Since the age of about 16, I have been an avid player of McDonalds’ Monopoly Game. For some reason, this delightful game of chance has enticed me into drinking far more than my share of large Cokes, which is my main staple at McDonalds. I really like the drinks there. I told my friend Jen this once, and she told me that she had a friend that worked for the Coca-Cola Company, and he said that McDonalds has great drinks because they are diligent in cleaning out the lines that connect the soda syrup to the carbonated water. However they do it, I really like their drinks.
Anyway, as I was driving by my McDonalds, I saw the sign: “Monopoly Is Back!” (I call the one McDonalds on my way home “my McDonalds” because it is pretty much the only one I stop at. They have set up their little drive through microphone system so that it is hooked up to a call center in India. Despite my Indian heritage, I admit I go to this McDonalds in part because I get a hearty chuckle every time someone asks me in a thick Indian accent if I want a “Mac Snack Wrap.”) I came home and told my wife about my discovery. She did not seem to care much, but she did tell me that my daughter Mia saw a similar the sign and exclaimed, "Oh no, look it's Monopoly time. . . . poor Dad!"
It has been very hard to reconcile myself to the fact that I cannot play this year. Go ahead and laugh, I am a serious player. Last year I won a free Big Mac and two small drinks. The possibility of having to sit out my chance of winning a Beaches resort trip, a 2011 Ford Edge, a $5,000 Wal-mart spending spree (okay, maybe not that—once I was in a Wal-mart and some kid threw up right in front of me, and his mom just left it there and kept shopping like nothing had happened, it was really disgusting and I haven’t really been able to go back) is simply devastating. Of course, the big prize, the $1 million, has been in my grasp every year since the thing started. I always get Park Place, but never Boardwalk. Anyway, for a complete list of prizes, click here, you’ll be happy you did.
It has been very hard to reconcile myself to the fact that I cannot play this year. Go ahead and laugh, I am a serious player. Last year I won a free Big Mac and two small drinks. The possibility of having to sit out my chance of winning a Beaches resort trip, a 2011 Ford Edge, a $5,000 Wal-mart spending spree (okay, maybe not that—once I was in a Wal-mart and some kid threw up right in front of me, and his mom just left it there and kept shopping like nothing had happened, it was really disgusting and I haven’t really been able to go back) is simply devastating. Of course, the big prize, the $1 million, has been in my grasp every year since the thing started. I always get Park Place, but never Boardwalk. Anyway, for a complete list of prizes, click here, you’ll be happy you did.
Since I have made a commitment not to partake of any drink or food other than what I am specifically assigned by Kristi Approved/Live the Life, my Monopoly chances for 2010 are dashed. Since I won't win my million playing Monopoly this year, I guess I'll have to start getting lottery tickets.
1 comment:
First of all...i love why you won't go into walmart, and second of all...if you really want to play, feel free to buy cokes and drop them here.
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