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Re: Taco Commander defends Starforce

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From: Bret Ripley
Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 19:19
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On Wed, 8 Feb 2006 18:28:03 -0000, Les Steel wrote:

> "bioderm" <shavolski@ladaviski.com> wrote in message 
> news:11uifaucclv1pbb@corp.supernews.com...
>>
>> "Baked" <baked@nowhere.invalid> wrote in message 
>> news:o5rhu1t8h7fbv59liqa0t5jsncl2bi50r3@4ax.com...
>>> On Tue, 07 Feb 2006 01:18:03 GMT, Sean Cousins <spam@off.invalid>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Very predictable.
>>>>
>>>>http://forums.avault.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=3;t=008079
>>>
>>> Thanks for the link. Lots of typical DS crap in there.
>>
>> Avault seems like the only remaining forum on the net that tolerates the 
>> Taco Commander.
>>
> 
> Where does the arrogant cunt get off spouting shite like
> [quote]
> Lets not even go into the fact 

And then, of course, he proceeds to "go into" it anyway.

> that even the average X3 fan, doesn't even 
> have the system to run the darn game. The X games are bigger in Europe than 
> here in the US. That means it is going to be running on vastly sub-par and 
> largely inferior and cheap hardware than our North American counterparts. 
> That means cheap CD/DVD drives and cheap media by the replicators.
> [/quote]
> 
> So because I live in Europe I own cheap sub par hardware?

I'm only sorry you had to learn it from D*r*k Sm*rt.  Wasn't there some
sort of warning label?  "Caution: you are about to purchase sub-par, cheap,
and largely inferior hardware with which you will run cheap, inferior
media"?  Why, there oughtta be a law ....

> Despite the fact 
> that its all the same stuff no matter where it is bought and how much it 
> cost. I'm pretty sure my UK bought gecube x1800xt is exactly the same as a 
> US gecube x1800xt one, and so on through out the rest of my set up.

Smarticus sez: Ur gcube R inpherior.

Bret
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From: Bret Ripley <ripley@gotsky.com>
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Subject: Re: Taco Commander defends Starforce
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 11:19:04 -0800
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