Jun 6 2009Screw Productivity: Happy Birthday, Tetris!
Today marks the 25th birthday of Tetris. In its quarter century of service it has been responsible for thirty googlejillion man hours of gameplay and countless drops in productivity. I know I got fired for playing at work once. You hear that, the man? YOU CAN'T HOLD ME DOWN! Happy Birthday, Tetris, this long piece is for you. And by long piece I mean 40. A GLUGLULGLULAGLUG!
At 25, `Tetris' drops into place as gaming icon [yahoonews]
Thanks to Pat, Watch-303, catch22 and /Eyeroll, who don't even bother working at work anymore.
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Reader Comments
1. tyler b - June 6, 2009 7:10 PM
first baby!
2. McCracken - June 6, 2009 7:12 PM
That cake looks really good.
3. Mat - June 6, 2009 7:24 PM
Wow, two spelling errors in as many posts. Awesome!
4. lol - June 6, 2009 7:32 PM
@3
I here that
5. Tide - June 6, 2009 7:49 PM
Hm... GW has been replaced by an erroneous robot.
6. GLADIATOR - June 6, 2009 7:53 PM
And that is probably why a Tetris icon appeared earlier today on Google!
Happy 25th birthday Tetris!Now gimme a block of cake pls! :)
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Come and join the short and easy game mybrute:
http://burpnassker.mybrute.com
The game takes less than 5 minutes to play!
7. GRAMMARNAZI - June 6, 2009 8:51 PM
@6
Calling you an idiot would be an insult to all the stupid people.
8. GRAMMARNAZI - June 6, 2009 9:03 PM
Tetris always pissed me off.
No matter how good I got, the frigin' game just kept getting faster.
9. paulosham - June 6, 2009 10:19 PM
so maybe this should be remembered a T day the 6th of june
10. GRAMMARNAZI - June 6, 2009 10:58 PM
@9
'Cuz it's already designated as "D" Day the 6th of June. Too many letters may cause panic and chaos in the streets. btw: "as" not "a" >>>>fail.
11. arejerbuasedible - June 6, 2009 11:17 PM
Ahh... tetris.
12. Tide - June 6, 2009 11:25 PM
Am I the only one that's noticed GW is no longer human?
13. Daisy - June 7, 2009 2:23 AM
FAKE!!!!
This is a comp;ete photoshop job. YOu can tell its a fake because the shadow's are all wrong.
This is exactly like that scene in the movie never BAck Down where Max was hanging with BAja's dad. Pops was teaching MAx how to pack a freezer with cut up prostitute parts, and likened it to a game of tetris.
14. aids - June 7, 2009 3:47 AM
Delicious
http://std-aids.mybrute.com
15. GLADIATOR - June 7, 2009 10:16 AM
@ 8 As if your opinion matters you jacobian jack@55.
The fact you can't play tetris only shows your ineptitude. My three year old cousin picked up the concept of the game the moment he picked up the handheld
For shame!
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Come and join the short and easy game mybrute:
http://burpnassker.mybrute.com
The game takes less than 5 minutes to play!
16. GRAMMARNAZI - June 7, 2009 10:32 AM
@15
Well now, brilliant for your cousin.
I imagine that education was a lost concept on your parents-- Ignorance must run deep in your family. Perhaps if he has time he can teach ya' 'bout all the other important things in life. Everyone needs a mentor.
17. Captain - June 7, 2009 10:43 AM
Must See!!!
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18. GLADIATOR - June 7, 2009 11:27 AM
@16
Well then, I have alot of things to be thankfull about. Thank God you aren't my mentor! I;d be learning from a adult who behaves like a 2 year old!
You might as well leave your insults at the schoolyard playground son.
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Come and join the short and easy game mybrute:
http://burpnassker.mybrute.com
The game takes less than 5 minutes to play!
19. bmf (big mutter f**ker) - June 7, 2009 12:01 PM
@18 - big time fail!!!!! (get a dictionary fast)
20. Erik - June 7, 2009 12:39 PM
I just need to say that I love this blog. I check it everyday. But I would rip my eyes from my sockets if I had to actually read the incredibly unfunny things you write.
21. Captain - June 7, 2009 1:31 PM
Must See!!!
http://captain-hash.mybrute.com
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22. Gando - June 7, 2009 2:04 PM
This Tetris cake looks very eatable!
23. Watch-303 - June 7, 2009 2:35 PM
YES!
24. e-coli - June 7, 2009 2:35 PM
@18 a pretty dumb game that mybrute is so you fail.
@22 yes it does.
25. naas - June 7, 2009 3:16 PM
Tetris pieces falling everywhere, I celebrated by throwing sticks & baby toys around the yard - yes mine.
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26. naas - June 7, 2009 3:19 PM
Dammit they didn't come out right, what a TETRIS BLOCK ASSEMBLY FAILURE I've done here. It looked good before it was posted, damn intrewebz
27. Jaded Icon - June 8, 2009 7:26 AM
@ 26
Don't worry naas, it's the thought that counts. And look at the bright side! You gave us a massive FAIL to talk about. You never let us down..........no seriously, let me down! I'm afraid of heights! I'm getting sic...*blorph*
28. Jenny Carres - June 8, 2009 8:45 AM
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29. Pat - June 8, 2009 9:40 AM
Tetris is one year younger than I am, and I've been playing since age 10. Woo!