Recent content by DoctorMike

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    Worst pain you've been in?

    Red-heads generally, and my family genetically, are more resistant to anaesthetics. I'm both. Now picture my vasectomy... and a surgeon who wasn't as well read up on pain relief as I was... Yes, it was as bad as you can imagine.
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    That one word you always spell wrong.

    er... wrong? I always spell that wrong.
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    LET ME HEAR YOUR BATTLE CRY!!!

    Eat photonic death alien pervert
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    Poll: Is zero a number? (Read before voting)

    It's a number if -0 (minus Zero) is a number...
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    Is your hometown known for anything?

    Cwmaman is where the Stereophonics, including the recentlydeceased Stuart Cable, come from. They are mega-stars now and still live in the village!
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    No. no and thrice NO! Get rid of AdFrames!!!

    Please, PLEASE, P L E A S E Get rid of the bloody ad frames that now adorn our beloved escapist videos. It was a bad idea It IS a bad idea Get the picture?
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    Shadow of the Colossus...meh

    Oh, and play Ico; think of it as a prequel. It might set the emotional context better for SoTC.
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    Shadow of the Colossus...meh

    SoTC does indeed look ropey on an HDTV. Don't expect life to go high rez, just because you have a new plasma. Playing old games on a cathode ray tube has bleed, colour effects, etc, that make older games look utter crap on new LCDs, etc. Can I recommend, if you have the space, to keep an old...
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    How would you dissuade someone from committing suicide?

    The best method to gauge intent is to ask the person if they have considered the method by which they wish to commit suicide. If they have thought of a way then alarm bells really need to ring: 1) it's that bad that they are actually considering how, which is a clear signal of the need for...
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    Your favorite retro game?

    Lunar Lander (Arcade) FTW!
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    Nintendo's god like DS's hinges...

    I got a release DS Lite White. The hinge cracked. I reported it to the very disgruntled and rude Nintendont rep - see what I did there? - who agreed to replace it. The new one arrived, and has been owned (read pwned) by my 10 year old daughter with no further damage. (I got to keep her DS phat...
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    70% of people in England hate their health care!

    It's propaganda. The only health system better than the UK's is that of France, where they pay far more tax for health care, but it is on a par with private health care. Any country that doesn't have a national government funded health system is, IMHO, uncivilised. If the care you get depends...
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    Why are there no good Gaming TV channels online?

    There was XLeague in the UK on Sky - I presented one show! - but it is no more...
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    Doomsday Arcade: Episode 19

    Is the Dice man the same voice that does the "Hah!" when the E is changed to e on the new logo vid at the start of each video? I think so!