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Art and Science of Pong

Art And Science Of Pong Not tennis, not quite ping pong, it’s Pong. Not everything in life is black and white. Pong is. There are no laws regarding playing Pong without your clothes on Or playing in the dark There should be, as that is simply wrong Be alarmed and warned against distractions It is suggested that women wear makeup while playing in the game Not for any particular reason The trick to winning Pong is in the wrist and never miss A tiny white dot Or is it a square shaped dot like thing, appears on the TV screen Very surreal and unstable, moving at the speed With the social graces of a turtle It flows across a black back drop at mesmerizing tranquilizing slow motion Takes an hour or two to travel or traverse from side to side Read War and Peace between each serve and drink milk to develop skill Two small thin lines or “cursors”, fixed on either side (It is wise to have two sides to any screen to know which side you’re on) The cursors act as paddles to hit the moving dot As they maneuver up and down A loud “blip” sound indicates a hit Sends the dot crawling back into the darkness Returning later from a black hole in time and space into the proper place You have time to finish art and science projects while involved in Pong Waiting for the dot and its Halley’s Comet like return The essence of the game is to keep the dot in play For $250.00 USD you can’t go wrong It’s Pong!

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