Birth of a new word?

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First time I ever heard the term ‘Derp’ was in a South Park episode. They introduced a new character to replace Chef. Who knew then that a new word would enter the lexicon?

Apparently it’s popular enough that even the New York Times knows about it.

 

BigJim found that the earliest know ‘Derp’ was still Matt and Trey but it was in ‘Basketball’. Great catch!

 

 

Not every bad habit or ‘thing’ comes from video games guys!

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So I’m reading the internet and come across this piece from PoliceOne.com. “Throwing down your sidearm: A video game training scar?“, and my first thought is “Oh, boy. Here we go again.” I read the article and sure enough, Video Game = Bad.  Have these guys not watched a movie, tv or cartoon in the last 30 years? People throwing guns around all over the place in them. You know where they DON’T just toss weapons around all the time? Most video games.  Most video games will have the protagonist either swapping weapons or holstering one to draw another. I’m really not sure why these guys think you learn to toss guns around in ‘Call of Duty’. The worst thing about CoD is thinking you can easily run at top speed for a half hour at a time and kill people shooting at you from across maps with just a knife.

 

An example:

Pax East 2013 Statuary

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I present my photo’s of Pax East 2013′s Statuary in no particular order:

 

 

Had a blast at Pax East 2013 and the photo’s never do it justice because I spend so much of my time DOING things instead of taking photo’s of the things I’m doing. Such is life.

If you get the chance, and you enjoy any sort of gaming, I really suggest you check out one of the many Pax out there. Worth it.  And you CAN do everything(except the panels/discussions) in one day if you stay focused.

So I went to Pax East again this year

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AND HAD A HELL OF A FUN TIME!

Though I had a 3 day pass I really only spent one day at Pax. I spent the rest doing EXACTLY what I wanted. Hanging out with my friends, playing games, drinking beer, eating out(and in!) and generally just enjoying spending time with people I really enjoy spending time with.

Thanks again for having me Chris and Rachel!

Now for the photos:

 

I’ll make a separate post about all the statues/models used at Pax East 2013. I’m always blown away by the work the game manufacturers put into their booths and their statues always impress.