The breakfast table...

[Quo]

This morning I was eating breakfast with the wife and kids. My son asked a question about Halo 3, and I answered it (don't remember what it was). Naturally, I had to launch into a description of last night's escapades.

"Last night Dad took it to some people with the energy sword! I grabbed it off some guy a buddy and I took down, and before I knew it I had killed 8 people in a row." At this point I began thrashing my right arm around wildly. "Your Dad jumped off this platform on The Pit and landed between two guys. I lunged right (stabs in the air), and then turned around and swept right through the next guy's gut." I scowled, and in a loud low voice quickly added

"DOUBLE KILL..."

By now my right arm was fully extended out over the muffins, wielding an imaginary but very deadly energy sword. My son was riveted. The only sound was the sound of the dog sneaking his paw onto the edge of the table, sniffing and looking for a morsel. There was a lengthy dramatic pause.

My wife regarded me flatly. "Nice." She batted her eyes, clearly passing the nonverbal message: You are quite possibly the dorkiest man alive.

"What," I pleaded, "I thought he'd like it!"

"Yes. He's 9."

On the way out the door, she kissed me on the cheek and reminded me not to kill any of my banker clients with my energy sword.

[Prophet0ne]

Good job Quo. I love being 30 and enormously dorky as well. Sometimes I think our kids are the only ones who understand us.

[Wondermonkey]

Nice Quo.

The other night when we had our 10 game winning streak in Team Slayer, I was feverishly trying to get to Lieutenant. Noelle was like "Come to bed, it's late," to which I responded with "When I make officer!"

When I finally came in she was half asleep and only said "Did you make your imaginary man into an officer, or did other imaginary men stop you?"

Thanks hon.

[BiffCo]

I'm trying to figure out which is funnier. Quo's post or Wonder's mygamercard bubble signature.

WONDERMONKEY2K
I'm currently offline... But
13797 days ago, I was playing
XBOX.COM ERROR

-Brad

[Wondermonkey]

Originally Posted by Big Brad

I'm trying to figure out which is funnier. Quo's post or Wonder's mygamercard bubble signature.

WONDERMONKEY2K
I'm currently offline... But
13797 days ago, I was playing
XBOX.COM ERROR

-Brad

Don't knock XBOX.COM ERROR until you've played it bro. It's been a while since I played it, I can't remember how long, but it's a killer title.

[Peench]

Both of those stories are awesome!!!! It is especially nice that we can take solace in the fact that we are all pretty dorky about this stuff. But hey, when it makes us laugh and have a few hours of enjoyment, it's worth it in my book!

My son is always going on about his escapades in Burnout. How he took down someone or took out the revenge guy. Good stuff!

[Lord Sam]

Awesome stuff Quo! I try to explain game situations to my wife. She's really nice about humoring me and pretending to be interested. God bless her!

[BrewCityUpstart]

Originally Posted by Wondermonkey

When I finally came in she was half asleep and only said "Did you make your imaginary man into an officer, or did other imaginary men stop you?"

Thanks hon.

Teh funnay!

[Chubby]

Originally Posted by Lord Sam

Awesome stuff Quo! I try to explain game situations to my wife. She's really nice about humoring me and pretending to be interested. God bless her!

Atleast she humors you. Mine just laughs in my face when I start and walks out the room screaming DORK!!
Chubbs

[Desi Cuse]

Good stuff Quo. I'll have to cherish the many years I have left.

[Peench]

Originally Posted by Chubby

Atleast she humors you. Mine just laughs in my face when I start and walks out the room screaming DORK!!
Chubbs

Mine too. She calls me "geek" and asks if tonight is when I have my "Friday Night Fagfest." Nice, that's real mature, we're talking video games here dear!

[Causedawg 83]

Originally Posted by Peench

Mine too. She calls me "geek" and asks if tonight is when I have my "Friday Night Fagfest." Nice, that's real mature, we're talking video games here dear!

The first night I was planning to partake in FNF, my wife and I were hanging out with friends, and I told them I had Friday Night Fag Fest that night. It just slipped out, but needless to say, there were laughs... and maybe one or two concerns.


Quo, you are an amazing story teller. I'm sure if I was there, I would have been just as awed as your 9 year old boy.

My wife loves to make fun of me when I play games. Last night she called me a little boy and stormed to bed because I kinda only halfway kissed her goodnight, and then got upset because I died while doing it. I had a really good reason though, because we were in a tourney match, and I was the VIP in rocket race. Clearly I was right! Anyways, I'm writing it down now... apologize to wife.