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

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.

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.

42nd most Blams

I have a serious fucking question here, how in the fuck does this video violate YouTube's Community Guidelines? I had those fuckers taking down my video because it was "spam". If that's the case, why aren't the fuck are their YouTube partners getting penalised for the same thing, especially when some of those fucking whores deliberately make misleading titles just to get more views (except for money and popularity)? There, I've vented my anger out. I almost ditched my YouTube account as a result and would have done so had they not reasoned with me regarding the video.

Listening to:

Ironsword - Overlords of Chaos

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

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

But Eric Adams has some epicness to his voice.

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 ;)

Yep, gotta do more nude poses, lol.

At 5/3/11 03:19 AM, Coop wrote: Level 49

Congrats, you are now less of a man. The only way to recover your manliness is by listening to Manowar.

At 5/3/11 03:55 AM, Coop wrote:

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

I'm tempted to alter that flash just to say that.

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

But you've met Tom, I still need to do that.

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

Well well, the Mavs and the Hawks won. Very surprising to say the least. I was expecting routs and I guess maybe the second round won't be so boring after all.

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.

Snooker? You mean Pool?

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

Considering how big the Tv they and how many video game system they own, I don't see how anything gets done at all.

At 5/2/11 04:09 PM, Auz wrote: 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 think it's more silly to have laws that make you wonder why they exist. In Oklahoma one may not promote a horse tipping event for example.

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

It is but it's canned here since they only exist in the Pacific Northwest. I often make patties out of it.

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)

I learned about it on Twitter and the BBS. Kind of sad. :/

At 5/3/11 03:19 AM, Coop wrote: Level 49

Valentine's Day already? You should get a name change to Cupid83. :P

Seems as if some newspapers wrote "Obama is dead" in their online news tickers. Now THAT would have been a story.
I must say I can't understand all those people celebrating, shouting "USA! USA!" or saying "USA won!". What do you think will happen? Suddendly all terrorists say: "Oh, Osama is dead, now I will stop being a terrorist"? I don't think that's how the world works... :/

At 4/29/11 07:29 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 4/28/11 02:11 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 4/28/11 07:33 AM, Bahamut wrote: Too bad he isn't.

Yes, but he SHOULD be.

Well he isn't.

Oh well, I should've shopped the date...

I'm not trying to justify the use of the word gay as an insult, I'm just trying to explain why I used it in the first place. ;)

But now you know why you shouldn't really go around using it as an insult. It's just not a good idea at all.

Yeah, I forgot one of the most important rules of communication. "One sentence can be interpreted in many different ways." If I say "They look gay" it may be funny to one person, but to the next person it might be simply hateful.

Brocas Helm's Defender of the Crown (costed me £25!)

I hate to say it, but I never heard of them. :(
Do you plan to post a song of them on Metal Monday?

I really shouldn't say who's going to be on Metal Monday but I suppose this one is quite obvious if they are not only highly underrated but I spent £25 to get one of their albums. However, I can easily say who WON'T be on Metal Monday:

Iron Maiden and Metallica

I wonder if those bands have "lesser known songs".

Helloween's Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy

I never got into Helloween. Seven Keys is quite good, but they are just not my cup of tea.

Keepers albums are their most popular albums so it doesn't surprise me if there are those who don't bother with their other albums. Shame, really since there's tons of great stuff from this band.

I saw them live two times. The first time was at Wacken Open Air 2001 and it was very mediocre but I thought it had to do with me being tired and exhausted (I've been watching bands the whole day and my legs hurt from standing and running around so much).
I then saw them again at the Rock Hard Festival (I think it was 2007), but it was the same: I thought it was mediocre again. The spark just didn't jump over...

Manilla Road's Mystification and Roadkill/Out of the Abyss

I heard of Manilla Road, but never listened to them.

They're definitely one to check out. They don't have the most accessible sound production but once you can adapt to them, you're in for a treat. If you want to get into them the easy way, you should start with Crystal Logic since it has the cleanest sound production from them. Give Necropolis a listen and see what you think.

I did that and I think the production is a bit... low quality. The vocals are way too present. ^^
But apart from that: I don't think it's going to be my favorite band, but it didn't sound too bad either.

Running WIld's Death or Glory

Heh, I never would pay that much for a Running Wild CD. I like their music, but as I've mentioned, they are basically just covering themselves since their first album.

This album has Riding the Storm and The Battle of Waterloo. Those two were worth the £15 alone.

"Under Jolly Roger" is my fav from Running Wild. And not even for that (neither the album nor the song) would I pay 15 pounds. :P

Slough Feg's Down Among the Deadmen

Another band I haven't really checked out.

Another band I highly recommend you check out. I think I showed you Warriors Dawn before but it didn't really click on for you.

Yes, I listened to that song. But ah well, one can't like every metal band. ^^

Those right there are my most expensive CD purchases. All of them are great albums and worth the purchases.

I payed more than 16 pounds for Iced Earth's Alive in Athens, but it's 3 CDs, so you propably won't get it for much less than 16 pounds.

I could get Alive in Athens for £10. I suppose I can't argue with that.

That's a great deal.

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

At 4/28/11 02:11 PM, Haggard wrote: YAY! Finally I got VDSL at home!

Sweet!

Now all I need to do is to buy a desk so I can set up my PC... >_>

At 4/27/11 04:34 PM, Auz wrote:

At 4/27/11 08:04 AM, Haggard wrote:

At 4/23/11 04:18 PM, Auz wrote:

I don't think the typical Dutch guy will care either, but they probably only drink pils anyway :p

Another thing the typical dutch and the typical german guy have in common.

Belgium people too as far as I know. When it comes to beer, I guess we're all the same.

So we should have a NG meetup in either of those countries. XD

But no matter what type of beer it is, I still prefer wine.

Nah, I never liked wine. And sparkling wine is even worse. The only thing I could throw up from after only one gulp.

Many beer drinkers don't like wine all that much.

Sparkling wine? I've never heard of that. I imagine something like champagne.

Yes, I think it's a form of champagne. It's called "Sekt" in germany.

Gnat's piss?

That's what dict.leo.org told me. :(
The german phrase is "tastes like fallen asleep feet". ^^

XD

My gf said gnat's piss is indeed a proper expression. I don't know, in Holland we commonly say: "Tastes like horse piss" for terrible beer. "Creek water" for disgusting coffee :p

I don't think we have a special expression for disgusting coffee. But one saying is: "A coffee is a good coffee if the spoon can stand upright in it!" >_>

It might be a good birthday present for some of my friends though. I'm sure they'll be interested in having a 20% beer, and if it tastes like horse piss than we can probably have a little fun with it.

I'd rather drink something that tastes good. We once had a "beer festival" on my birthday. We bought beer from all over the world (there's a special shop in Hamburg that sells all kind of beer). There where some really bad ones... especially Spitfire from the UK was awful. >_>

Spitfire? Sounds like something that's mixed with some peppers or something.

No, it's named after the aircraft from WW II.
http://kd59.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/
spitfire.jpg <- the bottle looks nice enough, but it tastes like shit. :(

I never really had a beer that tasted godawful. Then again, I haven't tried out that many exotic beers. Also, about every beer that's brewed in Holland tastes about the same. They did a blind tasting test once with a lot of "beer experts" and beer brewers and they seriously had about every brand wrong. There was only one guy who recognized his own beer, the rest had it all wrong. They couldn't even taste the difference between an A-brand and some cheap ass C-brand from some supermarket.

Then I am happy about the situation in germany. At least I can taste a difference between the single brands. Jever is a very strong/bitter beer, but it still tastes good. Beck's is just as strong/bitter, but it has some weird after taste, so I would only drink it if there's nothing else left.
My favorite beer is Astra, which is only avaiable in Hamburg and the surrounding areas. It just tastes great. ^^

Level 53 / 30,000 exp

Should also be graduating with two bachelor's degrees this week, so there's that too.

At 5/3/11 03:19 AM, Coop wrote: Level 49

Awesome! Though the icon kinda sucks.

I'm gonna have a new icon myself soon.

At 5/3/11 08:14 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 5/2/11 04:09 PM, Auz wrote: Well so can Mika and Chris Martin, but ... 0.o

But Eric Adams has some epicness to his voice.

That Chris Martin and Mika certainly do not have.

Yeah, you better do that ;)

Yep, gotta do more nude poses, lol.

Hopefully she's into dragon porn.

At 5/3/11 08:49 AM, reverend wrote:

At 5/2/11 04:09 PM, Auz wrote: 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 think it's more silly to have laws that make you wonder why they exist. In Oklahoma one may not promote a horse tipping event for example.

Oh silly American laws. I've heard of them :p

Wasn't there a state where you may hit a woman with a stick, as long as it is no thicker than your thumb? :p Also, I heard that in York in the UK, you are allowed to kill a Scotsman within the city walls when he carries a bow and arrow.

I've heard many more than that, but those two are the first that spring to mind.

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

It is but it's canned here since they only exist in the Pacific Northwest. I often make patties out of it.

Canned? That's probably not as good as having a fresh one. I find that those fish cans smell so incredibly bad when you open them.

O really!?

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

I learned about it on Twitter and the BBS. Kind of sad. :/

Oh well. Sometimes the BBS is also my number 1 news resource to be honest.

At 5/3/11 12:09 PM, Haggard wrote: I must say I can't understand all those people celebrating, shouting "USA! USA!" or saying "USA won!". What do you think will happen? Suddendly all terrorists say: "Oh, Osama is dead, now I will stop being a terrorist"? I don't think that's how the world works... :/

I agree, it's kinda silly.

I also think that it would have been way better if he was arrested rather than shot.

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

At 4/28/11 02:11 PM, Haggard wrote: YAY! Finally I got VDSL at home!

Sweet!

Now all I need to do is to buy a desk so I can set up my PC... >_>

We're still in need of one as well, but first we gotta finish the room. Lately we haven't had much time to finish the wall painting.

At 4/27/11 04:34 PM, Auz wrote:

At 4/27/11 08:04 AM, Haggard wrote:

Belgium people too as far as I know. When it comes to beer, I guess we're all the same.

So we should have a NG meetup in either of those countries. XD

I think that wouldn't be a bad idea for the Western European mainlanders. Whether I will attend is another thing though.

Many beer drinkers don't like wine all that much.

Sparkling wine? I've never heard of that. I imagine something like champagne.

Yes, I think it's a form of champagne. It's called "Sekt" in germany.

Hmm, if I understand it correctly, it is indeed a form of champagne, but the name 'champagne' is protected apparently and therefore Sekt may not be called champagne (cause it doesn't come from the right region).

XD

My gf said gnat's piss is indeed a proper expression. I don't know, in Holland we commonly say: "Tastes like horse piss" for terrible beer. "Creek water" for disgusting coffee :p

I don't think we have a special expression for disgusting coffee. But one saying is: "A coffee is a good coffee if the spoon can stand upright in it!" >_>

That's what I would call "tar" :p

Unless you topped it with cream and such which allows the spoon to stand upright.

Spitfire? Sounds like something that's mixed with some peppers or something.

No, it's named after the aircraft from WW II.
http://kd59.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/
spitfire.jpg <- the bottle looks nice enough, but it tastes like shit. :(

Yeah I thought so, but I thought it would be something hot.

Anyway, I agree the bottle looks nice. If you say it tastes like crap though, I believe you :p

I never really had a beer that tasted godawful. Then again, I haven't tried out that many exotic beers. Also, about every beer that's brewed in Holland tastes about the same. They did a blind tasting test once with a lot of "beer experts" and beer brewers and they seriously had about every brand wrong. There was only one guy who recognized his own beer, the rest had it all wrong. They couldn't even taste the difference between an A-brand and some cheap ass C-brand from some supermarket.

Then I am happy about the situation in germany. At least I can taste a difference between the single brands. Jever is a very strong/bitter beer, but it still tastes good. Beck's is just as strong/bitter, but it has some weird after taste, so I would only drink it if there's nothing else left.
My favorite beer is Astra, which is only avaiable in Hamburg and the surrounding areas. It just tastes great. ^^

Oh well, the good thing is that you can buy any kind of beer from the supermarket, even the ones that cost 3 euros / crate. They all taste pretty much the same anyway XD

I'll try to remember Astra whenever I visit Hamburg.

At 5/3/11 08:14 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 5/3/11 03:19 AM, Coop wrote: Level 49

Congrats, you are now less of a man. The only way to recover your manliness is by listening to Manowar.

Come on now Bahamut level 49 is something to embrace not hate. I won't have it for a couple of years (Unless the NG staff deny me this level like they did with the old levels) But the golden bow and arrow is cool. and besides you won't have to worry about having it for a couple of months.

63,000 Saves

Something nice while I sleep.

Listening to:

Manilla Road - Voyager

At 5/3/11 08:49 AM, reverend wrote:

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

Considering how big the Tv they and how many video game system they own, I don't see how anything gets done at all.

So that's why icon mods have to work more. Tom may have done over 3,000 icons but to me, he could do tons more.

At 5/3/11 12:09 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 4/29/11 07:29 AM, Bahamut wrote: Well he isn't.

Oh well, I should've shopped the date...

Too late for that.

I really shouldn't say who's going to be on Metal Monday but I suppose this one is quite obvious if they are not only highly underrated but I spent £25 to get one of their albums. However, I can easily say who WON'T be on Metal Monday:

Iron Maiden and Metallica

I wonder if those bands have "lesser known songs".

I'm sure Iron Maiden have lesser known songs but Metallica have enough recognition.

Keepers albums are their most popular albums so it doesn't surprise me if there are those who don't bother with their other albums. Shame, really since there's tons of great stuff from this band.

I saw them live two times. The first time was at Wacken Open Air 2001 and it was very mediocre but I thought it had to do with me being tired and exhausted (I've been watching bands the whole day and my legs hurt from standing and running around so much).
I then saw them again at the Rock Hard Festival (I think it was 2007), but it was the same: I thought it was mediocre again. The spark just didn't jump over...

Don't tell me they're not a good band to see live. I've got to see them live someday and my next opportunity isn't until whenever they release another album.

They're definitely one to check out. They don't have the most accessible sound production but once you can adapt to them, you're in for a treat. If you want to get into them the easy way, you should start with Crystal Logic since it has the cleanest sound production from them. Give Necropolis a listen and see what you think.

I did that and I think the production is a bit... low quality. The vocals are way too present. ^^
But apart from that: I don't think it's going to be my favorite band, but it didn't sound too bad either.

In that case you won't have an easy time getting into Manilla Road at all. Their albums are full of low quality production. However, once you can adapt to it, their albums are great! It's not like black metal's general sound production put us off completely.

This album has Riding the Storm and The Battle of Waterloo. Those two were worth the £15 alone.

"Under Jolly Roger" is my fav from Running Wild. And not even for that (neither the album nor the song) would I pay 15 pounds. :P

Maybe not but Pile of Skulls and Black Hand Inn certainly are. Those two are easily the best of Running Wild.

Another band I highly recommend you check out. I think I showed you Warriors Dawn before but it didn't really click on for you.

Yes, I listened to that song. But ah well, one can't like every metal band. ^^

Well, you can always give them a second chance. If that fails... Listen to the whole of Traveller? :P

At 5/3/11 04:14 PM, Auz wrote: I'm gonna have a new icon myself soon.

Then I'll get one soon. Well, if 30 days is soon enough for you. Yeah, we're no longer level up buddies now.

At 5/3/11 08:14 AM, Bahamut wrote: But Eric Adams has some epicness to his voice.

That Chris Martin and Mika certainly do not have.

Yep, Eric Adams reigns supreme.

Yep, gotta do more nude poses, lol.

Hopefully she's into dragon porn.

She really admires the dragon cock.

At 5/3/11 10:51 PM, LittleWashu wrote: Come on now Bahamut level 49 is something to embrace not hate.

NO! I'd rather agree with Haggard on the shitblade being awesome. September will come quick enough and I'll have a shitty icon until January.

Day 2 back in the office and already dog tired, Coop congratulates:
Rage: Level 53; 30,000 Experience
Shade: 5,000 Posts
Addict: Level 21; Praporshchik

Thank you to:
Bahamut
Odyssic (x2)
Auz

Listening to:
Eric Johnson - Cliffs of Dover
Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water, Live in Japan

At 5/3/11 08:14 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 5/3/11 03:19 AM, Coop wrote: Level 49

Congrats, you are now less of a man. The only way to recover your manliness is by listening to Manowar.

*gesticulates at headphones* WHAT? I CAN'T HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING OVER THE SOUNDS OF AWESOME!

At 5/3/11 03:55 AM, Coop wrote:

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

I'm tempted to alter that flash just to say that.

Do it!

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

But you've met Tom, I still need to do that.

Yes I have. One day, we will get him to present you with a golden tin of beans, though it might possibly be spaghetti.

At 5/3/11 08:49 AM, reverend wrote:

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

Well well, the Mavs and the Hawks won. Very surprising to say the least. I was expecting routs and I guess maybe the second round won't be so boring after all.

Well, one game doesn't make a series, unless it's a sweep.

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.

Snooker? You mean Pool?

Not in the slightest - bigger tables, more balls, points scoring, rather than counting the number of balls left, break building, snookers, tactical play, the lot.

Plus this guy's pretty good for an amateur

At 5/3/11 12:09 PM, Haggard wrote: Seems as if some newspapers wrote "Obama is dead" in their online news tickers. Now THAT would have been a story.

Yeah, I'd have bet that John McCain would have died first.

At 5/3/11 04:14 PM, Auz wrote:

At 5/3/11 03:19 AM, Coop wrote: Level 49

Awesome! Though the icon kinda sucks.

Did you read the piece f writing I did for it - not bad for 5 minutes, eh?

I'm gonna have a new icon myself soon.

Nice, I look forward to it!

At 5/3/11 10:51 PM, LittleWashu wrote:

At 5/3/11 08:14 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 5/3/11 03:19 AM, Coop wrote: Level 49

Congrats, you are now less of a man. The only way to recover your manliness is by listening to Manowar.

Come on now Bahamut level 49 is something to embrace not hate. I won't have it for a couple of years (Unless the NG staff deny me this level like they did with the old levels) But the golden bow and arrow is cool. and besides you won't have to worry about having it for a couple of months.

Perhaps I should have shot the arrow skyward and brought down an incandescent bolt of sunlight that scorched the flesh from Osama? Would that have suited better? In Exalted, there is a charm that can do that and it's fucking sick, but that's for the RPers among us... ok, so that's just me then :(

At 5/4/11 04:28 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 5/3/11 12:09 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 4/29/11 07:29 AM, Bahamut wrote: I really shouldn't say who's going to be on Metal Monday but I suppose this one is quite obvious if they are not only highly underrated but I spent £25 to get one of their albums. However, I can easily say who WON'T be on Metal Monday:

Iron Maiden and Metallica

I wonder if those bands have "lesser known songs".

I'm sure Iron Maiden have lesser known songs but Metallica have enough recognition.

Well, pretty much anything from Killers (Murders in the Rue Morgue; Genghis Khan; Wrathchild) can be called lesser known. Let's throw in Alexander the Great from Somewhere in Time, Flash of the Blade from Powerslave, Gangland or Total Eclipse from Number of the Beast, Mother Russia from No Prayer for the Dying, Running Free from Iron Maiden, Childhood's End from Fear of the Dark, Montsegur from Dance of Death and that's an album, which most people would do something unspeakable for.

Stop me if I guess it ;)

At 5/3/11 10:51 PM, LittleWashu wrote: Come on now Bahamut level 49 is something to embrace not hate.

NO! I'd rather agree with Haggard on the shitblade being awesome. September will come quick enough and I'll have a shitty icon until January.

Fair enough - It may be a golden bow, but it really is strong. The sponsorship deal that comes with it gives you a shed load of cider though, so it's not all bad :P

666 reviews. >:)
*I am feeling so evil right now.*

At 5/4/11 01:14 PM, Dream-of-Duke wrote: 666 reviews. >:)
*I am feeling so evil right now.*

Why? Let me guess. You still think 666 is 'The Number of the Beast', or 'the devils number'. Well sorry to burst your bubble, but the real devils number is not 666. It is 616, so it seems your feeling evil a little bit late. Apparently the original decipherers of the ancient text messed up and read it wrong. What a bummer hey. I have plenty of other links if you need more proof.

33,000 Saves!

Only got ONE blam today, WTF??

Only just noticed. Exp Rank #222.

At 5/3/11 04:14 PM, Auz wrote: Oh silly American laws. I've heard of them :p

Wasn't there a state where you may hit a woman with a stick, as long as it is no thicker than your thumb? :p Also, I heard that in York in the UK, you are allowed to kill a Scotsman within the city walls when he carries a bow and arrow.

I've never heard of the stick one, although there is a difference if you strike a woman with an open hand and a closed one when it comes to assault.

Now that Scotsman one is pretty silly. I wonder if that law has ever been put to the test.

Canned? That's probably not as good as having a fresh one. I find that those fish cans smell so incredibly bad when you open them.

It's pretty tasty. It all goes down the same especially when you add crackers, an egg and mix it all together and cook it.

Oh well. Sometimes the BBS is also my number 1 news resource to be honest.

Number one source for news and cock jokes.

At 5/4/11 04:28 AM, Bahamut wrote: So that's why icon mods have to work more. Tom may have done over 3,000 icons but to me, he could do tons more.

Being a slave-driver, the face of NG, and parent really limits the icons he can make.
Having my power cord to my laptop really limits me to zero icons. :/

At 5/4/11 08:16 AM, Coop wrote: Well, one game doesn't make a series, unless it's a sweep.

Maybe not but it does set the momentum. Except if you are the Bulls who are leading at the moment.

Not in the slightest - bigger tables, more balls, points scoring, rather than counting the number of balls left, break building, snookers, tactical play, the lot.

So a more confusing version of Pool. Kind of like Cricket is a more confusing version of baseball.

Crack that whip!

Next level gained level 15. Oh parting is such sweet sorrow T_T

Voting Pow.: 6.66 votes

But, as gamejunkie pointed out, I guess it's not really a big deal, though.

I'll never say it again, Washu.

Level 21. I don't like this one. Not shiny.

Listening to:

Ironsword - Overlords of Chaos

At 5/4/11 08:16 AM, Coop wrote: Day 2 back in the office and already dog tired, Coop congratulates:

I'll be going back to work in half an hour after having almost three weeks off.

At 5/3/11 08:14 AM, Bahamut wrote: Congrats, you are now less of a man. The only way to recover your manliness is by listening to Manowar.

*gesticulates at headphones* WHAT? I CAN'T HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING OVER THE SOUNDS OF AWESOME!

So you are listening to Manowar? Excellent work!

I'm tempted to alter that flash just to say that.

Do it!

If I can find the flash files.

But you've met Tom, I still need to do that.

Yes I have. One day, we will get him to present you with a golden tin of beans, though it might possibly be spaghetti.

Yes, I'm still owed a tin of beans for winning Most Underrated... twice.

At 5/4/11 04:28 AM, Bahamut wrote: I'm sure Iron Maiden have lesser known songs but Metallica have enough recognition.

Well, pretty much anything from Killers (Murders in the Rue Morgue; Genghis Khan; Wrathchild) can be called lesser known. Let's throw in Alexander the Great from Somewhere in Time, Flash of the Blade from Powerslave, Gangland or Total Eclipse from Number of the Beast, Mother Russia from No Prayer for the Dying, Running Free from Iron Maiden, Childhood's End from Fear of the Dark, Montsegur from Dance of Death and that's an album, which most people would do something unspeakable for.

I'm thinking of something from modern Maiden.

At 5/4/11 09:41 PM, reverend wrote:

At 5/4/11 04:28 AM, Bahamut wrote: So that's why icon mods have to work more. Tom may have done over 3,000 icons but to me, he could do tons more.

Being a slave-driver, the face of NG, and parent really limits the icons he can make.
Having my power cord to my laptop really limits me to zero icons. :/

Well that sucks. We could do with your help.

Coop tries to combat a dry throat, while congratulating:
Odyssic: 18,000 Experience
Haggard: 33,000 Saves
gamejunkie: 222nd most expereinced
SplashWoman: Level 15
Jolly: 6.66 Base Voting Power
Donut: Level 21

Listening to:
John Denver - Rhymes & Reasons
Jeff Wayne / Gary Osbourne - Thunder Child
Metallica - Phantom Lord

Thank you to:
Odyssic

At 5/4/11 12:31 PM, Odyssic wrote:

At 5/4/11 08:16 AM, Coop wrote: Listening to:
Eric Johnson - Cliffs of Dover

Ah, that brings back memories of Guitar Hero 3 days, good times.

Yeah, one of the best tunes on there that I'd never heard before as well. Hence why I downloaded it.

At 5/4/11 03:30 PM, gamejunkie wrote:

At 5/4/11 01:14 PM, Dream-of-Duke wrote: 666 reviews. >:)
*I am feeling so evil right now.*

Why? Let me guess. You still think 666 is 'The Number of the Beast', or 'the devils number'. Well sorry to burst your bubble, but the real devils number is not 666. It is 616, so it seems your feeling evil a little bit late. Apparently the original decipherers of the ancient text messed up and read it wrong. What a bummer hey. I have plenty of other links if you need more proof.

That's exactly why I'll be singing "6! 1-6! The number of the beast!" as the chorus line in July :P

At 5/4/11 09:41 PM, reverend wrote:

At 5/4/11 08:16 AM, Coop wrote: Well, one game doesn't make a series, unless it's a sweep.

Maybe not but it does set the momentum. Except if you are the Bulls who are leading at the moment.

True enough. I'm almost worried that the Mavs have managed to go 2-0 against LA...

Not in the slightest - bigger tables, more balls, points scoring, rather than counting the number of balls left, break building, snookers, tactical play, the lot.

So a more confusing version of Pool. Kind of like Cricket is a more confusing version of baseball.

Maybe baseball is a simpler version of rounders, but not cricket :P

At 5/5/11 03:24 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 5/4/11 08:16 AM, Coop wrote: Day 2 back in the office and already dog tired, Coop congratulates:

I'll be going back to work in half an hour after having almost three weeks off.

Feel the burn?

At 5/3/11 08:14 AM, Bahamut wrote: Congrats, you are now less of a man. The only way to recover your manliness is by listening to Manowar.

*gesticulates at headphones* WHAT? I CAN'T HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING OVER THE SOUNDS OF AWESOME!

So you are listening to Manowar? Excellent work!

Oooh, expletive deleted!

But you've met Tom, I still need to do that.

Yes I have. One day, we will get him to present you with a golden tin of beans, though it might possibly be spaghetti.

Yes, I'm still owed a tin of beans for winning Most Underrated... twice.

Win it twice more and you can have a golden 4 pack. Saves me money :P

At 5/4/11 04:28 AM, Bahamut wrote: I'm sure Iron Maiden have lesser known songs but Metallica have enough recognition.

Well, pretty much anything from Killers (Murders in the Rue Morgue; Genghis Khan; Wrathchild) can be called lesser known. Let's throw in Alexander the Great from Somewhere in Time, Flash of the Blade from Powerslave, Gangland or Total Eclipse from Number of the Beast, Mother Russia from No Prayer for the Dying, Running Free from Iron Maiden, Childhood's End from Fear of the Dark, Montsegur from Dance of Death and that's an album, which most people would do something unspeakable for.

I'm thinking of something from modern Maiden.

Dance of Death not modern enough? Okay, we need to head straight for Final Frontier. The Man who would be king!