When gamers talk to Mr. Robinson

[ElGuapo]

Last night we were at a restaurant and sitting behind us was apparently a right-after-college age couple and the girl's parents. This seemed to be, from what we overheard, the "meet the parents" first meeting. The parents looked and talked exactly like Ben's (Hoffman) parents from The Graduate. The guy and girl were vaguely goth-punk looking, cleaned up for dinner (wearing their cleanest black jeans and shiniest silver chains) We heard the following and almost bust a gut laughing:

Girl's father: And so what do you do for work, son?

Boyfriend: Well, I actually do runs in World of Warcraft then I sell the characters. (He goes on to explain what WoW is, how this process works, etc, in some detail).

Father: I see. And there is a market for this? How is this paid for?

Boyfriend: Credit cards. I actually paid for my IPod with the profits.

Father: And how long does that take?

Boyfriend: Only about a month of runs.

Father: I see. And how did you choose this "priest" character. Is that based on your interest in the medical professions? The biotech field?

(At this point I snorted Pad Thai out of my nose)

Boyfriend: Ahhh, not really. More the costumes you wear.

Father: I see.


The Big Lebowski says: My advice is to do what your parents did; get a job, sir!

[Jason Cross]

Oooh.... it takes about a month and he paid for an iPod with it! He's rollin' in the BIG bucks now!

[Gary Whitta]

Fucking farming scum.

[Flowers]

It's a pretty good paying job, considering the low overhead.

1.Dad's computer.
2.Grandma bought you the game.
3.Mom's Credit card to subscribe.
4.Dad pays for internet.
5.Dad pays for rent.
6.Food is comped.
7.??????
8.PROFIT!

I wonder when who is doing his IPO?

[scharmers]

Standing on a corner
Frozen to the bone
You have to make a living
But you'd rather be at home
Your eyes start getting heavy
Still you forge on
Wake up and face the world

AND GET A REAL JOB
GET A REAL JOB

You get a little older
Your bones are brittle and weak
Dizzy in the morning
Your pulse is sounding weak
You hate to go to work
Just living for a job
Wake up and smell the coffee
And get a real job

GET A REAL JOB
GET A REAL JOB
GET A REAL JOB
GET A REAL JOB

Soon you will retire
Or maybe have a stroke
You cannot feel your finger tips
Because some veins have closed
But still you farm for gold
Or push characters on ebay
Now it's too late for you
To get a real job

[andtron]

GET A REAL JOB

The worst part is he's probably oblivious enough to have come away thinking future daddy in law was a clueless tool.

[Mike Hussey]

(At this point I snorted Pad Thai out of my nose)



And you blew your chance to turn round to the kid and say 'I have just one word to say to you, just one. Plastics.'

Note to self: Must play less Civ4.

[JMR]

It could've been worse, he could've said he was a gaming journalist.

[eliandi]

As one with little kids, this post both makes me laugh really hard while simultaneously dreading the teenage thru post-college years