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Since: Oct 21, 2007 Posts: 35
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(Msg. 16) Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 7:36 pm
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"Vincenzo Beretta" <reckall DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> No: more properly towards some totally irresponsible and avoidable stunts
by
> the Bush administration, coupled with many feel being sheer, unhealty
> paranoia (unhealthy both for them aand for other nations/foreigners at
> large) by the general population after 9/11 (I can picture the people of
> Varney, Kentucky, getting ready for a terrorist attack when the National
> Threat Advisory is on SEVERE; what I would really like to see is the
> terrorist cell who can't wait to hit Varney, Kentucky). True there are
some
> retarded unable to distinguish between a nation, intended as a collection
of
> individual bodies and minds, and his government (mistaking "Chirac" for
> "France" comes readly to mind, and after all I did the very same in the
> first sentence) - but there are also retarded thinking that the word
"Euro"
> can go along with "they" in a general sense, so - hey! - the world is
> balanced. Beside, at least in modern democracies, if you do not like what
a
> nation does, at least don't forget the percentage who voted for the other
> guy.
>
hitting a place like east keokuk iowa would be smart. when oklahoma city was
bombed people knew it was a homegrown nut no foriegner would ever have the
sophistication to attack such a place.
you third worlders see america as being new york city, hollywood and disney.
most americans hold those places in contempt. they are not the norm of
america.
we see america as varney and keokuk and poughkeepsie,
> > while their rights are being
> > slowly eroded by the EU bureaucratic monstrosity, birthrates decline
> > to microscopic levels, and their oh-so-liberal civiliization
> > surrenders to creeping Islamization.
>
> If we want to play "point the finger" then re: the USA one can point to
> growing debt (both personal and national), weak currency, an health care
> system rated lower that the... uhm... Italian one by the WHO, an alarming
> percentage of obese people (and I'm not making a "fat joke" here: How
comes
> that so many people in a nation are overweight? It should be basic self
> care), the subprime crisis (OK, the storm will pass, but what caused it
was
> irresponsibility of the highest grade), and the concrete risk just now
that
> if the central government doesn't acts, countries with an overflow of
> liquidity (this means, just now, China, India and many Arab countries)
willl
> start to cover the debts (an invisible form of creeping invasion). And,
oh,
> Hollywood movies sucks more and more each passing year (but the TV shows
> quality is steadly rising, so maybe the best talents just switched
medium).
>
basic health care is better other places but if you really get sick you are
much better off here.
the real problem in idiots in the flyover states have been duped by the
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Since: Jul 22, 2005 Posts: 435
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(Msg. 17) Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:17 pm
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> I've religiously read all of his reviews every Wednesday when he releases
> them. I like them. They are humorous and have a nice raw edge to them that
> you don't see in other reviews.
I like him very much, and he is usually spot on. I think that many among the
developers themselves laugh when "mauled" (I would). Of course this wouldn't
happen with JR and the like - this is why I would like to see a review of DG
or CM:SF  ) >> Stay informed about: This guy should review wargames... |
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Since: Mar 23, 2005 Posts: 728
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(Msg. 18) Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:49 pm
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In article <0_Knj.5453$Xg7.3705@tornado.fastwebnet.it>,
reckall.RemoveThis@hotmail.com says...
> > I've religiously read all of his reviews every Wednesday when he releases
> > them. I like them. They are humorous and have a nice raw edge to them that
> > you don't see in other reviews.
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> I like him very much, and he is usually spot on. I think that many among the
> developers themselves laugh when "mauled" (I would). Of course this wouldn't
> happen with JR and the like - this is why I would like to see a review of DG
> or CM:SF )
I'm with Eddy on this one. He's *funny*, but his humor tends to come at
the expense of real, useful data. Not that there's anything wrong with
this, of course, but I'm not sure *comedy* should really be the
operative dynamic of a realistic review.
But he does make me almost wet myself laughing. I wish he had a bigger
backlist for reference purposes. Here's hoping he keeps on.
--
Giftzwerg
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"The Democrats are having the hardest time with the new [Iraq] reality.
Every candidate is committed to 'ending the war' and bringing our troops
back home. The trouble is, the war has largely ended, and precisely
because our troops are in the middle of it."
- Fareed Zakaria >> Stay informed about: This guy should review wargames... |
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(Msg. 19) Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 1:07 am
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> If we want to play "point the finger" then re: the USA one can point to
> growing debt (both personal and national), weak currency, an health care
> system rated lower that the... uhm... Italian one by the WHO, an alarming
> percentage of obese people (and I'm not making a "fat joke" here: How
> comes that so many people in a nation are overweight? It should be basic
> self care), the subprime crisis (OK, the storm will pass, but what caused
> it was irresponsibility of the highest grade), and the concrete risk just
> now that if the central government doesn't acts, countries with an
> overflow of liquidity (this means, just now, China, India and many Arab
> countries) willl start to cover the debts (an invisible form of creeping
> invasion). And, oh, Hollywood movies sucks more and more each passing year
> (but the TV shows quality is steadly rising, so maybe the best talents
> just switched medium).
>
> In short, I'm not seeing *The Western Countries* fare well in this
> beginning of the XXI Century. I see them more like a collection of
> individuals that, after "winning the cold war" sat down, got "lazy and
> smart" and *belived* to be able to live off the inherited wealth/power. Of
> course I'm unjustly generalizing...
 )))
You say all that after we have liberated you from Benito, and kicked the
Germans out of Italy?  ))))
How ungrateful! ;o)
Mario >> Stay informed about: This guy should review wargames... |
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Since: Dec 15, 2007 Posts: 3
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(Msg. 20) Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 2:36 pm
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<eddysterckx.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> On 29 jan, 05:19, "Vincenzo Beretta" <reck....DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> > Yes, especially if you're convinced in your heart of hearts the US is
>> > composed of bullying, jingoist and imperialistic morons. Euro
>> > humor....
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>> Uhm, this guy beats up anything he touches.
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> Which is my problem with his reviews - he goes looking for things he
> can be sarcastic about which - while entertaining - doesn't really
> help me or someone else looking for a fair review of a game.
>
> And nevermind my low opinion of journalists who weave their political
> opinion into every piece they write, whether it's about sports,
> gardening or games. <sigh>.
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> So entertaining : yes, informative : not really.
>
I look at Yahtzee's bits as "funny editorial commentary", rather than as a
"should I pay $$ for this?" review. And as such, they're funny as hell.
On the rare occasions he praises a game, though, I know it's something I
should research more thoroughly. I had already played Portal by the time he
"reviewed" it, and fully understood when he said he couldn't really find
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(Msg. 21) Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 6:49 am
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> On the rare occasions he praises a game, though, I know it's something I
> should research more thoroughly. I had already played Portal by the time
> he "reviewed" it, and fully understood when he said he couldn't really
> find anything to say negative about it.
The only thing that I can say negative about "Portal" is the nagging feeling
that it shows the limits of my intelligence - exp. on those levels when,
after two hours of opening portals all around, I find the obvious solution
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