Saturday, January 31, 2009

Ask Brent! A Ryanandbrent German Gemcraft Related Mailbag

Threatening to kill my fish didn't do it. Appealing to your Kyle(and friends of Kyle) murdering sensibilities didn't do it either. But by god I'll find a way to get all of you Gemcraft-loving Germans to give back to this blog that has given you so much. I thought you guys loved killing living beings, but I guess this is the first time stereotypes have ever proven to be false.

GERMAN STEREOTYPE 2: They love recognition. It's a fact. To take advantage of this proven fact, and ironically to continue my pathetic pandering for comments (maybe I'm part German) I've decided to respond to every comment we get from Germany with a post in mailbag format.

That's right Fritz, after you go to google.de, search for Gemcraft tips and find this award nominated blogs (We're up for best new blog in the 2009 Bloggies!) all you need to do is comment and I will answer your burning questions.

Ever wanted to know why I was unjustly banned from the Ray Twinney Complex? Or if I think a tornado could really pluck all the feathers off of a chicken? Well then just ask German word for friend, and get all the attention and warmth your murderous sprees and detached father couldn't provide.

As fate would have it our good German friend Martin Vee left me the following mailbag question on January 7th on the post "So...I'm Pretty Good at Gemcraft."

Dear Brent, (added by editor)

Martin Vee said...

... but I'm not impressed. You're using Internet Explorer. :)

Seriously, you're good! I'm almost done with the game, but I haven't reached level 40... then again, I don't have as much glowing frames as you do.

Hmm... Should try to get 'em all.

January 7, 2009 8:15 AM

Your fan, Martin Vee (added by editor)


Great question Martin! One we get all the time. Ryan and I first met in 1990 when I moved two doors down from his house, and we were forced to become friends because we were the same age. Thanks for writing, hope everything is going well in Frankfurt.

Your idol, Brent.

10 comments:

Ryan said...

Actually I think you lived 3 houses down...when counting houses you have to count the houses in between, as well as your own.

C'mon Brent...we'll never win best new blog with little mistakes like that.

Ryan said...

hahahahaha....technically there were 6 houses in between ours!

get it?

It's inside jokes like that, that only a very few select people will get that will win us best new blog

Ryan said...

it's 6 houses because my neighbours last name was house...

...and there were 6 of them

...6 houses

...I thought I should explain just in case

Ryan said...

well I guess it would be 8 houses between us...

The 2 actual houses, and the 6 people

Brent said...

I didn't get that inside joke at all...I assumed you were counting the houses across the street as well.
Especially since Jonathon and Thomas lived there then...not the Houses.

And also I am very firmly and angrily disagreeing. If I lived right next door I wouldn't say I lived one house down...that would be if I lived at Big Graham's house.

I'm sure Wikipedia will validate my claim.

Brent said...

"From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

You searched for One House Down (all pages starting with "One House Down" | all pages that link to "One House Down")
Jump to: navigation, search
Did you mean: One House Town"

Stupid Wikipedia. More like Didn'tanswermyquestionandproveryanwrongipedia.

Anonymous said...

was one of the people in the House house a doctor?

and p.s.: it was when chick on House kissed other guy that made me scream like a 12yr old girl.

p.p.s.: do my comments not mean anything?! do i have to add you to the boycott list right underneath Tim Hortons?!?! I WILL DO IT!! YOU HAVE SEEN ME GO WITHOUT TIMMIES FOR.... i am going onto 4mths?! wow, even I am impressed

Brent said...

You are not from Germany.

If Nina were to write a comment I would be contractully obligated to write a mailbag post in response.

You get nothing but inside joke-ridden comment responses.

I think Phil House might've been a doctor...with a PHD of me acting gay towards him at a Leafs game!
Ohhh dis guy dis.

Anonymous said...

Ryan and Brent recently my girlfriend left me heartbroken for another man who's much better looking and worse still was able to get to level 27 in Gemcraft, i can only get to level 23, then the predators are too much to handle, if only i could get to level 28 i know i'd prove my semi-manliness and win her back, im not german but please help

Anonymous said...

my curiousity has been peaked. who is this "annonymous"?