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@Brodehouse said:

@Shortbreadtom said:

Too everyone saying this isn't sexist: unless you are female, it is not your choice what is and isn't sexist. People saying that this isn't sexist are most likely (considering the demographic of Giantbomb users) 18-35 year old males, who therefore have no idea what's offensive to WOMEN.

You are completely, utterly wrong. Sexism is an intellectual construct described as the prejudice or discrimination of a group based on gender. Not whether or not something offends someone, and certainly not if it offends the correct gender. Offense does not constitute sexism. I cannot stress this enough.

People need to listen to this dude Brodehouse, he knows what he's talking about.

@Zaxex: Do you like video games?

I like video games

More Jurassic Lark, less pointless articles please.

I completely agree with CrossTheAtlantic, except for on one thing:

By allowing these ads on their site, they have already compromised their integrity in a way. They said this site was going to be free of ads, but obviously they have not stuck to their guns. I agree that we can trust them to tell us the truth about games and not be compromised in that way, but you and I know the story of how Giantbomb was founded and their past with Gamespot. Not everybody does. Someone coming to this site without that knowledge has to decide if this is a place they want to trust based on what is presented to them upfront. To them, what makes this site different from any others? Why should they come here instead of IGN? What happens down the road when the crew we know and love retires or moves on to other things, to be replaced by new people. Can we trust them to be just as incorruptible?

I'd love to know how the Giantbomb guys feel about this.

@UitDeToekomst said:

This may stray from the original idea, but here is what i would do:

as I am a dog, Patrick wanders up to pet me and i immediately devour his slight frame. I then move on to Alex, and transform into a Patrick who is tossing out some flowery, unfunny prose for distraction and I then chomp him as well. I then present myself to Drew as a flight game that does not support trackIR, and he loses interest and walks off into an an empty room where he is immediately consumed. With Drew gone, Dave and Vinny are left to wander aimlessly into my clutches, where they meet their demise. Brad is playing Quake 2 and gets himself killed before realizing I am even there. Ryan has a heart attack and dies. Jeff challenges me to a Blitz '99 contest and defeats me handily, thus ending the threat.

The Thing's only true weakness, Blitz '99.

@SgtSphynx said:

It'd play out the same as the movie, but with these designations... Vinny - RJ MacReady Brad - Nauls Drew - Fuchs Patrick - Windows Jeff - Garry Ryan - Dr. Blaiir Dave - Vance Norris Alex - Childs

Good choices, but I'd have to disagree with on one. Ryan is definitely MacReady. Epic beard!

In the classic John Carpenter movie The Thing a group of scientists are trapped in an arctic research facility with an alien creature that can perfectly mimic any living creature by converting all of their cells into alien cells. Paranoia sets in and bad things happen.

You are THE THING! You have just infiltrated the top secret Giantbomb arctic base disguised as a dog. The following people stand in your way:

• Alex Navarro
• Brad Shoemaker
• Drew Scanlon
• Jeff Gerstmann
• Patrick Klepek
• Ryan Davis
• Dave Snider
• Vinny Caravella

What do you do?

Scientists have discovered that the human back provides as much natural protection as a flak jacket.

What's Giantbomb?