"state something completely random time!"

[NeoVamp]

What causes it btw? too many secret complaints from an under-snowed forum member who felt threatened by my posts?

[MrMatthews]

I asked Joe about it when it first started happening to me and he was pretty befuddled. And my record is whistle-clean, so far as I know.

So, in lieu of a proper answer, I'm just going to go with "because of black magic." Zoltor is in his basement sticking needles in a Sega-16 doll.

[The Jackal]

Cave, you mean cave.

[Iron Lizard]

Cave, you mean cave.

No he meant rock, as in under.

[VinnyT]

http://s11.lucyphotos.com/images/orig/m/y/myhfrsx87vpxpvx.jpg

[The Jackal]

I take it back!

[sheath]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/397157_3171233163903_1357720795_33330086_145916203 4_n.jpg

[Iron Lizard]

http://s11.lucyphotos.com/images/orig/m/y/myhfrsx87vpxpvx.jpg

Do you watch Black Books ? He is in it.

[Jesse813]

I've seen black books a few times. seems good from the few episodes I've seen

[VinnyT]

Do you watch Black Books ? He is in it.

I marathoned it and loved it, hence the picture :p

[Jesse813]

I take it back! http://imageshack.us/clip/my-videos/9/ztcm.mp4/


Don't worry Jackal some day eventually you'll have skills it could just take a while :p

[Jesse813]

http://pull.imgfave.netdna-cdn.com/image_cache/1328271012851927.jpg

[sheath]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh7OzNIIjpo&feature=related

[villahed94]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/397157_3171233163903_1357720795_33330086_145916203 4_n.jpg


Now this was a cool pic...

[Jesse813]

http://adland.tv/files/imagecache/postimage/gallery_enlarged-0811_layla_kayleigh_peta_00.jpg

[Iron Lizard]

I marathoned it and loved it, hence the picture :p

Its one of my favorites. I just can't seem to get any of my friends to come over and watch it with me. :(

[The Jackal]

If you like Black Books, you should check out Spaced with Simon Pegg.

[Iron Lizard]

Yeah I just read about that.It sounds good. It will be next on my list.

[Jesse813]

http://www.dailyllama.com/news/2004/images/golden_honey_spam_large.jpg

[old man]

Three guests check into a hotel room. The clerk says the bill is $30, so each guest pays $10. Later the clerk realizes the bill should only be $25. To rectify this, he gives the bellhop $5 to return to the guests. On the way to the room, the bellhop realizes that he cannot divide the money equally. As the guests didn't know the total of the revised bill, the bellhop decides to just give each guest $1 and keep $2 for himself.

Now that each of the guests has been given $1 back, each has paid $9, bringing the total paid to $27. The bellhop has $2. If the guests originally handed over $30, what happened to the remaining $1?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_dollar_riddle

[MrMatthews]

I'm gonna tell you where you can stick that bullshit math problem, so listen carefully...

[VinnyT]

If you like Black Books, you should check out Spaced with Simon Pegg.

That was first, then jumped to Black Books.

http://i.imgur.com/Shk9Y.jpg

[FlackoWeasel]

Just finished Rayman Origins and its damn fun game.

[Jesse813]

http://www.dotawallpaper.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Rogue_Knight.jpg

[NeoVamp]

It's Mum-Ra the ever living!!! >_<

[Jesse813]

http://i678.photobucket.com/albums/vv143/MayhemMonsterMaker/zom21.jpg

[Iron Lizard]

http://failblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/crazy-parenting-fails-parenting-fails-kids-really-do-say-the-darndest-things.jpg

[Jesse813]

http://worldsairforce.webs.com/Russian%20Aircraft/70607015436644.jpg

[Iron Lizard]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApIlK9-5uFk&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL188DCE00694C9B3F

[eddiespruce]

My 3000th post!

I still can't believe that I only had 11 posts back in July, now 3000. I post quite a bit.

[QuickSciFi]

You know, I think that R2 unit we bought may have been stolen.

[sheath]

I'm experimenting on my 4yr old while indoctrinating him into the ways of 8-bit gaming. He can only play After Burner, Outrun and Space Harrier on the Master System and Wizards & Warriors and Super Mario Bros. on the NES. I am going to loosely catalog how much time he plays each and which ones he gets good at first.

[MrMatthews]

I'm experimenting on my 4yr old while indoctrinating him into the ways of 8-bit gaming. He can only play After Burner, Outrun and Space Harrier on the Master System and Wizards & Warriors and Super Mario Bros. on the NES. I am going to loosely catalog how much time he plays each and which ones he gets good at first.

I've attempted to do that with my son. Of course, now that he's a little older, he's experiencing other systems at friends' houses and that's mucking up the results. The results speak for themselves, though: out of all the games I've given him, he definitely plays Mario the most (Mario World, Mario Land 2, and Mario Brox DX).


My 3000th post!

I still can't believe that I only had 11 posts back in July, now 3000. I post quite a bit.

And by some miracle you didn't have to use Villahed's method of flooding the "random" threads with inane and utterly useless posts to do it. Good job.

[sheath]

We are somewhat isolated from society by virtue of home schooling and my own natural anti-social attitude. He sees Ithingies all the time and loves to screw around with apps, but I don't give him that choice at home.

Today he played Afterburner for 14 minutes and Space Harrier for 4 minutes and then didn't want to play anything else. I hope he stays that way, 20 minutes of gaming here and there is about all I'd let him play anyway.

[16-bit]

I had time to mod my AV famicom to work with my NES Zapper! Yay!

[The Jackal]

Just ate a cheeseburger.

[eddiespruce]

Just ate a cheeseburger.

Did you eat it at "Merv's Burger Joint"?

[The Jackal]

Did you eat it at "Merv's Burger Joint"?Maybe...

[Jesse813]

http://www.lolcats.com/images/u/07/29/lolcatsdotcom85awbulnqydd08rh.jpg

[sheath]

http://media-cdn.pinterest.com/upload/278801033151760929_NZmIGWMO_c.jpg

[Iron Lizard]

http://failblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/party-fails-after-cupcakes-make-up-for-the-trauma-right.jpg

[Jesse813]

http://www.halolz.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/halolz-dot-com-kirby-yoshi-infinite.jpg

[The Jackal]

Bethesda, why are your games so glitched? Why don't you bother with Q+A?

[Iron Lizard]

What I do for money. I'm sitting here cleaning 80's My Little Ponies while Black Sabbath's Into the Void is blaring getting them ready for Ebay. It must be an odd image to see a 30 year old guy taking so much interest in these damn things.

[old man]

That darn whippersnapper baloo. He closed the old people hate thread before I even got a chance to post in it.

[Jesse813]

http://edge.ebaumsworld.com/picture/stefanhelton/OldPeople.png

[MrMatthews]

That darn whippersnapper baloo. He closed the old people hate thread before I even got a chance to post in it.

The only appropriate response is a "I Hate Young People" thread.

[sheath]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/402636_10151263085750529_626975528_22735051_203515 5585_n.jpg

[The Jackal]

http://tinyurl.com/7sxdyah

[sheath]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/420945_2883711044995_1026674220_32222919_714270450 _n.jpg

[Jesse813]

http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/02VVaSTgZP2Hy/340x.jpg

[The Jackal]

Ugh, Yogi Bear on the Mega Drive. I.hate.that.game.

[Jesse813]

http://www.motifake.com/image/demotivational-poster/1104/infallible-nerd-humor-demotivational-posters-1303795535.jpg

[old man]

The only appropriate response is a "I Hate Young People" thread.

Darn newfangled .... "PEOPLE!"

[Jesse813]

http://images.cheezburger.com/completestore/2011/5/27/09b3804c-b5c6-4143-a31d-9d4e51101ad5.jpg

[Iron Lizard]

I had this as wallpaper in bedroom when I was a little kid in California. It was huge and neat.

http://www.smoskowitz.com/ProdImages/Aquarium.jpg

[Jesse813]

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y234/vangoghflyingcow/beaniebaby2.jpg

[sheath]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIt0KdpHOZ0&amp;feature=related

[Jesse813]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hiARZ1CppA

[sheath]

http://img2.etsystatic.com/il_570xN.120334750.jpg

[16-bit]

MyefV4HKR5E

[Jesse813]

http://www.walyou.com/img/custom-paint-gaming-consoles-mods-3.JPG

[eddiespruce]

http://img2.etsystatic.com/il_570xN.120334750.jpg

While my sideburns aren't as thick as his, they are in a similar shape:

http://i1238.photobucket.com/albums/ff492/eddiespruce/IMG_3618aa.jpg

And I think this will be my new avatar.:)

[sheath]

^ Awesome!

[QuickSciFi]

Yes! It should be your new avatar.

[MrMatthews]

I love reading the instruction manuals for video games from the 90's. Enjoy this totally tubular passage from Skate or Die: Bad 'N Rad:


The twisted town of Vileville (located just to the left of California in the newly founded State of Confusion) is in utter shock and disbelief on this dark and dreary morning. The event that's rocked these Way-Out West Coasters isn't a richter wrecking Shake 'N Bake quake or a blowout jam by the world's loudest Heavy Metal Rap Band. No Sir! This mental mash has been caused by the dastardly kidnapping of Miss Aerial - the town's Roller Queen and the daughter of Great Ben, the last of the legendary Bad 'N Rad Skateboard Masters.

The newly-founded "State of Confusion?!?!" The world's loudest "Heavy Metal Rap Band?!?!" I think I'm about to slip into a gnarly coma on account of a totally righteous 90's jargon overload!!!

[VinnyT]

So glad they FINALLY put The Simpsons Arcade Game on consoles.

On the PS3.

Which I don't own.

[QuickSciFi]

That's awesome!

This is probably the only other game my girlfriend will play with me. I don't own a PS3 either, so here's another reason to get it.

[Jesse813]

if I had a PS3 I'd download that game to play

[old man]

Can't you get it on MAME?

[Jesse813]

http://c810354.r54.cf2.rackcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/canonical-unison-attack-microsoft-exchange.jpg

[sheath]

You all know that the Simpsons is on XBLA also right? Also, this version is way better than what MAME has to offer, they put a good effort into it and the shared credits thing really gives the gameplay the best framework for how the game was intended to be played.

[sheath]

http://www.theonion.com/articles/report-increasing-number-of-educators-found-to-be,2732/

WASHINGTON—A shocking report released by the U.S. Department of Education this week revealed that a growing number of the nation's educators struggle on a daily basis with some form of teaching disability.

The study, which surveyed 2,500 elementary and high school level instructors across the country, found that nearly one out of every five exhibited behaviors typically associated with a teaching impairment. Among them: trouble paying attention in school, lack of interest or motivation during class, and severe emotional issues.

"For teaching-disabled and at-risk educators, just coming to school every day is a challenge," said Dr. Robert Hughes, a behavioral psychologist and lead author of the study. "Even simple tasks, like remaining alert and engaged during lessons, can be a struggle. Unfortunately, unless we take immediate action, these under-performers will only continue to fall further behind."

"Our teachers are in trouble," Hughes continued. "Some can't even teach at a basic sixth-grade level."

As noted in the report, hundreds of schools have already begun setting up special classrooms in which the teaching- disabled can receive the extra attention they require, teach at their own unique pace, and be paired up with patient students who can help to keep them on track.

According to school administrators, new programs like these encourage marginalized and disenfranchised teachers by rewarding them for showing up to school prepared and taking an active part in classroom discussions. Many also have counselors on hand to intervene when an instructor grows frustrated or throws a tantrum and storms out of the room.

Newsroom
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Graduation Speech Suggests Valedictorian Is Pregnant

In the new "Teachers First!" program at Wesley Academy in Chicago, educators who were once labeled "lost causes" and left to flounder in the system for years on end are now diagnosed with specific teaching disorders, given extra time to grade difficult assignments, and, in the case of particularly troubled teachers, moved back a grade.

"We're much more sensitive now to the factors that influence their behavior: abusive home lives, drug and alcohol problems, or often, the fact that they never should have been put in regular classrooms to begin with," Wesley principal Donald Zicree said. "A lot of these poor men and women have been told they can't teach for so long that many start to believe it after a while."

"Rather than punishing our teachers or kicking them out, we give them a gold star every time they do something right," Zicree continued. "If they write the correct answer to a math problem on the board, they get a gold star. If they volunteer to read aloud during English class, they get a gold star. You'd be amazed what a little positive reinforcement can do. Some of our teachers† have even stopped drinking in their cars during lunch."

According to Zicree, school officials aren't the only ones excited by the difference the new programs are making. Many educators have also responded favorably, realizing that they no longer have to act out or create disruptions in order to get the attention they so desperately crave.

For a few, like Michael Sturges, a 10th-grade history teacher at Wagar High School in Council Grove, KS, being put in a special classroom has reawakened a love for teaching he hasn't felt in years.

"Now that I know I have a teaching disability I don't beat myself up so much when I have a bad day or can't grasp the material we're working with," said Sturges, 38, who has pinned a number of perfectly graded assignments up on his wall. "I used to think teaching and stuff was pretty lame, but now—I dunno—I guess it's all right. If anything, being in school now might help me to get a decent job when I'm older."

Added Sturges, "You know, something that pays more than $24,000 a year."

[old man]

Some teachers just can't be taught though. I know I tried. :lol:

rep+1

[sheath]

Some teachers just can't be taught though. I know I tried. :lol:

rep+1

Yay! a gold star! What did I do!?

[Jesse813]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Z0trulkAjX0/TfpN2ZivfrI/AAAAAAAAACo/bETiLmscaaE/s1600/The-Legend-of-Zelda-Ocarina-of-TIme.jpg

[QuickSciFi]

Yeah, I just researched that. The Simpson's game is also on the 360. I'll tell you what. I'll buy whichever of the two systems allows me to play it as a downloadable title. I hate downloadable media as it is, but FUCK streamable media.

[sheath]

As far as I can tell all XBLA games save to the hard drive and can be copied to a flash stick. I haven't tested to see which ones, if any, won't let you play if you aren't logged into Live.

[QuickSciFi]

Do you need to go online after that, ever? I'd hate to have to be logged-on just to be able to play the games.
I'd probably be getting both systems in the future anyways.

[sheath]

That is what I don't know. I know that some Live games require you to be connected to Live, but I don't know of any XBLA games off hand. My 360 is always connected to the Internet, so as long as Microsoft doesn't disable Live for the 360 like they did the other year for the original Xbox games, it doesn't matter. I think the 360 is likely to stick around in some form for the indefinite future, as Microsoft is going to milk it as a media player set-top box even after the successor console is released.

[Jesse813]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XdP6Lp2ceqY/S0LJG0hWNTI/AAAAAAAAGE4/Cl-n4AdjBxc/s400/mightymuggfinal1.jpg

[16-bit]

I finally arrived in Hawaii last night, it is gorgeous out here. I should post a picture from the house I'm staying at of the ocean n' stuff. I am not to sure I'll ever want to leave here D:

[sheath]

My highschool Japanese teacher told me that most of the people in Hawaii speak Japanese. Is that still true?

[eddiespruce]

My highschool Japanese teacher told me that most of the people in Hawaii speak Japanese. Is that still true?

You learned Japanese in High School?

[16-bit]

I haven't met anyone here quite yet, however there was a lot of Japanese writing when I came in from the airport. I'm sure that a lot of people do, there's a lot of Japanese immigrants here from what I heard.

[eddiespruce]

I haven't met anyone here quite yet, however there was a lot of Japanese writing when I came in from the airport. I'm sure that a lot of people do, there's a lot of Japanese immigrants here from what I heard.

While you're there, you should try getting on an episode of "Hawaii Five-O"!:D

[sheath]

You learned Japanese in High School?

I learned Japanese for Busy People 1 and 2 in Highschool, there wasn't any Kanji in it so I was pretty much stuck with the basic speaking ability of a teenage girl.

[Jesse813]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT52HhtJ6kU

[villahed94]

Well, there are a lot of Japanese immigrants in Hawaii. Not only that, but also Asians were the first people to populate those islands several thousand years ago.

[sheath]

Pfft, everybody in the States know that every single last native American came through the land bridge in Alaska. It's scientific fact! ;)

-edit-

Also, this makes me want to throw up and then go on a rampage, or possibly the reverse order.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/402387_10150567184286633_59685491632_9196220_20047 92554_n.jpg

[Jesse813]

http://leetlady.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/tumblr_l9hjdwVUuh1qanb21o1_500.jpg

[eddiespruce]

Pfft, everybody in the States know that every single last native American came through the land bridge in Alaska. It's scientific fact! ;)

-edit-

Also, this makes me want to throw up and then go on a rampage, or possibly the reverse order.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/402387_10150567184286633_59685491632_9196220_20047 92554_n.jpg

I always thought that picture was cool. What's the problem?

[sheath]

Goofy looking art, too many characters from absurdly popular games, and no connection between them whatsoever. Wharf.

[Jesse813]

http://tvmedia.ign.com/tv/image/article/110/1104139/futurama-vs-the-simpsons-20100707103425328.jpg

[eddiespruce]

Goofy looking art, too many characters from absurdly popular games, and no connection between them whatsoever. Wharf.

True. If they were to get rid of all the Nintendo characters, especially Ness(because he's the ugliest game character of all time), and put a few more Sega themed characters, and perhaps some PC Engine characters, and that picture would be gold.

[sheath]

http://www.gamepilgrimage.com/Olderschool.JPG

http://www.gamepilgrimage.com/Oldschool.JPG

http://www.gamepilgrimage.com/sites/default/files/SATvPS12007/SATPS1Banner.JPG

[Jesse813]

http://slurmed.com/wall/168/168_bring-it-on-baby!_1024.jpg

[QuickSciFi]

http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6cf0tyzne1qzy0o3o1_500.jpg

[Jesse813]

http://i.n.com.com/i/ne/p/2006/gort_550x367.jpg

[The Jackal]

http://tinyurl.com/745y94u

[Jesse813]

http://vgclassics.com/images/tg16bonk.jpg

[The Jackal]

http://tinyurl.com/6or8bjt

[sheath]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/424032_10150598434367192_59453552191_8984038_33424 4536_n.jpg

[Jesse813]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vSyk6SJoF1M/Sfq8SVH3DBI/AAAAAAAAClc/ppluJsaCd3U/s400/capitalism-1-1.jpg

[QuickSciFi]

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzaac8HF6m1r3k73wo1_500.jpg

[Jesse813]

http://ref.michigan.org/attachments/G4779/bells.jpg

[QuickSciFi]

http://cdn.gunaxin.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/brown-ale1.jpg

[eddiespruce]

http://i1238.photobucket.com/albums/ff492/eddiespruce/5677010.jpg

[Jesse813]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grP6QeIjVjU

[old man]

http://www.gamepilgrimage.com/Olderschool.JPG


What's is that game at the top, fourth from the left. It looks like a green helicopter and a little dude going into a building in an arctic environment?

[QuickSciFi]

Ah man, he always had Parkinson's. It's just sad. :(

[eddiespruce]

I seen a video of Michael J. Fox playing "Johnny B Goode" recently, only it wasn't from Back to the Future, it was live less than a year ago. He really knows how to play guitar, and you can't even tell he got Parkinson's when he's playing!

[MrMatthews]

You guys should visit Sheath's profile page and tell me if you see what I see...
http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr29/joeproduct/arnett.jpg

[sheath]

I'm not seeing it, that's for sure.


What's is that game at the top, fourth from the left. It looks like a green helicopter and a little dude going into a building in an arctic environment?

That would be Choplifter on the Master System.

[Jesse813]

http://images.wikia.com/nintendo/en/images/9/99/Drmarioinsulin.jpg

[Melf]

Amazed no one posted this yesterday.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/423465_10150560424706958_509311957_9403455_2077517 863_n.jpg

[QuickSciFi]

Maybe because the meme had trouble maintaining grammatical tense ;)

[The Jackal]

Sega 16: now plagued by so many pointless vs threads, that we now have one that pits Quake against Mario 64. And noone questions it. Or minds it. (Except me it seems).

[Iron Lizard]

I just ignore or derail. You also forgot the Ebay threads.

[Jesse813]

http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww295/SuperStratos/foresight.jpg

[The Jackal]

I just ignore or derail. You also forgot the Ebay threads.Yes, those are an equal annoyance.

[old man]

http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu317/CMR256/yes_cheezeburger.jpg

[KnightWarrior]

Just had a Earthquake an hr ago in Vallejo..

I didn't feel it much, I was downstairs in my room, But the people who I live with felt it harder upstairs

[Jesse813]

http://www.fontalicious.com/media/cheeseburger.gif

[QuickSciFi]

http://gza.gameriot.com/content/images/view_348763_1_1242329324.jpg

[Jesse813]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUAYO7Zyydk

[QuickSciFi]

One of these just flew over my house at 10:30 PM:

http://nymag.com/images/2/daily/food/07/05/31_zeppelin_lg.jpg

Does this mean we're actually the Walternate universe?

[eddiespruce]

All depends if Olivia's hair is red.

[QuickSciFi]

I'll have to visit New York. If the statue of Liberty is Green, then we're good.

[Jesse813]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_xSC8PaOPys/TecZXqaCS_I/AAAAAAAAAZ0/RSh2CBMsqZU/s1600/Titanic%2Bat%2BSouthampton%2BDock.jpg

[QuickSciFi]

http://cache.gizmodo.com/assets/images/4/2012/01/b490f5d25fa34e040adb2c9d59efd68f.jpg

[Jesse813]

http://www.hmshood.org.uk/photos/evans/2.jpg

[QuickSciFi]

http://5.kicksonfire.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/bttf-nike-dunk-custom-sneakers.jpg

[QuickSciFi]

Is it me, or does a 33 round mag for a Glock 19 defeat the purpose?

[Jesse813]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3HlbgYQLE0

[Iron Lizard]

LOL. I think that one set the gun people back a few years.

[The Jackal]

Alot of talk of Transformers as of late; is it really good or is it nostalgia?

[Jesse813]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvDyMjWeW2Q

[sheath]

Heh, why the heck did Cliffjumper beat the crap out of Mirage? Did that happen in an episode?

[Jesse813]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kisDnOevbw8

[MrMatthews]

This cat I've been growing is coming along nicely.
http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr29/joeproduct/catinpot.jpg

[Jesse813]

http://images.icanhascheezburger.com/completestore/2008/11/6/128704950865059935.jpg

[sheath]

What the heck is with these goofy job description posters with six pictures about what everybody thinks you do? And where can I get one?

[Jesse813]

http://images.sodahead.com/polls/000022969/polls_funny_job_notice_by_snoopy121.jpg_4345_53238 .jpeg_answer_5_xlarge.jpeg

[QuickSciFi]

http://gamesites.nintendo.com.au/the-legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time-3d/en_AU/images/hyrule_location/gerudo/ganondorf.png

[Jesse813]

http://slurmed.com/fanart/javier/202_bender-gun.gif

[eddiespruce]

^
That must be how the Robot acts when you interrupt him while he's watching Fringe.:p

[The Jackal]

I just watched "House II: The Second Story"; erm, yeah. Loved the first one, chessy good 80s horror/comedy, the second film being more extra cheesy family comedy with a bit of horror on the side. So many strange moments, wacky plot, bizarre ending - I'm telling 'ya, this film is AWESOME! :p

[mick_aka]

I open mouth kissed a horse once.

[sheath]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/p480x480/423383_234610063297442_100002453517392_523462_1405 849258_n.jpg

[MrMatthews]

I just watched "House II: The Second Story"; erm, yeah. Loved the first one, chessy good 80s horror/comedy, the second film being more extra cheesy family comedy with a bit of horror on the side. So many strange moments, wacky plot, bizarre ending - I'm telling 'ya, this film is AWESOME! :p

I actually had a comic book based on House II. Read that before I saw the movie. Both films were pretty stupid, as I recall, but the first one had more redeeming moments.

[old man]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/p480x480/423383_234610063297442_100002453517392_523462_1405 849258_n.jpg

I bet he got that cold changing her flat tire.

[Jesse813]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kw3qisKtH-c

[The Jackal]

I actually had a comic book based on House II. Read that before I saw the movie. Both films were pretty stupid, as I recall, but the first one had more redeeming moments.Didn't know they did a comic book adaption, might be something worth tracking down. You seen the "3rd" film, The House Party, aka "House 3"? Gonna give that a watch in an hour.

[Jesse813]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjMYQyhjiYA

[sheath]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/421614_10150678214595767_724925766_11819053_544703 897_n.jpg

[Jesse813]

http://www.empireonline.com/images/features/complete-english-history-in-movies/monty-python-holy-grail.jpg

[old man]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kw3qisKtH-c

I've been wanting to watch that, but I can't find a copy anywhere.

[Jesse813]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_KsbwxZ1yDQo/TPpzkNPAMtI/AAAAAAAACas/GRpSN8tYZys/s1600/RenStimpyTooth.jpg

[The Jackal]

Now this is strange; just finished watching The Horror Show/House 3 (pretty decent) and I noticed this: http://tinyurl.com/8xafcqlThat newspaper, "The Sun"; it's British. Why the hell is an American cop (that's the character btw if it wasn't obvious) doing reading a newspaper from the UK? How the hell did it end up there? I'm baffled, this series is most bizarre.

[Jesse813]

http://www.lgpcards.com/cards/cardpics/24.jpg

[MrMatthews]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kw3qisKtH-c

Wrong House, Jesse. We're talking about the movie from the 80's starring the lead guy from American Hero and the big bald guy from Night Court.

But I'm glad you posted that video anyway, because it reminds me of something I've been meaning to say for quite some time now.

I really, really, really, really, really, really really don't like Mike. He's fine if he's being a guest character, but as a person (or worse yet, a host/co-host) he's awful. Totally unfunny and very irritating. I wish he would just stick to the title cards and hide behind James' couch until he's needed for another Joker cameo or something.

[TheSonicRetard]

Are you (Mr. Matthews) named after boy meets world?

[MrMatthews]

No, I got it from a Far Side comic, actually.

[TheSonicRetard]

No, I got it from a Far Side comic, actually.

:(

No rep given then, haha

[MrMatthews]

I was also partially inspired by Mr. Lawrence from Spongebob Squarepants, if that makes any difference.

[old man]

Now this is strange; just finished watching The Horror Show/House 3 (pretty decent) and I noticed this: http://tinyurl.com/8xafcqlThat newspaper, "The Sun"; it's British. Why the hell is an American cop (that's the character btw if it wasn't obvious) doing reading a newspaper from the UK? How the hell did it end up there? I'm baffled, this series is most bizarre.

There is an American tabloid called "The Sun" also. It mostly has stuff about UFO abductions, end of world predictions and mutant vampire babies.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_%28supermarket_tabloid%29

http://weeklyworldnews.com/the-sun/

[The Jackal]

Yeah, I know of that one, done a quick search before I posted - the newspaper he's reading is clearly the UK one; notice the logo and layout a mile away. Just find it a little odd it would turn up in an American film, set in America.

[Jesse813]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2jtu3hDhMU

[The Jackal]

House IV, wow, what a load of shit. Same guy from the first one is in it, same name, but that's as far as the two films connect to each other; it's a sequel in name only. Lamest piece of shit I've ever seen; I remember watching it in '93 and being scared shitless of the singing Pizza, now I was just cringing at just how pathetic it was.

[Jesse813]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTC_BA3FVik&feature=g-vrec&context=G2d26997RVAAAAAAAABQ

[The Jackal]

The said "pizza singing" scene, lame as it is, it's the "best" bit of an 1hr and a half of crap: CDZoPxi7r64

[Jesse813]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-lQWmeGL-Y

[QuickSciFi]

Jackal. The things I learn about you.

http://i803.photobucket.com/albums/yy311/rcrobinson85/oh_you.jpg

[Jesse813]

http://images.free-extras.com/pics/p/peter_griffin_football-1109.jpg

[QuickSciFi]

http://mellifluent.info/rossangeles/files/2010/06/Zapp-Brannigan-futurama-3153956-1024-768.jpg

[sheath]

http://media-cdn.pinterest.com/upload/196962183672761854_XYtA8as4_f.jpg

[Jesse813]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK2Lx_gSr5k

[QuickSciFi]

http://www.rense.com/1.imagesD/fromnegLRG.jpg

[MrMatthews]

OMG it's a... uh, what's that supposed to be ?

[QuickSciFi]

Isn't it obvious? It's real evidence batman did exist.

[MrMatthews]

Oh shit, I just got goosebumps...

[sheath]

Batman Rules.

[Jesse813]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pXDZwFV1mZw/Tf9xkKk8xII/AAAAAAAAAA0/UPGNSIb9Sg8/s1600/280x390xBatman_Accent_1.jpg.pagespeed.ic.ykp0TR9J9 d.jpg

[QuickSciFi]

I hope Bane has some sort of super power in this next installment. Otherwise, I call for a reboot.

[MrMatthews]

But Bane never had any superpowers, other than super human strength and intelligence.

[Jesse813]

http://images.cheezburger.com/completestore/2011/8/13/6d13619e-2e89-4b05-9c0d-f331a60f2fd5.jpg

[QuickSciFi]

But Bane never had any superpowers, other than super human strength and intelligence.

That's what I was referring to. The comics state he has no superpowers, but at the peak of the human condition. The intelligence factor is very important, but I'm looking for something fantastic like the venom giving him actual super human strength.

[sheath]

That's what I was referring to. The comics state he has no superpowers, but at the peak of the human condition. The intelligence factor is very important, but I'm looking for something fantastic like the venom giving him actual super human strength.

I'm looking for something more akin to the Dark Knight Falls (Knightfall) storyline. Bane should realize he can't beat Batman one on one, and use his vices against him. Batman should get no rest for at least a week, and then Bane should show up in the Batcave. I am at least expecting something similar to this, and will be disappointed if they don't come up with something better.

[MrMatthews]

Hmm... I only read about him in the Knightfall series... He didn't have superhuman strength? You want him to pick up cars and stuff?

[QuickSciFi]

Honestly, I'm calling-out on Bane because he's apparently our last chance at a super villain in this trilogy. The movies thus far have been beyond outstanding, but the utter lack of SciFi/Fantasy has left me with a dry mouth. In truth, the movies are more akin to James bond with a costume than a DC comic live action series.

[MrMatthews]

Well, Batman isn't about fantasy, though. Villains are weird and unrealistic, but at least in a way that can be justified. Batman's appeal, for me at least, is that he's an ordinary man with extraordinary resources. The villains are the same way.

[sheath]

The Bond film comparison makes sense. I just enjoy that, especially in Dark Knight, they showed off the Ubermensch basis of characters like Batman and basically any other hero character. I thought there was plenty of spectacle in that movie, and I had to suspend plenty of disbelief in the process. All of the destruction Batman caused all by himself just chasing the Joker in the motorcycle scene would certainly have killed somebody for example.

Basically, for me, the idea that two people could be smart enough to completely topple a city with a population greater than any world city I have heard of made the storyline way more fantastic than any super powered boxing match would ever be.

That said, I am very much looking forward to The Avengers this year.

[QuickSciFi]

@MrMatthews: There are some super villains, though. There's Man-Bat, Killer Croc, Ra's al Ghul (whose fantastic elements are way underplayed in the films). I know what you're saying, though. Personally, I see batman as an extremely intelligent individual in the "peak of the human condition" with the means to make a difference. Kind of like DC's own Tony Stark (or vice versa, since Iron Man came way afterwards). However, even though he has no super powers, he does have super gadgets, and makes him Super in a sense.

@Sheath: I'm also very much looking forward to Avengers. I can't believe it's coming out this year.

[MrMatthews]

Spider-Man has the best supervillains in comic-dom, if you ask me, even if they were all pretty much variations on the Jekyll & Hyde concept.

[QuickSciFi]

I agree.

[MrMatthews]

Let me back up a bit: I like Batman's villains more, but Spider-Man had better traditional "comic book " villains.

[QuickSciFi]

Being a Marvel fan myself, I still must agree with the Spider-Man comment. ;)

[MrMatthews]

Being a Batman fan, I appreciate the Tony Stark comparison you made earlier.

[sheath]

There is definitely a better comparison between Tony Stark and Bruce Wayne than what the Amalgam Comics did with Batman and Wolverine.

[QuickSciFi]

@Both of yous:
Thanks. And I raise you both another comparison between comics and ask you to give me one yourselves:

Mine:

Spawn is like Image Comics' equivalent to Marvel's Ghost Rider.

[sheath]

I would have to say mostly villains are obvious copies of each other. But Hawkeye and Green Arrow seem to be more similar than not. I'd also say that Martian Manhunter and Vision might as well be the same.

[MrMatthews]

Dr. Octopus and The Flash don't seem to have any doppelgangers.

That's all I got.

[QuickSciFi]

I vote for a Silver Surfer trilogy.

[The Jackal]

I vote for a Silver Surfer trilogy.As cool a character as the Surfer is, I don't think he's the kind of character that would suit a trilogy; 1 film, sure, maybe even two, but 3 would be pushing it imo - he's kinda a bland character, personality-wise. Personaly, I'd like to see a Venom movie or maybe even one based on the Batman Beyond cartoon (not the comic version, that sucks).

[QuickSciFi]

I don't know, Ghost Rider got his franchise. ;)

[The Jackal]

Well sure, if they handled it right, a SS trilogy could be great, I'm just not seeing it tbh. Only seen the first Ghostrider film, it's was alright.

[QuickSciFi]

I almost scooped my eyes out after having seen it. They still hurt after all this time.

[StarMist]

Speedball's the way to go.

[Jesse813]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fK1ujbPgLgo&feature=relmfu

[QuickSciFi]

http://www.gobackpacking.com/Blog/wp-content/plugins/image-shadow/cache/1534ea53c568ca3b112808a3e4fb582a.jpg

[MrMatthews]

Ugh... I hate white rice!

[QuickSciFi]

Lol

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NA5PnoTvh0Q/SOpsfVS2xaI/AAAAAAAACCE/cf3tHB6HtIs/s1600/comida_13394846352008-04-12.JPG

[MrMatthews]

Hmm... Tripe?

Edit: It's a little south of tripe, isn't it?

[sheath]

Tripe is Awesome, that is something else entirely.

[QuickSciFi]

'Bout right. Chicken stomachs (Mollejas). They're freaking good.

Beef stripe in Argentinian parrilladas is, alongside blood sausages, one of my favorite elements:

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EpPdRPZCa9w/RoLQbPfHXeI/AAAAAAAAAeI/SeGKzPxV_Dk/s320/mollejas.jpg

[MrMatthews]

Since I'm a selfish bastard, I'll attempt divert this conversation in a new direction: what games in your collection are you most proud of?

[sheath]

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzak01b7nu1r0wqrdo1_500.jpg

[QuickSciFi]

My prized Mint CIBs, of course: (some sealed, but soon to break open for gameplay)

Phantasy Star: SMS
Phantasy Star II
Phantasy Star III
Phantasy Star IV: All Sega Genesis
Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin: Sega CD
Android Assault (Sealed)
Astal: Saturn
Bust a Move 3: Saturn
Castlevania Bloodlines: Genesis
Dawn of Sorrow
Order of Ecclesia
Portrait of Ruin: All DS
Symphony of the Night: PS1
Clockwork Knight: Saturn
Contra Hard Corps: Genesis
Darwin 4081: JP MD
Dynamite Headdy: Gen
Gunstar Heroes: Gen
Earthworm Jim 2: Saturn
Evolution: Dreamcast
Evolution 2 (Sealed)
Skies of Arcadia (Sealed)
Final Fantasy Origins: PS1
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance: GBA
Final Fantasy V Advance: GBA (I have others in the series, but not as exclusive in my NTSC library)
Fire Shark: Gen
Ghost Busters: Gen
Giga Wing: Dreamcast
God of War: PS2
God of War II: PS2
Gradius V: PS2
Grandia 2: Dreamcast
Grim Grimmoire: PS2
Incredible Hulk: Saturn
Iron Man X-O: Saturn
Knuckles Chaotix: 32X
Kolibri: 32X
Tempo: 32X
Lady Sia: GBA
Drill Dozer: GBA
Landstalker: Gen
Lengend of Zelda: PH - DS
Light Crusader: Gen (Sealed)
Lunar Legend: GBA
Mario Kart 64
Mega Bomberman: GEN
Menacer game CIB w/ gun
Mickey Mania: Sega CD (I have both, but the Sega CD version is just so sexy)
MK 1,2,3 (SEALED) - Sega Genesis
Muramasa: Wii
Odin Sphere: PS2
Nights into Dreams: Saturn
Omikron: Dreamcast
Ninja Gaiden: Xbox
Shinobi:PS2
PSO
PSO V2: Dreamcast
Pirates! Gold: GEN
Power Stone 2: Dreamcast
Revengers of Vengeance: Sega CD
Rings of Power: GEN
Rise of the Dragon: Sega CD
Robocop Vs The Terminator: GEN
Rocket Knight Adventures: GEN
Scud: Saturn
Shenmue: Gen
Shenmue II: Xbox
Shinobi Legions: Saturn
Silpheed: Sega CD
Silpheed The Lost Planet: PS2
Silver: Dreamcast
Sol Feace: Sega CD
Sonic Advance 3: GBA
Sonic Adventure
Sonic Adventure 2: Dreamcast
Sonic Colors: Wii
Sonic
Sonic 2
Sonic 3
Sonic Spinball: GEN
Sorcerer's Kingdom: GEN
Street Fighter Alpha 2: Saturn
Street Fighter Zero 2: JP Saturn version
Super Magnetic Neo: Dreamcast
Super Mario Advance 4: GBA
Sword of Vermilion: GEN
Technoclash: GEN
Three Dirty Dwarves: Saturn
Time Stalkers (Sealed)
Tomb Raider: Saturn (Also have PS1 black label, but not as cool as having the Saturn version)
Truxton: GEN
Valis III: Gen
Virtua Cop 2: Saturn
Warcraft II: Saturn
Wave Race 64
Diddy Kong Racing
Adventures of Batman and Robin: Sega CD
Vay: Sega CD
Star Odyssey: Genesis
Legend of Wukong: Genesis
Pier Solar: Genesis


And since I don't collect retro handheld games complete, or any cartridge-based retro Nintendo game, then:
NES:
Dragon Warrior
Dragon Warrior II
Dragon Warrior III
Dragon Warrior IV
Crystalis
Castlevania
Casltevania III
Blaster Master
Final Fantasy
Jackal
Kirby's Adventure
Ninja Gaiden II
Popeye
Super C
Mario Bros
Mario Bros 2
Mario Bros 3
Talespin
TNMT
TNMT II
Zelda I
Zelda II

SNES:
A Link to the Past
Star Wars RotJ
Super Ninja Boy
Young Merlin
U.N. Squadron

N64
Mischief Makers
Starfox 64
Ocarina of Time

Game Gear:
Defenders of Oasis
Crystal Warriors
Ax: Battler_A Legend of Golden Axe
Vampire: Master of Darkness
Sonic Chaos
Sonic in Tripple Trouble
Aladdin
several more...

GB:
Tetris
several more...

[Jesse813]

thats impressive collection you have Robot :ok:

[QuickSciFi]

Thanks my friend. Just the ones I'm most proud of in terms of collecting status. There are others I have that I like better, though.

[Jesse813]

do you have your collection listed on rfgeneration.com?

[MrMatthews]

My prized CIBs...

And here's mine (just the CIBs though, and only the ones I'm particularly proud of, at that)

GameBoy:
Tetris
Ducktales
Mega Man
Super Mario Land
Super Mario Land 2
TMNT: Fall of the Foot Clan
Battletoads
Batman
Operation C
Double Dragon
Ninja Gaiden: Shadow
Adventures of Lolo
Nemesis
Kirby's Block Ball
Donkey Kong

GameBoy Color:
Metal Gear Solid: Ghost Babel
Warlocked

GameBoy Advance:
Mario Vs Donkey Kong
Mario & Luigi
Advance Wars 2

NES:
Ninja Gaiden
Bionic Commando
Rygar
Adventures of Lolo
Mega Man 2
Mega Man 3
Mega Man 4 (missing manual... **frown**)
Mega Man 6
Gremlins 2
Whomp 'Em
The Immortal
Spyhunter

SNES:
The Magical Quest: Starring Mickey Mouse
F-Zero
Super Star Wars

N64:
Rogue Squadron
007: Goldeneye
Rocket Robot on Wheels
Mega Man 64

I'm not counting all the DS, PSP, 3DS, PS2, GameCube, and Wii games that I have complete, because they're too new to make their CIB status impressive.

[Jesse813]

do you have your collection listed on RF Generation?

[QuickSciFi]

@MrMatthews:

Cool collection. I have several of those. It's good to know they have value. I didn't know that about those.

@Jesse: I started to list mine back in 09, but I have too many now.

[Jesse813]

i have most of mine listed, but theres a few here and there that i need to add still

[MrMatthews]

Cool collection. I have several of those. It's good to know they have value

Well, value is pretty subjective. The most valuable games I have in my GameBoy collection (Snow Brothers, Stop That Roach, and Mega Man IV) are loose because A.) they almost never come up CIB on ebay and B.) I don't want to pay $500 - $1000 for them when and if they do.

Most of the games I have CIB are the ones that I already knew that I liked that I made a point to track down. The Adventures of Lolo and Gremlins 2 have no value, as far as I know, and neither does Ninja Gaiden. That's why I collect for personal gratification alone. :)

[Jesse813]

my most valuable games would be: Panorama Cotton, Alien Soldier (jap), Undeadline & Earthbound

[QuickSciFi]

This is really helping me come back to reality and want to start playing games I know I'll enjoy. There are just so many top notch games out there and I feel some of the lesser ranked games are dragging me down at times. I enjoy them, but I need to get some perspective. I'm only going to live once.

So, Defenders of Oasis: Here I go!

[Jesse813]

now theres an awesome game :D

[QuickSciFi]

It makes me want to have a consolized Game Gear.

[Jesse813]

somebody hurry up and make one!

[QuickSciFi]

Yes. We need a collaborative effort to make this a mainstream reality.

[Jesse813]

I Agree w/ the Robot :ok:

[QuickSciFi]

http://www.maricopatactical.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Remington-870P-12gauge-18%E2%80%B3.png

[The Jackal]

http://tinyurl.com/7ma325b

[QuickSciFi]

That barrel looks awfully 20 Gauge.

[sheath]

http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/bbfortress/op20annivextras.jpg

[The Jackal]

Every man needs one of these: gJOuQahDPao

[QuickSciFi]

What happened to the sequel? He can totally make a ton more.

[Cornholio857]

http://segaretro.org/images/5/5a/Segavision_playboy.jpg

[QuickSciFi]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-S8zvnx6v_t4/Thnw-p93y5I/AAAAAAAAA1g/dbAoeCtgIEk/s1600/IMG_2407.jpg

[Jesse813]

the king of guns
http://www.enemyforces.net/firearms/ak47.jpg

[sheath]

http://www.japaneseswordsltd.com/ho_bldfull2.jpg

[QuickSciFi]

http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/917/19118ll3.jpg

[Jesse813]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFNY0fLwS4o

[Smii]

http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/917/19118ll3.jpg

Pfft, such high levels of tackiness :)

I would also like a consolized Game Gear. It's quite ridiculous I have so many games but generally only play them emulated to avoid migraines :P

[Jesse813]

http://lifeischange.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/funny-pictures-kittens-play-with-beads.jpg?w=500&h=333

[QuickSciFi]

Pfft, such high levels of tackiness :)

I was going for the two 1911s. I wouldn't care for the gold plating or double back-carry. I prefer my guns black.

[Jesse813]

guns always look best black