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I spent a year putting LRP in an unleaded car, because I didn't realise it was unleaded. Good thing it didn't have a catalytic convertor, or I would have really buggered the thing up. As it is, I was annoyed when I realised how much money I'd wasted.
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"Also, I would have to write roughly 48 Half-life 2 walkthoughs in order to afford a BMW."
FIVE-HUNDRED POUNDS FOR A SINGLE WALKTHROUGH ??
Say "I am poor" again. SAY "I AM POOR" AGAIN. I dare you, I double-dare you, motherfucker. SAY "I AM POOR" ONE MORE GODDAMN TIME!
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It's weird. The reviews didn't pay that well. �40 for a half-page, and �80 for a full page. They took about 3 or so nights to do, and I did get to keep the game, but when it's "Alexander: The Heroes Hour" or "Myst IV", that's not a massive perk.
So I was asking about getting paid (I hadn't filled in some forms), and the editor said that they had some work that needed to be done in a pinch. It involved writing a 13,000 word walkthrough in less than a week. And they would pay me �750. I was at work when I got that. I logged off my PC, walked over to the cafeteria, got a cup of tea, came back, and replyed in the afirmative.
I don't actually get it until the 20th January, though.
(I also got invited to EA to play Battlefield 2 yesterday, but I couldn't go due to work. That was annoying.)
(And, my car is still shit.)
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They do seem to be sending you games from the butt-end of the industry to break you in, but still, 80 quid per page is not too shabby for a few day's freelance work. And you get your name listed in one of Britain's finest computer magazines! The entire world will soon be at your fingertips, I predict.
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�80 is okay. The �40 one isn't too good though, as it only takes slightly more time to do a full page than a half one. The main pain in the arse is taking the screenshots and the in-game footage.
But to go back to the original tangent...people with BMWs are plainly spoilt. And rich. And bastards.
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And they're not even all that nice, either, for the price. For the price you pay, you might as well get a Merc, or pay much less and get an Audi which is just as good.
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I don't agree. Not all people who drive BMW's are bastards or filthy rich. Look at me. Took me six years to save money for my car. And I don't spend a lot on other luxury items. As for BMW versus Mercedes or Audi:
1) Mercedes and BMW are very different cars. Ok, so both are expensive and offer a lot of gimmicks, but the driving experience is very different. Mercs are more the luxurious and plush "let yourself be driven-around" cars, whereas BMWs are sporty "driver" cars.
2) Audi and BMW are a bit more comparable but Audi still feels a little "cheap", especially the interiors - even though the price-tag has risen quite a bit in the last few years, so that Audis are almost in the same price range as BMWs now - at least in Germany.
And as for fuel: mine is a Diesel car so I don't have to think about leaded, unleaded, 4-star, premium, Optimax, Ultimate100 or whatever. Hooray...
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No, you have to think about Diesel. In the same way that people who have unleaded cars have to think about unleaded. Where's the difference again?
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In the states (or at least in FT. lauderdale), the diffrence is that half the gas stations dont even bother with diesel.
My pal Anna (the bannana) has a diesel Jetta and knows every gas station in town that offers it so she's in the clear if her tank is low.
Diesel actually costs as much as premium here....strange.
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Here, Diesel is cheaper than LRP/4-star, but more expensive than unleaded. Stop this conversation now.
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quote:No, you have to think about Diesel. In the same way that people who have unleaded cars have to think about unleaded. Where's the difference again?
What I meant was, I just go to the petrol station and get Diesel. There's just one type. With petrol there are between three and five different variants, at least at German gas stations.
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German petrol stations are obviously traps for rich fools with BMWs.
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"Stop this conversation now."
Well, it had, until you jumped in after FOUR DAYS and restarted it. But did you think of that? Nooo. Stupid boy.
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Me too, I had to check out all the local petrol stations on how many types of fuel they offer...
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