Author Topic: Has anyone else grown to hate the word "cab" (Read 7437 times)

paigeoliver · « **on:** March 24, 2005, 07:15:23 am »

The longer I have been into arcade games (and the longer I have posted here) the more I have found the word "cab" just grates on me, and even I use it.

Anyone else have this issue, or is it just me?

Hmmm, I just checked the search and I seem to prefer to use "cabinet" over "cab". 40 pages of results for me using the term "cab" (which includes EVERY instance of those 3 letters, thus every instance of cabinet is included), and 34 pages of me saying "cabinet". So it seems I am using cabinet 10 times as often as "cab".

menace · « **Reply #1 on:** March 24, 2005, 07:23:29 am »

Not really but I find myself using it on the un-initiated and they look at me like I have 2 heads--I blame you for this

fredster · « **Reply #2 on:** March 24, 2005, 09:29:23 am »

No, No, I haven't.

I have developed hatred for other words in my life, but not "cab". I can't stand the word "knob".

missioncontrol · « **Reply #3 on:** March 24, 2005, 10:02:59 am »

well my wife has......

along with the words:

arcade
cabinet
gameroom
spend more money on ...

and many more...

Nannuu · « **Reply #4 on:** March 24, 2005, 12:25:13 pm »

Quote from: missioncontrol on March 24, 2005, 10:02:59 am

well my wife has......

along with the words:

arcade
cabinet
gameroom
spend more money on ...

and many more...

Yeah, my wife is really hating "I need it" lately. But I do honey, honest!

NoBonus · « **Reply #5 on:** March 24, 2005, 04:33:30 pm »

I don't mind "cab", it is the word "carb" I hate.

cholin · « **Reply #6 on:** March 24, 2005, 08:06:08 pm »

The word "cade" is getting a little overused, but cab seems fine. Worst word is money -- hard to get, harder to keep.

DrewKaree · « **Reply #7 on:** March 24, 2005, 08:52:05 pm »

Quote from: fredster on March 24, 2005, 09:29:23 am

No, No, I haven't.

I have developed hatred for other words in my life, but not "cab". I can't stand the word "knob".

That's just because you're a knob, fredster

Ya know, I noticed the same thing you did a few weeks back, paige, but here's the way I'm gonna chalk it up.

You'll use "cab" here, to shorten stuff, or you just feel lazy for that split second or so, and you'll use cabinet elsewhere.

missioncontrol · « **Reply #8 on:** March 24, 2005, 09:09:18 pm »

Quote from: cholin on March 24, 2005, 08:06:08 pm

The word "cade" is getting a little overused, but cab seems fine.

RetroJames · « **Reply #9 on:** March 24, 2005, 10:36:51 pm »

Bugs me a bit actually. Not sure why, I just feel silly saying it. I try to pronounce the whole word whenever possible.

cab-i-net

easy!

Of course, my wife has a list of keywords, arcade cabinet being nearly at the top of the list. I can always tell when I hit a new word in the list as her left eye starts to twitch. scary.

She looks at the postal carrier with knives for pupils every time she sees the poor guy carrying a box with my name on it.

TalkingOctopus · « **Reply #10 on:** March 25, 2005, 02:34:10 am »

I don't even like calling it a cabinet, but I have used both cab and cabinet. I don't feel like I built a kitchen cabinet or something...I built a videogame arcade.

SirPeale · « **Reply #11 on:** March 25, 2005, 07:52:58 am »

Quote from: NoBonus on March 24, 2005, 04:33:30 pm

I don't mind "cab", it is the word "carb" I hate.

Too bad...it's carbs that keep your body running. Americans eat too much protein as it is.

Rocky · « **Reply #12 on:** March 25, 2005, 09:02:50 am »

The other day I caught a cab because I was in a hurry to get some cab files to put on my arcade cab so I could update the OS.

tommy · « **Reply #13 on:** March 25, 2005, 07:32:16 pm »

What a waste of a thread this is, cab, cab, cab,cab.

sodapopinski · « **Reply #14 on:** March 25, 2005, 07:34:47 pm »

Quote

I don't mind "cab", it is the word "carb" I hate

The word "cab" is also better than "crabs" too

geomartin · « **Reply #15 on:** March 26, 2005, 10:02:09 pm »

I'm sure that someone will be selling a MAME cabinet named CABCADE on Ebay very soon.

Katana Man · « **Reply #16 on:** March 26, 2005, 11:39:13 pm »

I agree, "cab" and "cade" is just laziness.

geomartin · « **Reply #17 on:** March 27, 2005, 11:05:45 am »

I agree. I remember going to play the Asteroids machine or the Gorf machine. As kids I doubt we ever called them cabinets. That was something I picked up when MAME intruded into my life.

paigeoliver · « **Reply #18 on:** March 27, 2005, 01:36:56 pm »

I think I figured it out. I am a general arcade guy first, and a Mame guy second. Mainstream arcade collectors tend to have 3+ machines, so the word "cab" when used is always qualified with another word, such as "jamma cab", "Burgertime cab", "Crappy Mappy cab", "old Pole Position cab", "Williams cab" etc.

Around HERE people just use the word all by itself, because MOST of the people here only have one machine.

RayB · « **Reply #19 on:** March 27, 2005, 11:03:47 pm »

Anyone here like Cab Calloway?

geomartin · « **Reply #20 on:** March 27, 2005, 11:51:57 pm »

A little before my time...are you suggesting a jazz cab?

Stingray · « **Reply #21 on:** March 28, 2005, 12:53:27 pm »

Quote from: Katana Man on March 26, 2005, 11:39:13 pm

I agree, "cab" and "cade" is just laziness. I don't know about you guys, but when we were kids, we called them "arcade machines". I like this because a machine, as a whole, serves a purpose. Whereas a cabinet is referring to the wood structure.

I agree. I tend to think of mine as arcade machines too. The cab (or cabinet if you prefer) only refers to an empty box. Once it has all the goodies inside it's a machine.

I usually say I have a NEO-GEO in a Dynamo cab, or I have a MAME machine in a Midway cab.

-S

the3eyedblindman · « **Reply #22 on:** March 30, 2005, 12:38:58 am »

the first time I discovered this site and was reading through, someone used the word "cab" in a thread, and I thought they were talking about a Taxi cab.

nipsmg · « **Reply #23 on:** March 30, 2005, 08:16:33 am »

Cab, not so much.

*insert clever prefix*-cade is getting rediculous.
"Look at my new cabinet Ibuiltitmyselfcade!"

Then again, my cabinet is called Arcadia.. (I managed to get rid of the 'E' tho.).

RetroJames · « **Reply #24 on:** March 30, 2005, 10:07:54 am »

I didn't before I susbscribed to this thread! *unsubscribed*

slycrel · « **Reply #25 on:** April 05, 2005, 03:36:09 pm »

I have picked up the term since building my own machine. It was used extensively when I was first looking around and bothered me a lot until I got used to it. I now refer to the cabinet (or cab) sometimes when talking specifically about the wood, but I also sometimes find myself using the term "arcade cabinet", which is kind of odd unless you're used to hearing it. i don't particularly like the term, but it's sort of MAME machine lingo, at least on the 'net in general.

Bent Brother · « **Reply #26 on:** April 05, 2005, 07:22:10 pm »

Doesn't Bother me,

As long as it is not yellow, black + white checkered
and can run over me!


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Author Topic: Has anyone else grown to hate the word "cab" (Read 7437 times)

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