The Golden Arches and the Value of Real Estate

It is that super exciting time of year where we are all driven to hit McDonalds much more than we should...you know it is the annual Monopoly game. Unfortunately, I have found that the marketing power of this game entices me to hit the golden arches much more than the viewing of Super Size Me (great movie by the way for those who have yet to see it) reminds me to stay away. Fortunately, I only have to buy a diet coke to get the game pieces...and last I heard, diet coke is not bad for you!

Anyway, enough of my senseless rambling. The reason for all of this nonsense is more in the interest of science. AN experiment if you will. For years as a resident of the Right Coast, I was immersed in conspiracy theories regarding the annual Mickey D's Monopoly game. Rumor has it that they purposely distribute different game pieces to each coast. For example they may distribute all of the Boardwalk pieces in the east and possibly all of Park Place in the west. Now this does two things...first of all it causes all of Mid-America to feel very under appreciated and second of all it causes anyone to want to win to make a countless number of coast to coast trips looking for the hidden treasure.

What I am proposing is that we try to buck this axis of evil and their sinister plot to make America even more obese with the lure of winning wonderful prizes. Think about it...do any of you know anyone who has ever won anything in this game other than a free breakfast sandwich? So let's see if we can bring this thing to a halt...forget coast to coast flights and forget the states in the middle...hell St. Louis was only able to muster a measly two runs in four games in this last World Series...doesn't say much about Missouri now does it!

Here is how it works (I guess I could have skipped my tirade and got right to it, but I am pretty bored this morning) I am going to tell all of you what game pieces I need to win...if the conspiracy theory is true, those pieces maybe attached to the 87 ounce diet soda you have sitting in front of you right now...if you have them we can arrange to have them shipped to here to Medford, OR. You guys in turn will do the same...I know the Camplese family has a lifetime pass to McDonalds, so if anyone can help, it is you guys!

Here is what I am looking for:

Pennsylvania Ave
North Carolina Ave

Ventor Ave

Illinois Ave

Kentucky Ave

Tennessee Ave
St. James Place

Virginia Ave

Vermont Ave

Mediterranean Ave

Short Line RR

And of course, Boardwalk and Park Place!

Let's bring down this evil empire and take what we can from them...