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After a VERY long time thinking I have made the ultimate link - that smoking pot is very similar to playing videogames!
weed, pot, smack, ganja, whatever you call it, it's here to stay, and videogames are as well. You might not have noticed it, but smoking a joint has very similar effects to playing your favourite videogame for a few hours. Let's run through them and i think you'll be pleasantly surprised.
1 - STONER
This is the peak of a gaming session. Once you've been playing GTA4 for a good few hours (or any other addictive game) the body releases all it's tension, the eyes glaze over and you start to drool. A good friend of mine had to go rehab for four months after a year-long Perfect Dark addiction. I tell ya, it isn't pretty.
Another interesting point is how a BAD game is like some GOOD gear. When the game you're playing is mind-numbinlgy tedious, the stoned effect (2002...perfect) sets in far quicker. Also, NEVER lie down when playing through a videogaming session. The depressants will travel through your bloodstream far quicker and you'll be mashed way too soon for my liking, sonnyboy.
2 - GIGGLING FITS
You know how it is - you've been playing for a little while and because you're so lost in the videogaming world that you start to find even the most mundane things hilarious. Stuff like, "teehee! My mum turned the light on! That'd never happen in Zelda! How crazy!" It's quite insane the depths this can go to. Giggling fits tend to set in during the most unrealistic games, therefore the most Realistic actions are hilarious. Giggling fits are also infectious and even to non-playing people in the same room. This is the 'passive smoking' of videogames.
3 - TRIPPIN'
Here's where it gets nasty. You've ran out of puff (or your electricity's been cut off coz you haven't paid the bills) and now all you've got left to do is sit back and enjoy the delicious after-effects. F-Zero tracks swirl before your eyes, the room spins and turns to checkers. Visions of Halo play before you and memories of hardcore Resident Evil haunt your vision. All you can do is take a glass of water, lie on the sofa and wait till dawn...
So there you have it - believe it or not, playing videogames IS like smoking weed. Of course weed is cheaper, more sociable and you get out more doing it, but it also has minor side effects like giving you cancer and screwing with your lungs.
But here's the question - why does the government condone marijuana but allow videogames, when they both have the same effect? It's time to ban videogames! Yeah!...oh, no, wait, it's time to legalise marijuana! Yeah!
Well I hope you enoyed that and thanks for reading. You are now OFFICIALY a better person!
-mess
PS - i DON'T smoke weed : ) and do not recommend that you do so. Just play your games.
weed, pot, smack, ganja, whatever you call it, it's here to stay, and videogames are as well. You might not have noticed it, but smoking a joint has very similar effects to playing your favourite videogame for a few hours. Let's run through them and i think you'll be pleasantly surprised.
1 - STONER
This is the peak of a gaming session. Once you've been playing GTA4 for a good few hours (or any other addictive game) the body releases all it's tension, the eyes glaze over and you start to drool. A good friend of mine had to go rehab for four months after a year-long Perfect Dark addiction. I tell ya, it isn't pretty.
Another interesting point is how a BAD game is like some GOOD gear. When the game you're playing is mind-numbinlgy tedious, the stoned effect (2002...perfect) sets in far quicker. Also, NEVER lie down when playing through a videogaming session. The depressants will travel through your bloodstream far quicker and you'll be mashed way too soon for my liking, sonnyboy.
2 - GIGGLING FITS
You know how it is - you've been playing for a little while and because you're so lost in the videogaming world that you start to find even the most mundane things hilarious. Stuff like, "teehee! My mum turned the light on! That'd never happen in Zelda! How crazy!" It's quite insane the depths this can go to. Giggling fits tend to set in during the most unrealistic games, therefore the most Realistic actions are hilarious. Giggling fits are also infectious and even to non-playing people in the same room. This is the 'passive smoking' of videogames.
3 - TRIPPIN'
Here's where it gets nasty. You've ran out of puff (or your electricity's been cut off coz you haven't paid the bills) and now all you've got left to do is sit back and enjoy the delicious after-effects. F-Zero tracks swirl before your eyes, the room spins and turns to checkers. Visions of Halo play before you and memories of hardcore Resident Evil haunt your vision. All you can do is take a glass of water, lie on the sofa and wait till dawn...
So there you have it - believe it or not, playing videogames IS like smoking weed. Of course weed is cheaper, more sociable and you get out more doing it, but it also has minor side effects like giving you cancer and screwing with your lungs.
But here's the question - why does the government condone marijuana but allow videogames, when they both have the same effect? It's time to ban videogames! Yeah!...oh, no, wait, it's time to legalise marijuana! Yeah!
Well I hope you enoyed that and thanks for reading. You are now OFFICIALY a better person!
-mess
PS - i DON'T smoke weed : ) and do not recommend that you do so. Just play your games.
i'd like to point out that smoking weed, or smoking anything, is bad for your health. As mentioned in my post, playing videogames gives you all the same effects, without the cancer! Bonus!
Goatboy wrote:
> And if you're paying £120 then I've got some magic beans for
> you.
> Kid.
*guffaw* That made me laugh
> And if you're paying £120 then I've got some magic beans for
> you.
> Kid.
*guffaw* That made me laugh
The ironic thing is, when mashed, the last thing you want to do is play a video game.
*shakes head*
And if you're paying £120 then I've got some magic beans for you.
Kid.
*shakes head*
And if you're paying £120 then I've got some magic beans for you.
Kid.
Tiltawhirl wrote:
> farmer wrote:
>
> title should be lets smoke SKUNK
> yep you cant beat good smelly sticky skunk especially when its
> £120 an ounce lmao
>
> Wow let's all laugh at our own jokes and show off that we smoke/have
> smoked weed.
> I wish I was as cool as you....
well keep wishing
> farmer wrote:
>
> title should be lets smoke SKUNK
> yep you cant beat good smelly sticky skunk especially when its
> £120 an ounce lmao
>
> Wow let's all laugh at our own jokes and show off that we smoke/have
> smoked weed.
> I wish I was as cool as you....
well keep wishing
farmer wrote:
> title should be lets smoke SKUNK
> yep you cant beat good smelly sticky skunk especially when its
> £120 an ounce lmao
Wow let's all laugh at our own jokes and show off that we smoke/have smoked weed.
I wish I was as cool as you....
> title should be lets smoke SKUNK
> yep you cant beat good smelly sticky skunk especially when its
> £120 an ounce lmao
Wow let's all laugh at our own jokes and show off that we smoke/have smoked weed.
I wish I was as cool as you....
Talking of drugs, I think we need to be aware of the Mario and his Mushroom Kingdom conspiracy.
Half the gaming industry are probably on drugs, just where to they get the idea for some of their games. I personally think Rez is the result of a bad trip experience.
Half the gaming industry are probably on drugs, just where to they get the idea for some of their games. I personally think Rez is the result of a bad trip experience.
After a VERY long time thinking I have made the ultimate link - that smoking pot is very similar to playing videogames!
weed, pot, smack, ganja, whatever you call it, it's here to stay, and videogames are as well. You might not have noticed it, but smoking a joint has very similar effects to playing your favourite videogame for a few hours. Let's run through them and i think you'll be pleasantly surprised.
1 - STONER
This is the peak of a gaming session. Once you've been playing GTA4 for a good few hours (or any other addictive game) the body releases all it's tension, the eyes glaze over and you start to drool. A good friend of mine had to go rehab for four months after a year-long Perfect Dark addiction. I tell ya, it isn't pretty.
Another interesting point is how a BAD game is like some GOOD gear. When the game you're playing is mind-numbinlgy tedious, the stoned effect (2002...perfect) sets in far quicker. Also, NEVER lie down when playing through a videogaming session. The depressants will travel through your bloodstream far quicker and you'll be mashed way too soon for my liking, sonnyboy.
2 - GIGGLING FITS
You know how it is - you've been playing for a little while and because you're so lost in the videogaming world that you start to find even the most mundane things hilarious. Stuff like, "teehee! My mum turned the light on! That'd never happen in Zelda! How crazy!" It's quite insane the depths this can go to. Giggling fits tend to set in during the most unrealistic games, therefore the most Realistic actions are hilarious. Giggling fits are also infectious and even to non-playing people in the same room. This is the 'passive smoking' of videogames.
3 - TRIPPIN'
Here's where it gets nasty. You've ran out of puff (or your electricity's been cut off coz you haven't paid the bills) and now all you've got left to do is sit back and enjoy the delicious after-effects. F-Zero tracks swirl before your eyes, the room spins and turns to checkers. Visions of Halo play before you and memories of hardcore Resident Evil haunt your vision. All you can do is take a glass of water, lie on the sofa and wait till dawn...
So there you have it - believe it or not, playing videogames IS like smoking weed. Of course weed is cheaper, more sociable and you get out more doing it, but it also has minor side effects like giving you cancer and screwing with your lungs.
But here's the question - why does the government condone marijuana but allow videogames, when they both have the same effect? It's time to ban videogames! Yeah!...oh, no, wait, it's time to legalise marijuana! Yeah!
Well I hope you enoyed that and thanks for reading. You are now OFFICIALY a better person!
-mess
PS - i DON'T smoke weed : ) and do not recommend that you do so. Just play your games.
weed, pot, smack, ganja, whatever you call it, it's here to stay, and videogames are as well. You might not have noticed it, but smoking a joint has very similar effects to playing your favourite videogame for a few hours. Let's run through them and i think you'll be pleasantly surprised.
1 - STONER
This is the peak of a gaming session. Once you've been playing GTA4 for a good few hours (or any other addictive game) the body releases all it's tension, the eyes glaze over and you start to drool. A good friend of mine had to go rehab for four months after a year-long Perfect Dark addiction. I tell ya, it isn't pretty.
Another interesting point is how a BAD game is like some GOOD gear. When the game you're playing is mind-numbinlgy tedious, the stoned effect (2002...perfect) sets in far quicker. Also, NEVER lie down when playing through a videogaming session. The depressants will travel through your bloodstream far quicker and you'll be mashed way too soon for my liking, sonnyboy.
2 - GIGGLING FITS
You know how it is - you've been playing for a little while and because you're so lost in the videogaming world that you start to find even the most mundane things hilarious. Stuff like, "teehee! My mum turned the light on! That'd never happen in Zelda! How crazy!" It's quite insane the depths this can go to. Giggling fits tend to set in during the most unrealistic games, therefore the most Realistic actions are hilarious. Giggling fits are also infectious and even to non-playing people in the same room. This is the 'passive smoking' of videogames.
3 - TRIPPIN'
Here's where it gets nasty. You've ran out of puff (or your electricity's been cut off coz you haven't paid the bills) and now all you've got left to do is sit back and enjoy the delicious after-effects. F-Zero tracks swirl before your eyes, the room spins and turns to checkers. Visions of Halo play before you and memories of hardcore Resident Evil haunt your vision. All you can do is take a glass of water, lie on the sofa and wait till dawn...
So there you have it - believe it or not, playing videogames IS like smoking weed. Of course weed is cheaper, more sociable and you get out more doing it, but it also has minor side effects like giving you cancer and screwing with your lungs.
But here's the question - why does the government condone marijuana but allow videogames, when they both have the same effect? It's time to ban videogames! Yeah!...oh, no, wait, it's time to legalise marijuana! Yeah!
Well I hope you enoyed that and thanks for reading. You are now OFFICIALY a better person!
-mess
PS - i DON'T smoke weed : ) and do not recommend that you do so. Just play your games.