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T5power

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  1. excellent! thank you for the info.
  2. I. I saw that on facebook earlier today. That would have been kind of cool. number two: your avatar is HILARIOUS c. your sig is in need of an update, brohaim
  3. :rolleyes: So according to these two guys further down the page, non VAG cars aren't invited to Southern Worthersee... can someone talk some sense into these morons? http://forums.vwvort...ts-of-SoWo-Meet as always. vortex drama.
  4. i think this guy let VTEC kick in at the wrong time
  5. :lol: i you reid if i have all my shit in my car and i'm scraping frame does that count? would that make me static or otherwise? wow, you're fucking young
  6. just wrapped up two days of shooting down in Ft. Lauderdale. got some good news and numbers and people for when i move back to philadelphia, looks like i will be traveling to NYC pretty often. :)
  7. interesting and pretty visually pleasing approach to an online 1 track music player. Cello suite no. 1 http://www.baroque.me/
  8. i am pretty sure they were an asian market only item. just like the power folding mirrors. i know i'm not the only one to have seen these!!
  9. i will be the first to call bullshit. im pretty sure they phased those awesome accessories out years ago. even if they were still available, there are probably about 2 sets available in some upper prefecture in belgium where some guy has them sitting underneath his mattress. just like the rear park sensors for S70's
  10. isnt there usually a manual unit in the assembly to close it in case it renders itself inpoerable while open? that's what happened on my 740 Ti..
  11. hah!! this is really interesting stuff: http://www.daveweinbaum.com/HistFacts.html Interesting facts.. Historical tidbits you didn't know you needed to know! In George Washington's days, there were no cameras. One's image was either sculpted or painted. Some paintings of George Washington showed him standing behind a desk with one arm behind his back while others showed both legs and both arms. Prices charged by painters were not based on how many people were to be painted, but by how many limbs were to be painted. Arms and legs are "limbs," therefore painting them would cost the buyer more. Hence the _expression, "Okay, but it'll cost you an arm and a leg." ************************************************************** As incredible as it sounds, men and women took baths only twice a year (May and October)! Women kept their hair covered, while men shaved their heads (because of lice and bugs) and wore wigs. Wealthy men could afford good wigs mad e from wool. They couldn't wash the wigs, so to clean them they would carve out a loaf of bread, put the wig in the shell, and bake it for 30 minutes The heat would make the wig big and fluffy, hence the term "big wig." Today we often use the term "here comes the Big Wig" because someone appears to be or is powerful and wealthy. ************************************************************** In the late 1700s, many houses consisted of a large room with only one chair. Commonly, a long wide board folded down from the wall, and was used for dining. The "head of the household" always sat in the chair while everyone else ate sitting on the floor Occasionally a guest, who was usually a man, would be invited to sit in this chair during a meal. To sit i n the chair meant you were important and in charge. They called the one sitting in the chair the "chair man." Today in business, we use the expression or title "Chairman" or "Chairman of the Board." ************************************************************** Personal hygiene left much room for improvement. As a result, many women and men had developed acne scars by adulthood. The women would spread bee's wax over their facial skin to smooth out their complexions. When they were speaking to each other, if a woman began to stare at another woman's face she was told, "mind your own bee's wax." Should the woman smile, the wax would crack, hence the term "crack a smile" In addition, when they sat too close to the fire, the wax would melt . . . therefore, the expression "losing face." ************************************************************** Ladies wore corsets, which would lace up in the front. A proper and dignified woman, as in "straight laced". . . wore a tightly tied lace. ************************************************************** Common entertainment included playing cards. However, there was a tax levied when purchasing playing cards but only applicable to the "Ace of Spades." To avoid paying the tax, people would purchase 51 cards instead. Yet, since most games require 52 cards, these people were thought to be stupid or dumb because they weren't "playing with a full deck." ************************************************************** Early politicians required feedback f rom the public to determine what the people considered important. Since there were no telephones, TV's or radios, the politicians sent their assistants to local taverns, pubs, and bars. They were told to "go sip some ale" and listen to people's conversations and political concerns. Many assistants were dispatched at different times. "You go sip here" and "You go sip there." The two words "go sip" were eventually combined when referring to the local opinion and, thus we have the term "gossip." ************************************************************** At local taverns, pubs, and bars, people drank from pint and quart-sized containers. A bar maid's job was to keep an eye on the customers and keep the drinks coming. She had to pay close attention and remember who was drinking in "pints" and who was drinking in "quarts," hence the term "minding your "P's and Q's " ************************************************************** One more: bet you didn't know this! In the heyday of sailing ships, all war ships and many freighters carried iron cannons. Those cannons fired round iron cannon balls. It was necessary to keep a good supply near the cannon. However, how to prevent them from rolling about the deck? The best storage method devised was a square-based pyramid with one ball on top, resting on four resting on nine, which rested on sixteen. Thus, a supply of 30 cannon balls could be stacked in a small area right next to the cannon. There was only one problem...how to prevent the bottom layer from sliding or rolling from under the othe rs. The solution was a metal plate called a "Monkey" with 16 round indentations. However, if this plate were made of iron, the iron balls would quickly rust to it. The solution to the rusting problem was to make "Brass Monkeys." Few landlubbers realize that brass contracts much more and much faster than iron when chilled. Consequently, when the temperature dropped too far, the brass indentations would shrink so much that the iron cannonballs would come right off the monkey. Thus, it was quite literally, "Cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey." (All this time, you thought that was an improper expression, didn't you.)
  12. what's up with the rocker panels? or is that some crazy funky reflection
  13. why not a PC emulator? i've been doing that for years, just find the right controller for USB. i beat ocarina of time in like 2 days for the first time super mario bros, sonic, all that stuff. :tup:
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