{"id":246,"date":"2011-10-31T16:17:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-31T16:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thedigitaldepot.co.uk\/ladburypr\/five-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-ian\/"},"modified":"2015-12-28T14:17:30","modified_gmt":"2015-12-28T14:17:30","slug":"five-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-ian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedigitaldepot.co.uk\/ladburypr\/five-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-ian\/","title":{"rendered":"Five things you probably didn&#8217;t know about Ian Livingstone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-9AHORjrKiTM\/TbiLAXeW60I\/AAAAAAAAAGE\/CRpPfWg1_xU\/s1600\/Ian_Livingstone_Dicing_With_Dragons_1982.jpg\" alt=\"Ian Livingstone\" width=\"454\" height=\"454\" \/><\/p>\n<p>1. He\u2019s never met anyone who didn\u2019t cheat in Forest of Doom (<a title=\"source\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vice.com\/read\/steve-jackson-ian-livingstone-283-v16n12\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>2. He once turned down a merchandising proposal for a Lara Croft popsicle entitled Lick A Lara Lolly (<a title=\"source\" href=\"http:\/\/au.gamespot.com\/news\/6161633.html\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>3. He has something in common with Hercule Poirot &#8211; he is half Belgian, on his mother\u2019s side (<a title=\"source\" href=\"http:\/\/menmedia.co.uk\/manchestereveningnews\/news\/business\/s\/198\/198351_ians_monster_gaming_glory.html\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>4. He spent three months living in a van outside a squash club to shower. He got very good at squash (<a title=\"source\" href=\"http:\/\/menmedia.co.uk\/manchestereveningnews\/news\/business\/s\/198\/198351_ians_monster_gaming_glory.html\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>5. He is lobbying the government to make sure all children will be taught computer programming at school (<a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/1\/hi\/programmes\/click_online\/9503255.stm\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><em>Ian Livingstone will be speaking at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.explay.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">Extended Play Festival<\/a> on 4th November 2011.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. He\u2019s never met anyone who didn\u2019t cheat in Forest of Doom (source). 2. He once turned down a merchandising proposal for a Lara Croft popsicle entitled Lick A Lara Lolly (source). 3. He has something in common with Hercule Poirot &#8211; he is half Belgian, on his mother\u2019s side (source). 4. 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