29.08.05 pulling an eb games
New expression, coined by Paolo: “Pulling an EB Games on someone”. It means speaking condescendingly to someone on a topic about which they are knowledgeable.
Friday night, downtown Montreal.
Gameboy: Let’s go to EB.
Lightspeedchick: Ugh. We’ve already been to FutureShop and Game Buzz, but ok. It’s just that they always ask me if it’s for a gift when I buy a game.
Gameboy: Ah yes. Sexism in the gaming world.
Once we get to EB, I have a discussion with the clerk about various memory cards for the Gamecube. I finally pick one, and I hand him a Playstation game.
Lightspeedchick, out loud: I’ll take this as well.
Lightspeedchick, to self: Wow, he’s not asking if it’s for a gift.
EB Games clerk, looking at the PS2 game: Uh, you do own a PlayStation, right?
