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brip blap: linklings, the Jets strike back edition

  • Patrick · 2 years ago
    Steve, I don't for a minute think it's an investment!

    But, as far as calculating how much it costs, some people would get carried away and say the opportunity cost of owning a Wii is well over $1,000,000! (It's true, I linked to an example in the bottom of my article). ;)
  • Patrick · 2 years ago
    Oh, and thanks for the link, by the way. ;)
  • Steve · 2 years ago
    Oh, I know you don't think it's an investment. Other people seem to think a Wii is an "investment" in entertainment, though.
  • David · 2 years ago
    "that of the Jets’ puny yet inexhaustible team hammering away at the Patriots, forever" - sounds dirty, but good luck with that happening...:-)
  • paidtwice · 2 years ago
    It is time for the Jets to lose by 100 points ;)
  • guinness416 · 2 years ago
    I'm trying to think of a subject I care less about that Nintendo Wiis and I'm failing. But the topic is all over my feed reader. Roll on the end of Xmas.
  • guinness416 · 2 years ago
    Oh, and you forgot the best Wii argument Steve - that it provides exercise!
  • Steve · 2 years ago
    I predict that the Jets will do far, far better than Vegas predicts. I'm not predicting a win, but I am predicting that a team one year removed from the playoffs will not fold. I am also predicting that Guinness416 will not buy a Wii for Christmas...
  • Lazy Man · 2 years ago
    There's a lot of hype behind the revenge of this game. Perhaps the Vegas line is inflated now that I think about it. I think Vegas is upset about losing the first 11 games by having spreads too low while Belichick was (and still is) hell-bent on blowing out everyone.

    Ironically, if the Jets win, it might help the Patriots score a better draft pick with the 49ers next year. That might be a great consolation prize.
  • SavingDiva · 2 years ago
    I just wanted to state for the record that I hate the Wii! I've played it several times and refuse to count it as exercise! Just because you move your arms a little doesn't mean you're working out!!! I'm over the Wii!
  • Fecundity · 2 years ago
    Last year Hubby wanted a Wii for Christmas. I couldn't find one, so I got him a $400 gift certificate to Best Buy instead. He used it in February and got his Wii for regular retail price, along with an extra controller and two games. I suggest anyone who's looking for one do the same rather than paying through the nose for it. Patience is a virtue, people. Unless you're currently selling one on eBay; then you want the impatient masses banging on your auction door.

    Thanks for the link, Steve.
  • Fecundity · 2 years ago
    Oh, and I'll also go in on the bet that Guinness won't be buying a Wii this Christmas. It was a subtle vibe, but I picked up on it. :)
  • David · 2 years ago
    What happened to the Jets? And don't say it was close - close only matters in horseshoes...and vegas, if you were betting. :-)
  • Steve · 2 years ago
    Well, it was close if you figure in a 23 point spread. It certainly wasn't the blowout everyone expected... that having been said, a disappointing game to say the least. The Pats should be worried that the Jets played so poorly yet stayed so close. Then again, 16-0 looks very, very doable now.