http://gamany.vox.com/library/posts/tags/midway+prize/page/1/ Look. Think. Feel. en Vox Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:25:34 -0500 Copyright 2007 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss midway prize http://gamany.vox.com/library/post/qotd-the-big-winner.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(gamany) http://gamany.vox.com/library/post/qotd-the-big-winner.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://gamany.vox.com/library/post/qotd-the-big-winner.html?_c=feed-rss-full Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:25:34 -0500 <blockquote><p>Have you ever won anything at a carnival, arcade or midway game? </p></blockquote><p> i never won anything &quot;big&quot; but i did win something at a county fair in the mid &#39;80s.&#160; i can&#39;t remember the game specifically but i seem to recall throwing a softball and knocking over a stack of metal bottles.&#160; it may have been a different game though, but i do remember thinking my prize sucked at the time.&#160; there were huge stuffed animals hanging around and when the guy handed me a small metal stick, i was confused and asked why i didn&#39;t get one of the big bears.</p> <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00c2251cf9f3f21900e398bde1030004" at:format="large" at:align="center" class="enclosure enclosure-center enclosure-large photo-enclosure" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 10px auto;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item photo-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://gamany.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251cf9f3f21900e398bde1030004.html"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c2251cf9f3f21900e398bde1030004-320pi" alt="an old prize" title="an old prize" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://gamany.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251cf9f3f21900e398bde1030004.html" title="an old prize">an old prize</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <p>apparently, i had to &quot;win a few games&quot; to get one.&#160; i won a paper fan instead. </p><p> i was so upset that i&#39;d been duped and vowed to never play any other games.&#160; well, not without asking about the rules. </p><p>the funny thing is, after all this time, i still have the fan... </p> <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00c2251cf9f3f21900e398bde1940004" at:format="extra-large" at:align="center" class="enclosure enclosure-center enclosure-extra-large photo-enclosure" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 10px auto;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item photo-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://gamany.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251cf9f3f21900e398bde1940004.html"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c2251cf9f3f21900e398bde1940004-500pi" alt="paper fan" title="paper fan" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://gamany.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251cf9f3f21900e398bde1940004.html" title="paper fan">paper fan</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://gamany.vox.com/library/post/qotd-the-big-winner.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251cf9f3f21900e398bdd2640002?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd midway prize