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saint:
Trolling in this thread split. Non-trolling in the other thread split.

ChadTower:

Abortions for some, miniature american flags for others!

shardian:

--- Quote from: saint on November 15, 2007, 11:27:35 am ---Trolling in this thread split. Non-trolling in the other thread split.

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Did this post give anyone else a headache? Sounds like caveman talk. ;D

CheffoJeffo:

--- Quote from: bfauska on November 15, 2007, 11:25:04 am ---WOW Cheffo, over the past several months since the "debate"  I've seen many jabs about the joysticks, and the only time I see somebody joke that it's going to flair back up is now, and you were right.  Any ideas about some up coming lotto numbers you'd be willing to share?

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Pshaw ... it was nothing ... I knew Maxim was hanging around and he'll bite at that bit of bait every single time (he's even more predictable than genesim and a discussion of LCD vs CRT or MK vs SF).

As for lottery numbers ... 1,2,3,8,9,13 ... they haven't worked for me, but YMMV.

EDIT: How did I get the distinction of heading the troll thread ? It was CT's jab, not mine (although I did appreciate it).

brandon:

--- Quote from: MaximRecoil on November 15, 2007, 10:57:10 am ---
 People were claiming that a joystick with a broken microswitch was a "broken joystick", which is like claiming that a guitar with a broken string is a "broken guitar".

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well.. that's not a very good analogy though..  I change my strings at least every two weeks at a cost that's less than 1% of the total value of the guitar.   Its not economical to repair a Nintendo joystick that's totally shot and the parts cost more than a newer, more durable balltop stick like a Sanwa.   Besides, after all the trouble of sourcing parts and disassembling and reassembling the thing you still just have a ---smurfy--- Nintendo joystick ;)   Maybe they were designed to be used by arthritic old ladies or something...

but at any rate.. how do you define broken?  by your definition not many things are truely broken.  What if a guitar had a broken neck?  this actually happens commonly enough.  It happened to me.  The guitar actually still held string tension and was playable.  was it broken? it was functional..  what would have to happen to it before it was considered broken?  Every part is available.. if nothing was left but a a few tuner pegs you could still buy the parts to "fix" it.


It reminds me of a story my dad told about how he used to repair servo motors for CNC equipment.  THe guy sent in an empty case and said he need his servo fixed...  Dad told him that there was nothing there and the parts to basically build one from scratch would cost about three time what a new unit cost.  The guy agree to pay it anyway.. Why?  because the company only had money in the budget for repairs not for purchasing new units.  :D  wish I had that kind of money to waste...

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