Why do pinball guys all get girls?

Haha! Great stuff.

As for Jason1413, I very honestly don't believe it's a monetary issue. While I believe all women are trophy wives, I don't mean *that* kind of gold digging trophy wife. Pinball dudes just always get the girl.

Some guys just play with finesse, others hard and fast!

#8 7 years ago

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Jtslade

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What lady could refuse this extreme level of sexy? Two rows of pins... No woman could say no..

#9 7 years ago

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Playmatic

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Quoted from RCA1:
Ummm..................

Don't worry RCA1, you're already more than halfway home I'd say.

#10 7 years ago

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Playmatic

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Quoted from Jtslade:
What lady could refuse this extreme level of sexy? Two rows of pins... No woman could say no..

I'm not seeing the problem here, looks like he's nice and not creepy. Sure he's older, but that's not really what gals care about.

#11 7 years ago

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pinaholic

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Chicks like pinball machines compared to video games. One old girlfriend thought I was sexy while I was playing.

#12 7 years ago

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EricHadley

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Wow, this is terrible

#13 7 years ago

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Playmatic

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Quoted from EricHadley:
Wow, this is terrible

Nope, you exhibit the confidence of a married man.

#14 7 years ago

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beelzeboob

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OP
Quoted from Playmatic:
Pretty funny topic, but video gaming nerds are desperate for women and all pinball aficionados have girlfriends or wives (ALL). Is it simply a matter of having good taste? I wouldn't say it's generational, as gaming and pinball both thrived in unison for a couple decades?
What's your secret, do you believe it's simply a more sophisticated mindset or those crazy flipper fingers that make you never seem to fall? :p
I'd love to hear all the theories!
So tell the world your secrets, pinball studs.
The key to a man's heart is his stomach. A woman's the drop targets & silver ball?

No idea what you're talking about. I got my wife first, then became a fat nerd when I got into pinball. I mean, I was always a nerd, but pinball has a way of making you a fat one.

Oh...and I'm betting pinball has been the cause of more divorces than marriages.

#15 7 years ago

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Wolfmarsh

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There are plenty of pinball nerds who don't have a significant other.

Weird thread.

-1

#16 7 years ago

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Playmatic

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Quoted from beelzeboob:
No idea what you're talking about. I got my wife first, then became a fat nerd when I got into pinball. I mean, I was always a nerd, but pinball has a way of making you a fat one.
Oh...and I'm betting pinball has been the cause of more divorces than marriages.

I respectfully disagree on unfounded claims that pinball is simply too rad to be the source of marital issues.

Besides, gals like MEN. How is being a larger man going to give off the vibe of less masculine dominance? That's serious, dudes are all about vibe.

What's the rate of Pinball related divorce here? I'd bet slim.

I'm in your corner guys, I just can't believe it.

#17 7 years ago

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Playmatic

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Quoted from Wolfmarsh:
There are plenty of pinball nerds who don't have a significant other.
Weird thread.

It's all in good fun, and pinball guys do get the ladies more than gaming nerds. Roll with it.

#18 7 years ago

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(Looks around, slowly backs out of thread.)

#19 7 years ago

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Balls of steel, baby.

#20 7 years ago

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Quoted from Playmatic:
What's the rate of Pinball related divirce here? I'd bet slim.

If it is, it's the only thing that's slim around here.

True story: My wife and I were at PAPA two years ago, and my wife had a conversation with multiple guys who told her that--now that her husband was into pinball--she could bank on every vacation being pinball related, and that it would consume my life. She asked every one of those guys if they were married, and they were all divorced.

When she found me and told me about it, she finished her story with, "You're next."

#21 7 years ago

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Quoted from blondetall:
(Looks around, slowly backs out of thread.)

I don't know why. You probably get the chicks, too.

#22 7 years ago

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beelzeboob

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Quoted from Jtslade:
What lady could refuse this extreme level of sexy? Two rows of pins... No woman could say no..

I'd hit that.

#23 7 years ago

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Playmatic

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I'm definitely afraid of the tall blonde mod, but she's got 9 machines and knows the score. I think it's hard to not love others with the same hobby.

#24 7 years ago

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Playmatic

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Quoted from beelzeboob:
If it is, it's the only thing that's slim around here.
True story: My wife and I were at PAPA two years ago, and my wife had a conversation with multiple guys who told her that--now that her husband was into pinball--she could bank on every vacation being pinball related, and that it would consume my life. She asked every one of those guys if they were married, and they were all divorced.
When she found me and told me about it, she finished her story with, "You're next."

That's classic, ha. (fingers crossed for a lifelong happy relationship)

#25 7 years ago

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Jam_Burglar

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Oh my god what a bunch of virgins.

#26 7 years ago

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Playmatic

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Quoted from Jam_Burglar:
Oh my god what a bunch of virgins.

Haha, I wish! I'm more like Gottlieb's Black Hole. *shakes head*

#27 7 years ago

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Pinball-is-great

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Thanks for making this thread Playmatic. Quite amusing already.

I'm going to make an early prediction that this topic/thread will reach Pinside Gold level, and eventually make it onto Mudflaps "Best of Pinside" thread.

Carry on Pinsiders. Have a great day!

#28 7 years ago

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Playmatic

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Ha, it's all a risk vs reward skill shot. :p

I still insist that pinball has the guys that Nintendon't.

#29 7 years ago

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Quoted from Pinball-is-great:
Thanks for making this thread Playmatic. Quite amusing already.
I'm going to make an early prediction that this topic/thread will reach Pinside Gold level, and eventually make it onto Mudflaps "Best of Pinside" thread.
Carry on Pinsiders. Have a great day!

In order to make the coveted 'Best Of' thread, this one needs to make a sudden, sharp turn towards oblivion.

#30 7 years ago

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Playmatic

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Quoted from Mudflaps:
In order to make the coveted 'Best Of' thread, this one needs to make a sudden, sharp turn towards oblivion.

Oh, give it time. Pinball studs = best studs.

#31 7 years ago

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Ed209

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Pimpball.

#32 7 years ago

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merccat

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When I think video game nerd I think dude who lives in mom's basement playing xbox while smoking weed and wearing yesterdays clothes.

When I think pinball nerd I think someone with their own basement with mechanical skills who ventures out into the world (albeit for parts) and actually has social skills.

That being said... Some of ya'll still need a fresh change of clothes and a shower. My wife regularly comments at shows "pinball people are wierd and smell funky"

To which I prompty reply... "Well your one of em!" Lol

#33 7 years ago

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cosmokramer

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I was getting laid before I played pinball...

#34 7 years ago

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beelzeboob

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Quoted from merccat:
When I think video game nerd I think dude who lives in mom's basement playing xbox while smoking weed and wearing yesterdays clothes.

So what's your point?

Quoted from merccat:
When I think pinball nerd I think someone with their own basement with mechanical skills who ventures out into the world (albeit for parts) and actually has social skills.

This actually may be giving some guys in this hobby way too much credit.

#35 7 years ago

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Playmatic

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Elvira: "Ooh, I´m having multiple jackpots!"

#36 7 years ago

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Friengineer

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OP
Quoted from Playmatic:
It's all in good fun, and pinball guys do get the ladies more than gaming nerds. Roll with it.

Playmatic - How many gaming nerds do you know? I think your perceptions of gamers & their correlation to women is incorrect. I know far more gamers than pinballers. Most of my gaming friends have wives or girlfriends. Gaming is a lot more mainstream than pinball. I think the ratios of pinballers without women versus pinballers with women are probably skewed one way or another based on a smaller sample size. GG no RE

#37 7 years ago

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Slim64

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How I feel reading the thread....

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#38 7 years ago

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merccat

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Quoted from Friengineer:
Playmatic - How many gaming nerds do you know? I think your perceptions of gamers & their correlation to women is incorrect. I know far more gamers than pinballers. Most of my gaming friends have wives or girlfriends. Gaming is a lot more mainstream than pinball. I think the ratios of pinballers without women versus pinballers with women are probably skewed one way or another based on a smaller sample size. GG no RE

Perhaps you should start a inverted thread.. "Why do video guys get all the girls?" Lol

#39 7 years ago

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Finally a thread I want to read less than the ones about Stern insert ghosting!!

#40 7 years ago

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Pinball-is-great

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#41 7 years ago

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Pinball-is-great

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OP
Quoted from Playmatic:
and pinball guys do get the ladies more than gaming nerds

Quoted from Friengineer:
Playmatic - How many gaming nerds do you know? I think your perceptions of gamers & their correlation to women is incorrect. I know far more gamers than pinballers. Most of my gaming friends have wives or girlfriends. Gaming is a lot more mainstream than pinball. I think the ratios of pinballers without women versus pinballers with women are probably skewed one way or another based on a smaller sample size. GG no RE

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#42 7 years ago

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Since I just got into pinball apparently my romantic life will be looking up soon. If only it could fix drywall, do my taxes, and get the groceries too. Or can it? Mind blown.

#43 7 years ago

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Deez

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It's my huge plunger.

#44 7 years ago

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o-din

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I don't think pinball has anything to do with it.

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#45 7 years ago

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IdahoRealtor

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Oddly enough, from what I've seen, the OP is correct.

#46 7 years ago

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Pinball-is-great

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