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Well....there is that Medal of Honor game set in WW2 in the Pacific Theater and starts on Dec. 7th 1941...and the Japanese have had it for a while and wow! Seems to be selling good.
Like it's been said, the North Koreans dont have anything else more important (like feeding their people for example...) than to bash ONE game?
Unless.....there really *is* (was) a plot by some rogue general to overthrow the N. Korean government and invade China and some game developers thwarted his plot by pure accident (or design because they all played "Golden Eye" one dozen too many times.
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ehh..felt like having a classical moment but one that fits the mood the best so....
Carmen Burana by Carl Orff
makes the mood (especially since after I log out, I'm playing some Age of Mythology
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Drat...I guess my M110-A1 will be considered offensive especially by Greens Party members since in the late 80s, the ones in use by the US military had "special ordinance" shells that were nuke rounds.
Double Drat! Anit-Animal Rights Activists and Pro-Dog activists and Pro-Rodent Activists will also complain about my cat sniper avatar (I had before changing it to the Jin-Roh one)
ok..was typing a huge disertation but decided to erase it and just ask this...
would this be considered offensive for a sig?
if so...I can always fall back on :
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The AR-15 (and variants mostly like the CAR and HBAR) is just a civvie version of the M-16...think of it as a "step-brother" to the 16. Though almost exactly the same caliber (some will point out it's not exact but it's so close it's literally the same) the AR-15 lists as a .223 and the M-16 as a 5.56mm NATO.
As for the M-4, as far as I know, it's body style was copied from the M-16 (and AR-15) but made to perform better (with different calibers as well) . Basically, the M-16/AR-15 is a Dodge Viper GTS and the M-4 is a Hennesy Viper.
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Seriously though is there a bill (say $50) they could invent and put his face on? Lots of other countries have 5,10,20,50,100,1000 denominations.
I dont know about inventing a new bill because the US already has Federal Reserve notes that are printed and issued in denominations of $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100 (The $500, $1,000, $5,000, and $10,000 denominations have not been printed since 1946.).
Maybe redesign one or do a commerative coin or bill...maybe on silver certificates?
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Ok..first..not flaming anyone....so everyone relax..take a drink break..smoke 'em if you got 'em....
Funny...with as many members here that are either active in the US military or former US military, one aspect of all this escaped them (and me for the past 2 hrs.)..
..a good number of US National Guardsmen and Reservists in the current ranks of the US Military (especially NCOs) were at one point active military. They did a few tours (say..3 for example) and when ETS time came around, some went NG or Reserves.
Not all "weekend warriors" are men and women that dont want to be a full time solider.
As for the NCO question..I'll take the one that comes off the plane with me. Granted he might not have been in the sandbox for 3 yrs..but that doesnt mean he might not already be a seasoned war vet (I had 3 in my section back in the day).
Just because someone joins the NG doesnt make them any LESS of a solider. As stated before, most have second jobs. Example, most NG medics also do the EMS route, or work in hospitals. Also, historically, I believe the minute men would be considered Reservists by today's standards and look what they did.
Its a matter of experience complementing the training. An experienced person is going to do a much better job than an inexperienced one. Inexperienced soldiers are going to make many more mistakes than experienced ones, that why there are time-in-grade and time-in-service requirements in military promotion as well as in any job field.So what about the NG/Reservist that has alot of expierence and the regular military person that's straight out of AIT?
The police working part time? There is such a thing..called police auxerlery (sp..sorry..it's late). Also, not all members of sherif's departments or city police work 40+ hours a week. Some towns, they are as part time as can be due to budget cuts. Even if a cop works only weekends, he's still a cop and if you break the law, he'll still arrest you (btw..is there a difference between a guy who robs people 24/7 vs someone who robs people only on Saturday's from 2pm-4pm?)
So going by the NG question..let me pose one..who would you rather have ? A full time Army medic working on you that's been in Iraq for 2 yrs (and is stressed all the heck out) or a NG medic who "back on the block" is also the head of the emergency room of a large hospital?
Personally, I wouldnt care as long as I got stiched up and kept alive.
Doesnt matter if they are reservists, national guard or active army, they are still soliders of the US military and should be treated as such by the citizens of the US...with respect.
***note - dropping a grade/rank from E-5 (Sgt) is down to E-4 (Cpl)..not E-3
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on ILL-Ustrated last night (late night on VH1)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Puberty
about as funny as when Lindsey Lohan hosted SNL and they did a Harry Potter skit.
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The more I listen to Permission To Land, the more I like it.
I had a chance to see them in concert at the nightclub in Pontiac my cousin works at (Clutch Cargo's) but my idiot boss decided I needed to work that night...so he could take his girlie-friend to the casino..
btw..if you dont have it, get the video to "I Believe In A Thing Called Love" (Limewire has it). Pretty funny and has a scene you'd think the Viking Kittens/Quizno's guy did involving a giant crab (note : if you've ever been to that guy's site, you understand the crab bit)
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a techno remix of "Fly High" by Ayumi Hamasaki (the orginal is better imho..)
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YAY SHREK IS DYING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Praise God, Winds Willing, and Allah!
yes he is..because some boy wizard (the heretic!
) is trouncing him at the box office. This was the weekend of Harry Potter and the $95 million USD Opening WeekendHrm..I wonder if the same group will protest "Alexander" because the boy who ruled over the known world was gay as well?
Quick! Get the old Monty Python troupe together (that's still alive and kicking) and do a "Spanish Inquisition" movie. Hrm..Cardinal Fang and friends get trapped in a vortext created by an irradated can of Spam (because some nuclear tech in modern days tripped over a dead parrot after listening to his co-worker pine for the trees like the mighty oak, the maple...the larch..) and gets transported into todays times...only to become gaming advertising executives...
Cardinal Fang : Nobody expects Ghost Recon 3! ..now for the PS4.
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Personally..I think this should've been posted in Humor *coughcough* because...well it IS humorous. The anti-Shrek statement of course was brought to you by the same people that...
..supported the PMRC and their "crusade" to censor music artists back in the 80s (Of which Mr. Dee Snider [of Twisted Sister fame] and Frank Zappa gave very educated, and at some points true-yet funny, responses)
...said the TV show ALF :
1. promoted teen sex
2. promoted incest
3. promoted drug abuse/usage
4. promoted animal abuse
5. promoted subversive anti-christian values (read : evolution and alien life)
as well as publishing this nifty article :
Gothic (or goth) is a very obscure and often dangerous culture that young teenagers are prone to participating in. The gothic culture leads young, susceptible minds into an imagined world of evil, darkness, and violence. Please seek immediate attention through counselling, prayer, and parental guidance to rid your child of Satan's temptations if five or more of the following are applicable to your child:-Frequently wears black clothing.
-Wears band and/or rock t-shirts.
-Wears excessive black eye makeup, lipstick, or nailpolish.
-Wears any odd, silver jewelry or symbols. Some of these include: reversed crosses, pentagrams, pentacles, ankhs or various other Satanic worshipping symbols.
-Shows an interest in piercings or tattoos.
-Listens to gothic or any other anti-social genres of music. Marilyn Manson claims to be the anti-chr*st, and publicly speaks against the Lord. Please discard any such albums IMMEDIATELY.
-Associates with other people that dress, act or speak eccentrically.
my note : Like people who do paintball or airsoft?
-Shows a declining interest in wholesome activities, such as: the Bible, prayer, church or sports.
-Shows an increasing interest in death, vampires, magic, the occult, witchcraft or anything else that involves Satan.
-Takes drugs.
-Drinks alcohol.
-Is suicidal and/or depressed.
-Cuts, burns or partakes in any other method of self-mutilation.
This is a Satanic ritual that uses pain to detract from the light of God and His love. Please seek immediate attention for this at your local mental health center.
-Complains of boredom.
-Sleeps too excessively or too little.
-Is excessively awake during the night. my note : So people who work night shifts or "graveyard" shifts are goths? Hrm...
-Dislikes sunlight or any other form of light. (This pertains to vampires promoting the idea that His light is of no use.)
-Demands an unusual amount of privacy.
-Spends large amounts of time alone.
-Requests time alone and quietness. (This is so that your chid may speak to evil sprits through meditation.)
-Insists on spending time with friends while unaccompanied by an adult.
-Disregards authority figures; teachers, priests, nuns and elders are but a few examples of this.
-Misbehaves at school.
-Misbehaves at home.
-Eats excessively or too little.
-Eats goth-related foods. Count Dracula cereal is an example of this.
-Drinks blood or expresses an interest in drinking blood. (Vampires believe this is how to attain Satan. This act is very dangerous and should be stopped immediately.)
-Watches cable television or any other corrupted media sources. (Ask your local church for proper programs that your child may watch.) my note : Like The History Channel?? ANd "Mail Call" with R. Lee Ermy???
-Plays videos games that contains violence or role-playing nature. (my note : Like GR????
-Uses the internet excessively and frequently makes time for the computer.
-Makes Satanic symbols and/or violently shakes head to music.
-Dances to music in a provocative or sexual manner.
-Expresses an interest in sex.
-Masturbates
-Is homosexual and/or bisexual.
-Pursues dangerous cult religions. Such include: Satanism,
Scientology, Philosophy, Paganism, Wicca, Hinduism and Buddhism.
-Wears pins, stickers or anything else that contains these various phrases: "I'm so gothic, I'm dead", "woe is me", "I'm a goth".
-Claims to be a goth.
If five or more of these apply to your child, please intervene immediately. The gothic culture is dangerous and Satan thrives within it. If any of these problems persist, enlist your child into your local mental health center.
~St. Mary's Catholic Church
wow..what humorous reading
oh yea...did I mention the banning of Harry Potter because it's...*says in a whisper*..evil?
Thanks for the laugh Zantar
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Yes, most Americans dont realize how "good they have it" and sadly look at Memorial Day as a day banks and government offices are closed.
But, Memorial Day is also not just a day to be somber all day long (NOTE - I said SOMBER..not sober
) because I guess we Americans look at it a different way than most people. Example, I have alot of vets in my family (both sides) from the WW2 vet to the veteran that got out in 1992. We remember, we take a moment of silence to remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. But what did they die for is the question? Easy, freedom, and in a sense, instead of attening 1000s of ceremonies all day long, we celebrate our freedom that has been defended for over 200yrs. Sure, people go out and BBQ, hit the beach parties, etc, but it's a..for lack of any better word, a "thank you" for those who gave all. Not just Americans either. People remember (espicially for WW2) the other nations that lost good men and women. I cant say for everyone, but I do know when there's family get togethers, we vets get to talking not about current events, but who's still around, who passed on to "the next duty station" and we talk of how grateful we are that we have the freedom to say "Hey Bob! There's a 3 day weekened comming up. Cookout at the park maybe?" "Sure, I'll bring the family and call the guys up.".Granted, yes, alot of Americans take their freedom for granted, but a good portion remember at least 3x a year (July 4th, Memorial Day and Veteran's Day) the freedom we have, how good it is to have it and what life would be like w/out it.
Caine is right when he mentions we (the US) havent had a major conflict since Vietnam (Panama? That was a rock concert and Grenada was just Spring Break Gone Wild really..
) and though people have different opinions about Iraq, it does bring home the fact that in other conflicts people have fought and died for freedom and not for a "3 day weekend". Hopefully, we wont need a more major conflict to drive the idea home more.He's also righht that socially, we Yanks do grow on people (just dont discuss politics or religion or how to play cricket and people find we're a happy bunch of "mutts" (per Bill Murry in Stripes)
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15 Monkeys on a Dead Man's Chest
I thought it was "15 Men on a Dead Man's Chest" (yo ho ho and a bottle of rum..)?
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...when the bands you idolized and went to concerts by, are now on "Classic Rock" stations...
..when you have actully used the phrase "That's nothing. Back in the day..." to someone younger than you
...when most of your DVD collection consists of movies you love, now available on DVD, but were in the "discount bin" at the video store
.and mostly..if you were as giddy about GR2 as when you were when you went out and bought the voice emulator for the Ti99-4A or "disk drive" for your Vic 20
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I'm surprised this one was forgotten about..an oldie but good...
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So one night, around a campfire, some "operators" were discussing who was really the best of the best. The SEAL spoke up first. "I leave a sub at 100ft underwater, no airtanks, swim against the current, with 100lbs of gear on, hit the beach, run at a sprint for 30 klicks, do my operation and make it back to the sub before evening chow." The Marine FAST member drank his beer and grunted. "Bah! Damn squid. Try this, dead run for 50 klicks in 100+F degree weather, 120lbs of gear, get to the target and take it out with a shoelace, blow up the base and then make it back before lunch." The others nodded and the Green Beret spoke up. "Ok, granted you guys are fast, but try this, hike across 1/2 of the Middle East with 100lbs of gear and not be detected, get to the assigned area, have supplies that if rationed will last 4 days, yet it's day 15, and snipe a warlord from over 2000yds away and remain in the smae spot for another 15 days before extraction as 1/2 of Al Queddia are walking over your back looking for you." The SEAL and Marine nodded. All was quiet and they looked to the Air Force PJ for a response. He just stood there and stirred the fire with his d***.
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Ok...another one.....
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The JCS were walking down the street talking about which branch was the best and had the most balls. So the Navy Admiral looked around and saw a CPO. He called him over. The CPO came over and popped a perfect salute. "CPO Johnson reporting as ordered Admiral." The Admiral spoke "Chief, see that biker bar? I want you to go over there and say in a loud authoritive voice that Peter Fonda and the movie "Easy Rider" sucked. The CPO took off into the bar..a moment later bikers were being thrown out the window and door. The CPO then marches out smartly and reports back. "Mission Accomplished sir." The Admiral looked over and said "Now that took balls."
The AIr Force General chuckled as he spied a tech sergant. He called him over and the NCO popped a perfect salute. "Tech Sergant Anderson reporting sir." The General spoke "Anderson? See that junkyard with the rabid pit bulls and rotwillers? Go and take them out." Anderson saluted and ran over the junkyard where immeaditly he was attacked. Within 15 seconds he killed all twelve dogs with his bare hands. The owner leaps out, shotgun in hand and is about to take a shot, but Anderson snatches the gun out of his hands and snaps his neck. He then marches over and reports "Mission accomplished General." The General smiled at the other JCS and said "Now that took balls."
The Marine Corps Commandant laughed out loud. He spied a gunnery sergant and called him over. The NCO marches over, pops a salute "Sir! Gunnery Sergant Michaels reporting sir!" The Commandant replies "Gunny? See that 18 wheeler? Stop it by any means necessary." "Yes sir!" and the Marine steps out in front of the truck. He holds his hand up and shouts "By orders of the USMC Commandant HALT!" and the semi runs him over. The JCS gasp as the Commandant smiles. Gunny stands up and runs after the the semi. He jumps on board, climbs his way to the cab, pulls the driver out, tosses him to the ground and stops the semi. He then jumps ON the driver and beats him within an inch of his life, all the while saying "When the Commandant wants you to halt, you WILL halt!". After the driver passes out, the marine reports back "Mission accomplished Commandant." The Commandant looks at the others and says "Now that took balls."
The US Army General chuckles and looks about. He sees a private with boots that looked like they were shined with a Hershey bar, pants unbloused, shirt all wrinkly and muddy, hair long and cap on backwards. He calls out "Private? Come here please." The private storlls over and says "What up G?" The General points to a flagpole and says "Private? Climb up that pole, sing the National Anthem and then jump off in a swan dive." The private looks at the general and says "Screw you!"
The general looks at the rest and says "Now THAT took balls"
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Gotta love a band that is trying to bring the fun of 80s Arena Bands back. -
freaks?
You guys dont get out much do you? Cosplayers (I know because my friend is hot for a chick that does this...) are really nothing and as per a Douglas Adams title "Mostly Harmless".....now people into the anthro/furry bit...those are freaks! Go to..I think it's called Anthrocon and look around. People dressed as animals..from head to toe...AND what you think might be a female fox (a vixen) might actually be a guy dressed as a vixen.
MTV had some short series on sex in the 90s and furries came up. The guy they followed was nicknamed Yote because he dressed as a dog (or coyote per him...though it was more like a dog)so yea...Cosplay - harmless people and can be interesting (where else can you meet some hot chick dressed and looking exactly like Yuna from FF X-2 who later jumps your bones.)
Furries/Anthros - There's not enough booze and drugs in the world....
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Dunno if that was it..but the one I'm refering to is where 19 SAS guys stormed towards a farmhouse out in the middle of nowhere as a 2nd team slammed home 3 anti-tank rockets into the farmhouse.
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Well, dont forget some SAS guys did a bayonette charge in the Faulklands also. Only 3 Brits got injured in the action and it ended in a spectacular fashion by any standard when an outhouse, while getting "cleared" accidently blew up.
"Greatest Raids" on the History Channel had a episode about the war down there and even mentioned the SBS whom I never knew about, but a gutsy group none the less.
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Wow! Those are old pictures. Was just over there for the weekdend (you know..cant get any good Shish kafta here in the US anymore) and snapped some pictures of the Meddijien (sp..sorry) Guard as well as some of the new Iraqi troops trained by Coalition forces....
"Ok, give me my hummus before those Marines get here. I dont want their grubby fingers in it"
members of the new Iraqi military guarding the latest Beta copy of GR2 outside of Bagdahd
on patrol..."Heigh Ho! Heigh Ho! It's off to work we go..."
Iraqi SpecOps
"So..KFC or Burger King today? I hear the Tender Crispy sandwich at BK is good.."
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From what I understand from my last trip downstate to the Dearborn area (and it's high population of Arabic people) the reason is this...
1. take assorted spices such as ginger, garlic powder (or garlic salt) and lemon pepper. Add 4 tsp of Soy sauce and place in bag.
2. Seal bag over explosive warhead of the RPG. Use 200Kph tape.
3. Marinate for at least three days.
4. In cases of emergency, the marinated warhead can be cut open and cooked. There are various recipes you can use as shown in "Martha Stewart : Western Cooking on a Terrorist Budget" (now sold at Wal-Mart for $22.95! limited quanities available. One per customer. Void in Utah. Must be 6yrs old or older to buy. No batteries needed. All procedes go to the Martha Stewart "Keep My ###### Out of Jail Fund")
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first..sorry..jsut get passionate about ideals and such. You being a Scot should understand (especially since I'm 3/4 scottish myself). We can be a bit..erm..hard headed
second..oh gawd dont put me in the same bag with Bush..or even Kerry..my personal ideals about my government is..well...let's just say if elected as POTUS my first act would be to arrest 1/2 of Congress for Constitutional violations as well as felonies (Chappaquiddick anyone?)..but that's just me (of course I'd help my country get back on it's feet..but trim the politicians down and bring back statesmen..but that's for a different thread.
)3rd...
as long as I dont have to sing Kumbaya..
GR2 Angers Korean newsman
in GR2 PC - [Cancelled]
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Why vote for a lesser evil????