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Article #2118Re: xmas shopping
From: Elson R. Trinidad
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 1994 17:14
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 1994 17:14
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In article <ezwriterD0G2qt.CMr@netcom.com> ezwriter@netcom.com (kEN Colburn) writes:
>The japanese have brainwashed American parents into buying this
>overpriced CRAP for their bratty kids instead of TEACHING them something
>or READING to them from an actual BOOK.
>$60 sega game costs what- $3 to make?
Actually, Video games were an American invention. And Sega is US-based
company. I don't know where their HQs are now, but when they started out
making arade cames (Remember "Zaxxon"?) they were based in the South Bay
area - Torrance I think.
> i feel sorry for those parents that fall into this trap. We're bringing
>up a nation of TV and vidgame addicted morons.
Just throw a kid some pogs.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 107d03,b2111781cb45f7d3 X-Google-Attributes: gid107d03,public X-Google-Thread: 107518,b2111781cb45f7d3 X-Google-Attributes: gid107518,public X-Google-Thread: 105030,b2111781cb45f7d3 X-Google-Attributes: gid105030,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-12-17 23:39:18 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!nntp.gmd.de!newsserver.jvnc.net!howland.reston.ans.net!usc!usc!not-for-mail From: ertrinid@aludra.usc.edu (Elson R. Trinidad) Newsgroups: la.general,ca.news,misc.consumers Subject: Re: xmas shopping Date: 17 Dec 1994 09:14:33 -0800 Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA Lines: 33 Sender: ertrinid@aludra.usc.edu Message-ID: <3cv69p$44d@aludra.usc.edu> References: <amyD0DH0H.GEr@netcom.com> <ezwriterD0G2qt.CMr@netcom.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: aludra.usc.edu