...The best way to lie is to embelish it with lots of random stories(if made up, make them impossible to verify, factual and relevenant is even better)
Slashdot refers to IGN, who themselves refer to gamespot. This is currently being discussed two threads below, here: <a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=83236' target='_blank'>http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/in...showtopic=83236</a>
I'm holding out for an official statement from either Valve or Vivendi. This claim is stated as being a rumour and has no source, sure, i believe that.......
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<!--QuoteBegin-DrunkenBozo+Oct 16 2004, 09:50 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DrunkenBozo @ Oct 16 2004, 09:50 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-eediot+Oct 16 2004, 07:41 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (eediot @ Oct 16 2004, 07:41 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Oh I get it, another 'gabe is fat' joke. Wonderful. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> Well, he <b>is</b>. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> So? 20% of gamers are fat. 60% of America is fat. 40% of Europe is fat. 0% of Japan is fat. We all have fat people!(except for Japan)
<!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Slashdot refers to IGN, who themselves refer to gamespot.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Repeat it enough and quite a bunch of people will believe it, which togheter with the placebo effect pretty much sums up religion(there's a bunch of them, you can't tell me they are all correct, so all but one of them is complete BS!), 'alternative medicine' and alot of other nonsenical things...
<!--QuoteBegin-Quaunaut+Oct 16 2004, 12:45 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Quaunaut @ Oct 16 2004, 12:45 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-DrunkenBozo+Oct 16 2004, 09:50 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DrunkenBozo @ Oct 16 2004, 09:50 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-eediot+Oct 16 2004, 07:41 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (eediot @ Oct 16 2004, 07:41 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Oh I get it, another 'gabe is fat' joke. Wonderful. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> Well, he <b>is</b>. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> So? 20% of gamers are fat. 60% of America is fat. 40% of Europe is fat. 0% of Japan is fat. We all have fat people!(except for Japan) <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Sumo wrestlers aren't fat at all, noooooo.
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Here you go, fight over it yourselfs.
This is currently being discussed two threads below, here:
<a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=83236' target='_blank'>http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/in...showtopic=83236</a>
<span style='color:orange'>Merged</span>
*curls up and wimpers*
Half-life 2 is now COPPER!
Well, he <b>is</b>.
Well, he <b>is</b>. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
So? 20% of gamers are fat. 60% of America is fat. 40% of Europe is fat. 0% of Japan is fat. We all have fat people!(except for Japan)
Repeat it enough and quite a bunch of people will believe it, which togheter with the placebo effect pretty much sums up religion(there's a bunch of them, you can't tell me they are all correct, so all but one of them is complete BS!), 'alternative medicine' and alot of other nonsenical things...
Well, he <b>is</b>. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
So? 20% of gamers are fat. 60% of America is fat. 40% of Europe is fat. 0% of Japan is fat. We all have fat people!(except for Japan) <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Sumo wrestlers aren't fat at all, noooooo.