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clod
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Ok, so I'm not very good at making up games. If someone can formulate this a bit better, please feel free to do so. The idea was this:

Identify the pop-culture reference to a financial exchange or "cost."

For example:

If freedom isn't free, how much does it cost?

or

You go to see the trees in the museum. How much were you charged to see 'em?

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Someone worth their weight in gold...is probably pretty darn small.
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quote:
You go to see the trees in the museum. How much were you charged to see 'em?
Dollar and a half.

Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell:

They took all the trees
Put ’em in a tree museum
And they charged the people
A dollar and a half just to see ’em

quote:
If freedom isn't free, how much does it cost?
My share's a buck o five, but taken all together it's a big freakin' fee.

Trey Parker's "Freedom isn't Free," I think.

[ February 04, 2006, 10:14 PM: Message edited by: Dagonee ]

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When the money comes in for the work I do, how much do you get?
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[addendum: maybe citing the lyric/source would be helpful - in supplying answers]
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How many trees do you have to cut down to make the money to pay someone to see trees in a museum?
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Oh...I didn't get it. I thought you wanted us to make stuff up. You want the pop culture references, eh?

Oh well...

Sorry, I messed up.

Drat, and I even knew the Joni Mitchell one.

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clod
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no, I had a vague idea for a fun game and wanted some help in formulating it.
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We believe in you! Keep trying for I am sure, you clod, of all people, could so.
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I thought this thread was about getting rid of the penny.

I was excited for a minute.

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daggumit!

Thanks Reticulum. Lyrhawn, I dunno what you were on about. Maybe I can find something to keep you excited for more than a minute (doubtful) in the future. What's your pleasure?

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There's still an unanswered question that is part of your game.
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A discussion on the end of the penny, why we should discontinue it's production, and how useless the stupid thing is.
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quote:
Originally posted by Dagonee:
When the money comes in for the work I do, how much do you get?

I'll pass almost every penny on to you.

Sorry, I don't know the artist, but the song is Walk 5000 miles, or maybe I Would Walk 5000 Miles.

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500 Miles by The Proclaimers
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And if I had a dollar, I might give you this much.
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Oh and another one.

Everyone says they want a million bucks, but I'd rather have a million of these.

This one is probably going to be a little tougher as it is not as mainstream a song.

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quote:
And if I had a dollar, I might give you this much.
99 (cents, presumably)
The Spindoctor's song, you know, their only hit.

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