Another word and the forces will abolish all forms of Cilantro on this planet called Earth, message received from Planet Janet
- Janet
Message to Planet Janet: you know you love it with cilantro, baby.
- Steven Perez
Now see this is the interesting thing: if anybody posts, then you have to. So if everybody keeps posting, you'll just have to keep up with us. BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
- CAJ, somewhere else
pffft. Those who pit Sesame Street monsters against one another do not understand the spirit of the show; therefore, your argument is invalid.
- pea ♥ fierce as a woozle
Does Elmo like triangles as much as Telly? I THINK NOT. Therefore, Telly > Elmo.
- Steven Perez
from IM
pffft. Those who pit Sesame Street monsters against one another do not understand the spirit of the show; therefore, your argument is invalid.
- pea ♥ fierce as a woozle
Does Elmo like triangles as much as Telly? I THINK NOT. Therefore, Telly > Elmo.
- Steven Perez
from IM
pffft. Those who pit Sesame Street monsters against one another do not understand the spirit of the show; therefore, your argument is invalid.
- pea ♥ fierce as a woozle
Does Elmo like triangles as much as Telly? I THINK NOT. Therefore, Telly > Elmo.
- Steven Perez
from IM
pffft. Those who pit Sesame Street monsters against one another do not understand the spirit of the show; therefore, your argument is invalid.
- pea ♥ fierce as a woozle
Does Elmo like triangles as much as Telly? I THINK NOT. Therefore, Telly > Elmo.
- Steven Perez
from IM
pffft. Those who pit Sesame Street monsters against one another do not understand the spirit of the show; therefore, your argument is invalid.
- pea ♥ fierce as a woozle
Does Elmo like triangles as much as Telly? I THINK NOT. Therefore, Telly > Elmo.
- Steven Perez
from IM
Does Elmo like triangles as much as Telly? I THINK NOT. Therefore, Telly > Elmo.
- Steven Perez
from IM
Does Elmo like triangles as much as Telly? I THINK NOT. Therefore, Telly > Elmo.
- Steven Perez
from IM
Does Elmo like triangles as much as Telly? I THINK NOT. Therefore, Telly > Elmo.
- Steven Perez
from IM
Does Elmo like triangles as much as Telly? I THINK NOT. Therefore, Telly > Elmo.
- Steven Perez
from IM
I CAN ATTEST THAT PEA IS, IN FACT, ALL SUGAR AND SPICE AND EVERYTHING NICE. Argue that, and let's see how mean you really wanna be. In the meantime, my head hurts so discuss this amongst yourselves. You can summarize it for me later.
- pea ♥ fierce as a woozle
Debating tip: never try to get in the last word. Always give your opponent the opportunity to get in the last word. By some sort of mysterious karmic law, your persuasiveness will improve immeasurably. :)
- Sean McBride
Steven Perez isn't a Bunneh!!! As long as he doesn't respond.
- Jimminy
This is a point that can never be proved, nor disproved until all but one of us are dead.
- Slippy "Threadsbane" Lane
So... it's kind of like a "tontine" but with a pretty weak payoff?
- Mark Jepsen
Hmmm, actually, it only needs to continue until Steven Perez is dead (of very old age, i of course hope). Our victory is guaranteed. Of course, if friendfeed gets eaten by fb, it's just going to be a race to get the last comment in before the site goes down.
- Slippy "Threadsbane" Lane
It's okay, he's got a Catch-22 now. Steven Perez isn't a Bunneh, so long as he doesn't respond. And we all know he refutes his Bunneh status.
- Jimminy
It was real hawt in the town that night! IF I EDIT 18 hours later like now - is your last still last if comments are disabled? A hawt question.
- L Stephen Cleary
Steven is a Bunneh!!! He responded when I said he wasn't. Bunneh's can win if they want.
- Jimminy
Steven, I'm sure that not even you would resort to cheating to get the last word. I vote we just find the comment limit. It's gonna be a number ending in '0'
- Slippy "Threadsbane" Lane
You did see where I said that I like my food scared and running, yeah? Mmmmm, ferret-ka-bobs ...
- Steven Perez
from IM
I do indeed see where this is headed, and no sir, I don't like it. *calls upon the forces of Voltron
- Tsali, The Native of FF
from IM
Sadly, the only Voltron to heed your call is the vehicle Voltron. And I disabled that yo-yo by pulling out the sparks plugs in the car feet.
- Steven Perez
from IM
very busy very busy very busy very busy very busy very busy very busy very busy very busy very busy very busy very busy very busy very busy very busy
- Steven Perez
from IM
VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY
- Steven Perez
from IM
I think friendfeed only put the extra "Add comment" link at the bottom of threads because of this specific thread. It took me a full 20 seconds to scroll from one end of it to the other.
- Slippy "Threadsbane" Lane
hmm... 800+ comments on this thread, and this is my first, and probably last comment on this thread. I wonder should I read all the comments, or just post?
- Mike Nencetti
Are you guys still trying to win?
- Steven Perez
from IM
23 years from now, Steven will still check his MSGoogle MyFriendFace feed every morning so he can respond to this post with 3,137,783 comments...
- Joe....
from iPod
After half a month there must have been moment you thought it would not be a real big deal if you eventually should NOT have the last word, I suppose?
- Ruud van Wijngaarden
Now that you've nearly reached 1100 comments, I realized that I hadn't officially "liked" this yet! Error rectified, though you're clearly a comment whore, you show great panache while doing so!
- Mark Jepsen
Ohhh, you mean that place, which is totally faked by a #viciousbunneh who was in cahoots with the government in taking all the alfalfa plants into an underground hidden bunker.
- Tsali, The Native of FF
I will allow you to have the last word. But to take that last word you are surrendering your honor to a den of sightless whores.
- ‘-.-’ Tutivillus Grift
Eventually, the whole thread will go backwards to the beginning.
- WorldofHiglet
That sounds like more fun than I imagine you wanted it to.
- Steven Perez
from IM
It was a test. Honor is pride. A den of sightless whores is merely an event that you will carry forever. You have attained the 7th level of enlightenment.
- ‘-.-’ Tutivillus Grift
Considering that this thread has only been around since August, and has been shut down for the last two months, that's not too bad.
- Steven Perez
from IM
2012 is just the begining of the 13th Baktun, the long cont calendar doesn't actually run out until sometimes after 4772, that is of course if you stick with only Baktuns and don't use the other 4 higher counts, I just think FF will end in 4217 on planet Tersanzar :)
- Tsali, The Native of FF
Ah, right thread. In that thread, it's asked what you think you smell like. In this thread, I told you what I think you smell like.
- Steven Perez
from IM
I think this has lasted long enough. We already know what has to be the last word, it's already in the original quote. I will put it as the closing comment. I think we will all feel relieved we can now carry on to do greater things. For ourselves, our loved ones and the world.
- Ruud van Wijngaarden
Yeah. :( Laptop keyboards are much quieter... if you don't mind getting your hands heated in a most uncomfortable manner.
- Yolanda
I like my old noisy keyboard. I like that the keys offer some resistance when I type. CLACK CLACK CLACK. CLACK CLACK. CLACK CLACK CLACK CLACK CLACK.
- Baroness Von Cut-A-Bitch
What do you think of in-game advertisements? Good or bad thing? If we have to have them how would you like them in games? Product placements? And how much of it?
Guerilla ones could suck big time, but dynamic in game ads in billboards or cars should be fine.
- Acharad Sami vanJoulee
As long as it makes sense within the context of the game. I wouldn't want to see a big McDonald's ad in the middle of, say, Dragon Age II.
- Akiva Moskovitz
when i saw an ad in a shooter game, im shooting it.
- siniradam
I think my games should cost me much less then.
- CW™
Looks like they are going for realism. Corporations have taken over the world!
- Eric @ CS Techcast
I depends. I'll accept them in racing games if they look real, but with CW, definitely should be cheaper if games have ads in them. And I find that the games that do have ads in them, I don't play as much.
- Anika
Stupid, not working idea. [Check out Ian Bogost's "Persuasive Games" for further details]
- Kurai (ff)
If they make sense within the game, I'm ok with them. There are billboards all over Burnout: Paradise and they fit into the game's cityscape. I remember Crackdown, while also being set in a city like Burnout, having ads for a vehicle that is decades old in that game's world. That took me out of the game a bit.
- Rob H.
On a billboard like the first one's not an issue for me. The second one's a bit overkill. But yeah, if it makes sense in the game. Fantasy games, historical games, not so much.
- Jandy, ConcertMaven of FF
in NFS there is a lot. well it is making the game realistic. i mean like football every football game has own ads. in the game. but in the future it could be disturbing.
- siniradam
Point is, no one will notice those, because attention is on the game. And no one will buy a product just because it's advertised on a game. But still, marketing will do the equation copies of the game sold -> increase in the sales. Funny.
- Kurai (ff)
As long as it makes sense in context and is subtle enough to not be annoying, then fine.
- Tanath
Tanath, agree. Just use some intelligence in integrating them. The first shot is good in that it's an advertising board and it's clearly been built into the game's engine. Unlike the (probably edited) second shot with has lots of ads that have the stuck-on look.
- Kol Tregaskes
Kurai, that doesn't seem to stop companies from advertising in movies, TV or even the clickable ads that no one clicks.
- Rob H.
The point of advertising is to reduce or cover the cost of something. It's why tv shows have ads, and why ad slots cost different amounts depending on how many people are expected to be watching. With something you have to pay for the ads should created with that in mind, that they are being purchased and constitute double income. No one is going to buy something where ads are distracting and take away from the experience, and if ads are there it should cut the cost of the game.
- Heather
+1 Kol, if they put them in like #1, I don't have a problem with it.
- Jason Huebel
An interesting aside to this is whether or not ads should be dynamic. I heard a story on the radio a few months ago about some new games (I don't game much, so I haven't paid much attention) actually downloading and swapping out the ads over Internet connections (so that the ads are always current and new). Is that okay? Does that turn a video game effectively into adware? Should we...
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- Curtiss Grymala
Back on-topic, though, I'm fine with ads in games as long as they fit with the story and scenery. I expect to see ads plastered all over a NASCAR game, but would find it a bit ridiculous in Zelda. For me, part of the thought process would be: if they would have put a fake advertisement in that spot (billboards on racing/city games, for instance), why not make a little extra money and sell real adverts for that spot?
- Curtiss Grymala
Curtiss, I can't remember what game I was just playing that had current ads in it, but somewhere in the game was a theatre marquee and it was showing Paranormal Activity. I thought it was kind of cool, actually, that the ads were so up-to-date and relevant. And, I mean, it worked within the game, because it was a theatre marquee. It made sense for it to show something, why not a currently-playing film?
- Jandy, ConcertMaven of FF
If I am honest I would only like them if the game was free or cheap - I absolutely hate buying a DVD and having ads forced on me, and too much product placement would really annoy me. I even dislike the little studio/production ads they force you to watch at the beginning of films and games, I want to get to the film or game, not watch pointless logo animations for every company involved. Sorry :)
- Joelle Nebbe (iphigenie)
I don't mind ads that look like part of the landscape (as Kol pointed out for the first ad), for games that are ostensibly in something like this universe. I love the fake ads in games like Ratchet & Clank, and think it would be very jarring to insert a Wal-Mart ad into that universe.
- Jennifer Dittrich
Sorry it's not a great picture and hard to make out. And seriously I can't tell you how awesome it is to have all these beautiful faces to look at through the day. Still have some spaces to fill in.
- aden (yeah you heard me)
from email
Happy Anniversary Anne - you are a saint, and the love of my life. Thank you for 31 great years, 4 exceptional children, and too many great memories to count. Here's best wishes to us for our next 31 years. Amazing how little we've aged from the photo :-)
- Jack Norris
from email
Happy anniversary Anne:) Best wishes to both of you and your husband:))
- Petek(UCB)_
Happy Anniversary!!! That photo is so so cute!!! I love it!!! Congratulations!
- Rachel Lea Fox