Punish Ramalingaraju with eggs!
Sidin Vadukut -
Tuesday, January 20, 2009 11:30 AM
It was so inevitable that it is banal now. But there is, finally, a flash game to help you get over your Raju-rage. In a blatant rip-off of the 'Throw shoe at Bush" gag that we wrote about before, and became prime-time newsroom comedy for all of us here, there is now a game where you can throw eggs at Ramalingaraju at www.nailthethief.com. Our short, sweet review below:
Originality: Zero. They've just swapped Bush's head for a Raju. And an egg (healthy, organic and brown) for a shoe.
Difficulty: Much tougher than the Bush game. Raju is one skittish asset-obliterator. Getting anything to stick to him is a challenge. Plenty of fuel for metaphors as you can see.
Addicition potential: Low. After two or three rounds of poultry pelting interest is lost rapidly and one goes back to one's daily routine of watching Obama speeches on Youtube.
Fear of retribution by creators: Very high. They have shrewdly registered the doman--nailthethief.com--through an anonymous registration service which did not give us a name or address.
Overall impression: Will be all the rage for exactly one office lunch break. But then its back to minesweeper and solitaire.
P.s. Expert gamers can win free iPods.
P.s.s. There is an advertisement already on the site.
P.s.s.s. Perhaps it is a ploy by Raju to generate revenue and shore up that balance sheet again?