82,000 Saves

Now I'm only 18,000 away from the hundred thousand mark, which is impressive. The problem is, that I'd only be the 6th person to get that far (assuming that I catch byteslinger by then...)

Master Sergeant.

LEVEL 38 W00T! and im working on B/Ping already 30% to getting Sergeant Major.

Coop commences the last week in his familiar office, while congratulating:
Spretnaz: Master Sergeant
Tony-Darkgrave: Level 38

At 12/2/12 06:48 AM, Odyssic wrote:

At 12/2/12 06:34 AM, Coop wrote: And you were someone whom I did not expect to respond...

I do read most what happens here, I'm just really tired. That was just a quick one line response. You shave fast, takes me about 10 minutes.

Usually it takes longer if removing facial hair, but I'd not long got out of the shower, so I was nice and warm and the blades didn't tug at the skin.

Don't forget, I've been shaving (almost) daily for 16 years.

At 12/2/12 07:53 AM, Haggard wrote:

At 12/1/12 06:51 AM, Coop wrote:

At 11/30/12 01:09 PM, Haggard wrote: Alcohol can be bad for your health as well.

Can be, but hasn't been so far for me. I know a few people who may be approaching alcoholism, but so long as I'm not one of them, I'm not too bad.

Yeah, sometimes it's a thin line between "healthy drinking" and "alcoholism".

I wouldn't call it "healthy drinking" by any stretch of the imagination. It's just that drinking more in one hit is worse for you than having the occasional glass of something with a meal, or with friends.

At 12/2/12 09:57 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 12/1/12 06:51 AM, Coop wrote:

You had to post seconds before me, didn't you?

Well, not really, but that's just how the stars aligned.

At 11/30/12 08:49 AM, Bahamut wrote: And at times I wonder if I should even have my family on Facebook. If they dare question me over anything I say, they'll all simply be removed.

Interesting policy - something like a policy that I'd expect Stalin or a Bond villain to use...

At times they're not understanding at all, which is why I never told them about Newgrounds, not even now.

Every now and again, I show my parents some of the funny pieces that I find on here. They all laughed at Dot Dot Dot...

Uhh barbeque? When was this again?

September. I believe that there is one planned tentatively for New Year's Eve again...

Good, you made the most of barbeque weather then.

No, it was raining. We just didn't care.

At 12/1/12 07:11 AM, Coop wrote: As promised, the video.

End of Movember

FAP FAP FAP

*shudders*

At 12/2/12 01:08 PM, SCTE3 wrote:

At 12/2/12 06:34 AM, Coop wrote: SCTE3: Level 39

I used to say that this level was "groovy", as it was a Chainsaw, akin to Ash's from The Evil Dead. However, now I should say that I hope this level propels you to higher levels.

The chainsaw was a favorite of mine as well. Looking forward to level 40 since it's double katanas. They look more or less the same as they did before.

Should that be a katana / wakisashi combination? I mean it's difficult to wield one katana in one hand, without wielding an identical on in the other...

Listening to:

Omen - Battle Cry

At 12/3/12 04:15 AM, Coop wrote:

At 12/2/12 09:57 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 12/1/12 06:51 AM, Coop wrote:

You had to post seconds before me, didn't you?

Well, not really, but that's just how the stars aligned.

If you haven't posted, it helps if I do double check the thread before making my post. At least this is only likely to occur on Saturdays.

At times they're not understanding at all, which is why I never told them about Newgrounds, not even now.

Every now and again, I show my parents some of the funny pieces that I find on here. They all laughed at Dot Dot Dot...

It's safer for me to show these things via YouTube...

Good, you made the most of barbeque weather then.

No, it was raining. We just didn't care.

Yeah... That is exactly what I meant. :P

O_o

DOH! guess i missed my lvl 51 change recently :( better late then never.

LVL 51

You passed 16,000 Experience Points. Good job!
You passed 78,000 B/P! Congrats!

Level 32

Yeah, I know, I'm living in the past, but these new level icons really do suck that bad. (These shurikens are ok, I guess...)

I'll be back with a couple more milestones in a few days...

At 12/4/12 12:10 AM, Metal-Therapy wrote: Level 32

Yeah, I know, I'm living in the past, but these new level icons really do suck that bad. (These shurikens are ok, I guess...)

I'll be back with a couple more milestones in a few days...

So u change your user icon to the old NG levels? That's sort of cool lol.

At 12/2/12 09:57 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 12/2/12 07:53 AM, Haggard wrote:

At 12/1/12 06:54 AM, Bahamut wrote: And it is a name I came up with so no-one else is to take it from me!

I should steal this one from you...

You do that and your ears will be deafened by Manowar! That's not a price you want to pay.

I'm pretty sure things like this are against the Geneva Convention.

Seriously, I like my beer.

As long as you don't drink stuff like Old Nick or Double Chocolate Stout... two of the worst beers I've ever had. And both are from Britain. Coincidence? :P

I've never even heard such shit anyway so you can be at ease.

That's good to hear. Oh, and if you ever come across a beer called "Spitfire", please stay away from it!

At 12/3/12 04:15 AM, Coop wrote:

At 12/2/12 07:53 AM, Haggard wrote:

At 12/1/12 06:51 AM, Coop wrote:

At 11/30/12 01:09 PM, Haggard wrote: Alcohol can be bad for your health as well.

Can be, but hasn't been so far for me. I know a few people who may be approaching alcoholism, but so long as I'm not one of them, I'm not too bad.

Yeah, sometimes it's a thin line between "healthy drinking" and "alcoholism".

I wouldn't call it "healthy drinking" by any stretch of the imagination. It's just that drinking more in one hit is worse for you than having the occasional glass of something with a meal, or with friends.

The dose makes the poison. A small glass of wine won't hurt you, but it can be stress reliefing. However, if you drink a whole bottle of wine each day... I guess that's what you can call "unhealthy".

Coop tries to get the office warm in time for the meeting, while congratulating:
XwaynecoltX
darknessdweller: Level 24
Pokemonpoeguygcn: 16,000 Experience; 78,000 B/P
Martin: 51,000 Saves
Metal-Therapy: Level 32

Thank you to:
Odyssic

At 12/3/12 08:22 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 12/3/12 04:15 AM, Coop wrote:

At 12/2/12 09:57 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 12/1/12 06:51 AM, Coop wrote:

You had to post seconds before me, didn't you?

Well, not really, but that's just how the stars aligned.

If you haven't posted, it helps if I do double check the thread before making my post. At least this is only likely to occur on Saturdays.

Saturdays in Winter - in the Summer, I need to be up earlier, for cricket ;)

At times they're not understanding at all, which is why I never told them about Newgrounds, not even now.

Every now and again, I show my parents some of the funny pieces that I find on here. They all laughed at Dot Dot Dot...

It's safer for me to show these things via YouTube...

What could they possibly find offensive about NG? Show them the plot that our userbase foiled about a kid burning down his school.

Good, you made the most of barbeque weather then.

No, it was raining. We just didn't care.

Yeah... That is exactly what I meant. :P

Oh, I see...

At 12/3/12 02:55 PM, Odyssic wrote:

At 12/3/12 04:15 AM, Coop wrote: Usually it takes longer if removing facial hair, but I'd not long got out of the shower, so I was nice and warm and the blades didn't tug at the skin.

I shaved yesterday, thought I'd speed shave how you did and I was actually good, I got most of it in about 3 minutes and did fine tuning for 2 so 5 minutes shaving isn't bad. I did cut myself once but cutting myself first time doing it that fast was expected.

Most of my tips on how to shave came from watching the Gillette adverts. But that guy inclines his head up and takes a swipe straight down from the base of his sideburn to the end of his neck-beard. I've never been able to do that.

Don't forget, I've been shaving (almost) daily for 16 years.

I don't grow beards that fast at all, once a week on a sunday for me.

My best friend is blonde and can't grow facial hair anywhere near as well as I can. His Movember effort looked like mine did on day 2!

At 12/4/12 12:10 AM, Metal-Therapy wrote: Level 32

Yeah, I know, I'm living in the past, but these new level icons really do suck that bad. (These shurikens are ok, I guess...)

I always preferred the flail to the shurikens.

At 12/4/12 01:05 AM, Haggard wrote:

At 12/3/12 04:15 AM, Coop wrote:

At 12/2/12 07:53 AM, Haggard wrote: Yeah, sometimes it's a thin line between "healthy drinking" and "alcoholism".

I wouldn't call it "healthy drinking" by any stretch of the imagination. It's just that drinking more in one hit is worse for you than having the occasional glass of something with a meal, or with friends.

The dose makes the poison. A small glass of wine won't hurt you, but it can be stress reliefing. However, if you drink a whole bottle of wine each day... I guess that's what you can call "unhealthy".

*relieving.

A whole bottle isn't all as bad as it sounds. Real alcoholics tend to start in the morning when they get up and not stop. A whole bottle wouldn't last until lunch with them.

You passed 100,000 Total Points. Bodacious!

This is only by the old Bahamut's old Pentalist standard. By Hexalist standard, I've passed 100,000 a long time ago

140,000 total points!

It's rare I even get total point milestones these days. The way I'm going, it'll take me two years just to reach 150,000 total points. I better get to work on earning medals but for now, there is more milestones to come later this week.

Listening to:

Opeth - Watershed

At 12/4/12 12:10 AM, Metal-Therapy wrote: Level 32

Yeah, I know, I'm living in the past, but these new level icons really do suck that bad. (These shurikens are ok, I guess...)

I'll be back with a couple more milestones in a few days...

Brings back old memories. It's not so bad for me for where I am as if it was the 2007 level icons, I'd be having that butter hammer icon but would be getting the axe within a few days... which is what I have right now.

At 12/4/12 01:05 AM, Haggard wrote:

At 12/2/12 09:57 AM, Bahamut wrote: You do that and your ears will be deafened by Manowar! That's not a price you want to pay.

I'm pretty sure things like this are against the Geneva Convention.

But do they apply to ME?

I've never even heard such shit anyway so you can be at ease.

That's good to hear. Oh, and if you ever come across a beer called "Spitfire", please stay away from it!

I've had something called Firebomb or Firebird. Well, whatever it was. I was drunk. But yeah, you might want to start listing off bad drinks that are in the UK.

At 12/4/12 04:14 AM, Coop wrote:

At 12/3/12 08:22 AM, Bahamut wrote: If you haven't posted, it helps if I do double check the thread before making my post. At least this is only likely to occur on Saturdays.

Saturdays in Winter - in the Summer, I need to be up earlier, for cricket ;)

I do wake up early on Saturdays but it's a matter of if I do take the time to post in the morning or save it until I get back which is usually midnight nowadays.

It's safer for me to show these things via YouTube...

What could they possibly find offensive about NG? Show them the plot that our userbase foiled about a kid burning down his school.

Like I said, I can't trust most of my family...

Yeah... That is exactly what I meant. :P

Oh, I see...

You don't expect this country to have sunny weather. Wait, if I'm saying that, then why is the sun glaring right at me?

At 12/4/12 06:13 AM, Pokemonpoeguygcn wrote: You passed 100,000 Total Points. Bodacious!

This is only by the old Bahamut's old Pentalist standard. By Hexalist standard, I've passed 100,000 a long time ago

Times have changed so now it's all about the hexalist standard. Infact, that reminds me!

At 12/4/12 12:51 AM, iGranadoz wrote:

At 12/4/12 12:10 AM, Metal-Therapy wrote: Level 32

Yeah, I know, I'm living in the past, but these new level icons really do suck that bad. (These shurikens are ok, I guess...)

I'll be back with a couple more milestones in a few days...

So u change your user icon to the old NG levels? That's sort of cool lol.

Yup. There were so many levels I was looking forward to that I'll never have a chance to get now... At least I can still enjoy the old icons and display them in my posts, albeit a bit smaller than the old level icons were.

At 12/4/12 04:14 AM, Coop wrote:

At 12/4/12 12:10 AM, Metal-Therapy wrote: Level 32

Yeah, I know, I'm living in the past, but these new level icons really do suck that bad. (These shurikens are ok, I guess...)

I always preferred the flail to the shurikens.

Oh, me too. :P Kind think that the shurikens are significantly cooler then many of the new icons, though. -_-

At 12/4/12 08:37 AM, Bahamut wrote: 140,000 total points!

Nice job. I'm actually coming up on a total stats milestone, myself. (Though it's not nearly as impressive as that!) :P

At 12/4/12 12:10 AM, Metal-Therapy wrote: Level 32

Yeah, I know, I'm living in the past, but these new level icons really do suck that bad. (These shurikens are ok, I guess...)

I'll be back with a couple more milestones in a few days...

Brings back old memories. It's not so bad for me for where I am as if it was the 2007 level icons, I'd be having that butter hammer icon but would be getting the axe within a few days... which is what I have right now.

Yeah, many of the icons in the 50's are actually fairly decent. (I'd be level 52 right now if I had a perfect deposit rating.) LOL I'm going to weep like a school girl the day my potential exp. hits level 60. ;_;

At 12/4/12 04:14 AM, Coop wrote:

At 12/4/12 01:05 AM, Haggard wrote:

At 12/3/12 04:15 AM, Coop wrote:

At 12/2/12 07:53 AM, Haggard wrote: Yeah, sometimes it's a thin line between "healthy drinking" and "alcoholism".

I wouldn't call it "healthy drinking" by any stretch of the imagination. It's just that drinking more in one hit is worse for you than having the occasional glass of something with a meal, or with friends.

The dose makes the poison. A small glass of wine won't hurt you, but it can be stress reliefing. However, if you drink a whole bottle of wine each day... I guess that's what you can call "unhealthy".

*relieving.

Actually, that's the way I wanted to spell the word at first. But somehow, it looked more "wrong". I should just trust my instincts more.

A whole bottle isn't all as bad as it sounds. Real alcoholics tend to start in the morning when they get up and not stop. A whole bottle wouldn't last until lunch with them.

There are no "real" alcoholics, since there are no "not real" alcoholics. You can be an alcoholic if you drink one bottle of wine each day. You can be an alcoholic if you don't drink anything, except for some weekends, where you drink huge amounts of alcohol... you can also be an alcoholic, if you drink only one glass of wine as a stress reliever each day... or you just drink the wine, because you want it, not because you NEED it.

At 12/4/12 08:37 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 12/4/12 01:05 AM, Haggard wrote:

At 12/2/12 09:57 AM, Bahamut wrote: You do that and your ears will be deafened by Manowar! That's not a price you want to pay.

I'm pretty sure things like this are against the Geneva Convention.

But do they apply to ME?

I would think so.

I've never even heard such shit anyway so you can be at ease.

That's good to hear. Oh, and if you ever come across a beer called "Spitfire", please stay away from it!

I've had something called Firebomb or Firebird. Well, whatever it was. I was drunk. But yeah, you might want to start listing off bad drinks that are in the UK.

It's more easy to simply list the good drinks. :P

Cider, for example.

At 12/4/12 10:03 AM, Metal-Therapy wrote: Yeah, many of the icons in the 50's are actually fairly decent. (I'd be level 52 right now if I had a perfect deposit rating.) LOL I'm going to weep like a school girl the day my potential exp. hits level 60. ;_;

Been there, done that. :'(

Coop moves through his penultimate day in the office, while congratulating:
Pokemonpoeguygcn: 100,000 Total Points
Bahamut: 140,000 Total Points

Listening to:
Foo Fighters - Cold Day In The Sun
Mr. Mister -Kyrie

At 12/4/12 08:37 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 12/4/12 04:14 AM, Coop wrote:

At 12/3/12 08:22 AM, Bahamut wrote: If you haven't posted, it helps if I do double check the thread before making my post. At least this is only likely to occur on Saturdays.

Saturdays in Winter - in the Summer, I need to be up earlier, for cricket ;)

I do wake up early on Saturdays but it's a matter of if I do take the time to post in the morning or save it until I get back which is usually midnight nowadays.

Whenever it's good, it works as a way to stick around :)

It's safer for me to show these things via YouTube...

What could they possibly find offensive about NG? Show them the plot that our userbase foiled about a kid burning down his school.

Like I said, I can't trust most of my family...

I don't know enough about the situation to comment.

Yeah... That is exactly what I meant. :P

Oh, I see...

You don't expect this country to have sunny weather. Wait, if I'm saying that, then why is the sun glaring right at me?

This is why I'm listening to the Foos at the moment...

At 12/4/12 10:03 AM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 12/4/12 04:14 AM, Coop wrote:

At 12/4/12 12:10 AM, Metal-Therapy wrote: Level 32

Yeah, I know, I'm living in the past, but these new level icons really do suck that bad. (These shurikens are ok, I guess...)

I always preferred the flail to the shurikens.

Oh, me too. :P Kind think that the shurikens are significantly cooler then many of the new icons, though. -_-

I jumped straight into the shuriken phase (33 and 34), bypassing Level 32 - the best post-'07 redesign level that I will never attain!

At 12/5/12 03:43 AM, Haggard wrote:

At 12/4/12 04:14 AM, Coop wrote:

At 12/4/12 01:05 AM, Haggard wrote: The dose makes the poison. A small glass of wine won't hurt you, but it can be stress reliefing. However, if you drink a whole bottle of wine each day... I guess that's what you can call "unhealthy".

*relieving.

Actually, that's the way I wanted to spell the word at first. But somehow, it looked more "wrong". I should just trust my instincts more.

As the Beast (an opponent on a quiz show) says - "Go with your gut."

A whole bottle isn't all as bad as it sounds. Real alcoholics tend to start in the morning when they get up and not stop. A whole bottle wouldn't last until lunch with them.

There are no "real" alcoholics, since there are no "not real" alcoholics. You can be an alcoholic if you drink one bottle of wine each day. You can be an alcoholic if you don't drink anything, except for some weekends, where you drink huge amounts of alcohol... you can also be an alcoholic, if you drink only one glass of wine as a stress reliever each day... or you just drink the wine, because you want it, not because you NEED it.

I stand corrected.

Fuck you sun, stop glaring into my eyes!

Listening to:

Overkill - Ironbound

Thanks to:

Metal-Therapy
Odyssic
Coop

At 12/4/12 10:03 AM, Metal-Therapy wrote: Yup. There were so many levels I was looking forward to that I'll never have a chance to get now... At least I can still enjoy the old icons and display them in my posts, albeit a bit smaller than the old level icons were.

I missed out on the Master Sword. What I got instead was the goofy angry face stick. I question why some of the awesome level icons went and were replaced with crappy ones.

At 12/4/12 08:37 AM, Bahamut wrote: 140,000 total points!

Nice job. I'm actually coming up on a total stats milestone, myself. (Though it's not nearly as impressive as that!) :P

Hah, a fair amount are catching up to this many points now but then again, I am lacking in medals and I have a permanent B/P retirement which is something only a minority have done.

Brings back old memories. It's not so bad for me for where I am as if it was the 2007 level icons, I'd be having that butter hammer icon but would be getting the axe within a few days... which is what I have right now.

Yeah, many of the icons in the 50's are actually fairly decent. (I'd be level 52 right now if I had a perfect deposit rating.) LOL I'm going to weep like a school girl the day my potential exp. hits level 60. ;_;

That will be in mid 2015 as that's when I expect to get there.

At 12/5/12 03:43 AM, Haggard wrote:

At 12/4/12 08:37 AM, Bahamut wrote: But do they apply to ME?

I would think so.

I don't see why it should.

I've had something called Firebomb or Firebird. Well, whatever it was. I was drunk. But yeah, you might want to start listing off bad drinks that are in the UK.

It's more easy to simply list the good drinks. :P

Cider, for example.

Can we start with Guinness? I know it's not cider but it's still a good start.

At 12/5/12 05:19 AM, Coop wrote:

At 12/4/12 08:37 AM, Bahamut wrote: Like I said, I can't trust most of my family...

I don't know enough about the situation to comment.

My mum has found a few things my sister put on Facebook to be inappropriate so yeah.... Sometimes she doesn't allow us to have free speech.

You don't expect this country to have sunny weather. Wait, if I'm saying that, then why is the sun glaring right at me?

This is why I'm listening to the Foos at the moment...

And it's always this time of year where the sun really shines into my eyes. I may have to get out my shades at this point and this is fucking December.

At 12/2/12 11:49 AM, Coop wrote: 82,000 Saves

nice :-)

Speaking of what we are listening too... does anyone use iPod and iTunes? I downloaded the new iTunes control panel and boy it sucks :-(

55,000 B/P.

Sorry for my lack of posting recently, I'm just a little bit down and depressed after recent events. Rest assured, I'll get back into the swing of things soon.

Tomorrow I can present you a very nice achievement...

At 12/5/12 05:19 AM, Coop wrote:

At 12/5/12 03:43 AM, Haggard wrote:

At 12/4/12 04:14 AM, Coop wrote:

At 12/4/12 01:05 AM, Haggard wrote: The dose makes the poison. A small glass of wine won't hurt you, but it can be stress reliefing. However, if you drink a whole bottle of wine each day... I guess that's what you can call "unhealthy".

*relieving.

Actually, that's the way I wanted to spell the word at first. But somehow, it looked more "wrong". I should just trust my instincts more.

As the Beast (an opponent on a quiz show) says - "Go with your gut."

Nice idiom.

A whole bottle isn't all as bad as it sounds. Real alcoholics tend to start in the morning when they get up and not stop. A whole bottle wouldn't last until lunch with them.

There are no "real" alcoholics, since there are no "not real" alcoholics. You can be an alcoholic if you drink one bottle of wine each day. You can be an alcoholic if you don't drink anything, except for some weekends, where you drink huge amounts of alcohol... you can also be an alcoholic, if you drink only one glass of wine as a stress reliever each day... or you just drink the wine, because you want it, not because you NEED it.

I stand corrected.

Well, my grandfather used to be an alcoholic (he died a long time ago. If the alcohol had something to do with it, I don't know. But it is possible), so it's a very personal matter... and that's why I know quite a lot about alcoholics.

At 12/5/12 07:33 AM, Bahamut wrote: Fuck you sun, stop glaring into my eyes!

Fuck you, snow! Just stay away!

At 12/5/12 03:43 AM, Haggard wrote:

At 12/4/12 08:37 AM, Bahamut wrote: But do they apply to ME?

I would think so.

I don't see why it should.

Because it applies to everyone.

I've had something called Firebomb or Firebird. Well, whatever it was. I was drunk. But yeah, you might want to start listing off bad drinks that are in the UK.

It's more easy to simply list the good drinks. :P

Cider, for example.

Can we start with Guinness? I know it's not cider but it's still a good start.

I've never tried it, so I can't say anything about it. But lots of people I know say that Guinness isn't really that great. But Kilkenny is nice! I know, it's Irish and not British... but who the hell cares.

At 12/4/12 11:18 AM, Odyssic wrote:

Congrats to:
Metal-Therapy: Level 31

It was level 32, but hey, who's counting? :P Thanks for the congrats. :)

At 12/5/12 03:43 AM, Haggard wrote:

Been there, done that. :'(

Being an '01 user, I'd say you have. You must have missed a lot of deposits earlier on, as you've been consistently active now for quite a long time. (And at least you're relatively close now at level 50.) :P

At 12/5/12 05:19 AM, Coop wrote:

I jumped straight into the shuriken phase (33 and 34), bypassing Level 32 - the best post-'07 redesign level that I will never attain!

I remember so many people bitching about those two levels both being shurikens. :P

Level 17 was where I began in 2007. I had made it as far as level 12 in the first NG layout.

At 12/5/12 03:40 PM, Haggard wrote: At 12/4/12 08:37 AM, Bahamut wrote:

Can we start with Guinness? I know it's not cider but it's still a good start.

I've never tried it, so I can't say anything about it. But lots of people I know say that Guinness isn't really that great. But Kilkenny is nice! I know, it's Irish and not British... but who the hell cares.

I've never been a huge Guinness fan, though I did recently try their new Black Lager which I enjoyed thoroughly. Have any of you guys every tried your hand at homebrewing? I bought a starter kit about a year or so ago and have done a few batches since. It's a must-try if you're feeling adventurous and love beer. :P

Your Statistical Variations Today:

You passed 29000 B/P! Congrats!
You passed 40000 Total Points. Bodacious!

Today, this account is 4,000 Days old!

Coop begins his last day in the office, by congratulating:
gamejunkie: 55,000 B/P
Addict: 22,000 B/P; 23,000 B/P
DiMono: 29,000 B/P; 40,000 Total Points
Haggard: 4,000 Days on Newgrounds

Listening to:
BBC Test Match Special - India Vs England, 3rd Test, Kolkata

At 12/5/12 07:33 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 12/5/12 05:19 AM, Coop wrote:

At 12/4/12 08:37 AM, Bahamut wrote: Like I said, I can't trust most of my family...

I don't know enough about the situation to comment.

My mum has found a few things my sister put on Facebook to be inappropriate so yeah.... Sometimes she doesn't allow us to have free speech.

Inappropriate? With the way that we discuss politics on here, I'm sure that some people would say that it was inappropriate.

"What the chancellor does not realise, Mr. Speaker, is that my right honourable friend Mr. Balls is trying to address the chancellor as a fucking cunt."

You don't expect this country to have sunny weather. Wait, if I'm saying that, then why is the sun glaring right at me?

This is why I'm listening to the Foos at the moment...

And it's always this time of year where the sun really shines into my eyes. I may have to get out my shades at this point and this is fucking December.

I'll be driving to work in them at some stage, since it will be lighting up down the M5, but the glare may be from my mirrors, as I'll be heading south west and returning home north east.

At 12/5/12 12:51 PM, Bloodthorne wrote:

At 12/2/12 11:49 AM, Coop wrote: 82,000 Saves

nice :-)

Thanks.

Speaking of what we are listening too... does anyone use iPod and iTunes? I downloaded the new iTunes control panel and boy it sucks :-(

I use iTunes and an iPod, but I've not downloaded the new one yet...

At 12/5/12 01:52 PM, gamejunkie wrote: Sorry for my lack of posting recently, I'm just a little bit down and depressed after recent events. Rest assured, I'll get back into the swing of things soon.

I understand mate. If you need someone to talk to, you know where to find me. Failing that, follow Milton Jones on Twitter - you might get a decent joke or two on there.

At 12/5/12 03:40 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 12/5/12 05:19 AM, Coop wrote: As the Beast (an opponent on a quiz show) says - "Go with your gut."

Nice idiom.

Isn't it just?

A whole bottle isn't all as bad as it sounds. Real alcoholics tend to start in the morning when they get up and not stop. A whole bottle wouldn't last until lunch with them.

There are no "real" alcoholics, since there are no "not real" alcoholics. You can be an alcoholic if you drink one bottle of wine each day. You can be an alcoholic if you don't drink anything, except for some weekends, where you drink huge amounts of alcohol... you can also be an alcoholic, if you drink only one glass of wine as a stress reliever each day... or you just drink the wine, because you want it, not because you NEED it.

I stand corrected.

Well, my grandfather used to be an alcoholic (he died a long time ago. If the alcohol had something to do with it, I don't know. But it is possible), so it's a very personal matter... and that's why I know quite a lot about alcoholics.

Fair enough. I know a couple of recovering alcoholics, who have been dry for over a decade combined, which is some achievement. After my paternal grandmother passed away, my grandfather tried to drink himself to death, but he failed. That is nearly six years ago and he's still with us...

At 12/5/12 07:37 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 12/5/12 05:19 AM, Coop wrote:

I jumped straight into the shuriken phase (33 and 34), bypassing Level 32 - the best post-'07 redesign level that I will never attain!

I remember so many people bitching about those two levels both being shurikens. :P

Level 17 was where I began in 2007. I had made it as far as level 12 in the first NG layout.

I think I got Level 17 in the older NG, then 33-53 in 2007 on, now being at 54, post redesign.

At 12/6/12 01:30 AM, Haggard wrote: Today, this account is 4,000 Days old!

:O

10 years on NG.

Listening to:

Ozzy Osbourne - Diary of a Madman

At 12/5/12 03:40 PM, Haggard wrote: Tomorrow I can present you a very nice achievement...

That's good because tomorrow, I have a very nice achievement to present.

At 12/5/12 07:33 AM, Bahamut wrote: Fuck you sun, stop glaring into my eyes!

Fuck you, snow! Just stay away!

Can we have some snow from you?

I don't see why it should.

Because it applies to everyone*.

* Humans only.

Can we start with Guinness? I know it's not cider but it's still a good start.

I've never tried it, so I can't say anything about it. But lots of people I know say that Guinness isn't really that great. But Kilkenny is nice! I know, it's Irish and not British... but who the hell cares.

Fuck those guys, Guinness is an awesome drink. I'll bring Dean in here to back me up on that!

At 12/5/12 07:37 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote: I bought a starter kit about a year or so ago and have done a few batches since. It's a must-try if you're feeling adventurous and love beer. :P

I'm weary of own brands. I remember trying the lager at the Kyoto Lounge and shit was very nasty.

At 12/6/12 01:30 AM, Haggard wrote: Today, this account is 4,000 Days old!

Impressive! I already passed 3,000 days or my account but seeing as the next 10k EXP along with next 1k of days are so near to each other, it's not really worth posting both achievements.

At 12/6/12 04:15 AM, Coop wrote:

At 12/5/12 07:33 AM, Bahamut wrote: My mum has found a few things my sister put on Facebook to be inappropriate so yeah.... Sometimes she doesn't allow us to have free speech.

Inappropriate? With the way that we discuss politics on here, I'm sure that some people would say that it was inappropriate.

Even some friends of mine are starting to question my decisions...

And it's always this time of year where the sun really shines into my eyes. I may have to get out my shades at this point and this is fucking December.

I'll be driving to work in them at some stage, since it will be lighting up down the M5, but the glare may be from my mirrors, as I'll be heading south west and returning home north east.

Cloudy days are good for a change!

At 12/5/12 07:37 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 12/5/12 03:43 AM, Haggard wrote:

Been there, done that. :'(

Being an '01 user, I'd say you have. You must have missed a lot of deposits earlier on, as you've been consistently active now for quite a long time. (And at least you're relatively close now at level 50.) :P

That's what you get for being inactive for about 3 years.
I don't even know what brought me back here, haha.

At 12/6/12 04:15 AM, Coop wrote:

At 12/5/12 03:40 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 12/5/12 05:19 AM, Coop wrote: I stand corrected.

Well, my grandfather used to be an alcoholic (he died a long time ago. If the alcohol had something to do with it, I don't know. But it is possible), so it's a very personal matter... and that's why I know quite a lot about alcoholics.

Fair enough. I know a couple of recovering alcoholics, who have been dry for over a decade combined, which is some achievement. After my paternal grandmother passed away, my grandfather tried to drink himself to death, but he failed. That is nearly six years ago and he's still with us...

Craig Ferguson (that guy from The Late Late Show on CBS) has told some stories about his alcoholism, for example when Brittney Spears went into rehab. Very interesting.
But drinking yourself to death... hm, there are a lot quicker and less painful ways to end your own life. When I was doing my civillian service, I saw a guy who was in his mid 30's... he looked like he was 70! I asked one of the nurses what was up with this guy and she said: "He drank his whole life away."
He died a few days later.

At 12/6/12 09:12 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 12/5/12 03:40 PM, Haggard wrote: Tomorrow I can present you a very nice achievement...

That's good because tomorrow, I have a very nice achievement to present.

Nice.

At 12/5/12 07:33 AM, Bahamut wrote: Fuck you sun, stop glaring into my eyes!

Fuck you, snow! Just stay away!

Can we have some snow from you?

You can have all the snow you want. As long as I don't have to deal with this shit.

I don't see why it should.

Because it applies to everyone*.

* Humans only.

Says who?

Can we start with Guinness? I know it's not cider but it's still a good start.

I've never tried it, so I can't say anything about it. But lots of people I know say that Guinness isn't really that great. But Kilkenny is nice! I know, it's Irish and not British... but who the hell cares.

Fuck those guys, Guinness is an awesome drink. I'll bring Dean in here to back me up on that!

If you can ever get your hands on it, you should try out Owusu Dark. It's an african beer: http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/owusu-dark/57918/

That stuff is viscous! Quite an experience.

At 12/6/12 01:30 AM, Haggard wrote: Today, this account is 4,000 Days old!

Impressive! I already passed 3,000 days or my account but seeing as the next 10k EXP along with next 1k of days are so near to each other, it's not really worth posting both achievements.

Now on to the next 1000 days!

At 12/6/12 04:15 AM, Coop wrote: Fair enough. I know a couple of recovering alcoholics, who have been dry for over a decade combined, which is some achievement. After my paternal grandmother passed away, my grandfather tried to drink himself to death, but he failed. That is nearly six years ago and he's still with us...

I've seen my fair share of alcoholism in my family, as well. My grandmother did manage to drink herself to death and my uncle has been in and out of jail and without a driver's license for most of his adult life due to the stupid crap he did while drinking. It's taught me a hardy respect for moderation, that's for sure. :\

At 12/6/12 04:15 AM, Coop wrote: I think I got Level 17 in the older NG, then 33-53 in 2007 on, now being at 54, post redesign.

On the topic of exp. levels, I'd imagine it must be slightly bittersweet, reaching level 60. You know, seeings how you'll never level up again. (Unless more levels are added at some point down the road, that is.) Hopefully there wont be, or I'll be fucking 90 before I finally reach the end with all my missed deposits. lmao

At 12/6/12 09:12 AM, Bahamut wrote: I'm weary of own brands. I remember trying the lager at the Kyoto Lounge and shit was very nasty.

Homebrew made from a high-quality extract kit is actually quite good. Not to mention that the beer you make yourself is the best beer you'll ever taste, believe me. :P Maybe others wouldn't agree, but who gives a shit what they think. lol

At 12/6/12 12:46 PM, Odyssic wrote: Metal-Therapy: Level 32 - I correct it anyway, I'm tired because of Uni and stuff.

Double congrats. Epic. :D

At 12/6/12 02:25 PM, Haggard wrote: That's what you get for being inactive for about 3 years.
I don't even know what brought me back here, haha.

I've got at least 3 years of inactivity under my belt now... :'( Back when I was a noob I was dead set on getting Supreme Commander and keeping a perfect deposit rating -at least I was able to achieve one of those things.

Oh, and I just got 37,000 b/p.

30,000 EXP. Ka-ching! Next stop: 40k EXP in September 2015!

Coop continues his weekend of unemployment, while congratulating:
wismty: 10th NG Berfday
SCTE3: 37,000 B/P
Bahamut: 30,000 Experience

Listening to:
Michael Jackson - You Rock My World
Fatboy Slim - Ya Mama
Weird Al - Trapped in the Drive Through

At 12/6/12 09:12 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 12/6/12 04:15 AM, Coop wrote:

At 12/5/12 07:33 AM, Bahamut wrote: My mum has found a few things my sister put on Facebook to be inappropriate so yeah.... Sometimes she doesn't allow us to have free speech.

Inappropriate? With the way that we discuss politics on here, I'm sure that some people would say that it was inappropriate.

Even some friends of mine are starting to question my decisions...

Well, it does seem like a case of who is more neurotic - parent or offspirng.

And it's always this time of year where the sun really shines into my eyes. I may have to get out my shades at this point and this is fucking December.

I'll be driving to work in them at some stage, since it will be lighting up down the M5, but the glare may be from my mirrors, as I'll be heading south west and returning home north east.

Cloudy days are good for a change!

So long as they aren't snow clouds.

At 12/6/12 02:25 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 12/6/12 04:15 AM, Coop wrote:

At 12/5/12 03:40 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 12/5/12 05:19 AM, Coop wrote: I stand corrected.

Well, my grandfather used to be an alcoholic (he died a long time ago. If the alcohol had something to do with it, I don't know. But it is possible), so it's a very personal matter... and that's why I know quite a lot about alcoholics.

Fair enough. I know a couple of recovering alcoholics, who have been dry for over a decade combined, which is some achievement. After my paternal grandmother passed away, my grandfather tried to drink himself to death, but he failed. That is nearly six years ago and he's still with us...

Craig Ferguson (that guy from The Late Late Show on CBS) has told some stories about his alcoholism, for example when Brittney Spears went into rehab. Very interesting.
But drinking yourself to death... hm, there are a lot quicker and less painful ways to end your own life. When I was doing my civillian service, I saw a guy who was in his mid 30's... he looked like he was 70! I asked one of the nurses what was up with this guy and she said: "He drank his whole life away."
He died a few days later.

Alice Cooper did a couple of bottles of Jack Daniels a day, in the 1970s - he looks that old now, because of it. But the good thing from his point of view is that now his age (He'll be 65 in a few months) is catching up his looks. Not a drop since 1978.

At 12/7/12 01:25 AM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 12/6/12 04:15 AM, Coop wrote: Fair enough. I know a couple of recovering alcoholics, who have been dry for over a decade combined, which is some achievement. After my paternal grandmother passed away, my grandfather tried to drink himself to death, but he failed. That is nearly six years ago and he's still with us...

I've seen my fair share of alcoholism in my family, as well. My grandmother did manage to drink herself to death and my uncle has been in and out of jail and without a driver's license for most of his adult life due to the stupid crap he did while drinking. It's taught me a hardy respect for moderation, that's for sure. :\

I did have the wild period when I was younger, but I associate that with University and the first taste of being responsible for one's self. I've matured a little since then.

At 12/6/12 04:15 AM, Coop wrote: I think I got Level 17 in the older NG, then 33-53 in 2007 on, now being at 54, post redesign.

On the topic of exp. levels, I'd imagine it must be slightly bittersweet, reaching level 60. You know, seeings how you'll never level up again. (Unless more levels are added at some point down the road, that is.) Hopefully there wont be, or I'll be fucking 90 before I finally reach the end with all my missed deposits. lmao

I'm getting there, but look at it like this - I've passed 30,000 B/P and I'm still going.