tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post7974679922102968923..comments2023-08-12T17:27:01.102+02:00Comments on The Pink Pigtail Inn: 17 excuses to play WoW when you know you shouldn'tLarísahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05769822260333419777noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-6575736011510147362008-09-29T01:26:00.000+02:002008-09-29T01:26:00.000+02:00When I look back on my life in 20 years I'll be gl...When I look back on my life in 20 years I'll be glad I spent a few more hours upgrading numbers on a server. <BR/><BR/>Oops thought this was why NOT to play.Keeganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01838144417594770747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-19011297767623647142008-09-28T05:40:00.000+02:002008-09-28T05:40:00.000+02:0019: My daughter's probably going to end up a pole-...19: My daughter's probably going to end up a pole-dancer anyway, no need to spend time with her.GoWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02480595982319075144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-62041280948614938552008-09-27T08:50:00.000+02:002008-09-27T08:50:00.000+02:00@Musingsofaraider: yes, it sounds so convicing, th...@Musingsofaraider: yes, it sounds so convicing, the TV argument, doesn't it?<BR/><BR/>@Krizzlybear: good one! I've got no "real life friends" whatsovever playing wow, but for those who have it must be great.<BR/><BR/>@Gnomeaggedon: "My friends need me" - well being a dps:er I can't seriously claim they need me - there are thousands of us. But for a tank or healer it must be perfect.<BR/><BR/>Love the "I'm really working" one. And doing the dishes at the same time... sounds SO good until you think a bit closer about it an realize it's kind of bullship. But hey... if you didn't play wow you wouldn't make the dishes at all, so after all it's a win, isn't it?<BR/><BR/>@anonymous: yeah, it's a hobby for me as well and I'm not ashamed of it. But it's funny how you sort of feel that you have to defend this hobby. Does your mother have to come up with excuses for making cards or your sister for caring for the horses?<BR/><BR/>@Dragon's den: yep, it's a specialty of your hostess. Just like Guinan in ST TNG. Creepy isn't it?<BR/><BR/>@Gevlon: it's wonderful that you can play without feeling guility ever. Having a playing gf certainly must help. And having a goblin mind ofc... Congrats!<BR/><BR/>@Fish: yes, the "keeping in touch with my friends" is a nice one.<BR/><BR/>A more honest excuse when it comes to me would be "making some friends since I'm so crap at it in real life and doing it on Internet is much easier and less demanding". But it sounds a little bit to saddening, doesn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-29137821487994427092008-09-26T21:00:00.000+02:002008-09-26T21:00:00.000+02:00How about "Its how I stay in touch with my friends...How about "Its how I stay in touch with my friends from my old job, they miss me when I don't play".<BR/><BR/>I love the first 4, I've totally used them. #5 though. . .I have the TV on in the background while I'm playing anyways (hooray for ADD!).<BR/><BR/>I laughed reading the list, my coworkers all looked at me like I was up to something.Fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17653252976648480240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-51545308810075098602008-09-26T13:32:00.000+02:002008-09-26T13:32:00.000+02:00I never needed an excuse to play wow (or to commen...I never needed an excuse to play wow (or to comment to a wow-related blog from work, as I'm just doing)<BR/><BR/>I do think that this simulated world helps me a lot understanding other people, learning management skills that are great in real life.<BR/><BR/>I've never felt guilty for playing wow, and also never had a problem with not playing when I had better things to do.<BR/><BR/>It does saddens me that I rarely have better things to do. Maybe I should find another job that need my skills (and still pays like this). Or I should get a second diploma (don't suggest "go for PHD", already done). I'm seriously thinking about these options.<BR/><BR/>My girlfriend also plays, so it's not a time away from her. Granted it often happens that we keep discussing gear, or boss strategies or spell rotations or just "how can the other people be such noobs" in the bed forgetting other bed activities, but hey, we are together since 4 years and talk to each other for hours!Gevlonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072766785893313616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-2132439881953010562008-09-26T11:10:00.001+02:002008-09-26T11:10:00.001+02:00Scary - you're reading my mind(searches out engine...Scary - you're reading my mind<BR/><BR/>(searches out engineer for Gnomish MindCap)Dragon's Denhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09532866113887301721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-255343034620119662008-09-26T11:10:00.000+02:002008-09-26T11:10:00.000+02:00I use no. 5 all the time. Looking around the house...I use no. 5 all the time. Looking around the house I'm the most active of all while the rest is watching tv.<BR/><BR/>But I think I have most of these in one way or another. Mostly I just say it's my hobby, just like my mom likes to make cards, my dad sleeps :D and my sis is busy with her horses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-7113991532820780792008-09-26T11:09:00.000+02:002008-09-26T11:09:00.000+02:00This comment has been removed by the author.Dragon's Denhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09532866113887301721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-5323719925994277712008-09-26T05:53:00.000+02:002008-09-26T05:53:00.000+02:00I choose...1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 14, 15, 16Plus......I choose...<BR/>1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 14, 15, 16<BR/><BR/>Plus...<BR/>My mates need me... I mean I'm No. 1 dps, without me they will be caught in a series of Mana outages.<BR/><BR/>Damned if I do... Damned if I don't... <BR/>In for a penny, in for a pound... <BR/>Might as well get hung for a sheep as a lamb.<BR/><BR/>I'm up working anyway... might as well alt tab to WoW while I wait for this process to finish, or alternatively..<BR/><BR/>I'm running bottom scanner, I will alt tab and do something productive while I wait for the doorbell announcement that I have found a bargain (which come every 20 seconds).<BR/><BR/>Or, I am only doing the dishes, might as well multitask and do an AH scan etc as well (Not sure why it takes me 1.5 hours to do the same amount of dishes my wife can do in 30 minutes...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-1915670863968928842008-09-26T05:22:00.000+02:002008-09-26T05:22:00.000+02:0018. All my friends are busy playing WoW anyways. ...18. All my friends are busy playing WoW anyways. If I stop playing, then I'LL be the one who's the loner!<BR/><BR/>11:22pm - packin' mah bags, i'll see ya on tuesday, Lar!krizzlybearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09131923949935079418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-53615371025739271632008-09-26T04:09:00.000+02:002008-09-26T04:09:00.000+02:00"5. If I didn’t play I’d just watch TV anyway. WoW...<I>"5. If I didn’t play I’d just watch TV anyway. WoW is better since it’s interactive."</I><BR/><BR/>I use this SO OFTEN.<BR/><BR/>Great list! I'll keep this handy whenever I get that guilty feeling!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com