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LooksLikeABabyRat posted:I just bought this as well. So did I, fiancée is gonna love it.
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LooksLikeABabyRat posted:I just bought this as well. Ditto, seemed like a good birthday present for my sister, thanks thread. Of course since I was on amazon for that I also bought a comb, a screwdriver and a K&N air intake filter for my car. Edit: the comb is for my hair, the screwdriver is to leave in the boat for my wakeboard bindings, the air filter is for maximum horsepower boost and incredible mpgeees. Actually I had a K&N on my last car and just liked how infrequently I had to clean it. davebo has a new favorite as of 20:58 on Aug 24, 2015 |
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davebo posted:Ditto, seemed like a good birthday present for my sister, thanks thread. Of course since I was on amazon for that I also bought a comb, a screwdriver and a K&N air intake filter for my car. What's your car going to do with a comb?
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strangemusic posted:If you can believe it, no. I was over at a friend's house for dinner and noticed their very nice set of vintage Marantz floorstanding speakers, complimenting their taste - which caused his wife to sarcastically note that barely a blip had been played on those very speakers for years. In light of this, the guy goes "hey, you'll pry these from my cold dead hands - but, I've got these headphones that came with the speakers and I've never used them, they're just taking up space too. Take them off my hands, one less thing to worry about." she's going to kill her husband and come looking for you
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App13 posted:What are those headphones worth? ~$100 on eBay
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I bought a Nerf Slingfire and Hammershot. The first is to be modified for a costume and the second is because my nephew has one and it is the best Nerf pistol I've ever used. Fast, accurate and easier to load than the Maverick. My GF is already threatening to take them away because shooting stuff is so fun.
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PCOS Bill posted:~$100 on eBay That's not nearly as outrageous as I thought.
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Inzombiac posted:Hammershot. In a bought of adulthood I trashed all my nerf guns. That is the loving blade runner pistol. You bastard. Third edit: seems I overreacted. Those are full custom props I linked before. Still, it's close. VendaGoat has a new favorite as of 06:01 on Aug 25, 2015 |
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App13 posted:That's not nearly as outrageous as I thought. They're 'cheap' considering how rare they are, pairs don't pop up very often.
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88h88 posted:They're 'cheap' considering how rare they are, pairs don't pop up very often. but that would suggest it doesn't even sound as good as a modern pair of 100$ headphones since rarity would be a large component of that price
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LUBE UP YOUR BUTT posted:but that would suggest it doesn't even sound as good as a modern pair of 100$ headphones since rarity would be a large component of that price You're forgetting that "audiophiles" are stupid, irrational people.
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Bought some awesome SA cycling gear. Spent a good amount of money but I'm going to be look styling.   if you are interested SA Mart Thread: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3576278 Digital Jedi has a new favorite as of 19:49 on Aug 25, 2015 |
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Digital Jedi posted:Bought some awesome SA cycling gear. Spent a good amount of money but I'm going to be look styling. Love the bearpope. Got mine in my bag for my post-work ride right now!
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Digital Jedi posted:Bought some awesome SA cycling gear. Spent a good amount of money but I'm going to be look styling. The pictures of goons wearing it in the OP are everything I ever wanted
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RisqueBarber posted:The pictures of goons wearing it in the OP are everything I ever wanted same
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El_Elegante posted:same This just in, Goons Regular People; Look Like It. More at 11.
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A silly cartoon on spandex is not something I see on anyone in my day to day. God forbid funny clothing on stretchy fabric relieve the tedium of my hellish existence
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El_Elegante posted:A silly cartoon on spandex is not something I see on anyone in my day to day. God forbid funny clothing on stretchy fabric relieve the tedium of my hellish existence At least you're not subject to the hell that is Road Bikers everywhere, all the time. Like literally, on a 55 MPH two-lane wearing black spandex shirts and shorts at 9pm on a Wednesday with no lights, only reflectors.
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LUBE UP YOUR BUTT posted:but that would suggest it doesn't even sound as good as a modern pair of 100$ headphones since rarity would be a large component of that price Depends on the headphones, depends on the 'sound' you prefer and yadda yadda yadda. To some these will be the holy grail, to others they'll sound like poo poo. But for free, they're nothing to be sniffed at even if he decides they're garbage.
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88h88 posted:Depends on the headphones, depends on the 'sound' you prefer and yadda yadda yadda. To some these will be the holy grail, to others they'll sound like poo poo. But for free, they're nothing to be sniffed at even if he decides they're garbage. They're not garbage, nor are they grail-level: they are, however, electrostatics - which are fairly rare birds, all things considered, especially given that a top-flight pair of STAX electrostatic headphones (and the amplifier you'd need to buy to give them enough juice) would run into the many thousands and thousands of dollars, maybe even tens of thousands, if purchased new. A conventional headphone or speaker uses a moving magnetic coil, where an electrostatic is more like a condenser microphone capsule. They don't have the punch and detail of my "modern" headphone setup but they do sound really good for something that has been in a box for thirty or more years. Very clean and open. And boy do they take a lot of juice to power properly. Plus, they're just cool and weird and I already have a little collection of cool and weird audio equipment both for recording and listening, so this just adds to that. strangemusic has a new favorite as of 21:41 on Aug 25, 2015 |
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strangemusic posted:They're not garbage, nor are they grail-level: they are, however, electrostatics - which are fairly rare birds, all things considered, especially given that a top-flight pair of STAX electrostatic headphones (and the amplifier you'd need to buy to give them enough juice) would run into the many thousands and thousands of dollars, maybe even tens of thousands, if purchased new. A conventional headphone or speaker uses a moving magnetic coil, where an electrostatic is more like a condenser microphone capsule. ...and that's kinda what I was saying with my initial post, they're a rarity more than anything else. I'm glad you like them and they've gone to a home that'll actually appreciate them and run them on occasion, poo poo like that is priceless. No point in having the stuff if it doesn't get used.
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Sigma X posted:At least you're not subject to the hell that is Road Bikers everywhere, all the time. Like literally, on a 55 MPH two-lane wearing black spandex shirts and shorts at 9pm on a Wednesday with no lights, only reflectors. How about a stretch of unlit road where bicyclists in the middle of the night ride with no reflectors, no lights, in all grays and blacks, and weave all over the road at random, across all available lanes. Because that's my daily hell.
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Sigma X posted:This just in, Goons Regular People; Look Like It. More at 11. If that was your take away from those pictures, just lol.
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FormatAmerica posted:If that was your take away from those pictures, just lol. What was your take away?
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Goons have terrible fashion sense? Goons are really weird?
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 Bought myself a Penny board. Looks like fun, less expensive than one of those no-handlebar scooters, and annoys people who are really into skateboarding. Coffee And Pie has a new favorite as of 20:16 on Aug 28, 2015 |
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Acquired my first ever rain jacket. Mountain Hardware Ozonic. Pretty pricey but managed $100 off through online price matching.
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Phlegmbot posted:Acquired my first ever rain jacket. Mountain Hardware Ozonic. Pretty pricey but managed $100 off through online price matching.
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RCarr posted:Goons have terrible fashion sense? Goons are really weird? That's more a commentary on cycling culture than goon culture actually. Garish is king.
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Phlegmbot posted:Acquired my first ever rain jacket. Mountain Hardware Ozonic. Pretty pricey but managed $100 off through online price matching. That's a nice coat but keep in mind no breathable fabric is a rain coat. If you ever find yourself in a seriously rainy place you'll learn the difference.
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Coffee And Pie posted:
Cripes, boards like that were about all you could get when I was growing up in the midwest in the mid-70s. I had a green one. My brother and I ended up repurposing the trucks on ours for a box-car made of actual grapefruit boxes and 2x4s. I think it lasted a week before we crashed it into a tree when the steering locked up on a hill and it decided to become an off-road vehicle.
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I have a yellow one in the garage somewhere
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flosofl posted:Cripes, boards like that were about all you could get when I was growing up in the midwest in the mid-70s. I had a green one. My brother and I ended up repurposing the trucks on ours for a box-car made of actual grapefruit boxes and 2x4s. I think it lasted a week before we crashed it into a tree when the steering locked up on a hill and it decided to become an off-road vehicle. Yeah, I bought a little orange one with urethane wheels around... 1976? It was like this one.  When my brother was skating during college in the late 1980s I couldn't believe how tiny the wheels had become.
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Dick Trauma posted:Yeah, I bought a little orange one with urethane wheels around... 1976? It was like this one. YES! Exactly like that. But green. It was terrible and turned me off skateboarding that's for sure. Just like my gold and black Team Murray solid-loving-steel-frame BMX killed any interest in BMX bikes. All my other friends were rocking Mongooses with the foot pegs at the time (pic not mine)  Don't be fooled by that hand brake. It had a coaster brake. And a chain guard. Proteus Jones has a new favorite as of 04:57 on Aug 26, 2015 |
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 Through a recent amazon deal ($25 when at my local store it's $50, pretty good deal if you ask me!). I hope it's fun although I've heard it's a little unbalanced.
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Slimy Hog posted:
It's pretty good. Depends on which case you do, some have been far more enjoyable than others in my experience.
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Slimy Hog posted:
My group regularly plays it. Some scenarios are pretty straightforward, but mostly the heroes are straight hosed. Still fun! Especially for twenty-five bucks.
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TraderStav posted:That's more a commentary on cycling culture than goon culture actually. Garish is king. You look stupid in your bib anyway, no reason not to go all-out on it.
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Dick Trauma posted:Yeah, I bought a little orange one with urethane wheels around... 1976? It was like this one. HEY! What are you doing taking pictures in my garage? That's the exact one. I've only ever used it for moving stuff around that I didn't want to carry for whatever reason. It made for a... not very good dolly, honestly.
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