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If it's 'satire' then there is no need to promote it as a direct quote with the use of full quotation marks, followed by the name the of intended quotee.
If nothing else, it should have already been stated that it is as such at the very least, since the originality has already been questioned.
If I were to make such a bold positive claim, you would be the first here to ask for a relevant quote/link.
I must ask why, since you have taken interest in this thread, the same level of integrity hasn't been applied to the above questionable quote?
When something is so obviously a joke I wouldn't ask for a link. Same reason when you see a Meme of Kaz with a silly caption you don't ask someone to prove he really said what it says in the meme.
If opening a piece of software and plugging in a couple of numbers into a blank space qualifies as "reprogramming" than I guess it was reprogramming. But I never touched the game itself, nor the PS3, nor did I see any internal coding or anything along those lines.Which means that something in the system was reprogrammed........
And, yes, I have a sense of humor. That "quote", however, did not feel right on many levels.
Technically all satire is a lie that looks deceptively like the truth, that's why it's funny. Not everyone is capable of seeing the subtle distinctions, especially when the subject of the satire is something you're emotionally invested in. If you have a problem with it take it up with a mod I'm pretty sure no one will be losing any sleep if you do.From where I stand, that quote is a blatant lie.
Until proven otherwise.
Either the person who made it up retracts it and deletes it, or I'll be forced to ask the mods to look into it.
As I say, if I were to make an outlandish positive 'quote', there would be cries coming from everywhere to substantiate my claims.
Call me pedantic if you like, but double standards really grinds me.