>be me
>probably 11
>Playing mw2
>first year with Xbox live
>wearing mic
>Has parental settings enabled
>can only talk to friends on list
>Can't hear anyone in lobby unless they add me
>PerfectlyOkWithThis.jpg
>Convinced that I can use game chat, say whatever I want, and no one can hear me
>Here's where OP -blam!-s up, ladies and gentlemen
>Some random in lobby
>Lets say his GT was TheLaw
>Begin speaking to self
>"Lol, that GT is pretty weird"
>literally said for no reason other than boredom
>Continue talking
>No one can hear me, they aren't friended
>Sudden friend request
>From TheLaw
>Oh-blam!-.gif
>Back the -blam!- out of the lobby
>For the rest of that year I kept my mic off
>Every now and then my parental settings would -blam!- up and I could hear everyone else in the lobby
>It never happened on any other game I played
>Years later
>I still have settings enabled
>Never say a word in game chat
>Playing game again with friends
>They invite their friends
>I can't hear them, so to hear them I disable the settings
>Sudden party notification appears
>"TheLaw has joined party"
>WeMeetAgain.gif>Swear to god I heard the "Protoman Whistle" instead of the notification sound
>he recognizes me
>"Do I know you from somewhere"
>RunForestRun.mp3
>"No I don't think so"
>He responds "Wait i remember you"
>-blam!-
>"Your the asshole squeaker who made fun of my GT"
>Goddamnit how does he remember
>He gets angry
>He goes on a 10 minute rant
>Friends are all confused
>They're about to kick him
>He ends off with something about how "since I denied his request that day, it means he won before it began"
>Proceeds to explain that if I hadn't left he would've still won anyway.
>He leaves
>Friends asking what the -blam!- that was all about
>Heart still pounding in chest from shock
>Manage to vaguely explain the situation to them
>"I insulted him years ago..."
"...I needed entertainment because I had none..."
>"...I fought TheLaw and TheLaw won"
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Genius