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Monday, September 22, 2008 
A big, fat load of Jack. (No seriously, it might be a large load. Please be patient.)
Monday, September 22, 2008
A big, fat load of Jack. (No seriously, it might be a large load. Please be patient.)
Tuesday, September 25, 2007 
A DisOrDat walking against a heavy wind.
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But, soft! What light through yonder graphics card breaks? A Canadian university has developed a Shakespeare-themed video game, knowing that the way to kids’ hearts is through their controllers. So, instead of getting poisoned at the end, Hamlet finds a power-up, becomes ten feet tall and pulls out Laertes’ still-beating heart through his mouth. See kids? Shakespeare is COOL! So ready thyself, because I’m going to read you a list of seven titles. For each one, I want you to tell me if it’s... # a Shakespeare play, or... # a video game. Be it... % Shakespeare, # press 1. Be it... % video game, # press 2. To skip it anon, press 4. Each right answer collects 250 All’s Wells. Answer wrong and I collect 250 pounds of flesh. Um... ew. Anyway, you’ve got thirty seconds. % Finish before the curtain for a bonus. It’s showtime. Questions: Pericles Everquest Henry V Caesar IV Neverwinter Nights Troilus and Cressida
Moose. Floppy nose moose.
I...I...should have ownedSubmitted by Zylina on Wed, 2007-05-02 23:20.
I...I...should have owned that...I got one wrong! Same, but I got 4/7....Submitted by MowDownJoe on Thu, 2007-05-03 04:27.
Same, but I got 4/7.... wow... Thy mothers name is ominousSubmitted by TheLutt on Thu, 2007-05-03 09:09.
Thy mothers name is ominous to children. (Richard III) get thee to a nunnerySubmitted by mdigirol on Thu, 2007-05-03 15:14.
get thee to a nunnery (hamlet) I bite my joystick at you,Submitted by Xytheril on Thu, 2007-05-03 15:55.
I bite my joystick at you, sir. Do you bite your joystick atSubmitted by dalefan3 on Thu, 2007-05-03 21:26.
Do you bite your joystick at us, sir? Wow i did absolutlySubmitted by Mcecny on Wed, 2007-05-02 23:25.
Wow i did absolutly horrible....I feel terrible 4/7 Damn, Spot! 7/7 (first one ISubmitted by eliot on Wed, 2007-05-02 23:43.
Damn, Spot! 7/7 (first one I think I've gotten) Ack...6 out of 7. Not bad.Submitted by mj1108 on Wed, 2007-05-02 23:51.
Ack...6 out of 7. Not bad. :) Missed the last one... ohSubmitted by AntoniusMN on Wed, 2007-05-02 23:52.
Missed the last one... oh well... 14/29 ain't bad... Same here. Was a tad tooSubmitted by Charron on Thu, 2007-05-03 19:34.
Same here. Was a tad too confident. 7/7 My entire collegeSubmitted by fruitbat on Wed, 2007-05-02 23:54.
7/7 My entire college education was a preparation for this game. Really. All I remember is reading plays and playing video games. (Wait--wasn't there a DoD: Shakespeare Character, Beer or Both? Also a good use of my education.) I am glad I have lived up to the moment. My score should have been higher, but I was being careful with the buttons. I could not bear to miss an answer on this. PS I KNEW there would be Roman numerals involved. 7/7! Yes! Although, as aSubmitted by nosleepboy on Wed, 2007-05-02 23:54.
7/7! Yes! Although, as a former English major and a former and current geek...anything less and I would have to commit Hari-Kari. I agree with the above post.Submitted by Cynthia on Wed, 2007-05-02 23:59.
I agree with the above post. My entire life as a nerd would have had no meaning if I had boned a Dis or Dat about the Bard AND video games. Of course dj HaQ will comeSubmitted by Cynthia on Thu, 2007-05-03 00:02.
Of course dj HaQ will come along and knock me off the #1 spot like he usually does. But for the moment I will savor being top of the heap. Yeah, I agree with everyoneSubmitted by Spruiker on Thu, 2007-05-03 01:26.
Yeah, I agree with everyone who says a nerd's life would have no meaning if they didn't 7 this DoD. Which I did. Yay! Answered: 6/7 Money:Submitted by blitzenoia on Thu, 2007-05-03 04:14.
Answered: 6/7 I was just shocked that itSubmitted by quackman on Thu, 2007-05-03 06:01.
I was just shocked that it didn't list Tempest so that there could be a both. well, i hate yo don knoSubmitted by jmalc on Thu, 2007-05-03 07:17.
well, i hate yo don kno jac... ?? All the world is a stage,Submitted by Redbeard on Thu, 2007-05-03 06:59.
All the world is a stage, and the men and women, multiplayers! That was beautiful. Evahquest! Classic. AnalSubmitted by galaxiaad on Thu, 2007-05-03 08:17.
Evahquest! Classic. Anal nerdiness: there's no comma in "Wherefore art thou Romeo?" because it means "Why are you Romeo?" and not "Where are you, Romeo?" I am not a follower ofSubmitted by Mandoli on Thu, 2007-05-03 08:19.
I am not a follower of Shakespeare's work. Nor do I play very many video games. I was quite surprised to know I got 7/7 on this. YES! This is the DoD I'veSubmitted by TheLutt on Thu, 2007-05-03 09:06.
YES! This is the DoD I've been waiting for! 7/7, 21/176 I love Shakespeare, I love video games, I get high scores on DoD's about both. Oy. sucks. i am dumb. dumb,Submitted by julia on Thu, 2007-05-03 09:16.
sucks. i am dumb. dumb, dumb, dumb. timon of athens. has ANYONE read that one? mind you, i am not making excuses here--i am dumber than dirt...just wondering though. sob. Yeah, but have you read theSubmitted by KingErroenous on Thu, 2007-05-03 10:18.
Yeah, but have you read the follow-up, Pumbaa of Troy? Awesome. You just made mySubmitted by galaxiaad on Thu, 2007-05-03 21:47.
Awesome. You just made my day. XD Hmm, thought I'd do betterSubmitted by Umandsf on Thu, 2007-05-03 09:23.
Hmm, thought I'd do better than 5/7. Oh, well. I guess I'm pretty tired after our fifth-place finish in the trivia contest last night. If I'm not mistaken, this would be the 100th DisOrDat. Perfect DoD for nerds.Submitted by ElNarez on Thu, 2007-05-03 09:24.
Perfect DoD for nerds. 7/7. And Hamlet's a damned cheater. 3/7. I'll hand in my geekSubmitted by njsykora on Thu, 2007-05-03 09:40.
3/7. I'll hand in my geek badge on the way out. I GOT FREAKING NEVERWINTER NIGHTS WRONG! AND I OWN IT! GOOD GOD, MAN. HOW COULDSubmitted by dj HaQ on Thu, 2007-05-03 09:43.
GOOD GOD, MAN. HOW COULD YOU?! I have absolutely noSubmitted by Xytheril on Thu, 2007-05-03 16:01.
I have absolutely no response that could convey my opinion about this right now. And my clever ascii jaw dropped face doesn't even display right, so I'll leave it to your imagination. 7/7 and 34/216. Not tooSubmitted by dangerousnerd on Thu, 2007-05-03 11:22.
7/7 and 34/216. Not too shabby. And I am the ultimate nerd. I know both video games /and/ Shakespeare! Now to find that game... This was easy, peasy, pie.Submitted by ThemePark on Thu, 2007-05-03 12:07.
This was easy, peasy, pie. Although I admit I got the last one wrong. Still 6/7. Does that mean my life has SOME meaning? Or does the lack of a 7/7 still make me a total loser? And 54/233. There just is no way to get #1. *sigh* Finally a Dis or Dat thatSubmitted by trithumbs on Thu, 2007-05-03 12:27.
Finally a Dis or Dat that combines my love of theatre and my love of Video Games. This one should ofbeen dedicated to me. Damn you, Caesar IV! YouSubmitted by Bulados on Thu, 2007-05-03 12:46.
Damn you, Caesar IV! You cost me my perfect score! As did thou, now of to WOWSubmitted by MCP4Life on Sun, 2007-05-13 14:37.
As did thou, now of to WOW to find my Juliet! I flinched... 6/7 Oh well,Submitted by Devinoch on Thu, 2007-05-03 15:55.
I flinched... 6/7 Oh well, they could've used "The Bard's Tale" to make this even stranger. So sayeth the Devinoch. 7/7 For once, my EnglishSubmitted by heathen on Thu, 2007-05-03 17:19.
7/7 For once, my English Lit. major comes in handy. See ma, all that money for college wasn't for naught! I liked the news but some ofSubmitted by Game Keeper on Thu, 2007-05-03 20:40.
I liked the news but some of the games stood out... except Caesar IV... is that the Canadian game's name? I got 5/7. Stupid tirednessSubmitted by dalefan3 on Thu, 2007-05-03 21:30.
I got 5/7. Stupid tiredness made my fingers slip. I guess that means I'm off to bed. Goodnight, fellow NPCs. WOO!!! 7/7 Ranked 76/390Submitted by angiesmith6 on Thu, 2007-05-03 22:39.
WOO!!! 7/7 Ranked 76/390 Ceasar IV is theSubmitted by lordbaztard on Sat, 2007-05-05 00:04.
Ceasar IV is the international title of the game. 7 out of 7. I think the games did stand out though, although I dare say that may be related to me knowing all of them. Everquest and Neverwinter Nights both have names that could kind of pass as written tales. I thought I had a guaranteedSubmitted by Grumm on Tue, 2007-05-08 22:17.
I thought I had a guaranteed 7/7 on this one. But no. 5. 6/7 An ass by any other nameSubmitted by JDspeeder1 on Thu, 2007-05-17 00:45.
6/7 An ass by any other name would still be kick'd Damn you Timon of Athens! Wherefore art thou Mario? Argggghhhhhh!!!! Forsooth!Submitted by vynn007 on Sun, 2007-06-03 23:33.
Argggghhhhhh!!!! Forsooth! I really thought I'd get all of these. There were like 3 Shakespeare plays I'd never heard of! And so Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead... I was almost tempted to rateSubmitted by Jeff Paine on Sat, 2007-09-08 19:32.
I was almost tempted to rate this one 5/5 based on the name alone :P |
And it isn’t even the awesome, hot kind of mature content. So please use discretion.
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Yay! 7/7!
Yay! 7/7!