Prince Charles Says Games Are For Dummies

[Knight-Dragon]

Just pick up this interesting news item at http://pc.ign.com/news/36499.html Seems like Prince Charles of Britain has a thing against computer games and more importantly, against people who play computer games. The good people of IGN are making fun of him right now. I am sure you guys will have lots and lots of comments. Let it rip. <IMG SRC="http://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/mad.gif" border=0>

Edit: I fixed your link.

[This message has been edited by CornMaster (edited July 12, 2001).]

 

[Magnus]

That's just the kind of silly thinking that comes from centuries of inbreeding.

 

[TrailblazingScot]

I wish I was born into so much money I didn´t need to get a job ever...I´d always be playing games...so good self-retraint on his part.

But his taste in women means that he probably isn´t the world´s greatest thinker.

According to civfanatics english women come pretty low down the desirability index!

 

[Alcibiaties of Athenae]

Yes, bonny prince Charley is a bastion of class, intellegence, and good morals, isn't he?

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[Lefty Scaevola]

Just an aside on gullibility, since 80% of the copy in the article is a joke, why would anyone here not assume, until better information, that the remaining 20% is not a joke?

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[spycatcher34]

Was he drunk when he said that or is he like that all the time?

 

[Brad]

Well, you know the old saying... 'You can learn alot from a dummy'... like how to brush your teeth.

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[Cunobelin Of Hippo]

Prince who?

Makes me want to go and nuke the english...I guess we know who goes next in GOTM 6!

 

[SlowwHand]

Prince Charles?
Who cares what a pair of ears with feet thinks?
He hasn't ever shown me that he is capable of making a good analysis of anything.

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[vladmir_illych_lenin]

Who cares about what Prince Charles says? He just gets drunk and become talkative.

 

[TrailblazingScot]

he gets drunk and gets talkative...don´t we all.

 

[xeven_god_of_helsibahr]

Well, Mr. Prince C. can suck my big, fat, hairy one. I'll play as manny games as I want to.

 

[Andu Indorin]

Originally posted by Lefty Scaevola:
Just an aside on gullibility, since 80% of the copy in the article is a joke, why would anyone here not assume, until better information, that the remaining 20% is not a joke?

Yes, definitely some creative editing. Here's a "real" version with the exact context of the quote:

Charles, AP version

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[Håkon]

New quote from IGN:

"Gamers says Prince Charles are for Dummies"

Why do we care what a drunk old fool that unfortunately became Crown Prince of England says?

 

[FearlessLeader2]

Well, having read both versions, it still seems to me that Prince Chuckie is taking a cheap shot at computer gaming. Perhaps he is not aware that it can lead to computer literacy, a highly desirable thing, n'est pas?

Still, I can hardly find fault in an effort ot wean people off Harry Potter and onto literature, as long as they stay away from the ever-dry, eternally long-winded, and ultimately stultifying Tolstoy. Could War and Peace have been a little longer please? I mean seriously...
Now if they were passing out Heinlen and Aasimov...that would be something.

 

[Andu Indorin]

Scary thing though ...

Once had an aquaintance who was so addicted to Star Wars games that he "lost" the ability to read ... even when I lent him Asimov's Foundation trilogy.

 

[starlifter]

People in America rarely know or care what Prince Charles thinks or says these days. Fortunately, I think most people in America don't judge most Britons by the example of their would-be king.

 

[Andu Indorin]

And then again ...

?????

 

[thedirk]

I'm not for prince charlie.

Clearly I'm not against computer gaming.

I do agree though that education needs to include books. Rising levels of illiteracy in the industrialized world is a cause for concern. A good education is always balanced, too much time in front of a computer can be a bad thing if it means not enough time reading and writing.

As for prince charlie giving us advice...

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[Az]

Really I don't see what all of you have against Prince Charles... Well to say the truth I also believed he was pretty dumb until some time ago so I don't blame you.

What changed my mind then?
Well Charles has a passion with gardening and...so does my mother <IMG SRC="http://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/lol.gif" border=0> So one day she bought the book P.C. had written about his personal garden in Highrove. The pictures of what he had done were magnificent and I could see that Charles has a very nice taste. But that wasn't what changed my mind. It's the preface that touched me. But again not because it was written in perfect English but because I saw that this man talked from his heart. I saw a man that was grateful for what he had. Someone who had feelings. True feelings.
I don't know why but sometimes when you read something you understand a lot on the author's character...


Az

[This message has been edited by Az (edited July 21, 2001).]