Guest FishFanInPA Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 After catching his 15-year-old smoking pot, a father sold the hard-to-get "Guitar Hero III" video game he bought his son for 90 dollars for Christmas at an online auction, fetching 9,000 dollars. The sale took place after the father spent two weeks searching for the video game for the Nintendo Wii gameboard. "So I was so relieved in that I had finally got the Holy Grail of Christmas presents pretty much just in the nick of time. I couldn't wait to spread the jubilance to my son," the father wrote on the eBay website. "Then, yesterday, I came home from work early and what do I find? My innocent little boy smoking pot in the back yard with two of his delinquent friends." The man, a school teacher, who kept his identity private, said he sold the coveted video game to punish his son and discourage him from smoking dope. The sale was a boon for the family's bank account, since the game the father purchased for 90 dollars (US) was finally sold to an Australian who plunked down 9,100 dollars for it. The naughty son, however, will not go without a present on Christmas. "I am still considering getting him a game for his Nintendo. Maybe something like Barbie as the Island Princess or Dancing with the Stars ... I know he will just love them," the father said, tongue-in-cheek. Source: AFP (yahoo.com) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando Rays Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 The latest example of a parent selling a christmas present. Last year it was a PS3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yenta Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 I love it! WAY TO GO, DAD!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passion Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Smoking pot is teh devil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FutureGM Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 :lol :lol :lol The last quote in the article is classic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Accord Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Dad of the year? No. Dumbest Australian of the year? Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelmsE Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 "I am still considering getting him a game for his Nintendo. Maybe something like Barbie as the Island Princess or Dancing with the Stars ... I know he will just love them," the father said, tongue-in-cheek. :lol classic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbob1313 Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Dad of the year? No. Dumbest Australian of the year? Yes. This doesn't make any sense to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fritz Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 ZOMG TEH SMOKING WEED IS SO EVOL AND RRONGE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passion Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 I don't get why the dad need to talk to the media about how and why he punished his kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzie Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 ^I think the point was that those games are selling for ridiculous amounts and that the dad unintentionally got 9 grand richer. Dad of the year? No. Dumbest Australian of the year? Yes. This doesn't make any sense to me. The guy who bought the game off the dad paid $9,000 for it and was Australian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradcore Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Smoking pot is teh devil. Smoking pot apparantly pads wallets, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando Rays Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 I don't get why the dad need to talk to the media about how and why he punished his kid. The media sought him out after seeing the ad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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