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Video Game Addiction Saves Lives

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the prevents-boredom-too dept.

EzRag writes "Here's a nice bit about a guy who saved a household of people from a fire, all thanks to his late-night video game addiction. Does this mean I can count all my hours of playing Chron X as community service work?"

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  1. Not addicted by Tarpan · · Score: 5, Funny

    Pah, that's not addiction.
    Addiction to a game is when you notice a fire and think "well, just play a little more, then I'll take care of it..."

  2. New Excuse? by g-san · · Score: 4, Funny

    Dad/Mom/Girl/Boyfriend: Were you up late last night playing video games again?

    Me: Oh come on, I'm just trying to protect you....

  3. Humanitarian Aid by floydigus · · Score: 4, Funny

    So this guy loses his home and all his posessions and...

    The video game company - Mystic Entertainment of Fairfax, Va. - sent Machado seven T-shirts and a few hats after hearing about his family's misfortune.

    Gee, thanks! So now they have no home, no posessions and they all look like assholes!

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    All things in moderation; including moderation

  4. T-shirt slogan by Scorchio · · Score: 5, Funny

    "I torched my home for DAoC, and all I got was this lousy T-shirt"

  5. Having Sex saves lives by Flingles · · Score: 2, Funny

    Late last night in the wee hours of the morning, a fire broke out in a suburban home. Resident nerd Johnny was able to alert the other people in the house because he was up late having a foursome with three models. This proves that nerds should more often have sex with models. The government, backed by the fire department is implementing a program to keep models having sex with nerds. The goal of the scheme is to have a foursome in every household every night. More on this in tomorrows news. Right now I have to be getting home to check for fires. This was reporter Seedy McPimp. Thank you and goodnight.

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    Karma: -2^0.5 . Mainly due to the imbibing of dihydrogen monoxide
  6. Possessions lost? by stardeep · · Score: 2, Funny

    > He said the only possessions that he could
    > salvage from his home were "just the clothes on
    > my back."

    Oh my God! His DAoC artefacts got burned as well? Geeze, these RPGs are getting realistic... I'm fireproofing my +4 Mjollnir!

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    Sentimentality is merely the Bank Holiday of cynicism.
    - Oscar Wilde