How do you know?

[Scotty]

How do you know you've played this game too long?

To start with, I've been around here a while. I lurked forever, finally signed up, posted a few times, been lurking ever since, now back to posting.

What brings me back is a recent experience that I went through that I thought you might enjoy. A little long, but worth it.

Imagine yourself as being picked from a crowd at work to introduce somebody from the company you work for at a stockholder/invester/asskiss/hobnob party. Your job is simple. Just recite one line. Five words.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, (Persons first name followed by last name)".

Simple, very simple. After all, the person you are introducing is none other than the senior vice-president of your company.

A couple weeks later you are at the hall preparing to make your mark in history.

Of course you are a little nervous. There is more money in the room than you'll ever see in 100 lifetimes. And those hundred or so people staring at you are snobs at the least to full-fledged... well, something not nice, and at least one man who is from hell.

You approach the podium at a confident pace, flick the microphone once to ensure it is on, and with all the courage you can muster, slowly say:

"Ladies and..." clapping starts,

"Gentlemen..." much louder clapping.

Now with a much louder voice "Paul..." clapping really loud now,

"RESNIG!” Now the applause goes from a roar to a cross between clapping at a roar and a hiccup...then whispering...then louder sounds, like “Who?”

Now, there was still clapping, as more than half the people didn’t really know who you were supposed to be introducing anyway, but you could immediately tell there was a difference. And you really don’t know why! Your brain went on instant fart mode.

Now you know the guys name is Paul, and you know of a Paul Resnig, but the two just don’t seem to fit for this older gentleman walking your way. Why doesn’t Resnig sound right?

HOLY S***!!!

Now you feel the blood rushing to your head, sweat start pouring, short gasps of precious oxygen and that guy is still walking your way, smiling and chipper, but staring right at you.

After about what seems like a week, this guy Paul, who is definitely NOT Paul Resnig, extends a hand out to yours. You extend yours, and as you are shaking his hand, you manage to blurt out, “I am really sorry for messing up your last name.”

“Oh? I didn’t notice,” comes the reply accompanied by a bright, honest smile and a short chuckle.

Oh happy days and jubilation! He didn’t notice! Yippee!

You begin to exit stage right...behind you Paul is saying “Thank you, thank you” with his hands raised up.

But just as you are stepping off the stage and the applause has all but stopped, from the depths of hell, somewhere in the middle of everyone, you hear, very loudly:

“GO BATTLECRUISER 3000”.

Have you ever just about lost all control of your sphincter in front of millions of dollars?

Luckily, that other guy, from hell I must add again, is apparently the only other person in the room to notice the reference, as nobody laughed, snickered or even acted like it was spoken in the first place.

I left the building immediately, the SVP Paul went on with his speech and all was well ever after.

Now none of you know me, or know you know me, but a few might after this. At least one I think, and you sir...well...you’re the funniest man I know, even if you are from hell. I am still laughing out loud a good week after.

So THAT is how you know you’ve been playing this game for FAR too long.

Back to lurking.

Scotty.

[Cmdr Nova]

LOL!!!!

Oh, my god.... That was one of the funniest stories I have ever heard! And when was the last time you played/thought of BC before you said that?

Was that his real name, and you didn't notice until then, or was his name different, and you just mispronounced it by accident, and then from the deep bellows of hell suddenly remember BC?

[Cmdr Nova]

Nice lurk work. 21 posts since Jul 99! That's nearly 2 yrs, and I'm here with 100+ and I've only been here since March!

Good job indeed! Just for that, I'm giving you the 5-star rating! Well, I hope you come back to post at least once every few months.......

I'll still probably be around, or at least playing BCM or GCO's multiplayer.

[Scotty]

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LOL!!!!

And when was the last time you played/thought of BC before you said that?

Was that his real name, and you didn't notice until then, or was his name different, and you just mispronounced it by accident, and then from the deep bellows of hell suddenly remember BC?

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I lurk almost every day, so BC is always around. However with BCM coming, it is near the forefront of my mind.

No, the guys name was Paul something, but not Resnig (yes I know it, but I am trying to keep some form of dignity by not revealing where I work), but I have just always remembered the old Paul Resnig posts about leaving him on a moon, or shooting him up in a shuttle, or putting him in the brig, or whatever, just to get him off the bridge. Well, that was early BC3K, well before v2.9.

Fortunately for me, there was someone else who probably visits this site and knows who I spoke of, and had to share it with the crowd (who also fortunately, probably doesn't visit this site).

Scott

[Cmdr Nova]

Hey, yeah. With BCM coming, I can't wait to get in multiplayer and do whatever online. I cant think of any other game to play this summer (well Diablo 2 expansion pack isn't really a game, but you get the point)

I only got into the BC universe in December 2000, and I'm still playing BC3k as of now. After playing the 1st BCM demo, I'm getting sorta impaitient for it.

See ya later Scotty!

[Epsilon 5]

OMG!

That must the funniest thing I've read in a while!

[Joel Schultz]

ROFL!

I think I would've died up there. Definitely would have hid under a rock or table to avoid the SVP the rest of the evening.

Scotty, you might want to consider a nice, relaxing vacation - someplace without computers or BC...