Winnie The Pooh and The Mechanical Claw

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You know how they have those prize machines in arcades where you have a big glass cage and a giant mechanical claw and somehow you're supposed to get the mechanical claw to come down and pick up an object off the bottom of the cage? And though it seems really easy you soon realise that the claw has all the gripping power of a fish and anything heavier than a feather or smaller than a coffee cup will just fall out of the things grip. You know how you can never ever win on one of those things? Ha!

So I'm walking past a row of those arcade machines and I'm not particularly paying much attention to them what with all the glitz and glamour of Felixstowe to look at. As I walk past I brush the controls of the Winnie The Pooh machine and much to my shock the claw moves! Oh so reticently I press the button again, and lo! It completely and utterly fails to move. Disappointed slightly I press the other button to move the claw along to the right and it moves! Good grief I have a free go on the machine! Yay and indeed Hooray! However, all is not good, having neglected my chance to significantly move the claw up along the y axis I'm left with moving the claw to the right, and there is only one toy in the way; a Winnie The Pooh teddy. So gathering my courage I start to move the claw to the right, and just when I think the moment is right I let go of the button. The claw comes to a juddering halt, pauses, and then starts to descend.

It stops exactly on top of Winnie The Pooh and the three prongs on the arm start to close in. Two arms sink under Pooh but get not real grip, as the arm starts to head back up they flop off. But the third arm catches underneath Pooh's red shirt. As it lifts Pooh starts to move off the ground, first his head, then his arms, then, just as the legs start to move it all slips and Pooh falls back down on his face. Denied.

Disappointed I started to turn away from the machine. I then, I saw before me, the most glorious sight. The display showed two more free goes! That afternoon, I proudly walked away with a Winnie The Pooh toy.

Felixstowe in January

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Mark wrote this at 19:04, Tue, 10/01/06, Link
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Your Comments

the real Phil Brown

I'd just like to point out, you didn't get three poohs...

Just saying...

Written by the real Phil Brown at 19:39, Tue, 10/01/06

Martin

Did you get any free goes with Gypsy Margo too?

Written by Martin at 22:27, Tue, 10/01/06

Gareth

The wonders of Felixstowe never cease to amaze me!

The chav capital of England strikes again!

Written by Gareth at 11:17, Wed, 11/01/06

Paul

Felixstowe ain't no chav capital Gareth. Our own fair town could lay more of a claim to that title I feel.

Pubble Quizzle on the dizzle. 8 o'clizzle. Coat Cornizzle

piece.

Written by Paul at 13:50, Wed, 11/01/06

Gareth

There are more chavs in Felix to the Stowe than there is in Ipswichizzle!

See you at eightizzle

Written by Gareth at 14:58, Wed, 11/01/06

Statistics Geek

After many hours of exhaustive research, beer and other such, there may be more chavs in our toown, yet felixstowe has a far higher 'chav:normal people' ratio... feel my velour tracksuit!

Written by Statistics Geek at 19:55, Wed, 11/01/06

Gareth

Thankyou Statistics Geek!

Safe blood

Written by Gareth at 10:48, Thu, 12/01/06

Kerron

You do know Rupert the Bear is coming back to Channel 5?

http://kerroncross.blogspot.com/2006/01/big-news-of-day.html

I mean he's no Pooh, but I'm just saying. :-)

Written by Kerron at 11:01, Thu, 12/01/06

Gareth

Shameless plug of your own website!!!!

Written by Gareth at 11:06, Thu, 12/01/06

Kerron

Surely not! I never do that! :-)

But if you want to read more from 'The Politician of the Year', please feel free to visit
http://kerroncross.blogspot.com

;-)

Written by Kerron at 15:42, Thu, 12/01/06

Gareth

But Kerron, even if you are the (self apointed?) politician of the year, you are not anywhere near the legend that is Mark Walley!

Written by Gareth at 15:50, Thu, 12/01/06

Kerron

Not self appointed!

http://kerroncross.blogspot.com/2005/12/kerron-named-politician-of-year.html

It was actually my mate Paul who gsve me the title. ;-)

Written by Kerron at 23:00, Thu, 12/01/06

Statistics Geek

As we all know, Stat Geek has all the stats and yes Rupert Bear is a chav. Also, Kerron is politician of year - of Noddy Land...

Written by Statistics Geek at 00:14, Fri, 13/01/06

Doug

I really think that the vendor needs to refill that machine if they plan on giving out free tries like that.

Written by Doug at 02:17, Fri, 13/01/06

Gareth

But Kerron, my mate (and Mark's mate) Paul is much better than your mate Paul

Written by Gareth at 08:54, Fri, 13/01/06

Kerron

I think we need Sarah's Mum to decide on this. She is great in such disputes. :-)

Written by Kerron at 12:20, Fri, 13/01/06

Paul

Just testing...

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Written by Paul at 01:15, Mon, 23/01/06

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