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Does the ring still only support 4 wrestlers at a time?

He really could have taken that kid down with him. Luckily it didn't play out like that.

This is true. It really comes down to nothing more than being irked by something going on in someone's bedroom which doesn't turn you on. People care way too much about things that aren't their business.

Yup. Eventually gays being married will be the norm. Just like blacks being allowed in white places almost half a century ago, this is a common sense civil rights issue who's proper solution is inevitable. "The radical of one century is the conservative of the next. The radical invents the views. When he has worn them out the conservative adopts them."--Mark Twain

Lock this topic and put it in the Greatest Threads folder now. There's nothing to add to this story. It's perfect as is.

Maybe go for a concept costume, like dress up as Freddy dressing up as Jason or dress up as Pinhead as a Hot Topic employee.

^ You're right in a sense. Sure, you chose to drink a lot, but one thing to keep in mind is that the reason that relatives of people with addictions should be wary of regular substance use is that they have what is called an "addictive personality", that is, their brain is wired in such a way that genetically predisposes them as more likely to become an addict. But that itself isn't a disease. Possibly a phsycial handicap? And once you're an addict, it's not simply a matter of will power to quit, your body chemistry has changed. It gets to a point where it needs the substance to exist. In fact, the most lethal kind of detox is alcohol detox. I know that's hard to believe but it's true. Your body just starts to shut down.

The Presidents of the United States of America are back with their first album in 4 years. "Love Everybody" is in stores 8/17. Let the TSM bitch fest begin, but I'll pay little mind--they've always been one of my guilty pleasures.

...Especially since you know that invincibility surges were created with people like Hogan and Warrior in mind.

I'll let the thread die after this, but I thought I'd post a couple reviews I liked: dallasmusicguide: THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - LOVE EVERYBODY (PUSA Music) Everybody's favorite bald-headed minimalists return with eight strings, a handful of drums, and barrels full of love. Love Everybody is the third album from The Presidents of the United States of America: a band who wraps good-natured levity around compositions so stripped-down they make The Hives look like a bloated prog-rock band. I have no way to guarantee that the Presidents still carry on in their Amish-esque approach of removing unnecessary instrumental baggage. I'm pretty sure I heard a larger drum set and some bass guitar. Regardless, what the Presidents do retain is a stubborn commitment to making waggish and unruly rock music. Tracks “Love Everybody,” “5,500 Miles,” and “Shreds of Boa” are of similar scope and quality as the unfettered roughness of “Lump.” Love Everybody is replete with the Presidents' characteristically absurd humor, erratically behaving characters, and somewhat retarded sexuality. Somewhere along their developmental years, the Presidents must have gotten their lines crossed between Freud and “Porky's.” However, The Presidents' cleverness should not be minimized. They are as quick-witted and lyrically frenetic as they were on their self-titled album. And while nothing may exceed the charmingly blatant innuendo that was "Peaches," "Jennifer's Jacket," a deft, tongue-twisting ode to a girl's winter wardrobe, will likely become a new fan favorite. Presidents of the USA hold the post I think most of us want them to hold: that of alternative rock as it was known in the musical renaissance that was the early to mid 90's. Indeed, in some ways, the Presidents are an even more reliable troubadour than fellow relics Mudhoney. Although the sincere efforts of the Presidents of the USA will go mostly unappreciated, we will be sleeping calmly in castles made by DJ's and drum machines knowing full well that the Presidents are keeping a tirelessly vigilant watch over the walls outside, in case five-piece boy-bands make another attack. ~ Dick Sullivan popmatters: Nevermind Nevermind. This is Real Seattle Rock And you thought they were going to be a footnote of the '90s. That "Lump", "Peaches", and "Mach 5" were going to be silly memories. That the Presidents were finished and over, nothing left to be played after they broke up in 1997. That that overrated band Nirvana was really what Seattle music was all about. Well, let me tell you something, Jack. You're wrong on all counts. The Presidents of the United States of America are back. And this time, they're back for good. Not that they ever completely went away. In 2000, the band got back together and released Freaked Out and Small quietly, not touring behind it, and then promptly disappeared again. Lead President Chris Ballew released some discs under the name Giraffe, and also worked with the Young Fresh Fellows' Tad Hutchinson as "Chris and Tad". Guitarist Dave Dederer played around for a while with ex-Guns and Roses Duff McKagan, and drummer Jason Finn gave stick time to all sorts of local Seattle groups, including the Fastbacks. So the three have been busy, but the call to serve another presidential term must have seemed like a good idea, as here they are once again, serving up Love Everybody in August, 2004. This time around, though, they're doing it their own way, on their own label, despite having had large offers on the table from the usual major labels. Plus, the band already has an unofficial hit; "Some Postman" was leaked to Seattle's KNDD and has become a local favorite. So far so good. Can PUSA reclaim old territory? Will they be able to once again rock the masses with their funny brand of minimalist pop? I say yes. I say this is exactly what the country needs to finally shift itself away from the death throes of Bubblegum, Mark II and the phony garage revival that has spat out as many cookie cutter groups as the teen fluff it's supposedly competing against. But PUSA have always been in a world of their own. Certainly nothing had ever come from Seattle quite like "Lump". Of course, there have always been the Young Fresh Fellows, but not even their brand of catchy good time Seattle rock got to crack the mainstream the way PUSA have. And people did truly embrace the group, it wasn't just some novelty. With their second album, II, the band got even better, with tracks like "Volcano" and "Bath of Fire" expanding the groove while still keeping it fun. Freaked Out and Small was a real change. Full six string guitars and a bit of a "normal" sound broke into the mix and made the affair a bit of a step back, but it was still a good release. However, Love Everybody brings PUSA back to their roots and finds them once again just having a great time. Indeed, that "Some Postman" truly is catchy as hell. Pop hooks galore, and a chorus that will stay in your mind forever ("Some postman is grooving to all our love letters / Some postman is going to cry"), the song feels right on target, yet fresh all at the same time. If you loved PUSA already, then this album will just continue that feeling. Ballew and company are still fascinated by the same topics. Whether it be driving ("Highway Forever"; "5,500 Miles") or cute and furry little animals ("Munky River"), their old recipe for success remains the same. Why mess with it? The 14 tracks offered here are destined to become instant favorites. There's no bullshit and nothing but pure enjoyment from the title track to the closing sweetness of "Jennifer's Jacket". But the group does offer up some intriguing new sounds along the way to keep things moving forward. "Drool at You" has an absolutely hot guitar riff propelling it along, the likes of which have never been heard on a PUSA album. Then there's the trashy instrumental funk of "Surf's Down", which features some groovy distorted organ rock, and of course, Dederer's own take on surf guitar. The shimmering "Zero Friction" sounds like PUSA reformatted for the '00s with a hot sheen and amped-up choruses at the intro. And "Vestina" bounces along on a great electric piano-based pop melody that out-indies all the other indie groups out there. So, with all this good stuff jam packed into Love Everybody, it's hard to see this comeback as anything but a 100% success. The fan base is already built-in, and I would imagine that there are a whole slew of new ears out there thirsty for this kind of sound. That PUSA are so good at what they do and indeed have their own, patented formula of rock and roll can only add to that success. Even when you think you've heard it all, the band's music has always sounded like a fresh alternative to everything else. Yes, the band has always been about giving everyone a good time, but they've also always been serious and true to their craft. They certainly could have ended up as an amusing footnote of the '90s, but with Love Everybody it's eminently clear that they're going to be around for a good, long time. Pop music has never sounded better. It's certainly great to have these guys back when the nation truly does need a funky-ass set of leaders to give us all a bit of hope.

I don't hate all gimmicks. There are bands with gimmicks that I actually like--The Hives with their all black outfits and white ties and shoes, 2 Skinnee J's wore Mork and Mindy outfits with golden bowls on their heads from '97-'00, and Static-X's lead singer's electric-shock hair. I only liked Static-X's debut record, however. But when your gimmick is about negativity or how fucked up the world is (Slipknot, ICP, Marilyn Manson), then I hate you.

I loved "II" and wondered why it hasn't become more adored in the PUSA fan circles. Back when wrestling was the fad, my friends and I were in our late teens and we used to throw together costumes and tape funny wrestling interviews. One of my characters was a city-slicker-hatin', line-dancin' cowboy named Sigfreid Wrangler, and "Bath of Fire" was his theme. ...Did I just admit to that? "Are you tryin' ta powerhouse Sigfreid Wrangler, rodeo clown?"

Online functionality probably takes up so much room. I know there's games like Madden where hundreds of players' likenesses are in the game, but they are only a set of attributes, and not whole movesets and titantron videos.

Snot's album did have some good guitar work on it and it did have a Mike, but it wasn't the same Mike. Mike Smith and Mikey Doling are 2 different people, I believe Mike Smith (the guy in Limp Bizkit) was just a live guitarist after one of the previous ones left the fold. Mikey Doling was doing time in Soulfly trying to write decent riffs while Max Cavalera stuck guest appearances all over everything. So yeah, unless I'm totally wrong (which is VERY possible), Smith never wrote anything on the first Snot album. Maybe that's it, then. I thought I saw a news segment on MTV saying he was a Snot guitarist. Could have been wrong.

That was an extremely quiet affair. It intentionally didn't make any radar bleeps and they didn't tour behind it. It could arguably be their best one, though.

To be fair, the singles I heard with Mike were a lot less listenable, if you can believe that, which makes me wonder how it could have been night and day with that guy--the Snot album had some good guitar work in it.

Yup. Still bald. They're weird like that...they release the records on their own indie label and reject big deals. The bassist and guitarist are both family men so they don't want to commit to big tours or anything, they want to be around for their kids. They just quiety release records, maybe do a teensy tiny tour then disappear for another 4 years.

He might have changed his mind. Could you imagine the flak he'd get from the world community if one of the prophicies he kept secret was about 9/11 or something?

Unless there are multiple costumes for each character, the point of Legend Kane is that no one wants to play with an unmasked Kane, but that's the one that's on TV.

Wouldn't the Predator have the ultimate trump card with the nuclear explosion?

Pitches for scripts that have been passed around for 10 years, like FvsJ and this movie, must suck. FvsJ was on the level of a horrible piece of internet fan fiction inexplicably granted a theatrical release, and this will probably be the same.

Uhm, Rumbles only support 6 players at a time, offline. Online, they'd probably have a max of 6 players, plus 24 NPC characters. I mean ALTOGETHER. 6 guys are on screen, but how many guys can you have waiting in the wings to join the fray before the server can't handle it? That's my question. So you think the rooms will only hold 6 and the other 24 will be CPUs?

The online portion would probably be more like you create a match type (6 man tag, Armageddon Cell, etc.) pick the rules, arena and your character (and due to lag, it will probably won't support CAWs), and then wait for the room to fill up. I don't know how they'd do rumbles though, I could see a 30-man room just crashing altogether. That's probably why they're so reluctant to comment on online play...it would be a bummer if they had to remove rumbles as an online match type. They'd probably only allow 16 guys in the room (SOCOM can support 16 players) and either make the rest of the rumble CPUs, or limit rumbles to 16 wrestlers.

In a perfect world, I'd like to see Perfect Dark and Conker sequels, across all three platforms, by the original Rare team that created them. Of course, there are several things in that sentence that aren't the case. I'll also hope for a SOCOM III. And a Super Monkey Ball 3 would be nice.