Re: Massachusetts Funworld Meetup 4/6/13
Interesting.
I have yet to meet a person who has ever played Air Hockey by those rules, especially at arcades where it's intended especially for children. Fun depends on the person so not everyone will agree with the same point. Not everyone plays sports by the exact rules given that are intended for the NBA, NFL, etc. That's why there's "street basketball" and "two-hand-touch football". This air hockey table was specifically made for people of all ages to play "for fun" at an arcade.
WAIT A MINUTE. THE RULES ACCORDING TO THIS SITE STATES:
HOLY SHIT! THE TABLE ITSELF BROKE THE RULES! FUCK! Does the table fit the description of one of the full-sized models under the approved list? Is it sponsored by ESPN? WHERE'S THE REFEREE?
Oh shit! Better get Chuck E Cheese to qualify as a referee! Imagine if the puck was in the shape of an octagon with a goddamn Mickey Mouse smiley on it. *GASP*
We were just having "fun".... at a place called "FUN WORLD"....and here's another "fun" fact! According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, The word "fun" was first known for its use in the 1700s which meant "a cheat, to cheat, hoax". THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE DOING! FUCK THE RULES, WE'RE HAVING *FUN*!
Awesome! This got me warmed up for my next essay assignment
Now then... I wish I had taken more pictures and videos but as I said in an earlier post I was planning on posting the full story of the whole day, and deliver the story to you all I shall! I will try to abbreviate as much as possible.
11am - Met Sam in front of his college with my parents. The weather was around 30-40 degrees Fahrenheit (between 2-5 Celsius).
12pm - Finished college tour. Parents left. We were waiting on Matt to pick us up. Luckily I used my phone to go on FFR and I noticed that Matt left a comment on my profile saying that he would pick us up at around 12:30. Or rather he said something along the lines of "we were going to pick you up. I thought "WE?" because I had no idea Matt was also going to pick up Mike. We still had time so Sam and I went to go see his dorm and also to go and pick up his phone charger.
12:30pm - No sign of Matt. We talk more and make jokes to kill some time. Roy messages me wondering if I was picked up already and I was starting to get a little concerned and worried.
1pm - Matt arrives......but he did not spot us even after driving past Sam and I twice LOL. Luckily they stopped and they picked us up.
1:30-ish pm - We drive around Roy's school, I sent him a text to let him know that we arrived, and we were on the hunt for him. I thought I saw him, but it turned out to be a random Asian kid hahahaha. Soon after we spotted him with an FFR shirt. From there we drove to Nashua, NH.
2pm - We arrive at Fun World. Roy went straight upstairs to play some ITG while the rest of us bought snacks.
2:30pm - Andrew shows up and he just walks up to our table and stops. The first thing out of his mouth is "Hi, I'm Andrew" (awkward pause) and we just all laugh. No handshake, he just introduces himself to all of us as if we didn't know who he was and just stands there without moving.
3pm - As soon as we're all done eating, we all go upstairs to check out Roy playing ITG. It was no joke when he said we would hear him screaming when playing a song from his pad pack. He was yelling out loud because the song was stamina draining and he was giving his 100% to try at and pass it. During this time was pretty much what's in the 9 minute video.
5/6pm - Sam, Andrew and I decided to go downstairs and rank up some tickets. Andrew I believe won a jackpot from one game. I did too. Sam won two consecutive jackpots in a row on two different games (hax). We all won a total of about 1800 tickets and I decided to buy alien balloons. They don't give them to you already inflated though... so Sam had to inflate them both by mouth. I couldn't do it and I nearly passed out. I'm sure Mike, Matt, and Andrew knew that from the beginning when they were watching me hahaha.
7pm - Asked two random girls if one of them could take a group photo of us. Roy also took some great photos.
8pm - Originally I was planning on going back to the hotel but at the last minute we decided to go to a restaurant called Friendly's. Now....thank goodness my parents had Sam's number. My phone battery ran out at around 3pm and I had no idea that they were calling me. They also messaged Sam but he didn't reply until later. My parents thought I was kidnapped and they were extremely worried rofl. Sam replied and told them my plans and they were finally relaxed and without worry.
8:30pm - We arrive at Friendly's and we get an awesome waiter who joins in on our sarcasm. At the end, the waiter does the usual and tells us about an online survey about the restaurant. He says "I'm sure you guys have access to the internet, right?" Andrew replies "Actually, all of us met on the internet...." We all die laughing. Matt replies "Andrew, you don't just go and tell people that!" I bet people at the restaurant thought we were creepy drunk people who all met by luck.
9:30-10pm - We decided to take on Andrew's suggestion and go bowling. It was spontaneous but I thought "hey, I will just make the best out of this and just go with it". I'm glad I did. Bowling was awesome and hilarious. More Andrew rage. Both Andrew and Sam kept hitting only the corner pins. We also laughed at how sometimes the ball would just bounce around when thrown hard enough and knock down another pin. We played two games and I remember Matt being on fire the second game and wrecked us all.
11pm - We all say thanks for a great time, hugs and handshakes. It was a sad moment. Andrew drove me back to the hotel along with Sam and I almost knocked out in his car. I had been awake for almost 24 hours hahaha. It was a crazy day.
Interesting.
I have yet to meet a person who has ever played Air Hockey by those rules, especially at arcades where it's intended especially for children. Fun depends on the person so not everyone will agree with the same point. Not everyone plays sports by the exact rules given that are intended for the NBA, NFL, etc. That's why there's "street basketball" and "two-hand-touch football". This air hockey table was specifically made for people of all ages to play "for fun" at an arcade.
WAIT A MINUTE. THE RULES ACCORDING TO THIS SITE STATES:
3. Tables with a long overhead light are not sanctioned for tournament use.
Once both players are positioned, the referee will call "players ready" then wait 1, 2, 3, or 4 seconds before releasing the puck. When the referee releases the puck, the players may go for it.
We were just having "fun".... at a place called "FUN WORLD"....and here's another "fun" fact! According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, The word "fun" was first known for its use in the 1700s which meant "a cheat, to cheat, hoax". THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE DOING! FUCK THE RULES, WE'RE HAVING *FUN*!
Awesome! This got me warmed up for my next essay assignment
Now then... I wish I had taken more pictures and videos but as I said in an earlier post I was planning on posting the full story of the whole day, and deliver the story to you all I shall! I will try to abbreviate as much as possible.11am - Met Sam in front of his college with my parents. The weather was around 30-40 degrees Fahrenheit (between 2-5 Celsius).
12pm - Finished college tour. Parents left. We were waiting on Matt to pick us up. Luckily I used my phone to go on FFR and I noticed that Matt left a comment on my profile saying that he would pick us up at around 12:30. Or rather he said something along the lines of "we were going to pick you up. I thought "WE?" because I had no idea Matt was also going to pick up Mike. We still had time so Sam and I went to go see his dorm and also to go and pick up his phone charger.
12:30pm - No sign of Matt. We talk more and make jokes to kill some time. Roy messages me wondering if I was picked up already and I was starting to get a little concerned and worried.
1pm - Matt arrives......but he did not spot us even after driving past Sam and I twice LOL. Luckily they stopped and they picked us up.
1:30-ish pm - We drive around Roy's school, I sent him a text to let him know that we arrived, and we were on the hunt for him. I thought I saw him, but it turned out to be a random Asian kid hahahaha. Soon after we spotted him with an FFR shirt. From there we drove to Nashua, NH.
2pm - We arrive at Fun World. Roy went straight upstairs to play some ITG while the rest of us bought snacks.
2:30pm - Andrew shows up and he just walks up to our table and stops. The first thing out of his mouth is "Hi, I'm Andrew" (awkward pause) and we just all laugh. No handshake, he just introduces himself to all of us as if we didn't know who he was and just stands there without moving.
3pm - As soon as we're all done eating, we all go upstairs to check out Roy playing ITG. It was no joke when he said we would hear him screaming when playing a song from his pad pack. He was yelling out loud because the song was stamina draining and he was giving his 100% to try at and pass it. During this time was pretty much what's in the 9 minute video.
5/6pm - Sam, Andrew and I decided to go downstairs and rank up some tickets. Andrew I believe won a jackpot from one game. I did too. Sam won two consecutive jackpots in a row on two different games (hax). We all won a total of about 1800 tickets and I decided to buy alien balloons. They don't give them to you already inflated though... so Sam had to inflate them both by mouth. I couldn't do it and I nearly passed out. I'm sure Mike, Matt, and Andrew knew that from the beginning when they were watching me hahaha.
7pm - Asked two random girls if one of them could take a group photo of us. Roy also took some great photos.
8pm - Originally I was planning on going back to the hotel but at the last minute we decided to go to a restaurant called Friendly's. Now....thank goodness my parents had Sam's number. My phone battery ran out at around 3pm and I had no idea that they were calling me. They also messaged Sam but he didn't reply until later. My parents thought I was kidnapped and they were extremely worried rofl. Sam replied and told them my plans and they were finally relaxed and without worry.
8:30pm - We arrive at Friendly's and we get an awesome waiter who joins in on our sarcasm. At the end, the waiter does the usual and tells us about an online survey about the restaurant. He says "I'm sure you guys have access to the internet, right?" Andrew replies "Actually, all of us met on the internet...." We all die laughing. Matt replies "Andrew, you don't just go and tell people that!" I bet people at the restaurant thought we were creepy drunk people who all met by luck.
9:30-10pm - We decided to take on Andrew's suggestion and go bowling. It was spontaneous but I thought "hey, I will just make the best out of this and just go with it". I'm glad I did. Bowling was awesome and hilarious. More Andrew rage. Both Andrew and Sam kept hitting only the corner pins. We also laughed at how sometimes the ball would just bounce around when thrown hard enough and knock down another pin. We played two games and I remember Matt being on fire the second game and wrecked us all.
11pm - We all say thanks for a great time, hugs and handshakes. It was a sad moment. Andrew drove me back to the hotel along with Sam and I almost knocked out in his car. I had been awake for almost 24 hours hahaha. It was a crazy day.
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