How do you spring your toys on your spouse or significant other?

[luckydog]

I have 29 machines in a 720 square foot mobile home.

That comes up to one machine for every 25 square feet

[Tulsa]

I'm new here (I thought I was going to be the old man of the group (43) as my first computer was Apple IIe, If you had TI's C64's and Osborne I, you can't be much younger than me.

Welcome Mitch, and you're not even close to being the old man of the group. You might be in the top 50% but that's a close as you're going to get to that title.

[Bilko44]

Let's just say, some of our whippersnapper members are eligible for Sociable Security!

Welcome aboard, Mitch!

[arbycoffee]

Sociable Security ? that where you get free pachinkos from the govnment ?

[dattia]

Yes, welcome Mitch. I'm the "little sister" around here and I'm 43.

[d mowery]

Wilcom ' KID' we need some youngins around here , We glad to have ya
Don
PS Arby the game giveaway is all used up we missed it

[mitchgtz]

Thanks for the welcome messages everyone, I'm glad to be here, but I have a sneaking feeling that this site may prove dangerous to my will power. On the upside I had family gathering yesterday and turned my three machines on, boy did the kids go crazy. What fun!

Also thanks johntofva, that was the perfect link.

[Lazarus]

mitchgtz. Dangerous to your will power. Nooooo ! I have lots of will power!

[Chris V]

for those wishing to relive the adventure:

http://www.heinpragt.com/advent/advent.php

[shiftdelete]

I'm 26, and I had a C64 w/ disk drive too! More like my dad had it, but I played all the games like Boulder Dash, Spellicopter, and some others, but those are the 2 I remember.

Anyways, bringing the thread back on topic... I just talked and talked and talked about Pachinko machines for about 3 weeks. Then I showed them to her on ebay, and she thought they were cool. Once we got the Apollo, she quickly said I could get 1 or 2 more, and that SHE wanted one with an LCD screen. Problem solved.

[Tony Junior]

Way to go, Shift! You have a very understanding wife!

[jwegger]

Since she appears to respond well to the Jedi mind trick now would be a good time to show her the Star Wars pachinko...

[shiftdelete]

She has seen it, and wants it. However, the mind trick only works on items less than $500. Plus, I'm trying to finish my music studio. I may not be able to have the Force with me anytime soon.

[napster]

How did the topic on this thread change to TI-99 computers?????? No wonder it DIED!!! The real answer to this thread is....LIES LIES, Its all about the LIES.

[vgc]

Actually this thread turned quite Interesting. holy Crap LuckyDog, most Impressive. I know alot of people that would be asking for your autograph at the Classic Game Shows i go to. As for springing toys on a Spouse, Just dont have a spouse and have all the toys you want to. If you get Lonely Play with the Toys. Mike : )

[johntofva]

How did the topic on this thread change to TI-99 computers?????? No wonder it DIED!!! The real answer to this thread is....LIES LIES, Its all about the LIES.

I am not smart enough to keep up with lies. So I just stick to the truth. Besides it's not a matter of springing them on her. It is where am I going to put them.

[Firewire]

I have 29 machines in a 720 square foot mobile home.

That comes up to one machine for every 25 square feet

You might consider a sprinkler system... or maybe


TRS-80's were great! I had the tape too! I was young (probably around 8-10), but I could do the simple programing. Besides the books pretty much told you what to type.

As far as the original topic goes.....I have learned (within the last year) anything over $50 I should probably run past momma or at least let her know. So many toys have amazingly cost $50 or less.

Pachislo and Pachinko's have been an issue simply because of size not cost. I think though I have talked her into one more of each.