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5:00 PM
silly answer that took 5 minutes to write, but there was a meta thread about "is this relevant" and a fight about closing it
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Q: How do I get the "You're My Hero!" achievement?

agent86To get "You're My Hero!" you must finish all of the challenges listed in the Saintsbook. This is probably one of the more involved achievements in the game. What's the best way to clear each challenge?

complete guide to every challenge in SR3, which took an hour or so to write
 
@agent86 That should be re-opened
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Q: Should These Kinds of Questions Be Here?

m.n.wiserI don't think that this question (or questions like it) should be on Gaming stack Exchange. Are these questions OK to ask? How can I install Firefox on the PS3?

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Q: Non-gaming gaming console questions -- allowed?

EarlzShould non-game related gaming console questions be allowed? Some question might be "Does Blu-Ray work for XBox 360"? Should these be allowed because they are a gaming console or are they better suited for the electronic gadget proposal? (or even super user)

The community seems split on it, but slightly more in favour of keeping it
 
@Wipqozn maybe you should go upvote my answer there and on meta ;)
 
our policy before was that they should be allowed
therefore they should still be allowed
 
and then your journey to the dark side will be COMPLETE.
 
> P.S. sorry for repetition, but I need to meet the quality standards.
HAHA, STANDARDS FOILED
 
5:04 PM
@badp ?
 
@NickT facepalm.
let me show you my FIREFOX. my FIREFOX, let me show you IT.
 
@agent86 Hey, my Godzilla FoxFire isn't working, can you help me?
 
@agent86 Welcome to my world. Except people actually ask the questions that you provide the complete "everything" answers for.
 
@YiJiang have you tried rebooting your giant lizard? I hear submerging them in water is the accepted method.
@GraceNote that's what I get for being proactive, I suppose.
 
5:11 PM
@GraceNote I really hate to keep bringing it up... but what's happened to my reimbursement?
=[
 
@GnomeSlice Just got a hold of Amanda. There was weirdness in the receipt. Canadian dollarydoos are absurd. At any rate, I'd think today it should be in.
 
I'm still happy with the answer, and I'm not terribly surprised at the response. If it helps 5 other people, then the time invested was worth it, imho.
 
@GraceNote 'Weirdness'? 'Absurd'?
 
I like breaking games and figuring out the systems that run them, and having an actual audience for that analysis is so icing on the cake.
 
@agent86 Proactive is me sitting here with "everything" answers to dozens of unasked questions here, even knowing that few will get asked because no one plays some of these games.
 
5:13 PM
:S
@GraceNote I thought tzenes was the only one who did that.
 
(Aside from the Kirby: Return To Dreamland answer I just wrote today)
 
@GraceNote :(
 
@GraceNote the answer to the question which has yet to be asked?
 
@GnomeSlice To wit, I pre-wrote the answer to the one tzenes question I answered.
@Wipqozn Yes
 
I just posted it, and then shared the link on some achievement hunting websites. bonus: badges for link sharing.
 
5:14 PM
@GraceNote Then can't you just ask the question yourself and self-answer?
 
@Ullallulloo I can
 
Well, there's a tag I never thought I'd see on the site.
I love that game.
 
But, to an extent, it's a lot more fun to wait for someone to ask the question, and until someone does ask, technically there isn't a demonstrated need for the question amongst the audience.
 
@GraceNote What are some of the games you have un-asked questions about?
World of Goo Now Available on Android http://bit.ly/u9Y77m
 
@GraceNote Does volume have anything to do with it? There's nothing wrong with asking/answering your own questions, but if you started doing it constantly, I can see people getting a tad bit annoyed.
 
5:20 PM
@GnomeSlice Just off the top of my head, the big ones are Lethal Crisis and Bunny Must Die.
Those are the two that are eating up Megabytes of hard drive space in pre-answers.
@Wipqozn Which answers your question on volume. Megabytes.
 
@GnomeSlice Big-Rigs: Over the Road Racing
 
@GraceNote I can't even find either of those.
 
Neither has been localized yet, that's one of the largest barriers.
 
@NickT "Why aren't the other racers moving?"
 
(Note that Bunny Must Die is also marketed under the name Chelsea and the 7 Devils)
 
5:23 PM
 
@RonanForman, you need to point your YouTube ad elsewhere
 
@NickT Where's it go?
 
I have a link for Lethal Crisis, technically, but again, it's untranslated and that'll be its own coin of fun.
 
@RonanForman somewhere totally useless and uninformative
 
5:24 PM
@RonanForman we haven't uploaded any videos yet
 
> Big Rigs: Over the road and Through Anything Racing.
 
When we start putting vids up there will be stuff there.
 
@NickT: The ads don't switch over until next year.
Correct @GraceNote?
 
Speaking of which does anyone want to help me record an advert for CtW
 
It's generally a terrible idea to advertise something that has zero content
kinda like why SE sites start in private beta
 
5:25 PM
27 secs ago, by Wipqozn
@NickT: The ads don't switch over to next year.
 
@GraceNote sheesh. That's a lot of unasked questions. I don't think I've got that kind of drive for a particular game, or any sort of backlog.
 
It has no content at present
 
@RonanForman: Are you going to upload the race for wool videos?
to that acocunt
 
@Wipqozn They switch over now-ish, I believe
 
@GraceNote ah I see, in that case I'm more inclined to agree with @NickT
 
5:27 PM
@Wipqozn Not the race for wool. The capture the wool will though.
 
Hold off on that ad until we get a few videos up
 
Have you seen any of the ads from the previous cycle?
 
Rats, my Nitrome ad is gone, isn't it.
 
@GraceNote now that you mention it, I haven't seen any ads. I have an ad-blocker, but I thought I permitted ads on Stack Exchange
checks his whitelist
 
5:29 PM
@GnomeSlice Remake a new one. They hit 100 games, after all
 
@RonanForman I can't even read that.
 
That's the story board for the map.
@GnomeSlice I can.
 
@GraceNote To be honest, I just cropped the profile photo from their facebook page.
 
There we go
Stack Exchange wasn't in my whitelist.
 
@RonanForman I can't either...
 
5:31 PM
I've deleted the youtube ad. I will undelete it when we get videos on.
 
@GnomeSlice No harm in just sending them a friendly email and asking if they have a suitable ad graphic, then.
 
<3 @Mana
 
@GraceNote: Does SE make any money off the community ads?
I've always assumed no.
 
@Wipqozn Nope
 
5:35 PM
someone should redo the mumble ad with our mumble server
 
@GnomeSlice is that better?
 
Much.
 
shakes fist at markdownmini
 
I wonder if Nitrome has a soundtrack or soundboard...
 
5:41 PM
> I got a phone book on my doorstep today. I just kind of stared at it. A giant chunk of yellow paper, longer than any book I’ve ever read, full of information that I would never, ever need to access. It’s a wonder to me what something as quaint as a phonebook still exists, although “quaint” is probably not the right word as we’re murdering a few hundred thousand trees to make them and burning millions in gas to deliver them.
@GraceNote You can buy most of the game soundtracks online.
Hold on, I'll pull up a link.
 
@GnomeSlice Haven't they switched over to a new system where they only deliver phonebooks to people who order them?
 
@Wipqozn No idea.
 
@GnomeSlice They should. What with the internet and all, they phone book is rather obsolete. Still useful for some people, i.e. those without internet, but they are the minority.
 
@GnomeSlice There a non-iTunes place available?
 
@GraceNote Uh...
 
5:44 PM
@Wipqozn not where I live. There was one on my doorstep the other day. I walked 10 steps to the right and deposited it into the recycling bin. I didn't even think twice about using it for anything
 
Looks like Amazon and Napster as well.
 
if the situation is bad enough that I need a phone book, the situation is bad enough that I can't use a phone.
 
@Wipqozn Dammit, I've just finished doing it.
 
...people still use Napster?
 
@GraceNote Apparently.
Looks like Amazong is available for most, if not all of them.
 
5:45 PM
I thought Napster went out of business years ago.
 
Huh. You learn something new every day.
 
Oh! They've added 'Twang' to the music store.
 
Well, they don't have the games whose songs I wanted, anyway. Figures.
 
@GraceNote Which?
 
@badp poor badp
 
5:46 PM
badp has made a change to the feeds posted into this room
 
@GnomeSlice For starters, Nitrome Must Die, haha. I kinda like the boss music a fair bit.
 
@GraceNote It's really recent, that's to be expected.
 
Just a basic tune but I like it.
The other one was Mega Mash
Also recent, so equally understandable
 
So does anyone want to help me shoot this ad?
 
I think I've got... hmm... Mutiny, Parasite, Space Hopper, Aquanaut, OneKey, Flipside, Cheese Dreams, Icebreaker, Small Fry, and Rubble Trouble.
 
5:48 PM
@RonanForman What ad?
 
14 mins ago, by Ronan Forman
user image
 
@GraceNote I should probably try that one.
I love the in-game theme of Mutiny.
 
I want to see if making a video gets more people to CtW
 
If I wasn't in the middle of something, I would help.
 
@Wipqozn It doesn't have to be done now.
I'll get all the one person shots first.
 
5:51 PM
@GnomeSlice I haven't actually played Mutiny yet
 
@GraceNote You should, it's one of my favourites.
 
I should, eventually. Plus it's the (apparent) origin for a fair number of the Nitrome Must Die weapons.
 
I can imagine. It's got loads.
Guhhh Super Feed Me has been coming soon for ages...
Haven't played much 'Nitrome Must Die' yet. Sort of reminded me of Super Crate Box. Need to play it some more.
 
 
So, I got into work this morning, noticed that no one was on our floor, logged into my computer, and got reminded of the offsite meeting we had for half the day. Whoops.
 
6:01 PM
Something makes me think this ad wouldn't go very far, eh? :P
 
Well okay then.
 
@badp Not with that language, no
 
@badp the end there's the part I take offense to. if you fancy? what is this, a gathering at the tea room?
 
@badp That's the stupidest thing I've seen all week. Thank you. -1.
 
Also, I saw a license plate I thought was funny earlier today. An MSU license plate (which has a green S to the left of the code) followed by 0D0FF.
 
6:03 PM
@GnomeSlice You are stupid</macro>
(Also, seriously, fuck Facebook and screw Plus.)
 
Oh, work has imgur blocked again, that explains all the blank messages
 
@agent86 how about "s'il vous plait"?
 
When I'm not busy, I need to make a new TF2 ad. Maybe this time with a Spy and Engineer (last one was Heavy/Medic)
 
@badp I think you'll get farther with fuck & screw than with french ;-)
 
6:07 PM
@Fabian Hey I wanted to balance the two!
 
@badp hmm, possibly. punch it up with more cursing and maybe we're getting somewhere.
 
@badp Hrmph, what's wrong with Facebook?
 
@ArdaXi What's the difference with Plus, really?
 
Facebook doesn't really care what their users do.
 
Do I get to keep, say, my surname private there? I thought not.
 
6:08 PM
I think so, yeah.
 
@badp So long as you don't impersonate anyone, go ahead and use a fake name.
 
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Q: Resurrect names NPC for use in quest line?

Andy_VulhopSo, I took part in a drinking contest with a stranger in an inn, and instead of waking up in a wrecked temple, he just took his barstool again, and only responded with "huh?", "Hmm?", etc. when I spoke to him. I looked up the details of the quest line, and with further investigation, it appears...

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Q: Having trouble getting Steam Terraria running in Linux

SaintWackoI followed the instruction here to run Terraria on my Fedora install, and when I went to install .NET 4, it said it was already installed. I deleted the registry node, as the instructions say, but it still says it's installed. I tried following the rest of the instructions anyway, but when I try ...

 
@Ullallulloo Oh, that reminds me.
 
6:10 PM
@badp I'd fucking up vote.
 
The Witcher: Enhanced Edition for 75% off ($2.50).
@GraceNote Oh, there's my reimbursement!
 
Enjoy
 
Ruse? Meh.
 
Minecraft practical effects are fun.
 
> Achievement completed: Capitalism, ho! Woho! You saved 80% on a game!
> Also, I got the cat down from the tree. I may also have eaten it.
Gamersgate is so weird.
@GraceNote By the way, how are you enjoying Really Big Sky?
 
6:19 PM
@GnomeSlice I imagine enjoying it would entail getting the time to try it out
 
Likely.
Okay. Need to save the rest of that money.
Gah, my questions about the game I got for the grant are USELESS.
 
Huh, I just noticed in the TF2 items_game.txt, the model name for the Itsy Bitsy Spyer starts with xms
I wonder if they consider it an early part of the xmas update.
 
@GnomeSlice Examples?
 
Also, Valve made the Dr. Whoa block the Spy's shirt slot so it can't be used with the Rogue's Col Roule.
 
6:28 PM
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Q: Are the Different Characters Unique from a Gameplay Perspective?

GnomeSliceEvery so often as I collect more and more Electoons, I get a notification that I've unlocked a new character at the Snoring Tree. Once I visited there, I found that there are in fact, a variety of characters to choose from, including Rayman, Globox, and some Teensies. It looks like I can also u...

 
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I would consider that to be a very useful question
 
sigh
 
The game just doesn't seem to be the popular
I didn't even know it existed until you started talking about it last week
 
Rayman used to be a lot bigger.
=[
I'm in a good mood today. Would anyone like a copy of Bionic Commando: Rearmed?
 
6:29 PM
@GnomeSlice that's the problem. He used to be big.
 
@GnomeSlice Already have one.
 
@Powerlord I'll assume that means 'no' from you, then. Have you played it?
 
@GnomeSlice is RAyman origins on a disc, or is it DL?
 
@Wipqozn Disc.
 
@GnomeSlice I hope they release it as a DL at some point. I would like to buy it, but I won't have time to play it anytime in the near future, if they release it as DL I won'tneed to worry about it being pulled off of shelves.
 
6:33 PM
@Wipqozn The nice thing about it is that you don't need to dedicate a lot of time to it at once.
 
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Q: Can I find a Goblin Tinkerer on a pre-1.1 world?

FallenAngelEyesI'm never sure what to do when Terraria updates, make a new world or continue on my old one where I already have my potion/mushroom farms/proper storage. I really want to make some of the things that the Goblin Tinkerer offers, but I'm not sure whether or not he can be found on a world generated ...

 
I must say, the ending of Bionic Commando Rearmed was... decidedly more gory than the rest of the game.
 
Isn't that par for the course of Bionic Commando?
 
No idea, never played the original.
 
@GnomeSlice I recall I didn't play through it that far, as I'd forgotten how annoying area 2 was back when I played the original game on the NES.
 
6:37 PM
OOooo Bionic Commando Rearmed 2?
 
@GnomeSlice I don't have that one, but I've heard it's not as good as the first one.
 
The trailer looks pretty darn good.
 
@Powerlord how does it compare to the original? Based on what you've played.
 
I have no idea.
You can jump in rearmed 2?
 
@Wipqozn The controls in Rearmed seemed touchier than the original. Also, for whatever reason, they've replaced the old bosses with new ones.
 
6:44 PM
@Powerlord that's... odd :/
I'll make sure to play through the first one at some point before playing rearmed then
 
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Q: Are there still servers up to play Battlefield 2142 online?

IAdapterI have just found my old pc game Battlefield 2142(from 2008). Can I still play this game on-line?(I will first have to find serial, so I can't just check)

 
Which I would probably have done anyways, but still.
 
Why is that question not "too localized"?
 
Because it's not extraordinarily limited in time, space or interests?
The example question is "Why is there a Honda parked outside my window?"
 
Strictly speaking the answer is out of date after each day
 
6:46 PM
(IIRC)
 
"Do you own a honda?"
"Yes"
"..."
 
Aeo
@badp Thanks to reading this, I now have "Help me Rhonda" playing through my head...
 
@Aeo How would you like a copy of Bionic Commando: Rearmed as a thank you for the bundle?
 
Aeo
@GnomeSlice If you like. It's really not necessary, but I sure won't turn it down, as I have thought about getting it a few times. lol
 
6:54 PM
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Q: Can't connect to any multiplayer matches in AC:R

JupotterI'm trying to play some multi-player in Assassins Creed: Revelation. Unfortunately, each time I try to search for a match, I can't connect to anything and the matchmaking end up giving up. No mater which game mode, even if I choose "Play now", it rarely seem to find a game I can connect to (half ...

 
@Aeo Do you have a GamersGate account?
 
Aeo
@GnomeSlice Not currently, no.
 
Hmm...
That would be ideal.
Although I think I can gift it via email too.
 
Aeo
@GnomeSlice I could certainly make one, but I'd rather wait till I'm at home if I need to install a client or anything to make it.
 
@Aeo Don't think so. Do you mind sharing your email address here? Looks like I can gift it that way too.
 
6:58 PM
@Aeo I'd delete that once you know @GnomeSlice has it, as Google does index this room.
 
I've got it.
Good point.
Check your email @Aeo. =]
 
Aeo
@Powerlord Thanks for the tip
 
(I also mostly just wanted to have someone else to discuss the game with). :P
 
@Aeo You need to delete the entire message, because the history link is still present if you don't.
 
@Ronan Practical effects?
 
7:00 PM
@GnomeSlice I was wondering what your ulterior motive was ;)
 
@Aeo Merry Bloopy!
 
@badp I kept my surname private on Facebook for a long time. It does, however, make you put something there.
 
Aeo
@Powerlord Ahhh... Well, it seems the delete option is gone now.
 
Man, I love that video.
 
@John I have my full name on bookFace. Middle name and everything.
 
Aeo
7:02 PM
@GnomeSlice Thanks for it :) I'll "redeem" when I get home
 
@Wip So I should run a Tineye search for every image you've ever posted here to find out your name?
:P
 
@John you could also just ask me directly
My last name is also in my SE profile now
 
@Aeo I put a moderator flag on it and explained why I thought it should be deleted (so your email address isn't in the history).
 
what does a "disputed" mod flag mean
other than "† do not affect your flag weight"
 
7:04 PM
@NickT they were meh about your flag.
 
@NickT It means I was flagged.
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Oh.
 
Stalks Wipqozn
2
 
Aeo
@Powerlord Is this something I should do as well? Or is one enough?
 
@Aeo I think one is enough. It's not like spam/offensive flags where it shows to all 10K+ rep users.
 
7:05 PM
@Aeo IT was already deleted.
 
@CruelCow Ooooh
 
@CruelCow No thanks.
 
@Nick It means someone with >10k flagged your flag as wrong.
 
I think I'll pass.
I'm terribly afraid of insects.
 
@John If it helps, I've known your last name for awhile.
@GnomeSlice Really now? I'm afraid of spiders!
 
7:08 PM
@Wipqozn Me too.
 
@CruelCow holy shit that thing is huge. It could probably eat @GnomeSlice whole.
 
leaves
 
@Wip Yeah I figure most people here do. It's on G+ and I'm terribly easy to find (pictures too) on YouTube.
 
@Wipqozn I know, isn't it adorable?
 
@RonanForman @GnomeSlice I just round a multi-word tag on youtube again.
 
7:09 PM
@John plus you joined the gaming group, and told me when you did. Wasn't that hard to figure out. I'm an admin, so it tells me whenever someone joins.
 
Oh you're an admin.
I thought only Gnome was.
 
@John no sir. Gnome, mana, davidfullerton, and myself are all admins.
 
Well since the "Real Name" field is only visible to mods, what's your name?
 
@GnomeSlice: Just don't travel to New Zealand, and you'll be fine
> The creepy crawly is only found on Little Barrier Island, in New Zealand
 
How did you get to be admin anyway?
 
7:11 PM
@John IT is?
 
:P
 
@John gnome and I created the page
 
Yes, your real name is only visible to you and mods.
 
@John Is that something new?
 
Everyone loves Bacon needs to be a TV Show.
 
7:11 PM
EEeeenteredting....
No, it's always been that way.
 
Well then.
 
@Powerlord You mean Bacon doesn't have a TV show?
 
Well, now I'm not sure ifI want to tell you my name. On one hand, I don't care, but on the other hand, by not telling you I could troll you.
 
*EEeeenteresting
Typo in the last one
@Wip Ah well. I'll search for your name and ask again if I can't find it. :P
 
@John: Bryan Douglas Cave
 
7:14 PM
Bryan Douglas Cave Johnson?
 
Bryan Douglas Cave? Are you trolling me?
 
@Powerlord I was wondering if someone would make that joke
@John No, why?
 
@jaminja Lol, this turn was ridicolous
 
You realize I'm going to check that name out, right?
 
That's the name of my father,'s brother's cousin's wife's former roommate!
 
7:15 PM
@Wip Because you troll me alot.
 
I'll make a note of that.
 
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Q: How do I deal optimal damage while dual-wielding?

Raven DreamerDual-wielding in Skyrim is... interesting. You can swing both hands individually (but not at the same time), or swing both hands together in a dual-attack. The dual-attack can't be used while moving, but otherwise seems the premier way to deal damage with two weapons. Am I missing something her...

 
waits for John to add him on Facebook
Also, @John, it's a rooster hat.
 
@wip I'm on mobile, so that'll have to wait. :P
Oh my goodness it's Wipqozn on Facebook. passes out
 
7:18 PM
@John I exist and everything.
 
still too stunned to speak
 
It is I, the McRib sandwich! I'm back!
 
@Wip that's @Ull
 
@John ah okay.
 
@Wipqozn ._.
 
7:21 PM
@jaminja I swear that in the simulation the sniper got killed :( those two turns were hilarious, also gg.
 
accepts friend request
 
@John I thought that's declined, not disputed
 
@Ullallulloo just had to make sure it wasn't some random stalker :P
 
@Wipqozn It is though.
 
@Ullallulloo well, you're not random, just a stalker.
 
7:22 PM
Also, like GnomeSlice, you failed to check my profile URL.
 
@GnomeSlice you can start putting Jaminja as winner
 
@Ullallulloo oh, right. I always forget that.
but yeah, @Ullallulloo, it's a rooster hat.
 
@Nick that's when a mod disagrees.
 
that shits bad ass
 
@Wip you're not on G+. I was going to go friend you there, but it can't find you.
 
@John maybe my account was deleted then. I never use it.
@John I definitely still exist
 
@Wipqozn When I click your link I get the signup page. I guess that's what happens when I visit a profile that doesn't exist.
Just like its user.
But don't worry, it's okay! Arda also doesn't exist, and that's perfectly cool and his non-existence doesn't make him any less of a person, or well, a person that doesn't exist.
 
@badp what about this link? (@john)
 
@Wipqozn Oh, I didn't know you didn't have to exist to join G+.
Fancy that.
What a wonderful place the Internet is. The non existant are no longer just good at frauding social security!
 
7:34 PM
@Wipqozn Without the apostrophe, that's an amusing sentence.
 
@FallenAngelEyes I'm glad to hear that
I aim to please.
 
@FallenAngelEyes especially with the downward tube
a transparent downward tube too. Very dutchy.
 
Finally makes link work and finds @Wipqozn
@Wipqozn, you may consider yourself encircled.
 
@John oh good, I'll return to never using google+ then :P
 
@Wipqozn Ok. At least now I don't seem mean by not adding you anywhere. :P
 
7:42 PM
@John I just added you to my stack exchange circle.
Although it doesn't matter, I've made a grand total of one post so, not a big deal where I put you haah
 
@Wipqozn What a coincidence! You're in my Stack Exchange circle along with LessPop, Marco, and Mana.
 
@John That's crazy!
 
@Wipqozn ikr!
 
I think I just reaffirmed my mass-murderer status here while playing Skyrim.
 
@Fabian Links or it didn't happen.
 
7:53 PM
When given the choice between three people, one who is supposed to be guilty, I chose to kill all three after I couldn't figure out who was supposed to be the guilty one
 
@Fabian That's more like reaffirming movie villain status.
@RonanForman I'll help shoot the ad if we can find a time we both can. :P
 
@Fabian I think we call that being awesome.
 
@Wipqozn I take it you've never done that before then.
zing!
 
@John clever girl
 

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