Several months ago, I introduced you to the video game FARM HUSTLE-- otherwise known as internet crack. It was designed by my viewer Thalia in SINGAPORE. Apparently the site went dead a few days ago, and dozens of you have written to me with your shaky withdrawal fingers asking what has happened. Thalia has a one-year old baby who takes up most of her time. "The domain expired," she wrote in an email to me yesterday. "I forgot all about it (oops!). It should be renewed in the next few days. :)"
..."Mofi" the crocheted baby (pictured) made by Thalia.
Everyone should have at least one crocheted baby!
Posted by: Nova | March 03, 2008 at 11:24 AM
Yay! Farm Hustle will return - I've managed to get everyone at work hooked on it and they spend all their lunchbreaks playing! Course, they can't beat my level 11, and I can't either...
Posted by: Sarah aka KB | March 03, 2008 at 11:29 AM
I was able to find Farm Hustle elsewhere on the internet (i.e. an "alternate supplier") so I sure hope Thalia is getting paid so she can feed her crochet baby!
Posted by: Tracy | March 03, 2008 at 11:30 AM
'Lets see you all try to get to level 15' said the uncrowned FH-queen.
Posted by: lyanne | March 03, 2008 at 11:42 AM
Um, I've been playing it all morning. Weird.
I got to level 13 a couple months ago.
Posted by: mewfymewf | March 03, 2008 at 11:53 AM
I've broken my addiction for a little while, and it seems like it happened at just the right time! Of course, now it will be in my subconscious and I'll have to play it as soon as the site is working again.
Chris, the next time you find an addicting online game, please, for the sanity of your cult members, keep it to yourself! I hear the music and the little "popping" noise in my head constantly at random times. I fear I shall go insane.... oops, too late.
Posted by: Kim | March 03, 2008 at 12:13 PM
I gave up Farm Hustle for Lent, so I didn't know it was gone! I had become completely addicted to it, so I've been going through withdrawal. I'm so glad Thalia is renewing the domain.
Posted by: tejasmom | March 03, 2008 at 12:20 PM
I always played Farm Hustle to music from my playlist on youtube, and now I can't hear certain songs, like Bleeding Love, without hearing the pops of disappearing cute animal icons! I've gone at least a month without playing...now I wanna play!!!!
Posted by: Sarah aka KB | March 03, 2008 at 12:36 PM
Thanks Chris for being on top of this for us!!
Farm Hustle is the opiate for the masses!!
I've been playing on some Scandinavian sight another cult member provided for us!!
Posted by: CalFam1 | March 03, 2008 at 12:38 PM
HOORAY! Thanks. Haven't played in short while. The joys of a Toronto winter - I fell and hurt my wrist, so been unable to play. Hopefully it'll be back up and ready right about when i am ready to return.
Posted by: Kat | March 03, 2008 at 01:20 PM
Another thought - seeing as we all play it so much, why not get your pal to put a Paypal thing up. Get us to chip in for support.
Just a thought.
Posted by: Kat | March 03, 2008 at 01:25 PM
Don't go suggesting that they make it a pay site! I'm poor! If I'm gonna pay for anything it'll be cwc! If there's talk of paypal things, make it a voluntary donation. I'd have bought one of those cute crochet things, but they'd all already been adopted :-(
Posted by: Sarah aka KB | March 03, 2008 at 01:33 PM
Thank goodness!!!! I noticed yesterday the site was down, but I thought it too embarrassing to admit my withdrawal symptoms. Now I see I am in very good company. I can't wait for Farm Hustle to come back to Thalia's site!!!! Whoo-hoo!!!! Somebody set up us the bomb!!!
Posted by: Joyce | March 03, 2008 at 02:48 PM
Oh thank heavens, I was going through the shakes. I thought it was down because I was playing too much.
Posted by: becca | March 03, 2008 at 02:57 PM
I have been sad, missing Farm Hustle... :-(
Posted by: AJ | March 03, 2008 at 03:09 PM
I thought about going to an NA meeting this morning, I was having the shakes from withdrawls so bad!
Posted by: Natilie | March 03, 2008 at 03:50 PM
this is lame! today is monday! where is the CWC episode? not some link to an old show. we want a new CWC podcast.....
Posted by: leslie | March 03, 2008 at 04:56 PM
You all have me curious. I've never heard of "farm hustle". Now i'm afraid to go check it out. I already need rehab for CWC and Culty. I don't want to add another addiction with farm hustle. Resist the urge to farm hustle....resist.
Posted by: elmooo | March 03, 2008 at 05:41 PM
farm hustle reminds me of the original games on orisinal... which are all cute and super amazing, especially the music
http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/
Posted by: ottawaJess | March 03, 2008 at 06:59 PM
This is good news! Congratulations to Thalia on the one-year old baby!
Posted by: Alicia | March 03, 2008 at 08:01 PM
I miss you Chris.....(snif)
But...okay (sigh)....I'll be good and wait til next Monday.... :{...
Posted by: Denise | March 03, 2008 at 09:17 PM
here is another link to the addiction that is Farm Hustle
http://www.andkon.com/arcade/tetris/farmhustle/
Posted by: eric | March 03, 2008 at 11:11 PM
THE GAME IS STILL CACHED ON GOOGLE!
To get yer fix, go to Google.com and search "Farm Hustle," then click on the "Cached" link below the listing.
Posted by: Lumi | March 04, 2008 at 02:08 AM
Thanks Chris for taking care of my addiction to the cute AND farm hustle! You are not only milord, you are THE LORD !!!
Posted by: Jean | March 04, 2008 at 02:52 AM
Thanks, Chris!
Posted by: Heather G. | March 04, 2008 at 07:52 AM