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   legaleagle48 said, 3 months ago

   Gee, I wonder why Elly doesn’t approve of Mike’s being there.
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   templo SUD said, 3 months ago

   The eyes on the back of your head need glasses, Gordon.
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   bluskies said, 3 months ago

   Surprised that between yesterday and so far today no one has mentioned the game that started it all- PONG! (Yes, Virginia, it was an arcade game for a few years before Atari brought it into our living rooms.)
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   bluskies said, 3 months ago

   @440RoadRunner

   So did I- especially at a nickel a pop instead of a quarter, and free games if you topped the preset score. It took a great deal of finesse and touch to not TILT!
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   yankeetexan said, 3 months ago

   Real nice characters behind you … run & get out of there fast! You’re to young to be in that place & mom’s usually know best… listen to her & don’t get talked into something just to be ‘cool’ and afraid to say no.
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   John Robillard said, 3 months ago

   Arcades pose no danger to the pure in heart. Good upbringing trumps bad environments. Why are we assuming that all denizens of the arcade are lost souls? Because it is easier than admitting that a child’s worst environment is often the house where they live.
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   janisil said, 3 months ago

   pinball wizard
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   AgProv said, 3 months ago

   This story arc puts me very much in mind of the immortal Gord, who ran a video/computer games store that the youth of the town – and sometimes the not so young – viewed as an informal games arcade. Gord did not mind this so long as they bought something and it did no harm to advertise the gods with a view to making sales. but the two types now standing behind the boys look typical of Gord’s harder bargains, who he dealt with on a “one stroke and you are out” basis.

   I reccomend the Word of Gord mightily, to those who have worked in retail and who know the kind of Situations they have to deal with.

   It may be found written Here and contains much of wisdom and laughter as it pertains to video and computer gaming stores.

   http://www.actsofgord.com/

   Gord and his customers were Canadian too…
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   AlexPK85 said, 3 months ago

   My thumbs still hurt til this day playing 100s of asteroids games. Still an addicying game, brings back memories.
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    SUSAN NEWMAN said, 3 months ago

    Look at it this way, Mike.
    Maybe the hospital’s cooking would be an improvement on your mother’s.
    I bet John would think so!
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    lightenup said, 3 months ago

    I don’t think those guys behind you are trying to improve themselves, Gordon…
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    ossiningaling said, 3 months ago

    All skills that are useful for the modern automobile mechanic.
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    r2varney said, 3 months ago

    @ossiningaling

    Or skills flying drones
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    DAZZ said, 3 months ago

    Improve? as in those losers standing behind? Some video games are fine, but kids who do a lot will never benefit, unless they switch to DESIGNING them.
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    aaron wilson dunn said, 3 months ago

    Sorry John, but the “pure of heart” are more often brought down by their thuggy ‘friends’ than the other way around. Remember that one is known by the company they keep.
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