Torturing Sims is never not hilarious, as Reddit demonstrates

This is super messed up and also very funny.
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Do you ever feel a moment of sorrow for that poor, unsuspecting Sim you just locked in a house with no bathroom, no exit door, and 50 toddlers to take care of?

I sure don't. That shit is so funny. I'm not a sadistic person in real life (honest!), but there's something about the dumb, Simlish-speaking automatons from Electronic Arts' hit series that makes it ok. IRL torture is extremely bad, but Sims torture?

Hilarious. And, sure, a little horrifying, too.

That's the premise of a recent post on the popular Gaming subreddit: What's the worst thing you ever did in The Sims? Reddit has seen these types of posts before. They will happen again.

The author of this latest post gets things off to a promising start, with this:

Things just get worse (better?) from there. Maybe this was a bad idea. I'm going to hell for sharing this, aren't I?

Topics Gaming

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Adam Rosenberg

Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.

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