The Hunger Games movie came out over the weekend. I haven't seen it or read the books, but I used to play it all the time when I was younger. There are several different versions. Let's see theres:
The Original Hunger Games
That's what homeless and poor people play here in the United States, but, like soccer, it's much more popular over in Africa.
The Hunger Games Junior
It's like Monopoly Junior but the opposite. The objective is to not have any money. I used to play it a lot as a kid. It's basically a bunch of minigames like "Grandma bought a 22 oz box of Cap'n Crunch but only one pint (16 oz) of milk. If I eat it with a fork can I make the milk last?" or... "Safeway had that nasty Townhouse store brand Spaghettios on sale, now we have 50 cans of it. Are we really eating this everyday for dinner? My mother says that unless I have McDonald's money I should stop whining. How can we alter it by adding hot dogs, onion powder and garlic salt?"
The Hunger Games: New Millenium Edition
The wife and I lost our jobs in the same month. The social services rep says we can't get food stamps because we don't work at least twenty hours a week. I told her that was the stupidest thing I've ever heard. She told me to have a nice day. We have twenty bucks a month to eat. What's the best way to die: Starvation or succumbing to a lifelong battle with diabetes, heart disease and cancer from eating ramen noodles, hot dogs, jelly sandwiches and sweet tea for breakfast, lunch and dinner?
I can't believe they made a movie about this.
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