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		Jimmy Buffett has finally launched his "Margaritaville" online social game, and this USA Today reviewer is quite frankly shocked by the rampant commercialism in it. Commercialism. In Margaritaville. Well, I never (travel.usatoday.com)		59
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Mr. Coffee Nerves

2012-01-26 08:41:24 AM

I'm so shocked by this I need to go for a special "Woman to Blame" margarita -- only $14, but I'm so upset I think I need to go $22 so I keep the glass.

SlothB77

2012-01-26 09:03:15 AM

how does a margaritaville online social game work?

fc01.deviantart.com

SlothB77

2012-01-26 09:14:50 AM

unless my computer spits out tequila, i don't think this game will be as much fun as the real life margaritaville game. but it will hurt less the morning after.

Confabulat

2012-01-26 09:44:50 AM

Having grown up around boat culture in Florida in the 70s and 80s, all I can say is Margaritaville is one of the fiery circles of Hell. How grown adults still dance to that crap embarrasses us all.

Pocket Ninja

2012-01-26 09:50:38 AM

Confabulat: How grown adults still dance to that crap embarrasses us all.

Most of them are horny, hairy old men who are hoping that one of the drunk twenty-somethings stumbling around will flash him.

And unless this element of Margaritaville culture is present in the game, it's pointless.

I_Am_Weasel

2012-01-26 10:50:21 AM

Is this what the Jimmy Buffett Rule is all about!?

Oldiron_79

2012-01-26 11:02:15 AM

In before headless chicken board at the fed

Jake Havechek

2012-01-26 11:03:20 AM

Nothing says "rock and roll" like hairy old men and ugly women throwing up tequila in the concert parking lot.

vexle

2012-01-26 11:05:03 AM

For some reason I always confuse him with Warren Buffet.

ChrisDe

2012-01-26 11:06:30 AM

vexle: For some reason I always confuse him with Warren Buffet.

One plays the ukulele, the other is the filthy rich guy.

Dead for Tax Reasons

2012-01-26 11:06:44 AM

Passed out flat on my ass, in piñacoladaberg

remscheld

2012-01-26 11:08:48 AM

"but I was disappointed in the commercialism."

shocked=disappointed?

Confabulat

2012-01-26 11:09:29 AM

I equate "Parrothead" with "Drunken Republican"

IrateShadow

2012-01-26 11:11:26 AM

ChrisDe: One plays the ukulele, the other is the filthy rich guy.

I didn't know Warren Played the ukulele.

xxmedium

2012-01-26 11:12:34 AM

The real money maker is the Preconcert Parking Lot Mind Expansion Pack. Only $14.99*.

^{*Available at greater Walgreen's, CVS, and Ralph's Groceries}

HumanBeingsSuck

2012-01-26 11:13:08 AM

Well damn, Jimmy Buffet isn't on Spotify.

Jack Kerouac

2012-01-26 11:15:52 AM

Ah Jimmy, livin' the Baby Boomer dream...

ChrisDe

2012-01-26 11:19:02 AM

IrateShadow: ChrisDe: One plays the ukulele, the other is the filthy rich guy.

I didn't know Warren Played the ukulele.

latimesblogs.latimes.com

SuburbanCowboy

2012-01-26 11:19:08 AM

I prefer Pina Coladaberg.

kobrakai

2012-01-26 11:19:21 AM

Confabulat: I equate "Parrothead" with "Drunken Republican"

You must know my brother.

ChrisDe

2012-01-26 11:20:11 AM

It's not really an "online" game, it's a Facebook game. There's a lot more to "online" than just Facebook.

Confabulat

2012-01-26 11:21:19 AM

Confabulat: I equate "Parrothead" with "Drunken Republican"

By the way, Buffett himself is a noted vocal Democrat and environmental activist.

His fans, though, usually are more right-wing than Limbaugh but think his songs are an excuse to drink heavily.

The Banana Thug

2012-01-26 11:21:23 AM

I just read "I'm Gonna Live My Life Like A Jimmy Buffett Song." It is a great read, somewhat inspirational, but ultimately depressing, because it's all about a midwesterner trying to emulate that Margaritaville lifestyle. Shoot me if I ever think that is something one should actually strive for.

Another Government Employee

2012-01-26 11:22:02 AM

Confabulat: I equate "Parrothead" with "Drunken Republican"

Not necessarily Republican.

Just any working (usually white) stiff wanting to be ANY damn where but work. White beaches, frozen drinks, and oiled bodies just add flavor.

KrispyKritter

2012-01-26 11:22:05 AM

mention of Jimmy Buffett always reminds me of Broken Lizard's Club Dread, don't know why, but don't like it. no sir, not at all.

Mr. Potatoass

2012-01-26 11:23:36 AM

The Banana Thug: I just read "I'm Gonna Live My Life Like A Jimmy Buffett Song." It is a great read, somewhat inspirational, but ultimately depressing, because it's all about a midwesterner trying to emulate that Margaritaville lifestyle. Shoot me if I ever think that is something one should actually strive for.

I blew out a beer fart; pooped out a Pop Tart.
Soiled my self, had to cruise on back home.

EnochEmery

2012-01-26 11:24:31 AM

James(sniffs the dart): "It's mellow, but not smooth. Kinda sh*tty."
Michael: "Jimmy Buffett!"

DrippinBalls

2012-01-26 11:25:10 AM

I equate "Parrothead" with ~~"Drunken Republican"~~ drunken idiot.

Another Government Employee

2012-01-26 11:25:11 AM

You have to hand it to Jimmy. He's figured out how to live a spectacular life and get a whole bunch of schmucks to fund.it.

badhatharry

2012-01-26 11:26:27 AM

KrispyKritter: mention of Jimmy Buffett always reminds me of Broken Lizard's Club Dread, don't know why, but don't like it. no sir, not at all.

That's Pina Coladaburg.

Hero Zzyzzx

2012-01-26 11:29:56 AM

Jimmy Buffett, creator of what is probably the worst song ever, "Fruitcakes." I dare you to watch the whole thing.

Another Government Employee

2012-01-26 11:31:45 AM

ChrisDe: vexle: For some reason I always confuse him with Warren Buffet.

One plays the ukulele, the other is the filthy rich guy.

They are both filthy rich.

The difference is Jimmy has a 10 stall barn. Warren has the Omaha Stockyards.

jso2897

2012-01-26 11:32:09 AM

Another Government Employee: You have to hand it to Jimmy. He's figured out how to live a spectacular life and get a whole bunch of schmucks to fund.it.

He's a pleasant, harmless man who's found a pleasant, harmless way to make a pretty good living.
Naturally, Farkers despise him.
They jelly.

varmitydog

2012-01-26 11:32:55 AM

Confabulat Having grown up around boat culture in Florida in the 70s and 80s, all I can say is Margaritaville is one of the fiery circles of Hell.

How grown adults still dance to that crap embarrasses us all.

Aye, damn Buffett for what he has turned into. He used to sneer at the very kind of person he turned into:

Steel band in the distance
And their music floats across the bay
While american women in moomoos
Talk about all the things they did today
And their husbands quack about fishing
As they slug those rum drinks down
Discussing who caught what and who sat on his butt
But it's the only show in town.

Chorus:
They're tryin' to drink all the punches
They all may lose their lunches
Tryin' to cram lost years into five or six days
Seems that blind ambition erased their intuition
Plowin' straight ahead come what may.

I don't want to live on that kind of island
No I don't want to swim in a roped off sea
Too much for me, too much for me
I've got to be where the wind and the water are free

Those lyrics from Cowboy in the Jungle is a spot on descrition of the Parrottheads, who have turned into the Kiwanis of the beach.

Another Government Employee

2012-01-26 11:33:19 AM

Hero Zzyzzx: Jimmy Buffett, creator of what is probably the worst song ever, "Fruitcakes." I dare you to watch the whole thing.

We are ALL half baked.

About the truest statement in a Buffett song.

Another Government Employee

2012-01-26 11:34:21 AM

jso2897: Another Government Employee: You have to hand it to Jimmy. He's figured out how to live a spectacular life and get a whole bunch of schmucks to fund.it.

He's a pleasant, harmless man who's found a pleasant, harmless way to make a pretty good living.
Naturally, Farkers despise him.
They jelly.

Ja, Mon. Jelly.

jso2897

2012-01-26 11:34:45 AM

Hero Zzyzzx: Jimmy Buffett, creator of what is probably the worst song ever, "Fruitcakes." I dare you to watch the whole thing.

Terrible, granted, but Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On", and Blink 123s "I Want to F**k a Dog in the Ass" are both worse.

badhatharry

2012-01-26 11:37:12 AM

Yugoboy

2012-01-26 11:38:51 AM

ChrisDe: It's not really an "online" game, it's a Facebook game. There's a lot more to "online" than just Facebook.

This...

I went to click on it to check it out (I like free) saw the facebook link and figured this was just one more thing I'd have to live the rest of my life missing out on... I feel so deprived.

ChrisDe

2012-01-26 11:39:29 AM

Another Government Employee: You have to hand it to Jimmy. He's figured out how to live a spectacular life and get a whole bunch of schmucks to fund.it.

Replace "Jimmy" with any actor, singer, or athlete. We all fund their lifestyles.

Ed Willy

2012-01-26 11:44:38 AM

Even the reporter notes the restaurant chain Buffet inspired and is shocked he would do this again.

The Missing Link

2012-01-26 11:47:21 AM

Like Jimmy says:

There is a fine line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

sandi_fish

2012-01-26 11:48:57 AM

I need a boat drink.

Bob16

2012-01-26 11:58:47 AM

Jimmy is pretty lame.

Especially compared to phil.

Phil Ochs PBS documentary

http://video.pbs.org/video/2189501770

Crocoduck

2012-01-26 11:59:55 AM

Can I still play a Sith Inquisitor in Margaritaville?

I find your lack of tequila disturbing.

StokeyBob

2012-01-26 12:03:22 PM

Shameless plug for the Hussong's Cantina the place where the Margarita was invented.
http://www.bajainsider.com/baja-california-travel/baja-destinations/ en senada/hussongs-cantina.htm (new window)

Bag of Hammers

2012-01-26 12:07:14 PM

If you really want to wrest control of this country away from the white male privileged class, bomb every golf course at 10am on a Tuesday and every Margaritaville restaurant at 11pm on a Friday.

Deucednuisance

2012-01-26 12:16:59 PM

IrateShadow: I didn't know Warren Played the ukulele.

He doesn't. You're thinking of Freddy the Freshman, who coincidentally also plays the saxophone.

The freshest kid in town!

MythDragon

2012-01-26 12:48:09 PM

Big deal, I rather spend my time in Pina Coladaburg.
www.landmarktheatres.com

Happy Hours

2012-01-26 01:14:37 PM

Another Government Employee: Just any working (usually white) stiff wanting to be ANY damn where but work. White beaches, frozen drinks, and oiled bodies just add flavor.

I wish I were somewhere other than here
Sittin' in some honky tonk
Sippin' on a beer.

/reformed parrothead

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