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[yotsuya]

TL;DR for new readers: "Hey wife! If I can't have an arcade in the house, I'll slap you with my purse!"

As opposed to what? "---smurfette---, get in the kitchen and make me a sandwich while I play some Pac-Man." ?

[monkeybomb]

That's subjective friend... Firstly "out of province trips"? (**Jennifer chuckles with amusment) 

Awww that's cute. jennifer doesn't know what a province is... typical american school system fail.

I know what a province is and at no point has it provided any value to my life in any way.  Truly useless knowledge unless you live in one.  If I had to pick something to forget in order to better understand the crt monitor in my cabinet, you have provided the perfect option.


Edit: instead of only being a smart ass, I want to add that involving my wife in the games has made her like all the gaming stuff more, and it's a lot better than most of the stuff available for couples to do together.  Game selction is interesting there.  We both love puzzle games, but one time I tried street fighter and she apologized after hitting my character.  That was a no go.

[RandyT]

TL;DR for new readers: "Hey wife! If I can't have an arcade in the house, I'll slap you with my purse!"

As opposed to what? "---smurfette---, get in the kitchen and make me a sandwich while I play some Pac-Man." ?

Heh.  A better situation than either of those is when she sees you playing Pac-Man and just brings you one

[yotsuya]

TL;DR for new readers: "Hey wife! If I can't have an arcade in the house, I'll slap you with my purse!"

As opposed to what? "---smurfette---, get in the kitchen and make me a sandwich while I play some Pac-Man." ?

Heh.  A better situation than either of those is when she sees you playing Pac-Man and just brings you one

Exactly, and that comes from mutual respect.

[opt2not]

I know what a province is and at no point has it provided any value to my life in any way. 

That's really good for you.  Who are you?
I was talking to jennifer.

[monkeybomb]

I know what a province is and at no point has it provided any value to my life in any way. 

That's really good for you.  Who are you?
I was talking to jennifer.

3k posts and you still need a walkthrough?  No wonder they make you guys solve a kindergarten math problem to enter a contest.

Okay, her you are:

Step 1: click Jennifer's avatar.
Step 2: On the left of the screen, under "Actions" click "private message"
Step 3: send comments you don't want responses to on a public forum.

For the record I know the law about the math problem.

[CheffoJeffo]

No wonder they make you guys solve a kindergarten math problem to enter a contest.

Nah -- that's just the easiest way to filter out Americans. 

[opt2not]

Taking the "man-up and just do it" stance just shows how much an immature self-centred --cream-filled twinkie--/kaneda you are.  This completely confirms my assessment of this Chance clown. Self-centered, inconsiderate passive aggressive ---Bad words, bad words, whatcha gonna do? Whatcha gonna do when saint censors you?--- who thinks he's king----steaming pile of meadow muffin--- and knows everything there is to know about other people's situation to even assume he can give advice. Please, grow the ---fudgesicle--- up. If you want to be the tyrant of your home, then so be it. But don't push that douchbag mentality on the rest of us.
Keeping balance at home is part of what being a man is. If you can't understand this, then you have no right being in a relationship. Just stay a bachelor and die a lonely cold life...but hey, you'll have all your cabinets to keep you warm.   

[opt2not]

3k posts and you still need a walkthrough?

Member since 2004, and I still don't know who the ---fudgesicle--- you are. 

[jennifer]

    Play nice boys.... Actually we never were told about providences in our schools, and yes I do find it amusing still today. I wasn't talking about one game however, but the Ocd/Narcissistic behavior many of us possess (multiple and many) Arcade games are a lifestyle, and to dump it on someone who is not 100% on board is rather foolish IMO...To P/m Jennifer on the subject of relationships, Well... 

[CheffoJeffo]

Honest question: Do we really run into enough situations where "I can't have it just because my wife won't let me" for anybody to consider it a thing? Do people really whinge and admit that publicly?

Chance asked a question about "spousal approval" and I like to think most of us do that.

I don't remember many situations where "I can't have it because my wife said no" was an actual reason. I've seen a few posts like that, but most often in the context of adding another machine to an already-moldering pile of machines.

[pbj]

Frequently, I wish this forum had "ignore thread" or "ignore threads started by user" options.  I find myself wishing so again.

[harveybirdman]

I hear it used more to justify frankenpanels....

She's only going to let me have one so it must do everything.... _{and be super fugly......}

[yotsuya]

Honest question: Do we really run into enough situations where "I can't have it just because my wife won't let me" for anybody to consider it a thing? Do people really whinge and admit that publicly?

Chance asked a question about "spousal approval" and I like to think most of us do that.

I don't remember many situations where "I can't have it because my wife said no" was an actual reason. I've seen a few posts like that, but most often in the context of adding another machine to an already-moldering pile of machines.

Right. No one has ever started a thread with "Here are my awesome plans.... but my wife said no so I can't build it."

I've seen it used with "I got my wife's approval, so here is my build....". Which I never took to mean "I asked her and she said I could have one" but more like she was on board with bringing one into the house.

[yotsuya]

I hear is used more to justify frankenpanels....

She's only going to let me have one so it must do everything.... _{and be fugly......}

Great point.

[Vigo]

I hear is used more to justify frankenpanels....

She's only going to let me have one so it must do everything.... _{and be fugly......}

Ironically, a giant fugly frankenpanel probably has caused more than one wife to put the brakes on project #2.

[Generic Eric]

Man

There is some weird stuff in here:

I have a multi, and my multi has a multi.  But my multi's multi is not my multi.

Like that for example.  I don't even have a multi.

[CheffoJeffo]

    Play nice boys.... Actually we never were told about providences in our schools, and yes I do find it amusing still today.

A lack of understanding about providence in the USA? The wicked irony/accuracy of that statement is beautiful.

Or do you mean that place in Rhode Island?

[wp34]

I hear is used more to justify frankenpanels....

She's only going to let me have one so it must do everything.... _{and be fugly......}

Ironically, a giant fugly frankenpanel probably has caused more than one wife to put the brakes on project #2.

When I first started looking at dedicated games my wife's response was "why do you want one that only plays one game?"  She gets it now---or at least pretends to because she loves me.

[opt2not]

    Play nice boys.... Actually we never were told about providences in our schools, and yes I do find it amusing still today.

A lack of understanding about providence in the USA? The wicked irony/accuracy of that statement is beautiful.

  That was just perfect. Case, rested.

[harveybirdman]

[yotsuya]

I hear is used more to justify frankenpanels....

She's only going to let me have one so it must do everything.... _{and be fugly......}

Ironically, a giant fugly frankenpanel probably has caused more than one wife to put the brakes on project #2.

When I first started looking at dedicated games my wife's response was "why do you want one that only plays one game?"  She gets it now---or at least pretends to because she loves me.

My wife has has a few favorites that just don't do it for her on the MAME cab, but she love playing with the original controllers. She gets it.

[voltz]

I was just having a bit of a chat with someone on this topic.  Privilege gets to be an issue when he's the breadwinner and roughly 3/4 of the house you pay for with your earnings is "hers".  This begs the question of how much poll does one really have when they believe they have the right to deny you, aside from the fact that you're the one running this whole show to begin with.

Noticed an error in my post, d'oh!

[johnrt]

I have to speak for myself, but there isn't a woman on this planet that's gonna tell me what to do or not. The only woman who could, my mother, passed away many, many years ago. I have three kids, the youngest is 18 years old. I've been a dad and family guy for 23 years and now it's time for me to what I want. I'm not asking anyone for permission to exercise my hobby, no matter what the hobby may be! I'm too old for this ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---. I guess when you pass a certain age or certain point in life, you couldn't care less. And I'm there.

[yotsuya]

Pretty soon you'll be telling the neighborhood kids to get off your lawn. And watching World War Two documentaries.

[opt2not]

Well, add kids to this situation and it changes the whole dichotomy of this conversation. 

[yotsuya]

Well, add kids to this situation and it changes the whole dichotomy of this conversation.

Enh, it is what it is. Bros gotta bro.

[johnrt]

Pretty soon you'll be telling the neighborhood kids to get off your lawn. And watching World War Two documentaries.

Wait! I've seen a lot of WW2 documentaries.

Now, you guys went out of arguments and passed the ridicule line. 

[yotsuya]

Pretty soon you'll be telling the neighborhood kids to get off your lawn. And watching World War Two documentaries.

Wait! I've seen a lot of WW2 documentaries.

Now, you guys went out of arguments and passed the ridicule line. 

I guess it's all in how you look at it. I wouldn't ask my wife's permission for anything, but I'm also in tune with how she feels about things. I'd expect the same from her.

[Howard_Casto]

Compromise is good.  On the other hand if there is something to do that makes you happy, there's really no reason to deny you of it and someone tries to.... maybe you shouldn't be with that person.

[CheffoJeffo]

Is it me of or is there is a heck of a lot of "doth protest too much" in this thread.

 

[opt2not]

I have to speak for myself, but there isn't a woman on this planet that's gonna tell me what to do or not.

And for crying out loud, can you sound more misogynous?  Why not replace "a woman" with "anyone"?
I don't care if you've checked-out of life entirely or not. Everyone, whether male, female, white, black, yellow or brown deserves respect. Are we really still in the 50's??

[CheffoJeffo]

I have to speak for myself, but there isn't a woman on this planet that's gonna tell me what to do or not.

And for crying out loud, can you sound more misogynous?

Pretty sure the answer to that one is no. Just saying. 

[opt2not]

I have to speak for myself, but there isn't a woman on this planet that's gonna tell me what to do or not.

And for crying out loud, can you sound more misogynous?

Pretty sure the answer to that one is no. Just saying. 

America? ---fudgesicle---? yeah?

edit: to elaborate, I'm pretty happy that Canada has a new look to our government. Our cabinet is now made up of 50% women, and we've already had our a woman Prime Minister (jennifer, you can laugh at "Prime Minister"...it's kinda like a President, but not...), something that the US hasn't had yet. But hey, this could be the time... go Hilary. To hell with Trump -- what an assclown.

[johnrt]

I have to speak for myself, but there isn't a woman on this planet that's gonna tell me what to do or not.

And for crying out loud, can you sound more misogynous?  Why not replace "a woman" with "anyone"?
I don't care if you've checked-out of life entirely or not. Everyone, whether male, female, white, black, yellow or brown deserves respect. Are we really still in the 50's??

Come on! I haven't checked out of life. I just started enjoying it! Why the hell do you have to stand with your hat in your hand asking your spouse for permission to build/buy a freakin' arcade cabinet?

[yotsuya]

I think you're equating spousal approval with actual permission, which really are two different things.

[johnrt]

I think you're equating spousal approval with actual permission, which really are two different things.

[CheffoJeffo]

I think you're equating spousal approval with actual permission, which really are two different things.

Begging for Permission != Looking for Approval

Ever post a project thread and read the feedback? Then you've been looking for approval.

[opt2not]

Sorry to our American neighbours, I just found out johnrt is Norwegian. Didn't mean to put you in the same boat. Carry on.

[johnrt]

Sorry to our American neighbours, I just found out johnrt is Norwegian. Didn't mean to put you in the same boat. Carry on.

And for the record: I'm not misogynous. I love women! 

"misogynous": I had too google that.