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FutureWorm
20 Dec 2008, 11:13
aw dudes it's christmas coming up!!!!!! also the new year and hannukah and kwanzaa and yule. i'm so excited i can hardly contain myself. this is a general all purpose thread to discuss holiday-related things.

christmas presents: i bought a plush weighted companion cube for $30 on valve's merch store for my college roommate. i bet the guy who bought this one (http://cgi.ebay.com/Weighted-Companion-Cube-Official-Valve-Plush-Portal_W0QQitemZ200280020708QQcmdZViewItem) for $115 feels like a real idiot now!! i also plan on buying a game of some sort for my family.
Star Worms
20 Dec 2008, 12:17
Bah humbug. Term's only just finished so I'll have to get presents on Tuesday.
Akuryou13
20 Dec 2008, 12:50
bought my wife a CD, a faerie statue, a charger for her camera and a splatter pig.

my family did the secret santa thing and I pulled one of my sisters, who'd asked for a blender, so I got her one.

I also picked up 4 other splatter pigs, one for me and the other 3 go to close friends.

I think that's all I bought for this year.
GrimOswald
20 Dec 2008, 12:52
I have to know - what is a "splatter pig?"
Akuryou13
20 Dec 2008, 13:02
I have to know - what is a "splatter pig?"I linked it somewhere last week when I found it....but here it is again: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIE4d_gIfJ8
GrimOswald
20 Dec 2008, 13:09
I linked it somewhere last week when I found it....but here it is again: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIE4d_gIfJ8

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: Honestly though, those are pretty cool. I want one now.
Akuryou13
20 Dec 2008, 13:34
:eek::eek::eek::eek: Honestly though, those are pretty cool. I want one now.they're only like $4 on amazon, so it screamed perfect gift for random friends, and since I was ordering, I picked one up for myself :)
Pickleworm
20 Dec 2008, 18:10
I have no money so I'm going to be making a whole lot of stuff if anyone's getting anything
Star Worms
20 Dec 2008, 18:58
I linked it somewhere last week when I found it....but here it is again: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIE4d_gIfJ8I wonder what happens if dropped off a skyscraper...
Alien King
20 Dec 2008, 19:16
I wonder what happens if dropped off a skyscraper...

I doubt its terminal velocity is very high, so probably not much more than what you would get by throwing it at a wall as hard as you could.
MtlAngelus
21 Dec 2008, 02:21
I wonder what happens if dropped off a skyscraper...
It would engulf the whole world, and then slowly retreat back into it's piggy perfection. All hail the splatter piggy. :cool:
Xinos
21 Dec 2008, 12:04
What Wii game do I get my sister? She already has Super Mario Galaxy..
Guitar Hero? :D
FutureWorm
21 Dec 2008, 16:45
What Wii game do I get my sister? She already has Super Mario Galaxy..
Guitar Hero? :D
metroid prime 3
MtlAngelus
21 Dec 2008, 19:32
What Wii game do I get my sister? She already has Super Mario Galaxy..
Guitar Hero? :D

Resident Evil 4. :P
Or you could give her wii points and get her World of goo.
bonz
22 Dec 2008, 09:09
What Wii game do I get my sister? She already has Super Mario Galaxy..
Guitar Hero? :D
Mortal Kombat Armageddon.
Muzer
22 Dec 2008, 09:29
bought my wife a CD
Concrete donkey?

What Wii game do I get my sister? She already has Super Mario Galaxy..
Guitar Hero?
SSBB. Or maybe ACCF (or ACLGTTC as it's called here in the EU). MKW would also be a good choice.

Confused yet? :p
SupSuper
22 Dec 2008, 12:41
Not really, the Wii doesn't have that many noteworthy titles. :p
Paul.Power
22 Dec 2008, 13:33
ET

(no, not the Extra Terrestrial)
AndrewTaylor
24 Dec 2008, 00:45
SSBB. Or maybe ACCF (or ACLGTTC as it's called here in the EU). MKW would also be a good choice.

Confused yet? :p

No, but only because I don't care what you're jabbering on about.
SupSuper
25 Dec 2008, 01:16
Got an ATI Radeon HD4850 1GB GDDR3 from my parents. That should last me a few years.

And a bunch of money from grandparents as always.
Zero72
26 Dec 2008, 06:12
Got Little Big Planet -- mainly so I no longer have any excuse not to finally get myself a PS3, which I'll most likely do within the next couple of days. :p

Stealing the show this year, however, is the airsoft rifle I got -- a perfect scale replica of the M4, complete with a buttload of accessories like a flashlight and a simple scope and a laser sight and all that happy junk, and even an actual full-auto firing mode. It's pretty darn cool. Haven't tried seriously shooting at anything yet. Will probably wait for more agreeable outdoor conditions -- ie, where every surface of the known universe isn't coated with 3 inches of water-slick ice. The weather hasn't been polite lately.
MtlAngelus
26 Dec 2008, 06:29
Just remember not to shoot at police men.

When they can see you. :cool:
Zero72
26 Dec 2008, 06:56
My dad reports having shot himself in the hand with it as a test and finding it to hurt like all hell. :p

People do wage paintballish warfare with the things, but, needless to say, pad themselves pretty heavily. :p
SomePerson
26 Dec 2008, 08:45
My dad reports having shot himself in the hand with it as a test and finding it to hurt like all hell. :p

People do wage paintballish warfare with the things, but, needless to say, pad themselves pretty heavily. :p

What means does it use to propel the projectile? Does it run on compressed air or CO2 or is it one of the spring-powered varieties?
FutureWorm
26 Dec 2008, 11:44
Stealing the show this year, however, is the airsoft rifle I got -- a perfect scale replica of the M4, complete with a buttload of accessories like a flashlight and a simple scope and a laser sight and all that happy junk, and even an actual full-auto firing mode. It's pretty darn cool. Haven't tried seriously shooting at anything yet. Will probably wait for more agreeable outdoor conditions -- ie, where every surface of the known universe isn't coated with 3 inches of water-slick ice. The weather hasn't been polite lately.

doubt it's as cool as my lightsaber
Zero72
26 Dec 2008, 17:51
What means does it use to propel the projectile? Does it run on compressed air or CO2 or is it one of the spring-powered varieties?It isn't compressed air... I think it's gear-driven somehow, but I'm not sure. Does incorporate a rechargable battery.doubt it's as cool as my lightsaber Iiiii dunno, it's pretty darn cool, and would allow me to thwart ninja zombie robots from a considerably greater distance...

Edit: I use the phrase "pretty darn cool" more often than I'd realized. :p
Xinos
27 Dec 2008, 10:53
I got a nice pair of speakers (Logitech Z-4) for my computer. :cool:
They sound great have have quite possibly the best volume dial ever.

Coincironically my headphones broke just the day before I got these. O_o

Edit: Merged two words.
Muzer
27 Dec 2008, 12:35
My computer works really well. I also have newfound respect for the kaffeine media player because it detected and set up my DVB capture card automatically.
KRD
27 Dec 2008, 21:07
Ironically my headphones broke just the day before I got these. O_o

Clearly whoever gave you the speakers wanted to make sure you used them, heh.
FutureWorm
29 Dec 2008, 03:02
Ironically my headphones broke just the day before I got these. O_o

*coincidentally

also, interesting seeing you in team fortress 2 today
Xinos
29 Dec 2008, 12:53
*coincidentally

also, interesting seeing you in team fortress 2 today

*like my compensation?

also, yeah I've gotten quite addicted to that game again. Seeing achievement progress in the HUD is fantastic game design, it makes sure I can't stop playing.

Speaking of which, I got scouts to hunt with Natasha... *starts steam*