Offical Wampa Thread

According to a story in The Wall Street Journal, Microsoft is planning to drop the price of the Xbox by $30 (to $149) next month.

Citing people familiar with the company's plans, the Journal said Microsoft may also start selling a limited-edition Xbox packaged with its Halo shooting game, for $169.

Cool! I have heard alot about the first Halo, but I havent had the chance to play it yet.

Planning to buy an X-Box?

No, I just play on Dennis' alot. Rented out HALO this weekend, and the multiplayer is alot of fun.

As predicted:

(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. on Monday cut the price on its Xbox video game console, in an expected move seen as a boost to the game publishing industry ahead of its biggest gathering of the year.

Other notes:

Analysts and publishers say the move was necessary for the game industry to achieve its growth targets for the year, and some have even raised the idea of prices going to $129.

Microsoft loses money on Xbox sales but makes money on sales of video games.

Prices on some of their games have also been cut.

In the news:

SAN ANTONIO - A Texas woman heating fish sticks was shot in the leg by a gun that had been stashed in her oven. The police said that a friend of hers had hidden the .357 caliber handgun in the stove two weeks earlier without telling her after she told him no guns were allowed in her house. No charges have been filed because the shooting was accidental.

ALISO VIEJO, Calif. - City officials were so concerned about the potentially dangerous properties of dihydrogen monoxide (an odorless, tasteless chemical that can be deadly if accidentally inhaled) that they considered banning foam cups after they learned the chemical was used in their production. Then they learned, to their chagrin, that dihydrogen monoxide ? H2O for short ? is the scientific term for water.

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - A Cambodian man cut off his penis when he said he was visited by four hungry spirits in a dream and he had no chicken or duck to offer them. Villagers in the deeply impoverished southeast Asian traditionally offer chicken, duck or cake to the spirits of the dead to ward off bad luck.

OUCH!!!

Why can't I be visited by a succubus?

Lod-Reh SaJon ~
"If you seek knowledge and understanding look to the Force. If you seek pain and suffering look no further than me."

OMG!!!

Hmmmm... seems to me that one should keep a handy supply of chicken, duck, or cake around the house, eh?

sounds like his luck couldn't get worse...

Who knows? What if the spirits come back? What can he offer them NOW?

He's already given away his pride...

Maybe he can dig out his butt hole?

............!!!!

I just came into noticed that there is a the new Nickles circulating. Has anyone else seen one?

You mean the coin? I didnt know they were doing that. Whats different about it?

new nickELs? where? what? how?

I thought I got rid of one a few years ago... (personal in-joke...)

They are releasing two new variants. One commemorates the Louisiana Purchase (out now). The other commemorates the Louis and Clark expedition (fall of 2004).

Lois & Clark? That 90s suped-up man show?

Or the explorer folks? Louis & Clark? (which you wrote, but just checking)

Ah, cool, Entropy. I havent seen it yet, but will be on the lookout for it. Are you trying to collect them?

Nope. Just thought it was neat. I'll probably give the one I've got to my mom. She likes to collect stuff like that.

Cool. I will let you know if I happen across one.

I have the La. Purchase one in my pocket now. I'll hold onto it if you want it Entropy.

I still havent even seen one.

Thanks, but I've got one for my mom, and I'm sure I'll run into plenty more before it's all said and done with. Heck, you can still find the Bicentinial quarters and wheat pennies in circulation today. I just thought it was cool and figured you guys might think so too.