Posted on 10/24/2008 7:49:08 AM PDT by Tolkien
A 43-year-old Japanese woman whose sudden divorce in a virtual game world made her so angry that she killed her online husband's digital persona has been arrested on suspicion of hacking, police said Thursday.
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Don’t let Obama hear about this.
LOL... maybe she will pay a “virtual” fine?
I hope she gets “Life on the internet”
She may have to sell her accounts on Ebay.
Oh please... this one is rich for jokes.
Is this “virtual reality” funny or what?
My avatar can kick your avatar’s butt!
lol... my avatar is a gun... don’t bring a virtual fist to a virtual gun-fight :)
Why dont they just re-spawn the guy’s account?
I thought the same thing: A video game that lets you kill your former spouse in any number of possible ways. I think it would only work if you could create the “virtual” ex in the likeness of the genuine “ex.” But still...
Wow, he must have really hacked her off.
“I thought the same thing: A video game that lets you kill your former spouse in any number of possible ways. I think it would only work if you could create the “virtual” ex in the likeness of the genuine “ex.” But still...”
It’s a great stress reliever. Years ago, I edited the DOOM game and put hubby’s face on all the badies. Whenever he made me mad, I’d go play. He could hear the gunfire and explosions from the other end of the house. Nothing like laughter to resolve an argument. Better than marriage counseling. :-D
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