I took in a demo of the upcoming iPhone update of "The Oregon Trail," and while I can't tell you about that version until next week, it reminded me of a story from my childhood, where my 5th grade teacher was forced to ban "The Oregon Trail" from our classroom.
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"The Oregon Trail" was a big deal to me in 5th grade. It was a big deal to everyone in my class. Whenever you finished your in-class work early, you could jet over to the class' personal computer and play the game of your choice.
For most of us, that game was "The Oregon Trail." That game was eventually banned, thanks to one kid who decided to push the envelope.
When you die in "The Oregon Trail," you have the opportunity to type your name into a gravesite. Someone in our class decided it'd be funny to type f*** onto their gravestone, which our teacher eventually found out about.
Our teacher didn't know how to erase the word, so the game was removed from class. If you can't tell, I'm still bitter over the whole thing.
Jerk.