Way to go Tom! Funny story.
I found your geekfest observations interesting. I did a similar scout of the GTAIV release up here in Canada and I was surprised.
I expected to see throngs of baggy trousered, nerd-wanna-be gangstas in desperate need of suspenders.
Instead there were a lot of what I'd call
regular people. I was in line outside a Future Shop in the minutes before midnight and people near me in line were talking about anticipating a tough day at work the next day because it's likely they'll get no sleep. Another discussion was about parenting and the high cost of kids sports.
PARENTING!! Excuse me but
this is the GTA IV line and you guys obviously have it mistaken for Wiggles on Ice.
I was tempted to pull off a carjacking right then and there just to show these kids how we rock it old school.
Then I realized... It
ME that was becoming the geeky wanna-be-gangsta. So I calmed down and bought my copy of GTA IV. I've been playing it steady ever since.
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