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Title: Web Addiction Gets Conscripts Out of Army
Post by: Fury on August 03, 2004, 02:03:36 pm

Web Addiction Gets Conscripts Out of Army (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040803/od_nm/odd_finland_internet_dc)

:wtf:

Title: Web Addiction Gets Conscripts Out of Army
Post by: Rictor on August 03, 2004, 02:17:09 pm

woah, cool. Now thats leniency.

"Sorry sir, but you'll have to send me home. You see, I'm addicted to, uh, not being in the Army. Yes, its very serious, I just can't help myself sometimes."

Title: Web Addiction Gets Conscripts Out of Army
Post by: Fineus on August 03, 2004, 02:20:01 pm

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For people who play (Internet) games all night and don't have any friends, don't have any hobbies, to come into the army is a very big shock," said Commander-Captain Jyrki Kivela at the military conscription unit.

Looks like someone has a rather poor view of internet/computer users of that type :lol:

Title: Web Addiction Gets Conscripts Out of Army
Post by: Solatar on August 03, 2004, 02:24:50 pm

Pansies...

Title: Web Addiction Gets Conscripts Out of Army
Post by: aldo_14 on August 03, 2004, 02:26:49 pm

Bit of a kick in the arse for whoever came up with Americas Army then, eh?

Title: Web Addiction Gets Conscripts Out of Army
Post by: Rictor on August 03, 2004, 02:28:40 pm

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Originally posted by aldo_14
Bit of a kick in the arse for whoever came up with Americas Army then, eh?

Hmm, I hadn't thought about that. Very ironic, I agree.

Thunder: no, I'de say they have a very accurate view. I mean, c'mon, there's no use in deluding ourselves ;) ;)

Title: Web Addiction Gets Conscripts Out of Army
Post by: castor on August 03, 2004, 02:37:10 pm

What?

I'd thought they'd love it.
I mean, its more realistic than CS and all :D