You know you play to much Pachinko when ...

[dishpan]

... when you read posts like this.

This is a link to a Japanese self-help web page for recognizing and dealing with a Pachinko addiction. I would think that this could apply to lot of people here.

http://translate.google.com/translat...language_tools




Example of pachinko * 繝代メ繧ｹ繝ｭ dependence symptom
What pachinko * 繝代メ繧ｹ繝ｭ dependence symptom?
The person who is easy to become the pachinko * 繝代メ繧ｹ繝ｭ dependence symptom?
Concerning the influence of the pachinko * 繝代メ繧ｹ繝ｭ dependence symptom
Recovery from pachinko * 繝代メ繧ｹ繝ｭ dependence
Social action

[MrGneiss]

Poor guy, someone needs to get him some help.

[Tulsa]

Well he's sitting on a fever round right now, what's he cryin' about?

[arbycoffee]

YES I am an enable to this Pachinko addiction.

I do it not for money, but to help my fellow man handle this Pachinko addiction. I don't want to see people trying to take American pinballs on end and try calling it a Pachinko. Playing with small marbles in the dark, so they can pretend they are winning Pachinko balls.

YES I feed their Pachinko addiction, I am a Pachinko Pusher. I am the Sphere of the earth.

[Lddrizzt]

Oh mighty Sphere, please bless us with more of your wisdom.
Please tell us more about playing with our balls.

[arbycoffee]

NEVER PLAY with rusty Balls, my learned friend

[rupan777]

Seriously speaking, pachinko addiction is somewhat of a problem in Japan and negative news comes up 5-6 times a year. A few things I can remember when I was there: a couple who played pachinko left their daughter locked in the car (parlors are 18 and over) and, when they returned a few hours later, she had died from the heat. Also, when there was a relatively large earthquake a couple of years ago, one of the local governors delayed action by 45 minutes to help people because he was playing pachinko.

There are plenty of other stories too but these are the ones I remember the most.