Tag Archive for 'games'

ease stress, whack a banker

Are you infuriated by the fact that rich bankers get Washington bailouts and six-figure bonuses while you’re still scraping by? You are far from alone. Tim Hunkin, an English man who runs an arcade in Southwold, Suffolk realized there was a market for people who wanted to take out their frustration on capitalist pigs – so he created “Whack a Banker,” a game based on the popular “Whack a Mole,” where little heads of men in business suits pop out of holes, and you beat the hell out of them with a mallet. Hunkin, who charges a mere 40 pence per turn, is already raking in the cash.

”It’s proving very popular. I keep having to replace worn-out mallets.”

”And, of course, the bankers never really lose. If you win the game a banker’s voice says: ‘You win. We retire. Thank you very much to the taxpayer for paying our pensions’.”

I have got to schedule a trip out there.

after the unemployment olympics

My friend, the photographer Nick McGlynn, took some awesome photos from yesterday’s unemployment Olympics.

Check out his photo gallery here.

my agenda for tomorrow

I’ve just cleared my entire schedule for tomorrow (although, when you’re unemployed, you don’t have much of a schedule to speak of beyond “wake up” and “halfheartedly look at online job ads”), because I simply must attend The Unemployment Olympics. Held in Tompkins Square Park in the East Village, events for the Olympics include the Fax Machine Toss, the “You’re Fired!” Race, and – my personal favorite – Pin the Blame on the Boss. If you, like me, live in New York and want to participate, you must bring proof of unemployment with you – your state unemployment card, a letter from your former employer, or a stub from an unemployment check will all be accepted.

Seriously, I cannot decide whether to be thrilled this exists or pissed that I didn’t think of it first.

never count out office slackers

If you had to guess, what would you say won the title of Most Popular Video Game Ever?

The Legend of Zelda?

Grand Theft Auto?

Try again. The correct answer is…

Solitaire.

It turns out that a nation full of people stuck on boring conference calls can really count in your favor.