Today's BWOTD totally got the Hubster!
"I am off to play the fruit machines"
'Fruit Machine' = Slot Machine
Not as the Hubster thought a 'dumbass' or fruitcake! LOL
I have no clue as to why we call them this, I would hazard a guess that it may be something to do with it paying out and so it can be 'fruitful'? But that's a guess!
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Isn't it something to do with the fruit on the display thingy? You know... three cherries and so on and then it pays out? I'm no expert though. :-)
I think Cath's right - the original one-armed bandits all had fruit displays.
Cath & Amanda are right, the original machines all displayed fruit.
Also, I guess, Hubster's not too far wrong, because you've got to be a fruit to play on the things.
:-)
We call them pokey machines in Australia.
This is actually one of my favorite Brit words. No idea why it brings fond memories. You'd think it would be Strongbow. = )
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