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Gemini's Big Ben
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2014 6:26 pm
by woody2
Not seen one of these for years.
Re: gemini big ben
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2014 6:41 pm
by jonesthegarage
How fantastically outrageous, I want one! It will suit my own gargantuan proportions.
Also reminded me about how much a girl I once knew was looking forward to her first trip to London - then she found out "Big Ben" was a clock.........
In case you have to think about that one too much, it was the same girl who was equally disappointed when she queued 3 hours to see "Free Willy" - then she found out it was a film about whales.
Re: gemini big ben
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2014 6:45 pm
by badpenny
Was that the same girl who was half way to Ireland before she found out a 14" Murphy was a TV?
I've never seen one of those over here.
Is that The Ruffler we all know, or just a coincidence?
Re: gemini big ben
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2014 8:08 pm
by grabber
I was in Cork, Ireland about 5 years ago. I was trying to buy some machines from a fairground man and he was trying to give me four of these for free. They were massive. I did not take them and got no machines from him. The day was a total loss.
Re: gemini big ben
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2014 8:18 pm
by treefrog
Sounds like the start of a lyric
There was a man from Cork who tried to unload some &*%$......
In the US these would be standard fair in Casino, in fact they go even bigger.
I spent a lot of my childhood in Cork and first slot machine memories was on the travelling fairs and their slots I use to play. These were small affairs going around small towns and villages, but were popular as in 1971 there was little for kids to do in these places..
Re: gemini big ben
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 12:17 am
by woody2
Butlins, Filey had one and the park next door - I remember having to stand on a chair........
Re: gemini big ben
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 7:51 am
by coppinpr
In the US these would be standard fair in Casino, in fact they go even bigger
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Re: gemini big ben
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 8:34 am
by bryans fan
This is me on honeymoon. My wife really should have known what the future held from this clue!
Re: Gemini Big Ben
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 1:39 pm
by coppinpr
My wife really should have known what the future held from this clue!
Well "Ben" I guess this photo was taken before the wedding night then
Re: gemini big ben
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 5:53 pm
by youngerap
bryans fan wrote:This is me on honeymoon. My wife really should have known what the future held from this clue!
So that is what the Leprechauns do on holiday!
Re: Gemini Big Ben
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 6:24 pm
by badpenny
I thought you were good looking when you were young.
Re: Gemini Big Ben
Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 9:31 am
by bryans fan
And I haven`t changed a bit!
Re: Gemini Big Ben
Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 12:22 pm
by badpenny
Very true .... you've changed a lot!
Re: gemini big ben
Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2014 9:43 am
by chris rideout
bryans fan wrote:This is me on honeymoon. My wife really should have known what the future held from this clue!
Was she waiting to see if 2 plums and a bar would appear?
Re: Gemini's Big Ben
Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2014 1:35 pm
by coppinpr
Was she waiting to see if 2 plums and a bar would appear?
at that time she could expect the jackpot...now its a mystery payout
Re: Gemini's Big Ben
Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2020 8:32 pm
by pennymachines
Some other products of the Gemini MFG Co Ltd.
Re: Gemini's Big Ben
Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2020 11:02 pm
by moonriver
Gemini machines were always the ones to avoid..........boring games
Re: Gemini's Big Ben
Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2020 11:17 pm
by pennymachines
Ugly too.
Re: Gemini's Big Ben
Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2020 1:19 am
by moonriver
Oriental Gambler and Twin Dragon both had a pointless little pull handle on the side of the cabinet, nothing more than a microswitch start but it actually slowed up the game and irritated players.