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A Pinball Experiment...

By stangbat

11 years ago

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“How long until my wife notices the additional game in the basement?”

24 hours 16 votes

33%
One week 22 votes

45%
More than one week 11 votes

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#1 11 years ago

ESA

The theory: After you get a certain number of games, they basically become background noise. Your spouse knows you have a lot, but they lose track and even lose interest in how many. As long as you keep some semblance of order, they won't notice another machine sneaking into the lineup.

I added The Getaway to my basement lineup this afternoon. My wife knows I have this game, it has been in the garage for a week. So I'm not trying to get away with anything. I wasn't planning on putting it in the basement, but a few days ago I took measurements and realized it would fit. So I decided to add it and see how long it takes my wife to notice.

We will be having a New Year's party here, so she's bound to find out by the 31st. So I'm not give a poll choice greater than over two weeks. If it weren't for New Year's, I'd give the option of one month.

An idea of what it looked like before (old photo):

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How it looks now:

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#2 11 years ago

ANB

Jokercyclone

Inactive member

11y 43,550 640 33 12

Its only temporary as she will eventually notice the next one or the next one.

#3 11 years ago

KGO

DougPiranha

Pinside member

St Louis, MO

13y 84,900 1,478 5 50

lol, my wife was standing next to a new one of 3 days (Congo) and turned to Monster Bash and said "Oh you got a new one". I had MB for over a year.

#4 11 years ago

JIM

ebjimmyg

Blocked

12y 1,072

if she doesnt play them, might take a few days

#5 11 years ago

EMB

wxforecaster

Shoot Again Pinball Repa

11y 87,050 1,835

you could always sell me your AFM or TZ. I'm right down the street Happy wife, happy neighbor.

#6 11 years ago

???

Gobster

Inactive member

Kc Metro, KS

11y 4,150 9

Well, you could act surprised and say how in the heck did Santa get this down the chimney, if she doesn't notice?

#7 11 years ago

CRG

Craig

Pinside+ Frequent

Durham, NC

11y 70,900 4,543 11

The absence of money in the bank is more evident than the presence of pinball in the basement!

#8 11 years ago

ESA

stangbat

KC Pins

13y 86,900 3,111 19

The absence of money in the bank is more evident than the presence of pinball in the basement!

That's why we deal with cash!

She didn't even make it into the basement tonight, so I'll cut you 24 hour guessers some slack. BTW, here's a photo of the "background noise."

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#9 11 years ago

STM

shakethatmachine

Inactive member

12y 40,150 346

My wife couldn't tell you how many pins we own if you put a gun to her head (but please don't do that!).

#10 11 years ago

TAM

tamoore

Pinside member

Grayling, MI

11y 123K 6,661 37 58

I tried to sneak my RFM in on my wife, but she got home while my brother and his kids were standing around, ogling it.

She was like... "WTF is that?? Where did you get it????"

It looks different enough from the traditional pins that she was sure to notice, in retrospect.

#11 11 years ago

FED

hassanchop

Pinside member

12y 84,900 2,443 82

she will notice straight away, but she will only tell you one week later. to make it look she doesn't care lol

#12 11 years ago

ESA

stangbat

KC Pins

13y 86,900 3,111 19

She's been in the basement a couple times today and she just walked past it. No comments.

#13 11 years ago

C F

frolic

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11y 149K 9,809

OP
Quoted from stangbat:
My wife knows I have this game, it has been in the garage for a week. So I'm not trying to get away with anything.

Darn. This would be a better experiment if she didn't know you even bought it .

#14 11 years ago

DEL

SealClubber

Pinside Moderator

14y 127K 11,060 246

Mine would notice straight away but I don't have as many.

#15 11 years ago

JEF

jeffc

Pinside member

12y 91,550 2,167

You better fill the empty spot in the garage before she notices!

#16 11 years ago

ESA

stangbat

KC Pins

13y 86,900 3,111 19

Almost got busted at a Christmas party this afternoon. Someone asked about the games and she turned to me and said, "How many do we have in the basement?" I hemmed and hawed and was about to fess up and she said, "We have room in the basement for eight but we don't have that many in there right now."

We have nine.

1 week later

#17 11 years ago

ESA

stangbat

KC Pins

13y 86,900 3,111 19

I don't know whether to call my pin experiment complete or not. She hasn't said anything about The Getaway being in the basement. This morning I was playing it and she stood there and watched for a little bit. She didn't say anything. So I don't know if she noticed it was an addition and doesn't care, or if she noticed the game but hasn't counted how many there are. I'll wait until New Year's to say anything and see if she has it figured out.

#18 11 years ago

BJB

BrianBannon

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St Charles, MO

11y 81,400 1,031 40 14

If you have games in more than one location, say in storage or at a friend's house, just shuttling them around can give the impression that a new game has been purchased.

Just this past week my wife inquired about a game I had setup to shop out, a Silver Slugger. First question, "Where did this come from?" "Storage area" was my reply and it was true, only the game has been in the basement at least three months. Her reply, "So, when did you buy this one?" in an accusatory tone. "2004, I think", I said. "Oh, okay" she says almost in a whisper. "Isn't this the game you just sold?" "No, that was a Cactus Jacks, they are both yellow." Hmm, so she did notice that one, so I make a mental note about buying games of similar color She would immediately notice if I sold anything she likes to play, that much I know.

If you have a lot of games, they can look like the wallpaper after a while.

Brian Bannon

#19 11 years ago

JFM

APOLLO_13

Inactive member

12y 56,650 1,665 8 11

I'm going in and count my wife's shoes right now...

#20 11 years ago

NAT

NathanP

Pinside member

Lenexa, KS

12y 45,150 986 11 8

hilarious...

#21 11 years ago

JDS

swinks

Swinks Pinball

12y 136K 10,573

classic

#22 11 years ago

ESA

stangbat

KC Pins

13y 86,900 3,111 19

The answer is approximately two weeks. She was playing Getaway today so I asked her if she knew how many games were in the basement. Without thinking about it or having to count, she said nine. I asked when she noticed there were nine instead of eight and she said a day or two ago.

#23 11 years ago

???

PapaJohn

Inactive member

Hemet, CA

11y 22,900 309 4

Great entertaining thread!!!

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