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    Image of Antiterra Antiterra
    06/28/09

    In reply to Yet Another Video Game Timer Doomed to Fail
    Ha-ha, I love the little dig at the Edge dickface.


    (Remember, kids, "dickface" is not an insult when the person's face looks like a phallus.)

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    Image of excel_excel excel_excel
    06/28/09

    In reply to Yet Another Video Game Timer Doomed to Fail
    If parents are that concerned about what children are doing on home video-game consoles, the chances are they don't have a console or have one with only games appropriate for their children's ages.


    Pretty much. Thats basically how it is.

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    Image of Michael Dukakis Michael Dukakis
    06/28/09

    In reply to Yet Another Video Game Timer Doomed to Fail
    Think of the children! ... wait a sec, screw that.
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    Image of Curse lily Curse lily
    06/28/09

    @Michael Dukakis the worried Mets fan: Nah they will unscrew that and toss it in the garbage ^_^
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    Image of Mister Jack started the Save The Lombax Foundation Mister Jack started the Save The Lombax Foundation
    06/28/09

    In reply to Yet Another Video Game Timer Doomed to Fail
    "Timmy, why does the Xbox have two power cords now?"


    "Uh, that's for powering the internet"


    "Oh, ok"

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    Image of doubtful doubtful
    06/28/09

    @Busting makes Mister Jack feel good:


    Exactly what I was thinking. Any kid with a second grade education will be able to find a workaround for this sorry excuse for lazy parenting.


    I certainly hope the inventor appreciates the hypocrisy of inventing a device to stop kids from losing track of time while enabling the parents to do so.

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    Image of Paradox me Paradox me
    06/28/09

    In reply to Yet Another Video Game Timer Doomed to Fail
    So we have Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, Ed McMahon and Billy Mays - All whom have passed this week despite doing great things, and these people come along with something as terrible as GameDr?


    Whyyy chance it?

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    Image of AlexBadger's hat makes him look flyeth AlexBadger's hat makes him look flyeth
    06/28/09

    In reply to Yet Another Video Game Timer Doomed to Fail
    Yeah, way to go, invent a device that could damage your console(s) by cutting the power, possibly corrupting saves, all because parents don't know how to be parents.
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    Image of okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under) okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
    06/28/09

    @AlexBadger's hat makes him look flyeth: Here's the timer my parents used on me:



    It was quite effective :(

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    Image of okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under) okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
    06/28/09

    @okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under):
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    Image of Bruticus Bruticus
    06/28/09

    In reply to Yet Another Video Game Timer Doomed to Fail
    This geezer's not wily enough to outsmart the youngins.
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    Image of Paradox me Paradox me
    06/28/09

    @Bruticus: He must have some secret weapon because he got that kid to pose for the box art.


    "Wanna help undermine a large source of entertainment and fun for you and your friends by promoting this atrocity?!"

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    Image of Bricked Bricked
    06/28/09

    In reply to Yet Another Video Game Timer Doomed to Fail
    Now that Billy Mays is dead, there ain't no one that can sell this for shit.
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    Image of Mister Jack started the Save The Lombax Foundation Mister Jack started the Save The Lombax Foundation
    06/28/09

    @Bricked: Billy Mays used his powers for good, not evil.
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    Image of ShaggE wants to join the Egg Council. ShaggE wants to join the Egg Council.
    06/28/09

    @Bricked: Tired of parenting? Still have fourteen years to go before you can pawn your kid off to the nearest college?


    *insert black and white footage of kid playing newfangled Atari system with manic flailing movements*


    Fret no more! Introducing GAME DR.! It's so easy to use that your kid can just dismantle it the second you've gone to refill your shot glass! No fuss! No muss! IT'LL BLOW YOUR BRAIN OUT OF YOUR HEADHOLES WITH IT'S USEFULNESS!


    But wait! Act now, and we'll throw in a jar of almonds! Why? BECAUSE WE OWN YOUR FACE WITH OUR DEALS! OWN YOUR FAAAACE! JAR OF ALMONDS! BUY IT!!!

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    Image of Sonira - Katamari on the Wings! Sonira - Katamari on the Wings!
    06/28/09

    @ShaggE wants to join the Egg Council.: Jar of almonds - Whose Line? reference?
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    Image of ShaggE wants to join the Egg Council. ShaggE wants to join the Egg Council.
    06/28/09

    @Sonira - now with 600% more muscle: Indeed. Well spotted, sir. I've always loved that skit. :D

    "It's a trick question, Is the answer, A:B, B:C C:A D:D ... or you can go off the board and go for E: a jar of almonds."
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    Image of DigitalHero DigitalHero
    06/28/09

    @Busting makes Mister Jack feel good:


    Bravo, you made me laugh. :)

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