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Having all your electronics in the hottest room of the house. Still haven't played games I bought 3 years ago and Steam maintenance's amazing timing.



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Jizz_Beard_thePirate said:

3) Want to turn on my desktop but too lazy to get up and press the power button

Hahaha good.

1) There isn't always parking right in front of my building, so I have to walk 50 feet.
2) My A/C is too loud, so I often leave it off and take some heat
3) eBay charges import fees for shipments outside of USA now (making it much more espensive to get old games)
4) My car still works, I want a new one (well a better used one, want me some RWD)
5) I have to do dishes to have clean pots to cook with
6) Damn 3DS XL battery keeps dying on me when I leave it in sleep mode for a few days, DS was much better.
7) No time for the 200 game backlog I have, yet I still want my PSP back (lent to a friend)
8) No room for more then 4 consoles on my TV stand.
9) Got all my furniture as hand-me downs/childhood, want to buy something new for myself and upgrade.
10) I need a second laptop because I need windows for school (but to be fair, my laptop is really shitty, won't even boot Windows so I'm forced to use an old Ubuntu OS)



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morenoingrato said:

Okay... as a third world resident, we actually have many common problems. Anyway, here are my exclusives:

- Street spitters.
- Public urination.
- Drivers never ever respect pedestrians.
- I want an original copy... too bad! I can only get the pirated version.
- People never respect lines.
- Litter.... litter everywhere.
- Dogs running in the street.
- No one ever respects lines.
- Mugging.... SO. MUCH. MUGGING.


This doesn't sound third world, besides the mugging. Third world is more like potential starvation, no indoor plumbing, living in slums, having to pay to use a toilet, barely have access to clean water, etc. etc.



tak13 said:

ps3...not your wii u?:O:(...hot in canada,i m startled:P

Most of Canada's population lives right at the border. Toronto is actually south of Seatle/Washington. The tempertures here are roughly the same as in any of the New England states, maybe 2 C colder, but the lakes keep things mild.

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NintendoPie said:
pokoko said:

Sounds a lot like Detroit.

That's because Detroit is a third-world country.

Your cat is a third world country.

And I could easily have said Miami.  Or the Mushroom Kingdom.

Detroit is pretty bad, there are a lot of muggings/stray dogs/litter and a lot of abandoned houses falling apart. When I went to Miami I got a completely different feel, it was very clean and enpensive.

Detroid basically is like a 3rd world city, I've been to Africa before, except for the heat and lack of Wal-mart's, I think Detroit is worse and I'm being serious.



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I know this a joke, light hearted thread and it shouldn't be taken seriously but...I hate the term "third world" SO much..



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Leadified said:
Having all your electronics in the hottest room of the house. Still haven't played games I bought 3 years ago and Steam maintenance's amazing timing.

Move all your electronics to the 'coolest room.' (Different rooms have different temps...?)

You're welcome, Blue!



- My A/C is too cold but i'm too comfortable covered in my blanket to turn it down.
- The sea wind from my oceanfront apartment is wrinkling my shirts.
- I have too many game systems and so little time.
- I have games that are still sealed.
- People keep begging me money because of the wealth my family has.
- My parents are making me work for the summer.
- Not sure which car to drive today.
- Friends keep asking me to pull strings for them so they can stay at my hotel for the yearly weekend of partying
- My gardener isn't watering the grass properly and the dirt goes into the pool.



And I live in third world. The term is just so broad people misconceive it. There are thrid world countries that are well off. :/



phaedruss said:
morenoingrato said:

Okay... as a third world resident, we actually have many common problems. Anyway, here are my exclusives:

- Street spitters.
- Public urination.
- Drivers never ever respect pedestrians.
- I want an original copy... too bad! I can only get the pirated version.
- People never respect lines.
- Litter.... litter everywhere.
- Dogs running in the street.
- No one ever respects lines.
- Mugging.... SO. MUCH. MUGGING.


This doesn't sound third world, besides the mugging. Third world is more like potential starvation, no indoor plumbing, living in slums, having to pay to use a toilet, barely have access to clean water, etc. etc.

See, that showcases common misconceptions about third world countries and its definition.



NintendoPie said:
Leadified said:
Having all your electronics in the hottest room of the house. Still haven't played games I bought 3 years ago and Steam maintenance's amazing timing.

Move all your electronics to the 'coolest room.' (Different rooms have different temps...?)

You're welcome, Blue!


The coolest room is the wine cellar. But it's crowded and there is a hole in the floor, it also feels like a jail cell when you're in there.