Rites of Passage

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Quoted from "mrniceguy" on the MAACA pin forums. Thought I'd share it with you guys :)

...the traditional rites of passage of pinball ownership. To enlighten, or remind you, here are the steps :

1. Initial curiosity, followed eventually by trepidatious purchase of a single pin.

2. Promise to wife that 1 machine is all you are ever getting.

3. Realization that owning 1 pin is ridiculous. You either own many pins or none at all. You opt for the former.

4. Begin process of justifying to wife why having 1 pin is silly. She capitulates. You buy between 2 and 5 more pins.

5. An interim period lasting between 2 and 6 months where you are almost satisfied with owning half-dozen B or C-list titles.

6. Through visitation of the homes of other collectors, you realize you will never be happy with your stagnant and finite collection of tattered and boring pins.

7. The process of justifying the purchase of more pins by employing the "logic" that they are actually investments and you will be able to flip them eventually.

8. The search for areas of your basement that are being under-utilized. Statement such as "She can really do the laundry in the garage, right?" or "Do my kids
really need that much square footage in order to play happily?" are often posed during this phase.

9. The epiphany that no matter what you do, your wife will think you are an idiot. In fact she already does. Do you really think she will respect you more if you
have 5 machines in the basement as opposed to 10, 12 or 20 ? You become enlightened. You have nothing to lose.

10. Nirvana : You have been set free. Your mind and body are awash in the pure bliss of the knowledge that an infinite supply of pins await your purchase.
No longer shall you be afraid, oppressed or remorseful. You are a man. You are a hunter. A collector, and you answer to no one.
 
11. you now have over 100 pins and start to come to the sad realization that #10 does actually have it's limits. Just kidding... keep buying!

Maybe that's just me :p
 
I have offered to help you lighten the load a couple times Lindsey. You can drop off a couple nice ones on your way through Kamloops when you go to the Seattle show :) Quit hoarding all the good pins :p :p
 
#6 - is a HUGE point to be made. I see guys that buy every $500 SS they can get their hands on and the games are absolutely boring. To each their own I guess.
 
#6 - is a HUGE point to be made. I see guys that buy every $500 SS they can get their hands on and the games are absolutely boring. To each their own I guess.

SS? Which SS?

Scared Stiff
Sea Shore
Secret Service
See-Saw
Seven Seas
Sharkey's Shootout
Sharp Shooter
Shoo Shoo
Silver Slugger
Six Sticks
Smart Set
Sound Stage
Space Ship
Space Shuttle
Space Station
Split Second
Star Shooter
Straight Shooter
Strange Science
Super Score
Super Soccer
Super Spin
Super Star
Super Straight
Sure Shot
Surf Side
Sweet Sioux
 
SS? Which SS?

Scared Stiff
Sea Shore
Secret Service
See-Saw
Seven Seas
Sharkey's Shootout
Sharp Shooter
Shoo Shoo
Silver Slugger
Six Sticks
Smart Set
Sound Stage
Space Ship
Space Shuttle
Space Station
Split Second
Star Shooter
Straight Shooter
Strange Science
Super Score
Super Soccer
Super Spin
Super Star
Super Straight
Sure Shot
Surf Side
Sweet Sioux

Solid state ;)
 
You guys forgot stage 0. The stage where you have to actually convince your wife that you even need a Pin to start with. I told my wife from day 1, when we started dating. That one day I will own a Pinball Machine. She was well and truly warned. Yet I still haven't convinced her I need one. Even though she admits she would play it as well, especially if I could get my hands on a Family Guy.
 
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