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So what do you think the chances are someone is dead because of this?
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Missed opportunity: "This is why Big Pharma had all those warning icons put on the bottle!"
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Oct 13, 2014 15:49
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Marley Wants More posted:Ha, the joke's on you. Without Facebook you probably have no idea that injecting bleach into your veins will keep you immune from Ebola. Don't blame us when you get sick, I'm just sayin'.... Anything written in Comic Sans seriously makes me laugh. It's joke font and a drat funny one at that.
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Oct 13, 2014 15:52
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Lblitzer posted:Anything written in Comic Sans seriously makes me laugh. It's joke font and a drat funny one at that. You should check out BYOB for endless laughs!
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Oct 13, 2014 16:22
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Oct 13, 2014 16:30
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Chomp8645 posted:So what do you think the chances are someone is dead because of this? Just a matter of time, really. Lblitzer posted:Anything written in Comic Sans seriously makes me laugh. It's joke font and a drat funny one at that. I'd like to think everyone will recognize it as a joke because of its absurdity and the font, but I just don't have that kind of faith in people anymore. It bottomed out when I saw my first resume' printed in Mistral.
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Oct 13, 2014 16:30
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Marley Wants More posted:Just a matter of time, really. For me, it bottomed out when children started dying because of anti-vaxxers.
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Oct 13, 2014 16:42
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Marley Wants More posted:Ha, the joke's on you. Without Facebook you probably have no idea that injecting bleach into your veins will keep you immune from Ebola. Don't blame us when you get sick, I'm just sayin'.... I REALLY want to share this on my FB now, since its an obvious joke, but the potential for harm is so much worse than the usual "use a magnet to clean your computer" ones I just can't bring myself to. I'm not that mean spirited.
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Oct 13, 2014 16:43
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Marley Wants More posted:Just a matter of time, really. It's probably already a matter of negative time: Now - (time that image was first shared + 5 minutes)
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Oct 13, 2014 16:48
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RFC2324 posted:I REALLY want to share this on my FB now, since its an obvious joke, but the potential for harm is so much worse than the usual "use a magnet to clean your computer" ones I just can't bring myself to. Wasn't there a similar macro about mixing ammonia and bleach?
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Oct 13, 2014 16:48
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RFC2324 posted:I REALLY want to share this on my FB now, since its an obvious joke, but the potential for harm is so much worse than the usual "use a magnet to clean your computer" ones I just can't bring myself to.
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Oct 13, 2014 16:49
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A relative's Facebook feed consists almost entirely of touch-feely share-this-if-you-don't-like-bad-things clickbait images. This is the latest, and probably worst:
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Oct 13, 2014 19:34
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Stoatbringer posted:A relative's Facebook feed consists almost entirely of touch-feely share-this-if-you-don't-like-bad-things clickbait images. This is the latest, and probably worst: I'm going to beat the next three children I see just to make sure balance is maintained.
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Oct 13, 2014 20:32
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Stoatbringer posted:A relative's Facebook feed consists almost entirely of touch-feely share-this-if-you-don't-like-bad-things clickbait images. This is the latest, and probably worst: I wish graphic design was a requirement for getting on the internet.
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Oct 13, 2014 20:36
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JT Smiley posted:This is the second time someone's posted something with this exact line of thinking and it's still just as dumb. Why would they quarantine us into death camps if we're already gonna die? Wouldn't it just be easier to let nature run its course? Cleanup would be easier I imagine, just bulldoze the whole camp into a big hole.
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Oct 13, 2014 20:56
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Centripetal Horse posted:I'm going to beat the next three children I see just to make sure balance is maintained. And kick some puppies, just for good measure.
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Oct 14, 2014 06:18
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Bored posted:And kick some puppies, just for good measure. Since I posted that, I kicked a kid onto a puppy. They both squealed. Edit: vv No need for that. I apologize. Centripetal Horse has a new favorite as of 06:53 on Oct 14, 2014 |
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Oct 14, 2014 06:42
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Centripetal Horse posted:I'm going to beat the next three children I see just to make sure balance is maintained. Oh hey maddox.
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Oct 14, 2014 06:51
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What is with the sudden goon obsession with maddox? Wasn't he old and boring years ago?
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Oct 14, 2014 07:33
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The '90s are in again.
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Oct 14, 2014 07:40
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Oct 14, 2014 09:45
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RareAcumen posted:
This is funny because gamergate proves that there is a rampant misogyny problem in "gamer" culture.
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Oct 14, 2014 12:06
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RareAcumen posted:
remember, if someone says a bad thing about a thing that isn't true, then every other bad thing people say about that thing must also be untrue. Sorta a double jeopardy thing
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Oct 14, 2014 12:16
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All this image does is make me wonder if the VIDEO GAMES MAKE EVIL people weren't maybe on to something, just not like they thought.
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Oct 14, 2014 12:55
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RareAcumen posted:
This whole GamerGate fiasco makes me want to look back at the Jack Thompson thing and see if maybe the gaming side was acting just as childish and petulant. I remember my friend, who isn't a gamer, saying she saw him speak and he was reasonably level headed. I also remember the CAD comic that ended with "don't gently caress with us."
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Oct 14, 2014 13:28
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Stoatbringer posted:A relative's Facebook feed consists almost entirely of touch-feely share-this-if-you-don't-like-bad-things clickbait images. This is the latest, and probably worst: I remember a similar thing a few years back that was "Change your profile picture to a cartoon character to make a stand against child abuse". My aunt changed her profile picture to Bagpuss and one of her friends was really cross with her because Bagpuss wasn't a cartoon.
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Oct 14, 2014 13:34
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Stottie Kyek posted:I remember a similar thing a few years back that was "Change your profile picture to a cartoon character to make a stand against child abuse". My aunt changed her profile picture to Bagpuss and one of her friends was really cross with her because Bagpuss wasn't a cartoon. I changed mine to Homer choking Bart and was told I was undermining awareness of child abuse because I wasn't taking it seriously. Which in turn became a catchphrase at the foster care agency where I worked.
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Oct 14, 2014 13:48
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Militree posted:This whole GamerGate fiasco makes me want to look back at the Jack Thompson thing and see if maybe the gaming side was acting just as childish and petulant. I remember my friend, who isn't a gamer, saying she saw him speak and he was reasonably level headed. I also remember the CAD comic that ended with "don't gently caress with us." I'm trying to recall the particular comic you're referring to, but I'm at a loss.
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Oct 14, 2014 14:07
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GOTTA STAY FAI posted:I'm trying to recall the particular comic you're referring to, but I'm at a loss.  No idea which one that was, but looking for it turned up a PA that's pretty much "CRITICS OF VIDYA GAMES  " They really didn't like Roger Ebert apparently. E: vvv wow, that is confrontational. Tardigrade has a new favorite as of 14:18 on Oct 14, 2014 |
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Oct 14, 2014 14:14
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GOTTA STAY FAI posted:I'm trying to recall the particular comic you're referring to, but I'm at a loss. Very nice. 
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Oct 14, 2014 14:16
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Tardigrade posted:They really didn't like Roger Ebert apparently. Ebert pissed a lot of gamers off when he said that video games weren't art. Even though he said that he might've been too hasty in his assertion, even though he actually did plenty to undrstand the issue, and even though he's got decades worth of work as a critic that was both taken very seriously by the film industry and who really revolutionized reviews as a medium (to the point where even most big video game reviewers cite him as an inspiration), gamers were dead-set on only remembering him as 'the old bastard that hates our video games'.
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Oct 14, 2014 14:23
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Tardigrade posted:They really didn't like Roger Ebert apparently. e: f,b Years ago, Roger Ebert declared that video games were not and could never be art. Lots of people lost their poo poo over his statement for various reasons. I didn't really get why there was so much rage--it's not like this one film critic shut down all the video games everywhere, all at once with a single sentence or something. Friends of mine were foaming at the mouth about it, and no amount of my saying "dude you can still think Shadow of the Colossus is art" could dissuade them.
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Oct 14, 2014 14:25
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Cleretic posted:Ebert pissed a lot of gamers off when he said that video games weren't art. Even though he said that he might've been too hasty in his assertion, even though he actually did plenty to undrstand the issue, and even though he's got decades worth of work as a critic that was both taken very seriously by the film industry and who really revolutionized reviews as a medium (to the point where even most big video game reviewers cite him as an inspiration), gamers were dead-set on only remembering him as 'the old bastard that hates our video games'. Honestly I don't disagree with him for the most part, at least with his initial statement. Most games aren't art. Most mediums have a commercial side and an artistic side, that's how I look at it. Ico? I'd call that art. Madden roster update 2015? No, not art. Catcher in the Rye? Yes, absolutely art. Janet Evanovich's latest number pun? Nah, not really.
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Oct 14, 2014 14:42
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I was just glad that Ebert could use the same introspection on his medium of choice, and didn't just hand wave away his 'games aren't art' routine when things like Transformers comes along. Oh wait, no, he loved that piece of
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Oct 14, 2014 14:50
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Stalin McHitler posted:Post about Gamergate at your own risk.
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Oct 14, 2014 15:02
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SybilVimes posted:I was just glad that Ebert could use the same introspection on his medium of choice, and didn't just hand wave away his 'games aren't art' routine when things like Transformers comes along. Let's be fair: he never argued that Transformers was art, only that it was a fun, reasonably well-made action movie that would appeal to its target demographic. And his reviews of the sequels gave them much lower ratings. Roger Ebert on Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen posted:The movie has been signed by Michael Bay. This is the same man who directed "The Rock" in 1996. Now he has made "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen." Faust made a better deal. This isn't a film so much as a toy tie-in.
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Oct 14, 2014 15:35
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Whether something is or isn't art is an undefinable line and it's an almost meaningless label. Whether something is or isn't art has no bearing on if that thing is good or bad, or has any worth. It's a silly and pointless debate.
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Oct 14, 2014 15:40
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Gamers want the "art" label applied because they think it lends some indiscernible credibility to the medium. It's something that some of them can use to deflect criticism when someone points out that their tastes are kind of base and unsophisticated. They want the illusion of being high culture. It's the same reason you see so many fedoras, really.
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Oct 14, 2014 15:55
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Master Twig posted:Whether something is or isn't art is an undefinable line and it's an almost meaningless label. Whether something is or isn't art has no bearing on if that thing is good or bad, or has any worth. It's a silly and pointless debate. Also when professional critics criticize games as if they were art gamers lose their poo poo so I'm not sure why anyone cares one way or the other if games are art or not E: beaten in a better worded way by the guy above me I should go dunk my head in a toilet or something
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Video games can be art, but most games trying to be art are the sort of independent games that the gamergate crowd is denigrating.
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