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  1. Vandyn

    SWTOR

    To me, what happened with SWTOR is the result that some thought would happen with WOW before it launched. What a waste of money and a license.
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    Murders and Shootings

    Went from sadness to just plain pissed off because of this. Maybe it's because I got kids, who knows. 20 little kids got everything wiped out in a blink simply because some little shit with 'mental' issues had access to guns. I don't know what the answer is. There are grown men that were...
  3. Vandyn

    Murders and Shootings

    The first question isn't going to be about the gun but about the security of the school. How did the shooter gain access, etc. This may lead to all schools have locked front door policy, needing to get buzzed in for admittance. Similar to how a lot of day cares work.
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    Murders and Shootings

    No words. There are some seriously disturbed individuals in our society and I don't have a clue as to how you combat that. Prayers to all the families involved.
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    Have you cheated?

    Haha, well in my case peopledidwarn me not to do it but I did anyway because I thought I was so smart (and in love, don't forget that one). Looking back on it now, I have a hard time understanding how anyone gets married before they're in their 20's, at least 21 if not a little older. The...
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    Have you cheated?

    Same as me, ex started sleeping around, which in turn led to me moving out and sleeping around, which in turn led to divorce. I never felt guilty about it either, once she did the deed I knew the relationship was already over. Things like that happen when you get married young and stupid.
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    Homeowners

    I've read that it's somewhat expensive to maintain on a consistent basis, that true?
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    Vasectomy Inc

    Thanks man, that's what I wanted to know. Puts my mind at ease a little more. Mine was left and right inguinalat the same time. Needless to say is wasn't pleasant after the fact and perhaps colors my outlook a little on any type of surgery.
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    Parent Thread

    For the first 3 months we had the crib in our bedroom. Then we moved into a bigger place and she moved into her own bedroom and we used the baby monitor to hear for her. We hardly ever kept her in bed with us though. Even has she grew a little older and was starting to have nightmares/night...
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    BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIE.

    Christmas Story Christmas Vacation And I recently added Elf (you sit on a throne of liesssssss) to the list.
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    Vasectomy Inc

    I'm considering getting one but hesitant because I went through a hernia surgery a few years ago (minimal invasive) and the recovery from that was a lot harder than I thought it was going to be. I'm mostly concerned about pain and how long on average does pain effects from the procedure last...
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    Parent Thread

    I didn't look either. I just keep my eyes focused on my wife and then the next thing you know you heard a little cry and one of the greatest emotions in the world washes over you. What's funny is before that we had to wait for the doctor to show up to do the c-section and I had to put on these...
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    Welcome to retrolled

    The only thing that would of made all this better was if it happened around 12/21. Wondering when the book and movie rights to the story will be sold.
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    Parent Thread

    We always knew we wanted to have a child and had that 'not ready' mindset that a lot of people have before you get kids. Then of course my wife got pregnant and it went from 'not ready' to looking really forward to it. It's really hard to explain. I also had the same attitude of 'my life is...
  15. Vandyn

    The Evelys Apology

    How anyone to this day still assumes when someone says they are a girl that it's the truth, whether that be on a message forum, MMO, or even the internet in general is beyond me.
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    Parent Thread

    Mine (5 year old) goes through phases of what she's into and watches. Currently it's Martha Speaks on PBS because of some books we got from the library and started reading. Before that it was Scooby Doo (which was weird because she generally does not like anything scary).
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    Steam Deals and Digital Sales

    I've heard good things about hotline Miami but I think I'm holding out to the holiday sale.
  18. Vandyn

    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    I use Elvui and it's great. Just have a few others like DBM, Threatplates, postal, etc.
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    FOHSS consider following

    You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Alcestis again. probably break the record for most internets in a day.
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    Home buying thread

    While I do agree with you about appraisals in general, at least the appraiser actually goes into the home where Zillow does not. You can have two homes that are exactly the same in sq footage and acreage and zillow will a lot of times put the two houses relatively close to each other in value...
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    Home buying thread

    Just a quick word on Zillow from someone who recently bought a house earlier this year. As far as home values are concerned, Zillow really is only useful for getting a ballpark figure and nothing more (an even then it may be way off). Zillow comps are only going off data that it can get...
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    Home buying thread

    In a short sale, don"t be surprised if there is no budge from the list price. Usually in a short sale the list price is already the lowest the bank will go. It"s easier to negotiate with an individual then with a bank.
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    Home buying thread

    I hear what you"re saying about the agent being proactive, but in my case I"d prefer to do my own searching since I know exactly what I want. The agent has a decent idea of what I want, but there may be something things that eliminate for me that he may think it should be on the list. Our agent...
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    Home buying thread

    I wouldn"t worry about giving a lowball offer. Like I mentioned earlier in the thread, there are some sellers who would like just one offer, no matter what it was. The worst they could do is laugh at it, come back with the original offer and then you walk away. The one thing I don"t...
  25. Vandyn

    Home buying thread

    We"re in the same situation. When you get preapproved for a loan, all they do is look at your assets. If you don"t have enough assets to cover the downpayment, they won"t pre-approve you. If you say well I"m going to be putting down a certain amount, they"ll ask where is it coming from. If you...
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    Home buying thread

    The problem with short sales is 1) they take forever (like 5-6 months at times) and 2) they require lender approval, sometimes multiple lender approval. When we were looking, we found a property that actually wasn"t too bad but needed alot of work. Turns out it was a short sale. Basically...
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    Home buying thread

    It"s not like there will be any shortage of houses on the market. There"s some truth in that when the right house shows up, you"ll just know it"s the right one.
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    Home buying thread

    I agree with what others have said here. It"s likely that there is only one offer and they are trying to bait you into raising yours. This is EXACTLY a play on emotion. From the seller"s perspective, they hedge their bet that the buyer could be emotionally attached enough to raise their offer...
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    Home buying thread

    It really depends on the seller. When we were negotiating with our builder, it got to a point where I was satisfied with what they had agreed to already and our agent felt we still had a little more wiggle room and we should try to get a little more more out of them (closing costs and bigger...
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    Home buying thread

    This is how our family did our thinking. Our thought was we wanted something big enough where we wouldn"t have to move 5 years down the line, even if another kid came in the picture (we only have one now). We viewed a ton of properties in the 1600-1800 sq foot range and while that would of been...
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    Home buying thread

    Here in NC, we"re taking full advantage of the market as it stands now to get the best deal. We"ve decided to buy new and due to the current economy, especially with new home construction, were able to get all the incentives we"ve asked for, including a mortgage buydown paid for by the seller...
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    Most memorable comic book moments

    This was really at the end of the crossover. The villain alliance had crumbled. Magneto and Skull were part of the alliance and Magneto asks him if he was the same Red Skull that took part in running the concentration camps in WWII and Skull says something to the effect that yea, but I"m in a...
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    Most memorable comic book moments

    Acts of Vengence was a great crossover series. One of the more obscure fights in the series was towards the end, Magneto v Red Skull. The fight wasn"t even close, but it was a personal fight for Magneto. Dude buried the guy in a fallout shelter. Think solitary confinement, for life.
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    Most memorable comic book moments

    Your missing the next panels of that Thor v Juggernaut fight where the hammer basically lovetaps Jugg and he says something like "That tickeled, do it again". Great line.