Once Upon A Time, A Gamer Dated This Girl Who...
View Large ImageI've often said that although gaming has become mainstream, the thoroughly out-of-touch remain annoyances and even hindrances in the lives of gamers. For this editor, tonight was a prime example of how far we've come...and how far we have yet to go.
So I'm at the mall - not a place I necessarily wanted to be, but I needed to pick up something before the weekend - and although I anticipated a crowd, I figured I'd just run in and run out. It'd be a pain-free endeavor and if the mob wasn't too bothersome, I'd even stop by GameStop to consider an impulse purchase (which likely wouldn't happen, but humans have the tendency to make plans that never come to fruition). But on the way to my initial objective, I feel a light tap on my shoulder and I turn...lo and behold, it was my ex, who was looking all radiant in a bright red sweater, tight-fitting jeans, and long black hair held back in a loose ponytail. The cold had reddened her cheeks and two thoughts hurtled toward each other in my head, on a deadly collision course. Thought 1- "Damn, she looks great." Thought 2- "Damn, when she turns to walk away, I'm going to trip her." The result? The two thoughts collided and I was left smiling and shaking her hand like an accommodating idiot.
Now, although I hate to do it, I need to break off on a wee tangent so the reader can fully appreciate this encounter. We were together for a few months during the summer, and throughout that expanse of time, things were relatively relaxed and laid-back (I don't do it any other way). She never really understood what it was I did for a living, but at the very least, she accepted it and was even willing to learn more about it. She is not the kind of girl that grew up with video games; she was the Homecoming queen of her high school and went to college in Florida. She's now a legal assistant and of course, has aims of becoming an attorney in the next few years. Thing is, I don't really date much, but "smart" and "beautiful" don't typically go together, and besides, she's the one who first pursued me. Arnold knows more about this story, and he also knows basically why we broke up. I'd rather not get into it, but let's just say another guy was the catalyst.
He was only one of the people she considered a friend who I absolutely abhorred, primarily because they all slowly poisoned her mind throughout the course of our relationship. The lawyers she surrounded herself with, perhaps not surprisingly, looked down on my certain position in life, and most certainly believed she should be with someone better. They continually made "polite" insinuations that it "wasn't healthy" for someone my age to still be playing video games - a sentiment that makes me seethe more than just about anything - and in the end, I couldn't combat the deluge of negativity. She saw these people every day, especially this one guy who I met briefly, and although she said they never had an impact, I knew they did. So anyway, this one guy in question - we will call him Mr. Pretentious Jackass for now - had the gall to talk down to me the entire time we all went to a movie together. I won't repeat some of what he said, but one thing was when we were leaving and he saw my 350Z. He paused and said, "hey, you know, when you're doing better, I can give you the name of a Mercedes salesman who's really cool."
I'm not a violent person, but he's lucky he survived that comment. Not only would my Z have toasted his slow-ass E-class, but I could've twisted this idiot in knots... The mere fact that he figured he could torment me, despite the size difference, was a testament to his supreme state of mind: "I'm a lawyer; he can't hit me." My ex didn't really think any of this was a big deal, which is what eventually ended the relationship. So anyway, back to tonight, she's standing there and we're making small talk (the kind of small talk where you want to wince and die, just because it's so trivially stupid), and guess who shows up by her arm? Ah yes, Mr. Pretentious Jackass. His first words- "hey...still playing with your toys?" It was actually comical. He says this, nose in the air, looking up at me from his slight 5'9, 170lb. frame, me contemplating the sound of broken bones as I look down from my 6'3, 230lb. - and may I say at this point, quite powerful - frame. I've been an avid weightlifter for 7 years and this guy has never picked up anything heavier than his briefcase. Which, by the way, probably held nothing but crackers. Idiot.
So yes, no matter what I did, I could not battle the stereotype that, quite honestly, had a hand in actually ending a relationship. No matter what she saw, no matter the evidence...I was still just an 11-year-old in a 30-year-old's body in their eyes. My past didn't even factor in. My Psychology degree, my publishing history that involves four newspapers, one magazine, three websites, 100+ feature articles for places like FOX, industry experience in music, comedy, and television, and high-profile celebrity interviews; it was all irrelevant. I even had the upper hand going in, as this girl honestly didn't have a problem with any of it, but the power of suggestion from that circle of legal geniuses permanently altered her outlook. She didn't even blink an eye when the "toy" comment was uttered, and that simpering smile still sat plastered on her face. Her Armani-wearing friend there didn't even have the respect to laugh or eye me nervously; it was a legitimate shut-down insult designed for no other reason than to injure.
My response to this whole thing? Eh. If this was 5 or 10 years ago, I might've reacted differently, but when someone is my age, one should be content with their lot in life. Or, if not content, at least secure in who they are, and I walked quietly away from those two, firmly acknowledging the following facts:
A. I've worked hard to forge a writing career for myself, and while I have many more goals, I am proud of what I have accomplished so far.
B. I've rubbed elbows with certain people Mr. Pretentious Jackass has probably only had wet dreams about.
C. Physically, I'd own that fool. Mentally...I'd own that fool.
D. She came up to me, and I broke up with her.
Yeah, that's right. Bitch. ;) The rest is all quite obvious: although I'd like to say that game journalism is as equally respected as any other writing profession, it's not. Sadly, we still have a loooong way to go.
11/28/2008 Ben Dutka
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timster118
Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 11:56:12 AM
I would have tried to turn this on the Lawyer and say that he's been missing out on some great entertainment. What does he do, watch TV.
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Friday, November 28, 2008 @ 10:26:38 PM
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Friday, November 28, 2008 @ 10:41:17 PM
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chilker
Friday, November 28, 2008 @ 10:42:33 PM
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I hope you find/have found someone who can respect what you do.
Good luck.
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Friday, November 28, 2008 @ 10:43:54 PM
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Friday, November 28, 2008 @ 10:48:44 PM
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Friday, November 28, 2008 @ 11:22:48 PM
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Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 1:03:04 PM
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Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 2:03:31 PM
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Aftab
Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 2:10:49 PM
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 6:13:14 PM
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ffrevenge
Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 7:23:24 PM
Oh and BTW, a PS3 is too strong for the guy's head! The ps3 is a beast!!! LOL!
It wont break unless you break it over ur own head, cos ur the man! lol
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Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 9:11:52 PM
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Friday, November 28, 2008 @ 11:59:55 PM
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King James
Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 12:12:13 AM
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Ahhh, Words are weapons.
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Aftab
Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 2:36:38 AM
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Kiengo
Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 12:30:01 AM
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The_Chimeran
Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 12:39:52 AM
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It actually kind of reminds of this vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpog1_NFd2Q
you guys should check it out (It's the best argument against a lawyer I've seen).
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aaronisbla
Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 12:42:48 AM
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He knew i play games as a hobby and tried to fill her mind with all types of garbage. So one day while i was picking her up, lo and behold, this guys walks right in front of me and says congrats, not knowing that my then fiance told me everything.
So i confronted him, im not 6'3 but i sit at 6'0 around 260ish. It was one of the few times i just had to use my size advantage to mess with the guy, those who know me know i wouldn't fight unless it was needed. I scared him pretty badly but i didn't hurt him.
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aaronisbla
Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 12:44:22 AM
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 12:50:26 AM
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Arnold, I'll still be pissed same as you tomorrow. So I'll be around...there's a small follow-up to this story I gotta tell you about, anyway.
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Tatsujin
Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 1:21:06 AM
Hes probably just insecure about himself ;), anyways nice story and peace!
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DIsmael85
Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 4:08:09 AM
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 10:31:03 AM
Even when people are absolutely crushed after a break-up and could never fathom in a million years that time won't help much, they're the ones that quote this same piece of advice to you a few years later. ;)
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Aftab
Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 2:16:43 PM
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Phoelix
Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 1:18:58 AM
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As far as gamers go, we're all oppressed here; my mom is livid when I buy a game, but doesn't care if I go to the movies, eat at a restaurant, or spend my money in any other way. She also wouldn't care if I just laid on the couch and watched TV all day. Just as long as I'm not playing video games. But I can't just get mad at her and fight her over it. That's just make the situation worse.
And I would like to add that, yes, it is ridiculously easy to, when confronted with a man who thinks he's smarter than you, want to clean his clock. It's just instinct. Just don't let it get out of hand.
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Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 10:32:48 AM
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MRSUCCESS
Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 1:19:43 AM
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Dead space huh? I'd just play Warhawk and do what I do best, kill others on land or air. Don't let it consume you though, I'm sure we can both agree you're better off without her.
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Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 1:25:50 AM
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Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 10:33:12 AM
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Scarecrow
Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 1:48:29 AM
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In countries like japan trivial stuff like hobbies don't get in the way of relationships I'm sure.
The US culture is messed up, sad, very sad.
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Aftab
Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 2:29:02 AM
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But, Ben, you are a gentleman, and proved you are the bigger man (in more ways than one). The guy was just jealous, and furstrated which shows the benz, the suit, the girl can't make up for certain short-comings. And you know what? The look he gave you shows that he was afraid, and still wrestling with a past which the girl had that he can't get rid of. Those guys try to compensate for certain insecurities all their lives, until even the ones they live with get sick of it. Believe it or not, secretly the guy envies you: You live your life as you like, and by your own terms. It's a f*ckin' rat-race, and anyone who is not stuck in it is admired by everyone who is, including the girl, and even him. You are free, and they are envious. And lawyers hate lawyers. At the end of the day, the last person anyone wants to come home to is someone who reminds you of work!!!!
Now regarding the girl... you've been saved. Nothing against professional women, but a lawyer can only be a part-time spouse, at best. Now if you broke up with her, she was trying to show you off. Which means she didn't even give a f*ck about the guy she was with (because it wasn't a nice situation to put him in, either), and she was still thinking about you...Now, if it was more of a mutual thing, means she still wasn't over you... Most likely, it was a mixture of those two scenarios, cause in life, it rarely is just this or that. Either way, forget about them. Since you did what you were suppose to do, you are allowed to do just that.
No matter how modern this world is, women (and people in general) fall into domains. Don't waste your time with girls who've already been taken...and I'm not talking about by other men. Their defiled, spoiled goods, in just the same way. And for God's sake, keep away from artificial, ostentatious f*cks. And never share a female friend, even platonically. People relate with their like and women relate with women (even the competitive b*tch types)...if she isn't it's because she's confused, or suffering from the "only-child" syndrome... Either way she doesn't know her intention... And that's the biggest waste of time.
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 10:27:57 AM
I suppose the real bitch of the matter is that I really thought this particular girl was different. I know every guy always says that - it's like the default excuse these days - but I pride myself on being able to spot people like that from a mile away. She had me fooled, even if it was only at first.
In all honesty, I think that's what annoys me the most.
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Aftab
Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 1:17:32 PM
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 6:15:56 PM
So sue me. :)
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Aftab
Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 12:21:54 AM
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 12:36:10 AM
But whatever. I'm not sorry for the experience. Nobody should ever be sorry for experience...in a not-so-profound analogy, this is the same reason I never once ran away from battles in FF, even when my characters were thousands of points away from leveling up and the enemies I encountered offered 1 Exp. each. ;)
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Aftab
Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 1:11:09 PM
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Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 3:38:03 AM
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 10:36:47 AM
Secondly...if you had any idea what kind of feature articles I used to write for FOX, you wouldn't bother to offer this kind of machismo advice. Heh.
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Sir Shak
Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 8:30:48 AM
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since then i have never been in a serious relationship and have become indifferent towards people .
@huso.....you should come to india gate tonight to pay tribute to the people who laid down their lives in the past three days .
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empathy
Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 8:51:19 AM
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pavlovic
Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 8:55:16 AM
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But being a lawyer and a gamer had me a lot of that type oc commentaries Ben's talking about.
My ex always said that she prefered me to stay at home playing videogames that going out with my buddies. So she encoraged me to play videogames LOL.
Well done Ben, you should be proud of the excellent work you do everyday. Don't let anyone tell you different.
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cheng
Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 11:51:34 AM
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Me:"Oh no my AUDI R8(or Ferrari Enzo if u want) was sent to the garage few days ago, had a little problem with the exaust, this one here's my friends car, thanks anyway but...... who drives Mercedes anyway..."
Dont let Mr pretentious Jackass influence you in ANY WAY ben, u did the right thing n i'm pround to be your readers :)
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monomilkman
Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 1:14:30 PM
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I am currently a senior in college majoring in Political Science, Minor in Psychology working on all my law school apps now, and no matter what I intend to make time later in life to continue playing video games, I figure it will be a nice way to de-stress, has worked well so far
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FLYING_APE
Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 2:15:52 PM
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the ps3 browser is useless for commenting
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Wage SLAVES
Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 2:49:56 PM
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I've been in the exact position. Every guy should be weary of that "single" guy friend. They are the serpent at the ear of our apple wielding women...
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CH1N00K
Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 4:25:46 PM
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Actually I had a similar situation with an ex once too. Looked down on for my career (at the time I was coaching a Snowboard team) I owned an old jeep, she left me for a guy with a souped up Lexus. So be it and Good riddance, But I think the guy had small penis syndrome though. He almost killed her and him one day just because he wanted to get by me on the way down from the ski hill. If anyone has ever driven a road in the Canadian Rockies that leads to a ski hill, passing on a narrow twisty two lane road in the middle of a snowstorm is never a good idea in a rear wheel drive Lexus. He rolled the car into a ditch. Luckily neither were hurt except for a few scrapes and bruises, but she broke up with him right there on the spot because she realized he was a tool. I gave her a ride home and left him standing on the side of the road by a wrecked Lexus waiting for a Tow Truck. She tried to get back together with me on the ride down, but I told her I had a career as a freestyle Snowboard coach to concentrate on and didn't have time for her. Never saw her again. Lol,
Now I have a girlfriend who loves to ski, Play video games, and loves going camping/offroading in my old Jeep. I'm happy and the rest of the world can go screw itself..lol
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Goten
Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 5:59:17 PM
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Having done the odd review for this site and others I can understand the ins and outs a little better than others. The amount of effort it takes to make a connection with the reader like these guys do is immense, especially if you don't have a natural talent for it, and it's something I struggled with and probably never got right (hence why I'm not a professional writer lol). Anyone who doesn't understand this doesn't really have any right to act like this turd did to you, but I guess that will never stop the morons.
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Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 6:40:12 PM
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BikerSaint
Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 2:26:01 AM
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you're a better man than I am, by walking away.
As for myself, besides being a 56 year old game player since the 1070's, I'm first & formost, a hardcore biker so I would've taken it much farther.
My motto is, "Respect gets respect, talk s*it, get hit". When somebody meets me they either like me or hate me(not a problem either way), but I guarantee they had better respect me, or else.
Anyays, if "legal briefs" had asked me if I was still playing with my toys, first response would've been "Nope, remember when I broke up with her? Well, guess who's playing the "hand-me downs" now?
And lawyer or no lawyer, 2nd response would've been to exact an "attitude adjustment" to the has-been's, flavor of the moment, on all the major particulars of what "RESPECT" means, just before hailing him a cab to the nearest ER.
As for lawyers.......I f**king hate them!!!!
Al the one's I've met are 2-bit clap-sucking leetches!!!!!(no offense towards real blood-sucking water leetch's). The last I used not only took the expected 1/3 from my $190,000 settlement, he then took another $85,000 on top of it for(inflated & padded) expenses(WTF, $150 charges each for each letter sent out, another $200 per phone call, etc, etc), etc. I'm just glad I never asked him for a cup of water, cause who knows how much more he would've gouged me for the H2O....and the paper cup).
Anyway, at least you can chalk up your experience as one of those little "puke hiccup's" in the history of life.
As for me, I'm taking solace in the fact that I've still got a whole lot more chapters to etch out in my "A-hole's Suck" Chronicles LOL
Anyways, thanks for sharing
Saint
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Monday, December 01, 2008 @ 1:08:15 AM
Thankfully, I haven't had any bad experiences - besides verbal - with lawyers, the way you have. But...er...things can change. ;)
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ArnoldK PSXE [Administrator]
Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 12:26:25 PM
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ffrevenge
Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 2:36:57 PM
Spiritual? Emotional? Social? Visual? Written? Formal?
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Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 7:05:54 PM
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Lordnicon
Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 7:15:43 PM
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And I cringe at feeling one must have knowing you used to stick it to that girl and she can put on a dumb smile - All the while ignoring completely how transparent the situation of your/ and their (his,hers & and colleagues) relationships relate and not seeing the d!ckheadedness on the part of the other guy. Lets not mention the fact that she tapped you - and for what? Stupid chit chat and a confirmation that either you or her "friend" is a loser (not that you would be but from a certain perspective someone might try to say that)?
The worst is when you think of good things to say after the fact.
Excuse my long winded-ness but screw that *expletive* *expletive* *expletive* *expletive* *expletive* *expletive* lol. Basically.
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FLYING_APE
Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 8:40:09 PM
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BikerSaint
Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 10:13:19 PM
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Yup, not quite as old as dirt itself, but.....
"Just old enough to know better, but not fu*ckin' care either"! "FTW"
And if you're a young one, also consider this.......I own 9 gaming systems, which I'm pretty sure at least a couple of my older consoles just might've been brought into this world before you were too.
Now, about those 70's, ya might've liked it back then, lots of free sex, free drugs & free rock & roll.......not all this "pay for play" sh*t for everything, in most of today's "it's all about me" generation.
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LightShow
Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 11:02:56 PM
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i prefer the kind of woman who's violently opinionated and appreciates all the work that goes into my guns (like the girl i'm with now =D). That way i know we'll both agree when someone is a Jackass, that she'll understand when i send my head through the drywall powerlifting, and also that she'll never go into law =D
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Monday, December 01, 2008 @ 1:10:38 AM
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Thanks again to all! ;)
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kiseliok
Monday, December 01, 2008 @ 12:09:12 PM
I'll be waiting for the "comeback" story. I want to know what you guys are planning for that mofo!!! and if needed, I'll come over during winter break and help you out. chaaaa. :D
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MetalHead09
Monday, December 01, 2008 @ 2:57:16 PM
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BikerSaint
Monday, December 01, 2008 @ 6:55:41 PM
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Thanks for the welcome.
Although I know next to nothing about metric bikes(we're a "Harley's only" club), I do know that the larger Yamaha's are closest to the Harleys(like the 1100), they're the only air cooled, "single crank", engine's like Harley's.
Don't want to get too far off-topic from this article here, but......
On your newsletter of Nov.15th, for your Editorial:"How "Golden" Was The Golden Age?",
I made my intro, and wrote my nostalgic, ramblings on my gaming beginning's over the years, on each system I own, & also what my own personal favorite games for each system are.
But I'm guessing, due to my own procrastinations, that nobody noticed it because I wrote it 5 days late, & a newer newsletter was already out too.
So, here's the link back to it if you're interested in reading it(and I made easy enough to to find, seeing how I'm the very last comment there too, LOL)......
http://www.psxextreme.com/feature/344.html
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Wednesday, December 03, 2008 @ 12:14:53 AM
And I won't repeat what my father says about Harleys...let's just say that as a fan of reliability in all vehicles, and someone who had to work on every type of bike known to man, he wasn't a fan. LOL No offense or anything.
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BrownBurmese
Tuesday, December 02, 2008 @ 4:23:09 PM
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BikerSaint
Wednesday, December 03, 2008 @ 2:50:55 PM
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Although I'm not a great fan of metrics, I will respect the rights of any 2 wheelers, except for poser's, fake wannabee's, or the pretend "weekend warriors".
Yea, I know alot of the Harleys in the past weren't the greatest, they leaked oil & such, especially during AMF's years of ownership, but those H-D's were just marking their territories. And now they've gotten a hell of a lot better quality control since H-D bought em back.
My old touring bagger, a 87 Electra Glide Classic(FLHT), has now got a 100CI RevTech engine & if it wasn't for heavy traffic(and numerous speeding tickets)it'll run a smooth 110 MPH cross-country, like a raped ape with a nuclear cruise missle shoved up it's hemmoroids.
And besides, I've heard more than once, of a few metrics leaving small puddles of rice under their bikes when parked too, LOL
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Wednesday, December 03, 2008 @ 4:28:50 PM
I just remember him saying when I was younger that he could work on Harleys and nothing else and still make a living; much like with the Jaguar back in the day, you had to own two Harleys...'cuz one would always be in the shop. Heh. I don't ride myself. A different generation, I suppose. But I was well acquainted, having spent plenty of time around my father and his friends when I was a kid. ;)
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BikerSaint
Wednesday, December 03, 2008 @ 9:01:50 PM
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I had one even worse than a Harley, a 1999$25,000 Road Warrior made by CMC(California Motorcycle Co, re-invented into the Indian's of 1999-2000's) which wound up being even less than crap.
I had named my CMC "Trailer Whore" cause everything that could go wrong did, including trans, & the motor, and in only 3 years time.
Since the CMC's/newer Indians got such a bad rep, I couldn't even sell the POS, so I wound up junking it in a salvage yard for $8500, & then bought my old 87 H-D for $9500.
And haven't had a problem with it since I got it.
As for cars, I like yours(and Arnolds), but haven't owned a auto since 1984, I just keep upgrading to new Ford F-150 pickup every few years.
But.......if I really had the extra bucks to own my dream car, I'd have to either hit the lottery. or have a long lost dead uncle who really liked me, cause I want one of VW's supercars, the Bugatti Veyron 16.4
It does 0 to 60 in 2.9 seconds, 0 to 125 in 7.3
seconds, 0 to 187 in 16.7 seconds, & 0 to 250 mph in 55 seconds. It even stops from 250MPH to 0 in 9.8 seconds!
ALL THAT AND...it's only a mere $1.5 million).
http://www.diseno-art.com/encyclopedia/vehicles/road/cars/Bugatti_Veyron.html
OR......
http://www.bugattipage.com/ride.htm
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Wednesday, December 03, 2008 @ 9:08:23 PM
I think my father and you would get along pretty well, despite the Harley discrepancy. LOL You'd have a lot to talk about. Him and a friend worked at restoring old Indians for a few years and I'm POSITIVE he despised THOSE. He still thought they were cool, though. Even though he always stressed reliability, he never liked to admit that he loves working on things that are broken. That love just never rubbed off on me. :)
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BikerSaint
Wednesday, December 03, 2008 @ 10:58:20 PM
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A co-worked of mine bud of mine totaled 2 350Z's already, so me thinks he needs to find himself different a vehicle with a bit more exterior heft(like maybe a 2009 Brinks armored truck, or a surplus, triple-plated Abrahms tank).
Yeah, I'd probably have fun talking with your dad, but I'm sure I couldn't hold a lick to his mechanical expertize, cause you put some serious tools in my hand & I can turn anything into a great big pile of hot steaming sh*t in 3 seconds flat.
And as all my mechanic'stell me, I truly am their "Saint" & savior, LOL
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BikerSaint
Wednesday, December 03, 2008 @ 11:44:51 PM
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It looks like it's gonna be 1 hot car, but really not my style, people would take one look at this middle aged guy driving a 370Z & think that I'm just another guy in mid-life crisis....
"Ohhhh snap, I am in mid-life crisis"... but crap, I don't care, especially if I'm ever seen in that Bugatti!
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Thursday, December 04, 2008 @ 3:44:34 PM
Anyway, thanks again for signing up and posting. We can always use veteran gamers...and now I don't have to feel so old (no offense). haha
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BikerSaint
Friday, December 05, 2008 @ 3:58:24 PM
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(but I did slow down to a mere 80MPH when driving inside the old style circles.(or round-about's in Euro-speak) that N.J used to have.
Thinking back now, Whew....I'm just glad I never collected as many speeding tickets, as I did games, or I'd be doing more time than O.J. just got.
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Arkhon
Wednesday, December 10, 2008 @ 5:55:43 PM
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I don't know anybody in my high school going into law. I know twenty people going into various sciences and me going to ITT Tech for an associate's in Software Applications and Programming. I'm glad to say I don't know many people like that, which is lucky because if I did, he would die. The police would arrive two hours later and find me still jumping up and down on his charred, eviscerated, and pee-stained corpse (not sure about that last part).
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WorldEndsWithMe
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Friday, November 28, 2008 @ 10:15:13 PM