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Overheard and saved, because it’s not every day one comes across such beauties:

Alas, all opinions do not have the same value. There are those that are given and those that are given with historical references. There are those that are simply believed and those that are not, despite any support provided.

Right. Of course. Silly me for not seeing the light earlier, so thank you for illuminating my path: I truly thought that, a bit like gustibus, opinions were not disputandis. So I stand corrected, until further notice —from you or, even better, from someone who has a more historically referenced opinion to validate or refute this current opinion.

Oh, and by the by. Did you say which class of opinions does your opinion belong to?

It is a horribly gloomy day in this Sunny [Gateway-to-Heaven] location in between NSW’s [Million-Dollar-Views] Central Coast and [Fantastic-Lifestyle] Mid-North Coast. One of us wants to start painting the living room and needs help taking the heavy curtains down. I help, but the job is heavier than both of us expected. We struggle and laugh. And James comments:

It is either a fool or a wise person who can laugh in the face of such adversities.

‘Who said it?’, I ask. He can’t remember, so I guess we can quote him for that - for now, at least.

I lost the attribution, but I suspect the following comes from Brad King and John Borland’s book, just like the previous quote about video games:

If developers push the envelope too far, then they make it tempting for politicians to jump on an absolutely no-lose issue.

If I remember correctly, this was reported by King and Borland among the comments posted on some video game community board after the Columbine shooting.

While tidying up my desk today, I came across a quote I had noted down a few years ago, while translating into Italian Dungeons & Dreamers: The Rise of Computer Game Culture From Geek to Chic, by Brad King and John Borland.
Here is a [slightly edited] version:

I’ve been playing video games all my life and NEVER ONCE has it affected me. Maybe you were affected cause you’ve got your head stuck up your [BEEP]. By the way, bash Vice City or any other game one more time and I’m gonna come down to your wacko office and shove that biased report card so far down your throat you’ll be [BEEP] corrupt soccer moms until next Christmas.

So what do you think. Do video games make people happier?