Billy Mitchell’s Donkey Kong high-score case will move forward to trial

Re:Billy Mitchell’s Donkey Kong high-score case will move fo... by JKCalhoun on Friday October 30, 2020 @11:05AM (#24942968)

Wearing your patriotism on your sleeve ... or around your neck ... tells me all I need to know.

No, seriously, I have never been wrong yet about a person's character by observing things like that. I know a view as unscientific as that will not go over well with the HN crowd, but perhaps some of us do find merit in body language, and other external "tells".

To be sure, not saying he is not an impressive, and maybe even the best Donkey Kong player — just making an observation about his general trustworthiness in my view.

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Re:Billy Mitchell’s Donkey Kong high-score case will move fo... by Covzire on Friday October 30, 2020 @11:09AM (#24943007)

I'm not sure if he's so much wearing/celebrating his patriotism as he is cloaking himself with it. He's extremely litigious from all accounts I've seen and it seems to be part and parcel of a carefully crafted and intimidating persona. Billy himself has no credibility to a lot of people, so why not throw a symbol front and center that holds weight for people. Just my opinion, don't sue me Billy.

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Re:Billy Mitchell’s Donkey Kong high-score case will move fo... by jgalt212 on Friday October 30, 2020 @12:38PM (#24944018)

BIRG

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basking_in_reflected_glory

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Re:Billy Mitchell’s Donkey Kong high-score case will move fo... by marketingPro on Friday October 30, 2020 @08:49PM (#24948182)

Thank you. This was a fascinating read.

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Re:Billy Mitchell’s Donkey Kong high-score case will move fo... by gowld on Friday October 30, 2020 @11:11AM (#24943032)

Anyone who creates a persona around their association with something else casts suspicion on anything they do outside of that something else.

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Re:Billy Mitchell’s Donkey Kong high-score case will move fo... by Talanes on Saturday October 31, 2020 @02:31AM (#24949548)

Even within that something else. There's more incentive to cheat if you've tied your public identity into being good at something.

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Re:Billy Mitchell’s Donkey Kong high-score case will move fo... by dylan604 on Friday October 30, 2020 @11:13AM (#24943067)

The tie is what gives you that impression? Not the mullet?

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Re:Billy Mitchell’s Donkey Kong high-score case will move fo... by codezero on Friday October 30, 2020 @11:27AM (#24943238)

Yep, Joe Dirt had a mullet, and I think that’s all I need to say.

Life’s a garden, dig it.

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