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I see that--and raise you the Wacky Soap Box Racers.

Playing "Sea Battle" on my old Intellivision. Willard's Whizzer at Marriott's Great America. The hand cut French fries at Mil's Drive-In, Patterson, California. Movies that were worth standing in line for.

EDIT: Togo? No. Have you ever played "Sea Battle" on an Intellivision game system?

I wonder if Atari will use this excuse if they lose: "Sorry, Mr. Sawyer. We'd love to pay, but the 'bank refuses to lend us any more money.'" Haven't got past RCT2, myself.

Yes, death to the hat! Completely screwed up the view there (even if it did offer an opportunity for novelty photos of people "wearing" it). Oh, Siemens--hah!

Great--I've just gone blind and impotent!

Word has it that Hilton was trying to arrange for a new series, but Fox, in a rare show of good taste, demurred.

Funny stuff--you're quite the head case, which explains the last picture. My brother and I checked out the Edinburgh Dungeon and thought it was a hoot. The best part is the end where your a poor McDonald trapped in a wee house in Glencoe when the Campbells and their pals, the British, set it afire. Pretty bizarre when your family is the monster in a "haunted attraction." Chuck "Don't look at me--I wasn't at Glencoe" Campbell

She did ride that "spoiled ditz who carries a Chihuahua" gimmick for quite a while. I made the mistake of renting House of Wax a few weeks ago. None of the cast covered themselves with glory, but they were all Laurence Oliviers and Vivian Leighs next to Paris Hilton. She had neither talent nor presence, and she wasn't even sexy--just seemed sort of bored. Never watched Simple Life, and I wish I'd given Wax a miss.

Campbell's Scotch Broth soup (although I can make a pretty killer version of this myself).

Well done, young comrade! You virtual letter of appreciation is in the mail. Yes, you are fortunate to have such a valuable skill. Other comrades have been sent to reorientation camps for mending less than 40 socks. Your next mission--to help the imperial eunuch stop people from spitting. His high-pitched voice will quickly get on your nerves!

I'm not a rabid fan of anime, but I do own copies of Spirited Away, Princess Monoke, Metropolis, and Akira.

Ah, it has arrived at last! It fits me perfectly, but the Master is displeased . . . The heck with Bela! I'm keepin' it! Chuck "Must . . . resist . . . the . . . hypnotic eyes . . . of Bela" Campbell "This hoodie is too large for Bela! Look into my eyes! You vill exchange it for a smaller size! You cannot resist my vill! Obey!

Nice TR--I was there with some friends for Fearfest a few weeks ago, and we froze our butts off after dark (and the place was mobbed).

Heck, you can buy Sierra Nevada Pale Ale in Food Lion in Virginia. The Fresh Market is also a good source for good beer here in Williamsburg.

Well, at least the Chinese won't have much of a problem with people selling pirated copies.

Alveys, Alveys everywhere--I think I need a drink!

And they never said it wouldn't last . . . Wait, that doesn't make any sense. Congrats, nevertheless.

Distantly to Robert Fulton, the inventor of the steamboat (my middle name is Fulton). I once told Mel Blanc where to find the men's room at the Cal Poly-SLO university union--does that count? Chuck "Some are born to greatness, others tell greatness where to find the men's toilet" Campbell

Oh, yeah? Well, I'm working on this and adding a 4D high-speed tunnel through the "World of Tron"!

Here's a little story I came across in the Newport News (Virginia) Daily Press, which was picked up from the LA Times: "Will China's youth play the virtuous virtual game?" Seems that there have been incidents of violence in China linked to western-style video games--for example, one poor kid committed suicide by leaping out a window after playing online games for 36 hours straight "to join his friends in the virtual world." The Chinese government's answer?: a new game that encourages players to help others by, for example, "mending socks" and helping sweet little old ladies. (Hmm--would the sock-mending mode make this the first "first-person seamstress" game?) Another scenario has players stopping people from spitting on the sidewalk. (From what I've heard about Hong Kong Disneyland, perhaps they should stop people from eliminating other types of bodily fluid on the sidewalk.) Instead of a body count, players accumulate virtual "letters of appreciation" and a chance to win a "virtual" autographed copy of "Mao Tse-tung's Little Red Book." The finished game will feature a group of 100 heroes from Chinese history, including an imperial eunuch who, the Chinese believe, sailed to the New World 70 years before Columbus (perhaps he thought he'd discovered Europe, much as Columbus thought San Salvador was China). If the Chinese are worried about kids imitating video games, I'd rethink having a eunuch as a hero. Couldn't that inspire mass self-castrations? Chuck "Think I'll stick with Doom, Quake, and RCT" Campbell

The Pale Ale is great, and I've heard good things about the summer brew, but it's hard to come by in Virginia. Haven't been to Chico in years--looks like it's worth the trip just for the beer and the fish and chips.

Geez, that thing is still running? That was going at South Shore when I was a little kid. I wonder if they still have the box with the "Baby Rattlers" and the super slide that requires you to sit on burlap sacks?

Aghh! Don't give Disney any ideas!

At least they didn't name it "Skid Marks."