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Showing posts with label pong. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pong. Show all posts

8/12/09

wheeen was (regular dude things)

when was the last time you>>

listened to the fight club soundtrack

played the first gran turismo

smoked a cigarette more than three days after you quit

watched blade runner

played game cube

looked up the current price of a dreamcast

watched a kungfu movie made before 1990

ate two pieces of bacon and stopped

watched the towelie episode of southpark

saw the intro to futurama before it was on comedy central

played more than three consecutive games of pong

played more than ten consecutive games of any table top sport

debated the merits of 2001 versus apocalypse now

pointed out the retardedness of the majority of heath ledgers career

made pancakes and eggs and cheeseburgers for dinner

had a ghetto memosa(sp)

quoted that sci fi show without worrying about the pair of tits ten feet away

made fun of club rats, popped collars, chick foreheads, and broadzillas

told a dumb chick to shut up

discussed who would win in a fight between (old tv show hero A) versus (old tv show hero B)

played putt putt with someone who took it waay too seriously

imitated ultimate top spin challenge

stayed up to watch the adult swim reruns... all of them... friday, saturday, and sunday

watched food network from noon to three

technically had a sausage fest and honestly didnt care

enjoyed a natty before 3 pm

blasted led zepplin instead of a song featured on "now thats what i call music #'n'"

played ssbm for fun

watched sonny chiba rip someones throat out

enjoyed a GB

///the dust brothers - "homework" get started. due by two a.m. late submissions can be made for zero credit and correction notes only.

12/16/06

back at work 12/16/06

Subject : back at work
Posted Date: : Dec 16, 2006 3:53 AM

or rather, just tipping them back while at work. mad dog 20/20 and bellvedere. i have to admit one thing im looking forward to this christmas break is buying my parents my favorite drink instead of stealing theirs when theyre not looking. its nice to be 21.

i conceded victory yesterday to my arch pong rival, hagarman. we've been butting heads on who's number 1 for about two years. pretty much since he pledged my frat up until now. I'm a deep water player, i don't get good until near game's end or the series end. i'm much better at making up a five cup (out of ten) deficit in a game 5 than making up the same deficit in a game one. i've been rated in the top five every single year ive played, be it an official rating or unofficial, for my shear tenacity. if you cant beat them by shooting cups, beat them by drinking them into submission (a.k.a. under the table).

i've had my successes, ive had my failures. i am by no means a phenomenal player, but if you come to my table to play you know the chances are really fucking good you're going to lose. betting against me is like betting against the house. i will win. even if i lose you know you're going to have to play me again tomorrow and the odds will be just as long... because i wont let you rest. when i step to the table i step to work. it is my job to be good at pong. its one of the few things im fucking good at. but i conceded victory yesterday. it was upsetting to say the least.

i dont know what it is, but hags has my number. i cant beat him consistently. maybe he's just never as drunk as me when he starts playing... maybe he just holds half a 30 case of beer better than i do... maybe he just shoots better... but i cant beat him. ive tried. ive tried to make it business to beat him. to take him on when he least expects it. to take him on when he most expects. any and all hours of the day im open to play. and he beats me. i havent taken him to the deep water yet... to the best of 5 series. the fucking iron man 7 game series. i havent played him in personals yet (definitely not for the weak livered), but i gave up.

his shot is too good. thats why i can never be better than him. even if i can out drink him. even if i can destroy him physically. i have to live with the fact that he just shoots better than i do. and that pisses me off to no end. i would give a good piece of my soul for a more accurate and dependable shot. my mental game is better than his. my physiological game is better than his. my physical game is on par with his, or better. but my shot. that one last factor. my fucking shot, is not better than his... and that's why i had to do it.

concessions. maybe he'll cede it back to me at some point. hopefully. but, it fuckin broke my heart to do. im still misty about it. shit.