Oh man, if I could just win that prize
An impossible Cartman could be mine!
As game lights bleep down pinball row
When I was young what did I know?
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August 24, 2010 at 6:49 am
Very sweet, weren’t those high hopes?
August 24, 2010 at 6:59 am
Yes they were!
As an aside, I think it’s totally appropriate that Homer made an appearance in this poetry post. lol thanks, Cin.
August 24, 2010 at 9:02 am
A child at the toy store is the best it gets. lol 🙂 Stay well and happy. 😎
August 24, 2010 at 10:21 am
Hey, D. lol. I like the emoticon with the sunglasses. I have no idea how to make that in a comment. That’s one of the coolest ones 🙂 Hope you’re well and happy too!
August 24, 2010 at 12:51 pm
Awww… if you play with the same innocence even now, you might just win one too!!! 🙂
So cutely written, Adam!!! You rock!!! You landed me on memory lane!! AGAIN! 😀
Oh.. and I read your reply to Doraz’s comment and saw the mention of sunglass emoticons… I am guessing it’s the number 8 followed by a closing parenthesis.. lemme try it 8) 🙂 If it doesn’t work, you might find some gibberish here… hehe…
August 24, 2010 at 12:51 pm
Yaaayyy.. it worked!!
August 24, 2010 at 3:36 pm
Ha! That’s awesome… Emoticon tutorial courtesy of Kavita! lol Hope you’re having a good one today. Perhaps I’ll see you for One Shot 8)
August 25, 2010 at 3:43 am
You did it!!! 🙂 You are a quick learner, Adam 🙂
August 24, 2010 at 1:34 pm
Oh adam you just dont realise how funny this one is for me…i used to import and distribute the toys that you see within the crane…believe you me i know all the tricks!!!!!..thanks for a great memory..cheers Pete
August 24, 2010 at 3:41 pm
Didn’t know that, Pete. Also didn’t know there was a trick to those machines. They always look full and those claws always seem to drop the prize short of the bin. I’ve seen two, maybe three people, win something bulky from one of those, other than a key chain. lol
cheers mate!
August 24, 2010 at 4:31 pm
ph yeah you can rig them to pay out per coins received etc..they work on the same basis as fruit machines..got to make money and then pay out!!!!!! there are even some remote control gadgets that you can use to make a payment to draw crowds around…yep mate nothing is ever as it seems
August 24, 2010 at 3:06 pm
I remember those days…and guess what, I still want to do it!! Awesome Adam ~ Hugs x
August 24, 2010 at 3:45 pm
LOL I still try. There was one in New Jersey where I must of spent a small fortunate trying to win a t-shirt. I prefer skee ball. lol hugs, Amanda 8)
August 24, 2010 at 3:48 pm
I really like this poem Adam, and I can picture you young playing pinball.
August 24, 2010 at 4:52 pm
Hi Viola. I’ve played some pinball in my day. Even had “Pac Man Fever” at one point when very little. lol cheers, V
August 24, 2010 at 4:47 pm
Hi, very evocative. There was a brilliant song called Pinball Wizard.
August 24, 2010 at 4:54 pm
Big fan of The Who. I’ll never forget watching Tommy for the first time. Thought to myself, “wow, these guys are out there.” Then I saw The Wall. lol
August 26, 2010 at 8:35 am
Aw never mind! those machines are fixed anyway a lot of the time:) Good fun trying and dreaming about the prize though:)
August 26, 2010 at 8:50 am
LOL exactly!
August 30, 2010 at 7:36 pm
Isn’t that exactly how almost all of us back then … You captured it well…a true picture…