Anyone else play Improbable Island?
http://www.improbableisland.com/It's like Zork, only with a little Douglas Adams, nerd references, and internet memes thrown into it. It's the first text-based MMORPG I've seen, and the only MMORPG I've ever enjoyed. Be warned; there's a steepish learning curve, and a lot of this game depends on trial and error. It can be rather difficult dragging advice out of people in the game, as the RP aspect can be bizarre. The most important thing is to hang on to cigarettes if you find them, and to not get frustrated.
If you want to look me up, my character is Uncle Nutsy, and my plot of land is just northeast of NewHome. Can't afford a house yet, but I do have a bare patch of earth