Twangothan

It's brilliant marketing that's all. It's saying to adults - You may not want to get off your fat arse and do some proper exercise but you can at least burn a few calories while enjoying yourself in the comfort of your home. (Yes, I know there's an obvious cheaper way to do that...)

I liked the scene in Mike Leigh's "Happy-Go-Lucky" when the single, childless, mortgage-free Poppy is criticised by her married, mortgage-slave sister for not growing up, before the married couple squabble over whether or not the husband can play on his Wii.

on my Wii. Other times I like to read books with big words, but I also like reading Viz (although obv it's not as good as it used to be). From time to time, you'll catch me watching intelligent and thought provoking drama on Channel 4, but i'll make sure there's a few episodes of Scrubs on the sky+ box in case it's dull.

can i "explain" why I'd want to do ANY of these things? Course not, but the words 'personal' and 'taste' probably come into it somewhere; It might seem incongruous to some, that men in their forties and fifties (like some here, by the sounds of it) enjoy Girls Aloud records, as much as it seems odd to have lads in their twenties getting all excited about Pink Floyd 40th anniversary re-releases, but frankly, isn't it all just another fascinating part of life's rich tapestry?

I've played computer games of one sort or another since the early 80s. Why can't they be enjoyed by anybody?

I still listen to the music I listened to when I was 12 as well. And when sitting down to watch a film or tv programme or read a particularly good book I still get that sense of wide eyed WOW that I had back then. I'm 40 next year. I'm perfectly happy to have that connection with my younger self.

But then I don't get prog either. Why would anybody older than 15 want to listen to that?

;)

Up north we call it a "Wy-aye". Well, I do anyway, it's taking a while to catch on.

Wii is especially good as it is more social than most. I enjoy playing it with my son and my wife is more inclined to play on the Wii than the PS2.

As they say - all things in moderation, including moderation.

that fine WW2 "shooter", gets plenty of my time at weekends. I love the "ping" sound made by a Garand as the ammo clip flies out after the eighth round, and the sound of a new clip going in is even better. Nothing beats the satisfaction of sneaking up on another player, smashing their brains out with the butt of my Thompson, and then drilling their groaning, bleeding corpse with 30 smoking 9 millimetre shells.

I am a well adjusted adult in all respects.