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The Joystick Is The Root of All Evil
Waab writes "David Yoo, of the Parsons School of Design has taken some time out of his busy schedule to put together one of the funniest sites I've seen all year, Mothers Against Videogame Addiction and Violence. With articles like "EverQuest: A Threat to Society?" and "America's Army: A New Low" (articles currently offline "due to editing"), MAVAV gives worried parents one more senseless cause to rally round. Even Tycho and Gabe love it."
I think the typical report card is a bit off. All my friends that played video games were A students. A more typical report card would have been Math: A Literature: A History: A Physical Education: F
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Actually, only the Atari 5200 Joystick is the root of all evil.
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He was pretty stunned that anyone could call by the tone in his voice.
He stuttered. He kinda laughed.
"I was told not to, uhm, tell anyone about that information."
Oh, so you don't know who the founder is, or what their contact info is?
"No, I only set it up for them."
You don't have an email address with which I can get in contact with them?
"No, I dont have any inform... I can't give it out."
Will they be disclosing any of that information on their web site?
"I don't know. I think so."
So again, I guess I fell for it a bit, but I had a good laugh, too. Some of the article titles were hilarious.
A winner is you!
I thought only my ex-girlfriend thought that.
Think nothing is impossible? Try slamming a revolving door.
Who are these enemies of free speech? The Kids Against Mothers Against Videogame Addiction and Violence website has now been taken offline, due to MAVAV's freedom-quashing use of the DMCA. I have come to the sad conclusion that all this hatred, injustice and bigotry will only stop when we frag these MAVAV mothers. Where's my BFG9000?
to bad you'll have to do 50 hours of KP and then another 80 of port a potty guard duty before you ever see a bad guy, Private. :)
people who think they can rule the world should start out with a small garden.
Why is it that people don't get subtle humor anymore?
I can clearly see that it is a parody site. From the site:
"Hardcore gamers never buy computer videogames. Instead, downloading illegally copied videogames or "warez" is the only method acceptable by the underground. Buying a legit copy is grounds for abandonment by community groups."
HA! What a statement.
Gamer1: Hey guys, I just picked up Doom 3.
Gamer2: It isn't retail is it?
Gamer1: Ummm...yeah?
Gamer3: He bought retail! That lamer!
Gamer2: He's a witch! Burn him!
Qualitas edurus commercium, nullus penitus net rimor, nullus deus beneficium
I want everyone to wake up and realize the damage that the Internet can do to their lives. I am a former Internet addict, and after I lost 15 jobs, my house, my car, my dogs, and my immortal soul, I realized what I had done and just stopped. I used to spend more than 20 hours a day surfing the OLGAnon website, reloading it repetitively, looking for new news. I don't know why I did it, but there you go. I hope my story can save another concerned person from destroying their lives with the Internet. It doesn't take a game like Everquest to lead you to the road of futility and destruction. A busybody mother who knows too much HTML for her own good can be just as deadly.
If tits were wings it'd be flying around.
What? Women denying men sexual favors? Have you ever thought, maybe, you're just ugly?
but some of my friends like the game which shares its name.
"Life is great; without it, you'd be dead." -Harmony Korine
This places Slashdot's credibility at risk.
Slashdot has credibility? Which alternate universe are you posting from?
There is no reasonable defense against an idiot with an agenda
:wq
"I was looking at 2 dead joysticks on my shelf the other day, and noticed how they looked oddly similar to male sex organs. Now if a feminist made this connection, and had a thing against male sex organs, then the computer gaming industry could be in real trouble ;-)"
So how do you explain 'Game Pads' to feminists?
Yuck I grossed myself out.
So, are they called evilsticks now?
A further clue that this can't be serious...
A guy named "David" runs a group whose name starts "Mothers Against..."
The orcs in War Craft III aren't violent,
they're misunderstood
They just want to be your friend!
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Slashdot the site before my mom sees it!
Wow - I wish I had signed up for the "Fool the Shit out of People 101" class instead of these useless computer science courses.
Whats next? Grifting 203 and the ever popular "Three card Monte" elective? All requirements for the BS in BS, of course.
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IN SOVIET RUSSIA, VIOLENCE LEADS TO VIDEO GAMES!!!
(Sorry, couldn't resist).
lameness filter... too many caps... blah blah blah
Touch everywhere, even when inappropriate.
While subsequently being the treasurer for the Business Transexuals of America (BTA).
"Truth is not decided by majority vote" consensus gentium -- Norman Geisler
Just play a Counrty music album backwards, everything will be OK!
I am one of /.'s few Christians, and spend a good deal of my time defending Christianity around here. Although not Christian per se, MAVAV is gounded in socially conservative ideals many Christians share. As such, I feel it necessary to lend a voice of balance and moderation to this issue.
These people are fucking wacked.
Um, that's about all.
When I first got into playing the original Diablo online, I was having a hard time at the game. People kept killing me. Then I bougt Godly Plate of the Whales on eBay for $30,000. Now I have no home and I still suck at Diablo.
Sometime in the area of 2000-2001 you should have realized that all the people who make lots of money at computers spent all their time taking courses like "fool the shit out of people 101" and didn't bother to take a single CS course. CS courses are for employees, who are coincidentally a large cross-section of the people they were fooling the shit out of.