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    What's the most boring book you've ever read?

    To kill a mockingbird. I had to read it for English class. At the time I had no frame of reference for any of the themes in the book, and I was bored to tears by it. I was sneaking in other books under the dust jacket of that one. And then I found out the other class in our year was studying...
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    Creepiest Moments You've Had... in Non-Horror Games

    Funny, plenty of people mentioning Bioshock, but neither of my two freakiest parts - First, the dentist's office. I tried to get a good youtube clip, but watching it has nothing on playing it. I was playing so carefully, making sure a room was fully clear before picking up goodies. I picked...
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    How do you take being beat by a girl On games?

    I don't want to lose to a girl, but then I also don't want to lose to a guy. By the exact same amount. I'm not a sore loser either, (luckily, since I lose a lot) but the gender of who i lose to is irrelevant.
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    Most beautifully fucked up character you've seen

    No mention of one Gregory House yet? Interesting. The guy was beautifully messed up. Clearly ahead of most in the intelligence department, but couldn't maintain friendships or relationships, self sabotaged every time something good started happening to him, it was amazing watching him implode...
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    What game would you want to play again for the first time?

    Bioshock, Dishonored and the Monkey Island series. I played MI with my granddad growing up, so he showed me how to do a lot of the puzzles. If I could somehow experience the puzzles and the humor again for the first time but without losing the memory of playing it with him, I'd be very happy.
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    Old Games you remember playing but can't remember the name of.

    Something from the legacy of Kain series, Soul Reaver perhaps?
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    Terrible design choices in otherwise excellent games?

    I understand all of your points and can see how they are frustrating to you. As a long time Halo vet, I agree with some of your points, but I disagree about this one point. Personally, I have never been good at Halo multiplayer past the first few weeks. I just suck at multiplayer games...
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    The little things that make you happy.

    Seeing my girlfriend/friends/family smile. When people laugh at my jokes. When someone tells me I'm funny or that I made them laugh (I'd much rather hear this than any compliment on my looks) Having someone open up to me emotionally Singing with someone Hearing the rain on the window while...
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    Psy: "I'm getting tired of Gangnam Style"

    The cake is a lie! Wait, what were we talking about again? Oh sorry, Gangnam Style. Yeah, memes, especially ones that go mainstream tend to get overused and pretty old pretty fast. Not a comment on anything to do with the song/dance itself, if you still like it, that's fine, but knowing...
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    Which series would you like to see more of?

    Monkey Island. Preferably with as much input from the original writers as possible, but a telltale games second series would still be really good.
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    Tryst - An Indie RTS on Steam. For Free.

    Looks pretty interesting to me, I'd love to give it a go, sign me up.
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    Favorite Quote from a Game

    "I am Andrew Ryan, and I'm here to ask you a question. Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.' I rejected those...
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    Your desk guardians! What's on your desk?

    I don't have a desk at home and I don't have pictures of my work desk, but it's protected by these guys: http://cdn3.fishpond.com.au/0018/171/635/8804475/4.jpeg This guy: http://www.mwctoys.com/images/review_walle_1.jpg And this little fella (can't believe google had the pic of the exact...
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    TV shows that jumped the shark

    See also: Midnight, and IMO, everything from Season 5+6. I never watched a lot of old Who, and I'll happily admit that some episodes of new Who have terrible moments (the scene to which you refer) and even some entire episodes I flat out refuse to watch (Love and Monsters and Fear Her, anyone?)...
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    Steam Sale 2012 - What games emptied your wallet?

    Skyrim £17.50 Telltale Games Pack £30 Terraria £1.50 Portal 2 £4 I'm sure there'll be more...