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A little known danger of BYOAC
« on: January 03, 2005, 09:38:28 am »
(I apologize if this belongs on a different board)

The wife is out-of-town for the week and I figured, "Hey, what a great time to finish up my arcade machine!"  So, I'm down in the basement working away, when I look down...and there's a snake at my feet!!!!

For the briefest of moments, I considered using the circular saw or my router with the t-molding bit.  In the end, I opted for distance and a long shovel. Did I mention that I was screaming like a little girl the whole time?

Let this serve as a warning for all BYOACers...snakes are attracted to MAME machines. ;-)
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Re: A little known danger of BYOAC
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2005, 11:02:29 am »
Was it a trouser snake?
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Re: A little known danger of BYOAC
« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2005, 11:09:50 am »
Quote from: DeathMonk on January 03, 2005, 11:02:29 am
Was it a trouser snake?

Those one-eyed ones can be very dangerous if they get loose in public.
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Re: A little known danger of BYOAC
« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2005, 11:51:34 am »
Remember, you can love your arcade cab, just don't LOVE your arcade cab..  :D
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Re: A little known danger of BYOAC
« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2005, 01:05:20 pm »
snakes....<shudders>....I hate snakes.........
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Re: A little known danger of BYOAC
« Reply #5 on: January 03, 2005, 01:26:01 pm »
Quote from: jfunk on January 03, 2005, 11:51:34 am
Remember, you can love your arcade cab, just don't LOVE your arcade cab..
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Re: A little known danger of BYOAC
« Reply #6 on: January 03, 2005, 01:29:02 pm »
Quote from: JoyMonkey on January 03, 2005, 11:09:50 am
Quote from: DeathMonk on January 03, 2005, 11:02:29 am
Was it a trouser snake?

Those one-eyed ones can be very dangerous if they get loose in public.

Maybe it just wanted to play some pocket pool...
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Re: A little known danger of BYOAC
« Reply #7 on: January 03, 2005, 02:10:48 pm »
you need to load up SNAKEPIT and learn how to get rid of it  ;D
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Re: A little known danger of BYOAC
« Reply #8 on: January 03, 2005, 02:22:43 pm »
Was it a dangerous snake, or a "ohmigod it has no legs KILL IT KILL IT KILLLLLITTT!!!" snake?  ;)
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Re: A little known danger of BYOAC
« Reply #9 on: January 03, 2005, 02:57:31 pm »
Was it something like the reaction to the snake in this?
http://www.badgerbadgerbadger.com
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Re: A little known danger of BYOAC
« Reply #10 on: January 03, 2005, 06:17:07 pm »
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http://www.badgerbadgerbadger.com


WTF did I just watch ???
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Re: A little known danger of BYOAC
« Reply #11 on: January 03, 2005, 09:54:13 pm »
Quote from: mozzer on January 03, 2005, 06:17:07 pm
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http://www.badgerbadgerbadger.com


WTF did I just watch ???

a total waste (yet addicting) of your time..

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Re: A little known danger of BYOAC
« Reply #12 on: January 03, 2005, 10:30:16 pm »
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Re: A little known danger of BYOAC
« Reply #13 on: January 04, 2005, 12:41:53 am »
i wondered where SNAAAKE had got to lately...
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Re: A little known danger of BYOAC
« Reply #14 on: January 04, 2005, 09:06:26 am »
Quote from: shawnzilla on January 03, 2005, 09:38:28 am
Did I mention that I was screaming like a little girl the whole time?

Don't worry too much about it. I once almost stepped on a baby black snake and there was my girlfriend, her parents, her brothers, her sister, her grand parents and her uncle to hear me scream like a girl. And now complete stange(ers)  :P

Don't tell anyone.
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Re: A little known danger of BYOAC
« Reply #15 on: January 05, 2005, 05:40:16 am »
Quote from: mozzer on January 03, 2005, 06:17:07 pm
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http://www.badgerbadgerbadger.com


WTF did I just watch ???

You mean you didn't see the ending?  Keep watching, the end is hilarious.
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