On Fri, 6 Jun 2008, Dave Land wrote:
> On Jun 6, 2008, at 7:05 AM, William T Goodall wrote: > >> >> On 6 Jun 2008, at 13:35, Alberto Monteiro wrote: >> >>> http://www.wsls.com/sls/news/local/article/object_of_new_video_game_is_to_sto >>> p_the_spread_of_christianity_and_islam/11957/ >> >> I don't like computer games. >> >> Waste of time Maru > > I mean, honestly, what did anyone _expect_ him to say? > > Alberto's post was no more or less a troll than any of William's... > > As far as the substance of WTG's response, well, we're all > entitled to our likes and dislikes, no? I find the endless > threads about Battlestar Galactica and Lost nothing so much > as Delete-button-fodder, but I happen to enjoy some > computer games. I just finished Portal with my son: it's > a fun, short puzzle game, kind of a first-person-shooter > where you don't shoot anything living. I'm sure that would > ruin it for Call of Duty or GTA fans. > > Dave I don't play computer games, either (I would rather be reading blogs), but I have heard about Portal. Portal fans are an odd lot, and enough of my friends and acquaintances are enthusiastic about it that I have, in fact, declared the cake to be a lie on at least one occasion. Julia _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
