Author Topic: Naughty kids! No DS for you! (Read 8599 times)

Caustic Saint · « **on:** December 24, 2004, 12:44:44 PM »

Nothing like a dad showing his kids that Santa really does care if you're naughty or nice:

Go, Dad, go!

nickmitch · « **Reply #1 on:** December 24, 2004, 12:48:38 PM »

Wait a guy is selling his bad a**ed kids' presents on ebay?
HA Hawwww!

Caustic Saint · « **Reply #2 on:** December 24, 2004, 01:54:25 PM »

Here's the original story as it appeared in the Houston Chronicle. A friend sent me a copy of the story, and I tracked down the Ebay auction. I just found the link to the original article.

Serves the little buggers right. And good on the dad for sticking to his word, especially after his 15 year-old basically dared him to do it after he threatened to sell the DSes on Ebay.

kirby_killer_dedede · « **Reply #3 on:** December 24, 2004, 03:29:47 PM »

*runs and makes sure presents are still under tree*

Exxcellent.

Arbok · « **Reply #4 on:** December 24, 2004, 05:38:44 PM »

Already up to $865.55, and it's still going! He looks to make a tidy profit off of this when all is said and done.

Caustic Saint · « **Reply #5 on:** December 24, 2004, 08:07:44 PM »

Nah, the top bidder has zero feedback. It's somebody just trying to spoil the auction. I guarantee that whoever that bidder is, they won't pay.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #6 on:** December 24, 2004, 09:59:20 PM »

Probably the kids themselves.
Or maybe he's just making stuff up to make people pay more.

Caustic Saint · « **Reply #7 on:** December 24, 2004, 11:05:19 PM »

"This listing (8156992690) has been removed by eBay"

Guess it doesn't matter anymore...

Polemistis · « **Reply #8 on:** December 26, 2004, 12:45:31 PM »

Hehe, I heard about that on the radio

Mario · « **Reply #9 on:** December 26, 2004, 01:11:33 PM »

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Originally posted by: Polemistis
Hehe, I heard about that on the radio

Wow, free advertising!

Berto2K · « **Reply #10 on:** December 27, 2004, 01:07:54 AM »

Here's the reposting of the auction. Somebody paid waaayyy too much for this stuff.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=62054&item=8157047854&rd=1&ssPageName=

PaLaDiN · « **Reply #11 on:** December 27, 2004, 03:23:46 AM »

What the hell? Why is this news?

Are we seriously that ass-backwards of a society now that simple disciplinary tactics are seen as cruel and unusual?

How the hell are parents supposed to discipline their kids now?

Arbok · « **Reply #12 on:** December 27, 2004, 06:06:42 AM »

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Originally posted by: PaLaDiN
What the hell? Why is this news?

Are we seriously that ass-backwards of a society now that simple disciplinary tactics are seen as cruel and unusual?

How the hell are parents supposed to discipline their kids now?

*Shrugs* Good advertising for the Nintendo DS, though...

3rdrocket · « **Reply #13 on:** December 28, 2004, 02:48:22 AM »

umm, owned?

nickmitch · « **Reply #14 on:** December 28, 2004, 10:47:26 AM »

It doesn't seem cruel to me. I think it's funny!
Thinking of this will cheer me up whenever I'm down.

dafunkk12 · « **Reply #15 on:** December 29, 2004, 09:54:30 AM »

RE: the high ending price.

I heard on the evening news that the winning bidder is the same casino that bought the Virgin Mary sandwich. Wow, makes you rethink just how much people actually lose at those places.

Arbok · « **Reply #16 on:** December 29, 2004, 08:18:11 PM »

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Originally posted by: dafunkk12
RE: the high ending price.

I heard on the evening news that the winning bidder is the same casino that bought the Virgin Mary sandwich. Wow, makes you rethink just how much people actually lose at those places.

My question is, what is the Casino's incentive to do so? Publicity? Seems pretty expensive for publicity that not very many will even hear about.

odifiend · « **Reply #17 on:** December 30, 2004, 05:27:13 AM »

Well a casino could do it without breaking a sweat fiancially, but yes, I don't see the incentive as that would make a pretty poor side show.

RABicle · « **Reply #18 on:** January 03, 2005, 02:34:34 AM »

They just wanted to be a part of this fistworhy act from father of the year.

questionableone · « **Reply #19 on:** January 12, 2005, 12:45:29 PM »

anybody think that the dad just made it up to get more money?

Zach · « **Reply #20 on:** January 12, 2005, 04:56:26 PM »

If that is true, than it sure worked!!!! Maybe I should try something like that.

redding · « **Reply #21 on:** January 18, 2005, 01:33:46 AM »

that serves those kids right, and as for trying to make the parents out as cruel. well if those people want to see more kids turn out as criminals then why dont they just ban any disciplanary action agaisnt children

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Author Topic: Naughty kids! No DS for you! (Read 8599 times)