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Title: Best Graduation Gift Ever!!!
Post by: jtslade on October 10, 2011, 01:41:31 pm
So my In-Laws are pretty awesome and have been a huge supporter of my going back to school to finish my degree. Last month they came out to visit the baby (who is One Year old now), and they let me know that they got me a present for my graduation. I don't know what to expect but they hand me a small blue photo book. The following photos were in this order, and some are rather blurry (scanned in).

(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6160/6230924953_5a09da1239_b.jpg)

(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6051/6231442466_4b7e09d81f_b.jpg)

(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6104/6230924327_cb07bf969d_b.jpg)

(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6179/6231443930_8fccda602b_b.jpg)

(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6109/6231444826_793efcfc62_b.jpg)

(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6091/6230927455_203e84dfdc_b.jpg)

(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6225/6230925991_df81a3e894_b.jpg)

(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6091/6231445572_2b78ebbf29_b.jpg)

So I was completely amazed and speechless. The machine is in amazing shape, completely original and has spent all of it's life in private ownership at a doctors office in Florida. My mother-in-law negotiated with her long-time boss for the machine.

So now I have my official 1st authentic classic arcade machine. My mind immediately began to race on what is next....
Title: Re: Best Graduation Gift Ever!!!
Post by: TopJimmyCooks on October 10, 2011, 01:44:40 pm
cool cocktail - enjoy dude. 
Title: Re: Best Graduation Gift Ever!!!
Post by: Vulgar Soul on October 10, 2011, 02:03:48 pm
Amazing! Not everyday you get a Ms. Pac-man cocktail for free!

Keep that puppy nice and clean!
Title: Re: Best Graduation Gift Ever!!!
Post by: dr.detroit20 on October 11, 2011, 05:36:26 am
Nice! Looks in pretty good shape too. Hopefully the inside is in good shape also.
Title: Re: Best Graduation Gift Ever!!!
Post by: Harakiri on October 11, 2011, 01:00:45 pm
For brief moments i thought i would be seeing a Nissan GT-R. Nice score though! :)
Title: Re: Best Graduation Gift Ever!!!
Post by: dextercf on October 11, 2011, 03:47:42 pm
congratulations!
Title: Re: Best Graduation Gift Ever!!!
Post by: severdhed on October 12, 2011, 10:29:09 pm
congrats....that's awesome
Title: Re: Best Graduation Gift Ever!!!
Post by: opt2not on October 12, 2011, 10:35:01 pm
That is a great gift!  :applaud:
Title: Re: Best Graduation Gift Ever!!!
Post by: ark_ader on October 13, 2011, 10:50:35 am
Your Mother-in-law should be getting a monster thank you card very soon I think.
Title: Re: Best Graduation Gift Ever!!!
Post by: nordemoniac on October 14, 2011, 04:31:50 am
Awesome!!
Title: Re: Best Graduation Gift Ever!!!
Post by: Lilwolf on October 14, 2011, 06:58:33 am
Ok, everyone chant with me

MAME IT
MAME IT!!!
MAME IT!!!!
MAME IT!!!!!

just kidding...
Pretty cab!  I would have a hard time keeping it knowing the value.  I like my arcades like I like my trucks... beat up to the point you don't care who uses them.  I would be worried all the time that things so pretty!
Title: Re: Best Graduation Gift Ever!!!
Post by: Gray_Area on October 17, 2011, 07:53:41 pm
For brief moments i thought i would be seeing a Nissan GT-R. Nice score though! :)

That's a noob thing. This was posted in the correct sub-forum.
Title: Re: Best Graduation Gift Ever!!!
Post by: Crimeodile on October 19, 2011, 03:39:42 pm
That is the best graduation gift ever. I just finished college and got nothing, so I'm planning on building a cab for myself.
Title: Re: Best Graduation Gift Ever!!!
Post by: TopJimmyCooks on October 19, 2011, 05:00:21 pm
yeah, when I graduated college I got nothing but "hey, time to start paying on those student loans!"

It was so depressing I borrowed more and went to grad school. 
Title: Re: Best Graduation Gift Ever!!!
Post by: Crimeodile on October 20, 2011, 04:34:03 pm
It was so depressing I borrowed more and went to grad school. 

Heh. I'm considering the same thing. That and I was non traditional student and I already hate the industry I work in....I may have made a huge mistake.
Title: Re: Best Graduation Gift Ever!!!
Post by: Texasmame on October 23, 2011, 03:52:24 pm
Pretty damn cool in-laws there.   :applaud:
Title: Re: Best Graduation Gift Ever!!!
Post by: AlienInferno on October 23, 2011, 11:38:22 pm
Awesome graduation gift there.  All I got was a bunch of student loans to pay off.   :lol  One of these days I will have a house I'm not afraid will fall in and that doesn't leak during a heavy rain storm and can buy a real dedicated cab.  As of now though I'm pretty happy with my mame cab.  Even in it's currently unplayable state.
Title: Re: Best Graduation Gift Ever!!!
Post by: dinojoie on October 23, 2011, 11:51:13 pm
cool gift.  congratulations.