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Re: Pain & video philo.

#399
From: G. T. Samson
Date: Wed, 22 May 1985 20:09
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> A friend of mine has been playing marble madness and he says he hurt his
> hand from aggresive trackball use. This makes me think of my Arcade wounds
... 
> 				Halfway arcade Hedley.

Yes, indeed, I remember my most interesting "arcade wound"; it was the blister
(which became a callus) on the third finger of my left hand which appeared due
to the strange little ridge below the black ball on the Time Pilot joystick.
Also, I've bruised myself on Marble Madness trackballs, and pinched my hand
with the crossbow on Crossbow...

I sometimes wonder why I keep doing it.  But it's too much fun to stop!

The Ex-Master Blaster, now known as...
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Name:		G. T. Samson
Title:		The Evil MicroWizard
Quote:		"No matter where you go...there you are." -- B. Banzai
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USMail:		Lowell N-43, Harvard U., Cambridge, MA 02138

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Name:		G. T. Samson
Title:		The Evil MicroWizard
Quote:		"No matter where you go...there you are." -- B. Banzai
Other_Quote:	"You speak treason!" "Fluently!" 	  -- The Doctor
ARPA:		gts@wjh12 [preferred] OR samson%h-sc4@harvard
USMail:		Lowell N-43, Harvard U., Cambridge, MA 02138
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Subject: Re: Pain & video philo.
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Date: Wed, 22-May-85 16:09:53 EDT
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