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You might be an Arcade Addict if...
« on: December 24, 2004, 10:35:37 pm »
....you're reading this on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.

C'mon, fess up- who's checking BYOAC when they ought to be spending quality family time?

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Re: You might be an Arcade Addict if...
« Reply #1 on: December 24, 2004, 10:48:26 pm »
I'm peeking in... lol...

Just me and the wife at home while the family's in Missouri.... hundreds of miles away.....
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Re: You might be an Arcade Addict if...
« Reply #2 on: December 24, 2004, 11:01:00 pm »
you caught me checking in too.....figured I'd check in while tracking Santa at noradsanta.org......As soon as he hits the east coast the kids will finally go to bed.......

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Re: You might be an Arcade Addict if...
« Reply #3 on: December 24, 2004, 11:02:30 pm »
 One can only take so much 'family'   :o  :'(   :angel:

 Now - back to my obsession...  ;D    8)

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Re: You might be an Arcade Addict if...
« Reply #4 on: December 24, 2004, 11:03:34 pm »
I have a house full of in-laws and need a break every so often.

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Re: You might be an Arcade Addict if...
« Reply #5 on: December 24, 2004, 11:15:34 pm »
family is in the kitchen/living room right now, but my gf and I snuck away to watch a movie :)

I of course took a minute or two to sneak a peak here.

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Re: You might be an Arcade Addict if...
« Reply #6 on: December 24, 2004, 11:30:33 pm »
Guilty! Along with . . .

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Re: You might be an Arcade Addict if...
« Reply #7 on: December 24, 2004, 11:33:12 pm »
....you're reading this on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.

C'mon, fess up- who's checking BYOAC when they ought to be spending quality family time?


Family?

pfft.. they all live cross country and i cant take a week off to go see em...


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Re: You might be an Arcade Addict if...
« Reply #8 on: December 24, 2004, 11:36:49 pm »
eh, i know that all you users out there still have problems and great ideas even on christmas day, so why not look in to see wahts happening?  so it is a bit slow, but that just gives me time to catch up on the old stuff.  merry christmas everyone.

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Re: You might be an Arcade Addict if...
« Reply #9 on: December 25, 2004, 01:23:34 am »
Hey this is my arcade addict family  8) I had to check in once to see if there been anything informative posted.

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Re: You might be an Arcade Addict if...
« Reply #10 on: December 25, 2004, 08:50:24 am »
My family Christmas isn't until Monday. That's what happens when everyone is spread all over. I'm headed out to visit relatives after lunch though.
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Re: You might be an Arcade Addict if...
« Reply #11 on: December 25, 2004, 08:58:43 am »
christmas? bah humbug! christmas means two things to me:

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2) thirty years ago this day a cyclone blew my town away!


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Re: You might be an Arcade Addict if...
« Reply #12 on: December 25, 2004, 09:04:53 am »
Guity as charged... ;D
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Re: You might be an Arcade Addict if...
« Reply #13 on: December 25, 2004, 10:23:57 am »
Checking in.

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Re: You might be an Arcade Addict if...
« Reply #14 on: December 25, 2004, 11:30:28 am »
Back again.... :D....the kids have now opened their presents and now are figuring out ways to destroy them so I have a few minutes to check in before "Daddy can you fix this?" or "Daddy it's not working right!"

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Re: You might be an Arcade Addict if...
« Reply #15 on: December 25, 2004, 11:46:20 am »
So if I woke up at 4:00 am to surf BYOAC etc. , play; ZORK I, Descent, Terminal Velocity, and solder up some connections on my MAME cabinet before the family woke up, do I have a problem....?

Oh yea, and check back in and post this while I am supposed to be getting ready to go see the extended family?


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Almost forgot, Merry Christmas BYOAC!

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Re: You might be an Arcade Addict if...
« Reply #16 on: December 25, 2004, 11:59:31 am »
I am a board-a-holic.

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Re: You might be an Arcade Addict if...
« Reply #17 on: December 25, 2004, 02:07:26 pm »
I'm earning doubletime at work while watching a movie and reading the board.   It sucks to be here, but at least it pays well!

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Re: You might be an Arcade Addict if...
« Reply #18 on: December 25, 2004, 03:01:21 pm »
I'm earning doubletime at work while watching a movie and reading the board.
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Re: You might be an Arcade Addict if...
« Reply #19 on: December 25, 2004, 08:01:12 pm »
Guilty! Along with . . .

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Re: You might be an Arcade Addict if...
« Reply #20 on: December 26, 2004, 01:19:39 am »
oopz well i don't like karaoke......
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Re: You might be an Arcade Addict if...
« Reply #21 on: December 27, 2004, 01:09:23 am »
Hehe..

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Re: You might be an Arcade Addict if...
« Reply #22 on: December 27, 2004, 09:46:37 pm »
 I was watching and about to post when...  :police:

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Re: You might be an Arcade Addict if...
« Reply #23 on: December 27, 2004, 11:37:58 pm »
family is in the kitchen/living room right now, but my gf and I snuck away to watch a movie :)

I of course took a minute or two to sneak a peak here.

Merry Xmas everyone.

I came around cause my girlfriend and I are not seeing each other right now, and Im so depressed, I need something to take my mind off things. But sorry to bring everyone down, merry late christmas.
« Last Edit: December 28, 2004, 01:54:28 am by skid_68 »

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Re: You might be an Arcade Addict if...
« Reply #24 on: December 28, 2004, 01:40:45 am »
We had a big party xmas day and my arcade machine was a big hit with adults and children alike.
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Re: You might be an Arcade Addict if...
« Reply #25 on: December 28, 2004, 07:54:12 am »
my girlfriend and I are not seeing each other right now

Open your eyes.  It always works better when trying to see someone if you open your eyes.

Problem solved, nothing more to see here folks.  :police:
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Re: You might be an Arcade Addict if...
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Re: You might be an Arcade Addict if...
« Reply #27 on: December 28, 2004, 09:14:48 am »
I have a remarkably low tolerance for idiocy in real-life.  I'd be the first President to assinate someone ELSE!
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