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2011/11/04 16:08:59
Subject: The Daily Mash expresses concern about 'fantasy gateway drugs'
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Dispassionate Imperial Judge
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http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/game-of-thrones-is-%27fantasy-gateway-drug%27-201111044505/
“From there it's a short, slippery slope towards Warhammer 40,000 and the complete social exclusion that comes with knowing with a 'chaotic goblin' is.”
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2011/11/04 16:52:46
Subject: The Daily Mash expresses concern about 'fantasy gateway drugs'
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Hauptmann
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Hah! Great article.
Architect Tom Logan said: “I don't consider myself a fantasy fan, preferring more literary novels about ageing academics taking stock of their lives. However, unlike Alan Hollinghurst's books, A Game of Thrones has lots of beheadings, ghost knights and wolves the sizes of ponies.
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2011/11/04 18:32:55
Subject: The Daily Mash expresses concern about 'fantasy gateway drugs'
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[MOD]
Anti-piracy Officer
Somewhere in south-central England.
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2011/11/04 19:14:14
Subject: The Daily Mash expresses concern about 'fantasy gateway drugs'
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Dakka Veteran
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Sometimes even Wayne Brady has to choke a...
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"Worglock is not wrong..." - Legoburner
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2011/11/04 21:35:57
Subject: Re:The Daily Mash expresses concern about 'fantasy gateway drugs'
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Fixture of Dakka
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Toys R Serious Bidnezz...
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2011/11/07 10:49:22
At Games Workshop, we believe that how you behave does matter. We believe this so strongly that we have written it down in the Games Workshop Book. There is a section in the book where we talk about the values we expect all staff to demonstrate in their working lives. These values are Lawyers, Guns and Money. |
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2011/11/04 21:38:47
Subject: Re:The Daily Mash expresses concern about 'fantasy gateway drugs'
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Khorne Veteran Marine with Chain-Axe
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So if I play 40k and D&D, but don't live in my Mom's basement, is that the equivilent of being a functional alcoholic?
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2011/11/04 21:59:42
Subject: Re:The Daily Mash expresses concern about 'fantasy gateway drugs'
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Master Tormentor
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Rbb wrote:So if I play 40k and D&D, but don't live in my Mom's basement, is that the equivilent of being a functional alcoholic?
Yes. You should feel ashamed of yourself.
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2011/11/04 22:18:53
Subject: Re:The Daily Mash expresses concern about 'fantasy gateway drugs'
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Wrathful Warlord Titan Commander
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Laughing Man wrote:Rbb wrote:So if I play 40k and D&D, but don't live in my Mom's basement, is that the equivilent of being a functional alcoholic?
Yes. You should feel proud of yourself.
fix'd That or you're British. Or both?
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How do you promote your Hobby? - Legoburner "I run some crappy wargaming website " |
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2011/11/04 22:21:58
Subject: The Daily Mash expresses concern about 'fantasy gateway drugs'
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Dangerous Leadbelcher
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I've played AD&D (2nd and 3rd Ed), Rifts, Heroes, several other Palladium games, Necromunda, 40k, Shadowrun. I should seek therapy...
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Tronzor
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2011/11/04 22:31:36
Subject: The Daily Mash expresses concern about 'fantasy gateway drugs'
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Death-Dealing Dark Angels Devastator
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All hail Krell the Magemancer!
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2011/11/04 22:52:18
Subject: The Daily Mash expresses concern about 'fantasy gateway drugs'
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Anti-Armour Swiss Guard
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Mentally imbalanced people are everywhere, not just gamers/ SF fans.
Teenagers who attack parents with sharp knives because they have their ipods/iphones taken off them, for example.
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I'm OVER 50 (and so far over everyone's BS, too).
Old enough to know better, young enough to not give a ****.
That is not dead which can eternal lie ...
... and yet, with strange aeons, even death may die.
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2011/11/04 23:11:15
Subject: The Daily Mash expresses concern about 'fantasy gateway drugs'
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Mekboy Hammerin' Somethin'
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Oh dear god, Im already down that dark path...
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2011/11/04 23:41:46
Subject: The Daily Mash expresses concern about 'fantasy gateway drugs'
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Sneaky Striking Scorpion
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That is all bs. You should be proud of the things you love, not ashamed of it...
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2011/11/05 00:22:26
Subject: Re:The Daily Mash expresses concern about 'fantasy gateway drugs'
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Mutating Changebringer
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Am I the only person on earth who isn't into Game of Thrones?
I haven't read the novels but I've seen the HBO show a few times.
Lots of doggy-style.
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2011/11/05 00:35:59
Subject: Re:The Daily Mash expresses concern about 'fantasy gateway drugs'
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Remember: Tabletop miniatures= Bad
Obsessing over how many times the man in tight, sparkly spandex hasn't been tackled by other men is tight, sparkly spandex while holding an oddly shaped ball = acceptable.
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2011/11/05 07:26:49
Subject: Re:The Daily Mash expresses concern about 'fantasy gateway drugs'
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Mutating Changebringer
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I think the film The 40 Year Old Virgin put the final nail in the coffin for the wargamming community.
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2011/11/05 09:15:09
Subject: The Daily Mash expresses concern about 'fantasy gateway drugs'
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Fully-charged Electropriest
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Anyone else notice her name? Lol.
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2011/11/05 12:27:34
Subject: Re:The Daily Mash expresses concern about 'fantasy gateway drugs'
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Lady of the Lake
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Minus four strength points!
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2011/11/05 12:30:27
Subject: The Daily Mash expresses concern about 'fantasy gateway drugs'
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Hauptmann
Hogtown
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Oh, lighten up, people. Its a satire, and a funny one at that.
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2011/11/05 12:41:32
Subject: The Daily Mash expresses concern about 'fantasy gateway drugs'
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Hellacious Havoc
As far to the east you can get without being in Canada.
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It sounds to me that the nice woman quoted in the article should embrace her husbands new found interest. Perhaps with a wench outfit? That sounds like some good fantasy fun right there.
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2011/11/05 15:40:26
Subject: The Daily Mash expresses concern about 'fantasy gateway drugs'
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[DCM]
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Almost funny article is almost funny.
And now, something that's not a waste of your time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVUnpkvgHaw&feature=related
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2011/11/05 19:04:00
Subject: The Daily Mash expresses concern about 'fantasy gateway drugs'
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Fixture of Dakka
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Some hobbies are as bad as drugs...
Any obession can lead to you neglecting your family, your health suffering and wasting all your money.
I know divorces which have happened over world of warcraft.
Warhammer can be harmful to healthy lives if the person is neglecting his responsibilities in the name of the hobby. Spending thousands of dollars you don't have on an addiction... and some hobbies become addictions.
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2011/11/05 19:52:17
Subject: The Daily Mash expresses concern about 'fantasy gateway drugs'
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Hauptmann
Hogtown
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Please dont waste our time.
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2011/11/05 22:26:00
Subject: The Daily Mash expresses concern about 'fantasy gateway drugs'
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Revving Ravenwing Biker
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Holy crud....this story scares me...and I mean really scares me, not like a horror movie scare. I also feel extremely sad about that guy....to kill his own wife over a collection of toys, that has got to be the worse thing imaginable. Assuming you care about your wife, which I'm assuming this guy doesn't.
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2011/11/05 22:38:49
Subject: The Daily Mash expresses concern about 'fantasy gateway drugs'
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[MOD]
Anti-piracy Officer
Somewhere in south-central England.
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He killed his wife over her destroying his lifelong treasure and threatening to leave him, which was an immense betrayal which no doubt assaulted his own feelings of inadequacy.
That doesn't excuse what happened, but to call it just a "collection of toys" is to trivialise the psychology background of the case.
She's dead. He's in prison. Their child will probably end up in case.
Bad ending for everyone. Very sad.
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2011/11/05 22:51:45
Subject: The Daily Mash expresses concern about 'fantasy gateway drugs'
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Terminator with Assault Cannon
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Um.. just curious but...
Just what IS a Chaos Goblin?
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2011/11/05 23:01:12
Subject: The Daily Mash expresses concern about 'fantasy gateway drugs'
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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Kilkrazy wrote:He killed his wife over her destroying his lifelong treasure and threatening to leave him, which was an immense betrayal which no doubt assaulted his own feelings of inadequacy.
That doesn't excuse what happened, but to call it just a "collection of toys" is to trivialise the psychology background of the case.
Also, the headline is a bit misleading. Reading the article, it more implies he killed her for threatening to leave him. The smashed toy collection isn't mentioned anywhere but the headline and the caption under her picture. "He claimed he was a henpecked husband who flipped after Srisroy threatened to leave the marital home in Greater Manchester and go back to Thailand."
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2011/11/05 23:08:43
Subject: Re:The Daily Mash expresses concern about 'fantasy gateway drugs'
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Noble of the Alter Kindred
United Kingdom
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DeffDred wrote:Am I the only person on earth who isn't into Game of Thrones?
I thought it was musical toilets A bit like musical chairs, but with greater urgency and desperation
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2011/11/06 00:32:51
Subject: The Daily Mash expresses concern about 'fantasy gateway drugs'
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Pious Warrior Priest
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That's a good #1 rule for the wargaming populace:
No Thai brides, no matter how lonely and desperate you get.
When temptation arises, cook up the most epic burger you can think of, grab a six pack, put on some stargate dvds and revel in the nerdery.
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2011/11/06 00:45:11
Subject: The Daily Mash expresses concern about 'fantasy gateway drugs'
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Dispassionate Imperial Judge
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helgrenze wrote:Um.. just curious but...
Just what IS a Chaos Goblin?
Read the article.... it's better if you don't know...
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