Boy Survives Moose Attack Thanks To World Of Warcraft

[Vila]

Thought you guys might get a kick out of this:

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Boy Survives Moose Attack Thanks To World Of Warcraft

By Earnest Cavalli December 06, 2007 | 2:07:28 PMCategories: MMO Gaming

Hans Jørgen Olsen, a 12-year-old Norwegian boy, recently survived a moose attack by feigning death, "just like you learn at level 30 in World of Warcraft."

In WoW, "feign death" is a skill acquired by hunters at level 30 that allows them to take a page from the possum playbook, collapse to the ground, and convince their enemies -- who lose all ingrained animosity in the process -- that they've died.

According to Norwegian site Nettavisen , Hans and his sister apparently enraged one of the local moose (mooses? meese?) during a walk in the forest near their home. After shouting at the gigantic creature to ward it away from his sister, Olsen dropped to the ground, and presumably his lifebar plummeted to zero.

Moose have never been known as the wisest creature in the forest, and the boy's show of necrosis seems to have worked, as both he and his sister survived intact.

It's easy to decry video games as a menace to society but in a world where MMOs save adorable, tow-headed Norwegian children from a deadly moose, can they really be that bad?

Feigning Death [Terra Nova]

http://blog.wired.com/games/2007/12/...rvives-mo.html

[Dr. Boogie]

It's nice to see a laughably flimsy connection being used in a pro-video game article for once.

[AlliSabbah]

Wow I think that article is on to something. Everyone should take video games and say everything that happens is due to them.

Man learns to jump over barrels thanks to Donkey Kong.....

Simon Allizaban was working in his local brewery when the support straps holding kegs of booze waiting for shipment broke.

"As I saw them rolling towards me all I could think of was.. What would mario do?"

He proceeded to leap over the barrels and miraculously survived. All due to playing Donkey Kong in his youth.

Harvey Wienburg was not so lucky as he never played video games. His funeral will be held on Monday.

[Cfr5]

I'll be sure to remember Fear Ward next time cops are shooting at me.

[Girl Drink Drunk]

Thanks to Castlevania, I collapse and go into a fetal position whenever I see a staircase

[Cfr5]

How're wages in the lantern/candle whipping business?

[RaNkeri]

Somehow I still feel sorry for the kid :/

EDIT: I wonder if he'd pull that one out if he'd be harrased by bullies

[Archduke Tips]

I think it needs to be said every now and then that...
The plural of moose is moose.

[Dr. V]

It's moosen. But wouldn't sooth beast have worked better?

[AChimp]

They could have also run away until it de-aggroed.