Twenty-five Log Cabins

 

It probably happens a few times every year. A kid – maybe it’s my imagination, but it seems like it’s usually a boy – is fascinated with the arcade claw machine. He decides there’s an easier way to get the toy he wants, and he crawls through the door meant to dispense said toy. Then he discovers getting into the machine is easier than getting back out, and someone has to call the fire department. The average age of the kids rescued from claw machines is probably between three and five. Last week an event in North Carolina proved you don’t have to be a preschooler to be really stupid. A thirteen-year-old was discovered inside a Cosmic XL Bonus Game in Carowinds, trying to steal a plush toy. He’s been banned from returning to the amusement park for a year. But his family and friends will NEVER let him forget this.