NO WHAMMYS...NO WHAMMYS...NO WHAMMYS...STOP!!! Giants/Vikings Mega Write-Up!!!

Hey scal,,,  Fisrt,,, congrats nice win--  

I'm so fricken stoked abuot the bailout pick 6 in the second game that I'm going to share my" Press Your Luck" story..

Circa '86 or '86,,,,   I knew a this guy in college who had the funniest VHS tape I'd ever seen...  It was of him as a contestant on "Press Your Luck",,,,    He would break it out once every month or so and show it during these huge parties..

The  highlight was of him being up around $30000 (as an early twenty year old mind you) and the woman to his right passing her turn to him with just one turn to go.  Of course he hit the Whammy and lost everything...      I still grin as I'm typing this about remembering him stand up every  time that spot on the tape played and him jumping up and screaming,,,,   "You FN' Bitch, person, person,  ,,, why didn't you just fucking take your own turn you gutless C****T  !!!!!"

Thanks for the flashback and congrats

Quote Originally Posted by scalabrine:

BTW...I know that's George Gervin in your avatar but The Iceman is the nickname of a very famous murder as well...one who would make Javier Bardem in No Country for Old Men look like Mary Poppins! 

Yep,,,  Iceman Diaries or Iceman Chronicles... something like that on HBO a few yrs ago... and if I'm not mistaken, he was from your neck of the woods....

I always get bummed out with all of the Iceman handles that have come up over the yrs...   I used it on the acracde games in the late 70's and 80's as my highscore player names  (I'd still take the Pepsi challenge with Scramble and Battle Zone) 

But God damn it I don't feel I should give it up (Iceman nickname)  just because of that Fn' "Top Gun" bullshit movie and that "cool" nutjob hitman.    I stole that nickname fair and square from the king of the  "finger roll"

Keep on keepin on 

gervin

scalabrine

both were/are some bad motherfuckers

solid as usual

This was a great thread, Great job Scalabrine and obviously great pick. Look for more from you in the future

GL,