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Anyway. This is entitled "bigger or better". Why? It's a game that I play with my friends. In fact, it's the game that inspired this: http://oneredpaperclip.blogspot.com/
In gameplay, teams go out for a predetermined amount of time (usually around 2 hours for us) and solicit doors with one purpose: trading various items to them. We start with a paperclip or toothpick, and run a script similar to this:
"Hi, we're playing a game called Bigger or Better. I was wondering if you had anything bigger or better than this [item] to trade me. There's a group headed the other way, and we'd like to annihilate them (that's a personal touch).
Most people will give you something better, just refuse "bigger" items like cardboard boxes, etc. It's really all about value.
With that backstory, this is what my rant is about.
FUCK big items.
We played last week on Sunday and for the 2nd time in my soliciting career, we got a couch.
Fuck.
That thing was a bitch to move last time, even though I got good mileage out of it when I moved out. Still using that TV, too. And the coffee table, and the painting...
As you might guess, after 2 hours of work you get plenty of nifty things.
But fuck couches.
One time we got this massive computer desk. That's fine. My friend is using it right now. It's better than the damn gardening urn we traded for it.
So back to this couch.
Here we are, at 20St. and 24Ave. NW, wondering how the hell we're going to move this thing. The closest person that can store the couch lives 15 minutes by car, and we don't have anything like that to transport it. All we have access to is one dolly. Fuuuuuck my life.
Being the only person that can drive, I took the loveseat to a friend's house... hope he doesn't mind lol. The guy who needs the couch is moving in tomorrow, so it's been in the guy's backyard for days (don't worry, he's on vacay right now). Oh yeah. That's right. Forgot to mention we got a loveseat. Ha. But that's fine, because IT FIT IN MY CAR.
So as I'm transporting this over, the other three guys are moving this damn couch down the avenue. Destination? Around 1st and 12Av. Shit son. And it's one of the really hilly parts of Calgary, too. Then.
It rains.
and it hails.
Fuuuuuuuuckkkkk....
Turns out the only way to push the dolly properly is to have one person sitting on the side of the couch. Otherwise the weight throws it off.
So we're going down a busy road (14St NW for those calgarians) with this damn couch that veers all over the place. Great. But we need to get this thing SOMEWHERE now we're halfway, right?
So we finally push the damn thing uphill, so it should all be smooth sailing from here, as long as we're careful. We're not dripping wet, but we're kind of cold at this point.
And when we reach the hill... an angel appears.
And thus he spoke out of his U-haul truck.
"Need a lift?"
FUCK YES.
"Anything for a free couch, eh? Hop in."
We're playing this Saturday for those in Calgary who are interested. Just shoot me a PM.
And anybody who hasn't played this before, I suggest you try it out. It can be uncomfortable at first, but it's a hell of a time. In fact, if anybody plays, blog it, post a pic of what you got, and PM me. "Best" item gets a free CD, k?
And for those who are wondering...
Toothpick
Pencil
Candles
Mexican mask souvenir thing
Carving Set
Couch
(and lots of freebies on the way. Most people don't want your shit.)
And last time it was
Toothpick
Pen
Small sled
Two fire extinguishers
TV + Couch.
Saturday's game will have a blog fully loaded with pics.
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