Arre You Addicted to Galciv? Read the Warning Signs :-)

March 23, 2003 1:41 PM from

Since the 26th is fast coming upon us a little bit of levity seems in order for those that are working hard and those that the wait is far too long. This was found floating on a piece of space junk in sector 4,1

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FROBOZZ GALACTIC PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES
2323 MilkyWay Plaza
at the Corner of Wardell & Frogboy
Sector 44,56
Telephone: 123090887-65489789654 ext 4bf5ee008

ARE YOU ADDICTED TO GALACTIC CIVILIZATIONS?

Do you suffer from Galciv ADDICTION? If any of the following statements describe you, or a friend or a co-worker, seek professional medical help immediately!

1. You sneak out of bed to catch another hour or two or three until the wife reminds you that you have to go to work in 2 hours

2. The change the name of you Sony Robotic Dog Aibo to Yor.

3. When you fall off your chair laughing at what was on the monitor, your Girlfriend wonders what’s up? (only available in Denmark)

4. Your wife gets you a Galciv Mousepad for your anniversary

5. You explain to all concerned that left clicking on the mouse for long periods of time is Exercise.

6. Your date notices that you’ve brought your laptop to the movies.

7. Your parents wonder why you haven’t come out of your bedroom for a week?

8. you’ve painted the cover of your monitor red

9. The wife wonders when you going to bring your close friend “Altair” home for dinner.

10. A teacher asks your kids “what do you want to do when you grow up” they all answer “Drengins”

11. you actually know how to pronounce Drengin

12. you have name star systems: Frogboy, BoogieBac, Nakor, T-Man, AlexG, and the ever popular Cari_Elf

13. galciv.com is you IE home page

14. You try to match the perfect win that Greenreaper has

15. Seen a picture of Frogboy

16. Waking up from a dream you find that youe had become AVATAR

17. You read the manual every night before sleeping

18. Drengin is now used in your household as a swear word

19. Have ordered Torian Tidbits as appetizers in the past 3 months

20. Have seen the picture of stardock’s home

21. Know what other fish besides TUNA resides in the chat rooms.

22. Know the color of Cari’s hair (hint think evil)

23. Have fed Brad’s bird at the house

24. Been to JavaScout’s website for at least 500 times

25. Been flamed in a Moo forum

26. Dodged at least 1 hairball in the chat rooms

IF ANY OF THE ABOVE DESCTIBE YOU OR ANYONE YOU KNOW THEN…..
………….enjoy Playing LOL

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rich
&
Louie_the_cat “yours in TUNA”

Oops forgot the disclaimer!

Any of the above medical opinions are not based on sound medical advice, in fact 70% was written by the cat.

p.s. Add to this

~SDC~

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Reply #1 March 23, 2003 1:50 PM from

Stardock Forums Top

If you sit down to play "just a couple of turns" at 10pm and don't even get out of the chair until dawn, you may be addicted to GalCiv.

[true story]

Reply #2 March 23, 2003 1:54 PM from

Stardock Forums Top

ROFL - Midnight_louie, that was rich

Even my girlfriend liked it, although so also felt it was kinda sad

Although she didnt find anything funny about #3

/Flemming

~SDC~

Reply #3 March 23, 2003 2:02 PM from

Stardock Forums Top

Is there anybody on this forum who can honestly say ALL 26 Points DO NOT describe us?

Reply #4 March 23, 2003 3:29 PM from

Stardock Forums Top

.27 you consider your buddies in the empire as close personal friends

~SDC~

Reply #5 March 23, 2003 3:41 PM from

Stardock Forums Top

28. you consider your buddies in the empire as your ONLY personal friends

~SDC~

Reply #6 March 23, 2003 3:41 PM from

Stardock Forums Top

Great read. Thats the spirit.

~SDC~

Reply #7 March 23, 2003 3:47 PM from

Stardock Forums Top

28. When you start using Galciv "diplomatic" speek in your day to day life.

~SDC~

Reply #8 March 23, 2003 3:48 PM from

Stardock Forums Top

29. agreed to the new employee Brad hired http://www.galciv.com/forum.asp?BID=GF&id=21277

Reply #9 March 23, 2003 4:05 PM from

Stardock Forums Top

30. Keep playing against Genius AI so you can punish yourself for all your galactic sins.

~SDC~

Reply #10 March 23, 2003 7:08 PM from

Stardock Forums Top

31. you have memorized stardock's phone number

~SDC~

Reply #11 March 23, 2003 8:36 PM from

Stardock Forums Top

32. Your wife serves you with devorce papers, but you are too busy with the Drengins to read them.

~SDC~

Reply #12 March 24, 2003 12:00 AM from

Stardock Forums Top

33. You are actually dead on 31/03/2003

Reply #13 March 24, 2003 6:30 AM from

Stardock Forums Top

34. You've read and understood all the above statements.

Reply #14 March 24, 2003 8:32 AM from

Stardock Forums Top

35. You are doing some (home)work while you got a windowed version of Galciv running.

36. You don't need to eat or sleep cause you did that yesterday already, since Galciv is way more important.

~SDC~

Reply #15 March 24, 2003 9:44 AM from

Stardock Forums Top

37. In the supermarket, you're swearing at the cabbages that they're only worthless green planets, you walk slowly past the oranges before you jump upon the lemon's trying to colonize them.

Reply #16 March 24, 2003 2:31 PM from

Stardock Forums Top

38. you finally notice the star system wardell always seems to have habital planets

~SDC~

Reply #17 March 24, 2003 2:56 PM from

Stardock Forums Top

39. Your family has to call you on your cell phone to tear your attention away from Gal Civ. (Bonus points if you program the Gal Civ theme to be the ring tone on your cell phone)

Reply #18 March 24, 2003 3:48 PM from

Stardock Forums Top

I'm just curious. If I fail to seek medical attention, will I be eaten by a grue?

Reply #19 March 24, 2003 4:14 PM from

Stardock Forums Top

Harry;

Only if it is very, very dark.

Elrikk

~SDC~

Reply #20 March 24, 2003 4:46 PM from

Stardock Forums Top

Dang. I just dropped my torch and my lantern's out of fuel. Maybe I still have my matchbook...

Reply #21 March 24, 2003 4:50 PM from

Stardock Forums Top

If you're like me, "Not bloody likely".

Elrikk

~SDC~

Reply #22 March 24, 2003 5:15 PM from

Stardock Forums Top

I still had my matchbook... unfortunately, I forgot to "close cover before striking". Arrgggh!

Reply #23 March 24, 2003 5:41 PM from

Stardock Forums Top

40. your wife gets you a t-shirt with stardokaholic on it

yours in TUNA

louie the cat
p.s. i took the keyboard away from my pet human

~SDC~

Reply #24 March 24, 2003 6:59 PM from

Stardock Forums Top

41. You burn all your red clothes because they remind you too much of the Drengin.

42. You now have nightmares about Drengin shock troopers from watching the Intro cutscene too many times.

43. You sculpt starships out of your mashed potatoes.

Reply #25 March 24, 2003 9:55 PM from

Stardock Forums Top

44. You no longer say 'goodbye' when hanging up the telephone, but 'long live the Terran Alliance!'

45. You beg anyone coming near the computer room to go get you snacks

46. Your family avoids coming near your computer room.

47. You have to warm up your dinner 5 times in the microwave because you keep running into 'good parts'

48. When Driving you imagine that you are flying a Survey Vessel in Dregin Territory.

49. When a driver cuts you off you yell "Curse You! You worthless Drengins!"

50. You do this when your family is in the car

51. Your family will no longer ride in your car, ESPECIALLY because of the laser bolt and bomb exploding noises you keep making.....

~SDC~

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