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In one of his last posts before hitting 30, Coop congratulates:
Jolly: 39,000 Saves
Martin: 9,000 Blams
gamejunkie: 37,000 Saves
DiMono: Top 150 B/Per
iGranadoz: Level 15

Watching:
Fox Sports Baseball - NYY @ DET

At 4/4/13 09:08 PM, Gagsy wrote:

At 4/4/13 08:35 AM, Bahamut wrote: I'm a dragon with a gun.

So you're a dragun.

Thank you thank you. I'm here all week!

Now that is comedy gold.

At 4/5/13 06:16 PM, Bahamut wrote: System of a Down - Toxicity. Always good!

I love that album. Some of the tunes in there are great for helping me down the motorway to work and back.

At 4/3/13 02:17 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 4/2/13 04:26 PM, Bahamut wrote: The only exception I would ever agree is that the account was compromised.

I don't mind Coop asking (hey, you can always try), but I think it was the wrong decision from Tom to grant that wish.

I suppose I should give Coop credit for just giving it a shot. Some of the times I find myself bounded by barriers so I don't approach to certain things. I really need to just go ahead with it whatever I may get in return.

Like I said, I was fed up of people getting what I wouldn't have said that I deserved, so I just tried the same.

At 4/5/13 06:16 PM, Bahamut wrote:

At 4/4/13 04:20 PM, Coop wrote:

At 4/2/13 04:26 PM, Bahamut wrote: All I can do is see how I approach some of them and if one fails, I'll just have to try someone else. I might be able to go by how they are as a person. Hopefully some that I've tried talking to will at least get back to me. For now all I want to do is have a general conversation and go from there.

It always sounds so simple, saying something like this. I've been there, done that and I know from my friends' experiences that no doesn't always mean no - sometimes you have to come back and ask again later.

If they said they weren't up for a relationship at the time, that's fair enough. Originally the one who I was with said she was going to stay single for a while after experiences with her break up at the time. Despite what she had said, one thing simply lead to another between us. We were just talking a lot at the time and I said that it would be cool to hang out with her to make her feel better with her friends. The Saturday that it all happened was the start of each other showing our affections and then the following Wednesday it was the faithful day where she asked me out.

Ah, the first few snowflakes drifting down the mountainside that precedes an avalanche. Mind that you don't get overwhelmed ;)

You'd think people would try and get something arranged prior to Valentine's Day. The timing with my last relationship was more than convenient for it since when we got together it was only two weeks until it was Valentine's Day so we just gave each other a little something but nothing over the top as it was too soon. Just being together for that day was the most I was going to ask for, although Thursdays were the best days to see each other due to her college timetable. It was a very brief period but it was good while it lasted. Some good times are better than none.

Tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved, nes pas?

Yeah, I keep telling myself that. Granted, I just hope I'm not going to be alone for the rest of my life but at least I had a few good weeks dedicating my time to someone out there.

Yep, it feels nice to show affection for someone and to receive it back. No matter how much I tell Kelly Brook how much I love her, she just doesn't reply...

Coop puts a few more touches to his characters, before congratulating:
Martin: 64,000 B/P; 55,000 Saves
Hacsev: 18,000 Experience
Winrar1337: Lieutenant General
Painbringer: 18,000 Posts
Cootie: Top 700 Experienced
Bahamut: Level 54
Jolly: Level 36
byteslinger: 100,000 B/P
Metal-Therapy: 31,000 B/P

At 4/2/13 04:26 PM, Bahamut wrote:

At 4/1/13 01:43 PM, Coop wrote:

At 3/31/13 10:30 AM, Bahamut wrote: I have been giving a search this week but with the Easter weekend in the way, I'm gonna wait it out until after the holiday is over. Perhaps then I'll have a clearer mind on finding someone out there. Gotta try a few different methods and see what works out better than others. I personally don't think searching around Easter or Christmas is a good time since everyone will be too occupied with celebrating the holidays. That was why I didn't have relationships in my mind last November and December, although I did have someone in mind that I probably would have tried asking out but she was already taken.

The problem that you get with that is that what works with one girl doesn't necessarily work with another. Trial and error helps a lot, but I'm sure you'll sort something out some way.

All I can do is see how I approach some of them and if one fails, I'll just have to try someone else. I might be able to go by how they are as a person. Hopefully some that I've tried talking to will at least get back to me. For now all I want to do is have a general conversation and go from there.

It always sounds so simple, saying something like this. I've been there, done that and I know from my friends' experiences that no doesn't always mean no - sometimes you have to come back and ask again later.

I'm sure a relationship can happen at any time of the year but there are times when I feel I gotta look for someone until afterwards but hey, if things worked out better than expected then I really can't complain. Let's see what having bigger determination will do for me. I guess if I didn't fall in love with her at the end of January, I would have been at the same stage now doing the exact same things.

Post-Valentines day was a great opportunity, as people seem to be more open to it, especially if they have friends who are in a relationship, thus having a decent idea of the romantic gestures that they want.

You'd think people would try and get something arranged prior to Valentine's Day. The timing with my last relationship was more than convenient for it since when we got together it was only two weeks until it was Valentine's Day so we just gave each other a little something but nothing over the top as it was too soon. Just being together for that day was the most I was going to ask for, although Thursdays were the best days to see each other due to her college timetable. It was a very brief period but it was good while it lasted. Some good times are better than none.

Tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved, nes pas?

Well, you know what they say - you can't make an omelette, without breaking a few eggs.

Touche.

I like sayings like that.

There's some reasonably strong statements to them and it's something to follow. I just gotta do things if I want something to happen. Now if only I could have better luck with getting a job.

Basically, you need to go out there and make it happen. Smile more (without looking like a lunatic) and try to have a positive outlook on life. It works.

At 4/3/13 02:17 PM, Haggard wrote:

That "giving back missed Exp" thing is another thing that pisses me off. If you missed the deposit, you missed it. Tough luck. If I see another account gaining missed Exp back, I'm going to ask Tom if he can recover all my Exp I already missed...

The only exception I would ever agree is that the account was compromised.

I don't mind Coop asking (hey, you can always try), but I think it was the wrong decision from Tom to grant that wish.

The one mitigating circumstance with that was that I was beta testing the site for him and when it launched, it fell over almost 5 seconds in. I could have given Bahamut the password to access my account and deposit, but as I have Review Mod tools and he does not, that is a "what goes on tour, stays on tour" rule violation. I didn't want to compromise two mods by asking that. I am thankful to Tom for his leniency, considering that it has pissed me off royally over the years, it's about time I got something to go my way from it :P

At 4/4/13 11:20 AM, Metal-Therapy wrote: I passed 31,000 saves and didn't even realize it.

this guy has been flooding the portal with submissions (12, so far). I haven't submitted much myself, but I thought there was a two upload per day limit..?

Must be broken, or suspended for such a submitter? I don't mind that much, they are original, witty and free save points, basically.

So long as they're his own work...

At 4/1/13 10:29 AM, byteslinger wrote: Barracks Roster as of April 1st, 2013:
Well, in the spirit of April Fool's day, I couldn't help but make this month's posting a brain teaser.

Oh FFS! I have to work for my stats again?! >:(

No. B/P / Gain / Average / Level / Change / Username / Rank / Posts / Level
01) kka,kos | n,cff | on.lk | B | -nnc.ko | Coop Sup. Commander | k | D
02) cc,ckc | n,cke | sc.el | B | -nnc.es | byteslinger Sup. Commander | f | C

So, I've got *checks notes* 116,132 B/P, at a pace of 0,955, averaging 30.81 per day, being down 9.13 per day on February's pace... *sigh*

I'd better check the portal and keep at it, otherwise I'll lose my streak of 10 straight months in the top 5...

Thanks for the update, byteslinger. Sort of.

At 4/1/13 11:27 AM, Knuckstrike wrote: 007) 86,559 || + 0,895 || + 28,9 || byteslinger
008) 85,832 || + 0,927 || + 29,9 || Coop

Thanks for the update, Knuckstrike. Lovely stuff.

Looks like I'm closing on on byteslinger at such a quick pace, I should be able to pass her by 2020...

Still, my pace hasn't been that bad, I just hope that I can up it, without costing me blams in the process...

At 3/31/13 10:30 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 3/29/13 12:46 PM, Coop wrote:

At 3/24/13 10:27 PM, Bahamut wrote: Yeah, I like to be sure of that. It will be quite a puzzle to figure out who and where, though but I can't just sit there and do nothing.

Correct - procrastination will not help in these circumstances.

I have been giving a search this week but with the Easter weekend in the way, I'm gonna wait it out until after the holiday is over. Perhaps then I'll have a clearer mind on finding someone out there. Gotta try a few different methods and see what works out better than others. I personally don't think searching around Easter or Christmas is a good time since everyone will be too occupied with celebrating the holidays. That was why I didn't have relationships in my mind last November and December, although I did have someone in mind that I probably would have tried asking out but she was already taken.

The problem that you get with that is that what works with one girl doesn't necessarily work with another. Trial and error helps a lot, but I'm sure you'll sort something out some way.

I'm sure a relationship can happen at any time of the year but there are times when I feel I gotta look for someone until afterwards but hey, if things worked out better than expected then I really can't complain. Let's see what having bigger determination will do for me. I guess if I didn't fall in love with her at the end of January, I would have been at the same stage now doing the exact same things.

Post-Valentines day was a great opportunity, as people seem to be more open to it, especially if they have friends who are in a relationship, thus having a decent idea of the romantic gestures that they want.

At 3/26/13 08:20 PM, Bahamut wrote: While it's a shame I'm not with her anymore, I think it's set in stone that she'll no longer be in a relationship with me.

Well, you know what they say - you can't make an omelette, without breaking a few eggs.

Touche.

I like sayings like that.

At 3/31/13 12:55 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 3/30/13 07:53 AM, Coop wrote:

At 3/30/13 02:51 AM, Haggard wrote: Trust me. Noone will complain if you hear you shagging in your tent. ;) But you might have to deal with people either cheering you on outside the tent... or trying to get into the tent, joining the party. ;)

Now more than ever, I understand the meaning of the phrase "fuck off" :P

Or the phrase "don't fuck with me". XD

Quite.

Also, what are those "shower"-thingies you talk about? :P

Like standing in the rain, but warmer, with the application of herbal blends, which help to keep hippies smelling nice :P

I see. I think I've heard of them before...

I'm a fan of stuff like that, what can I say?

I beg to differ. Since I don't find anything attractive about the male body, I just can't imagine having any erotic encounters with a male person.

I don't find things attractive about the male form, but I can see why certain females are attracted to certain male looks (though why they are attracted to Robbie Williams is beyond me). It's one of the reasons that I work out - to make my own for more attractive.

"Why carry a six pack if you can have a whole keg?" is a common phrase here... and in my experience, women don't like overly muscular men that much anyway.

I don't have a six-pack, just a quest for one.

Prince Harry is a legend! The Prince Philip of the new generation. Casually racist, sense of humour, war hero, everything the modern Royal Family needs.

Since I was talking about spanking before... all the royal family needs, is a good spanking. :P

Nah, we need them to have something more than that - more pomp and ceremony. Plenty more things like trooping the colour, the Queen's official birthday celebrations, state opening of parliament, everything that involves fancy dress, horse and carriage processions, the lot.

At 3/31/13 01:39 PM, Dream-of-Duke wrote: Fuck you, Theo...you have left my Red Sox ruined with overrated and overpaid pieces of garbage that nobody else wants. We will be awful again this season. Burn in hell with Da Cubbies, jerk!

Oh come on, you sound like the Conservative government in the UK, spouting that it's all the fault of their predecessor. Boston and New York could both be in for long seasons, if they let that sort of attitude prevail, but we're going into tomorrow with a renewed confidence and a former Red Sox stalwart batting cleanup.

Patching up with veterans, while some of the other veterans heal. I don't know what the future of the club looks like, but if we can stay largely away from injuries, we should be good fun this season, at least.

At 3/31/13 03:32 PM, ChitzyTheDiety wrote: Anyone mind being part of my voice acting crew? (13-17)

I'm locking this because you make so little effort, basically. In the Audio section of the BBS, you will find two threads which should cover all of this - Voice Actor Advertisements and Voice Actor Wanted. I feel that these threads can supply you with all of the avenues and opportunities that a club or crew could.

At 3/31/13 03:09 PM, Bahamut wrote: EXP update #62 is now available!

Thanks for the update, Bahamut. Nice work, as always.

Looks like I'm up another two places, thanks to Myst and DaFreak, who have now been Cooped.

Who's on the horizon? Well, Inertius is still two deposits up the road from me, but with Xanadu32, joliet-jane and cristoff all missing some deposits as well, I can focus on them falling back a little and hopefully ending up in my clutches sooner than him. I'll get them, but I wonder how long it will take me to reach the top 50 from here...

Hell, I've not mentioned it for a while, I thought Bahamut could do with me stirring that ole chestnut back up again!

84th Most experienced

This ladder is getting shorter. It seems that I'm making leaps and bounds up places all of a sudden...

Coop considers his options for the day, while congratulating:
ViceFullbuster: 63,000 Blams
Decky: 9,000 Experience; 3 day ban for using shitty memes.
Jolly: Top 100 B/Per
LevelUp! Loungers: 90,000 Responses
Spretnaz: Level 21
VJF: 170,000 Medal Points
Faggard: Level 41

At 3/30/13 08:35 AM, Auz wrote: Happy 3,000 pages LUL!

Just wanted to sneak this post in before it's too late.

Expertly brushed under the carpet, sir.

At 3/30/13 04:45 PM, jaxxDS wrote: Here's that image of level icons.

We've known about this for a while...

If you want to see the rank icons and levels as well, check out the link in my sig.

Did anyone ever find out what the F-16 was for?

At 3/31/13 04:26 AM, Exedor wrote: http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/614156
Gay fisting porn! Again.

Can we use this as an excuse to finally permanently ban this guy from submitting?

I hope so. I was just on my way to report this, as well. Good find.

Well, it was good that it was found, not the quality of the porn...

Coop tries to recover his ailing voice, while congratulating:
gamejunkie: 110,000 Medal Points

At 3/30/13 02:51 AM, Haggard wrote:

At 3/29/13 12:46 PM, Coop wrote:

At 3/24/13 12:44 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 3/23/13 04:02 PM, Coop wrote: I did my camping with the scouts, when I was a kid. I see nothing to be gained from it now that I'm half a lifetime removed from that.

Comparing camping as a scout with camping at a festival camping ground... it's like comparing watching porn to having sex with a real person. It's just not the same. ;)

No, it really isn't - the toilet facilities are worse on a campsite than they were with the scouts, as are showers / washing facilities. I like my creature comforts too much. Plus people tend to complain if I start shagging in my tent, as I can be quite noisy.

Trust me. Noone will complain if you hear you shagging in your tent. ;) But you might have to deal with people either cheering you on outside the tent... or trying to get into the tent, joining the party. ;)

Now more than ever, I understand the meaning of the phrase "fuck off" :P

Also, what are those "shower"-thingies you talk about? :P

Like standing in the rain, but warmer, with the application of herbal blends, which help to keep hippies smelling nice :P

Don't knock it until you've tried it :3

Some things you just don't have to try out. :P

Your loss.

I beg to differ. Since I don't find anything attractive about the male body, I just can't imagine having any erotic encounters with a male person.

I don't find things attractive about the male form, but I can see why certain females are attracted to certain male looks (though why they are attracted to Robbie Williams is beyond me). It's one of the reasons that I work out - to make my own for more attractive.

It's like this: Some people like to get spanked. But I don't have to try that out to know that I don't like it. ;)

Nah, that was Harry - he was only 16 at the time and now being 18, he should have matured a little. Wait and see.

And for a moment there, I thought you where talking about Prince Harry (just skimming over the rest of the post I saw that name "Harry" there). But then you said something about "he has matured a little" and I knew you have to be talking about someone else. XD

Prince Harry is a legend! The Prince Philip of the new generation. Casually racist, sense of humour, war hero, everything the modern Royal Family needs.

Coop prepares to head off to a gig for easter, while congratulating:
Toocool100: 150,000 Saves
Haggard: 62,000 B/P; Top 50 B/Per
DiMono: 30,000 Saves
EJR: 5th NG Berfday
Cottie: 13.00 Total Voting Power
Tony-Darkgrave: Level 39
Winrar1337: 9.00 Total Voting Power
gamejunkie: 4,444 Posts
Gagsy: Level 48; 77,000 Saves
LittleWashu: 8,888 Posts
FBIpolux: 22,222 Posts

Listening to:
Thin Lizzy - Killer on the Loose
The Beatles - Nowhere Man
Pink Floyd - Vera
Alice Cooper - Devil's Food
Iron Maiden - Isle of Avalon

At 3/24/13 12:44 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 3/23/13 04:02 PM, Coop wrote:

At 3/17/13 02:38 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 3/16/13 10:04 AM, Coop wrote:

At 3/10/13 01:40 PM, Haggard wrote: So, you take your bed with you when you go out camping? :P

You sound like my ex - She always wanted to go camping, I wanted to spend the night in a nice hotel.

Hotels are expensive and you miss the whole party.

I did my camping with the scouts, when I was a kid. I see nothing to be gained from it now that I'm half a lifetime removed from that.

Comparing camping as a scout with camping at a festival camping ground... it's like comparing watching porn to having sex with a real person. It's just not the same. ;)

No, it really isn't - the toilet facilities are worse on a campsite than they were with the scouts, as are showers / washing facilities. I like my creature comforts too much. Plus people tend to complain if I start shagging in my tent, as I can be quite noisy.

At 3/17/13 06:56 AM, Coop wrote:

At 3/16/13 12:57 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 3/16/13 10:04 AM, Coop wrote: I just hope that I'm elsewhere if and when it does...

Just make sure you're positioned BEHIND him, you know, to avoid any unwanted surprises in the night.

You want to be gay with him so much, you share the bed with him >:(

I hate to rain on your parade, but there's not going to be any gay love going on with either one of you.

Don't knock it until you've tried it :3

Some things you just don't have to try out. :P

Your loss.

At 3/24/13 08:51 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 3/24/13 07:21 AM, Coop wrote: Is that gum you're chewing? In the bin with it!

Aw, come on! Well, at least my mouth is free to prep some spitballs now. >:)

Put the pen back together, or I'll make you work with a pencil until you can act responsibly. *taps foot*

Yeah, I was the one with the camera, hence why the quality was so poor. Perhaps if I can get a girlfriend who is willing to attend a game or two, she will get some action shots of me in the middle, or even some video footage. We shall see.

I'll be honest, I was kinda hoping you'd be the crazy guy spraying the champagne everywhere. (Though I know your likeness well enough to know it wasn't at first glance.)

Nah, that was Harry - he was only 16 at the time and now being 18, he should have matured a little. Wait and see.

At 3/24/13 10:27 PM, Bahamut wrote:

At 3/23/13 04:02 PM, Coop wrote:

At 3/18/13 09:58 AM, Bahamut wrote: Well I tried to give her time but nothing was made any easier for us.

Just take your time, the right one is out there.

Yeah, I like to be sure of that. It will be quite a puzzle to figure out who and where, though but I can't just sit there and do nothing.

Correct - procrastination will not help in these circumstances.

At 3/26/13 08:20 PM, Bahamut wrote: While it's a shame I'm not with her anymore, I think it's set in stone that she'll no longer be in a relationship with me.

Well, you know what they say - you can't make an omelette, without breaking a few eggs.

At 3/26/13 05:29 PM, JohnCena423 wrote: I have been review banned

Yeah, for good reason. You were spamming and spamming a lot. When smaller bans did not prevent you from returning, we turned to steeper measures and the "ole faithful" permaban was wheeled out.

Happy 3,000 Pages, LULers!

Also, I've made 116,000 B/P

At 3/24/13 02:02 PM, BumFodder wrote:

At 3/24/13 01:58 PM, Coop wrote: Some people should have their rights to reproduce revoked. This guy's parents a good many years ago, for example.

Im sure it was nurture over nature

You cannot seriously train a rational human being to be that stupid.

At 3/24/13 02:24 PM, Scintillating wrote: It's really presumptuous of you all to blame him when there's so little info on the incident. He could have had a stroke or seizure and lost control.

Yeah, because if you lose control at 30mph, you plough a car through a hedge, over two parked cars and embed the vehicle deep into the double-skin brick / block wall of a house four feet off the ground.

I know it sounds arrogant of me, but damn, he was going so fast for this to happen. For a stunt team to recreate it, they would need a launch rig, 4,000-5,000 (possibly more) psi of pressure on a nitrogen cannister and considerable good fortune that the house doesn't collapse while filming this.

At 3/24/13 02:25 PM, supergandhi64 wrote:

At 3/24/13 01:58 PM, Coop wrote: Some people should have their rights to reproduce revoked. This guy's parents a good many years ago, for example.

that's a little harsh . . . i wouldn't bring up eugenics unless you're trying to godwin your own thread

--supergandhi64

I'm not trying to godwin my own thread. I'm merely stating that this person should be evicted from the gene pool for excessive stupidity.

-- Coop

At 3/23/13 10:01 PM, hecticjon wrote: i remember when the last thread about this was deleted

I'm not that harsh. I'm still locking it, though.

At 3/24/13 01:42 PM, supergandhi64 wrote: some people should have their drivers license revoked

--supergandhi64

Some people should have their rights to reproduce revoked. This guy's parents a good many years ago, for example.

This guy must have aimed for a treble.

Driving a car so fast that it leaves the road, ploughs through a hedge, off two cars and ends up embedded in a wall 4 feet off the ground is not the best thing to do in any circumstances, but when it's snowing outside as well, that just makes it worse.

It looks like these two Audis and BMW won't be going anywhere for a while. The guy was seriously injured, but for arsing about like that, i can't help but feel that he deserves it.

Your thoughts.

Well, after two races in 2013, a few things are certain:

1) McLaren are shocking and not in a good way.

2) We're in for some drama, even if it's just handbags at dawn between Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber.

Australia was a relatively tame affair, compared to the drama that I just witnessed at Sepang. Starting in the wet, Vettel did not get away as fast as he could have and when his rear was tapped by Fernando Alonso, it damaged the wing. Fairly innocuous, he would come into the pits at the end of the lap, I thought. Apparently, so did the commentary team and the Ferrari mechanics. Someone forgot to tell Fernando and when the second pillar snapped under braking for turn 1 on lap 2, he was a passenger into the gravel, his race over. Stefano Domenicali took full responsibility for not bringing his driver in to change the nose, one of the worse decisions of the day.

Dramas were happening everywhere and with a changing track, Vettel came into the pits a couple of laps early and threw away the lead, lapping slowly as he came out. Other teams made a better decision and capitalised, gaining ground on the Red Bull. Lewis Hamilton made the embarrassing mistake of pulling into former team McLaren for service and the bemused mechanics waved him on - they were ready to service Jenson Button. Fortunately, he carried on, so no-one could see Lewis blush under his crash helmet.

Fast forward a little later and with the track continuing to dry out, the Lotus cars were finding going difficult and the harshly penalised (3 grid places) Kimi Raikkonen was not able to make any ground on less competitive cars. Up front, it was quickly becoming a tussle between four cars - Webber, Vettel, Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, who was closing down on the squabble nicely. Pit strategy played out, resulting in a switch between Vettel and Hamilton, but close racing reverted to the above running order soon afterwards.

A couple of dubious pit lane releases meant damage for the Torro Rosso of Jean-Eric Vergne and Charles Pic, as they collided, Torro Rosso being guilty of unsafe release there. Another incident put two cars close together, but with the drama of the race, I forget who was involved. If I were a proper reporter, I'd watch the whole race again and take feverish notes!

The Force India cars had issues with wheel guns in the pits and were forced to retire both of their cars, due to overheating issues. Paul di Resta had managed to post a couple of fastest laps on the drying track, before coming to grief, so it was especially bitter for him.

McLaren had one particularly hairy moment, when Jenson Button came into the pits and had a wheel not secure properly, perhaps costing the team half a minute to repair. Button later stated that this mistake cost him a podium, coming home to retire the car, having been running 12th, a few laps from home.

Sat in the grandstands, Sebastian Vettel was all over the radio, telling the team to move Mark Webber, as he was just too slow. The team refused and "action 2-1" was in place, though on lap 46, the German had seen enough of the rear of the sister Red Bull. He pulled to the side on the home straight, placing his car inches from disaster of the Pit Wall on his right and Mark Webber's car on the left. Being lambasted by the team engineers and Christian Horner, he was told that "this is silly" and "you'll have some explaining to do"

Mercedes had made a grave error with their predictions for the weather and had under fueled Lewis' car, meaning that he had 16-20 laps to drive on fuel saving mode. This exposed the petulance of Nico Rosberg, over the radio, telling the team that he was going to pass Lewis, as he was too slow. Ross Braun managed to reign his German driver in and Lewis admitted after the race that Nico deserved the podium more than he.

Result
1. S. Vettel 1: 38.56.681
2. M. Webber + 4.2
3. L. Hamilton + 12.1
4. N. Rosberg + 12.6
5. F. Massa + 25.6
6. R. Grosjean + 35.5
7. K. Raikkonen + 48.4
8. N. Hulkenberg + 53.0
9. S. Perez + 1.12.3
10. J. Vergne + 1.27.1

Standings:
S. Vettel 40
K. Raikkonen 31
M. Webber 26
L. Hamilton 25
F. Massa 22
F. Alonso 18
N. Rosberg 12

It's going to be a long, close season. I hope that someone straightens out Vettel and soon.

At 3/10/13 05:06 PM, Bahamut wrote: 007) 131840 0106 007.1 ViceFullbuster
008) 115528 0523 034.9 Coop 1
009) 115479 0000 000.0 courtday -1

So I wait until the day of the next update to respond to this? Damn, I've been slipping a lot of late, but I will try to keep up a reasonable presence here...

Right, courtday has finally been Cooped and ViceFullbuster has appeared as the next target, though at some 16,312 points ahead, I will have quite a journey to catch him. I'm not saying that I can't, but I will keep my pace as high as possible and keep the pressure on him wherever I can.

Thanks for the update, Bahamut.

At 3/24/13 02:14 AM, pkrbarmovie wrote: As Johnny died he stared at the television. He didn't stare at the shit. He stared beyond it. There, he saw Peter and Carl beating the shit out of each other with hammers.

So, this is a new idea. That much I understand, yet that's about as far as my understanding goes - what is it a new idea for? As a short story goes, it's too short. As a script for an animation goes, it's awful, with lack of description and stage direction and as a creative work in progress goes, it needs a lot of work.

We made it onto the Wiki page last night, with out 15th straight win. I know, it's the 3rd longest winning streak of the season so far, with the Heat's 25 game unbeaten streak and the Clippers' 17-game streak that we ended on the 1st of January. Hell, our franchise record 15th straight is shorter than THREE Lakers streaks (16, 19 and the record 33)

New Orleans is the next stop for the Nuggets on Monday night, while the Heat look to keep up their winning ways against the Bobcats, where the Heat are nigh-unstoppable, with a 31-3 record...

8 games shy of LA. Can the Heat do it?

At 3/23/13 06:08 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 3/23/13 04:02 PM, Coop wrote: Don't knock it until you've tried it :3

haha see, Haggard, that's what I meant about playing along. ;)

For the record, that's just what I am doing as well ;)

*who wants to be gay with whom. There is never a time to allow your grammar to slip!

*Classic collective bored classroom response* : Yes, Mr. Coop...

Is that gum you're chewing? In the bin with it!

There are a couple of videos of us celebrating after winning. From 2011 2012 and hopefully one for next season ;)

Are you the one filming in those videos? It's kind of hard to make out the faces at times; I can't clearly see someone who appears to be you. :(

Yeah, I was the one with the camera, hence why the quality was so poor. Perhaps if I can get a girlfriend who is willing to attend a game or two, she will get some action shots of me in the middle, or even some video footage. We shall see.

At 3/23/13 02:17 AM, Sequenced wrote: In a plane's bathroom 38,000 feet in the air.

Poor man's mile high club? For shame.

At 3/23/13 05:54 PM, The-Great-One wrote:

At 3/23/13 04:37 PM, Coop wrote: How one can become rusty at such games as this, I'll never know. The other players (and failing that, the DM) should help you out and like riding a bike, you shouldn't need too much practice to get back into it.

Well you put it better than I did. I know the DM could be helpful, so if I can get the chance I'll jump back into D&D. There's a store near me that specializes in selling and playing of table-top games and card games.

That's a good place to start - I was a member of a club for about 15 years, then got into gaming with a smaller group of friends. Now I spend my time with two groups with a core of three (myself and two others), with satellite members, who make up the remainder of these two groups.

At 3/17/13 09:35 PM, The-Great-One wrote: I normally don't play Tabletop Games, I've only played Dungeons & Dragons and I'm EXTREMELY RUSTY!

How one can become rusty at such games as this, I'll never know. The other players (and failing that, the DM) should help you out and like riding a bike, you shouldn't need too much practice to get back into it.

At 3/13/13 10:47 AM, Dream-of-Duke wrote: 19 wins in a row for the Heat?
I say just give them the rings, the drama is DEAD.

Well, the Nuggets are proving that we don't need superstars to do it. I want to see that matchup, with Heat - Nuggets in the Can.

At 3/22/13 08:00 PM, ean5 wrote: interesting club

I wouldn't trade the vocals of greats like Bruce Dickinson, Ozzie Osbourne, Ronnie James Dio, James LaBrie, Alice Cooper, hell, even James Hetfield or Dave Mustaine to have just instrumental metal.

Instrumentals have their place in Metal, just not all of it.

Title : Calico Joe
Author : John Grisham
Genre : Sports
Publication Date : 2012
ISBN : 978-1444744668

The American summer brings together a strange breed of men - The boys of summer, they are sometimes called, people who while away hours playing the game of baseball. That was the main reason that I picked the title off the shelf in the book shop a few months ago. I'd been meaning to get into John Grisham a while back and now seemed like an ideal time.

In the summer of 1973, the Chicago Cubs called up a phenominal kid of a first baseman, known as "Calico Joe" Castle, due to his hometown being Calico Rock, Arkansas. Mercurially talented, he hit safely in his first fifteen trips to the plate, smacked home runs to left, right and center field, while also stealing bases and utilising the drag bunt to get on base, when other methods are shut off. His defensive ability is not discussed, but the talented character appears to be a rare gem - a five tool player.

The narrator of the piece is the then-11 year old son of a major league pitcher. Paul Tracey's father Warren plays for the New York Mets and he is a journeyman, having moved from club to club and garnered a reputation for hitting batters and generally being a clubhouse cancer and a drunk, when not playing. His numbers, though not spectacular have enabled him to remain with the big club, but for how long?

The Cubs and Mets face one another at Shea Stadium and the unthinkable happens - Castle hits a home run off Tracey in the first inning, then in the thirf inning, he gets a fastball in the face and the fortunes of both the Cubs and the two players involved take a dive, as Castle recovers slowly from his injuries and Tracey never recovers his game, eventually being cut from the team.

The story deals with the aftermath of the events of August 24th 1973 and Paul Tracey's last wish for his estranged father to admit to Calico Joe that the pitch at the head was intentional and to seek forgiveness, before he dies of an aggressive form of pancreatic cancer.

I am reliably informed (well, from Wiki, at least) that this is nothing like the traditional John Grisham piece, which are usually full of twists, turns and tension. That said, I could not put the book down, even though I should probably have been doing other things with my time. Quite a heart warming story, that makes you feel glad to be alive at the end of it, because no matter how much of an arse Warren Tracey was through his life, he still made an effort to make things right, before it was too late, despite being harried into it by his son, almost every step of the way.

A great piece that brought a tear to my eye, particularly with the good grace that Joe Castle showed at the very end. That guy would have been the once in a lifetime player that the Cubs probably could have used to erase a curse. Oh well, the Cubs can always look forward to next season.

Next up: Waylander, by David Gemmell