Coop prepares for a weekend dominated by cricket, while congratulating:
Aci6: Top 1,000 Experienced
Hacsev: 55,555 Total Points
sushi13: Brigadier General
Flee: Level 41
gamejunkie: 1,111 Medals; 15,000 Medal Points
Dream-of-Duke: 13.00 Total Voting Power

Listening to:
BBCi - World Snooker Championship Semi Finals

Thank you to:
Auz

Should be a fun day, even though I'll only be watching the cricket - the sun it out and I'll be on the cider soon enough!

Coincidentally, that post above was my 140,000th Point on Newgrounds

That's nice to hear.

Pico Day!

At 4/29/11 05:37 AM, Odyssic wrote: Royal Wedding day, I wonder who will be watching... I will be.

I did, only because it was either watch that or an infomercial at 4 in the morning.

At 4/29/11 08:00 AM, Coop wrote: I think we could be shaping up for Lakers - Celts again this season.

Could be though I wouldn't count OKC out just yet. Well see how game one goes with Memphis and see if they can face up with a quality team like the Lakers down the road.

Yes, I laid off the curry, to give it a breather.

Oh, you mean Bartolo Colon. Yeah, he pitched well.

"Everyone remember to take their suppositories?"

Yeah, but he lives on.

In our memories, sure.

At 4/29/11 03:11 PM, Auz wrote: Oh yeah, the drugs for medication thing :p

Obviously the laws are stricter are stricter in America than in Holland, but here I don't think you're exactly free to do what you like with drugs either (even though many foreigners seem to think so). You aren't allowed to carry more than a certain amount and when you're caught smoking pot out on the street or in some public place, it's likely that you will be searched and will be taken to the police station.

Hmm, I thought it was a free for all when it comes to lesser drugs like pot. I'm sure that's what the Holland Tourism department states, heh. Sounds pretty much like California. If you have a card you can only have so much in a certain amount of time and if you abuse that then you get sent to jail.

I don't like seafood all that much though. I found that about every thing that comes from the sea has this typical taste that you either like or you don't. I don't like it.

Is the quality of the sea food in the North Sea poor? I know that some of the seafood in the Gulf of Mexico tends to be just a little below par compared to say the Atlantic Ocean.

Happy Pico Day!

Listening to:

Battle Ram - Smash the Gates

At 4/29/11 08:00 AM, Coop wrote:

At 4/28/11 07:33 AM, Bahamut wrote: Nah, there's heavier metal material from classical music out there.

Oh yeah, but you get a feeling of something really heavy when the organ almost inspires a bowel movement.

Hey, I'm not saying this song is bad or anything but I know there's heavier classical tunes out there. Night on Bald Mountain is as metal as you can possibly get.

Should I lower star pace again?

Up to you. You don't want to make it too accessible.

Or maybe I should scrap it entirely.

At 4/29/11 03:11 PM, Auz wrote:

At 4/28/11 07:33 AM, Bahamut wrote: Oh hell yeah! They have some pretty sweet riffs.

That's certainly a big plus.

And don't forget the solos and Eric Adams' epic vocal chords.

You sure? My offer will only last for 24 hours.

Looks like I'm already too late then. Shame...

(not really :p)

Whoops, I still have it up.

7.77 Base Voting Power. All lucky 7s baby.

Just hit Level 56!

-->KDOG

Level 36

Arrived at level 15 today <3

11,000 experience and 23,000 b/p..
Happy Pico Day everyone!

4,000 Medals! Happy Pico Day!

Only 6K more!

Lt. General!

I know I'm no longer a regular listmaker, but on this, the day on which a Wi/Ht regular attains the single greatest NG related achievement possible, I considered this mandatory.

Congratulations to: -

Bahamut - Newgrounds Tank Awards User of the Year 2010

Congratulations man, completely deserved, just don't let yourself get a swelled head, dragons need smallish heads for aerodynamic stability after all :P

Congrats Bahamut for winning User of the Year!
You're Winner !

30,000 Medal Points.

Congratulations Bahamut on winning user of the year.

Safety Patrol
Blams: 36
Saves: 264

Been almost a year since I ranked up in B/P. I am ashamed.

At 4/30/11 09:59 PM, Jolly wrote: 30,000 Medal Points.

Congratulations Bahamut on winning user of the year.

30,000 + 5 medal points.

Coop tries to avoid aggravating his sunburn, while congratulating:
AnalPenguinFarming: 7.77 Base Voting Power
PimpMasterKDOG: Level 56
Emlfuryoflion: Level 36
FBIpolux: Level 45, from Philly
Kadian: Level 15
HeavyTank: 11,000 Experience; 23,000 B/P
Hacsev: 4,000 Medals
ixfd64: Lieutenant General
Bahamut: NG Tank Award User of the Year 2011 OMG, You're Famous!
Jolly: 30,000 Medal Points
Hybrid-of-Souls: 30,000 Medal Points

Thank you to:
Odyssic

Listening to:
Alice Cooper - Burning Our Bed

At 4/30/11 06:08 AM, reverend wrote:

At 4/29/11 08:00 AM, Coop wrote: I think we could be shaping up for Lakers - Celts again this season.

Could be though I wouldn't count OKC out just yet. Well see how game one goes with Memphis and see if they can face up with a quality team like the Lakers down the road.

A long way to go for the playoffs still. I call on them on a round-by round basis, usually, but I just got a feeling after round 1.

At 4/30/11 06:40 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 4/29/11 08:00 AM, Coop wrote:

At 4/28/11 07:33 AM, Bahamut wrote: Nah, there's heavier metal material from classical music out there.

Oh yeah, but you get a feeling of something really heavy when the organ almost inspires a bowel movement.

Hey, I'm not saying this song is bad or anything but I know there's heavier classical tunes out there. Night on Bald Mountain is as metal as you can possibly get.

Night on Bare Mountain is awesome. I must get a copy at some point.

Should I lower star pace again?

Up to you. You don't want to make it too accessible.

Or maybe I should scrap it entirely.

I'll never get there at this rate :P

At 4/30/11 06:58 AM, Odyssic wrote:

At 4/29/11 08:00 AM, Coop wrote: Coop feels proud to be English this day. Congratulations to:

Hell Yeah!

More pomp and ceremony than you can shake a right royal stick at!

I've just passed 11,000 Experience!

So I won User of the Year 2010 from the tank awards. I never even expected this at all. I thought there was one user out there that did something extra special over me to get that tank award. Still, it's amazing that I've won this award. I must be helping the redesign so much that it could collapse if it weren't for me if this is what I've been rewarded.

Listening to:

Blind Guardian - At the Edge of Time

Thanks to:

RohantheBarbarian. Good to see you stopping by.
reverend
Jolly
Odyssic
Coop

At 5/1/11 05:59 AM, Coop wrote: Coop tries to avoid aggravating his sunburn, while congratulating:
Bahamut: NG Tank Award User of the Year 2011 OMG, You're Famous!

And now I believe I'm some sort of legend at the NG office.

At 4/30/11 06:40 AM, Bahamut wrote: Hey, I'm not saying this song is bad or anything but I know there's heavier classical tunes out there. Night on Bald Mountain is as metal as you can possibly get.

Night on Bare Mountain is awesome. I must get a copy at some point.

Yeah, I'll download the track... What, it's not like it's a big deal downloading classical music. :P

Or maybe I should scrap it entirely.

I'll never get there at this rate :P

But star pace has lost so much meaning now.

80,000 Medal Points!

At 4/30/11 05:21 AM, Coop wrote: Coincidentally, that post above was my 140,000th Point on Newgrounds

That's nice to hear.

Congrats!

At 4/30/11 06:08 AM, reverend wrote:

At 4/29/11 03:11 PM, Auz wrote: Oh yeah, the drugs for medication thing :p

Obviously the laws are stricter are stricter in America than in Holland, but here I don't think you're exactly free to do what you like with drugs either (even though many foreigners seem to think so). You aren't allowed to carry more than a certain amount and when you're caught smoking pot out on the street or in some public place, it's likely that you will be searched and will be taken to the police station.

Hmm, I thought it was a free for all when it comes to lesser drugs like pot. I'm sure that's what the Holland Tourism department states, heh. Sounds pretty much like California. If you have a card you can only have so much in a certain amount of time and if you abuse that then you get sent to jail.

It's what we call a gedoog policy. I'm sure it won't be hard to get pot in Amsterdam though. Once you have it, just don't go attracting too much attention.

I think they do want to use a pass system for coffeeshops that lie near the border in the future though. They're having some trouble with drug tourists and they want to make sure only members (of which they know personal info) can buy softdrugs.

I don't like seafood all that much though. I found that about every thing that comes from the sea has this typical taste that you either like or you don't. I don't like it.

Is the quality of the sea food in the North Sea poor? I know that some of the seafood in the Gulf of Mexico tends to be just a little below par compared to say the Atlantic Ocean.

I don't know, but I wouldn't be surprised. Herring is quite popular here, but for the rest I don't think there are that many good fish coming out of the North Sea. I think the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranian Sea hold better fish.

At 4/30/11 06:40 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 4/29/11 03:11 PM, Auz wrote: That's certainly a big plus.

And don't forget the solos and Eric Adams' epic vocal chords.

But I haven't heard any of that :(

Looks like I'm already too late then. Shame...

(not really :p)

Whoops, I still have it up.

Nah I'll pass. You can keep them for Gagsy. I'm sure she'll feel more special if she's the only one who gets to see them ;)

At 4/30/11 06:00 PM, RohantheBarbarian wrote: I know I'm no longer a regular listmaker, but on this, the day on which a Wi/Ht regular attains the single greatest NG related achievement possible, I considered this mandatory.

Congratulations to: -

Bahamut - Newgrounds Tank Awards User of the Year 2010

Congratulations man, completely deserved, just don't let yourself get a swelled head, dragons need smallish heads for aerodynamic stability after all :P

Yes, congrats Bahamut on this totally epic achievement!

At 5/1/11 07:38 AM, Bahamut wrote: So I won User of the Year 2010 from the tank awards. I never even expected this at all. I thought there was one user out there that did something extra special over me to get that tank award. Still, it's amazing that I've won this award. I must be helping the redesign so much that it could collapse if it weren't for me if this is what I've been rewarded.

If you get a trophy, post some pics ;)

50k medal points!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

At 5/1/11 05:59 AM, Coop wrote: A long way to go for the playoffs still. I call on them on a round-by round basis, usually, but I just got a feeling after round 1.

So who are you are rooting for now. OKC got beat bad yesterday and the Heatles won.

At 5/1/11 07:38 AM, Bahamut wrote: So I won User of the Year 2010 from the tank awards. I never even expected this at all.

What can you say, the staff are big FF fans or they really appreciate all the work you've done.

At 5/1/11 02:24 PM, Auz wrote: It's what we call a gedoog policy. I'm sure it won't be hard to get pot in Amsterdam though. Once you have it, just don't go attracting too much attention.

I think they do want to use a pass system for coffeeshops that lie near the border in the future though. They're having some trouble with drug tourists and they want to make sure only members (of which they know personal info) can buy softdrugs.

I wouldn't say that California has become tolerant of it but you'll might just get a ticket for it in the same way if you were caught speeding. Of course if you have amounts larger than personal use then you'll get the book thrown at you for trafficking.

I don't know, but I wouldn't be surprised. Herring is quite popular here, but for the rest I don't think there are that many good fish coming out of the North Sea. I think the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranian Sea hold better fish.

Yeah with no major bodies of water near me, I just have to settle with river fish like bass and catfish if I want something fresh. I haven't tried Herring. If I want some salt water fish I usually get some Tuna.

BTW Osama is dead. Not sure if you guys heard about it. :P

Coop concludes the holiday with one more day of booze and barbecue. Congratulations to:
RohantheBarbarian: 11,000 Experience
Hacsev: 80,000 Medal Points
SCTE3: 1,300 Reviews (Audio)
Martin: 34,000 B/P
supergamer500: 50,000 Medal Points
Aci6: 19,000 B/P

Listening to:
Richard Tanner - Toccata & Fuge (D Minor)

At 5/1/11 07:38 AM, Bahamut wrote: So I won User of the Year 2010 from the tank awards. I never even expected this at all. I thought there was one user out there that did something extra special over me to get that tank award. Still, it's amazing that I've won this award. I must be helping the redesign so much that it could collapse if it weren't for me if this is what I've been rewarded.

Make a flash about it.

At 5/1/11 05:59 AM, Coop wrote: Coop tries to avoid aggravating his sunburn, while congratulating:
Bahamut: NG Tank Award User of the Year 2011 OMG, You're Famous!

And now I believe I'm some sort of legend at the NG office.

You were some sort of legend before then - look at Luis' reaction to you showing up at the meetup last year :P

At 4/30/11 06:40 AM, Bahamut wrote: Hey, I'm not saying this song is bad or anything but I know there's heavier classical tunes out there. Night on Bald Mountain is as metal as you can possibly get.

Night on Bare Mountain is awesome. I must get a copy at some point.

Yeah, I'll download the track... What, it's not like it's a big deal downloading classical music. :P

Well, I've added them to my iTunes, so that's something to scare / confuse the crap out of the boy racers at traffic lights :P

Or maybe I should scrap it entirely.

I'll never get there at this rate :P

But star pace has lost so much meaning now.

True - most people don't know what it is, was or will be, so it's entirely up to you.

At 5/1/11 02:24 PM, Auz wrote:

At 4/30/11 05:21 AM, Coop wrote: Coincidentally, that post above was my 140,000th Point on Newgrounds

That's nice to hear.

Congrats!

Thanks, the next 10k will be worth it - a much bigger party

At 5/2/11 05:21 AM, reverend wrote:

At 5/1/11 05:59 AM, Coop wrote: A long way to go for the playoffs still. I call on them on a round-by round basis, usually, but I just got a feeling after round 1.

So who are you are rooting for now. OKC got beat bad yesterday

I'm not particularly rooting for anyone, so I'll go to underdog city. I guess that makes me Memphis, Dallas, Atlanta and... coin toss rooter, for this round

and the Heatles won.

Picturing LeBron, Wade & co wearing 1960s Beatles wigs would be quite funny.

Almost as weird as watching a black guy play snooker, which I did at this year's World Championships.

Metal Monday 2011 - Week 18: Heidevolk - Alvermans Wraak

In addition, I wrote up a little speech regarding User of the Year 2010.

Also, Osama is dead? Good riddance to bad trash but I hate to imagine the retaliation after this.

Listening to:

Bruce Dickinson - The Chemical Wedding

At 5/1/11 02:24 PM, Auz wrote:

At 4/30/11 06:40 AM, Bahamut wrote: And don't forget the solos and Eric Adams' epic vocal chords.

But I haven't heard any of that :(

Be sure you do. He can keep his high pitched voice for a minute. Now THAT is talent.

Whoops, I still have it up.

Nah I'll pass. You can keep them for Gagsy. I'm sure she'll feel more special if she's the only one who gets to see them ;)

In that case, I will save them for her. I even offered to show more nude pictures of myself to her.

At 5/1/11 07:38 AM, Bahamut wrote: So I won User of the Year 2010 from the tank awards. I never even expected this at all. I thought there was one user out there that did something extra special over me to get that tank award. Still, it's amazing that I've won this award. I must be helping the redesign so much that it could collapse if it weren't for me if this is what I've been rewarded.

If you get a trophy, post some pics ;)

Of course I will.

At 5/2/11 05:21 AM, reverend wrote:

At 5/1/11 07:38 AM, Bahamut wrote: So I won User of the Year 2010 from the tank awards. I never even expected this at all.

What can you say, the staff are big FF fans or they really appreciate all the work you've done.

I don't think they are big FF fans, I'll have to go with the latter. Hey, even Timmy once said ages ago that I do more work than some of the admins on the site so I guess it's true.

At 5/2/11 07:33 AM, Coop wrote:

At 5/1/11 07:38 AM, Bahamut wrote: So I won User of the Year 2010 from the tank awards. I never even expected this at all. I thought there was one user out there that did something extra special over me to get that tank award. Still, it's amazing that I've won this award. I must be helping the redesign so much that it could collapse if it weren't for me if this is what I've been rewarded.

Make a flash about it.

Or I could alter this flash to make it say User of the Year:

• Unpublished Submission

You were some sort of legend before then - look at Luis' reaction to you showing up at the meetup last year :P

I'm still not convinced about being a legend beforehand. Maybe for Luis but not for someone like Rob. :P He probably wouldn't know who I am except for recognising my name at Pico Day.

Yeah, I'll download the track... What, it's not like it's a big deal downloading classical music. :P

Well, I've added them to my iTunes, so that's something to scare / confuse the crap out of the boy racers at traffic lights :P

I see no wrong with classical music. My only gripe with classical music is the complicated tagging. It will make a huge mess on my Last.fm charts.

But star pace has lost so much meaning now.

True - most people don't know what it is, was or will be, so it's entirely up to you.

We'll talk about it on the next update.

It may be a minor thing, but with this post, I have made my first 1000 posts on Newgrounds.

At 5/2/11 05:21 AM, reverend wrote:

At 5/1/11 02:24 PM, Auz wrote: It's what we call a gedoog policy. I'm sure it won't be hard to get pot in Amsterdam though. Once you have it, just don't go attracting too much attention.

I think they do want to use a pass system for coffeeshops that lie near the border in the future though. They're having some trouble with drug tourists and they want to make sure only members (of which they know personal info) can buy softdrugs.

I wouldn't say that California has become tolerant of it but you'll might just get a ticket for it in the same way if you were caught speeding. Of course if you have amounts larger than personal use then you'll get the book thrown at you for trafficking.

Heh, well I have to admit that it is kinda silly to have laws that aren't really enforced (and everybody knows that they aren't).

I don't know, but I wouldn't be surprised. Herring is quite popular here, but for the rest I don't think there are that many good fish coming out of the North Sea. I think the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranian Sea hold better fish.

Yeah with no major bodies of water near me, I just have to settle with river fish like bass and catfish if I want something fresh. I haven't tried Herring. If I want some salt water fish I usually get some Tuna.

How about salmon? That's river fish isn't it?

I have never tried herring either, which is a little embarrasing for someone from Holland. It's sort of customary to eat them with unions like this.

BTW Osama is dead. Not sure if you guys heard about it. :P

O really!?

(I woke up this morning with that news message on the radio)

At 5/2/11 07:33 AM, Coop wrote:

At 5/1/11 02:24 PM, Auz wrote: Congrats!

Thanks, the next 10k will be worth it - a much bigger party

150k is certainly a nicer number.

At 5/2/11 08:03 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 5/1/11 02:24 PM, Auz wrote: But I haven't heard any of that :(

Be sure you do. He can keep his high pitched voice for a minute. Now THAT is talent.

Well so can Mika and Chris Martin, but ... 0.o

Nah I'll pass. You can keep them for Gagsy. I'm sure she'll feel more special if she's the only one who gets to see them ;)

In that case, I will save them for her. I even offered to show more nude pictures of myself to her.

Yeah, you better do that ;)

Feeling the power of the raw essence coursing through his form, Coop watched as a twisted form of Osama Bin Laden rushed through the portal towards him. Momentarily stunned by what the energy of the Unconquered Sun had done to him, he tried to move, groping for a weapon.

Suddenly, his grip tightened around nothingness, which become substantial. The shimmering glow of the sun's own light seemed to take the shape of a golden bow and without thinking, he whipped the weapon to bear on his foe.

Loosing an arrow, he found the target, then drew back the string a second, third and fourth time, all of the arrows striking the body, which fell over limp. Coop looked at the bow, confused momentarily and a wry smile crept across his face. With a half gesture, he dismissed the bow to elsewhere, a timeless region between worlds, from which he could summon the item back whenever he wished.

Suddenly, he felt whole again and as Coop looked upon the world of the Portal, the sunlight burst forth from the horizon and a new day dawned, silently. All was well with the world once more.

Level 49

Coop tries to get back in the swing of office work, while congratulating:
Asandir: 1,000 Posts

Listening to:
Foo Fighters - Wind Up
Tenacious D - Karate
Alice Cooper - It's Me

At 5/2/11 08:03 AM, Bahamut wrote: In addition, I wrote up a little speech regarding User of the Year 2010.

Speech! Oh wait.

At 5/2/11 07:33 AM, Coop wrote:

At 5/1/11 07:38 AM, Bahamut wrote: So I won User of the Year 2010 from the tank awards. I never even expected this at all. I thought there was one user out there that did something extra special over me to get that tank award. Still, it's amazing that I've won this award. I must be helping the redesign so much that it could collapse if it weren't for me if this is what I've been rewarded.

Make a flash about it.

Or I could alter this flash to make it say User of the Year:
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/42 7943

Damn, foiled again. Well, that will have to do.

And now I believe I'm some sort of legend at the NG office.

You were some sort of legend before then - look at Luis' reaction to you showing up at the meetup last year :P

I'm still not convinced about being a legend beforehand. Maybe for Luis but not for someone like Rob. :P He probably wouldn't know who I am except for recognising my name at Pico Day.

It's more recognition than I get :P

Yeah, I'll download the track... What, it's not like it's a big deal downloading classical music. :P

Well, I've added them to my iTunes, so that's something to scare / confuse the crap out of the boy racers at traffic lights :P

I see no wrong with classical music. My only gripe with classical music is the complicated tagging. It will make a huge mess on my Last.fm charts.

Meh, I've never bothered about stuff like that, so what the hell.

But star pace has lost so much meaning now.

True - most people don't know what it is, was or will be, so it's entirely up to you.

We'll talk about it on the next update.

Excellent - I'll try to be in a talkative mood.

At 5/2/11 04:09 PM, Auz wrote:

At 5/2/11 07:33 AM, Coop wrote:

At 5/1/11 02:24 PM, Auz wrote: Congrats!

Thanks, the next 10k will be worth it - a much bigger party

150k is certainly a nicer number.

Yeah, but then there are better numbers than 150,000. Greg would have us believe 360,000, for a start... or even 363,636 ;)

Also, on the topic of Bin LaLa being killed, I must refresh people's memories of 2001:

• Unpublished Submission

Well, I'm saying this counts, because it's taken me that damned long to make a move on that list - just because I've gone up 4 places in a week shouldn't matter one bit.

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