Tuesday, 14 March 2006

Mad for an Xbox 360

My eldest, Antony, is desperate to get his hand s on an Xbox 360.

He can't wait anymore. As far as he is concerned it should have launched on March 2nd.

So, when he heard about the contest on local radio station Nova 969 - he went crazy.

The promotion goes something like this

  • you fill in a form saying *WHY* you deserve an Xbox 360
  • the gang pick the best entry each day
  • you then have a choice between Box "A" and Box "B"
  • the one you pick gets chainsawed live on air
  • if it's empty, you win
  • it the xbox 360 is in the box, it gets cut in two and you lose!

So, Antony is listening to this and wonder WHY would they be destroying an Xbox 360 when could be playing with it.

Turns out they aren't really cut with a chain saw, but Antony has Asperger's Syndrome and is quite literal. He deals with the concrete and with facts, so this kind of promotion leaves him very confused.

I tell him to chill - he'll get a chance to get his in a week and a bit. Plus, he can come visit me when he wants to plat

[listening to: Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash ]
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