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Quilt
02/11/09

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InertGlasses
02/11/09

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man if you consider yourself a gamer, but you don't smoke then you're not getting all you can out of gaming.
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TRT-X
02/11/09

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So you've got Bryant the Rapist, Phelps the druggie, and Rodriquez the roider...

Maybe we should stop talking about the Madden Curse and move on to the GH Curse.
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Comatose Turtle
02/11/09

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Isn't this a game about being a rock star? It seems like their advertising it appropriately.
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Modus_Operandi
02/11/09

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Anyone who makes a purchasing decision based on the fact that some random person not in any way connected to the product promotes it is an idiot. What exactly does Phelps and A-Rod have to do with me pretending I'm Billy Corgan?
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Tenshigure
02/11/09

@Modus_Operandi: Well, maybe Phelps is selling the weed you must be smokin to be doing that... >.>;;
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CRRRUNK ... ಠ_ಠ
02/11/09

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who the hell is Micheal Phelps?

I had an A-rod once, but the doctor gave me this cream.
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Skunky
02/11/09

@CRRRUNK still Hated indeed! - crashcommando.org: Most people have an a-hole or at the very least act like one. Never see many a-rods.
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TRT-X
02/11/09

@CRRRUNK still Hated indeed! - crashcommando.org: If you would've gone with the newly popularized "A-Roid" that would've been insta-win.

As it is now, it's psuedo-win.
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Kyattsuai
02/11/09

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I bet it was Tony Hawk who has been causing all of those salmonella outbreaks in peanut butter.
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EvilMetsFan: still a Mets fan.
02/11/09

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I say in either case it's not a big deal. So he did roids, its his body, So Phelps smoked from a bong. Again it's his body. These people in the media act like these two guys aren't human. I think MOST people too don't give a shit either. It's all those holier than thou jerks that raise all the ruckus./
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collusioned
02/11/09

@EvilMetsFan: The issue isn't with personal health implications, it's with the fact that by using r0idz he was given an unfair advantage :| It's called cheating.
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EvilMetsFan: still a Mets fan.
02/11/09

@collusioned: Bullshit, when he used them there was no policy against them. So it wasn't cheating. Next.
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TRT-X
02/11/09

@EvilMetsFan: From what I recall, there is was no rule in baseball at the time.

But wasn't there this other thing called a "law" regarding their use?

Because I seem to recall during the congressional hearings a few years back the congressment politely reminding Bud Selig that collective bargaining agreements and corporate policy don't supercede law.
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EvilMetsFan: still a Mets fan.
02/11/09

@TRT-X: Ok and I said it wasn't cheating, not that it didn't break laws. Because, IT wasn't in the rule book so it wasn't cheating. Now does that one way or the other say that I agree with A-Rods actions in taking them? No, but it was his body. And it wasn't banned in baseball at the time. But does the US have better things to do right now? Probably.
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TRT-X
02/11/09

@EvilMetsFan: Here's the problem with the "It's not against the rules so it's not cheating"

An organization/company should not be required to define a rule that enforces a LAW.

Or does baseball also need to make sure they put specific rules in place that fielders are not allowed to shoot the runners to prevent them from advancing?
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EvilMetsFan: still a Mets fan.
02/11/09

@TRT-X: Ok then... Let's refer to the "Avery Rule" in hockey. When Chris Avery, then on the Rangers stood in front of the goalie distracting him. So, he didn't get into any league suspesion for it that day, but the NHL adjusted the rules accordingly. Players in all sports know, that if it's not in the rule book you can probably do it.

And no, in baseball you would be ejected from the game for shooting another player. As that would be violations of two rules. Clear path of the base runner (loosely) and use of un-certified/un-inspected, and not league approved equipment. ;)
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TRT-X
02/11/09

@EvilMetsFan: You're playing semantics. If it's against the laws there shouldn't need to be rules against it in the game.

End.
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lightbombmike
02/11/09

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Good on Activision for not being prudes like Kellogg.

If the man wants to smoke a bit, that is his business, and the douche nozzle that leaked the picture should have his testicles removed. And as far as A-Rod, if everyone else in the sport is juicing, it is almost a necessity if you want to stay competitive.
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TRT-X
02/11/09

@lightbombmike: Read this again:

"Activision does say that the Guitar Hero World Tour ads that spoof Risky Business are coming to their end anyway."

Guess what that's called boys and girls. Yep, "SPIN"!
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TRT-X
02/11/09

@lightbombmike: And a note, "Everybody else is doing it" is no excuse for cheating/breaking the law.
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lightbombmike
02/11/09

@TRT-X: When you have millions of dollars and fans screaming for your head if you don't match up to the juiced up players you are playing against, tell me how far your morality takes you.

I'm as anti-sports as the next guy, but a baseball player taking steroids is about as surprising or betraying as a farmer using antibiotics on their cows. It sucks, but it is a constant reality that we are up to our necks in at this point.

Honestly, the controversy of Klum's and now this, it sounds to me like the marketing department knows EXACTLY what they are doing. Tons of free press about their commercials.
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TRT-X
02/11/09

@lightbombmike: Yeah, I mean...who would've thought that being a millionaire could be so hard?

I bet Alex Rodriquez goes home at night and cries into his giant pile of money that he earned thanks to those three years he spent on the juice.

If they found out I lied on my resume...I'd get fired. And nobody would feel bad for me. In the least.
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Boxworth
02/11/09

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Ok, wow. Great. A company actually gets behind one of their schills instead of balking when marijuana allegations show up... but then they stick with A-ROD? A-Rod is a CHEATER. Phelps is an American hero. There is a CLEAR line here, and Activision's failure to distinguish that line makes it look like they think Phelps's marijuana is no different than A-Rod's PEDs!

If this were a video game tournament, the equivalent would be one player is smoking pot and the other is using a modded console and glitching the game out. They don't BOTH get to stay! Kick the cheater and tell the pothead to use a blowtube if he's gonna do that inside!
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doubtful
02/11/09

@Boxworth:

Phelps is an American hero.

I think the word 'hero' is bandied about too much these days. What he did was impressive as hell, but hero?

Call me when he uses his swimming skills to save a drowning baby.
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thespyderboy
02/11/09

@doubtful: Yes, agreed. Thank you for saying that.
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Boxworth
02/12/09

@doubtful: Ahhhhh wow where can I begin? I knew this was coming. This isn't a situation where Kobe scored 52 points or James Harrison ran a TD back or Tiger Woods beat Phil Mickelson. Michael Phelps beat other countries in a medium they all agreed to compete in. Every representative at the Olympics agrees that it's fair competition among peers, regardless of national origin. This isn't your local college team winning a championship. This is an American beating the living crap out of the competition in a sport they all agreed to compete in. He is an amazing representation of our nation, regardless of how much you value sport. If you don't like the Olympics, fine, just post that... but if you do, there's no disagreeing with my comment.
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thespyderboy
02/14/09

@Boxworth: You are right, you can't really disagree with your comment. However, I fail to really see any justification for him being a hero. Champion, most definitely. For all intents and purposes, Michael Phelps is an American Champion, 7-times over. It's very admirable, to the point that he can now also be considered a role model. But the word hero should be reserved for people who put their lives on the line in the pursuit of good triumphing over evil. Examples: Allied veterans of WWII, firefighters who brave burning buildings, and Batman. If you think that beating someone else in a rather friendly competition puts someone on the same level as any of the three examples I just gave, then you are sorely mistaken.
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TJH518
02/11/09

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I want to party with Phelps. From what I can tell he knows how to party.
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Skunky
02/11/09

@TJH518: Just don't share yer weed with him, he's got lungs the size of Montana.
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OtisElevator
02/11/09

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Juicing up for the sport you were made famous for? That's pure douchebaggery.

But smoking a bong after you've won an ungodly amount of Olympic Gold? I say let the man smoke.
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The Last Amazing Grays
02/11/09

@OtisElevator: That's a rather hypocritical statement right there.
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Snacky_Smores
02/11/09

@OtisElevator: At least Phelps' drug use was recreational and not to help him compete. I really don't care what he does on his free time, but Gay-rod is a lying cheating little bitch and used his drugs to compete and gain an unfair advantage over others who supposedly were doing it the right way.
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doubtful
02/11/09

@Dr. Horrible:

I don't think it's hypocritical. Marijuana is not a performance enhancer unless you're a professional Twinkie eater.

A Rod was cheating; Phelps was celebrating.
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Silent Predator fell on bad days
02/11/09

@Snacky_Smores: "used his drugs to compete and gain an unfair advantage over others who supposedly were doing it the right way"

Except for the fact that just about everyone used some form of performing enhancing drug over the last decade, thereby nullifying any advantage he may have had.
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NeVeRMoRe666
02/11/09

@Silent Predator: Till you can prove it, you shouldn't generalize...
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Crosswayboy
02/11/09

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LOL

Why would they?

Weed and video games go together like peanut butter and jelly!
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Paradox me
02/11/09

@Crosswayboy:

I must be a square, I don't eat PB&J. :(
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OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
02/11/09

@Crosswayboy: Dont forget cheating. Gamers love that.
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Skunky
02/11/09

@Paradox me: That's good for you, what with all the salmonella.
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UltimatePancakeSensation
02/11/09

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I hear that nobody smokes pot. This is deviant behavior.
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02/11/09

@UltimatePancakeSensation:

Pot is not bad, it's being addicted to pot that's bad.

I mean, i occasionally do it because i like ti, but I'm not addicted in any way.
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AsWater
02/11/09

@memot: You and all the other pot smokers.

Cannabis is not addictive.

The more you know...
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Syrax
02/11/09

@AsWater: Yeah, I've been smoking everyday for the last 3 years and I'm not addicted.
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