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Education Via Video Games
An anonymous reader writes "According to Wired/AP, food stamp recipients will now receive video games instead of brochures and pamphlets, in an effort to educate them on how to get the most benefit. One wonders why someone that can't afford food would have spent money on a computer on which to play these games."
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Don't Tell Me What I Can't Do!
This reminds me of that one bash.org quote:
Things I've learned about war from videogames: If you find yourself mortally wounded by an enemy sniper be sure to let him know that he is a faggot.
"According to Wired/AP" - never thought I'd see that. o.O
Are they going to supply the XBOX and Television too?
Sign me up!
What happens when you die in this video game?
Just give em a copy of the Oregon Trail and teach em how to hunt. This way, they don't need welfare, they're self sufficient, the deer and bear population is controlled, everybody wins. They will learn invaluble lessons, like: You can kill 1000 pounds of elk but only carry twenty back to they wagon. Saved my life many a time, helped me preserve those musket rounds.
Doom 4 - Hungry as Hell
"They played a medieval-themed game called Squire's Quest, developed by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine's Children's Nutrition Research Center. Kids win by getting promoted from squire to knight. But the real goal is to get them to eat more fruits and vegetables."
"Unfortunately, most of them are still trying to work out how to give the Kerrek a cold one."
But lets also not forget that this UN body last year fed more than 100 million people.
This can't be true! What about all the propaganda that claims the UN is nefarious world government out to overthrow the US killing millions of people every year in a scheme wipe out western democracy?
Next I suppose you'll claim the government is an institution created by the people rather than an embodiment of pure evil administered by secret societies of pagan worshippers.
Bill: Nice to meet you, John. I'm Bill.
John: I create video games. How about you?
Bill: I work in the government welfare system. So how's business, John?
John: Not so good, Bill. People just aren't interested im my games with ones like Doom 3 around. Still, your job sounds fulfilling?
Bill: Well, John, it could be... except that we're trying to get over the message to people on welfare about how they need to maintain a balanced diet, especially for their kids. We're not doing too well getting the message across, even with a 25 million dollar advertising budget from the government...
John: Jeez, Bill. And there's me, unable to get my game "Kitchen Invaders" published, with a 22-year old nymphomaniac, single, lingerie-modelling daughter too...
Gentoo Linux - another day, another USE flag.
Idunno about you guys, but I have definitely skimped on the food budget from time to time in my younger days in favor of upgrades to the computer. A week of rice'n'beans instead of real food => one more bank of ram.
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Play Six Pack Man. I
With this new program, families will be able to buy their bread, milk & USDA cheese, as well as an upgrade to a BFG-9000.
As a person who grew up in a familly that kept a close watch on the electrical meter to ensure we didn't go over budget, and yet had parents pridefull enough to consistantly turn away handouts and christmas baskets on the grounds that there were other people who needed them more (I'd still like to know who) and lived most of my childhod in a three room house in the country (which had been abandoned for generations before my parents (with such aid as may be offered by a 6 year old and an 8 year old) made it semi-habitable using materials scavenged from derelict farm buildings) 5 miles from the nearest bus route without a car for the majority of the time there, I know damn well exactly what poor is
Wow, you're so poor you even know how to make a sentence last forever.
(Joke. No disrespect to your situation).