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Meh, I'm not fond of the ones sold by my local school system. Those are the only ones I've eaten.

Fries and Chips, end of discussion. The last time I went to an Outback Steakhouse was in Knoxville, Tennessee. The waiter asked me if I wanted chips with my burger and I replied, "Uh, fries?" He said, "Same thing, we call them chips here." He was cute, so I forgave him for forgetting exactly what country we were in. I don't care if the servers have to act Aussie there, they're still serving Americans! In America! Not Australia! Were this the land down under, then I would understand... but it's not!

Wouldn't you know it, you've posted far more in one year than I have in well over two years! I think that constitutes a title of "Prolific Post-Whore." Congratulations BeaStKid! You're GA's second PPW! CJ being the first, of course. lmao

Never had it.

Hmm... I remember having a tranny discussion with one of my friends as he was giving me a ride to my apartment in the snow. I mentioned that I've never really driven a manual since I haven't had the opportunity to learn (roommates Geo Tracker doesn't count as an opportunity since that thing is a POS), so he said, "I'm so teaching you!" in his '02 M5 Jetta 1.8T. Maybe if he isn't working tomorrow I can get him to make good on his promise, since I'll be in the area for several hours with nothing to do until the Queermas party we're both going to tomorrow night... Basically, he wants to teach me to play with his stick Not sure if I can inject much more innuendo into that LMAO.

Depends. I might want to have sex with one person before I go to any sex parties lol.

Learned on an auto, practiced on an auto, tested on an auto, 1st three cars were autos, last three cars were autos, I've owned three cars. So I want to learn stick? ABSOLUTELY! I've driven a 2005 Nissan 350Z 5-speed for 100 feet, and that was because my friend, who was borrowing it to wash it for the owner, could not back it out of his driveway. Nissan uses one of those tranny's where you have to push down on the shifter before shifting into reverse to avoid knocking into reverse from 5th by accident, blown tranny FTL. When I backed out, a bunch of cars appear on his block and I had to quickly put that sucker in first and move it... and boy it did it move! Almost into his mailbox LOL. The reason it stalled is because I had to get out of the car so he could drive it back to the owners house, and I forgot to take it out of gear after pulling the hand brake. Automatic Pro's: Better stop'n'go traffic handling. Better steep grade handling. One less thing to worry about in harsh travel conditions (traffic, right-hand-drive, new road laws, towing, etc.) Drag racing. Con's: Road racing. Snow. Fuel economy. More expensive in certain models to buy or rent. Standard Pro's: Fuel economy. Road racing. Snow. Cheaper. Helluvalot more fun to drive in small cars. Con's: Learning it. Steep grades. Bad in thick traffic. Clutch burns out quick in some cars if you treat it bad. Some notes: Stick is good for gas mileage ONLY if you do it right. Getting up to highway speeds and then taking it out of gear is a great idea. Upshifting works wonders too... my mom's friend tends drive in 1st for as long as possible, which is HORRIBLE for fuel economy, engine wear, and tranny wear! Also, with more and more manufacturers producing 5/6/7/8 gear automatics, gas savings with manuals is almost obsolete. Modern automatics totally decimate manuals in drag racing, particularly CVT, simply because shifting is instantaneous versus pressing the clutch, shifting, releasing the clutch, and hitting the gas. In today's racing there are automatics in a separate class for that exact reason. Bad thing about them, though, is that downshifting is largely up the computer and not the driver. I've lost street races to weaker cars simply because my engine was in such an RPM range that slamming the accelerator to the floor while in motion was enough for the tranny to kickdown to a lower gear to get the torque that I wanted. Shifting out of drive into a lower gear range doesn't always work, either, since the computer has to think first. That said, my previous car had the Chrysler Autostick function, which was essentially a clutchless manual (F1). I could shift from drive down to "A/S" mode, then slap the stick right to upshift and left to downshift. That proved wondrous to street racing and won me my first race against a modded car in my unmodded 3600lb four-door sedan, haha. Because of their horrible down-shifting abilities, manuals obliterate automatics in road racing and rally racing, where downshifting is more important than upshifting. As such, I want for my next car be a stick. I'm looking at the Pontiac G6 GXP Street Edition and the base G8. Both have powerful V6's and are available with sticks. This is still a few years away though.

I use them all the time. I also use, "HUZZAH!" occasionally.

Nah, they're just pointy. The REAL evil is in those sunglasses!

I have a hard enough time finding one person... let alone two or more!

I do not know of anyone infected with HIV or AIDS, but that doesn't make it seem any less real to me. I'm still a virgin, and yet anytime I think about sex (every 2.5 seconds), there's a good chance of thinking of some way to bring up the issue of STD's before doing the nasty. Somehow I think doing so would turn him/her off completely, but it's certainly a very necessary question. Regardless of what they tell me, protection will be used with everyone, everytime, everywhere, until I settle down with someone who I can trust to be completely monogamous and is completely clean -- which means unprotected sex for me might never happen... I'd still be too paranoid.

Someone had a lot of time on their hands... and doodie water. LOL this reminds me of the really big beer ad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yOhX5rO6BY

Without freedom, the others would be entirely pointless. If you are not free to love, direct (power), or speak your mind (wisdom), then what have you got? Eternal youth is a prize of the highest order, but what good is it if you don't have the freedom to use that youthful energy (climb mountains, sail the seven seas, run marathons, etc.)? Wealth is something we all desire to a certain degree, but what good is it when freedom is priceless?

I'll see you that and raise you "being hit on by a guy, obviously, and STILL not getting it!" In fact, I would take in the literature and assume it to be a progressive bar, not necessarily a gay bar

Hey now, a strong gust of wind nearly blew me into the lake yesterday! That's why I took the shuttle to and from class today

Yes one thing to remember is that as you go up in screen size, you go up in weight. My Inspiron 9300 has a 17" wide screen monitor. I got it that way because I never intended on bringing it to class and I needed it to act as my desktop did at home... then I brought my desktop down to school LMAO. The laptop gets to be overbearing sometimes, but I've learned to live with it. The thing has to run for five years of schooling (2.5 years to go, five semesters). At which point I'll reevaluate the need for a laptop, especially if my future career requires one, and I'll get something much smaller to run spreadsheet and presentation software, as well engine performance software (hehehe .).. I just hope I don't need anything powerful enough to run CAD and modeling software on the go... yikes!

Right, sure it is buddy. Keep telling yourself that... prolific post-whore.

Apparently goats aren't the only ones on the move

I thought you were optimistic? lol

...and people wonder why some guys enjoy being gay. LMAO j/k.

Lol my gaydar is so on-target that I could walk into a gay club and peg everyone as straight.

As I said before (I think I did anyway...), you'll find that Mac's are the most proprietary systems the world over. Customizers will cry because of how proprietary they are. You have to make sure that the configuration you purchase one with will be enough for the next ten years.

Kids! Don't make me turn this thread around! rofl

Dells are hit-or-miss it seems. The only issue I've had with my Inspiron 9300 is the SD card reader doesn't work. Others have screen issues and such. A couple friends of mine have software issues, but I blame that on AOL (they all use it, unfortunately). That said, I would recommend a Dell... I would also advise against any and all Apple products largely because they are the most proprietary pieces of crap you'll ever come across, and can be a nightmare coming from a windows based system. Besides that, if you want repairs, upgrades, or a replacement battery for an Apple, it has to be sent to them... can't do it from home or a store. Same goes for HP (except the battery and maybe some upgrades, though HP upgrades and replacement stuff must be bought from HP).

This thread delivers!