Health: Today, I learned that I have carpal tunnel syndrome. I got it...

By Loser - 12/05/2009 22:05 - United States

Today, I learned that I have carpal tunnel syndrome. I got it from playing too much World of Warcraft. I got a disease in real life by living in a virtual world. FML

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unclejessie 2

Monday 17 August 2015 5:29

this is literally what happened in south park

pokehmahn 13

Saturday 13 February 2016 2:34

I feel ya bro

CausticBrain 14

Saturday 11 June 2016 5:27

Make Love, Not Warcraft

Kitsune_1542014722 4

Wednesday 23 August 2017 1:56

I wouldn't be even mad because World of Warcraft is life.

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