This is almost too funny for words (link).

According to a blog post on the John Edwards '08 Web site, "a group of Republican Second Life users, some sporting 'Bush '08' tags," vandalized the presidential candidate's Second Life online headquarters on February 26.

The vandalism included "Marxist/Lenninist posters and slogans, a feces spewing obscenity, and a photoshopped picture of John in blackface."

The Vandals were not Republicans, they were in fact whacked out liberals. It turns out that the vandals call themselves the Patriotic Negras, and bill themselves as "anarchist hippies" (link).

The group posted the claim on John Edwards' campaign blog, saying they vandalized the campaign HQ "for the lulz." The person who posted the claim, using the name Mudkips Acronym, said he wasn't a Republican but "one of the most hard-core liberals I know."

If you have been living in a hole don't know what Second Life is, check out their FAQ:

Second Life is a 3D digital world imagined, created and owned by its Residents.

Second Life is having some great effects on peoples first lives too.

This August, 2006, a video about Second Life briefly discusses a community of people who have suffered from strokes, who use Second Life as part of their recovery. When recovering from a stroke, there's a short period afterward where segments of the brain, if stimulated, will recover. It's a Catch-22 -- stroke patients need the stimulation to recover, but they won't get the stimulation until they've recovered enough to leave the house. Second Life provides them with social stimulation they'd otherwise not get.

If that ain't real enough for you, the European Union is thinking about opening an office there and Reuters has opened a bureau in Second Life. They've even got land disputes, tax problems, and a booming economy.

I've created an avatar for myself, his name is Natedawg Hax. But until I get my computer back from "the shop", I'm stuck with this ancient piece of garbage, and thus Natedawg Hax has yet to enter his Second Life. But I'm totally looking forward to having some fun with it.

Update: Domino's Pizza is planning on opening up a franchise in Second Life (link).

Labels: Funny, Second Life