PA calls the bluff on Jack Thompson.. hilarity ensues. - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

akito · 10-18-2005, 09:50 AM

If you're not familiar with Jack Thompson, odds are you dont follow gaming news whatsoever, and if that's the case, FOR SHAME! This probably wont make sense to you then.

I found this bit of news rather hysterical though.

Click me!

And for those of you wanting to learn more about this bastard:

Jack Thompson according to the Wikipedia

japhyryder · 10-18-2005, 11:43 AM

Funny couldn't place the name with the man with the blinders on... oh oh he will probably sue the TFP because we are talking about him

Coppertop · 10-18-2005, 12:28 PM

Thompson is a total asshat. Kudos to PA for donating the money in his name, that must have really pissed him off.

FngKestrel · 10-18-2005, 12:48 PM

Absolute comedy.

Thompson is just one of those hurdles that all forms of media entertainment must endure before being free to be unmolested.

Frosstbyte · 10-18-2005, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coppertop

Thompson is a total asshat. Kudos to PA for donating the money in his name, that must have really pissed him off.

So much so that he sent a letter to the Seattle PD asking them to arrest Tycho and Gabe (I always forget their real names) for extortion and criminal harassment. Check the Penny Arcade site for all the juicy details

Penny Arcade

MexicanOnABike · 10-18-2005, 02:48 PM

that's sooo fucking cool! PA rules!

Jinn · 10-18-2005, 04:12 PM

PWNED.

PWNED PWNED PWND!

Pragma · 10-18-2005, 05:01 PM

This guy never ceases to amuse me. I'm very surprised that he hasn't been locked up yet, or at least totally discounted by anyone with credibility. I wouldn't think anyone would want to tie their reputation to a guy like that, but apparently people still keep him around to scream in the news.

snowy · 10-18-2005, 05:19 PM

One more reason to love Penny Arcade...as if I didn't have enough already

Good job to Tycho and Gabe for making this guy look like more of an asshat than he already is.

Lasereth · 10-18-2005, 06:18 PM

A guy I know contacted Jack Thompson and basically said that he didn't agree with what he was saying about videogames and movies. I think he also made fun of some of his public appearances. Jack Thompson CALLED the guy back personally and said "listen you little dipshit, I'm a lawyer, and I'm suing you" and that was basically it.

The guy got the conversation down. It was really entertaining.

This guy is a total nutcase.

-Lasereth

hulk · 10-18-2005, 07:24 PM

It's a pity his legalese gets so many people to back off. Most of it is utter BS, the VGcats one in particular. Someone sue him!

Pragma · 10-18-2005, 07:26 PM

New update on the Penny Arcade website -- a scan of the actual fax sent to Seattle PD as well as a photo of the check they wrote out to ESA, and an update on exactly why Jack Thompson should not be treated as a regular troll (i.e.: ignored until he goes away).

t3m3st · 10-18-2005, 09:10 PM

I read the VGcats bit. At some point he just begins to bicker. It's pathetic this guy has any bit of credibility. It would also unfortunate if one could be sued for negative editorial.

Wingless · 10-19-2005, 08:47 AM

Fuck TV when you have this amusing asshat entertaing us instead!

t3m3st · 10-19-2005, 08:30 PM

"The more I consider it the more I think we may be lucky to have Jack playing the part of the alarmist. The alternative might be someone who is actually capable."
-Gabe

Zyr · 10-20-2005, 01:57 AM

Even better, Jack "Asshat" Thompson is under investigation from the Florida Bar Association.

Pragma · 10-20-2005, 04:06 AM

About damned time - I was curious why the FBA let that guy continue to pretend to be a lawyer.

10-18-2005, 09:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
akito Insane Location: Colorado	PA calls the bluff on Jack Thompson.. hilarity ensues. If you're not familiar with Jack Thompson, odds are you dont follow gaming news whatsoever, and if that's the case, FOR SHAME! This probably wont make sense to you then. I found this bit of news rather hysterical though. Click me! And for those of you wanting to learn more about this bastard: Jack Thompson according to the Wikipedia

10-18-2005, 11:43 AM	#2 (permalink)
japhyryder no one special Location: Charlotte, NC	Funny couldn't place the name with the man with the blinders on... oh oh he will probably sue the TFP because we are talking about him __________________ It's only entertainment, someone's sick idea of a joke.

10-18-2005, 02:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
MexicanOnABike Location: up north	that's sooo fucking cool! PA rules! __________________ - Movie Reviews - Ratings-

10-18-2005, 04:12 PM	#7 (permalink)
Jinn Lover - Protector - Teacher Location: Seattle, WA	PWNED. PWNED PWNED PWND! __________________ "I'm typing on a computer of science, which is being sent by science wires to a little science server where you can access it. I'm not typing on a computer of philosophy or religion or whatever other thing you think can be used to understand the universe because they're a poor substitute in the role of understanding the universe which exists independent from ourselves." - Willravel

10-18-2005, 05:01 PM	#8 (permalink)
Pragma I am Winter Born Location: Alexandria, VA	This guy never ceases to amuse me. I'm very surprised that he hasn't been locked up yet, or at least totally discounted by anyone with credibility. I wouldn't think anyone would want to tie their reputation to a guy like that, but apparently people still keep him around to scream in the news. __________________ Eat antimatter, Posleen-boy!

10-18-2005, 12:28 PM	#3 (permalink)
Coppertop Getting Medieval on your ass Location: 13th century Europe	Thompson is a total asshat. Kudos to PA for donating the money in his name, that must have really pissed him off.

10-18-2005, 12:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
FngKestrel Junkie	Absolute comedy. Thompson is just one of those hurdles that all forms of media entertainment must endure before being free to be unmolested.

10-18-2005, 05:19 PM	#9 (permalink)
snowy Kick Ass Kunoichi Location: Oregon	One more reason to love Penny Arcade...as if I didn't have enough already Good job to Tycho and Gabe for making this guy look like more of an asshat than he already is. __________________ If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau

10-18-2005, 06:18 PM	#10 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	A guy I know contacted Jack Thompson and basically said that he didn't agree with what he was saying about videogames and movies. I think he also made fun of some of his public appearances. Jack Thompson CALLED the guy back personally and said "listen you little dipshit, I'm a lawyer, and I'm suing you" and that was basically it. The guy got the conversation down. It was really entertaining. This guy is a total nutcase. -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert

10-18-2005, 07:24 PM	#11 (permalink)
hulk C'mon, just blow it. Location: Perth, Australia	It's a pity his legalese gets so many people to back off. Most of it is utter BS, the VGcats one in particular. Someone sue him! __________________ "'There's a tendency among the press to attribute the creation of a game to a single person,' says Warren Spector, creator of Thief and Deus Ex." -- From an IGN game review.

10-18-2005, 07:26 PM	#12 (permalink)
Pragma I am Winter Born Location: Alexandria, VA	New update on the Penny Arcade website -- a scan of the actual fax sent to Seattle PD as well as a photo of the check they wrote out to ESA, and an update on exactly why Jack Thompson should not be treated as a regular troll (i.e.: ignored until he goes away). __________________ Eat antimatter, Posleen-boy!

10-18-2005, 09:10 PM	#13 (permalink)
t3m3st Vroom! Location: Toronto	I read the VGcats bit. At some point he just begins to bicker. It's pathetic this guy has any bit of credibility. It would also unfortunate if one could be sued for negative editorial. __________________ I do it for the rare drops

10-19-2005, 08:47 AM	#14 (permalink)
Wingless Psycho Location: Metro Detroit, Mich, USA	Fuck TV when you have this amusing asshat entertaing us instead! __________________ Tommy Nibs is a funny word. So here I am, above palm trees, so straight and tall... You are, smaller getting smaller, but I still see... you. Jimmy Eat World - Goodbye Sky Harbor

10-19-2005, 08:30 PM	#15 (permalink)
t3m3st Vroom! Location: Toronto	"The more I consider it the more I think we may be lucky to have Jack playing the part of the alarmist. The alternative might be someone who is actually capable." -Gabe __________________ I do it for the rare drops

10-20-2005, 01:57 AM	#16 (permalink)
Zyr Crazy Location: Hamilton, NZ	Even better, Jack "Asshat" Thompson is under investigation from the Florida Bar Association. __________________ "Oh, irony! Oh, no, no, we don't get that here. See, uh, people ski topless here while smoking dope, so irony's not really a high priority. We haven't had any irony here since about, uh, '83 when I was the only practitioner of it, and I stopped because I was tired of being stared at." Omnia mutantu, nos et mutamur in illis. All things change, and we change with them. - Neil Gaiman, Marvel 1602

10-20-2005, 04:06 AM	#17 (permalink)
Pragma I am Winter Born Location: Alexandria, VA	About damned time - I was curious why the FBA let that guy continue to pretend to be a lawyer. __________________ Eat antimatter, Posleen-boy!