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Mailbag: Giant Bomb Mailbag: Help the Bear Edition

Find out why this bear is so royally PO'd!

What's in the mail? Is it an old T-shirt? A lunchbox full of rusty knives? Video game treasures? Canadian energy drinks?

Nov. 11 2010

Posted by: Ryan

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@Landon said:
" Serious question.  Why do people send them games they aren't going to:1. Cover in any real detail 2. Review 3. Personally play themselves I would assume they would just be missing sales because of these guys poking fun at product, for better or worse. "
They do that with every game to every site in hopes someone will play their product, and Giant Bomb will potentially pop it in for a quick look.  Whatever happens then (lauded over, made fun of, treated as nonexistant) is up to the publication.
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Speaking of "..opening on his behalf...", did Alex Navarro ever get his Arkham Asylum swag that was mailed to the Whisky Media offices back before he worked there?
 
 http://www.giantbomb.com/giant-bomb-mailbag-arkham-edition/17-1244/

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This is why I gave them my money. Makes me laugh every time, these antics of theirs.

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Sweet they opened my package

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OH GOD VINNY NEVER HANDLE A CAMERA IN THIS FASHION AGAIN. 

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I love those Xenergy bottles because in big bold letters on the sides of them they say "Powered By Xyience"

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It's really weird their camera is such that when changing focusing settings, you can hear a click on the mic.

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Hahaha by far the best mailbag  

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Freeze dried ice cream?! 
 
*Shivers* 
 
Yuck! 

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I would totally eat that giant gummy worm in one sitting.

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@Landon: I would assume it's a case of the people who are in charge of these care packages aren't necessarily the people who would know any better, I.E. suits who know nothing about video games. 
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Edited By FinalDasa  Moderator

PULP

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Don't mess with the Bear. Ever.

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@SkullcrusherMountain: Ive had some of that Grass Jelly Drink, its damn disgusting lol.
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I thought for sure that somebody had sent them a pair of dildos! xD
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@mpgeist: Yeah, the beer was the only thing I figured would be actually edible.
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QUICK LOOK EVERYTHING CABELAS.

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Ryan: "They're hollow, kind of bland."
Jeff: "Just like me."
 LOL

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Those Aloe drinks never seem to go anywhere...

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1+ hour quick look now 30 minute mail bag? GB just keeps getting better!

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Wayne Gretzky's Toronto: The Video Game
 
Also, Vinny is the awesome.

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Gummy worm was awesome. I need to get me one so I can run around in my local mall hitting people with it randomly.

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I'm wearing the same pants as joey right now.  We must be brothers or something.

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@Rek503 said:
" I bet that bear could take a T-Rex by itself! "
Yes! A shark in shallow water wouldn't have a prayer!
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SARAH'S BOOBS! YEAH lol

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Nice one haahah

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I love how much fun the GB guys have. Also kinda jealous.

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OH CHRIST GUMMY SNAKE!!!!

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Damn fine mailbag. Got some participation from all Comicvine, Screened, and Tested too (Joey is a tested dude, right?)

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I actually didn't taste test any of that stuff and I refrained from the shrimp and fish variety of snacks. The cake is also supposed to be slightly moist but eat that one at your own discretion.
 
Another funny thing is that there was an international cuisine  section at the market and it was chock full of Twix, Snickers, a variety of nacho chips, salsas and peanut butter. wth.
 
Watching the starcraft channel on tv was pretty cool. I'm reporting firsthand that they are still mainly focused on the original Starcraft.
 
btw, best finish ever.

Steve

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@RiotBananas: 
 
Yeah, just because I think she's attractive means I'm also in love with her(lol).
 
The line for presumptuous jackasses is this way:
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great mailbag. Funny as always. ps. it must be hard for brad working beside sara lol. 0

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@Th3_James said:
" The gummie dildo was the best part "
Vinny ALWAYS brings the class.
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Goddamn, the macro switching is nauseating.

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hey we have xenrgy in denver... hmmm, canada?

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I love pulp!
 
Except in orange juice.
 
Stoked about Bullet Storm, though!

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Fear no longer Ryan, that crazy corn dude with a gun is actually a peanut. It said something about peanuts in Korean on the front so I guess its peanut/nut flavoured? 
 
Also.....I think that Aloe Drink has gone bad by now

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i wanted to know whats in the soggy box :( hell i'd open it if i were there.

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Retarded kid and his Ghostbusters friend for the win!

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Best mailbag ever.  
 
Vinny's camera plop at the end was great. 

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Guys, put down the fucking snacks already. Did you learn nothing from the Kinect-a-thon? I'm starting to suspect that a sizable contingent of the Giant Bomb fanbase are closet feeders that are jerking it to a bloody raw pulp every time a Mail Bag rolls around.
 
OK, this is a serious proposal:
 
Who wants to pitch on physician-assisted weight loss as a mailbag gift for Jeff and Ryan? PM me.

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Did he stomp it at the end?  Take that Germany!

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You can say "Retarded kid" when the kid looks like an idiot. Just don't call people with mental deficiencies or whatever retarded. That's just mean. I don't want to have my language forced by fucking Sarah Palin.

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That's got some tensile strength boy.

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Psycho grizzlies, far east foodstuffs, gummi dongs, beer, and perished who-knows? Mailbag of the forever!
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@Riboflavin said:
(Joey is a tested dude, right?) 
No, I think he's one of the general Top Men for Whiskey Media. 
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more 30 min mail bags plz

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You know you should have called this video 'Handle with bear' right?

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@Fripplebubby said:
" @Riboflavin said:
(Joey is a tested dude, right?) 
No, I think he's one of the general Top Men for Whiskey Media.  "
He's the video producer for screened.