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My Absence
by SquatMastr- 1 follower
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Sorry I've been away for the past few days I'm a collegiate swimmer and last Thursday at practice a teammate of mine passed away from what is believed to be a rare form of heart attack. I'll be as active as I can in the next week or 2.
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XDBX Cruise
by Burgermauger- 5 replies
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Me and my partner are booked on Carnival Glory for a 7 day eastern Caribbean cruise. With stops in Amber Cove, Dominican Republic -> St Thomas, USVI -> San Juan, Puerto Rico -> Gran Turk, Turks and Cacos. It leaves Febuary 4 and returns Febuary 11. Now I think we should make it a XDBX Cruise ! Who is interested?
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Money Money Money
by grjkie- 16 replies
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Evening guys, I'd like to debate money with you guys here since we are all gamers, we all know a bit about gaming, a few of you work in finance and I'd like your general opinion on a specific gaming subject. Read this article please, http://www.cnbc.com/2016/12/15/super-mario-run-downloads-soar-but-investors-arent-convinced.html?__source=yahoo%7cfinance%7cheadline%7cheadline%7cstory&par=yahoo&doc=104170593 Its about SuperMarioRun, will it work? What do you guys think about it, will it help drive the Nintendo stock up? I get it will take at least a couple of months for it to affect the Nintendo stock right? Occasionally I get urges to invest some of…
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Happy New Year Crew
by omarcomin71- 1 follower
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I'd just like to wish everybody a Happy New Year! I love that this crew is still running strong with so many great people! Welcome 2017 and good riddance to 2016! Cheers!
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Merry Christmas to the XDBX crew.
by Brainstick- 1 follower
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A very merry Christmas to all crew members and your families! Wishing you all the good things in life, not just for 2017 but for as long as you can enjoy. Health, happiness and lots of love in a world that's gone crazy. Enjoy each day and don't forget to tell your loved ones how important they are to you! Have a great one, cheers!
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What can you see from your window? 1 2
by Pb76- 1 follower
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Apart from fido le muet, what can you see?
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Just another day for a typical Aussie
by Skorpion- 8 replies
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"What Do You See?" game
by Prodigy_Rocks_- 14 replies
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The game is simple, post a picture and everyone except the host must guess what they see in the picture. There is no wrong answers. The host is free to quote everyone that answered his/her answer if they feel that it's been long enough. *The answer can be as creative as possible as long as it makes sense with the picture* Starting off: What do you see?
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The Start of something new
by Fido_le_muet- 4 followers
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Hey everyone. Some of you may know that the Mrs and I are currently in the process of buying our first house. It's kinda exciting and I can't wait to move in. Hopefully, in a close future, we'll be more than two to live under this roof. Can't wait for that. But before all that fun, there are a few things to work out as some of you, house owners already know. I'll post a few pics later but we need to do some little work before moving in. Thing is, I know absolutely nothing about that I can use a hammer and put together some IKEA furniture but that's about it So, I'm coming to you for some advice. I have tons of questions but I'll ask them one at a …
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Marilyn York, the man's lawyer
by JustHatched- 1 follower
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I seen a commercial for this lawyer and laughed my ass off, I thought it was bullshit but she is for real...
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I know this is a question that some don't like to answer/ rather keep for themselves and that's fine. Share it if you like or just tell me what you think about the candidates. I'm no expert on how it works over there but the media here in the UK is filled with things about your elections. Just wondering what it's like there and what your thoughts are Apologies if this has already been posted somewhere, not been able to find it.
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Random news articles
by Squirrel- 1 follower
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Didn't really find anywhere for this so thought I'd start something new for all the random "news" articles that always clutter my facebook feed. This first one is pretty relavent to us gamers. http://metro.co.uk/2016/05/26/15-undeniable-reasons-that-gamers-make-the-best-lovers-5905938/
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Number Game.
by Prodigy_Rocks_- 11 replies
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It's been a while since I posted a topic, so I'll post something school related, but no-so-math-related. How it works: I'm going to give you a set of numbers and you have to give me a set of numbers that you think fits my rule. Ex. My set of numbers is {25,30,35} and you guessed, {5,10,15} because you think it adds up by 5 each time. Another example My set of numbers is {1,3,9} and you guessed {4,12,36} because you think it multiplies by 3 each time Rules: You can post as many times as you want but the game will end when there is 2-3 page worth of guesses (3 if I think it should go on a little more) If y…
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Getting back to work
by JustHatched- 1 follower
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Most know but some may not that Rose and my business (florist, flower shop) burned back in January and was a total loss, well we are about to reopen with our new building. Opening date is set to October 3rd and we have been quite busy getting the shop stocked with supplies and all the shit needed to get back at it. I will post pics of the inside soon but here is the outside plus a pick of the old shop on fire Old shop
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How did you come up with it? I can never thing of an interesting tag that doesn't look naff, so mine is my initials followed by my year of birth. I do however eat about 76 jars of peanut butter a week.
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Foundations and NonProfit Organizations
by TECHFL227- 2 replies
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Does anyone have any experience starting a Foundation or Non Profit Organization? I would like to do this but am not too sure on how to get started. Google does not seem to be my friend with this topic as I am finding too much conflicting information. Any advice or assistance would be greatly appreciated.
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Is buying Name Brand important to you?
by JustHatched- 2 followers
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Things like shoes, clothes, electronics, food, whatever.... is it important to you to buy name brand items? I prefer name brand on most things, I guess I feel better with warranties knowing something like Sony for example been in business for years and isn't some 3rd world fly by night company. Clothes I could care less.
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The Diary of Prodigy
by Prodigy_Rocks_- 2 replies
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August, 18, 2016 [PAST] My Career in the Arts of Team Deathmatch and Regular Deathmatch We're all good at something in GTA Online, whether it be races, pvp or the cliche "balance in all aspects". My skill lies in TDM/DM, not so much Freemode due to the constant encounters with greifers, modders, or simply better players. From the start of online, I took interest in pvp that takes place in a certain area of Los Santos under rules. It wasn't that long until I got the hang of pvp and I kept playing it everyday and as a way to make profit online. Sadly I took in what I had to unknowingly, as it was the prime of TDM/DM. As GTA Online introduced Capture, I begun …
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Big changes
by Whiteford99- 2 replies
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My daughter will be leaving for college next week, out of state. I have been really busy getting everything ready. It is going to be a big adjustment for us, not having her around. The upside is she is going to Chadron State College, in my hometown in Nebraska. Where I am still good friends with both the police chief, and the sheriff.
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What is this?
by Lann- 1 follower
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Does anyone know what tree this comes from?
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One year later...
by Prodigy_Rocks_- 0 replies
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So it's been roughly a year since I started drawing during my free time. Thought I'd post some of my favourites. Haven't been drawing ever since Spring Break at this point, but this one is my latest, only and favorite drawing done. Just finished it yesterday. There are more that I've done, I have I think 40 sheets in total and had to use a duo tang to store all of them. Oh and my 1 year anniversary on XDBX is 8 away. Edit: Anniversary is not 6 days away, it's 8 days away according to my profile.
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Locsta (Complex)
by lIIlCompleXlIIl- 4 replies
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So, I've been a member of this crew for a year now, and a fan for a year before that. (ish) Some of you have heard bits and pieces of my story.... figured it was time to share it. I was born in Rockford, IL, lucky enough to have a loving mother and father. They split when I was young, because my father had become heavily addicted to crack cocaine. I moved around quite a bit throughout my young life. At 6 years old, I witnessed my mother being beaten by her boyfriend, and I still have nightmares about it to this day. I see my mother getting punched in the face, and knocked to the floor. The man then continued to beat her, and even bent a corner of the heating v…
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Prodigy's Story
by Prodigy_Rocks_- 1 reply
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Every story has a beginning. Every pro was once a novice, every veteran was once a private...and even the most well known players were once new. When you're focused on the destination, it can be hard the appreciate the journey, and that's what I had experienced on Grand Theft Auto Online. It all began with an ordinary pistol. On March,13,2014 I entered Online for the first time with the crew, Massive Network as my active crew. Immediately vulnerable of what Online had in store, I did what everyone did once during their time on Online and that was to grab a jet. Nothing really was accomplished afterwards and as the months moved forward, I began to play as a lone wolf. Soci…
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Hi guys!
by SBeezy093- 0 replies
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Hi everyone. Sorry I haven't been on much but I e been really sick this week. I've had strep throat and the flu. So I have no voice and my hand bought me a bell to call him ??. Hopefully I'll be on soon with a voice so we can gang out!
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Whats the grossest thing you've seen someone do?
by JustHatched- 2 followers
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Back in my wild drinking days and running around with idiots I once seen a guy get paid a 5 dollar bill to make himself vomit and eat the vomit...
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Tommila gives a great performance in the lead, even though his character doesn't have a single word of dialogue. This is a man who speaks with his actions. Plus he just looks like a badass, I can totally believe that he could take on an entire troop of n*zis and win. Hennie is also good, but his character is very one dimensional, but his presence is more symbolic here of how evil the n*zis were as a whole. If you want a straight forward and thrilling action film then you should check this out. 8/10 Breaking dir. Abi Damaris Corbin/2022/1h43m Based on a true story, Breaking stars John Boyega as Brian Brown-Easley, a former Marine suffering from severe PTSD who has had his VA benefits taken away, straight out of his bank account. Desperate and seeing no other option he holds up the bank with a bomb, taking two hostages. What follows is a tense standoff involving the police, the media and Brian, with Boyega's performance really carrying what is a pretty generic film. 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225Rate the Last Film you Watched 2: Electric Boogaloo
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Guzmans Requests
Thanks for the feedback @Skorpion Maybe put a ”storage” of both Cargobobs and Trucks in a location thats more timeconsuming to ”use”. For example at Guzmans Airfield. -
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That sounds great, but do it as a different job. I really like this job, but not sure its suited for a fun PL. Mainly because it's hard to communicate without switching to game chat so you can hear your own teammates. I get the point of the plane being used to get the chopper, to get the trailer etc. but would you be willing to put some VERY slow choppers or something on the ground near-ish the Cargobob just in case. The plane would still be the fastest way for the team to get to the next capture ready for the cargobob to catch up, and the ground choppers wouldnt really be able to do much, but they would make it possible to continue in the event that the plane has been delivered and cant be used, or something else goes wrong.
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