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Mario and Pac-man have a 15 and 18 year head start on Pikachu and that's hard to overcome in terms of branding and recognition. Sure some brands fade, but Mario has remained Nintendo's mascot the whole time.

So while Pikachu is very recognizable (the movies surely don't hurt), I'd still give the edge to Mario. Maybe you could debate Pac-man. I think the simplicity of Pac-man's design helps as much as the longevity here.

I would like to get Oscar the Grouch's take on this, as I assume he would have had more exposure to needles than most other muppets.

Egg whites always remind me of my econ 101 teacher back in college.

Professor: "There is no substitute goods for eggs."
My idiot roommate: "Well, what about egg whites?"
Professor: "Ok, there is no substitute goods for DeNiro."
Class confused: "DeNiro?"
Professor: "Yes, Robert DeNiro, greatest actor of our times!"

It is important to understand this professor, who was a favorite of mine, had a thick accent and pronounced goods as "goose" only adding my amusement.

There is absolutely nothing I miss about doing blue-collar work, let alone the time I spent working in a warehouse. Too many new people that have no clue what they're doing because they weren't properly trained and then situations where you've got to work around old and otherwise faulty equipment (the ramp in this case). I imagine all my gripes are 10x worse at this point in time.

Not saying you should milk this, but I'd take my time healing. Last thing you want is to risk reinjury by returning too soon.

Don't shoot off any fireworks!

Gaawa_chan posted...

Probably Pac-man or Mario... maybe a Tetris block, but I don't know if that counts, lol.

Counted for L-Block!

Gotta go with Mario though, followed by Pac-Man.

Comically, Cloud's Buster Sword is probably more recognizable than Cloud himself. The others mentioned are popular, but I would think those two are recognizable to almost anyone regardless of if they've played video games.

About 3-4x per week. Was up to 5-6x, but this job is sucking the life from me in a bad way.

There was a weight lifting topic too, but that went the way of the Dodo as well.

These boards started dying long before that. I think the large selection of platforms, as well as, more interactive options such as Twitch, YT and the aforementioned Discord are the main culprits.

Fun fact: Gamefaqs used to have chat, probably before some of you were born o_O

Don't know any games like that, but the Robinhood App helped steal from the poor to prevent the rich from losing money. Then they laid off a bunch of their employees!

Lokarin posted...

I'll refine the qurstion; If sex with an intelligent doggo who is capable of informed consent acceptable?

Then; Is sex with a feral human acceptable?

Is the problem the informed consent... or the animal?

What about a Human Centipede?

Just did 3 days off, instead of 3 on. In my limited defense, I did just start a new job Monday, but there's no way I'm missing another workout tonight.

There is simply no way Ridley only bet $1500. There's a video showing him doing odd things in games he was probably throwing, or throwing off his stats. The deeper this gets, the more I suspect this is why he stepped away last season.

ChichiriMuyo posted...

Clown shoes, clearly the vote stuffer. Someone find this guy's IP, he's been ruining these topics for years.

Ya I don't think so, why don't you find my actual address instead so I can slap the shit out of you :-*

The Batman was terrible, glad to see it was bumped out first.

iiaattgg posted...

Ive probably lifted 4 times in the past two weeks? I definitely hit a wall injury wise and honestly sleep wise. Way too many 5-6 hours of sleep nights in the long run caught up to me

knee: great
hammy: great
shoulder: definitely still a problem, but not as bad
elbows: both are hurting for some reason now lol

i have gone two days in a row which Im happy about

Shoulders... the downfall of almost everyone who lifts weights long enough. I feel my left shoulder will never be 100% again, but I've found ways to work around that and most critically I haven't made things worse. If you find a solution, please let me know!

As for elbows, mine were starting to hurt awhile back, but then I bought some elbow pads. I don't use them for every exercise or keep them on for my entire workout, but they've helped a lot with some of the movements that were causing problems.

If you don't already own a pair, I got Iron Bull Strength Elbow Sleeves from Amazon. I'd highly recommend buying a size up, or measuring your arms after you've got a pump, otherwise you run the risk of them getting too tight as some of the ratings have lamented. The only other downside (at least for me) was a little bit of heat rash on my right inner elbow. Again, this is why I no longer wear them for my entire workout which prevents the sweat from accumulating too much. Worth noting, I have fairly sensitive skin, so YMMV and you may not run into that problem at all.

Anagram posted...

Getting lazy, took me too long to do 100 reps of each type of lifting I do. Thinking of buying heavier weights, but I don't know if it's better to lift heavy weights fewer times or lighter weights many times.

This isn't directly related to lifting, but are there any good things to do to get rid of a gut?

For your first question, this depends on what your goals are. If you're trying to add size and get stronger, then you'll want to get heavier weights. If you're looking to get tone and/or build endurance, then the weights you have (or maybe slightly heavier considering how many reps you're doing) should suffice.

As for losing a gut, as others have mentioned, this will start with diet. You may also want to look at adding some cardio to the mix, if you're not already. If you are, then increasing your intensity here to burn more calories than you're consuming should prove beneficial to your goal.

There's a YT channel I follow called "Gravity Transformations" that I'd recommend. I haven't watched any of his weight loss videos, but he definitely has quite a few and I've found his other videos to be very informational. Plus he looks natural (would be shocked if he wasn't), which is always a plus in my book.

Seanchan posted...

My favorite part of working out is right after I finish my last set, when I'm the farthest I will be from my next workout.

Thats why I always smiled when I was in the gym, says Arnold. People always asked me why I was smiling. Other guys had a sour face or they were pissed off that they had to do another rep or another set. But I looked forward to the work. Why? Because I knew that with every rep that I did, every set that I did, with every weight that I that I lifted, I got one step closer to turning my vision into reality."

Lokarin posted...

Never forget that Tom Green was The Chad.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbSCzPzVKRs

^Updating, Dunham's had cast iron weights at $1.19/lb, which all things considered isn't bad in the current market.

The used sporting goods store was $1/lb used and $1.70 for new! Dick's Sporting Goods was on the higher end too, and don't even get me started on how much of a joke FB market place is right now. People must think their old weights are made of solid gold.

Ha! And I'm doing deadlifts with maybe 120-130lbs max right now, we'll see tonight for another exciting leg day!

Anyway, I need to pick up more weights for certain exercises, I could use a 60lb and 70lb dumbbell for triceps presses. I'm also trying to decide on a good Olympic weight set or just pick up a few individual plates for that hex bar. Dick's and Dunham's both run a regular special for a 300lb set at $300, fairly solid price, but there's a handful of complaints about the plates being jagged.

Everything is pretty much 50-100% higher priced than pre-Covid, seems most weights are $1.50/lb instead of the standard $1/lb we used to see. Looked like about $1/lb for used weights now, which is what I'm leaning. I'm going to run by the used sporting goods store today and find out, they had some photos with a ton of bigger weights just sitting there on the floor. I'd imagine some of them are salvageable and I think/hope I'm targeting weights that aren't in as much demand.

I digress, anyone else purchase dumbbells and/or plates recently? What did you go with and from where? I have a little over 300lbs in plates ranging from 1.5 to 15lbs, but the bars I put them on only have so much space!

MoogleKupo141 posted...

why does Russia even want to do this

like just be chill, guys. come on

They're planning to reacquire all the former Soviet countries. Ukraine being the largest, is obviously first.

Waluigi1 posted...

I wish I had the discipline to do 3 on 1 off. I am weak. Both mentally and physically T_T

One you get a good routine then things get easier and easier. If I can consistently get to 3 and 1, I'll be happy and that's about as far as I want to push at this point in life.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2_Mn-qRKjA

Alright, chest/back day is happening come hell or highwater tonight, ended up adding in an unexpected rest day (again). Not the worst thing since that still keeps me on an every-other day schedule, but I'd like to get to at least 2 on/1 off, or ideally 3 on/1 off. In the words of Arnold, "C'mon, let's get serious!"

Finally did leg day! I went light, but I can already feel it haha. Pray for Mojo.

Waluigi1 posted...

Is the brachialis a separate muscle from the biceps?

Short answer, yes. I think a diagram works best here:

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/2/4/AAAR_BAAC8gc.jpg

Now I'm no doctor or fancy scientist, but from my understanding this is a muscle that lies between the biceps and triceps. So, by focusing on that and building a bigger brachialis, you'll push the other muscles out further creating a "wider" looking arm.

Took a couple days off to "reset" and tried a new arms workout I was excited about. I did supersets and tri-sets for triceps, brachialis and biceps with a focus on pushing as much weight as possible without risking injury.

I'll do legs tomorrow and then chest, back and shoulders next, with calves mixed in every other workout. I'm gonna stay consistent with this rotation until at least April and see how it goes.

Splitting biceps/brachialis and triceps made sense for awhile, but I got to a point where I was overworking my beloved glory muscles and it's time to try something new!

I'm mixed on this. I'm not sure her intentions are completely altruistic, as the cynical side of me thinks there's a part of her doing this for the attention or the glory. At the same time, what she's accomplishing is for the greater good. So, if it gets her an ego boost, fine.

The one thing I do find unnecessary is this:

She's created over a dozen aliases each with its own fake name and background and at any given time she might be talking to 30 adults contacting minors though her profile says she's 18 and doesn't tell them her "fake age" until after the first few initial conversations.

Why even bother with the fake age to lure them in? I feel like she could put 16/17 (whatever is under legal age where she is doing this) and still get the creeps to message her. She's also creating a scenario where the pedos could say "Well, I thought she was 18" and/or "She looked older to me and gave different ages" and so on, and the reality with her being 38, they might have an out.

I'd be curious to see if there's been any convictions because of her efforts, or just some arrests.

UltimaterializerX posted...

They went back and changed all the closed caption and audio from past episodes to say Tolkien. That is some incredible dedication.

Now that is actually amusing, unlike how stupid these first two episodes have been. Did they change his name on The List too?

Also, when can we expect the "Summer Camp" retcon?

Fell asleep immediately around 5-6pm and woke up pretty late, so no workout today. No excuses tomorrow now.

Got my workout in today (thank you to this thread for motivation), triceps and worked in a very small amount of leg exercises at the end. I'll probably try to do calves every other day and then we'll see about the rest pending soreness, etc. Should be alright though given how light I'm starting and aside from calves I only did bodyweight exercises for the legs portion.

^ This is a fear of mine as I get older, and guessing from our registration dates we're not the youngest guys here.

Managed to get 4 workouts in over the past week, which is just fantastic. Hoping to keep the same pace this week, although I'm exhausted from an 8am meeting today and don't really want to workout tonight. Hopefully posting here helps!

I will admit the 2020 ASG was good, because it felt like there was some defense under the Elam Ending format. However, that also might have just been the emotional ties to the then recent passing of Kobe Bryant.

The draft was hilarious, especially with Charles stirring the pot. Still, the game is going to suck and will likely continue to suck in this format. They should go back to East vs West, instead of doing things to make the balance worse like having Giannis and Steph on LeBron's team, while both replacement players ended up on Durant's side.

The really bad part for me here, is I haven't done a leg day since December. Last time I was sore for about a week! Not looking forward to this, but it has to happen. I'm definitely going light to start as I get back into those exercises.

Menji posted...

Porzingis to the Wizards

Oh my, now that I did not expect.

Also that trade looks win/win for both teams, with Lillard saying he wants to remain in Portland.

The Nets get to retool their roster, add a little depth, recoup a draft pick and Simmons doesn't need to score on that team.

Then Philly gets someone who is actually present, while Morey gets to be reunited with his paramour.

Pistons with a flyer on Bagley for a bag of circus peanuts. I'm still not used to this team making good decisions (again). Been a long time! Sacramento isn't exactly known for developing their talent either, so maybe he'll be a late bloomer.

Oh great point! I'm sure if SVG or Dumars were still in charge they'd have somehow found a way to have given up another lotto pick.

Emeraldegg posted...

The pistons reportedly offered the sixers: Grant, Bey, Olynyk, and a 1st for simmons, and philly turned their nose up at it. Thoughts? I feel like that's a pretty good package.

As a Pistons fan, I am SO glad this didn't happen, especially if that was an unprotected 1st. I'd much rather have a shot at one of the top 3 picks in this class, Bey and cap space. Not to mention, this is Cade's team now and I don't know if Simmons would be the best fit next to him or in terms of team chemistry.

LiquidOshawott posted...

Damn that severely dashes my Randle/Fox trade hopes

I dunno how I feel about the trade, think Halliburton could be very good, but is in a weird fit with Brogdon again and I kinda doubt if Fox/Sabonis/Barnes is enough to compete in the west for the next couple of years

I read the Kings are aggressively shopping Barnes. Personally, if I were a Kings fan I'd be alright with the move since what they've had wasn't working. That being said, I'd probably have rather seen them ship out Fox than Haliburton. At least Buddy is off the books.

Alright, did triceps yesterday and then biceps/brachialis today. Hooray for glory muscles!

Feels good to be back on track. What doesn't feel good is I've got a full length mirror set-up in my workout space now and I definitely need to focus on leg day. Not that something like that should be a surprise to anyone who read the first line of this post.

I got an Olympic hex bar for Christmas, that I haven't got to use yet (thanks to the move). So, I think it's time to start putting that hog to use and dedicate tomorrow or Friday to my "lesser" half haha. Then we'll work in chest Friday or Saturday, pending on which day I rest. Sunday is the Super Bowl, so that's probably wasted, but so long as I don't get so wasted that I can't lift on Monday, then we're officially back in business!

iiaattgg posted...

Today you made a big step progress wise just by talking about it!

whats the next step you think you can take?

Quitting my job haha.

Honestly, having the move settled (just finished moving in a week ago) should help a lot. I was working out 3-4x per week for awhile there, 2-3x minimum from Apr 2020 - Dec 2021, with only one significant pause of roughly 3 weeks due to a shoulder injury.

Once I get the ball rolling again here, I'll be good. In fact, if I didn't have a meeting in 45 minutes, I'd go start lifting right now!

Glad I found this, hopefully serves as motivation to get back into my routine. I've worked out off and on for the past 20+ years now, never really, really stuck with it until Covid trapped us all at home and I developed a really solid routine.

I just recently moved, and that along with work kicking my ass has derailed me the past week. Also got off to a slow start in 2022, as I got super sick for almost 2 weeks.

Anyway, my max bench was at about 180, but that has dropped since I was sick and never really gone back up due to lack of workouts. I also need to get a new bench in order to support more weight. I digress, happy to be here and hoping this was the jolt I needed before I completely lose the progress I've made the past almost 2 years now.