28 November 2009 - virtual marriage

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Man Marries Virtual Girlfriend

It’s a win all around, right? Lonely nerds need companionship, the media is sure happy, it’s another step toward solving the population problem, the machines tighten their gripperhold in the struggle to upset their rival humans, and most important of all, fictional characters everywhere have learned new hope that they too can pull a Pinocchio.

clue:

“SAL9000” (screen name chosen after Arthur C. Clarke) did his level best to marry character Nene Anegasaki from the dating simulation game Love Plus.

http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/25/video-game-wedding-a.html

give me a clue so sweet and true

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