If you’re boomer material, you surely recall those diabolical arcade “skill crane claw” machines, where you put hard-earned coins into that tall, brightly lit machine, certain that you can manipulate a string-rigged grabber to descend down upon a sea of near-worthless goodies, grabbing who knows how many, to then transfer to a small chute – and soon into your skilled hands. And you likely remember that solid gold, solitaire diamond ring in there, also just begging to be grabbed?
Well, in a you-gotta-see-this version of the crane game, a large number of seafood restaurants down south – and more…
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