tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post3276053615578531766..comments2024-03-28T11:08:27.744-04:00Comments on Coffee on the Porch with Me: Pinball Wizardcoffeeontheporchwithmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-29539373310401303172019-01-31T17:10:59.337-05:002019-01-31T17:10:59.337-05:00What a beautiful game board. Oh, I think that woul...What a beautiful game board. Oh, I think that would be tremendous fun and such a wonderful memory. I could do with a good board game right now!Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-80853067880854529752019-01-31T14:12:24.247-05:002019-01-31T14:12:24.247-05:00I would like to find out where the people in that ...I would like to find out where the people in that show find the dealers that are willing to pay those prices. Having sold some antiques to dealers I have never found one that would shell out that kind of money. I have my doubts.<br />the Ol'BuzzardOl'Buzzardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075162476463971258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-47157593313857692752019-01-30T20:47:41.696-05:002019-01-30T20:47:41.696-05:00I spent a lot of time on school buses. But that...I spent a lot of time on school buses. But that's not the same. coffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-39269653553564868672019-01-30T20:46:55.758-05:002019-01-30T20:46:55.758-05:00Bingo is fun! I like that you still have the old g...Bingo is fun! I like that you still have the old game.coffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-89065972997586701042019-01-30T20:45:57.651-05:002019-01-30T20:45:57.651-05:00Ha, can you imagine suggesting to some kids today ...Ha, can you imagine suggesting to some kids today that fun could be had by picking up a small stick without disturbing the other sticks? They might throw their iPad at you! Ha ha.coffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-47766243631270871242019-01-30T20:44:34.358-05:002019-01-30T20:44:34.358-05:00Hang on, that came out sounding wrong. I just mean...Hang on, that came out sounding wrong. I just meant, when he was single, he had the time to be playing pinball. Ughh. coffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-45545816586057244712019-01-30T20:43:31.337-05:002019-01-30T20:43:31.337-05:00Stayed out of the barrooms after he was married, d...Stayed out of the barrooms after he was married, did he?coffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-24226909091413265272019-01-30T20:43:02.897-05:002019-01-30T20:43:02.897-05:00There were pick up sticks at the farm, too. They w...There were pick up sticks at the farm, too. They were very old. I imagine that they were all from the same time frame.coffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-24028293400382474492019-01-30T20:41:19.472-05:002019-01-30T20:41:19.472-05:00Actually, I did a bit of reading and bagatelle usu...Actually, I did a bit of reading and bagatelle usually was played like a mini version of pool (billiards) with pins to create obstacles and smaller versions did have little cues, too. So yours was probably one of those. coffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-88531609000915134982019-01-30T20:14:06.263-05:002019-01-30T20:14:06.263-05:00Those are such nice memories. I grew up in the big...Those are such nice memories. I grew up in the big city, so taking city buses to all kinds of places was pretty much the norm. Now I live in a smaller, quieter area and really like the peace.Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07470947568183528236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-31017083924198406902019-01-30T19:49:50.967-05:002019-01-30T19:49:50.967-05:00The technology saturated kids of today often appre...The technology saturated kids of today often appreciate the old games. We have an old bingo game. As a child Uncle Bill wrote his name on the back of the cards he considered lucky, his nephew (my son) did the same and now 50 yrs later his great nephew is doing the same. We play for a prize, for the last two generations it has been homemade dried fruit, simple pleasures and good memories.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12830177691014290662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-19108311875415741262019-01-30T17:23:59.084-05:002019-01-30T17:23:59.084-05:00The one I remember is as others have mentioned . ....The one I remember is as others have mentioned . . . metal with a plastic top so the marbles always stayed inside. Oh, I think I must have played upwards of a million games of Chinese Checkers! And, yes, Pick-Up Sticks. Now I wonder what was so enthralling about trying to extract long, narrow sticks from a pile. As you say, much simpler times. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-21390527042558066442019-01-30T16:43:45.434-05:002019-01-30T16:43:45.434-05:00When I was searching for images, I saw some made o...When I was searching for images, I saw some made of metal.coffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-72726660304034021942019-01-30T16:20:52.191-05:002019-01-30T16:20:52.191-05:00I remember one of those tilt boards, like a maze. ...I remember one of those tilt boards, like a maze. I don't think I was ever successful with it. I was pretty little at the time.coffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-18590456935422662112019-01-30T16:20:09.841-05:002019-01-30T16:20:09.841-05:00So, you were a pac-man wizard!So, you were a pac-man wizard!coffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-73072245102004373092019-01-30T15:48:13.661-05:002019-01-30T15:48:13.661-05:00We had that game too back in England when we were ...We had that game too back in England when we were kids. I don't think it was bought for one of us specifically so it was probably a pass down from an older family member. We, too, called it bagatelle. I can't remember a spring on ours I believe it had a baton like thing like a mini pool cue that we used to hit the balls with, but I may be wrong on that. I am 70 and my memory is sometimes not all it should be. But the board and the pins were identical to those on the picture.<br />maureenlthompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07178068495208176522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-88267669149867963542019-01-30T15:00:59.828-05:002019-01-30T15:00:59.828-05:00Reminds me of shuffle board that we used to play. ...Reminds me of shuffle board that we used to play. Seeing how far we could push coins on a special board....or at least I think that's what we did. Must Google. We used to play pick up sticks too and grandkids love thatlocal alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-63621650797133766772019-01-30T11:42:57.354-05:002019-01-30T11:42:57.354-05:00That was one of the first games we had, in the fif...That was one of the first games we had, in the fifties. Metal, plastic encased (the marbles didn't get lost!). Somehow my brothers had it more often than I did. My youngest brother wound up a local barroom pinball wizard. In his single days.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-26893880800541633802019-01-30T10:19:29.015-05:002019-01-30T10:19:29.015-05:00we had this game too, though it was a metal "...we had this game too, though it was a metal "box" with a plastic face so the ball wouldn't get lost. Another favorite in our house was crokinole. I still have my grandparents old board. I need to find a source for the little discs. Someone told me Lee Valley is a good source for stuff like that.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08592184037513559644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-80316681055874952572019-01-30T10:17:35.885-05:002019-01-30T10:17:35.885-05:00We had a couple of non-tech games that we played a...We had a couple of non-tech games that we played all the time. Like Chinese checkers and we had a game where you tilted the board and tried to get the ball all the way through the maze to the end, without falling in one of the many holes along the way!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-5776939600801724442019-01-30T07:10:56.614-05:002019-01-30T07:10:56.614-05:00I have never heard or seen this game, but I believ...I have never heard or seen this game, but I believe in our childhood, games like this were the "fun" things to do. At least until Pac-Man came out. That is my favorite game of all time!!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15151837626884862299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-91821324595409396682019-01-30T06:31:20.281-05:002019-01-30T06:31:20.281-05:00Now that you mentioned that, treating it with reve...Now that you mentioned that, treating it with reverence, that was kind of the unspoken rule at the farm. You treated everything with respect. I remember, you always had to wash your hands before touching the piano, too. coffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-87186422076182976362019-01-30T06:30:14.709-05:002019-01-30T06:30:14.709-05:00Well, that's a first. I'm never on the lea...Well, that's a first. I'm never on the leading edge of anything! coffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-75369005040341984592019-01-30T06:29:51.019-05:002019-01-30T06:29:51.019-05:00Simpler times.Simpler times.coffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-85142480786960258192019-01-30T06:29:32.288-05:002019-01-30T06:29:32.288-05:00Yes, we have a Canadian version of that show, and ...Yes, we have a Canadian version of that show, and have seen the American one, too. It's amazing what they find.coffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.com