20||0|709|0|yes 0|0|0|||||oh mannnn....This is a short rant|WengFook||09:26:36|04/22/2002|ARRRgh well here i was finally playing lunar2 on my playstation making _VERY_ good progress.After Two WEEKS of playing %2Cbuilding up my characters till they are level thirty four and replaying all the dungeons for extra exp And finally reaching the second disc %28that Hammer Mystere joke finally making sense%29when the clock tells me it is time to eat dinner so i do%2Cand go through the ritual of saving and shutting down. %0D%0A %0D%0ACut to a few hours later %2Cready to pick up my quest again.I started up my playstation grabbed my joypad and acsessed my game when to my horror I see all my carefully saved games GONE%21 not deleted just gone%21All of Them%21Vanished%21Missing%21apparently my memory card decided that it was to much trouble to retain knowledge of my games and just blanked the slate. %0D%0A %0D%0ASo swallowing my grief I bravely started again determined to build my characters up better than before.Making it halfway through the first disc when the same thing happens again.......now the little piece of crap just refuses to work%21Sure add insult to injury why don%27t you.%0D%0A%0D%0Anow in the meantime before I get a new card I am going to invent a way to suitably destroy and%2For crush that memory card....Suggestions are appreciated. 1|1|0|||1||RE%3A oh mannnn....This is a short rant|Shadowhavoc||11:09:14|04/22/2002|Ever %27played%27 with those smaller GI Joes...you%27d be surprised at how small some fireworks can blow them apart.%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%22The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated.%22 2|1|0|||1||RE%3A oh mannnn....This is a short rant|Neophyte||12:20:37|04/22/2002|%3Enow in the meantime before I get a new card I am going to invent a way %0D%0A%3Eto suitably destroy and%2For crush that memory card....Suggestions are %0D%0A%3Eappreciated. %0D%0A%0D%0ARusted steel wool%2C aluminum foil%2C strip of magnesium %28fuse%29.%0D%0AJust light the magnesium and stand back.%0D%0A%5Btable border%3D%220%22 cellspacing%3D%220%22 cellpadding%3D%220%22%5D%0D%0A%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%221%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fweasels.ronin-research.org%2Fneophyte.gif%5B%2Ftd%5D%0D%0A%5Btd%5D%5Btt%5D%5Bb%5DY. Michael Chang%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0AMechanical Engineering major%2C Berkeley%2C CA%0D%0ARabid Crack Weasel%23 1101%0D%0A%5B%2Ftt%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%221%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D%5B%2Fp%5D%0D%0A 3|2|2|||1||RE%3A oh mannnn....This is a short rant|Offsides||12:33:01|04/22/2002|%3ERusted steel wool%2C aluminum foil%2C strip of magnesium %28fuse%29. %0D%0A%3EJust light the magnesium and stand back. %0D%0A%0D%0AOoooooo... homemade thermite%21 Now why didn%27t I think of that before%3F%0D%0A%0D%0ANow where did I leave that magnesium strip I had...%0D%0A%0D%0AUnemployed netadmin seeking job... so what else is new%3F%0D%0AEPU RCW %23%26pi%3B%0D%0A%23include %3Cthermite.h%3E%0D%0A%0D%0A 4|3|3|||1||RE%3A oh mannnn....This is a short rant|Neophyte||12:49:37|04/22/2002|%3EOoooooo... homemade thermite%21 Now why didn%27t I think of that before%3F %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3ENow where did I leave that magnesium strip I had... %0D%0A%0D%0AYeah%2C the magnesium%27s the only thing that might be a little harder to get. The aluminum is easy%2C the steel wool might take some time to rust.%0D%0A%5Btable border%3D%220%22 cellspacing%3D%220%22 cellpadding%3D%220%22%5D%0D%0A%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%221%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fweasels.ronin-research.org%2Fneophyte.gif%5B%2Ftd%5D%0D%0A%5Btd%5D%5Btt%5D%5Bb%5DY. Michael Chang%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0AMechanical Engineering major%2C Berkeley%2C CA%0D%0ARabid Crack Weasel%23 1101%0D%0A%5B%2Ftt%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%221%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D%5B%2Fp%5D%0D%0A 7|4|4|||1||RE%3A oh mannnn....This is a short rant|Offsides||21:35:05|04/22/2002|%3E%3EOoooooo... homemade thermite%21 Now why didn%27t I think of that before%3F %0D%0A%3E%3E%0D%0A%3E%3ENow where did I leave that magnesium strip I had... %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EYeah%2C the magnesium%27s the only thing that might be a little harder to %0D%0A%3Eget. The aluminum is easy%2C the steel wool might take some time to %0D%0A%3Erust. %0D%0A%0D%0AYeah - the rusty steel wool is the hard one for me - I literally meant where did I put that magnesium strip I had... %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0AOffsides%0D%0A%0D%0AUnemployed netadmin seeking job... so what else is new%3F%0D%0AEPU RCW %23%26pi%3B%0D%0A%23include %3Cthermite.h%3E%0D%0A%0D%0A 5|1|0|||1||RE%3A oh mannnn....This is a short rant|Xervis||13:21:02|04/22/2002|Make your own Napalm%21%21%21 E-mail me if you want to know how.%0D%0A%0D%0AIf Death Is Only The %0D%0ABegining%2C Then %0D%0AWhat Is The End%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AZack 6|2|5|||1||RE%3A oh mannnn....This is a short rant|Perko||21:12:09|04/22/2002|I wouldn%27t try to out-anarch this crowd%2C boy. You%27ll get rolled eyes from some of the crowd%2C and grimaces from the rest. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A-Craig 8|3|6|||1||RE%3A oh mannnn....This is a short rant|Shadowhavoc||22:28:04|04/22/2002|%3EI wouldn%27t try to out-anarch this crowd%2C boy. You%27ll get rolled eyes %0D%0A%3Efrom some of the crowd%2C and grimaces from the rest. %3A%29 %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AReally%2C Napalm and Thermite%3F I can%27t believe I%27m saying this%2C but please be careful with that stuff....I just remembered a fellow pyromaniac gave me a recipe for a nasty uh%2C combustible that would do the job. %0D%0A%0D%0ASome of the stuff that I%27ve blown up...to numerous to list. 9|4|8|||1||RE%3A oh mannnn....This is a short rant|Neophyte||02:28:09|04/23/2002|%3EReally%2C Napalm and Thermite%3F I can%27t believe I%27m saying this%2C but %0D%0A%3Eplease be careful with that stuff....I just remembered a fellow %0D%0A%3Epyromaniac gave me a recipe for a nasty uh%2C combustible that would do %0D%0A%3Ethe job. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3ESome of the stuff that I%27ve blown up...to numerous to list. %0D%0A%0D%0AOf course. I wouldn%27t personally try the thermite unless it was in the middle of a deserted parking lot and I had a really%2C really%2C really long strip of magnesium. The first time I saw the thermite reaction was in Chem lecture%2C the prof decided to show us the difference in bond energy of the Fe-O bond and the Al-O bond. Did it in a large crucible%2C with safety huge shields%2C a face mask for himself%2C and had the first few rows get up and move.%0D%0A%5Btable border%3D%220%22 cellspacing%3D%220%22 cellpadding%3D%220%22%5D%0D%0A%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%221%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fweasels.ronin-research.org%2Fneophyte.gif%5B%2Ftd%5D%0D%0A%5Btd%5D%5Btt%5D%5Bb%5DY. Michael Chang%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0AMechanical Engineering major%2C Berkeley%2C CA%0D%0ARabid Crack Weasel%23 1101%0D%0A%5B%2Ftt%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%221%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D%5B%2Fp%5D%0D%0A 10|5|9|||1||RE%3A oh mannnn....This is a short rant|Xervis||11:54:31|04/23/2002|must have been a big friggin explosion%21 man%2C that musta bin FUUUUN%21%21%21%0D%0A%0D%0AIf Death Is Only The %0D%0ABegining%2C Then %0D%0AWhat Is The End%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AZack 11|6|10|||1||RE%3A oh mannnn....This is a short rant|Neophyte||12:55:10|04/23/2002|%3Emust have been a big friggin explosion%21 man%2C that musta bin FUUUUN%21%21%21 %0D%0A%0D%0ANot as much a big explosion%2C but bits of molten iron flying around.%0D%0A%0D%0AIn comparison%2C the combustion of a doughnut in liquid O2 was still cool%2C but a little disappointing %28glucose releases MORE energy than the thermite reaction%2C but does it much more slowly%29.%0D%0A%5Btable border%3D%220%22 cellspacing%3D%220%22 cellpadding%3D%220%22%5D%0D%0A%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%221%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fweasels.ronin-research.org%2Fneophyte.gif%5B%2Ftd%5D%0D%0A%5Btd%5D%5Btt%5D%5Bb%5DY. Michael Chang%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0AMechanical Engineering major%2C Berkeley%2C CA%0D%0ARabid Crack Weasel%23 1101%0D%0A%5B%2Ftt%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%221%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D%5B%2Fp%5D%0D%0A 13|7|11|||1||RE%3A oh mannnn....This is a short rant|Xervis||13:04:07|04/24/2002|GOD I cant wait to take Chemisty in coledge.%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0AIf Death Is Only The %0D%0ABegining%2C Then %0D%0AWhat Is The End%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AZack 12|5|9|||||RE%3A oh mannnn....This is a short rant|goldenfire||19:46:43|04/23/2002|%3EOf course. I wouldn%27t personally try the thermite unless it was in %0D%0A%3Ethe middle of a deserted parking lot and I had a really%2C really%2C %0D%0A%3Ereally long strip of magnesium.%0D%0A%0D%0Ahopefully%2C said parking lot is concrete%2C and not blacktop...%0D%0A%0D%0Aat least that way%2C you%27ll jsut crack it from thermal stress%2C and not melt the damn thing %3A%29 I can just imagine someone showing up the next day%2C and there%27s this mucking great hole %5Bb%5Dmelted%5B%2Fb%5D in the parking lot %3A%29 14|1|0|||||RE%3A oh mannnn....This is a short rant|TRB||21:23:58|04/24/2002|Just shoot the damn thing. %0D%0A%0D%0AOr%2C if you lack the proper tools%2C you can mail it to me with an SASE and %240.25 to cover the round of ammo%2C and I%27ll do it for you. What pieces I can find I%27ll mail back to you in said SASE%2C and you may gloat over them at will. %0D%0A%0D%0ATRB%0D%0A%0D%0A%22All part of the service here at Madman Omar%27s House of Iniquity.%22 --DJC 15|2|14|||1||RE%3A oh mannnn....This is a short rant|Shadowhavoc||22:38:14|04/24/2002|%3EJust shoot the damn thing. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EOr%2C if you lack the proper tools%2C you can mail it to me with an SASE %0D%0A%3Eand %240.25 to cover the round of ammo%2C and I%27ll do it for you. What %0D%0A%3Epieces I can find I%27ll mail back to you in said SASE%2C and you may %0D%0A%3Egloat over them at will. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0AThe safest idea yet%21 Hire a hitman.%0D%0A%0D%0A%22I%27m the Spirit of Violence%2C the God of War%2C I am the master of all...ah hell I forgot the rest of it..%22 16|3|15|||1||RE%3A oh mannnn....This is a short rant|Astynax||09:09:25|04/25/2002|%0D%0A%3EThe safest idea yet%21 Hire a hitman. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AMan does -that- line have some serious %27out of context%27 potential.%0D%0A%0D%0A%5BP%5D%5Btable border%3D%220%22 cellspacing%3D%220%22 cellpadding%3D%220%22%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%222%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fmembers.aol.com%2Ferulogos%2Fgfx%2Fxsig.jpg%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btd%5D%5BFONT SIZE%3D%222%22 COLOR%3D%22%23000000%22%5D%5Bb%5D-%3D%7B%28Astynax%29%7D%3D-%5B%2Fb%5D%5BBR%5D%5Bi%5D%22Darkness beyond Twilight%22%5B%2Fi%5D%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%222%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D%5B%2Fp%5D 17|4|16|||1||RE%3A oh mannnn....This is a short rant|Matrix Dragon||20:11:05|04/25/2002|%3E%3EThe safest idea yet%21 Hire a hitman. %0D%0A%3EMan does -that- line have some serious %27out of context%27 potential. %0D%0A%0D%0AI was reading one of the ACen threads over in General at the same time as this%2C and I had one of the best combo thoughts I%27ve had in a while. Take out Sailor Blubba%2C for the good of all mankind.%0D%0A%0D%0A---------------------------%0D%0AMatrix Dragon%0D%0ARabid Crack Weasel %23 123 %0D%0ADirector of the Okatu Intelligence Division%0D%0A%22Now%2C where can I find a good Sniper%3F%22%0D%0A--------------------------- 18|3|15|||||RE%3A oh mannnn....This is a short rant|WengFook||09:39:49|04/28/2002|%3EThe safest idea yet%21 Hire a hitman. %0D%0A%0D%0Aheh i would but you havent seen the outrageous prices they charge.....%0D%0Abut then.....taking out sailorbubba would be a service to mankind and all anime fans...... 19|3|15|||1||RE%3A oh mannnn....This is a short rant|Xervis||12:02:21|05/03/2002|%3EThe safest idea yet%21 Hire a hitman. %0D%0A%0D%0Awhat are you thinking%3F a hitman....for a memory card%3F sheesh.%0D%0A%0D%0AIf Death Is Only The %0D%0ABegining%2C Then %0D%0AWhat Is The End%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AZack 20|4|19|||||RE%3A oh mannnn....This is a short rant|WengFook||05:00:30|05/07/2002|%3E%3EThe safest idea yet%21 Hire a hitman. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3Ewhat are you thinking%3F a hitman....for a memory card%3F sheesh. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0ANononono.They come with combo deals now %3Awith every hitjob %2Cfor an extra 5 bucks they take out an object that has been irritating you lately%21 Be it a tennis racket%2Ca vase%2Ca plate%2Cyour neighbours plate%2Ca tv or that annoying memory card%21 Explosives cost just a smidge extra too%21 %0D%0A%0D%0ABy the way....I just got my replacement card....the original card%27s days are numbered.....