CollegeHumor Updates by Vitamin http://www.collegehumor.com http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1752640 Trash-talking In Games: Why I Hate it, and How to Improve Your Skills: Part 1 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 EST http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1752640/ts:33 <table border=0 width="360px"> <tr> <td colspan=2>

Talking trash online is one of the lamest things a gamer can do. At that point, all you are doing is proving to everyone else playing how much of a tool you are while simultaneously reinforcing all of your insecurities. I enjoy making these trash-talkers feel stupid. In this two-part series you will find examples of horrible trash talk followed by ways to counter said trash talk, or ways to improve upon your horrible trash-talk. Most of my trash-talking experiences have come in Halo, so that is where I will be concentrating the bulk of my research.

"Double Kill!!!"-
The lamest of all Halo trash-talking moments. If you really think that this is an accomplishment you need to re-evaluate your basic motor skills. Saying "double kill" after getting a double kill is like saying "finished dinner!!" after finishing your dinner. Why are they the same you ask? Well, because I finish dinner EVERY TIME I EAT DINNER. Double kills happen every game. And if you are so bad that you can't get a double kill every game, you shouldn't announce it to everyone.

What I would do to counter it:
Every time I come across this idiot for the rest of the game I want to be yelling over my microphone, "hey! Congrats on the double kill! Great job!" or some variation on that. Then sound like you are genuinely hurt when he shoots you every time you come to congratulate him. It will last at least 5 minutes if you catch it in the game early enough, and it is sure to aggravate the hell out of them. This kind of response makes trash-talkers angry to no end.

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