At 10:55 AM 10/24/97 +-9-30, you wrote:
>If you use the Australian dollar as a benchmark and convert using today's
exchange >rates a box of infantry costs
>UK Aus$ 11.00
>USA Aus$ 13.65
>Aus Aus$ 17.95 (surprise, surprise)
>NZ Aus$ 17.35
Strewth! Who'd have guess that lil ol' New Zealand is being dicked over
marginally less than Australia? I think we should try to locate the country
which is being screwed the most by GW. We'll probably find that in
Uzbekistan a blister of Land Raiders costs a month's salary.
Two days ago I bought another box of Marine infantry, opened it up and
thought "why the hell did I do that?". I blew twenty bucks on one puny
sprue of infantry. That's 5.3 Big Macs! That's two Big Mac Detachments! I
plead temporary insanity. Its got to be only a matter of time before the
Colombian drug cartels realise that there are much better profits to be
made in GW games.
BTW I'm working on a Sisters of Burger detachment which is based on a Big
Whopper (Flame grilled fillet). Come to think of it, using the Big Whopper
might not be entirely appropriate.
Major advantages of playing with Burger Detachments:
1. No painting.
2. It freaks your opponent.
3. If you finish the game by midday or dinner time you don't have to spend
time re-packing your army. Yum yum.
4. You can buy figures 24 hours a day - and there's drive thru service.
Disadvantages of playing with Burger Detachments:
1. You have to Scotchguard your playing cloth.
2. If you don't have breakfast it is tempting to eat under performing units.
3. Armies tend to become Ork after a few months. (think about it)
4. Burgers don't (easily) fit into slotta bases.
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Received on Fri Oct 24 1997 - 02:12:46 UTC