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GAME...the broken level!
SetoChaos | 11:02 AM on 12.10.2008 23 comments


Ok, well since I made fun of games last slogan (http://screwattack.com/node/2199) I thought I'd do the same again because this company's incompetence is just ridiculous (at least at the game where I live). What have they done this time? Well, last week I saw a copy of Persona 3 which if you look at the back of the case reads "The Best RPG of 2007". So I tell my Mum to go in their today and get it after emailing Colette about where I should start in the series. The game is also becoming rare so I didn't want to miss my chance of buying it. So my Mum goes into GAME and asks them if they have Persona 3 to which they replied they had never heard of it. They ask the rest of the staff in the shop and not one of them had heard of it. They then apparently went to look for it in their PS2 game draw but never found it. So then I get home from college t think to myself how ridiculous they are. People working in a game shop that have not heard of "The Best RPG of 2007". So I then go down their myself and very unsurprisingly pick up the game from the PS2 section and make sure that it was the game I was looking for. Sure enough it was and so I immediately take it to the front counter. I then asked the person serving me "Why could you not sell this game to my Mum this morning?" - to which he seemed confused. "Apparently she came in and no one had heard of the game". He then said "I don't know, it's Japanese and we don't keep up with the latest releases." Well I guess that explains why they're so crap in their then. A game shop that doesn't keep up with releases, ridiculous. Not to mention this game isn't even a recent release and the fact that the back of the box says it was the best RPG of 2007. Really, why are GAME so incompetent; I just can't believe it sometimes. Ah well, at least I have it now but I don't think this is the last of that shops incompetence.



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ThunderHeartXI's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/10/2008 11:24
ThunderHeartXI
In before RRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.
MrSadistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/10/2008 11:43
MrSadistic
in before tacos
Half left's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/10/2008 11:54
Half left
The poor grammar, spelling and formatting was tolerable until I saw this: "...crap in their then.".

I want to stab you.
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/10/2008 12:24
Holyetheline
in before lesbos
SetoChaos's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/10/2008 13:07
SetoChaos
"The poor grammar, spelling and formatting was tolerable until I saw this: "...crap in their then.".

I want to stab you. "

Oops, yeah I should probably proof read what I write. Sorry, I'm probably not exactly the best person at writing things.
Takeshi's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/10/2008 13:27
Takeshi
Oh god dammit! That's the wrong pic. Oh well, enjoy the show.
MrSadistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/10/2008 13:32
MrSadistic
wtf!
Qraze's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/10/2008 14:29
Qraze
This article is about the word "shit". For egestion of bodily wastes, see feces and defecation.
Shit in its literal meaning is usually considered a vulgarity and profanity in Modern English. As a noun it refers to fecal matter (excrement) and as a verb it means to defecate or defecate in; in the plural ("the shits") it means diarrhea.

As a slang term, it can mean nonsense, foolishness or something of little value; trivial and usually boastful or inaccurate talk, or a contemptible person. To shit, in slang, is to talk nonsense, or to attempt to deceive.

Etymology
Scholars trace the word back to Old Norse origin (sk¨©ta, to defecate), and it is virtually certain that it was used in some form by preliterate Germanic tribes at the time of the Roman Empire. It was originally adopted into Old English as the nouns scite (dung, attested only in place names) and scitte (diarrhoea), and the verb sc¨©tan (to defecate, attested only in besc¨©tan, to cover with excrement); eventually it morphed into Middle English sch¨©tte (excrement), schyt (diarrhoea) and shiten (to defecate). The word may be further traced to Proto-Germanic *skit-, and ultimately to Proto-Indo-European *skheid-. Ancient Greek language had 'skor' (root 'skat-' from which modern Greek 'skat¨¢'). The words 'sk¨ªtur' (noun) and 'sk¨ªta' (verb), still exist in the Icelandic language today, and in other Scandinavian languages variations of 'skit' are also often used.[1][2]


Usage
The word shit (or sometimes shite in Scotland, Ireland, Northern England and Wales) is used by English speakers, but it is usually avoided in formal speech. Substitutes for the word shit in English include sugar and shoot.

In the word's literal sense, it has a rather small range of common usages. An unspecified or collective occurrence of feces is generally shit or some shit; a single deposit of feces is sometimes a shit or a piece of shit, and to defecate is to shit, or to take a shit. While it is common to speak of shit as existing in a pile, a load, a hunk and other quantities and configurations, such expressions flourish most strongly in the figurative. For practical purposes, when actual defecation and excreta are spoken of in English, it is either through creative euphemism or with a vague and fairly rigid literalism.

"Shit" can also be combined with other words to denote the type of feces one has. For instance, "Snake shit" describes feces that are long and slender in shape, thus reminiscent of a snake's appearance. "Shapeepee" or "Shit pee pee" is another word for diarrhea, or can be used to describe feces that are almost entirely of liquid composition.

Shit carries an encompassing variety of figurative meanings, explained in the following sections.


Vague noun
Shit can be used as a generic mass noun similar to stuff; for instance, This show is funny shit or This test is hard shit, or That was stupid shit. These three usages (with funny, hard, and stupid or another synonym of stupid) are heard most commonly in the United States. Note that shit is both a positive and negative thing in these examples, shit being apparently very funny (a positive thing) and in the second and third examples very hard (as in, difficult - a negative thing to be) or very stupid. Note also that in a phrase like this, the speaker doesn't include the term as; saying that something is as funny as shit would be taken as a negative statment (shit not being a very funny thing to be).

In Get your shit together! the word shit may refer to some set of personal belongings or tools, or to one's wits, composure, or attention to the task at hand. He doesn't have his shit together suggests he is failing rather broadly, with the onus laid to multiple personal shortcomings, rather than bad luck or outside forces.

To shoot the shit is to have a friendly but pointless conversation, as in "Come by my place some time and we'll shoot the shit."


Surprise
To shit oneself, or to shit bricks can be used to refer to surprise. The latter form can be commonly seen in a form of internet meme which goes by the phrase when you see it, you will shit bricks, used in connection with an image of a busy scene with an often unnoticed laughing face or disturbing object which is hard to see until you study the picture.

The word can also be used to represent anger, as in Jim is totally going to flip his shit when he sees that we wrecked his marriage.


Trouble
Shit can be used to denote trouble, by saying one is in a lot of shit or deep shit. It's common for someone to refer to an unpleasant thing as hard shit (You got a speeding ticket? Man, that's some hard shit), but the phrase tough shit is used as an unsympathetic way of saying too bad to whomever is having problems (You got arrested? Tough shit, man!) or as a way of expressing to someone that they need to stop complaining about something and just deal with it (Billy: I got arrested because of you! Tommy: Tough shit, dude, you knew you might get arrested when you chose to come with me.) Note that in this case, as in many cases with the term, tough shit is often said as a way of pointing out someone's fault in his/her own current problem.

When the shit hits the fan is usually used to refer to a specific time of confrontation or trouble, which requires decisive action. This is often used in reference to combat situations and the action scenes in movies, but can also be used for everyday instances that one might be apprehensive about. I don't want to be here when the shit hits the fan! indicates that the speaker is dreading this moment (which can be anything from an enemy attack to confronting an angry parent or friend). He's the one to turn to when the shit hits the fan is an indication that the person being talked about is dependable and will not run from trouble or abandon their allies in tough situations. The concept of this phrase is simple enough, as the actual substance striking the rotating blades of a fan would cause a messy and unpleasant situation (much like being in the presence of a manure spreader). Whether or not this has actually happened, or if the concept is simply feasible enough for most people to imagine the result without needing it to be demonstrated, is unknown. Another example might be the saying shit rolls down hill which is particularly illustrating, the consequences of putting your superiors in a bad position at work. There are a number of anecdotes and jokes about such situations, as the imagery of these situations is considered to be funny. This is generally tied-in with the concept that disgusting and messy substances spilled onto someone else are humorous.


Displeasure
Shit can comfortably stand in for the terms bad and anything in many instances (Dinner was good, but the movie was shit. You're all mad at me, but I didn't do shit!). A comparison can also be used, as in Those pants look like shit, or This stuff tastes like shit. Many usages are idiomatic. The phrase, I don't give a shit denotes indifference. I'm shit out of luck usually refers to someone who is at the end of their wits or who has no remaining viable options. That little shit shot me in the ass, suggests a mischievous or contemptuous person. Euphemisms such as crap are not used in this context.

The term piece of shit is generally used to classify a product or service as being sufficiently below the writer's understanding of generally accepted quality standards to be of negligible and perhaps even negative value.The term piece of shit has greater precision than shit or shitty in that piece of shit identifies the low quality of a specific component or output of a process without applying a derogatory slant to the entire process. For example, if one said "The inner city youth orchestra has been a remarkably successful initiative in that it has kept young people off the streets after school and exposed them to culture and discipline, thereby improving their self esteem and future prospects. The fact that the orchestra's recent rendition of Tchaikovsky's Manfred Symphony in B minor was pretty much a piece of shit should not in any way detract from this." The substitution of shit or shitty for pretty much a piece of shit would imply irony and would therefore undermine the strength of the statement.


Dominance
Shit can also be used to establish superiority over another being. The most common phrase is eat shit! symbolizing the hatred toward the recipient. Some other personal word may be added such as eat my shit implying truly personal connotations. As an aside, the above is actually a contraction of the phrase eat shit and die!. It is often said without commas as a curse; they with the other party to perform exactly those actions in that order. However, the term was originally Eat, Shit, and Die naming the three most basic things humans have to do, and it is common among soldiers.


Positive attitude
Interestingly, in slang, prefixing the article the to shit gives it a completely opposite definition, meaning the best, as in Altered Beast is the shit, or The Medic Droid is the shit. Again, other slang words of the same meaning, crap for example, are not used in such locutions.


Shortening of bullshit
The expression no shit? (a contraction of no bullshit?) is used in response to a statement that is extraordinary or hard to believe. Alternatively the maker of the hard-to-believe statement may add no shit to reinforce the sincerity or truthfulness of their statement, particularly in response to someone expressing disbelief at their statement. No shit is also used sarcastically in response to a statement of the obvious, as in no shit, Sherlock.

In this form the word can also be used in phrases such as don't give me that shit or you're full of shit. The term full of shit is often used as an exclamation to charge someone who is believed to be prone to dishonesty, exaggeration or is thought to be "phoney" with an accusation. For example:

"Oh, I'm sorry I forgot to invite you to the party, it was a complete accident... But you really didn't miss anything anyway.
"You're full of shit! You had dozens of opportunities to invite me. If you have a problem with me, why not say it!"
The word bullshit also denotes false or insincere discourse. (Horseshit is roughly equivalent, while chickenshit means cowardly, batshit indicates a person is crazy, and going apeshit indicates a person is entering a state of high excitement or unbridled rage.). Are you shitting me!? is a question sometimes given in response to an incredible assertion. An answer that reasserts the veracity of the claim is, I shit you not.
TheDreadHawk's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/10/2008 14:36
TheDreadHawk
Qraze

Lol, Wikipedia.
Qraze's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/10/2008 14:41
Qraze
shit pee pee is my favorite
MEE's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/10/2008 15:24
MEE
the ''faceless ones'' strikes again!
SetoChaos's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/10/2008 15:26
SetoChaos
Lol, are you trying to imply by blog is shit Qraze? I find it pretty funny the way you did it if you are XD
Qraze's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/10/2008 16:38
Qraze
you said it.
ChronosWing's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/10/2008 19:25
ChronosWing
@Mr Sadistic's sex slave

OMG I can't stop laughing, that is the best gif ever!
njsykora's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/10/2008 21:03
njsykora
If we like your blog but hate the execution, the comments will be golden.

Also, should've looked for Persona 3: FES.
SetoChaos's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/11/2008 03:03
SetoChaos
@NJSYKORA

Actually, it was FES. I just didn't call it that in my blog.
SetoChaos's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/12/2008 13:51
SetoChaos
@Reaprar

If you don't like my blog don't read it. I have a disability which affects my English...
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