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Posted: Dec 8th 2009 12:08AM JohnAHD said

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looks great... nice Jesus theory, no matter how catholic I am, i always wonder such things XD
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Posted: Dec 8th 2009 2:06AM ShadowOp said

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lol, you talkin about easter eggs? the hidden sweetness that developers so graciously bestow upon us?
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Posted: Dec 8th 2009 12:13AM (Unverified) said

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Jesus is Easter, silly. Christmas is about getting presents in remembrance of Santa Claus who was crucified for our sins.
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Posted: Dec 8th 2009 12:15AM (Unverified) said

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Good, I need to brush up on my ABC's.
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Posted: Dec 8th 2009 12:19AM (Unverified) said

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Who wants to guess what Z is?
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Posted: Dec 8th 2009 12:23AM DerickDBrown said

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Zero, who, along with his friend One, paved the future of everything.
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Posted: Dec 8th 2009 12:32AM xaduurv said

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It's ZORK, you PHILISTINE!!
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Posted: Dec 8th 2009 12:44AM AsherR said

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ZERG RUSH!
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Posted: Dec 8th 2009 1:26AM kevlar said

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"Zero Wing" -- All your base are belong to Z!
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Posted: Dec 8th 2009 12:22AM FxDr said

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With over 20 million XBL subscribers, you'd think people would be more familiar with Infantile Spasms.
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Posted: Dec 8th 2009 2:34AM kevin949 said

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The term Aggro existed long before WoW.
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Posted: Dec 8th 2009 2:36AM kevin949 said

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I hate this comment system sometimes.
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Posted: Dec 8th 2009 1:21AM melloncollie128 said

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Way to be a dipshit.
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Posted: Dec 8th 2009 2:07AM (Unverified) said

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I know you like to make new words...but what the hell is a 'contard'?
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Posted: Dec 8th 2009 10:13AM Ghen said

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Urban Dictionary says it's a portmanteau of Conservative and Retard.
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Posted: Dec 8th 2009 2:13AM ShadowOp said

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@melloncollie
I second that.

@internetjesus
Maybe I'm not gamer enough for your standards, but how many people actually use the term aggro? I had to search it up, and the first website was this http://www.wowwiki.com/Aggro
now if you think that in order to be a real gamer, you need to play WOW or use the word aggro, you got some priorities to start rethinking.

Just to bring it all back:
Z is for ZING, cuz you just got served sucka!
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Posted: Dec 8th 2009 7:18PM ShadowOp said

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whoa, this comment was disconnected... I guess the point of it was just to say the use of the term aggro proves how gamer these guys are. THEY ARE 2 LEGIT 2 QUIT!
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Posted: Dec 8th 2009 2:36AM kevin949 said

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The term Aggro existed long before WoW.
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Posted: Dec 8th 2009 2:47AM ShadowOp said

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True, the point was that the site was listed as the first in a search engine search for aggro. The fact that the term existed before WOW only adds to the validity of the book as well, going back to argument against internet jesus' comment.
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Posted: Dec 8th 2009 4:26AM BananaBoat said

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Do I want this, or do I want that Oscar Mike T-Shirt....mmm....

I'm going to have to go for the Oscar Mike T-Shirt, if only because I refuse to admit that I've never heard of Infantile Spasms before.
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Posted: Dec 8th 2009 6:00AM The Blank Mage Returns said

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"Ahh, giving with the anticipation of getting. It's kind of amazing that some 2010 years after Jesus came to Earth from space, we still remember his teachings so well."

Well, although sarcastic, that's still somewhat true. You give devotion and expect not to suffer eternal torment at the hands of God's sadistic firstborn. Hey, at least Santa doesn't threaten you with the undying fires of hell.
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Posted: Dec 8th 2009 7:03AM Gibbeynator said

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T is for Thief, who stole 40 cakes. Forty cakes! That's as much as four tens. And that's terrible.
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Posted: Dec 8th 2009 8:40AM JeezWhiz87 said

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They were all lies.
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Posted: Dec 8th 2009 9:03AM Nicknin10do said

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Damn you Lex Luther. Give me back my cakes.
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Posted: Dec 9th 2009 5:51AM (Unverified) said

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Hello.

I'm the person that compiled the list of terms for the volunteer artists to choose from. The letters were assigned randomly, as some letters had many more possibilities than others. Each artist got a few terms to choose from. The terms that made it onto the list were those that were recognizable to most gamers even if they might refer to your not-favorite genre. Aggro was indeed in use long before WOW.

Infantile spasms is a very serious form of childhood epilepsy that often leaves its victims profoundly disabled. That's the case with Marissa. If you care to visit Marissa's dad's blog at www.marissasbunny.com, I suggest you start at the beginning. Her dad is articulate, dedicated, pro-active, and a stone gamer. :)

The travels of Fairfax Rabbit are chronicled; Fairfax is Marissa's Bunny, and he travels the world to raise awareness. Early diagnosis is the key to any hope for these children. You could see pictures of Fairfax at NASA, Bungie, Fenway Park, Paris, London, people's homes, and on and on.

Thank you, Joystiq; it means a lot that you care.

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Posted: Dec 8th 2009 9:16AM angelkin said

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I think what you guys are doing is AWESOME. :D
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Posted: Dec 8th 2009 7:14PM ShadowOp said

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Awesome cause, I really am hoping the best for you guys. Just so ya know, this book needs no defending for its gamerness; it's straight up awesome and visually entertaining to look at as well. Great job!

Also, did internetjesus' comments get deleted. It would make sense to me because it was a stupid ass comment... but it just makes my comments look like rants from an old man on a park bench to the nearest pigeon.
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Posted: Dec 10th 2009 4:22AM (Unverified) said

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Thank you both for your encouragement. We've no doubts on the book's "gamerness"; the terms were heavily vetted by gamers with a lot of experience and a wide range of knowledge.

If you choose to, it would be wonderful if you'd promote the little book. Raising awareness can go exponential through efforts by people like yourselves. :)
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Posted: Dec 8th 2009 10:55AM Marissas Dad said

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Thanks to everybody for stopping by! Even if you don't get a book, please do read up a little about the disease. It's not terribly well known, and often misdiagnosed as something more benign.

Early diagnosis is the key to any kind of meaningful treatment, and even that's not a guarantee.
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Posted: Dec 8th 2009 11:28AM (Unverified) said

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9.12.08
..."It's kind of amazing that some 2010 years after Jesus came to Earth from space, we still remember his teachings so well."

1. in the nt (new testament) there is only about 20 minutes content of Christ's actual Teachings from his 1 to 3 yrs ministry.
More than half the nt is saul's dogma, btw saul (aka paul) was NEITHER a Disciple of Christ NOR a Prophet from G; saul's dogma is NOT scripture though it IS misrepresented as Christ's Teachings.

2. neither Christ's mother nor ANY of his disciples never ever called him "gezus" they called him Yeshua (Joshua [with an english accent]). jesus is the gentile nickname for Christ.
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Posted: Dec 8th 2009 1:06PM (Unverified) said

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but he came from outta space!
But What planet?
Anyways - good project and all the best to Marisa!

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Posted: Dec 8th 2009 1:38PM (Unverified) said

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Zzyzzyxx
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Posted: Dec 8th 2009 6:08PM LxTrix said

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n is for noob,

hey anyone else notice the "thief" looks like Link
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