Those crazy, Jew-hating Microsoft boys are at it again with yet more ways to offload the 360 Elite, now by making a rebate offer more complex than requesting a waiver at the city courthouse:

• Consumer goes to:  www.xbox.com/eliterebate/

• Consumer gets a code from above site and then clicks on the Young America Link to go to the password protected rebate form site

• Consumer Enters Young America Site and enters all of their information

• Consumer prints out their Rebate form

• Consumer sends in their rebate form,  original UPC from the box and a copy of your sales receipt

• Consumer gets their rebate sent to them 6-8 weeks after

The e-mail didn’t mention the part where you have to place a video conference call to the team’s executive staff and make a convincing case about how Aaron Greenberg’s ass doesn’t look THAT big in those pants, or how important racial epithets are for online play, but did reveal how Microsoft was advertising: Not a goddamn bit.

Stores are encouraged to create their own signage advertising your upcoming longterm commitment between you and the red flag on your mailbox. Just like Microsoft’s previous special offer of a free hard drive for Core and Arcade users getting dicked by overlarge updates, this rebate is being conveyed via a dull whisper through an intermediary.

And before you reach for your receipt, let me share what makes this truly special (needs): “Valid for new Xbox 360 Elite purchases made September 22, 2009 through October 5, 2009.” So this applies to systems purchased in a 13 day timeframe.

Somebody has to step up to the bat here and do something stupid to help Microsoft’s recent marketing cankers look less stupid. Maybe Sony can offer five dollars off their upcoming 250GB model PS3 in exchange for taking a crack at the customer’s bare ass with a wooden bat. Free anal might also work.