Bushape

Hey wild, I don't know you but beleive in what we are all saying here. We are one big family and just talk to someone. I hit bottom earlier this year. And I still am fighting, because I don't want to lose my house. I lost my health, I lost my company, I can't work even if I had a job, but just hang in there man. That is all you can do. Be honest with yourself and try your hardest, try to think of some way of figuring shit out. It don't happen over night, but hang in there and keep trying, have some faith in yourself. Like we all said, when you are at the bottom, there is only one way to go. Start looking at things in a different perspective and try to have a positive attitude. It is damn hard to do, but you have to pull your boots up and wade through the shit. Good luck bro. PM anyone of us and we will do our best to help. Bushape

That is cool shit. You know if people that have the ability to make something like this were to put their skills to use in a constructive way, the world might be a better place. There is so much out there that needs help. I wish these people could help with something. Thanks TS, not as good as your football post. I couldn't beleive that. That was good football. Whether they were half naked or not. That was good.

Never heard of the guy. But he is damn good. Thanks, LMAO Have you guys heard of Steve MaGrew, he is kick ass too.

So where are the damn boobies?...................................................................... Not those damn fat chicks either.

I guess to each his own. Hockey is supposed to be a no contact sport like basketball. If it was refereed like it was supposed to be then it would be far more boring than it already is. If someone in basketball was throwing punches, they would be kicked out and fined, not given a time out like a little kid. That is the only reason to watch hockey is to watch the fights. hell if you want fake fights, then watch wrestling, if that is a sport. I am just voicing my opinion, probably getting a few of you upset. Hell it makes you feel alive when you get pissed a little bit. Everybody is entitled to their opinion. But them girls, man thqt is a kick ass sport. Fuck if I wasn't pussy whipped, I would watch that shit all day.

cool, I just got to my 100th post. Oh, great story Ted. Thanks

Damn that was a good one Ted. You are pretty close to the truth on that one. I have always liked women that don't need a lot of makeup. I always thought that makeup was over rated until I seen this. Yeah there are a lot of ugly ass bitches that really need makeup. I am really glad that my wife doesn't need it. Man I couldn't imagine waking up to something like one of them in the before pictures. That probably happens to guys that pick up chicks at bars and such. The first time they see them they are pretty nice, but in the morning they wish they would of put the bag on their head. That is like the princess who kissed the frog. Hard to imagine. Look at all of the models today. Most of them aren't that great without all of the shit done to them. Some are, but a lot of them are just like the pictures here. Maybe not that extreme but you get my point. Good one Ted

I take it you have ATI. I have NVIDIA. And I don't care what brand as long as it does what I want it to. Does it really matter? Sounds like guys that like Chevys trying out talk the guys that like Fords. You noticed which one I put first. I wouldn't own a Ford if someone gave it to me. I would sell it and buy a Chevy. That is the same mentality with the video cards. Both are good, it is just a matter of preference and what you are used to. Just my two cents

I live close to Seattle and never knew they had something like this. Hell this is better than the Seachickens, I mean Seahawks. They should play each other and see you gets to be in the NFL. I am a Seahwaks fan I guess, but they always get close and choke or they just flat out suck, rarely do they have a really good game. I rarely watch a football game (any sports game). It is hard to watch without getting bored. I can't sit around all day, I have to be doing something. If it is on and I happen to see something good and then maybe I will watch. DON"T even start comparing soccer with football. I was kind of put off that Seattle has a soccer team. They wouldn't be there if we hadn't of lost the Sonics. I can't say it here of what most real american men call the guys that play soccer. Those girls playing football could kick any soccer teams ass. Man they were good. Now that is exciting and not just because they are girls, they played hard and good. Not like most football players, oh my toe hurts, take me out of the game. Now they have artificial turf and such. That takes all of the fun out of it. I remember games in dirt and snow and 10 degrees out. That was real football. Now it might as well be arena football. Not much difference if you think about it. No disrespect to the hard core fans of the game. I am just stating facts. Everybody has the sport they like and the sport they don't. But you have to compare apples to apples. Not playing with tanks to playing with dolls like kids do. I probably stirred up a hornets nest on this one. I wasn't trying to offend anyone. The americans have their football and the rest of the world can have their soccer and keep it their. Just my opinion. HeHe Thanks TSW8.5

Hey wild that really sucks ass. Like everyone said before get a lawyer, that is the best thing that you could do. Get somebody that specializes fighting insurance companies. I was a general contractor and a home inspector for nearly twenty years. It won't do any good to go against a home inspector, they are only liable for the cost of the inspection, and that is such a bullshit industry. If they can't see it, then they can't put it in the report. Hell, in 40 states all you need to be a home inspector is a business license. In all of the states but ten or so, there is no qualification at all. Go buy a $50 business license, call yourself an inspector and there you go. Quite a scam. I have no idea why banks and mortgage companies rely on such unknowledgeable bullshit people. I was a contractor for several years and I also took a course in home inspection, at least I was qualified. In all states everything is different, the insurance regs, the previous home owners requirements, so get you a good aggressive lawyer. I hate lawyers with a passion. They are a necessary evil. Just make sure you are on the good side of one. I have built several homes and know quite a bit about most all of it, just pm me if you need something. Good luck, our thoughts are with you.

Thanks for bringing those videos to us. That is going to be pretty damn awesome. It is always cool as hell when a new COD comes out. I have every one. Even the single players versions are fun. Can't wait, bring it on.

Thanks Shamu, That is a good one. Most people don't play the single player part of the game. A lot of them just start out at multiplayer. I myself like to play the single player version first, then you kind of know the maps and know what to expect.

Congratulations Chile, We knew you had in you, no wait, well somebody had something in 'em. They grow up fast and go their own way, so enjoy them while you can. The older you get, the faster time flies, and then you wake up one day and go wtf? That is cool man, you got your boy. Good luck

Do the deer come with it? I don't think that I could withstand the heat. I am from the NW and if it is over 80 it is too hot for most NW people. My house appraised for 275k before the financial bullshit, now I might get 200k. I had to go into SSI for my disabilities and so the loan company temporarily dropped my interest to 5% and I found out that they had to leave it there. So that part was good anyway. It was 8% because I was self employed and they penalize for that and tack on a higher interest rate.\ Hey good luck selling it.

I am still having the same problem on the one computer. We have two copies of the game. We have different IP addresses. I have installed and reinstalled about 5 or 6 times. I have tried it with no firewall. I updated everything I could think of and then some. PB still kicks after about 1 or 2 minutes. I guess I will keep trying and maybe something will work. Anybody else have any suggestions? Please

Hey Mary Otter, I mean marauder. I don't know how many times I heard somebody say your name wrong. Good to see you are finally joining. We have been friends since your very first game with XI. I remember because I could actually beat you for awhile. I will go do the xfire friend invite, since I am friends with your daughter on xfire. You two are really good people and we should welcome you with open arms. I don't want to say anything about your dealings with another clan. But you can't be a member of another clan at all. I had to get out of one in order to join XI. That is only fair. We need to know where your devotion is. We should get together at your house get drunk as hell and go down to Blackbart's and go deer hunting. Just to celebrate becoming a member. Just kidding. lol I hope your membership goes through soon. XI is the best clan there is. I wouldn't know why anybody would go anywhere else. eh. Shoot me soon Bushape

I know what you are having for dinner. Thanks for sharing the video, those are some awesome deer. My land borders a timber companies land and we have a huge buck that I have been after for 3 years. Some how they have a sixth sense or have some kind of natural sense that they know when it is hunting season. Hell I don't even care if it is hunting season, I helped feed the damn thing. Good post, Blackbart, thanks

Man you guys are great. Good luck P-Man, I don't hardly know you, but what an awesome thing for everybody to do. I am on disability and have to sell shit in order to survive. But I would of given something, I didn't read the post until today. XI ROCKS. YOU GUYS AND GALS ARE GRRRREAT!!! Thanks for helping out a fellow member. I love you guys. I am proud to be a member.

Lizard Birth If you have raised kids (or been one), and gone through the pet syndrome, including toilet flush burials for dead goldfish, the story below will have you laughing out LOUD! Overview: I had to take my son's lizard to the vet. Here's what happened: Just after dinner one night, my son came up to tell me there was 'something wrong' with one of the two lizards he holds prisoner in his room. 'He's just lying there looking sick,' he told me. 'I'm Ssrious, Dad. Can you help?' I put my best lizard-healer expression on my face and followed him into his bedroom. One of the little lizards was indeed lying on his back, looking stressed. I immediately knew what to do. 'Honey,' I called, 'come look at the lizard!' 'Oh, my gosh!' my wife exclaimed. 'She's having babies.' 'What?' my son demanded. 'But their names are Bert and Ernie, Mom !' I was equally outraged. 'Hey, how can that be? I thought we said we didn't want them to reproduce,' I said accusingly to my wife. 'Well, what do you want me to do, post a sign in their cage?' she inquired (I think she actually said this sarcastically!) 'No, but you were supposed to get two boys!' I reminded her, (in my most loving, calm, sweet voice, while gritting my teeth). 'Yeah, Bert and Ernie!' my son agreed. 'Well, it's just a little hard to tell on some guys, you know,' she informed me (again with the sarcasm)! By now the rest of the family had gathered to see what was going on. I shrugged, deciding to make the best of it. 'Kids, this is going to be a wondrous experience,' I announced. 'We're about to witness the miracle of birth.' 'Oh, gross!' they shrieked. 'Well, isn't THAT just great? What are we going to do with a litter of tiny little lizard babies?' my wife wanted to know. We peered at the patient. After much struggling, what looked like a tiny foot would appear briefly, vanishing a scant second later. 'We don't appear to be making much progress,' I noted. 'It's breech,' my wife whispered, horrified 'Do something, Dad!' my son urged. 'Okay, okay.' Squeamishly, I reached in and grabbed the foot when it next appeared, giving it a gentle tug. It disappeared. I tried several more times with the same results. 'Should I call 911?' my eldest daughter wanted to know. Maybe they could talk us through the trauma.' (You see a pattern here with the females in my house?) 'Let's get Ernie to the vet,' I said grimly. We drove to the vet with my son holding the cage in his lap. 'Breathe, Ernie, breathe,' he urged. 'I don't think lizards do Lamaze,' his mother noted to him. (Women can be so cruel to their own young. I mean, what she does to me is one thing, but this boy is of her womb, for God's sake.) The vet took Ernie back to the examining room and peered at the little animal through a magnifying glass. 'What do you think, Doc, a C-section?' I suggested scientifically. 'Oh, very interesting,' he murmured. 'Mr. And Mrs. Cameron, may I speak to you privately for a moment?' I gulped, nodding for my son to step outside. 'Is Ernie going to be okay?' my wife asked. 'Oh, perfectly,' the vet assured us. 'This lizard is not in labor. In fact, that isn't EVER going to happen. Ernie is a boy. You see, Ernie is a young male. And occasionally as they come into maturity, like most male species, they um . . um . . masturbate. Just the way he did, lying on his back.' He blushed, glancing at my wife. We were silent, absorbing this. 'So, Ernie's just . just . . excited,' my wife offered. 'Exactly!' The vet replied, relieved that we understood. More silence. Then my vicious, cruel wife started to giggle. And giggle. And then even laugh loudly. 'What's so funny?' I demanded, knowing, but not believing that the woman I married would commit the upcoming affront to my flawless manliness. Tears were now running down her face. 'It's just that . . . I'm picturing you pulling on its . . its. . . teeny little . . . ' She gasped for more air to bellow in laughter once more. 'That's enough,' I warned. We thanked the vet and hurriedly bundled the lizard and our son back into the car. He was glad everything was going to be okay. 'I know Ernie's really thankful for what you did, Dad,' he told me. 'Oh, you have NO idea,' my wife agreed, collapsing with laughter. Two lizards: $140. One cage: $50. Trip to the vet: $30. Memory of your husband pulling on a lizard's winkie: Priceless! Moral of the story: Pay attention in biology class. Lizards lay eggs! -- "A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have." Thomas Jefferson

Thank you guys for reading that. I know a lot of you are from Canada so I was just adding my 2 cents. About 5 - 8 years ago I would spend a couple of hours a day doing the family tree thing. I got clear back to Julius Caeser. There were a lot of Kings of England, Lady Godiva (Queen of England about 1,000 years ago). It was pretty interesting work. DJ have you tried purchasing a family tree program? I did and also paid to do research on the internet and I also bought a lot of CD's of family trees. After about 5,000 sets of grandparents, I figured that was enough. I kept running into dead ends, so I quit doing that.

That is funny shit, what about the webcam? Damn you guys better be careful what you write on game. LMAO

Thats good shit Rick. WTF with the boyfriend and modeling. LOL

Thanks for such great news. I am glad for all of the miners and their fanilies. That would suck to have that job. It is so awesome they came out alive and were able to live this long underground. My hats off to all invovled. It's pretty cool how something like this brings the whole world together. Maybe there is hope for the human kind after all. Except maybe the Chinese like Johnny said. It is really cool how you stay so involved with your country Chile. I mean that in the best way. You just don't see such devotion anymore. If I may speak a little for the rest of the members, we at XI are proud of you Chile. You are a really special person and all of our lives are better for knowing you. I wish the best of luck for the miners and you. Go get some sleep, the worst is over. Thank GOD. Best wishes Bushape

Hey DEEJAY, That is pretty interesting. I couldn't explain why it didn't get moldy or something. There should of been enough moisture to cause some kind of changes. I watched each picture and I don't see any that anybody changed anything. If you look close at a certain line on the bun and a certain curve of the fries, nothing changed. I would have to beleive that it was changed, but it was to exactly the same. Totally weird. How much preservatives are in that crap?

Hey Wizid can you help me and Fireurza with our PB problem? We are stuck and don't know what to do. Read Fireurza's post and see what you think. Thanks Man you got some kick ass shit. Cool