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Old 03-21-2008, 05:04 PM   #1
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"Pickups That Suck" (A short story, by Chris)
ACT ONE




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Old 03-21-2008, 05:11 PM   #2
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TheMissing is so metal, he bleeds rust.TheMissing is so metal, he bleeds rust.TheMissing is so metal, he bleeds rust.TheMissing is so metal, he bleeds rust.TheMissing is so metal, he bleeds rust.TheMissing is so metal, he bleeds rust.TheMissing is so metal, he bleeds rust.TheMissing is so metal, he bleeds rust.TheMissing is so metal, he bleeds rust.TheMissing is so metal, he bleeds rust.TheMissing is so metal, he bleeds rust.TheMissing is so metal, he bleeds rust.TheMissing is so metal, he bleeds rust.
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Old 03-21-2008, 05:15 PM   #3
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Truth.

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Old 03-21-2008, 05:28 PM   #4
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"Designed by"
The design was clearly taking a breed, robbing it of all clarity, reducing the output by half, and making them ugly.
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Old 03-21-2008, 05:48 PM   #5
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Yes, "designed by" translates to "epic fail" in every case I've seen.
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Old 03-21-2008, 05:49 PM   #6
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Designed by <company name>, built by some moron on an assembly line in China from spare radio parts.

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Old 03-21-2008, 05:54 PM   #7
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TheMissing is so metal, he bleeds rust.TheMissing is so metal, he bleeds rust.TheMissing is so metal, he bleeds rust.TheMissing is so metal, he bleeds rust.TheMissing is so metal, he bleeds rust.TheMissing is so metal, he bleeds rust.TheMissing is so metal, he bleeds rust.TheMissing is so metal, he bleeds rust.TheMissing is so metal, he bleeds rust.TheMissing is so metal, he bleeds rust.TheMissing is so metal, he bleeds rust.TheMissing is so metal, he bleeds rust.TheMissing is so metal, he bleeds rust.
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The design was clearly taking a breed, robbing it of all clarity, reducing the output by half, and making them ugly.
Sounds like what came in my Dean.
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Old 03-21-2008, 05:54 PM   #8
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Designed by <company name>, built by some moron on an assembly line in China from spare radio parts.


+e-rep.

Anyway, those pickups suck ass like nothing else. Except maybe the pickups on something really shitty, like a Jay Turser.
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Old 03-21-2008, 05:54 PM   #9
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Old 03-21-2008, 06:54 PM   #10
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Clydefrog is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/Clydefrog is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/Clydefrog is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/Clydefrog is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/Clydefrog is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/Clydefrog is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/Clydefrog is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/
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