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What I think is cool is that it's funny, yet kind of awesome in its humanity, too. I mean, the mom just sounds so cool in the way she spoke to him on the thread and the way she punished him, and the forum was pretty nice in how they ribbed him. All in all, a fine, heartwarming moment in the history of mmogs.
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I happen to have run across a lot of families that play on mmorpgs, and it's one of the nicer aspects to them (mmorpgs, I mean).
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I loved reading that! (BtL had a good one too)
One of the reasons that I like WoW so much is the varying ages of its players. In my guild there are young adolescents and people my parent's age. I think it's great.
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I don't know what was worse, getting caught by your mom or finding out that your mom plays at a higher level than you do.
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And now that we have our own teenager+mom combo, anyone wanna take bets on how long till Tante pwns Shvesterson?
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My friends and I say it like Poend (powned). So just like you would say 'owned', except with a p in front.
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"Pweened" is the favorite among my friends who say such things, mostly for the comic value. I'd have pronounced it "powned" otherwise.
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quote: My friends and I say it like Poend (powned). So just like you would say 'owned', except with a p in front.
I hang out with far too many nerds and heard it so often that I thought it was a real word. During a game of Scrabble with my family, I learned the horrible truth. Posts: 1947 | Registered: Aug 2002
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quote: My friends and I say it like Poend (powned). So just like you would say 'owned', except with a p in front.
I hang out with far too many nerds and heard it so often that I thought it was a real word. During a game of Scrabble with my family, I learned the horrible truth.
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mom you will never pwn me if you do not buy wow and if you do i will pwn you so fast you won't know what hit you
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Heh...I think it's a really bad idea to threaten a mother with pwnage. It's just...she holds all the guns, she really does.
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This is pretty awesome, watching internet arguments like this with intervention from all the posters.
I can just imagine Tante typing something, then calling in SoS from the other room saying it's his turn, then he responds, and calls back in Tante. Hehe.
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Honestly, we ARE sharing a computer. I nudged him away, posted, and let him back on.
I'm considering getting a laptop. But should it be mine or his?
I'm thinking, mine, because I like the fact that when he is on the computer, it is downstairs, right outside of theh kitchen, where it is easy for me to see what he is doing. With a laptop, he could more easily hide any shady goings on.
But why am I thinking that you are going to come down on his side on this one, guys?
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Nope, I agree with you. Of course, if a particular project comes up where the laptop would be useful, then you could lend it to him.
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Beat 'em with a copy of the MLA handbook? Or maybe the Chicago Manual of Style? Go with the latter; it's heavier. Posts: 4077 | Registered: Jun 2003
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He starts high school in a couple of weeks. I'm sure his English teacher will have something to say about his style.
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[conscientious mom] Yeah, he needs to be on the desktop where he can't go into hiding with the laptop.
[evil mom] Computer? What computer? Oh, you mean this thing I'm on now? This isn't a computer, it's a... um... really big checkbook. Yeah, that's the ticket.
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That Kansas City Star article was really badly written. I had to read it twice to get a sense of what the heck it was about. Inverse pyramid indeed!
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