Home
CHRIS BAKER
XBL -NONE-
PSN -NONE-
WII
-NONE-
STEAM -NONE-
CHRIS BAKER'S SPONSOR
POST BY THIS AUTHOR (0)
COMMENTS BY THIS AUTHOR (2)
"t? No Ultimate Allian"
Friday, July 10, 2009
"ave a "betting with Shane" story. No games or money involved -- just pure satisfaction on my end.
I think it was fall 2002. As I recall, Shane and I were both the previews editors for our respective Ziff Davis magazines (he on [i]EGM[/i], I on [i]Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine[/i]), and we were attending a THQ event when, for some reason, the subject of Universal Studios came up. The conversation went a little something like this:
SHANE: Universal Studios has only been around since, like, 1985.
ME: No, I'm pretty sure it's been around a lot longer than that. The one in Florida's about that old, I guess...
SHANE: No, I'm talking about both of them, including Hollywood.
ME: Well, I went there as a small kid in 1982, I think.
SHANE: No, you didn't.
ME: Yes, I did. I distinctly remember. I was 5. It might have even been late '81. [[i]Side note: Shane and I were both born in 1976, but he's about two months younger. This drives him crazy.[/i]]
From there, one of us proposed betting about whether or not Universal Studios existed before 1985 -- I don't remember which of us -- and then we had to decide on the stakes. To be honest, I don't remember what I agreed to because [i]I knew I was right[/i]. All I remember was what he was in for...
Before I tell you, it must be understood that Shane's least favorite mythological character is the dwarf. He hates them -- especially Gimli from [i]The Lord of the Rings[/i]. As this was the time when [i]The Two Towers[/i] was just around the corner, and it's pretty well documented that I'm a [i]LOTR[/i] mega-geek, I happened to have a 2002 [i]Fellowship of the Ring[/i] calendar in my cube that, at this point in the year, was mostly used, and one of the middle months featured the son of Gloin himself.
When I realized this, I presented his end of the deal: "If I'm right -- and I know I am because, once again, I went there in 1982 -- you have to have the picture of Gimli from my calendar prominently displayed in your cube for a month." He agreed. And he lost when I proved the park opened in the '60s.
To his credit, Shane followed through with his end of the deal.
Deep down, I think he might actually really love Gimli, and reflecting bitter hatred for the character is his twisted way of showing it. Either that or he just makes [i]really [/i]stupid b"
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
