Listening to:

Epica - The Classical Conspiracy. Haggard, this is the Epica album I recommend, even for the classical set alone.

At 1/19/11 12:14 PM, reverend wrote:

At 1/19/11 11:34 AM, Bahamut wrote: Luis has updated his Manchester hub page.

So that's what everybody looks like. :P
Seems kind of small. How many people do you think showed up?

There was around 25 people who attended the meet which is half of what London had. I'd say we did very well for the first meet in Manchester. Ireland only got 8 people to attend so this is a huge improvement.

At 1/19/11 12:47 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 1/18/11 12:19 PM, Bahamut wrote: And here is the Manchester meet recap!

Whoa, this link got changed! I smell an abuse of mod powers!

No-one should pay attention to the original link. ;)

MANOWAR, MANOWAR, LIVING ON THE ROAD!

I knew it. They are just a bunch of bums.

WHEN WE'RE IN TOWN, SPEAKERS EXPLODE!

I'll be too drunk to do that at the London meet.

It doesn't matter how drunk YOU are. If only Coop is even more drunk then you, we'll be fine.

The problem is, Coop will never be as drunk as me.

Far from it. There's many other bands you hate more than Manowar.

Name a few.

Justin Bieber, BrokenCYDE, My Chemical Romance, Panic at the Disco, Fall Out Boy, Jonas Brothers, etc.

Of course, the vocalist is over the top but it's adaptable.

Same goes for HammerFall and Blind Guardian. It took some time to get used to the voices, especially on the first albums.

I got into Blind Guardian right away. It was the very moment I heard Time Stands Still (At the Iron Hill) that I loved their music.

At 1/20/11 03:57 AM, Coop wrote:

At 1/19/11 11:34 AM, Bahamut wrote: Well, yeah. We spent a long time going through 33 and 34 but 49 sucks more than them and it takes over 100 days to get through.

From 33-35 is longer. All of two levels, where I only have one to avoid. Besides, I'm more unique at that level, where there are at least three times as many 33s out there.

It's still the awful cupid. I'm gonna hate September - January on here. At least level 33 looked decent.

Next Manchester meet, we game!

Well, I'm putting myself out for work opportunities, so here's hoping.

Manchester meets could take over London meets. Even Luis said that but of course it will be necessary for 2012.

But the lack of Guinness is a huge disappointment.

Makes London worth turning up for then?

There was still Guinness elsewhere in Manchester.

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I've just hit Level 31!

Level 52 :)

At 1/20/11 03:57 AM, Coop wrote: What makes you say that - she's pretty tenacious, when it comes to B/P and I wasn't about to suggest Gagsy (planning on retiring at 155,554); Afro_Stud (Not my cup of tea); harryjarry (Does he even speak to any human any more?) or the like.

What about that DrJam guy? He's a doctor so he must be smart and know the way. :P

At 1/20/11 04:22 AM, Bahamut wrote: There was around 25 people who attended the meet which is half of what London had. I'd say we did very well for the first meet in Manchester. Ireland only got 8 people to attend so this is a huge improvement

Twenty five isn't too shabby. It might be an annual thing if you can have that many people attend. They really need a meet somewhere close to where I live. All of the meets in the US are all in the Northeast and that's way too far to travel.

Coop tries to get the office nice and tidy, as he congratulates:
illuminate: 20,000 Medal Points
RohantheBarbarian: Level 31
wismty: Level 52

At 1/20/11 04:22 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 1/19/11 12:47 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 1/18/11 12:19 PM, Bahamut wrote: I'll be too drunk to do that at the London meet.

It doesn't matter how drunk YOU are. If only Coop is even more drunk then you, we'll be fine.

The problem is, Coop will never be as drunk as me.

You'd think that you would have built up a tolerance, by now, wouldn't you?

At 1/20/11 03:57 AM, Coop wrote:

At 1/19/11 11:34 AM, Bahamut wrote: Well, yeah. We spent a long time going through 33 and 34 but 49 sucks more than them and it takes over 100 days to get through.

From 33-35 is longer. All of two levels, where I only have one to avoid. Besides, I'm more unique at that level, where there are at least three times as many 33s out there.

It's still the awful cupid. I'm gonna hate September - January on here. At least level 33 looked decent.

Like I said, I play Exalted, so I'll be happy with the Orichalcum Powerbow that I'll get at 49

Next Manchester meet, we game!

Well, I'm putting myself out for work opportunities, so here's hoping.

Manchester meets could take over London meets. Even Luis said that but of course it will be necessary for 2012.

What? Why not Birmingham? It would be easier for me, that's all...

But the lack of Guinness is a huge disappointment.

Makes London worth turning up for then?

There was still Guinness elsewhere in Manchester.

That's alright then.

At 1/20/11 10:01 AM, Odyssic wrote: What the fuck has happened to Youtube?

NG launched it's page for it?

At 1/20/11 07:41 PM, reverend wrote:

At 1/20/11 03:57 AM, Coop wrote: What makes you say that - she's pretty tenacious, when it comes to B/P and I wasn't about to suggest Gagsy (planning on retiring at 155,554); Afro_Stud (Not my cup of tea); harryjarry (Does he even speak to any human any more?) or the like.

What about that DrJam guy? He's a doctor so he must be smart and know the way. :P

Pah! I've never met him and until I see certification, he's just a fraud.

Listening to:

Communic - Waves of Visual Decay

At 1/20/11 08:28 AM, RohantheBarbarian wrote: I've just hit Level 31!

And to think there was a time when I remembered you at level 10. You, Hacsev, Ismael and Wilhelm have all come a long way and here's hoping you all can make another thousand deposits.

At 1/20/11 10:01 AM, Odyssic wrote: What the fuck has happened to Youtube?

Yeah. shit's been going downhill for a long time now. I've had to change the URL of the YouTube bookmark to this. It may not be the best alternative but it's all we have.

At 1/20/11 07:41 PM, reverend wrote:

At 1/20/11 04:22 AM, Bahamut wrote: There was around 25 people who attended the meet which is half of what London had. I'd say we did very well for the first meet in Manchester. Ireland only got 8 people to attend so this is a huge improvement

Twenty five isn't too shabby. It might be an annual thing if you can have that many people attend. They really need a meet somewhere close to where I live. All of the meets in the US are all in the Northeast and that's way too far to travel.

Luis already wants to make the Manchester meets bigger and move away from London due to expenses. Those from the south aren't happy about that but the majority of us have to pay a lot for the meet just to rest. The cost of sleeping wasn't an issue for me in London since I was only at my sister's flat.

At 1/21/11 04:15 AM, Coop wrote:

At 1/20/11 04:22 AM, Bahamut wrote: The problem is, Coop will never be as drunk as me.

You'd think that you would have built up a tolerance, by now, wouldn't you?

Well, having nine pints or something at Manchester SHOULD have made me throw up but it didn't. Yeah, I'm having a better resistance now but that makes it harder to get drunk.

Manchester meets could take over London meets. Even Luis said that but of course it will be necessary for 2012.

What? Why not Birmingham? It would be easier for me, that's all...

For you, perhaps. :P What about the others who are all over the country? A few of us feel Manchester feels more central, thus fair to the majority. And besides, does Birmingham have a gaming bar?

At 1/20/11 10:01 AM, Odyssic wrote: What the fuck has happened to Youtube?

NG launched it's page for it?

It's alright, the upcoming NG redesign will be good. Tom & co. know what they're doing, unlike corporate websites like YouTube, deviantART and Facebook.

3,000 posts.
Fuck yeah.

10,000 Total B/P Points and Top 600 in B/P.

Congrats to:
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Wow, really long list today...

At 1/21/11 04:20 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 1/20/11 10:01 AM, Odyssic wrote: What the fuck has happened to Youtube?

Yeah. shit's been going downhill for a long time now. I've had to change the URL of the YouTube bookmark to this. It may not be the best alternative but it's all we have.

I may change my bookmark to that. The new subscription list is terrible, why would they think that's any better than the old one?

10k saves.

At 1/20/11 04:22 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 1/19/11 12:47 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 1/18/11 12:19 PM, Bahamut wrote: MANOWAR, MANOWAR, LIVING ON THE ROAD!

I knew it. They are just a bunch of bums.

WHEN WE'RE IN TOWN, SPEAKERS EXPLODE!

Yes, because they don't want to play this shitty music.

I'll be too drunk to do that at the London meet.

It doesn't matter how drunk YOU are. If only Coop is even more drunk then you, we'll be fine.

The problem is, Coop will never be as drunk as me.

Just make sure you don't drink too much and keep his supply of beer steady.

Far from it. There's many other bands you hate more than Manowar.

Name a few.

Justin Bieber,

Yes.

BrokenCYDE

The first time I heard from them was when you mentioned them. So, no.

My Chemical Romance, Panic at the Disco

Who? I know the name "My Chemical Romance", but "Panic at the Disco"? Never heard of them.

Fall Out Boy

I never heard anything from Fall Out Boy. But it's some shit like "screamo metal" right? It's bad, but not as bad as Manowar.

Jonas Brothers

I only know them because of that meme "the 4th Jonas Brother". Never heard their music.

I'm afraid Manowar is still 2nd worst band ever. :P

Of course, the vocalist is over the top but it's adaptable.

Same goes for HammerFall and Blind Guardian. It took some time to get used to the voices, especially on the first albums.

I got into Blind Guardian right away. It was the very moment I heard Time Stands Still (At the Iron Hill) that I loved their music.

Yes, with Guardian it wasn't that "difficult", but the first time I heard HammerFall (the Glory to the Brave album) I expected a different voice after the intro of "The Dragon lies bleeding".

58k medal points.

At 1/21/11 04:15 AM, Coop wrote: Pah! I've never met him and until I see certification, he's just a fraud.

You could invest in a GPS device or use Google Maps to get some directions. :P

At 1/21/11 04:20 AM, Bahamut wrote: Luis already wants to make the Manchester meets bigger and move away from London due to expenses. Those from the south aren't happy about that but the majority of us have to pay a lot for the meet just to rest. The cost of sleeping wasn't an issue for me in London since I was only at my sister's flat.

I can see their complaints. For me, traveling to New York and getting a hotel, cab fare, and food/drink would be way way too much. Out of a random guess, where do you think most of the English Newgrounders live? Northwards or in the South?

80K medal points!

Just stopping by to say hello.

Like I said, I would be a bit inactive around this place and my forum activity has dropped in general. I've been working hard on our new apartment and in the meantime I have to do exams and study for them (which isn't working out too well at the moment). I also joined some official student protest today (20,000 students turned up), it was held close to our area anyway.

So far we've only done a lot of cleaning and have whitened the ceiling of our bedroom. Hopefully we can get the walls painted tomorrow so that we can lie the floor in there and move our bed in. Then we'll at least have the oppurtunity to sleep there.

I'll probably do some catch-ups on Sunday.

level 50 !!!
yay me!
30,000 total points :D

At 1/21/11 04:09 PM, CTM222 wrote: 80K medal points!

80K medal points!

Achievement of the century!

At 1/21/11 06:26 PM, Kauvin wrote: Achievement of the century!

Niiiice!!

*high fives*

Pvt. First Class!

Top 700 B/p

:3

man what is this new icon

silly that's what

I want 56 back

booom! level up!
56 looked better though.

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At 1/21/11 05:53 AM, Jolly wrote:

At 1/21/11 04:20 AM, Bahamut wrote: Yeah. shit's been going downhill for a long time now. I've had to change the URL of the YouTube bookmark to this. It may not be the best alternative but it's all we have.

I may change my bookmark to that. The new subscription list is terrible, why would they think that's any better than the old one?

And they insist on keeping this layout... YouTube really must hate us.

At 1/21/11 10:03 AM, Haggard wrote:

At 1/20/11 04:22 AM, Bahamut wrote: WHEN WE'RE IN TOWN, SPEAKERS EXPLODE!

Yes, because they don't want to play this shitty music.

WE DON'T ATTRACT WIMPS 'CAUSE WE'RE TOO LOUD!

The problem is, Coop will never be as drunk as me.

Just make sure you don't drink too much and keep his supply of beer steady.

Well, I must be more careful next time. After all, my stomach felt a bit funny last Saturday after a great night out on Friday.

BrokenCYDE

The first time I heard from them was when you mentioned them. So, no.

But you DID listen to them.

I'm afraid Manowar is still 2nd worst band ever. :P

OK then, how about this?

At 1/21/11 01:18 PM, reverend wrote:

At 1/21/11 04:20 AM, Bahamut wrote: Luis already wants to make the Manchester meets bigger and move away from London due to expenses. Those from the south aren't happy about that but the majority of us have to pay a lot for the meet just to rest. The cost of sleeping wasn't an issue for me in London since I was only at my sister's flat.

I can see their complaints. For me, traveling to New York and getting a hotel, cab fare, and food/drink would be way way too much. Out of a random guess, where do you think most of the English Newgrounders live? Northwards or in the South?

There's a fair amount of NGers from the north of England as well as Scotland.

At 1/21/11 11:56 PM, NeMeSiSM66 wrote: I want 56 back

At least you have two levels to go.

At 1/22/11 12:15 AM, YoinK wrote: booom! level up!
56 looked better though.

It's still an awesome icon. Now you wield the original level 30 weapon.

Coop prepares to make some list updates, while congratulating:
Asalraalaikum: 3,000 Posts
Jolly: 10,000 B/P; Top 600 B/Per
sandwich-eater: 10,000 Saves
Tycrane: 58,000 Medal Points
Friday: Top 1,000 B/Per
CTM222: 80,000 Medal Points
Bloodthorne: Level 50; 30,000 Total Points
Kauvin: 80,000 Medal Points
steph2568: Private 1st Class
SeeD419: Top 700 B/Per
NeMeSiSM66: Level 58
YoinK: Level 57
WeirdAlthe3rd: 9.99 Total Voting Power
Spoopy: Level 27

Listening to:
Iron Maiden - Phantom of the Opera
Average White Band - Pick Up The Pieces
Alice Cooper - Lost In America (Live)

At 1/21/11 04:20 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 1/21/11 04:15 AM, Coop wrote:

At 1/20/11 04:22 AM, Bahamut wrote: The problem is, Coop will never be as drunk as me.

You'd think that you would have built up a tolerance, by now, wouldn't you?

Well, having nine pints or something at Manchester SHOULD have made me throw up but it didn't. Yeah, I'm having a better resistance now but that makes it harder to get drunk.

I've thrown up from drinking twice. The first time was my 18th birthday and I was drinking all sorts of shit, but I still swear that it was a bad scotch egg. The second was the 2007 Xmas party, where I had somewhere in the region of 14 Southern Comfort and Cokes, but I have it on good authority that most of them were doubles.

The next morning, when I got up, I was fine, but everyone else was nursing sore heads. I helped myself to most of the fried breakfast and was fine on the 150+ mile trip home from deepest darkest Wales.

Manchester meets could take over London meets. Even Luis said that but of course it will be necessary for 2012.

What? Why not Birmingham? It would be easier for me, that's all...

For you, perhaps. :P What about the others who are all over the country? A few of us feel Manchester feels more central, thus fair to the majority. And besides, does Birmingham have a gaming bar?

I'm sure it does somewhere. Contact Leo and see if he knows. We found a decent bowling alley for the 'meet' last time, which had 3 people turn up to :P Five ways, which has a bowling alley, arcade, pool hall and cinema.

At 1/21/11 10:03 AM, Haggard wrote:

At 1/20/11 04:22 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 1/19/11 12:47 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 1/18/11 12:19 PM, Bahamut wrote: I'll be too drunk to do that at the London meet.

It doesn't matter how drunk YOU are. If only Coop is even more drunk then you, we'll be fine.

The problem is, Coop will never be as drunk as me.

Just make sure you don't drink too much and keep his supply of beer steady.

Beer? Pfft, I'm a spirits man.

Fall Out Boy

I never heard anything from Fall Out Boy. But it's some shit like "screamo metal" right? It's bad, but not as bad as Manowar.

They're nothing like Screamo metal, IIRC

At 1/21/11 01:18 PM, reverend wrote:

At 1/21/11 04:15 AM, Coop wrote: Pah! I've never met him and until I see certification, he's just a fraud.

You could invest in a GPS device or use Google Maps to get some directions. :P

Ever tried getting a GPS signal even remotely out of civilisation? Thought not :P

At 1/22/11 05:49 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 1/21/11 10:03 AM, Haggard wrote:

At 1/20/11 04:22 AM, Bahamut wrote: WHEN WE'RE IN TOWN, SPEAKERS EXPLODE!

Yes, because they don't want to play this shitty music.

WE DON'T ATTRACT WIMPS 'CAUSE WE'RE TOO LOUD!

Construction sites tend to be loud as well, but that doesn't mean that they attract a lot of people. :P

The problem is, Coop will never be as drunk as me.

Just make sure you don't drink too much and keep his supply of beer steady.

Well, I must be more careful next time. After all, my stomach felt a bit funny last Saturday after a great night out on Friday.

Hm, now that you mention it, it has been a long time since I had a "funny feeling" in my stomach after drinking too much. But my headaches seem to get worse. It's a bad deal, if you ask me...
so lately I've been very careful not to drink too much.

BrokenCYDE

The first time I heard from them was when you mentioned them. So, no.

But you DID listen to them.

Yeah, but I already completly forgot about that.

I'm afraid Manowar is still 2nd worst band ever. :P

OK then, how about this?

No time to click this link right now. And I guess I will forget about it later. :P

At 1/22/11 06:14 AM, Coop wrote:

At 1/21/11 10:03 AM, Haggard wrote:

At 1/20/11 04:22 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 1/19/11 12:47 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 1/18/11 12:19 PM, Bahamut wrote: I'll be too drunk to do that at the London meet.

It doesn't matter how drunk YOU are. If only Coop is even more drunk then you, we'll be fine.

The problem is, Coop will never be as drunk as me.

Just make sure you don't drink too much and keep his supply of beer steady.

Beer? Pfft, I'm a spirits man.

You propably already explained it, but what's Spirit?

Fall Out Boy

I never heard anything from Fall Out Boy. But it's some shit like "screamo metal" right? It's bad, but not as bad as Manowar.

They're nothing like Screamo metal, IIRC

Again, no time to click this link. :(

At 1/21/11 01:18 PM, reverend wrote:

At 1/21/11 04:15 AM, Coop wrote: Pah! I've never met him and until I see certification, he's just a fraud.

You could invest in a GPS device or use Google Maps to get some directions. :P

Ever tried getting a GPS signal even remotely out of civilisation? Thought not :P

Actually, a GPS signal is better, the farther away you are from civilisation. After all, this thing works with satellites, not with radio masts like mobile phones.
High trees and high buildings interrupt or even echo a GPS signal, making it harder for the device to calculate your position.

I'm now at exactly rank 500 in B/P

I'm irritatingly close to a couple other milestones, so I should be in here a few times over the next few days announcing stuff.

Congrats to:
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YoinK: Level 57
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DiMono: Rank 500 in B/P

YoinK: Level 57

At 1/22/11 12:15 AM, YoinK wrote: booom! level up!
56 looked better though.

57 isn't as good as 56, but it's still pretty good.