When you get new stuff, do you read the manuals?

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#1 soulfood4
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Im just wondering...
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#2 MoonSpoon
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I'd rather you not ask such personal questions. Thanks.
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#3 skullkrusher13
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nope, manuals are for n00bs.
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#4 Silchas
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nope, manuals are for n00bs.skullkrusher13
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#5 gotdangit
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Real men figure out how to do things on there own. Unless their noobsaurs!
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#6 tree-branch
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nope,

im smart enough to lear by myself.

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#7 gorilazandgames
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no, and it usually comes back to bite me back in the ass later on... :(
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#8 Makhdoom82
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Well the best way to learn IMO is to go as far as you can without the manuals but then if you are stuck at something ... then do check the manuals out !!! :D
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#9 gorilazandgames
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Well the best way to learn IMO is to go as far as you can without the manuals but then if you are stuck at something ... then do check the manuals out !!! :DMakhdoom82
i like ur avatar. im from afghanistan btw so hiya neighboor! :)
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#10 105506
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Nope. If you smell the manuals i have they still smell new :P
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#11 GIJesse77
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unless i don't want to end up like homer and grills.
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#12 whitetiger3521
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Yes I usually skim through the manuals after I buy a product depending on what it is.
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#13 Makhdoom82
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[QUOTE="Makhdoom82"]Well the best way to learn IMO is to go as far as you can without the manuals but then if you are stuck at something ... then do check the manuals out !!! :Dgorilazandgames
i like ur avatar. im from afghanistan btw so hiya neighboor! :)

Oh really .... nice to know man ... i bet you are not living there ... if you are then ... no offence ... i didn't know people had internet over there .... excuse my poor knowledge .... so how do you do ? !!! 

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#14 X360PS3AMD05
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depends, is it something expensive?
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#15 Elraptor
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I'd rather you not ask such personal questions. Thanks.MoonSpoon
Yeah, I felt violated just by reading the question. :|
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#16 Kook18
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yes. i like getting things done the right way the first time.
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#17 games5522
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It depends on what it is.
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#18 ReapX
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I skim through them. Though if I get stuck I will read more of the manual.
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#19 X360PS3AMD05
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I skim through them. Though if I get stuck I will read more of the manual.ReapX
yah cause theres nothing else to do on the ride home after you buy it.
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#20 bminns
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if i purchase a game, i skim through the manual first, then play it...
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#21 Demon2545
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Not at all, i usually never look at it
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#22 DJ-PRIME90
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sometimes. depends on what it is.
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#23 suewo
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not really, unless i'm stucked.
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#24 Sam_Smith1996
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yep
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#25 Codename_MnM
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I download and read the manual before I buy the stuff.
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#26 Sam_Smith1996
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I download and read the manual before I buy the stuff.Codename_MnM

 

 

good for you :roll: 

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#27 RoflSponge
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I cleanse them with the flames.
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#28 andrewkozis
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nope not at all lol
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#29 double_decker
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Normally I don't, but if I am having trouble sometimes I do, but for the most part no
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#30 muppet1010
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as far as im concerned the only thing the manual is good for is finding the numer to claim on the warranty after ive screwed things up thinking i can do it by myself.
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#31 Bourbons3
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Usually not
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#32 Axed54
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Didn't always, Now I always do.
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#33 taz412
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Well the best way to learn IMO is to go as far as you can without the manuals but then if you are stuck at something ... then do check the manuals out !!! :DMakhdoom82
That's generally what I do... unless it's something with LOTS of parts, like the gas grill I just put together.
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#34 Celldrax
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Not when it comes to something which I'm familiar with.....though I'll still give them a quick glance for anything I should be aware of (for example, a new DVD player, stereo system, etc). But I had to use my manual to try & figure out how to use the scroll pad on my MP3 player (it's a Creative).....it was a bit of a challenge at first...
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#35 double_decker
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Didn't always, Now I always do.Axed54
What brought on the change in behavior?
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#36 Sim_genius
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No :lol: Who does :P
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#37 comp_atkins
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depends on what it is.
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#38 SolidSnake35
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Not really, unless I have no idea how to use it or set it up.
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#39 Ruben360
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Ofcourse I do, I do want to spend hours of reading (I a foreign language since little to no manuals are in Dutch) something I probably can figure out in like 5 minutes.
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#40 RogerC44
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No
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#41 Mumbles527
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Not typically, but manuals make for good toilet reading!
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#42 staindcoldlp
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Depends on the product. But 9 times out of 10 I don't.
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#43 GameFreak315
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Yeah, unless it's something like a pencil sharpener.  I know how to set that up.  :P
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#44 cool_baller
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When I get a game I read the manual, but thats just to know the little bit of backstory they give
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#45 bellsmye1
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Not typically, but manuals make for good toilet reading!Mumbles527
I prefer shampoo bottles
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#46 karlgauci
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depends...didn't read any manuals when I got my PSP and iPod
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#47 luke1889
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Unless I've bought something I've never had before, or am trying to do something that I've not needed to do before, no.
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#48 trophylocoste
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No unless i bought something that I need to build myself
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#49 Apocalypse33
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usually no, unless i am building something big, or when i used to play with Transformers (most ownage toys ever)
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#50 Rixor12
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Usually i don't need a manual.