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Signs You've Been Playing CoH/V For Too Long...

Angryellow

By Angryellow,
Posted on: 2010-06-15 09:55 in CoH and CoV General Discussions

 

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* You hear someone use the abbreviation "B.S." and immediately think Boresight.

* Everytime you get into an argument with your significant other you hear the PvP zone countdown timer.

* When a good samaritan hands you the money you just accidentally dropped on the ground you tell them "You've changed my opinion about capes."

* After being kicked out of the movie theater you scream at the manager "You call this interactive?! Your boss Doctor Aeon shall hear of this!"

* When Fed Ex loses track of the package you sent to your mother your first reaction is "Your manager wouldn't be named Azuria by any chance, would she?"

* You walk the six miles to the mall because you can't quite remember that bus stops serve a purpose in the real world.

* You bang on the door of a darkened store for ten minutes before realizing the sign on it reads "Closed for Business" not "Closed for Beta."

* You got really excited when your doctor scheduled you for an appointment to get the latest Booster.

* When your son complains about the bullies at school beating him up, your solution is to give him a package of Skittles with instructions to eat them all just prior to the fight.

* The store employees always give you funny looks when you walk up to them with an armful of towels asking where the changing rooms are.

* Your alt-itis is getting so bad you can't watch a commercial for feminine hygene products without getting an idea for a new character.

* You are overheard yelling at your boss "I don't give a crap about a raise! I've been here 3 years... where's my Day Job badge go**ammit!?!"

* Seeing a row of 2 or more payphones makes your fingers itch.

* You got the above joke without even having to think about it.

* Your personal ad: "Single hero seeks valiant sidekick for missions, task forces and long, romantic evenings in our SG base. Please be of Natural Origin and just say no to Superadine."

* You've been kicked out of every Sushi restaurant you've ever been in when you saw Squid on the menu.

* For Mother's Day you pre-ordered her Going Rogue... and she doesn't play the game... and she doesn't own a computer.

* Every time you have to take a flight somewhere you demand a window seat and bring a portable fan to blow wind in your face while you stare out it.

* Your insurance broker doesn't know what "Super Jump" is but he does know he's going to cancel your home owner's policy if you don't get rid of that trampoline.

* You've read yet another Steelclaw List... oops... sorry... that was intended for the "Signs You've Been Reading the CoH/V Forums For Too Long..."

My mind wanders so often you've probably seen its picture on milk cartons. - Me... the first person version of the third person Steelclaw

 

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pure gold lol

*you been playing too long when you accidentally say "LOL" out loud after reading/hearing something funny"

 

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I must have some time to go before I have played too long.. There's a couple I don't get..

//Jack

The Kickers base.

Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others.
-Groucho Marx

 

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* Seeing a row of 2 or more payphones makes your fingers itch.

* You got the above joke without even having to think about it.
Curse you Steel, you nailed me

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* Your alt-itis is getting so bad you can't watch a commercial for feminine hygene products without getting an idea for a new character.
Guilty. My latest toon came to me based on a typo I made in an email to my GF...

 

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- You stop to read a plaque near a historical site and ask a passerby if they know where the rest of them are located.

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See, it's gems like these that make me check Claws' post history every once in a while to make sure I haven't missed anything good lately.

 

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* When your son complains about the bullies at school beating him up, your solution is to give him a package of Skittles with instructions to eat them all just prior to the fight.
What you mean Ive been saving the purple ones for that AV fight with my other half for no reason??

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When you drive slowly down the street looking for vahz between buildings or near burn barrels.

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Your alt-itis is getting so bad you can't watch a commercial for feminine hygene products without getting an idea for a new character.
Guilty. I don't actually make them all, but I'll be walking down the street, notice some grass growing through a pile of bricks, and have something to start working away with in my head.

 

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You notice that this is at LEAST the third time Steelclaw has made this thread.

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* Your alt-itis is getting so bad you can't watch a commercial for feminine hygene products without getting an idea for a new character.
Walking into a Walmart, a young lady was reading the riot act to her boyfriend, my sig other commented "She's on a rampage." Thus the origin of my demon summoning MM, Sheona Rampage.

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The other day I saw someone use the phrase "I sold the recipe for millions" (as part of a joke) and my immediate thought was "they sold an IO recipe for millions of influence".

"You don't lose levels. You don't have equipment to wear out, repair, or lose, or that anyone can steal from you. About the only thing lighter than debt they could do is have an NPC walk by, point and laugh before you can go to the hospital or base." -Memphis_Bill
We will honor the past, and fight to the last, it will be a good way to die...

 

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Hilarious... and oh so true.

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Originally Posted by ClawsandEffect View Post
- You stop to read a plaque near a historical site and ask a passerby if they know where the rest of them are located.
There was one time, I'd been playing a LOT of CoX, and as I approached a real life plaque, I looked for the blue hand. :X

 

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Originally Posted by Psy_Kid View Post
Walking into a Walmart, a young lady was reading the riot act to her boyfriend, my sig other commented "She's on a rampage." Thus the origin of my demon summoning MM, Sheona Rampage.
+rep for making me LOL. That's an awesome name.

--NT

They all laughed at me when I said I wanted to be a comedian.
But I showed them, and nobody's laughing at me now!

If I became a red name, I would be all "and what would you mere mortals like to entertain me with today, mu hu ha ha ha!" ~Arcanaville

 

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What you mean Ive been saving the purple ones for that AV fight with my other half for no reason??
Oh My GOSH...I sat back and laughed so hard ...thank you for this

Lisa-Grinning

So don't wait for heroes, do it yourself
You've got the power
winners are losers
who got up and gave it just one more try

***Dennis DeYoung

 

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You notice that this is at LEAST the third time Steelclaw has made this thread.
I truly hope it is not the last!

Lisa-Loves Steelclaw lists

So don't wait for heroes, do it yourself
You've got the power
winners are losers
who got up and gave it just one more try

***Dennis DeYoung

 

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When you set your phone's text alert to the /tell beep.

... I considered doing this.

Also, when you hear ghost /tell beeps when you're in the mood for a chatter.

I either did this for a while (I was admittedly playing a lot then), or it was a bug. A likely story.
Edit:Whilst in-game. Not out on the street or anything. ><

 

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Also, when you hear ghost /tell beeps when you're in the mood for a chatter.
I do this sometimes, when I'm playing and something in the music I'm listening to sounds at least vaguely like that beep.

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Also, when you hear ghost /tell beeps when you're in the mood for a chatter.
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I do this sometimes, when I'm playing and something in the music I'm listening to sounds at least vaguely like that beep.
That's nothing. I hear the beep at completely random locations... Repeatedly. I ALWAYS look around when I do.

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When you set your phone's text alert to the /tell beep.
I'm not kidding. I need to do that RIGHT NOW!

 

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Nope. Broadsword!
That's what I was thinking. Broadsword was in the game long before Boresight.

Goodbye may seem forever
Farewell is like the end
But in my heart's the memory
And there you'll always be
-- The Fox and the Hound

 

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I don't really do the Tell Beep thing (mostly because I am an anti-social hermit) but I DO frequently try to adjust the camera angle when I am not playing CoH at all.

My mind wanders so often you've probably seen its picture on milk cartons. - Me... the first person version of the third person Steelclaw