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Dan Ryckert is a national loving treasure.
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Beard Yawn posted:Dan Ryckert is a natural loving disaster.
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Sep 14, 2014 22:00
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Also true.
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Sep 14, 2014 22:01
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Seriously wish they would fire him, but it won't happen. If we're lucky he starts to chill the gently caress out and takes a backseat to the other guys. He's incredibly grating.
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Sep 14, 2014 23:06
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hahahaha, gently caress you. If you don't like him or the hiring decisions they've made, stop listening/visiting their site. A lot of people enjoy his presence, even if his existence is baffling, and wishing he would get fired because you don't like him makes you sound like you Take This Too Seriously.
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Sep 14, 2014 23:26
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You know I really hate that "Vinny Carvel" guy or whatever on the bombcast, cant they just fire him and never talk about him again and then also go back and remove all his audio from every previous podcast?
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Sep 14, 2014 23:33
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I stopped listening to the Bombcast when Dan said he couldn't eat Tomatoes in any form other than ketchup and that they were disgusting. I had the sudden realization that I was putting time aside to listen to a grown man whine about his bizarre eating habits and I could find anything better to do with my time.
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Sep 15, 2014 00:51
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If you're listening to podcasts as a primary form of entertainment rather than something you listen to while doing something else, you're doing it wrong
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Sep 15, 2014 00:52
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VocalizePlayerDeath posted:I stopped listening to the Bombcast when Dan said he couldn't eat Tomatoes in any form other than ketchup and that they were disgusting. Jeff has spent probably like over an hour of total airtime complaining about lovely pizza in his area over the years. I guess Dan was just your breaking point.
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Sep 15, 2014 00:57
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VDay posted:Jeff has spent probably like over an hour of total airtime complaining about lovely pizza in his area over the years. I guess Dan was just your breaking point. To be fair, the Dominos in Petaluma closing did suck. Did they talk about that? I think one recently reopened.
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Sep 15, 2014 01:11
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I like Dan's Game Informer stories.
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Sep 15, 2014 01:13
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ja2ke posted:To be fair, the Dominos in Petaluma closing did suck. Did they talk about that? I think one recently reopened. WAY more often than you could possibly imagine btw still waiting on this 
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Sep 15, 2014 01:26
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VocalizePlayerDeath posted:I stopped listening to the Bombcast when Dan said he couldn't eat Tomatoes in any form other than ketchup and that they were disgusting. Dan owns because he elicits posts like this.
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Sep 15, 2014 01:30
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Fawf posted:WAY more often than you could possibly imagine ja2ke posted:To be fair, the Dominos in Petaluma closing did suck. Did they talk about that? I think one recently reopened. 
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Sep 15, 2014 01:30
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I think the podcast just comes off a lot more goony than it did when Patrick and Vinny were on. It's fine, and I adore Dan, but I think there's a balance that's been lost.
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Sep 15, 2014 02:27
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Timeless Appeal posted:I think the podcast just comes off a lot more goony than it did when Patrick and Vinny were on. It's fine, and I adore Dan, but I think there's a balance that's been lost. Everyone seems to forget what a manchild Jeff has always been because Dan does it to the extreme.
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Sep 15, 2014 02:29
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Captain Invictus posted:They just need to get Dan, Jeff and Drew on Idle Thumbs and they'll have completed the Idle Thumbs Bombcast crossover bingo It was jeff who had a delivery boy come and tell him that the place he always ordered from was shutting down right?
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Sep 15, 2014 02:29
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Yes. And he also told Jeff where he'd be working next, I think.
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Sep 15, 2014 02:39
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Dominos is pretty good. It's really bad, but also pretty good. I also love what Dan has done for Giant Bomb West, but he talks about pro wrestling so much that it's kind of killing me.
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Sep 15, 2014 02:57
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Timett posted:I like Dan's Game Informer stories. The guy apparently has his face in everything? I know he's a character in L.A. Noire and NPCs in GTA4 and all his Game Informer stories are "I was at this studio getting my picture taken for this thing..."
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Sep 15, 2014 03:18
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bullet3 posted:Seriously wish they would fire him, but it won't happen. If we're lucky he starts to chill the gently caress out and takes a backseat to the other guys. He's incredibly grating.
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Sep 15, 2014 03:39
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Randallteal posted:Dominos is pretty good. It's really bad, but also pretty good. I also love what Dan has done for Giant Bomb West, but he talks about pro wrestling so much that it's kind of killing me. Of the huge brand pizzas, I do find Dominos to be the best. At least the place around me makes really good ones. For the regional brand I think Papa Gino's is really good and is the best pizza you can get around the New England area outside of local places. If you're in Massachusetts the Linwood Pizzeria/bar has the best pizza you can get.
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Sep 15, 2014 03:46
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THE AWESOME GHOST posted:GB has always been way more about the personalities than the game talk I'm going through the original Retronauts. They're good. Sometimes you just want to hear about how good Super Mario was.
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Sep 15, 2014 04:52
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al-azad posted:The guy apparently has his face in everything? I know he's a character in L.A. Noire and NPCs in GTA4 and all his Game Informer stories are "I was at this studio getting my picture taken for this thing..." If you hate Dan, pick up a copy of L.A. Noire today!
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Sep 15, 2014 09:38
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RPS talks about objectivity in games journalism: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2014/09/15/editorial-some-subjective-thoughts-on-objectivity/
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Sep 15, 2014 13:59
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Phone posted:Speaking of GAMES JOURNALISM (no scare quotes), I'm going to re-listen to all of Robert Ashley's A Life Well Wasted. The Death Of EGM.. such a good episode!
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Sep 15, 2014 16:52
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Jippa posted:RPS talks about objectivity in games journalism: Lot of words. I'm guessing it boils down to "absolute objectivity isn't possible, but the effort is important." edit: ah, second paragraph twist. RTFA.
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Sep 15, 2014 17:55
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Kr7stof posted:The Death Of EGM.. such a good episode! I think that's probably the best episode of the show. I fell off when it went from strongly themed collections of segments to whatever interviews he wanted to do. I think the show hit its nadir with the interview of the guy with the big penis.
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Sep 15, 2014 21:38
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Finally remembered to check out Spawn On Me and enjoyed it pretty well. Check em out!
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Sep 15, 2014 23:52
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VGT made me remember Threebrain, but now I can't find Dragons and Bees and it's making me sad but not that sad since it's actually pretty terrible. It has that 1999 internet charm, back when ninjas verse pirates was actually fresh and original. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD_72U0b_2g
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Sep 15, 2014 23:52
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SoulChicken posted:The adverts have cooled me off idle thumbs a little. We get an intro, a middle and a final ad skit, talking about their "friends" at Squarespace and Naturebox. I'm generally amicable when it comes to podcast adds but Idle Thumbs spend way more time on adds than any other podcast I listen to. They're on the shorter end as far as podcasts go too, so if you're listening to them back to back in a car ride it's that much more apparent how much time you're listening to adds. Podcasts are also going to have to make some smart decisions about what adds need a 'shooting the poo poo' add vs a succinct pre-recorded message. Every time I hit the Squarespace add in Roderick on the Line I'm instantly thankful that I'm not listening to a bunch of guys spend too much time to say nothing about Naturebox I haven't heard 100 times before.
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Sep 16, 2014 17:30
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Woffle posted:I think that's probably the best episode of the show. I fell off when it went from strongly themed collections of segments to whatever interviews he wanted to do. I think the show hit its nadir with the interview of the guy with the big penis. I agree. That episode and also the episode: work. Those 2 were an absolute joy to listen to.
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Sep 16, 2014 17:55
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Trexy posted:I'm generally amicable when it comes to podcast adds but Idle Thumbs spend way more time on adds than any other podcast I listen to. They're on the shorter end as far as podcasts go too, so if you're listening to them back to back in a car ride it's that much more apparent how much time you're listening to adds. Yeah, either Thumbs episodes are getting shorter, or the ads are getting longer, but the content ratio does seem to be slowly sliding out of whack.
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Sep 16, 2014 23:08
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Kerbalcast - Episode 18: "You Go, GERTY!"  - Dark Mushroom with Dark Matters: part two of the three-part series on rendezvous and docking - Modder's Minute with DK: KW Rocketry - Another Shea Challenge - Mission Briefing: your letters and Kerbal news - But I Digress: "Moon" http://kerbalpodcast.libsyn.com/
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Sep 17, 2014 06:00
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ja2ke posted:To be fair, the Dominos in Petaluma closing did suck. Did they talk about that? I think one recently reopened. Yeah Jeff talked about this a bunch even before Dan was even hired. Dan is like this weird enigma where he hates change so much he still eats food like he was a kid and even though loves anime things like metal gear, swears it's not anime because anime is for dorks and metal gear is cool and rad. The truth is obviously somewhere in the middle. (Also listening to brad rip his hair out each week is hilarious to me)
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Sep 17, 2014 06:56
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The REAL Goobusters posted:Dan is like this weird enigma where he hates change so much he still eats food like he was a kid and even though loves anime things like metal gear, swears it's not anime because anime is for dorks and metal gear is cool and rad.
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Sep 17, 2014 07:27
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VocalizePlayerDeath posted:I stopped listening to the Bombcast when Dan said he couldn't eat Tomatoes in any form other than ketchup and that they were disgusting. I always feel that at least a quarter of each Bombcast is a discussion of awful food, from sodas and franchise places to homemade deep fried crap. I used to zone out during these segments just like I do when Super Best Friends start discussing competitive fighting games, but Dan brings a new, fascinating dimension to them.
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Sep 17, 2014 11:11
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Boy, if you are tired of the same old Destiny conversation that's been happening since the beta, you might as well skip the first hour of this weeks Bombcast.
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Sep 17, 2014 14:00
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This is a great week for hearing people be indifferent about a game they feel obligated to talk about.
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I enjoy the catharsis of it all. 18 months of constant previews and betas and first looks and then it comes out and it's met with mehs all around. It's the AAA cycle, which title will be the next to meh us all into boredom?
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