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Cixah
United States11285 Posts
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JonGalt
Pootie too good!4331 Posts
On April 17 2015 03:12 Numy wrote: Wow they tested individual eyes oO, when I went to renew mine last year there was a machine you look into that shows the letter M then you tell the guy which way the bottom is facing. It also had flashing lights out of the corner of your eyes and had to tell which side flashed. I couldn't really do the last couple even with glasses but it seemed fine. I merely asked because I have known of people that found out through an eye test for drivers that they need glasses. Personally feel the way the licenses are handled here(Possibly same there) is a joke. It doesn't test your ability to actually drive and there's no real follow up after the fact. Cars are so incredibly dangerous yet we treat them as toys. It disgusts me a little. lol south Africa driving is nutso. we don't have kombis going all over the place. in general I find Americans, and Europeans to have less hectic driving because everyone, for the most part, grows up with driving. as opposed to south Africa or Dominican republic where driving isn't as accessible to everyone and is often a source of income so people drive more reckless and have less respect for the laws. | ||
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Requizen
United States33802 Posts
On April 17 2015 03:16 Cixah wrote: Hailing outside and my car is sitting in the parking lot. Rip Shouldn't ypu be more freaking out about the hail in Tejas? | ||
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GhandiEAGLE
United States20754 Posts
On April 17 2015 03:30 Requizen wrote: Shouldn't ypu be more freaking out about the hail in Tejas? What a mess this post turned out to be | ||
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Cixah
United States11285 Posts
On April 17 2015 03:30 Requizen wrote: Shouldn't ypu be more freaking out about the hail in Tejas? Nah, its usually hail or tornadoes. I'll take hail today | ||
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Karis Vas Ryaar
United States4396 Posts
On April 17 2015 03:21 JonGalt wrote: lol south Africa driving is nutso. we don't have kombis going all over the place. in general I find Americans, and Europeans to have less hectic driving because everyone, for the most part, grows up with driving. as opposed to south Africa or Dominican republic where driving isn't as accessible to everyone and is often a source of income so people drive more reckless and have less respect for the laws. I read somewhere that the driving test in South Africa is ridiculous so no one bothers to get a license. is that true? | ||
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Numy
South Africa35471 Posts
On April 17 2015 03:21 JonGalt wrote: lol south Africa driving is nutso. we don't have kombis going all over the place. in general I find Americans, and Europeans to have less hectic driving because everyone, for the most part, grows up with driving. as opposed to south Africa or Dominican republic where driving isn't as accessible to everyone and is often a source of income so people drive more reckless and have less respect for the laws. When I went to Italy it was really bad there too. People just drove whichever way they wanted, mounted any curb they saw and just generally didn't seem to have any strict laws. I know for a long time my mom refused to drive in Portugal too because of how crazy some of the driving there was, especially the bus drivers. It's just here in SA there's basically no other form of transport | ||
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Crusnik
United States5378 Posts
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Frudgey
Canada3367 Posts
On April 17 2015 03:16 Cixah wrote: Hailing outside and my car is sitting in the parking lot. Rip Well how big is the hail? I know hail can have some incredibly destructive power, but more often than not it's harmless. Also, I subscribe to the belief that whatever doesn't kill you will make you stronger. So in this case, if your car survives the hail then it'll be a stronger car, because of the Machine Spirit and stuff. But if the car dies, then that means it was too weak to transport the infinite glory known as Cixah. That means you can get a suitable replacement that would be more than capable of transporting your majesty. I think this is a win-win Cixah. | ||
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Parnage
United States7414 Posts
added the actual teaser. | ||
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Marmy
Iran1697 Posts
On April 17 2015 03:48 Parnage wrote: New Star wars teaser is out. I'm still cautiously thinking it's going to be terrible and I have to remind myself that Abrams could very easily screw this up. Make up can do wonders as Ford doesn't look half bad in the old getup. link please <3 | ||
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Frudgey
Canada3367 Posts
Maybe that's just me though. Either way, that trailer got me HYPED. | ||
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Numy
South Africa35471 Posts
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Frudgey
Canada3367 Posts
On April 17 2015 04:00 Numy wrote: I'm just hyped for when he makes Star Wars into Star Trek. Who am I kidding, Star Trek is most likely dead now anyway. I mean I liked the new Star Trek movies, but I'm guessing that this is the point where you call me a "filthy casual"! | ||
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Parnage
United States7414 Posts
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Numy
South Africa35471 Posts
On April 17 2015 04:02 Frudgey wrote: I mean I liked the new Star Trek movies, but I'm guessing that this is the point where you call me a "filthy casual"! I liked them too. They just weren't Star Trek at all. Could have named them some generic Sci-fi term if they wanted. He basically just copy based Wrath of Khan scenes with a plot that made no sense. Man that 2nd movie was so bad now that I think about it. Khan was irrelevant and not even a villain. Really just called them Star Trek to try cash in on some Star Trek nostalgia while completely disrespecting the essence of Star Trek | ||
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Karis Vas Ryaar
United States4396 Posts
I'm not too excited about it honestly, of course my favorite star wars character showed up in one kids series and was basically somewhat incompetent at least based on the books so im a bit weird when it comes to star wars. | ||
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Frudgey
Canada3367 Posts
On April 17 2015 04:06 Numy wrote: I liked them too. They just weren't Star Trek at all. Could have named them some generic Sci-fi term if they wanted. He basically just copy based Wrath of Khan scenes with a plot that made no sense. Man that 2nd movie was so bad now that I think about it. Khan was irrelevant and not even a villain. Really just called them Star Trek to try cash in on some Star Trek nostalgia while completely disrespecting the essence of Star Trek I see what you're trying to say. I haven't watched any of the original Star Trek and the new movies have been my only exposure to the franchise. So I can't comment on what the essence of the original Star Trek might be like. Now you got me thinking about the second movie. I'd have to watch it again while considering your criticisms, because I liked it quite a bit but I never thought about what you said while watching it. Of course, that would also entail that I watch the original source material in order to make a fair assessment of it. | ||
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Numy
South Africa35471 Posts
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Parnage
United States7414 Posts
On April 17 2015 04:18 Numy wrote: Man you need to go watch Star Trek. I'd say start on The Next Generation but that may be too old for you. Star Trek is more classic sci-fi where it isn't about cool actions scenes but instead it's about politics, social issues, exploration etc. The new movies are basically just generic action flicks. They don't cover any of the issues core to Star Trek. Original Series or Next Gen are a good starting point for Trek. Then you can trend into the glory that is Deep Space Nine and join the obvious fact that DS9 is the best show in the series. Seeing Rin on the League of Legends Front page is scary awesome as a fan of said artist. | ||
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