Any of you watching this CBS drivel?

Adex_Xeda · Post by **Adex_Xeda** » October 18, 2002, 9:25 pm

The kid was a nut and they blame everquest. What a load of BS.

Bubba Grizz · Post by **Bubba Grizz** » October 18, 2002, 9:26 pm

It's on right now but I am taping it. Just got home and don't want to watch it from the middle. I can tell it is everything we thought it would be by your post.

Neost · Post by **Neost** » October 18, 2002, 9:36 pm

How'd you like the way it built up to the suicide episode.

First some poor clown who's wife would like him to play less. Nothing inherently dangerous, fairly normal guy.

Then Ben Stein and his little offspring. Sent him off to boarding school, fixed his problem.

Then Mom. What a crock. Stated plainly in the story that he had emotional problems all his life. Slow learner. Didn't move out til he was 21. Then EQ entered his life. It was all downhill from there and he killed himself at his computer because of that damned game! Now she's "considering" filing a suit against Sony.

I do like the nude photos of this model. Too bad she's lost "The Look".

/sing "Money, Money, Money! MONEY!"

Animalor · Post by **Animalor** » October 18, 2002, 9:39 pm

ROFL! Clearly Ben Stein only has book smarts.

Seems Ivy League Universities can't teach you how to get a clue.

"Everquest is EEvil!!! Peoples are like they're posessed!!"

CBS - Their journalism is worst than their shows.

Arborealus · Post by **Arborealus** » October 18, 2002, 11:01 pm

“He was so upset. And then I was trying to talk to him about it, and I said, ‘Well, Shawn, you know, those aren’t people- they’re not real people.’ He was so upset. I mean, he wasn’t angry, he was hurt.” - Liz Wooley

Is this a thing that one must explain to a reasonable adult?...

Soreali · Post by **Soreali** » October 18, 2002, 11:11 pm

"His mother, Liz, was especially proud of his accomplishments, because, she says, Shawn struggled with learning disabilities and significant emotional problems. "

That would answer that question

Animalor · Post by **Animalor** » October 18, 2002, 11:20 pm

“He was so upset. And then I was trying to talk to him about it, and I said, ‘Well, Shawn, you know, those aren’t people- they’re not real people.’ He was so upset. I mean, he wasn’t angry, he was hurt.” - Liz Wooley

Well holy crap.. Last time I checked I was pretty damn sure I was real.

Sargeras · Post by **Sargeras** » October 18, 2002, 11:52 pm

If anyone tapes it and then exports it to a movie file, or know where I can download it, please post a link. I'm not watching it because my family hates EQ and seeing that will only drive them more into the insanity of their paranoia.

Arborealus · Post by **Arborealus** » October 19, 2002, 12:27 am

Well, Sarge, you know, those aren’t people- they’re not real people.

Innkubbus · Post by **Innkubbus** » October 19, 2002, 12:34 am

48 hours is probably getting flamed on every single board that has anything to do with EQ...that's a lot of flaming.

kyoukan · Post by **kyoukan** » October 19, 2002, 12:35 am

They're the media. They have to play their angles or no one will watch their show.

At least they gave Smed a chance to speak his piece. He came off off as cocky and ambivalent, but I am not sure if they edited it to look like that, or if he was just being cocky and ambivalent. Smed is pretty much a no-account asshole when it comes to stuff like this.

I agree that people have the right to throw their lives down the shitter playing EQ. I also agree that EQ is addictive and fucks up people's lives. I would rather see a show more about solutions than about the problems.

Arborealus · Post by **Arborealus** » October 19, 2002, 12:48 am

Ya know...I think anything potentially rewarding (in the behavioral sense of "reward") is potentially addictive...Drugs, Sex, Food, Work etc etc...

You can never possibly eliminate all focii of addiction, perhaps we should look more to the behavioral and biological roots and ask how we should change ourselves and our society to prevent folks from becoming addicts...I think its more about isolation and lack of community...

Glad I have this community to...keep...me...from...becoming an...addict?!

Krurk · Post by **Krurk** » October 19, 2002, 1:09 am

This is the same Smed who said everyone is a credit card number so he was probally being himself.

Afterall the media and government have long felt that the video game industry was corrupting children and is to blame for the decline in social values. Ofcourse, that is easier then the parents admitting they fucked up and should not have married people who were just good in bed. I'm sure the 50% divorce rate will be blamed on Pac Man and Mario Brothers eventually.

Atleast the one normal person in the clip was from my guild! The chick in the green blouse with dark hair is one of my encs =)

Drasta · Post by **Drasta** » October 19, 2002, 1:11 am

fuck i missed it !!!!! nooooooooooooo wonder if i can download it off the internet ....lol

kyoukan · Post by **kyoukan** » October 19, 2002, 1:29 am

Krurk wrote:This is the same Smed who said everyone is a credit card number so he was probally being himself.

That was Kelly Flock, another SOE winner.

Durew · Post by **Durew** » October 19, 2002, 2:06 am

roflmao, read this quote taken from foh's messageboard, pretty much sum's up the show

WarderX from FoH board wrote:Ill try to go over it off the top of my head.

Started out: Some doctor treating some old guy, Lady goes "Soandso is doctro by day but"

Dramatic music

AT NIGHT HE IS THIS GIANT LIZARD WARRIOR WITH WARRIOR EPIX OMFG SO LEET

and he's addicted

and his wife hates him

and he has 2 little girls

and he 2 boxes someone sitting in katta. While hes in chardok

So anyway she talkes to him while he plays and hes like im so leet and shes like you fucking nerd how can you play this game, who jsut ran by, let me see her breasteses.

And hes like. Im not even a baron STFU and let me EXP.

And he talked about how its worldwide and all and she was like Theres 100000 players on at any given time which we all know is a lie cuase its 50000 players 2boxing

So anyway you got this kind of cool guy and she sorts of makes him look kinda crazy. She asks his wife is she thinks he could quit and she says no and he says he could in a year or so.

did i mention he has a leet iksar warrior with epixes and Primal 1hb? omfg so leet. Yes.

SCEEEEEN TWO OH MY FUCKING GOD

Ok she goes to the fan fair

---INCOMING PART WHERE ALL 1,600,000 EQ PLAYERS ARE TOTALLY EMBARASED BY THE FIVE PEOPLE WHO DRESS UP TO ROLEPLAY AND MAKE THE GAME LOOK SO FUCKING STUPID---

I MEAN THERE WAS THIS FUCK TARD WEARING AN IKSAR MASK WOW I DONT WANT TO BE IN A ROOM WITH HIM WHERE SOMEONE ASKS WHO PLAYS EQ AND HES LIKE "ssssssssss I sssssssss do ssssssssss i sssssssss am ssssssss an ssssssssssss iksar"

So anyway she talks to a few fan fair peoples.

SCREEN THREE BEST SCEEN EVER

She puts on a cape and sits down infront of an Eq bluescreen

so leet

---commercial break---

Use Vagina Swabs if you mangina is leaking

---end commercial break---

SCEEN FOUR

BEN STEIN (YES WIN BEN STEINS MONEY)

she goes to his house. and all the eq people watching are like.
wow.
ben stein plays.
so leet.

But our hopes are ripped away from us.
Ben stein slaps his dog in the nutsack

His son is addicted. AND HE HAS AN EPIC SHAMAN

Keven Stein
age 15
leet i play all day becuse my dad wont let me go outside.

So they send him to boarding school
and he comes back
and he.... playes EQ one hour less every day

But hes leet.

---Sceen SEVEN WORST SCREEN EVER THAT TAKES UP HALF THE FUCKING SHOW BECUSE ITS SO FUCKING STUPID---

WAH WAH MY SON KILLED HIMSELF BECUSE OF THAT DAMN GAME I HATE EQ WHEN HE KILLED HIMSELF HE HAD EQ UP AND LIKE HE KILLED HIMSELF BECUSE I LOVE YOU WOULDNT GIVE HIM A HANDJOB. THAT DAMN GAME
I HATE IT
IT KILLED HIM

OH WAIT HE ****ALLREADY WAS DEPRESSED AND SCITSOFRENIC**** OF COURSE THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT SO HERE SON TAKE THIs.22 JUST INCASE YOU NEED IT FOR OSME SEX OR KILLING SOMEONE *** BUT NOT YOURSELF PLZ***

OH GOD HE DIED

---commercial break---

hi my name is asian man and i tried to use a PC but im so fucking stupid it didn't work so i switched to macintosh becuse it has all of 3 programs and i understand one and i have no problem no being able to use 99.324% of software on the market or do anything remotly useful with my IBOOK--- SO SEXY AND SLEEK AND BREAKS A LOT----
GO TO http://WWW.APPLE.COM/SWITCH IF YOU ARE A STUPID IMIGRANT WHO CANT USE A PC!!!!

---end commercial break---

Then she goes and asks john smeldy some questions. and he pretty much defended eq rather well. AND RIGHT AFTER THE INERVIEW HE WALKED UP TO HIS MAFIA RIGHT HAND MAN AND SAID "MAKE AN ALARM BOX RIGHT THIS INSTANT"
and so it was done

uhhhh then they talked about the guy who shot himself becuse of EQ some more.

The end.

So seggggsy

Touch de breasteses

yes

laughed my ass off reading this, lol @ the Mac commercial hahahah!

kyoukan · Post by **kyoukan** » October 19, 2002, 2:17 am

I guess humor is pretty subjective.

Post by **Xouqoa** » October 19, 2002, 2:35 am

I thought it was funny in a JEFFK kinda way.

Mawafu · Post by **Mawafu** » October 19, 2002, 3:20 am

I think what made me laugh was Ben Stein describing how it made his son moody.

I wanted to yell at him, "Your son is 15, ALL teenagers are fucking moody you moron!"

Animalor · Post by **Animalor** » October 19, 2002, 8:21 am

Ben Stein(BS?)'s son probably got some of the man love he craved so much at boarding school hence he didn't havta go into EQ to look at the barbarians as much.

Searyx · Post by **Searyx** » October 19, 2002, 2:29 pm

I think I'm addicted

Truant · Post by **Truant** » October 19, 2002, 8:46 pm

Who the flying fuck is Jeff K?
I'm tired of not knowing.

Ahmik · Post by **Ahmik** » October 19, 2002, 9:30 pm

Heer is soem JEFFK"S websiet stuf.

Enjoi

http://www.somethingawful.com/jeffk/

Ahmik · Post by **Ahmik** » October 19, 2002, 10:01 pm

ok... I just sat thru the video that was linked in the other thread...

From personal experience, I know people that have lost their jobs, lost their marriages, flunked out of school and shit, and I have no sympathy for them really... It's all about personal responsibility.

Every step we take in life is a concious effort. We, as humans, have a freedom of choice as to what we involve ourselves in, what we do with our time, and how we utilize our environment.

Some people love to watch and play sports. Some people hunt and fish. Some people read books one after the other. Some people spend time in internet chat rooms. Some people go out partying. All of these things by themselves are capable of devouring massive amounts of free time if that is all you do.

With my free time I choose to play EQ. I go to school full time, and school comes first. I have a 3.8 GPA this semester because I have my fucking priorities set this way. I CHOOSE to place school first. Only when my homework is done do I log on and play. Sometimes I have several hours, sometimes I only have enough time to log on and say hello to friends and guildies. Due to this, I can not be counted on to attend raids. I can not be counted on to be part of a regular exp group. I play when I can, and I generally try to make the best of my available time.

There is a big world out there... I've seen a lot of it during my many years of active duty Air Force. Actually I have seen about enough to last me a long long time, therefore, I am comfortable in the little world I live in right now.

While if is certainly tragic that this kid shot himself, It's also kinda pathetic that Shawn Woolies personal failures have made EverQuest the focal point of this issue. His poor mother is devistated by her loss, yet unwilling to accept any responsibility for her own failings towards her son. The little bit I saw in the video is sure different from the initial new stories that were written about this guy and his mom. They seemed to have softened her image and actually made her appear to be far more intelligent that the first news articles.

Anyway... got a wedding dance to go to... no EQ for me tonight.

Searyx · Post by **Searyx** » October 19, 2002, 10:52 pm

Why do you think Shawn Woolies death is tragic?

Here's what I think...

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kyoukan · Post by **kyoukan** » October 20, 2002, 2:55 am

gee I hope you imbed your stupid fucking audio garbage in every worthless post you make from now on.

Ahmik · Post by **Ahmik** » October 20, 2002, 3:43 am

Well... it's tragic whenever someone dies. Somewhere out there, EVERY person has a direct impact on other peoples lives.

You Searyx, are the FUCKING PERFECT EXAMPLE. Allow me to illustrate.

In the event that you should put a gun to your head and pull the trigger... SOMEONE will be effected by that action. I can't attest to whether any one would care or not, but they certainly would be effected.

I know that several people here on this board will very rapidly copy and paste your sound file to their comments concerning your death in unabashed celebration.

..."He's an idiot. He's dead. Good. You mean there's one less doorknob in the world? Woooo What a tragedy!"...

Anyway, I'm sure you understand now why it is tragic when anyone dies. You for example, would deprive the people of this board of their token "whipping boy" in the event that you should die.

Searyx · Post by **Searyx** » October 20, 2002, 3:47 am

Correction: It is tragic to SOMEONE when a person dies. Not to everyone. Shawn Woolies death had no effect on me whatsoever, except to open up a new can of jokes.

For his mother, it is tragic. To George Carlin and I, it's humorous.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » October 20, 2002, 1:18 pm

I took magic mushrooms last night, thank yuo~