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47 years old
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August 30, 1979
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Southern Illinois

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  1. In Topic: Fantasy Football (US) 2026 Sign ups/ shot talking

    20 October 2026 - 02:25 PM

     Macros, on 20 October 2026 - 08:27 AM, said:

    Can I make the playoffs???



    Absolutely. There’s still like 8 weeks left. Top 6 make the playoffs and you’re sitting at 6.

  2. In Topic: Fantasy Football (US) 2026 Sign ups/ shot talking

    20 October 2026 - 02:24 PM

    Dang. Low scoring week!



    Bring it Drunken MILF leprechauns.

  3. In Topic: Reading at t'moment?

    13 October 2026 - 09:56 PM

    View PostQuickTidal, on 13 October 2026 - 04:07 PM, said:

    View PostQuickTidal, on 09 March 2026 - 03:51 PM, said:

    Finished DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL....um...I don't understand the praise.

    This book is like listening in on your 9 year old brother and his friends giving a 13 hour play by play of their video games while also interjecting their 9 year old opinions on what is cool and funny.

    Might be easier to keep track of all the dungeons, bugs, weapons, random players, coloured dots, boxes, potions, spells, goblins, training guilds, levels, staircases, floors, etc if they weren't noted every few paragraphs, on every page, FOREVER.

    Like I'm a fan of LitRPG, THE CRADLE series is awesome...(as an example)

    But this series is not for me.


    Bonus annoyance: Also, finding out that for story reasons Carl stays in a pair of heart-adorned white boxer shorts for the entire series...will never not irk me as a reader. Just no. I got the initial deadpool-equse joke of him being in them when the world first ends and stuck in them for book 1....sure?...but the fact that he remains in them for multiple books is utterly insane.

    What are you all smoking?



    Sigh.

    Prepare yourselves for another patented "I was wrong" post people.

    I had a copy of book 2 CARL'S DOOMSDAY SCENARIO on ebook I got a while back and decided to just try it.

    This book is night and day different from the first book. The first book felt like a video game parody, while this one has felt like it's a video game parody inside of which Dinniman is building something truly cool...this book is leaps and bounds better than that first book. I care about the characters here, and the descriptions of items and whatnot is lessened (but still present) and there is more going on beneath the surface.

    I can't believe I'm saying this, but after book 2, I'm in for the rest of the series. Book 1 should not exist as the "sell the series" book to readers, as it's a pale lame comparison to book 2.



    Yay!

    1 is the weakest. Best news for you is Doomsday Scenario is usually considered the 2nd weakest. It only gets better.


    I just finished a reread of the whole series. Enjoyed the second read just as much.



    I’ve had The Steel Remains in my trp for about a decade. Giving it a go.

  4. In Topic: Fantasy Football (US) 2026 Sign ups/ shot talking

    05 October 2026 - 03:35 PM

    Yep. I left 50 on the bench because I’m terrible at picking players.

    I know almost everything there is to know about actually playing football, but my fantasy football gut has shit for brains.

    Isn’t it fun?!?!

  5. In Topic: What's messing with your groove?

    04 October 2026 - 12:38 PM

    That stinks Tiste. Hope your wife’s doing ok.

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    Tsundoku 

    29 Aug 2026 - 20:56
    gawd dayum, when did you get to 47? have a great one mate
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    Tsundoku 

    30 Aug 2025 - 07:46
    happy 46th SB, have a great Saturday mate
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    Tsundoku 

    30 Aug 2024 - 08:38
    happy #45 Benny
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    Tsundoku 

    30 Aug 2023 - 07:56
    Hope you have a great one today SB
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    Tsundoku 

    29 Aug 2022 - 20:19
    many happy returns SB
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    Tsundoku 

    29 Aug 2021 - 20:45
    42! Meaning of life and all that.
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    Tsundoku 

    29 Aug 2020 - 21:53
    41 - the long, slow descent begins ... ;)
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    Tsundoku 

    29 Aug 2019 - 19:37
    40! Wooooooo ... make it a good one.
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    Tsundoku 

    30 Aug 2018 - 07:46
    Happy birthday big fella
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    Solidsnape 

    30 Aug 2016 - 14:42
    Happy Birthday!!
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    Darkwatch 

    29 Jul 2013 - 00:41
    If she ever dates a guy called Donnie just keep an eye out.
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    Loki 

    30 Aug 2012 - 03:16
    HAPPY BIRTHDAY MATE!
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    Tsundoku 

    18 Dec 2011 - 03:22
    Your wife is awesome ...
    ... can I clone her? It would be rather appropriate considering the theme don't you think?
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    Loki 

    04 Dec 2011 - 13:35
    Wow....just....wow.
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    Loki 

    04 Dec 2011 - 13:28
    How many bridesmaids did your wife have??? It looks like she had eight from the pictures!!!
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