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jtr1962
11-23-2005, 08:10 AM
First there was the hype, and then I saw idiots camping out Tuesday night waiting for the stores to open. Finally, everything else paled by comparison when I checked eBay (http://cgi.ebay.com/Microsoft-Xbox-360-Game-console-NIB-Ready-to-Ship_W0QQitemZ8236179971QQcategoryZ62054QQrdZ1QQcm dZViewItem). $12,100 for a game console!? :o And I saw quite a few other auctions which closed in excess of $5,000. If this doesn't say something about our warped values nothing does. If someone has this much money to burn to pay a few dozen times retail on a totally unnecessary item they should write a check to a charity instead. It's not like this is the last Xbox which will ever be made. Once the hype dies down you probably won't be able to give these things away. Kind of reminds me of some idiot who had a garage full of Furbys a few years ago thinking he would make a killing. He ended up instead with over $10,000 of worthless clutter once the hype died. It made my day.
Tannin
11-23-2005, 09:01 AM
What's an Xbox 360? And what's a furby?

(Don't bother typibg a reply, I probably won't bother reading the tread again anyway. Take it as read: I already agree that the entire world is populated by idiots and/or morons except for you and me, and I have my doubts about you sometimes.)

Typibg? Did I say that? Oh WTF? Close enough. The way I mutilate the keyboard, typibg is probably more accurate anyway. Tea is better at it than I am, and she uses her feet!

I think I'm going to give up being real and let her have a turn at it. She would probably be better at that too. At least she's not human: that ought to be a good start. I'm going to bed. Sleep: now there is something I am god at. Damn keyboard ... I mean GOOD at!
Mercutio
11-23-2005, 09:02 AM
Consoles are beneath me. :)
Will Rickards
11-23-2005, 11:50 AM
Food for thought
Tickle Me Elmo...
Cabbage Patch Kids...

Sometimes there is a christmas time madness that causes normally sane people to do insane things. I say if it isn't in stock just get the kid a gift card for the amount it costs so he can get it after christmas.
Stereodude
11-23-2005, 01:32 PM
Had I known this I would have pre-ordered a few to flip on ebay myself.
sechs
11-24-2005, 08:38 PM
Microsoft has people snowed again!
LiamC
11-24-2005, 10:34 PM
(Don't bother typibg a reply, I probably won't bother reading the tread again anyway. Take it as read: I already agree that the entire world is populated by idiots and/or morons except for you and me, and I have my doubts about you sometimes.)

Bill Cosby?



Food for thought
Tickle Me Elmo...
Cabbage Patch Kids...

Pet rocks--WTF? :eekers:
I saw a news snippet a couple of years back where Elmo spoke to some members of the U.S. Senate--reminded me of Nero (the Roman Emporer, not Germanic software!) and his horse.



Microsoft has people snowed again!

They keep doing it. P.T Barnum was right. Vista will be a success, and hardware vendors will bow down (bend over?) and worship Redmond for their salvation.
Tannin
11-25-2005, 01:23 AM
Sorry. I meant "except you, me, and Bill Cosby", of course. Silly of me to forget.
LunarMist
11-25-2005, 01:54 AM
The pet rocks were rather boring, being just an ordinary small stone. The kids tired of them quickly. I don't remember that anyone stood in long lines waiting for pet rocks either.
sechs
11-25-2005, 09:18 PM
Maybe that's because you could pick them up for free from the parking lot.
LOST6200
11-26-2005, 05:54 PM
Why, do have the rounded river stones in a parking lot?
LOST6200
11-26-2005, 05:57 PM
I wownder how ling ot will be bfore the X-BOX 400. That shojudl be ever bertter. :D
sechs
11-27-2005, 01:04 AM
Bork, bork, bork.