08-03-2019, 10:45 AM
1957
Re: The Pages of Punch
1967: Alien invaders’ misunderstandingVisitors from space were a common story line in science fiction publications. The space invaders are depicted as machine like. It is therefore not surprising that they mistake a betting machine as an inhabitant here on Earth. The cascade of metal coins is treated not as a jackpot but as being sick.
08-03-2019, 10:52 AM
1958
Re: The Pages of Punch
Originally Posted by Mr Magoo
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1967: Alien invaders’ misunderstanding Visitors from space were a common story line in science fiction publications. The space invaders are depicted as machine like. It is therefore not surprising that they mistake a betting machine as an inhabitant here on Earth. The cascade of metal coins is treated not as a jackpot but as being sick.
09-03-2019, 10:19 AM
1960
Re: The Pages of Punch
1978: An accurate predictionIt was then meant to be a joke but in our move to a cashless society this kind of scene is becoming just normal. At the time the American (note the Panam travel bag) visitors were surprised to see this Western concept infiltrating the simplicity that they had come to observe.
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