It all started a few days ago when Shelby Cournier met Ralph Eppson for the first time at the local bowling alley. For whatever reason, they did not hit it off. After exchanging a few insults, push turned to shove, and well, now I think they are life-long enemies.Every few hours Shelby comes by and knocks over Ralph’s trash can. She has this nasty little giggle just before kicking the can to the curb. Ralph tried apologizing 10 consecutive times, to no avail.

This became very frustrating in my game play. Even with the multiple apologies, Shelby was still wreaking havoc on Ralph’s lot. Checking the Prima guide reveals that the appreciate/apologize interaction can be done as often as you like; however, it only accelerates the furious state aging once per hour.

Of course, the furious state does offer some nice comedy if you can get past the overturned trash containers, stolen newspapers and kicked lawn gnomes. A Sim who’s really annoyed can bad mouth the offending party to another Sim. They also wander around with a flaming bubble over their head.

In short, if you push a Sim to furious state, be prepared to replace your flamingos and lawn gnomes, don’t expect to do the crossword puzzle for a few days, and you may want to hire a maid (at least until the furious state wears off).

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