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bowleserised
09/10/09

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My, that's offensive. She did use a ouija board herself, but, um, this must be a spoof, surely? I'm sure the estate would come down like a tonne of fucking bricks.
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bowleserised
09/10/09

@bowleserised: Also, it's not even a year since her son – her daughter's last surviving family member – killed himself.
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queen_caribbean
09/09/09

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Is this from the makers of the Twin Towers Jenga game? It reminds me of the Titanic-themed slot machine I saw not long ago at the casino. Do the manufacturers not realize that they're basing "games" on real people who died tragically? Yes, it's still "too soon." And it always will be.
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katie.scarlett.o'hara
09/09/09

@queen_caribbean: That sounds the Marie Antoinette doll whose head pops off. Guillotine and cake included. :(
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jengrrrl
09/09/09

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At makers of this game: the brute Brute heart of a brute like you
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ritualtheory
09/09/09

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This absolutely sucks. Not because her poetry is incredible (which it is), but because LOL it's hilarious to make fun of suicide!1! Graphically. Particularly when her son committed suicide not even a year ago.

Good thing the overweight and impoverished white folks are still chock full of funny, too.
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keldo
09/09/09

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I can't mince words here - this is fucked up.
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Penny
09/09/09

@keldo: 10 kinds of fucked up. 20, even.
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Penny
09/09/09

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I was going to say something funny until I saw the oven there on the box. Can you say TACKAAAAY?
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ritualtheory
09/09/09

@Penny: I can say much, much meaner things than that. What assholes.
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Penny
09/09/09

@Penny: Oh god it's the little thing you move, isn't it. That is really pretty horrible.
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curiousgeorgiana
09/09/09

@Penny: OH GOD. That's horrendous.
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cirocco
09/09/09

@Penny: It's called a planchette (I would not have known this had it not been for Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House, which prominently features automatic writing.) I hadn't noticed it until you pointed it out. Ugh.

At least her son didn't live to see this. Hey, maybe they can make a Ouija board for Nicholas Hughes, too. I mean, why not? Fun fun funny!
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mrsdracomalfoy
05/17/09

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I'm really quite sick of hearing people complain about things that are marketed to women as demeaning. Granted, some of them are, but just because something is pink or contains the word yoga does not make it demeaning! If there was a blue scrabble board, would people get all up-in-arms on behalf if the men-folk? And what if I like yoga?

I'm not trying to rant, I just think that just because someone like pink, and yoga, and ponies, and whatever else gets made fun of quite regularly on this site, is not a good reason to deride them or the products marketed towards them.
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GoldenRatioφ (aka -girl11)
05/17/09

@mrsdracomalfoy: It's the constant, un-ending assumption that to market to women, you must use yoga, pink, and ponies. And that things like Netbooks and Scrabble need to be marketed to women in the first place, because the "mens'" version isn't accessible enough. If don't know how you can seriously say that a box like this, with the word "fashion!" being the one spelled, that says "every word's a winner!" isn't a little demeaning.

I'm not saying yoga, yogurt, ponies and pink are bad things, actually all of them are great things, it's just annoying that 50% of us are put into that box when marketers are trying to appeal to us. It's like saying men NEED a beer/football/boobs version of Scrabble- but of course they don't, there already IS mens' Scrabble, now that we have a woman's version!
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GoldenRatioφ (aka -girl11)
05/17/09

@goldengirl11 (is way too earnest): And I like beer, football and boobs as much as I like pink, yogurt and yoga! I just don't understand the need to aggressively market to women only!
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aShinyGumWrapper
05/17/09

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Now if they had made the tiles pink and sparkly, THEN I might have needed to buy this.
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aShinyGumWrapper
05/17/09

@aShinyGumWrapper: Oh wait, the tiles do appear to be pink. Opps, but they are missing the dazzle effect.
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samethingwedoeverynightpinky
05/17/09

@aShinyGumWrapper: The ad describes the tiles as "pearlescent," so it appears that you are all out of excuses. Get thee to a toys r us, before they come for your girl card!
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YourScreenplaySucks
05/17/09

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I'm just going to pretend that these games are actually socially conscious & designed to spread Breast Cancer Awareness.
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samethingwedoeverynightpinky
05/17/09

@Your Screenplay Sucks: They have a different edition for that: [www.twinkletwinkles.com]
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mepo - Robert Cornhole invented it
05/17/09

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It looks like a panty liner box.
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Phyllis Nefler
05/17/09

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I hear those tiles are full of fiber. I wonder if they come in 100-calorie packs??
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poires et poireaux
05/17/09

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I'm guessing I'm not the only one who bases Scrabble games from my brain's own internal dictionary (i.e. "G-A-Y-S-E-X" is and always will be a word).
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samethingwedoeverynightpinky
05/17/09

@poires et poireaux: I once lobbied that we declare urbandictionary.com the official dictionary of record for one scrabble night, but it didn't fly.
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Ipomoea
05/17/09

@samethingwedoeverynightpinky: OMG, that would have been amazing. Maybe I'll lobby for that on the next game night.
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weetziebat
05/17/09

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it would be a fun item to have out on your coffee table if it actually was a "Designer" edition, as in, some famous designer restyled the board in their signature look. (think - A Missoni print design on the board or Channel tiles where all the 'c' ones have their logo on it.

This however, just plain sucks.
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Witchtit: Your low productivity advisor
05/17/09

@weetziebat: Yeah, this one just looks like a Hallmark card.
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GoldenRatioφ (aka -girl11)
05/17/09

@weetziebat: I think your idea demonstrates something that has come up on here before, I think in relation to stuffed animals, that what marketers and men sometimes perceive as an ideal gift for a woman, might actual be an ideal gift for a very girly 8 year old girl in her princess stage. I'm not saying that every woman should hate pink girly things, because it can be fun to have some ridiculous tacky crap and not take yourself too seriously, but it seems like the default here is that when market to women, women=girls. And the copy on the game very clearly says this was designed with a woman in mind.

Not that they need to market a separate Scrabble to women, but it might be better to actually use fashion rather than spell "fashion" on the board. And men actually might like playing with it too- you could actually just market it as "Missoni Scrabble Deluxe."
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samethingwedoeverynightpinky
05/17/09

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I would have wanted this so hard when I was a kid. But even then, I think I would havehad the good sense to be be offended that it said "fashion" on the cover.
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samethingwedoeverynightpinky
05/17/09

@samethingwedoeverynightpinky: Not gonna lie though, I still kind of want it a little bit.
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Jello Mix
05/17/09

@samethingwedoeverynightpinky: I would have wanted it if I was still in elementary school and would have had not a clue why the word "fashion" was spelled out on the cover.
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baraqiel
05/17/09

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I have abandoned all of these silly games. Now I play Carcassonne and Settlers of Catan. Who's with me?!

Also, the fact that the Monopoly one is shaped like a jewelery box...with a mirror...that's not great. What is this, Paris Hilton's real estate company?
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baraqiel
05/17/09

@baraqiel: Ugh, actually, it's even worse. This is the copy:

"nstead of buying properties like Boardwalk and Park Place, players buy malls, hair salons, spas and fashion boutiques (like Jillian's Jewelry Store and Savannah's Super Spa) , go shopping, pay cell phone bills, and instead of Chance and Community Chest cards, players pick Text Message cards and Instant Message cards. Even the money, dice and property cards are pink!

Monopoly Pink Boutique comes in a pink case that looks like a jewelry box. Even the game pieces are girly. Houses and hotels have been replaced with pink and purple malls and boutiques, and tokens include sunglasses, a hairdryer, flip flops, a cell phone, a skateboard, a soccer ball, a purse and a dog. The tokens can even be worn as charms on a bracelet."
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Jello Mix
05/17/09

@baraqiel: I love Settlers of Catan! But no one will play with me; I'm too ruthless.
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baraqiel
05/17/09

@Jello Mix inspired Little Chocolate Donuts, No. 5: Oh man, that's an issue for me. I hate the robber, I think it's the worst part. I just like building my own little empire in peace...
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Jello Mix
05/17/09

@baraqiel: The robber is the worst. What's your favorite resource to control? I always like to go after lumber.

I justify my ruthlessness by pointing out that it is the one freakin' game that I can actually win. Monopoly, Life, Sorry... I lose every game.
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baraqiel
05/17/09

@Jello Mix inspired Little Chocolate Donuts, No. 5: I like ore, because there's high demand for it late in the game and it's really useful. Or brick. For some reason, in the games that I play, there's almost always a shortage of brick (but a surfeit of sheep).

I haven't played any of those games in years, but I did sometimes win at Life. The others...not so much.
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Ipomoea
05/17/09

@baraqiel: FUUUUUCK that noise. The only Monopoly I play is my Star Wars Classic Trilogy edition, and I always insist on being Darth Vader.
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LaComtesse
05/17/09

@baraqiel:@Jello Mix inspired Little Chocolate Donuts, No. 5: @Jello Mix inspired Little Chocolate Donuts, No. 5: Settlers is THE MOST BORING GAME EVER! My husband LERVES it... and so too does everyone else I know who has ever played it! When we get together for game day (yeah, we have those) they all get annoyed because I REFUSE to play that boring horrible game once more! I don't know what I'm missing.

I REALLY love "Citadels" and "Jet Set," though! And, of course, no one has ever beat me at "Balderdash."
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baraqiel
05/17/09

@LaComtesse: It is pretty sedate, as games go. But it's good to chat during. It's not my favorite, though. I like a modified version, like I said, and the end of the game is usually pretty anticlimactic.

I do not know these other games of which you speak. What are they like?
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LaComtesse
05/17/09

@baraqiel: Jet Set (it sounds a lot more complicated than it is) [www.boardgamegeek.com]

Citadels (sounds a lot dorkier than it is, but I picked it up in about three seconds, because everything you need to do in a turn is written on the cards you're holding.)

[www.boardgamegeek.com]

Balderdash= MOST FUN GAME EVER!!!!!! Basically, there are 5 categories: Word definition, Acronyms, Movie titles, People, and Laws. Say the "name" is someone like "Harry McNulty." Obviously, no one has heard of this person, so every player must make up a "definition" for that person. So, say "The winner of the 1973 Great Chili Cook-Off." The real definitions are always something kooky like that. Anyway, the goal is to get as many people to pick your answers as possible.

[www.boardgamegeek.com]
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baraqiel
05/17/09

@LaComtesse: Citadels looks fun (I can see how it would look very geeky, but I know people who play D&D and Magic: The Gathering, so...). Balderdash seems like Apples to Apples kind of? But more imaginative?
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