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Second Life Republican Latex Fetishists Issue Presidential Challenge
Will GOP presidential candidates auto-asphyxiate for God and Country? by Keiko Ketsugo, Herald Oriental Express bureau DATELINE: Oriental Express, Second Life November 8, 2007: Republican Latex Fetishists of Second Life today challenged the GOP Presidential Candidates to auto asphyxiate for God and Country. Encouraged by the example of former Jerry Falwell colleague and Liberty University [...]
Full StoryJimbo Quality Addresses the Electorate
A candidate for President of Second Life’s historic address Dear People of Second Life, I urge you to get out to the polls and vote. But not just vote, vote the Jimbo ticket. Vote for me for President, Vice President, Secretary of Camping Chairs, Cook, Goat Herder and anything else you see on there that [...]
Full StoryReplicating The Wall
Vietnam Veteran’s War Memorial Wall in Second Life by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk 3 Soldiers Statue An in-world replica of the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial Wall in Washington, DC opens to the public on November 7th as part of the 25 anniversary of the real life monument. Generally, real-life in Second Life holds little interest [...]
Full StoryGinko Financial Mess – The Big Picture
by Jessica Holyoke Standing outside the former Ginko Financial sim, it looks like the final nails are going into the coffin of a storied SL institution. Ginko Financial was one of the oldest SL banks, started in December of 2004. Prior to the 2006 population and financial explosions, residents such as Mistress Yummy Lollipop saw [...]
Full StorySame Offender, Different Alt
There is nothing quite like being abused for writing a news report on an assault by Katrina Eales So, at the risk of raising the ire of the misogynists who criticised me for having the temerity to write about having been virtually assaulted and shot in my most recent report, I now feel bound to [...]
Full StoryResidents Hail 24×7 Linden Hair Presence In-World
Exclusive interview with Walker Linden’s hairpiece by Mariner Trilling A hair in the forest As Linden Lab reduces in-world support, a new presence service offers the citizens of Second Life twenty-four hour access to the game gods, or a partially rezzed Linden anyway. Amongst the stately Linden builds in the heart of the mainland lying [...]
Full StoryJimbo’s Halloween Treehouse of Horror
by Jimbo Quality Jimbo in grayface costume I decided to go Trick or Treating this year. I figured it was a good way to combine running for President with the annual scam for free candy. I could go door to door, meet some people, shake some babies and kiss some hands. And get free candy. [...]
Full StoryCSI:NY Shrinks By 93%
Electric Sheep in-world service workers out of work – CSI:NY downsizes to 32 sim by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk A virtual recession may threaten the metaverse, as service workers hired to meet and greet noobies suffered mass layoffs today. The layoffs are part of a significant downsizing in the number of CSI:NY sims – [...]
Full StoryThe Office – SL’s Coach Potato Onslaught Continues
Metaverse shark jumping is the latest television craze by Jessica Holyoke Dwight’s avatar Dwight Even if you don’t watch CSI:NY, you might have known about their episode dealing with Second Life last week. But you might have missed another television show that went onto the Grid. The Office, the NBC American Version, also visited the [...]
Full StorySL Business Embraces CSI:NY – Players Shrug
Television viewers yawn, move on with first life by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk CSI:NY adotped by native SL businesses Responding to the CBS-funded Second Life hypervent for CSI:NY, in-world entrepreneurs are now using CSI search terms to help promote their largely sex-based businesses. Querying the Second Life search tool for CSI yields a number [...]
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