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October 17, 2005
Men Among Smaller Men
In case you hadn't heard the latest news, Jack Thompson, industry critic and all around spokesperson for crazy people everywhere, had ponied up $10g to the favorite charity of Paul Eibeler to have someone make his game where you get to (presumably) live his fantasy and rampage through the game industry killing those who work in it. Long story short (just go read their posts on it): Someone made the game, Jack deemed it "insufficient," but Penny-Arcade is going to donate the money in Thompson's name since he won't make good on his own promise. This is why I love those guys. Posted by bowler at October 17, 2005 03:14 PM | TrackBackComments
Penny Arcade rocks. Those two did exactly what needed to be done, without hesitation. Posted by: CtrlAltDelete![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.gamegirladvance.com/nav-commenters.gif) on October 18, 2005 06:08 PM
Other news for you- vgcats gave out Jacko's email, phone number and street address- just if ou want to join in the argument and enlighten Jacko. Be warned- he is insane and any comments resembling violence or threats may get you an FBI investigation. :rolleyes: He is a nut. Posted by: Malkaiya on October 19, 2005 02:16 PM
It's actually all over the net. If you check one of the links up in the original post you'll see that someone posted it in case you wanted to call him and thank him or pray for him. Posted by: bowler on October 19, 2005 03:08 PM
did you see Jack's slathering insanity over at Game Politics? It's bloody legendary! Posted by: matt on October 19, 2005 04:02 PM
It looks like he's a little upset that the Florida Bar Association is looking into his behavior. It appears that he posted a comment in a thread over on Joystiq that includes his letter to the Bar. He's basically threatened them collectively if they take action against him -- something along the lines that if they take action against him "it does so at its own peril." Not a bright thing to say to an organization holds your career in their hands... but then there's precious little he's said lately that could be considered "bright". Posted by: neur0mancer on October 20, 2005 09:16 PM
Oh man, that letter is delicious. Maybe he can call the police on the Bar for harrassing him, too. But my favorite part is how he claims his email is very secret and not widely distributed. Google Jack Thompson's email address Check out that first link for VGCats. That email addy's from August of this year. Doubtful he's changed it since then. Also: He posts his PHONE NUMBER in a comments forum and then complains about being harassed via phone? Makes you wonder if he doesn't actually want people to call him. Posted by: bowler on October 20, 2005 10:25 PM
bowler, Jack Thompson's e-mail addy bounces everyone back- so e-mail doesn't work anymore. When we called him we had to cross-check the phone number on StopKill with the one provided by the Florida Bar to make sure. Posted by: CtrlAltDelete on October 21, 2005 12:33 PM
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