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[shecky]

Don't diss the NES. Mario and Zelda were the sh!t. Guess that's a little before your time.

BAHAHAHAHAH Since when do I get to act like the old guy? Seriously!

I played that game non-stop. Of course, I was a senior in college at the time.

 

[dataz722]

Yea, I know what it is im just not a fanboy and didnt know the abreviations you used. I have heard it is pretty good. I used to have the one for the N64 years ago.

 

[bernerbrau]

I played that game non-stop. Of course, I was a senior in college at the time.

I was 7. Which would mean Data was apparently 3 and just learning to use the big boy toilet. He probably cut his teeth on A Link To The Past and Super Mario World.

 

[bull8042]

OK, one for you. But while you're spraining your thumbs and getting fat and your arteries are hardening, I'll be a 40-year-old, six-foot, 155 pound stud.

Well, I am 6'5-1/2" and 250lbs. I am in pretty decent shape too. Why, just last week I had to run to the bathroom twice (had the squirts) and I didn't get too winded... Yup, them young 'uns better look out!

 

[dataz722]

I was 7. Which would mean Data was apparently 3 and just learning to use the big boy toilet.

So the NES was what your parents bribed you with to get you to stop using a pacifier?

 

[bull8042]

I played that game non-stop. Of course, I was a senior in college at the time.

S H E E E T D U D E!!! I remember "pong"!

 

[dataz722]

Well, I am 6'5-1/2" and 250lbs. I am in pretty decent shape too. Why, just last week I had to run to the bathroom twice (had the squirts) and I didn't get too winded... Yup, them young 'uns better look out!

I may be young but I learned a while ago that the last thing you want to do is actually run when you have the squirts.

 

[shecky]

I was 7. Which would mean Data was apparently 3 and just learning to use the big boy toilet. He probably cut his teeth on A Link To The Past and Super Mario World.

So the NES was what your parents bribed you with to get you to stop using a pacifier?

In this battle of wits, unanimous decision goes to Brownie.

 

[bernerbrau]

So the NES was what your parents bribed you with to get you to stop using a pacifier?

My brother and I just kind of begged our mom until she got it for us just to shut us up. In our defense, we were only 7 and 5 and she did NOT drink beer back then.

 

[shecky]

S H E E E T D U D E!!! I remember "pong"!

So do I, bull. So do I.

 

[IrregularPulse]

I used to go Trail running (just running on in woods, way more fun than on a track), Mountain biking, Roller Hockey, played Paintbal for Ohio University. Now I couldn't run 30ft without being winded and reaching for a beer! And I'm only 26.

 

[bull8042]

I may be young but I learned a while ago that the last thing you want to do is actually run when you have the squirts.

OK, maybe it maybe more of a slow jog with short strides.... But I really did have the squirts though!

 

[shecky]

I used to go Trail running (just running on in woods, way more fun than on a track), Mountain biking, Roller Hockey, played Paintbal for Ohio University. Now I couldn't run 30ft without being winded and reaching for a beer! And I'm only 26.

Get up and do something. I run every day, anywhere from 4-15 miles depending on whether I'm training for a race. I play hoops on Monday nights. Take my girls skating every Sunday night I'm home.

 

[bernerbrau]

So do I, bull. So do I.

Man, I could program Pong in 5 minutes. 10 minutes to get it fully debugged. 20 to refactor all the system calls and make it platform-independent.

 

[dataz722]

I used to go Trail running (just running on in woods, way more fun than on a track), Mountain biking, Roller Hockey, played Paintbal for Ohio University. Now I couldn't run 30ft without being winded and reaching for a beer! And I'm only 26.

When did you play for Ohio. I used to play for RIT... until I left. That was actually one of the only things that was weighing in favor of staying.

 

[shecky]

Man, I could program Pong in 5 minutes. 10 minutes to get it fully debugged. 20 to refactor all the system calls and make it platform-independent.

Your geek is showing again.

 

[bernerbrau]

But I really did have the squirts though!

One thing I hate about getting older, the frequency of this tends to increase as your body decides it's not going to digest certain things.

 

[IrregularPulse]

Get up and do something. I run every day, anywhere from 4-15 miles depending on whether I'm training for a race. I play hoops on Monday nights. Take my girls skating every Sunday night I'm home.

I know I know, We got wii fit and i was using that for a while. You do actaully break a god sweat if you let your self get into it and do it right. But then I took it out and put in Mario Kart. I just have no energy after sitting all say at my desk.

 

[bernerbrau]

Get up and do something. I run every day, anywhere from 4-15 miles depending on whether I'm training for a race. I play hoops on Monday nights. Take my girls skating every Sunday night I'm home.

Every time I commit to this, I find I've stopped after a week or two. Believe me, I WANT to incorporate running into my routine but it's so easy to find excuses. For the past two months my wife has been trying to wake me up at 5:30 to run in the morning.

 

[dataz722]

I know I know, We got wii fit and i was using that for a while. You do actaully break a god sweat if you let your self get into it and do it right. But then I took it out and put in Mario Kart. I just have no energy after sitting all say at my desk.

That f'in hilarious. Im the exact same way.

 

[bernerbrau]

Your geek is showing again.

Just saying. Gone are the days when you could make a video game without a team of 100 and 2 years of development time, and still have it considered one of the best games around.

 

[shecky]

Every time I commit to this, I find I've stopped after a week or two. Believe me, I WANT to incorporate running into my routine but it's so easy to find excuses. For the past two months my wife has been trying to wake me up at 5:30 to run in the morning.

That's the best time of day. It's when I run. Gives me energy for the day. Nothing like breaking a sweat before breakfast.

 

[dataz722]

The only time I will break a sweat before breakfast is the once a year that I might get lucky in the morning.

 

[bernerbrau]

That's the best time of day. It's when I run. Gives me energy for the day. Nothing like breaking a sweat before breakfast.

All valid points. But you neglect the fact that it is near impossible for me to force myself awake at 5:30 AM unless I have a plane to catch. At 6. It just. doesn't. happen.

 

[shecky]

All valid points. But you neglect the fact that it is near impossible for me to force myself awake at 5:30 AM unless I have a plane to catch. At 6. It just. doesn't. happen.

Ah, I see we have a mental block.

 

[bull8042]

All valid points. But you neglect the fact that it is near impossible for me to force myself awake at 5:30 AM unless I have a plane to catch. At 6. It just. doesn't. happen.

Wait until you have kids that have to be on the bus at 6:30... That will encourage you to get out of bed on time.

 

[shecky]

Wait until you have kids that have to be on the bus at 6:30... That will encourage you to get out of bed on time.

Yup, another fact about growing old. You will get up earlier and a late night is past 10 p.m.

I even get up at 5:30 on the mornings after I do a game and get home at 1 a.m. Do it for awhile and it becomes habit.

 

[bernerbrau]

Ah, I see we have a mental block.

You could call it that. I just don't think the same way at 5:30 AM. In fact, I really wouldn't call it thinking at all.

 

[shecky]

You could call it that. I just don't think the same way at 5:30 AM. In fact, I really wouldn't call it thinking at all.

So you know what dataz feels like 24/7.

 

[IrregularPulse]

Ah, I see we have a mental block.

In All fairness Shecky, we were well aware of his Mental Problems before this thread everstarted.

Wait until you have kids that have to be on the bus at 6:30... That will encourage you to get out of bed on time.

Yes, the only time I get out of bed at 5:30 is to get the boy out bed to hand him off to the ****, I mean the wife. Then when i get home, it's time to hold the boy, eat dinner, work on whatever project is most important at that time, then play with the boy and have a beer and then sleep