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I'll gladly wave that flag if you won't.
04/24/09
These also have better sound quality.
04/24/09
Even tho I'm not really into Gaelic music, Shira Kammen's songs are really pretty.
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Yeah, there's a very haunting kind of theme to this music. It's very moody, and I think that it definitely fits the game very well, with its vivid visuals, quirky gameplay, and sad story.
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Oh come on, don't be that guy. It's people like you that are fucking up the entertainment industry by assuming a privilege that you don't deserve and downloading everything for free just because you can. Have some class and at least pay the lowest fee for the album, which is $5. You can't even buy a six-pack of good beer for that much money, and that would only give you a couple hours worth of pleasure ... where the music can last a lifetime.
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Damn straight!
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Trolling or not, I can't stand by idly and put up with this shit any longer. I've had it with these greedy pirates.
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"1337KILLER has a higher score than T0TALN00B who has a lower score than AlCaPWN. AlCaPwn has a lower score than Oliver Wendell Pwns but a higher score than ZOMFBOOBS. 1337KILLER has a higher score than ZOMFBOOBS but a lower score than Oliver Wndell Pwns My little PWNY has a lower score than ZOMFBOOBS and T0TALN00B.
Place the players in order"
11/15/08
[www.walmartmovie.com]
some of y'll who haven't made up your minds about wal mart, might get a gander at some of those studies!
11/15/08
Maybe for someone who likes facts so much, and tried to put me down for having Mario as an avatar (considering I grew up adoring Mario, my first system being an NES... so my avatar makes sense... yours worries me...), you should scroll up a bit where I say how much I hated being an employee of Wal-Mart and thought the store was shit.
Maybe for someone who is against drones of any kind shouldnt have a gamertag of 'Democrat1'. Just maybe. :)
11/15/08
oh dude, i'm sure this shaggy dog 'i loved mario from when i was fwive' story is going places, but i just thought it was a creatively broken decision, picking mario as your avatar, considering this is a videogame blog. but i'm sure you're a nice person and it sets my heart a'titter to hear you hate walmart.
anyways! goodnight people! if laser continues to shill for walmart please continue the good fight
11/15/08
I don't think you should be allowed to use the word 'thought' when you post. Doesn't sound like you do too much of it.
Ands its good to see you have a bed-time. I'd hate for your parents to ground you for staying up past it. Goodnight to you, as well then. Hehe.
11/15/08
Jeez.
Why don't you guys actually argue the point instead of fighting each other.
11/15/08
Because getting hotheaded about an issue that involves me relatively little to none is more stress relieving? :P
Point taken. Slinging mud, no matter where its slung, will always get the hands of the person who threw it just as muddy as who its thrown at. Ah'll be a good boy.
11/15/08
Monday is just around the corner...
11/16/08
Arguements and discussions are entertaining, but it's when the mudslinging occurs that it starts to look unruly.
Just saying... Not looking at the fault, nor would I entertain it. But there are boundaries.
11/16/08
I have no problem with arguing about the "greatness/evilness" of wal-mart...but calling eachother idiots and punching each other "e-cocks...or e-Penis(es?)..." -sigh-
Lol...
11/16/08
Yeah yeah. Kotaku is neither the time nor place for...
I mean, you're an e-cock! Stupid... stupid head!
No, but really. Working for wal-mart - terrible. Shopping at wal-mart when you're a poor bastard - awesome. Thats the gist of it.
I don't think I've ever even heard of a Sams Club up here in Canader though.
11/15/08
[www.walmartmovie.com]
now, laserjudas, i consider this 'proof' that walmart is intrinsically negative. what other evidence would you like presented?
also, my little blueberry cumberbun, could you give some examples of television pundits talking negatively about walmart?
consider this an e-punch in your e-cock.
11/15/08
Evidence? I present any movie by Michael Moore as evidence that your cited "documentary" is no more, or less, reliable than any other "documentary" with an axe to grind.
And, for the record, let me say this: "e-punch in your e-cock"? Really? You're THAT guy? Did you high-five yourself after you typed that?
11/15/08
Yeah... I dont like Wal-Mart and all, but you're an idiot.
Consider yourself e-tarded.
11/15/08
omg
omg, it's a REPUBLICAN. i thought we had gotten rid of all you fuckers! nuts!
11/15/08
dude you have a picture of mario. consider yourself e-broken.
11/15/08
omg
omg, it's a RETARD ON THE INTERNET. i thought we had gotten...
no, no, I can't even finish that sentence without laughing too hard.
11/15/08
Yeah, I've gotta give Wal-Mart that. Up here in Canadavilla, EB Games/Gamestop has increased a lot of their new releases to 64.99... which is kind of BS. Wal-Mart? Happily 58.83 for every new release. Viva Pinata: TIP only cost me 38.83.
I feel bad for all those Mom and Pop stores being eaten, but in a time where the economy is in a shitty spot, getting something cheap is pretty damn important.
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I routinely drive by our local Walmart to a further away store and pay more by choice.
11/15/08
Do me a favor: produce a reliable, verified source for this libelous bullshit tripe.
I'm going to go out on a limb and say that you can't. Why? You listen, blindly, I might add, to the talking heads on your television.
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Cut and paste posts for cut and paste attacks based on cut and paste talking heads.
I find I have to "dumb down" my discussions when dealing with zealots.
11/15/08
Hope that's not too much to digest for you.
11/15/08
You -do- know that WakeUpWalmart is actually working WITH Wal-Mart Corporation to change the public's opinion of Wal-Mart?
You didn't?
Well, that may be because you simply are interested in a union-funded website that was simply trying to sway public opinion because their attempts to enter into the world's largest retailer had failed miserably.
Kind of funny how that works, isn't it?
11/15/08
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Only on special occasions. But don't get me wrong: I'm no simple harlot! I demand dinner and a movie beforehand, or the deal is off, buddy!
Also: I'm -tremendously- bored right now, and these debates always get pretty lively, and I'm all about a good old-fashioned debate.
11/15/08
11/15/08
Yes, because I'm engaged in trolling.
A wise man once said:
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."
Responding to people numerous times isn't trolling, Sudeep: it's called a debate, discussion, discourse and disagreement.
Trolling is simply throwing lines out, meant to incite Internet rage, then walking away. I'm pretty sure that I've not walked away from the discussion, and I've certainly not just thrown out lines to see who would bite.
But, if that's what you choose to believe, then, by all means, nominate me when Banhammer Monday rolls around.
11/15/08
Welllll if you're willing to drop a Princess Bride quote, you cant be ALL bad :P
Anybody want a peanut?
11/15/08
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Do me a favor: produce a reliable, verified source for this libelous bullshit tripe.
I'm going to go out on a limb and say that you can't. Why? You listen, blindly, I might add, to the talking heads on your television.
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1) I've worked for Wal-Mart Corporation (not Wal-Mart) for 13 years. I've seen these asinine claims made by people who don't have two braincells to rub together and it irritates the shit out of me.
2) I take great pleasure in calling out people who do not have two braincells to rub together.
3) I have my complaints with the way the company is being handled, and has been handled for the past few years, and I know that Sam would be appalled at what has happened to his company, but I also know that the stupid crap that people spew isn't levied, yet, at any other retailer out there. However, rest assured that if some other company, say, Target, were to overtake Wal-Mart as the world's largest retailer, these same mouth-breathers would be crying bloody murder at Target.
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If I were I'd be making considerably more annually.
11/15/08
What? I've worked for Wal-Mart once upon a time, and I can bold faced tell you that they STRONGLY discouraged any sort of union, they paid us shit and upper management constantly threatened us with 'oh, so you dont want to work that day? well, guess youll work... NO DAYS NEXT WEEK'.
Wal-Mart was total shit. Ill be honest... I've had other jobs that were just about as douchey, such as Gamestop where every nerd thinks would be great (it isnt), but Wal-Mart is pretty fucked when it comes to a workforce that large in every store.
11/15/08
Guess what? I openly, and actively, discourage EVERYONE from joining a union, but it has nothing to do with Wal-Mart Corporation.
I've seen both my parents get screwed over by their respective unions, one of which was the AFL-CIO.
So, yeah, I'm all about telling unions to shove their bullcrap right up their own asses.
I've had managers that tried the strongarm, tactic, and I've seen those very same managers tumble back out of management.
While there's really, really crappy management out there, there's also very good management out there. Much like in every other walk of life, job and community.
11/15/08
Im sorry, but when you are earning minimum wage and work for something like Wal-Mart, and are forced to be at their beck and call for being 'called in' otherwise youll lose all your shifts, then you deserve a damn union.
Im all against Unions in most situations too. Creates lazy employees who think they can push management around.
But you're absolutely wrong if you think wal-mart doesn't drill it into your head that you are a number to them, not an employee.
Once again, not just ragging on wal-mart, I've experienced this elsewhere, but with the sheer number of employees to every store that wal-mart has there should be a union. Especially since even with all those employees, there are usually a million corners being cut in terms of how many employees are actually needed vs. available... I cant tell you how many times I've been the only guy to work the photo booth for like 8+ hours on a sunday because it was 'cost efficient' as was explained to me.
11/15/08
Trust me, I KNOW firsthand what it's like to be shorthanded. I've been doing it for quite a while.
And no, I've not been brainwashed. I'm a number to those who don't know me. EVERY employee in EVERY walk of life is. It's not that complex an idea to grasp, really. Anyone who thinks otherwise is either willfully ignorant or just naive. It's simple economics, when you get right down to brass tacks, but that's not inherently wrong, or evil: it's simply business.
You know what a union will guarantee you? Utterly nothing, save a chunk of money lost to their dues. They can't assure you of anything. Oh, they can tell you anything they like, but, at the end of the day, they can't assure you of anything. Paying a union money is a colossal waste of resources. I've seen, with my own eyes, to my own parents, exactly how much of a waste it is, and I don't imagine that I'd like to follow in their footsteps.
11/15/08
[www.businessweek.com]
How's this for a source for Unstop's "libelous" claims that Wal-mart is anti-union. Protip: Most big businesses are. Truth is a defense to libel, hoss.
Regarding to his "crap pay" claim - that's likely an opinion -- thus, not libelous. Before you run off spouting that people don't have two brain cells to rub together, you might want to fire up a couple of yours first.
Mwah,
Subsonic
11/15/08
Would you characterize this as "crap" pay?
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