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Re: Ranting into the ether? Really?

fumphis — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:39:28 -0000

Name and server? :D

Re: Ranting into the ether? Really?

Cameron Sorden — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 12:13:41 -0000

If they actually understood how this whole online blogging community thing works, they would know that we aren't ranting "into the ether" -- we're having productive debates about our chosen hobby with a wide-reaching and diverse network of like-minded people.

Doctor Jay isn't kidding when he says we are legion, and we don't appreciate being characterized like that.

I do my ranting to a group of peers that respect me, from the comfort of my own apartment that I pay for with my day job, thank you, Mr. Goldfarb.

Re: Ranting into the ether? Really?

Doctor Jay — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 22:59:28 -0000

Wow, the McCain camp is showing itself to be clueless. First they piss off a major contributor - the Hilton family. Now they are dissing the D&D crowd. We are geek, but we are legion.

Nine out of ten of this years top-grossing films have a superhero, sci-fi, or fantasy theme, the one exception is Sex and the City.

Dungeons and Dragons is owned by toy giant Hasbro now. They just went through a major new product launch. I wonder how all their execs feel about making contributions to the otherwise business-friendly McCain campaign?

Moe people play World of Warcraft than farm in the US. More people have computer and mathematical jobs, too. (see http://kfmonkey.blogspot.com/2006/03/farm-fetish.html for an amusing treatment of this)

I say the McCain campaign is losing it. All the basketball playing makes McCain look lethargic, so they are trying to counter it. The huge crowds around the globe make him look unpopular by comparison, so they are trying to dis the notion of popularity. Yikes! When was that a winning strategy?

I refuse to be ashamed about playing a game that requires a high degree of intelligence, cooperation, and imagination.

Re: Ranting into the ether? Really?

Breukelyne — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 19:49:22 -0000

Oh. My. God. ROFL.

The Republican operatives reading your blog should just come clean.