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tf_soldier
11/01/09

In reply to Strippers or Counter-Strike — Which Gets a Gamer's Attention?
Problem is, they were probably told they were not allowed to touch them.

Cause, then, they're not really strippers - are they?

I don't know what they would expect these gamers to do. Did the host pay for these women to dance around without their shirts on or did they pay them with the expectation that if so inclined, someone could take them to their hotel room?

I guess I kind of don't see the point. Other than to post on the internet about how 'lol, gamers don't want women'.
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Fluorine
11/01/09

@tf_soldier: The funny thing is the place that hosted it probably thought "Hey! I know what would be fun! Strippers!" and got them to show up for the event, when in actuality, it was a pretty serious match between two bitter rivals for the title of ultimate clan... This was serious shit, and nobody there to participate in the CS match wanted or cared about them at all. #nsfw
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PuffyTail
11/01/09

In reply to Strippers or Counter-Strike — Which Gets a Gamer's Attention?
Heh, if I were into a game I'd be like "Do Not Want!" if hot naked guys were all over me. Actually, I *might* make an exceptions if Jon Hamm or Daniel Craig happened to magically show up naked...:D #nsfw
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TC
11/01/09

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I know strippers have feelings too but honestly? Not interested in the whole niche undersexed gamer misogony demogrphic card getting pulled here, but then again I would've been creeped and grossed out having one grind up on me as well. So I guess the point of distraction would've still sufficed. :) #nsfw
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PuffyTail
11/01/09

@TC: Really, I don't see the appeal of the event. I'd just feel kind of pathetic if some chick who probably thought I was a loser was getting paid by somebody to crawl all over me. #nsfw
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csanders984
11/01/09

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Odds are money is on the line and if you win you can get much better strippers or heaven forbid REAL WOMEN that don't have to take off all their clothes and actually deserve your attention and respect. #nsfw
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Stavvy
11/01/09

@csanders984: An actual relationship is a prize for winning a CS match? SIGN ME UP #nsfw
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gercorr
11/01/09

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CRT monitors? Seriously? #nsfw
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Ted
11/01/09

@gercorr: COLOURS AND GLAAAAARE. #nsfw
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CyricZ
11/01/09

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Well, the problem is they're not dedicated strippers. You have lag and poor response time unless you set one up. #nsfw
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mcderek3000
11/01/09

@CyricZ: You made me burst out in laughter. #nsfw
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Mistdyna
11/01/09

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Huh... NSFW? It's the Halloweekend. Who is working on their computer right now? #nsfw
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John_Norad
11/01/09

@Mistdyna: They won't delete this news monday. #nsfw
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shaunmcilroy
11/01/09

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Russians..... #nsfw
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Faceless.Troll
11/01/09

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Where's the Picard facepalm? I mean honestly, strippers are just boring unless they're offering some kind of happy ending. I can get the same effect for free by using Google. #nsfw
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GunFlame
11/01/09

@Faceless.Troll: How. Have you got some kind of freaky-deaky 3D projection system on your monitor that creates holograms?

Just asking is all. #nsfw
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Faceless.Troll
11/01/09

@GunFlame: I brought it back with me. From the future. #nsfw
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PhatsMahoney
11/01/09

In reply to Strippers or Counter-Strike — Which Gets a Gamer's Attention?
Y'know, if i go to a tournament, I'm in the mood for a tournament. I don't go hoping that I'm gonna meet some chicks or see some boobies. So it's not a matter of what is more important, it's more of a matter of what I'm in the mood for.

I don't bring a DS or PSP to the strip club, so I can't really say that this is a legitimate social analysis of the gamer mentality.

I can see it being an opportunity for non gamers to go "Wow look at those fuckin nerds! No wonder all of them are virgins!" People love their stereotypes.

P.S. - Never been to a strip club or a tournament.
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N●Gage Croal
10/31/09

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I, uh... applaud their concentration? #nsfw
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Sobersean
10/31/09

In reply to Strippers or Counter-Strike — Which Gets a Gamer's Attention?
The literal first thought I had when I saw this picture was "CRTs...Really?"

The internet has killed something inside of me. #nsfw
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Kakkoii
10/31/09

@Sobersean: CRT's are still the best for contrast ratio, color range and response time. Not to mention they handle various resolutions without a problem.

The only thing Plasma's/LCD's have over it is a PERFECTLY square image. But it's good enough on a CRT, the other stuff is more important, especially for gaming, where you need the best contrast ratio possible to discern objects in a game. #nsfw
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celery
10/31/09

@Sobersean: Gamers use CRTs for the better response times. #nsfw
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TalesXGundam
10/31/09

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They are kind of fugly to me... #nsfw
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Zombeezee
10/31/09

@TalesXGundam: yeah,totally. Girls are gross. #nsfw
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Owen Good
10/31/09

@Zombeezee: I knew when I wrote this that sure enough there'd be at least two dozen comments from guys that these girls are not hot or not hot enough for them. It never fails. #nsfw
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Slanzinger
10/31/09

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The quote in the article is quite ridiculous. "it was impossible to put an attention of those hopeless men off." (emphasis mine)
Seriously? I wouldn't say "Hopeless" necessarily - I think it would be incredibly awkward if someone who's obviously been paid were stripping off in front of you. I'd stay with the monitor just through sheer embarrassment myself. #nsfw
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reed
10/31/09

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This isn't all that odd: whatever stereotypes we want these photos to prove or disprove, the fact is a bunch of guys are being photographed in the presence of paid women. That's disaster risk. These guys know just as well as you and me that these photos are 100% more likely to get outand damage some facet of their employment / relationships / credibility in myriad unknown ways from now until death than it is likely they will form a meaningful connection with any of those strippers. If I'm being photographed cooking because I am involved in a cooking festival and someone crashes the place with Playboy bunnies, I am not going to do much more than smile and grip my spatula in the least professionally destructive way possible for those cameras. I am not going to get caught leering like a dipshit at a pair of whooooa, tiiiiiiits.

There is also the conflicting respect for/fear of women that our age group is conditioned to feel, as we suffered our teenage years under the fucking, fucking backwardness of political correctness as it was invented from day to day. Meaning the average adult male is also programed to know, thoroughly, that he is never permitted to enjoy a flesh and blood woman in public, or act in ways that suggest (that HE thinks) that woman is only there to jolt some extra blood into his dick. It's written right there on her invoice! But god forbid we even acknowledge that we are reducing a human being to per-hour sexual titillation. We are only allowed to pay for it. Fucking christ.
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