Show -- 6E ' C V"' v r r‘ ‘ f r'f' WvJ BOSTON — I met him in the Detroit airport I know what you’re going to say I should have known better than to get involved Any relationship begun in an airport is going to be at best transient But you know how it is I was between planes with time on my hands lie was available enticing So what if I’d been warned about him I figured it would be different for me for us Then before I knew it I was hooked on the guy Pac-Ma- n was his name Now there are some men in the world who ought to be forced to wear a warning in public a scarlet B for Beware Pac I tell you is one of them He took me for every & C& & I owned Frankly I was had by Pac-Ma- n If I confess this now it’s because he is just one of a species There are 95000 others like him spread across the country getting fed a fat share of the $5 billion in video-gam- e quarters every year They’ve seduced others just like me from coast to coast Some of the people never go home anymore others drop out of school In was arCalifornia a for rested allegedly robbing homes just to feed him So if I’m willing to put aside my silly pride it’s on the chance that maybe I can save some other victim You see I was once innocent too For all I knew Blinky Speedy Shadow and Bashful were The Four Dwarfs I’d never even heard Pac-Man- vv" rv i May 20 1982 the demons chasing the man in her life? Then I put in my first quarter I played it my usual way — straight It was a disaster I pushed him right into the arms of the nearest monster I should have quit right then But for some strange reason this defeat didn’t discourage me It enticed me down the silvery path I wanted to try again I figured I could make it work I wanted for gawdsakes to save him Slowly I upped my investment in our relationship cashing dollars throwing good money after bad Each time I strung it out a little longer In fairness our relationship wasn’t all sick There was something special about Pac-Ma- n He was as video game-maker- s say “a real quarter sucker” Maybe it was his cute round shape His oral fixation His endless appetite for dots and occasional fruits His neat little energizers Maybe it was because he seemed so easy to manipulate But basically he had all the fatal charm the promising allure of a sadistic lover He was like all the ' people you know who lead their lives by microchip They’re programmed to get you in the end I had fallen into the old trap the masochist’s special If at first you I was seduced by don’t succeed the challenge the high energy of the chase the intrigue of the maze I learned to keep the monsters at bay another second or two I began to believe that I was playing blackjack or poker I began to believe there was a chance to win But eventually the old monsters quarter about Thursday er ’"VW’ Mad romance with iv t Standard-Examin- v- -n Ellen Goodman A v X — y self-defeati- ’s three-dimension- al ng monsters But let’s be honest: How much does any woman know about a Pac-ma- n a drug addiction Out m California someone labeled him a metaphor I gained again and again I can still see his for life It wasn t until I in was until the air brazen words on the screen of my some distance between Cleveland and Rochester defeat: READY is that could think clearly People have said that Pac-Ma- n want- would jump out All Pac-Ma- n ed to do was play with my feelings t will - v ilFmpiWW ' jinuj! affair no-w- in Take it from me Pac-Ma- n only hooks those people who confuse a victory with a slow defeat As for me I escaped I didn’t trade in my ticket or my child for more quarters But if you see a PTOWIMJJ njnwtfyaimmi " njag v h Man out in Detroit with a bad case of the munchies do me a favor: Walk on by Pac-Man- his name ’s is No-Wi- n his game vt Personal references waste of time ATLANTA (AP) — A potential employer trying to determine the honesty of a job candidate is wasting his time checking personal references says an expert in the field According to Paul T Hilf director of in- vestigations for Advance Security Inc it is unlikely an applicant will give the name of someone who would give him or her a poor recommendation v i Hilf says better information on a person’s living habits can be obtained by inter- viewing neighbors and for higher-leve- — 4305 HARRISON CENTER — 1956 W 5700 OGDEN COUNTRY HILL PLAZA l positions business ROY SHOPPING P s' iOi4liftiif Umt mri HiiWiHi frnrtifilf i j t l - S J ROY mnp wirumg n mww A V Fashion school big success NEW YORK (AP) — A school started by the fashion apparel industry here at the end of World War II to fill an anticipated need for trained workers has grown into a university with over 12000 students representing every state in the union plus 56 foreign countries The Fashion Institute of Technol ogy now offers 16 major courses including fashion jewelry and textile design fashion buying and merchandising cosmetics fragrances and toiletries menswear design and marketing fashion photography patternmaking technology advertising and communications and display exhibit CHILDREN'S WEARMOUSE 4101 Riverdale Road - 394-242- 4 (in the Riverdale Center) FOR DENIM JEAN THE PRICE OF MOW through May 25th (OFfER LIMITED Now TO NON-COMMERCI- the time to make a list of all those no longer wanted items you have — household goods yard equipment sporting goods car truck boat camper trailer — you name it! is QUIDCK Cork y Leather Fun in the Sun by Profiles easels It's easy and VERY ECONOMICAL! 1890 REG CALL: 32100 Ogden Anytime of the day or night this shoe is in step with today's fashions Made in Brazil of genuine leather and cork SIZES 5-- KaysvNIe 10 ‘ THAT'S ABOUT area A friendly win be happy Ad-Vis- or to help you word your ad WE'LL HELP YOU WORD YOUR AD FOR BEST RESULTS CAMEL RED WHITE NAVY ©giU'n Store Hours: 115 Horritvill 1 Rd Mon-F- ri 10-- 8 Sot 10-- 6 Sun JHaitiiarii-iExamiu- w BED AD "Good Shoes Aren't Expensive At Shoe Fair' 393-184- 1 no rrnxi ZJOOO Brigham PER WORD PER DAY ( 5 Average words per line) OGDEN 394-771- 12-- 5 1 Ogden Utah OPEN HOURS: 8 am till 5 pm Daily Saturdays 8 am till 12 noon Phone calls taken till 6 pm Daily 455 23rd St J v 3 -- 1 ‘ - l — - I - - i f— -- -- - — i ‘ |