At 1/12/10 12:50 PM, Sheizenhammer wrote:

At 1/12/10 08:45 AM, Coop83 wrote:

I was thinking of a Fiat 500 to replace it, but after test-driving both of them it became obvious that all I was getting with the more expensive 500 was a load of random toys and buttons I had little intention of using, or didn't really do anything of significance. Ergo; not worth the £800 total extra for getting the 500 over the Aygo.

Meh, I'd have only gone for the 500 if it was the Abarth monstrosity :P

I just need one that's made after 2001, since I'll pay about 75% of the current road tax bill (£185) for a motor that's essentially the same.

Haha. 12 months Aygo road tax = £35. :P

And I can comfortably drive to the speed limits on most roads in third gear, where you'll be at the top of the box :P

At 1/12/10 03:28 PM, EagleRock wrote:

At 1/12/10 08:45 AM, Coop83 wrote: My first car was a 1996 Seat Ibiza 1.4 SXE. It was nippy and once it was fitted with a stereo (and some speakers in the boot, the previous owner had taken them, for some reason, it was a good car for a few years. Within 3 weeks, I'd blown the catalytic converter on it (bummer) and then I had to sell it when the fuel prices started to spike and I was approaching £25 per week in the tank.

Jeez...1.4 liter engines...I keep forgetting the difference between performance cars in the US and in the UK. You guys in Europe tend to value lightweight cars, good handling, and shickshifts over the US high-output engines and ...ugh...automatics.

Front wheel drive cars are so underrated. I think that in the snow that we're putting up with at present, they're a boon.

Now I'm driving a 2000 Ibiza 1.9 TDI. The main problem that this one has is that it's a 3-door beast, so getting into the back can be a pain in the arse. I might have to get a bigger car soon, preferably one with 5 doors.

I'm in that situation now. I'm driving a '99 SLK230 Kompressor, which I absolutely love, but is impractical. It's only a two-seater, and with the prospect of kids on the horizon, I need to think about a four-door car. It does perform nicely though, but sadly, a 200hp supercharged inline-4 is "slow" on the roads I drive on. Then again, anyone that lives in New Jersey knows that you rarely have time to open up your car on the road anyway. *sigh*

Now while the TDI would be shown up by your Merc, it does have one very sizeable advantage:

I have absolutely no clue what you're talking about. My car supposedly gets 28mpg highway, I usually get, oh, 15? :-)

When I lean it out for holiday trips, I can get about 55-60 mpg. Around town, it's closer to 50. So that's a theoretical maximum of 600 miles to the tank, which is nice - the fuel bill for one holiday is about £45 now, so not too bad.

I'm still around, just got 5 minutes before my last class of the day. My parental controls at home are being picky again, so that's why I'm posting from the computer lab at school. I'm mostly lurking, hopefully things will be different this weekend. I guess I'll find out this Friday.

*Salute*

At 1/12/10 03:04 PM, Idiot-Finder wrote: How do you report a user on youtube?

This punk have serious issues, if only there's a way to report that prick.

I noticed he left many abusive messages on peoples submissions, I don't think that you can report him as far as I know. You can mark his comment as bad the thumbs down button and mark his comment as spam. After a while I noticed this on YouTube that a bad comment wont show up and will say comments marked as spam. That what I hate about YouTube sometimes no moderators to check out bad comments. I have heard of people like him having there account deleted for spamming. That is why I think they should have mods but that is another site. Anyway another new mod Timmy.

At 1/13/10 09:34 PM, phantomlassuk wrote: That what I hate about YouTube sometimes no moderators to check out bad comments. I have heard of people like him having there account deleted for spamming. That is why I think they should have mods but that is another site. Anyway another new mod Timmy.

Indeed, hopefully the staff member of youtube will notice sooner or later.

That or someone tracks him down and beat the crap out of him.

Notice there's a spill of furry flash tributes.

What's up with that?

At 1/13/10 08:20 AM, Coop83 wrote: Meh, I'd have only gone for the 500 if it was the Abarth monstrosity :P

Oh yeah, I loved the idea of a small car that could accelerate really fast when I wanted to. However, budget wouldn't allow it, and even if I could buy it, I couldn't drive it because the association of British insurers aren't yet done raping me for being a "new driver" or some bullshit.

*sob* :'(

And I can comfortably drive to the speed limits on most roads in third gear, where you'll be at the top of the box :P

Ergo: you bought performance capacities you don't need. :P
Granted, little cars like the Aygo are cheap for a reason (read: comparatively unimpressive), but let's face it; how many times are you going to take your car to a racetrack, or anywhere that isn't restricted to at most 70mph?
Besides, the thing makes a great noise at high revs anyway (that little 3 cylinder engine is surprisingly fun to play with).

At 1/13/10 10:34 PM, Idiot-Finder wrote: Notice there's a spill of furry flash tributes.

What's up with that?

Some random idiot's birthday yesterday, or something. They were there last night too. Most of them so far have been garbage.

At 1/14/10 08:59 AM, Sheizenhammer wrote:

At 1/13/10 08:20 AM, Coop83 wrote: Meh, I'd have only gone for the 500 if it was the Abarth monstrosity :P

Oh yeah, I loved the idea of a small car that could accelerate really fast when I wanted to. However, budget wouldn't allow it, and even if I could buy it, I couldn't drive it because the association of British insurers aren't yet done raping me for being a "new driver" or some bullshit.

There there. I'm sure you'll come to terms with it, when you write off your first car and think "Oh well, at least it wasn't the Abarth :P"

And I can comfortably drive to the speed limits on most roads in third gear, where you'll be at the top of the box :P

Ergo: you bought performance capacities you don't need. :P

Not really - it means I can beat a BMW M5 off the line in a diesel ;)

Granted, little cars like the Aygo are cheap for a reason (read: comparatively unimpressive), but let's face it; how many times are you going to take your car to a racetrack, or anywhere that isn't restricted to at most 70mph?

Goal - buy a shit little car, take it to the Autobahn, thrape the balls off it, drive home.

Besides, the thing makes a great noise at high revs anyway (that little 3 cylinder engine is surprisingly fun to play with).

Noise is overrated. I prefer purring up alongside someone and hearing the satisfying whine that their engine is working a lot harder than mine to keep up :P

Trust me, when I can do 77mph at around 2,500 rpm, the engine isn't making that much noise in 5th. I'll just pass things when I need to and not get pulled over like I did driving the 1.4 ;)

On the subject of cars:

Yes, now that I'm older (but not necessarily wiser), I tend to drive smaller, more economical vehicles. I do drive them fast on the highways, and love to take corners quick and tight, because that's the only real adrenaline rush I get these days. But I play it cool in residential areas, and I don't weave in-and-out. I just like to get in the fast lane and go...fast.

HOWEVER...in my youth, where it is said that "God protects fools and drunks" , I did drive quite foolishly (but never drunk). There is nothing like the feel of 350+ HP rumbling under the hood in the 400 cubic inch (that's 6.56 litres) ram-air 8-cylinder engine, dual carbs and a transmission that could do 0-60 in about 6.5 seconds - sitting at a red light, idling and purring, and when it goes green, stomping down that pedal, the engine roaring to life, rear wheels spinning and smoking, and the front end trying to lift itself off the ground. It was like an Atlas rocket taking off - a lot of noise and smoke at first, and then enough acceleration to send your eyes to the back of your head.

Then, when you look up in your rear view, and all you see is empty road and your smoke trails, you know you've left everything else behind. But that's not enough. The speedometer was an old-school analog dial, and it went to 160. At 110, everything is a blur, and she's humming along at about 3,000 RPM. At 120, it's a little louder - you start to hear the wind racing past your side view mirror, and the steering gets a little loose. At 130, she's up to about 3,500 RPM, and the engine is growling - but it's a good sound, like a lion on the hunt. It wants more - it can do more. You hope the road stays straight, because the front wheels are barely touching the ground. At 140, your friend in the passenger seat has finally stopped screaming for you to slow down and graciously passed out. Good thing he's there to keep the weight even at this speed. At 150 or so the pedal won't go down any more. The engine is cranking at 4,500 RPM, and you are passing small planes. The cop behind the tree catches you on radar, and by the time he looks up, you're nothing but a blur on the horizon. Your heart is pounding, you're in the moment, and you know down deep that one little mistake means oblivion. But that's the rush, the excitement, the edge.

And speaking of Rush, you hear "Red Barchetta" playing on the radio...

"I fire up the willing engine, responding with a roar.
Tires spitting gravel, I commit my weekly crime...
Wind- In my hair- Shifting and drifting-
Mechanical music- Adrenalin surge..."

At this speed, you only have a few minutes before your exit rolls up, and reluctantly you slow down to something that resembles the speed limit, and decelerate into suburbia. This ride is over - but there's always time for one later.

I'll tell you, driving that car was ALMOST better than sex. Didn't care that it got 15MPG - it was power and muscle and status and an escape from the everyday crap. No luxuries like AC or power windows. Just raw car.

Ah, to be young and free again...

At 1/14/10 11:44 AM, byteslinger wrote: On the subject of cars:

Yes, now that I'm older (but not necessarily wiser), I tend to drive smaller, more economical vehicles. I do drive them fast on the highways, and love to take corners quick and tight, because that's the only real adrenaline rush I get these days. But I play it cool in residential areas, and I don't weave in-and-out. I just like to get in the fast lane and go...fast.

You sound just like me on the road. I used to be a friggin' bandit on the road, but nowadays I just plain can't afford to get caught speeding. I don't need tickets and surcharges and all that crap. Also, driving around at 27 isn't like driving at 19...you actually think about the consequences of your actions. Therefore, you don't play stupid anymore. :-P

HOWEVER...in my youth, *INSERT ORGASMIC DESCRIPTION OF CLASSIC AMERICAN MUSCLE HERE*

Jesus...150mph? I never went that fast. The fastest I've ever driven was 135mph...and that was in heavy traffic, too. It was then that I realized I could've died if I did anything remotely close to turning the wheel more than 2-3 degrees at a time, so I think that was when i started slowing down big time. I have to say, though, tires, transmissions, suspension, and brakes are making up for the lack of pure horsepower these days...I pull 0-60 in 6.9 off the line.

That being said, what car was that exactly?

And speaking of Rush, you hear "Red Barchetta" playing on the radio...

Ahh...incidentally, here was the apropos song I was listening to when I hit 135 that one time...

Ah, to be young and free again...

It'd be more like being young and stupid again...I'd never go that fast again in my life unless I was on a racetrack.

...Damn car talk is getting me all worked up, now. :-P

At 1/14/10 05:28 PM, EagleRock wrote: You sound just like me on the road. I used to be a friggin' bandit on the road, but nowadays I just plain can't afford to get caught speeding. I don't need tickets and surcharges and all that crap. Also, driving around at 27 isn't like driving at 19...you actually think about the consequences of your actions. Therefore, you don't play stupid anymore. :-P

Yes, I realize now that I danced with death many times, and I am glad I stopped when I did.

Jesus...150mph? I never went that fast. The fastest I've ever driven was 135mph...and that was in heavy traffic, too. It was then that I realized I could've died if I did anything remotely close to turning the wheel more than 2-3 degrees at a time, so I think that was when i started slowing down big time. I have to say, though, tires, transmissions, suspension, and brakes are making up for the lack of pure horsepower these days...I pull 0-60 in 6.9 off the line.

Yup. One mistake, and you and your ride become a sad story in the evening news. BTW, for the record, I think it was 152. But it was an analog speedometer, and I'm not certain how accurate it was. But I will tell you this - at that speed, you don't even dare to blink.

That being said, what car was that exactly?

1967 GTO Judge, black exterior, tan interior. 400 cid, dual carbs. Similar to the one Vin Diesel drove in "XXX", minus the rocket launchers and machine guns. My Dad felt those options were a bit too much for the car - and they would have jacked up the insurance, too.

Ahh...incidentally, here was the apropos song I was listening to when I hit 135 that one time...

Nice!!!

It'd be more like being young and stupid again...I'd never go that fast again in my life unless I was on a racetrack.

The only time I go above 75-80 these days is if an in-flight movie and peanuts are involved.

...Damn car talk is getting me all worked up, now. :-P

So, you'll be locking yourself in the bathroom with an old copy of "Car and Driver" , I see...hehehe...

The best part about all that fast driving is when you pass some gear-head dude, and he looks over and realizes that he's just been dusted by a chick in a fast car. They WILL speed up to catch you.
Or, at least, try...

AND...for those who are wondering:

# of speeding tickets I've had in my ENTIRE life: 1 (one) - caught doing 84 in a 55 zone.
# of accidents: 3 - all caused by OTHER people running red lights or stop signs. No bodily harm
# of license revocations or issues: 0 (none, nada)
# of other tickets: 2. No turn on red, and illegal U-turn.
# of speed traps blown by : over 50
# of pursuits by police: 0 (they didn't even bother to try)
# of radar detectors I used: 0 (zero)
Gallons of gas I burned doing all of this: Enough to heat Brazil for 6 years

Not bad for being on the road about 20 years, eh?

So, kids, don't try this at home. I am NOT a role model for the driver safety class.
(that means you, Lizz and Cobra!)

Okay, I'm at a client site late - time to head back home. See you tomorrow!

*Salutes*

At 1/14/10 11:44 AM, byteslinger wrote: And speaking of Rush, you hear "Red Barchetta" playing on the radio...

"I fire up the willing engine, responding with a roar.
Tires spitting gravel, I commit my weekly crime...
Wind- In my hair- Shifting and drifting-
Mechanical music- Adrenalin surge..."

My driving songs are either Eve6 and "Open Road Song" or White Zombie with "Black Sunshine"

Gripping the wheel, his knuckles went white with desire
The wheels on his mustang exploding on the highway
Like a slug from a .45.
True Death - 400 Horsepower of maximum performance
Piercing the night.
This is Black Sunshine."

I'll tell you, driving that car was ALMOST better than sex.

They you're doing it wrong - I'll give you some pointers :P

At 1/14/10 05:28 PM, EagleRock wrote: Ahh...incidentally, here was the apropos song I was listening to when I hit 135 that one time...

I think the fastest I've actually glanced down at the speedo while we were going along was about 120. Not a bad little car ;)

At 1/14/10 10:21 PM, byteslinger wrote: AND...for those who are wondering:

I do hope you're not tempting providence with this :P

Anyone else noticed how quiet the portal is at present? I'm hoping to get a Blammers update going tomorrow, so that should alleviate the boredom slightly.

Umm hi.

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Thanks for the link reverend looks like its stolen to me and his profile has a dodgy message about hacking. All this car talk I cant drive not legally anyway. See lots of mods have ben demodded one which was a shame is ramagi she has been a mod for what years? Timmy is a new mod which is cool. Still not got round to reading the barracks story on the forum. I thought this new flash by illwillpress about YouTube was right its cool to see a new Foamy flash in 2010.

At 1/15/10 08:49 AM, Coop83 wrote: My driving songs are either Eve6 and "Open Road Song" or White Zombie with "Black Sunshine"

Whereas mine is... well...

....What! It's the only thing I could get onto a cassette tape anyway.
(Blasting it out of the window is also hilarious! :P)

At 1/11/10 10:35 PM, byteslinger wrote:

See you all around the barracks - oh, BTW - PuddinN64 , we didn't forget about that puke incident!

I don't believe I know what you're babbling about, Bytey. :3

Hey guys, I just saw this thread and went to my profile, and apparently I no longer have a deity whistle. Is it really a reset or is people losing whistle points for things they flagged long ago? Because I could totally be getting fucked for the things I flagged in 2007.

Some user in that thread mentioned that it can happen if you don't flag things for a while, but it can't be that because I flag things frequently (mostly reviews, obviously). Anyway it's nothing to worry about (I'll get a deity whistle again, eventually) but I just wanted to know.

And yeah, I haven't been posting a lot recently but don't worry, I come here and check this thread several times a day.

Oh it looks like Malachy made another post which I missed the first time and something is actually going on. For some reason, this happens to me a lot (not noticing obvious posts or threads).

At 1/15/10 10:18 PM, Ismael92 wrote: Oh it looks like Malachy made another post which I missed the first time and something is actually going on. For some reason, this happens to me a lot (not noticing obvious posts or threads).

Hey, Ismael, that link you provided is dead now - and I just trolled through Malachy's posts, and don't see anything that resembles what you were talking about. I'm not saying that you didn't see it - I'm saying it's not there now.

BTW, I still have my gold whistle - haven't quite got to deity yet, so I don't know if they're messing with us...

At 1/15/10 10:36 PM, byteslinger wrote:

At 1/15/10 10:18 PM, Ismael92 wrote: Oh it looks like Malachy made another post which I missed the first time and something is actually going on. For some reason, this happens to me a lot (not noticing obvious posts or threads).

Hey, Ismael, that link you provided is dead now - and I just trolled through Malachy's posts, and don't see anything that resembles what you were talking about. I'm not saying that you didn't see it - I'm saying it's not there now.

BTW, I still have my gold whistle - haven't quite got to deity yet, so I don't know if they're messing with us...

It was a thread where the author said that his whistle had been reset to normal (along with other people's whistles too, including mine). There were several posts (as I said, a guy mentioned that your whistle status may be reset if you don't flag anything for a while). Malachy locked the thread, saying that if someone's whistle is reset if because of his/her own fault (though he didn't use those words). A couple of minutes later, he said that the OP was right and something was indeed going on, and that we should wait until an Admin said something about it.

At 1/15/10 10:44 PM, Ismael92 wrote: A couple of minutes later, he said that the OP was right and something was indeed going on, and that we should wait until an Admin said something about it.

Well, I for one don't know what's gone on, but it is something that should be dealt with by an admin announcement.

I'm sure it's just something that's down to some behind-the-scenes playing that the programmers are doing. You'll see.

At 1/16/10 06:45 AM, Coop83 wrote: I'm sure it's just something that's down to some behind-the-scenes playing that the programmers are doing. You'll see.

Yes, as I said, there's nothing to worry about. The admins are working on a lot of things, developing new features for the site, which is always a good thing :D

They probably tweaked some things and this is the result. Maybe it is related to the art portal flagging system (I heard the Admins where working on it, I can't see why that should change our whistle status but it's the only thing I can think of).

At 1/16/10 07:51 AM, Lizzardis wrote: Yes and of course Malachy would delete the thread because he was proved wrong. *Sigh*

Why the hate? :P

Maybe he didn't delete it, and maybe it was deleted because the admins didn't want threads like that (speculating about changes on the site, etc).

Anywho, I was hit as well. Like I said in the NGPD, I wasn't flagging anything with this account since I use my alt for that now so therefore... I'm hoping it's just a glitch. Since the site was temporary down or slow last night... I'm thinking it could have something to do with that then.

However, the fact being... I hope we don't have to work our way up again as that would be stupid.

Why do you use your alt for flagging? Start using your main account again and you should get the deity whistle in no time :)

I can't quote properly with my cell phone so this is talking about the whole marking stuff with an alt. I think that I have one alt at deity, three at gold, and several at silver. I agree the leveling part is a nice perk to cleaning up the site. I also mark with my main account whenever I get the chance. Now on to read the whole topic that were talking about. The phone may be slow, but it's much faster than dial up. :p

At 1/16/10 10:01 AM, Lizzardis wrote: The reason behind this is that when I was Deity, I realized that I wouldn't get the joy of removing crap from Newgrounds AND leveling up at the same time, so therefore I decided to use my alt for it. Plus, I wouldn't personally care if my alt went down in level, whereas I would with my main account. So I use my alt now, I still flag stuff whenever it is needed, I just use another account now :)

Oh, so you were going for the "accomplishment" feel. It's good that you have found a way to encourage yourself to keep flagging things. It's actually a great thing to do IRL too: focusing on goals to keep encouraging yourself to do things that are otherwise difficult (like going on a diet, for example :P ).

Bleh. whatever the reason, I'll get it back. Either they fix whatever they've done, or I'll earn it again. It's not that hard when you know what you're doing with it (just takes a while, that's all).

I'm just glad it wasn't something like level or B/P rank. Those would've taken me a whole year to retrieve!

At 1/15/10 10:16 PM, Ismael92 wrote: Hey guys, I just saw this thread and went to my profile, and apparently I no longer have a deity whistle. Is it really a reset or is people losing whistle points for things they flagged long ago? Because I could totally be getting fucked for the things I flagged in 2007.

was the thread deleted? it say it doesn't exist

Some user in that thread mentioned that it can happen if you don't flag things for a while, but it can't be that because I flag things frequently (mostly reviews, obviously). Anyway it's nothing to worry about (I'll get a deity whistle again, eventually) but I just wanted to know.

I don't think that would be possible... I got the my deity long ago, maybe still on 07... and since then I haven't been Flagging to much (just a few flashes sometimes, and almost no reviews...)
and i still have it. maybe some mod just found some wrong flagged and decide to clean them and take point away for the bad flagging

And yeah, I haven't been posting a lot recently but don't worry, I come here and check this thread several times a day.

The same for me... i have being checking the thread, i just don't have anything interesting to say about the topic... haha

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I heard that the whistle problem it's a glitch in the system and will hopefully be sorted out soon. I still have my Gold whistle, but I might lose it anytime.

Not much of a chapter, more of a stop gap.

Intermission will be coming soon.

A simple matter of a user stealing a Youtube video.

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Also, I've been interested in the Elite Guard for a while, so I was wondering, what are the requirements to join the ranks? I'd love to be a part of the work here of protecting and securing the flash portal.

At 1/16/10 12:30 PM, Sheizenhammer wrote: Bleh. whatever the reason, I'll get it back. Either they fix whatever they've done, or I'll earn it again. It's not that hard when you know what you're doing with it (just takes a while, that's all).

My thoughts exactly. It's not that hard to get back to deity, and even if you flag a review with a normal whistle, a mod will eventually see it, so it's all good. The biggest downside is that with normal whistles, it takes more blows for a flash to be flagged for administrative review, so it may be a bit more difficult to flag rule-breaking flashes.

I'm just glad it wasn't something like level or B/P rank. Those would've taken me a whole year to retrieve!

Again, my thoughts exactly ;)

At 1/16/10 12:33 PM, aldlv wrote:

At 1/15/10 10:16 PM, Ismael92 wrote: Hey guys, I just saw this thread and went to my profile, and apparently I no longer have a deity whistle. Is it really a reset or is people losing whistle points for things they flagged long ago? Because I could totally be getting fucked for the things I flagged in 2007.

was the thread deleted? it say it doesn't exist

Yes, it was deleted :(

Some user in that thread mentioned that it can happen if you don't flag things for a while, but it can't be that because I flag things frequently (mostly reviews, obviously). Anyway it's nothing to worry about (I'll get a deity whistle again, eventually) but I just wanted to know.

I don't think that would be possible... I got the my deity long ago, maybe still on 07... and since then I haven't been Flagging to much (just a few flashes sometimes, and almost no reviews...)
and i still have it. maybe some mod just found some wrong flagged and decide to clean them and take point away for the bad flagging

Well even if you could get your whistle status reset for not flagging anything, you have flagged some flashes so you have nothing to worry about :)

And yeah, maybe a mod just clear the flags with penalty on a bunch of reviews and this is the result. But then again, this happened to a lot of people, and even some people who had a garbage whistle had their whistle reset.

And yeah, I haven't been posting a lot recently but don't worry, I come here and check this thread several times a day.

The same for me... i have being checking the thread, i just don't have anything interesting to say about the topic... haha

Yes, if you notice I am too inactive, it probably means that I got a new video game LOL

In other subject... it may sounds like advertising, but anyway... does anyone here is interested on Voting on Bahamut's Alternative Character Battle 2
if you are, just go there and vote =)

Been there, done that :D

Well it appears as though the parental controls aren't being that picky for blocking my userpage and our thread, so until the next round of annoyance comes around, I'm back. Any theories as to wtf is going on with the whistle system?