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Jack Thompson Rescinds Offer

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the alter-ego dept.

Goalmaster3000 writes to tell us Joystiq.com is reporting that Jack Thompson has rescinded his offer of a $10,000 donation to charity if a video game were made to fit his model. Recently a group of GTA modders cooked up a scenario to fit the bill but apparently Thompson is claiming that his piece 'A Modest Video Game Proposal' was intended as satire that the video game community was not bright enough to grasp. Perhaps Thompson was just afraid he was going to have to sue himself? Update: 10/17 20:02 GMT by SM: It appears that the Penny Arcade crew has taken the next step by donating the promised $10,000... in Jack Thompson's name.

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  1. Fraud? by Fluffy+the+attack+ki · · Score: 1, Redundant

    So he was joking about paying out $10K to charity? How special, I wonder if there are any Flash game makers out there who had already started projects. They might be able to sue for the cost of their wasted time.

  2. On "taking the high road" by JonTurner · · Score: 0, Redundant

    >>Thompson resorted to mere name-calling when he couldn't win his argument.
    >>
    >>What a fucking moron.

    Did anyone else find these two lines amusing due to their immediate proximity?