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  1. Baseball fans: explain the rules to a Brit

    I understand the basics, because they seem similar to a game we learn in school called Rounders. Use a bat to hit a ball and move between bases without being run-out (sorry, thats a cricket term, I don't know if it is the same for baseball or...

    Started by Chew Barker‎, 02 Jul 2009 06:08 AM
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  2. Favorite Slurpee Flavors *Quik-E-List(tm)*

    It's summer! Favorite Slurpee (tm) flavors, real or imagined! Cherry Lime

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 01 Jul 2009 10:30 AM
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  3. Ask a silly question...

    give a silly answer. Or if you have a factual one, you can give that instead. Here's mine:- If dogs have such a good sense of smell, why do they have to put their nose right up to a turd to sniff it?

    Started by ivan astikov‎, 11 Jun 2009 08:38 AM
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  4. Who's Your All-Star Team(s) this year?

    I just got through the on-line voting for the MLB All-Star game and was curious as to who othr people like this season and your justifications (if any). Here's who I voted for: AL 1B - Morneau 2B - Iwamura 3B - Longoria SS - Bartlett C -...

    Started by dread pirate jimbo‎, 03 Jun 2009 03:35 PM
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  5. R.I.P Steve McNair

    I was actually crying. I usually rooted against him, but I admired his work ethic and the NFL will miss him dearly. So sad for one so young to die. This is a bad week for celebrities.

    Started by jali‎, 04 Jul 2009 07:23 PM
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  6. God of War, PS2--Glitch in sacrifice room...Help?!

    So this game is rocking, but here I am in the sacrifice room (pandora's temple/posidein's challenge)--the missing handle is lying on the floor glinting up at me like a two-dollar whore--and I can't pick the damned thing up. I've got Kratos jumping...

    Started by belladonna‎, 12 Mar 2009 11:54 AM
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  7. Very basic poker strategy

    A few weeks ago I played Texas Hold'em for the first time. First I read up on the rules and practiced against an (offline) computer game. Shortly afterwards I met with a friends of mine and we played live (real but negligible money), but only one...

    Started by Feirefiz‎, 06 Jul 2009 10:28 PM
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  8. One neat platform game (and several MMOGs)

    Copying and pasting from chat, cause I'm lazy like that. Zabigail « Wed May 06, 2009 12:13 pm » was pondering on if anyone would like to hear about the cute game I found on Steam the other day Zabigail « Wed May 06, 2009 12:13 pm » It's kind...

    Started by Zabigail‎, 06 May 2009 12:35 PM
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  9. QWERTY

    Quantum weirdness entends right through your unappreciating intellect, opposing philosphophies, appropriately silenced, down from great historical juggernauts knowing little. Zounds, exemplified confusion, voiced by new minds. Okay, so I cheated...

    Started by AllWalker‎, 01 Jul 2009 02:13 AM
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  10. USA through to Confederations Cup semi-final

    USA's just knocked out Egypt and Italy from the Confederations Cup group stage (warm up tournament for the World Cup), in perhaps the strangest group stage ever. The Americans didn't have any points at the beginning of the night, but beat Egypt 3-0...

    Started by CRSP‎, 21 Jun 2009 03:30 PM
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  11. Doping In Pro Sports: Why Do We Care?

    Steroids in baseball. HGH in football. EPO and blood-packing in the Tour de France. Marijuana in Olympic snowboarding. You know...the performance enhancers. ;) In all the conversation about how to eliminate doping in sports, it seems to be an...

    Started by OneCentStamp‎, 10 Jun 2009 03:37 PM
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  12. Baseball 2009 - June Edition

    Previous thread can be found here . Well, the Dodgers got Kuroda back, and he's seemingly semi-in shape. They couldn't back him up with any runs, however, and we lost the opener to the D-Backs. No worries. We're still 8 games up in the NL West....

    Started by silenus‎, 02 Jun 2009 09:01 AM
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  13. Can any country have more than one football association?

    Currently I'm aware of only one country with several "national" football associations: the UK. Is this an exception for specific reasons or could any country send more than one team to international tournaments?

    Started by kk fusion‎, 30 Jun 2009 12:07 AM
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  14. geography game

    I say a state, you say the capital and then pick another state. Example: I post Mississippi. Next poster says "Jackson" and then gets to post another state like "Iowa". Ok? Simple enough? But fun! I'll start. Iowa. :smile:

    Started by Truth and Beauty‎, 16 Jun 2009 08:28 AM
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  15. Name my paintings: a game

    I'm doing a series of female nudes (back and front views) from the neck down and knees up (and thanks to those who contributed photos of yourselves in the nude--unfortunately, I'm not doing any male nudes just now--I got a lecture at a group show I...

    Started by prr‎, 21 Jun 2009 04:19 PM
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  16. Domebo Feud, Round 9: Beer [GAME OVER]

    Domebo Feud, Round 9: Beer! THE RULES 1. DO NOT READ THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU POST YOUR ANSWERS 2. The object is to come up with the most popular answer. Points will be awarded based on how many people give the same answer as you. Using...

    Started by sublight‎, 08 Jun 2009 04:27 AM
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  17. A friendly invitation to find out about sabermetrics

    Rather than infect the main Baseball thread with a hijack, I'd like to explain, with a minimum of hostility, what sabermetrics is and why I value it so much. I've been a baseball nut for nearly 50 years, and I owe the vast majority of the...

    Started by prr‎, 26 May 2009 05:22 PM
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  18. Wasting the 0-2 pitch...

    Just had a read of this article on mlb.com. The message is ingrained in pitchers at an early age, and the philosophy holds true in the big leagues: Get ahead in the count with two quick strikes, and then make sure that third pitch can't be hit. ...

    Started by dread pirate jimbo‎, 18 Jun 2009 03:22 PM
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  19. Stalker Tips Sought

    Has anybody played the PC Game Stalker? It's set in and around Chernobyl in 2012. If so, I would love to know how to get the papers out of the underground lab. I keep getting locked into the room beneath the control room and get "someone is...

    Started by Walker in Eternity‎, 09 Jun 2009 10:16 AM
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    22 Jun 2009 03:38 AM Go to last post
  20. Guild Wars [SPAM]

    The Bots allow you to farm for items without you being there. They come with GM presence detector which will let you know if there is a GM near by. Bots make doing the tedious things much easier. Another example of a bot we offer is a selling bot....

    Started by opqr872‎, 19 Jun 2009 01:37 PM
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  21. ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup

    Over the next few weeks the ICC are holding the Twenty20 World Cup, kicking off tonight with the England taking on the Netherlands at Lords. The current groups are Group A: India, Bangladesh, Ireland Group B: Pakistan, England, Netherlands...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 05 Jun 2009 04:24 AM
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  22. Man Utd sell Ronaldo for £80M

    That is a lot of money, although he is currently the best player in the world. I wonder who Man Utd are going to spend it on.

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 11 Jun 2009 03:53 AM
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  23. A newbie-friendly minimafia on idlemafia.com

    http://www.idlemafia.com/index.cgi?b...6&page=1#48584 The game setup is randomly chosen from one of three possible setups as detailed below: 1 Mafia Goon, 1 Mafia Roleblocker, 1 Sane Cop, 1 Sane Doctor, 5 Townies 2 Mafia Goons, 1 Sane...

    Started by Total Ulla‎, 09 Jun 2009 01:51 AM
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  24. Alternative State Mottos *Quik-E-List(tm)*

    Indiana - Come for the nut logs, stay for our post-industrial happy-hour specials

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 20 Mar 2009 01:57 PM
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  25. Anybody here both play darts & pitch baseball?

    I play the former, but not the latter, as I'm a very special kind of nerd. I'm wondering how transferrable the skillsets are. Specifically, I'm wondering how long is reasonable for a skilled pitcher to take to become a skilled dartsmen. ...

    Started by Skald the Rhymer‎, 23 May 2009 11:52 AM
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  26. Please help me with Charades suggestions for a Webelos group.

    I need to run a charades game for a group of 14-20, 7-10 year olds on Saturday. I figured 30 suggestions will be plenty. My idea was simple things like animals, vehicles, maybe some movie characters from recent popular kid movies. So I...

    Started by What Exit?‎, 04 Jun 2009 09:05 PM
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  27. Domebo Feud, Round 8: SEX! [GAME OVER]

    Domebo Feud, Round 8: SEX! THE RULES 1. DO NOT READ THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU POST YOUR ANSWERS 2. The object is to come up with the most popular answer. Points will be awarded based on how many people give the same answer as you. Using...

    Started by sublight‎, 25 May 2009 03:38 AM
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  28. Is Chipper Jones a future HOF'er?

    That's it really, is Chipper Jones' career stats good enough for him to make it into the hall? I don't see him as a first ballot guy, but perhaps in the wake of the steroid era he'll make it in on the second or third try. What do you think?

    Started by Cluricaun‎, 05 Jun 2009 10:43 AM
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  29. How a curveball curves (or appears to)

    There is an interesting demonstration at this link about why a baseball curveball appears to curve: http://illusioncontest.neuralcorrelate. ... curveball/ Long story short: it is an optical illusion caused by the observer's (the batter in this...

    Started by Laughing Lagomorph‎, 18 May 2009 09:03 AM
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  30. The Sims 3

    Alright, I know at least one of you people out there (*hinthint*) got your hands on it early, but for everybody else, who else is anxiously awaiting this one? One thing I'm pleased with is finding out that it will not have the obnoxious, invasive...

    Started by Zuul‎, 20 May 2009 02:25 PM
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  31. Anyone else play the Zork browser game?

    Legends of Zork! It's not too bad for a time waster. I recommend reading this topic in the forums, and the FAQ early though. Here's one of my characters: Zabigail. (Looks like you have to be logged into your account to look at character profiles...

    Started by Zabigail‎, 28 May 2009 11:24 AM
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  32. Adult kickball?

    There was a bit in "The Onion" today about a manly bar owner who lost his mind and sponsored an adult kickball team. OK, is there actually such a team, or is this just a shot at grown-ups playing softball and the like. And yeah, I could Google...

    Started by Rube E. Tewesday‎, 01 Jun 2009 08:18 PM
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  33. Baseball, 2009 - May Edition

    Ok, things have started to settle down with everybody's favorite teams. So where does yours stand? As of today, the Dodgers are leading the NLWest by 3.5 games, and have the second-best record in baseball behind the Cards. But our pitching is...

    Started by silenus‎, 01 May 2009 09:01 AM
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  34. Cubs Game Drink Tally

    Just back from a day at Wrigley. Don't pound them like I used to, but I did okay. Todays totals: 4 Coronas 2 Goose Island Honker's Ales 2 Pints BBK

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 27 May 2009 08:22 PM
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  35. Drinking games

    No, I'm afraid they won't really work playing them online, but I want to hear about the drinking games other people have played. I was a terribly square and boring teenager in many ways. I never had much interest in drinking or partying. When I...

    Started by Zuul‎, 17 May 2009 09:09 AM
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  36. Duke Nuke 'Em Forever Dead

    I, for one, am I shocked. Well, not that shocked. You know, now that I think about it, I'm kind of wondering what took so long.Veteran games developer 3D Realms has closed down because of a lack of funds. Founded in 1987, the firm popularised...

    Started by Tuckerfan‎, 07 May 2009 01:20 PM
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  37. Domebo Feud, Round 7: Movie Scenes, by criminey.jicket [GAME OVER]

    Domebo Feud, Round 7: Movie Scenes, by criminey.jicket THE RULES 1. DO NOT READ THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU POST YOUR ANSWERS 2. The object is to come up with the most popular answer. Points will be awarded based on how many people give the same...

    Started by sublight‎, 18 May 2009 04:46 AM
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  38. F1 is more of a sham than a sport.

    If I didn't need any more convincing, the way Jensen Button has suddenly become a 'world-beater' is all the proof I need that this 'sport' is all about the car. Instead of certain drivers having access to the best vehicle for the job, why can't...

    Started by ivan astikov‎, 26 Apr 2009 12:26 PM
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  39. Poll Poll: Baseball announcers

    Although I am a diehard Yankee fan, I do enjoy watching any baseball game. I get MLB Extra Innings every year so I get to see a variety of announcers. I could name annoying things about a ton of them, but I've selected what I believe to be the...

    Started by Sleeps w/Butterflies‎, 21 May 2009 04:02 PM
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  40. Hilarious! Broken Picture Telephone

    I saw this on another board recently: The Broken Picture Telephone Game. One person writes a short description, then the next person has to draw a picture of the description, then a third person writes a description for the second person's drawing,...

    Started by Cheese on Cheerios‎, 16 May 2009 06:58 PM
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  41. The NFL SuperBowl is coming to London?

    Well, not straightaway, and there may be a few complaints about the idea, but it looks like the NFL are seriously thinking about it. London SuperBowl talks here Could make the half time show interesting and I wonder if they will change the...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 24 Apr 2009 07:47 AM
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  42. This Is.................................... Domebo Idol!

    We need 13 contestants to play and each contestant provides a link to a video as their song. The least votes each "day" (period to be determined) goes home until we have the DOMEBO IDOL. We need someone to give the contestants a style for each...

    Started by jali‎, 18 May 2009 07:51 AM
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  43. How would you prepare for Jeopardy! ?

    I'm trying out in a bit more than a month, and am trying to get myself more prepared. I have pretty good broad knowledge, but is there anything anybody would recommend hitting in a bit more depth? :)

    Started by Darth Sensitive‎, 19 May 2009 10:59 PM
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  44. Bat boys

    I was at a game this weekend, and happened to notice the bat boy, who was actually, of course, more like a "bat young man". I got to thinking -- has there ever been a case of a Major League bat boy going on to be a Major League player or manager,...

    Started by Rube E. Tewesday‎, 19 May 2009 07:44 PM
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  45. 90s TV Game

    Don't read the other posts until you try to answer. How many of these can you match, then name? Match the characters to their partners. Then name their shows. Thomas S. Magnum Mel Sharples Sonny Crockett Heathcliff Huxtable Kate McArdle...

    Started by jali‎, 12 May 2009 07:31 PM
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  46. Germany or Florida?

    Things are sick and twisted From too much sun and Nazis Sex, meth, and death fetishes Both of them have got these Guaranteed not to bore ya Germany or Florida This was an old game they used to play on the radio program Loveline,...

    Started by beebs‎, 09 May 2009 05:14 PM
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  47. It's Party Time!

    I figure it's about time someone set up a Party game on this great forum. Sign up now for the party of your lives! The rules are simple: there are two types of players, Guests and Hosts. Every post a Guest makes has to have some common theme, and...

    Started by AllWalker‎, 08 Apr 2009 01:37 AM
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  48. Argh, I'm too old for this (football, the real kind, where you use your feet on the ball)

    So I've signed up with some friends for a 'korpen'-team. It's an amateur football league, with fairly lax rules, 7 v 7 on a small field. I know I need the exercise, but I can't just run. The boredom would kill me faster than any heart condition. ...

    Started by Claptree‎, 07 Apr 2009 03:14 PM
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  49. The Question Game

    Well, did you do it?

    Started by jali‎, 03 Mar 2009 11:17 AM
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  50. Boston Bruins 2008-2009 Season, RIP

    Better luck next year, guys. Oh, and a special note to Scott Walker of the 'Canes: I hope you contract genital herpes from a toilet seat.

    Started by Winston Smith‎, 15 May 2009 10:03 AM
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