The Top Ten Guiltiest Neopian Pleasures by saneeya1000 |  |
NEOPIA CENTRAL - Ah yes, don’t we all love doing things that we know is below
our usual enjoyment? Like we shouldn’t enjoy watching little children’s TV programs
yet some of them are so irresistibly cute. Well that too is a way of Neopets,
we just can’t help enjoying things that we have to feel a teensy bit guilty off.
Here are some of the more common guilty pleasures, and yes, they’re probably a
lot more. And yes I make a lot of confessions.
Whack-A-Staff-Member
Oh now I just can’t help it, bonking a mallet on a cartoon head is fun! And
when you’re feeling a little bit angry at the staff for some new change, instead
of sending twenty complaint messages, you can blow some steam off by bonking
them. Well not really bonking them, but bonking cartoon-like characters representing
them. And the best thing about is that you get Neopoints for playing!
The Lab Ray
Sorry pets, I can imagine how scared you might be placed in front of a strange
machine that could practically do anything to you, but for me it’s full of enjoyment.
Enjoyment of what might happen. Now don’t tell me you don’t look forward to
putting your pet under the ray everyday to see weather it will change color,
become stronger, etc. I mean sure not everyday something cool happens, but it’s
fun to wait in suspense while that mad scientist cranks up the machine.
The Training School
Let’s face it, any time of school is boring, and I can tell you, our pets aren’t
having a ball at the Training School. They’re constantly training while we’re
probably shopping around or sleeping at home. Does it make you feel guilty?
Definitely, but I’m sure I’m not the only owner that can confess it’s nice to
have some peace and quiet around the house.
Asparagus
Ah yes, that green vegetable that I’m pretty sure at one point your parents
probably forced you to eat. Yet you just can’t help taking a hint from Adam,
and trying the stuff yourself. And well it doesn’t turn out half that bad! In
fact asparagus has become somewhat of a fad! The green stuff that most of us
hate is what you see a lot of people buying at the Food Store, but no one talks
about. Why not? Well it’s still the hated veggie. Ironic? I suppose, but come
on I know you want some!
Junk
Now why would junk be a guilty pleasure? Well it’s because we all have some,
if not a ton, and we use it a lot, even if we don’t admit it. When you go in
the rain, what better way to protect your shoes by putting on some old boots
over, they’re actually quite comfortable. Old Neopian Times issues can be used
for crafts and cleaning up messes. The old barbed wire can become a beautiful
basket if put together. I’m pretty sure that petpet litter tray isn’t made of
fine wood.
Making it Into the NT Just For the Sake of Getting a Trophy
Yes, I confess! I stink at games; at least the Neopian Time’s is a wider target!
I know that if I, and other’s like me (ahem) were true writers, we probably
would be content by just getting our work published. But for us guilty ones,
we want a better lookup, something aligned with so many trophies, people just
can’t help but staring in awe. You know where I’m going with this.
Turmaculus
Yes we all feel a little guilty trying to wrestle a petpet out of our Neopet’s
arms, but hey who knows what you might get? Money, lucky green boots, hey the
petpet might even raise a level! Which saves a ton of time at the petpet battle
dome.
Buying Under Priced Items From People’s Shops
Wow, a Codestone for 400 NP, that person must be mad... or a newbie. Well instead
of trying to inform the person that one of their items is ridiculously under
priced, we lunge to buy it before anyone else can. And if you do get it, well
that makes a handsome profit. It could have been some newbie who had no idea
a Codestone was worth so much, but well hey that’s not your fault, is it? Oh
yes, there is nothing more guilt yet more satisfactory than buying something
worth so much for so little from a shopkeeper’s folly. Thousands of neopoints
have been made and lost this way.
Buying Neopets Merchandise for the Secret Codes
Yep, I’m pretty sure people love buying TCG cards, and Neopet stickers and
all, but I bet they even love it more when they take that secret code and redeem
if for a prize. It’s hard to help it. Sure people must have spent forever trying
to design TCG cards, and set up the rules and all, and well it sounds all cool
to us. The we hear that there are secret codes that come with the card packs
that we can redeem to get prizes, like (gasp) paint brushes, and tons of Neopoints!
If that isn’t tempting, I don’t know what is.
Buttering Up
Buttering up to famous like Neopians, leaders of major guilds, people who have
a paintbrush in their neofriend-only-auction, can have its rewards. We’ve all
dreamed of doing it. Now I’ve been confessing so far about my guilty conscious,
but I can honestly say, I have never buttered up to anyone. That’s not to say
a lot of people try it, I mean after all there’s the nice amount of Neopoints
you can gain. Buttering up can include praising the person, giving them some
items the desire, or pretending to be interested in what they like. Does buttering
up work? Sometimes, and sometimes not.
We all have guilty pleasure, and I’ve embarrassed myself in the article above
enough to prove that. It happens when we can’t help ourselves in enjoying something
that seems a little morally wrong (just a teensy weensy bit) and it becomes
quite entertaining or satisfying. A little wrong (like hitting staff members
on the head) but fun (getting np for hitting them on the head). So what are
your guilty pleasures?
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