> ay-ay-ay. We gamers are screwed the next time LBO wants to talk about
> whether or not video games are the end of civilization.
>
> On 12/5/06, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
> >
> > <http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2006/12/radio_news_you_.html >
> >
> > Radio listeners give up baby for PS3
> >
> > A DJ on KDWB asked listeners to call in if they were willing to give
> > up their child for 24 hours in exchange for a PS3. Much to the DJ's
> > surprise, quite a few people called in, seriously ready to trade
> > their baby for the video game console. The callers were disappointed
> > to discover that the DJ was only kidding and that they'd have to
> > shell out $800 on eBay and find a babysitter to live their dream.
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My Explanation:
Two thoughts.
First notion: Nobody at the radio station could take the joke that the callers were joking. In other words they didn't get the fact that the callers may be better than shock-jocks at saying shocking things. (This is the Marxist (Groucho faction) interpretation of reality.)
Second notion: If a person is giving away a PS3 he is obviously better off than any of the callers and probably even wants a baby more than most. There fore giving the child away may actually improve the child's life and, in the event improves your own life. One less child you can't take care of anyway. Plus a Play Station! (This is the Richard Posner interpretation of reality.) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <../attachments/20061205/11ddec5e/attachment.htm>