HW: Calvert lyric puzzle

[J Strobridge]

Scott writes:

> Okay kids, time to put your best headphones on and take a guess at the
> lyrics to "Hanging Out On The Sea Front" from _Hype_.
>
> Knut hears: "Play the fruit machines, get some change"

It probably is "fruit machine" - the original one-armed bandit machines
in this country had (still have) 3 or 4 drums with different fruits
painted on them.   3/4 oranges, 3/4 lemons, or 3/4 plums gets you a
minor reward and all the cherries gets you the jackpot.

What kind of warped mind invented these things anyhow.... [rhetorical
question 8-)]

jill

obConditionOfLife> looking at the rain.

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