all the time.

Chrono: Cronos (Bloody Roar)
Can you turn into a penguin? Quick, turn into a penguin. Yes, this counts as an explanation.

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Let's see how long this lasts.

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Soul Calibur

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SmartMuffin posted...

Too bad she admitted it.

...No she didn't?

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Do it. Do it.

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Disagree with Smuffin

Get called an elitist

Fantastic.

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Ayuyu posted...

I really don't understand the complaint about that scene, at least it's realistic.

I mean if a bunch of men with evil intentions were on an island and stumbled on an attractive woman there's pretty much 100% chance it would happen.

No it's not, duh. Or it's atleast just as likely that they'd all be totally gay and want a dude instead.[/yoshifan]

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...Did you seriously just use Mario to describe a game that matches gameplay with character development.

Oh god, this is all a prank, isn't it.

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To be fair, I think I'd prefer an anti-feminist circle jerk topic over whatever the hell yoshifan is doing.

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yoshifan823 posted...

They should strive to be better by making the gameplay compatible with the story that they're trying to tell. This particular game is not gonna do that, like pretty much all other games that are coming out/have come out, and no one seems particularly willing or wanting to change that. Games right now at least sometimes have characters that match the gameplay, or don't have character at all, so they don't have that dissonance.

So you're saying a character either has to be a personality-less badass to match gameplay

Or have the gameplay be boring as f*** to match any character building.

Now I see why Kanz made clear not to be lumped in with your argument.

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yoshifan823 posted...

It might, if this was a movie we were talking about. But in a video game, when you put the character in the hands of a player, they turn into a highly capable killing machine almost immediately. That will, odds are, in the moment right after that attempted rape, when Lara shoots a guy for the first time. And from then on, she turns into Female Nathan Drake, cracking wise and blowing guys up.

So, let me get this straight.

After saying video games should strive to be better

You're now saying that video games should never give characters personality that may make them vulnerable because they become "highly capable killing machines" in the hands of the player.

You just got done saying video games should have higher expectations

And then say "No, she shouldn't be vulnerable because this isn't a movie."


'Sup, Kanz. You seem to be the only one being logical right now of the two.

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HeroDelTiempo17 posted...

just to be clear
you guys are talking about the trailer that opens with Lara hanging in bondage upside down
and then she swings around to catch herself on fire
and then she falls like 20 feet
and lands on a big spike
and has to pull it out of her side as she screams

right?

Because come on, that is an absolutely ridiculous scene.

But that's only one part.

And, honestly, pulling a spike out of your side is badass, for those complaining she's not.

I mean, Walking Dead. Darryl falls on his own arrow and has to rip it out of his side. Did people go "OH GOD TORTURE PORN THIS IS RIDICULOUS."

No. They went "Badass."

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Yoshi, why haven't you replied to my post yet.

Because the comment I posted, which is her first actual one about the character, pretty much outright says "I prefer her as boobs with guns."

Is it because you have no point and are just trying to be a feminist hack right now?

Probably.

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KanzarisKelshen posted...

Neither do I, ExTha, but I DO feel that rape is a subject that should be left untouched...by hacks. Crystal Dynamics is made up of hack writers until proven otherwise, because their track record isn't good there.

...But the attempted rape is in the trailer already. There's not really much left to prove, because unless the following cutscene is her crying for five hours... It's perfectly harmless.

Then again, you're calling the trailer "torture porn," so I really don't know if we're watching the same thing. >_>

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yoshifan823 posted...

Yes, "Lara may NOT have been the greatest female icon for women characters in gaming (Because that belongs to The Boss). But she was one of the first female badasses that can shoot bears and TRexes." is the exact same as "women really don't mind being glorified sex objects and trophies."

She wasn't the best character, but at least she was a proactive, confident woman who could deal with her own ****.

Nice cherry picking there. But let me pick, you know, the first thing she actually says about the character.

"So lets see...let's remove Lara from being fully badass to weak 'Whedon-flavored female hero' bull because you know...that's exactly what I want to see in Lara. Not a confident badass fully aware of her sexuality. Nope, can't have that, might scare the boys are TARGET DEMO."

Lara wasn't a "confident badass aware of her sexuality." She was a mostly personality-less sex object and exactly the thing they hate being glorified. But suddenly now she was a badass fully aware of her sexuality? What, because she shows weakness instead of "BLAM BLAM BLAM BLAM I KILLED ALL OF YOU NO SWEAT LOLOL."

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yoshifan823 posted...

Where did any of this happen? Maybe number 2, maybe number 3, but the people "learning" that are dumb to begin with.

The main chick leaving the comments is talking about how Lara went from a "strong woman in touch with her sexuality" and that it had to be changed because it... Scared men?

Lara was flat out a sex object.

So something doesn't click, here.

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But let me shoot back with this: have you seen the trailer from E3? There's a reason people are calling the new TR basically torture porn. If not, I invite you to watch it once, then replay it with eyes closed. It's a very amusing thing.


Yeah, and people are completely overblowing it if they're calling it "torture porn."

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Kanz, just stop. The "give me ten examples" is the worst and most lazy type of arguing ever.

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