Banter Thread Part 3 (Back with a Vengeance, this time its personal)

i have the girlfriend arriving in 4 days. she's staying for a month. the money won't go far...

Ah, but it's still at the "girlfriend" level, a debt that can be quickly dissolved :icon16:

a month of you-know-what... :grinno:

No, what?

I have to go Dec. 18th at 5:45 a.m. for my psychological/physical test for the ISP. I'm not going to be in a good mood that early so I can only imagine how this is going to go. From there, I dunno....I should know more in a month to a month and a half...

No, what?

I have to go Dec. 18th at 5:45 a.m. for my psychological/physical test for the ISP. I'm not going to be in a good mood that early so I can only imagine how this is going to go. From there, I dunno....I should know more in a month to a month and a half...

Your internet service provider requires you to take a psychological/physical test!?!? Gosh they only did a credit check on me.

Yeah, my internet service provider sucks ass. They're doing the psychological test to see if I'm going to be looking at porn, specifically kiddie porn.

I have to be phsyically fit to set infront of the computer and type. That's rough on the heart and stuff.

ISP = Indiana State Police

mm the girlfriend/escort.. where the money truly ends..

Yes. Having a significant other around the holidays is a drain on the funds. That's why I'm glad I'm off the hook this year. Last year, I spent way too much money on that bitch. Money that could have obviously gone to a better cause.

Who wants to sneak in to the ISP exam and do my pushups for me?

ill pass :grinno:

Give me a few weeks to train and I'll be good to go. Back when I was in martial arts, I could do 100 push-ups in under a minute. No joke.

I can do the pushups but I hate them so much. I hate them even more than running. They prove to be somewhat difficult due to breaking my shoulder and all the surgeries on it. I have to position my shoulder a little odd to keep my hands straight ahead. Sucks.

BTW, I haven't heard from Mr. Luos tonight, maybe he's in jail. I still call shotgun on buying his car.

keep an eye on police auctions in colorado :lol: . but seriously im curious to see how he did.

Yeah, I want the damn report on the race.
My prediction that that Luos won because we've seen what his car can due in that high of an altitude. The Z06 puts out slightly less at a more regular altitude. I think the WS6 has the advantage. But with both being sticks, its a driver's race too. That's just one more variable to add in. Both sweet cars nonetheless.

my prediction is also that he wins but driver skill will play a big role.

Well....that didn't go quite as well as planned.

He was hooking...I wasn't.
That car is simply MEAN!

Took a ride in it after the fact. Damn.
He also ran a KB Cobra tonight. I was told the T/A stayed better with him than the Cobra did.

Did you get it on video?

Yeah.
But it won't be up until probably tomorrow afternoon.

Hard to see though...nighttime.
I think I could have stayed doors with him if I would have been able to rail it in 1st and was on my lighter drag wheels.

And next time he gets cameraman. :lol:

Pic is kinda off...the lighting was just enough that the flash didn't help.
Damn point and shoot.

http://www.arbybean.com/ar/images/Z06-1.JPG

Lots of nice cars in that shop there, I'm jealous.

mm the girlfriend/escort.. where the money truly ends..

can't say i know about the escort scene.

it's not that Nicole's "expensive", it's that i just want to get her some really nice things for christmas.

wow, me and my dad were at my work, (the chevy dealer) and we have a 06 Vett in the showroom that we need to get rid of and they are asking $48,000, i think that is a damn good deal. It is only the LS2 but still. It is all red, auto with paddal shifters and the tagara top. No miles on it.

a local chevy dealer about 5 miles from me has a black 70 LS5/th400 chevelle in their showroom. someone traded it in on a Z06. they want $55,000 for it. all original and low miles. im trying to talk my dad into going over there with me so we can take it for a drive.

Friend of mine just bout a 96 LT1 Transam, decent car, needs some TLC though, seats are worn and cracked, 100k miles, green, and it has a funny squeaking sound. Almost like its comming from the Harmonic Balancer, anyone know if thes start to squeak (only below 2k rpms) around this milage?

could be belts, idler pully, ac compressor, p/s. Take a look under the hodd while it is running and try to see from what side of the motor it is comming from.

Well....that didn't go quite as well as planned.

He was hooking...I wasn't.
That car is simply MEAN!

Took a ride in it after the fact. Damn.
He also ran a KB Cobra tonight. I was told the T/A stayed better with him than the Cobra did.

I didn't think about traction being an issue :banghead: . If you both would have hooked up equally well, do you think you could have pulled on him? Sweet pic by the way.

Honestly...not with the wheels and the passenger.

I do think at the track in that trim, I would get him...barely.
Even then, I don't think I would actually pull him, and if I did, it would be BARELY.
I need to take some weight outta my pig I guess. :lol:

Don't wear underwear like Formula.

I shaved and got a hair cut before racing.

I shaved and got a hair cut before racing.
We don't want to know if you shaved anything!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:uhoh:

Just my face...promise. :lol: :lol:


Video is up in the vids section

I saw the vid. Very nice. To bad it was dark.

Daaaaamn.. I was playing Gears of War for the Xbox 360. I gotta say.. if any of you have a 360 and dont have that game yet.. you missing out.. that game is better than Halo, the graphics are just insanely beautiful as well.. great gameplay is what drives it home though.. people.. play/buy the game. Awesome.

yeah whatever bryan

yeah whatever bryan

what he said..

Shutup.. the game was good, me and my friend beat it by playing Co-op.. I was the mexican. :lol2:

Shutup.. the game was good, me and my friend beat it by playing Co-op.. I was the mexican. :lol2:

yeah, what's changed?

So, did you cross a border illegally or something?

So, did you cross a border illegally or something?
LMAO!!! HAHAHA.

yeah, what's changed?

That it was in the game!

And sadly, no borders were jumped.. but we beat the game.. which the guy hasnt been able to do since he got it, so I was pretty happy to do that for him.

So, did you cross a border illegally or something?
don't they all :rofl: . j/k Rally

So, is that what you do during your roofing and grass cutting breaks? Play mindless videogames. I don't think that's on the US citizen's test...

So, is that what you do during your roofing and grass cutting breaks? Play mindless videogames. I don't think that's on the US citizen's test...
they do have a green card lottery.

im waiting till early next year to buy a PS3 so i can get one at a store for the actual $600 retail price not $1,000 on ebay. next december Gran Turismo HD is suppose to come out. can't wait.

Shit, I don't play videogames anymore. But if I were to buy a system, I'd want my Super Nintendo back. Super Mario Brothers is the SHIT and a f-ing classic.

Shit, I don't play videogames anymore. But if I were to buy a system, I'd want my Super Nintendo back. Super Mario Brothers is the SHIT and a f-ing classic.

I second this. Atari 2600 is always good too. There was a game for that called like tanks. It was freaking sweet. Also there was a game where you played a frog on a lily pad and had to eat the most flies.

Those were the good old days.

Those games are boring though and outdated.

HOW DARE YOU call Super Mario boring! You're boring, and you smell funny!Super Mario will never go out of style, like I said, its a classic.

mario's the shit. never gets old. i got my NES workin a while back and played supermario 3 for an hr or so. the game in AF's arcade Mario rampage is awsome.

I downloaded an atari 2600 emulator, so I can play pong!

I downloaded an atari 2600 emulator, so I can play pong!

:screwy:

you guys are gay with your video games.

i spent $190 on christmas presents today.
i spent $400 on christmas presents yesterday.
i spent $110 on christmas presents on Saturday.

i still have more christmas shopping to do.

shit, i'm going to be skint when Nicole's here.

she arrives tomorrow morning! woooooooo!

im waiting till early next year to buy a PS3 so i can get one at a store for the actual $600 retail price not $1,000 on ebay. next december Gran Turismo HD is suppose to come out. can't wait.I heard they were canning it.
Can't find the article though.

I've spent a grand total of 0 for Christmas presents. I think my dad already bought a set of impact sockets that were on slae for a short time, so he picked those up and I'll just pay him back for those. But I don't know what to get Mother...Ha, I don't shop for a lot of people. Its nice not having a g/f around the holidays.

I heard they were canning it.
Can't find the article though.

Same here.. I cant find the article to confirm it but I did hear it and they said they will instead focus on a newer Gran Turismo.

anyway, I am picking up a new Ps3 next year, hopefully early into it, I AM going to have it by 7/7/07.. my game comes out that year and its a must to get it or I should be sent to hell..

EDIT: here's a link to the article about HD being canceled (http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/driving/granturismo5/news.html?sid=6162566).. sad.

Owning a ps3 right now is pointless. None of the programmers know how to get the max out of the nvidia card, so the graphics are nothing better than xbox 360 (for now anyway). As for ps3 being able to play blue ray discs... they made an add on for xbox 360 to play HD DVDs. Blue Ray and HD DVD both play at 1080P, the only difference is blue ray can fit more onto a disc, which I don't really care about because they will just give you two discs if there isn't enough room for all the special features.

That is why the xbox 360 is my pick for system of the year.

Same here.. I cant find the article to confirm it but I did hear it and they said they will instead focus on a newer Gran Turismo.

anyway, I am picking up a new Ps3 next year, hopefully early into it, I AM going to have it by 7/7/07.. my game comes out that year and its a must to get it or I should be sent to hell..

EDIT: here's a link to the article about HD being canceled (http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/driving/granturismo5/news.html?sid=6162566).. sad.
i thought HD was GT5. so when does GT5 actually come out? ill be picking up a system hopefully early next year.