Boy Survives Moose Attack Thanks To World Of Warcraft

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Boy Survives Moose Attack Thanks To World Of WarcraftBy Earnest Cavalli December 06, 2007 | 2:07:28 PMCategories: MMO Gaming

Hans Jørgen Olsen, a 12-year-old Norwegian boy, recently survived a moose attack by feigning death, "just like you learn at level 30 in World of Warcraft."

In WoW, "feign death" is a skill acquired by hunters at level 30 that allows them to take a page from the possum playbook, collapse to the ground, and convince their enemies -- who lose all ingrained animosity in the process -- that they've died.

According to Norwegian site Nettavisen , Hans and his sister apparently enraged one of the local moose (mooses? meese?) during a walk in the forest near their home. After shouting at the gigantic creature to ward it away from his sister, Olsen dropped to the ground, and presumably his lifebar plummeted to zero.

Moose have never been known as the wisest creature in the forest, and the boy's show of necrosis seems to have worked, as both he and his sister survived intact.

It's easy to decry video games as a menace to society but in a world where MMOs save adorable, tow-headed Norwegian children from a deadly moose, can they really be that bad?

Feigning Death [Terra Nova]

(Image courtesy of Nettavisen)

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This is what happens when your lv12 sister accidentally pulls the lv 15 elite Moose, luckily the brother acted fast and taunted it off the sister and then FD'd allowing them to carry on. Lesson to all when in moose country remember your WoW training lol, just don't try to fear/dot the moose or Bubble into safety.

Guy at work told me about this story. I'm sure the other fellow WoW players will find it humorous.

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[Eugenics 5,000+ posts]

Bet he doesn't survive high school though.

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

He is in Norway. I don't think HS is that tough.

 

[Johnny Drama 5,000+ posts]

He is in Norway. I don't think HS is that tough.

Probly tougher then 70% of the US highschools.

I had something to say twords the story...but um, No...Im going to keep quiet.

 

[JL Audio 5,000+ posts]

maybe i can sell him my mint collector's edition :/

 

[jdc753 10+ year member]

maybe i can sell him my mint collector's edition :/

There ya go, now somebodies thinking lol. Tis the season see if you can get in touch with his parents.

 

[J31Rob 5,000+ posts]

What a tool..

 

[HitManSE 10+ year member]

Bet he doesn't survive high school though.

Even if he does, he will be a virgin 4evar.

 

[Relax 10+ year member]

Even if he does, he will be a virgin 4evar.

Experience talking here I assume.

 

[HitManSE 10+ year member]

Experience talking here I assume.

You're hilarious, but no.

I dont play WoW (or anything of the like)

 

[screwthesavage 10+ year member]

How stupid.

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

thats gangsta //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif