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Hi guys,
I’ve been working at events at the DCC (Dallas Convention Center) for a few years now. Part of my job sometimes includes helping event set-up and take-down during conventions, conferences, concerts, media events, etc. I was pretty excited for the chance to get to work during this MLG since it would give me a chance to see behind the scenes as well as have “VIP” access all weekend. Well, I don’t want you guys to worry too much, but there have been some big problems already that have the MLG staff running around like blue-assed flies trying to have everything sorted before kick-off. I don’t think I’m “supposed” to talk about this, but meh. I’m not sure how they’re going to fix most of this stuff in time. Some of the things I’ve found out so far:
1) There aren’t enough chairs. The center offered to rent chairs for the event, but MLG declined and said they had their own solutions. Well, they’ve only brought these wooden benches, and ½ of the benches were never sent apparently. They did bring some chairs, but those chairs are ONLY for the section for new game demos and for eating. They actually have the benches set up for player areas too (think church pews). They look really uncomfortable to play on.
2) Something is going on about Octoshape, and how MLG doesn’t have a license, so they have to completely re-configure how the stream is going to run, and if they can’t work around it in time there will only be a LQ stream (which will have to be paid for) and no free stream.
3) SC2 is still in somewhat of a “corner”, they have just renamed that corner as a “main stage”. Also, the way that section of the center is laid out, there are a number of structural support beams that will obscure the viewing of the large screen for a decent part of the audience. It’s in the worst imaginable place and I can’t get an answer as to why they have laid it out so poorly, it makes no sense. All the vendors and demo areas get really prime “real estate”, and SC2 is in a really bad area, totally confusing considering how SC2 was supposed to be getting a high billing at MLG from now on. The good news is the SC2 section can probably accommodate about 100 people (with seating for maybe 50, max).
4) At the last MLG I was at, the vendors were great. Hot Pockets, Doritos, Dr Pepper, Gum, etc. The ones at this MLG look kind of lame, tbh. Instead of Dr Pepper, it’s some soda called “Sun Drop” that tastes like someone farted in a can of backwash. They have Doritos, but the flavors they’re advertising are so weird. Late Night Pepperoni Pizza Doritos?? Late Night Kabob Doritos? There’s another funky one that I’ve seen signs for, but I can’t remember it. Even the hot pockets are lame. Last time they had those “side-shots”, but this time it seems to be just regular hot pockets like “Turkey Burger” and “Lasagna”. Will not eat. The “Hot Pockets Girls” are also clearly the B-Squad.
5) I was really surprised at the low quality of computers. I don’t know if it was different before, but some of these machines are P4’s. WTF. They’re almost bare, so they work alright, but I don’t know how they can be comfortable about SC2 not crashing on such old machines.
6) They have some cool new things set up, like this huge poster thing with a marine and a medic where you can stick 2 people’s faces through and take a picture, but they want like $15 for a “professional” picture, and you can’t use your own camera (except I did). Also, they’re going to have a roped-off section where the pro gamers can sit and sign these small MLG posters that look sort of like headshots. They’re charging for that too, but I don’t know how much. There’s also a ton more MLG merchandise this time around. Hoodies, shirts, bobble-heads, mugs, Frisbees, mlg socks, beanies, fingerless gloves, tons of gaming peripherals. Oh! That reminds me:
7) Apparently, there’s a new rule in place that gamers aren’t allowed to let other players borrow equipment. If you forgot a piece of equipment, you’re supposed to buy a replacement at the merch area, and anyone caught loaning keyboards, mice, etc to someone else can be disqualified.
8) Both of the judges I’ve talked to that are reffing SC2 are actually Halo judges. They hired too many Halo judges and not enough SC2 judges, so instead of correcting it, they’re just going to shove square pegs into round holes and have judges from other games cover it. When I asked why they wouldn’t recruit refs from the attendees, someone told me that, “we need people we can be sure will understand how to act professionally while representing MLG.”
9) They have this crazy trap set up where they’re going to be selling food and drinks outside the main convention hall at kiosks and booths, but they don’t let you take it into the gaming area. You can eat in the gaming area, but only food provided by the sponsors. Any food bought outside the doors will be confiscated when you try to enter, but there are no signs or anything telling you this until you actually get up to the door and they will make you throw away the food you just bought from them. Even more hilariously, vendors will be giving out snacks and stuff outside too, and you’re not allowed to bring that in either. So, you can get a “Sun Drop” from someone outside the main room and have to throw it away so that you can walk 10 steps inside and get another free “Sun Drop”.
10) All games will be broadcast from replays. They said this was to avoid any problems at the live event being evident on the stream, and because they can’t set up sound-proof booths so they’re worried that the casting may be audible. The players will play all games online, then someone will come around, put the replays on a flash drive, and deliver the replays to the event supervisor, who will choose what games and series will be broadcast based on game length, quality, players, etc. Seems inane for a live tournament, but what do I know?
All in all, I was really looking forward to this weekend, so I hope all these issues don’t mean a bad time. I’m sure the players will put on a great show, so I guess I can’t be too worried! See you all there, I’ll be the guy in the MLG hoodie, beanie and socks.
 
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But you're legendary DA Jack McCoy, you can handle this!
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Austin10831 Posts
Wow, that sounds horrible. Please keep us updated, Jack!
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MLG = amusement park, apparently.
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Sounds terrible.
And by terrible i mean god damn fucking shit lol
i hope they can solve most of the problems, so that the audience can enjoy the games and have a nice time, but also for the gamers to be in the most comfortable zone to play to their fullest potential.
and please god no replay cast, i fukken hate them. i dont really get to the same excitement level compared to when they play live.
€: it's the fucking 31. god damnit.
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Uh oh. I hope these disastrous problems don't materialize into a disastrous weekend. It would be a shame for the competition to run into so many problems during it's opening tournament of the year. Hopefully, they can work out all these kinks in time. I bet a lot of people are frantically trying to fix stuff during these last days before MLG.
edit: FUUUUUU. I hate how April fools is expanding to March. It's too greedy of a holiday.
It seems that my words are being censored and edited. Clever mods are clever...
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lol...damn korean time got me.
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On April 01 2011 03:18 zeru wrote:
Obvious april fools
Yea, I'm pretty sure most of this isn't true and/or is just hyperbole.
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On April 01 2011 03:18 zeru wrote:
Obvious april fools
Here in Dallas it's Thursday, March 31, 2011.
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Oh my god. This sounds awful, that you posted on April 1st that the MLG, happening on April 1st is about to suck major league ass. I'll have to think of better things to do on April 1st than watch this travesty of a tournament, which happens on the first day of April.
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you had me up until replay casting via flash drives
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sounds like MLG is pretty bad at this kind of stuff. i expected more, but its all about the bottom line isn't it?
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You had me going until the vendors.
From sundance yesterday: http://occip.it/pt4f1mqg
Dr. Pepper is clearly still there.
Happy april fools
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On April 01 2011 03:18 zeru wrote:
Obvious april fools
^^ I didn't realize it 'til like halfway in lol Well done 
edit: lol #9
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this is so fucking confusing. you can't fucking post these jokes (assuming it is) on march 31st for an American event if you're American.
seriously.
STOP.
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damn, you nearly had me 
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Why are we posting April fool's jokes on march 31?
You are in Texas... its march 31 in texas/the rest of the US...
I need to turn off tl.net for the rest of the next 2 days i think...
ima start posting april fools jokes on march 1 next year so i can be clever.
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You had me until the P4 computers :D
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Good one. I almost fell for that one.
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FREEAGLELAND26781 Posts
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Great post. I was with you til number four then started lolling. 10/10
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lol didn't think about april joke, god damn you got me
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I hate how you can take nothing serious on the internet between one week before and after april foos. So annoying
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Extremely well done. Had me going until the replays ><
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for shame 
On April 01 2011 03:21 Complete wrote:
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this is so fucking confusing. you can't fucking post April fools jokes (assuming it is) on march 31st for an American event if you're American.
seriously.
STOP.
TL tradition get over it
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was reading past number 7 before I realised something was wrong ¬¬
//tx
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I was reading through this going "Seriously? SERIOUSLY?!" then it dawned on me.. Well played good sir, well played.
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So no $10 000 000 Recliner?
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FUCK not fair. It's not april fools yet here. I almost shit myself.
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The lack of live games is a huge bitch because you don't get to watch the players during the game
You make this tournament look bleak which is a shame I was looking forward to dallas. Oh well GL to all involved, hopefully it works out well!
edit: its the 31st asshole.
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Haha you got me so bad.
It's because earlier today I was reading through the rules for SC2 and it said that all players must bring their own equipment. When I read your bit about the equipment store I was like "fuck, this must be true".
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so funny lol well done
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Got to 4 before realizing. LOL. Goddamn it.
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On April 01 2011 03:40 ThE_OsToJiY wrote:The lack of live games is a huge bitch because you don't get to watch the players during the game You make this tournament look bleak which is a shame I was looking forward to dallas. Oh well GL to all involved, hopefully it works out well!
Hahaha, gg yo~
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That was pretty good. You got me until the Kabob Doritos.
But yea, these pre-April ones are lame.
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On April 01 2011 03:45 emperorchampion wrote:Show nested quote +On April 01 2011 03:40 ThE_OsToJiY wrote:The lack of live games is a huge bitch because you don't get to watch the players during the game You make this tournament look bleak which is a shame I was looking forward to dallas. Oh well GL to all involved, hopefully it works out well! Hahaha, gg yo~
Skype conversation with Ostojiy
+ Show Spoiler +[2:47:48 PM] Bryan 'Micro' Wood: Either you're the best troll [2:47:51 PM] Bryan 'Micro' Wood: or you got trolled hard [2:47:58 PM] Ostojiy: what [2:47:59 PM] Ostojiy: why? [2:48:28 PM] Bryan 'Micro' Wood: your post on the TL topic about MLG [2:48:40 PM] Ostojiy: why is that [2:48:41 PM] Ostojiy: trolling? [2:48:50 PM] Bryan 'Micro' Wood: because it's an april fools joke [2:48:52 PM] Bryan 'Micro' Wood: what he posted [2:48:55 PM] Ostojiy: oh [2:48:56 PM] Ostojiy: [2:48:58 PM] Bryan 'Micro' Wood: ROFL! [2:49:01 PM] Ostojiy: its march [2:49:02 PM] Ostojiy: 31st... [2:49:05 PM] Bryan 'Micro' Wood: April 1st in Korea [2:49:07 PM] Bryan 'Micro' Wood: TL runs on Korean time
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I keep forgetting it's April 1st in Korea :/ . I read through the whole thing thinking, "Damn, that's pretty sad.". Well played, very well played.
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Oh no!
Hopefully you can fix at least some of these problems before the event starts. Looking pretty bad...
april fools
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I for one, am looking forward to standing all day again... Aside from nearly being thrown out last year, I had fun... It ain't a tournament if nothing goes wrong.
I also heard HuK got reseeded because he decided to show...
+ Show Spoiler +Extremely well played April Fools- at first I thought this post was about last year's MLG Dallas (where nearly all the above problems existed)
Although, the HuK thing I still don't know if it's really an April Fools joke or not...
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On April 01 2011 03:49 Weavel wrote:Oh no! Hopefully you can fix at least some of these problems before the event starts. Looking pretty bad...
lol....
april fools is such a pointless day....
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...MLG get your shit togetherrrr
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holy fuck totally had me haha.
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On April 01 2011 04:33 zeru wrote:Oh god, for some reason I'm really entertained by these responses.
it's because they're all really great posts! then again, as we learned from page 1, you can't fucking post great posts if you're American- thusly many of the would-be-great posts in this thread are in reality, not-so-great posts
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Curse American time! It's March 31'st not April Fool's day damnit!
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10) All games will be broadcast from replays. They said this was to avoid any problems at the live event being evident on the stream, and because they can’t set up sound-proof booths so they’re worried that the casting may be audible. The players will play all games online, then someone will come around, put the replays on a flash drive, and deliver the replays to the event supervisor, who will choose what games and series will be broadcast based on game length, quality, players, etc. Seems inane for a live tournament, but what do I know?
this is probably an Aprl Fool's joke, but I have no problem with this at all and actually like this solution due to not having player booths available.
I prefer knowing that the results of games are completely due to player skill than wondering if either commentary or audience noise clued a player in on something that was going to or will happen.
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TL is really f'ing annoying when people are doing April Fools for two fucking days because they go on Korean time.
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LOL. I was about to flip for a second didn't think this was a joke until I saw the responses, threw me off since it's the 31st in texas still :/
That was basically worse case scenario ever, was about to cancel my plans of buying a hd ticket.
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Well played good sir. Well played....
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On April 01 2011 05:15 Zlasher wrote:
TL is really f'ing annoying when people are doing April Fools for two fucking days because they go on Korean time.
What do you have against great posting?
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On April 01 2011 04:33 zeru wrote:Oh god, for some reason I'm really entertained by these responses.
yeah, the responses from the foreigners never get old
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you're from the USA
he's from the USA
...foreigners?
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On April 01 2011 05:32 tree.hugger wrote:Show nested quote +On April 01 2011 05:15 Zlasher wrote:
TL is really f'ing annoying when people are doing April Fools for two fucking days because they go on Korean time. What do you have against great posting?
THIS MEANS WAR (Kennigit!!!!!!!!!!)
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Man, I wish I knew why everyone thought this was a great post! This news is terrible! Gosh, what a tragic occurrence this is. Shame about the day it's happening, nobody will believe this critical warning we received!!
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You had me fooled.
Please tell me you at least have access to MLG ):
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On April 01 2011 05:42 Complete wrote:Show nested quote +On April 01 2011 05:32 tree.hugger wrote:On April 01 2011 05:15 Zlasher wrote:
TL is really f'ing annoying when people are doing April Fools for two fucking days because they go on Korean time. What do you have against great posting? someone is changing posts that say 'gre at post' automatically to 'great post' O_o
hahaha that didn't turn out the way you wanted it to, did it?
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On April 01 2011 06:14 huameng wrote:Show nested quote +On April 01 2011 05:42 Complete wrote:On April 01 2011 05:32 tree.hugger wrote:On April 01 2011 05:15 Zlasher wrote:
TL is really f'ing annoying when people are doing April Fools for two fucking days because they go on Korean time. What do you have against great posting? someone is changing posts that say 'gre at post' automatically to 'great post' O_o hahaha that didn't turn out the way you wanted it to, did it?
Actually it did, several times, but it keeps getting edited
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Great post. Tastes like fart in a can indeed. 
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On April 01 2011 05:41 Complete wrote:
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you're from the USA
he's from the USA
...foreigners?
i am from Romania. i use United States so people respect me
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On April 01 2011 06:34 Binky1842 wrote:Show nested quote +On April 01 2011 05:41 Complete wrote:
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you're from the USA
he's from the USA
...foreigners? i am from Romania. i use United States so people respect me
I figured the other way around, but you just lost my respect.
How ironic and yet... twisted.
edit: dammit, i got owned ):
DAMN YOU BINKY
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Kennigit
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On April 01 2011 03:13 BroOd wrote:
Wow, that sounds horrible. Please keep us updated, Jack!
Very funny BroOd. 
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Germany2896 Posts
Sad how many people are so far behind the times that they don't even recognize great posting
TL has great posts since forever, and you still don't recognize them.
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sun drop
i was questioning my sanity for a while there
wp bro lulul o/
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A very long, and effective, effort. Good stuff!
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goddamn you had me T_T i'm such a naive little brat
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On April 01 2011 03:06 JackMcCoy wrote:
Instead of Dr Pepper, it’s some soda called “Sun Drop” that tastes like someone farted in a can of backwash.
How dare you insult North Carolina's pride and joy!!!!
Edit: DERP! I forgot that I can't trust anything on the internet today...
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On April 01 2011 05:15 Zlasher wrote:
TL is really f'ing annoying when people are doing April Fools for two fucking days because they go on Korean time.
2 days of great posting doesn't sound so bad to me ; /
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You had me fooled until I reached number 6.
BRAVO, fantastic post!
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I love it when people have GREAT POSTS!!! I do think this J.O.K.E is a great post and i support it a lot. I for one was getting pissed off while reading it, especially at the part where the SC2 spot was like in some far corner. I have to know for real though, how are the hot pocket girls????
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Do the Hot Pockets girls really have a b squad, that'd be pretty funny
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Right about the time I got to the paid, LQ stream I knew the jig was up. The seating issue had me though!
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Wow you actually had me until 10. I really need to have more faith in MLG.
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They are casting from replays... HE'S A WITCH!
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On April 01 2011 04:52 udgnim wrote:Show nested quote +10) All games will be broadcast from replays. They said this was to avoid any problems at the live event being evident on the stream, and because they can’t set up sound-proof booths so they’re worried that the casting may be audible. The players will play all games online, then someone will come around, put the replays on a flash drive, and deliver the replays to the event supervisor, who will choose what games and series will be broadcast based on game length, quality, players, etc. Seems inane for a live tournament, but what do I know? this is probably an Aprl Fool's joke, but I have no problem with this at all and actually like this solution due to not having player booths available. I prefer knowing that the results of games are completely due to player skill than wondering if either commentary or audience noise clued a player in on something that was going to or will happen.
10) All games will be broadcast from replays. They said this was to avoid any problems at the live event being evident on the stream, and because they can’t set up sound-proof booths so they’re worried that the casting may be audible. The players will play all games online, then someone will come around, put the replays on a flash drive, and deliver the replays to the event supervisor, who will choose what games and series will be broadcast based on game length, quality, players, etc. Seems inane for a live tournament, but what do I know?
this ended up being true
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I'm watching the stream and you actualy got me with this one. I will admit I was freaked out by the shitty quality you where describing. Thank you sir for a good laugh
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So was this post serious because it turns out a lot of it was true :[
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Sounds bad, glad I didn't go.
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On April 03 2011 13:27 mindspike wrote:
So was this post serious because it turns out a lot of it was true :[
Yeah im wondering about this now wtf
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EPT
