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    Update: Reddit Suicide Lawsuit Is a Hoax

    http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2012/04/reddit-scared-straight-for-encouraging-suicide.html This is a hoax. People are scum.
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    Who was the last enemy that killed you?

    A cliff, in Lord of the Rings Online.
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    265: Punching the Baby Seal of PC Gaming

    I'm sorry you're missing out on the only form of vidya gaming that matters.
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    On Difficulty Levels

    I'm actually farely sure most Black Isle and/or BioWare games had the ability to change difficulty on the fly, and I am very sure it was in Baldur's Gate.
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    Game People Calling: Board Gamers: The New Hardcore

    Talisman doesn't take more than two hours with non-mouth-breathing-wastes-of-skin and Diplomacy is best played online. Twilight Imperium also plays well if you're playing with people that know how to game.
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    Zynga CEO Thinks Facebook Should Be More Like Xbox Live

    Two words: Fuck this.
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    So... I Just Became a Vegetarian

    As I said earlier in the thread you have be eating ridiculous quantities of soy, beyond what you could actually eat, before any physiological changes happened.
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    So... I Just Became a Vegetarian

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    So... I Just Became a Vegetarian

    Though, the first step to getting healthier is cutting out soda. Full stop. A sweet problem: Princeton researchers find that high-fructose corn syrup prompts considerably more weight gain[link] [http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S26/91/22K07/]
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    So... I Just Became a Vegetarian

    Of course, you ignore the facts behind those videos, or the fact that vegetarians have to take pills to get what normal people get from meat or the fact that it isn't natural. If you would bother to read other posts you would, in fact, realize this is wrong except in the case of B12 and in...
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    So... I Just Became a Vegetarian

    HG131 refuses to accept that any view but his own (misniformed) one is correct. You can safely ignore his bizarre attempts at evangelism.
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    So... I Just Became a Vegetarian

    Also, to everyone saying being a vegetarian is "bad for you", it isn't any worse than any other diet if you're not considerate about what you eat. Re: Protein and iron you can balance that with quinoa (a delicious South American grain) and dark leafy greens. Also, while meats are an easy source...
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    So... I Just Became a Vegetarian

    Considering all humans create estrogen, you don't have anything to worry about. Eating enough soy products to change you philologically is more or less impossible. Also, tofu is delicious when you take the time to figure out how to cook it. Seitan and tempeh are also good alternatives. I...
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    Board Games: The Ultimate Multiplayer Experience

    Ah Last Night on Earth. Excellent game! Most cities and towns have game stores, usually focusing on Games Workshop (Warhammer Fantasy/40k) and Wizards of the Coast products (Magic: the Gathering). However, many of these stores also carry designer games. Barring that, there are lots of...
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    Board Games: The Ultimate Multiplayer Experience

    Until this article works lets attempt to predict which games get a nod: Settlers of Catan Carcassonne Battlestar Galactica or Pandemic Small World or Ticket to Ride Puerto Rico or Power Grid