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This hobby is full of oddballs. Post your encounters here.
Texasmame:
Never give out your phone number. :'(
ark_ader:
--- Quote from: shardian on June 24, 2008, 10:28:25 am ---I had a rummage sale this past weekend, and a fellow stopped by who saw the games in my garage. It was an interesting encounter, and it got me to thinking: There are many strange people in the hobby that give normal folk who just want to reclaim a bit of our childhood a bad rep. Feel free to post any odd encounters you have had with people relating to the arcade game hobby.
Anyways, I was inside when the guy showed up, and my wife came to get me because he might be interested in buying a game or MAME machine off of me. I chatted with him for a while and showed him some what all I had and told him a bit how some of the MAME and controls stuff worked. The guy was VERY excited every time I told or showed him something new. Hey, that's understandable: it blew my mind when I realized the potential of MAME too... but he was getting a bit too excited. He did say he had never used MAME before because he wanted to get first hand opinions of those who had first. Near the end of the conversation, I asked for his email so I could send him some links. He seemed to freak out a bit, and started mumbling about having email but not using it. Since when does an uber-nerd hardcore gamer with a ps3 and xbox360 NOT use email and frequent gaming related forums and blogs. It was just odd. I then realized he had never told me his name. I was quickly becoming glad that the baby was asleep inside and that I couldn't bring him inside to show him some other stuff for that reason. He mentioned that he might stop by some time in the future again, but I really hope he doesn't.
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What if the guy was a cop. You you still have him around your Mame cab? :dizzy:
shardian:
--- Quote from: ark_ader on June 25, 2008, 04:00:45 am ---What if the guy was a cop. You you still have him around your Mame cab? :dizzy:
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Trust me, this guy was most definitely not a cop. Even if he was, he would probably want a MAME machine for his own room well before wondering if it was legal or not.
Ginsu Victim:
Yeah, cops aren't really the ones busting people over personal-use copyright infringement. Most of them do it too.
shardian:
--- Quote from: pinballjim on June 25, 2008, 12:34:50 pm ---So, in case any of you were ever wondering why I make no effort to get along with fellow hobbyists, there's your answer.
:cheers:
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Well damn, I'll give you that one! :laugh2:
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