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[Nudgeman]

Now look here, I know this is closed but I did a long reply and I think it'd be awfully wasteful not to post it up here. So heave ho, here goes.

BOOF!


Some of the videos may be lame, but I'll admit I've watched some of these and never thought the people responsible were sad. They may be obsessional, hell 500 videos in such a short space of time, someone has been busy, but each to their own.
At the end of the day we're all obsessives. Think about it, we're all here because at some point in our lives we've been suckered in by the flashing lights and the appeal of £3+a repeat chance.
The thing is none of this is normal. Imagine you're on a quiz show and as part of the introductions you're asked what are your hobbies?
If you say 'playing football', fantastic, it's healthy, a very popular sport, a subject of many conversations, well done! you're normal!
If you say 'fruit machines', oh dear, oh no, you obviously have no self control, you lose money for enjoyment and have a dysfunctional personality. Oh dear, what a freak, what a wierdo! Get a life for f***'s sake!

There is of course an exception. The James Bond. The Q. The mysterious. The shady character, slipping from pub to pub, the knowledge, the know how, the gambler, the cad, the bounder, the maverick. Someone like Gary Chandler would fit this description.

At school you always used to get the nerdy kids who liked those role playing games. They'd go around with thick glasses and peculiar voices, unashamed of the fact that they dressed up as a pixie at the weekends. The thing was, they seemed genuinely happy. I would feel self conscious dressed as a pixie, perhaps that is an issue I have to come to terms with. I'm just booking myself in for some hypnotherapy now, as we speak.

To cut a long story short, we're all a bit wierd. We've all liked fruit machines in their purest form at some time. That is hours of ill gotten pleasure sticking coins into slots, blanking out the inalienable truth that we'll be walking home potless and sick as a pig. It was a lovely, naive, innocent pleasure, a peculiar cocktail of entertaining and frustrating. Now many look back with sageness and smiley wisely at their youthful folly. For others the hate, the vitriol and the venom still burn passionately.

Sub normality is generally regarded as a bad thing. In terms of pack survival this is true. The unusual members of the pack are often singled out by predators and devoured. This is basic survival instinct. This very thread is proof that this concept is still in existence.

It is safe to be 'normal' and castigate the freaky wierdo nutjobs posting their fruit machine videos. Look at the freaks! Let them be thrown to the wild wood where they will get their guts torn out by Chelsea supporters and hungry elephants. Let them be trampled by grumpy Anteaters and savaged by ravenous normal people all reading the Daily Mail and driving their Landrover Sprouts.

Gordon James Ramsay, OBE, (born November 8, 1966) is a chef, television personality and restaurateur. He has been awarded a total of 12 Michelin Stars, and in 2007 became one of only three chefs in the United Kingdom to hold three Michelin stars at one time. Ramsay currently ranks 2nd in the world in terms of Michelin Stars behind Alain Ducasse.

Ramsay is known in the United Kingdom for presenting TV programmes about competitive cookery and food.

Anyway, enough about Gordon Ramsey for f***'s sake, that is not the issue here, although some of you seem to think it is.

In essence some of the videos are lame, some are more interesting. Which of you oldies didn't like Castle Corner at night? eh? Who didn't enjoy watching crazybar777 getting a £25 roll from a £5 Bullseye thing? Who didn't enjoy the winstopper sound effects on the 500th video of someone or other? Who didn't enjoy seeing PMK's monkey paying out?

There we go. Methods. Result. Discussion. Summary. Weather. Gordon Ramsey. Football results and now the concussion. Ouch.

Concussion.

In short. To cut to the quick. Long story, reduced in length. Quick synopsis.

Altharic, you love these bloomin' videos really, stop pretending you don't because you do and if you don't admit to that then you better give me your mobile number and I'll phone you up from a call box somewhere and say "Now just look here! You better watch this video of Crazy Bar putting a crazy pound in Crazy fruits and winning some Crazy money! Bloop! I'm crazy!"

Nails, stop pretending you don't like these videos. You're a secret subscriber to nearly all of them and when it's quiet and Brighton Bob has busted badly on the B3s in your bookies/arcade then you load up your computer and check out the latest on Youtube.

Each to their own. And relax. Bloop!

[aaamusements]

Are you JG in disguise?

[lincs1]

shall we keep this on topic guys

[ForYouToEnvy]

Are you JG in disguise?

God damn:lol:

[aaamusements]

shall we keep this on topic guys

Absolutely, when I work out what the topic is!

[£6 In Tokens]

What happened to the thread on this then?

Personally not my cup of tea, but I don't see a problem with watching fruit machine videos at all.

Guess the thread turned in to a shit storm in a coffee mug.......What did I miss.............Any bans - Lol

:devil:

[ForYouToEnvy]

What happened to the thread on this then?

Personally not my cup of tea, but I don't see a problem with watching fruit machine videos at all.

Guess the thread turned in to a shit storm in a coffee mug.......What did I miss.............Any bans - Lol

:devil:

Its floating around the abyss if you want a laugh:D

[ady]

lol Nudgeman.....have to say I did smile at that post...

Joking aside, I think you really put it really well mate...thanks for that...

Oh and anyone replying, please don't quote the original post lol

[todd1970]

Now look here, I know this is closed but I did a long reply and I think it'd be awfully wasteful not to post it up here. So heave ho, here goes.

BOOF!


Some of the videos may be lame, but I'll admit I've watched some of these and never thought the people responsible were sad. They may be obsessional, hell 500 videos in such a short space of time, someone has been busy, but each to their own.
At the end of the day we're all obsessives. Think about it, we're all here because at some point in our lives we've been suckered in by the flashing lights and the appeal of £3+a repeat chance.
The thing is none of this is normal. Imagine you're on a quiz show and as part of the introductions you're asked what are your hobbies?
If you say 'playing football', fantastic, it's healthy, a very popular sport, a subject of many conversations, well done! you're normal!
If you say 'fruit machines', oh dear, oh no, you obviously have no self control, you lose money for enjoyment and have a dysfunctional personality. Oh dear, what a freak, what a wierdo! Get a life for f***'s sake!

There is of course an exception. The James Bond. The Q. The mysterious. The shady character, slipping from pub to pub, the knowledge, the know how, the gambler, the cad, the bounder, the maverick. Someone like Gary Chandler would fit this description.

At school you always used to get the nerdy kids who liked those role playing games. They'd go around with thick glasses and peculiar voices, unashamed of the fact that they dressed up as a pixie at the weekends. The thing was, they seemed genuinely happy. I would feel self conscious dressed as a pixie, perhaps that is an issue I have to come to terms with. I'm just booking myself in for some hypnotherapy now, as we speak.

To cut a long story short, we're all a bit wierd. We've all liked fruit machines in their purest form at some time. That is hours of ill gotten pleasure sticking coins into slots, blanking out the inalienable truth that we'll be walking home potless and sick as a pig. It was a lovely, naive, innocent pleasure, a peculiar cocktail of entertaining and frustrating. Now many look back with sageness and smiley wisely at their youthful folly. For others the hate, the vitriol and the venom still burn passionately.

Sub normality is generally regarded as a bad thing. In terms of pack survival this is true. The unusual members of the pack are often singled out by predators and devoured. This is basic survival instinct. This very thread is proof that this concept is still in existence.

It is safe to be 'normal' and castigate the freaky wierdo nutjobs posting their fruit machine videos. Look at the freaks! Let them be thrown to the wild wood where they will get their guts torn out by Chelsea supporters and hungry elephants. Let them be trampled by grumpy Anteaters and savaged by ravenous normal people all reading the Daily Mail and driving their Landrover Sprouts.

Gordon James Ramsay, OBE, (born November 8, 1966) is a chef, television personality and restaurateur. He has been awarded a total of 12 Michelin Stars, and in 2007 became one of only three chefs in the United Kingdom to hold three Michelin stars at one time. Ramsay currently ranks 2nd in the world in terms of Michelin Stars behind Alain Ducasse.

Ramsay is known in the United Kingdom for presenting TV programmes about competitive cookery and food.

Anyway, enough about Gordon Ramsey for f***'s sake, that is not the issue here, although some of you seem to think it is.

In essence some of the videos are lame, some are more interesting. Which of you oldies didn't like Castle Corner at night? eh? Who didn't enjoy watching crazybar777 getting a £25 roll from a £5 Bullseye thing? Who didn't enjoy the winstopper sound effects on the 500th video of someone or other? Who didn't enjoy seeing PMK's monkey paying out?

There we go. Methods. Result. Discussion. Summary. Weather. Gordon Ramsey. Football results and now the concussion. Ouch.

Concussion.

In short. To cut to the quick. Long story, reduced in length. Quick synopsis.

Altharic, you love these bloomin' videos really, stop pretending you don't because you do and if you don't admit to that then you better give me your mobile number and I'll phone you up from a call box somewhere and say "Now just look here! You better watch this video of Crazy Bar putting a crazy pound in Crazy fruits and winning some Crazy money! Bloop! I'm crazy!"

Nails, stop pretending you don't like these videos. You're a secret subscriber to nearly all of them and when it's quiet and Brighton Bob has busted badly on the B3s in your bookies/arcade then you load up your computer and check out the latest on Youtube.

Each to their own. And relax. Bloop!

Oh and anyone replying, please don't quote the original post lol

OK.

[cardie]

IMHO there is no such thing as normal everyone is different so why do people bother taking piss because someone likes somthing different doesnt mean to say their weird does it



not exactly on topic but its what i wanted to say lol

[RB]

Your'e all f*****g bonkers.....



Nurse....Nurse.....Flouxetine all round....HURRY

[spa]

Funny thing is the original thread starter had his very own youtube account with fruit machine videos on.

Alth's just got a serious problem. He has no interest in fruit machines yet has nowhere else to go. I do feel sorry for the chap.