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It's Friday and that means most of you are cutting work early to get home and login for a raid. Enjoy the phat lewt!

A special round of thanks to those of you who so graciously responded to my recent diatribe regarding my not-so-funny comic. Your votes have driven it down to rank 43 out of 67 total comics. You're a bunch of wiseacres you are.

As I am wont to do, I was typing random search words into Google and hoping to find some material for the blog when the search words "City of Heroes Pink" came up 7, 7, 7 in the Google slot machine of "so this is where they find people dumb enough to do those Jackass stunts".

A site titled Pink News which is apparently either a site devoted to gay culture or the biggest fan site on the Interweb for the pop singing star Pink was carrying a story about an "Online gaming enthusiast" who was upset that:

"His enjoyment was spoiled after receiving an email from the website saying he had broken the game's rules, he said it was the first time he had been discriminated against for being gay,"

How dare a company spoil his enjoyment? Perhaps it simply past the best-before date and he hadn't checked?

To put this story in full light we need to know what rule this gentleman broke. He named his characters as follows, GayAvenger, GayController, GayRevenger and GayHealer.

Mr. O'Neill (even his surname is offensive to the gay community) can't understand that this might be offensive to, *gasp*, other players, especially gay players.

"Discrimination of any sort, physical or mental should not be tolerated in this day and age, and the simple fact that the people who run the game see the word 'gay' as a swear word, should also not be tolerated and sends out the wrong message."

Spiders...eating...my...brain...

What in the name of all that is holy does it take to get through to this guy? What exactly is "mental discrimination"? Is it discrimination against slow learners, because I'm confident that Mr. O'Neill regularly rode the short bus. If it's calling him a pin-head then convict me and call the mental discrimation police to come pick me up.

Games get enough bad press without some attention seeking "enthusiast" crying about his inability to call himself The GayRevenger. If you care to read the entire mind-tearing article you can get there by clicking your clicky device right here.

What do you, the Loading... readership think of this guy's complaint?

Post a comment at the bottom of this blog. If you are shy (or female and sending in naughty pictures) you can E-Mail me.

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Exclusive new TenTonHammer.com Content!
Let us entertain you or at the very least waste some of your time at work.09.28.2006 Exclusive Content

• Dungeons And Dragons Online: Small But Feared Soldier
  "DDO fighters get access to more combat Feats than any other class. Paladins get terrific resistances and immunities. Rogues develop a innate danger sense that allows them to avoid damage more often. Our newest writer, Scathe, combines these classes with the uniqueness of the halfling race to make one tiny but powerful build!"
• EverQuest 2: Tier 3 Leveling Guide
  "To further our series on leveling in Norrath, Savanja puts on a brave face, and heroicly ventures out into the big, vicious realm that is tier 3! Find out the best ways to level from 20-29 in this informative guide."
• Vanguard: Saga of Heroes - Official Forum Roundup
  "Aunraye's back with this week's roundup of interesting and informative posts on the official Vanguard forums. For your Friday forum browsing pleasure, we bring you end-game ideas, cinematics, gnome bards, and a whole lot of gray area. To find out just what I mean, you'll have to check out This Week on the Forums."
• World of Warcraft: Blackwing Lair Guide Updated
  "We've updated our Blackwing Lair guide to include even more information then before. We've gathered some of the most helpful hints that make the instance a little easier either on you or your raid. Not only that, but we've included some alternative strategies for some of the bosses within this vast fortress."

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Vin Diesel Fact of the Day - When Vin Diesel plays "Chutes and Ladders" he treats the chutes as ladders, because he can't even pretend that he can't climb up a plastic slide.

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Now from the real world. You can't make this stuff up.

• McDonald's Sued Over Carcinogenic Chicken
  ...McMelanoma Sandwich pulled from menu.
• 5,000 Years Of War In The Middle East
  ...Put your feet up and root for the Ottoman Empire.
• IKEA Profits Collapse
  ...Huge allen key holding the company together finally rusted through.
• Are You Just Happy To See Me, Or Is That A Monkey In Your Pants?
  ...actually, it's a bird of paradise.
• Art Teacher Gets Naked For Class
  ...and with that I have made you check out a naked 56-year-old man.

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