XBox 360 Rally

You know, every week something happens that keeps warranting this segment. In all honesty, I never intended for “t3h w31rd” to be a weekly segment here at X360R. But people continue to do what is, for lack of better wordage, stupid shit. So, it is with this in mind that I welcome you to this week’s round-up of all things odd, here in teh w31rd.

Jack Thompson has had a busy week, part 1
Well, the week started off badly for our favorite whackjob, Jack Thompson. You see, the Florida Bar is trying to disbar him. A temporary one, anyways. Part of the writ that was filed in the Florida Supreme Court, and sent to Game Politics read, and I quote:

The Bar has now demanded in writing that respondent Thompson accede to a 91-day suspension from the practice of law on the basis of his alleged unethical conduct… in

a) claiming that three families who are his clients are in fact his clients and

b) preparing expert witnesses for their depositions.

…this demand that Thompson receive the vocational death penalty is based upon The Bar’s secret collaboration with Blank Rome lawyers who represent Take-Two, the makers of the Grand Theft Auto murder simulation games.

You know, I think this may have something to do with the judge’s increasingly becoming tired of Jack Thompson clogging the courts with his frivolous lawsuits. Jack Thompson is becoming a cancer on the very legal system he milks like a cow’s teet, throwing more and more empty lawsuits into the gears of justice, forcing more pressing matters to be put on back burners while Thompson wastes everyone’s time. It’s nice to see the Florida Bar finally stand up and go “Dude, either get real, or get out.”

Jack Thompson has had a busy week, part 2
So, you would think that, after being threatened with temporary disbarment from the Florida Bar, Thompson would lay low for a while, right? You know, go low profile, and stay out of the public eye until the heat died down a bi–he’s attacking WHO?!

Freckle Bitch’s–er, I mean, Wendy’s. That’s who.

Now, you may be wondering why Thompson would go after Wendy’s, right? Could Jack have finally taken up a somewhat serious case? Maybe one involving food poisoning, or a foreign item in the food? …no. He’s pissed at Wendy’s over Manhunt 2 on the Wii. No joke.

You see, Wendy’s has a line of Nintendo Wii toys they’re promoting. Nintendo Wii has Manhunt 2. Manhunt 2 promotes murder. Therefore, Wendy’s promotes murder.

But wait, there’s more!

Apparently Thompson has a friend who worked at Wendy’s, and was actually friends with Dave Thomas. Thompson explains:

A dear friend of mine worked for Wendy’s and with Dave Thomas closely for years. From that I know that Dave Thomas never would have tolerated the use of Wendy’s good name to promote Nintendo’s Wii, not with this game available on the Wii platform.

Now, it’s interesting that his friend would know what Thomas would want for Wendy’s, considering Dave Thomas died in 2002. But, in the twisted and deranged world of Jack Thompson, this is what passes as viable evidence. How fucking sad.

“George, I want a Diivorce!”
Here’s an interesting little e-mail received by Kotaku this past week:

Buying a Wii was a big deal for me. Seeing those 250 hard earned dollars and some change go flying from her hand and into the water was painful. We would probably be together right now if she had not thrown my beloved Wii… but alas, you cant talk a crazy woman out of an idea of such magnitude.

Anyways, divorce is imminent. I’m talking to a lawyer tomorrow to get the process started. I’m not divorcing her just because of the Wii throwing. That was just the rather large straw that broke this dromedary’s back.

I’m with this guy. If my woman threw my $x00 console into a lake, her ass would be going right in after it. But of course, if your woman throws your console into a lake, she’s probably a frigid bitch to begin with and you should dump her now.

“Is Virtual Rape a Crime?”
That is the question posed in a article written by Regina Lynn over at Wired. Remember that name, for she is insane. She argues that “virtual rape” is somehow a life-scarring, earth shattering event on par with child molestation. No joke. Of course, she cites an article written by Julian Dibbell in 1993 regarding a hacker who fucked with some characters on the ancient LambdaMOO. Once you read the article by Dibbell, it dawns on you that he has some deeper issues than a now-fourteen year-old MOO.

I’m going to go into this further in the next couple of days here. Right now, I just don’t have the words to properly convey the absolute disbelief over the absurdity of this piece. But I will say this… go up to a real rape victim, and try to pull this “I was virtually raped” bullshit on them. I’d love to see how badly they beat your ass.

And Finally…

Yeah, it’s a week or two old, but we all need some nerd love.

See y’all next week!

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