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Grub   02-13-2003 at 09:33:29 PM

Today after lunch my office mate and I went to the vending machine to grab some snackage. Little did I know I was about to be the main character in a cosmic plot to twist chance inside out. I saw peanut Butter M&M's (my favorite candy) in slot E3 of the machine. I pressed the buttons and eagerly awaited my snack to fall. Suddenly, gravity ceased to function and my 46.2 gram package of bliss hung suspended in midair. Upon closer inspection, though, it ws just stuck. My M&Ms were not coming out. Luckily I had enough change to buy the next one in line and save my stuck candy. I tried it again...THe first package fell, but the second was stuck like the first. By this time, my office mate was doing what any good friend would do in this situation....Laughing his bum off! Now I was a bit peeved, so I got change for a dollar and tried it again....Would you believe it? THe candy got stuck agaain!!! ARRRGGGHHHHH!!!! I went into a beserker frenzy and slammed my body against the foul machine. Unfortunately, my body only weighs 160 lbs and I bounced off like a ping pong ball. The fourth time, was the charm, however. I left the lunchroom, hair and clothes in disarray, red-faced, and with a fistful of M&Ms.

Let's all settle our political differences with a LAN.

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bum_jcrules   02-13-2003 at 10:23:40 PM
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I think that they are the essence of evil. They demand too much cash for something that would cost peanuts (no pun intended) if you would go to BJ's, Sam's Club, or some other large superstore/warehouse. I know you are close to the BJ's by 290 and Colvin. You could have used that money plus a little more to buy one huge bag. But now you are the butt end of every vending machine's owener's dream. No go for your dough.

I wonder if it was one of my friend's machines?

:smile:



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Flamethrower205   02-13-2003 at 11:03:16 PM
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Hehe, I've gotten into so much trouble w/ vending machines. Once in camp a friend and I took a coat hanger and after an hour of fiddling with the machine got a few free candies. Several days later it stole my money so I started punching it, actually cracked the front screen and got yelled at hehehehe. Man, at school one broke and u could give it 25 cents and it spit it back out and say u inputted 25 cents, a friend made about $50 off that! Hell, we tipped one over cause it pissed us off, but we did get the candy.

"If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough."
- Mario Andretti

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lhgpoobaa   02-14-2003 at 01:43:45 AM
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Yes they are evil.
They entice you to buy insanely expensive treats that are bad for you... and if your unluky they swallow your money or dont give you anything!

<b>Anyone claiming they can see the difference
between 450 and 500 FPS in Quake3 deserves to
be severely beaten with a rock. :smile: </b>

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namek0   02-14-2003 at 05:58:10 AM
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I've seen several kinds. Theres the old school cigarrette machine type with the pull knobs, there's the crappiest rip off spiral wire type, then there's the coolest Star Trek type.

Nothing is cooler than getting some Gardetto's or Reese's Pieces from a $6000 piece of fine art

It's all good ^_^

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papasmurf   02-14-2003 at 06:14:09 AM
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they are deffinatly red on the IFF, they are always taking my money and the little spining bar doesnt release the food when I pay for it...ARGH I HATE THEM

Fighting for peace is like [-peep-] for virginity!

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melb_angel19   02-14-2003 at 07:24:27 AM
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Or seeing the offending machine being dragged down the street by an irate person in a SUV!

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WingDing   02-14-2003 at 10:27:44 AM
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I wish they would invent a machine that could vend sexual favours.

:eek: I want to eat your face :eek:

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Grub   02-14-2003 at 02:46:21 PM
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Update on the vending machine....

In today's news, tensions mounted yesterday as two neighboring superpowers clashed in building 10. The incident was caused by the nation Vendikstan placing additional tariffs on trade goods after payment had been made. Gruboslovakia responded with appeasement, and when that resulted in more tariffs, he responded with brute force. Fortunatly the League of Office Buddies came in with inspectors to search for additional violations.

Let's all settle our political differences with a LAN.

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WingDing   02-14-2003 at 03:13:54 PM
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I wonder will they find any Snickers of Mass Destruction?

:eek: I want to eat your face :eek:

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Grub   02-14-2003 at 07:44:51 PM
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Hmmm....SMD's... very nasty buggers.

Let's all settle our political differences with a LAN.

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svol   02-14-2003 at 08:08:12 PM
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ROFLOL... :lol:

My dual-PSU PC is so powerfull that the neighbourhood dimms when I turn it on :eek:

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svol   02-14-2003 at 09:31:21 PM
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They are the axes of evil! Bomb them all!

My dual-PSU PC is so powerfull that the neighbourhood dimms when I turn it on :eek:

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Grub   02-14-2003 at 10:23:17 PM
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Or snackes of evil..

Let's all settle our political differences with a LAN.

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svol   02-15-2003 at 01:48:27 PM
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Yes... and they bite when you put your hand in their mouth.

My dual-PSU PC is so powerfull that the neighbourhood dimms when I turn it on :eek:

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WingDing   02-17-2003 at 11:09:31 AM
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Maybe I should try to hump a veding machine. The coin slot is about the right size and shape for me.

:eek: I want to eat your face :eek:

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svol   02-21-2003 at 07:45:10 PM
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If that will get rid of them... DO IT!

My dual-PSU PC is so powerfull that the neighbourhood dimms when I turn it on :eek:

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qoop   02-21-2003 at 07:49:51 PM
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Quote :

I wish they would invent a machine that could vend sexual favours.



I think you can get it for free from a Hoover. Just be sure you don't blow a fuse.



<font color=purple>If you're having a bad day, picture yourself as a siamese twin and your brother's gay but you're not and you share the same bum. Still having a bad day?</font color=purple>

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mccoll1ns   02-21-2003 at 08:06:24 PM
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LOL, I remember reading an article about that in New Scientist many years ago. Causes all sorts of damage if you're not careful. Included one bit about a darwin candidate who didn't use the hose...

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qoop   02-21-2003 at 08:14:51 PM
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oh dear....what was the guy's name? Bet it was Wingding.

<font color=purple>If you're having a bad day, picture yourself as a siamese twin and your brother's gay but you're not and you share the same bum. Still having a bad day?</font color=purple>

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mccoll1ns   02-21-2003 at 08:17:07 PM
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It would explain the various infections, I suppose!

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I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.

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qoop   02-21-2003 at 08:26:56 PM
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yup.....and his attention to mechanical things


<font color=purple>If you're having a bad day, picture yourself as a siamese twin and your brother's gay but you're not and you share the same bum. Still having a bad day?</font color=purple>

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svol   02-22-2003 at 02:47:27 PM
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ROFLOL... the Darwin Awards rule!

My dual-PSU PC is so powerfull that the neighbourhood dimms when I turn it on :eek:

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WingDing   02-24-2003 at 12:04:17 PM
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Perhaps I should disguise myself as a vending machibe by sitting inside a large metal box. Imagine the fun I could have.

:eek: I want to eat your face :eek:

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svol   02-24-2003 at 09:43:20 PM
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And how about kids that use the vending machine? Not a good idea Wingding.

My dual-PSU PC is so powerfull that the neighbourhood dims when I turn it on :eek:

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WingDing   02-25-2003 at 11:23:52 AM
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Well maybe I could be a condom vending machine. Wingding flavour.

:eek: I want to eat your face :eek:

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svol   02-25-2003 at 09:30:19 PM
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If you want people to get sick.

My dual-PSU PC is so powerfull that the neighbourhood dims when I turn it on :eek:

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WingDing   02-26-2003 at 11:10:07 AM
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Sick and pregnant.

:eek: I want to eat your face :eek:

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svol   02-26-2003 at 10:09:00 PM
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Can it get worse?

My dual-PSU PC is so powerfull that the neighbourhood dims when I turn it on :eek:

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WingDing   02-27-2003 at 11:05:27 AM
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Yes. They could become a feet-picker like Qoop....*provides Svol with sick bag*....

:eek: I want to eat your face :eek:

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svol   02-27-2003 at 09:11:53 PM
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LOL... can't you make up something new to make fun of Qoop?

My dual-PSU PC is so powerfull that the neighbourhood dims when I turn it on :eek:

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Yahiko81   02-27-2003 at 11:29:53 PM
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does he have to? I mean really feet picking is a nasty habbit.

<A HREF="http://forums.btvillarin.com/index.php?act=ST&f=41&t=324&s=58e94ba84a16bedfebbf0f416d5bac48" target="_new">I reckon all women should learn how to do an engine re-build so they can get the right to vote.</A>

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WingDing   02-28-2003 at 11:04:06 AM
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Picking her feet is bad enough but she then uses the same finger to pick her nose and deliver the fresh boogers into her mouth.

That girl if just filthy. She needs a good bitch slapping too.

:eek: I want to eat your face :eek:

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Yahiko81   02-28-2003 at 04:34:45 PM
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She likes a good bitch slappin.

<A HREF="http://forums.btvillarin.com/index.php?act=ST&f=41&t=324&s=58e94ba84a16bedfebbf0f416d5bac48" target="_new">I reckon all women should learn how to do an engine re-build so they can get the right to vote.</A>

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alltaken   03-01-2003 at 11:56:26 AM
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ok someone said they should have vending machines that give sexual favours!!!!!!


HAVE YOU GUYS SEEN THE RELIABILITY OF VENDING MACHINES!!!!

have you ever put a coin into a machine and never got it back?
well would you really want to put somthing else that is more precious into one??

they would certainly need an "eject member" button that somehow caused the flow of alot of lubricant, before i would consider using one (oh yeah and all the girls in the world would have to be gone as well)

i don't wanna use markup in my signature!!!!

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AMD_Man   03-01-2003 at 03:13:00 PM
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Vending Machines suck!!! One goes down every week at my school and every so often, I'm the victim of an "out of order" vending machine.

Intelligence is not merely the wealth of knowledge but the sum of perception, wisdom, and knowledge.

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AMD_Man   03-01-2003 at 03:13:02 PM
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Vending Machines suck!!! One goes down every week at my school and every so often, I'm the victim of an "out of order" vending machine.

Intelligence is not merely the wealth of knowledge but the sum of perception, wisdom, and knowledge.

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svol   03-02-2003 at 07:31:13 PM
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It is getting a little old-fashioned.

My dual-PSU PC is so powerfull that the neighbourhood dims when I turn it on :eek:

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svol   03-02-2003 at 07:33:54 PM
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WOW... good you bring that up.

I will change the design of a sexual favours fending machine right away. It will have lots ofeject member buttons and new privacy systems designed by Microsoft.

My dual-PSU PC is so powerfull that the neighbourhood dims when I turn it on :eek:

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alltaken   03-03-2003 at 10:07:20 AM
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i think all it needs is a IF YOU USE THIS MACHINE YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ACCIDENTAL LOSE OF GENITALIA!!

and an emergency EJECT button!! (ohh and an emergency EJACULATE button too he he he)

i don't wanna use markup in my signature!!!!

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WingDing   03-03-2003 at 11:26:51 AM
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Any such machine should provide you with a napkin afterwards to clean up any drips.

:eek: I want to eat your face :eek:

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svol   03-03-2003 at 08:23:49 PM
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LOL... and LOL too Wingíngs napkin idea too.

My dual-PSU PC is so powerfull that the neighbourhood dims when I turn it on :eek:

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Auburn9698   03-03-2003 at 10:36:16 PM
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A vending machine is truly your friend when it drops the drink, then gives back ALL the money you put into it. Got one that's been doing that for over a week now. Of course, it got emptied of everything except the diet drinks pretty fast.

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Anonymous   03-04-2003 at 01:19:28 AM
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yeah that's a sweet deal. but just today I payed a dollar for a vanilla coke and the bottle got stuck on the hatch that drops it into the little slot. I had to use my girlish fingers to jolt it out.

-I'm not stupid, I'm just big-boned!-

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Yahiko81   03-04-2003 at 07:25:05 AM
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errr.. you are a girl aren't you?

<A HREF="http://forums.btvillarin.com/index.php?act=ST&f=41&t=324&s=58e94ba84a16bedfebbf0f416d5bac48" target="_new">I reckon all women should learn how to do an engine re-build so they can get the right to vote.</A>

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WingDing   03-04-2003 at 10:36:21 AM
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That's an interesting question to have to ask someone. Why not take a look and see for yourself. That's what I normally do.

:eek: I want to eat your face :eek:

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Yahiko81   03-04-2003 at 02:55:26 PM
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*gasps* it wasn't a girl.

<A HREF="http://forums.btvillarin.com/index.php?act=ST&f=41&t=324&s=58e94ba84a16bedfebbf0f416d5bac48" target="_new">I reckon all women should learn how to do an engine re-build so they can get the right to vote.</A>

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WingDing   03-04-2003 at 03:51:25 PM
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Did you cup a feel anyway?

:eek: I want to eat your face :eek:

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Yahiko81   03-04-2003 at 04:15:14 PM
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well duh.

<A HREF="http://forums.btvillarin.com/index.php?act=ST&f=41&t=324&s=58e94ba84a16bedfebbf0f416d5bac48" target="_new">I reckon all women should learn how to do an engine re-build so they can get the right to vote.</A>

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svol   03-04-2003 at 09:09:47 PM
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If you bump against it and it rewards you with free snacks then the machine is also nice.

My dual-PSU PC is so powerfull that the neighbourhood dims when I turn it on :eek:

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