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| 02-09-13 08:53am - 4334 days | Original Post - #1 | |
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graymane (0)
Suspended  Posts: 1,411 Registered: Feb 20, '10 Location: Virginia |
Overall, between either a lap-top or desk-top, which is the better for a porn user? I'm thinking about buying a new computer. However, All I've ever owned is the Windows desk-top variety -- which for all practical purpose's have lead me to be convinced that it was better geared for my use. However, Laptops have come a long way, and from what I've gleaned following lap-top's progress and what people are saying, I'm inclined to go that route this time around. For all of a lap-top's versatilities, and freedom from mind-boggling entanglement of wires and other sundry baggage of necessities ..... assuming lap-tops can offer the same quality of viewing pleasure and handle comparable storage capabilities as the desk-top, then I'm now at the starting-line ready to break-away in that direction. Anything our well-endowed, PU technically talented brothers can offer this clueless puter-lover, whose next purchase (at his age) could very well be his last, would naturally be most appreciated?  | |
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| 02-09-13 10:00am - 4334 days | #2 | |
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pat362 (0)
Active User  Posts: 3,575 Registered: Jan 23, '07 Location: canada |
I've used a PC all my life so I don't have any real life experience with laptops so maybe some of my comments will be way off base but it's been my understanding that pc's are usually cheaper than laptops when you compare them side by side if for no other reason than a laptop has an internal battery that is necessary if you need to use it away from an electrical source. A laptop is great because it's a computer you canb easily carry anywhere but if you are never going to do that then why would you want to spend money on a computer that will remain more or less in the same room. I think PC's have a longer life expectancy than a laptop because it's a lot easier to add hardware to them or to upgrade some existing hardware. I have a 22" monitor for my computer and although I'm sure the makers of laptop can offer as big or bigger. The reality is that it becomes less and less pratical to have a portable computer with ascreen that is so big that it's actually no longer a good idea to carry it with you but I can get a 32" or even a 40" monitor for my computer and location will be the only thing that i will have to worry about. Long live the Brown Coats. | |
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| 02-09-13 10:08am - 4334 days | #3 | |
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jberryl69 (0)
Disabled User  Posts: 1,000 Registered: Nov 27, '10 Location: neverland |
 I'm going to agree with Pat on this. I dislike the user interface with a laptop. I like the idea of a "workstation" where when I need to port my material to the big screen I do so with one of my 500G drives. Laptops have their uses, especially if you are on the go a lot and need a computing device to go with you, but as far as working on it all the time, I personally hate them. If it ain't grits, it must be a Yankee. If you're going to lay her head over the pool table and fuck her throat, get your fucking hand off her throat! | |
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| 02-09-13 10:43am - 4334 days | #4 | |
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davel60 (0)
Disabled User  Posts: 11 Registered: Jan 21, '13 Location: USA |
I am an experienced lap-top user because of travel requirements. I have used big lap-tops, small lap-tops, net books... The complete price range from $2800 to $399. I watch most of my porn on lap-tops, but only because I am forced to do so. If you have no specific need for a portable computer, I would advise you to get a good quality desk top. | |
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| 02-09-13 12:14pm - 4334 days | #5 | |
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Wittyguy (0)
Active User  Posts: 1,138 Registered: Feb 04, '08 Location: Left Coast, USA |
I finally migrated from a desktop to laptop last year. If I were just using a laptop it drive me nuts, especially if I didn't have a standard mouse for navigation. However, at the same time I bought a separate 23" display that acts as a wireless docking station (only about $180). I have it set up as a dual screen with the laptop screen acting as the second screen. It gives you the look and feel of a desktop with the portability when you need it without all the wires. Best of both worlds. | |
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| 02-09-13 12:25pm - 4334 days | #6 | |
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slutty (0)
Active User Posts: 475 Registered: Mar 02, '09 Location: Pennsylvania |
I used to be exclusively desktop, but have been laptop only for the last 3 years or so, and I actually prefer it for everything, I only use my desktop for media storage at this point. I think it is just a matter of getting used to it, as long as you get one that is 14"+, the adjustment isn't really all that major, and with pretty much every consumer laptop having an HDMI port these days it is easy to hook them up to any monitor/TV. If you require an immense amount of storage in the actual computer, a laptop might not be the best way to go, but you can always get externals, networks connected drives, network connected raid arrays, etc. My laptop only has a 128GB SSD in it now, and I store all downloads on network drives or my media Desktop, and this works pretty well for me. The other main downside to laptops is that most manufacturers still refuse to put full HD (1080p) on anything but their upper level laptops ($800+), I'm not sure why this is the case as 1080p laptop displays have been around for years and years, I think it is just a crappy money grab, as it forces you into getting other higher end components you may not want in order to get the display you desire. Personally, I'd get a laptop (15"), hookup a long HDMI cable to your TV, take some time to get used to it, and you wont regret it. Bunny Lebowski: I'll suck your cock for a thousand dollars. Brandt: Ah hahahahaha! Wonderful woman. We're all, we're all very fond of her. Very free-spirited. | |
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| 02-09-13 12:52pm - 4334 days | #7 | |
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anyonebutme (0)
Active User  Posts: 294 Registered: Aug 23, '09 |
You can connect your current monitor, keyboard and mouse to a laptop. Therefore, you can give the laptop the exact same feel a desktop has. Then you have the mobility factor. Desktops tend to be better for people who don't take care of their possessions. Break the monitor? Replace just the monitor. Break the laptop screen? Replace the whole laptop and pay someone to pull data off the laptop hard drive. | |
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| 02-09-13 02:41pm - 4334 days | #8 | |
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Dracula (0)
Active User  Posts: 183 Registered: Jan 27, '13 Location: Romania |
I think you get a bigger bang for the dollar when you go with a desktop. Laptops offer mobility, but if you don't really need that, go desktop. A true neck-lover. | |
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| 02-09-13 03:54pm - 4333 days | #9 | |
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graymane (0)
Suspended Posts: 1,411 Registered: Feb 20, '10 Location: Virginia |
Thanks, guys, for your predictably thoughtful and sage input. Only at Porn Users ........ are there always those who possess a wealth of knowledge on almost anything ..... and, more than that, those who aren't only willing to share this scarcity with his fellow members, but who seemingly go beyond the call to provide solutions that come in such waves that the inquirer gets far more than he bargained for. I enthusiastically salute the magnificent guys an' gals whose collective efforts have made this site the best of its kind.  BTW....... it's a priceless sight seeing Wittyguy's avatar grace this thread....... I think I speak for the whole by saying his absence have been sorely missed. | |
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| 02-09-13 06:54pm - 4333 days | #10 | |
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Reveen (0)
Active User Posts: 96 Registered: Apr 06, '09 |
And if you go for a desktop get someone to build it for you, that way you'll get better parts and better value for money. Plus with a decent case you'll get lots of bays for installing multiple hard drives giving you major storage options. Although, why make it an either or situation? You could have both a relatively inexpensive laptop for mobile use with a decent desktop as well. | |
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| 02-09-13 06:58pm - 4333 days | #11 | |
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Reveen (0)
Active User Posts: 96 Registered: Apr 06, '09 |
Huh? Sorry but were you drinking when you wrote that? I've got a laptop and a desktop. And I take extremely good care of my desktop, after all, I built it myself so I should know how to maintain and take care of it. And if you break the screen on a laptop, then you can plug a monitor into the vga or dvi socket and easily transfer data yourself. Unless you've knackered the gpu and then you really are screwed  | |
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| 02-10-13 10:44am - 4333 days | #12 | |
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Cybertoad (0)
Disabled User  Posts: 2,158 Registered: Jan 01, '08 Location: Wash |
I find that many external drives use the power of the USB somewhat , external peripherals use power supplies to support this too. A good graphics card can easily eat up 1/2 your power supplies abilities. As files get bigger and heavier on graphics and size Laptops do not have I believe long time staying power for video. Most powerful lap tops are designed for gaming not movies as much. Upgrades are as well much easier on a desktop, my PC case is 7 years old, the insides are almost all new except the 3.0 quadcore and MB I got way back then went was just barely released. I have upgraded this pc to be fast and installed items to make it better. I could not have done all I did on this on a lap top. I have saved thousands doing upgrades and adding parts I want not the manufacture. That said I have a laptop when portability is needed. Since 2007 | |
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| 02-10-13 12:18pm - 4333 days | #13 | |
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pat362 (0)
Active User Posts: 3,575 Registered: Jan 23, '07 Location: canada |
I think you missed the point anyomebutme was making so let me make it again using slightly different words. It is next to impossible to break a desktop computer because it really doesn't move all that often(if at all) but a laptop is designed to be taken with you so chances are pretty big that you will drop it at some point or bump it against a hard surface and if the screen gets damaged then that laptop is no longer capable of working. At least for the purpose it was bought for. Yes you can always hook up a monitor to your laptop computer at home or the office but you have basically transformed a portable computer into a desktop computer. You will still have to buy a new laptop to replace the one with the broken screen. P.S: I'd also like to add that you didn't need to add the drunk comment to your post. It didn't really add anything of value to your post and more or less insulted another poster. Long live the Brown Coats. | |
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| 02-10-13 07:36pm - 4332 days | #14 | |
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Micha (0)
Active User Posts: 321 Registered: Jul 04, '10 Location: san jose ca |
Laptops can be used anywhere, except for the top of your lap. Heat dissipation has become an issue since CPUs got bigger and more powerful. The guts of a laptop are so compact that the heat build-up will cause the unit to fail. My 27 inch monitor has become the norm for me, so replacing it with a 15 or 17 inch laptop screen is unacceptable, The touch pad cursor controller is the spawn of Satan. Yes you can use a mouse and a larger screen, but that entails a bag of accessories to be carried when you go far afield. unless life also gives you water and sugar, your lemonade is gonna suck. | |
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| 02-10-13 08:04pm - 4332 days | #15 | ||
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anyonebutme (0)
Active User Posts: 294 Registered: Aug 23, '09 |
I wasn't talking to you. I am self-employed with a full time job servicing computer systems for businesses and individuals. You sound just like one of those dinosaurs I would argue with back 10 years ago making the switch to the matx form factor. "matx is such poor quality, just look at it, it's smaller, no way it can match the quality of an atx board."
I can purchase quality desktop machines from major brands for around $300. The only way you can match that price building a system from parts is to either use used parts, use an illegitimate copy of Windows, or give the user linux. The Windows license by itself eats up the first $100 of the budget. Unless the person is a gamer, is an engineer, or heavily uses processor intensive software (like video encoding as an example), a desktop machine is not necessary and good chance is the laptop is the better fit. Only for a very small percentage of cases does building a system from parts provide better value than purchasing a pre-built. | ||
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| 02-10-13 08:10pm - 4332 days | #16 | |
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slutty (0)
Active User Posts: 475 Registered: Mar 02, '09 Location: Pennsylvania |
Even if you've killed the GPU or CPU, if the drive is still intact it isn't that big of a deal to pull it out yourself and get the data out (provided you have another computer), not sure why you would ever pay someone to 'recover' data from a perfectly fine drive (especially given the sensitive material I am sure many folks here have). I do agree with others that if you want bang for the buck, desktop is the way to go, and you can build one yourself or have someone build it for you, but if you are just looking for basic needs (not hardcore gaming), I don't know that it is worth the effort or extra cost, but you will end up with a computer with all that you want and nothing you don't. As far as the touchpad goes, it takes a bit to get used to, but I actually prefer it to a mouse - especially with multi-touch gestures. The thing I hate is that old joystick thing they used to put on laptops between the G and H, drove me fucking nuts, but I don't know that anyone does this anymore. Bunny Lebowski: I'll suck your cock for a thousand dollars. Brandt: Ah hahahahaha! Wonderful woman. We're all, we're all very fond of her. Very free-spirited. | |
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| 02-11-13 05:03pm - 4331 days | #17 | |
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Cybertoad (0)
Disabled User Posts: 2,158 Registered: Jan 01, '08 Location: Wash |
HMMM One has to ask how to you break the screen watching porn??  OK wait I DONT wanna know .  Since 2007 | |
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| 02-11-13 07:03pm - 4331 days | #18 | |
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pat362 (0)
Active User Posts: 3,575 Registered: Jan 23, '07 Location: canada |
^You asked so I'm obligated to offer at least one possible explaination. Maybe if you have your laptop too close to yourself while mastubating and your hand slips off your penis and punches the screen with enough strenght to damge it or make it fall of the desk??? Long live the Brown Coats. | |
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| 02-11-13 07:55pm - 4331 days | #19 | |
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PinkPanther (0)
Active User  Posts: 1,136 Registered: Jan 08, '07 Location: Oakland, CA |
..Or if you've got Comcast like me and your connection goes down every 3 minutes when you're trying to download stuff - and you have to restart your download entirely over and over again | |
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| 02-11-13 09:10pm - 4331 days | #20 | |
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KET924aab (0)
Active User Posts: 60 Registered: Dec 18, '12 Location: California, USA |
LOL Pat362! I have both a desktop (7 year old XP machine) and a laptop (2 year old with a 1080p 17" monitor). HD vids look great on my laptop, and so much better when I plug it into my 60" TV. But my desktop monitor is a 19" monitor with a lot more top to bottom space than my laptop, so I view all my photos on it. I'll be upgrading my desktop soon. The new all in one Macbook types look really nice, but I am still concerned about heat buildup. So I'm thinking about getting a custom-built desktop using a mini-tower and a big monitor. And I'm going to look into monitors that can be rotated (I know I've seen those in the past--don't know if they are still made). Over the years I have come to appreciate the ability of desktops to be upgraded as time goes by. You can add memory, hard drives, CD/DVD players, etc. I don't do any really heavy processor intensive stuff, so I dont need a new processor every few years. I try to start out with a machine that has top of the line CPU, and my desktops last a long time. | |
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| 02-12-13 10:46am - 4331 days | #21 | |
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Capn (0)
Active User  Posts: 1,740 Registered: Sep 05, '09 Location: Near the Beer! |
As has been said earlier, unless portability is an issue, stick with a desktop set up. You should get better 'bang for buck' that way.  Cap'n.  Admiral of the PU Hindenburg. 2009 PU AwardHilarious Post of the Year 2010 PU Award ( I would have preferred it to be Helpful Post of the Year for Guys who Hate 'Retail Therapy' ) :0/ Sanity is in the eye of the Beholder! | |
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| 02-12-13 11:18am - 4331 days | #22 | |
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turboshaft (0)
Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
You mean that useless hey-fuck-you-buddy feature they put on IBM's ThinkPad laptops (back when IBM was still making the things)? I knew somebody who use to have one of those and everybody hating it because of the ability of the red dot/pointy thing to send the cursor off into oblivion every time you tried to type. We used to call it the StinkPad behind the guy's back (or to his face, it was a deeply hated machine).  "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 02-12-13 11:21am - 4331 days | #23 | |
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turboshaft (0)
Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
And the truly heroic among us can do this with an entire desktop machine (good reason to consider putting the tower on the floor).  "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 02-12-13 11:31am - 4331 days | #24 | |
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turboshaft (0)
Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
But the desktop is still ultimately cheaper, right? I understand that when you get a laptop it comes with everything you need, but unless you're going with a super pricey monitor or gaming mouse and keyboard, then adding the necessary extras to a desktop generally doesn't raise the price that much (since there are also insanely priced versions of everything now). And there's probably no reason to add a printer (which would be some crappy inkjet anyway) or extra software so it's still not too expensive. Beyond portability what's the "better fit" argument for a laptop in this case? The discrepancy in display size alone seems to make a desktop the better option. "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 02-12-13 11:37am - 4331 days | #25 | |
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turboshaft (0)
Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
anyonebutme, also:
Because of the fact that you can haul around a laptop you see a lot of people who aren't too careful and beat/abuse the shit out of their laptops anyway (or phones, tablets, children, etc.). Still, a good visual indicator of who not to lend delicate things to.  "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 02-12-13 06:47pm - 4330 days | #26 | |
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pat362 (0)
Active User Posts: 3,575 Registered: Jan 23, '07 Location: canada |
^I'd have to get a laptop capable of going to war because I am notoriously hard on all the stuff I own and since I don't think such a computer exits(unless they do) then I will probably never get a laptop. Long live the Brown Coats. | |
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| 02-12-13 07:01pm - 4330 days | #27 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User  Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
They aren't cheap, but I've seen some ruggedized laptops that seem to put up with a lot of abuse. Rubberized cases, water-resistant keyboards with SSD drives so shocks aren't an issue. Look at the Panasonic Toughbooks. I think I recall seeing an ad where they even poured water on the keyboard to show some of what they can deal with. Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. | |
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| 02-13-13 07:39am - 4330 days | #29 | |
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Cybertoad (0)
Disabled User Posts: 2,158 Registered: Jan 01, '08 Location: Wash |
These guys make the best and are set to military drop standards. http://computers.amrel.com/computers/notebook CT Since 2007 | |
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| 02-13-13 08:01am - 4330 days | #30 | |
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jberryl69 (0)
Disabled User Posts: 1,000 Registered: Nov 27, '10 Location: neverland |
I think the issue was, what is better for porn. The ruggedness of a laptop doesn't help you with your porn, is more expensive, is harder to upgrade parts and has a smaller footprint and you have to deal with battery issues. I still go with the desk top. If it ain't grits, it must be a Yankee. If you're going to lay her head over the pool table and fuck her throat, get your fucking hand off her throat! Edited on Feb 13, 2013, 08:05am | |
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| 02-13-13 08:37am - 4330 days | #31 | |
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lk2fireone (0)
Active User  Posts: 3,618 Registered: Nov 14, '08 Location: CA |
A ruggedized laptop suitable for warfare should be able to stand up to streams of coffee and other liquids that might be spattered over the laptop.  | |
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| 02-13-13 10:39am - 4330 days | #32 | |
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jberryl69 (0)
Disabled User Posts: 1,000 Registered: Nov 27, '10 Location: neverland |
If it ain't grits, it must be a Yankee.If you're going to lay her head over the pool table and fuck her throat, get your fucking hand off her throat! | |
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| 02-13-13 11:04am - 4330 days | #33 | |
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Cybertoad (0)
Disabled User Posts: 2,158 Registered: Jan 01, '08 Location: Wash |
That deserved a double ! Since 2007 | |
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| 02-13-13 04:54pm - 4329 days | #34 | |
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graymane (0)
Suspended Posts: 1,411 Registered: Feb 20, '10 Location: Virginia |
Great play on words, lk2..... If JB hadn't picked up on it, it would've gone right over my head. About getting answers to this Thread .... first and foremost, thanks to all of you for this exciting volume of replies. I couldn't have gotten this value of information even from the pricey pros. What's so really gratifing to me is that this subject did open a window through which a valuable exchange have passed to benefit so many others as well. So feel free to continue knocking yourselves out arguing the ramerfiations of desktop VS laptop. I'm on a front-row seat takin taking in all the action | |
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| 02-14-13 08:12am - 4329 days | #35 | |
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jberryl69 (0)
Disabled User Posts: 1,000 Registered: Nov 27, '10 Location: neverland |
^ Yeah, okay ... don't mind your front row seat but what did you decide? If it ain't grits, it must be a Yankee. If you're going to lay her head over the pool table and fuck her throat, get your fucking hand off her throat! | |
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| 02-14-13 04:54pm - 4328 days | #36 | |
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graymane (0)
Suspended Posts: 1,411 Registered: Feb 20, '10 Location: Virginia |
Nothing, of course. The arguments presented by both sides are so strong, leaving me duly confused .... enough so that I decided to stay with ol' Betsy-Dell-Oh-so for a while longer. Always my finest companion ... she comes to my immediate calling at the press of a button, she lodges close by and holds the key to legions of beauties that rocks my world, she don't talk back, and She's long been my pimp-extraordinaire, faithfully welcoming to my mental boudoir the crème de la crème of willing, glamerous babes. But hey, guys .... the controversy is just heating up on the inequity at hand ..... so don't stop now, stuff comin' in is always helpfull to others, as well as it contining to help me .... cuz despite her loyalty, Ol' Betsy is still on borrowed time. | |
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| 02-14-13 05:22pm - 4328 days | #37 | |
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Drooler (0)
Disabled User  Posts: 1,831 Registered: Mar 11, '07 Location: USA |
I'll take the lap dance over the desk dance. I wanted something new, so I left England for New England. | |
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