Though you should never, ever drink flavored coffee, somehow hazelnut seems the most acceptable flavor. Maybe that's because I lived in West Germany during my prime chocolate eating years. But seriously: don't drink flavored coffee.

I applaud you on your maturity, Shiraz, and congratulate you for the impending arrival of Mini-bard. My only concern is that you say your wife "doesn't understand what game collecting is about". When having this sort of debate, it's important that you both make the effort to understand how each other thinks and feels,…

B. Crecente never sleeps, as Thanatos' mother's brother's son is Morpheus... or, more simply, 'cause sleep is the cousin of death.

I've spent a lot of time thinking about doing it, because I can't stand Comcast. It's mostly basketball that keeps me from doing it, as the Sacramento Kings don't have a lot of their games televised on the local station.

@walls99: Well, I think part of the problem was my use of "my kids' mother", aka baby mama, which could imply that I don't have a strong relationship with my kids. And there are a lot of dads out there who don't, and who are deserving of scorn. So I figured I'd clarify, and explain. And ultimately, maybe it would turn…

@walls99: We each buy stuff for the kids; we have equal custody. We both buy clothes, school supplies, food, etc. They have toys, games, books, etc. at each home. There's no particular reason why I would give my ex something of mine that I use, and the Wii isn't a present for the kids now, and wasn't a present for the…

@walls99: My ex-wife offered to buy it because she wants to buy Wii Fit. I gave her the TV they'll be playing it on, though.

I don't have a PS3 and actually just sold my Wii (to my kids' mother, for cheap, so they will be able to game at her place as well as mine). Which leaves me, for the moment, with a 360. Which I love. But Sony had an impressive batch of games this year. Bravo.

@kelbear: Maybe Crecente just needs to take another approach to his articles.

@Kitradu: Just tell 'em it's Original (emmer-effin') Gangster Lilac. Guaranteed to shut 'em down.

In Germany there are bonfires on Sankt Niklaus Tag, and as in The Netherlands, he has a punitive counterpart, called Schwarz Peter. Christmas presents are under a tree, but sequestered in a locked room and sometimes not wrapped, as they are hidden already. The name Santa Clause is a bastardized form of the German…

Even when marketing to girls, they still used gigantic man-hands to make the PSP look small by comparison. I guess it's never not time for gigantic man-hands.

@Kitradu: You're right. Purple is not a death-sentence of embarrassment. The Gamecube was purple. This, however, is lilac. Or perhaps, depending on how you parse the ad, a specific shade known as 'OMG Lilac'.

@Bialia: Many happy returns...

@normandygahn: Well holy s/he/it, sounds like Corkey needs to be fitted for a Life Goes On Bra.

@-MasterDex-: *slow, hesitant clap*

@Bialia: Did Germans make this game? Because there are two things Germans want to do to girls:

@patrickpeppers: I know, a chill went up my spines!

@Maddogdw: Am I the only one who /just kidding.

@qwerty613: Brilliant. Maybe they could find information that would help the other player progress, like the location of equipment, or a computer that will unlock a section of the ship.