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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Grey Wolf on February 11, 2004, 07:56:26 pm

Title: Microsoft has just become very disturbing....
Post by: Grey Wolf on February 11, 2004, 07:56:26 pm
http://www.wired.com/news/games/0,2101,62176,00.html
That's just a bit disturbing.....
Title: Microsoft has just become very disturbing....
Post by: Liberator on February 11, 2004, 08:00:03 pm
Well, it's official, Microsoft has reached the bottom of the barrel.
At least as far as selling X-Boxes in Japan is concerned.
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Post by: Taristin on February 11, 2004, 08:00:56 pm
:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
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Post by: Fractux on February 11, 2004, 08:04:35 pm
Damn, may as well just give them a free subscription to playboy japan for a year.

Sheesh.
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Post by: Ulala on February 11, 2004, 08:36:31 pm
[Daria] This and more next time on Sick sad world... [/Daria]
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Post by: Corsair on February 11, 2004, 08:41:36 pm
:sigh: Just when you thought that the world wouldn't get more absurd...
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Post by: Turnsky on February 11, 2004, 08:59:02 pm
*twitch*
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Post by: Rictor on February 11, 2004, 10:39:58 pm
I always found this obsession very strange in the Japanese people (yes, that is a generalization, but a mostly justified one). I mean, just buy porn mags like the rest of the world and be done with it. Being in infatuated with characters who are mostly kids or early teens in pretty disturbing. Wanting to sleep with one in the form of a pillow is even more disturbing.

It aint called the seX Box for nothing.
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Post by: Bobboau on February 11, 2004, 10:42:50 pm
"hugging pillow"
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Post by: IceFire on February 11, 2004, 10:44:48 pm
Kinda strange...but whatever.  Sexual sensibilities can and are different elsewhere in both directions.  No idea what the mainsteam Japanese audience would think of this...but we're certainly laughing here in North America :)
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Post by: Bobboau on February 11, 2004, 10:46:23 pm
Japan seems to have in general are _VERY_ open, sexualy
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Post by: Bri_Dog on February 11, 2004, 10:52:25 pm
Humping pillow? :wtf:
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Post by: Bobboau on February 11, 2004, 10:54:57 pm
no no no 'hugging'
but you seem to be getting the general idea
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Post by: Kamikaze on February 11, 2004, 11:10:58 pm
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Originally posted by Rictor
yes, that is a generalization


No ****.

I always found a certain obsession very strange in the American people (yes, that is a generalization, but a mostly justified one). I mean, just buy water pistols like the rest of the world and be done with it. Being infatuated with guns which are mostly rifles or pistols is pretty disturbing. Wanting to sleep with one under their pillow is even more disturbing.

That said, I've always thought hug pillows are pretty scary creations. MS is getting pretty desperate eh?
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Post by: Fury on February 11, 2004, 11:18:45 pm
Haha. Touché Kamikaze.
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Post by: Bobboau on February 11, 2004, 11:24:03 pm
we do like our guns
I'd be willing to accept that generaliseation as being as acurate as the one about Japan's sexual proliferation
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Post by: Beowulf on February 11, 2004, 11:31:02 pm
:blah:
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Post by: mikhael on February 12, 2004, 12:24:59 am
Japanese people. Very open. Sexually. :lol:

Dude, Bob, try living there for a few years. They AREN'T open sexually. Its one of the most repressed societies on earth. That's why there are pr0n vending machines--so they don't have to actually see another human being when they're buying pr0n. That's why they have things like hugging pillows.

Btw, its nice to see the open minded HLP crowd being tolerant and understanding, for once. I'd hate to think that I hung out with a bunch of people who judge a society based on some individuals sexual proclivities.
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Post by: Stryke 9 on February 12, 2004, 12:37:01 am
Old news. Honestly I'm surprised there isn't more sound and fury from the nerds over here for not getting it. But then, getting a dweeb out here to admit to flogging the dolphin is a whole other story, I guess.


Also, guns are big, metal, and loud, and they make the bad people die. If you don't like them, there must be something wrong with you. :p
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Post by: Beowulf on February 12, 2004, 01:43:47 am
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Originally posted by Stryke 9
Also, guns are big, metal, and loud, and they make the bad people die. If you don't like them, there must be something wrong with you. :p


:nod: :nod: :nod:
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Post by: Shrike on February 12, 2004, 03:19:31 am
What's next, tentacle attachments?
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Post by: IPAndrews on February 12, 2004, 03:24:54 am
I hope the pillows are machine washable.
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Post by: Ashrak on February 12, 2004, 03:41:09 am
oh god.
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Post by: aldo_14 on February 12, 2004, 05:05:15 am
:lol:
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Post by: Fury on February 12, 2004, 08:02:37 am
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Originally posted by Shrike
What's next, tentacle attachments?

What's wrong with tentacles?
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Post by: Turnsky on February 12, 2004, 08:12:08 am
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Originally posted by Mr. Fury

What's wrong with tentacles?


do you REALLY want to know? :ick: :blah:
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Post by: an0n on February 12, 2004, 08:12:29 am
Shrike: Awesome.

Anyway;

The thing 'bout it is that all asian men have incredibly small penises. So they need these naive, 'pure', 'small' girls who are too inexperienced to know that their dicks are so tiny. But such girls are protected under the law. We call them '12 year olds'.

So the small-weinered sickos fixate on cartoon characters who, although claiming to be above the legal age of consent, are crafted to fulfill the paedophilic nature of all Japanese men.

And being Japanese, the people that make these child-softporn 'actresses' are very astute businessmen and so make them just cartoonish enough to be able to sell the idea to children as well as all the sickos.

It makes good business sense even if it is a little amorale.
Title: Microsoft has just become very disturbing....
Post by: Rictor on February 12, 2004, 08:58:18 am
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Originally posted by Kamikaze


No ****.

I always found a certain obsession very strange in the American people (yes, that is a generalization, but a mostly justified one). I mean, just buy water pistols like the rest of the world and be done with it. Being infatuated with guns which are mostly rifles or pistols is pretty disturbing. Wanting to sleep with one under their pillow is even more disturbing.

That said, I've always thought hug pillows are pretty scary creations. MS is getting pretty desperate eh?


I've never, ever held a gun in my life, and barring military service, I never intend to. And I'm not American ;)

But I get the point.
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Post by: aldo_14 on February 12, 2004, 11:24:33 am
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Originally posted by an0n
Shrike: Awesome.

Anyway;

The thing 'bout it is that all asian men have incredibly small penises. So they need these naive, 'pure', 'small' girls who are too inexperienced to know that their dicks are so tiny. But such girls are protected under the law. We call them '12 year olds'.

So the small-weinered sickos fixate on cartoon characters who, although claiming to be above the legal age of consent, are crafted to fulfill the paedophilic nature of all Japanese men.

And being Japanese, the people that make these child-softporn 'actresses' are very astute businessmen and so make them just cartoonish enough to be able to sell the idea to children as well as all the sickos.

It makes good business sense even if it is a little amorale.




Speaking through experience?
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Post by: Fineus on February 12, 2004, 11:33:32 am
Thread locked.

an0n, regardless of your opinion of other nations - HLP does have users from all over the planet and making such sweeping generalisations isn't likely to make them feel welcome. Keep your racism to yourself in future.