Posted on 12/17/2007 4:09:31 AM PST by Colonel Kangaroo
After catching his teenage son smoking pot, a father sold his son's coveted "Guitar Hero III" video game on eBay as punishment, and made over $9,000, PC World reported. The father, a Canadian school teacher, spent two weeks searching for the rare video game for the Nintendo Wii gaming system before buying it for his son. But later, after coming home from work early, he caught his son smoking reefer in the backyard with his "delinquent friends," PC World reported. Click here to read the full PC World report. In the eBay listing page, the man said he put the video game up for sale to punish his son and discourage him from smoking dope. "I know smoking a joint isn't the end of the world, but if you can convince me that he deserves the gift, then I will end the auction," it was reported. The father sold the game to an Australian buyer for $9,100.01, PC World reported.
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There’s a Ron Paul joke in here somewhere.
Good investment.
Another one for my "Why didn't I think of this ?" file.
Sure, I don't have a son --much less a pot-smoking one, but who's to know? $9000 for a $100 game! Way to go!
Amazing! Having a father in the house makes a difference.
$9,100.01?
Sounds like he located another pot-smoker in Australia.
Darn! I bought Guitar Hero III for the Wii many weeks ago and only played it once. When I read this article, I thought there might be a huge shortage of the game/controller and the value had skyrocketed, but a quick search on eBay indicates the game and controller is still worth the same as I payed.
$9,000???!!
I hope it’s at least the version of the game!
Arrrgh. Stereo version I mean.
Cha-Ching.
“The combinition of Guitar Hero and marijuana would seem dangerous for future rational thinking.”
So rock and roll is the root of all evil? Did we just time warp back to 1958? Jeez.
Good for Dad.
Sounds like a great South Park episode.
"Hi Dad. Me and the guys were just uhh, working on a school project."
‘“The combinition of Guitar Hero and marijuana would seem dangerous for future rational thinking.”
So rock and roll is the root of all evil? Did we just time warp back to 1958? Jeez.’
LOL! “Dang hepsters with their rockey-roll and mary-ju-wana.”
If you do not think that the intellectual quality of our nation has declined since 1958, I suggest you visit the website "Democratic Underground".
Pretty illiberal for a Canadian school teacher. Perhaps he even supports Mark Steyn! Wonder why he hasn’t moved yet.
“If you do not think that the intellectual quality of our nation has declined since 1958, I suggest you visit the website “Democratic Underground”.”
And, Colonel, if you think thats because of rock and roll music, I suggest you consult your big government “conservative” friends in the Republican party. I agree that the intellectual quality of our nation has declined remarkably, but I blame the federal government’s involvement in education and the growth of the nanny state, not the fact that kids starting playing electric guitars in large numbers. That’s horse and buggy thinking at its best! Instead of putting the blame where it belongs, you’re looking for a scapegoat.
Price Gouging!!!
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