Is it Thursday yet?

Here at WoW Insider we pay pretty close attention to what the blues say. They often come out with the latest information on what's happening behind the scenes at Blizzard. Blues, overall, have a lot of power over the game and the forums. Some can outright ban you, refund your items, or do whatever else their GM/Community Manager powers let them.
Yesterday however Zarhym revealed a new power.
The power of time control.
"Is it Thursday yet?" some forum poster asks.
"Yes!" replies Zarhym.
Taking back what he said he soon replies, "Update: I'm being told this is not correct. Sorry :(" The deflated moans of millions of nerds around the word can be heard. For a fleeting moment it appeared that Zarhym used his power of time control for good.
Nethaera eventually jumps in to put a freeze on overly ambitious Zarhym. Apologizing outright for the confusion, she insists that Thursday will be coming soon.
But then something amazing happens. Something so brilliant, so revolutionary, so game changing that it will shake the world! The blues figure out the secret to time travel!
Yesterday however Zarhym revealed a new power.
The power of time control.
"Is it Thursday yet?" some forum poster asks.
"Yes!" replies Zarhym.
Taking back what he said he soon replies, "Update: I'm being told this is not correct. Sorry :(" The deflated moans of millions of nerds around the word can be heard. For a fleeting moment it appeared that Zarhym used his power of time control for good.
Nethaera eventually jumps in to put a freeze on overly ambitious Zarhym. Apologizing outright for the confusion, she insists that Thursday will be coming soon.
But then something amazing happens. Something so brilliant, so revolutionary, so game changing that it will shake the world! The blues figure out the secret to time travel!
Zarhym has the serendipitous moment of intellectual glory that connects this all together: all that is needed is a 1.21 gigawatt electrical bolt.
And where might that jolt of electricity come from? Why a lightning bolt of course!
You can check out the full conversation between Nethaera and Zarhym easily via MMO-Champion's blue tracker. In the end it looks like we'll all be waiting for Thursday to come just a little bit longer. Unless some Shaman can muster up some powerful chain lightning.
Filed under: Humor, Wrath of the Lich King






Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Joshua Nov 11th 2008 1:03PM
HELLO!!! /wave
Pat Nov 11th 2008 1:05PM
Hi?
Naix Nov 11th 2008 2:45PM
Oh Hai!
Cybeloras Nov 11th 2008 1:08PM
I have to say that this is the best thread I've ever read.
FireStar Nov 11th 2008 2:05PM
Yes that was a very long blue post thread on the tracker there. Very funny though.
Tristina Nov 11th 2008 1:08PM
Wait, they say 12.01 PDT. I'm in EST. Does that mean I have to wait until 3am here?
Adam Holisky Nov 11th 2008 1:09PM
No. We'll post about this later, but in BC at 12:00 a.m. EST (midnight) you could go into Outlands on any server. There is no indication this will be any different for WotLK.
zappo Nov 11th 2008 1:11PM
Yeah, just get some sleep and connect in the morning. I'm sure the fire department will be driving away from Blizzard's data centers by then.
Madison Nov 11th 2008 1:08PM
I really won't be able to play till Friday so... doesn't matter to me :P
Helloimbob Nov 11th 2008 1:10PM
I'm afraid 1.21 gigawatts won't cut it. 1.21 Jiggawatts is what you need.
Olee Nov 11th 2008 1:18PM
Unfortunately, 'jigga' is the correct way to pronounce 'giga'.
You wouldn't say 'GY-GAN-TICK' for gigantic. It's pronounced 'ji-gan-tick'.
For some reason though, the pronunciation has shifted to how its spelled. So 1.21 jiggawatts = 1.21 gigawatts.
Nick S Nov 11th 2008 1:25PM
The debate on this issue rages on - when the prefix was originally proposed, as the story goes, it was taken from a German poem, thus the hard /g/.
However, recent standards committees have proposed that it be pronounced with a /dz/ (like "jim") to be consistent with English pronunciation rules.
I say it with /g/, as do all of my computer-engineer friends, but if you say it with /dz/ more power to ya. I would recommend, though, if you're going to use /dz/, just go all the way to "jiggy".
gridwerk Nov 11th 2008 2:23PM
Gigga pleeez!
SBKT Nov 11th 2008 1:18PM
I wanna work for Blizzard now. Time-travel would help me a lot.
Jeff Nov 11th 2008 1:18PM
Shaman to the rescue!
/cast Chain Lightning
blinkett Nov 11th 2008 1:57PM
lol
Zuldim Nov 11th 2008 1:20PM
Best part of the whole thread?
Quote:
This thread is full of win.
Who knew blues were such fun?
Crygil:
Blue knew. We gave her clues.
sahneknuffi Nov 11th 2008 1:26PM
If only...
darkicon Nov 11th 2008 1:27PM
That is so full of win!
Nick S Nov 11th 2008 1:30PM
It's nice to see them let their hair down after the incredible tension of the past few weeks on the forums.
WTB Ghostcrawler.