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Old June 3rd, 2008, 09:15 AM   #3421
 
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Thats on my list of dream cars I one day hope to own, along with the Tucker 48.
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Cuda vs Lunatic in a BMW 2002
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Completly fucked up driving (you might need the flv player)
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The DeLorean actually sounds nice...
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What a dumbass, I assume that's a classic auto race and there is that freaking retard throwing blocks like it's Nascar. What the hell is he doing trying to destroy that awesome car like that.
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Apparently there's a bunch of fan made hacks for the Super Mario World ROM that allows custom levels to be made and there's a whole group of people who make "Automatic Mario" levels where Mario beats the whole set of levels without any user input.

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Old June 4th, 2008, 09:06 AM   #3427
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Anyway, here's a crazy ass one that actually goes along to some anime music:
Yeah, awdrifter posted it three pages back.

Oh, and just because: people doing flips in animal costumes:

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^ I cant believe i've never watched this before, it's so effing funny
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It's from a series called Goodness Gracious Me, some great sketches on it.
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^ That's a great show - even Wil Anderson's questionable ability can't ruin it. The rest of the show talks about how advertising works to influence us, and discusses notable ads - it's really interesting & entertaining.
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