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    Dang, straining his left hamstring must be tough.

    I tried it, but it didn't work. The link that you gave me did, however, show the functionality. Unicorns and rainbows? What a way to advertise!
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    did you try typing up up down down left right left right b a enter? Did it work for you

    Here's some proof of the hack so you don't all think I am insane
    http://www.i4u.com/article24406.html

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    There's No Place Like (Someone Else's) Home

    OCEANSIDE, Calif. -- The fragrance of sage-scented candles and sounds of jazz fill the air of a 2,600-square-foot house a block from the beach. Tiger-striped chairs flank tables crafted from exotic woods. Photos of a chubby baby hang on the walls. Whoever occupies 211 Windward Way, they seem to live the good life.
    This house sounds pretty sweet. I wish I could live in a house like that and try to sell it.
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    http://www.mosnews.com/weird/2009/04/13/firtree/
    WTF HOAX
    http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-246381

    It was on the Colbert report, but apparently is a hoax. How scarrrry if it were true!!
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    IT'S A HOAX!?
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    That's actually pretty funny.
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    Come to think of it it would be weird to get a biopsy/exploratory surgery of a suspected tumor without something like an MRI first.... the thought in general is terrifying though x___x
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    A tree growing inside a lung? A fir seed is actually very small and hardly could provide enough energy and building materials for the tree to grow that large. Not to mention in dark places plants try to grow tall to reach light, not short and full of needles.

    But then again, in soviet Russia trees grow you.

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    Wal-Mart's new marketing idea: What's in a box!

    http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/p...ds-box/1308945

    For $139, I would expect some very good porn.

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    Heh, a box full of rocks and a Chinese newspaper? Someone will pay for this.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nadouku
    Heh, a box full of rocks and a Chinese newspaper? Someone will pay for this.
    According to the article two people have already paid for it. Neither was very happy with the purchase.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kraco
    According to the article two people have already paid for it. Neither was very happy with the purchase.
    Either that or one person paid for it and the previous person got a free DS.
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    True, you could always find Chinese newspapers in the library of the university I went to. It wouldn't be too hard to fake this at all.

    To use the old meme:

    1. Snag one of the papers.
    2. Wait several weeks for the paper to get believably old.
    3. Purchase DS
    4. Fill with rocks and newspaper.
    5. Return
    6. Profit!

    No ??? about it now.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ryllharu
    True, you could always find Chinese newspapers in the library of the university I went to. It wouldn't be too hard to fake this at all.

    To use the old meme:

    1. Snag one of the papers.
    2. Wait several weeks for the paper to get believably old.
    3. Purchase DS
    4. Fill with rocks and newspaper.
    5. Return
    6. Profit!

    No ??? about it now.
    Yes but according to the article, the box was sealed and had to be opened with a knife. If it was sealed, that would explain why the Walmart returns employee did not open the box to confirm it's contents when accepting the return. It's possible the thief used a fake sticker to seal the box. Otherwise it came from the manufacturer that way.


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    dude, looking at my DS box right now, the only sealing it has are like two transparent circular stickers at either end. it'd be crazy easy to reseal it and return it.

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    Are they the type where the box material adheres to the sticker when you peel it?


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    Quote Originally Posted by Animeniax
    Are they the type where the box material adheres to the sticker when you peel it?
    When my first xbox360 crashed, I actually bought a new one, opened the box VERY carefully, and replaced it with my old one, brought it back and the guy thought I never opened it lol. Free new xbox360 in a like an hour ;P.

    If you peel those stickers off very carefully, they will stick to the box again as if you never opened it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by darkshadow
    When my first xbox360 crashed, I actually bought a new one, opened the box VERY carefully, and replaced it with my old one, brought it back and the guy thought I never opened it lol. Free new xbox360 in a like an hour ;P.

    If you peel those stickers off very carefully, they will stick to the box again as if you never opened it.
    Don't they, you know, make you sign the receipt when you return it? That's what they do here, and even if they don't open it upon return, they should be able to track back to your purchase should any problem come up.

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    Yeah. You'd think they would be less than forgiving when they notice the serial numbers on the box and the device don't match. Although if they thought you never opened it, they might just throw it back onto a shelf, and then some poor bastard buys it, tries it, and returns it only to be told it's not the same machine he and they think he bought. I wouldn't want to be that poor bastard.

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    Not really, and if they do ask for your name, you can just give a fake one, they don't ask for ID.
    And the x360 box doesn't have the serial number, its only on the 360 itself, also the receipt only has the product ID, no serial either.
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