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Discussion Boards => High-Context Discourse => Topic started by: A² on August 20, 2012, 04:55:22 PM
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Matchlist
Lyrai -> Zach
Roger -> Dogstar
Roger -> Defenestration
TedBelmont -> Roger
TedBelmont -> Buge
Stush -> Defenestration
Buge -> Roger
Defenestration -> Brentai
Defenestration -> Kayma
Brentai -> Stush
Kayma -> Lyrai
Dogstar -> Shinra
Dogstar -> Tedbelmont
Zach -> Tedbelmont
Shinra -> Dogstar
(http://i.istockimg.com/file_thumbview_approve/11146976/2/stock-illustration-11146976-christmas-dj-santa-klaus.jpg) LET'S GET THIS PARTY STAAAAAAAAARTEEEEEEEED
YOU KNOW HOW IT GOES
YOU KNOW HOW IT FLOWS
INFO TO GET TO ME BY NOVEMBER 2ND:
NAME:
FULL SHIPPING ADDRESS:
NATION OF ORIGIN & CAN YOU SHIP INTERNATIONALLY
IN ONCE, ONE AND A HALF, OR IN TWICE?
WHAT DO YOU LIKE
WHAT DO YOU DISLIKE
WHAT DO YOU ALREADY OWN?[/b]
YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS ALREADY ON NOVEMBER 3RD
SEND YOUR GIFTS OUT BY DECEMBER 10th
MAKE IT A BRONTO BOX: PUT A DINO ON IT, SOMETHING TO SAY IT'S THE BOX OF GOOD CHEER
(http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/3766/santas.jpg)
CHRISTMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAS
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(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c8/Rock-1.png)
oh it's on
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Kayma that picture just brings up the pain of our fallen brother.
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Arc didn't fall. He just went home.
(https://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7znr7ABSg1qangar.jpg)
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(http://i.imgur.com/czl38.gif)
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(http://anglosaxonblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/tumblr_lkv6ntMzmM1qjzfqpo1_500.jpg)
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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/buge/reaction/manlytears.jpg)
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(http://weeklyscoops.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/crying_eagle.jpg)
He is not fallen. He is waiting.
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So any more signups or are people put off by the super early signups this year and waiting to see if they accumulate more grist
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I'm put off by the fact not everyone posted pictures last year.
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Pictures are awesome, yes. We need more of them.
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Anyway, I'm in for one.
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Anyway, I'm in for one.
(http://i630.photobucket.com/albums/uu23/Bon_Bon_2009/scruffy-1.jpg)
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I'm in, but I also wish more people would have posted pictures.
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I think Roger is going to be posting pictures of what I sent him... I honestly don't remember what was in the box.
Should we have a list of who's joined up?
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I think Roger is going to be posting pictures of what I sent him... I honestly don't remember what was in the box.
Should we have a list of who's joined up?
Added to the top of the post.
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After batting the idea around for another santa, I think I'm going to try it here:
A new option has been added, "One and a half" for signup volume.
Basically, you'd be sending out two packages, and only getting one - that second package you send out would go to a fellow Bronto who has been shafted over the years and never gotten recompensation.
As a reminder, if you're in, and your name isn't in the top post, I don't have your info. If the three of you who have sent it wish to change to Send Two Get One, aka Make Up For Scrooges, just fire me an PM.
If you're a Bronto who's gotten a big fat lump of nothing for a Dirty Santa, and the debt hasn't otherwise been settled, fire me a PM.
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I swear, it's like the Christmas decorations go up earlier every year. I'm still prepping for halloween.
As usual, I'm signing up for two folks when I pass my info along. What could possibly go wro-
(http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/2434/210597.jpg)
....oh.
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If the list of sign ups in the first post is correct, it is the saddest thing I have ever seen.
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Nah, I think people just don't want to think about Christmas until after Halloween.
Which, uh, means you're probably going to have to change that signup schedule, Lyrai.
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grumble grumble.
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For the first christmas in the last five years I am employed, not moving, and not saving money to move, so I am in in to win it for 2012.
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grumble grumble.
The real grumbles come when half the people miss the date no matter when you get all their info.
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DON'T REMIND ME.
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guys this is not the kind of negative thinking arc would want
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I still owe ted belmont a better gift than what I could get him last year and I just bought my mom a new car. I'm not going to be able to do this year, sorry guys :(
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why the fuck not. im in
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So should we include whom we've sent gifts to in previous years so we get paired up with someone new?
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*I* WILL SANTA.
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So should we include whom we've sent gifts to in previous years so we get paired up with someone new?
I'm not even sure I have this information...
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If you have that, send it, and I will attempt to use it, but if I have to resort to some Glenn Beckian chalkboard drawing to try and keep it straight, I may toss it.
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It is now after Halloween.
IT BEGINS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFzLd8EK3sU#ws)
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Signups extended to 11/2 to accommodate Holiday Hangovers
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Whoop! Hey, guess who just remembered to sign up for this shit? Important part of the mechanics, that.
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I'd really like to do this. the main thing i'm worried about is having to pay several thousand dollars in shipping.
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Well don't make it a 40 lb box then
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But i've got 40 pounds of spiders here, just waiting for their new home.
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But i've got 40 pounds of spiders here, just waiting for their new home.
(http://gunshowcomic.com/comics/20120323-bb.png)
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BATSSPIDERS AREN'T BUGS!
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So another community I am in usually runs their own dirty santa (Okay I ran it there for two years) except this third year they just can't get enough people.
Thoughts on me mixing their names in with your guys?
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So another community I am in usually runs their own dirty santa (Okay I ran it there for two years) except this third year they just can't get enough people.
Thoughts on me mixing their names in with your guys?
Yeah!
New blood!
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DATE HAS PASSED
NAMES HAVE BEEN DRAWN
PM'S HAVE BEEN DISPERSED
LET THE DIRTYING BEGIN
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Ummm
huh.
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Please submit all questions and problems to me as soon as possible so they may be taken care of before clusterfucks hit maximum cluster.
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Backups are planned in the event -things go wrong-
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I've got my present sorted.
(http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l14/Stushcinta/IMAG0041.jpg)
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I'm headed to the post office today.
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b167/unhelpful/1323680658324.jpg)
Loaded down with Christmas cheer.
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I got some bubble wrap, so i'm all set up to take it in tomorrow to send, I hope the shipping isn't several hundred dollars.
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Rocked and Roaded.
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Well, it wasn't as bad as my worst case scenario, but it was higher than what I was hoping for.
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What's this? A hefty package, just for me?
:perfect:
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I should be sending out my package tomorrow or weds.
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Sent this too. You can trash this one all you want though.
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Package deployed. Merry Christmas.
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T-T-T-TWO PACKAGES RECEIVED
One from Doogstar, and one from someone else whose name I don't recognize, but who decorated his box with a charmingly crude sharpie drawing of a T-Rex and a Stegosaurus.
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Roger is a hero.
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Me thinks I'll be putting together some packages for next year, when I move out at the end of the month. That should be enough time to have them out by December 20th, 2013.
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Package received from one Doggius Star
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One from Doogstar, and one from someone else whose name I don't recognize, but who decorated his box with a charmingly crude sharpie drawing of a T-Rex and a Stegosaurus.
Charmingly crude? The lady at the post office was delighted by them!
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I got a package either from Defenestration or someone who remembers me from Las Vegas. Whoever it was was afraid of me enough to give out their real name or address on the return label, which doesn't really narrow it down.
Also I'll be driving to Vegas in a couple of days, so whoever it was also wasted a bunch of money on shipping. :whoops:
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Actually, the UPS store had my mother in the record and I couldn't be arsed to ask them to change it on that one, but I did on the next 3 packages I mailed out.
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Just got a little box of brentai! I am super excited.
So how does this work? We open it on christmas day? my christmas is before yours, so can I open it then?
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It's preferred you open it on your christmas and share pictures. Extenuating circumstances are allowed if you're traveling or something.
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I already opened my box because I'm impatient.
:whoops:
I'll post pictures on christmas though
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I already opened my box because I'm impatient.
:whoops:
I'll post pictures on christmas though
:disappoint:
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I've gotten one box from an Eric, but I'm still missing one, I think. Glad to hear both of mine arrived. Shinra, what'd you think?
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My packages have not mailed out yet, but will likely be shipped USPS Priority after they are set. Things happened.
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Seeing as it just passed midnight half an hour ago, it is officially christmas, so straight away, I attacked my wonderful box of american goodies! <3
[I apologise for the quality of the images, the phone in my camera is all I have. It's better than my old one, but it's still not great.]
(http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l14/Stushcinta/IMAG0079_zps1e63eb06.jpg)
Here it is, the box that has taunted me for the last week! What wonderful things lay within? British teeth? Libertarian gold? Brentai himself, come to claim my throne? It was time to find out!
(http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l14/Stushcinta/IMAG0080_zpsd1764356.jpg)
Looks like all the paperwork was filed in.. what, quinticate? I don't know the word for doing something five times, but yeah, lots of customs paperwork, telling me that it wasn't full of horrible diseases from the USA.
(http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l14/Stushcinta/IMAG0082_zpsa8ddd614.jpg)
Boxes within boxes, Brentai, you fiend, you'll kill us all!
(http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l14/Stushcinta/IMAG0083_zps194d1d40.jpg)
Turns out that big box is a Playstation move bundle thingy! This is pretty awesome, because honestly, it's not something I would have ever gone and bought myself, but I think I will get a bit of entertainment out of it. At least it'll be fun to try play Resident evil 5 through again with it. Plus, it comes with Little Big Planet 2!
(http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l14/Stushcinta/IMAG0084_zps9db3bd22.jpg)
I love me some megadrive games, I used to have one of these packs on my 360, but it got stolen, so it's nice to get it back. :D
I've honestly never seen One Piece or heard of Nightmare of Druaga, but I am always a fan of getting more PS2 games to add to the collection~
I don't know of this manga, but it looks like it involves a lot of boobs, which I am always in favour of! The art style looks really familiar, too.
(http://klausming.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/zardoz.jpg)
I really like the astroboy wallet! I have a fairly new wallet right now, but as soon as that starts falling apart a bit, i'm gonna switch all my stuff over to this new one. :D
And I am a big fan of lord of this rings, and this DVD answers a very important question..
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I wish to locate these real life frodos, so that I may hand them my magical rings to dispose of.
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MYSTERY BAG
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Oh nice, a fancy new headset! This will be awesome for when I sit in Ventrilo, alone and unloved due to timezone issues. :scanners:
(http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l14/Stushcinta/IMAG0088_zpsf8e1731e.jpg)
I promptly tell my old crappy headset how i feel about it!
(http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l14/Stushcinta/IMAG0089_zpsc5f64390.jpg)
Martha chooses that moment to meow at me, so she too faces the finger of disrespect!
(http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l14/Stushcinta/BrentaiNote_zps9db5d3d6.jpeg)
Also, lovely mister brentai included a note, with a badass sketch of Sakura! He thinks the games won't work in my country, but the joke's on him, i've got a swapdisk! Better luck next time, starfox!
Thanks a heap, brentai, I am enjoying the gifts~ I only hope my box made it to its destination in time and gives as much enjoyment as I got from this one!
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Hey it's not my fault you idle in the fat kid corner in vent so I never know if you are around or not.
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Packages sent! I won't say exactly how much shipping costs were, but it was painful. I'm gonna go lie down now.
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Sorry, smiler, I guess it's mostly because I'm asleep most of the time you guys come on, with work and all.
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It's Christmas enough for me! It is time!
I didn't recognize the name on the hefty package delivered to my apartment, but I did know some of the contents. Who is responsible for this brick of holiday tidings? (Edit: It's PikachuLyrai!)
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b167/unhelpful/IMG_4420_zpsff6ea605.jpg)
When you're done admiring the ornaments in the background, peer a little deeper into the box's contents. IMAGE? ENHANCE!
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Lookit all those mangas! That's a big ol' pile of CLAMP. I read the first few volumes several years ago and it didn't grab my attention, but there's no arguing with a stack like that. I'll not extend the same courtesy to Ed, Edd, and Eddy, but the thoughtful inclusion of Captain Lou more than makes up for their black hole of mediocrity. I've had Kingyo Used Books on my to-read list for a while, so that was an unexpected surprise! CHRISTMAS SUCCESS.
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b167/unhelpful/IMG_4422_zpsdcf6cbe6.jpg)
Aquaman not included, but included for comparison. He is tiny compared to the books, but his heart is large. While investigating the presents, he discovered a terrible secret! These were not presents at all, but...
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b167/unhelpful/IMG_4426_zps6e3ffc22.jpg)
... a mimic! Run, tiny citizens of Apartmentville! Run, while there is still life in your legs!
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Man, xxxholic? Prepare yourself for the ending that destroyed CLAMP's credibility in the US.
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Man, xxxholic? Prepare yourself for the ending that destroyed CLAMP's credibility in the US.
They had credibility after X/1999? I'm concern-cited.
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Well. Hm.
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Did nobody else get theirs yet? I spent 80 bucks on shipping, you'd think it'd get there in time. :(
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I have not gotten mine, no. I know Defen got his.
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I really like the astroboy wallet! I have a fairly new wallet right now, but as soon as that starts falling apart a bit, i'm gonna switch all my stuff over to this new one. :D
B-but I sent that wallet to Brentai-kun two years ago! That means... he doesn`t love me anymore!
/me runs away, crying tears that sparkle in the morning sun
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Oh man! I used to own that Astroboy wallet too! And I'm pretty sure I got it in a PDS!
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it got there on time. There will be unboxing pictures, but only after I endure this hellish workweek.
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B-but I sent that wallet to Brentai-kun two years ago! That means... he doesn`t love me anymore!
/me runs away, crying tears that sparkle in the morning sun
Trust me, you don't need a wallet to accept my love for you.
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I'm still good for mine, I just suck as a person.
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I'll have mine out as soon as I can find some glue.
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I'll have mine out as soon as I can find some glue.
HEY-OH
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I seem to have something from AUSTRALIA! It's a poorly packed package!
(http://i.imgur.com/KIsiuh.jpg)
Everything was mixed up a lot, but I took the liberty of reassembling the gundams to the best of my ability with the remaining pieces. SPREAD SHOT!
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Oh my god there is SO MUCH SWAG. A MacGuyver boxset! Tons of comics! A Kung Fu movie! A Japanese Front Mission game! (are PS2s region free?)!
Another thinly veiled plot to kill me!
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and ART
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(http://i.imgur.com/mQSsQh.jpg)
You know Stush, you draw a lot of ladies. While I can't fault anyone for honing their artistic talents or appreciating the fine structure of the female form I do wonder why I've never seen you draw something REMOTELY mascul
(http://i.imgur.com/MiLR0h.jpg)
Okay fine move along
BUT WAIT THERES SOMETHING ELSE! AND IN A TUBE!
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COULD IT BE? YES IT'S POGS!
(http://i.imgur.com/k2bnih.jpg)
You know, I spent a portion of my childhood obsessing about collecting pogs and I remember *nothing* about the point of the game.
What a haul! Thank you Stush, your sinister weapon aside. Why does every package I get from this each year come with a murder attempt?
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oh my god
stush sent pogs
in a space jam tube
everyone go home. stush won.
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Yay! I am glad you enjoy it~
PS2 games aren't region free, unfortunately. I had to use a swapdisk to play Front Mission 5, you might be able to find one for really cheap! The game is in japanese, but there's a translation patch! You can get it at http://frontmission.info/ (http://frontmission.info/) , It's pretty easy to do, just involves ripping an image and then running some programs to add the patch. It's a really good game, it sucks that they didn't export and translate it.
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So I got some amazing stuff this year from Shinra, but I keep waiting on my gift from Roger to post pictures. Unfortunately it's almost February now and I've seen neither hide nor hair of anything from him. In a year where 'extras' got sent out to people it's a little frustrating to have this happen, especially seeing as how I stay broke all the damn time and still manage to send out 2 or 3 packages a year. But yeah, Shinra: he is awesome. I'd love to know how he and TedBelmont liked the presents I sent to them.
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Roger replaced someone who bailed, and said because of such a late warning he'd be a little late. This has been said in chat, repeatedly. I think you may be missing the point of dirty santa entirely.
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I'd love to know how he and TedBelmont liked the presents I sent to them.
Good thing I posted pictures! (http://brontoforum.us/index.php?topic=6649.msg249332#msg249332)
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Also, good job paying attention.
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UNIT DESIGNATED "ROGER"
SUBCLASS: YOMIKO PRIME
LYRAI UNIT REQUESTS STATUS UPDATE.
modify: And I guess Kayma as well.
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You manage to fix your Wii?
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I got a Wii U, since after all the trade ins it was about $30 for the deluxe edition.
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So I got some amazing stuff this year from Shinra, but I keep waiting on my gift from Roger to post pictures. Unfortunately it's almost February now and I've seen neither hide nor hair of anything from him. In a year where 'extras' got sent out to people it's a little frustrating to have this happen, especially seeing as how I stay broke all the damn time and still manage to send out 2 or 3 packages a year. But yeah, Shinra: he is awesome. I'd love to know how he and TedBelmont liked the presents I sent to them.
I cannot for the life of me remember what I sent you, except for some really shitty cookbooks and the venture bros. I know there was some pulp fiction in there? Maybe an erotic vampire romance novel????
I loved everything you sent me, I'll need to post pictures. I've been kind of low effort for the last few months. Winter is always downswing time for me. D:
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Roger, Kayma, status reports?
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Box is going out tomorrow morning come hell or high water. What's the status of your DS?
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Package acquired
Pictures coming later today, or sunday.
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Kayma sent me a grocery flier! And he even sent some heavy things to hold it down!
(http://lyrai.brontoforum.us/pds.JPG)
God look at those savings
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You do not want to pass up 1.19 a pound on semi-boneless, smoked ham.
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Deals on Meat aside, is there anyone other than Roger's matches that have not received a gift this year? I've been in constant contact with Roger, so he's excused for now, just want to check to make sure everyone's gotten something.
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Queen - 'The Miracle' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DaY8-Mui0I#)
I apologize for my failure nature this year! Packages SENT.