I see lots of kids in church with a DS. Whether you're religious or not, it's pretty disrespectful. Though I don't blame the kids; church is always boring for the kids. Guess it all comes back to the whole "parents' responsibility" argument.

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I actually had my DS in my suit pocket during a job interview just the other day. Granted, it was an accident and it never saw the light of, er, indoors during the interview.

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Me and my friends used to play Tetris and Mario Kart constantly during AP Calculus. The teacher didn't care, because that way we weren't disrupting the class as badly. I actually managed to pass that class somehow. IT WAS GOOD TIMES. But now I'm in college. THE TIMES ARE NOT AS GOOD.

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INAPPROPRIATE DS PLAYING? NO WAI *lol*

*is reminded of his classmate playing Portrait of Ruin while in one of his classes*

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I was saludatorian, second in class after valedictorian, and was one of four selected student speakers at my high school graduation. 1st, 2nd, student elected, and faculty elected. During the student elected's speech- him being the kid easily made fun of by the honor class kids- I played around with a mini-Rubix Cube. If I had a DS then I wouldn't have played it back then. It would have been a little conspicous enough with a Rubix Cube.

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At a funeral... no matter how much you just want to "finish off one more level" on your favourite new game.... INAPPROPRIATE!


(Though playing DS can possibly help with the grieving process, especially if the recently deceased is someone you don't know well, like a distant relative of your in-laws....)

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I play Picross and FFTA during my art history classes. It's boring. :(

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I just played during my Sociology lecture a few days ago. I couldn't resist! Tetris WiFi

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I try to keep off of it during any social event, unless the particular event has a lot of DS players (multiplayer battles!) or I'm in a situation where I just don't care.
In my developmental psychology textbook a few years back, the full-page picture to illustrate the title of one of the "young adult" pages was a young woman playing with a Game Boy Color at her graduation. Seriously.

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Inappropriate places to play DS:
1) at the office - as much as work feels like a too-long minigame, they're not paying me to edit my Drawn to Life avatars.

2) In the middle of romantic getaways. http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/1999/07/14 sums it up. The exception to this is if you are on a romantic getaway with a fellow gamer, in which case a DS in your pants could be a Very Good Thing.

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1. While showering/bathing.
2. While riding a bike.
3. While skydiving...well actually that might be cool.
4. While skiing or snowboarding...or skateboarding.
5. While in a coma.
6. While in an Amish colony.

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Croove55, you read Dinosaur Comics, don't you? I'm saying that because everyone who types like that -- including myself -- does.

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Croove55, you read Dinosaur Comics, don't you? I'm saying that because everyone who types like that -- including myself -- does.

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lol, if I Play DS while taking a shower, then there is no innapropiate place for me. XD

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how about during thesis meetings...

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Deuz, you are a man or woman who knows his or her webcomics.

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You shouldn't play your DS if you are doing something that needs your full attention. =]

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@11 ,
skydiving with a DS looks like fun

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTvoRWSbjJQ

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Inappropriate place to play a DS?

Anywhere within 500 feet of Clive Clemmons. You don't play the DS in front of a Rock God of that calibur unless you want to be seeing the Potato Judge in the morning.

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Funeral, no ... but the social gathering after, yes. When my brother died last year, I had my DS in my purse at the prayer service the night before the funeral, and my nephew (my brother's 7-year-old son) had his with him. During the social time after the service, we played Mario Kart together. It was 60% me being a good aunt and keeping my nephew occupied during a difficult time, and 40% me keeping myself occupied during a difficult time.

In class: I don't think it's appropriate. I'm taking a community college class, and there's a student in the class who often sits and plays his DS all through the class. I find that impolite. If you have to play games during class, at least use your laptop so you could conceivably be taking notes. Using a DS is pretty blatant; you might as well hold up a sign that says "This class is boring." (I realize several of you have said you do play your DS during classes; I'm not trying to dis you.)

In the movies: sure, why not, as long as the light doesn't bother anyone else and you don't have the sound on (or you use headphones).

At a live theater: Oh, how I have wanted to ... but no, I wouldn't do that. Maybe you could get away with it, if you were seated far from other patrons and no one at the theater knew you. The theater I usually go to, I'm a member of, and everyone knows me. So I can't get away with it, but there have certainly been some plays during which I would have liked to.

Church: I'm an atheist and even I wouldn't do that. I'd want to, but I wouldn't do it. (Of course, the only times I go to church are for weddings and funerals, but even at a regular service, I think it's pretty disrespectful.)

Backstage when you're in a play: Risky. I almost missed a couple of entrances because I was playing Chibi Robo Park Patrol instead of paying attention to the scene before mine. :-)

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