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#114965 - 04/09/2002 22:53 Play Mario Kart, go to jail. Welcome to Greece
robricc
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Registered: 30/10/2000
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Read:
This News.com article

That is very odd. What the hell was the Greek government thinking? I especially like this quote:
...people in Greece are very worried about the new law. "They are taking it very seriously," he said. "It even affects the games that come with Windows. This law isn't the right one,"...
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#114966 - 04/09/2002 23:07 Re: Play Mario Kart, go to jail. Welcome to Greece [Re: robricc]
tfabris
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And here we were, worrying about laws against same-sex marriages, when the real problem was even more serious.
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#114967 - 04/09/2002 23:10 Re: Play Mario Kart, go to jail. Welcome to Greece [Re: tfabris]
jimhogan
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And here we were, worrying about laws against same-sex marriages, when the real problem was even more serious.



I just e-mailed my friend to warn his 6 year-old son...
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#114968 - 05/09/2002 00:12 Re: Play Mario Kart, go to jail. Welcome to Greece [Re: robricc]
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Heil Hitler.

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#114969 - 05/09/2002 00:19 Re: Play Mario Kart, go to jail. Welcome to Greece [Re: robricc]
visuvius
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Registered: 18/02/2002
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Wheres that crazy terrorist group they've got over there when you need em'? Whats there name again, 5 or 19 or 24.5 or something?

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#114970 - 05/09/2002 15:53 Re: Play Mario Kart, go to jail. Welcome to Greece [Re: robricc]
wfaulk
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Registered: 25/12/2000
Posts: 16706
Loc: Raleigh, NC US
This is my favorite quote from the article:
    ... the government admitted it was incapable of distinguishing innocuous video games from illegal gambling machines.
Seems like a pretty obvious distinction to me. (Did you pay? Do you have the possibility of winning money? If yes to both, it's gambling.)
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