lulz scrabble swearing

[chaywa]

Mother's fury over Nintendo Scrabble game that taught her son swear words | Mail Online

Got link from somewhere else, don't for one minute assume i'd go on the Daily Mail website off of my own volition...

 

[Ophan]

LOL

that's not as bad as the Scooby Doll
that had accidentally had the phone number
on the tag switched with a phone sex hotline

 

[WilliamTheWise]

That is so funny.
But like the game said those words have two meanings (The slang and right definition). The company didn't do anything a Dictionary wouldn't do.

 

[Cissy]

They say "taught" as though he frequently uses those words now, when he doesn't.

Fun stuff, that Scrabble.

 

[Aetheus]

Scrabble is no more harmful than handing a kid a dictionary. There's no rule (as far as I know) that says you can't make swear words in the board game version of Scrabble, and I don't see why there should be one for the DS version. If they've got someone to blame, blame Pegi for misrating it. I don't see the point, though - kids are gonna learn to swear sooner or latter anyway.

 

[blinkboy211]

toke' - defined as 'a draw on a cannabis cigarette' -

This is great. I can't believe it gives you words like tits and fuckers XD. I suggest this to be given to any kid so when he does have to defend himself verbally he will know what words to use.

 

[Genesis]

Damn. Just damn...

 

[Lycanthrope]

I know what I'm getting my 7 year old brother for Christmas.

 

[Bloodgift]

Lol! That is so funny!

 

[Massive Attack]

The mum looks at least 12 years older than what she is.
And why does the boy have a pink DS?

It is disgrace. This country is based on Christian principles and through these principles this country became prosperous. Why this country started hating itself? Who these modern politicians want to please by fighting Christianity? What is the ultimate aim of multiculturalism? We've had enough of this "modern" liberal nonsense.

- Alex S, London UK, 07/12/2008 16:37

lmao.

Mrs Carrington, who also has a two-year-old daughter, Destiny.

I really hate people who give their children such cliché "unusual" (oxymoron yeah) names.

Mrs Carrington, from Lincoln, bought the game, Nintendo Scrabble 2007, from Asda

[snobbery]blah blah blah[/snobbery]

 

[Wehrmacht]

Originally Posted by Comments
It is disgrace. This country is based on Christian principles and through these principles this country became prosperous. Why this country started hating itself? Who these modern politicians want to please by fighting Christianity? What is the ultimate aim of multiculturalism? We've had enough of this "modern" liberal nonsense.

- Alex S, London UK, 07/12/2008 16:37

I'd love to introduce this man to my foot. Fortunately, it appears that his comment has a pretty low approval rating. :v

Also

Along with her husband Paul, who runs a hair salon, they complained to Asda but were told to contact Nintendo.

lmao

 

[Noir]

Lol pink DS.
Hawt.

 

[Avalon]

The mum looks at least 12 years older than what she is.
And why does the boy have a pink DS?

Thought the same thing.

I also think it's rather funny that the game has a 'junior' function to prevent offensive words.

 

[Reika Noko]

Wow. That's the most funniest thing I have ever heard. It's even more fuinnier that the ones who commented it as "hilarious" got positive ups yet the ones who commented it as a "cruel, disgrace thing" got downs. lol

It would be even funnier than that if the kid never knew about those words in school in the first place. Glad someone put an article up like this one.

 

[Elorah]

I also wondered about the pink DS xD

Mrs Carrington tried out the program for herself on Ethan's hand-held DS console and was taken aback when her 'opponent' laid down the word 't*ts'.
The game also gives a definition of words it uses, on this occasion giving the meaning 'a garden bird' but also 'an informal word for female breasts'.
Any doubt was removed when the next word the computer offered was 'f*ckers', which it defined as 'a slang word for chavs'

And also, what are the odds of two of those words showing up in a row? Funny.

 

[Aeladya]

LOL I want this game now! I love Scrabble!