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Death of net game addicts alert others (World of Warcraft fanatics hold virtual funeral)
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| 11/4/05
| Anon.
Posted on 11/04/2005 5:00:46 AM PST by Callahan
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Fitting tribute I guess.
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posted on
11/04/2005 5:00:46 AM PST
by
Callahan
To: Callahan
I have an "anti-obsession" system for video games. It's called a wife.
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posted on
11/04/2005 5:02:17 AM PST
by
Callahan
To: Callahan
Snowly and Nan Ren Gu Shi we will miss you.
We will virtually fight on in your memory.
To: Callahan
Geez, I can't play anything more than two hours without having to get up and walk around. Including WoW.
Lack of parental supervision. Very sad :(
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posted on
11/04/2005 5:04:21 AM PST
by
Crazieman
(6-23-2005, Establishment of the United Socialist States of America)
To: Callahan
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posted on
11/04/2005 5:04:24 AM PST
by
NaughtiusMaximus
("When it comes to a wife, give me a woman every time." - The Horse's Mouth)
To: Callahan
Same here. Although when I was on the road a lot, I could see myself doing something like this.
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posted on
11/04/2005 5:05:01 AM PST
by
redgolum
("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
To: Callahan
Chinese Farmers?
Still though, sad :(
So what servers are y'all on?
To: Callahan
Tell me about it. My Descent 3 CD got the old heave ho.
Wive's just don't understand the primal need to send a Mega Missle up the old tail pipe. (I'm talking about the game of course.)
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posted on
11/04/2005 5:06:59 AM PST
by
NavVet
(“Benedict Arnold was wounded in battle fighting for America, but no one remembers him for that.”)
To: Callahan
during the national day holiday. Er.. what?
You are going to have to be a bit more vague.
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posted on
11/04/2005 5:07:25 AM PST
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Not all problems can be solved with a sledge hammer. Sometimes nitroglycerin is required. Or a Nuke)
To: Callahan
It is amazing how quickly time passes when you're playing an immersive game. You think you've been playing for 1 hour - then you get up and are all stiff and you realize it's been 5 hours!
This only happens when the nag-o-tronic is away shopping though.
To: Callahan
I have an "anti-obsession" system for video games. It's called a wife.
____
Amen!
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posted on
11/04/2005 5:10:39 AM PST
by
WakeUpAndVote
(Member of the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy since 1992!)
To: GOP_Party_Animal
I held a LAN party at my house once and we ended after 14 hours. Only breaks were eat and bathroom.
Game, Half Life & Half Life Sven Co-op.
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posted on
11/04/2005 5:13:50 AM PST
by
WakeUpAndVote
(Member of the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy since 1992!)
To: twinzmommy
I play Horde on Feathermoon. And I'll avoid inserting inappropriate "Chinese gold farmer" remarks here...our server is bloody overrun with them. Almost as many of them as there are night elves. OK, not really...
}:-)4
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posted on
11/04/2005 5:18:01 AM PST
by
Moose4
(Liberals and vampires: Both like death, both hate crosses, and both are bloodsuckers.)
To: Moose4
I'm still working on my undead warrior on Feathermoon and I have to say part of the fun of going to Orgrimmar is hearing the occasional engrish request for a raid invite.
To: All
I've played Diablo II for extended periods before. I agree, it's very easy to lose sight of the time when you're involved in the game. But I just can't see sitting and playing for days at a time and being so totally obsessed with a game that you can't or won't sleep and take care of yourself.
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posted on
11/04/2005 5:33:18 AM PST
by
Gardener
To: twinzmommy
Kargath Horde
60 Priest/60 Lock
But seriously. How do you die playing WoW?
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posted on
11/04/2005 5:40:01 AM PST
by
CanisRex
(Beware of altruism. It is based on self-deception, the root of all evil. --Lazarus Long)
To: Callahan
This situation is like the one with Amerindians and alcohol. Most of these addicts and the ones who play themselves to death are all Asian, esp Chinese and Koreans. Hmmm...
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posted on
11/04/2005 5:42:04 AM PST
by
Killborn
(Pres. Bush isn't Pres. Reagan. Then again, Pres. Regan isn't Pres. Washington. God bless them all.)
To: Callahan
Anybody here play Guild Wars? I was thinking of getting it for me and my 11 year old son. Right now we play Runescape. WOW at $15.00 per month is too much for my wallet.
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posted on
11/04/2005 5:47:21 AM PST
by
McGruff
(There are rogue elements within the CIA who at war with the Bush administration.)
To: CanisRex
LOL . . I have NO idea. Lack of sleep? Being flogged by your chinese farmer slave master?
Seriously though -- my bet is lack of sleep. Exhaustion, bad nutrition. . . something along those lines? Throw dehydration in there too?
I'm on Earthen Ring :) 60 dr00d!
To: Callahan
I dunno, maybe I'm old fashioned, but I hope when I die, I am known and remembered by my given name...
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