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10 things you didn't know about Nick Chester1
Nick Chester | 8:06 PM on 02.01.2009 43 comments


1. I met my wife at a karaoke prom (I was voted prom king!). We were both drunk, and she approached me. I hardly remembered it the next day.

2. I play games other than Rock Band.

3. I have three cats that I obsessively spoil and treat like humans -- they are: Atari (female), Ico (female) and Blinx the Time Sweeper (male).

4. Before doing Destructoid editor-in-chiefing duties full time, I used to sell mattress for not one, but two separate companies. I was a manager for a Select Comfort store in a mall, and then moved on to being a sales person for Sleepy's. Both were terrible, terrible jobs, but they allowed me to also focus on writing for Destructoid (and traveling). My wife is very patient.

5. When I was in college, I took a crap in our dorm's elevators. I'm sorry about that.

6. I enjoy shopping for clothes. A lot. Like a girl, or one of the Jonas Brothers.

7. I had long hair in high school, and looked like a total douche.

8. I grew up in Great Neck, Long Island in New York. There were two schools -- North and South -- and North was voted (by a very important magazine that I can't remember) to be the high school most like the film Clueless. I went to South, and happened to go to school with the designer of Word Jong, Scott Balaban. No, I didn't know him, and I don't remember him; we both found out when I did a phone interview with him last November. What the fuck, right?

9. My wife and I sleep with a stuffed animal, a bunny named BooBoo. If you're perceptive, there's even a picture of him in a header for a Destructoid article I wrote ...

10. I hate pickles and olives.



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39 comments | showing # 1 to 39
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VGMari's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 20:23
VGMari
BooBoo FTW

You sir, are made of epic and win.
Jim Heine's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 20:34
Jim Heine
Who doesn't like pickles?
MrSadistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 20:35
MrSadistic
Haha, you're such a metrosexual.

I have long hair too, but for some reason I look like a hipster/hippie Hispanic ultra douche bag.
vonneuton's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 20:40
vonneuton
#2: I don't believe you. I think you doctored your gamertag.

#7: I did too, except I looked rad. :P
Mikey's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 20:49
Mikey
Do you always call Blinx the Time Sweeper by his full name?

Because you totally should.
nukka jdav's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 20:51
nukka jdav
Pickles and olives can die. Ugh, I've grown to like certain things growing up, but those two things have never changed.
Maurice Tan's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 20:52
Maurice Tan
#10 ftw!

Pics of young Nick Chester, now!
the GAMEGOBLIN's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 20:56
the GAMEGOBLIN
Who's Nick Chester1

Never heard of a Nick Chester1
Stella Wong's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 20:57
Stella Wong
a karaoke prom sounds pretty awesome. I like how you have three cats instead of one.
007's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 21:07
007
Wait... so how do I pronounce you last name? chester-one?

Also, pickles. We must make you love them.
AgentMOO's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 21:08
AgentMOO
5 - wow you and workman have some things in common, eh? ;)

7 - I had longish hair in middle school and wore it stuffed under a greasy backwards baseball cap.. ugh

9 - Me and mine with a stuffed baby leopard named harry
grafkhun's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 21:17
grafkhun
uh... nice cat names, I guess.
Tdiddy9182's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 21:19
Tdiddy9182
you kind of look like one of the Jonas Brothers
iconsam's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 21:24
iconsam
Dude, I had long hair and looked like a douche as well! High FIVE!
Jesus H Christ's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 21:26
Jesus H Christ
Your cats have the best names ever.
ryu89's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 21:38
ryu89
Yes nick you do play another game besides rock band. Its called guitar hero.
Nick Chester's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 21:39
Nick Chester
11. My full, legal name is Nick Chester1.
12. I love you guys but I absolutely HATE it when people point out very obvious typos and think they're clever. I'm retarded, I get it.
power-glove's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 21:45
power-glove
Trust Nick Chester, for the rest of your lives.
liam2015's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 21:51
liam2015
5 made me LOL
grrlaction's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 22:14
grrlaction
@ Mikey: His full name is Sir Blinxerson the Time Sweeper Chester, III Esq.
GuitarAtomik's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 22:26
GuitarAtomik
I want to meet my wife at a karaoke prom. That's awesome.
TrailerParkJesus's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 22:35
TrailerParkJesus
I feel so much closer to you Nick. Hold me like a plastic guitar.
BulletTrain's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 22:37
BulletTrain
BLINX!
I hate cats but I would buy one just to name it Blinx the time sweeper.
Brian Szabelski's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 22:57
Brian Szabelski
Dammit, you named one of your cats Blinx? I was totally going to do that and claim to be the first to do so. :(
IceMax's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 22:58
IceMax
3- pfft, i got 3 cats, a dog, AND a rabbit
Hamza CTZ Aziz's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 23:10
Hamza CTZ Aziz
My boss crapped in an elevator. Front page!
Samit Sarkar's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/02/2009 00:19
Samit Sarkar
I apologize for #12.
lastSKYsamurai's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/02/2009 01:56
lastSKYsamurai
First of all Nick. Your cats are awesome. -I'm calling it right here! When I get A cat, I'm naming it ICO!

Second, I also lol'ed at No. 5. Man, that’s just, different....

& third, your wife, but with my face would look so awesome! , you can’t deny it….
lastSKYsamurai's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/02/2009 02:33
lastSKYsamurai
First of all Nick. Your cats are awesome. -I'm calling it right here! When I get A cat, I'm naming it ICO!

Second, I also lol'ed at No. 5. Man, that’s just, different....

& third, your wife, but with my face would look so awesome! , you can’t deny it….
Alasdair Duncan's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/02/2009 02:46
Alasdair Duncan
I hate pickles and olives too!!!
Haxan's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/02/2009 07:20
Haxan
I have to join in with the anti-pickles and olives crowd. Except for deep fried pickles served with horseradish sauce. That stuff is heaven.
Nick Chester's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/02/2009 07:36
Nick Chester
grrlaction speaks the truth regarding Blinx's full name. Yes, we call him that. He responds to it.

There are pictures of #5. I was young and stupid. Now I'm older and stupid.
Fronz's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/02/2009 12:02
Fronz
pickles -- yay!
olives -- boo!
Artemus's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/02/2009 17:38
Artemus
Cool, cool...
Hey, do you realy like Ghoulies?!
I haven't seen those flicks in days... Was thinking about getting the DVD of the first two on ebay... Should I?!
Anyway - Cool read, Nick! Yeah!
Nick Chester's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/03/2009 18:58
Nick Chester
@Artemus:

Uh, yes! We have the two-movie DVD, as well as the VHS of Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College (the BEST in the series). Ghoulies 4 Lyfe.
Artemus's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 11:57
Artemus
Ha ha... Right on!
Man, I haven't seen a Ghoulies film in days.
I do remember that I really liked watching them...
What about Ghoulies IV?! =) hehe
Well, I'm off to ebay...
Time to get nostalgic, Nick!
pedrovay2003's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/07/2009 03:58
pedrovay2003
Wow, I'm really glad I wasn't eating when I read number 5. :P

Also, Long Island FTW! I was born in Manhasset, myself, and lived in Oceanside for like 2 months after I was born. Or so I'm told.
Insane Ian's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/17/2009 21:22
Insane Ian
What's funny is, I met your wife at karaoke too. Well, not karaoke PROM, but you brought her with you when we went to karaoke...so...it's...similar.

Ok, so it's not really funny. Nevermind.
epoch's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/18/2009 15:37
epoch
I took a piss in an ice machine once!

What's this karakoe prom you speak of?
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