I never get tired of reading that.

Ah, I see.

Up here in Canuckistan, a kid would move up from Scouts to Venturers by then, and few kids stick with scouting once they're in high school.  If they're that serious about this sort of stuff, they're much more likely to join Cadets Canada, where they can actually get paid for participating.

That's right, the Canadian government teaches teenagers how to shoot rifles. Didn't expect that, didja?

(Ok, they're air rifles, but still ...)

I dunno if it's already been mentioned, cuz I ain't gonna go through all the comments, but the Free Parking house rule is not harmless.  In fact, it ruins the game.

A person can only win a game of Monopoly by bankrupting all the other players. As such, liquidity is a very important factor in the game.

By introducing free money for anybody that lands on Free Parking, you're extending the duration of the game, and it's already a game that takes a freaking long time to finish.

Why does the Free Parking house rule exist? Because most people who play Monopoly are families with children. When children play Monopoly, they aren't thinking about long-term strategy or asset management. They're most excited when they get free money, either by passing Go, or getting $10 in a beauty contest, etc.

Children totally miss the whole point of the game, which is purchasing and developing properties, and negotiating trades with other players.

So, parents allow the Free Parking rule because it keeps the younger players interested in the game.

But Monopoly isn't really meant to be a game for young children.

What is the age range for Boy Scouts in the US?

I was finished with scouting by the time I was in high school.

Precisely.

I don't actually have a problem with admitting "gay" scouts.

I have a big problem with admitting sexually-active scouts.

How do they know they're gay unless they're sexually-active?

This is an organization for children!

Runnin' Down A Dream - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

Actually, in the 1960s the short "music video" (as we know it) was quite popular in Europe, thanks to the Scopitone company that manufactured and distributed movie "jukeboxes".

The "Love For Sale" video by Frank Sinatra Jr. was a Scopitone production.

Other famous ones include These Boots Are Made For Walking by Nancy Sinatra and Wonder Boy by Lesley Gore.

I love good music videos, in case you couldn't tell.

I wanted to become a music video director when I was at school.

Atom Bomb - Fluke (one of the first examples of machinima, as the animation was all taken from a video game, Wipeout 2097)

Around The World - Daft Punk

Da Funk - Daft Punk

Weapon of Choice - Fatboy Slim (feat. the incomparable Christopher Walken in a pseudo-tribute to his dance routine from Pennies From Heaven)

Praise You - Fatboy Slim (feat. one of the first examples of a "flash mob")

Love For Sale - Frank Sinatra Jr.

19-2000 - Gorillaz

Clint Eastwood - Gorillaz

The New Pollution - Beck

Devil's Haircut - Beck

This Too Shall Pass - Ok Go

This Too Shall Pass - Ok Go (Marching Band version)

Here It Goes Again - Ok Go

Needing/Getting - Ok Go

White Knuckles - Ok Go

Just - Radiohead

Pure Morning - Placebo

Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve

Country House - Blur

Charmless Man - Blur

The Universal - Blur

Disco 2000 - Pulp

Common People - Pulp

Do You Remember The First Time - Pulp

Loverboy - Billy Ocean

Wild Boys - Duran Duran

Take On Me - A-Ha

A View To A Kill - Duran Duran

Thriller - Michael Jackson (Directed by John Landis)

Beat It - Michael Jackson (features 80 genuine rival gang members, and was filmed in some of the worst neighbourhoods of Los Angeles)

Bad (full version) - Michael Jackson (Directed by Martin Scorcese)

Our Lips Are Sealed - The Go-Go's (It looks pretty simple, but it was one of the first music videos to be shot on film, on location, rather than in a studio with video cameras.)

Rockit - Herbie Hancock

You Might Think - The Cars (looks pretty simple today but in 1984 it was a really challenging technical achievement. That isn't CGI, after all. It's all done with analog editing equipment.)

Money For Nothing - Dire Straits

Everybody Hurts - R.E.M.

Army of Me - Bjork

It's Oh So Quiet - Bjork

Let Forever Be - The Chemical Brothers

Sabotage - The Beastie Boys

Body Movin' - The Beastie Boys

Intergalactic - The Beastie Boys

Do The Evolution - Pearl Jam

Freak On A Leash - Korn

Put It To The Test - They Might Be Giants

Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel

Stylo - Gorillaz

Fish Heads - Barnes and Barnes

Um, Woodward and Berstein did precious little legwork, read no documents, and just got themselves a leaker.