From: mschmidt@cas.org Newsgroups: rec.games.video.arcade.collecting Subject: Top Ten Reasons... (was Re: RGVAC Purity Test) Date: Wed, 03 Apr 1996 16:53:28 -0500 Message-ID: <3162F358.8D0@cas.org> Okay. I posted a message with suggested questions for the purity test. Mowlwanman responded wondering whether a rare game or valuable operator contact could count as a a "significant other" met at an auction. I guess it could, but that'd be kinda sad, wouldn't it? So anyway, that sent my mind spiralling in new, twisted directions, and I came up with this list of... Top Ten Reasons a Videogame is Better than a Woman -------------------------------------------------- Enjoy! Mark Schmidt (mschmidt@cas.org) (10) A videogame always looks as good the morning after as it did the night you took it home. (9) A videogame doesn't care if you play with another videogame. (8) With a videogame, almost anyone can score. (7) If you get tired of a videogame, you can turn it into a different one. (6) A videogame doesn't mind being shared with your friends. (5) When a videogame whines, you know it's just the monitor. (4) You can play a videogame every day of the month. (3) You can get satisfaction from a videogame for just a quarter or two. (2) It only takes a second to turn on a videogame. (1) On a videogame, YOU choose the volume and difficulty.
10 Reasons a Video Game is Better Than a Man