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Albert Einstein, when asked about marital politics, replied that "My wife and I have an understanding: I handle all the big decisions, and she handles all the other ones. I am pleased to say that, in over twenty years of marriage, we are yet to make a big decision."

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Tell her you could relocate to Arkansas instead, if she prefers ...

* and there was much rejoicing *

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Just wait for STALKER Tactics, oh how you'll all moan THEN ...

Zombie Felines ... Zomlines ...

I'm not going to say that the weakest component is between your chair and keyboard.

I bet they're in some weird language, like Danish. Those aren't REAL books, they're just comics without pictures. "

It's illegal to leave children unsupervised until they are sixteen in Britain.

My second and third subjects' text books arrived. I have been calculating the Hubble Constant using the spectra and luminosity of various distant galactic clusters, like Hercules, Perseus, Hydra and Leo:

^Walsh

Never trust your instincts?

As a Texan I can heartily say WHAT?! But do you imagine? Huh? Well, do ya, punk?

I just saw this on BBC News 24: the incident is in Britain! (Of course, I was wondering how the US police could raid a house based on the evidence of a dummy).

Exactly. Microsoft is not only capable, but has a history of suing companies at the drop of a hat. This is all FUD.

I'm waiting for my usual group of magazines to give me an appraisal.

67% of statistics are made up on the spot.

They have DIRECTLY stated that the game isn't on a wire; rather than being linear (one dimensional), it is an area to explore and act in as the player sees fit.

I really hope this is a complete fabrication, an exaggeration, or there were other facts (like some real firearms). Otherwise these people should be locked up.

He obviously doesn't like you.

Now I'm scared. And scarred. Children of Sand ...

Beneath the Planet of the Apes!11!!

I don't think the comparison is still valid. A game like Diablo is extremely tricky to pull off, no matter how simple it is to play. Lot's of companies have tried to emulate the game, and most of them failed. Fair enough on the first, and true enough on the latter. But again, I wasn't implying Blizzard sells junk. 'Fast food' is a somewhat humourous label I call the entire action-rpg genre as a whole. So if you don't think the phrase is a valid comparison in terms of describing the gameplay of/the genre itself, I'll agree to disagree. But it meant nothing - I repeat nothing - as a quality reference aimed solely at Blizzard as a company or Blizzard vs. another company, or how hard/not hard it is to make such games. Actually, I think everyone is being particularly pernickety with your useful analogy, LC. No-one in their right mind would dare suggest that McDonalds, for example, isn't ferociously popular ("over ten billion served" or whatever), and, though I'm not a regular customer, I have eaten their food and (when I was very young) more than enjoyed it.

It would be in keeping with the nuclear apocalypse theme to have most of whatever major city, especially the District of Columbia, almost completely obliterated by a direct strike. In fact, there would have to be a good reason why the major military targets, like Capitol Hill, would escape a direct hit, as they would certainly be a primary target. So, yeah: That sounds about right.