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Your MINI will Attract Attention.
Devised by Oliver Baker, Written by Steve Baker.
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MINI's are still fairly rare in some parts of the world - and they
look different enough that they can attract a suprising amount of
attention.
Expect complete strangers to come up to you to ask
about your MINI - heck - Expect to see complete strangers taking
photo's of each other hugging your MINI!
My son Oliver has developed a 'scoring system' that you can use to
measure how much popularity your MINI is attracting.
Oliver's MINI Game
- If someone stares pointedly at your MINI...score 1 point.
- If it's someone 'cool' (eg a teenager or someone driving some
other 'hot' car)... 1 bonus point.
- If they actually point at your MINI...2 more points.
- If it's sitting in the car park and someone walks all the
way around it staring...5 points per lap.
- If they hug your MINI...10 points.
- If they kiss it...YUK! Take it to the carwash IMMEDIATELY -
your MINI scores NOTHING!
- It they take photos...10 points each (Video footage
counts 1 point per second).
- It they ask you about about your MINI...5 points.
- If they ask how many horsepower it has...5 points - unless
Daddy exaggerates - then it doesn't count.
- [Cooper-S only]
If they ask if it's Turbocharged and Daddy says
"No..." (pause for 2 seconds) "It's SUPERCHARGED!!!"...10 points
However, there is a 5 point deduction if they are stupid enough
to stand there while Daddy explains the difference.
- If they insist on seeing under the bonnet ...20 points
- unless they laugh at the headlight thing - then back to just
5 points.
- If they are NOT suprised that you call it "The Bonnet" instead of
"The Hood"...3 bonus points.
- If they pull up alonside you in traffic, roll down the window of
their insanely huge SUV and tap on your MINI's roof to get your
attention - then keep you talking through more than one traffic
light cycle while everyone behind is honking...50 points.
- More than 5 serious bikers in a bunch pull alongside and give you
thumb-up signs...20 points.
- If they ask to drive it around the block...No, no - that's too horrible
to contemplate. Go home immediately and lie down in a darkened room
- play soothing music until the terror subsides. You'll have
nightmares for weeks.
Other special bonuses may be thought up on the spur of the moment.
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My Wife's Mazda Protege has so far failed to score a single point.
Our '72 VW bug has sometimes scored a couple of points.
So far, Yoda's best score for a 20 minute shopping trip is around 150 points.
How much does your MINI score?