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Zen and the Art of Guitar Hero

Posted by Zonk on from the watching-a-master-at-work dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Julian Murdoch over at GamersWithJobs.com has what can only be described as a piece of liturgy, proclaiming a religious experience at his local Best Buy as he watches someone beat 'Through the Fire and the Flames' on Expert in Guitar Hero 3. 'At 6 minutes in, a small crowd has formed, perhaps 15 of us. His sravaka — his disciples — look nervously at us, absorbing the distractions, protecting him a bubble of calm. There is complete silence. Even my son is staring slackjawed, like he does in church during communion, not understanding the content of the ritual but understanding the tone and sacredness of the space.'"

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  1. Cue in Southpark jokes... by kitzkar · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... in 3... 2... 1...

    1. Re:Cue in Southpark jokes... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      You....Are...Fags!

    2. Re:Cue in Southpark jokes... by StarvingSE · · Score: 4, Funny

      Afterward, the kid couldn't take all the fame that came after this huge best buy show. He went into his basement and played Heroin Hero for weeks straight in order to deal with it.

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    3. Re:Cue in Southpark jokes... by Psmylie · · Score: 4, Funny
      If a tree tells a joke in the forest and nobody hears it, is it still funny?

      Probably not, but it's still a talking tree, and that's worth something.

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    4. Re:Cue in Southpark jokes... by Fierythrasher · · Score: 5, Funny

      So inside jokes have no value? I refer to Denis Miller's 5% joke guideline where the majority of his jokes have to hit the mass audience but several of his more esoteric references are aimed at only the 5% of the audience who knows what he's talking about. If you're in the 95% you're confused, but if you're in the 5% then it's funny as all hell.

  2. Just have a guitar near you and get laid! by StCredZero · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oh, yeah? According to this, some guys can get laid just by having a guitar near them and never taking it out of the case!

    http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/pdx/105596028.html

  3. Re:Not that exciting by XxtraLarGe · · Score: 4, Funny

    I get that it's fun, I get that it's challenging. What I don't get is why anybody would want to watch it be played. I think it would be fun to play. I don't think it's a fun game to watch. That's the way I feel about golf...
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  4. Re:Not that exciting by damaki · · Score: 4, Funny

    Strangely, I do not feel the same about boxing...

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  5. Wait! Ive seen this before? by Altus · · Score: 4, Funny


    was he deaf, dumb, and blind?

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  6. Re:Not that exciting by XxtraLarGe · · Score: 5, Funny

    Strangely, I do not feel the same about boxing... Yeah, boxing is probably the opposite of golf. Fun to watch, but not very fun to play...
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    Taking guns away from the 99% gives the 1% 100% of the power.
  7. Re:Wait... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Thanks for the translation, Captain Miserable.

  8. Re:Wait... by zero_offset · · Score: 4, Funny

    If by "a little melodramatic" you mean "cloyingly fawning like some kind of loser who probably needs therapy," then yes, by all means, his interpretation was a little melodramatic.

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