The Bridge

fbueckert

17:00

@MarkTrapp So, the answer is yes. Scorpions will carry food on their backs.

user2334

Indeed

spugsley

@MarkTrapp Thank you, I now know that I'd like to be a scorpion when I grow up

GnomeSlicE

You can make sciorpions vanish by shooting them in Just Cause 2.

fbueckert

@GnomeSlicE Overkill much? :P

Unless we're talking Serious Sam sized scorpions.

user2334

True fact: the larger the scorpion, the less likely it'll be a venomous scorpion

OrigamiRobot

17:01

The important thing is she specifically said "Babies? I figured they would carry crackers or something on their backs."

GnomeSlicE

@fbueckert It takes two or three shots, surprisingly. They're normal sized (tiny), but nothing more than just part of of the background environment. You see them running around occasionally and if you fire a few shots towards one it vanishes.

fbueckert

@OrigamiRobot Context! It's important!

OrigamiRobot

@fbueckert Not only does she think scorpions carry food on their backs (which technically they do, @MarkTrapp) her go-to food for them is crackers.

spugsley

@OrigamiRobot that too. Babies seem like the least useful thing to carry on your back

fbueckert

@spugsley Other than, y'know, the propagation and continuation of your species.

It's such a little thing, though. :P

user2334

17:04

@spugsley Indeed. Food that sasses doesn't seem worth the effort to transport

spugsley

@fbueckert Fuck propagation!

crackers > propagation

fbueckert

@spugsley You'd...propagate....propagation?

That sounds hard.

spugsley

@fbueckert YES! JUST TO SPITE IT

OrigamiRobot

Me: The problem is you think scorpions eat crackers.
@spugsley: Birds eat crackers
Me: SCORPIONS ARE NOT BIRDS
@spugsley: Close enough.

GnomeSlicE

@spugsley I disagree. If you carry like, 8 of your babies around and keep them alive, once they grow up your scorpion family can fuck up everyone else in the area, and own that town.

fbueckert

17:05

@spugsley You don't spite propagation by propagating it.

spugsley

@fbueckert you do if you want to spite it covertly

it wouldn't even know

fbueckert

@spugsley It wouldn't know you're spiting it because you're not!

Thinking in your mind how mean propagation is isn't spiting it.

GnomeSlicE

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I got a little less excited about that movie when I heard the guy behind family guy is doing it... was never a huge fan of family guy.

Wipqozn

@GnomeSlicE That's because Family Guy is terrible. So you are quite correct to dislike it.

StrixVaria

I ask one question on StackOverflow and someone who has no grasp of English is trying to get into a semantic argument with me about my question, downvoting me and everything I upvote.

GnomeSlicE

17:08

@Wipqozn Given the popularity, I think I can pretty safely say that it's not 'terrible'.

/just because you and I don't like it doesn't make it 'terrible'.

Wipqozn

@GnomeSlicE People just have terrible tastes.

GnomeSlicE

@Wipqozn Okay, now you're just being ridiculous.

fbueckert

@GnomeSlicE I concur with @Wipqozn.

Wipqozn

@fbueckert stars

fbueckert

When it comes down to it, people are stupid.

GnomeSlicE

17:10

Just because they're not your tastes doesn't mean it's terrible...

fbueckert

@Wipqozn Yeah, that doesn't happen often.

Wipqozn

@fbueckert Zeus damn it. Clever girl.

GnomeSlicE

@fbueckert Well, Family Guy is stupid too, so clearly it's terrific.

fbueckert

@Wipqozn Bwuh? Girl?

agent86

wait, people liking something keeps it from being terrible?

Wipqozn

17:11

@fbueckert Google it. tortoise shades

agent86

Apparently I need to go out and buy copies of the twilight books and justin beiber cd's. Looking forward to some really good entertainment tonight.

Wipqozn

@agent86 I lol'd

OrigamiRobot

@Wipqozn turtle*

fbueckert

It's like saying because people like bloodsports, that they're not terrible.

GnomeSlicE

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Ah, this movie looks awesome too.

<3 Blake Lively.

OrigamiRobot

17:12

@GnomeSlicE I hope this is part of the "terrible things are good" joke.

GnomeSlicE

@OrigamiRobot What, 'Savages'? I dunno, it looks pretty cool from the trailers I've seen on TV.

Bit of a... poor thumbnail though.

OrigamiRobot

@GnomeSlicE I don't know that I have ever disagreed with anything more in my life.

GnomeSlicE

@OrigamiRobot Because of the thumbnail, sorry.

It's youtube.

OrigamiRobot

The thumbnail has nothing to do with it.

GnomeSlicE

Okay, well whatever.

I have a history of liking lots of things everyone else finds 'bad'.

...Or are you talking about Blake Lively.

OrigamiRobot

17:16

I don't know who that is. I am saying that movie looks awful.

James

WooT

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OrigamiRobot

@James Wil Wheaton is also a jerk.

fbueckert

@OrigamiRobot He likes playing jerks, I think.

James

@OrigamiRobot Quite possibly :)

Ronan Forman

@OrigamiRobot He's actually not, he just plays them.

fbueckert

17:17

He's a jerk in Eureka, too.

GnomeSlicE

@fbueckert Most of the time.

Ronan Forman

He's actually cast as evil Wil Wheaton in big bang theory.

OrigamiRobot

@RonanForman No, he is one.

Ronan Forman

@OrigamiRobot Have you met him?

OrigamiRobot

@RonanForman He built me.

GnomeSlicE

17:19

Just because he's a celebrity doesn't automatically mean he's not a jerk.

OrigamiRobot

@GnomeSlicE I agree.

Jason Berkan

@OrigamiRobot He doesn't seem like one from his blog posts et al.

fbueckert

@OrigamiRobot New assumption: All celebrities are jerks!

Ronan Forman

@GnomeSlicE No, but neither does the fact that he plays jerks.

GnomeSlicE

@fbueckert He's actually a nice guy in Eureka, where it counts. He's just a corporate complainer.

OrigamiRobot

17:19

@JasonBerkan Anyone can pretend.

GnomeSlicE

@RonanForman I never said it did, it's called 'acting' for a reason.

@OrigamiRobot Acting is pretending too...

fbueckert

@GnomeSlicE I wouldn't call his rivalry with Fargo just being a corporate complainer.

OrigamiRobot

@GnomeSlicE I didnt say he is a jerk for playing jerks.

GnomeSlicE

@fbueckert Trivial stuff, yes. But his character shows through as a nice guy when it really matters.

@OrigamiRobot I never said you did.

OrigamiRobot

@GnomeSlicE Then why did you feel the need to inform me that acting is pretending?

GnomeSlicE

17:23

@OrigamiRobot Wh...Why did you feel the need to inform @JasonBerkan that 'anyone can pretend'?

OrigamiRobot

@GnomeSlicE Because he was implying that Wil Wheaton is not a jerk when, in fact, he is.

Ronan Forman

@OrigamiRobot Why do you think he is anyway?

OrigamiRobot

@RonanForman I know he is.

Fluttershy

@RonanForman He hates Wil Wheaton because of his character on The Guild.

Ronan Forman

@OrigamiRobot Stop avoiding the question.

spugsley

17:25

WIL WHEATON YES PLEASE

OrigamiRobot

@Fluttershy No, I hate him because is an awful person.

GnomeSlicE

@OrigamiRobot And you know this... how?

Ronan Forman

@GnomeSlicE And now without circular logic?

GnomeSlicE

Why are we talking about Wil Wheaton anyway? Was he in one of the movies I linked?

Fluttershy

@OrigamiRobot But... He's not an awful person. He's actually pretty cool.

GnomeSlicE

17:27

@RonanForman What? I know what circular logic is, just not sure what you're talking about.

Jason Berkan

@GnomeSlicE He's the star of TableTop - James linked to it.

GnomeSlicE

Oh.

OrigamiRobot

@Fluttershy False. All the good things in the world cannot make me forgive him.

Ronan Forman

@GnomeSlicE He's a jerk because he's an awful person.

Fluttershy

@OrigamiRobot Forgive him for what? He's done nothing wrong.

OrigamiRobot

17:27

@RonanForman Exactly.

@Fluttershy He knows what he did.

Ronan Forman

@OrigamiRobot So you hate him for no reason, got it.

Fluttershy

@OrigamiRobot Right, and so do I. And it is not something you should hate him for. So... Yeah.

OrigamiRobot

@Fluttershy It most certainly is.

Fluttershy

@OrigamiRobot Did you hate Sarah Connor for killing the Terminator?

fbueckert

@Fluttershy And if you do, we need to find John to put down another Terminator.

OrigamiRobot

17:29

@Fluttershy What does that have to do with anything? Also, Terminator 1 sucked.

Fluttershy

@OrigamiRobot It has everything to do with the reason you hate Wil Wheaton.

OrigamiRobot

@Fluttershy I don't see how it does.

GnomeSlicE

He's not going to answer you guys, I know exactly what he's doing.

fbueckert

grabs popcorn for the show

Jason Berkan

Why do I feel like I'm in an elaborate role-playing session?

Fluttershy

17:31

@OrigamiRobot You hate Wil Wheaton because of something his character did in a series. Therefore, you should hate Linda Hamilton for killing Arnold Schwarzenegger.

OrigamiRobot

@Fluttershy I am not in love with Arnold Schwarzenegger. Also, you are oversimplifying things.

Fluttershy

@OrigamiRobot Well, you should be.

@OrigamiRobot Do you hate Neil Patrick Harris?

Jason Berkan

Is it possible to hate NPH?

OrigamiRobot

@Fluttershy His heart was in the right place. Nathan Fillion on the other hand...

Fluttershy

@OrigamiRobot His heart was in the right place!? He killed her in an attempt to be evil. Your logic is flawed.

OrigamiRobot

17:34

@Fluttershy He only wanted to love her.

GnomeSlicE

I don't even know who Neil Patrick Harris or Nathan Fillion are. I know nothing of most actors.

Name sounds familiar.

fbueckert

I think someone flipped @OrigamiRobot's troll switch.

Ronan Forman

@GnomeSlicE They played dr horrible and captain hammer respectively.

Jason Berkan

@GnomeSlicE Doogie Howser and Captain Reynolds, respectively.

(Though y'all are probably too young to remember Doogie Howser.)

GnomeSlicE

@JasonBerkan Don't know those.

@RonanForman Don't know those.

Sigh.

Ronan Forman

17:37

Barney from How I met your mother.

GnomeSlicE

Ah, never watched it.

Blem

@GnomeSlicE its barney from how i meet your mother and Captain Reynolds from firefly

GnomeSlicE

@Blem Know of Firefly, still haven't gotten around to watching the series.

OrigamiRobot

@fbueckert No. I can never forgive Wil Wheaton.

agent86

@OrigamiRobot even levar burton forgave wil wheaton.

Jason Berkan

17:39

@GnomeSlicE Stop whatever you are doing right now and watch it.

agent86

and that dude had to strap a spraypainted headband to his face before he dealt with that guy

GnomeSlicE

@JasonBerkan I know, I've heard it's quite good. My dad used to watch it when it was on TV when I was younger, but I don't remember that well.

Lazers

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Q: Is it possible to dodge the rubble that sticks out in a square position in Assassin's Creed Revelations' cart race?

I've been repeating this part of the game a lot of times, and there are these little square/rectangular shape of rubble sticking out. I've been attempting to dodge it, but I always hit it. Is there a trick to dodging it or something? Because I stopped playing it a little, so I don't get frustrate...

assassins-creed-revel

Blem

►

OrigamiRobot

@Blem The Big Bang Theory sucks

Ronan Forman

17:42

@OrigamiRobot Blasphemy!

Jason Berkan

New quest: Find something @OrigamiRobot likes.

Bacon?

OrigamiRobot

@JasonBerkan Duh.

Blem

@OrigamiRobot someone is mad because the intro gives him epileptic seizure?

OrigamiRobot

@Blem No, the intro is the only good part.

Jason Berkan

@OrigamiRobot Had to start with an easy one.

James

17:48

Ok, that was probably the most effed up game I have ever seen :D

agent86

James

@agent86 Isnt that whatever goats my float?

spugsley

@agent86 stupid goat.

agent86

@James I've heard it both ways.

@spugsley baaaaaah

StrixVaria

18:07

Does anyone know of any good arcade racing games for 360?

My company wants to buy a 360 for our stupid-big TV at our new office and I need to try to think of some good multiplayer games.

FAE

@StrixVaria Burnout Paradise, if you don't mind the change in the series to open world

StrixVaria

@FAE I'll look into it, thanks!

FAE

@StrixVaria Other than that, the older Burnout games are good too, Burnout Revenge especially.

StrixVaria

Any other good casual multiplayer games if you have any would be appreciated. Preferably different genres.

Lazers

0

Q: What happens after "level six" of Midnight Magic?

In the Atari 2600 game Midnight Magic, the board starts out as pink. if you hit all five of the colored bars at the top, the board changes to a navy blue (the color of the leftmost bar). If you then hit all of the colored bars, the board turns red (the color of the second bar), and so on. I have...

atari-2600

0

Q: How should I distribute my bonus points with my Paladin at level up?

In Diablo 2, how should I use the bonus points at time of level up for my Paladin? I haven't been putting much into mana since I usually use an active skill for defense or attack. I stick with using my weapon instead of using his magic skills as well. My health gets depleted rather quickly so I d...

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0

Q: Hero Academy Challenges - Choices, Choices - How?

I am thoroughly stumped on the Choices, Choices challenge (dark elves). How can i beat this one? It seems like a job for the void monk, but he can't quite finish them off.

hero-academy

FAE

18:10

@StrixVaria Blur and Split/Second are the only other really recent ones and both of those were kinda meh and both of their development studios went bankrupt...

@StrixVaria What kind of casual?

StrixVaria

@FAE Something a group can play at lunchtime and just pick up or put down without worrying too much.

FAE

Like Lego series games casual or...?

StrixVaria

We used to play Brawl a lot, but the Wii looks terrible on the new TV.

FAE

@StrixVaria Castle Crashers is a great XBLA game

@StrixVaria the new Mortal Kombat?

StrixVaria

I suggested Mortal Kombat already.

The reaction was "that's pretty gory, but maybe".

FAE

18:12

Just fire it up and do "Test Your Luck" matches together (the randomized elements fights), it's pretty fun

GnomeSlicE

@StrixVaria The older burnout games are less confusing than Burnout Paradise.

@StrixVaria How many players?

agent86

@StrixVaria some sort of plastic instrument genre game? I think some of the more recent GH titles had drop in/drop out party play

StrixVaria

@GnomeSlicE Preferably 4 players.

GnomeSlicE

@StrixVaria Blur, Burnout, Trials HD.

StrixVaria

@agent86 I don't know how I didn't think of this.

GnomeSlicE

18:13

@StrixVaria Dou you have access to an xbox 360, and the ability to download a game for like 400 points or something?

FAE

@StrixVaria That was the obvious choice so I didn't even think of suggesting it, lol

GnomeSlicE

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agent86

@StrixVaria the halo series is fairly famous for its 4-player split-screen co-op.

GnomeSlicE

@StrixVaria Quadsmash is hands-down the best titles I've downloaded in the Xbox indie games channel, and the multiplayer is amazing.

Fluttershy

@StrixVaria My platoon used to have Rock Band set up in their break area. Lots of fun.

GnomeSlicE

18:14

And it's great for 'drop-in, drop-out' multiplayer,

tiddy

@agent86 Halo.......HALO?! Goldeneye64 mother fbomber

GnomeSlicE

@FAE You should try it too, if you haven't.

agent86

@tiddy this is xbox 360, so I think he'd have to settle for Perfect Dark (which I think is on XBLA)

FAE

@GnomeSlicE I have so many games it's not even funny

GnomeSlicE

@StrixVaria Casthe Crashers is also an excellent multiplayer experience, but it's less suited to 'drop-in, drop-out' multiplayer.

StrixVaria

18:16

Thanks for all the suggestions everyone!

GnomeSlicE

Watch that Quadsmash video, the multiplayer is amazing even with just two people here, I think it'd be even better with 4.

@StrixVaria Also, the new Trials: Evolution has multiplayer support.

tiddy

Rockband 3

StrixVaria

@GnomeSlicE What genre is this?

GnomeSlicE

@StrixVaria One more really cheap downloadable, Speedrunner HD. It's one of the highest rated games on the indie channel, and from the demo I played, the multiplayer is great.

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@StrixVaria It's a racing game of sorts.

agent86

@StrixVaria here's a couple of top-10 lists before you go :P planetxbox360.com/article_17954/… co-optimus.com/topgames.php?familyfriendly=true

GnomeSlicE

18:19

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@StrixVaria Trials ^

@StrixVaria Did you want a particular genre?

StrixVaria

@GnomeSlicE I want a mix of genres.

I'm going to look at @agent86's link now.

Trials looks cool, though. I might get that for myself :P

GnomeSlicE

@StrixVaria I'll compile you a list of great, and cheap indie on the XBLA channel, sound good?

@StrixVaria The first trials game is the best game I've downloaded from XBLA.

StrixVaria

@GnomeSlicE Don't spend too much time on it.

But you do know your indie games, so I would appreciate it.

GnomeSlicE

@agent86 Ah, N+, that game is fantastic.

I need to try re-downloading it, because my progress has stopped being saved.

FAE

18:36

@StrixVaria It is fun, if immensely immensely frustrating. Few games make me swear as much as the Trials games.

GnomeSlicE

Zomg... you can get Quadsmash for PC now?

OrigamiRobot

@FAE Where does Terraria fall in that regard?

GnomeSlicE

@FAE I only made one custom level and it wasn't terrible good.

@FAE I've only got a few silvers medals left in the first Trials game.

Lazers

0

Q: Is there a wind factor that affects sniper rifle accuracy (horizontal, not bullet drop)

I had been using the SV98 sniper rifle for a while, but could not cause sufficient damage after about 600m, I was getting a lot of bullet drop, and it was difficult to lead a moving enemy. So I switched to the M98B for a faster projectile and flatter trajectory. Since switching I've noticed th...

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FAE

@OrigamiRobot Not very high actually. Lower than LoL, way lower than Trials.

GnomeSlicE

18:43

Trials is infuriating some times.

You can expect to run out of time (30 minute limit) on some of the hardest ones your first few tries.

Lazers

19:10

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Q: How do I get the icepick out of the truck?

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the-walking-dead

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Q: Is there a way to disable the use of certain blocks on a minecraft server?

I have a bukkit server I run that is based on the latest version. I have loaded a few mods mainly buildcraft, IC2, forestry and the BC-IC2 crossover. Everything seems to be working fine but there is one thing that is bugging me. Forestry adds an electrial engine so you power it with IC2. Well s...

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spugsley

YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE! MY ONLY SUNSHINE!

Stack Exchange

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A: Community Promotion Ads - 2012

user15026

@spugsley you make me happy when skies are grey?

spugsley

@AshleyNunn :) YES!

user15026

@spugsley grins

user15026

19:16

That song is in my head now and making me smile

user15026

I am also making candied bacon right now which is pretty awesome

StrixVaria

@AshleyNunn Better than the song I had in my head before, at least.

spugsley

@AshleyNunn fuck yes O-o sounds like you're having the best day ever

user15026

@spugsley It is going to get even better when I turn the candied bacon into bacon peanut brittle with peanut butter drizzle

user15026

@StrixVaria Do I want to know, or will the knowledge make me want to stab my ears with forks?

StrixVaria

19:18

@AshleyNunn It's that call me maybe garbage, and it's back.

spugsley

@AshleyNunn will you marry me? (don't tell @IanPugsley)

StrixVaria

That didn't last long.

user15026

@StrixVaria AUGH

user15026

@spugsley HECK YES. (I can keep a secret)

user15026

Although I know you only want me for my bacon candy

spugsley

19:18

@AshleyNunn YES! We will have a cake that's made of candied bacon!!!!!!!!!

user15026

@spugsley YES! This is a must.

Ian Pugsley

@AshleyNunn @spugsley ahem

user15026

@IanPugsley >.> Nothing to see here, move along....

StrixVaria

@spugsley It appears that you have thwarted yourself.

spugsley

@IanPugsley NOTHING

user15026

19:20

THERE IS NO PLOTTING OF MARRIAGES AND CANDIED BACON

agent86

OMG

you guys are candy-izing bacon and you aren't telling me?

Ian Pugsley

@AshleyNunn I'm seeing a lot of the phrase "candied bacon" being thrown around, so for curiosity's sake I'll let this potentially extra-marital conversation continue...for now

agent86

THESE ARE WEAPONS OF MASS SMOKINESS AND I WILL NOT STAND FOR IT.

user15026

@agent86 I am making candied bacon for bacon peanut brittle

StrixVaria

While candied bacon sounds good, I still think deep fried bacon is the supreme bacon.

agent86

19:21

@AshleyNunn this sounds forbidden by the geneva convention. watch it, missy.

user15026

@agent86 You wouldn't report me to the authorities, would you? (Do you accept bribes?)

user15026

@StrixVaria O.o I -do- own a deep fryer. What about deep fried candied bacon?

agent86

@AshleyNunn maybe.

StrixVaria

@AshleyNunn You may be onto something here.

user15026

@agent86 Candy made of bacon bribes?

user15026

19:23

@StrixVaria This is something that I may have to experiment with.

user15026

Hmmm. Cracked pepper candied bacon, or plain?

agent86

@AshleyNunn perhaps.

@AshleyNunn well, spicy and sweet go well together, so I'd say crack that pepper.

user15026

@agent86 Awesome. I thought that would be a good plan.

agent86

hey @AshleyNunn while you're maybe still here, is theaterythm (or however it's spelled) on your radar for the 3DS?

FAE

@agent86 Theatrhythm

user15026

19:34

@agent86 Very much so. I am quite looking forward to it (and Rhythm Thief, as well)

agent86

@FAE Theathankyou

FAE

@agent86 Theatwelcome

agent86

:P

Ian Pugsley

@AshleyNunn don't do it

there's a burger place near here that servers a two-patty burger (called "The Badass") that has deep-fried bacon on it

a friend had it and decided he didn't like eating food for a day or so afterwards

user15026

But it sounds like it would be the most amazing thing ever!

Jason Berkan

19:38

@IanPugsley I would think two patties and deep fried bacon would satisfy a person's caloric intake for a day or so.

Ian Pugsley

@JasonBerkan and your limit on cholesterol for a year or so

user15026

Holy crap my kitchen SMELLS SO GOOD

Jason Berkan

@AshleyNunn So, Internet, where is the HSTP (Hyper-Smell Transfer Protocol)?????

agent86

ooh, a song I liked but never figured out the name of from SSX just came up on my pandora. wewt

tiddy

houdini?

user15026

19:42

@JasonBerkan SOMEONE NEEDS TO GET ON THAT

user15026

@agent86 sigh You people who can use pandora.

Lazers

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Q: What does the "LCD TV" option do in Okami?

According to the manual: Video Output Change the TV type (standard TV/LCD TV). Google reveals a mix of guesses and clearly wrong answers. Actually changing the option causes no discernible difference on my (plasma) TV with the Wii version. Is there an official or tested answer? My curr...

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agent86

@AshleyNunn do they not allow canadians to use pandora? :(

user15026

@agent86 Nope. :(

agent86

on the other hand, USA! USA! USA! #1 WOOOOOOO!

user15026

19:48

@agent86 grumpface No bacon candy for you.

Jason Berkan

@agent86 They don't allow Canadians to use anything. Our Netflix content sux, no Hulu, no cool ads during the Super Bowl. :(

user15026

@JasonBerkan Yeah, this about sums up Canada.

agent86

@AshleyNunn noooooooo! I'll run a headphone wire across the border if I can have bacon candy!

user15026

@agent86 This is a very tempting offer.

Jason Berkan

@AshleyNunn plus, snow.

RedRiderX

19:51

@JasonBerkan Snow is a big factor in about everything.

user15026

@JasonBerkan Oh yes. Can't forget about that.

Jason Berkan

According to my records, it has been just over 2 months since it last snowed. Yay summer!

Aarthi

u gaiz

ermahgerd.

@QAna is Kanaya! :o

user15026

@JasonBerkan huzzah

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