orcishgamer: Don't know about Canada but I'm pretty sure in the US it's under 2 years. Kids take 18+ years to raise. It's fair to say married couples simply have less sex (since the majority do reproduce and in such a short timeframe, at least in the US). Your caveat, while technically correct, doesn't affect much in the larger picture.

jamyskis: Speaking as a European, I realise that our age classification/censorship authorities do go overboard a lot of the time (especially the USK), but at the same time, most Europeans do recognise the need to enforce some kind of age restriction system. I've done my part-time work in Gamestop and I know how many parents try to buy games for their kids with their kids present - a lot of them don't realise that the age restrictions are binding, not a recommendation, and most of them had no idea of the type of stuff that's in these games.

There are plenty of games that are just not suitable for kids and even the ESRB recognises this. It would be an ideal world where all parents raise their kids properly and allow them to play games that are suitable for them, but unfortunately a lot of them just buy their kids these games to keep them quiet and absolve themselves of all responsibility for raising them.

Of course, common sense is demanded and I don't strictly adhere to the age ratings - my girlfriend's goddaughter was 4 when she came to see us last and she enjoys playing Ridge Racer - which is rated 6 but is harmless. What I won't do is subject her - or my children in the future - to something like Counterstrike or CoD. I was horrified a couple of years ago when my sister bought my then 10-year-old nephew Black Ops for his Xbox.

I personally find the uproar on Gamespot hilarious every time someone tries to restrict the sale of M-rated and AO-rated games to adults by means of legislation - it's a typical sign of the average demographic there. Why should people over 18 care?

I'm pretty sure that I'm not alone in finding it disturbing when 11-year-olds play Mortal Kombat, revelling in the numerous dismemberments and decapitations, and are spewing out all kinds of nasty shit when they play Call of Duty online...

keeveek: I propose another label for stupid americans.

"Reckless drinking may cause drowning" on water bottles.

keeveek: It's funny how dumb Pollacks jokes are just modified dumb Irish folks jokes.

And everywhere else in the world it's "stupid americans" ;P

keeveek: Don't worry, you still earn three times more than most people with master's degree in Poland :P

Roman5: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/166615/Bill_proposes_tobaccostyle_warning_labels_for_games.php

Politicians should also come with warning labels.

Warning: Exposure to politicians has been linked to wasting of tax-payer money

tejozaszaszas: I don´t care about labels, I care about prohibitions. For me, If I have to choose between german laws related to videogames and american ones, I´d prefer american ones.

Anyway, talking about labels... When they will label transgenic food and allow costumers to make their own choices?. I mean in the USA.

QC: I call the lab grown fish chunks.

That's the weird thing, most people are afraid of touching anything that's been altered by science or nature in fear that it does the same to them. I guess you can say the same thing about the warnings they want to place, that they're afraid of having an army of gun wielding 4 year old children who run around, blasting up schools and churches, and then going back home to have some "Hot Coffee".