Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
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Rules for General Chat
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For those who like to collect strange, irrelevant facts: I just found out that Pinball machines were banned in a lot of places in US, including Texas, for almost 30 years.
They thought it was based purely on luck and hence must be mob run. I cant blame them, they seem to be quite redpilled.
Luckily in 1976, a master pinball player demonstrated in front of the committee how he can call out a hole and drop the ball in that hole - proving it was based on skill and not luck, and the ban was revoked.
He was quite the pinball wizard, it seems. Here's Puddles the Clown singing about it to the tune of Folsom Prison Blues.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6bfPwtUTP4k&pp=ygUWUGluYmFsbCB3aXphcmQgcHVkZGxlcw%3D%3D
I found this place where they have all the old arcade machines, including a range of pinball machines in Ohio. One day I would love to visit them!
Are you in Australia? That would be a big trip, but I hope you make it someday.
Yeah, I used to live in US before moving here. Before the Plandemic I used to travel to US almost yearly for business. Used to be typically 20 hour flight, but good thing I love flying. Looking forward to coming again after everything is cleaned up. Hopefully for the next year celebrations!
In Chicago there are a number of bars that have old arcade machines and pinball machines. It's the best! I go there with friends all the time