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- HCviolence, on 08/17/2008, -8/+915It'll only lead to Heroin Hero
- davidbrown2, on 08/17/2008, -20/+614Another reason why retards shouldn't be allowed to breed.
- johnleemk, on 08/17/2008, -20/+601I swear, the moment I read the headline I said to myself "This has to be from The Onion."
- inactive, on 08/17/2008, -4/+509Awesome. In 5 years, when nobody gives a ***** about this game anymore, he's gonna be *****.
On the bright side, though, he'll be of drinking age. At least he'll have something to do. - inactive, on 08/17/2008, -54/+444Uh, lighten up folks... If you RTFA you would see that the kid is being home schooled by private tutors. He was going to a fancy private christian "academy". Chances are he's learning more at home with the tutors than he was reading the bible.
- MSstar, on 08/17/2008, -51/+425"YOU... ARE... FAGS!"
- albotropolis, on 08/17/2008, -8/+303Oh my lord
- Androfire, on 08/17/2008, -8/+220But, dad!! I want to be doctor!!
- IndustrialJones, on 08/17/2008, -16/+174This just blows my damn mind. I'm not a parent, but sensibility tells me I wouldn't let my son or daughter drop out of school to play a ***** video game for a living, no matter how good they were... even if the devil showed up on our doorstep and he beat Lucifer at Guitar Hero... I don't give a DAMN!! Makes me want to punch the mother in the ovaries and kick the dad in the dick.
- Surferess, on 08/17/2008, -2/+153I am feeling a lot better about my parenting skills all of the sudden.
- ferrell, on 08/17/2008, -11/+151Heh... Another onion.com story...
WAIT. WHAT?!? - rnawky, on 08/17/2008, -2/+139I suppose we can let you stay home and play Operation.
- Firespray1138, on 08/17/2008, -14/+145Wait wait, he drops out of school so he can play a video game that emulates playing a guitar...WHY THE ***** DOESN'T HE GO OUT AND BUY A REAL GUITAR?!
- underlord2, on 08/17/2008, -2/+124Chase that dragon!
- hinmanj, on 08/17/2008, -2/+121If I were going to drop out of school to be a pro cyberathlete, I would choose a better game than Guitar Hero. There are already people who've gotten 100% on basically every song. One guy got 100% on the Buckethead song in GH2 on live TV. The kid should have chosen Counterstrike or something where the limit hasn't already been reached.
- Darkangel754, on 08/17/2008, -10/+105BAD PARENTS
- Ramble, on 08/17/2008, -4/+85Apparently not.
- Elranzer, on 08/17/2008, -1/+74I feel I am a much better parent now, too... and I don't even have kids!
- Nick22, on 08/17/2008, -0/+67or go to korea and play starcraft
- alclone, on 08/17/2008, -0/+62Even if your child is pro at Starcraft?
- Sornos, on 08/17/2008, -0/+60Only if he's Korean.
- rockwithme000, on 08/17/2008, -0/+60You'll never catch it
- johnleemk, on 08/17/2008, -5/+63Seriously, the headline is exactly how it would read if The Onion ran this.
- xtrench, on 08/17/2008, -2/+59Meh... He's used to going for the dick.
- jiminizer, on 08/17/2008, -0/+57Ok, sorry let me clarify - he's intelligent - that doesn't mean he has common sense.
- stits, on 08/17/2008, -7/+64Mother of *****, these parents should be sterilized.
- inactive, on 08/17/2008, -2/+56Lim Yo-Hwan - Boxer is a profesional starcraft player in south korea.
he makes insane amount of money by playing and more by advertisement and at one point his parents had to support him too... and at that time it was crapy choice too.
True it is South Korea where video game champion is equal to famous actor or frontman of music bands.
But starcraft is something else than guitar hero too... - ChayesFSS, on 08/17/2008, -3/+57Picard.png
- whoreable, on 08/17/2008, -3/+56Facepalm just doesn't cut it.
- MediaCrisis, on 08/17/2008, -1/+53Not everyone can be an astronaut.
- ziffel, on 08/17/2008, -1/+53Because a real guitar is about 1000 times harder than these silly plastic wannabe games. As much as I enjoyed playing Rock Band, learning to play the real thing makes you feel almost stupid for picking the plastic version.
the only comparison between the two is that they are roughly the same shape. - darkphenox, on 08/17/2008, -1/+52or Trauma Centre
- alex7575, on 08/17/2008, -1/+50Balls, you gotta go for the balls...
- Lunarbunny, on 08/17/2008, -1/+48At least he'd get girls that way.
- TheOther1, on 08/17/2008, -1/+47Isn't that the Sanjaya chick from American Idol?
- elshizzo, on 08/17/2008, -7/+51Does someone always have to say that on every story where something wierd happens?
- SSUK, on 08/17/2008, -1/+44Yeah, there'll be plenty of bins for him to rummage through.
- inactive, on 08/17/2008, -19/+62that kid is a professional fag
- steviesteveo, on 08/17/2008, -1/+43So THIS is why I keep getting beaten so badly online.
I thought Guitar Hero was a casual, good at parties game? I never thought it was a full time job. I'm not practicing enough. - acmaurer, on 08/17/2008, -0/+41Wow. Well that sounds fulfilling.
- MurphyWatson, on 08/17/2008, -2/+42I don't get this. Guitar hero isn't anything like a real guitar, its not anything like an olympic sport. Its a fad. Anyone who buys into the idea that they are actually talented for playing a ***** guitar sim deserves the ***** life that they are getting when the fad ends.
- Dr00pieS, on 08/17/2008, -0/+37Goddammit Butters...
Join the online sensation before we all murder you. - jiminizer, on 08/17/2008, -3/+40Meh i've got a mate who dropped out to spend more time raiding on WoW. No amount of persuasion will convince him to go back either - it's a pity cos he's pretty smart.
- megamod, on 08/17/2008, -0/+35I was thinking "onion, SWEET there's no way I'm wrong this time..*****"
And parents blame the game industry? - Andrew7, on 08/17/2008, -7/+40He's still being homeschooled by tutors.
Tons of kids are homeschooled, and I'll bet a lot of them spend the rest of their free time playing video games.
You guys are overeacting. - HappyScrappy, on 08/17/2008, -1/+35The guitar controller pictured doesn't even work with Guitar Hero.
- contradictator, on 08/17/2008, -10/+43Right, he's totally gonna have a regular education.
He's just gonna become a social outcast. =P
And no, I'm not blaming video games, I'm blaming his parents for letting him isolate himself like that. The kid has no other hobbies (according to the article), and he's not gonna be interacting with kids on a daily basis anymore.
So I'm thinking there might be a bigger problem than lack of a diploma here. - alclone, on 08/17/2008, -6/+38Yeah, but the kid is too old already. Pro Starcraft players go pro at like 3rd grade.
- Orodent, on 08/17/2008, -0/+32My thoughts exactly. Playing a real guitar can get you more places than playing a fake one.
- staticneuron, on 08/17/2008, -4/+35I graduated from HS. I look back and think I might have benefited more from a private tutor. A tutor can adjust to your learning styles while at school in overcrowded classroom may not benefit your style of learning. I really didn't know I had a style of learning until I went to college.
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