This industry must get off its ( . . . ) and merchandise its product. We are selling to the public, as well as to the operator and distributor. Our business is a novelty business and it needs new products and new thinking.

https://books.google.com/books?id=ix8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA90&lpg=PA90#v=onepage&q&f=false

Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose!

(If you don't get this post look at the link, this is from a Williams guy from 1960! Love those old Billboard magazines, lots of interesting pinball articles.)

#2 7 years ago

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If they get off their ( . . . ) it had better to be to get their (.) (.) around my 8=======>

(Edit: Didn't realize you were posting a 56-year old quote. But the above still works.)

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high horse?

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Rump roast?

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#9 7 years ago

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Did they really feel the need to put that "Williams Darts" ad on every page??

#10 7 years ago

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Quoted from Luzur:
Did they really feel the need to put that "Williams Darts" ad on every page??

Yes

#11 7 years ago

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I learned that "bows" means "debuts" -- never heard that meaning before! Headline of the article didn't make much sense to me.

Love looking at the list of used machine prices, they sure didn't hold their value well back then.

#12 7 years ago

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Quoted from Luzur:
Did they really feel the need to put that "Williams Darts" ad on every page??

Uhh...that's how you get a giant article in a magazine. Buy a bunch of ads.

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