Australia and NZ tour rumours going around Part 2 (No Bullshit)

ZiggyStar

threefish10 wrote:

you didn't and i didn't say you did either.

and to answer your question no not really.

i thought about learning Italian after reading a john grisham which i can't remember the name of, but they hide a guy in some small italian village.

but as for the other stuff, i've heard that Volunteers don't even get paid???

and i really don't spend alot of time gaming, it wouldn't be more then 2 hours a week

Thanks for answering. FINALLY...someone answered. My friend Pete is away. I'd like to ask him that same question but can't.

ZiggyStar

illegal_pants wrote:

hehe he just needs someone to kick him in the ass for motivation!

has he said 'oh my i'm wasting time' or is this the viewpoint of friends/fam? :eek:

He's 29 actually. In the past year he's talked about why he doesn't have a girlfriend (when he's an awesome bloke), and why after getting paid $70,000+ for 6 years he doesn't own a house or at least have paid off his car and motorbike etc etc? So yes, he's starting to question the amount of time (and money) he's been wasting doing other stuff and whether it was worth it....which is why I thought about the many many hours he spends playing games...amongst other activities. But I just asked you guys about the "games" side since I know some of you talk about playing games.

ZiggyStar

vital5 wrote:

No you didn't... but you did say "I'm an ignorant arsehole!"

Did you want a shovel?

I'm an "ignorant arsehole"? Hmmmm.....I don't remember calling myself that....

illegal pants

ZiggyStar wrote:

He's 29. In the past year he's talked about why he doesn't own a house, and why doesn't he have a girlfriend (when he's an awesome bloke), and why after getting paid $70,000+ for 6 years he doesn't own a house or at least have paid off his car and motorbike etc etc? So yes, he's starting to question the amount of time (and money) he's been wasting doing other stuff and whether it was worth it....which is why I thought about the many many hours he spends playing games...amongst other activities. But I just asked you guys about the "games" side since I know some of you talk about playing games.

i think he has just grown up and realised it.. what do you think? LOL i DON'T know this guy so i can't presume things yeh i can think of people in similar situations, and all have their own ways/activities of 'wasting time' and some are just plain and simply spending their 20s hungover and partying..

isn't it nice to have spare time.. while you can..

ZiggyStar

Does anyone elses Message Pit shit itself around 9.10pm? Do you have to refresh it a few times?

aus_suz

vital5 wrote:

Suz... are you sure you didn't see all of that on TV?... wow real life outside the window :eek:

Yeah well I had been watching Days of our Lives moments b4 this experience...

I did forget to mention tho the swarms of European wasps around the tree....

threefish10

ZiggyStar wrote:

To all you xbox, wii, playstation etc experts/players:

Have you ever thought about putting all that time you spend playing games into something else? Eg learning a language, writing a book, exercising, volunteering, learning something etc? Do you feel guilty sitting there for a whole weekend or day or whatever doing nothing but playing games?

As I get older, I realise the importance of time and how I don't want to waste copious amounts of it watching tv, sleeping, stuffing around etc....that's what got me wondering about this.

I understand relaxing etc...but imagine what you'd achieve with that time if you were doing something different and more productive?

well thanks for refreshing what you said, here is why everyone jumped down on you

the blue bits, not so bad.

the red bits????

they are the comments that make your original comment seem ignorant and arrogant.


just because you feel gaming is a waste of time doesn't mean that gamers do.

why should gamers feel guilty for enjoying gaming. how does what they do hurt anyone else.

it's not like they are out there raping kittens.


this is the real kicker.

but imagine what you'd achieve with that time if you were doing something different and more productive?


who says the gamers haven't achieved anything? all the people i play with online have very good jobs, most have families and we all just get together on our xboxs on a friday or saturday night for a few hours of fun.



why do you smoke drugs every weekend?

imagine what you could achieve if you didn't spend that time with your head in a bucket.

ZiggyStar

illegal_pants wrote:

i think he has just grown up and realised it.. what do you think? LOL i DON'T know this guy so i can't presume things yeh i can think of people in similar situations, and all have their own ways/activities of 'wasting time' and some are just plain and simply spending their 20s hungover and partying..

isn't it nice to have spare time.. while you can..

But the point with my first post wasn't really to criticise the time wastage...it was to wonder whether any of these people had thought of doing anything else with their time -- because they seemed similar to my friend Pete with the game usage?

I know that I'd love to have done more with my spare time over the years...read more, spent more time with my nieces and nephews, maybe done a few more computer program courses....taught my little brother more.

illegal pants

ZiggyStar wrote:

Does anyone elses Message Pit shit itself around 9.10pm? Do you have to refresh it a few times?

always happened! was 2 hours later but now it's 2 hrs earlier 'cos we all changed times and shit with daylights

forum time being off is what annoys me.. :mad:

vital5

ZiggyStar wrote:

He's 29 actually. In the past year he's talked about why he doesn't have a girlfriend (when he's an awesome bloke), and why after getting paid $70,000+ for 6 years he doesn't own a house or at least have paid off his car and motorbike etc etc? So yes, he's starting to question the amount of time (and money) he's been wasting doing other stuff and whether it was worth it....which is why I thought about the many many hours he spends playing games...amongst other activities. But I just asked you guys about the "games" side since I know some of you talk about playing games.

Maybe he wasn't spoon fed like some... or his parents couldn't afford to be the guarantor on his housing loan in today's fucked up housing market. So what's new about that these days?

aus_suz

threefish10 wrote:

i know this was pages ago, but i just felt like saying:








maybe people see the activities you listed as a waste of time.

Im always absorbed on the computer.....I have gained so much more info about stuff I didnt know...... B4 the internet how hard was it to find info u didnt know about.....At anytime of the day If I want to know something the answer is only a few steps away....into the office sit down and google...yay for the internet and modern technology....


I think I quoted from the wrong post tho...:p

vital5

threefish10 wrote:

why should gamers feel guilty for enjoying gaming. how does what they do hurt anyone else..

If they play a violent game and then go out on a killing spree.... THEN they should feel guilty... Violent games should be banned... kidding

illegal pants

ZiggyStar wrote:

But the point with my first post wasn't really to criticise the time wastage...it was to wonder whether any of these people had thought of doing anything else with their time -- because they seemed similar to my friend Pete with the game usage?

I know that I'd love to have done more with my spare time over the years...read more, spent more time with my nieces and nephews, maybe done a few more computer program courses....taught my little brother more.

oh ok i wonder why you asked this group though? how do they seem similar? :eek:

lol sure when a new game comes out people are gonna thrash it.. but not for their entire 20s :eek: LOL

awww and i'm sorry to hear you have regrets Sus, but ya know what? it's best to live in the present me thinks

aus_suz

ozsmalltowngirl wrote:

Hi everyone

Now this computer game debate is something I've really looked into over the years, being a Mum and all
This pretty much summerises most of the info I've read and been told:


Bye everyone

Yeah Ive read stuff about that ........even in older ppl they suggest that kind of activity to keep their brain active......
That was a very interesting quote Kylie

illegal pants

aus_suz wrote:

Im always absorbed on the computer.....I have gained so much more info about stuff I didnt know...... B4 the internet how hard was it to find info u didnt know about.....At anytime of the day If I want to know something the answer is only a few steps away....into the office sit down and google...yay for the internet and modern technology....


I think I quoted from the wrong post tho...:p

haha! the internet is evil

what was you chocolate consumption today Suz? i've had NONE!! i'm doing well!

threefish10

vital5 wrote:

If they play a violent game and then go out on a killing spree.... THEN they should feel guilty... Violent games should be banned... kidding

don't get me started on australia's censorship laws.

like some random games get banned, but some totally fucked up games get through.

like this NFL game i wanted to get got banned cause you could give an injured player an injection to get him back out on the field.

but stuff like gears of war, which don't get me wrong is a hell cool game, but you have a fucking chainsaw on your gun and you can chainsaw big bad fuckers in half and shit.

how is injecting a gridiron player worse then chainsawing fuckers.

ZiggyStar

threefish10 wrote:

well thanks for refreshing what you said, here is why everyone jumped down on you

the blue bits, not so bad.

the red bits????

they are the comments that make your original comment seem ignorant and arrogant.


just because you feel gaming is a waste of time doesn't mean that gamers do.

why should gamers feel guilty for enjoying gaming. how does what they do hurt anyone else.

it's not like they are out there raping kittens.


this is the real kicker.

but imagine what you'd achieve with that time if you were doing something different and more productive?


who says the gamers haven't achieved anything? all the people i play with online have very good jobs, most have families and we all just get together on our xboxs on a friday or saturday night for a few hours of fun.



why do you smoke drugs every weekend?

imagine what you could achieve if you didn't spend that time with your head in a bucket.

I suppose those red bits can be read as if I'm "judging" you all....but they weren't intended to be like that. After 2ish years on here, I thought you'd know me better than that....

And I do think EXCESSIVE game usage is bad....I'm not talking about a few hours on each weekend night or even each night. I play them MYSELF!!!

And I agree with EXCESSIVE pot smoking...it's not good. I'm no fucking angel with time wastage...I never said I was.

ARRRGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

illegal pants

aus_suz wrote:

Yeah Ive read stuff about that ........even in older ppl they suggest that kind of activity to keep their brain active......
That was a very interesting quote Kylie

those that's life/take 5 magazines are awesome for vocab.. i used to help my ma out with 'em, stopped.. then tried helping her again but couldn't do jack :eek: damnit!! what's another word for stupid with 4 letters starting with..

illegal pants

http://forums.pearljam.com/showthread.php?t=285352

which movie star would you like to beat up? :eek:

ZiggyStar

I'm turning blue in the face. :eek:

I'm off....See yas!