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Nathan Strum

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  1. Always wondered... is "Who rides the wrecking ball into our guitars?" a rhetorical question?

    1. MAC-42

      MAC-42

      I have no idea, but I've always loved that song as somebody whose dad was at Woodstock and who occasionally needles his "dirty hippiness" of the time. (Jefferson) Starship finally becomes everything they stood against and became the ultimate in poppy, commercial music. Knee-deep in the hoopla, indeed. Heh.

    2. Emehr

      Emehr

      I never found that line very intelligible. Took me a while to figure out what song it was from. Who rods the rack and ball in two won guitars?

  2. I hate computers today.

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    2. Reaperman

      Reaperman

      Have you tried turning it off and on again?

    3. Keatah
    4. Nathan Strum

      Nathan Strum

      It wasn't meant so much as a condemnation of modern computing, as it was a statement about having a really bad day at work, computer-wise. But the resulting comments were far more interesting.

  3. Microsoft is the new IBM. Apple is the new Microsoft. Will the new Apple please step up?

  4. Find a penny, pick it up. All day long you'll have a sore back.

    1. jaybird3rd

      jaybird3rd

      Well, if you throw your back out, at least you'll have an extra penny to put toward your chiropractor's bill.

    2. pangasinan

      pangasinan

      I once spent a penny.

  5. Thanks Nintendo, but I'll wait for the 1DS.

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    2. Kiwi

      Kiwi

      Then 1DS XXL for us that loves Game Gear and Atari Lynx sized handheld.

    3. jaybird3rd

      jaybird3rd

      We've had a "1-D" game system already: the Entex Adventure Vision. In a sense, one can also consider the Atari 2600 to be "1-D".

    4. LS_Dracon

      LS_Dracon

      OneDS? Still dreaming with 720 Infinity DS, but was a hoax.

  6. Changing my avatar... just because I can.

    1. Albert

      Albert

      Nice avatar, what game is it from?

    2. Nathan Strum

      Nathan Strum

      Something Ultra. I forget. Sounds like a laundry detergent.

    3. Random Terrain

      Random Terrain

      Looks like a fabric-softener ball.

  7. Microsoft is finally dumping Steve Ballmer. Where on Earth are they going to find another bloated, worthless, rabid, psychotic, clueless, idiotic nincompoop to be their CEO?

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    2. Tickled_Pink

      Tickled_Pink

      I noticed how popular he was when Microsoft shares jumped 9% at the news.

    3. pangasinan

      pangasinan

      I volunteer !

    4. jaybird3rd
  8. Rendering... rendering... rendering... man! If the box takes this long, how long is the poster going to take?

    1. bomberpunk

      bomberpunk

      rendered useless?

  9. Mac & cheese and hot dogs for dinner. The food of kings.

    1. Random Terrain

      Random Terrain

      Shake hands, King. Shake hands. Good boy!

  10. Burned out. Taking a cartoon break.

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    2. yarjr

      yarjr

      ATHF????

       

    3. Nathan Strum

      Nathan Strum

      Phineas & Ferb. Good, goofy fun.

    4. Random Terrain

      Random Terrain

      I am a cartoon. No breaks needed.

  11. Hot dog and a Coke at Costco for $1.50. Is there any better lunch anywhere? No, there isn't.

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    2. Random Terrain

      Random Terrain

      I'm going to die by Sharknado, not by hot dog.

    3. atari2600land

      atari2600land

      I'm never going to die.

    4. pangasinan

      pangasinan

      I am already dead.

  12. Currently working on four homebrew projects at the same time. Starting to get them mixed up. Could make for an all new game though... anyone for "Space Carrot"?

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    2. Kiwi

      Kiwi

      I have the same problem ><.

    3. Albert

      Albert

      Only four? Amateur.

    4. Kiwi

      Kiwi

      I got like 8-13 homebrew being WIP, none been published yet. Yay for laziness and ADD(not Dx) :P.

  13. Memo to Outback Steakhouse: Generally, people tend to avoid eating at places with "Out" and "House" in the name.

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    2. atari2600land

      atari2600land

      Outhouse Backsteak: the best place to go to get cow backs to eat and then poop them out.

    3. Nathan Strum

      Nathan Strum

      Name and annoying commercials aside, they're actually pretty good now. They must have had a management change, since they used to be terrible.

    4. bomberpunk

      bomberpunk

      every time i heard that guy's ridiculous "accent" i wanted to punch someone/myself in the face.

  14. Waiting in line for "shredding day" at work. It just doesn't get any better than this. (sigh)

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    2. BydoEmpire

      BydoEmpire

      Lots of guitar players at the office? \m/ \m/

    3. Dave Neuman

      Dave Neuman

      I saw a coworker get his tie caught in a shredder. I had to hit the stop button as it yanked his head down ... scary!

    4. Nathan Strum

      Nathan Strum

      No stop button on this one. It was a huge, truck-mounted thing. One-way trip if your tie gets caught.

  15. 2600 is in the bag. Literally. And by literally, I mean both figuratively and literally.

    1. Dave Neuman

      Dave Neuman

      I was in the bag last Saturday ...

  16. 8 CPUs or not, explosions take a long time to render.

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    2. Zach

      Zach

      Explosions can be done in 8-bit, eh Nathan? ;)

    3. Kiwi

      Kiwi

      Pyrocluster for the Cinema 4D does take a long time to render, but give good result. I usually cheat with metaball and particle for flaming ring explosion.

    4. BillyHW

      BillyHW

      Not if you use real ones.

  17. No animals were harmed in the making of this pizza. Except of course, for all of the ones they had to kill for the meat.

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    2. pangasinan

      pangasinan

      Hey i found a fingernail in my pizza.

    3. jaybird3rd

      jaybird3rd

      Actually, the animals were already dead before the pizza was made (I hope!), so strictly speaking, you're right: the making of the pizza didn't harm them.

    4. Nathan Strum

      Nathan Strum

      Still, I appreciate their tasty sacrifice.

  18. Hip-deep in re-learning Cinema4D. Drawing is easier.

    1. Emehr

      Emehr

      If it's as convoluted yet as nicely consistent as Blender, then I feel your pain.

    2. Albert

      Albert

      Not for me.

  19. Eating lunch at Five Guys Burgers and Fries. There are only two guys and one girl. Does this mean I get a discount?

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    2. save2600

      save2600

      no discount AND don't order a hot dog there! It'll come split and when you ask WTF? They reply that it needs to be "fully cooked"... ALL hot dogs are full cooked, even before they're cooked. DUH!!

    3. bomberpunk

      bomberpunk

      tried them out a few weeks ago. heartburn city.

    4. Gemintronic

      Gemintronic

      Yes. Fresh Jalapeno slices bring the pain. It's good going in, though.

  20. Not in chat, not watching movies, not posting an update. Well... 2 for 3.

  21. A murder of crows. A herd of cows. A flock of sheep. An agglomeration of nincompoops.

    1. atari2600land

      atari2600land

      You mean "conglomeration," right?

    2. Keatah

      Keatah

      Agglomeration is also valid in this context.

    3. Gemintronic

      Gemintronic

      Why can't you be a normal forum dweller and just say "AtariAge"? I can't even spell agglomeration with an F7 key!

  22. Try substituting "pants" for random words in signs that you see. It makes everything funnier! e.g. "No Pants - Alternate Thursdays, 4-6 AM"

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    2. jaybird3rd

      jaybird3rd

      "Kids come running for the great taste of pants!"

    3. CPUWIZ

      CPUWIZ

      "Nathan's newest pant entries are antagonizing."

    4. jaybird3rd

      jaybird3rd

      "It's 10:00. Do you know where your pants are?"

  23. Watched the Donner Cut of Superman II tonight. Disappointed there wasn't more cannibalism.

    1. Random Terrain

      Random Terrain

      Makes me feel like having a party.

    2. slab0meat

      slab0meat

      Just watch Cannibal Holocaust and call it a day

       

    3. Dave Neuman

      Dave Neuman

      six tons of footage ...

       

  24. I'd rather speak of the pompatus of lunch right about now.

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