MrRant

I have. It's much nicer not scrolling down 3 pages worth of sigs when the entire thread is maybe half a page of actual... you know.... posting.

http://www.scorror.com/modules.php?name=Ne...order=0&thold=0 Anybody heard about this? Looks to be a good serial killer movie and I am curious if the entire movie takes place with the victims tied to the wall or not.

Could be either. I would first check the volume controls and maybe set everything at the half way point and see if that helps then if that doesn't, try reinstalling the drivers for the sound card and see if that works.

It could be a virus. Try downloading another one like AVG or something from the thread pinned at the top and see if it completes. If so and no virus then Norton could just need to be reinstalled.

::Squirtle at Subway:: "I SAID AMERICAN CHEESE YOU CUNT~!"

They do know that most of their fanbase have GUNS right?

Anyone seen "Mr T's Be somebody or be somebody's fool?" Great movie. T even break dances.

::Shakes fist.... IN ANGER~!::

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The speculation is over. NASCAR indeed is changing the way it crowns a champion in the Nextel Cup Series in 2004, switching to a season-long points race to a 10-race "playoff," vice president of corporate communications Jim Hunter confirmed to NASCAR.com Thursday afternoon. While Hunter didn't disclose the exact nature of the playoffs -- because NASCAR hasn't nailed down the details -- a system will be used in the final 10 races to determine the champion. Matt Kenseth led the standings by over 400 points at one point in 2003. "Yes, we are committed to changing the format we use to determine the champion," Hunter said in an exclusive interview with NASCAR.com. "We're looking at 26, 10. We're looking at a number to make sure we don't exclude anybody in the 10 who would have a chance to win the championship." The numbers of drivers eligible for the championship could be more than 10, and any driver in the playoffs will be seeded. NASCAR will not reset the points back to zero, but instead start each driver with a certain number, with the driver leading the standings getting the most points with 10 races to go. "A small lead, but it's a brand-new chase to the championship," Hunter said. "Nobody will go back to zero." Any driver within a certain number of points of the leader will be eligible for the playoffs. Hunter said NASCAR is trying to determine that number based on models from the previous 28 years of using the current system, but that number is between 300 and 600. For example, if a driver is in 14th place but 300 points behind the leader, he would still be eligible for the playoffs -- and the championship. "We'll start them off with x number of points, and the leader will have more than second, third, fourth, fifth, on down the line," Hunter said. "Then we still use our same points system the rest of the year for them." That's to make sure drivers out of the playoffs won't end up with more points with drivers in the playoffs. That starting-point number for playoff drivers has been established, but Hunter wasn't ready to announce them Hunter said NASCAR will award more points to the winner of each race, but it won't be a large number. "Somebody said, '25,' and I said, 'Not that big,'" Hunter said. "We don't know what the number is yet. But the winner will receive more points than second place, no matter what." NASCAR vice president Jim Hunter said sagging interest in late-season races led to the change. Credit: Autostock NASCAR will not alter the points for lower finishers of a race as previously speculated, but the minimum speed at each track will be raised, reducing the number of slower cars allowed on the track (like cars returning from a crash). Qualifying will continue to pay no points. As an added incentive for the drivers not in the playoffs over the final 10 races -- if winning a race weren't enough -- NASCAR will create an award for the highest finishing driver out of the playoffs and will recognize him at the Awards Banquet in New York. "You're racing to win races," Hunter said. "That's what you're supposed to be here for -- not running for points. We're toying with the idea of putting special point fund money to that position." As for why NASCAR has decided to change the points system, Hunter said it was simple: After Labor Day, when college and pro football are beginning and competing for fans and television viewers, things go flat for NASCAR. NASCAR wants to add drama to the fall schedule, for TV and the fans. Some races late in the year are not selling out, Hunter said. "There's just so much more for NASCAR to compete with in that last third of the season that we don't have the rest of the year," Hunter said. "We're doing this to draw additional attention to our sport. That's the bottom line." Hunter also pointed out that the championship should not be based solely on consistency. Matt Kenseth, for example, won only one race in 2003 but ran away with the championship. Meanwhile, Ryan Newman won eight races but finished sixth in the points. "The balance of winning and consistency has sort of gotten out of whack," Hunter said. "It seems that the consistency factor plays more of a role than winning races. We need to change the format. "It's a new day, so we want to try this. We think it'll work. In the end, if it doesn't work, we'll change it back." Drivers have generally reacted negatively to the proposal, and fans have been against it from the start. In a NASCAR.com poll in December, fans were overwhelmingly against the playoff system. But Hunter said it was up to NASCAR to educate the fans as to the positives of the plan. "Fans that I talked to, when I explained to them why we're doing this and what we hope to accomplish, they may not swing all the way over, but they say, 'Oh, OK, I get that,'" Hunter said. One argument against the playoff system was the inability to break into the top 10 for drivers out of the playoffs. Figuring out the cutoff -- x number of points behind the leader -- was the "last piece of the puzzle," Hunter said. "On the average, that happens about one out of three years," Hunter said about drivers moving into the top 10 in the final 10 races.

The A-Team has one of the greatest theme songs ever. WTF is wrong with you?

Used to read Rantsylvania and so the lineage goes.

If anyone is interested in doing comic book reviews for Scorror.com please PM myself or El Satanico. Reason for this is that I consider most comics to be sci-fi/action for the most part so it would fit the sci-fi/horror theme. I would even consider Zzasz.

Well there goes Canada's 2004 GNP.

You.... Bastard.

Speaking of Live... anyone else play ESPN Football or Rainbow Six 3 on it?

^^^ LIGHTNING ELK

I'd prefer the armies of Hell and Heaven meeting in an epic struggle for the souls of the board. Winner take all.

<looks at calendar> Looks like the regular "Mr. Rant looking at his calendar" reference is right on time ::Looks at calendar... IN ANGER~!:: Looks like the regular "AngelSlayer looking at his calendar to see if MrRant is looking at his calendar" is right on time as well.

It means that in one browser window you can view multiple pages.

::Looks at calendar:: Looks like the monthly WWE folder complaint is right on time. But I agree.

Just now?

Categories: Candy shaped like potato chips (3 reviews) | Peanut Butter Snacks (22 reviews) Taste: This is a whole new category of snack. The concept here is that these are supposed to taste like Reese's but have the shape of Pringles. Definitely an odd concept. This container includes three individually sealed 6-packs of Swoops. Upon opening one of the 6-packs, I found that the Swoops are indeed shaped like Pringles, but slightly smaller. The top of the Swoop is chocolate brown in color, except for a peanut butter squiggle across the middle, resembling the pattern on Charlie Brown's shirt. (The actual pattern on the chips is quite a bit different from what was pictured on the package, which showed more squiggles, each of which was far narrower, taller and swoopier than the real ones on the Swoops.) On the bottom of the Swoops, there's no squiggle, but the whole brown bottom surface is textured with a pattern of diamonds, like something you'd see on a sweater. The packaging notwithstanding, the candies themselves look very classy, like something you would see overpriced at a fine chocolate store, rather than the candy aisle of the supermarket at 18 for $1.50. The packaging is functional, though, as none of the Swoops were broken or stuck together. There was a slight whitening of the chocolate in the area where one Swoop touched the next. Unlike a real Reese's peanut butter cup, the peanut butter and chocolate aren't actually separate, but all mixed together in a material with a uniform consistency. But the taste is pretty much just like a real Reese's. Even more impressive, you get the taste of a Reese's without having to peel the paper off the peanut butter cup. Aroma: Smells like Reese's. Manufacturer: Hershey Foods Corporation (USA) From the bag: "Irresistible slices of peanut butter candy" ... "Reese's® Swoops™ are the essence of your favorite chocolate candy. The unique shape envelops your mouth in chocolate bliss. The a moment to experience Seops™ ... anytime, anywhere!" This snack was discovered by Jeremy at Target. http://www.taquitos.net/snacks.php?snack_code=1961 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories: Candy shaped like potato chips (3 reviews) Taste: The good folks at Hershey's have taken The Great American Chocolate Bar and reshaped it to the form of a potato chip. (It's sort of like a Hershey Bar joined the Superfriends and declared "Wonder Twins powers ... activate! Shape of ... Pringles!" If the other twin could become a glass of milk, things would be just about perfect for me right now.) I can't even begin to imagine how or why they came up with an idea like this. But if you like the taste of a Hershey Bar, you should be quite satisfied with the taste of this Swoop, because it's the same. The cool thing I discovered is that the Swoop is approximately the shape of the roof of your mouth, so you can put one in your mouth and leave it there as it dissolves, giving you several minutes of great chocolate taste. Aroma: Smells just like a Hershey Bar. Manufacturer: Hershey Foods Corporation (USA) From the bag: "Irresistible Slices of Chocolate Candy!" ... "Allergy information: Manufactured on the same equipment that processes peanuts/almonds." This snack was discovered by Jeremy at Target. http://www.taquitos.net/snacks.php?snack_code=1976

Do you have a computer? Can you ping your XBOX's IP address when it's on?

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