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Tim Whatley posted:The comfiest beanbag chair/bed/couch and the accompanying ottoman. (Black bag, blue ottoman) Not the chick. Where can I purchase?
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Jan 20, 2015 03:15
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Oneiros posted:
This one is a particularly good financial decision actually. Try the 17 year sometime if you haven't already.
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Jan 20, 2015 03:29
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zVxTeflon posted:Yeah but you also unironically suggested he read the fashion threads on SA so.. Yeah...it's almost like there are knowledgeable people in the various sub-forums...almost as if people...cared about stuff they talked about on these forums...  Content: I bought a tasty burrito for dinner because I had a sinus headache and didn't feel like cooking.
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Jan 20, 2015 03:35
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Van Dis posted:This one is a particularly good financial decision actually. Try the 17 year sometime if you haven't already. I haven't but I'm keeping an eye out! I had a hard enough time just finding the 12yr, unfortunately. 
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Jan 20, 2015 04:53
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    "Oh so you got a Theology and Religious Studies degree, what are you doing with that?" "Errr... reading more books..."
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Jan 20, 2015 07:09
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Bought an iPad Air 32 GB today. Finally got sick of my old iPad 2 running like absolute poo poo on iOS 8. Managed to trade in the old iPad for a fair chunk of money, and got the new one at a very reasonable price. I didn't think the retina display would be such a massive change, but it's so pretty. The only downside of it all is now it won't fit into my old keyboard case, the iPad is too thin to stay up
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Jan 20, 2015 09:54
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Oneiros posted:I haven't but I'm keeping an eye out! I had a hard enough time just finding the 12yr, unfortunately. Where do you live? We get this in uk supermarkets now
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Jan 20, 2015 10:18
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Bape Culture posted:Where do you live? We get this in uk supermarkets now You get award-winning Japanese blended whisky in supermarkets?
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Jan 20, 2015 12:34
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Bertrand Hustle posted:You get award-winning Japanese blended whisky in supermarkets? Drinksupermarket.com at least 
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Jan 20, 2015 12:40
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Bertrand Hustle posted:You get award-winning Japanese blended whisky in supermarkets? Alcohol consumption in the UK is like burger consumption in the US.
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Jan 20, 2015 12:48
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Bertrand Hustle posted:You get award-winning Japanese blended whisky in supermarkets? Yeah it's loving great.
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Jan 20, 2015 12:48
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I checked some prices and it's not even expensive whiskey so why not?
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Jan 20, 2015 12:53
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My blender base started leaking and I wanted to get one that allows me to blend right in the travel container thing, so I bought this despite the iffy things I heard about ninja's in general. I figure it should be fine just making 1-2 smoothies each day. If it dies in a couple of years I'll buy a vitamix or something. Not sure how much I paid for it yet, my friend works at Kohl's and was going to work her employee discount magic on it, I'm thinking around $120 or so is what it will finally cost.
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Jan 20, 2015 15:17
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I haven't heard any annecdotal bad reviews from friends with them, so we bought a Ninja system as well. What have you heard?
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Jan 20, 2015 17:19
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Bottom Liner posted:I haven't heard any annecdotal bad reviews from friends with them, so we bought a Ninja system as well. What have you heard? Breaking blades, plastic gears, poor warranty support. The usual. I don't think I'll be too hard on it so it should at least last a while, I hope.
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Jan 20, 2015 17:21
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dreesemonkey posted:Breaking blades, plastic gears, poor warranty support. The usual. I don't think I'll be too hard on it so it should at least last a while, I hope. My roommates came broken and has been sitting on top of our cabinets ever since.
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Jan 20, 2015 18:26
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dreesemonkey posted:Breaking blades, plastic gears, poor warranty support. The usual. I don't think I'll be too hard on it so it should at least last a while, I hope. I have a Ninja blender (different model) with the single serving base and after a year, no complaints yet. I use it exclusively for smoothies though and haven't used the main container yet.
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Jan 20, 2015 18:41
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Bertrand Hustle posted:You get award-winning Japanese blended whisky in supermarkets? Yeah hahaha. I get that you're trying to spin this as I don't know what a half decent whiskey is. But I've bought bottles from Tesco and Waitrose like 2 minutes from my house. They do yamazaki and nikka too.
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Jan 20, 2015 19:05
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Hopefully this doesn't start another shoe derail, but I got new skate shoes.  White suede with none of the annoying details you get on normal converse.
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Jan 20, 2015 19:13
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Club Sandwich posted:Hopefully this doesn't start another shoe derail, but I got new skate shoes. Ahhhhh these are rad. I like the black ones. My tastes tend toward the Converse x John Varvatos ones but these could change that...
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Jan 20, 2015 19:20
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I just put down the "build queue" payment for this badboy http://geekchichq.com/the-emissary-gaming-table.html It should be built and delivered to my house in about 6 months. For those that don't want to click, it's an heirloom quality dining room table that doubles as a gaming table. I put my initial deposit down on it back in July. Today I paid the piper for the rest since it's time to go into production. Options I selected Walnut finish Width Wise Leaves Fabric lid that is 4 leaves in size so it can sit in place of some of the leaves for a "Poker table" style if I don't want to play in the vault. Bamboo Vault Floor Rails on all sides Deep dish vault Rail guards x2 Vault size is 4'x6' So I can play pretty much any mini game I desire. Kilazar has a new favorite as of 19:46 on Jan 20, 2015 |
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Jan 20, 2015 19:42
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How is that a dining table when the lip is 3 inches higher than the actual table top?
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Jan 20, 2015 19:53
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Bottom Liner posted:How is that a dining table when the lip is 3 inches higher than the actual table top? Not pictured are the leaves that go over that. What you see there is the "vault" exposed. Leaves sit across the top to cover the vault and preserve a game in progress if needed. *edit* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-XhvYiAUYo Video review by Tom Vasel on the one he ordered. Goes into way more detail than the website does. The site doesn't do the options justice. They wait till you put your down in, then you get this whole wide world of pdf documents sent to you. My table has width wise leaves. So they are not super long and there is no crazy cross beam. And cost more. Just to show a difference between his table and mine. Plus I have a bamboo vault floor where as he has the White vault floor. Kilazar has a new favorite as of 20:08 on Jan 20, 2015 |
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Jan 20, 2015 20:03
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Bertrand Hustle posted:You get award-winning Japanese blended whisky in supermarkets? This is rapidly becoming a thing in the US too. A regional grocery chain (Giant Eagle for PA/OH goons) is starting to put state liquor agencies in some of their higher-tier stores - at least in Ohio, Pennsylvania still has puritanical liquor laws so I'm not sure what the deal is there. I'm not talking about the lovely cheap plastic bottle swill that you can usually buy at a grocery store - actual name-brand top shelf stuff that you'd find at a dedicated liquor store. Geoj has a new favorite as of 20:25 on Jan 20, 2015 |
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Jan 20, 2015 20:18
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Club Sandwich posted:Hopefully this doesn't start another shoe derail, but I got new skate shoes. I like regular Chucks just fine, but those do look nice. The only thing I can't quite decide on is the smileys on the heels.  The asymmetry of the other heel having a frown irks me a little bit. Still, I'm going to keep an eye out for them.
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Jan 20, 2015 20:22
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He does seem to like this accessorary. quote:The site doesn't do the options justice. They wait till you put your down in, then you get this whole wide world of pdf documents sent to you.
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Jan 20, 2015 20:24
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Or a friend has one and you think it's really awesome and you want your own but with slightly different leaves or whatever. I knew a guy who had one. Very cool, but I couldn't justify the cost.
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Jan 20, 2015 20:26
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SLOSifl posted:He does seem to like this accessorary. Yes. Or rather, you give them money then you get the real prices. Through research on their site and seeing the tables at conventions you get the full picture of what is available. Just not the price's for each feature. The site has everything you need to understand the features, it's just not everything is contained under one table. Like the pictured Emissary doesn't show the leaves. But it's assumed that every table has the leaves since that is the thing. These are convertible gaming tables. That's the product. And the target audience isn't pikers that are going to him and haw over the price. It's people that know how to save and do their research before dropping a huge load of cash on something. So they list the general price and the down required. When you put the down, it is explained that it is non refundable. But it is transferable to a different item. It's assumed that if you can meet the down and the "Average" price doesn't scare you. That you are their target audience. The company does a really good job of making you feel like a rich bastard that is having your every whim catered too. Even if you are not a rich bastard.
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Jan 20, 2015 20:31
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Kilazar posted:Yes. Or rather, you give them money then you get the real prices. That's called a scam dude.
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Jan 20, 2015 20:33
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Bottom Liner posted:That's called a scam dude. Well Wil Wheaton and several other's don't feel that way. Myself included  As the company is doing amazing. And has been around for several years now. They cart their products to conventions all over the county.I can't speak to what is on hand at the conventions, maybe they have the price breakdowns I received in email available as handouts. I do know that part of the reason prices are not listed, is some things get price fluctuations. Like my prints that I wanted done had the price change 3 times while I was still trying to decide on what I wanted (over the course of 3 months) But once you lock down your final quote, there are no more price fluctuations.
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Jan 20, 2015 20:37
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Bape Culture posted:Yeah hahaha. I get that you're trying to spin this as I don't know what a half decent whiskey is. But I've bought bottles from Tesco and Waitrose like 2 minutes from my house. They do yamazaki and nikka too. I'm not trying to spin it like you don't know whisky, I'm just saying that coming from the US it's extremely surprising to find that stuff in a supermarket.
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Jan 20, 2015 20:39
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Toast Museum posted:I like regular Chucks just fine, but those do look nice. The only thing I can't quite decide on is the smileys on the heels. I bought them primarily as skate shoes, and since the smile and frown drawings are a pretty common motif used by the scandivanian skate company Polar, I'm fine with them. I can see that being a turn off though if you don't care about skating.
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Jan 20, 2015 20:43
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Kilazar posted:Not pictured are the leaves that go over that. What you see there is the "vault" exposed. I can't watch the whole video because I'm at work but it looks like there are some huge gaps on the sides of the leaves when he installs them. I mean, I guess it's an okay table but for the money they charge, I'd expect amazing fit and finish.
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Jan 20, 2015 20:45
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Lincoln`s Wax posted:I can't watch the whole video because I'm at work but it looks like there are some huge gaps on the sides of the leaves when he installs them. I mean, I guess it's an okay table but for the money they charge, I'd expect amazing fit and finish. There are tension springs that will push all the leaves together. Watching the video he had a lot of self inflicted issues with putting the leaves on the table. So I would not be surprised if he had them in wrong. The tables I have seen in person (not at conventions) are drat near air tight. There is some play with the tension springs to accommodate for weather conditions changing though. That could also be what you are seeing. I noticed those gaps too the first time I watched the video and it was a concern until I saw tables in person. *edit* here is a video at time stamp that might give a better idea of the fit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIbbwn1dQ5c&t=45s <-- corrected link. It is not another video of Tom Vasel And here is an interview with Geek Chic at SDCC with some good shots of an emissary table. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-aSxPN_c0M Kilazar has a new favorite as of 21:18 on Jan 20, 2015 |
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Jan 20, 2015 20:53
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Kilazar posted:There are tension springs that will push all the leaves together. Watching the video he had a lot of self inflicted issues with putting the leaves on the table. So I would not be surprised if he had them in wrong. Watching him put in those leaves was excruciating.
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Jan 20, 2015 20:55
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Club Sandwich posted:Watching him put in those leaves was excruciating. Ha! Yeah it was. They are not that hard to put in at all. They are actually really painless to get in and out of the table.
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Jan 20, 2015 20:59
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I used to make those tables, including a few that are floating around Seattle (Card Kingdom's black gaming tables were Geek Chic tables I made while working there). They're incredibly nice, and the tolerances are about as close as you're going to get; they run spring loaded ball bearing tensioners in the leaves to make sure they even out—in addition to being hand-made in the US.
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Phew... yeah those look really good in the other vid. Wish I had the space for something like that, all the options are slick as poo poo.
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