OK, this is weird...

[vettecat]

Anyone know if this is true?
http://www.gamespy.com/comics/dorktower/images/comics/dorktower431.gif
(Yes, I could look it up myself - but what fun is that?)

Comments

[eunuch-boy.livejournal.com]

Looks like it's true
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3052074,00.html
You'd think the comic would've found a story link with an easier URL.

As an aside, have you heard that the army is also banning hair stying products?
Yeah, the motto is "Don't ask don't gel." Wokka!

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the link! That's really sad, though...

And, for the last comment - go hit yourself with a pillow! :-)

[deguspice.livejournal.com]

I read the ynetnews.com article a couple of days ago on "that list".  My theory is that there was a Hebrew/English translation error and someone got LARPs and D&D confused. 

Why the IDF is banning gamers has me completely confused.  I have a couple of friends who used to serve in the US Navy on submarines.  D&D was their way to avoid getting bored when off-duty on a sub.  (how many times can you read the same books or watch the same videos?)

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

You'd think that soldiers who used their imaginations to find creative solutions to problems would be a good thing.