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Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 563
| PartOfYourWorld | Posted 9/15/2008 7:20:46 PM | message detail |
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Fine. Resident Evil 4. Jeez guys. --- Yoblazer: NO LIMITZ Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 9/15/2008 7:21:25 PM | message detail |
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i personally dont expect them to drop either. i dont see why the ones who werent in it yet would drop. i just wont overestimate them is all. --- *is Dranze* Explicit Contest is my lord. |
| trannyscience | Posted 9/15/2008 7:21:33 PM | message detail |
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Galaxy had no hype! it was whatever Mario oh man where's that poll hold on Poll 2750 (05/13/07) Which upcoming Wii game are you most looking forward to? 3079 3.75% Dragon Quest Swords 4915 5.98% Fire Emblem: Goddess of Dawn 3016 3.67% Mario Party 8 9336 11.36% Metroid Prime 3: Corruption 3392 4.13% NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams 4197 5.11% Pokemon Battle Revolution 7768 9.45% Super Mario Galaxy 46495 56.56% Super Smash Bros. Brawl here's another less damning but still funny poll Poll 2812 (07/14/07) Which game shown at E3 this year are you most excited about? 11566 13.64% Assassin's Creed 1693 2.00% Crysis 11336 13.37% Grand Theft Auto IV 16449 19.40% Halo 3 1969 2.32% Heavenly Sword 2494 2.94% Killzone 2 14710 17.35% Metal Gear Solid 4 9703 11.44% Metroid Prime 3 14881 17.55% Super Mario Galaxy --- xyzzy http://users.tpg.com.au/112358//85454546braidav.gif |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 9/15/2008 7:21:48 PM | message detail |
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Galaxy got its fair share of criticism from board-goers - although, yes, its critical acclaim was something to behold. As for a high-profile blockbuster game living up to the anticipation and hype? Oh I don't know oh wait how about GOD OF WAR II WHO THE HELL PICKED KIRBY --- turnturnturn your brain in turnturnturn your brain in |
| KamikazePotato | Posted 9/15/2008 7:22:10 PM | message detail |
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RE4 wasn't really hyped either. People expected it to be good, but it being so incredible was a surprise. A HYPED game means Twilight Princess, Brawl, MGS4, Halo 2/3, ect. --- Brawl FC: 4296-2658-3681 (KP) |
| KamikazePotato | Posted 9/15/2008 7:22:50 PM | message detail |
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WHO THE HELL PICKED KIRBY ZeldaFear wait --- Brawl FC: 4296-2658-3681 (KP) |
| Yesmar | Posted 9/15/2008 7:23:14 PM | message detail |
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I just don't think that L-Block "grew" in popularity between rounds the
way people are insinuating. He did better, if you judge him in
comparison to other characters, but this is an entirely different kind
of format. Prior to the last two matches, which had massive outside
support, L-Block got roughly 29% in every match regardless of
competition. Sure that could just be coincidence and he was gaining in
popularity the entire time, but I think it's more likely that he gets
29% no matter what, which, depending on his competition, makes him
better or worse. I think it'd be funny because Board 8 would have an even bigger whinefest than last year and would probably cause half the statheads who frequent this topic to promptly kill themselves or at least break down into tears. Forgive me if I have you mistaken with someone else, but didn't you throw a tantrum and commit account suicide when Luigi lost to Squall? --- You need to meet someone at a garden, or a movie or something. Somewhere classy. Like a cooking recipe message board or something.--True Godhand/Curt |
| Yesmar | Posted 9/15/2008 7:23:30 PM | message detail |
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Also, I hope that no one thinks I'm some whiner who's just letting my personal preferences dictate my bracket in regards to joke characters. I have no problems with joke characters in principle, although to be honest I'm a little sick of them taking up all of the contest's attention. I honestly take these contests very competitively and I would never make a pick out of personal preference that I didn't think would happen. I just honestly think people are overrating joke characters, and not because of personal preference. And I admit that I could very well be wrong. --- You need to meet someone at a garden, or a movie or something. Somewhere classy. Like a cooking recipe message board or something.--True Godhand/Curt |
| red sox 777 | Posted 9/15/2008 7:23:54 PM | message detail |
| Melee was received much better than Brawl, and
remains a better-received game than Brawl. Yes, there are many people
who enjoy Brawl, but I have seen no indication they enjoy it more than
they enjoyed Melee. Equivalently, maybe. On the other hand, there
exists a non-trivial group of people who loved Melee to death and treat
Brawl as the worst game ever. --- "Fate has no forgiveness for those who dare stand against it." ~Chrono Cross Game Over Screen |
| KamikazePotato | Posted 9/15/2008 7:25:06 PM | message detail |
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Melee was received much better than Brawl, and remains a
better-received game than Brawl. Yes, there are many people who enjoy
Brawl, but I have seen no indication they enjoy it more than they
enjoyed Melee. In terms of casuals, this is wrong. At best Melee is equal, with Brawl usually winning comfortably. Among competitive players is where Melee shines. --- Brawl FC: 4296-2658-3681 (KP) |
| PartOfYourWorld | Posted 9/15/2008 7:26:24 PM | message detail |
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What would a HYPED game be Heh, looks like I was one of those Kirby > Kratos backers. Wonder what my train of thinking was! --- Yoblazer: NO LIMITZ Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
| KamikazePotato | Posted 9/15/2008 7:27:22 PM | message detail |
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What would a HYPED game be Basically a game that could be the second coming of Jesus and still have mixed reactions due to being overhyped. --- Brawl FC: 4296-2658-3681 (KP) |
| red sox 777 | Posted 9/15/2008 7:27:55 PM | message detail |
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But what I'm saying is that I've seen no evidence that casuals in fact
like Brawl now substantially more than they liked Melee before Brawl
came out. Yes, they'll vote Brawl over Melee directly, but the
difference with most people seems trivial- that is, there are very few
or no games they would vote Brawl over but not Melee. It is only with
the competitive people that the difference is large- and they heavily
favor Melee. --- "Fate has no forgiveness for those who dare stand against it." ~Chrono Cross Game Over Screen |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 9/15/2008 7:29:24 PM | message detail |
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and how many competitive players are on this site compared to the casuals? not many. --- *is Dranze* Explicit Contest is my lord. |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 9/15/2008 7:29:39 PM | message detail |
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I'm also speaking from the perspective of someone who has Brawl as his
favorite Smash by far (for reasons that are obvious to those that know
me). Characters that should boost from Brawl will boost from it, and
those gains should outweigh any losses Nintendo takes as a whole. Note that I say characters that "should" boost. A classic example of a Nintendo character that I would peg as weaker than his previous incarnations would be Mario. I've said before that the plumber rises and falls with Nintendo rather than any particular games, and he'll be the one I'll be keeping an eye on to gauge it this contest. --- turnturnturn your brain in turnturnturn your brain in |
| HeroicTronBonne | Posted 9/15/2008 7:32:32 PM | message detail |
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Melee was received much better than Brawl, and remains a
better-received game than Brawl. Yes, there are many people who enjoy
Brawl, but I have seen no indication they enjoy it more than they
enjoyed Melee. In terms of casuals, this is wrong. At best Melee is equal, with Brawl usually winning comfortably. Among competitive players is where Melee shines. Jesus, don't get me started on this **** again. --- The Straight Up G WWEGSB Hardcore Legend and Board 8er Masa/Hiko |
| trannyscience | Posted 9/15/2008 7:33:47 PM | message detail |
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and I see Mario as being at his strongest ever - best Mario game in the
history of this website added to whatever minimal gain he'd get from
Brawl. --- xyzzy http://users.tpg.com.au/112358//85454546braidav.gif |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 9/15/2008 7:36:08 PM | message detail |
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Hey no one's a bigger Galaxy mark than me but really no one on this site cares :( --- turnturnturn your brain in turnturnturn your brain in |
| KamikazePotato | Posted 9/15/2008 7:36:53 PM | message detail |
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I think Galaxy is the best Mario game to date! --- Brawl FC: 4296-2658-3681 (KP) |
| trannyscience | Posted 9/15/2008 7:38:32 PM | message detail |
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GOTY and strict competition with Twilight Princess, *the* hyped game
that most people on this site like (though maybe not love)? I can't
fault it too much there. I can't buy Mario not boosting - I could see
some fans voting for Mario over Link now based on how they received the
two Wii titles. --- xyzzy http://users.tpg.com.au/112358//85454546braidav.gif |
| HaRRicH | Posted 9/15/2008 7:57:03 PM | message detail |
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I literally lol'd at the thought of Harrich crying at his computer with gamefaqs on the screen. Heh. Haha, it's funnier to me that I'm the guy that came to mind for this vision. About Mario: he's got to boost somewhere. KH has some potential in his theory, but I still feel like a game's release is going to affect characters more than a company's decline due to the loss of hype of a game. With SMG being tons bigger than SMS (and arguably on par with SM64) and SSBB being the current GotY (if not the game of the past two generations and/or decade), I have to believe Mario will still boost. Who knows how much, but it's bound to show somewhere. --- NRT winners: Pokemon R/B/Y, Star Fox 64, Donkey Kong Country 2 http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=44623118 |
| charmander6000 | Posted 9/15/2008 8:36:14 PM | message detail |
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I just don't think that L-Block "grew" in popularity between rounds
the way people are insinuating. He did better, if you judge him in
comparison to other characters, but this is an entirely different kind
of format. Prior to the last two matches, which had massive outside
support, L-Block got roughly 29% in every match regardless of
competition. Sure that could just be coincidence and he was gaining in
popularity the entire time, but I think it's more likely that he gets
29% no matter what, which, depending on his competition, makes him
better or worse. I've said that two or three times in this topic already, I think most people agree except for the ones who think L-Block will be getting first during his early round matches. --- Board 8 BOP: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/CB7%20BOP.xls (Last Update: Sept. 13th) Character Battle 2008: Points 0/0 |
| BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 9/15/2008 8:38:24 PM | message detail |
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95% of the hype for Brawl was "I wonder who's going to be in this one!" The same went for Melee and the same will go for the next Smash. After that, it's just tourney***s and the occasional Smash fan playing it. Nintendo characters won't decrease, but I don't see any boosts in order. The reason Snake benefitted so much was because of the seperation between Nintendo fans and MGS fans. |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 9/15/2008 8:43:18 PM | message detail |
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do you really have to insult tournament players blindly like that? but then again it's turtle. --- *is Dranze* Explicit Contest is my lord. |
| BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 9/15/2008 8:44:20 PM | message detail |
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"RAWR, NO ITEMS AND FINAL DESTINATION = FUNNNNNNNNNNN" lol competitive gaming |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 9/15/2008 8:44:41 PM | message detail |
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lol people playing different and not being tolerant of it. --- *is Dranze* Explicit Contest is my lord. |
| trannyscience | Posted 9/15/2008 8:55:14 PM | message detail |
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let's uh not do this crap here, please Brawl vs. Melee: http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/gamecube/home/516492.html http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/wii/home/928518.html for all the people that supposedly hate Brawl, it sure hasn't hurt its high scores. and the amount of users that have rated Brawl is still far and away #1 on the site. --- xyzzy http://users.tpg.com.au/112358//85454546braidav.gif |
| Shoenin_Kakashi | Posted 9/15/2008 9:04:04 PM | message detail |
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Basically a game that could be the second coming of Jesus and still have mixed reactions due to being overhyped In otherwords, Brawl and such. Galaxy(or UR MR *** to 4chan) had very little, if any, hype compared to the likes of Brawl and Toilet Paper. --- Warning, there is a bear right behind you. Ride Him. |
| Shoenin_Kakashi | Posted 9/15/2008 9:05:38 PM | message detail |
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for all the people that supposedly hate Brawl, it sure hasn't hurt its high scores meaning what exactly? --- Warning, there is a bear right behind you. Ride Him. |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 9/15/2008 9:07:39 PM | message detail |
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We're going to use the scoring system that was introduced this year
to evaluate Brawl? Imprecise doesn't even begin to describe the litany
of criticism I have for taking that tack. Not to mention the game we
*know* was a disappointment to expectations - Twilight Princess - is
pretty much a mirror image of it when it comes to scoring. But, hey, if you want to push it - exactly how much do you think TP gets when put in that poll with MGS4, GTA IV, Chains of Olympus, et al? --- turnturnturn your brain in turnturnturn your brain in |
| trannyscience | Posted 9/15/2008 9:11:31 PM | message detail |
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all I'm saying is that the hate is a vocal minority and that the vast majority really likes the game. I'd put TP at about where Brawl finished, but that's mostly because the Wii is so dominant here. I think Brawl is a step up - though how much, I don't know. that poll was also taken a couple weeks after MGS4, so I don't know if it's as strong as it looks. though if we're gonna play the validity game, I'll ask the same question about said poll. we'll know more about this at the end of the year obviously, but I expect Brawl to cruise pretty easily with some pretty good competition - you could argue MGS4 over Galaxy if you want. check out MGS4's scores, there's nothing like it on the site. --- xyzzy http://users.tpg.com.au/112358//85454546braidav.gif |
| Shoenin_Kakashi | Posted 9/15/2008 9:13:01 PM | message detail |
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Fair enough. --- Warning, there is a bear right behind you. Ride Him. |
| Dilated Chemist | Posted 9/15/2008 9:15:56 PM | message detail |
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Back to Wario/Zack! --- [Multiple Scorgasms] Score: 0/0 Today's Pick: Zack Fair > Wario |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 9/15/2008 9:16:43 PM | message detail |
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People that have played MGS4 like it, yeah, but the problem it has is
the same as the PS3's - very little of the site HAS one. Even counting
franchise votes - again, something that Brawl should be coming ahead on
anyway - you'd still have to have virtually every person that played
MGS4 prefer it to Brawl for that performance to be valid. That's not
even considering the scenario of LFF - would you expect Brawl or MGS4
to benefit more from GTA4's absence? Yeah, Brawl could cruise to victory in the final GotY. But right now that's just speculation, and not especially relevant to the current contest. If the implication is that Nintendo and Brawl are gonna come out looking like champs this time despite my proclamations - well, yeah. I'm just making a prediction here, after all. It just happens to be what I legitimately think will happen this time around. --- turnturnturn your brain in turnturnturn your brain in |
| ExThaNemesis | Posted 9/15/2008 9:16:54 PM | message detail |
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What will Zack need to get in order for people to say "well damn he's getting out of the division"? --- Arsenal FC 3-0-1 Pts: 9 Pos: 3rd | Where there are RKOs St. Louis Rams (0-2) Next Game: @SEA | There will always be ExThaNemesis |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 9/15/2008 9:19:33 PM | message detail |
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If Zack outright beats Wario in Round 1 I'll venture to say he's a
mortal lock to clear the division. All things being equal, 2k3 was a
long time ago and Shadow would be hard pressed to beat him legit in
this format. --- turnturnturn your brain in turnturnturn your brain in |
| Dilated Chemist | Posted 9/15/2008 9:19:46 PM | message detail |
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Is the first match pic of the contest usually viewable before brackets are locked? Just wondering. --- [Multiple Scorgasms] Score: 0/0 Today's Pick: Wario > Zack Fair |
| ZFS | Posted 9/15/2008 9:21:36 PM | message detail |
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Beating Wario by a fair bit is a good place to start. Not that he needs
to beat him in order to advance out of the division, but that should
get people talking -- especially since most having Wario in first there. --- let's mosey |
| BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 9/15/2008 9:22:04 PM | message detail |
| Like I said, most of the excitement from Brawl came from who was going to be in the cast. Other than that, I can't see it doing much for them. As a matter of fact, it's probably the only thing keeping them from dropping given Nintendo's recent bout of asshattery. |
| transience | Posted 9/15/2008 9:29:48 PM | message detail |
| I agree that it wasn't a great showing for Brawl
in that poll, but I think people are kinda looking to bury it a bit too
much. it still won handily, just not as handily as we've all been
scared to death of. if you go one-on-one I think it does even better -
I mean, I'd expect Brawl to beat MGS4 better than Melee beat MGS2. as for Zack, I think round 1 and round 2 could be very different since he's probably picture-sensitive. face pictures are not Zack's strength. he's not Kefka or anything, but he sure as hell ain't Mr. Buster Sword in round 2. --- xyzzy "Man...tranny gets bored, the rest of us suffer." -satai |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 9/15/2008 9:40:28 PM | message detail |
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If Brawl goes 1v1 with MGS4 I think it *has* to do better
proportionally because in a match where 100,000+ voters have to be
shared between only two options, eventually MGS4 has to run out of
people that have played it (I also would argue that while Brawl would
probably beat MGS4 worse than Melee beat MGS2 in 2k4, it wouldn't be on
the level that Melee would beat MGS2 NOW). I'm not looking to bury Brawl here - remember, the best case scenario for it is pretty much the only way the upset I'd most like to see happens this year - but I find the chinks in its armor perturbing. And the Wii's performance on which system people would want to play for the rest of the year - taken two weeks after Brawl's release - is just confounding. --- turnturnturn your brain in turnturnturn your brain in |
| Lopen | Posted 9/15/2008 9:52:44 PM | message detail |
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I was doing AC write-ups... and uh... I realize no one's ever humored Deckard Cain over Phoenix Wright. Why is that? PW might be getting Nintendo SFFed from Bowser/Geno based offa his deplorable round 2 last year. Geno will be getting SMRPG SFFed from Bowser. Diablo as a series isn't terribly weak in this contest... and joke characters are stronger in this format. Not like Phoenix is exactly the strongest thing out there. Seems a super duper upset pick waiting to happen here. --- Prisoner number 4983-4750-0321 Latest RS&D Topic: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=45247247 |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 9/15/2008 9:54:06 PM | message detail |
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how dare you call deckard cain a joke character. he is as much of a joke character as auron --- Married to Heroic Palmer! HeroicTronBonne - "Albion, I would Love to do an account bet with you over Ike/Arthas. " Don't forget! |
| KleenexTissue50 | Posted 9/15/2008 9:54:35 PM | message detail |
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I wouldn't call it super duper. <_< It's probably going to be a close match, and if it's close, I'd feel a lot more comfortable with Phoenix in my bracket. --- sig |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 9/15/2008 9:55:19 PM | message detail |
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why do people think characters from games they don't play are joke characters --- Married to Heroic Palmer! HeroicTronBonne - "Albion, I would Love to do an account bet with you over Ike/Arthas. " Don't forget! |
| Lopen | Posted 9/15/2008 9:57:54 PM | message detail |
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Dude, I love Diablo 2... I've probably played it more than most people in this topic. He is entirely a joke character. I mean, his character is cool... but I see him in a match and my first reaction is not "wow Cain's awesome" it's "haha Cain what the hell." Sorry. --- Prisoner number 4983-4750-0321 Latest RS&D Topic: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=45247247 |
| KleenexTissue50 | Posted 9/15/2008 9:58:40 PM | message detail |
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Stay awhile and listen. --- sig |
| MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 9/15/2008 9:58:56 PM | message detail |
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Cain is an important character to the game. Maybe its a surprise to see
him here, but I wouldnt call it a "Joke". Plus, he got in with next to
no rally here --- Married to Heroic Palmer! HeroicTronBonne - "Albion, I would Love to do an account bet with you over Ike/Arthas. " Don't forget! |
| ExThaNemesis | Posted 9/15/2008 10:00:29 PM | message detail |
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I have Cain winning that match actually. --- Arsenal FC 3-0-1 Pts: 9 Pos: 3rd | Where there are RKOs St. Louis Rams (0-2) Next Game: @SEA | There will always be ExThaNemesis |
| ZFS | Posted 9/15/2008 10:00:33 PM | message detail |
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http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/350/cainqq5.jpg 'who' --- let's mosey |
