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		<title>Arnie &amp; Sly, Leo &amp; Kate (Iconic 90&#8242;sness Pics)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:10:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saw this photo the other day : Arnold and Stallone get shoulder surgeries together. From comments: Arnold looks old in this shot&#8230; Really old&#8230; Fuck, I&#8217;m old&#8230; Don&#8217;t worry. The organic flesh coating looks old. The metal skeleton is still &#8230; <a href="http://zackkers.com/dillon-you-son-of-a/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Saw this photo the other day :</p>
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<p><strong><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/phg5u/arnold_and_stallone_get_shoulder_surgeries/" target="_blank">Arnold and Stallone get shoulder surgeries together.</a></strong></p>
<p>From comments:</p>
<p>Arnold looks old in this shot&#8230; Really old&#8230; Fuck, I&#8217;m old&#8230;</p>
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<p style="padding-left: 30px;">Don&#8217;t worry. The organic flesh coating looks old. The metal skeleton is still very much intact.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 60px;">His shoulder disagrees&#8230;</p>
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<p>Oh god!! Arnold cant breathe! Theres no oxygen in the room! His eyes are gonna bulge out any second!! COHAGEN! Give dees peopul air! NJAARGH</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5x9HXwlkBo" target="_blank"><em> Total Recall</em> (1990). </a>First R-rated movie I saw in theaters. Disturbing moment before the ozone gets turned on with Arnie&#8217;s face and can&#8217;t forget the part where he throws his on face as abomb and the taxi driver&#8217;s uncanny ventrolloquism. Would have been cool for Terminator 1 to be my first R-rated movie (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2oTXjAB-8o" target="_blank">pre cgi!</a> <img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3896" title="emot-iiam[1]" src="http://zackkers.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/emot-iiam1.gif" alt="" width="65" height="22" />) Would have made T2 Sarah Connor scenes that much more better in &#8217;92 (T2 is still the best movie ever made).</p>
<pre>Sidenote: A lot people were talking about how big Stallone's hands /fingers are.
I believe he supplements with growth hormone and your limbs get huge on that...
look at those with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acromegaly" target="_blank">acromegaly</a> and scroll down notice the Arnold-esque jaw, teeth spacing as well.
Just look at daily breakfast skipper (fasting naturally increases growth hormone) mini-Arnold <a href="http://zackkers.com/big4/" target="_blank">Berkhan's hands in the first pic.</a></pre>
<p>But the pic above just oozes &#8220;<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txuWGoZF3ew" target="_blank">Dillon you son of b*tch!</a>&#8221; [<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8kExGzZfuM#t=2m7s" target="_blank">2</a>] [<a href="http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00047673.html" target="_blank">3</a>]</p>
<p>Then I see this <em>Titanic</em> pic today</p>
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<p><a name="img1" href="http://i.imgur.com/aED4b.jpg" target="_blank"></a><strong><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/pk6mm/golden_globe_awards_1998_2009/" target="_blank">Golden Globe Awards 1998 &#8211; 2009</a></strong></p>
<p>From Comments:</p>
<p>They traded chins, and now they both look better because of it.</p>
<p>-</p>
<p>I’ve never seen a couple so in denial of their destiny to be together in my entire life</p>
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<p style="padding-left: 60px;">I completely agree. It&#8217;s just a matter of time.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 60px;">I have a thing for doomed couples, though. I still want Gwen to get back with the bassist.</p>
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<p style="padding-left: 90px;">gwen stefani kick started my puberty.</p>
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<p style="padding-left: 120px;">It&#8217;s called <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSq1cez_flQ">Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt</a>.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 120px;">Edit: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln29hZ9hhZ0">No, I&#8217;m Sid and you&#8217;re Nancy</a>.</p>
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<p>This furthers my belief that female celebrities just plastered on red lipstick in the 90s.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">And 2011-12. Apparently that shit came back.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 60px;">It&#8217;s problematic for me that girls wearing red lipstick is about as sexy to me as grandma kisses, which is NOT AT ALL, REDDIT ಠ_ಠ</p>
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<p>Leo starred in one my favorite top 3 movies too: <em>The Beach</em> (2000). What fun-filled <em>comes in 3&#8242;s</em> will come up next? Can&#8217;t help but gush over both the pics <img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3885" title="emot-iia[1]" src="http://zackkers.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/emot-iia1.png" alt="" width="65" height="22" /></p>
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<p>Edit: But not the kind of 3&#8242;s like</p>
<blockquote><p>From Comments:</p>
<p>It might be weird, but I think about this a lot. I think about what it&#8217;ll be like years from now, when I hear that &#8220;Brad Pitt died at 75!&#8221; or &#8220;Christian Bale finally laid to rest, age 82&#8243;.</p>
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<p style="padding-left: 30px;">I think about it too. Just the other day I was thinking people like Clint Eastwood or Jack Nicholson may not be around for much longer. It makes me sad just thinking about it.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 60px;">no worries, in all likelihood you&#8217;ll die before they reach that age</p>
<p style="padding-left: 90px;">I&#8217;m 23. Why am I more likely to die before them?</p>
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<p style="padding-left: 60px;"><a href="http://www.ssa.gov/oact/STATS/table4c6.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.ssa.gov/oact/STATS/table4c6.html</a></p>
<p style="padding-left: 60px;">or</p>
<p style="padding-left: 60px;"><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/mortality_tables.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/mortality_tables.htm</a></p>
<p style="padding-left: 60px;">fun eh?</p>
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<p style="padding-left: 30px;">I have no idea if I&#8217;m reading that thing correctly or not, but in 2007 I was 18 so it looks like I&#8217;ll probably live until I&#8217;m 81.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 120px;">I think it says both Sylvester and Arnold will die at around 78. So I still might win!</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFgjI3VKfvU">www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFgjI3VKfvU</a></p>
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		<title>I need to live like this [Room Porn]</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 22:09:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think I saw this a few months ago but the pic has re-emerged: An open room to do whatever you want. I immediately think of the minimalist barbell exercise equipment and dips/gymnatistic parallel bars to lift yourself in the &#8230; <a href="http://zackkers.com/le-minimaliste/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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I think I saw this a few months ago but the <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/o6syi/i_need_to_live_like_this/" target="_blank">pic has re-emerged:</a></p>
<p><a href="http://zackkers.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/PxJle.jpg"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-3852" title="PxJle" src="http://zackkers.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/PxJle.jpg" alt="" width="1277" height="1022" /></a></p>
<p>An open room to do whatever you want. I immediately think of the minimalist <a href="http://zackkers.com/big4/" target="_blank">barbell exercise equipment</a> and dips/gymnatistic parallel bars to lift yourself in the corner all zen-like. But there are hidden costs to this minimalist building:</p>
<blockquote><p><img class="alignnone  wp-image-3853" title="FireShot Screen Capture #015 - 'I need to live like this _ pics' - www_reddit_com_r_pics_comments_o6syi_i_need_to_live_like_this" src="http://zackkers.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/FireShot-Screen-Capture-015-I-need-to-live-like-this-_-pics-www_reddit_com_r_pics_comments_o6syi_i_need_to_live_like_this.png" alt="" width="997" height="5729" /></p></blockquote>
<p>And you just know the <a title="Click 'slideshow' &gt; 'fast' for more" href="http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/9596553_vzFwvb#!i=646337142&amp;k=k7TAR" target="_blank">view isn&#8217;t going to be that great</a>. And you&#8217;ll have to scrunch around in Sasquatch sleeping bag suit to stay warm on cold days:</p>
<blockquote><p><a href="http://blog.angryasianman.com/2010/01/japanese-sleeping-bag-with-legs.html" target="_blank"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3857" title="FireShot Screen Capture #016" src="http://zackkers.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/FireShot-Screen-Capture-016.png" alt="" width="479" height="639" /></a></p></blockquote>
<p>And who knows what could be going on <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/mkvkk/went_into_the_basement_of_my_workplace_for_the/" target="_blank">underneath that basement</a>. Cool underground zen <a href="http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/9596553_vzFwvb#!i=646433943&amp;k=jAsMp" target="_blank">garden space</a> [<a href="http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/9596553_vzFwvb#!i=646437363&amp;k=7mAnK" target="_blank">2</a>] [<a href="http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/9596553_vzFwvb#!i=646442109&amp;k=EoE6u" target="_blank">3</a>] though. Reminds me of Jet&#8217;s bonsai garden in <em>2071&#8242;s</em> <em>Cowboy Bebop</em>.</p>
<p><em>Update: <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/o7440/keep_your_hipster_apartment_i_need_to_live_like/" target="_blank">new modern apartment pic post</a>. Where <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/roomporn" target="_blank">r/roomporn</a> (!) was linked (similar to <a href="http://zackkers.com/earthporn/" target="_blank">Earth Porn</a>)</em></p>
<p><em>Wowowow dat view: <a href="http://www.home-designing.com/2011/12/ashton-kutcher-is-rumored-to-buy-this-home" target="_blank">http://www.home-designing.com/2011/12/ashton-kutcher-is-rumored-to-buy-this-home</a></em></p>
<p><em>&amp; <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/RoomPorn/comments/nwq07/what_happens_when_the_largest_hangar_on_earth/" target="_blank">http://www.reddit.com/r/RoomPorn/comments/nwq07/what_happens_when_the_largest_hangar_on_earth/</a></em></p>
<p>&amp; <a href="http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/ultimate-pirate-ship-bedroom" target="_blank">Pirate Bedroom</a></p>
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		<title>Imgur&#8217;s top 11 images of 2011, top 2011 lists</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 22:40:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Watching The Matrix (1999) right now waiting for this UFC: Alistair Vs. Lesnar fight coming up to end this year.  I was also browsing and saw this end of the year list here: Imgur&#8217;s top 11 images of 2011. It&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="http://zackkers.com/top2011/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Watching <em>The Matrix</em> (1999) right now waiting for this <a href="http://vimeo.com/34144010" target="_blank">UFC: Alistair Vs. Lesnar</a> fight coming up to end this year.  I was also browsing and saw this end of the year list here: <a href="http://zackkers.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/imgur_com_bestof2011.png">Imgur&#8217;s top 11 images of 2011</a>. It&#8217;s the most viral photos on everyone&#8217;s favorite free image site used on reddit, twitter, and the like.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3842" title="imgur_com_bestof2011" src="http://zackkers.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/imgur_com_bestof2011.jpg" alt="" width="943" height="20404" /></p>
<p>The shark one is fake according to the link above, but I particularly liked the <a href="http://zackkers.com/?s=rage" target="_blank">rage comic</a> of the anonymous reddit veteran and Mr. Yamada risking their lives.</p>
<p>Anyway, for more best of 2011 lists checkout Totally Rad Show&#8217;s recent top 5 lists:</p>
<p>Top 5 movies</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovACJ0UNrec&#038;fmt=18">www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovACJ0UNrec</a></p>
<p>Top 5 Video games (Portal2 was amazing experience and immersive like a Pixar film&#8230; play and beat short game Portal1 first on &#8220;Orange Box&#8221;)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfZtpX7W_AQ&#038;fmt=18">www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfZtpX7W_AQ</a></p>
<p>Top 5 TV shows (BreakingBad Season4 blew all the other seasons out of the water and it&#8217;s the only show that can beat GameOfThrones)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkhqL8p1-BY&#038;fmt=18">www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkhqL8p1-BY</a></p>
<p><em>BreakingBad</em> one of the few shows that I actually watch besides Survivor, UFC, a little WWE, and whenever Curb Your Enthusiasm is in season. Besides that it is free podcasts only: <a href="http://revision3.com/diggnation" target="_blank">Diggnation</a> [final episodes ending this year], <a href="http://www.facebook.com/thetotallyradshow" target="_blank">Totally Rad Show</a>, <a href="http://www.joerogan.net/" target="_blank">Joe Rogan Podcast</a> (<em>so <a href="http://blog.joerogan.net/archives/4047" target="_blank">that&#8217;s what happened to Everlast</a></em>), <a href="http://vimeo.com/thereem/videos" target="_blank">Overeem&#8217;s episodic series</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5A450BF9E23D51D1&amp;feature=plcp" target="_blank">This Week in Tech</a>, <a href="http://www.subbrilliant.com/emw/" target="_blank">East Meets West</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/Weekendconfirmed" target="_blank">Weekend Confirmed</a> (video game politics), <a href="http://geekfiregifts.com/theshow/" target="_blank">JohnRamboPresents The Show</a>, Smark Guys, DSPgaming, RobbWolf, and <a href="http://chriskresser.com/category/podcasts" target="_blank">Chris Kresser podcast</a>).</p>
<p><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/nybe8/only_3_more_years/" target="_blank">Here&#8217;s an imgur for the ages&#8230; only 3 more years!</a> [<a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150469015149285&amp;set=a.413005274284.190915.154253624284&amp;type=1&amp;theater (" target="_blank">2</a>]</p>
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		<title>Look at this StudioGhibli J-RPG</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 11:07:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hayao Miyazaki&#8217;s StudioGhibli known for its magnificent music, abstract character development, and distinct animation style. I&#8217;ve only seen it once, but StudioGhibli&#8217;s PorcoRusso is one of my favorite movies with all of its oceanic splendor, and fun in the sun &#8230; <a href="http://zackkers.com/ni-no-kuni/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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Hayao Miyazaki&#8217;s <em>StudioGhibli </em>known for its magnificent music, abstract character development, and distinct animation style.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve only seen it once, but StudioGhibli&#8217;s <em>PorcoRusso</em> is one of my favorite movies with all of its oceanic splendor, <em>and fun in the sun</em> (similar background environments to the best TV series/show of all time: <em>Cowboy Bebop</em> or <em>Sonic the Hedgehog</em> video games). I admit seeing <em>PorcoRusso</em> using a projector giving extra worth to the slow pacing in that movie. Maybe this game will capture that too.</p>
<p>This opening to this trailer looks pretty amazing (720p fullscreen):</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBBV7ZVTocg&#038;fmt=18">www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBBV7ZVTocg</a></p>
<p>More info on <a href="http://forums.gametrailers.com/thread/official-ni-no-kuni-wrath-of-t/1125883" target="_blank">http://forums.gametrailers.com/thread/official-ni-no-kuni-wrath-of-t/1125883</a></p>
<blockquote><p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Kotaku Hands-On Impressions</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">Studio Ghibli, Japan&#8217;s beloved animation studio, is teaming up with Level-5, one of the country&#8217;s most popular game makers, for a new adventure called &#8220;Ni no Kuni&#8221;. A high definition version is coming to the PS3. It is beautiful.</span></p>
<p>Studio Ghibli is known for anime like My Neighbor Totoro and Kiki&#8217;s Delivery Service, while Level-5 has made a name for itself with titles like the Professor Layton series and White Knight Chronicles.</p>
<p>The demo that Level-5 is showing of the PS3 version had two playable choices. One was a story mode and showed Oliver, the young boy, and his fairy companion Shizuku entering the city around the castle in Ni no Kuni.</p>
<p>Ni no Kuni: Shiroki Seihai no Joou on the PS3 is a visual treat. A truly stunning, stunning game. It feels as though you have slipped into a Studio Ghibli anime. You don&#8217;t know whether you should play or just stand still and soak up the incredible scenery before you. This game is a knock-out.</p>
<p>When you approach people in the town, a bubble with smiley face appears over townspeople&#8217;s heads indicating that you can go up and talk to them. But if you go up to them once and then return to the same person, they say the exact same thing. To be fair, this was a demo and not the finished title. Moreover, I didn&#8217;t talk to all characters in the town to confirm this with every single one. A little variation would be nice and hopefully will make its way into the finished product. The game is such a looker, though, that it is somewhat easier to forgive 20th century-era JRPG repeating dialogue.</p>
<p>The second choice for the TGS demo was combat. Oliver and Shizuku make their way through a lush forrest. As with other sections of the game, everything just looked wonderful. Combat-wise, the system offers several choices in the bottom left hand corner. Players can toggle through typical choices like &#8220;Attack&#8221;, &#8220;Heal&#8221; and &#8220;Defend&#8221; using the directional pad. To select an option, players press the circle button, which is the Japanese equivalent of the X button for Western players. It is possible to move your characters around during combat, giving the game a more interactive experience that is somewhere between traditional turn-based combat and an action role-playing game.</p>
<p>The design for the enemies was akin to the visual look of the game: wonderful. A large, orange-colored moose-like character with horns that resembled a radar dish proved a formidable foe.</p>
<p>The demo I played was limited to only fifteen minutes. Fifteen minutes was not enough time, and I am interested in checking out Ni no Kuni on the PS3 in greater depth.</p>
<p><a href="http://kotaku.com/5639351/ni-no-kuni-ps3-hands%20on-impressions" target="_BLANK">http://kotaku.com/5639351/ni-no-kuni-ps3-hands on-impressions</a></p></blockquote>
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		<description><![CDATA[A game I played earlier this year is coming to life North and SouthKorea unite? But that will hurt the off the hook k-pop and Starcraft sequels&#8230;. Probably shouldn&#8217;t believe everything in bad video games, but still, lookout for &#8220;Knoxville &#8230; <a href="http://zackkers.com/team-america/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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A game I played earlier this year is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homefront_%28video_game%29#Plot" target="_blank">coming to life</a></p>
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<p data-ft="{&quot;type&quot;:1}">North and SouthKorea unite? <a href="http://zackkers.com/kpop/" target="_blank">But that will hurt the off the hook k-pop and Starcraft sequels</a>&#8230;. Probably shouldn&#8217;t believe everything in bad video games, but still, lookout for &#8220;Knoxville Cough&#8221;  in 2021 <a href="http://homefront.wikia.com/wiki/Knoxville_Cough" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://homefront.wikia.com/<wbr>wiki/Knoxville_Cough</wbr></a> might have to play it again and complete it on the PC (controls were difficult otherwise&#8230; and the whole thing was a rail shooter)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/thetotallyradshow" target="_blank">TRS</a> reviews it:<br />
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