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    You know your parents love you when...

    ... You get home to discover that your mum has spent most of the day routing an ethernet cable round the house and under carpets so that you get less lag when gaming
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    Re: You know your parents love you when...

    dude i wish my mum did that for me lol
    Quote Originally Posted by TAKTAK View Post
    It was so small that mine wouldn't fit into it

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    Re: You know your parents love you when...

    That is the kinda mum I'll be! Maybe.

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    Re: You know your parents love you when...

    Well, most mums would want to tidy up when you leave the cables strewn across corridors at waist height

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    Re: You know your parents love you when...

    See I had an ethernet cable running across the top of the stairs, causing my mum to trip over routinely.

    She re-routed it for different reasons

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    Re: You know your parents love you when...

    Does she know about wireless?

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    Re: You know your parents love you when...

    Aaaw thats well sweet of her... although lag is the biggest cause of childhood rage so she probably did it to shut you up

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    Re: You know your parents love you when...

    Quote Originally Posted by Biscuit View Post
    Aaaw thats well sweet of her... although lag is the biggest cause of childhood rage so she probably did it to shut you up

    Was about to say the exact same thing
    Quote Originally Posted by TAKTAK View Post
    It didn't fall off, it merely became insufficient at it's purpose and got a bit droopy...

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    Re: You know your parents love you when...

    Quote Originally Posted by TooNice View Post
    Does she know about wireless?
    Probably, which would be why she laid a hard cable to reduce lag when gaming

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    "My udder is growing. Quick pass me the parsely sauce." Said Oliver.

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    Re: You know your parents love you when...

    She HATES high ping
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