i eagerly await the day when I can watch a video of you winning a stuffed animal on those joystick-controlled claw cage things.

It's too bad they don't fill those joy-stick claw cages with items from Home Depot like duct tape, hammers, paint, and rulers

nice video. :-) where are the shelves?

I want to see the video of you working the claw machine too!

I SHALL record myself defeating the claw machine with a camcorder. That will be no problem, because I often defeat the claw machine. (well, maybe not that often).

They do not fill the claw machine with duct tape, hammers, paint, and rulers; because the claw would not be able to pick up duct tape, hammers, paint, and rulers.

the claw can not physically lift duct tape, hammers, paint, or rulers? or you can not control the claw well enough to pick up duct tape, hammers, paint, or rules?

i'm just yanking your claw. They should make claws strong enough to pick up duct tape, hammers, paint, or rulers.

Forget the claw, I want to see a machine that has a lasso. You have to lasso your stuffed animal. It would be cool if they could make the stuffed animals run around while you're trying to lasso them.

You rule the claw, eh? You must have a showdown with my best friend, Keri! I have _never_ seen anyone rock the claw like she can!

PS. I really like the lasso idea :)

The lasso would be fantastic if you were allowed to move the lasso around once it drops down. I dunno, maybe that would be too easy. All you'd have to do is skim the lasso along the surface of the DTHPR (duct tape, hammers, paint, and rulers).

Now here's a GREAT idea. Are you sitting down? Because you will want to be sitting down to hear THIS idea... They should make a claw machine that is five times as big, and instead of controlling a claw (or lasso) inside the machine, they strap your ankles to some rope, and you become the claw! Oh yeah! But then you are blindfolded. And they have a five year old controlling the joystick to move you around. Now THAT I would love to play at Bakers Square.

Oh crap. I just got my posts mixed up Bakers Square was something else. Although they DID have a claw machine there! And snap-a-licious, I totally did not win. Well, "totally" is not the right word, because i ALMOST won. That has to be the most exciting part. When you almost win. The claw had the uh... crap... I forget what it was... by the head and it totally dropped it before getting to the basket. Whenever that claw picks up something, I swear I can feel my heart jumping up into my throat. These are some of the best dollars ever spent.

Bakers Square. ha! I haven't been to a Bakers Square in a few years. Remember that was our family's restaurant of choice, spud? Good 'ol Bakers Square. I would always get the chicken pot pie. What was Bakers Square's old name? We used to eat at Bakers Square before they changed their name to Bakers Square.

Bakers Square did not have a name before it was Bakers Square. That's just silly. Now Bakers Square (the classic one at 4839 W 111th St, Alsip, IL) did not always have a claw machine. They should rename it to be "Bakers-we-have-a-freakin-claw-machine-so-now-we-rule-even-more Square" Yeah, stick THAT in your logo Bakerman!

Ok. I stand corrected. (it's fun being proven wrong). The wiki of pedia sayseth: "Bakers Square began in the early-1970s with a restaurant called Mrs. C's in Des Moines, Iowa, that became popular for its pies. Pillsbury purchased Mrs. C's around that time, renamed it Poppin' Fresh Pies, and opened additional locations after that. VICORP, owners of the Village Inn restaurant chain, purchased Poppin' Fresh Pies from Pillsbury in 1983 and renamed the chain Bakers Square."

Okay, moose. Now did you REALLY think it was called "Poppin' Fresh Pies" doubleyou-tee-eff is that about?

Ok, that last comment said it had to be approved by the moderators before being posted. What in the world?! I have left 2,879 comments on this blog and I have NEVER had to approve my own comment. I AM the moderator. This is crazy! Claw Machines are crazy! POPPIN FRESH PIES IS CRAZY! NARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

ahem. *dusts off self* wembley, we definitely need to have a claw machine smackdown between Keri and myself (my claw machine alias is uh... THE... uh *thinking of name* THE SCOOPER.) Keri can name the time and place AND the type of claw machine. The Scooper will scoop the loot!