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Rubycon

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Aug 10, 2005
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This is great. :)

This reminds me of the guy that thought UPS screwed up by shipping his package "back" to LA (Louisiana) which he thought was Los Angeles! :D

So we have "ownage" in geography and arithmetic. I can only imagine what is going to be next...

:)
 

HamburgerBoy

Lifer
Apr 12, 2004
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Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Originally posted by: Remy XO
Originally posted by: BadNewsBears
Originally posted by: Rebasxer
So my friend tells me he just got finished downloading the F.E.A.R game, and that it took him 4 days to finish it. Funny thing is, electricity around here is something like 5c an hour to run a computer, so lets see, 5cent/hour x 96 is 48$, Best Buy had the game on sale for 40$ this week, what a fool.

Your retarted. Comes to 4.80 dollars.

watch out. hes going to come back and say you suck at grammar (you're) .

You suck at grammar too since you failed to notice that the proper spelling is "retarded", not retarted

At least he remembered to end his sentence with a period.
 

jiwq

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May 24, 2001
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on the other hand, if it had taken him 40 days to download fear, he'd definitely be better off buying the game in stores.
 

Umberger

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Apr 13, 2005
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okay, even if the decimal error was a simple math error, i can't possibly see how it costs $0.05/hr to operate a computer... let's assume energy is $0.10 - $0.12 per kWH... that would mean you'd have to draw 500W for it to cost that much per hour. I have 2 full towers (each w/ a 500W PSU), with 5 total hard drives, two 19" LCD's, and a wireless router on my UPS, and it's drawing 264 watts at a reasonable idle (i.e. downloading). There is no way you're going to draw 500W, unless maybe you leave on a CRT or 2, which would just be stupid, as that isn't exactly critical to downloading.... I would guess that your estimate is off by a factor of 2.
(add in your original factor of 10, and you have a wonderful error of around 1900%)
 

mwtgg

Lifer
Dec 6, 2001
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Originally posted by: Wingznut
Originally posted by: BadNewsBears
Originally posted by: Rebasxer
So my friend tells me he just got finished downloading the F.E.A.R game, and that it took him 4 days to finish it. Funny thing is, electricity around here is something like 5c an hour to run a computer, so lets see, 5cent/hour x 96 is 48$, Best Buy had the game on sale for 40$ this week, what a fool.
Your retarted. Comes to 4.80 dollars.
You call him retarded, yet you can't figure out the correct usage between "your" and "you're". :roll:

YOUR RETARDED.
 

Chrono

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Jan 2, 2001
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Originally posted by: mwtgg
Originally posted by: Wingznut
Originally posted by: BadNewsBears
Originally posted by: Rebasxer
So my friend tells me he just got finished downloading the F.E.A.R game, and that it took him 4 days to finish it. Funny thing is, electricity around here is something like 5c an hour to run a computer, so lets see, 5cent/hour x 96 is 48$, Best Buy had the game on sale for 40$ this week, what a fool.
Your retarted. Comes to 4.80 dollars.
You call him retarded, yet you can't figure out the correct usage between "your" and "you're". :roll:

YOUR RETARDED.


YOU'RE RETARDED
 

mwtgg

Lifer
Dec 6, 2001
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Originally posted by: Chrono
Originally posted by: mwtgg
Originally posted by: Wingznut
Originally posted by: BadNewsBears
Originally posted by: Rebasxer
So my friend tells me he just got finished downloading the F.E.A.R game, and that it took him 4 days to finish it. Funny thing is, electricity around here is something like 5c an hour to run a computer, so lets see, 5cent/hour x 96 is 48$, Best Buy had the game on sale for 40$ this week, what a fool.
Your retarted. Comes to 4.80 dollars.
You call him retarded, yet you can't figure out the correct usage between "your" and "you're". :roll:

YOUR RETARDED.


YOU'RE RETARDED

I have one question: Are you bald?
 

arcenite

Lifer
Dec 9, 2001
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Originally posted by: Chrono
Originally posted by: mwtgg
Originally posted by: Wingznut
Originally posted by: BadNewsBears
Originally posted by: Rebasxer
So my friend tells me he just got finished downloading the F.E.A.R game, and that it took him 4 days to finish it. Funny thing is, electricity around here is something like 5c an hour to run a computer, so lets see, 5cent/hour x 96 is 48$, Best Buy had the game on sale for 40$ this week, what a fool.
Your retarted. Comes to 4.80 dollars.
You call him retarded, yet you can't figure out the correct usage between "your" and "you're". :roll:

YOUR RETARDED.


YOU'RE RETARDED


I SOFA KING, WE TODD DID
 

Rebasxer

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Apr 10, 2005
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Originally posted by: imthebadguy
not the sharpest pencil in the box

Now I know that I've gotten somewhere when someone bumps a post an hour old just to insult me
 

PurdueRy

Lifer
Nov 12, 2004
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Originally posted by: Rebasxer
Originally posted by: imthebadguy
not the sharpest pencil in the box

Now I know that I've gotten somewhere when someone bumps a post an hour old just to insult me

we need to get you that custom title....you deserve it for the beating your getting :(
 

sswingle

Diamond Member
Mar 2, 2000
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Originally posted by: ssvegeta1010
Originally posted by: Cheezeit
Originally posted by: sygyzy
Originally posted by: Remy XO
That has got to be the most rediculous thing i have ever heard in my entire time on internet forums.

Agreed. BAN!

for being stupid? all of ATOT (except KarenMarie) would be gone
AT Mod would be happy.

Fixed


Watch what you say or it might come true. Times have changed remember.
 

natto fire

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Jan 4, 2000
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Originally posted by: mugs
Uh... bad math

And it pays quite well if you find the right boats to attack

ROFLMAO
:thumbsup:

I don't think it costs me more than 5 cents a week to run my computer, especailly considering the monitor is off most of the time.
 

edro

Lifer
Apr 5, 2002
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Originally posted by: Remy XO
That has got to be the most rediculous thing i have ever heard in my entire time on internet forums.

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!1
 
Sep 29, 2004
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Originally posted by: Rebasxer
So my friend tells me he just got finished downloading the F.E.A.R game, and that it took him 4 days to finish it. Funny thing is, electricity around here is something like 5c an hour to run a computer, so lets see, 5cent/hour x 96 is 48$, Best Buy had the game on sale for 40$ this week, what a fool.

All they need now is to pass legilation that gives game makers a cut of everyones electric bill :roll:
 

CarlKillerMiller

Diamond Member
Jul 14, 2003
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You people are ridiculous. The op made one math mistake, he doesn't need a thread full of people telling him how wrong he is.

It's like Office Space. You should be ashamed.
 

HN

Diamond Member
Jan 19, 2001
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Originally posted by: imthebadguy
not the sharpest pencil in the box
it's been a long time since i bought pencils, but i don't think they come presharpened. therefore, none of the pencils would be sharper than the other.