Translation: Please Kill Me Now

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There are a few "famous last words" phrases that have surfaced in the age of games. Whenever I hear them, I cringe because I know that we are about to be jinxed like nobody's business. We couldn't be in a worse position if my teammate had looked skyward, pumped his fist, and said, "Is that all you got!?" Let me list a few examples and you tell me if they don't cause heart palpatations:

  • "This is the easy part."
  • "We should be safe here."
  • "We can't possibly lose to these guys."
  • "Don't worry."
  • "I'm pretty sure that thing is friendly."
Man, those were even tough to type. That's just bad luck even putting those lines in print. I usually try and avoid those kinds of phrases like actors avoid mentioning the name of "The Scottish Play". If you'll excuse me, I'm going to step away from this lightning rod for now. Enjoy your weekend.

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The moment he said it ... I knew we were doomed. 

Oh, yes, for those who were not actually present on Tuesday night, this comic is based on a true story. During this week's Tuesday Night EverQuest adventure, our own little shaman Frogh pretty much said this word for word.

I had already caused enough mayhem for the night by running off in a huff after nobody laughed at my joke. My original intention was to run off and get about a dozen or two mobs on my tail and bring them back to the group. I didn't want them to die. I just wanted to rattle their cages a little. The plan was to give everyone a scare, scream at everyone to RUNNNN, and use my speedwalking song to get us all safely out of the basement. However, I forgot to take a few things into account. First of all, I have no sense of direction. I turned the first corner and was completely lost. So, of course, I did what you would naturally do when you find yourself lost. I kept running around aimlessly hoping to stumble back into the group. I didn't stumble back into the group. The other thing I forgot to take into consideration is that my speedwalking song doesn't work indoors. I solved this problem by promptly falling into a lifeless heap. I didn't tell anyone about my motives on Tuesday because I wanted them to help me find my corpse. It worked, too, after only a couple more deaths.

So, we were on our way out after successfully finding my corpse(s) when good ol' Frogh muttered the words that damned us all. Like Elysium said, as soon as it was spoken, we all fell silent. But the damage had already been done. There was nothing we could do to save ourselves apart from ripping our computer's power cord from the wall, and even that was no guarantee. Such is life. Such was death.

Who is the frog?

I don't want to mention Lawyeron's name, so let's just say he has an appropriate avatar in the forums.

Though, with the complete story told, I begin to wonder if Lawerfrog is the real adversary in this scenario....

I am gaining more and more interest as I read your guys stories.  Just a few questions?  You guys are not twinks at all, right?  You just play once a week or so for fun?

100% classic!!!!

If anyone wanted to know what went on on Tuesday night EQ, this sumss it up in a nutshell.

I wish I could wake up to something this funny every morning!

Yes, I'm the damn frog.  And the plan seemed simple, flawless.  Then you get cornered with Sway's rear end in your face while your head is getting pounded like Matthew  McConaughey on a tom tom.  It's actually worse than it sounds.

And incidentely, Commander Peary, where did you learn your directional skills?Where the heck were you going man?  Kurns was littered with Cat corpses.  It looked like Senator Frist's dorm freezer. 

 

Yes, I'm the damn frog.  And the plan seemed simple, flawless.  Then you get cornered with Sway's rear end in your face while your head is getting pounded like Matthew  McConaughey on a tom tom.  It's actually worse than it sounds.

And incidentely, Commander Peary, where did you learn your directional skills?Where the heck were you going man?  Kurns was littered with Cat corpses.  It looked like Senator Frist's dorm freezer.