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Jesus Crunch, its not a margarita, youll ruin a perfectly good beer unless its coors light, that one you can water your outside plants with and they probably wont like it either.

Went out today and got another tattoo, my daughter joined me and got her 3rd tattoo! Love spending the day with her, my artist books a full day for me when i go, and i book 9 months in advance, he is that busy!! Already have next one booked, July 2025!!! Daughter got some butterflies and stars below her collar bone and I got a wolf head on top of my hand. I have over 20 tattoos, top of hand, fucking worse one yet!! Hurt like a fucker!!! Lol Here is Emmys tat And here is mine

ahhh the good old days!

Ted is so cool love the guy I hope he knows how much we love him

Hello there, We played several games few years ago, that was fun! We're going to organize a 3v3 COD4 tournament soon (Search & Rescue with our own mod you tried already). Would you be interested to join with a XI team (3 players only)? Let me know if you would Cheers, iClan|Efaya

as Essiee started this conversation thought it would be good to put it out there. so Essieee prefers to have a large head. me I like mine with a nice looking creamy head.... Jointy will have head any way it comes. So folks how do you like yours........... oooh soz we are talking beers

That's why I like Czech beer

So tough to hear this. He was a great person to game with. My prayers go out to him, and his sister right now.

swelling is down this morning so it looks better

cool we got started on my next one yesterday have to get a few better pics when the swelling goes down but it's going to be bad ass when done that was a hour and we have about 2 more to go

I prefer no foam, tends to stick to my stach

ea I like head before or afer my beer. I'm essie that way :)-

Haha you are a weirdo I want the foam on my beer to be 2 fingers thick

do you remember this stuff

XtremeIdiots would like to wish all members celebrating their birthday today a happy birthday. DragonSlayer (54)

Mine still a bit swollen, but love it none the less!!!

I can feel the love in the air... Did someone say head?? Is it free?

That's what @BUDMAN says!!!! @TBB !fu Sir

That's what @BUDMAN says!!!!

Sparky were you a flower child?

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday

that's a loaded quetion LaBob me no foam and 2 shakes of salt then gulp down the pint

Saw Malo back in the day! The early seventies at Winterland, San Fran. The headliner was Santana, and Malo featured Jorge Santana, Carlos's brother!

i THOUGHT YOU WERE TALKING MORE IN QUART SIZE

Pint? Pint?? All this started with a measly pint??? I thought we were talking about liters!!

I was 10 years old. Funny seeing Brandy by Looking Glass. A couple members of that band helped form Starz which were heavier rock compared to Looking Glass. Alice Cooper, Schools Out !!! What a classic tune !!

Wow this turned into much more then I had expected... Lol

Mm now that depends on the width of your fingers

So sad to hear this about yet another long time COD2, XI member. As many know, I can relate, since my wife has been battling lung cancer for 7 years. Some of you met her at two of three XI Fests since. The last three years has been stage 4, as it's moving around (she get's radiation again next week for four new, small growths). But like Ted has had to do, it's an ugly battle and my prayers and best wishes go out to him and his family (no fun for them either!). God be with him!

I'm getting married next week and @codpiece is coming over to Scotland for the wedding and he sent me and wife to be a pre-wedding gift he's right Tiffany's is the way to a woman's heart my missus loves the beer glasses and he knows i love lego super generous @codpieceand i'll see you next week mate! the castle will blow your mind

Today's little chat is with Sitting Duc. Let's see what he thinks about these American gatherings since he is from the UK but he does travel across the pond to join us each year So, Duc, many Fests have you attended? I think it's these ones: 2015 - Bristol 2016 - Gatlinburg, TN 2017 - Berlin 2017 - Niagara Falls, ON, Canada 2018 - Brussels 2018 - Nashville, TN 2019 - Charlotte, SC 2022 - Greensboro, GA 2023 - Gatlinburg, TN So 9 in all; three in Europe, 5 in the US and 1 in Canada. Abd who or what got you interested in going? Honestly, I think the first I went to was because it was close to me and was just attending for the day (the Bristol one). I'm trying to remember who invited me to it, there were a few people encouraging me to go for sure - I think maybe Edd? I had a trip planned to Japan later in the year and whilst at the fest I got speaking to Olive and we discussed travel and the like, and shared that common interest - that then turned into me going with him to South Africa in May, 2016 (which was amazing). But that then (once I realised he was a sound guy) turned into me going to my first US fest in Gatlinburg later in the year. Here I met people like Overkill's male friend Mike, and Bob and I ended up with them and Olive going to Iceland in 2017. As a broke software engineer at the time early in my career Olive enabled me to get cheap flights for my first US fest and one or two others which I can never thank him enough for. I had always loved travelling previously to XI but it has given me a group of friends where I share that common interest and is so much more. I love the fests completely but also love the 'side holidays or meetups' that they have enabled: South Africa with Olive Iceland with Mike, Tina, Bob & Olive A catch-up with Edd at his place in Reading My first trip to New York meeting with deerejon, Bosun, codpiece, Roxy and some of their friends and family (also a BBQ!) A catch-up with Olive in Montreal on the way back from Niagara Falls A random catch-up with codpiece on one of his flight stops in London I was able to stay at Didier's place in Paris.. (Olive's friend) - can't remember when or why but having that connection was great. South Africa with Olive, Reggie, Mike & Tina and meeting more of Olive's friends Las Vegas in 2023 where I introduced my friend Jerry into the mix to meet with Hefe/Starla/The Ruggers/Yacc+missus Doing some traveling in California with Hefe and Starla and visiting Yosemite to *not* take the perfect picture and go on a 'max 2 miles' walk. Las Vegas again tagging onto the Cali trip with the same group and adding some Yacc's friends Hopefully haven't missed any! but also I like that Jerry has ditched me and met up with a bunch in Atlantic City very recently. Likely coming up I'll hopefully be meeting with Mike/Tina in Paris later in the year (and assume Olive lol), also maybe something before the upcoming fest - who knows.... Which location would you say has been your favorite? That's a hard one, it's always the people in the end. The houses have got better and better; and I think that has enabled us to spend more time at them and more time talking, playing games and connecting. The actual location.. less important. But if I had to pick one I like the Gatlingburg ones I think or Georgia, it's been great to be able to get a car and do some travelling beforehand and explore. That's important to me with the distance I am coming. However, never say never to going somewhere new and seeing or experiencing a new place! Which activity(ies) do you like the most? Losing money to Rugger. I love sitting with a beer and playing some card games where the side bets get increasingly bigger and bigger as the time goes on. Corn hole.. a game of which I play once a year and only ever at an XI fest - I kinda like it. The meals out - chaotic, stressful for the servers at bill time, but I really enjoy seeing the group around the table. Equally so though, the bigger houses have enabled us to do more family style which I like. Do you bring anyone else with you, or do you attend alone? I guess I started out as being the person that Olive brought? then I moved to expanding the fests to allow me time to travel either side and enjoying that freedom. Now, I have started introducing my own friends like Jerry. This year I am also bringing a friend Milo to the party! What's your funniest or favorite XI Fest memory? There are a fair amount of these. Honestly - the most fun I have had is the simplicity and stupidity of the high card/low card - really enjoy that. Cards against humanity perhaps? Going for pontoon rides, go-carting, shooting.. would never forget the shooting, that's fun. 'Merica! And to wrap things up, what advice would you give to someone who's never been to XI Fest? (besides always know where your wallet and ID are ) The thought can be a little intimidating at first, lets go meet a bunch of strangers from all walks of life that we have met online through shooting games. Kinda crazy right? But the group is pretty sound, sure there are some oddballs but everyone there has come from different places, different experiences and are in different stages of life and it's fantastic to talk to them and get to know the people. If you are close, come for a day visit - that's a great way just to get into it. It's semi-organised chaos though so be prepared for that. If you are far, make a holiday out of it - stay somewhere close so you can come along and if it's not for you then you can do your own thing. I guess on that, we try and do some activities together but not every day - generally we break off into groups and join together on activities. Some might go for a hike, some the gun range, some chilling in the pool or driving out somewhere. Be prepared to enjoy yourself. Thanks so much @Sitting-Duc, looking forward to seeing you in just about 7 weeks!

As many of you know, back in February I had a full mouth teeth extraction done, too many hard drugs and lack of dental care in my younger years had them rotting and breaking in my mouth, so, had 26 teeth pulled at once. The last 2.5 months have been mentally taxing to say the least, you dont realize before hand just what a difference it is going from teeth to no teeth, even crooked broken bojangled teeth like I had, then to just gums, its been a time i tell ya! But, light at the end of tunnel has arrived! I got my prototype dentures today. I wear these for a week and report back any issues, rubbing, tight spots, sizing ect. Color will be decided in 1 week as well,currently teeth and gums of dentures exact same color, the final ones with have proper coloring and such So here is pics of my smile before extraction, after extraction and with prototype dentures in...what a difference!!! also, any members with full dentures who have any advice on adjusting/eating/talking please feel free to drop your advice here

StormCrow>XI< Do you have any nicknames? Personal or in game? Personal - Smurf, Murf, Fanboy in game - StormHoe, ThunderChicken, Asshole, Prickbag, Haxor, Dickhead, Jerk, Bitch When and where were you born? March 11 1975 in Orangeville Ontario When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? A mother fucking Duke of Hazzard County!!!! no really, I did LOL Where have you lived? Orangeville Ontario and Cambridge Ontario What got you into gaming? Did the whole early 80's Atari and Nintendo thing, then when I was 18 or so I went to visit my folks and my Dad was playing a game called Fighter Ace It was hosted on the MSN Gaming Zone (thats an old one) and was WWII fighter planes and the first Multiplayer Game I played, I bought a computer a year later and bought the game and played that for years! Then got into the MoH series, went through a few clans there, then COD and have been here since Your first game you played? Space Invaders or Missle Command on Atari 2600 And what do you play now? COD4 and a rally racing demo derby style game called Wreckfest Why did you join XI? Used to game with the R/F clan (Rumpleforeskin) and they kinda folded towards end of COD2, found the XI servers and played alot in the Mornings with the morning crew, after 2 or 3 years PitbulPete was like "Why the fuck are you not in XI?" I said "Cause noone asked" the rest is history, so you can blame Pete and old Caper for bringing me along here over 15 years ago What do you get from being in this clan? Inner peace, when you embrace this clan, its like family, I have shared my life moments with this clan the same as I do anyone in my life, I have laughed, I have felt sorrow at lost members, Still miss ya big time JohnnyDos! We had Niagara and it was a blast brother!!!! This clan means more to me than I ever let on, love each and every one of ya, well Ruthless and Hoth can suck a dick, but the rest, I loves ya! What is your favorite hobby? GOLF!!!! Oh my lord I am hooked on this game!!! Got into it during Covid and have not looked back. 4 years golfing and I have had people playing 40 years tell me its impossible I have only been playing this short time, took to it like a fish in water What is your favorite travel destination? Was Cuba, but, went to Punta Cana last year... dayummmm, such a good time and wayyyyy better than Cuba Are you married? Yes, 19 years Do you have children? yes, I have a 30 year old son form a wayward youth, then a 27 year old stepson, and a 19 year old son and a 17 year old daughter What kind of pets do you have, if any? What are their names? I have 2 cats, Gemma and Buttercup and a 6 month old Puppy who has become my best bud named Lily Are you a sports fan? If so, what is your favorite team? Used to be a bigtime Leafs fan until the player walkout in the 90's then stopped caring about professional sports What causes are you passionate about? None other than live and let be, I dont care your sex, your beliefs, your religion, your sexual orientation, or if you identify as a fucking toaster, just be kind to eachother, we all have to live here! Do you volunteer? If so, where? nope What is an interesting fact about you? I am the only fan of the Canadian Rock Band Monster Truck to ever be pulled onstage to play a song with the band! Near shit my pants, but I did it!!! and had no clue it was going to happen, they pulled me from front row at a show to surprise me! Have you continued your education past college or university with career development seminars or classes? What kind? nope, straight into the workforce Did you know what profession you wanted to work in when you started college? Did you belong to any professional organizations? What is your current job title? Head Quality Lab Tech Did you win any awards or recognitions during your education? Where do you work? A plastic recycling plant in Cambridge Ontario What other job titles have you had in your career? Been here 26 years, been a floor sweeper, extrusion operator, blender operator, lead hand, supervisor, then Lab tech Where else have you worked? did some roofing when young and temp jobs, been with my company 26 years now Why did you choose to work in your industry? 1997, recycling was getting big, figured it would be a lasting thing Why do you like your job? the hours! i work 4 on 3 off 3 on 4 off How would you describe your career? Pays the bills What are some accomplishments you've achieved during your career? Describe a time that your career was rewarding. When i went 14 years without missing a single day of work or being late, noone can touch that record here LOL If you could give a younger person career advice, what would it be? Do something you will enjoy, What is your favorite thing about your career or industry? What is a valuable lesson you learned in your career? What do you hope to accomplish in your career? Are you involved in any professional/ non-profit/sports organizations? If so, do you have a title or rank within these organizations? What is your favorite sport? Golf Do you play any sports? Golf If you were granted 1 wish, what would you wish for? For people to just be accepting of others, less judgments in the world, let people live their lives, and quit trying to instill your own personal beliefs and ways of life on others who do not conform to your bubble, whos to say your bubble is so great anyways? Life is hard fucking enough out here, we need more support from our fellow beings and less hate! Stay safe all, you are all loved!! Ontop of Sulpher Mountain in Banff Alberta This guitar I got from the lead guitarist of Monster Truck and was used to record their 1st album!!! 1972 Gibson SG Deluxe Me and Pops when we found out the Cancer was terminal.... FUCK CANCER me and lead singer of Monster Truck on the day weed became legal in Canada Check them red eyes!!! LOL Pic featured in a rock magazine, me in my element, front row at a Monster Truck concert getting a solo right into my face!!!! Fuck I love them boys, they have created SOOOOOO many special moments for me