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Probably because they love to copy off anything in popular media, almost to the point where it becomes redundant and annoying to the rest of us. Of course teenagers, {and to a lesser extent, young adults} are naturally going to go with anything that would be considered cool and/or rebellious, and most of the parents are either simply apatheic to it, or unintentionally support it by being more authortative than normal, which makes teens more rebellious.

Then again, this has always been the case with teenagers, and most people within the older generation would likely never understand what makes them tick.

The last time I had a Coke was about 10 years ago, and I didn't care for it then, and still don't now, too much syrup and it just tastes kind of bland to me. So with all that said, I prefer to drink Pepsi, specifically Pepsi Max.

At 8 hours ago, ZJ wrote: So, what do you all think of the reveal of the New Orleans Saints's Bounty System? Do you really think this will be a major issue for the NFL as several commentators predict?

Actually, I've made a thread about this in general, but I guess no one noticed, or it was just too early, whatever.

As for your question, this is a major issue partly due to the fact that Goodell is cracking down on illegal hits, and then out of the blue, the Saints were discovered to have a bounty program that intentionally tried to get opposing offensive players off the field, {i.e cart-offs, K.O. shots, etc.} Maybe 10 years ago or so, there would be nothing done about it and quickly ignored. Now, I would expect some heavy fines on the Saints, and suspensions across the board, both players and especially Gregg Williams. It only gets worse from there for Williams, considering he was accused of running a similar program with the Bills, Titans and Redskins.

Personally, I think this is getting blown out of proportion. Hurting people is a part of this game and I feel like having a system that rewards players for doing it isn't the worst thing to ever happen. I'm not an expert, though. I'd love to see some discussion from you guys on this...

Personally, the injury factor is part of this game, and no amount of rule changes will ever deter that risk. But in today's NFL, you can't get away with stuff like that under Goodell and expect nothing to happen, particularly when former players are suing the league over concussions and other such injuries that went unnoticed until recently. As I said before, I do expect the Saints to get hammered with fines and possibly lengthy suspensions for some of the players and Gregg Williams as well.

Now I'll add this question to the discussion, at the end of the day, will the Saints be viewed much more negatively by NFL fans, a la the the Patriots with Spygate in '07?

It's a tie between the Guren from Code Geass and God Gundam from Mobile fighter G Gundam. Although, once you think about it, both mechs and even the pilots are pretty similar in a lot of ways.

I aplogize for not posting more, but I've been busy with outside business, and I don't really have anything witty or a snappy repartee to any topics before now.

Maybe people aren't making enough creative or informative threads that aren't related to California, anime or something.

Personally, I don't care for anime on Adult Swim apart from FMA: Brotherhood and maybe Cowboy Bebop. I'm still rather pissed at them for giving a certain anime that they had a few years ago that I won't mention the shaft by putting it on at 5am and putting their shitty shows before it, very fucking egregious on their part. {All the more reason why we should have an anime channel on basic cable, but whatever.}

It doesn't matter anyway, any anime that I have interest in, I can find on the Internet or if I'm lucky, at a Best Buy/FYE.

Apparently, the New Orleans Saints had a bounty system during the '09, 2010 and 2011 season, in which defensive players were paid bounties to knock out or cart opponents out of the field, which in today's NFL, is a big no-no. At least 20+ players on the defense and defensive coordinator Gregg Williams were known to be a part of this, and even admitted it in an interview earlier today. {Although all that extra money in the bounty was little motivation when they had defensive lapses against shitty teams and in the playoffs the last 2 years.}

What do you think will happen with the Saints and with Williams? And do you think that the Saints will replace the Patriots for being the most hated team in the league?

From where I am now, we're under a Tornado watch for at least 4 more hours, although according to the radar, the worst storms will slide just south of where I am right now. Of course with that said, it probably wouldn't surprise me if we end up with a Tornado Warning where the shit will hit the fan. {according to the weatherman.}

A very noble attempt on their part, but the way that they are doing it from what I've read isn't exactly a good idea at all. Unlike the police, vigilantes have virtually no protocol for dealing with criminals, which means more often than not, they would often beat or even kill a suspect right when they see them. Historically speaking, vigilantes that get too much power or influence tend to go wildly overboard and become much more of a problem than the criminals themselves, contrary to what popular media thinks of vigilantes.

When it comes to fighting crime in Detroit, it's better than nothing at all certainly, but unless they got the Marine Corps on their side, it's nothing more than a drop in the bucket.

I think it's safe to say that the principal is going to get canned pretty soon, because you don't go after students like she did and expect nothing to happen, especially in school.

Not to mention that she mentioned something religious to these gay students for what its worth, is not only unconstitutional, {because you bring religion in a public school.} but virtually uncalled for in a public setting. While she has the right to express her opinion as part of freedom of speech and beliefs, at the very least, the time and the place is absolutely horrid, and that's the kind of disgrace that will get you fired from any job, considering the ultra-sensitive {PR} and litigious society that we live in now.

Wow, and I thought I've seen or at least heard it all when it comes to weird porn, kind of makes you wonder how can anyone get off on that, much less enjoy it altogether.

At 1 day ago, Angry-Hatter wrote:

At 19 minutes ago, Camarohusky wrote:

At 49 minutes ago, Angry-Hatter wrote:

For another, I don't consider blowing the whistle on the misconduct on the part of the greatest war machine on the planet to not be "anything of note", nor do I necessarily view it as the greatest contribution to world peace. I'm certain there are plenty of nominees at least as deserving of the Prize as Manning, and many more that are more so deserving, but I certainly wouldn't mind giving Manning some credit for what he did.

Yeah, spilling the beans on military secrets just because he had an issue with the U.S. Army should never be considered for the Nobel Peace prize, considering before this, he was part of the greatest war machine out there. That, and snitching against your own military and your own country to the scumbags that is Wikileaks is basically an insult to everyone to the military and to the rest of us who aren't part of the douchebaggery of the Occupy movement.

There would be a signifigant level of irony to Manning receiving the Peace Prize though; one Nobel Piece Prize winner being imprisoned under the authority of another Peace Prize winner.

It pretty much goes back to my point that the Nobel Prize is a fucking joke now, when you nominate candidates who snitch on the very same government that Manning is employed in to Assage and the spineless assholes at Wikileaks. When someone undermine the work of government employees like diplomats and military personnel, while in a U.S. Army uniform no less, they deserve what's coming to them, and to say otherwise is simply ignorant, and possibly dangerous as well.

If I go out of town for whatever reason, or if I'm expecting to meet someone, then I almost always have my cellphone nearby. Otherwise, I don't really carry it around with me, because it is a hassle to use a cellphone whether your eating, driving and so on.

Most of the anime that non-fans seem to enjoy have already been mentioned, i.e Cowboy Bebop, Ninja Scroll and the like.

About the only 2 that I know that non-anime fans {that hasn't been said} could enjoy would be Redline, which is essentially F-Zero on steroids, and Code Geass, which some of my friends who wouldn't know or care about anime in the first place actually got a kick out of watching CG.

Maybe it was the boobs that they enjoyed more than anything else, but still.

Blacksite Area 51. {Xbox 360} Price I paid: $30, My value: only $10.
Pretty much one of the first games that I bought when I got my 360, not exactly the best purchase I've made on a game.

The Godfather Game {Xbox 360} Price I paid: $20, My value: $40.
I tend to be pretty leery of movie based games, but I was simply blown away when I got this game, and the amount of goodies it has is well worth the sticker price.

Quantum Of Solace {Xbox 360} Price I paid: $30, My Value: $20.
A decent game overall, but a short campaign and spotty multiplayer killed a lot of the value for me.

Tecmo Super Bowl {SNES} Price I paid: $5, My Value: $40.
A friend of mine sold this game to me a long time ago, and I loved it much more than the early Madden games.

The Nobel Prize is basically nothing more than a joke, and it's sad that it has gotten this way, considering the main mission of the Nobel Peace Prize is pretty self-explanatory, it was made for the advancement of world peace. People like MLK or Gandhi would naturally fit the bill for a Nobel candidate, not a random whistle-blower who tattled against the government for bullshit reasons.

I don't really expect that Manning will win the award anyways, but even then, I've pretty much lost all faith in awards like this especially when some hack who spewed out what the rest of us already know, and for being a treasonous, spineless bastard.

I've read through his history and the stances he takes with the issues, and it doesn't take a genius to know that Santorum is a neo-conservative prick. Naturally, he is going to scare off the independent and swing voters out there with a lot of his policies, leaving only the hardcore Tea Party supporters and the Evangelical Christian base {which most of them are really nothing more than jackasses.} in which to draw support from.

Granted, the other Republican candidates aren't really that much better than Santorum, considering most of their track records have been rather spotty at best, but at least they don't sound as insane as Rick is. If Santorum somehow does win the Republican nomination, then I would safely say that Obama will be getting his 2nd term as president, and by a comfortable margin too.

At 2 hours ago, BubblyMac wrote:

At 9 minutes ago, MiloBased wrote:

At 34 minutes ago, BubblyMac wrote: Anyone who brings a gun into a public place and starts shooting is a fucking pussy. No exceptions. I don't care whether he was bullied or not.

Incoming curve ball here, let's say that some cops come into a public place to stop some drug-crazed maniac from doing whatever dastardly deed he/she thinks up against whoever, they come in guns up, and then unload on said maniac charging at them full speed. Would you call those cops a pussy? I highly doubt that.

Checkmate.

At 21 hours ago, MatrixGravity wrote: BACON CHEESE FRIES!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMFG Bacon cheese fries!!! Possibly the 2 best toppings for fries ever.

Seriously, this thread has already made me hungry, even though I just ate dinner about 20 minutes ago, weird.

At 13 minutes ago, BumFodder wrote:

At 1 minute ago, orangebomb wrote:

What about endless eight?

Don't get me started on the horrors of Endless Eight. I would much rather watch FLCL, which I hate with a passion in a non-stop marathon before I'd ever consider watching the Endless Eight arc again. I mean, whenever the creators had to apologize to the fanbase for making shitty episodes like that, that's pretty much a dead giveaway right there.

Maybe it's best to wait about a couple of months before we can say that the Vita is a flop. At this point, it's simply a feeling out process and I have no doubts that the Vita will sell in the millions by the summer, if not eariler this year.

Gurren Laggan, no matter how many times I've seen it before, I've never gotten bored of watching Simon and company go from the underground to outer space and possibly beyond.

The first season of Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya always puts me in a good mood for some reason, so naturally, I would watch it over and over again. {As for the movie, well not so much, but I wouldn't mind re-watching it again.}

All politics aside, having high gas prices really does put a huge dent into most people's finaces, and considering how we are at the mercy when it comes to Saudi Arabia, Iran and to a lesser extent, Venezuela strictly from an oil consumption standpoint, we are only going to pay a shitload more money, and that dreaded $5 a gallon is supposed to looming by the summer.

Of course, some countries don't have this problem at all, particularly in the U.A.E and other stable oil-producing countries. But one that stands out would be Brazil, where the good majority of their fuel, {and possibly energy} comes from sugarcane that is usually plentiful and grows back every year. {and yes, I'm well aware of ethanol fuel, which isn't that great at all} I would probably imagine that the sugarcane fuel runs just as good for the cars as normal gasoline does, at least compared to ethanol.

Unfortunately, it's not a continuation of the JSR series, which is a bummer. But I guess a remake of JSR would be a good thing, considering that I've never played the original on Dreamcast for whatever reason, and I loved the sequel.

Hopefully, they will make an HD remake for Jet Set Radio Future soon, then that will make me the happiest man in the world.

You really have to be that fucking lazy to say if you want to get rid of P.E./Gym in school. Granted, most of the games that they play are either stupid as hell, or are pretty much phased out, but TBH, there is nothing like scoring a GW run in kickball to show up some agro punk kid who thinks he's the next Michael Jordan. {at least when it comes to P.E. sports that is.}

While you're at it, why not remove Weight Training and Health classes too? They can't be good for stuffing your freaking gob full of food every day.

Well, considering that we had a warmer winter than normal, the annoying Occupy movement decided to stick around and do what they do best all this time, waste everyone's time and and make a fool out of themselves and the rest of the 99% percent that they claim to defend. And I always thought that the country music would probably scare them away, because there wasn't that much cold weather.

Hopefully, other cities would try to do what Nashville did for the rest of the stragglers of the Occupy movement, because this is getting to the point where Occupy is not only irrelevent, but now being more hated than liked.

At 21 hours ago, VicBiss wrote: Everyone should watch Baccano and Evangelion

I agree with you on Baccano, but Evangelion is vastly overrated. NGE starts off pretty good, but then after 20 episodes or so, it gets to the point where it's simply shock value mixed in some quazi-philsophical stuff added in, and much of it they could do without, or at least take it down a notch. The movies are a little better, but it's largely just rehashes of the same story, but with more detail. About the only memorable thing about either NGE or the movies {apart from the whino Shinji} is seeing that bitch Asuka get eaten apart like maggots on a carcass.

If you want a much better mecha series, then I would recommend Mobile Fighter G Gundam, {in Japanese audio} because it doesn't treat itself too seriously at all, but it's still pretty damn good throughout. I would probably recommend watching Code Geass too, you'll be doing yourself a favor seeing this as well.

Starbucks fucked this one up, and this ultra-litigious society we live in now, where so much as if you even breathe on someone the wrong way, your ass is sued for every goddamned dollar you have, not giving this person so much as an interview is only going to get you into a lot of trouble and well, Starbucks had it coming.

I don't really drink coffee, but if I do, I prefer to have Dunkin' Donuts coffee.

Sport {Cup} Stacking. Probably the stupidest idea for a sport that anyone can think of. What the hell does stacking cups in a fast time has to do with physical activity, especially when it's possible that someone in a half-vegetative state while on the toilet could do this? Worse yet, people actually treat this shit seriously, including worldwide competitions to see who's the fastest stacker, WTF?

A Spelling Bee that ESPN and ABC airs every fucking year, seriously. Who in God's green earth thought that this would be considered a sport, and recommended it to be on a sports network? No one cares about some kids who try to spell big words that no one even uses other than the parents and bookworms with no life.

Curling, just keep that shit in Canada, and keep it there permanently.

I try not to get too obsessed with achievements in games, but that doesn't mean that I won't be going after them either. Achievements does add in some replay ability in most games, that before simply didn't exist unless you're playing those games for nostalgic reasons. In the past, I didn't have much incentive to play on harder modes, because most of the time, it'll end the same way on any difficulty you choose, but with achievements, I could give it a whirl before putting the game down.