by Chris Bodenner
Tablet columnist Etgar Keret recalls a conversation he had with his mother and wife over the uber-popular iPhone game:
“They sacrifice themselves to achieve a greater goal,” I said quickly. “It’s a game that teaches values.”
“Yes,” my mother said. “But that goal is just to collapse buildings on the heads of those sweet little piglets that never did them any harm.”
“They stole our eggs,” my wife insisted.
“Yes,” I said. “It’s actually an educational game that teaches you not to steal.”
“Or, more accurately,” my mother said, “it teaches you to kill anyone who steals from you and to sacrifice your life doing it.”
“They shouldn’t have stolen the eggs,” my wife said in the tear-choked voice that appears when she knows she’s about to lose an argument.
“I don’t understand,” my mother said. “Did those infant piglets themselves steal your eggs, or are we talking about collective punishment here?”
“Coffee, anyone?” I asked.
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