addict
WARNING: The following post is about Everquest 2. It may contain several geeky references that you don't understand. There also may be mention of a unicorn or hobbit.
"My name is Noteworthy, and I'm a gambling addict."
I'm pretty level-headed when it comes to the gambling. I'll occasionally play too much keno or craps in Vegas. Every week I play the Lost numbers in Powerball. But, I found that when I'm hanging out in Norrath, I'm completely addicted to the goblin lottery.
Let me put this in perspective: In Everquest 2 (the video game that I am hopelessly addicted to), I am completely addicted to playing goblin powerball. How pathetic is that? [rhetorical question, no answer necessary]
Of course, things started off fine. I bought a few tickets, but as the lottery jackpot grew...Noteworthy started getting out of control. Eventually, I hung out in the tavern buying ticket after ticket - ignoring friendly invitations to raid dungeons or slay hobbits.
There were warning signs. My (real life) girlfriend came into the room and said, "What the hell are you doing in here? It sounds like a slot machine or something." I replied with, "Um...it's the Gibblegibber Goblin Lottery, thank you very much." And then she was all, "Yeah, it sounded stupid. I figured it was something like that." [touche!]
Eventually I ended up spending the 37 gold pieces I had saved, so I that could someday buy a flaming sword to murder unicorns. To the uninitiated that doesn't sound like a lot of money, but in the world of EQ, it's a few thousand bucks. I had to sell off some trinkets and armor pieces, just to scrape by.
After checking around online, I found out that the chances of winning the goblin lottery is right between winning the actual powerball lottery and training a oil drilling crew to pilot space shuttles onto to a giant planet destroying asteroid 36 hours away from blowing up Earth.
Who knew? [also a rhetorical question, no answer necessary]
"My name is Noteworthy, and I'm a gambling addict."
I'm pretty level-headed when it comes to the gambling. I'll occasionally play too much keno or craps in Vegas. Every week I play the Lost numbers in Powerball. But, I found that when I'm hanging out in Norrath, I'm completely addicted to the goblin lottery.
Let me put this in perspective: In Everquest 2 (the video game that I am hopelessly addicted to), I am completely addicted to playing goblin powerball. How pathetic is that? [rhetorical question, no answer necessary]
Of course, things started off fine. I bought a few tickets, but as the lottery jackpot grew...Noteworthy started getting out of control. Eventually, I hung out in the tavern buying ticket after ticket - ignoring friendly invitations to raid dungeons or slay hobbits.
There were warning signs. My (real life) girlfriend came into the room and said, "What the hell are you doing in here? It sounds like a slot machine or something." I replied with, "Um...it's the Gibblegibber Goblin Lottery, thank you very much." And then she was all, "Yeah, it sounded stupid. I figured it was something like that." [touche!]
Eventually I ended up spending the 37 gold pieces I had saved, so I that could someday buy a flaming sword to murder unicorns. To the uninitiated that doesn't sound like a lot of money, but in the world of EQ, it's a few thousand bucks. I had to sell off some trinkets and armor pieces, just to scrape by.
After checking around online, I found out that the chances of winning the goblin lottery is right between winning the actual powerball lottery and training a oil drilling crew to pilot space shuttles onto to a giant planet destroying asteroid 36 hours away from blowing up Earth.
Odds of Winning
6 match = 36/6 * 35/5 * 34/4 * 33/3 * 32/2 * 31/1 = 6*7 *8.5*11*16*31 = 1,947,792 to 1
5 match = 36/6 * 35/5 * 34/4 * 33/3 * 32/2 = 62,832 to 1
4 match = 36/6 * 35/5 * 34/4 * 33/3 = 3,927 to 1
3 match = 36/6 * 35/5 * 34/4 = 357 to 1
2 match = 36/6 * 35/5 = 42 to 1
1 match = 36/6 = 6 to 1
Who knew? [also a rhetorical question, no answer necessary]
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Point of clarification: Was that a real girlfriend or an Everquest character?
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Here we go - nevermind this 'Everquest' hoo-ha.
Take it from a country boy - This man and his girl=good people. Real deal.
(Yes I am a professional writer, disregard caustic linguistic regionalities)
Ha ha! Good question. That was my real life girlfriend that came into the room.
My Everquest girlfriend was busy slaying faeries and sprites in some far off magical island, so that she could make them into delicious pies and muffins.
Ah, good ol' Argamemnon...
Hey JL, this is Eric, long time no see. Not sure that you remember me, but I was Jill's roommate in Portland.
Anyway, my wife has been reading your blog for a while, and during a conversation I brought you up and she thought she knew you from somewhere.
Thought I would pop in and say Hi.
Scholz!
Of course, I remember you.
I blame you for my Everquest addiction.
Email me - lets catch up.
blogmail@littlelostrobot.com
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