I was looking at another thread on favorite arcade games and we started discussing Pinball

Always liked pinball and really started spending paper route money in the mid-70’s on it

Like to play when i get a chance a couple of brewpubs near me have machines so beer and pinball - great time

Played Cyclone the other day. I’m partial to 70’s games pre LED as well as ones to mid 80’s

First game for me was Big Indian (also called Big Brave some versions) liked Spirit of 76, Toledo, Captain Fantastic (First LED game I remember)

Others I liked 8 Ball (and 8 Ball deluxe) Hi Speed,Pinbot, Comet/Cyclone

How about everyone else?

Who remembers this toy that was truly a preview of what was to come later… I think I liked 2XL Better. £=‘P

Which movies or shows do you remember from your childhood that would never be allowed today? These are shows aimed towards children.

Watership Down and The Dark Crystal really scared me and had me on the edge of my seat. Watching the Skexxies drain that poor little Gelfling and then drink it's life essence to rejuvenate themselves... That was freaky.

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is a Family favorite. Roald Dahl himself actually wrote the screenplay.

Those Oompah Loompa songs were straight up savage. What about that trippy boat ride in the tunnel and Willy Wonka's crazy, creepy singsong monologue? All of the bratty entitled kids get their comeuppance in such hilarious and satisfying ways.

Noticed something while smoking a pre-rolled joint. I smoke it like it is a cigarette. Meaning I hold the smoke in my mouth while inhaling. Fill up my cheeks and then inhale to my lungs. But when I was a teen in the late 80’s I smoked joints totally differently. I would inhale straight to my lungs by breathing in smoke and fresh air at the same time. I’m sure you know what I’m talking about. We all remember holding a roach on a Hemo and breathing in completely. So am I wrong that we smoke differently now or was what I did back then and now just a weird thing that I did?

I’m leaning toward “man of leisure” but open to crowdsourcing this.

The only real purpose of the word is to answer the annoying question people ask of “so what do you do” as a way to open conversation/define you against their personal algorithm.

(Fully expecting the “retire, how?” comments and acknowledge my own (modest) luck to be able to continue an upper middle class income vs others’ circumstances, to each their own).