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   I'm with you, yizit.  I swore off video games back when Pac Man and the like were popular.  I had one of those "eureka" moments, while staring at the "game over" screen, and thought "this is stupid!" These machines are designed solely to relieve me of my money - in exchange for a few moments of "brain pudding".  I haven't played one in the 20-30 years since.

Last week, I was wandering through one of the large retailers (whos name I won't mention - but it rhymes with - "Walmart").  I rounded a corner and came face to face with a mountain of boxes called "Fiddle Hero" - (the name I have changed to avoid "bad" letters from lawyer type persons).  A gal came up behind me and informed me that those were really fun...she had played one for hours last night, and was completely exhasted today.  So, I said,  I can spend this sum of money, get a toy "fiddle", and spend hours exhausting myself pretending to play the toy "fiddle"?  For the sake of brevity, let's just say I don't think she was overly impressed with my interpritation of the whole matter.  Where's the logic?

It makes much more sense to spend thousands on camping stuff and drive hundreds of miles to get wet/muddy/cold, bit or stung by weird bugs that look like they came from another planet and eat lumps of charcoal - that were once fine cuts of meat (at least until I decided to apply my questionable cooking "skills").    Some people just don't know how to have a good time. 

Hope to see you "out there" 

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Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Topic: Fantastic Animation Posted: 23 Jan 2010 at 6:13am
	I'm with you, yizit. I swore off video games back when Pac Man and the like were popular. I had one of those "eureka" moments, while staring at the "game over" screen, and thought "this is stupid!" These machines are designed solely to relieve me of my money - in exchange for a few moments of "brain pudding". I haven't played one in the 20-30 years since. Last week, I was wandering through one of the large retailers (whos name I won't mention - but it rhymes with - "Walmart"). I rounded a corner and came face to face with a mountain of boxes called "Fiddle Hero" - (the name I have changed to avoid "bad" letters from lawyer type persons). A gal came up behind me and informed me that those were really fun...she had played one for hours last night, and was completely exhasted today. So, I said, I can spend this sum of money, get a toy "fiddle", and spend hours exhausting myself pretending to play the toy "fiddle"? For the sake of brevity, let's just say I don't think she was overly impressed with my interpritation of the whole matter. Where's the logic? It makes much more sense to spend thousands on camping stuff and drive hundreds of miles to get wet/muddy/cold, bit or stung by weird bugs that look like they came from another planet and eat lumps of charcoal - that were once fine cuts of meat (at least until I decided to apply my questionable cooking "skills"). Some people just don't know how to have a good time. Hope to see you "out there"

yizit Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 25 Feb 2009 Location: Wis. Dells, WI Online Status: Offline Posts: 663	Posted: 23 Jan 2010 at 12:31am
	The last time I played Pac Man it was for over 5 hrs straight. I was a wreck and never played it again after that. I won't play any game that has any type of a time requirement or speed. Talk about stress!!! It made me so irritable and uptight that I couldn't stand being around me.
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sylviablue Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 07 Jan 2010 Location: Costa Rica Online Status: Offline Posts: 152	Posted: 22 Jan 2010 at 9:12am
	the truth is out there
	four peas

Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Posted: 21 Jan 2010 at 2:29pm
	Pac Man was a lot of fun, but, IMHO "Asteroids" and "Space Invaders" were the best. A fella could save the universe for only 25 cents! As I have matured though, I'm not sure it''s worth that much money. Hope to see you "out there"

sylviablue Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 07 Jan 2010 Location: Costa Rica Online Status: Offline Posts: 152	Posted: 21 Jan 2010 at 1:49pm
	Pac Man?
	four peas

techntrek Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059	Posted: 21 Jan 2010 at 10:11am
	Or chess!
	Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual

Butterfly_Lee Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 19 Nov 2009 Location: Corpus Christi Online Status: Offline Posts: 131	Posted: 20 Jan 2010 at 11:38pm
	Joshua How about a nice game of Tic Tac Toe. Lee Edit: changed to "tic tac toe", the original spelling might have been misinterpreted - techntrek
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techntrek Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059	Posted: 20 Jan 2010 at 8:19pm
	Shall we play a game? Love to. How about Global Thermonuclear War?
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sylviablue Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 07 Jan 2010 Location: Costa Rica Online Status: Offline Posts: 152	Posted: 20 Jan 2010 at 5:43pm
	Oh yes, I remember 300 baud and also thought 1200 was FAST. We also has local chat boards and actually met people in person. Those days are gone. Pong anyone?
	four peas

techntrek Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059	Posted: 19 Jan 2010 at 9:30pm
	Funny ending. David, the first hard drive I bought held 10 mb, it was used, and it still cost me $100 (in 80's dollars). I was excited to buy a 300 baud modem for that same computer, and even more excited when I later bought a blazing fast 1200 baud modem. Who woulda thunk that the BBSs of those days would morph into.... this.
	Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual