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Posted by gimpinthesink on Wed Jul 19th at 12:13pm 2006

Just found this in this months PCGamer and I think i heard something about it on Radio1 yesterday.

I like how they have a fake cs pic on there to help with the games are bad thing.


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Posted by wil5on on Wed Jul 19th at 1:20pm 2006

Replace "game" with "World of Warcraft" and it all makes sense.


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Posted by Andrei on Wed Jul 19th at 1:39pm 2006

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Smith and Jones WILD HORSES CENTER

Is this a joke?




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Posted by DrGlass on Wed Jul 19th at 2:11pm 2006

I'd say almsot everything is a joke, the question is are smith and Jones in on it.



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Posted by pepper on Wed Jul 19th at 2:43pm 2006

Nop, its real. We had a article about it on the radio here when it openend.



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Posted by Gwil on Wed Jul 19th at 2:47pm 2006

If you're thinking "Smith and Jones" as in the British comedy duo, DrGlass, don't. This thing seems to be entirely real - and TBH, even if it wasn't, curing addictions to gaming is a very good idea.




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Posted by Andrei on Wed Jul 19th at 2:52pm 2006

I wouldn't put my (in)sanity in the hands of someone with such terrible tastes in webdesign for anything.
Seriously, some people are obsessed with proving other people are obsessed.




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Posted by Gwil on Wed Jul 19th at 3:08pm 2006

That's a silly thing to say :P I'm sure they're very good at their job - I mean, Stephen Hawkings probably couldn't knock together a good looking website about black holes and whatnot, but it doesn't make him any less of a scientist.

Zinedine Zidane couldn't put together a self defence through headbutts website, but it doesn't make him any less of a crazy person.




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Posted by Jimmi on Wed Jul 19th at 3:24pm 2006

What im interested in is how what activities they make you do in the "real" world. Im not a gaming addict, even though I game alot. I dont have the feeling that many gamers have, where they think they will win next time. If I cant get past some part i normaly just stop for a couple of days then try again. I never spend ages trying to do better or whatnot. Im not a competetive person, I just play game for enjoyment and to consume time.



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Posted by Andrei on Wed Jul 19th at 3:51pm 2006

I admire you for being able to take " The Smith and Jones WILD HORSES CENTER" and their little essay seriously.




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Posted by asterix_vader on Wed Jul 19th at 4:03pm 2006

i think they are the crazy ones.

why would they put a fake pic of CS? isn't that ilegal? they are 'defaming' the game with that fake pic.

or they put it because they know nobody takes them serious?
or because nobody visits their webpage.

they suck.





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Posted by Andrei on Wed Jul 19th at 4:07pm 2006

True true, the average housewife who sees that picture will automatically think all gamers are psychopaths (not to say that they aren't, but COME ON, hanged terrorists?).



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Posted by G.Ballblue on Wed Jul 19th at 4:35pm 2006

Next thing you'll know, you'll have to have a liscence to play games.

Honestly. This really falls under the heading of "game bashing" for me. Jack Thompson, these guys -- I feel they're only doing this to prove a point that doesn't really exist.

For once, I'd like to see the gamers bash the bashers! :P


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Posted by Andrei on Wed Jul 19th at 4:41pm 2006

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For once, I'd like to see the gamers bash the bashers!


And prove what? That we are so stoned that we can't realise our own condition and prove to the world that we are indeed lost and desperately in need of help? Some people are convinced that the consumption of counterstrike is on the same level with the consumption of marijuana.



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Posted by G.Ballblue on Wed Jul 19th at 5:44pm 2006

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That we are so stoned that we can't realise our own
condition and prove to the world that we are indeed lost and
desperately in need of help?


But we are not :P So how would we be proving that?


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Posted by Andrei on Wed Jul 19th at 6:36pm 2006

Well, most alcoholics don't admit that they are alcoholics, not even when they're dead drunk, so...




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Posted by Pvt.Scythe on Wed Jul 19th at 7:14pm 2006

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Well, most alcoholics don't admit that they are alcoholics, not even when they're dead drunk, so...


So this means that I'm a game addict and that each and every one of us is from SATAN himself and that we are the bringers of doom and death to this world unless these fellows Smith and Jones prevent us in time. <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_smile.gif"> I'm really glad that the world accepts different people as they are without judging them straight from the beginning.

And I just noticed this:

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    Posted by reaper47 on Wed Jul 19th at 7:51pm 2006

    huh, what's that forum quote about, Pvt.Scythe?



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    Posted by Pvt.Scythe on Wed Jul 19th at 8:05pm 2006

    Doesn't the first line look a bit intimidating to you reaper47? That's from the top of the General Banter reply thingygummi. <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif">



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    Posted by reaper47 on Wed Jul 19th at 10:41pm 2006

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    Doesn't the first line look a bit intimidating to you reaper47? That's from the top of the General Banter reply thingygummi. image


    I think I'd better not reply because of my recent rants about over-the-top metaphors... But that's a kind of humor I can handle. <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif">




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