Why I Hate EB Games

[jmfargo]

EB Game stores are stealing my money. They are sneaking into my house, late at night, looking through my wallet, and taking my hard-earned dollar bills. Oh, I would report them to the police, but the problem is that the police might not look at it as stealing. See, EB Games is always careful to leave merchandise in my money's place, with a carefully made receipt placed in a nicely left bag so they frame me to look as though I have actually bought these things!

The worst part is that since EB Games has started selling their used games at prices meant to sell, like 99 cents, this habit of theirs has increased. Before hand, in actuality, they only stole $50 once a year or so. Now? They've snuck into my home and force-fed me at least 30 different games. Cruelty, I tell you!

And then they give me games like Star Wars: Battlefront, Call of Duty, The Sims, and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.

What am I supposed to do? They're stealing from me, but giving me such gaming goodness!

I'm so confused...

Help me Obi Wan, you're my only hope?

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

How does one have time for so many games?!
Or is that another problem, you DON'T have time for these games they leave you, so they go unplayed?

Remember, games bad, they make you GAIN weight, lose muscles, hurt your eyes, give you carpel tunnel, distract you from working at home, and generally eat your life. When I'm 90, I don't want every story I tell to be about how I defeated Bowser, or became the most prominent Jedi in the universe (at least, related to a video game, if it REALLY happened, that would be neato-peachy-keen!)

Then again, maybe in 60 years, video-games will be the only way to relate to the youth?

-tt

[jfargo.livejournal.com]

So, you're saying I should sue EB Games for making me fat, right?

What?

I appreciate what you're saying, and for the most part I agree - games aren't good for me, and I really don't have the time to be playing them. I guess a part of it is that when I do have the time to play, I'll have a wide selection. I've actually been pretty good about my gaming time, limiting it to every now and then, and the weekly Friday LAN parties that Derek is throwing. It's really not that bad. Add to that that I'm back on track with working out and losing weight, and I'm pretty okay with having lots of games.

I want to be a Jedi, and that will never change. Is that wrong? Maybe. Is it a fantasy held by geeks the world over? Yes. Somehow, that makes me feel unclean.

[(Anonymous)]

>So, you're saying I should sue EB Games for making me fat, right?

Stranger lawsuits have been filed, and won...

>limiting it to every now and then, and the weekly Friday LAN parties that Derek is throwing.

So, now and then, and on Friday, and then you have LARPs and D&D on top of that. I'd like to get away with playing that much ;)

>I want to be a Jedi, and that will never change. Is that wrong?

I'm too materialistic to be a Jedi :( I guess I'd have to be Sith ;)

-tt

[jfargo.livejournal.com]

Stranger lawsuits have been filed, and won...

Yeah, but unlike most of America, I'm not lawsuit happy, and not greedy enough to try, even though a part of me says I probably COULD find a way to win it with a good enough lawyer. No thank you. I don't want to be that guy.

So, now and then, and on Friday, and then you have LARPs and D&D on top of that. I'd like to get away with playing that much ;)

Well, let's see. You can take out the LARPs because the work I'm doing from home keeps me busy on Saturdays, and I know no self-respecting LARP that doesn't run at least on a Saturday if not through it. So I don't get that any more.

D&D is Wednesdays, and that's all right now. Friday LANs are taking place of Derek's D&D game because we finished it, and won. Yay, winning!

And really, I only work part-time, so that leaves me quite a bit of extra time to be productive around the house, and some time to fool around gaming now and then.

Really, it's not all that much. However, I will accept your envy with wide gloating. ;)

[akdidge.livejournal.com]

-- if it REALLY happened, that would be neato-peachy-keen! --

I think this is the first time I've ever read/heard of someone using that phrase (besides myself).

Just thought I'd share.

[jfargo.livejournal.com]

If you're sharing, then I'd like some peach cobbler, please.

[akdidge.livejournal.com]

Pies are bad, mmm-kay?

Seriously. I hate pie. Does that make me evil? I've never met anyone else who doesn't like pie. This must confirm my thoughts that I am not of this, "earth."

Ya, I went there.

[venakali.livejournal.com]

My ex hated all pies. And all soups. :P

[jfargo.livejournal.com]

You know, I never understand how you can hate all soups. There are just so many different kinds that it boggles my mind to say that someone blocks out that entire food group!

And it is a food group. It's at the bottom of the pyramid, meaning you're supposed to eat soup every. single. day.

[akdidge.livejournal.com]

The food pyramid should be approached in my manner. Eat a lot of what you want. You're going to die anyway, so eat whatever makes you happy. Of course, you should always eat in moderation, but sometimes you just need to pig out. If you feel you're gaining too much weight from my method, just work out more. Calories in, calories out. It's all good.

[akdidge.livejournal.com]

Perhaps hate is too strong of a word. I have almost no sense of taste (both in fashion and in food choices) so I don't particularly like pie as the texture is all wrong (to me at least).

Now soup? That's just good. Soup is a great meal, as are stews. I love Vegetable Beef Stew, that's my all-time favorite and will eat it any chance I can.

[badlykeptsecret.livejournal.com]

EB games is the devil.

And they made me fat. ;)

[jfargo.livejournal.com]

Two people! That makes one of those there big lawsuit thingies! We can win this!

Yay!