Dale Earnhardt Jr. and TJ Majors, who have been close friends for years now, love to bond over playing College Football on Xbox. While it seems like a harmless hobby on the outside, the level of involvement they have with it is absolutely crazy. Much to the chagrin of Dale Jr.’s wife, Amy.
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On their Bless Your ‘Hardt podcast Amy narrated the story of how her husband got caught with an illegal device in his backpack while they were on a cruise. The couple were embarking on a vacation, and Dale Jr. had carried an orange-and-black backpack with him during the security check to board the ship.
The bag got flagged by the customs officer, who asked Dale Jr. if he had some kind of medical device in his carry-on. It turned out that he was carrying an Xbox S. Majors had given him the idea to purchase one so that they could continue playing even on vacation. Yes, while on the cruise!
Dale Jr., being the gaming aficionado he is, thought that it made complete sense. The one person who was left clueless and definitely not amused about all this was Amy. She couldn’t quite comprehend why the game couldn’t wait for a single weekend of vacation.
“It’s a sickness. It’s an addiction and a sickness. It is. If you can’t even go on vacation without taking video games, then are you actually on vacation?” said Amy.
Dale Jr. defended himself by pointing out that there were nearly 30 other people in his league waiting for him and Majors to advance it. They had all apparently asked him why they had to wait until he was done with his vacation.
Well, Junior and Majors still found a way to play while they were on the cruise. “I had the Xbox in the bag, and the guy’s like, ‘Is this a medical device?’ And I’m like, ‘Come on, man. You’re 24 years old. You know an Xbox when you see one,'” narrated Junior about the conversation he had with the security personnel.
“He thought it was a defibrillator or something like that. I was like, insulted cuz I’m like 51. I don’t need a medical device,” he added. At this point, Amy teased Junior, saying that the officer’s assumption was valid, considering his gray beard and the massive size of his backpack.
Dale Jr. has often spoken about the passion he has for video games. But this incident right here points at a whole other level of addiction. Fortunately for him, Amy sees the humor in it all.
