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Police visit 91-year-old woman who missed check-in calls only to find her "playing video games in her bedroom" and "trying to beat her record"
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TreseBrothers lemmy.world TreseBrothers@lemmy.world
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Celeste Ryder 🐾 🐀🏳️‍🌈 freeradical.zone bougiewonderland@freeradical.zone
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UnderpantsWeevil lemmy.world UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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Listen, we've all been here.

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Coelacanth feddit.nu Coelacanth@feddit.nu
Joined: 2023-07-04
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Okay, but what game was she playing!? I feel like the reporter is leaving out crucial information here. We need to know!

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TachyonTele piefed.social TachyonTele@piefed.social
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I am retired. All i do is play games. Its awesome.

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hopesdead startrek.website hopesdead@startrek.website
Joined: 2024-05-27
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Was it Tetris Effect?

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neidu3 sh.itjust.works neidu3@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2024-11-03
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She probably clicked "Just a couple more turns" after the scientific victory.

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Bonesince1997 lemmy.world Bonesince1997@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-12
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As News 5 Cleveland reports, the unnamed Westlake, Ohio woman is part of the city's "Are You Okay?" police program. Members of the program receive daily calls to confirm their wellbeing – a godsend for elderly or disabled people living alone, for instance.

"If the call is not answered, the Police Department is notified and an officer is dispatched to the home to conduct a personal check-in visit," the Westlake police department's website explains.

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okwhateverdude lemmy.world okwhateverdude@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-01
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She probably clicked "Just a couple more turns" after the scientific victory.

It'd be a waste not to use the nukes and xcom

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betterdeadthanreddit lemmy.world betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-06
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She's tightening up her speedrun routes to shave off a few milliseconds, don't bother her. Grandma's going for the gold!

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betterdeadthanreddit lemmy.world betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-06
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Okay, but what game was she playing!? I feel like the reporter is leaving out crucial information here. We need to know!

Another article identifies it as a bubble pop game. Not sure if it's the specific game called "Bubble Pop!" or a clone. Could try contacting the police department for clarification.

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MonkeMischief lemmy.today MonkeMischief@lemmy.today
Joined: 2023-10-24
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Wait-wait, @TreseBrothers@lemmy.world OP, are you these Trese Brothers?? That's so cool! Love the passion and charm you put into your games! They're clearly made with a lot of love. :)

Also lol yeah I agree with the others: What was she hooked on playing?! That's how I'm probably going to be spending my latter years, catching up on my library hahaha.

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potoooooooo 🥔 lemmy.world ivanafterall@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-20
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She's tightening up her speedrun routes to shave off a few milliseconds, don't bother her. Grandma's going for the gold!

Let's go, grandma! Shave 'em off and tighten it up! No more sloppy seconds, every millisecond counts!

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Hanrahan slrpnk.net hanrahan@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2023-03-14
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Wait-wait, @TreseBrothers@lemmy.world OP, are you these Trese Brothers?? That's so cool! Love the passion and charm you put into your games! They're clearly made with a lot of love. :) Also lol yeah I agree with the others: What was she hooked on playing?! That's how I'm probably going to be spending my latter years, catching up on my library hahaha.

i promised myself that if i hit 80, i am starting LSD

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dansemacabreingalone lemmy.dbzer0.com dansemacabreingalone@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2026-04-09
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i promised myself that if i hit 80, i am starting LSD

Dont wait. Older braibs need bigger doses.

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dansemacabreingalone lemmy.dbzer0.com dansemacabreingalone@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2026-04-09
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As News 5 Cleveland reports, the unnamed Westlake, Ohio woman is part of the city's "Are You Okay?" police program. Members of the program receive daily calls to confirm their wellbeing – a godsend for elderly or disabled people living alone, for instance. "If the call is not answered, the Police Department is notified and an officer is dispatched to the home to conduct a personal check-in visi...

This woman doesnt need cops. She needs multiplayer.

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TreseBrothers lemmy.world TreseBrothers@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-07-08
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Wait-wait, @TreseBrothers@lemmy.world OP, are you these Trese Brothers?? That's so cool! Love the passion and charm you put into your games! They're clearly made with a lot of love. :) Also lol yeah I agree with the others: What was she hooked on playing?! That's how I'm probably going to be spending my latter years, catching up on my library hahaha.

Thanks so much! 😄

Steam backlogs as retirement plans definitely sounds like the way to go, lol.

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