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• On the post: South Australia Attorney General Demands $20,000 From Web Commenter Who Called Him A Crook

  

  Rob.Etler ( profile ), 04 Mar, 2010 @ 01:11pm

  WhoCanISue.com is having a field day with this one, no doubt.

• On the post: Louis Vuitton Sues Hyundai Over A Louis Vuitton Basketball

  

  Rob.Etler ( profile ), 03 Mar, 2010 @ 07:33am

  So Louis Vuitton is afraid people will mistake them for, what, Spalding?

• On the post: Long Time Video Game Critic Claims Conclusive Evidence That Violent Video Games Cause Aggression; Conclusive Except That It Isn't…

  

  Rob.Etler ( profile ), 02 Mar, 2010 @ 01:33pm

  I started playing Mortal Kombat my whole life, and it's never had any kind of up left down down up a+c effect on my life.

• On the post: Is Elvis Dead? Who Knows, But His Passport Made It Through Airport Security In Amsterdam

  

  Rob.Etler ( profile ), 02 Mar, 2010 @ 11:10am

  Re: no no no

  Will there be hollowed out loaves of bread slathered in butter as well?

• On the post: Metallica Sued Napster For This?

  

  Rob.Etler ( profile ), 01 Mar, 2010 @ 02:24pm

  Nine Inch Nails figured this out. Radiohead did, too. Neither band is filling out welfare applications. Metallica should take note.

• On the post: Brazil's Catholic Church Sues Columbia Pictures For Destroying Jesus Statue In 2012… In Violation Of Its Copyright

  

  Rob.Etler ( profile ), 01 Mar, 2010 @ 12:02pm

  Great. Now I can take out royalties on that bridge in NYC that always gets destroyed in movies. Y'know, the one that hobo sold me when I got to America.

• On the post: Yes, Google Will Even Delete Its Own Employees' Sites From Google Index If They Screw Up

  

  Rob.Etler ( profile ), 26 Feb, 2010 @ 01:22pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Ministry of Truth

  It's not very wise to make assumptions, Mr. Mac. That said, come back to me when you've put your High Horse back in its stable if you'd like to talk about the constantly evolving nuances of language.
  
  If you're interested in speaking a strictly static language, try Latin. It hasn't been modified in 2000 years.
  
  "Oh that's right; this generation doesn't know how to apologize because they think that they are always right."
  
  See, if I believed that, then there wouldn't have been an apology post to begin with -- thereby negating your crotchety attempt to champion the English language.

• On the post: Yes, Google Will Even Delete Its Own Employees' Sites From Google Index If They Screw Up

  

  Rob.Etler ( profile ), 26 Feb, 2010 @ 12:27pm

  Re: Re: Ministry of Truth

  Ah, I'm sorry. You're right. I read that wrong. My bad.

• On the post: Yes, Google Will Even Delete Its Own Employees' Sites From Google Index If They Screw Up

  

  Rob.Etler ( profile ), 26 Feb, 2010 @ 10:52am

  Removing existing content from Internet history? The Ministry of Truth approves.

• On the post: Home Cooking Is Killing The Restaurant Industry!

  

  Rob.Etler ( profile ), 25 Feb, 2010 @ 02:29pm

  Reason #342 why I love the Dead Kennedy's.

• On the post: RIAA CEO Tries To Connect China Google Hack With Google's Attitude Towards Copyright

  

  Rob.Etler ( profile ), 25 Feb, 2010 @ 02:25pm

  Re:

  I've yet to come across an actual asshat in my time, but I'm sure if I did, it'd be resting on the RIAA's crown.

• On the post: Internet Addiction Might Actually Get Recognized By The Official Book Of Mental Disorders?

  

  Rob.Etler ( profile ), 24 Feb, 2010 @ 11:36am

  So, you bash thw WSJ writers in the piece following this one for presenting straw man arguments, then use another straw man argument to bash the psychiatry field?
  
  Take a lesson out of your own book, Mike: If you plan on attacking someone, you have to do a better job than lumping all of them as "psychologists or psychiatrists looking to build a practice treating people who play too much World of Warcraft."

• On the post: 88-Year Old Man Caught Taping Avatar With A Camcorder

  

  Rob.Etler ( profile ), 23 Feb, 2010 @ 10:33am

  Heaven forbid the old man's wife watch the movie without having paid the $15 to see it!
  
  Seriously, this kind of story makes me wonder how movie companies are going to cater first-run films to people who can't make it out to the theater. Obviously, accosting octogenarians is bad for business, so I'm sure sooner or later someone is gonna go around the Theater Gestapo.