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Title: man dies after 50 hours of computer games
Post by: missioncontrol on August 09, 2005, 07:25:20 pm
S. Korean man dies after 50 hours of computer games (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050809/od_nm/korea_games_dc;_ylt=AtYTbZmdVBNQoKsHxJ5BTKGs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3NW1oMDRpBHNlYwM3NTc-)

 :o
Title: Re: man dies after 50 hours of computer games
Post by: pointdablame on August 09, 2005, 07:26:01 pm
This has happened at least a half dozen times now... you'd think people would learn.
Title: Re: man dies after 50 hours of computer games
Post by: missioncontrol on August 09, 2005, 07:29:34 pm
This just shows how dangerous our hobby is..........

No amatures allowed
Title: Re: man dies after 50 hours of computer games
Post by: Bones on August 09, 2005, 07:40:08 pm
I love a good computer game as much as the next bloke, but to quote from this link; "Lee had recently quit his job to spend more time playing games..."

Maybe he actually died from starvation due to lack of funds to feed himself.
Title: Re: man dies after 50 hours of computer games
Post by: RayB on August 09, 2005, 07:48:24 pm
Maybe he actually died from starvation due to lack of funds to feed himself.

Oh the media wouldn't like that. Telling the truth? That he died from lack of food and water? Nah. It's much more interesting to make it sound like what he was DOING killed him. (Besides it's the in thing these days to demonize video games).
Title: Re: man dies after 50 hours of computer games
Post by: grueinthebox on August 09, 2005, 08:21:20 pm
I once died after playing games for only 35 hours straight...  It was harsh.
Title: Re: man dies after 50 hours of computer games
Post by: TOK on August 09, 2005, 08:27:16 pm
In lighter news, his oppenent was awarded the coveted Mega-Frag.
Title: Re: man dies after 50 hours of computer games
Post by: JB on August 09, 2005, 09:49:40 pm
I once died after playing games for only 35 hours straight...  It was harsh.
I've died 5 times in a half hour before...
Title: Re: man dies after 50 hours of computer games
Post by: Q*Bert_OP on August 09, 2005, 10:40:51 pm
I never die, and if I do, I'll just insert another quarter
Title: Re: man dies after 50 hours of computer games
Post by: Kremmit on August 09, 2005, 11:17:37 pm
(Besides it's the in thing these days to demonize video games).

These days?

When wasn't it the in thing?  ;)
Title: Re: man dies after 50 hours of computer games
Post by: JB on August 09, 2005, 11:38:26 pm
(Besides it's the in thing these days to demonize video games).

These days?

When wasn't it the in thing?  ;)
The 60s?
Title: Re: man dies after 50 hours of computer games
Post by: Stingray on August 10, 2005, 09:27:39 am
If I do 50 hours of anything I'm pretty sure it's gonna kill me. I'd rather die playing video games than die in my office.

-S
Title: Re: man dies after 50 hours of computer games
Post by: Harry Potter on August 10, 2005, 11:00:22 am
I'd rather die playing video games than die in my office.

-S
Speak for yourself. I'd rather die ---auto censored---.  :-[
Title: Re: man dies after 50 hours of computer games
Post by: Stingray on August 10, 2005, 12:28:04 pm
I'd rather die playing video games than die in my office.

-S
Speak for yourself. I'd rather die ---auto censored---.  :-[

Although I'm certain that I know what word was auto censored here, the mind still reels at the other possibilities. :o

-S
Title: Re: man dies after 50 hours of computer games
Post by: Harry Potter on August 10, 2005, 01:25:03 pm
I'd rather die playing video games than die in my office.

-S
Speak for yourself. I'd rather die ---auto censored---.  :-[

Although I'm certain that I know what word was auto censored here, the mind still reels at the other possibilities. :o

-S

I meant to type 'fishing' but got confused by all the bacon (and Jessica) and messed up the 2nd, 3rd and 4th letters of the word   :P
Title: Re: man dies after 50 hours of computer games
Post by: Stingray on August 10, 2005, 01:31:21 pm
I thought perhaps you meant to say "spitting", but mistyped the second letter.

-S
Title: Re: man dies after 50 hours of computer games
Post by: mr.Curmudgeon on August 10, 2005, 01:44:37 pm
Let this topic be a lesson to SOAPboy and the rest of those WoW playing maniacs!  Robotron never killed anybody, stick with the classics! :)