T. Brown 1st MRB

Full-page ad in the Boston Globe today; pretty classy!

It's freakin' 2013, get with the future! Ion Air Mouse

The woman who constantly posts birthday wishes to everyone in the unit finally gets her own! HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAST! High-fives from all of us !

Specifically movies with Marines? Hmmm Full Metal Jacket Born on the Fourth of July Jarhead (I know a lot of people didn't like this one, but I thought the acting was fantastic) I can't think of more, too much drink, but those 3 are definitely in my top favorites

Holyballs what a way to win it all. I'd feel bad for Boston if I wasn't drunk

Were? pffft. Haha thanks. I'll happily update that statement after the match tonight, if such an update is deserved : )

That should be the tag-line for the movie, and nothing else. COMING THIS SUMMER, ROCKET-PUNCHING GIANT ROBOTS, then maybe that scene where he (it?) is dragging the oil tanker through the streets.

http://namechk.com/ It runs a check across tons of message boards, social media sites, streaming video pages, etc etc, to see if a username is used there. If so, you can click on the link and go to the page. For example, I searched my most common name "oizown", and found 20 of the sites using it, 17 of which were me, 3 was someone else (that fucker). Now the game part: search your most common name and count how many sites you're listed under. The one with the most sites gets the prize. The prize is NOT herpes. That's right, if you win, you don't get herpes. Current score to beat = 20 (even if it isn't you who signed up, still counts) You don't HAVE to list what name you use...if you have something to hide...(like quarterman's fetish for donkeyshows), but if you find that you have more than 20 (or whatever the current high score is), proof should be posted like so:

I love when I catch the Google search bot perusing old topics! I hadn't seen this vid before, you were a beast with the garand!

Here is a visual aid to help comprehending my story from above:

I was about to say lol HEY. I've been focusing my efforts on more versatile and metaphorical representations of the feline species....like this lol:

You wouldn't know a good movie if it was knuckle deep in your butt with a vibrating bayonet

Cannot wait to see this. My hopes are SUPER high (love Del Toro), and I think they'll be met.

She sent the picture to my phone, but it came up as gobbly goop symbols. I'm assuming it is because she has smart Iphone thing and I have 8 year old flipphone brick, so I told her to email it to me and let's freakin' hope that works!

Unfortunately, there was only one picture taken from someone's cell phone that could prove what I'm about to tell you, and I am patiently waiting for them to wake the fuck up so I can get a copy, but listen to this fucking shit. Believe it or not, that's up to you, but I know this happened (I wasn't TOO fucked up), and once this picture shows up, I'll post as proof. So I've been trying to get pictures of a pair of Savannah monitor lizards mating for the past few weeks. Some of you may recall the picture I posted in the Pet thread (or in the Personal Picture thread) of my gorgeous 3' long female monitor. She's about 3.5' long in this picture. And see, this critters can be super adorable! I had taken her in after someone left her in a box at Petco, and since I do volunteer work with the local Serpatarium (think reptile zoo), they asked if I could watch over her while they made room / extra enclosure. That ended up taking a year or so, but I freakin' LOVED this lizard. It was HUGE, ate rats whole, was a hit with ladies, would just hang out in the house without being in a cage (and would return to its 100-gallon aquarium to crap so easy clean up)...basically the perfect pet. Well, about 2 weeks ago, a male savanah monitor of roughly the same/age size made its way into our town, and the opportunity to mate my girl Sasha and the new male was too perfect. We acclimated them and waiting for the magic moment, with me popping over with my camera's to try to document it (it is a relatively rare occurrence to catch on film, so not only would it be exciting to be able to do so, but I could also then sell the images/footage all over the world). FINALLY, after 2 weeks of waiting, they decided to mate and I happened to be there to film it. The excitement, however, was quickly overwhelmed when none-fucking-other than STEPHEN FUCKING "LANGOLIERS" KING WALKED INTO THE GODDAMN SHOP. We had it closed to the public, but I guess since it is STEPHEN FUCKING KING, he can do what he want. He had heard about the mating and said that he is working on a story about reptiles so figured he'd pop in while promoting "Under the Dome", a movie based off his last-last book that was filmed mostly in my city, Wilmington, NC. Local News Story so there's some proof he was in my town to tide you over until I get this picture of us together. So, for the next 30 minutes to an hour, I got to shoot the shit with one of my idols, the man who made me want to write. We bonded right off when I told him about my whole publishing ordeal with Blue Ridge, which is apparently a company he absolutely hates and who has fucked over plenty of his other literary friends, and even though he couldn't accept my unsolicited manuscript or pass it to his agent, he was happy to give me the names and cards of some other people who would take a look at it if I mentioned STEPHEN FREAKIN FUCKIN THE STAND KING recommended it. We talked about reptiles, I taught him all about the mating habits of the monitors and the differences between a boa's teeth and the fangs in others, about how if a boa ends up biting you, to NEVER pull away as the hundreds of tiny teeth are curved in and by jerking back, you could rip the snake's jaw out. So instead, you have to just let the snake work its teeth and jaw out of your skin. He loved that, and said if it ended up being in a later book, he'd thank me in the credits (EEEEEK CAN YOU FUCKING IMAGINE HOW EXCITED I WAS AT THIS POINT?). He cracked jokes about wondering if he made a mistake writing Cujo as a dog instead of a pet monitor, and in the end, he invited me to join him down at this restaurant in Carolina Beach to have dinner with him and a few other literary people (and their agents/assistants) later that night. I got down there super early and waited around, but unfortunately, he was not able to make it due to the weather. However, I ended up running into one of his assistants who recognized me from the Serpatarium ( and who is bloody gorgeous, rawr ) and so I took her out to dinner and stayed with her for the night (in part due to torrential downpour, and in part cause....well, figure it out). Guess who fucking called in the morning to get in touch with her, and since she was half asleep, had me answer?? STEPHEN. FREAKIN. KING. AGAIN. He didn't recognize my name, but when I mentioned the Blue Ridge debacle, he instantly perked up and started laughing, asking why I was at her hotel (names redacted in case she doesn't want everyone to know about this. Even though he has multiple assistants, I do not want to use names) and if I took care of her last night. He apologized profusely for not being able to come, but said that if I wanted to send a book or photo back with *redacted*, he would make sure to sign it and send it to me. Naturally, I did just this with one of his Richard Bachman books from the '80s, the pseudonym he used to see if he could sell books under a different name or was just lucky with Carrie and Firestarter, asking him to sign it as such (instead of Stephen King). I also sent a paperback copy of one of my favorites, Nightmares and Dreamscapes, so we'll see which I get back! I got the contact info from her since she had to leave and then started the 45-minute scooter ride back home, still in torrential rain but not giving a fuck since STEPHEN. KING. NEEDFUL THINGS. CUJO. CARRIE. THE GODDAMN SHINING. I slept maybe 2 hours last night (in part due to..ya know, but also just too damn giddy), and am STILL hopped up on adrenaline and excitement from all of that, and since I cannot share it on FB until I get that proof, I just HAD to tell someone somewhere. SO, posting here : ) I need to go get high now and try to relax. Thanks for reading! And hey, if you anyone has any similar stories of meeting their idols, post! ps: did I mention it was STEPHEN FREAKIN' SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION GREEN MILE ROLAND THE GUNSLINGER KING? Ok, just making sure.

Story time! It was the summer of '97, fresh in the midst of a typical Tokyo heat-wave compounded by masses of people congregating everywhere and breathing hot stale air in one's face at every turn. I was fresh out of my junior year in high school and after a dismal report card shared with the parents, I waited until 11pm or so and snuck out of the house through my ground-floor bedroom window, being careful not to stop on any noisy rocks in our small garden. I successfully maneuvered my way out into the streets, where I proceeded to take a cab to Roppongi, a little city-in-a-city of Tokyo that was extremely popular with "gaijin" (foreigners) and, while never actually promoted, was Japan's own red-light district. Strip clubs criss-crossed along the streets, often held high in office buildings, secluded away from the general public and accessible only if you knew where to look. Since I was white and therefor exotic, the women who would stand outside these establishments, dressed in suits and looking proper (which was just a ruse to avoid suspicion from police, since prostitution was still technically illegal), would flock to foreigners like cats to an opening tuna can, and while I would usually ignore them since it cost an arm and a leg just to get into the damn places, one offer caught me by surprise and I just HAD to see what it was all about. After listening to her pitch, which went something like this, "Want to experience the greatest Tokyo has to offer in mass sperm release?" (mass sperm release...I remember those words very specifically), I was immediately imagining some sort of Eastern sexual act of art, long lost to the ages, a method of getting a guy off so that he would orgasm ounces. Having never actually done anything remotely close to this and being a naive teenager as horny as a caged ape in heat, I followed her into the inconspicuous building and into a gold-leaf lined elevator. After what seemed like 40 floors, but was actually due to the elevator being extremely slow so that the escort would have time to pamper me and make me feel as if I should just give all my money to the girls, the doors opened and I walked into a dark and musky room, pylons peppered throughout with hooks and leather straps hanging off of them, the only illumination being dusty overhead black-lights that brought out bright white streaks of ... something, a liquid, a coagulating substance that seemed to be dripping down every wall and couch and even some of the women themselves, their crooked teeth smiling beneath clumped neon stains on their cheeks and wet hair flattened against their scalps. As I tentatively stepped further in the room, that familiar stench of chlorine and bleach, of spent spunk and sweat, grabbed hold of my senses, all of them, flooding my eyes until they stung and immediately causing me to gag. The woman by my side patted me on the back, told me in Japanese that it is ok, you get used to it, and started to lead me by hand further in the room. Out of the corner of my eyes, I could make out groups of writhing bodies encircling women on their knees, flashes of flexing buttocks and backs arching, deep groans and exalting cries of ecstasy followed by the occasional slurping sound. For the briefest of seconds, my mind still having trouble contemplating just what I walked into, I thought that maybe they were just slurping noodles, since it is customary to pay compliments to the chef when in a ramen shop to slurp the louder you enjoy the meal. This innocence, this momentary hope that my mind was just perverted, vanished the instance a strobe light went off and I saw, not 5 feet in front of me, 4 men all standing naked around a woman on her back in a crusty leather couch just absolutely fucking drenched in cum. Standing to the side were more men, hands on dicks, getting ready to unleash their own loads on this poor girl. But wait...she was enjoying it! She was reaching out to these erect dicks and begging them to douse her like an out of control fire, as if she was possessed by a semen demon and the only way to exorcise it out was by giving it what it wanted. I turned and ran...but of course the elevator was closed and I had to sit and wait for it to return, all the while listening to the grunts and groans of men climaxing, of women slurping out of god-knows-what, and that one girl who led me up here asking, in the cutest and yet, creepiest, voice, "I bet you can produce more than all of them, show us!" The doors finally opened and I rushed in, slamming my finger on the Door Close button (and of course, recoiling in horror at how goddamn sticky it was). As it finally shut and I began to make my slow way down, given some time to fully take in what I just experienced, I could hear that woman's voice echoing down the elevator shaft.... "Show us! Please show us! Kimochiiiiiiiiiiiiii...." I ran out of that building and to the nearest arcade where I proceeded to drink a lot of beer and play Tekken 2 for about 3 hours straight until I passed out on a park bench and woke up completely numb from the cold. Moral of the story? Gaming is addictive, please play in moderation, and for fuck's sake watch out for Bukkake clubs when visiting Japan.

Name: Tim Brown Rank: GySgt Type of issue: hardware mostly Brief Description of Issue: SO, I want to upgrade my computer. I BELIEVE the main bottleneck is the integrated Intel graphics, but I'd like get the opinion of some of our hardware guys on what they think I should do. The specs to this box are as follows: Machine name: FUNKBEAST5000 (lol I like my name, shuttup) Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 System Manufacturer: Dell Inc. System Model: Inspiron 580s BIOS: Default System BIOS Processor: Intel® Core™ i3 CPU 550 @ 3.20GHz (4 CPUs), ~3.2GHz Memory: 6144MB RAM Available OS Memory: 5944MB RAM Page File: 3230MB used, 8653MB available DirectX Version: DirectX 11 and of course, integrated intel stuff: Card name: Intel® HD Graphics Manufacturer: Intel Corporation Chip type: Intel® HD Graphics (Core i3) DAC type: Internal Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_0042&SUBSYS_04381028&REV_18 Display Memory: 1696 MB Dedicated Memory: 64 MB Shared Memory: 1632 MB Current Mode: 1280 x 800 (32 bit) (60Hz) Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor Monitor Model: DELL IN2020M Monitor Id: DELF029 And finally, here's a quick report from Everest that might have info I forgot: BIOS Unknown Monitor DELF029: Generic PnP Monitor [NoDB] Motherboard Unknown PCI/AGP 14E4-1691: Broadcom NetLink ™ Gigabit Ethernet [NoDB] PCI/AGP 8086-0040: Intel® processor DRAM Controller - 0040 [NoDB] PCI/AGP 8086-0042: Intel® HD Graphics [NoDB] PCI/AGP 8086-244E: Intel® 82801 PCI Bridge - 244E [NoDB] PCI/AGP 8086-3B08: Intel® H57 Express Chipset LPC Interface Controller - 3B08 [NoDB] PCI/AGP 8086-3B20: Intel® 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset Family 4 port Serial ATA Storage Controller - 3B20 [NoDB] PCI/AGP 8086-3B30: Intel® 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller - 3B30 [NoDB] PCI/AGP 8086-3B34: Intel® 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller - 3B34 [NoDB] PCI/AGP 8086-3B3C: Intel® 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller - 3B3C [NoDB] PCI/AGP 8086-3B42: Intel® 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 - 3B42 [NoDB] PCI/AGP 8086-3B4C: Intel® 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 6 - 3B4C [NoDB] PCI/AGP 8086-3B56: High Definition Audio Controller [NoDB] PCI/AGP 8086-3B64: Intel® Management Engine Interface [NoDB] CPU Properties: CPU Type 2x , 3200 MHz Instruction Set x86, x86-64, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 Original Clock 3200 MHz L1 Data Cache 32 KB L2 Cache 256 KB (On-Die, ATC, Full-Speed) Multi CPU: CPU #0 Intel® Core™ i3 CPU 550 @ 3.20GHz, 3192 MHz CPU #1 Intel® Core™ i3 CPU 550 @ 3.20GHz, 3192 MHz CPU #2 Intel® Core™ i3 CPU 550 @ 3.20GHz, 3192 MHz CPU #3 Intel® Core™ i3 CPU 550 @ 3.20GHz, 3192 MHz CPU Utilization: CPU #1 / Core #1 / HTT Unit #1 0 % CPU #1 / Core #1 / HTT Unit #2 69 % CPU #1 / Core #2 / HTT Unit #1 0 % CPU #1 / Core #2 / HTT Unit #2 54 % Now, I've been told in the past that I can get a high-end graphics card and put that in there and everything should be fine. HOWEVER, the case is SUPER slim and from what I researched when I got it (about 6 months ago), no good cards would even fit. SO, is it possible for me to buy a new case and graphics card and then put it all in a new case? Is there something else I need to upgrade? Money is of no real concern with this; I need the best I can do. The other option is just buying all new stuff and building it. What are some suggestions from those of us with hardware knowledge? Can I get a new card and case and build it up out of what I already have? Or do I need to upgrade other things? Is there more info you might need? (this is just the dxdiag info). Help me out here brothers/sisters, I'm tired of not being able to play any other game but DOD:S. I mean, Photoshop won't even run properly on this thing. ***Medical Supply Staff ONLY Below this line*** Current Status: (Researching, Pending Reply, Resolved, Unresolved) Main Technician: Supporting Technician:

I ran into this man back in LA A LONG time ago, way before Sopranos. I didn't know who he was, but this 50-year old lady I was with (we were waiting for the shitty bus to finally get there) instantly recognized him from some obscure made-for-TV movie and started freaking out, so naturally I had to freak out too (it just happens in L.A....something in the air). He was SUPER nice, signed about 10 pieces of miscellaneous crap for her (and my shirt but I have no clue where it is now), and then got on the bus with us just so he could talk to this ecstatic lady for the trip. Nicest celebrity I met when living in Hollywood (other than Pee Wee Herman, he was just a child in adult clothes, so much fun when not wankin' in a theater). I haven't thought about that moment in years. RIP James.

Name: goblin shark (stats) Steam I.D: STEAM_0:1:5124872 Reasons for the Ban: Mass TK, then fled Recommended duration of ban: 1 to 2356 days Demo Provided?: N, but Beglar/Acton/Martin witnessed. He was doing really well too, then axis won and on spawn, mowed everyone down and ran away. Perhaps he had an epileptic fit and held onto the mouse during it, but was too embarrassed to stick around afterwards so he fled. Is a shame, goblin sharks are bloody wicked. Ban as you see fit.

I ordered a bunch of computer parts and they all delivered at once, but the FedEX guy couldn't carry them all in one trip so I offered to help him and he declined, forcing me to leave my front door open while he went back for the rest, subsequently letting my A/C run out in the world and probably hiking up my bill by like 2 whole cents. Bunch of savages in this town.

Name:Angel Eyes Steam I.D:STEAM_0:1:16728735 Reasons for the Ban:TKing, Harassment Recommended duration of ban:3 days to a week Demo Provided?: N; a loyal pubber came to me asking if I could kick a tker. He claimed this angel eyes guys was falling him around, team wounding and killing him with a shovel. Now, this pubber is not one of those who complain about EVERY TK, so when he comes to me with a problem, I usually listen. The player left before I could jump in, but upon researching him, I discovered a week-long ban from back in October, 2012 (link). Upon further research, his gameme stat here indicates that in an hour and 14 minutes of playtime, he had 40 kills, and 9 TKs. My final piece of evidence is his chat log, where one can clearly see him state his intentions on switching teams JUST to TK (and what could be construed to be threatening statements and proclamations of future misdoing...) *OBJECTION HERESAY* I retract that parenthesized statement, your Honor. However, this evidence, compounded by the credible witness testimony, in this humble prosecutor's opinion and if it pleases the court, should warrant further punishment on its own merit.

Removed the possibility that it has anything to do with Insane HUD, same crash regardless of whether it is or is not being used.

Yea, that's what I thought too. Talked to Hall and we've come to the conclusion it's a server issue so I messaged the appropriate parties and we'll see what they can say. I'll post anything else I might be able to figure out here, like ways to record demo but not have it crash at the very least, but for now...let's see what they say.