Gameplay Philosopher Gifts

"I'd estimate it takes 6 hours of teaching to counteract 2 hours of video games!"

"The way he stacks those blocks, I see repression, some hostility, and a lot of dissatisfaction with his place in society."

'I don't know what 'peer pressure' is, but it makes a GREAT excuse!'

"I'm bored."

"I think someone's trying to play games with us."

"So, what do you do for play?"

'According to this book, the casino has a slight edge in this game.'

"That's Brian Eggleston, de facto leader of the playground intelligentsia."

"I hope I get rock and you get scissors, or I get scissors and you get paper, or I get paper and you get rock."

"Recess does things to a man."

'Sure, I took your shovel. Ethics doesn't kick in for a year or two.'

'Unbelievable, these guys brought a ringer.'

'I prefer the term 'whistleblower' to tattletale.'

"I'm doing whatever I feel like doing, before I reach the age of accountability."

'Is THIS the way you plan to spend your peak learning years?'

'Play post office? -- I don't like violent games.'

"Do you want to talk about it?"

"Have your parents sign this waiver concerning violations of personal space. . . then you guys can play tag."

'Don't let them know you're a prodigy. If they find out, they'll take away your teddy bear.'

"You're missing the whole gestalt of Frisbee!"

Philosopher trading cards.

"Maths is easy because it's so logical. 2 + 2 obviously equals 22."

Davos.

Kids playing with the cardboard box instead of the expensive toys.

'They're relics of the many ancient civilization that have dwelled at Blisshaven.'

Casino. Keno. $$$. Win. Cashier. He sure wins a lot! He's "Keno Savvy."

"It turns out I just wasted the whole morning networking with a dog."

"I have to get up for mine 3 or 4 times a night!"

"Ok, so I go back and forth… Then what?"

'You put it down for five seconds. I get it now.'

Basketball Tourney. Ernie, you're crushing everybody in the office basketball pool! You've picked the winner of every game so far! It's amazing because you don't know a thing about basketball. For you, picking the winner of every tournament game is like correctly guessing a coin flip sixty seven times in a row! No, I have a system! It seems everybody has an opinion about the tourney so I listened to what my investment advisor thought about the teams. And with his record of picking winners

"So where do you get all your ideas from?"

"I'll wear any kind of dirt, but I prefer a rich loam with lots of humus."

"What would happen if you put down your weapon and tried to work things out peacefully?"

'I'm not making a mess, Mom -- I'm becoming one with the Earth!'