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Gank this factIn MMORPG's, gank is slang for a player attacking and killing another player who is at extreme disadvantage. From: technology Arguments for:
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Robots In JapanThe comment about robots destroying Japan refers to a popular genre of film in which major cities are destroyed by giant monsters and robots. The best-known example of this genre is Godzilla. From: technology Arguments for:
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Robots In ServiceThe comment about robots serving hors d'oeuvres may be a reference to the 1986 film Short Circuit in which several of the robots are shown serving different food items, or the Star Wars film Return of the Jedi where R2-D2 serves drinks on Jabba the Hutt's sail barge. From: technology Arguments for:
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Proposed revision: The comment about robots serving hors d'oeuvres refers to the common science-fiction concept of robots designed to perform such menial tasks as cooking, cleaning and serving humans.
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Super Robot Bowl XLCoincidentally, six days after the release of this email, there was a commercial that aired during Super Bowl XL on Sunday February 5, 2006 that featured a robot destroying a city. From: technology Arguments for:
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Save that screenThe screensaver won't actually help the Lappy's LCD screen — only older CRT monitors need screensavers. From: technology Arguments for:
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Food Court of Public OpinionFood Court is probably also a reference to the kind of seemingly irrelevant places you find gangs of teenagers congregating while making use of their phones, Strong Bad often makes very accurate commentary on certain types of people like this, especially in the last email, secret identity. Food Courts are indoor plazas containing numerous different vendors of different foodstuffs, almost like an opened-out mall just for food. From: technology Arguments for:
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