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Kanjidude	36 POSTED: 21 Jul 2010 19:16
	Great episode, as always! Thank you for making one of the best shows on the 'net!

Eleima	37 POSTED: 21 Jul 2010 19:25
	I must be just as slow as the rest of you guys, I didn't pick on the "Pen15" joke until Kathleen pointed it out!! I absolutely adored the "It's 'fifty-two'", "That's what I said" bit. Sounds like someone messed up his lines, but it was absolutely hilarious!! And yes, I'd tend to agree that God must hate jerks too... ;)

scw55	38 POSTED: 21 Jul 2010 20:08
	The line which went something like "...for an individual who wouldn't even pick up rotten decaying food off the floor without getting a ding or an achievement point..." really sums up the general community on most online game, especially WoW. It really infurates me getting pointless sodding achievments on any game I play. Patronise much? Any penis jokes are funny and always welcomed.

RejjeN	39 POSTED: 21 Jul 2010 20:58
	Jandau: The thing is, new games don't work. I tried setting him up with Warcraft 3 or Heroes 5, but to no avail. It's HoMM3. Just HoMM3. And Minesweeper. Well at the very least it's a GOOD game that he plays...

Impluse_101	40 POSTED: 21 Jul 2010 21:02
	Jer_LRR: AngryMongoose: Isn't Ryan dead? No. Someone tried to kill him, but he was not around at the time. Also, why is he the only regular Ryan, like Dr. Holly or ChadX, is a recurring character, but not a regular. He shows up in about one episode a month. with a false name, Because Matthew J. Wiggins is not an industry analyst; the fictional character of Ryan Quickbender is. and not in the intro? Because he is not a regular. In more more broad terms, ENN's intro credits the four people who put many hours every week into creating it. In the context of the show's "mythology" he is also not part of the news team -- he's a paid, third-party commentator. Pretty much what he said....Nicely done.

Impluse_101	41 POSTED: 21 Jul 2010 21:04
	Why would anyone be hating a double rainbow....Its..awesome.

Lord_Panzer	42 POSTED: 21 Jul 2010 21:04
	Heh heh, double rainbows.

Macgyvercas	43 POSTED: 21 Jul 2010 21:06
	I can not believe that Graham feel for the pen15 joke! Great episode. And any chance we can picket the WBC?

Dramatic Flare	44 POSTED: 21 Jul 2010 21:24
	Oh hey, my hometown was mentioned. AWESOME.

OceanRunner	45 POSTED: 21 Jul 2010 21:36
	Nintendo have already picked up the rights to Ultimate 52 Pick-Up Blitz Party.

blippity	46 POSTED: 21 Jul 2010 23:03
	crotalidian: 'kind of urgent' didnt get the pen15 until Kathleen mentioned it. Damn im slow today! You missed out on a whole lot of fun during school to use that! Good to see them using some old school jokes like that and 52 pickup

Boba Frag	47 POSTED: 21 Jul 2010 23:24
	Jer_LRR: AngryMongoose: Isn't Ryan dead? No. Someone tried to kill him, but he was not around at the time. Also, why is he the only regular Ryan, like Dr. Holly or ChadX, is a recurring character, but not a regular. He shows up in about one episode a month. with a false name, Because Matthew J. Wiggins is not an industry analyst; the fictional character of Ryan Quickbender is. and not in the intro? Because he is not a regular. In more more broad terms, ENN's intro credits the four people who put many hours every week into creating it. In the context of the show's "mythology" he is also not part of the news team -- he's a paid, third-party commentator. I find it fitting that the opening credits feature the people who put the most work in. We love you for it, guys! Really liked the commentary on those idiots picketing Comic Con- jerks! Also, loved the dig at Star Craft (was next to the actual box today!) and the lovely, lovely business that is Gamestop (spits). Pen 15 is.....??? NOOOOO!!! Love this show... love anything Loading Ready Run does.... Love you Graham... in a totally platonic way. ahem

lokiduck	48 POSTED: 21 Jul 2010 23:57
	XD My mom is addicted to Solitare Mahjong... does that count?

The Random One	49 POSTED: 22 Jul 2010 01:06
	Pretty awesome. I know I won't be getting 52 Pickup Action Party until they release the Game of the Year version with the secret Rules for Playing Blackjack card.

Aptspire	50 POSTED: 22 Jul 2010 01:18
	oh graham, when will you learn :P

Digikid	51 POSTED: 22 Jul 2010 01:18
	Any special requirements for the pen15 club? LOL!!!

Thorvan	52 POSTED: 22 Jul 2010 02:29
	For some reason, the second person joke at the very beginning really cracked me up. I AM ENN! Very funny episode overall. The top story was hilarious ("...62." "52." "That's what I said.")and the side story jokes were top notch. Man, I want to join the Pen 15 club.

Don Reba	53 POSTED: 22 Jul 2010 03:17
	Thanks for the news. Downloading SC2 now.

theshadowcult	54 POSTED: 22 Jul 2010 03:36
	LOVE the Mooby reference! Quite disappointed at the apparent lack of Dogma fans...

robakerson	55 POSTED: 22 Jul 2010 04:36
	I fell for the Pen 15 club joke back in grade school. :\ I'm surprised more of these people didn't get the pleasure of having "PEN 15" written on your arm all day.

MortalForNow	56 POSTED: 22 Jul 2010 05:52
	Yet another reason why ENN is a delight to my Wednesdays. Like many others, I too did not get the final joke until Kathleen pointed it out. Maybe it's because I'm falling asleep. This could also explain why I tried to read the back of that Gamestop game box image when I saw that it and Kathleen shared the same last line. Unfortunately for my tired retinas, it wasn't the same and now I shall be punished with terrible sight tomorrow. It's a small price to pay for watching this show.

duchaked	57 POSTED: 22 Jul 2010 06:49
	Solitaire... just what I need. a motion control version of the game a motion control FarmVille...oh dear

Zivlok	58 POSTED: 22 Jul 2010 07:28
	Wait, Portland? Really? Is that a joke or... Cool! And great episode as always - oh, you silly baptists. Can;t you see that anabaptism is the way to go?

Vyce	59 POSTED: 22 Jul 2010 10:21
	Card games on motorcycles is the future.

Grahav	60 POSTED: 22 Jul 2010 13:27
	Get revenge by writing A55 on him.

sunpop	61 POSTED: 22 Jul 2010 15:45
	Other peoples parents have a solitaire problem, you mean I'm not the only one?

Tharwen	62 POSTED: 23 Jul 2010 00:11
	I was always suspicious about how fourteen other people had managed to join the pen club without me noticing...

Vohn_exel	63 POSTED: 23 Jul 2010 03:36
	"What is certain is that your parents have a solitaire problem and you should probably talk to them about it" was probably my favorite line, lol :D My mom plays that ALL the time...well when she's not playing Peggle or Zuma.

Revolutionary	64 POSTED: 23 Jul 2010 09:21
	crotalidian: 'kind of urgent' didnt get the pen15 until Kathleen mentioned it. Damn im slow today! Yeah me too. It could have been tatooed in a much worse place.

dmcc85	65 POSTED: 23 Jul 2010 13:38
	kathleen de vere... what a name is that? i mean what country is it from? sounds kinda like Ruud Van Nistelrooy.

Therumancer	66 POSTED: 27 Jul 2010 01:53
	dmcc85: kathleen de vere... what a name is that? i mean what country is it from? sounds kinda like Ruud Van Nistelrooy. If your serious, I kind of assumed it was French to be honest. My last name is also French though the pronunciation has been corrupted. Following my geneology back far enough I'm descended from an Arch Duke on one side of my family, and many of my ancestors were knights, including one who commanded 30 lancers during the Crusades... one of the reasons why I've done so much reading on Knights and The Crusades over the years, and probably one of the things that kept me interested in fantasy RPGs (nerdily enough). While it's not my last name, my uncle had the original family name and even had it painted on a recreation of the old coat of arms. That name was De Vars (Devars). De Vere sounds like it's in the same vein and might come from a similar backround. Oh and for anyone who ever wondered why I seem to have a bone to pick with France, there is a bit behind it, but there was this little thing called the "French Revolution" which did a real job on the tree for that side of the family. At any rate, unless she answers it's impossible to know for sure (assuming she knows) but France would be my guess.

shadowelancer	67 POSTED: 8 Dec 2010 07:08
	I dont think that gamestops games are overpriced considering i can pick up a new version of a game for like 9.99 there yet at walmart its about 29.99 walmart overprices games, no matter how good i consider it over priced

killa_kid	68 POSTED: 13 Dec 2010 02:30
	I am obviously months behind, but here I am. I have to agree with theshadowcult, I can't believe he is the only one that mentioned the Dogma reference. I had to go back and watch it 3 times, it was subtle perfection!


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