At 5/4/11 03:07 AM, Coop wrote: 63,000 Saves

Something nice while I sleep.

They just keep coming in. Congrats :)

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

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.

Oh well. That was bound to happen with you always needing more experience than I do when leveling up.

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

That Chris Martin and Mika certainly do not have.

Yep, Eric Adams reigns supreme.

So is he the best metal singer in your opinion? :p

Hopefully she's into dragon porn.

She really admires the dragon cock.

Unfortunately it has sharp edges. Cause it's a sword :(

At 5/4/11 08:16 AM, Coop wrote:

At 5/3/11 04:14 PM, Auz wrote: Awesome! Though the icon kinda sucks.

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

Yeah I did. Not bad at all :p I bet you're looking forward to the lit portal.

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

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.

I'm pretty sure it exists, or used to exist. It might be linked with the "rule of thumb" expression.

And let me guess, open hand is more okay than closed hand?

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

It exists though. If you look for it you'll find plenty of sources.

I highly doubt it's ever been put to the test, except in medieval times maybe when it was normal to carry around a bow. If you carry around a bow nowadays I bet you're gonna be arrested for being in possesion of a deadly weapon.

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.

I think I'd puke at the smell of that.

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

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

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.

Last week I only knew it was friday because they began talking about the Bundesliga in the radio and said something about "today's matches". >_>
I have been busy fixing up the old appartment, so I didn't even have the time to go to work or to university.

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.

But you would attend it if it was in Delft, right?

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).

Yeah, it's the same with parmesan cheese. If it isn't from the right region you can't call it "Parmesan"

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.

Nah, you just need more coffee powder and less water. :P

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

Yeah, but you are in big trouble if you don't like the taste of one beer. Then you don't like the taste of every other beer as well.

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: Well he isn't.

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

Too late for that.

There's always next time.

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.

True that.

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.

I'm not telling you they are a bad live band. They just are not the right live band for me.

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.

I don't have anything against low quality production. I listen to a lot of punk music, so I am used to bad sound quality. ;)
I just don't like it when the voice is so much in the foreground that it drowns out the other instruments. I rather listen to songs where the voice is almost drowned out, so I can at least hear the music. ^^

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

If I find the time, I might do that. ;)

At 5/5/11 03:56 AM, Coop wrote:

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

Awesome!! I wonder if you will get a few strange looks? So have you seen them before?? I guess yes you have. You seem to listen to a lot of their stuff and talk about them a fair bit. I've seen them a few times over the years and have most of their stuff, even a few old bootleg vinyls. They are amazing 'Live'.

At 5/5/11 12:31 AM, Jolly wrote: 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.

All triple number scores are a big deal, even though its not that much of a big deal.

Sorry L W, I could'nt help myself either.

Sweet Finally! After 1134 logs, I'm finally the NGLog User of the Day!

5k experience

halfway there

Tank Awards video for viewing pleasure!

Listening to:

Primordial - Redemption at the Puritan's Hand

At 5/5/11 03:56 AM, Coop wrote:

At 5/5/11 03:24 AM, Bahamut wrote: So you are listening to Manowar? Excellent work!

Oooh, expletive deleted!

I knew it!

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

Hah, at this point I'll never win Most Underrated ever again.

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!

No, Dance of Death is modern Maiden.

At 5/5/11 05:54 AM, Auz wrote:

At 5/4/11 04:28 AM, Bahamut wrote: Then I'll get one soon. Well, if 30 days is soon enough for you. Yeah, we're no longer level up buddies now.

Oh well. That was bound to happen with you always needing more experience than I do when leveling up.

As long as I can try and make the gap between when myself and Coop level up smaller, it's all good.

Yep, Eric Adams reigns supreme.

So is he the best metal singer in your opinion? :p

Not THE best but he's high up.

She really admires the dragon cock.

Unfortunately it has sharp edges. Cause it's a sword :(

Not the one she saw...

At 5/5/11 08:34 AM, Haggard wrote:

At 5/4/11 04:28 AM, Bahamut wrote: Too late for that.

There's always next time.

And your Photoshop will look crap.

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

True that.

Wow, you actually agree with the Metallica part?

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.

I'm not telling you they are a bad live band. They just are not the right live band for me.

Hopefully I get enough enjoyment from them whenever I see them live.

I just don't like it when the voice is so much in the foreground that it drowns out the other instruments. I rather listen to songs where the voice is almost drowned out, so I can at least hear the music. ^^

I'm sure some of their other albums have the sound production that meets your needs.

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

If I find the time, I might do that. ;)

Excellent!

Thanks for voting, LadyX! Your experience has been automatically deposited!

With that vote, you now have 13,600 experience points. You need 0 more to get to Level 36.

The fluffy axe is a lame icon.

Coop nurses a left hamstring tweak, while congratulating:
sixflab: 5,000 Experience
LadyX: Level 36

Thank you to:
Auz

Listening to:
Mussorgsky - A Night On Bare Mountain

At 5/5/11 05:54 AM, Auz wrote:

At 5/4/11 03:07 AM, Coop wrote: 63,000 Saves

Something nice while I sleep.

They just keep coming in. Congrats :)

"It just keeps coming and coming!"

At 5/4/11 08:16 AM, Coop wrote:

At 5/3/11 04:14 PM, Auz wrote: Awesome! Though the icon kinda sucks.

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

Yeah I did. Not bad at all :p I bet you're looking forward to the lit portal.

We'll see - something that I have raved about and dared to dream of for years could finally shatter me, when I finally see it.

At 5/5/11 11:57 AM, gamejunkie wrote:

At 5/5/11 03:56 AM, Coop wrote: That's exactly why I'll be singing "6! 1-6! The number of the beast!" as the chorus line in July :P

Awesome!! I wonder if you will get a few strange looks? So have you seen them before?? I guess yes you have. You seem to listen to a lot of their stuff and talk about them a fair bit. I've seen them a few times over the years and have most of their stuff, even a few old bootleg vinyls. They are amazing 'Live'.

I may have become a trifle obsessed with The Irons, but 31/07/11 will be my first gig of Iron Maiden's that I have been to. I have only ever seen Alice Cooper live and the guillotine was awesome!

At 5/6/11 03:30 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 5/5/11 03:56 AM, Coop wrote:

At 5/5/11 03:24 AM, Bahamut wrote: So you are listening to Manowar? Excellent work!

Oooh, expletive deleted!

I knew it!

*shifty look*

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

Hah, at this point I'll never win Most Underrated ever again.

With your status as NG Legend finally secured, you should use it. Set up the Bahamut award for underrated users, or something?

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!

No, Dance of Death is modern Maiden.

I'll refer back to my original comment of "Montsegur" then :P

level 12 is now mine.

888th for B/P

At 5/6/11 04:10 AM, Mimilop wrote: level 12 is now mine.

I am level 12 now too.

LEVEL UP!

GOODBYE SHITBLADE HELLO NUNCHUCKS

4,000 posts. Sup.

Level 34! :)

At 5/6/11 03:30 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 5/5/11 08:34 AM, Haggard wrote:

At 5/4/11 04:28 AM, Bahamut wrote: Too late for that.

There's always next time.

And your Photoshop will look crap.

I may not be skilled with photoshopping, but changing one number isn't THAT hard. :P

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

True that.

Wow, you actually agree with the Metallica part?

Well what can I say. One of the most succesful metal bands (if not THE most succesful) hardly has any "lesser known songs", except for some B-sides maybe.
And some songs from Maiden aren't well known because they also have a lot of shit in their portfolio. Yes I know, St. Anger and stuff. But that's ONE album, while Maiden has to cope with "No Prayer for the Dying", "Fear of the Dark", "The X Factor" and "Virtual XI", which all are mediocre at best.

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.

I'm not telling you they are a bad live band. They just are not the right live band for me.

Hopefully I get enough enjoyment from them whenever I see them live.

I hope so, too. They are definitely a band you should see live at least once and I am glad I saw them, even if the spark didn't jump over.

I just don't like it when the voice is so much in the foreground that it drowns out the other instruments. I rather listen to songs where the voice is almost drowned out, so I can at least hear the music. ^^

I'm sure some of their other albums have the sound production that meets your needs.

Good to hear.

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

If I find the time, I might do that. ;)

Excellent!

*strikes a Monty Burns pose*

finally up to general. now back to the portal.

Past days have been stressful for me. My dog has starting having seizures which is terrible to watch. I'm going to take him to the vet soon but he is really up there in age. :/

At 5/5/11 03:24 AM, Bahamut wrote: Well that sucks. We could do with your help.

Yeah I tried making them with Gimp but I hate the GUI and it's a hassle when cropping and resizing which is what you need most for making icons. I need my Fireworks.

At 5/5/11 03:56 AM, Coop wrote: True enough. I'm almost worried that the Mavs have managed to go 2-0 against LA...

Looks like the Lakers are fighting back or at least they are keeping it close. There is no way they can come back if they lose game 3.

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

Rounders? I didn't know it existed until I looked it up. Yeah they are pretty similar.

At 5/5/11 05:54 AM, Auz wrote: I'm pretty sure it exists, or used to exist. It might be linked with the "rule of thumb" expression.

Ah, it was supposedly apart of British Common Law.

And let me guess, open hand is more okay than closed hand?

Yeah. It's a slap with an open hand and a punch when it's closed.

I highly doubt it's ever been put to the test, except in medieval times maybe when it was normal to carry around a bow. If you carry around a bow nowadays I bet you're gonna be arrested for being in possession of a deadly weapon.

So you are not even allowed to have a bow even for hunting purposes?

I think I'd puke at the smell of that.

Nah. It smells like fish. If it smells bad then it is rotten.

I missed my eighth NG birthday! Happy 8 years on NG, me!

Mike27112 - Level 60

Listening to:

Primordial - Redemption at the Puritan's Hand

At 5/6/11 04:07 AM, Coop wrote:

At 5/6/11 03:30 AM, Bahamut wrote: I knew it!

*shifty look*

Alright, go back to listening to Manowar. That'll recover your manliness.

Hah, at this point I'll never win Most Underrated ever again.

With your status as NG Legend finally secured, you should use it. Set up the Bahamut award for underrated users, or something?

You can make that suggestion for the next BBS awards. The Stickam kids will probably make a mid-year awards in June.

No, Dance of Death is modern Maiden.

I'll refer back to my original comment of "Montsegur" then :P

In that case, you're close. You still suggested a bunch of classic Maiden songs so I had to be more specific.

At 5/6/11 04:59 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 5/6/11 03:30 AM, Bahamut wrote: And your Photoshop will look crap.

I may not be skilled with photoshopping, but changing one number isn't THAT hard. :P

Be sure you can get it to look neat.

Wow, you actually agree with the Metallica part?

Well what can I say. One of the most succesful metal bands (if not THE most succesful) hardly has any "lesser known songs", except for some B-sides maybe.

Sorry, I won't cover their B-Sides at all.

And some songs from Maiden aren't well known because they also have a lot of shit in their portfolio. Yes I know, St. Anger and stuff. But that's ONE album, while Maiden has to cope with "No Prayer for the Dying", "Fear of the Dark", "The X Factor" and "Virtual XI", which all are mediocre at best.

To be fair, Maiden have recorded more albums but they're still far better than St. Anger.

Hopefully I get enough enjoyment from them whenever I see them live.

I hope so, too. They are definitely a band you should see live at least once and I am glad I saw them, even if the spark didn't jump over.

Quite a funny statement but I'll take your advice.

I'm sure some of their other albums have the sound production that meets your needs.

Good to hear.

I'll need to find the right song for you so give me time on that.

Excellent!

*strikes a Monty Burns pose*

That makes it all the better.

At 5/6/11 10:39 PM, reverend wrote: Past days have been stressful for me. My dog has starting having seizures which is terrible to watch. I'm going to take him to the vet soon but he is really up there in age. :/

Damn! :( I hope he recovers from this.

At 5/5/11 03:24 AM, Bahamut wrote: Well that sucks. We could do with your help.

Yeah I tried making them with Gimp but I hate the GUI and it's a hassle when cropping and resizing which is what you need most for making icons. I need my Fireworks.

Yeah, GIMP's GUI is really awful. I had to go back to Fireworks, even if it forces me on Vista Basic.

At 5/6/11 10:48 PM, SCTE3 wrote: the Top 10 Audio Reviewers of All Time!!

That's an excellent achievement. Congrats!

Coop prepares to go scoring for the cricket team in the rain, while congratulating:
Mimilop: Level 12
Quinny: Top 888 B/Per; Level 28
Asandir: Level 12
AnalPenguinFarming: 4,000 Posts
DarkSoldier: Level 34
worldfamous: General
SCTE3: Top 10 Audio Reviewer
DrHood: 8th NG Berfday

Listening to:
Iron Maiden - Holy Smoke
Reel Big Fish - Hungry Like The Wolf
Foo Fighters - Hey, Johnny Park!

At 5/6/11 10:39 PM, reverend wrote:

At 5/5/11 03:56 AM, Coop wrote: True enough. I'm almost worried that the Mavs have managed to go 2-0 against LA...

Looks like the Lakers are fighting back or at least they are keeping it close. There is no way they can come back if they lose game 3.

Sunday could see the Lakers pack their bags - boy did they miss Artest yesterday.

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

Rounders? I didn't know it existed until I looked it up. Yeah they are pretty similar.

Yeah, that's the comparison I always make if someone says that Cricket is like Rounders. The bat in cricket is much bigger and so is the ball. If you can hit a cricket ball 300 ft, you're doing really well. 450ft diameter is the cricket field, so the longest you'll have to hit the ball for a six is 200-220 ft.

At 5/7/11 05:48 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 5/6/11 04:07 AM, Coop wrote:

At 5/6/11 03:30 AM, Bahamut wrote: Hah, at this point I'll never win Most Underrated ever again.

With your status as NG Legend finally secured, you should use it. Set up the Bahamut award for underrated users, or something?

You can make that suggestion for the next BBS awards. The Stickam kids will probably make a mid-year awards in June.

Well, I'll try to be around General at that point.

No, Dance of Death is modern Maiden.

I'll refer back to my original comment of "Montsegur" then :P

In that case, you're close. You still suggested a bunch of classic Maiden songs so I had to be more specific.

There's only one track that I have on that album which I rated at 4 stars. Everything else was great, IMO.

Oh! Happy Days. 40,000 points of the B/P variety.

Base voting power of 7.77 as of a couple of days ago.

I thought that I actually posted it the other day, but I must not have. In other news, I've graduated college today. I went to school for four years to become a teacher and we'll see where things take me. I'm not sure if I actually want to be a teacher or not, but it's kind of late now. I'll see where life takes me I guess.

Next milestone passed 15,000 EXP. Not really a big deal though >_<

Finally reached 30k total stat points. It's been quite the journey, but I've done it.

Coop pulls the trigger on a trade that will probably break his fantasy season, before congratulating:
gamejunkie: 40,000 B/P
Corky: 7.77 Base Voting Power
EJR: Level 28
LittleWashu: 15,000 Experience
AnalPenguinFarming: 30,000 Total Points

Listening to:
BBC Turkish Grand Prix coverage. Delightful :P

Listening to:

Warning - Watching from a Distance

At 5/7/11 06:53 AM, Coop wrote:

At 5/7/11 05:48 AM, Bahamut wrote: You can make that suggestion for the next BBS awards. The Stickam kids will probably make a mid-year awards in June.

Well, I'll try to be around General at that point.

You mean we can try the revolution again around then?

In that case, you're close. You still suggested a bunch of classic Maiden songs so I had to be more specific.

There's only one track that I have on that album which I rated at 4 stars. Everything else was great, IMO.

There's only two subpar tracks on Dance of Death while the rest are amazing.

At 5/7/11 11:02 PM, Corky wrote: Base voting power of 7.77 as of a couple of days ago.

Awesome!

I thought that I actually posted it the other day, but I must not have. In other news, I've graduated college today.

Excellent work man!

At 5/7/11 04:13 AM, Odyssic wrote: Oh no, I really hope everything ends up OK.

At 5/7/11 05:48 AM, Bahamut wrote: Damn! :( I hope he recovers from this.

Yeah I don't know what was wrong with him. He doing fine yesterday and today. Couldn't hurt to take him to the vet and see what's up though I hope it was just a freak occurrence.

At 5/7/11 06:53 AM, Coop wrote: Sunday could see the Lakers pack their bags - boy did they miss Artest yesterday.

I think they are going to win game four. Just do enough to avoid the sweep. I think this is the last time we see the Lakers in their present form.

Yeah, that's the comparison I always make if someone says that Cricket is like Rounders. The bat in cricket is much bigger and so is the ball. If you can hit a cricket ball 300 ft, you're doing really well. 450ft diameter is the cricket field, so the longest you'll have to hit the ball for a six is 200-220 ft.

There is no professional leagues for rounders, is there?

Level 45 as of today.

6.66 VP + 200 NG Logs

Hot damn