Everything posted by Baconxl
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02 Mitsubishi Eclipse?
Mileage on a car is very important when factoring in cost. Checking under the car for rust and rubber for decay is always good. Anything that looks wrong, probably is if you don't know too much about cars. I bought a VW Jetta that's also an '02 a couple months ago and it was about three times that price but that's because it was in good shape and had low mileage. Running the VIN through carfax is a pretty good idea if you're actually interested in buying it but you should actually see the car beforehand because running carfax does cost money. Like others said, bringing a mechanic along or a friend that knows cars is never a bad idea. Also you should shop around and not buy the first car you find, I just went through this whole process and I'm glad I waited until I found a car that I loved rather than settling. Good luck!
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People Who Secretly Have No Life
That was me Sophomore year of high school, then Junior year came around and for some reason everything changed, I don't think it was conscious but maybe just some change of attitude, I don't know. But Junior year I would go out on Fridays after school, be out all of Saturday and often times a good bit of Sunday. That's how I am now in my Senior year of high school and I love it, I love hanging out with my friends and my girlfriend. Sure, I decline some invites to just have some down time but I won't stay in the whole night. Can't really help cause I don't know how it happened but I'd say just put yourself out there and go out if you're invited out. Even if you're in a bad mood, staying at home has never helped that for me, being with friends has.
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The Ramen Noodle Topic
Thanks to this thread I'm currently boiling water for my pseudo-ramen noodles. I've only had the chicken flavor but maybe I'll get adventurous one day. To those dissing all the sodium in them, you can just skip the broth and eat the noodles only. That's not what I do because I couldn't give less of a damn but I've got a couple health conscious friends who do it.
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Shootin' And Guns!
Can't talk about hunting? Pfft. I've shot 10, 12, 16, and 20 gauge shotguns. Own a 12 and 20, the 16 one I shot was from WWII which is awesome. Own two .33s and two .22s, getting hunting license in a couple weeks for bow, shotgun and rifle. Only 16 so that's good so far I suppose.
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Favourite and Best FireFox Addons
Stumbleupon Weatherbug Personas, really cool skins. I've tried a bunch of others but eh.
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Now it is my time to leave.
What? I'm not on the list? 0/10
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HEROES SPOILER!!
Hulu probably, comes out a week after the episode premiered I think. Just saw the sneak peak, and as much as I like the show...it really just seems like the same stuff all over again. It's too predictable, kind of always was.
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How Often Do You Restart?
I only restart for updates or if I'll be gone for a week or two. I do put it in standby every night though.
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Gaming Headsets
Both of those look good, leaning more towards the fatality one though. Also got my eyes on this logitech headset that is really expensive but quite nice.
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If slavery was legal...
Kind of impossible to answer considering in modern society we've grown up being taught that slavery is evil so you can't see it any other way. It depends on if it was ever made illegal or not. If it wasn't made illegal then the families of most people saying they wouldn't own one probably would. Also I think the laws influence people's morals as well so both would be different if it wasn't made illegal. So growing up in this society I'd have to say no.
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Gaming Headsets
I'll use it for gaming (TF2) pretty much exclusively and would like a balance between price, function, and comfort. Any suggestions?
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Real life pictures - 3
So was it dead or are blood tests just not awesome enough?
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"I want a girlfriend/boyfriend", and other such relationship advice
"Whenever I think about hanging out with you I throw up." I'm not so sure about telling her though, not much of a reason to. The feeling will eventually pass.
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Why can't adults drink?
So because you're not an adult we should believe you when you say underage drinking is harmless? Teens have proved time and again that a lot of them haven't been able to use it responsibly. A kid who went to my high school died at a party because he got into an argument with another student and it escalated to it getting physical. The kid fell and hit his head and of course everyone was too drunk to call the police so he was left there to die. Yeah, underage drinking is harmless.
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Detrimental Effects of Television
Haha, well you see, there's a problem in that. Even reality shows are creeping in the nerd's channels: Whale Wars, Ice Road Truckers, Axemen, etc. Which how the hell are Ice Road and Axemen history? Well I mean the documentary type things, those are more like reality shows.
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How many of you frequent some sort of *chan?
4chan overall, I suppose. Not lately though.
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Detrimental Effects of Television
There's always channels like discovery and history which can be entertaining (to an extent) and informational. I would say the internet/computer is a much better source of education for it's interactiveness and you really can control what you want to see or don't. On the computer there's also a much wider range of knowledge available which can be accessed with ease. I don't think television is completely detrimental, it provides a nice distraction and has a good bit of entertainment value. Though they are quite different, I prefer the computer over television for my control over it and it's variety of uses.
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Real life pictures - 3
She probably is stalking you, wouldn't put it past her. Or, there's a picture where it shows a cut on a person's foot who she possibly compared to the picture where your feet are visible and thus deducted that they were in fact the feet belonging to you. ;)
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Do any of you crack your fingers?
I crack feet/hands/back pretty much, there's the occasional odd crack here or there though. Also, pretty sure that you cannot get arthritis from cracking your joints, maybe just weakened over time but nothing even close to being severe.
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"I want a girlfriend/boyfriend", and other such relationship advice
You obviously don't want to hurt your girl, but honestly, I feel the best thing to do would be to sit her down and have a very serious, very gentle, very caring chat. Tell her how you are feeling. There is no point hiding anything from her. If it's true, she already knows. If not, she will appreciate your honesty. Good advice but make sure you don't sound like you're accusing her of anything, after all it could just be a guy trying to stir up trouble or something.
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"I want a girlfriend/boyfriend", and other such relationship advice
How old are you? And really it will pretty much come naturally, it really did with me at first. As long as you aren't shy with her it shouldn't be a problem so don't worry about stuff like that because you'll just know when.
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Robert Downey Jr. is...
Aaaand Hollywood kills Sherlock Holmes.
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do you agree with current school policy?
I'd say give them the next day or something for late work and possibly take some points off but that at most, if the student plagiarizes they should get an automatic zero for the assignment.
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"I want a girlfriend/boyfriend", and other such relationship advice
Honestly Panzer you were just being a total douche. So what she gets better grades than you? Sounds like you're jealous. She made the comment about her grandfather probably because it was relevant to the discussion so you're just throwing a fit over nothing. Why don't you try giving her a chance because you don't seem to know anything about her and have never really tried talking to her. You say she's trapped in a bubble of smart/popular people but really you are by being ignorant and judgmental. Just try and talk to her, you could be surprised with what you find.