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A Day in the Life of a Portal Turret

EmilyCurcio — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 21:00:48 MST

Hilarious. Just, God, just one of the funniest things pertaining to Portal I have ever seen. Fantastic.

EmilyCurcio

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hrabbit — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:08:35 MST

omg that was so freaking funny XD

hrabbit

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Jawajoey — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 21:09:45 MST

Fantastic!

Jawajoey

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Adam In Texas — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 11:19:48 MST

Finally had a chance to watch this and it had me laughing at loud. It was great.

Adam In Texas

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indemnitypop — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:50:32 MST

Word

indemnitypop

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Satsuz — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 08:52:33 MST

Quite funny, but from some of the other comments I can see I'm not the only one differentiating humor, meta-humor, and meta-meta-humor. I think this was (partly) intended to lampoon people who use net jargon as spoken words. Who knows for sure? Divining authorial intent can be a bitch. Unlike the others, I've given up on it and just laugh if I find it funny.

Satsuz

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Pinhead — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 05:29:56 MST

When people pronounce 'OMG' everything becomes lame.

Pinhead

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FP Furious_Liver, lacks independence — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 04:18:32 MST

@Atheist Jew: Heh...I knew this guy who used to say "dot dot dot" whenever there was an awkward moment (or just an extended period of silence.)

He heard something funny? "El em ay oh."

He's a cool guy but that was...pretty tiresome. XD

FP Furious_Liver, lacks independence

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joelface — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 02:00:30 MST

everything portal related is made of pure comedy gold, apparently.

i found that hilarious!

joelface

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Malmer — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 01:51:55 MST

More Portal goodness!
My little geeky heart is bursting with glee!

Malmer

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DarkFalzX — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 01:18:58 MST

It would've been better without the "OMG"s and "ROFLMAO"s - who talks like that, anyway? (I still find the creepy child-like AI of the original turrets far cooler though)

DarkFalzX

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Irenicus-the one and only — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:43:47 MST

@miguelon918: Well, that site blows, not to mention most of their commentators, and editors *cough. Yeah this movie was awsome :)

Irenicus-the one and only

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HAL9triple0 — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:43:43 MST

Genius!

HAL9triple0

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Mike918 — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:20:58 MST

Here people have some sense of humor...at joystiq they start to search the meaning of life and almost everybody in there hate this video...sorry for the reference :P

Mike918

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Lake Somerset — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:09:32 MST

FUCKING BRILLIANT. BOOKMARK'D.

Lake Somerset

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jiSh — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:56:08 MST

That was great!! Mad props.

jiSh

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benmonkey — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:53:44 MST

"Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit..." <-best part

benmonkey

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AUAnonymous — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:24:41 MST

Best. Video. Ever.

AUAnonymous

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Luis — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:21:48 MST

I was waiting for something as funny as Red Vs. Blue to fill the void. This could be it. Bravo!

Luis

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FFMMCLXIV — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:09:06 MST

That was cool, although I'm a little jealous. Wish I had a floppy...

FFMMCLXIV

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Jonn — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:27:34 MST

That shot of Cheng about halfway is remarkably creepy. The blank-eyed stare of madness...

Jonn

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Gunsmithy — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:07:12 MST

This video is amazing, no questions asked. lol

Gunsmithy

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Irenicus-the one and only — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:51:07 MST

@NnamkcebNairb: And you fail at a sense of humor.

Irenicus-the one and only

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NnamkcebNairb — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:47:34 MST

Fail.

This is Red vs. Blue gone horribly wrong.

NnamkcebNairb

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z357x — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:25:15 MST

@scotty: Why is your Prinny wearing a hat and beard?

z357x

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Atheist Jew — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:19:31 MST

Pretty good!

I hope people don't actually say OMG and WTF in actual conversations tho...

Atheist Jew

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KaiserNeko — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:52:44 MST

"This would never happen at Black Mesa." Best line. Easy. <3

KaiserNeko

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Weasel3689 — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:46:00 MST

@RangerMoose: agreed

Weasel3689

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zerokoolpsx — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:34:15 MST

awesome instant classic.

zerokoolpsx

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Jilkon — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:24:02 MST

Best Portal clip I've seen so far. I want moooore out of that game~.

Jilkon

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imaria — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:14:28 MST

I am sad that the pronunciation of the pseudoword "pwned" is causing grief. Sad.

This, however, was awesome. I laughed a lot more than I was expecting to.

imaria

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aequitus — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:02:55 MST

seriously awesome. I laughed my ass off.

aequitus

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dead_red_eyes — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:57:39 MST

"Oh my god, I'm sorry for everything!!!" - WCC

LMFAO!!!!!!!!

dead_red_eyes

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Wenchmark51 — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:56:04 MST

Holy shit.. godlike video

Wenchmark51

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Irenicus-the one and only — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:53:49 MST

@el gooser: I see you beat me too it, I can't get it out of my head now, "see you in hell cube" lol Oh man, and Cake is a lie :P

Irenicus-the one and only

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MajorMcMuffin — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:51:14 MST

I almost feel bad for knocking them over. That said, I think that only disabled them. Also, now I don't feel so bad for burning the cube: annoying and an ass. It is nice to see something other than outright adulation for the cube online though. But back to my main point - lol.

MajorMcMuffin

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Irenicus-the one and only — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:49:57 MST

"I see you in hell cube!" That was fucking brilliant lol, this movie was really, really fun compared to most of the others people make. It also makes me feel bad that I never tried Portal :(

@Iceman B.: I thought the voices made this movie great :D

Irenicus-the one and only

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Huxle — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:48:50 MST

LOL! The voices are like the ones in Gay Robot by Adam Sandler xD

Huxle

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Sta — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:45:36 MST

awesome...i smiled for about four minutes straigt. Eat this, Ferris Bueller!

Sta

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J. Kyle — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:34:33 MST

I haven't laughed this hard in a while. That was genius.

J. Kyle

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NocturnOwl357 — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:32:21 MST

ehhh not that good.

NocturnOwl357

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Witzbold — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:59:34 MST

That was great haha.

Witzbold

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TheHun — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:58:00 MST

Jeez whats with all the internet newbs who haven't heard pwned spoken before? get a life,errr I mean the opposite

TheHun

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Mechapixel — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:50:00 MST

I hope there will be cake
Fuck You
lol

Mechapixel

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CONSYS — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:49:44 MST

thank you funny people of the interweb, that was brilliant

CONSYS

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NessD12 — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:48:11 MST

the only winning move is not to play

NessD12

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red — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:48:00 MST

@Genocyde: i hear that.

besides my friends and i say it all the time.

red

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ca$h — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:47:37 MST

That was awesome. Just... awesome. I el oh el'd

ca$h

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Purple Dave — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:46:23 MST

@Genocyde:
I think the issue seems to fall on whether the viewer hates all people who pronounce it "powned", or the viewer realizes that these characters are based on those people, and therefore _must_ pronounce it that way.

Purple Dave

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Bokusatsu_Tenshi — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:23:15 MST

Funny as hell

Bokusatsu_Tenshi

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yashichi8bit — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:22:53 MST

I had to watch it again. Please let there be more of these.

yashichi8bit

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romBox — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:13:07 MST

Pure Gold.

romBox

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Genocyde — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:12:37 MST

Guys, I'm a huge nerd and I can admit that.

However, I'm not that huge of a nerd that I sit here and get emotionally upset over the pronunciation of the word "pwned". What the hell is wrong with you? It's not even a fuckin' word! XD

That being said, the video was awesome and I hope more people say "powned" just to get under the skin of guys like Rangermoose.

Genocyde

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someguyxvii — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:04:24 MST

The pwned thing was the only negative for me. It's not that I mind hearing pwned being spoken, it's just that when i read it, it seems like it should be pronounced 'pawned', as in 'pawn shop'. Hearing 'powned' just sounds bleh and reminds me of cornpone, even though I have no idea what cornpone is or if I even spelled it correctly. Besides that though, good work.

someguyxvii

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Iceman B. — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:03:07 MST

I think the voices were out of style but the clip as a while was pretty damn funny.

Iceman B.

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ChaoticLimbs — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:56:51 MST

LOL and when I say I laughed out loud, I mean my cat is staring at me.

ChaoticLimbs

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davikken — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:52:48 MST

Blech....

davikken

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Phazonmasher — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:50:40 MST

That was awesome. About time we let the under appreciated turrets have their say.

Phazonmasher

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Myst3r1o — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:48:11 MST

Awesome!

Myst3r1o

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Sabre_Justice: Okay, no more long name. — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:41:13 MST

Too good.

Sabre_Justice: Okay, no more long name.

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Candlejack — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:34:03 MST

Yeah right that's nothing like me. I'm way more angry.

Candlejack

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Dragonzigg — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:32:56 MST

That was brilliant. Best bit - the humming. Or the ending.

Dragonzigg

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hemlock_martini — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:23:55 MST

I'm with Rangermoose. I'm lucky enough to never have heard anyone say "pwned" out loud, and it's a good thing too because it would take all my willpower to not slap the candy out of them. As for the movie...it was okay, funny in parts. I prefer the idea that the turrets are these innocent little childlike AI's doing their jobs, as opposed to foulmouthed frat-nerds stuck in a nine-to-five existence. 6/10 Companion Cubes.

hemlock_martini

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Ashurahori — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:21:38 MST

This is made out of pure awesome and win.

Ashurahori

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D_DubDSU — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:11:00 MST

Hey it's gettin kinda hot. OH MY GOD I'M SORRY FOR EVERYTHING!!!

D_DubDSU

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detraya — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:07:21 MST

wow... portal is awesome.

detraya

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BassForever — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:02:54 MST

That was awesome, XD would watch again.

BassForever

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Iceman346 — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:02:03 MST

The theme song humming was great, the rest not so much...

Doesn't fit the "character" of the turrets in the game the slightest also the rather crude, juvenile humor of the video can't hold a candle to the well written humor from the game.

Iceman346

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njhardcoreguy — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:59:43 MST

Proof that gamers are wittier than 75% of Hollywood writers.

njhardcoreguy

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kw4k — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:58:18 MST

@TokeYo: @scotty: +1. continuation, please!

kw4k

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AuraHACK — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:56:51 MST

Awesome. Totally awesome.

AuraHACK

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kw4k — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:54:31 MST

haha, insta-classic!

again, never will there be cake. even the turrets are under these false promises.

kw4k

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psycoking — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:50:42 MST

pure genius.

psycoking

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onidavin — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:49:55 MST

That was actually much, much funnier than I expected.

onidavin

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Nydrin — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:49:47 MST

that was great

Nydrin

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frank0127 — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:49:20 MST

yes yes, moarmoarMOAR!!!

frank0127

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scotty — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:46:02 MST

I'm loving it!
Is there a chance for a sequel?

scotty

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TokeYo — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:45:14 MST

Better than everything Roosterteeth have ever done combined!
Although to achieve that they only had to make me smile (as opposed to just glowering in contempt).

Keep it coming I say.

TokeYo

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Dudemeister — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:45:07 MST

Will there be cake? Hilarious. XD

Dudemeister

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blacksamurai87 — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:41:56 MST

An absolute work of genius. It's the best thing I've seen this year.

It's tantamount to Dick in a Box imo.

blacksamurai87

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crim — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:41:42 MST

They're the new Bob Hope and Bing Crosby.

crim

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Gladman — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:40:13 MST

balllllllllllllllllllllllllllllls.

Gladman

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Hades — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:38:09 MST

I still love the companion cube xD >.>
This was great, too many quotes in my head right now =0

Hades

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yashichi8bit — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:37:25 MST

Hahah, nice reference to WarGames

yashichi8bit

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Murrytmds — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:37:20 MST

Its funny.. but a bit.. i dunno. as wierd as it is to say, out of character for the turrents. I mean in the game they are all innocent and childlike, and in this they really are just internet nerds.

Murrytmds

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HappyWulf — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:35:33 MST

Love it! Moar pls

HappyWulf

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TwinkyC — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:34:32 MST

"What should I say now?" "Come out bitch!"

TwinkyC

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Nex Antonius — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:34:32 MST

I guess I'm a minority. Did not find it amusing.

Nex Antonius

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acti. — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:34:27 MST

Roflfol!
Great work!
this is GREAT!

acti.

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Erwin — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:33:24 MST

You would not believe how many times out of nowhere I will start humming Still Alive with friends that know the game. It's scary sometimes. That scene was so accurate.
@brynnflynn: Where the hell did he get "J-Pop Silly Babble?"

Erwin

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EightBit — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:32:52 MST

amazing

EightBit

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King Seafoam — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:31:46 MST

LOL! ***** 5 STARS! fantastic! ^,^

King Seafoam

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FlapDangerous — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:31:45 MST

loved it

FlapDangerous

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Xiedo — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:31:12 MST

Halo 3 does pwn COD4!

Xiedo

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Weirdwolf — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:30:25 MST

Oh, that's great.
Of course all decent A.I.'s play global thermonuclear war.

Weirdwolf

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Kcgig1 (NY FTW) — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:30:09 MST

The best thing happened at 3:09 pm! DOO DO doDOo DOOOOO

Kcgig1 (NY FTW)

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TheIrishNinja — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:28:49 MST

haha...best shit ive seen all week. the douchey companion cube was class, too.

"balls."

TheIrishNinja

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feartheraven — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:28:32 MST

i love this!

feartheraven

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Blah8 — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:26:32 MST

Ha! I love the War Games reference!

Blah8

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maskedaprentice — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:26:21 MST

"will there be cake?"
"f*** you"

Great job to whoever made it

maskedaprentice

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Cactuar — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:23:36 MST

this made my day.

Cactuar

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ShaggE — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:23:35 MST

Hilarious, but they almost killed WCC for me. I can't love anything that annoying!

ShaggE

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Gas Powered Goose — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:23:05 MST

"see you in hell cube"
xD

Gas Powered Goose

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God Hand BrynnFlynn — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:21:47 MST

See, anyone who doesn't think this is funny hasn't played Portal. We had a guy at work who didn't understand the awesomeness of the Portal Song - he had the nerve to cal it "J-Pop Silly Babble". ABSURD. Of course, once he beat the game he joined in on the sing alongs.

God Hand BrynnFlynn

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Lanhoj — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:20:26 MST

'I wud insert my floppy into her disk drives'

LoL

Lanhoj

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Android8675 — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:18:20 MST

Nice work... good dialog.

Android8675

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cudthecrud — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:17:51 MST

that high five noise scared me.

cudthecrud

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RangerMoose — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:17:46 MST

Next time I hear "powned" (by the way, "pwned" is still read "owned") I'm going to break some knee caps. Words like these were never meant to be said aloud, and it just completely ruined that for me.

RangerMoose

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Akira_Isley — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:17:36 MST

LOL That was awsome!

Akira_Isley

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Ballaboy311 — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:17:35 MST

Halo 3 is COD4's bitch. Couldnt agree more!

Ballaboy311

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Kamizzle — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:15:58 MST

holy hell, this rules all that is rulable!

Kamizzle

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Fluffy22 — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:14:58 MST

i hated it!

Fluffy22

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Touy — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:14:54 MST

That was freaking awesome. Mad props.

Touy

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Morte — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:14:49 MST

that was awesome

Morte

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Kadugen — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:13:46 MST

brilliant

Kadugen

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Waza — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:10:39 MST

lol second time today that i find and watch a cool video, not long before it comes out on kotaku

Waza

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Trowble (XBL/PSN) — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:10:30 MST

Yea, they need friends. I need a friend. Will you be my friend?

Trowble (XBL/PSN)