Don't you just love it when....

[Jon L. Obscene]

....someone stops by your house, comes in and says "I need someone to help me lift this off the truck" so obviously being the man of the house I ventured outside to his truck where he only turned up with a gift for me :D
About a month ago I asked him if he could possibly find me a Rod-Hockey table cheap since he works in the games industry.
So he turns up with one almost exactly like this one...

http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/6126/63551canrf7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Except mine has the bar over the top with the buzzer and digital score/timer and voice :D

How much did this cost me? ....... Less than a Dollar :01:
How freaking cool is that? :D

Jonno :cool:

[Proper Bo]

What's rod-hockey?

[F. Canard]

Sounds like a new form of rodding.

Instead of rods you use big wooden sticks

and instead of being made to look like an idiot, you get beaten over the head.

[Mr JP Fugley]

What's rod-hockey?

:noes:

[Mr JP Fugley]

Sounds like a new form of rodding.

Instead of rods you use big wooden sticks

and instead of being made to look like an idiot, you get beaten over the head.

If it catches on we could form a club.

Not necessarily in that order.

Now that's just clever. Fact

[Proper Bo]

What's rod-hockey?

:noes:

:yup:

[Mr JP Fugley]

:noes:

:yup:

:P

[Proper Bo]

:yup:

:P

:noes:

[j2k4]

Jonno-

Get me a good foosball table!

Can I arrange a similar deal on delivery? :huh:

[F. Canard]

:P

:noes:
:no:

[tesco]

I used to love those games.
I used to play with my dad on his old one from like the 60s which was fun and even had different teams you could stick on the rods. :D
http://www.tastyinc.com/pictures/baby_n_hockey.jpg



Then when I broke that we got top corner hockey:
http://www.fgiltd.com/images/library/prc2150.jpg

They're not as good as those big tables though.

[weendune]

i want one of these

[j2k4]

I used to love those games.
I used to play with my dad on his old one from like the 60s which was fun and even had different teams you could stick on the rods. :D
http://www.tastyinc.com/pictures/baby_n_hockey.jpg


That's the type I had.

It came with a wooden puck, a magnetic puck, and a "roller" puck.

Fun, fun, fun.

Foosball is better, though.

Mirco tables, Tournament Blue Tops and Brown Tops.

Dynamo and Tornado tables as well.

[Mr JP Fugley]

Is Foosball what you guys call Table Football

http://www.mastersgames.com/images/table/table-football-cup-winner-m.jpg

[CrabGirl]

http://homepages.tesco.net/~chris.jrthomas/ied_football.jpg

[j2k4]

http://homepages.tesco.net/~chris.jrthomas/ied_football.jpg

Whoa!

The ULTIMATE bar game! :w00t:

[j2k4]

Is Foosball what you guys call Table Football

http://www.mastersgames.com/images/table/table-football-cup-winner-m.jpg

Actually, Table Soccer.

Those of us who could, called it that; 'foosball' when communicating with the hoi polloi. :)

[Spider_dude]

http://homepages.tesco.net/~chris.jrthomas/ied_football.jpg

obvious photoshop.

[Mr JP Fugley]

Is Foosball what you guys call Table Football

http://www.mastersgames.com/images/table/table-football-cup-winner-m.jpg

Actually, Table Soccer.

Those of us who could, called it that; 'foosball' when communicating with the hoi polloi. :)

Ah, it's Table Football here, but I can understand Table Soccer. Table American Football would be pish.

So why "Foosball".

[Jon L. Obscene]

JP don't even get me started, you should try living in a country where everyone calls it soccer and foosball, neither of which make any sense. I've had this conversation once.......or twice :rolleyes:

The only point I have left to make is if the real game is "Soccer" then why is the table version called "Foosball" being only 1 letter different?

But I'm not getting into this :lol:

Been playing teh hockey this afternoon, had 4 people playing at once, that was ......confusing.
@j2... if I could I would but I can't so I'm not gonna :P

I'm thinking next will be either the 8 foot air hockey table or a pool table, not decided yet.
Probably would be an idea to get a bigger place first cos atm the hockey table is where the dining table normally is..........much to the horror of a certain young lady who likes her furniture :lol:

Jonno :cool:

[j2k4]

Actually, Table Soccer.

Those of us who could, called it that; 'foosball' when communicating with the hoi polloi. :)

Ah, it's Table Football here, but I can understand Table Soccer. Table American Football would be pish.

So why "Foosball".

Not sure.

I had a buddy come back from the army, posted in Germany; that's what he called it.

He got me interested, and away I went.

[gamer4eva]

@Jon L. Obscene

Less than a dollar....

Did you treat him to a can of pepsi then?? Or was it straight up cash. :lol:

[Barbarossa]

http://homepages.tesco.net/~chris.jrthomas/ied_football.jpg

obvious photoshop.

Millennium Dome ftw :01:

[Barbarossa]

What's rod hockey? :unsure:

[brenda]

That looks mint Jonno, it pishes all over my 5cm table top football AND my finger football set.

[NikkiD]

Now we just have to find room for it. As of right now, it's in the middle of the kitchen where the table and chairs should be (which have been pushed up against the pantry and shelves, blocking them from reach), and whether Jon believes it or not, it's not staying there. Apparently we NEED to get a bigger house to accommodate all Jon's new toys. :rolleyes: His next request? A pool table. Where the hell he's going to put that totally mystifies me.

[Barbarossa]

Pool tables go outside. Well known fact. On terracotta tiles if possible, for the maximum amount of wobble.

[Mr JP Fugley]

If you can get a windy place it's even better.

[Jon L. Obscene]

Out.....side.....?.....hmmm now there's a thought :shifty:

Bang goes the carport :lol:

@Gamer......odly enough.....yes, a can of pepsi is exactly what I gave him :lol:

@Nik.....shush! I will find room, maybe move the coffee table and put it in the living room (your mothers idea) :P

@Barba.... Look at the first post, the picture? thats rod/stick/table hockey

Jonno :cool:

[Barbarossa]

@Barba.... Look at the first post, the picture? thats rod/stick/table hockey


:no2:

:dabsrod:

[JPaul]

See, that's a proper, old fashioned, no nonsense rod.

Huzzah for Bar Bee.

[F. Canard]

but it's not rod-hockey :no:

[JPaul]

but it's not rod-hockey :no:

You're the rod-jockey, mate.

[Proper Bo]

See, that's a proper, old fashioned, no nonsense rod.

Huzzah for Bar Bee.

ffs, first he steals my smilie, then he steals my rod:emo:

[Barbarossa]

You should be flattered... :emo:

[Mr JP Fugley]

Who sould be flattered.

[Barbarossa]

That goes without saying :blink:

[Mr JP Fugley]

It does indeed

[Jon L. Obscene]

Hi my name is Rodney Edwards, people call me Rod Ed :frusty:

Jonno :cool:

[Mr JP Fugley]

Hi my name is Rodney Edwards, people call me Rod Ed :frusty:

Jonno :cool:

You decide Jonno, whose question did you answer and as such who rodded you.

I think it was Bar Bee.

[Jon L. Obscene]

Yes, Barba.
I just didn't see it coming :(

Jonno :cool:

[Mr JP Fugley]

So shut the fuck up P-Bo.

[Jon L. Obscene]

Yeah!! :01:

Jonno :cool:

[Proper Bo]

:snooty:

[Mr JP Fugley]

That's you telt, fact.

[Proper Bo]

Who's telt?

[Mr JP Fugley]

You.

Telt by Jonno

[Barbarossa]

Who's telt?

:no2: