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writes:My dad's become very, very into get-rich-quick schemes recently; for the past year he's been sending ideas to video game companies of a video game where it's basically men in their tighty-whities running around and taking over the White House from a horrid obese President.He's obsessive over me getting involved; I'm into gaming, but don't see it as a get-rich-quick thing, and my dad can't accept that.He told me that "Look, son, you're good at gaming, I want your help. Gotta make money from gaming".I don't see him really wanting help, I just think he's being exploitative towards me about my interest and skill.He thinks that a game like that "will take people's interest away from Fortnite and Animal Crossing and be the next big thing that makes me rich" (yes, he said that over dinner).Mom thinks the whole thing is ridiculous (not gaming, just Dad's idea) but Dad is insistent about this.I mean, would you really want to play a game where the main characters are men walking around in their tighty-whities and taking over the Oval Office or does that seem too ridiculous?I've also found out Dad's into other odd get-rich-quick schemes and am worried about his mental health.What can I do, please help me!
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reader, RubyBirtle  +, writes (10 April 2021):
And I'm going to write a fantasy version too with a unicorn in it called Al - he Gores people to death.....
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reader, RubyBirtle +, writes (10 April 2021):
Nah - not Gold pants for assassinating Nixon - they'd be (im)peach(ed)........ (snorts even more)
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reader, RubyBirtle +, writes (10 April 2021):
"I mean, would you really want to play a game where the main characters are men walking around in their tighty-whities and taking over the Oval Office or does that seem too ridiculous?"
Actually, the more I think about it, your dad's idea is pretty cool. You could add in the deLorean from Back to the Future and travel back in time to assassinate various presidents through history... More points for killing history's worst presidents!
And even more points if you manage to take out several world leaders in one go if you can program the right dates into the deLorean! Imagine all those bonus points for going back to 1984 and taking out Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan at the same time!
And talking of points..... perhaps the tightie-whities could change colour as to how well or how badly you're playing. So if you managed to take out Maggie and Ronnie you'd get a pair of bright blue undies (Maggie T's favourite colour.) And perhaps a purple pair for Trump. Nixon would get you gold knickers etc etc. Awesome!
And if you programmed the deLorean for 27th October 1970, you could shoot Ceaucescu and take Nixon hostage. You could then take him in the deLorean to 1972 - get him onto Air Force One and force the pilot to fly to Uganda. Then you could take out both Nixon and Idi Amin at the same time and that would earn you a pair of diamond encrusted Speedos!
And if you played really BADLY and couldn't get anywhere past the president's body guards, after a certain amount of time a yellow patch would appear on the front of your tightie-whities....
And if you get shot, a brown patch will appear at the back of your tightie-whities the second before you die.......(snort)
On second thoughts, forget this whole conversation.... just talk to your Mum about it and tell your Dad that you have to concentrate on your studies. I'm off to write this game myself..........
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