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*By Artisan de Luxe, designed exclusively for Free People
*100% Cotton
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Length: 27"
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Rated 2 out of 5Â by Machina HUGE and pink I was very excited about receiving this in the mail. I am 5'4" and a size 0. I ordered an x-small, but the shirt was huge and long. Unwearably huge. I couldn't even belt it and wear the shirt as a tunic. My other issue was that I received an ugly Mexican blanket. My pocket and sleeves were petal pink and Easter yellow and the back was pretty much solid dark purple. Not very Mexican blanket-like and a pretty awful color combination. My advice is to hope you are lucky and get an attractive Mexican blanket. Chances are yours won't be like the one on the model and to also size down one or two sizes. Don't order this if you're already a small person, unless you're tall, it probably won't work for you. 8.26.2012
Rated 3 out of 5Â by reichercv73 DURABLE SHIRT! The moment I saw this shirt on Aug. catalog I told myself I gotta have it. Luckily, I was around at one of the FP store in Topanga,CA and I was so excited that they happened to have the shirt! I bought the shirt and I tried it on at home and unfortunately the 2nd and 3rd snap came undone as i was unsnapping the shirt! Now, I took the shirt to several alteration place to find out if they can fix the problem. They told me that the snaps were poorly done (attached) and the best solution is to replace the whole buttons on the shirt! I want to return this shirt back for a better functional shirt but I noticed this shirt comes in different color patches! I bought exactly the one that is pictured on the model and it was my 1st choice! This is really inconvenient for me that I myself have to deal with manufactures mess! FP help me resolve this matter ASAP! Don't get me wrong, the quality of the shirt is great but poor workmanship for $128! 8.23.2012
Rated 1 out of 5Â by Paolola Not impressed I ordered an xs, definitely a more baggy look. Didn't like how the pockets slanted down. The denim looks darker in person. And I'm not a fan of the colors. Plus, one of the buttons where broken off. 1.16.2013
Rated 3 out of 5Â by gossamerdreams size dooooooooooown!!! super big cut!! I am XS :::always:: it seems in anything FP and this XS fit like a M or L on me, the sleeves were a whole hand longer than mine, the shoulder seems ended 2" after my shoulders ended, and the chest had space for a life jacket underneath, totally odd. And yeah, it was labeled XS, so size doooooown if you like to go for this one. SOft denim, nice distressing, colors on patches pretty much like on line. Returning since this shirt does not come in XXXS, which might have been my size:). 8.12.2012
Rated 4 out of 5Â by moonsies Cool Buttondown I just picked this up from the FP store and I'm pretty happy with it. It's definitely a loose fit shirt which means it will be great for tucking in or wearing it out and loose with skinnies. There is really no need to size up. Each shirt has different color patches which could be a fun surprise if you order it online. It's also a good quality, thick denim so it will be great shirt when things cool down. It's definitely a great alternative to the usual but beloved denim buttondown. 8.10.2012
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Review: New Apple iPad Air 'shockingly light'Written by Staff Reports | | firstname.lastname@example.com
By Sagar Sharma, Toledo Free Press Staff Writer
It is hard to imagine that when Apple first introduced the iPad — a tablet that would turn the consumer electronics world upsidedown – in 2010, that same revolutionary design would be consider bulky and dated just more than three years later.
Apple was able to shed a little weight from the iPad with the iPad 2, but increased the weight with the introduction of the retina display in the iPad 3. We were left with a device that was still portable, but was definitely heavy on the hands if held for any long periods of time. Last year, Apple introduced the 7-inch iPad mini with a new totally new design that greatly trimmed the side bezels and was one of the lightest tablets on the market. All of the sudden the iconic iPad looked dated and in need of a makeover.
On Nov. 1, Apple released the iPad Air — thinner, lighter, faster and the best tablet on the market.
The iPad Air is appropriately named because of how shockingly light the device is for a 10-inch tablet. Apple was able to shave almost a third of the weight, as it now weighs in at a pound. You might wonder why that is a big deal, but when it is something you hold and carry for long periods of time, every gram seems to make a difference. Whereas before, the iPad could get tiring to hold with both hands after 30 minutes, I found myself not noticing the weight while using just one hand for longer periods. The greatly reduced bezels on the sides also make it easier to hold with one hand and when typing while in the portrait position. The iPad Air essentially takes the design changes from the iPad Mini and enlarges it, and this is a good thing as the iPad once again has a cutting edge modern look to it in the form of the iPad Air.
Wi-Fi speeds are as fast as ever with the new MIMO (multiple input, multiple output) connectivity. This allows the iPad to receive Wi-Fi signals more quickly and effectively, but this is really only noticeable at higher Wi-Fi speeds. I reviewed the LTE Verizon model and had no connectivity issues. One can expect to enjoy the brisk LTE speeds when no Wi-Fi connection is available. For those looking to take the iPad out of the country, you will be pleased to know that all the LTE models are the same and one only needs to change the SIM card when using a different carrier.
Every year tablet owners are faced with the same question: "Should I upgrade?" With the new redesign, the iPad Air offers a much lighter and thinner experience. The new A7 chip, as seen in the iPhone 5S, is more then capable to run this device. Owners of the iPad 3 and older should consider it alone for the how much faster iPad Air would run the new iOS 7 operating system. The lack of touch ID (something that will surely be implemented next year) is disappointing and those with last year's model should hold off, as the iPad 4 is still a very solid tablet. When then iPad Mini debuted last year many thought if it meant the end of the full-sized iPad's relevance, but Apple showed it just needed a bit of a makeover.
- Significantly lighter weight
- Reduced bezels remove unnecessary size
- Global support of LTE
- A7 chip is incredibly powerful and capable to handle any task
- Lack of Touch ID found in the iPhone 5S
Review model was an iPad Air – 32GB – LTE Verizon. Prices start at $499 (16GB Wi-Fi).
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- Do not go where the path may lead,
- go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
- -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
We were a family with a serious sweet tooth. Breakfast, snacks, desserts or after dinners in front of the television, there were no limits on when, what or how much we could eat. We were sensible kids and good eaters, so we had no problem eating a balanced meal, fruits, vegetables and all, and when left on our own – which we often were – invariably fixed ourselves a fairly good lunch. We were active kids, too, and living in small town Florida meant playing outside, ball, biking, running, basketball, every day all year round. Burning more than our fair share of energy. So our parents worried little about our in-between-meal eating habits and let us make all of the decisions. Either that or this was just their "live and let live" parenting style.
Our home was filled with sweets in every shape and form, from breakfast cereals to cookies, ice cream by the gallon and candy scattered here and there, bagfuls tucked away into every cabinet. We all had the baking bug: dad's marble sheet cakes, luscious Bundts, bowls of pudding and mom's banana cream pies filled our home with the aroma of freshly baked goods and our young tummy's with pleasure. Much of their baked goods came from a box, but each was always made from the heart. I loved nothing more than watching my father blend, stir and pour with the patience and passion of a great pastry chef. Mom did her duty by us as well, no matter she never liked to cook, and filled in when dad wasn't baking with pies both creamy and fruity. Home Ec and Girl Scouts had me baking alongside my sister and brother, cranberry muffins, Apple Brown Betty, even spending a fun-filled afternoon pulling taffy across the kitchen. Yes, we were all happy eaters and happy bakers as well.
Although much of what my parents baked came from a box, a can or something frozen, they did bake from scratch as well! I have waxed eloquent on my dad's wonderful choux puffs, light, ethereal, delicate pockets. He would make them the size of saucers and fill them with pudding and they were heaven. Large simmering pots of dried fruit compote, dark prunes, golden apricots plumped up in a vanilla- and cinnamon-scented sauce riddled the air with exotic odors and I would wait impatiently for the fruit to cool. My mother's fruit pies and cream pies, well, I have vague memories, the strongest being the time that she carefully filled a homemade pie crust with creamy liquid, lifted it off the counter as gently and slowly as possible to carry it towards the oven as we kids stood and watched and the pie, as in some silly comedy film for kids, flipped up and out of her hands and landed upside down on the floor.
I recently posted about my current dark days of writer's block. The good friends I have gathered around me and with whom I am in daily contact, talented each and every one of them, all seem to be going through the same dip in enthusiasm, accompanied by an overall depletion of energy. Maybe it is the change of seasons, the dark, sullen, leaden days of winter that still steal across our horizons and seep into our lives that leave us listless and uninspired. But there is comfort in numbers, misery loves company and all that, so maybe it isn't anything personal, and maybe something will turn it all around and that proverbial light bulb will be switched on. Meanwhile, some of my baking inspiration has returned and I am finding the old joy and sizzle to pull out the flour, chocolate chips and eggs and whip up something sweet for my family.
- Abraham Lincoln
Spontaneity comes in fits and bursts, yet happily it comes all the same. Carefully turning the pages of my mother's collection of community and Temple Sisterhood cookbooks, from her own to that of my great-aunt up in Albany, New York to several she purchased from who knows where, have my imagination churning. My finger slides up and down the timeworn, well-stained pages, perusing each recipe both savory and sweet and I am taken aback by the lack of detailed instructions. Used to modern cookbooks where each and every step is marked down in black and white, specifics enumerated step by step, these old cookbooks featuring recipes from real housewives back in the good old days are written in such a sketchy way that one realizes they assume that every home cook is well-schooled in the basics, that we automatically understand the how-tos and are able to fill in the blanks. A home cook and baker who often doubts her own capacity to ad lib, who underestimates her own knowledge and talent, I have long avoided making any recipe from these books, simply afraid that none will turn out. I come across many dishes credited to my mother, her name typed underneath the recipes; some I remember fondly, others less so – leaving me in stitches, laughing at the poor bugger who will make this or that, a dish that invariably arrived at our own table dried out and flavorless - while some stir up delicious memories of a dish I loved so well. I have made, with some alterations, her wonderful Veal Scallopini and recently made and posted the recipe for Butter Horns, although not her recipe, from the same Sisterhood cookbook. And then I stumbled upon her Nut Bread.
With each recipe I recreate, the more I want to discover. Many of the names in her own Our Favorite Recipes from the Sisterhood of Temple Beth Sholom, where I grew up, are as familiar to me as my own mother's: Mrs. Siskind, Mrs. Rosenberg (the best cook!), glamorous Mrs. Silver, this book full of goodness, filled with the foods of my youth, brings back my childhood in one fell swoop and I am back reliving those good old days in that tightly-knit, loving community. The particular recipe that I have baked today is from my mother, though for the life of me I don't remember her ever making this. A simple sweet quick bread, dense and moist with tangy buttermilk, full of nuts and little more, is the ideal sweet treat for my own family, the perfect snack cake for breakfast. I took her rather plain Nut Bread recipe and added vanilla and a hint of cinnamon, the finely grated zest of one orange for a deep fruity sensation and loads of mini chocolate chips, everyone's favorite.
Some people in this house actually found this cake a bit too dense and moist, more like a pudding than a quick bread, yet I found it delightfully and satisfyingly chewy to the point of being addictive. I found the balance of nuts to chocolate and the wonderful aroma brought into the game by the splash of vanilla and the bit of zest absolutely fantastic. Possibly the buttermilk gave it that pudding-like quality, and I personally found it wonderful. Oh, if my mother had only made this more often when I was a kid! Perfect with a glass of milk, dunked into café au lait or with a mug of tea… a bread quick, satisfying and delicious.
After my Chocolate Chip Pecan Butter Horns, I would like to share this wonderful Chocolate Chip Pecan Bread with my wonderful friend Lisa of Parsley, Sage, Desserts & Line Drives for Bread Baking Day, a monthly bread event created by Zorra of 1x Umruhren Bitten. Lisa is hosting BBD #47 all about Bread & Chocolate! As you can tell, it is a favorite of mine!
CHOCOLATE CHIP PECAN BREAD scented with cinnamon and orange
2 cups (280 g) flour
½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
1 cup (200 g) granulated brown sugar (you can replace this with packed brown sugar but spooned loosely into the measuring cup)
Finely grated zest of 1 orange, preferably untreated *
½ tsp ground cinnamon *
½ tsp vanilla
1 large egg
1 cup (250 ml) buttermilk
1.8 oz (50 g, about scant ½ cup) coarsely chopped pecans or walnuts
3.5 oz (100 g, about heaping ½ cup) mini chocolate chips
* These flavorings are optional but highly recommended!
Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Grease a loaf pan and dust with flour, shaking out the excess.
Place the flour, baking powder and baking soda, sugar, cinnamon and grated orange zest in a large mixing bowl. Stir or whisk to blend.
Add the egg, the vanilla and the buttermilk and whisk or stir by hand until blended and smooth.
Add the chopped nuts and chocolate chips and stir until evenly distributed and well blended.
Scrape the batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake in the preheated oven for 55 minutes to 1 hour until puffed, golden and a tester stuck into the center comes out mostly dry. Cover the cake with foil for the last 10 to 15 minutes if it seems to be browning too quickly.
Remove from the oven onto a metal cooling rack and allow to cool for 10 minutes. Run a sharp knife all around the edges and loosen the bread then turn out onto a cooling rack; allow to cool.


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UFC officials today announced the fight.
UFC on FUEL TV 7 takes place Feb. 16 at Wembley Arena in London. The event's main card, including a title fight between interim bantamweight champion Renan Barao and challenger Michael McDonald, airs on FUEL TV following Facebook prelims.
It's not clear where Diabate vs. Manuwa will end up on the lineup.


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MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood recently jumped into the 14 day free trial of Cryptic Studios' City of Heroes. In this At A glance Article, Jon gives his impressions of the game and a rundown of what makes it a unique MMO.
Read the whole thing here.
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It's quite a good article and it decribes CoH well... except for one thing: questing is mostly inside buildings and HIGHLY repetitive. Yes, HIGHLY.
Many people who have tried out CoH went "oh, THIS IS FUN" for about 10-20 days, changing their opinion to "jesus, this is BORING" when confronted with this feature for a while.
It's still a good game though.
ps: Servers are pretty empty, too.
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Joined: 4/23/03
I still can't get to the article because of the incorrect link, but...
CoH has always been a game I *want* to love. The character creation is great fun, those first 10 or 15 levels are lots of fun, but then you realize it's just more and more of the same. I've always said CoH was one of the most polished games from day 1 that I've ever played and they really focused solely on the things they wanted to accomplish, but it's just too repetitive to keep me around.
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Now, why does MMORPG decide to make an article about the free trial of game as old as CoH? It´s called purchased editorial content. PlayNC obviously paid to get this story out. Not that I care but that´s how it´s gotta be
Now don´t get me wrong, I love CoH and played it for several years. I agree with it being rather light in certain areas and they really need to open a OpenPvP-server to regain the momentum. The major problem is world immersion. It´s very hard getting attached to a modern world (as we see it every day in real life, you don´t really get drawn in) especially since most of the missions are instanced or inside. At higher levels there are some really cool maps but still you really don´t get attached as it feels like you´re somewhere else than the actual area maps.
It is also very repetetive around the 25th to 40th level but it really opens up in the higher levels with epic missions. I wish the game held a "bigger" story somehow, something to really dig into.
The game IS unbeatable though when it comes to character creation, skillsets and good ole plain fun when it comes to actually teaming and PvE-ing. The ragdoll effect is a blast and kickin someone off a ledge to see em splatter around like dying fish gets me every time. It´s a game that´s very easy to get into, you don´t need to loot anything so the action is fast and smooth.
Still, I hold CoH as the Nr.1 MMO so far, looking at the total package. SwG was close but Sony wrecked it and the combat was never 100%. All in all, I´ll be playing CoH whenever I look for some fun.
Casual PvP & gaming fun for mature gamers
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A very nice review. Two thumbs up!
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Originally posted by lmzzI'm going to stop you right there. I take major exception to this accusation. Never before has ANY feature content been paid for by ANY game company here at MMORPG.com. The fact that you would imply it is, frankly, insulting. I take pride in my work and the fact that MMORPG.com doesn't take money for editorial content.
I wrote this article because I was playing the game, and thought that it would make a good "At A Glance". Also, it's my job.
The only "paid for" parts of this site are the advertisements.
I hope that clears things up for you.
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Joined: 5/20/07
I got so much trouble on my mind Refuse to lose.
Originally posted by Gnomig
Good article....but as Gnomig said - 14 day trial would not show the gaping fault COH has
And that is repetitive content
What at first looks like amazingly good idea - randomised missions , slowly turns into bore fest when you realise that all missions happen in handfull of same areas.
For all expansions COH had until now, i never could figure why they didnt add more areas ? Just 20 or some new maps would make this MMO 500% better experience
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Joined: 1/20/06
I'ma read the article in more detail but ya the newness wears off due to repititive missions. But really thats expected. but whats unforgivable is the Class based system is too darn rigid and "respecs" is just totally darn hard to come by. its a typical shallow character advancement system
character creation is totally awesome and it can be fun to play. for sure worth checking out.
I dunno how to describe it, I would call this game a "Flawed Masterpiece".
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I'm just here for the cookies.
I'm surprised no one mentioned that there are facial sliders available for you character. If you look under the portrait in character creation, you will see the sliders for the body as well as ones for the face--you just have to click on them to expand and see them.
The first time I subscribed to CoX, I was in full grind mode and determined to hit 50 as fast as possible--I quit the game after about 2 months with my highest character at level 27. On this, my second go, I play when I feel like it and figure I'll get to 50--or not--whenever I get there. My highest is now a level 36 after less than a month (a new character) and I'm still enjoying it without being bothered so much by the repeated missions? Why? Partly because I've made a full stable of alts this time around in order to experience different aspects of the game, but also because I'm just not in a hurry. Ironically, I've levelled faster, but that's partly because they've made it easier with reduced debt in missions and the wonderfully powerful invention origins.
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DOS 6.22 - fuzzy memories...
I believe a game gets repetitive when there's only a few things to do: kill monsters, loot, sell, get new mission, kill monsters... But CoX has so much more! There's the character creation and the possibility of creating new costumes, improving them, acquiring special effects for your character; adventuring in the forms of battling foes on the streets or in instanced missions, solo or teaming-up, with or without your nemesis (Heroes/Villains), robbing banks and causing mayhem as a Villain or trying to stop them as a Heroe, going into the special missions; gathering money and items to create items, selling them and getting richer at the auction establishments; searching for badges; respecing; building your supergroup base, raiding the Heroe's bases as a Villain; getting to level 50 with a Heroe just to be able to play with the special character classes; going to the Pocket-D night club; PvPing one-on-one, team-on-team, Supergroup-on-Supergroup and even collecting Gladiators to let them fight your PvP battles; saving people, killing people... And don't forget: it's two games for the price of one!
CoX could improve in many ways but it's already a great looking game, with easy tutorials, easy gameplay, easy chatting and grouping (and I'm comparing this with WoW, which I also love).
Now, about the empty servers, I never understood why CoX has so many servers. Even at its peaks, you can only see Freedom and Virtue full, the other barely make it moderate. If they merged some, it would end this bad impression the game leaves on newcomers.
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CoH is repetitive in the sense that mission maps look the same, and you often battle the same enemies. Some of the low level stories are also repetitive (dropping some bad stuff in the city water). However, where CoH (and CoV, though I played it less) win over other games is the stories. There are a lot of story arcs consisting of several missions, which reveal a lot about the world and are often interesting in themselves. For me this makes everything a lot more interesting (and is why I'm looking forward to Issue 11, which should allow my level 50 to do missions I missed).
Playing the lowest levels in this sense is not representative of the game. It comes a lot more into its own in the 20s, when you get a lot of areas geared towards these levels. Independence Port, Talos Island, Striga Island and Croatoa provide quite a lot of stuff to do, and it's pretty varied. At the higher level more epic story arcs are available.
Another thing that I think is different than other games, and only comes into play at level 14 (again, not covered in the article) is the travel powers, which take a lot of the drudgery of getting from place to place out of the game, a problem which is common with other MMOs.
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Originally posted by Gnomig
I have yet to play an mmo that isn't highly repetitive,and i've played MANY. They are all repetitive grinds. I have never had a hard time finding a team on any server.
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First off to say that all the missions are indoors tells me that some posters here haven't play CoH for very long. It was quite some time ago they added outdoor instances in addition to adding more variety to indoor missions. Not all caves are quite the same. Most of the Croatoa missions are actually outdoor instances. Plus early on you'll figure out what villain groups frequent what areas, so if you hate cave missions just avoid Circle of Thorns missions.
Second servers are hardly empty, NCSoft actually reported an increase in subscriptions from a year ago. You can't judge how many people are in a zone but seeing who's running around. Remember, a lot of them will be inside their instances.
Game never got repetative for me due to the sheer number of options on how to do missions. I can adjust difficulty if I want to change the number and types of mobs I face. Heroes has a LOT of contacts, so if I get bored doing Contact Jane's story arc I can go do Contact Bob's story arc instead. Plus the police band missions added in Issue 8 let you pick and choose what kind of mission you are in the mood for.
With Issue 11 announced they are going to keep me busy and un-bored for quite some time.
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Good for you Jon. I notice that no one commented on the pimp slap you laid down on the obvious 'intarwebz knowleage' that the poster used to determine that your article was obviously bought and paid for. I'm glad you posted to defend it and straighten out the readers.
The character creation feature in this game is A M A Z I N G. My wife and I *STILL* tell other gamers about it, and we've not played CoH since before CoV was in Alpha. My wife spent literally spent hours playing with creating toons. I don't think she entered the game until I was like level 6 :) It's a great game, but unfortunately like too many others have pointed out, it becomes too repetitive too quickly =( If only it could be combined with the 'casual' gameplay that WoW offers, it would be a killer. Who doesn't want to fly and be a super hero!? I know we had a blast flying around and finding all the achievements, err, badges in the game.
We still keep an eye on it, but unfortunately, there's not been enough done to yank our slim time-slices away from WoW...
Originally posted by Stradden
The review from Stradden is fair and accurate. For 14 days CoH is definitely a blast, esp for those who are abused by excessive elf roleplaying. There is no point in bashing Stradden. He has the right to write anything he wants for any game out there, and you Imzz do not need to read it if you know CoH well enough. If your line of bashing makes sense 90% of the forums here should be closed. SWG is even far less played, why do we still have discussion forums here? Because someone else online wants to know about some other games, or someone is trying to search for a new game genre (to him).
I do not know if Stradden is paid for. I have no proof either way, so I reserved my judgment, sorry Stradden not that I do not trust you. That said, I would hold a similar view of CoH. It is worth wasting 14 days trying it out. As for the game being repetitive eventually. Yes all games do, I have yet to find one that is not. This does not nullify the suggestion that for a free 14 days trial, CoH is worth a shot, and a very good game at that if played casually. There is always the option of cancellation when the feeling of repetition sets it, but till then there is a lot of fun trying out the game, and even after years, I still recall the huge enjoyment I have during my first year trying out CoH.
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CoH was a game i really wanted to like but couldnt. Aside from a varied costume design the game offers nothing close to what i would call fun.
As others have pointed out the game takes repetitive grinding to new levels. My "favorite" thing about the game was getting missions that required me to pass through areas where the mobs were so much higher level they could kill me as i tried to run by. What fun.
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Everything about the game since just before Issue 4 came out (I'm talking nerfs here) was designed to ramp up risk and screw reward, as though to punish players for leveling too fast or having too much fun. In issues 1-3, players could have as much fun grouping to street sweep or power level each other as they could doing missions or task forces, if they so chose. Now the game is nothing more than run to a contact (or call them if you've done enough of their missions), run to instance, do mission, collect reward: it's the ultimate "rinse and repeat" grind-fest, offering little or nothing in the way of a "sand-box" style of play.
I originally joined CoH on January 21, 2005, during the hay-day of Issue 3 and right at the height of the Winter Lord event. Everything - and I mean everything - Emmert and Company did to the game after Winter Lord did nothing more than punish the players for having a blast. The only reason Cryptic didn't get more bad press for all the nerfs to CoH was because SoE was busy screwing its customers worse. And SoE had way more customers to screw.
Fourteen days isn't enough time to get heinously bored over this catastrophically nerfed and boring P.O.S. But after a month, you'll wish someone would put your eyes out and dip your fingers in sulfuric acid.
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I've missed your bitter ex-boyfriend comments. Please..keep em coming, keep em extreem.
Because, not learning to adapt keeps things in perspective. We need to know when the inner child died and that evil is still afoot!
Don't try to frighten us with your sorcerer's ways, Serling. Your sad devotion to that ancient issue has not helped you conjure up the stolen childhood, or given you clairvoyance enough to find the 5th column...


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This is a cross post from the /r/Guildwars2 Reddit community that I thought you all should read. It doesn't apply to all but definately does to the majority.
God save me from some aspects of the MMO community. You people are impossible. You have ruined a ton of AAA games in the last few years - you DEMAND treadmill gated endgame, beat it in a month, and then whine and abandon a game for not having enough content (you all know exactly the games I am talking about). Now a game has to literally FORCE you to stop doing the same mindless activity over and over and actually do different things to enjoy endgame, and you all bitch and whine because you can't grind yourself to boredom in a month like you have done with every other MMO.
You are destroying the viability of MMOs by being entitled impatient kids who can't make fun for yourself, you have to have a game hand it all to you on a silver platter and whine and bitch if you don't get it fast enough, or complain because you have to work hard to get something you want because they won't let you run the easiest dungeon over and over or run the same dynamic event over and over. Fuck everyone whining about this.
You all keep acting like this, you realize NO MMO WILL EVER SATISFY YOU. You will buy a new MMO, play it for a month - bitch and whine - and then abandon it and the company will lose money. What will happen in 5-10 years? Nobody will be making MMOs anymore, because they will simply not be profitable.
Maybe the problem isn't the MMO, maybe the problem is you. Maybe you need to examine the way you approach an MMO - many of you will spend hours playing a FPS with no progression because it is fun - and then you whine because spvp has no progression and say so "what incentive do I have to do spvp if I don't get better gear?" (Actual statement I have heard).
Many of you will spend hours exploring the world in Skryim, doing tons of side-quests, and yet whine and complain because all there is to do in GW2 is explore the world and run dungeons and do events. That is like rushing to finish the storyline quests in Skyrim and then complaining that the game has almost no content.
Why can't we as an MMO community take the attitude we bring to FPS games, RPG games, and apply it to an MMO? Too many damn players feel like the only thing that motivates them in an MMO is the "carrot" of gear always being held out in front of them (and don't know what to do with themselves without it) - and you are destroying the genre. You need to fix that shit before you destroy the genre that we love.
We take the attitude of playing games for FUN in almost every other genre, so why can't we do it for MMOs too?
Link to the original thread: http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/104j7o/you_are_all_destroying_the_mmo_genre_and_you_dont/
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1 million percent agree with this.
People are their own worst enemies.
It seems like many are more motivated by their ego and greed rather than just playing a game for fun's sake.
I think this is largely a result of societies competitive attitude bleeding over to wherever it can, distorting peoples perceptions.
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I'd like to take that carrot and stick it where the sun don't shine. It's not just MMO's it's everything. This generation is hopeless. All they do is complain about anything that even has the slightest hint of difficulty. Kids today can't hardly tie their shoes. At the age of 7 I was programming my parents VCR for them. A bunch of lazy idiots from my generation apparently raised a bunch of even more lazy idiots, and unless we can sterilize them or just go all Rwanda on them I don't see a very bright future for America.
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Hating on video games is serious business for some folks!
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A few thoughts:
Why complain about generic archetypes rather than talking to specific individuals?
You are not responsible for controlling anyone's behaviour but your own
Communities are not individuals - don't personify them and then blame them for having contradicting desires.
There's a fine line between complaints and bravado ("content is too easy for me", "I'm done already")
Developers are trying to entertan both people who play 5 hours a week and people who play 100 hours a week both expecting the same illusion of ever-increasing wealth and power.
If we are using the skinner box effect of MMOs as a drug, that addiction is going to have consequences - for ourselves and for those around us.
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Originally posted by maplestone
Some day, unicorn, I'll post as fast as you. THIS^
That OP doesn't even realize he's talking to (at least) two separate groups in his rant.
I want a mmorpg where people have gone through misery, have gone through school stuff and actually have had sex even. -sagil
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I agree that the super-casual grind-a-holic themepark players are the current issue with the genre. As they themselves don't know what they really want, and then jump on the bandwagon of a new MMO without actually knowing anything about it. Then, they attack anyone who posts a single ounce of criticism allowing the developers 100% motion to make a horrible product because the feedback they're getting is never negative.
This is why I believe Aion, Rift, SWTOR, and now GW2 has gone the directions they have gone. I'm sorry if you don't see it, but even GW2 is the same-ol-same-old thing just wish more "choices". It is still a grind-fest repeat-a-holic linear treadmill only "prettied" up.
I'm looking for emergent TRULY dynamic content like we had in SWG, DAOC, etc. It doesn't have to be a "sandbox", but it most certainly shouldn't be as linear as GW2 or SWTOR have shown themselves to be.
I don't want quest markers, I don't want maps that show me the "level path" I have to take or should take, and I most certainly do NOT want "locked in" generic classes like "Warrior" or "Cleric".
All in all a good post from Reddit, which is rare.
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Well gw2 is a start, can't wait until mop launches and the gear addicts go play that.
I think the problems are
1 players
2 the subscription model that encouraged mass grinding to get your moneys worth
3 lazy developers slapping loot on things to get people to play, rather than making games fun to play
I would like mmos to start charging per in game time rather than monthly sub, then the power gamers pay more. The subscription model is reverse socialism it has the majority of players (casual) paying for content mostly consumed by the minority (hardcores, who bugger off back to wow moaning about lack of content anyway)
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Whining about whining,
SRPG's are designed to be a single player experience, they have better story/voice-acting/graphics ad infinitum. An MMORPG is a culmination of sub-par elements from other games.
Likewise, PvP is more drawn out and less balanced. So no, that line of argument isn't at all valid.
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Don't let the companies off the hook, they helped the cause the cycle that led to what this is, and although it may not be 100% the correct place to blame, it was likely WoW that started it.
The problem is games used to be tougher, longer and you had to work to achieve things. Players were happy when they did achieve because of this but at the same time they THOUGHT they didn't like things to be hard and take a long time to accomplish. The fundamental thing is gamers often times don't know what it is they actually like. They think they want a change but if you change the game that way they get bored and quit.
Because of this, games started making themselves easier, faster and all around more casual friendly to steal the players away from the competition. The first and biggest example of this is WoW, and even it has gotten easier and faster as it has aged in order to keep competitors from stealing from it.
So the companies are partially to blame because they give players what they THINK they want in order to get them in the door. Those players get bored so quickly because by getting everything they thought they wanted the game became far too fast and easy. They then jump ship in 2 weeks to 3 months to the next title giving them what they think they want and they become perpetual MMO hoppers, jumping on each new release hoping it will hold their attention while being easy and quick (3 things that cannot go together ever. If something is quick and easy, it has no way of holding you attention for a long time by default).
This means it is both companies and gamers fault and they are feeding into each other which is why it just gets worse and worse. And yes, the only way it is going to change is with the MMO industry dying off and a hybrid breed of lots of players online with some interaction with one another with a very casual experience but that doesn't come close to resembling MMOs.
I have actually supported some smaller/indie MMOs that I felt had a lot of problems, simply because they were trying new and different things and I wanted to show there is a market for such change. Most people would never think of using their money in that way though and instead will by the new major MMO every couple months and the new CoD every year while bitching that nothing is changing, yet they can't see that by constantly giving $60 to the companies that aren't changing anything, nothing will change.
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I dont get dissapointed in mmo's since I have realistic expectations. It's hilarious to see people whine about so many games, often they are even right about many things, but the sad part is that they really should have seen it coming.
Diablo 3 was a good game imo, it was exactly what I thought it would be, and it's absolutely crazy how people got broken and enraged over it, because these fools had been waiting 10 years for the game and the final product did not meet their carefully crafted expectations which were purely based on imagination. What else can it be? A launch day does not magically turn products into something else.
I think it's more than fine to want some change and new things in the genre, I want that too. But I dont think it's fine to get enraged over games that dont bring some shit that a person wants but was never promised. Also common problem seems to be, that kids are not satisfied, the features are there in full force, but they do not fit the perfectly crafted image out of ass that is in the head of the special customer.
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Gaming should be about fun, not gender equality.
Complete fanboy nonsense from someone who does not understand market mechanics. It is quite simple, companies create products which customers like. If they don't like it then they wont buy it, period. You cant ever say that it is the customers fault for not liking your product and that is what essentially this post is saying.
So the statement that the genre is being ruined because customers dont like a certain aspect of an MMO is complete rubbish. Companies need to figure out what works and what does not, you as a consumer have only one obligation and that is to buy the products you like. If you don't like endless grinding for gear then dont buy those games but that does not mean that it can be assumed that replacing endless grinding for gear with anything will make customers like your game.
Now I am not saying that customers dont like what GW 2 has to offer as replacement for endgame, gear grinding but if they don't like it then they don't. Companies need to figure out what they like instead and cant blame customers for not liking what they do.
Also, comparing apples (FPS) to oranges (MMORPGs) is stupid. You can't say that what makes FPS fun can be directly applied to MMORPGs, they are two different type of games.
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Originally posted by Yamota
However, you can also persuade your customer to like what you offer. It happens all the time. Change is hard though, it's easier to sell a product to someone who is already familar and likes what you have to offer but it isn't the only way to do it.
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I don't know man. A lot of people watch reality TV and bad Movie remakes and it has been ruining the quality of both forms of entertainment. When a good movie does come out I see a lot of complaints from the same people because it didn't have enough explosions etc.....
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el posto excelente word.
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Please keep in mind that this is a subject I thought would be thoroughly enjoyed here and discussed. Not all points are my own I am simply the messenger.
That being said there are points to be taken from this arguement although not all are accurate I definately see where this guy is coming from that originally made this post on Reddit.
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This guy made some excellent points. I believe people play the MMO genre more as an addiction (content locust with an endless lust for power) than to actually have fun (just playing and enjoying whatever the game offers), which is why you see this kind of complaints and excessive bashing (what is really the point of going out of your way to spend time mindless bashing games? not talking about the valid complaints here, just talking about the unholy crusaders) while they are basically nonexistant for single player games.
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Gaming should be about fun, not gender equality.
Originally posted by Xzen
I dont know what you mean, good movies get good ratings. The latest Batman movie was awesome and it got awesome ratings and the fact that reality TV is popular is because apparently alot of people like them and you cant blame people for what they like. Like you cant blame people if they dont like GW 2:s version of end game.
A corporations who blames customers for not buying their stuff is a corporation which will go bankrupt and this is what the OP does not get where he seems to want to blame customers for not, allegedly, liking something he likes and acting like that will ruin the genre and that is just nonsense.
They might ruin it from his point of view, like from my point of view who like Asheron's Call and Ultima Online and think the current selection of MMORPGs are not all that good, but that does not make the genre ruined.
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MMO will always be. Only it will become Massively Co-op Online Games. Play for a month and move on.
All that thanks to the "I want it all and now" generation of gamers who r not interested in MMO and its rules. And Devs who only interested in $$$$$$.

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Originally posted by Yamota
It is actually an extremely flawed view that you have.
True facts is that TV ratings are at their all time lowest point. Cable companies are struggling with constant customer loss that can't be replaced. This is because the TV is so bad and it has chased away many of that viewers it once had. Those who stayed were the ones who enjoyed the new reality TV crapfest. The reason companies put reality TV out is not because it gets record breaking viewers. They put it out because it is the cheapest stuff to make so it doesn't need as many viewers to be successful the way expensive dramas do. Those are the true facts.
The movie industry is also at one of its lowest profitability levels in all of history. This is because many people feel the majority of the movies coming out are crap. Sure there are people who are going out and watching every Twilight movie that comes out and making that franchise money, but the industry as a whole is suffering very badly. The US market has gone down rapidly. The only thing that is helping counter act that is there are emerging world wide markets who are growing as they've now reached the technological point of putting theatres up and building it into the culture.
The same is with the MMO genre. The companies are putting out stuff that only one small segment likes. So yes, those players are buying and playing those MMOs. However, the companies are missing out on millions of other users because they do not know how to make a game those people will buy and play for long periods of time. All of the companies are fighting over the same small market segment and it is killing them all.
Actual facts are that the MMO genre is struggling to make profits and keep it alive. Many big companies have already said they won't invest any future money into MMOs because they don't see any profitability in that market at all.
Basically your argument is missing out on all of the actual facts. Television, movies and gaming markets (most notably MMOs) are having trouble. Part of it is the economy, part of it is because of the crap products being put out there.


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This interesting image shows the world's largest glacier, Lambert Glacier in Antarctica, and icefall that flows into it. Ice flows like water, albeit much more slowly. Cracks can be seen in this icefall as it bends and twists on its slow descent 1300 feet (400 meters) to the glacier below. The image was taken by the Landsat-7 satellite on December 2, 2000 and is a false-color composite made from infrared, red and green wavelengths. The image has also been sharpened using the sensor's panchromatic band.
This false-color image shows snow-capped peaks and ridges of the eastern Himalayas between major rivers in southwest China. The Himalayas are made up of three parallel mountain ranges that together stretch for more than 1800 miles (2,900 kilometers). This particular image was taken by NASA's Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER), flying aboard the Terra satellite, on February 27, 2002. The picture is a composite made by combining near-infrared, red and green wavelengths.
The HimalayasThe Himalayas
This photo, taken on January 22, 2001 by the Landsat-7 satellite, shows Akpatok Island, which lies in Ungava Bay in Canada. Accessible only by air, Akpatok Island rises out of the water as sheer cliffs that soar 500 to 800 feet (150 to 243 meters) above the sea surface. The island is an important sanctuary for cliff-nesting seabirds. Numerous ice floes around the island attract walruses and whales, making Akpatok a traditional hunting ground for native Inuit people.
Akpatok IslandAkpatok Island
This image, captured by the Landsat-8 satellite, shows the view over Western Australia on May 12, 2013. The image shows rich sediment and nutrient patterns in a tropical estuary area and complex patterns and conditions in vegetated areas.
The image is enhanced and involved masking, separately enhancing and then reassembling water and land portions of the image. The water patterns are the result of an RGB display of Landsat-8's red, blue, and ultra-blue bands. Land is shown using short-wavelength-infrared, near-infrared and green.
Color explosionColor explosion
This photo from NASA's Curiosity rover shows the Earth as seen from the surface of Mars, shining brighter than any star in the Martian night sky. Earth is the bright point of light a little left of the image's center and our moon can be seen just below Earth. Curiosity, which landed on the red planet on August 6, 2013, is the largest and most advanced rover ever sent to Mars. It studies the geology of its surroundings and has found evidence of a past environment well-suited to support microbial life.
Researchers used the left-eye camera of Curiosity's Mast Camera (Mastcam) to capture this scene about 80 minutes after sunset on the 529th Martian day, or sol, of the rover's work on Mars (January 31, 2014). The image has been processed to remove cosmic-ray effects. A human observer with normal vision, if standing on Mars, could easily see Earth and the moon as two distinct bright evening 'stars'. When Curiosity took the photo, Earth was about 99 million miles (160 million kilometers) from Mars.
This picture adds to our collection of photos of planet Earth from afar, giving a unique perspective to our place in the cosmos.
Earth from MarsEarth from Mars
This beautiful aerial photograph shows a multi-layered lenticular cloud hovering near Mount Discovery in Antarctica, a volcano about 70 kilometers (44 miles) southwest of McMurdo. The shot was taken by scientist Michael Studinger on November 24, 2013 as he was flying over the area as part of NASA's Operation IceBridge campaign. IceBridge is an airplane-based mission to fly over Antarctica and the Arctic, monitoring conditions there until NASA's new ice-watching satellite, ICESat-2, launches in 2016. ICESat-1 was decommissioned in 2009 and IceBridge aircraft have been flying ever since, maintaining NASA's eyes on the ice.
Antarctic wondersAntarctic wonders
The sun sets over NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on October 13, 2010.
Vivid sunsetVivid sunset
This map shows the bright lights of cities and wildfires set against the inky black backdrop of night. The image is actually a composite of satellite data collected over a number of days in April 2012 and October 2012, and is the result of 312 orbits and 2.5 TB of information. The lights seen here are not just from cities; they are also from wildifires, lightning, gas flares and reflected moonlight. Because the image is a composite of several days' worth of data, fires and other points of light may have been picked up by the satellite and integrated into the composite image even though they were temporary, making some rural locations (such as in Australia) seem brighter than they really are on a typical day.
Night lights, big citiesNight lights, big cities
This iconic image speaks volumes. To many it underscores the vastness of space, the loneliness of the cosmos and how fragile our home planet really is. Entitled "Earthrise," it was taken by astronaut William Anders during an orbit of the moon as part of the Apollo 8 mission.
Apollo 8 was the first manned mission to the moon, which entered the Moon's orbit on Christmas Eve 1968. That evening, the astronauts onboard held a live broadcast, in which they showed pictures of the Earth and moon as seen from their spacecraft. Command Module Pilot Jim Lovell said, "The vast loneliness is awe-inspiring and it makes you realize just what you have back there on Earth." The astronauts ended the broadcast with the crew taking turns reading from the book of Genesis.
In this image, it's hard to get a sense of scale or of what we're actually looking at. This picture, taken by the Landsat-5 satellite on 8 April, 1985, shows sand dunes (yellow streaks) that extend from Algeria into Mauritania in northwest Africa. These wind-blown sand ridges make up Erg Iguidi, one of the Sahara's 'sand seas' in which individual dunes are often more than a third of a mile (500 meters) wide and tall.
Sea of sandSea of sand
This image, taken on 10 May 2001, shows one of the islands of New Caledonia, an archipelago 1200 kilometers (750 miles) east of Australia. New Caledonia contains the world's third-largest coral reef structure, and its coral reefs support an unusually large diversity of species, including many predators, big fish, turtles, and the world's third-largest dugong population. (Dugongs are large marine mammals.) In this natural-color image, the islands appear in shades of green and brown — mixtures of vegetation and bare ground. The surrounding waters range from pale aquamarine to deep blue, and the color differences reflect varying water depths. Over coral reef ridges and sand bars, the water is shallowest and palest in color.
Blue lagoonBlue lagoon
This photo, taken on 30 December 2010, shows the aft section of the International Space Station (ISS). It was taken by an Expedition 26 crew member from a window in the ISS Progress 40 supply vehicle docked to the Pirs Docking Compartment.
Aft view of EarthAft view of Earth
These night-shining clouds were spotted over Billund, Denmark on July 15, 2010. These rare clouds are technically called "noctilucent" or "polar mesospheric" clouds, and form at high altitudes, 80 to 85 kilometers (50 to 53 miles) high, where the mesosphere is located. The clouds' high position in the atmosphere allows them to reflect sunlight long after the sun has dropped below the horizon. They only form when the temperature drops below –130 degrees Celsius (-200 degrees Fahrenheit), whereupon the scant amount of water high in the atmosphere freezes into ice clouds. This happens most often in countries at high northern and southern latitudes (above 50 degrees) in the summer, when the mesosphere is coldest.
Studies suggest that night-shining clouds are becoming brighter and more common, which is linked to the mesosphere getting colder and more humid. These changes may be happening because of increased levels of heat-trapping greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane in the atmosphere. In the mesosphere, carbon dioxide radiates heat into space, causing cooling. More methane, on the other hand, puts more water vapor into the atmosphere, because sunlight breaks methane up into water molecules at high altitudes. Research is ongoing.
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Cutting the iTunes cord is the most interesting topic for me :)
I own both Android and iOS devices...
The problem I have with iTunes is that, in order to completely cut the cord, you have to pay $24.99/yr for what Google Play does for FREE (and does just as well).
I can upload local CD's to my Play Store account and have it available on all my Android devices, I have to pay Apple to do the exact same thing. No bueno.


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Tuesday, October 27, 2009
How about a friendly tip for my male readers.
I'm specifically talking about the way some of you go out of your way to act like you don't even notice other women in the general vicinity when you and your significant other are together. I witness this all the time, so I sort of feel like an expert on the subject. Allow me to spew my wisdom upon you.
You know exactly who you are. You're the one that can zero in on a hot little ass in a pair of True Religion jeans from 5 miles away, yet when you are caught staring, you pretend you were looking at something totally harmless. Like a cooing baby, or some shit like that.
Do you think we are stupid? Don't answer that Do you think that we even care that you are looking? Nope Do we find it extremely laughable that you are staring at a woman that you most likely have a snowballs chance in hell of boning anyway? Yes In fact, we most likely were looking at her as well, and we've noticed a few things. She looks nice from across the street and all, but she's probably a nasty anorexic whore... with herpes... and I bet she most likely has an anal fistula as well. Trust us, we know these things. Her boobs are fake and they look about as soft as the granite counter tops in the kitchen, and her teeth are all jacked up. Think of the damage she could do with that grill. So while you're sitting there with a rise in your Levi's, fantasizing all of these extraneous things she could do to you, imagine her turning your one eyed midget into 8 oz of ground round with those protruding uneven razor blades that she calls teeth. Sexy right?
I thought that Brent learned his lesson the hard way when we were dating. I would see some girl that I either thought was pretty, hideous, had ginormous boobs, etc and when I pointed her out, he had the nerve to pretend that he had no idea who I was talking about. This pissed me off. Especially when the girl in question had boobs the size of a billboard and every man in a 50 mile radius was checking her out. So we had a little lesson in how shit was going to go down. When he stopped pretending not to see hot women, I stopped pretending that I thought he was gay for not noticing them.
The point I tried to get across is that I'm not really the jealous type. There is a big difference between normal gazing (hello! It's only natural!), and being a total disrespectful dick about staring someone down in my presence. Did I mention that chick he was staring down probably had most likely seen more penis than a urologist? Seriously... like throwin a hot dog down a hallway, if I were guessing. So he could keep on lookin'. I couldn't care less.
Over the past 12 years of togetherness, I figured we had made some progress. I mean, he did manage to point out naked boobs on the beach in Punta Cana, so what more can I ask for? However, we managed to slide back in all of the progress that had been made this past weekend.
We took the kids to the Halloween store to pick out their costumes. When we went to check out, I was practically smothered by mammaries. We're talking Goodyear blimp type shit. What did Brent do when I excitedly pointed out the monstrous boobs? If you said he acted like a blind person without a clue by stating "WHERE?" when he clearly knew EXACTLY who I was talking about, then give yourself a pat on the back.
Now I ask you this. Can YOU find the jugs? I know it's really difficult since they are so small and all. Not to mention there is a creepy Tales From the Crypt guy in the way that's distracting from the main subject of the photo. However, I'm confident that you will be able to find them with ease.
I feel as though this is like Where's Waldo or I Spy, but the boob edition.
By the way, someone should totally tell that slut that more than a handful is a waste. ;)
51 comments:
- Scott Oglesby said...
I found the boobs; what do I win?
I do look, it's only natural. If I think a girl is hot (especially on TV, it's much safer; I'll even tell my wife.) I mean marriage is a friendship too right? Personally, I like smaller boobs, now that we aren't 20 years old and all. The bigger ones either fall like a sub-prime lender as soon as the bra comes off, or are as rock hard as Madonna's biceps. Neither of which is attractive to me personally. If I want to play with gristle, I'll eat a badly cooked pork chop.
- October 27, 2009 at 3:01 AM
- Secretia said...
Candice, that is a wonderful essay. My BF does the same thing, but I know it's killing him not to stare directly at the girls! I laugh at him about it.
Your blog is great, I'm putting it on my blogroll for more exposure for you! at (Secret Story Time)
Thanks, Secretia
- October 27, 2009 at 4:39 AM
- Ziva said...
Yikes, something went horribly wrong when those boobs hit puberty. Could also be she's just stuffed her bra with two bald toddlers, it's hard to say.
- October 27, 2009 at 4:52 AM
- Beth said...
Right on! I could be your sister in solidarity on this topic.
"like throwing a hotdog down a hallway..." Hilarious!
- October 27, 2009 at 5:02 AM
- Another Suburban Mom said...
Hubman and I both look. If he appears to miss an outstanding rack, I am sure to point it out to him, only to have him mention that he did not miss it.
- October 27, 2009 at 5:58 AM
- Lee the Hot Flash Queen said...
I am laughing!! My hubby really doesn't notice those things...it's always amazing to me how out of it he is, also annoying!
- October 27, 2009 at 6:22 AM
- pinky said...
Reminds me, I should put up pictures of sexually transmitted diseases from my nursing text. That would be an interesting post.
- October 27, 2009 at 6:37 AM
- pinky said...
And yes, I found the boobs. How can you not? They are on display!
- October 27, 2009 at 6:38 AM
- Brian O'Mara-Croft said...
I can't see the boobs, Candice. I just CAN'T! And EIGHT OUNCES of ground round? Good Lord, everything really IS big in Texas!
- October 27, 2009 at 7:01 AM
- Grumpy, M.D. said...
- October 27, 2009 at 7:05 AM
- Matty said...
In defense of hubby, you are missing the point.
There is an unwritten rule about this stuff. It's like a game. You notice the pretty girl. We notice the pretty girl. You know that we notice. We know that you know that we notice. We pretend not to notice. You know that we're pretending not to notice. We know that you know that we're pretending not to notice.
And the nice thing about it all is, that everyone knows. The cards are all out on the table. There are no secrets.
Plus, as a sign of respect to our wives/girlfriends, we pretend not to notice. For if we made it obvious that we did, it would be an unspoken signal that we're actually attacted to someone other than YOU. We don't want to hurt your feelings or somehow give you the impression that we aren't attracted to YOU, so we pretend not to look. So, you see, it's all a game. Everyone is playing, everyone knows the rules, everyone understands how it works.
Oh, and there is one other unwritten rule to this game. We pretend not to notice because we want to get laid later that night/that week/that year.
- October 27, 2009 at 7:19 AM
- Sometimes Sophia said...
oooooh! Candice's razor wit at work... You do make those lovelies sound tempting. Not.
"like throwin a hot dog down a hallway..." Hilarious. You really crack me up. I think you should submit some of your posts as letters to the editor at Maxim. Get them published, my dear.
- October 27, 2009 at 7:30 AM
- Tami G said...
OMG - I loooove your blog!
freaking Hilarious!!!!
NOT that I have a boyfriend.. or husband...or anything remotely close to that nature! ha ha
but I love to read all the stories from those that do........
and sometimes I'm not sure if I'm more blessed or cursed by being alone ;-)
and i'm with Beth - "throwing a hotdog down a hallway" HILARIOUS!
- October 27, 2009 at 8:14 AM
- Senorita said...
I agree with Matty, he was trying to be respectful in a sly, slicky vanilly sorta way.
Those boobies are effing ginormous !
- October 27, 2009 at 8:50 AM
- Fat Daddy said...
Luckily never a hangup for my wife. She notices...I notice...and as long as I don't leer longer than say 3 hours, she is pretty much OK.
and stop with the chick we'd have no chance at ever boning bit! In our world...they all want us. It's that kind of delusion that keeps us men happy.
And a hotdog down a hallway? We're back to the vag quota again. That counts totally!
And I could not seem to find the ginormous boobs either...Could you post a zoomed in shot to help those of us with poor eyesight? Appreciate it.
- October 27, 2009 at 9:44 AM
- Jay said...
I guess you wouldn't have accepted the "Yeah I saw them and they're GROSS!" answer either?
Looking is fine. Pretending to be buying feminine care products for the wife so you can check out the teenage girls in their Daisy Dukes? Not so much.
- October 27, 2009 at 10:00 AM
- Mike said...
LOL thanks for the mammaries. I was like that when I was married. "Notice what?" However my ex was the jealous type. You'll be happy to know I don't do that any longer mostly because I don't date the jealous type anymore.
- October 27, 2009 at 10:04 AM
- kys said...
Good Lord! I'm pretty sure those are illegal in my state.
- October 27, 2009 at 10:29 AM
You might recall that we'd split up, one kid each, while we were looking for costumes. I hadn't actually seen her/them until you mentioned it...
There's a difference between noticing and running a grid pattern through the store with binoculars.
- October 27, 2009 at 10:51 AM
- TentCamper said...
I think that looking is fine...staring is a bit rude, staring and rubbing yourself is totally out.
I look and comment to Mariah about people, but I have found that I don't think about 'being with' that person...just admiring a nice ass or rack. The good thing is Mariah looks too. We enjoy each other and respect the natural tendency to look.
- October 27, 2009 at 10:52 AM
- foxy said...
I don't think anyone could miss those things... they're really up and out there!! DANG.
- October 27, 2009 at 11:01 AM
- Danielle said...
You said it all girl. They are just loading up their spank bank so that when we cut thier asses off, they will have something to fall back on.
- October 27, 2009 at 11:48 AM
- Kelz World said...
You crack me up! When i am having a bad day i click on over to your blog and i laugh, i mean snorting ugly face tears laugh. im blog stalking you but im out now, please dont hate me, LOL. ive had a rough last few months and i swear laughing at this blog has made some of it not so bad! Go check me out im not nearly as funny as you but im here!
- October 27, 2009 at 11:51 AM
- Candice said...
Scott- You win the "Scott is so cool and super observant" award. Congratulations!
Secretia- Thanks for adding me to your blogroll. :) btw, Brent never even points out the hot chicks on TV. What the hell?
Ziva- 2 bald toddlers... Thanks for cracking me up!
Beth- We should start a group or something.
Another Suburban Mom- Nothing wrong with looking, that's what I always say.
Lee- Of course he doesn't look. He proabably never masturbates either. ;)
Pinky- I was looking through similar pictures at work the other day. GAG! Yes, post them!
Brian- Okay, probably more like 1/4 oz ground round. You know I suck with numbers!
Grumpy, M.D.- How would you like to assess them babies?
Matty- Here is the deal. I WANT Brent to notice. I would prefer he notice, than be a lying tool and act like he didn't notice. I'm fully aware that I'm not the most attractive woman that roams this earth. In fact, I could easily be outmatched anytime we go out in public. I'm okay with that. I don't even take offense to it. It's just the way shit works. I would also be a moron if I thought that he wasn't attracted to anyone else.
I think we all know I would screw Jeffery Donovan 29 differet ways to Sunday if I were given the chance. See, I lay it right on out there, now don't I? Just the way it should be. :)
Sometimes Sophia- You don't think they would frown upon my man bashing at Maxium? I'll have to look into that. ;)
Tami- Go ahead and consider yourself blessed. Seriously....
Senorita- I get that he's respectful and all of that shit, but sometimes I don't care about all of that. I swear I'm more inappropriate than he is and he's the one that's supposed to be raunchy. Isn't that embedded in male DNA?
Fat Daddy- Leering for 3 hours is totally appropriate. I think it's considered stalking after 5 1/2 hours. If you want a zoomed in version, I can email you one. You'll have to supply your own KY though.
Jay- I would have accepted the "they are gross" comment primarily beause they WERE gross. I damn near threw up in my mouth when I almost got a glimpse of her areola.
Mike- I agree that you should stay far away from the jealous type. That would pretty much suck.
kys- They should be illegal in all 50 states.
Brent- Okay Stevie....
Tentcamper- At least wait to rub on yourself until after you get home. That is totally acceptable.
Foxy- I wanted to ask her where she got her titanium reinforced bra.
Danielle- Spank bank!! Love that.
Kelz- Thanks for coming out of the blog stalking closet. I'm so glad that you did. :)
- October 27, 2009 at 1:17 PM
what an ugly-hearted woman you are
- October 27, 2009 at 1:26 PM
- Wow, that was awkward said...
I can't really comment because I barely read this. I just come here too look at your pictures. So do you have an anal fistula (that was my fave part, by the way)?
Okay, I read it. I guess I have never had tact. I am usually the one to point out these things.
- October 27, 2009 at 2:10 PM
- tallulah said...
So many men pretend not to look because their wives are jealous....I mean crazy freaky jealous and if they catch their man looking, he won't be having any anal fistula for a long, long time. You know what I'm saying?
Me on the other hand, I could care less. Hell, I wouldn't even care if Bubby leaned over the counter at the Halloween store and grabbed them. Mine are WAY less than a handful.
- October 27, 2009 at 2:28 PM
- Candice said...
Anonymous- After reading your comment, I figured that I could have replied back to you in roughly 100 different ways. However, they were all rude and disrespectful, and would have totally proved your point that I am indeed an ugly hearted woman. So I'll just leave it at this...
Fuck you.
Wow- No fistula here at the moment. I'm also disease free. Bonus!
Tallulah- I suppose you are right. I will tell you that I had fun watching other husbands pretend not to notice. Eyes were darting all over the place. It was crazy.
- October 27, 2009 at 2:54 PM
- Mike said...
((clapping)) for your response to the anonymous commentor.
- October 27, 2009 at 4:05 PM
- That One Mom said...
I hear you on that!!! I lived with 5 guys in college and they ALWAYS notice! I don't care what any man says. They ALWAYS notice!
- October 27, 2009 at 4:57 PM
- Cagey said...
Don't kid yourself - all guys notice. Every tit in the room.
It's not "boob radar". It's just inventory, pure and simple. Of course, Some take longer to count than others, for obvious reasons. Still, the older you get, the better you get at counting and categorizing, to the point where you can take an almost instantaneous strategic snapshot of the room, then go back for more detailed reconnaissance later.
We could be more obvious about it, but few people really enjoy being ogled. Plus, there are some of us who have or have had in the past relationships with women who didn't feel quite as confident and secure as they should. Few things are as big a pain in the ass as a jealous, insecure bitch.
- October 27, 2009 at 7:56 PM
- Jaime said...
boobs? i don't see any boobs... you didn't show all of skellator there - maybe the boobs are down around his waist?
- October 27, 2009 at 8:13 PM
that was hilarious
thank you
- October 27, 2009 at 10:15 PM
- Knucklehead said...
Any irony in the fact that the first guy to comment on this post was a guy named "Oglesby"?
- October 27, 2009 at 10:44 PM
- Candice said...
Mike- *taking a bow*
That One Mom- They sure do!
Cagey- Oh I'm not kidding myself. I'm fully aware about your perverts. ;)
Jaime- I didn't notice skeletor's boobs. I was too focused on the nip slip I almost saw at the register.
Anon- It was my pleasure.
knucklehead- Ha!! Nice observation. ;)
- October 28, 2009 at 1:03 AM
- SupaCoo said...
HA! (This is going to make me sound a little nutty, but I'm going to proceed...)
When I was a single tyke of the age my grandmother considered "old maid-ish" I read a self-help book about getting a man to be head-over-heels for you. In that book it said men didn't like to get in trouble for appreciating other women's beauty and that if we saw someone hot and pointed it out, it took some of the pressure off the man. Cause, duh, of course HE noticed. So then I started pointing out the hotties, and my bf (now husband) thought I was bi for the longest time. I guess that is a way to snag a man, too.
- October 28, 2009 at 3:33 AM
- Obese Swan said...
Hahaha WHOA that is some boob pictures there! *I* usually notice the racks before my husband. I will often point out a particularly large or nice pair even. His eye sight is crappy and he never wears his glasses so I am the one going "Over there, by the rack of chips, the chick in the blue shirt and jeans! Look at her rack!" LOL Then he thinks it is hilarious to tell his lesbian coworker that I notice good boobies before he does and she high fives me Haha
- October 28, 2009 at 8:11 AM
- Danielle said...
Can't stop laughing at your response to anon!!!!
- October 28, 2009 at 10:00 AM
- Carlos said...
scary mask!
- October 28, 2009 at 10:02 AM
- Candice said...
SupaCoo- I'm the author of that book. ;)
Obese Swan- I'm pretty sure even men with shitty eye sight can spot a nice rack from a few miles away. It's innate, I tell ya!
Danielle- I thought it was fairly polite given that I'm a cold hearted woman. ;)
Carlos- I know!
- October 28, 2009 at 10:27 AM
- Candice said...
My bad, UGLY hearted woman.
- October 28, 2009 at 10:27 AM
- Sassy Pants said...
Is that the damn cashier?!
- October 28, 2009 at 2:31 PM
- snugs said...
you rock!
- October 28, 2009 at 8:26 PM
- AnnQ said...
Oh, man....those things are HUGE! Sometimes something's SO shoved in your face you can't help but notice whether you're a man or a woman - like those bad boys. ;-)
I never understood WHY any woman would WANT that kind of attention. I had Implants for three years (small D's) and hated (HATED!) the gross attention. It's not "good" attention....it's nasty, piggish attention. So many guys automatically think you're easier than if you have smaller breasts.
So again....I SO don't get why someone would want that ick-factor attention. Ew.
- October 28, 2009 at 9:49 PM
- Candice said...
Sassy Pants- Yes, yes it is.
Snugs- Thanks :)
AnnQ- I have no idea why she wants that attention either. What I will say, is that I'm sure she has a hard time hiding those sum bitches regardless.
- October 29, 2009 at 6:42 PM
- Mike said...
"....protruding uneven razor blades that she calls teeth. Sexy right?
I thought that Brent learned his lesson..."
When I first read this I thought poor Brent, he got shredded to teach him a lesson.
- October 29, 2009 at 7:02 PM
- Candice said...
Mike- Nah, I've got a decent non-shredding grill. Good for a good maiming in other ways, but shredding? Not so much.
- October 29, 2009 at 7:20 PM
- Gwen said...
Oh Candace, how I've missed you. I'm like you in that I could give a shit if my husband is staring at another woman.
- October 29, 2009 at 7:36 PM
- Candice said...
Gwen- I've missed you too! I know you've been busy growing twins and all, but stop by more often or I'll kick your pregnant ass. ;)
- October 29, 2009 at 11:01 PM
- Tamis said...
Have you ever seen the pictures that look like cleavage but turn out to be ass crack? Her rack looks like a very plump ass crack if you ask me.
I would be afraid a baby might look at me like I was dinner if I were her.
- October 30, 2009 at 12:27 AM
- Candice said...
Tamis- Yes, I've seen that. I'm pretty good at telling the difference too. :)
- October 30, 2009 at 7:31 AM