You Can’t Change the Rules Mid-Game
Despite living a mostly honest and morale life, I cheated like a motherf*cker as a kid. Mostly when playing board games. Especially Monopoly.
After going something like 42-0, my family – especially my little sister – because suspicious of this seemingly never-ending win streak. Since I was now under scrutiny, I had to find another way. Simply relying on my stellar hotel-buying skills was not a sure bet. So when you’re desperate not to lose, but cheating is not an option, what are you left to do?
Well, CHANGE THE RULES, of course!
The way the game is supposed to be played is determined long before you start, and it’s up to each player to familiarize themselves. Without rules, there’s chaos. Without knowing the rules, we’re almost as bad off. First-grade students understand this. Referees understand this. Heck, even Sarah Palin-worshipping Joe six-packs understand this. Then why is the concept too difficult for New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to grasp?
Citing ‘tough times*,’ the billionaire bachelor is seeking a third term as the Big Apple’s mayor – a move that goes against current limits. Laws, I should remind you, that were voted on by the city’s citizens.
Since the mayor is looking to change the law, he’s technically not cheating. He’s simply asking the City Council, two-thirds of which are set to lose their jobs upon the completion of their second term, to let him hang around. And in doing so, keep dozens of elected officials in their jobs. So let me ask you, how do you think they’ll vote? Duh!
Anything short of a citywide referendum is absolute bullsh*t. If not, we all might as well hide $500 bills under the Monopoly board.
*When has New York, or the world for that matter, not experienced ‘tough times?’
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Jack Of All Blogs → Blog Archive » Mayor Bloomberg Part 3? said this on October 8, 2008 3:10 am