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'For me ... five minutes of gaming would never be enough. I would just keep going until I crashed out.'

* HYKE VAN DER HEIJDEN, 28, who has completed treatment at an Amsterdam detox de·tox (d-tks)
v.
To subject to detoxification.
n.
 clinic for video-game addicts. [Associated Press]

'What a great idea, because if there's anything that calms the Arab world down, it's a cartoon.'

* JON STEWART of The Daily Show on Israeli warplanes dropping leaflets over Lebanon that showed a caricature of Hezbollah's leader, Hassan Nasrallah. [The Hotline]

'We feel, an obligation to defend the smiley See emoticon. face.'

* A SPOKESMAN for Wal-Mart on the company's trademark dispute with SmileyWorld, the London-based company that first registered the rights to the smiley-face symbol, decades ago. [The New York Times]
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Title Annotation:SOUNDBITES
Publication:New York Times Upfront
Date:Sep 18, 2006
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