{"id":155,"date":"2007-08-23T00:52:43","date_gmt":"2007-08-23T04:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=155"},"modified":"2007-08-23T00:52:43","modified_gmt":"2007-08-23T04:52:43","slug":"drop-that-controller-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=155","title":{"rendered":"Drop that controller right now!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font size=\"-1\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong> <\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"-1\"><strong>DEFINITION:<\/strong> A state of extreme agitation developed after extended periods of non-stop video game participation; commonly affects males of all ages!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/jimage400\/xbox2.gif\" alt=\"Drop that controller right now!\" height=\"400\" width=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"-1\"><strong>VERBOTICISMS:<\/strong> <em>(Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"-1\"><strong>Nintension<\/strong>:  \/<em>nin-ten-shun<\/em>\/ My inability to move to the next level in the game lead to anger and frustration and caused a severe case of nintension. <em>Etymology:<\/em>  Nintendo + tension <em>Created by:<\/em> Stevenson0.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"-1\"><strong>Inconsoleable<\/strong>:  \/<em>inn conn soo lab ell<\/em>\/ she left him while he was on level seven, taking the car, the kids and the dog. He was inconsoleable. The batteries needed changing in the handset and it was a half hour walk to the store. <em>Etymology:<\/em>  inconsolable, console <em>Created by:<\/em> galwaywegian.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"-1\"><strong>Leveluproar<\/strong>:  \/<em>level-up-raw<\/em>\/ Just then, the gaming lab erupted in pandemonium when all the players simultaneously reached 15000 points. The leveluproar seemed to go on for ages as screens flashed a riot of colour onto the ceiling and strange techno sound effects underpinned the hubbub of 20 students jumping up and down. <em>Etymology:<\/em>  level up (gain enough points\/experience to move up to a new level in a computer game)  + uproar <em>Created by:<\/em> petaj.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"-1\"><strong>Nintendetatched<\/strong>:  \/<em>nin-tend-uh-TATCHT<\/em>\/ After spending the money for the water bill on MetroidIV, playing it for 42 hours straight and gaining all the weapons and life status, Ernie was a little nintendetatched when his girlfriend asked him to take out the trash, and he emptied his quasar scatter cannon into the nearest droid to express his displeasure. <em>Etymology:<\/em>  Nintendo + detatched (unhinged) <em>Created by:<\/em> Kyoti.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"-1\">To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verboticisms.php?jid=xbox2\">https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verboticisms.php?jid=xbox2<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"-1\">Be Creative,<\/p>\n<p>James<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/\/\">www.verbotomy.com<\/a><br \/>\nthe create-a-word game<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DEFINITION: A state of extreme agitation developed after extended periods of non-stop video game participation; commonly affects males of all ages! VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers) Nintension: \/nin-ten-shun\/ My inability to move to the next level in the game lead to anger and frustration and caused a severe case of nintension. 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