Yeah, yeah... I know that I promised you the corollary to Things that I don't understand, but then I made my last post, and that got me thinking...
These don't really sound like the kind of people that take a five day cruise.
These sound like the kind of people that are doing 14 days in the Caribbean (and inquiring minds want to know... is it Ca-rib-be-an? Or is it Ca-ri-be-an. Not me... just those inquiring ones...)
So... these kids get there 40 bucks a day each to go blow on video games. And let's say that mom and dad have some restraint. Not much, mind you, but some. So they only give their kids their allowance for 10 days of the cruise. Now the video game money gets up to $1200. $1200!
So now we have the cost of the cruise, and the extra $1200 for Asteroids. What's that, you say? They don't play Asteroids anymore? Pac Man? What about Missile Command. I loved Missile Command! Surely, they play Centipede? Hmm... kids today.
And... as Jen asked (and yes Jen, you are one of the eight), what are they doing playing video games on a cruise anyway? If my kids are going on a cruise, they are going to be doing cruise things. (Having never been on a cruise, I don't really know what those things might be, but I'm pretty sure they involve something more than a television and a controller.)
Better yet, leave the kids at home with a sitter. (Spend the 1200 bucks on the sitter. She can probably use the money anyway.) And take the money that you saved on the kids cruise fare and squander it on yourself at the ships' casino!
Okay. I feel better now.
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I'm with you Ernie. Leave the kids at home. What do teenagers know about appreciating a cruise anyway? (Although, like you, I've never actually BEEN on one, I can't imagine that a teenager could truly appreciate the concept of relaxation at sea without hearing constant calls of "mom" and "dad". $1200 much better spent on a babysitter. Definitely.
Now you're talkin, E!
1. I say Cari-beee-an. Potayto, Potah-to.
2. Allowance? AND a cruise? Sheesh.
M :)
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