OT-Game playing illegal in Greece

[Puke]

Originally posted by nippy the magical duck:
Being English, I should like to know what 'Woot' actually means.

Please can someone clarify

indeed, since i have [wiseassery] NEVER [/wiseassery] heard any ridiculous slang come out of the UK, youre probably not used to such things.



seriously tho, the internet has done nothing for the world, if not helped us to further bastardize lanugage.

[Puke]

Originally posted by zenbudo:

And just to be somewhat on-the-off-topic, Greece was actually one of the places I've wanted to visit for years...guess it just got knocked off MY list (most fascist states are ). Can you believe they actually arrested tourists with electronic games? Probably not Americans, or there would have been an even bigger stink by now.

yeah, most Americans are royal jackasses when they travel abroad. i would imagine there is a stink most times forign authorities try to talk to one.

and i have it on good authority that the National Socialist Party didnt have ANY VIDEO GAMES AT ALL. so you're right, Greece is doing their level best here to emulate Facism.

[Growltigga]

Slow down people.

Puke, first, Greece is not a fascist state by any definition of the word. Check out CNN and you will see that it is actually mistakenly drafted legislation that will be amended.

Secondly, Greece does not have a fascist legal system. It has your typically civil law meditterannean style legal system but what it does have are some quite strict secrecy laws relating to military secrets, for example, we had a scandal over here when some UK plane-spotters got arrested for taking photos of planes on a military airbase = misguided maybe but hardly fascist

Thirdly, Greece is a great place to visit, I love the islands especially the uncommercial ones

[dogscoff]

I'm an agreement with the furry one. Greece is a great place and as far as I know their government/ legal system/ human rights record is as fair and unfascist as any other EU country.

It's also a damn nice country full of very nice people. Above all it's worth remembering that 3000 years ago when your ancestors were painting themselves blue and worshipping rocks (unless you are descended from mediterranean, middle-eastern or far eastern genes), the Greeks were busy inventing things like democracy, medicine, astronomy, philosophy and mathematics.

So stuff that in a pitta bread and eat it

[Puke]

wow, take it easy there GT. i was just making fun of zenbudo for equating video game bans to villified political systems.

edit: and i'll be one of the first to champion Greece as one of the cultural pillars of the western world.

and whats wrong with keeping military secrets? want to try packing a camera around secret areas of a US airbase?

[ September 11, 2002, 17:40: Message edited by: Puke ]

[Growltigga]

GGGOOOOODDDDD MMOOORRRRRNNNNINNNNNGGG CAALLIIFFFOORRRNNNIIIIAAAAA

hmmmm.. ok Puke, I will let you off (this time).

You should check my eddress to see that my real name is Stavros Tiggopolous

[ September 11, 2002, 17:37: Message edited by: Growltigga ]

[spoon]

here's a news update -
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2249656.stm

Looks like you will be able to glass planets from greece after all...

-Spoon