It seems to me that with all this talk of Nerfing, some people may have forgotten the derivation of the term. Nerf is a range of toys made from a polyurethane foam, which is harmless, and incapable of destruction, much less world domination. Nerf toys include air-pressure powered dart-shooters, so when someone says, for example, "my missile launcher has been Nerfed!" they imply that "my missile launcher now fires harmless foam rubber darts!" A most disconcerting circumstance for the anti-tank weapons specialist. Similarly, peoiple say that the Vampire Counts have been 'Nerfed', implying that the Vampires' fangs, the skeletons' swords and the varghulf's claws have become harmless, squashy weapons of slapstick, not brutal tools of bloodshed.
As a child I would often pore over toy catalogues & watch in envy at the young warriors on the television pelting each other with brightly coloured foam darts, and long for the chance to exchange orange bouncy fire with a worthy foe before tea. Sadly, it was never to be, I had no power over Nerf and death to call my own. My adulthood has seemed hollow for many reasons, but the lack of foam rubber weaponry has most assuredly contributed to my mournful demeanour.
I'd like to take this chance to offer those lucky enough to have had Nerf in their lives to say a few words about how much Nerf means to them, and the joy and pleasure it no doubt bore their younger selves.
More information can be found HERE.
In honour of Nerf. *drinks*
As a child I would often pore over toy catalogues & watch in envy at the young warriors on the television pelting each other with brightly coloured foam darts, and long for the chance to exchange orange bouncy fire with a worthy foe before tea. Sadly, it was never to be, I had no power over Nerf and death to call my own. My adulthood has seemed hollow for many reasons, but the lack of foam rubber weaponry has most assuredly contributed to my mournful demeanour.
I'd like to take this chance to offer those lucky enough to have had Nerf in their lives to say a few words about how much Nerf means to them, and the joy and pleasure it no doubt bore their younger selves.
More information can be found HERE.
In honour of Nerf. *drinks*
