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To: Yossarian
Instead of videogames, how about playing sports together instead?

How about foil fencing? Who says we don't do sports? My older boy just got his black belt. The difference is I am a grandfather and I am always with my kids. If fact I outran the little one on a Barbie jeep two hours ago.

21 posted on 09/23/2005 6:44:02 PM PDT by badpacifist (Flames are very shallow. Personal attacks on a comment are just silly.)
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To: badpacifist
I'm glad to hear that you have a mix of activities. Sorry if implied that you don't.

I'm just worried that our country's getting so damn fat. AND, I see a lot of kids who are slaves to their games, be it on the console, at the computer, or with their gameboy on the plane. (I remember when I was a kid flying in a plane meant you go to talk to interesting people from all over the world!)

A mix of real-world sports and games is great - people playing games helps my paycheck! And it helps pay for technology and tools that advance more important things. But playing sports too keeps us from becoming a bunch of pasty-face wankers, so we gotta do that to!

24 posted on 09/23/2005 6:52:18 PM PDT by Yossarian (Remember: NOT ALL HEART ATTACKS HAVE TRADITIONAL SYMPTOMS)
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