At 12/25/11 12:05 PM, Bahamut wrote:

At 12/24/11 10:42 AM, Auz wrote: Apart from Mastodon I can't say I know any of the other bands.

Heh, I'm surprised you'd even know them. I suppose their success has gone far enough to have been a name for non-metal fans.

I can't say I really know much about their music though. I think I might've overheard a conversation about them by you and Coop or Haggard. Otherwise perhaps some of my friends talked about them once.

Ah well, I'm sure they acted silly as well at that age.

They may have done so but they like to forget about it and think they're all perfect.

Oh well, what can you do?

Lol. Well there will always be noobs. And by the way, can't you upgrade to a Prenium account by buying something from the store? I heard the cheapest thing was like $0.40 or so, so I'm sure plenty of people will upgrade anyway if Prenium accounts get any good benefits.

Yeah, you could do that. Even if that's the case, it still weeds out many players.

That's true, but I have to say that I can hardly tell anymore who's F2P and who isn't (just judging from their playing styles). Maybe you should give the game another try someday.

At 12/25/11 01:51 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 12/25/11 08:19 AM, Auz wrote: Yeah, I don't know. I'm a very calm guy usually, but perhaps I would've done the same as Esteban. I can imagine I might panic a bit at first.

Exactly. I think he paniced there for a bit, that's why he kicked the guy lying on the floor and that's why he was about to punch the guard that came onto the pitch.

Indeed. But still, he does seem like the kind of guy that gets easily worked up. A lot of football players are like that.

Ha! Funny that the refs didn't always speak the language of the players. That must've lead to more problems than this case.

"Wembley Goal" comes to my mind there... even though it was the linesman and the referee that didn't share a language, lol.

I just watched it. Lol!

But was it really the case that they didn't understand each other? Seemed more like the linesman thought it was in, while the ref thought it wasn't at first.

Perhaps Platini appreciated it that he kicked a Spaniard in the neck?

Platini is one of the biggest assholes in football. >:(

He is! Plus he's way too conservative if you ask me. How many game-determining wrong decisions by refs does he need before he finally agrees to put a guy behind a TV screen for a second opinion? This would spare everyone so much hassle and would make the game much more fair (gives referees less room to be one-sided for instance).

All playing in Germany I guess?

Yes. Kroos playing at Bayern, Reus at Mönchengladbach and Götze at Dortmund.

Ah I see. I believe most German players prefer to stay in Germany anyway, don't they? I don't know that many good German footballers playing outside of their country.

Yeah, well if you just look at the past winners of the CL and UC it is pretty easy to see that the Bundesliga must be the better league.

But still not as good as the Premier League or the Primera División.

Or the Serie A for that matter. Well... the Serie A has its ups and downs.

At 12/23/11 07:00 PM, Haggard wrote:

I know Hitler massively fucked up the time zones in Europe, but I'm pretty sure it's still very light outside in Germany at noon.

12 am is midnight, you fool. :P

Aaaaahaha I don't think so. I looked it up actually to be sure and I pretty much found that 12 AM is a bullshit way to state the time as it's unclear. Therefore you should say 12:00 midnight or 12:00 noon or something along those lines. Or just say 00:00 and 12:00 in the 24 hours system as it's superior in my opinion...

Anyway, I kind of assumed that you meant 12 noon as you posted somewhere in the afternoon, didn't you?

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At 12/26/11 09:27 AM, Coop wrote: Anger Management (Jack Nicholson's guide to modding General :P)

Jack Nicholson makes one of the best faces in film history.

At 12/28/11 07:25 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 12/27/11 01:09 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 12/27/11 09:07 AM, Bahamut wrote: At least you're halfway through.

That's right. And I already know which band I will chose for the next letter, I just have to check out some songs from them first.

I'm glad you do have something in mind. Now that Monday Metal Treasures is all over, we only have your posts to look forward to. :P

That's an incentive to post them more regularly.

Good, I'd hate to see Ozzy Osbourne on the next post.

Remember, I try to focus on "lesser known bands". Ok, it is debatable if Nile or Bloodbath are "lesser known", but at least they aren't exactly Mainstream.

Nile are one of the key death metal bands.

Heh, well I'm not that much into death metal. ^^
But bands/people like Ozzy, Maiden or AC/DC are so well known that even people who don't listen to metal or hard rock know who they are. Can't say that for bands like Nile. ;)

You're just getting Christmas over and done with.

That's simply not true. 24th isn't a holiday here (but most workers will get half of the day free), while 25th and 26th are full holidays.

Then open your damn presents on the 25th,

But why? Give me one good reason apart from "because the rest of the world does so".
Also, would be kind of hard to break with such an old tradition.
Anyway, I did open some presents on the 25th (because I recieved them on 25th) if that's more the way you like it. ;)

At 12/28/11 10:45 AM, Auz wrote:

At 12/25/11 01:51 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 12/25/11 08:19 AM, Auz wrote: Ha! Funny that the refs didn't always speak the language of the players. That must've lead to more problems than this case.

"Wembley Goal" comes to my mind there... even though it was the linesman and the referee that didn't share a language, lol.

I just watched it. Lol!
But was it really the case that they didn't understand each other? Seemed more like the linesman thought it was in, while the ref thought it wasn't at first.

"The England players celebrated a goal, but the referee Gottfried Dienst was uncertain if it had been a goal. He consulted his linesman, Tofik Bakhramov from the Soviet Union, after non-verbal communication, as they had no common language, the Swiss referee awarded the goal to the home team."

Perhaps Platini appreciated it that he kicked a Spaniard in the neck?

Platini is one of the biggest assholes in football. >:(

He is! Plus he's way too conservative if you ask me. How many game-determining wrong decisions by refs does he need before he finally agrees to put a guy behind a TV screen for a second opinion? This would spare everyone so much hassle and would make the game much more fair (gives referees less room to be one-sided for instance).

Well, we can't have decisions based on video footage for everything, but just a simple goal camera would help a lot already. I mean, we have so many referees already: The main ref, two linsemen, in international matches the ref behind the goal and the one near the benches. One more guy watching a TV screen and deciding if a goal should be awarded wouldn't hurt.

Also: Worst phantom goal ever: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9o5IYQKEl E4
Sorry, commentary is only available in german.

All playing in Germany I guess?

Yes. Kroos playing at Bayern, Reus at Mönchengladbach and Götze at Dortmund.

Ah I see. I believe most German players prefer to stay in Germany anyway, don't they? I don't know that many good German footballers playing outside of their country.

Yes, it's quite surprising. Some years ago, in the 90's, many players of the national team played in Italy. Nowadays almost all players are playing in Germany (except for Özil and Khedira, who play at Real Madrid).

At 12/23/11 07:00 PM, Haggard wrote:

I know Hitler massively fucked up the time zones in Europe, but I'm pretty sure it's still very light outside in Germany at noon.

12 am is midnight, you fool. :P

Aaaaahaha I don't think so. I looked it up actually to be sure and I pretty much found that 12 AM is a bullshit way to state the time as it's unclear. Therefore you should say 12:00 midnight or 12:00 noon or something along those lines. Or just say 00:00 and 12:00 in the 24 hours system as it's superior in my opinion...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12_am redirects to "Midnight".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12_PM redirects to "Noon".
QED. :P

Anyway, I kind of assumed that you meant 12 noon as you posted somewhere in the afternoon, didn't you?

I posted it at around 0:30 GMT +1. ;)

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At 12/28/11 07:25 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 12/28/11 05:22 AM, Coop wrote:

At 12/27/11 09:07 AM, Bahamut wrote: Well that alone made me go insane. It'll be as if I have no future for employment so they throw me at the very bottom.

The way to look at it is that it's something to fill your time and you'll look better if you head into an interview having done voluntary, while searching for work.

To be honest, I've done enough voluntary work in the past. Had it not been for my temporary work, I'd have a stronger hatred towards everyone. The job centre, the government and all those employer cunts.

Harsh world, isn't it?

At 12/28/11 10:45 AM, Auz wrote:

At 12/26/11 09:27 AM, Coop wrote: Anger Management (Jack Nicholson's guide to modding General :P)

Jack Nicholson makes one of the best faces in film history.

Yes, that is true, but I need something to get me by on the film front until next December, when The Hobbit comes out. On the TV Front, that includes Great Expectations and the World's Strongest Man

I've reached level 52 now, only 8 more to go! I'm gonna miss my sword though, sword icons are my favorite here. Before i forget...

Happy newyear to all of you my fellow NG users!

Listening to:

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At 12/28/11 10:45 AM, Auz wrote:

At 12/25/11 12:05 PM, Bahamut wrote: Heh, I'm surprised you'd even know them. I suppose their success has gone far enough to have been a name for non-metal fans.

I can't say I really know much about their music though. I think I might've overheard a conversation about them by you and Coop or Haggard. Otherwise perhaps some of my friends talked about them once.

This is a question we should ask Coop and Haggard. What do THEY think of Mastodon?

They may have done so but they like to forget about it and think they're all perfect.

Oh well, what can you do?

Not a whole lot other than stating the fact about these losers.

Yeah, you could do that. Even if that's the case, it still weeds out many players.

That's true, but I have to say that I can hardly tell anymore who's F2P and who isn't (just judging from their playing styles). Maybe you should give the game another try someday.

Tried it, game still looks shit, uninstalled.

At 12/28/11 01:34 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 12/28/11 07:25 AM, Bahamut wrote: I'm glad you do have something in mind. Now that Monday Metal Treasures is all over, we only have your posts to look forward to. :P

That's an incentive to post them more regularly.

I'm glad you have more encouragement now. And no, there is no round 2 for MMT.

Nile are one of the key death metal bands.

Heh, well I'm not that much into death metal. ^^

Neither am I but their name sounds almost as big as Cannibal Corpse and Morbid Angel.

But bands/people like Ozzy, Maiden or AC/DC are so well known that even people who don't listen to metal or hard rock know who they are. Can't say that for bands like Nile. ;)

To be fair, I have had a few big songs on my posts so I am guilty there.

Then open your damn presents on the 25th,

But why? Give me one good reason apart from "because the rest of the world does so".

Learn about the origins of Christmas. :P

Anyway, I did open some presents on the 25th (because I recieved them on 25th) if that's more the way you like it. ;)

I opened a present yesterday.

At 12/29/11 06:49 AM, Coop wrote:

At 12/28/11 07:25 AM, Bahamut wrote: To be honest, I've done enough voluntary work in the past. Had it not been for my temporary work, I'd have a stronger hatred towards everyone. The job centre, the government and all those employer cunts.

Harsh world, isn't it?

It is but I'll say that I deserve to get at least something. I won't take shit from any of these scumbags.

At 12/29/11 08:28 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 12/28/11 10:45 AM, Auz wrote:

At 12/25/11 12:05 PM, Bahamut wrote: Heh, I'm surprised you'd even know them. I suppose their success has gone far enough to have been a name for non-metal fans.

I can't say I really know much about their music though. I think I might've overheard a conversation about them by you and Coop or Haggard. Otherwise perhaps some of my friends talked about them once.

This is a question we should ask Coop and Haggard. What do THEY think of Mastodon?

Nothing. I don't listen to them. But not because I don't like them, it's just that I never started listening to them. ^^

At 12/28/11 01:34 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 12/28/11 07:25 AM, Bahamut wrote: I'm glad you do have something in mind. Now that Monday Metal Treasures is all over, we only have your posts to look forward to. :P

That's an incentive to post them more regularly.

I'm glad you have more encouragement now. And no, there is no round 2 for MMT.

That's too bad. But I'm sure you will come up with something else instead. ;)

Nile are one of the key death metal bands.

Heh, well I'm not that much into death metal. ^^

Neither am I but their name sounds almost as big as Cannibal Corpse and Morbid Angel.

Well, I can't really argue about that. I wouldn't say they are as big as CC or MA, but on the other hand, Nile have been around since 1993, so they must have had at least SOME influence on today's Death Metal.

But bands/people like Ozzy, Maiden or AC/DC are so well known that even people who don't listen to metal or hard rock know who they are. Can't say that for bands like Nile. ;)

To be fair, I have had a few big songs on my posts so I am guilty there.

Sometimes you just have to bite the bullet.

Then open your damn presents on the 25th,

But why? Give me one good reason apart from "because the rest of the world does so".

Learn about the origins of Christmas. :P

Yeah, but the origins of Christmas can't compete against tradition, man.
Also, I found out that in Poland and in some scandinavian countries the kids open their presents on 24th as well. So the "rest of the world" argument is rendered invalid. :P
BUT: I found an article which stated "the kids just couldn't wait until next day", so there comes the "impatient" argument into play again. XD

Anyway, I did open some presents on the 25th (because I recieved them on 25th) if that's more the way you like it. ;)

I opened a present yesterday.

You should've waited until January 6th, as a tribute to the spanish kids.

I just got to level 6.

Congratulations to

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Please forgive the double post - I just got back into the top 500 B/Pers. Last time I was there, I was only ranked corporal - things have moved on a bit since then...

I've just earned my 120000 medal point. The new game by matt-likes-swords is awesome.

Just one hundred days from my first 10k stat... (exp)

At 12/29/11 02:28 PM, ZeldaFan64DS wrote: I just got to level 6.

That is nice, but they don't count for much here until you get to level 10 since levels one through nine you can get real easy

Also I find it funny that back in the old days it would have been the same thing with the difference being that level 10 was what seperated the dedicated from the posers.

Coop gets ready to meet a horde of screaming kids, who cliam to be his family, while congratulating:
Dent0n: Level 52
philonous: Top 500 B/Per
Knuckstrike: 120,000 Medal Points; 9,000 Experience

Listening to:
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Thank you to:
philonous

At 12/29/11 08:28 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 12/28/11 10:45 AM, Auz wrote:

At 12/25/11 12:05 PM, Bahamut wrote: Heh, I'm surprised you'd even know them. I suppose their success has gone far enough to have been a name for non-metal fans.

I can't say I really know much about their music though. I think I might've overheard a conversation about them by you and Coop or Haggard. Otherwise perhaps some of my friends talked about them once.

This is a question we should ask Coop and Haggard. What do THEY think of Mastodon?

They're not bad - I don't own any of their stuff, but they're better than some of the stuff that I've got on my iPod :P

I really should update my Christmas news post. I'll get some Steam winter achievements out of the way.

Listening to:

Cruachan - Blood on the Black Robe

At 12/29/11 01:45 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 12/29/11 08:28 AM, Bahamut wrote: This is a question we should ask Coop and Haggard. What do THEY think of Mastodon?

Nothing. I don't listen to them. But not because I don't like them, it's just that I never started listening to them. ^^

Got any plans to listen to them in the new year?

I'm glad you have more encouragement now. And no, there is no round 2 for MMT.

That's too bad. But I'm sure you will come up with something else instead. ;)

Well, I'm only doing stuff on my site now.

Neither am I but their name sounds almost as big as Cannibal Corpse and Morbid Angel.

Well, I can't really argue about that. I wouldn't say they are as big as CC or MA, but on the other hand, Nile have been around since 1993, so they must have had at least SOME influence on today's Death Metal.

I'm sure they have and I'm sure they are just below CC and MA. One thing for sure, nothing can beat Death.

To be fair, I have had a few big songs on my posts so I am guilty there.

Sometimes you just have to bite the bullet.

Maybe we can mix our posts together for better results?

BUT: I found an article which stated "the kids just couldn't wait until next day", so there comes the "impatient" argument into play again. XD

Such kids you are.

I opened a present yesterday.

You should've waited until January 6th, as a tribute to the spanish kids.

Now that would have been funny.

At 12/30/11 07:29 AM, Coop wrote: They're not bad - I don't own any of their stuff, but they're better than some of the stuff that I've got on my iPod :P

And Mastodon are indeed worth a shot. I should probably provide some examples.

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And to avoid double posting again, I have now hit 13,000 B/P points

Listening to:
Kraftwerk - Autobahn
Holy shit, I never knew the original version is over 22 minutes long.

At 12/30/11 08:54 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 12/29/11 01:45 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 12/29/11 08:28 AM, Bahamut wrote: This is a question we should ask Coop and Haggard. What do THEY think of Mastodon?

Nothing. I don't listen to them. But not because I don't like them, it's just that I never started listening to them. ^^

Got any plans to listen to them in the new year?

None that I know of, lol.

I'm glad you have more encouragement now. And no, there is no round 2 for MMT.

That's too bad. But I'm sure you will come up with something else instead. ;)

Well, I'm only doing stuff on my site now.

But I guess you will still provide us with links here.

Neither am I but their name sounds almost as big as Cannibal Corpse and Morbid Angel.

Well, I can't really argue about that. I wouldn't say they are as big as CC or MA, but on the other hand, Nile have been around since 1993, so they must have had at least SOME influence on today's Death Metal.

I'm sure they have and I'm sure they are just below CC and MA. One thing for sure, nothing can beat Death.

True that.

To be fair, I have had a few big songs on my posts so I am guilty there.

Sometimes you just have to bite the bullet.

Maybe we can mix our posts together for better results?

Now that should turn out interesting.

BUT: I found an article which stated "the kids just couldn't wait until next day", so there comes the "impatient" argument into play again. XD

Such kids you are.

Aren't we all?

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At 12/30/11 06:52 PM, Haggard wrote: Listening to:
Kraftwerk - Autobahn
Holy shit, I never knew the original version is over 22 minutes long.

Hah, even I knew that a while back when I was listening to them for a bit. From their stuff, I've listened to Autobahn and The Man-Machine. I might even pick up the latter.

At 12/30/11 08:54 AM, Bahamut wrote: Got any plans to listen to them in the new year?

None that I know of, lol.

Oh well, you're missing out on a good band.

Well, I'm only doing stuff on my site now.

But I guess you will still provide us with links here.

Why wouldn't I?

Maybe we can mix our posts together for better results?

Now that should turn out interesting.

Well, one thing that would definitely show up is Falkenbach, I think that's the only one who's showed up for both of our projects.

Such kids you are.

Aren't we all?

I want to know why we didn't argue about this years back.

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AC/DC - For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)

At 12/30/11 08:54 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 12/30/11 07:29 AM, Coop wrote: They're not bad - I don't own any of their stuff, but they're better than some of the stuff that I've got on my iPod :P

And Mastodon are indeed worth a shot. I should probably provide some examples.

Well, my metal repertoire has indeed increased over the past 12 months. Why not increase it next year as well?

At 12/30/11 06:52 PM, Haggard wrote: Listening to:
Kraftwerk - Autobahn
Holy shit, I never knew the original version is over 22 minutes long.

Some cars don't last that long on the Autobahn, from what I've heard :P

Can't really be arsed to write some replies right now since I have to leave in about 10 minutes anyway.

Since this'll be my last post of the year, I just want to say have a good night all. Watch out with fireworks, go easy on the drinking (or you'll hate yourself tomorrow), yada yada yada.

I'll be spending New Years Eve at a friends place. Looking forward to it.

At 12/31/11 06:29 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 12/30/11 06:52 PM, Haggard wrote: Listening to:
Kraftwerk - Autobahn
Holy shit, I never knew the original version is over 22 minutes long.

Hah, even I knew that a while back when I was listening to them for a bit. From their stuff, I've listened to Autobahn and The Man-Machine. I might even pick up the latter.

I only knew about the 9 minute "radio edit" (which offers some things that can't be heard in the original version).
Also, I would buy Kraftwerk with german lyrics only. First of all, there aren't that many lyrics to begin with, second, I think they just don't sound the same when they sing in english. And no, I don't mean just the language, but the whole feeling of the songs is different.

At 12/30/11 08:54 AM, Bahamut wrote: Got any plans to listen to them in the new year?

None that I know of, lol.

Oh well, you're missing out on a good band.

I'll add them to the list of "good bands I'm missing out on". Geesh, that list is LONG!

Maybe we can mix our posts together for better results?

Now that should turn out interesting.

Well, one thing that would definitely show up is Falkenbach, I think that's the only one who's showed up for both of our projects.

And as far as I can see it will remain the only band that will show up on both projects.

Such kids you are.

Aren't we all?

I want to know why we didn't argue about this years back.

I don't know.

At 12/31/11 07:14 AM, Coop wrote:

At 12/30/11 06:52 PM, Haggard wrote: Listening to:
Kraftwerk - Autobahn
Holy shit, I never knew the original version is over 22 minutes long.

Some cars don't last that long on the Autobahn, from what I've heard :P

Some cars shouldn't be allowed to even be used on an Autobahn!

You passed 17000 Saves. Way to go!

Happy new year everyone. :)

Survived another year and level 38!

I haven't accomplished much lately but I did survive another year and I managed to get the first deposit of the new year; I haven't done that in awhile :D

Happy New Years Wi/Hters!
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