I found this photo in an eBay listing for a batch of used pinball-machine balls in July of 2000.

I didn't bid, but I messaged the seller letting them know they absolutely made my day with this photo and they replied with gratitude. I even set it as the desktop image on a computer I used in the arcade workshop I worked in at the time.

It's been sitting on my hard drives for 26 years, and I no longer wish to keep it to myself.

Dozens of shiny metal balls as used in pinball machines have been arranged on a carpet to form the word "Balls!" with an exclamation point and underlining.

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[–] 30 points 1 day ago (2 children)
  • [–] 16 points 22 hours ago

    Gotta love the touch of the two dots at the bottom of the exclamation point

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  • [–] 12 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

    Balls of steel!

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    [–] 6 points 23 hours ago

    This took balls

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  • [–] 5 points 18 hours ago

    Oh shit, waddup?

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  • [–] 5 points 23 hours ago
    [–] 4 points 18 hours ago

    "... said the Queen. "If I had two, I'd be King."

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  • [–] 3 points 11 hours ago (1 child)
  • [–] 2 points 11 hours ago (1 child)

    Pretty ballsy to arrange them like that at the top of the stairs

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