<![CDATA[Comments from dry-roasted-peanuts]]> <![CDATA[Comments from dry-roasted-peanuts]]> <![CDATA[dry-roasted-peanuts commented on Your Universe Is Officially Godless, According to Marvel]]> @OliviaNewtonJohn: Oh bullshit. Marvel is putting out some fantastic books: Captain America, Daredevil, Nova, Guardians of the Galaxy, Ghost Rider (since Aaron took over), Astonishing X-Men, Punisher MAX, Iron Fist, Thor, etc. Hell and that's just the monthlies. I like Ellis as much as anyone, but that statement is just asinine. Plus, given Ellis' "mad scientist" contract at Marvel, I doubt he would be too happy with his fans calling for an all Marvel boycott.

]]> <![CDATA[dry-roasted-peanuts commented on Your Universe Is Officially Godless, According to Marvel]]> The bit of about the Asgardians not actually being gods is new to me, but Marvel has been pretty consistent for as long as I can remember that Mehpisto is not the the Christian devil (though he likes to pretend he is).

Beyond that though, it's kinda an interesting question as to what exactly a god is (particularly given the supernatural nature of the Marvel U)? Was Thanos a god when he had the Infinity Gauntlet? What about Eternity? Currently, Johnny Blaze is hunting a rogue angel who wants to overthrow Heaven. Is that a divine being or just an extradimensional entity? Hell, what's the difference between the two?

Fun questions, but really nothing to get your knickers in a twist over.

]]> <![CDATA[dry-roasted-peanuts commented on First 4 Figures Does Ryu Hayabusa Right]]> Give me one of those where it's styled like the NES Ryu and he is jumping into the air slashing at a diving bird and I'll gladly spend $350 on it.

]]> <![CDATA[dry-roasted-peanuts commented on Is Target Intentionally Using Its "Special Deals" To Screw Over Customers?]]> You know, I'll take the occasional price gouging at Target for the simple reason that those stores attract beautiful women like crazy.

/well, at least the one I shop at.

]]> <![CDATA[dry-roasted-peanuts commented on Find Out What Transformers 2 Is Really About]]> So, Transformers 2 won't actually be about the Transformers again? Ok, there are plenty of better ways to spend $10 anyways.

]]> <![CDATA[dry-roasted-peanuts commented on GI Joe Movie Turns Fan Service Into High-Tech Complex Drama]]> @Tim Faulkner: I can't help it, I love subtle/obscure jokes. Like that Simpsons episode where they go to Japan:

Marge: But you love Japan. You loved Rashomon.
Homer: That's not the way I remember it!

]]> <![CDATA[dry-roasted-peanuts commented on GI Joe Movie Turns Fan Service Into High-Tech Complex Drama]]> @Tim Faulkner: Now, now, now. Let's not disparage Levitt over his TV history. The guy has been in some fantastic movies as of late: Mysterious Skin, Brick and The Lookout. Hell, I'd say he was slumming being in this.

/That aside, Third Rock did have the single funniest joke in the history of TV (at 0:32):

]]> <![CDATA[dry-roasted-peanuts commented on EBoost Media Calls Rogier A "Faggot" And A "Queer"]]> I took some EBoost at a rave once. When I woke up the next morning, I was all sticky and my butt hurt.

So this is really not that surprising.

]]> <![CDATA[dry-roasted-peanuts commented on Confirmed: All 6 Star Wars Movies to be Released in 3D]]> I feel a profound sense of sadness that I really don't even care anymore.

George, do whatever you want. If it makes you happy, good for you. I'm done (and have been done for quite a while).

]]> <![CDATA[dry-roasted-peanuts commented on What Can You Get For $5?]]> A pound of bacon.

]]> <![CDATA[dry-roasted-peanuts commented on "Major" PS3 Exclusive To Be Announced In August?]]> @Wahrheit: I don't think it has a snowball's chance of hell of occurring, but it would certainly be interesting if that was it.

]]> <![CDATA[dry-roasted-peanuts commented on "Major" PS3 Exclusive To Be Announced In August?]]> World of Warcraft.

]]> <![CDATA[dry-roasted-peanuts commented on Midway Moves TNA Impact Team To San Diego]]> All I hope is that this fills the void left where THQ stopped doing their GCN WWE games. Excellent gameplay that still was close to the WCW/NWO Revenge & WWF No Mercy glory days combined with an fantastic paint tool to make your own characters. Then they go and just concentrate on those abysmal Smackdown games.

Oh well, if Impact is poop I can still pop in Fire Pro.

]]> <![CDATA[dry-roasted-peanuts commented on Zero Punctuation Takes On Age Of Conan Naked]]> I'm enjoying AOC, but for me, I'm playing it as a Conan game first, an MMO second. I'll solo everything I can, and maybe group for %1 of things, but pretty much when I reach the point where all that is left is raiding and group content, I'll quit.

]]> <![CDATA[dry-roasted-peanuts commented on Why Aren't Aliens Talking to Us?]]> Galactus ate them.

]]> <![CDATA[dry-roasted-peanuts commented on 20 Tips To Eating Healthy When Dining Out]]> I don't get why #6 isn't #1. Honestly, eat whatever you want, just do it in moderation. Most restaurants give you a serving size that can easily feed 2-3 people. Eat slowly, and when you starting to feel full, stop.

I've never had a waiter kick me in the face when asking for a to-go box.

]]> <![CDATA[dry-roasted-peanuts commented on Get Ready For More Supermarket Price Hikes]]> So, we can clearly expect prices to go back down again when (optimistically) oil prices fall, right?

Right?

Damn you crickets, shut up! I can't hear anybody over your incessant chirping!

]]> <![CDATA[dry-roasted-peanuts commented on Marvel Changing The Way It Handles Game Licenses]]> "For all Marvel's recent success in the movie business, there hasn't been a decent Marvel video game for years."

Stopped reading right there. Marvel Ult Alliance, X-Men Legends 1 & 2, Ultimate Spider-Man and Hulk Ultimate Destruction were all fine games.

]]> <![CDATA[dry-roasted-peanuts commented on Hey, Guess What Bully Sticks Are Made Of?]]> Again, this is why I'm a cat person...

]]> <![CDATA[dry-roasted-peanuts commented on Nintendo's Reggie Would Love To See "Bottoms-Up" Wii GTA]]> Meh. They would have to come up with a very compelling reason for me to even consider it. I liked the original GTAs and GTA3 was great, but I really started to get tired of it once the 80s novelty of Vice City wore off. And GTA4 was just more of the same, but prettier.

]]> <![CDATA[dry-roasted-peanuts commented on SEGA's President Casually Mentions Resident Evil 5's Wii Release]]> As others have said, PC/360/PS3 graphics + Wii RE4 controls would be the ideal solution. I liked RE4 when it was on GCN, but the precision and speed of the Wii shooting was fantastic.

]]> <![CDATA[dry-roasted-peanuts commented on Sony's "Fat Princess" Makes Internet Upset]]> One other thing. Remember that screen at the beginning of Assassin's Creed? The one about how the game was made by a multicultural group of mixed heritage and values? You know, the one they had to try and calm any of the multitude of religious groups who might get pissed at it? Are we going to have those screens before RE5 and this now too?

/On a side note, I'm a pretty devout Christian and I didn't think Assassin's Creed's story was offensive at all. Hell, I've honestly lost track of how many games I've played where I had to basically kill God.

]]> <![CDATA[dry-roasted-peanuts commented on Sony's "Fat Princess" Makes Internet Upset]]> It's called "Fat Princess", not "Fat Princesses" or "Fat Women". One princess. This one. She's fat. Not women in general, just this one specific woman.

Now, maybe it's just that my mother raised me poorly, but I was always taught to not apply the actions or characteristics of a single person to any particular group they belong to.

]]> <![CDATA[dry-roasted-peanuts commented on Nintendo's Patent Case: The Unanswered Questions]]> "dogged the channel"? Is that what the kids are calling it nowadays?

]]> <![CDATA[dry-roasted-peanuts commented on KFC's "Vegetarian Sandwich" Isn't, Stop Kidding Yourself That Fast Food Restaurants Have Vegetarian Options]]> @samurailynn and eggshelld and Spaceman Bill Leah: Ok, that makes sense. The whole fertilized/unfertilized bit didn't even occur to me. Thanks.

]]> <![CDATA[dry-roasted-peanuts commented on KFC's "Vegetarian Sandwich" Isn't, Stop Kidding Yourself That Fast Food Restaurants Have Vegetarian Options]]> @Raanne: How are eggs not anti-vegetarian? It's still a chicken, right?

]]> <![CDATA[dry-roasted-peanuts commented on New York Gov Signs Video Game Law]]> A perfectly serviceable parental control feature already exists: money.

There are only three ways for kids to get money: a job, an allowance and crime.

Job. Most states require anyone under 16 to have parental consent to get a job. Don't want you kids spending their money on stuff you don't like? Don't let them get a job.

Allowance. That's even easier. If you don't want your kids buying stuff you don't like, don't give them any money. Make them ask you for something instead.

Crime. Well, if your kid is a criminal, I'd say them playing violent games is probably the last thing you should be worrying about.

]]> <![CDATA[dry-roasted-peanuts commented on Attorneys Convince Monster That Consumers Can Tell The Difference Between A Deer Lick And An Audio Cable]]> It's a Monster post, I've gotta do it:

]]> <![CDATA[dry-roasted-peanuts commented on Res 5 Producer Tries To Close The Book On Racism Claims]]> @TheAngryHeretic: Out of curiosity, why did you assume that any of the people in the trailer were normal? It's a Resident Evil game. Given the nature of the series, it's pretty much a given that 99.9% of every living and dead thing you see is a monster out to kill you.

]]> <![CDATA[dry-roasted-peanuts commented on Res 5 Producer Tries To Close The Book On Racism Claims]]> Can't we all just kill each other in peace without making a thing out of it?

]]> <![CDATA[dry-roasted-peanuts commented on Which Technological Invention Changed the World?]]> @darcymcgee: yep
@moff: double yep.

]]> <![CDATA[dry-roasted-peanuts commented on Time For Plan B? Top 10 Recession-Proof Jobs]]> No mortician?

]]> <![CDATA[dry-roasted-peanuts commented on Using The Force In Soul Calibur IV]]> Saw a couple of ads for this over the weekend. Some people are going to be pissed. They totally cut the commercial to make it look like both Vader and Yoda were in the same game.

]]> <![CDATA[dry-roasted-peanuts commented on 7 Scam Warnings For Online Job Hunters]]> @Eldritch: Learned that the hard way after college. Went to a couple of places that were advertising "entry level marketing positions". Somehow, selling urinal cakes and tampon dispensers to businesses door to door and being paid purely on commission wasn't exactly what I was expecting.

]]> <![CDATA[dry-roasted-peanuts commented on A Terrible Black Ooze Seeps From The Internet, Called Pulse 2]]> @Belabras: Ditto. Sadly, the Japanese original wasn't that much better.

]]> <![CDATA[dry-roasted-peanuts commented on Five Ways Reality Went Sci-Fi So Far This Century]]> Come on, where is the Executive Decision love?

Terrorists hijack an airplane in order to use it as a weapon (in this case, as missile to deliver an airburst of nerve gas). Bonus points for selling it like a Steven Seagal/Kurt Russell team up movie and then killing Seagal off in the first 20 minutes.

]]> <![CDATA[dry-roasted-peanuts commented on Is Your School's Alumni Association Bank Of America's Whore?]]> Sorta. My alum card was done by MBNA, but then they were acquired by Bank of America.

]]> <![CDATA[dry-roasted-peanuts commented on How Would You Like Your Inflation Served?]]> Anyone care to place a wager on how many of the "adjustments" will go away when oil prices go back down?

]]> <![CDATA[dry-roasted-peanuts commented on Going For the Mass Market: Good News or Bad?]]> I just want good games. Period. Casual, hardcore, party, music, muzzle, fps, platformer, fighter, mmo, etc. I don't care about how it's classified, as long as it's good.

]]> <![CDATA[dry-roasted-peanuts commented on Starbucks Charged Me Extra For The Vanilla In My "Vanilla Latte"]]> @Clipdat: Heh. I was mainly joking. While I'd always do what the customer asked (within reason), I was always reminded of that story about how someone found a way to make the New York subways always run on time, but the only problem was that they couldn't pick up any passengers.

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