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    11/25/09

    In reply to There Is A Lawsuit Featuring World Of Warcraft, Winona Ryder & Depeche Mode
    Can I just take this opportunity to express my love for Winona Ryder? Thank you.
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    11/25/09

    In reply to There Is A Lawsuit Featuring World Of Warcraft, Winona Ryder & Depeche Mode
    I interviewed Martin Gore a few years back.

    He seemed a nice fellow, quick to chuckle, and didn't seem alienated nor lonely at all.

    [funkyj.com]
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    11/25/09

    In reply to There Is A Lawsuit Featuring World Of Warcraft, Winona Ryder & Depeche Mode
    i would like to craft a war in that fine world of hers.

    wait.....what?
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    Azraeus promoted this comment Edited by jack2pot at 11/25/09 1:43 PM jack2pot was starred jack2pot was unstarred
    Image of Char Aznable Char Aznable
    11/25/09

    In reply to There Is A Lawsuit Featuring World Of Warcraft, Winona Ryder & Depeche Mode
    I know this is going to sound mean, but I have to say it.

    Catcher in the Rye wasn't that good of a book. :(
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    AncientUnknown1 promoted this comment Char Aznable was starred Char Aznable was unstarred
    Image of Scorpi Scorpi
    11/25/09

    In reply to There Is A Lawsuit Featuring World Of Warcraft, Winona Ryder & Depeche Mode
    I suppose I'm confused as to what Crohn's disease is. As far as I know it's a disease of the digestive system with no known causes, but people who smoke are at increased risk - why is that mentioned in his suit, then?

    Also, Optimus Prime died of Chrome's Disease.
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    11/25/09

    @Scorpi: It's not something to joke about. In some cases, it can be viewed as an auto-immune disease. Your own body decides that your intestines are evil and just starts destroying them. (Or in other terms, you know how defecating is an automatic process? Let's say that your intestines get inflamed, and all of the waste with its bacteria gets stuck. You get really, REALLY sick, they have to stick all sorts of wonderful tubes into you and occasionally they hack out feet of your intestine. Not inches, feet.)

    I have no freaking clue why it's on his list. I suppose it can be argued that stress can bring on a Crohn's flare, but...no idea.
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    Scorpi promoted this comment Wizard was starred Wizard was unstarred
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    11/25/09

    @Scorpi:

    I thought Optimus died of Prostate Cancer. :|
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    11/25/09

    @Pezdispenser: Despite Megatron offering to check for lumps, too. You can never be too careful.
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    11/25/09

    @Wizard: Thanks for filling in the gaps in my knowledge. I regret the joke more now, though I think it's far less a crime than using a horrific illness to justify a frivolous lawsuit
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    11/26/09

    @Scorpi: Oh, I won't deny that. A tasteless joke is just a tasteless joke. An asshole wasting everyone's time and money really should shut up and put up.

    Only reason why I know so much is because my dad has it. (And his brother, my uncle.) Not a fun disease, and not something I can really joke about.

    @JoJitsu4u: Yeah, I love the fact that I may have dodged the bullet, but I fear for my offspring.
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    11/25/09

    In reply to There Is A Lawsuit Featuring World Of Warcraft, Winona Ryder & Depeche Mode
    Wow, never been a fan of Winona Ryder, but she looks darn hot in that picture.

    Oh right, back on topic to the crazy guy...
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    11/25/09

    In reply to There Is A Lawsuit Featuring World Of Warcraft, Winona Ryder & Depeche Mode
    Hey, we're still within the confines of a recession, a man's gotta get money somehow.

    Also, as soon as I saw the words "Crohn's Disease", I thought of the South Park episode Make Love, Not Warcraft.
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    11/25/09

    In reply to There Is A Lawsuit Featuring World Of Warcraft, Winona Ryder & Depeche Mode
    Wouldn't surprise me if there is a loophole in the World of Warcraft EULA about how they are not guilty if you play yourself to death.
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    11/25/09

    @Cragen:Every MMO has one. Seriously.
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    11/25/09

    In reply to There Is A Lawsuit Featuring World Of Warcraft, Winona Ryder & Depeche Mode
    that is one hot picture of Winona Ryder
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    11/25/09

    @Jackel2072: Spock will kick your ass for making fun of her.
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    OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear promoted this comment incubushead was starred incubushead was unstarred
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    11/25/09

    @incubushead:

    (sigh) I feel like such a dirty old man when I see Winona Ryder, seeing her as Spock's mother was a rather shocking reminder of how old I am.
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    11/25/09

    @Weirdwolf Hates Hospitals!: You are aware that they used makeup to have her look like that, right? In reality she's only a few years older than the guy that played Spock.
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    Weirdwolf Hates Hospitals! promoted this comment spookyxelectric was starred spookyxelectric was unstarred
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    11/26/09

    @spookyxelectric:

    Well yes, it's more the fact that she is now old enough to play a mother having seen her as a young girl when she started her career.
    My friend often jokes about this, I think that Kirsten Dunst is a very pretty young lady but I could never think of her in "that" way because she is so young, it's the same with Winona Ryder.
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    11/25/09

    In reply to There Is A Lawsuit Featuring World Of Warcraft, Winona Ryder & Depeche Mode
    I'd criticize him, but I'm afraid I'll get sued.
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    Image of Antiterra Antiterra
    11/25/09

    In reply to There Is A Lawsuit Featuring World Of Warcraft, Winona Ryder & Depeche Mode
    This is the most elaborate scheme to get a date with an actress that I've ever seen.
    And Martin Lee Gore to play guitar and hum in the background while Estavillo romances Winona? Genius idea.

    Rock on, Erik!
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    11/25/09

    In reply to There Is A Lawsuit Featuring World Of Warcraft, Winona Ryder & Depeche Mode
    Chewbacca defense?
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    (Human) Gyaruson promoted this comment jjammerzs was starred jjammerzs was unstarred
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    11/25/09

    In reply to There Is A Lawsuit Featuring World Of Warcraft, Winona Ryder & Depeche Mode
    Instead of 12 days to Christmas. I think Mr. Estavillo sings 12 Lawsuits til Christmas.

    I imagine it will end up like this.

    On the 10th lawsuit til Christmas,
    the the judge gave me,
    12 months of jail,
    11 attorneys fees to reimburse,
    and 10 months of psychiatric evaluation!
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    Image of Communist Pope Communist Pope
    11/25/09

    In reply to There Is A Lawsuit Featuring World Of Warcraft, Winona Ryder & Depeche Mode
    If this guy keeps it up, he may very well find himself facing a court-ordered psychiatric evaluation. And if you've ever seen, or better yet read, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," you don't always get to come back from COPE's.
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    11/25/09

    @Communist Pope: Heh, my sister-in-law is a doctor in the hospital where that was filmed. What frequently happens is that people are sent there from all over the state, pass the test, then end up homeless on the streets of Salem, OR because they don't have a way to get back to their own towns.
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    11/25/09

    In reply to There Is A Lawsuit Featuring World Of Warcraft, Winona Ryder & Depeche Mode
    So let me get this straight - this guy has OCD, fear of crowds, depression, and he bleeds from his asshole, therefore Warcraft might drive him to suicide?

    I get the OCD, maybe the fear of crowds (does that apply to virtual crowds? Maybe he needs to play on a low pop server) and the depression, but I'd really love to hear how bleeding from his poop chute is affected by Warcraft.
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    11/25/09

    @icy_one: You get the OCD?

    No, it doesn't apply to virtual crowds. That's usually the reason people that do suffer from antisocial disorders play MMO's. They don't have the same pressures of people judging them in real life.
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    11/25/09

    @Neocorey: Oh sure, all the achievements to collect, pets, mounts, places to see, things to do, even the patterns that you might repeat when playing the game. Still not seeing where ass-bleeding comes in, however.
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    11/25/09

    @icy_one: Drive him to suicide? Hopefully so because this guy is a shining example as to wrong with the U.S court system. This guy is a judicial troll and continuously brings these frivolous lawsuits against random companies and now people. At this point, I wouldn't be surprised at all if he legit tried to sue someone for killing him too many times in a game like Halo 3 or Modern Warfare 2 and he'll say some shit like "Emotional Distress." I hope this guy never reproduces, better yet, I hope he becomes a Darwin Awards candidate next year.
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    icy_one promoted this comment SurakshaNewt was starred SurakshaNewt was unstarred
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    11/25/09

    @SurakshaNewt: well who would procreate with a dude who bleeds out his anus anyway?! I kid, I kid...
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