World of Warcraft
just hit EIGHT MILLION subscribers.

www.themoneytimes.com/articles/20070112/wow_hits_8_million_gamers_worldwide_ready_for_expansion-id-102679.html

HURRAY FOR GEEKS :D
( moohalaa, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:31, archived)

Blimey
Yay for WOW!
( Mykeyboy A massive, salty filing cabinet, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:32, archived)

I can't say WoW interests me in anyway

( GrandmaOfShoes, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:32, archived)

IT'S PEOPLE LIKE US WHO ARE GREAT AND SHOULD BE COPIED, GMOS.
I'm thinking of getting us matching hats to point this out even harder.
( Jam Master Geordie Hero of B3ta., Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:35, archived)

can we have t-shirts with arrows pointing toward each other which say
"I'm with him, he's fucking awesome"

we'd have to stand in a prefixed way to make sure our t-shirts were pointing inwardly
( GrandmaOfShoes, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:36, archived)

Your idea, is superb.
You're setting the standards!
( Jam Master Geordie Hero of B3ta., Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:37, archived)

*CLOSE UP TO EXTREME CLOSE UP*
*STICKS THUMB UP AND SMILES*
( GrandmaOfShoes, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:39, archived)

i barely know what that means

( Clairebare Back once again with the Ill behaviour, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:33, archived)

D&D is now socially acceptable.

( Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:33, archived)

Daddys and dildos?

( Bobson I who milks the milkmen?, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:34, archived)

Those have always been acceptable

( SpoonMeiser, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:39, archived)

you should be on stage with that act

( Clairebare Back once again with the Ill behaviour, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:34, archived)

I wish I were joking
*puts on enchanted ring of social life +5*
( Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:37, archived)

i'm sorry i don't believe you
i have played 'Magic' once though. i could make it cool
( Clairebare Back once again with the Ill behaviour, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:38, archived)

Oh dear.

( baldmonkey a frothy foul-smelling vaginal discharge, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:44, archived)

ONCE I SAID
*runs away crying*
( Clairebare Back once again with the Ill behaviour, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:45, archived)

The thought of someone
running away crying always seems to make me chuckle
(Monk3yspunkmop3d throws grenades, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:47, archived)

I bet you're a popular babysitter, aren't you?

( Johnny Catfish - Yowsa!, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:55, archived)

they tend not to do much running and crying
after i've pumped them full of heroin and spunk
(Monk3yspunkmop3d throws grenades, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:57, archived)

Always my man
Always

*puts on robe and wizard hat*
( Fenris temporary Lazarus, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:50, archived)

World of what now?
I've never really been sure what it is.
( frunt It's been a while..., Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:33, archived)

Badger has been BANNED.

( Wicca'd Witch needs ideas for a new sig on..., Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:33, archived)

I have not though!
Mwoahahaha!
( Mykeyboy A massive, salty filing cabinet, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:34, archived)

Off here, or on WoW?

( Bobson I who milks the milkmen?, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:34, archived)

*reports you to the mods for asking tough and emotionaly damaging questions*

( Mykeyboy A massive, salty filing cabinet, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:35, archived)

I'll dazzle them with my fantastic many mirrored scooter and they'll let me off

( Bobson I who milks the milkmen?, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:36, archived)

From WoW
for not sexing Wicca, at a guess...
( L-Space - scientia sapientes vocat., Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:36, archived)

Ohhh I thought she meant properly banned for fucking around or something

( Bobson I who milks the milkmen?, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:37, archived)

He's never played it.
I wont let him. I know what will happen.
( Wicca'd Witch needs ideas for a new sig on..., Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:47, archived)

what did he do?

( Clairebare Back once again with the Ill behaviour, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:34, archived)

spread rabies

( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:35, archived)

that'd do it
possibly a banning from the country too
( Clairebare Back once again with the Ill behaviour, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:39, archived)

Speaking of which
Bou has been absent since she posted her tits on /board ...
( L-Space - scientia sapientes vocat., Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:43, archived)

did she do that today?
*looks*
( Clairebare Back once again with the Ill behaviour, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:44, archived)

Around 3 o' clock yes.
It was only cleavage, the thread was deleted, then someone re-posted the deleted picture.
( L-Space - scientia sapientes vocat., Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:47, archived)

it would have been when i restarted my computer, wouldn't it.
how come i always miss the DRAMA?
( sleepybinky, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:48, archived)

The repost is still on the board
so I doubt she's been banned. I'm creating the drama from nothing.

[edit: which is very unlike me. It also implies that I care. I don't.]
( L-Space - scientia sapientes vocat., Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:50, archived)

she was around today

( sleepybinky, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:44, archived)

it was only cleavage, wasn't it?

( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:44, archived)

yes
and i thought people were a bit mean about saying they were horrible boobs. you really couldn't tell. it was a normal enough cleavage.
( sleepybinky, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:46, archived)

If you put your tits out there for the masses
they are going to be commented on. And not all the comments are complimentary.
( Wicca'd Witch needs ideas for a new sig on..., Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:51, archived)

i suppose you're right.
it just seemed to me that people who don't know her are too willing to join in, and that seems like bullying.
i know you and she don't get on, but people joining in just cos it's what other people are doing seems harsh.
( sleepybinky, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:54, archived)

Yeah, she had it in her profile a few weeks ago

( Fergburger, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:50, archived)

for doing what or whom?

( GrandmaOfShoes, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:34, archived)

or to
( frunt It's been a while..., Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:37, archived)

No, see
Grandma's question is already rude.
( Newington, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:43, archived)

Well, if you will go round raping dwarves with the amulet of ragnarok
what do you expect?
( The Teviot Moose major 5th., Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:35, archived)

That means eight million times more room
when I start killing "second life" type game geeks.

I start tonight.
( Fork Has lost his bash virginity!, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:35, archived)

i had a second life account
but only because i was going to take money off the spotty shut-ins

i decided it was far too frightening
( Clairebare Back once again with the Ill behaviour, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:37, archived)

8 million people x $14.95
= $119 600 000 a month!
Fuck me sideways.
( Fergburger, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:35, archived)

You have to PAY to be a nerd of the highest order?

( Johnny Catfish - Yowsa!, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:37, archived)

I think it's about £8.99 a month here
The whole thing is ridiculous if you ask me
( Fergburger, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:38, archived)

it's about £9 a month, less if you pay in chunks.

( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:40, archived)

*pays in cat food*

( Johnny Catfish - Yowsa!, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:49, archived)

mmm, gravy.

( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:56, archived)

we get ripped off again!
I'd much rather pay $14.99 for something then £8.99
( brooza wonders how long a sig can be and if this will fit, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:41, archived)

this
it is a fucking huge amount of turnover.

Plus merchandise sales, the game itself at £10, and the new £20 addon called Burning Crusade,
which I have ordered as well as several other gaming b3tans.
( moohalaa, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:37, archived)

you can order gaming b3tans?
wow Rob never told us this
( Clairebare Back once again with the Ill behaviour, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:41, archived)

My neighbour plays that
he's 40 something and very fucking irritating.

That was enough to stop me ever trying it... bad enough bumping into him in the street let alone online!
(golddust QOTW now revolves around being a cunt, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:35, archived)

the WoW south park is fantastic.
i giggled like a schoolgirl.
( sleepybinky, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:36, archived)

This

( Mykeyboy A massive, salty filing cabinet, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:37, archived)

Well you are a schoolgirl.

( sleepybinky, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:39, archived)

Well you are a schoolgirl.

( The Teviot Moose major 5th., Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:37, archived)

i'm nearly twenty-five!

( sleepybinky, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:37, archived)

But you can still wear school uniform

( The Teviot Moose major 5th., Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:39, archived)

Stop it...

( L-Space - scientia sapientes vocat., Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:41, archived)

*tutors*

( The Teviot Moose major 5th., Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:43, archived)

*puts hair in pigtails*
*draws freckles on spangolins cheeks*
( ImNotRightBotheredMe fool, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:43, archived)

oof
wasn't expecting that...do we have a classroomfull?
( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:46, archived)

i have my skipping rope.

( sleepybinky, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:47, archived)

Do you want a suck of my swizzle stick?

( ImNotRightBotheredMe fool, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:48, archived)

that's alright thanks, i have a lollipop right here.

( sleepybinky, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:49, archived)

Oh.
God.
( The Teviot Moose major 5th., Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:51, archived)

*sucks pencil*
*carves things into table*
( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:54, archived)

*pulls virgin socks right up over knee*

( ImNotRightBotheredMe fool, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:57, archived)

Will all three of you please, for the love of God
Stop!
( L-Space - scientia sapientes vocat., Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:59, archived)

It's alright, we're all going to link arms & skip away, looking innocently back over our shoulders at you now.

( ImNotRightBotheredMe fool, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 16:03, archived)

we're going?
*whispers something to INRBM*
*giggles*
( sleepybinky, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 16:15, archived)

Ok. Please.
Stop. Now.
( L-Space - scientia sapientes vocat., Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:53, archived)

*rolls skirt up*
it's just like being 16 again.
( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:48, archived)

yeah, except my blouse doesn't fit so well this time around.

( sleepybinky, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:54, archived)

Good God.

( L-Space - scientia sapientes vocat., Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:56, archived)

what? *does innocent big-eyed face*

( sleepybinky, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:58, archived)

I didn't get to wear a tie at school.
I think I'll wear one now.
( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:58, archived)

i had one
i'll help you tie it if you like
( sleepybinky, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:59, archived)

ok. i can't do it myself.
*leans forward*
( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 16:02, archived)

here
*takes your hands and guides them through the knot*
( sleepybinky, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 16:04, archived)

I did this for Russell at the bash.
This image is an antidote to the others I've been getting.
( L-Space - scientia sapientes vocat., Fri 12 Jan 2007, 16:02, archived)

binky is tying my tie for me, look.
how kind of her.
( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 16:07, archived)

I'M NOT LOOKING!

( L-Space - scientia sapientes vocat., Fri 12 Jan 2007, 16:09, archived)

*hugs INRBM and binky*
it's great to have girl friends.
( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 16:11, archived)

i like your hair
*plays with your hair*
( sleepybinky, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 16:13, archived)

thanks, i thought pigtails were a good idea.
can i plait yours?
( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 16:15, archived)

I'M STILL NOT LOOKING!

( L-Space - scientia sapientes vocat., Fri 12 Jan 2007, 16:17, archived)

oh i might as well stop then
cmon spang, noone's looking here. we can always talk via gaz or something.
( sleepybinky, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 16:21, archived)

well...if no-one's looking...
*sigh*
( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 16:32, archived)

I'm not here either.

( The Teviot Moose major 5th., Fri 12 Jan 2007, 16:33, archived)

Thank Christ for that.

( L-Space - scientia sapientes vocat., Fri 12 Jan 2007, 16:36, archived)

ooh binky
would you like a flying saucer? try to let it dissolve in your mouth, it's really tricky.
( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 16:55, archived)

*looks over shoulder*
oh, you're still here? we hadn't noticed.
( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 16:21, archived)

This.
And in summer when it gets warm, you undo the bottom 4 buttons of your shirt & tie it up into a little cropped style thing.
( ImNotRightBotheredMe fool, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 16:00, archived)

oh we didn't do that.
we just had water fights.
( sleepybinky, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 16:01, archived)

we did too. and ate ice pops.
and didn't wear tights. with the length of our skirts, it probably wasn't the best idea.
( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 16:03, archived)

i don't generally though
it's a special occasions thing.
( sleepybinky, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:42, archived)

Much as I don't get the whole WoW thing
That episode was great.
( Fergburger, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:37, archived)

well yes, arr-tard.

( sleepybinky, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:38, archived)

it's brilliant.
it really is.
( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:38, archived)

The best part of that
was afterwards when the WoW players missed the point entirely and discussed at length the inaccuracies in the episode
(Flabbergaster laughs at danger (and breaks all the rules), Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:39, archived)

How can you kill that which has no life?

( Newington, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:45, archived)

But,
I didn't like that episode much, or the ninja anime one.
Because when I'm watching South Park, I want to watch South Park, not some jumped-up guest animation technique.
( Newington, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:46, archived)

but it was funny.
yes it was.
( sleepybinky, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:50, archived)

do you have an account?
[x] life
[x] wife
[x] social life

if you tick any of the above, dont bother joining us, you wont fit in
( Captain Pilchard The king of B-movies!, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:38, archived)

give it a rest.
not everyone who plays the game is socially inept.
( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:41, archived)

do you smell of fish?

( Clairebare Back once again with the Ill behaviour, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:42, archived)

whats the difference between having a life and having a social life?

( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:43, archived)

One is being recognisably alive,
the other is putting that life in the pub and interacting with your friends.
( Fork Has lost his bash virginity!, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:46, archived)

I want this game.
Is £1.49 good for a 14 day trial? Just in case I can't get into it.
( WHARRGARBL, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:39, archived)

nononononononono
its rubbish and you wont get a life, my housemates play it, and you can easierly not see them for a whole week. which can be good as their cunts. plus it sucks up the bandwidth, ponces.
( Captain Pilchard The king of B-movies!, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:43, archived)

hello Hysteria
i quite liked you the other day, this post isn't doing much for me though
( Clairebare Back once again with the Ill behaviour, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:43, archived)

I've had a Sociology mock today.
Things will pick up later.
( WHARRGARBL, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:46, archived)

it sounds reasonable from what the others are suggesting.
i would say give it a go if you are interested.
( sleepybinky, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:44, archived)

Keep your £1.49.
It could go towards buying a real person a beer in a real social situation.
( Fork Has lost his bash virginity!, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:44, archived)

will that beer last 14 days?

( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:45, archived)

only if you're not very thirsty

( Clairebare Back once again with the Ill behaviour, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:47, archived)

crikey
I wonder how many of them actually play. I have yet to find an rpg like that which is able to hold my interest.
( flurokitty 3, 2, 1 lets jam! (+.[___]·:·), Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:41, archived)

This.
I'm more a Strategy/Management or Driving fan.
( The Teviot Moose major 5th., Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:42, archived)

I like most games
and even some action RPG like zelda but things like oblivion bore me. My favs are either bemani or platformers.
( flurokitty 3, 2, 1 lets jam! (+.[___]·:·), Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:45, archived)

this is the only one that ever has.
I got bored of Oblivion, stuck on Final Fantasy...
( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:43, archived)

What if all that brain power and floating point operations
was harnessed for good?

We would have a cure for cancer, live on the moon and a cure for global warming and conspiracy theories and all those other things that cause strife our unhappy little world.
( mazurka wants two's up on your mum., Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:43, archived)

And how dull life would be without Orcs, Paladins and Gnomes.

( The Teviot Moose major 5th., Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:45, archived)

remember
red alert, starcraft, lemmings. those were stradagy games. ps, final fantasy rules.
( Captain Pilchard The king of B-movies!, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:48, archived)

and bound to go up a lot
when the expansion pack comes out (rubs geeky hands together).
(shux, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:50, archived)

surely the expansion
pack is only to interest to those actually playing.
( flurokitty 3, 2, 1 lets jam! (+.[___]·:·), Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:54, archived)

mostly, but there's new races and stuff
which to play will mean having to start at level 1 again
(shux, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:59, archived)