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    Guitar!

    Rocksmith is a great game to get some of the basics down. I played bass for 2 years and still learned new things from those games when I bought them. It also helps in learning recognizable songs, which can be helpful in the early stages of learning.
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    Poll: What do you call your parents?

    I call them mom and dad when I'm speaking to them directly. I refer to them as mother and father when they aren't present. I don't know why I do, but hey, does I really need a reason?
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    Why are JRPGs so much longer than WRPGs?

    I was under the assumption that JRPGs had more grinding and things of that nature. Filler content so you can become strong enough to defeat the next enemy. WRPGs usually level that part of the game to you, so your tactics play a large part in how well your team does since your enemies aren't way...
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    Let's talk American football, specifically your favorite and least favorite team(s)

    Favorite Teams: I like the Minnesota Vikings(home state) and the Detroit Lions. I've grown up with the Vikings and Have watched them screw up and get screwed multiple times, but the pain has been eased now that we have guys like Peterson and Patterson. I like the Lions because I thought their...
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    Question: How do you handle a person who refuses to take something but still complains?

    Tell them that it's up to them to make their own choices, but if they never help themselves they can't expect a miracle to sweep away all of their ailments. They have to realize that they're partly responsible for their health. One thing I've learned since I joined the Army is that the shit...
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    Musicians Of Today - 30 Years From Now

    On the rock/metal side of things, I think the Foo Fighters and Metallica will have a lot of staying power. Whenever Metallica releases an album it debuts at #1 every time, which says quite a bit in todays music scene. The Foo Fighters are close to that level, and have multiple hits off of each...
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    Do you have any weird hygiene quirks?

    I wash my hands whenever I'm in the restroom. Even if I don't have to go. I don't like the feeling of having sticky/greasy/sweaty hands. If I can feel that my hands are slimy, I can't focus on anything else.
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    Favorite individual song lyric

    My favorite comes from "I Am Mine" by Pearl Jam. The north is to south what the clock is to time. There's east and there's west and there everywhere lying. I know I was born and I know that I'll die. The in between is mine. I. am. mine Makes me feel happy when I hear it. We're all...
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    Poll: Compulsory Military Service

    As a person who is currently in the military, I would say no to compulsory military service. The Army already has a problem with people fucking around and not wanting to be here, so adding a bunch of dumbasses straight out of high school wouldn't help in that regard. Compulsory national...
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    Moments where you feel MANLY.

    Doing obstacle courses makes me feel like I could suplex a freight train. I did a ton of courses in basic training,but sadly the real Army doesn't do them as often as I'd like. Beating any boss in a Metal Gear game . I yell like thunder whenever those bastards finally go down. The only...
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    Poll: Poll of the Day #16: Favorite Call of Duty?

    My vote goes to World at War. It felt like they actually tried to match the sheer brutality of actual combat as opposed to the more shoot 'em up style of the other games. There were dismemberments, decapitations, bloodbaths, and everything else that comes along with war. It felt like it was...
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    So, What's on your Gaming Backlog

    I just got out of basic training 3 weeks ago, so I missed everything the past 2 months. Titanfall looks really good, but I never had the chance to play it. I might consider trying Dark Souls 2, but I didn't really care for the first one, but I have heard that it's better in most ways...
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    Xbox 360: I wish they told me...

    You can adjust that or turn it off in the settings tab of your console. It shuts off by itself to save energy and so the console doesn't have to work hard when you aren't doing anything with it. If it is that big of a deal, then turn it off or set it for a longer time. I'm pretty sure you can...
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    Poll: Celebrity voice actors, Yay or Nay?

    As long as they don't end up sounding like half-assed attempts like Patrick Stewart in Oblivion or Liam Neeson in Fallout 3. Why would they spend what must be huge amounts of money only to kill these people off so early in the game? It just comes off as saying " Hey! We had that super cool actor...
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    Wisdom teeth stories

    I'm lucky since mine haven't even poked heir heads out yet. I'm thinking that their planning some kind of stealth op to mess with me when I least expect it. I've seen people lose lots of weight from not wanting to eat much of anything, and some have had horrible pain, but most of the time...