Play the Game of Life
Ryan Petersen's Blog

A spontaneous, chaotic rebellion is playing out daily on more than a thousand urban battlegrounds across the nation. It is a fierce battle raging between unevely matched foes: seething mobs, though lacking effective tactics, far outnumber the highly disciplined forces of the foreign invaders. At first glance, this war's casualties appear distinctly one-sided as legions of uniformed troops mow down the barbaric mobs from defensive positions behind the counters at KFCs nationwide.

Under the banner of their Colonel, well-trained formations of cashiers hold the enemy at bay using the latest in point-of-sale technology. These infantrymen appear unfazed by the numerical superiority of their attackers calmly dispensing of each successive wave with finger lickin' good combinations of weaponry.

Meanwhile, safely out of reach of enemy fire, company commanders deliver inspirational words to the front line troops. From these tactical positions in the rear, the managers skillfully redeploy their forces each time the tide of barbarians appears poised to break through. Yet as each onrushing attacker gets served, two more starving savages from the agitated mob push forward to face the line of registers.

And so the melee rages on with each side stubbornly refusing to admit defeat. The only identifiable losers emerging from the fog of war are those hapless chickens caught in the crossfire.

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