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Documentary The King of Kong follows the story of Steve Weibe, who found himself with a little time to kill, and decided to break the world record for the high score at the video game Donkey Kong.

In doing so, however, he stumbled into a tribe of gamers that take this kind of thing very, very seriously. And what followed is a fascinating story of ego, vengefulness, and what happens when something so small comes to mean so much.

I don't want to spoil it here. But for the record: GO STEVE WEIBE!

If you liked that, see this one too.

Bill Waterson, creator of Calvin and Hobbes, has given a rare interview. You can read it here.

Actual conversation (name changed):

(Phone rings.) ME: "Hello, this is Chris."

CALLER: "Hi, is this Chris?"

ME: "Yes, who's calling, please?"

CALLER: "I'm calling in regards to your request for an estimate on a home remodel."

ME: "Who are you?"

CALLER: "I'm calling about the estimate you asked for."

ME: "I understand. Who are you?"

CALLER: "My name is Debbie."

ME: "Hi, Debbie. Who do you work for?"

CALLER: "We're a general contracting company."

ME: "What is the name of the company?"

CALLER: "My name is Debbie."

ME: "I know. I'm asking for the name of the company you work for."

CALLER: "Oh. XYZ Contractors."

The conversation went downhill from there. I just said that it wasn't a good time, and got a return number that I did not write down.

I'm instituting the Ten Words Rule for the rest of the day.