You know you've played Oblivion for too long if... : IV

» Fri May 27, 2011 10:05 am

Just thought this might be a little fun. So here goes:

You know you've played Oblivion for too long if...

You can tell Viper's Bugloss from Nightshade at a distance, but you can't tell an oak from a hickory in real life.

You can identify more plants in Cyrodiil than you can on Earth.

You look for the "Fast Travel" option when stuck in traffic.

You go deer hunting and try to outrun them.

You look for shrines/ruins/forts when going on a walk.

You have an escape plan in case of a Daedric invasion.

You've designed a real house based on one from the game.

You think about casting a "charm" spell when asking for a raise.

So what are some of your "ifs"?

» Fri May 27, 2011 3:19 am

True story from today:

I was in the underworks of a building doing my R/L job, when I heard a noisy "breath" from some machinery. As never went there before in my life, I didn't know what was about, and the first thing it passed thought my head was "Damn, a wraith! And I don't have any weapons, how damn I'm supposed to fight it?"

Then noticed what I thought, laughed and said to myself "Yeah, I definitely play too much Oblivion....".

P.D: The sound was REALLY very close to a wraith's "idle" breath....

» Fri May 27, 2011 6:11 am

i walked into mcdonalds ordered a meal and when she asked for the money i thought damn im short a few septims.

» Fri May 27, 2011 8:40 am

Well, I'll occasionally think that if I make a mistake in a real world event, I could just load a prevous save, and then I hit myself on my head... :slap:

» Fri May 27, 2011 2:44 pm

My tulips are starting to grow (no flowers, just leaves) and when I glanced over at my yard I thought, "Awesome, another nirnroot". It didn't occur to me that it was too far from water to be a nirnroot or that it was real life

» Fri May 27, 2011 10:49 am

I made a post like this in the TES General board.

For me it's swearing by Tamriellic gods, and absently quoting in game dialogue, telling people 'may Talos guide you' and such like.

» Fri May 27, 2011 7:25 pm

you start calling people sera and nwah in real life

» Fri May 27, 2011 6:41 pm

When you look at people walking by you and think to yourself "I wonder what kind of loot he/she has?"

» Fri May 27, 2011 5:56 pm

When you look at people walking by you and think to yourself "I wonder what kind of loot he/she has?"

Well, you can always try to pickpocket them to see it

» Fri May 27, 2011 3:11 am

You know you've played Oblivion for too long if...

You don't hesitate to go swimming across any lake you see, without even undressing, kicking off your shoes, emptying your pockets, or putting down whatever you're holding.

You think you, or any human being that ever lived, has enough health points to survive even one or two good strikes with a medieval weapon. Kids, don't try this at home.

» Fri May 27, 2011 9:34 am

Well, you can always try to pickpocket them to see it

And you've been playing way too much if you think bending at the knees and hips will let you get away with it.

» Fri May 27, 2011 6:00 pm

You say "Nine Divines" instead of "God".

» Fri May 27, 2011 4:01 pm

If you memerized the names of every fort,cave,and ruin in the game.

» Fri May 27, 2011 3:50 am

When you start refering to your grandmother as Vaermina.

» Fri May 27, 2011 6:50 pm

when you start dreaming about summoning creatures...

when you are in the kitchen and you raise you hand to cast "Light" instead of reaching for the switch.

when you favorite saying is "By the Nine Divines" instead of some other real life "I just goofed up" saying.

» Fri May 27, 2011 9:12 am

When you look at friends and coworkers' faces and think about how you could touch them up a bit using the sliders.

» Fri May 27, 2011 1:40 pm

When the music keeps rolling through your mind...on waking, before falling asleep....all day.

» Fri May 27, 2011 11:14 am

You know when someone hits you u say "By the Nine Divine Assault Assault" and wait for a gurad to come...got in trouble by a teacher for that but it was still funny!

» Fri May 27, 2011 2:23 pm

When you think you can pick somthing up without grabbing it.

» Fri May 27, 2011 3:15 am

When the music keeps rolling through your mind...on waking, before falling asleep....all day.

I've had the Imperial City theme in my head the whole day.....

I also broke a vase, I thought of reloading a save....

» Fri May 27, 2011 7:15 am

When you start thinking that you can pass time

» Fri May 27, 2011 3:29 pm

When you start thinking that you can pass time

I thought about doing that this morning. :lol:

» Fri May 27, 2011 5:06 am

If you meet a cat in the street, misinterpret its look as a demand for 100 septims and beat its head in with a large hammer.

» Fri May 27, 2011 7:23 pm

You think people won't notice you stealing their stuff as long as you punch it into the corner where they can't see it first.

You think that telling jokes, admiring, boasting, and coercing people in rapid succession is the key to making them like you.

You're worried about leaving things anywhere besides your own house because they might disappear.

You're sure you can mix a potent poison by using venison and strawberries. (yeah it works in the game lol

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You genuinely worry about swimming in a lake because of the flesh eating fish that might lurk below the surface.

Thats it for now.

» Fri May 27, 2011 6:08 pm

You're sure you can mix a potent poison by using venison and strawberries. (yeah it works in the game lol

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I'd call it "Poison of Indigestion".