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Scott Jennings

Overheard on Interstate 35

We pull into a truck stop north of Temple. We’re REALLY tired, and the trip is almost over. We file in sullenly, draw various coffee products and go to the checkout. The chipper young counter help peers at me intently. “Three days on the road. We’re really tired.

Overheard on Interstate 30

Sign on a ranch – FEMALE SALE Me: … Her: … Me: Hey… Her: NO.

Overheard on Interstate 40

Sign: Loretta Lynn’s Dude Ranch – This exit Me: “Loretta Lynn raises dudes?” Her: “Well, they had a bad crop last year. Planted them too deep, so they all died.”

I’m sure this puts me on a few watch lists.

Tip: When saying farewell to close friends, always be sure to yell “YARR” loudly when demonstrating the automatic weapons.

Learning the right things from people who are afraid we learned the wrong things when they learned other wrong things.

Raph Koster has a pointer to a rant on Gamasutra about how World of Warcraft sucks. Nothing new there… (checks watch) Yep, it’s been a little over a year, time for the backlash to hit the mainstream. Still, this article is pretty interesting, especially from the point of view

First Impressions: Hearts of Iron 2: Doomsday

Otherwise known as “OMG LUM YOU SUCK HOW DID YOU GET AN EARLY COPY DIE DIE DIE!” Thanks to the good folks at Paradox, I’ve been graced with a preview build of HOI2 Doomsday, the new expansion pack for Hearts of Iron 2. (I can only conclude that they

Proof that if you want me to be funny, submit your questions in WRITING.

I was interviewed by an Australian radio show last month for my recent book (the show billed me as a “well known guru” and a “notorious nerd”), and the audio recording’s up now. Questions include RMT, wacky media stories about MMO players, a world filled with roleplayers, and Blizzard