'Twas the night before Retail, when all through the house
Not a piece of hardware was stirring, not even a mouse;
The signs were hung by the door with care,
In hopes that Fed Ex soon would be there;
The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of gnomes danced in their heads;
And mamma in her thong and I in my "cap",
Had just settle down for a short little "nap",
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter,
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore down the curtains and the window, well, I just smashed,
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But the Fed Ex guy and my precious WoW gear,
More rapid than eagles we did soar,
Shoving and pushing to get to the door,
The Fed Ex guy was kind for he shone a bright smile,
"Mr Smith is this you? Sorry it took me awhile"
A ninja was I, and I snatched my precious box,
Punched him the face and kicked him in the crotch,
"Now that's what you GET for being so late!
Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Oh I so can't wait!"
I cradled it lovingly and nestled it close,
It was real, I could feel it and then my pulse arose,
Time to game! To game! To the computer I raced,
Opened the drive and the CD gently did I place,
"My precious... my precious..." I began to moan,
When the wife walked in and said "My, you've grown!"
"Not now wench! Can you not see?!?
It's time for my precious... my precious and me..."
With a huff and a pout she turned and walked with force,
With that I concluded "Yup, I need a divorce",
For nothing will come between me and my WoW,
Not even the children or that fat hag cow;
The drives were spinning with accuracy and care,
Installation was done! I would soon be there;
With a click and a beep the job was done,
Finally! Finally! I would be the first one!
Booted? Disconnected? What the hell is this?
"Servers are down for maintenance,
Sorry for the inconvenience;"