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GPL: Warning Label

Dean William

GPL: Warning Label

by Dean William » Wed, 18 Jul 2001 02:22:08

GPL should come with a warning label:

WARNING: Installing and playing this game could result in muscle fatigue
from inability to seperate yourself from your computer.  It may also cause
lack of sleep and problems with the quality of your family life.

I know that GPL has sure taken over MY life.  I'm curious if it has caused
any relationships to fall apart.  I know mine has come close a few times
when the wife has gotten in the way of some good quality practice time.

Anyone else?

Dean (Decawi)

Lugnu

GPL: Warning Label

by Lugnu » Wed, 18 Jul 2001 03:17:28


says...
Nah, I got rid of my ex fiancee' long before GPL rolled around (pun
intended).  Seems that after she left I was left with alot more time & $
to feed my sim ***ion.  But you're right.  If more and more people get
***ed to racing sims, we may have open a Henry Ford clinic...similiar
to the Betty Ford clinic but for sim ***s. :-)
Cinqu

GPL: Warning Label

by Cinqu » Wed, 18 Jul 2001 03:18:46

WARNING

Do not use enclosed 1967 circuit layouts for real racing. Unexpected
chicanes may occur.

"Shift-R" functions only within Grand Prix Legends(tm). Papyrus Design
accepts no responsibility for bodily or material damage resulting from
attempts to resort to "Shift-R" in real life driving situations.

+Cinquo

Greg

GPL: Warning Label

by Greg » Wed, 18 Jul 2001 04:46:55

well its funny I have been divorced for 4 yrs...I dont miss "the look" I
used to get from being on the computer "all the time"....that was during the
initital Nascar3 days...since I have been unattached I have discovered the
joys of guiltfree simming, and its also good on the budget for us shafted
divorced men that cant afford "real" entertainment because half of our
paycheck goes to support the ex's "needs".....of course there have been the
occasional girlfriends in that period that just didn't get it as
well.....they are no longer around either :)

Greg31

  I'm curious if it has caused

Olav K. Malm

GPL: Warning Label

by Olav K. Malm » Wed, 18 Jul 2001 04:55:27


> GPL should come with a warning label:

> WARNING: Installing and playing this game could result in muscle fatigue
> from inability to seperate yourself from your computer.  It may also cause
> lack of sleep and problems with the quality of your family life.

> I know that GPL has sure taken over MY life.  I'm curious if it has caused
> any relationships to fall apart.  I know mine has come close a few times
> when the wife has gotten in the way of some good quality practice time.

> Anyone else?

Well, my ex actually respected my need to simrace, as long as I
respected her to do something as nutty at hillclimb. Sadly, other
matters didn't quite work out.

Hell, even my friends respect my need to simrace, I actually managed
to convince them that GPL league play is as serious as any other
amateur sport. And got ovations when I told I got 5th of 15 when I was
late for a birthday party to race the last race of the season. :)

--
Olav K. Malmin
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Robi

GPL: Warning Label

by Robi » Wed, 18 Jul 2001 05:19:19


Ooh, another member of the Divorced Guys Club. I actually did manage to find
a wonderful woman who doesn't share my passion for motorsports/simracing but
she has also never given me "the look" either (at least when it comes to
those topics anyways).
Regards,
Robin

Ed Solhei

GPL: Warning Label

by Ed Solhei » Wed, 18 Jul 2001 05:49:38

ROTFLMAO!!!!

Comment of the year in my book!!!!

LOL!

ed_


> But you're right.  If more and more people get  ***ed to racing sims,
we may
> have open a Henry Ford clinic...similiar to the Betty Ford clinic but for

sim ***s. :-)
jp_hodgso

GPL: Warning Label

by jp_hodgso » Wed, 18 Jul 2001 05:54:29


LOL!

I'd really love to drive the 'Ring for real one day - I just hope I
won't get
overconfident and then find the one corner that's different...

Having said that, I drove the Spa Old Circuit last weekend between Les
Combes and Blanchimont (the New Circuit was in use) and managed
to keep to the speed limit - mostly... ;-)

Jonny

Jan Verschuere

GPL: Warning Label

by Jan Verschuere » Wed, 18 Jul 2001 07:05:16

There's only one I noticed, but it's a biggie. The kink from Fuchsrohre into
Adenauer Forst is different... it's been moved back and the changes in
gradient smoothed out from the looks of things. It's still flat in all but
the very fastest cars I should imagine, but the difference is there's not as
much real estate left before the chicane once it flattens out as in the
game. So if you leave your braking until you're no longer looking at the
treeline/sky you're gonna be eating gravel at the very least. Provided you
get your car up to 100mph on the downhill section before the kink, of
course.

Long queue of Belgians flashing their lights at you behind, was there? <g>

Jan.
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David Butte

GPL: Warning Label

by David Butte » Wed, 18 Jul 2001 08:46:39


<snip>
<snip>

Oi! Watch it! ;-)

--
David. (GPLRank handicap -6.57; Monsters of GPL +271.79)
The GPL Scrapyard: http://scrapyard.9ug.com
"After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll,
really" - Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh.

Kevin DeBell

GPL: Warning Label

by Kevin DeBell » Wed, 18 Jul 2001 11:14:46

I use headphones and a lock on the computer room door. It's almost like
being single again  :)

Kevin DeBello




> > well its funny I have been divorced for 4 yrs...I dont miss "the look" I
> > used to get from being on the computer "all the time"....that was during
> the
> > initital Nascar3 days...since I have been unattached I have discovered
the
> > joys of guiltfree simming, and its also good on the budget for us
shafted
> > divorced men that cant afford "real" entertainment because half of our
> > paycheck goes to support the ex's "needs".....of course there have been
> the
> > occasional girlfriends in that period that just didn't get it as
> > well.....they are no longer around either :)

> > Greg31

> Ooh, another member of the Divorced Guys Club. I actually did manage to
find
> a wonderful woman who doesn't share my passion for motorsports/simracing
but
> she has also never given me "the look" either (at least when it comes to
> those topics anyways).
> Regards,
> Robin

Thom j

GPL: Warning Label

by Thom j » Wed, 18 Jul 2001 12:33:42

Kevin!! "Almost" only counts in hand'grenades & horse'shoes.. hahaha

| I use headphones and a lock on the computer room door. It's almost like
| being single again  :)
| Kevin DeBello

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