Atari candlestick makes us pine for the pre-Pong world
by Christopher Grant 
{ May 15th 2007 at 12:08PM }
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Microfoot @ May 15th 2007 12:12PM
It'd probably be a good idea to not hold this like a regular joystick.
GJM @ May 15th 2007 12:23PM
Atari 2600 was post-pong. Wow...
samfish @ May 15th 2007 12:27PM
If I were a chick, I'd love that candle.
Fatass of Kickassness @ May 15th 2007 1:01PM
@2
Way to misconstrew! He was talking about the CANDLE being pre-Pong.
Fatass of Kickassness @ May 15th 2007 1:01PM
...wait, is that spelled misconstrue? oh wells.
nonpareil @ May 15th 2007 1:08PM
am i the only one who sees something, eh, vaguely sexual about that thing?
tcc3 @ May 15th 2007 1:56PM
Why not microfoot? The thumb button on top puts it out.
Jonathan Tran @ May 15th 2007 1:29PM
@6 ummm do you mean that, and every candle ever made since 300 BC?
tc @ May 15th 2007 1:54PM
a game-related freudian slip!
Irene @ May 20th 2007 7:10PM
I am a "chick", and i LOVE this candle. Damn, why i can get a geek boyfriend?