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Warfish · 10-06-2012, 03:32 PM

Just lol.

Bonhomme Richard · 10-06-2012, 03:47 PM

Uh wut

Warfish · 10-06-2012, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Bonhomme Richard

Uh wut

Political attack ad based on the (D) having played World of Warcraft.

Jungle Shift Jet · 10-06-2012, 06:52 PM

What a coincidence, I just recieved an interesting intergalactic tweet...apparently even the gaseous wraith-beings of the planet Klarkasimov a million light years away know Rmoney kicked B. Hussein's azz from here to infinity and beyond

but vapid gasbag earthlings don't

MnJetFan · 10-06-2012, 07:17 PM

Give the Pres a break he didn't have a teleprompter in front of him. It seems Romney is lying to Obama but only Obama has lied about just about everything for four years. Romney kicked his ass and stomped on him. No McCain this time around!

Warfish · 10-06-2012, 07:55 PM

The mailer sent out:

That is pretty funny stuff tbqh.

Next an angry missive how Obama can't be President, he played "Angry Birds" on his Cellphone once.

brady's a catcher · 10-07-2012, 12:52 PM

Hope the Daily Show does a sefment on this, will be hysterical.

Bonhomme Richard · 10-07-2012, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Warfish

Political attack ad based on the (D) having played World of Warcraft.

Oh, I get it. That's silly. To me it almost looked like an ad in favor of the candidate because her quotes imply that she is proud of her online gaming. So if she's proud of it, why is that an effective tactic against her? She may be a loser gamer shut-in, but at least she accepts that.

Warfish · 10-07-2012, 04:24 PM

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So if she's proud of it, why is that an effective tactic against her?

Ignorant old voters who are totally out of touch, and cannot differentiate between an online hobby game, and the real world, in terms of behaviors? Remind you of anyone we know?

This is the equivalent of an ad claiming that because Candidate X plays guitar, he must be a communist, pot-smoking, insurrectionist rebel out to corrupt our society with his evil rock and/or roll.

It's probably of little value, other than to expose how laughably old the GOP skews in it's thinking.

MnJetFan · 10-07-2012, 04:30 PM

Old voters know bull**** when they see and hear it. The young ones wouldn't know bull**** if they stepped in it!

Bonhomme Richard · 10-07-2012, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Warfish

Ignorant old voters who are totally out of touch, and cannot differentiate between an online hobby game, and the real world, in terms of behaviors? Remind you of anyone we know?

This is the equivalent of an ad claiming that because Candidate X plays guitar, he must be a communist, pot-smoking, insurrectionist rebel out to corrupt our society with his evil rock and/or roll.

It's probably of little value, other than to expose how laughably old the GOP skews in it's thinking.

I don't think it's just old Republicans, but old people in general who don't understand online gaming. A lame campaign flyer to be sure, though.

That being said, online gaming isn't nearly as mainstream as playing the guitar. So that analogy doesn't work.

Warfish · 10-07-2012, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Bonhomme Richard

I don't think it's just old Republicans, but old people in general who don't understand online gaming. A lame campaign flyer to be sure, though.

That being said, online gaming isn't nearly as mainstream as playing the guitar. So that analogy doesn't work.

More people play online games, by a very large margin, than play guitar. Or Fish. Or a collect coins. Or stamps. Or et, etc, etc.

Thank you for the example of what I mean. Some still see it (even those who, for example, moderate an online forum and should probably know better) as some fringe kid-only thing.

It's not.

Bonhomme Richard · 10-07-2012, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Warfish

More people play online games, by a very large margin, than play guitar. Or Fish. Or a collect coins. Or stamps. Or et, etc, etc.

Thank you for the example of what I mean. Some still see it (even those who, for example, moderate an online forum and should probably know better) as some fringe kid-only thing.

It's not.

It depends on how you define online games. Are you talking about every single game that exists, from Angry Birds and Chess on your iPhone, to Farmville on Facebook, to MMO's like World of Warcraft? Then I would agree with you.

But I doubt MMO's alone are as popular as you posit.

Sharrow · 10-07-2012, 05:37 PM

I'd guess that among people younger than 40 there are vastly more people who play or have played online multiplayer games than play the guitar.

Sharrow · 10-07-2012, 05:42 PM

And if you want to include facebook games, consol games, etc. then there are astronomically more people who have.

adb280z · 10-07-2012, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Bonhomme Richard

It depends on how you define online games. Are you talking about every single game that exists, from Angry Birds and Chess on your iPhone, to Farmville on Facebook, to MMO's like World of Warcraft? Then I would agree with you.

But I doubt MMO's alone are as popular as you posit.

Warcraft has 10 million subscribers at the moment.

Sharrow · 10-07-2012, 06:32 PM

Bonhomme Richard · 10-07-2012, 07:22 PM

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Warcraft has 10 million subscribers at the moment.

That's all over the world, right?

JetPotato · 10-07-2012, 07:33 PM

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That's all over the world, right?

Actually 80% of those registered user names come from FF2's basement

adb280z · 10-07-2012, 08:16 PM

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That's all over the world, right?

No idea, just did a quick google search.

10-06-2012, 03:32 PM	#1
Warfish JetsInsider.com Legend Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 35,000	GOP, Out of Touch As Usual Just lol.

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Bonhomme Richard Board Moderator Jets Insider VIP Charter JI Member Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 4,180	Uh wut

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Jungle Shift Jet Borgo, North Decoder All Pro Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alive with a superior intellect in an erudite world of fine tastes that you will never, EVER acquire Posts: 5,151	What a coincidence, I just recieved an interesting intergalactic tweet...apparently even the gaseous wraith-beings of the planet Klarkasimov a million light years away know Rmoney kicked B. Hussein's azz from here to infinity and beyond but vapid gasbag earthlings don't

10-06-2012, 07:17 PM	#5
MnJetFan All League Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,312	Give the Pres a break he didn't have a teleprompter in front of him. It seems Romney is lying to Obama but only Obama has lied about just about everything for four years. Romney kicked his ass and stomped on him. No McCain this time around!

10-06-2012, 07:55 PM	#6
Warfish JetsInsider.com Legend Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 35,000	The mailer sent out: That is pretty funny stuff tbqh. Next an angry missive how Obama can't be President, he played "Angry Birds" on his Cellphone once.

10-07-2012, 12:52 PM	#7
brady's a catcher R.I.P Goofy Maloof All Pro Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 6,727	Hope the Daily Show does a sefment on this, will be hysterical.

10-07-2012, 04:30 PM	#10
MnJetFan All League Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,312	Old voters know bull** when they see and hear it. The young ones wouldn't know bull** if they stepped in it!

10-07-2012, 05:37 PM	#14
Sharrow Veteran Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,710	I'd guess that among people younger than 40 there are vastly more people who play or have played online multiplayer games than play the guitar.

10-07-2012, 05:42 PM	#15
Sharrow Veteran Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,710	And if you want to include facebook games, consol games, etc. then there are astronomically more people who have.

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Sharrow Veteran Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,710