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    Image of dfp3050 dfp3050
    12/07/09

    In reply to Pay No Attention to the Creepy Man Behind the Clock Face
    Is that Jean Luc Pecard?
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    Image of SkipErnst SkipErnst
    12/07/09

    In reply to Pay No Attention to the Creepy Man Behind the Clock Face
    Is anyone else having memories of an old Looney Tunes where at the end Daffy Duck is on the giant's watch and acts as the hour and minute hands while he says, "Tick tock. Tick tock. Tick tock. Eh. It's a living."

    Youtube has failed me on finding this.
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    Image of Curves Curves
    12/07/09

    @SkipErnst: It was the Jack and the Beanstalk episode. Bugs ate of the giant carrots, but Daffy, of his own admission was GREEEEEEEEEEDY and had to try for the goose that laid the golden eggs. (Great cartoon and cool clock.)
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    Image of Vulcaex Vulcaex
    12/07/09

    @Curves: It was "Beanstalk Bunny". Elmer Fudd was the giant. Great cartoon.
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    Image of Hearthatvoiceagain Hearthatvoiceagain
    12/07/09

    In reply to Pay No Attention to the Creepy Man Behind the Clock Face
    I love the way they made the cabinet the right size so that you could believe there is someone in there.
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    Image of Cash907Censored Cash907Censored
    12/02/09

    In reply to Duct Tape Hoodie Is Basically Geek Chain Mail...Err, Geekier Chain Mail
    For the geek that just has to say "mug my pathetic ass" as cheaply as possible.
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    Image of ID Ron Burgundy ID Ron Burgundy
    12/02/09

    In reply to Duct Tape Hoodie Is Basically Geek Chain Mail...Err, Geekier Chain Mail
    To me, this looks like a mix between Altair, a crossing guard, and one of those yellow/green firetrucks. Nothing good can come of this!
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    Image of Husher Husher
    12/02/09

    @Identity (Metric): how dare you use altair in your comparisons to this guy. he looks like my fist to your face! :|
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    Identity (Metric) promoted this comment Husher was starred Husher was unstarred
    Image of silverdee silverdee
    12/02/09

    @Identity (Metric): Next from Ubisoft: Assassin's Geek.
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    Identity (Metric) promoted this comment silverdee was starred silverdee was unstarred
    Image of ID Ron Burgundy ID Ron Burgundy
    12/03/09

    @Husher: I apologize. I missed a very important word in my original comment. He's a wannabe Altair. Of course he is no Altair, and is by no means anything like Ezio (who I personally like more).
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    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    12/02/09

    In reply to Duct Tape Hoodie Is Basically Geek Chain Mail...Err, Geekier Chain Mail
    It's not "duct" tape. The original name brand is Duck Tape (that whole waterproof thing), and regardless of brand it's horribly unsafe for use on ductwork for heaters and especially for dryers. The stuff melts, which is a bit of a fire hazard, and the adhesive dries out, which makes it very ineffective at sealing air leaks. Ductwork requires the use of a special metal tape which, you know, can't burn.
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    Image of vapour vapour
    12/02/09

    @Purple Dave: I thought metal tape was called foil tape.
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    Purple Dave promoted this comment vapour was starred vapour was unstarred
    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    12/02/09

    @vapour:
    Probably. Dunno what it's actually called. I've used it, but never had to actually purchase it myself.
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    Purple Dave was starred Purple Dave was unstarred
    Image of vapour vapour
    12/02/09

    @Purple Dave: It has been bugging me for awhile, not knowing the name. I guess there is no real name for the tape we're thinking of.

    Maybe ill start my own company that manufactures it called:

    SHINY TAPE YOU STICK ON STUFF and that'll fix the dilemma
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    Image of silverdee silverdee
    12/02/09

    @Purple Dave: Sure because having fireproof tape makes it safer when your ducts are on fire.
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    Purple Dave promoted this comment silverdee was starred silverdee was unstarred
    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    12/03/09

    @silverdee:
    If your ducts are on fire, there's a fairly good chance that it's because you _didn't_ use fireproof tape. Either that or you haven't learned how to properly clean and replace the lint trap on your dryer.
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    Image of silverdee silverdee
    12/04/09

    @Purple Dave: I only trap what I'm going to eat.
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    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    12/04/09

    @silverdee:
    You eat burnt dryer lint? Ew...
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    Purple Dave was starred Purple Dave was unstarred
    Image of Dr. Evil Genius has learned that MILF stands for Moro Islamic Liberation Front Dr. Evil Genius has learned that MILF stands for Moro Islamic Liberation Front
    12/02/09

    In reply to Duct Tape Hoodie Is Basically Geek Chain Mail...Err, Geekier Chain Mail
    Question:"Why aren't we wearing this stuff?"

    Answer: Some of us want to keep our chances of enjoying the company of the opposite sex at the highest possible levels.
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    Image of HyperDrunk HyperDrunk
    12/02/09

    @Dr. Evil Genius: My wife would just laugh at me if I did it, and say it figures, My wife has accepted my geekiness, and supports my endevours, as long as I keep up my general health, and pay attention to her, I should have nothing to fear!
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    Dr. Evil Genius promoted this comment HyperDrunk was starred HyperDrunk was unstarred
    Image of Dr. Evil Genius has learned that MILF stands for Moro Islamic Liberation Front Dr. Evil Genius has learned that MILF stands for Moro Islamic Liberation Front
    12/02/09

    @HyperDrunk: This is just something from which there is no redemption.

    Would I play MW2 for 24 hours straight twice in a 2.5 day stretch?

    Yes.

    Would I risk my relationship by even thinking about buying rolls of ducttape for the purpose of clothing myself?

    Absolutely not.
     Reply
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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    12/02/09

    @HyperDrunk: trick is, she's already your wife, so of course she thinks you're adorkable.
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    Image of Ghoti4 Ghoti4
    12/02/09

    @weatherman: 'Adorkable'. Excellent. I'm stealing it.
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    weatherman promoted this comment Ghoti4 was starred Ghoti4 was unstarred
    Image of headc4se headc4se
    12/02/09

    @weatherman: Under normal circumstances. But suddenly revealing a fetish for duct tape clothing, well...the force of repulsion could be strong with that one.
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    weatherman promoted this comment headc4se was starred headc4se was unstarred
    Image of brendolonius brendolonius
    12/02/09

    @Dr. Evil Genius: so, I'm confused...24 hours twice in two and a half days. So you mean 60 hours, or time was flowing really slow for you...
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    Dr. Evil Genius promoted this comment brendolonius was starred brendolonius was unstarred
    Image of Dr. Evil Genius has learned that MILF stands for Moro Islamic Liberation Front Dr. Evil Genius has learned that MILF stands for Moro Islamic Liberation Front
    12/02/09

    @brendolonius: I played for 24 hours straight. I then slept for 12.5 hours and returned to the game for 22 more hours. Time was moving surprisingly fast. I could've played longer too but I decided that enough was enough.
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    Image of silverdee silverdee
    12/02/09

    @weatherman: A dork cannot be adorkable. That's an oxymoron.
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    weatherman promoted this comment silverdee was starred silverdee was unstarred
    Image of weatherman weatherman
    12/03/09

    @silverdee: I think you're confusing terms -

    A cute nerd is adorkable
    A hot idiot is a foxymoron
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    weatherman was starred weatherman was unstarred
    Image of HyperDrunk HyperDrunk
    12/03/09

    @Dr. Evil Genius: yea, my wife would never let me play that long, I play maybe 4 hours max on a day off, 1-2 hours on work days, and that's all I can get away with without her feeling like i'm ignoring my duties as a husband/father, we got 2 kids.
     Reply
    HyperDrunk was starred HyperDrunk was unstarred
    Image of Dr. Evil Genius has learned that MILF stands for Moro Islamic Liberation Front Dr. Evil Genius has learned that MILF stands for Moro Islamic Liberation Front
    12/03/09

    @HyperDrunk: Oh. Yeah, we have no children and my lady now plays MW2 with me.
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    Dr. Evil Genius has learned that MILF stands for Moro Islamic Liberation Front was starred Dr. Evil Genius has learned that MILF stands for Moro Islamic Liberation Front was unstarred
    Image of silverdee silverdee
    12/04/09

    @weatherman: so can a foxymoron be porkable, too?
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    Image of Hearthatvoiceagain Hearthatvoiceagain
    12/02/09

    In reply to Duct Tape Hoodie Is Basically Geek Chain Mail...Err, Geekier Chain Mail
    For a bonus point, can anyone identify whats on the TV behind him?
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    tande04 promoted this comment Hearthatvoiceagain was starred Hearthatvoiceagain was unstarred
    Image of tande04 tande04
    12/02/09

    @Hearthatvoiceagain: CSI NY.
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    tande04 was starred tande04 was unstarred
    Image of Die Fledermaus Die Fledermaus
    12/02/09

    @Hearthatvoiceagain: Dust?
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    Image of FriarNurgle FriarNurgle
    12/02/09

    @Hearthatvoiceagain:
    I was too busy admiring the young man's dinosaur adorn light switch plate.
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    Image of Hearthatvoiceagain Hearthatvoiceagain
    12/02/09

    @FriarNurgle: Yep, saw that too. This guy is really going for the "King of the nerds" title.
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    Hearthatvoiceagain was starred Hearthatvoiceagain was unstarred
    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    12/02/09

    In reply to Duct Tape Hoodie Is Basically Geek Chain Mail...Err, Geekier Chain Mail
    The homeless of Tron are getting desperate.
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    Kaiser-Machead was starred Kaiser-Machead was unstarred
    Image of AlphaPepper AlphaPepper
    12/02/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: I'm just mad I didn't think of it first. Nice work!
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    Dr. Evil Genius promoted this comment AlphaPepper was starred AlphaPepper was unstarred
    Image of Dr. Evil Genius has learned that MILF stands for Moro Islamic Liberation Front Dr. Evil Genius has learned that MILF stands for Moro Islamic Liberation Front
    12/02/09

    @AlphaPepper: Kaiser seems to think of everything first.

    /jealous mini-rant
     Reply
    Dr. Evil Genius has learned that MILF stands for Moro Islamic Liberation Front was starred Dr. Evil Genius has learned that MILF stands for Moro Islamic Liberation Front was unstarred
    Image of tande04 tande04
    12/02/09

    In reply to Duct Tape Hoodie Is Basically Geek Chain Mail...Err, Geekier Chain Mail
    No, no you're not.
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    tande04 was starred tande04 was unstarred
    Image of :negated: :negated:
    12/02/09

    In reply to Duct Tape Hoodie Is Basically Geek Chain Mail...Err, Geekier Chain Mail
    It can protect you from rain, snow, and pretty much any other element, but it can't protect you from the cruel insults aimed at your taste... even if you use the nuclear duct tape.
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    Image of NorwoodIsMyHero NorwoodIsMyHero
    12/02/09

    @:negated:: You forgot to add that it will also help you avoid unwanted attention from the opposite sex.
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    Image of etwarrior etwarrior
    12/02/09

    @NorwoodIsMyHero: Also avoid wanted attention from the opposite sex. Is there anything it can't do!? Aside from get you laid, obviously.
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    Dr. Evil Genius promoted this comment etwarrior was starred etwarrior was unstarred
    Image of :negated: :negated:
    12/02/09

    @NorwoodIsMyHero: I'd imagine it more effectively repels pretty much any attention from the opposite sex than it repels water. And that thing looks waterproof.
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    Image of AmphetamineCrown AmphetamineCrown
    12/02/09

    In reply to Duct Tape Hoodie Is Basically Geek Chain Mail...Err, Geekier Chain Mail
    Armor to keep your virginity safe.
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    Image of Die Fledermaus Die Fledermaus
    12/02/09

    @AmphetamineCrown: It may keep your virginity safe but it is going to suck when you try to pull it off and you realize that you left the adhesive side exposed.
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    12/01/09

    In reply to Robot Dance-Off
    All those robots scare the hell out of me. I'm just going to watch ASIMO and let him warm my heart.
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    Image of maven2k maven2k
    12/01/09

    In reply to Robot Dance-Off
    Did anyone explain to them what a "beat" is?
     Reply
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    12/01/09

    In reply to Robot Dance-Off
    Dancing Japanese robot school girls leads to dancing robot strippers, which leads to sexbots. Robot technology might be in its infancy today, but I like the way this is going...
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    Hello Mister Walrus was starred Hello Mister Walrus was unstarred
    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    12/01/09

    @Hello Mister Walrus: Nooo mo Bureedo Ranna fo yuuuuuu!
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