Luxury tax? Put that on my Amex Black, nicca.

So to slowly move you readers into becoming slightly more interested in my scribblings, I figured I would write something that you’re probably used to reading on this site… some shit about new electronics. So to pop my cherry on my first topical post, I present to you…

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Yes folks, much to the chagrin of drug dealers, off-the-books waitresses, and strippers, Parker Bros. is kicking the old habit of using paper bills, and instead replacing it with debit cards. You can now teach your daughter how to swipe a credit card at age 3 (as opposed to age 4).

Parker Bros. claims that this will result in games moving faster, and less cheating, but really… where’s the fun in that? Half the fun I would have playing Monopoly is pimp-smacking my hoes (read: friends with less cash) with the wads of bills I accrued during the game. And shit, if you can get away with stealing a $500 bill in a game where no two players are more than five feet away from each other at any given moment, well, I personally think you earned that $500, friend.

While this new disaster is currently only availible in Europe and Australia, I certainly hope if it’s brought here to the US, we get an option as to which one we want to buy. (Then again, who doesn’t own an old-school Monopoly board game anyway?) I want to teach my future son all about dimes and nicks before he goes off into the world learning everything alone. What kind of father would I be if I don’t?

Tagged: Monopoly, Technology, Debit, Cards