Star Wars Kid Video....

SavantSavant Join Date: 2002-11-30 Member: 10289Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
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<div class="IPBDescription">The kid strikes back - with a lawsuit</div> Who can forget the infamous 'star wars kid' video that was a making the rounds not long ago. Well the kid started hearing about it, and now he suing... You can read the story <a href='http://wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,59757,00.html' target='_blank'>here</a>...

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  • NumbersNotFoundNumbersNotFound Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7556Members
    edited July 2003
    Distributing the contents of school property? The kid humiliated himself.. stupid.. I got made fun of in school terribly and nobody gave me 4000 freaking dollars and an ipod.

    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Ghyslain's parents claim their son was so humiliated, he is undergoing psychiatric care and may be marked for life by the experience. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    For being a net superstar? what a loser....

    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Ghyslain's story was reported by media outlets internationally. Angered at the cruel remarks made about Ghyslain online, a pair of webloggers raised money to buy the teenager an Apple iPod. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Waxy was the original poster... not just some "weblogger"


    I felt sorry for this kid, no longer.
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  • OttoDestructOttoDestruct Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7790Members
    Oh please. Cry me a friggin river. Kids today need to grow some balls and suck it up.
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  • KungFuSquirrelKungFuSquirrel Basher of Muttons Join Date: 2002-01-26 Member: 103Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    <!--QuoteBegin--404NotFound+Jul 24 2003, 02:36 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (404NotFound @ Jul 24 2003, 02:36 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> What a jerk, we gave him an Ipod and 4000 bucks and <i>he</i> does this.. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Actually, <i>he</i> doesn't - it's the parents. Which isn't at all surprising.

    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--><b><u>The parents of</u></b> the infamous "Star Wars Kid" are suing classmates who posted a humiliating video of their son on the Net, according to Canada's Globe and Mail. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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  • p4Samwisep4Samwise Join Date: 2002-12-15 Member: 10831Members
    The kid himself was cool about it. There was an interview of him (made right before the drive to buy him an iPod). He was kinda like "meh, whatever. Glad you enjoyed yourselves."
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  • NumbersNotFoundNumbersNotFound Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7556Members
    Now he's like "i need therapy.. i dropped out of school.. i'm scared for life"

    kinda a big change

    160,000 canadian.. pftt.. i'll slip em a fiver and cover court cost and the law suit <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • MelatoninMelatonin Babbler Join Date: 2003-03-15 Member: 14551Members, Constellation
    edited July 2003
    anyone got an image of said video?
    im not sure if im thinking of the right one...
    i saw some fat kid twirling a stick some time back, but no mention of starwars in that video <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
    could be another fat kid twirling sticks???

    **edit**
    yeah its the same guy...
    i thought he was being humourous, you mean he was doing that for his amusement only?
    trauma my ****...
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  • ComproxComprox *chortle* Canada Join Date: 2002-01-23 Member: 7Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver, Subnautica Developer, Subnautica Playtester, Pistachionauts
    Guys, his parents probaly said 'act tramatized, and we can get enough money to buy you 10 more iPods". From the sounds of it, the kid was cool with it <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • DiablusDiablus Join Date: 2003-03-31 Member: 15080Members
    Is this the same kid from the www.ebaumsworld.com "starwars" video?
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  • CForresterCForrester P0rk(h0p Join Date: 2002-10-05 Member: 1439Members, Constellation
    edited July 2003
    AAAAAARRG! You people don't get it at all. His PARENTS are suing. He's fine with being a net superstar. He doesn't need therapy, his parents are just greedy and milking it for all it's worth. Typical Quebec family, TBH. I know this province, I live here. Everybody is greedy. I hate it. I want out.

    EDIT: Also, one more thing to add. SHAME on anyone insulting Ghyslain. He's your OWN KIND. Insulting him is insulting yourself. Claim to be "not his kind" all you want. You're browsing this forum, which makes you "his kind." None of you can say you've never been embarrased or ridiculed. It's just particularly cruel kids (Common in Quebec, by the way. :|) who had to humiliate him worldwide.
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  • Cereal_KillRCereal_KillR Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1837Members
    I'd beg to be as known as him. Even if I have to make a fool out of myself. Ok, maybe not TOO much, but definitely swirling a stick around. Specially if I get an iPod and some cash out of it <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • CForresterCForrester P0rk(h0p Join Date: 2002-10-05 Member: 1439Members, Constellation
    I'm seriously getting a Trois-Rivieres phone book and looking up his address. I'm gonna send him a letter, and I only live an hour or two from him. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • GrimmGrimm Join Date: 2003-04-13 Member: 15448Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->CForrester Posted on Jul 24 2003, 04:52 PM
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    EDIT: Also, one more thing to add. SHAME on anyone insulting Ghyslain. He's your OWN KIND. Insulting him is insulting yourself. Claim to be "not his kind" all you want. You're browsing this forum, which makes you "his kind. None of you can say you've never been embarrased or ridiculed." <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    We don't actually know anything about this kid aside from all the news stories and the video itself. We don't know that he surfs the web and posts on video game forums, thats just speculation at best. And of course we have all been embarrassed before at some point in our lives, but nobody tried to sue somebody over it. That, and the fact that its been the parents claiming that he is embarrassed.
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  • CForresterCForrester P0rk(h0p Join Date: 2002-10-05 Member: 1439Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--Grimm+Jul 24 2003, 06:26 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Grimm @ Jul 24 2003, 06:26 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> We don't actually know anything about this kid aside from all the news stories and the video itself. We don't know that he surfs the web and posts on video game forums, thats just speculation at best. And of course we have all been embarrassed before at some point in our lives, but nobody tried to sue somebody over it. That, and the fact that its been the parents claiming that he is embarrassed. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    He likes computers. We all, obviously, like some form of computers to be here. He's a computer geek, like most of us. He's our own kind.
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  • BeastBeast Armonkyi Join Date: 2003-04-21 Member: 15731Members, Constellation
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    I never found the video funny at all, nor any of the spinoffs. I also thaught it was somewhat cruel and evil :/ But heh He's fine with ti, but he's not, but he is....ahhhH!!! It's so confusing <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • PithlitPithlit Join Date: 2003-05-07 Member: 16120Members, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    Hes like our Smartbomb, but in a more global way, since more people know SW.
    Smartbomb is also fine with it!
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  • MelatoninMelatonin Babbler Join Date: 2003-03-15 Member: 14551Members, Constellation
    yeah, i first saw it on a staff website (www.homeofpoi.com) so i thought it was pretty specific to that site.
    i never knew it was so big?
    they just posted it as 'amusing staff video'...
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  • QuaunautQuaunaut The longest seven days in history... Join Date: 2003-03-21 Member: 14759Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    I wish I could get 160,000 bucks from the **** 3 different schools did to me. Finally High School saved me, and now, someone does, I KICK 055!!!1111oneonefive...

    What a nub to life...we all get psychiatric help once in a while...no big deal. And if you insult those who must take it-your needing some yourself.

    But seriously...kid needs to learn that "Lifes like a dic*. F*** it."
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  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    I can't stop laughing.
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  • GrendelGrendel All that is fear... Join Date: 2002-07-19 Member: 970Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor, NS2 Playtester
    edited July 2003
    Actually, I'm not his kind.

    Comprox is better than me, he can edit this post Grendel <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

    That is all.
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  • Vinegar_NinjaVinegar_Ninja Join Date: 2003-01-12 Member: 12211Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Grendel+Jul 24 2003, 10:09 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Grendel @ Jul 24 2003, 10:09 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Actually, I'm not his kind.

    I'm better than all of you.

    That is all. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    werd <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • That_Annoying_KidThat_Annoying_Kid Sire of Titles Join Date: 2003-03-01 Member: 14175Members, Constellation
    okay, first off if my name was Ghyslain, I would kick my parents in the nuts, *hard*

    second off, I think the kid himself is cool with it, it's just that his parents are greedy...

    oh well, he gets his fame

    how does he wind up in a psychiatric ward <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->

    *sigh*
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  • SaltySalty Join Date: 2002-11-05 Member: 6970Members
    Wait since when don't we ridicule and make fun of our own kind?
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  • SandrockSandrock Join Date: 2002-12-16 Member: 10905Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--QuoteBegin--That Annoying Kid+Jul 24 2003, 10:21 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (That Annoying Kid @ Jul 24 2003, 10:21 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->okay, first off if my name was Ghyslain, I would kick my parents in the nuts, *hard* <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    You'd kick <b>both</b> of your parents in the nuts?

    Ewww... <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • UnknownUnknown Join Date: 1970-01-01 Member:
    edited July 2003
    *maybe if you read the replies and didnt fill this post full of swears, I woulndt have to waste my time nuking it*
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  • philmcnealphilmcneal Join Date: 2002-10-24 Member: 1585Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Grendel+Jul 24 2003, 08:09 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Grendel @ Jul 24 2003, 08:09 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Actually, I'm not his kind.

    I'm better than all of you.

    That is all. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    gj
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  • JezpuhJezpuh Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15157Banned
    edited July 2003
    His parents are using him as their clame to fame (and money).
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  • 343_guilty_spark343_guilty_spark Join Date: 2003-06-18 Member: 17462Members
    yeah JezPuh is right, they are just using him for money, he must have wanted his video of him posted on the net seeing how he wanted people to film them and post it.
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  • SiliconSilicon Join Date: 2003-02-18 Member: 13683Members
    Make a video of yourself doing stupid things, It gets leaked out, it's your own fault, ignorance and irresponsibility is bliss. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • tbZBeAsttbZBeAst Join Date: 2003-01-26 Member: 12755Members
    and can earn you BIG BUCKS !1212121111!!!12eleven

    Right I'm off to make a video of myself falling over, then "leak" it to the NS forums. Soon you will owe me £20 apiece. To save time, and embarassment, how about you send it now, and we forget about the video?
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  • ShockehShockeh If a packet drops on the web and nobody&#39;s near to see it... Join Date: 2002-11-19 Member: 9336NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation
    Maybe he can countersue about the name?
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