Why called joystick

So The New York Times decides to dig deep in hopes of discovering where the word came from and who invented it. If you thought its etymological roots were x-rated then please, please cleanse your mind 'cause they are probably much less wicked.

Some researchers feel its origins are the result of "the exhilaration felt by an early pilot's journey into the air," a stick that makes you happy while others believe it is named for a Missouri pilot and inventor, James Henry Joyce the Joyce stick. As to who invented it, well, that's not clear either. It was thought to have its origins in aircraft until a Confederate-era submarine containing a sophisticated single-stick steering device was surfaced off the coast of South Carolina in So what does the New York Times conclude — they have no idea, but we think they really enjoyed printing the word "nub.

There was one, a PC game from called F13 that dealt with a possessed computer. No problem. Or was it? King includes this passage:. There was a crap-game in the laundry supply room some nights; on others it was blackjack or poker or acey-deucey. Whatever it was, the guards who participated were said to be washing their clothes. The joystick is so intuitive, but it's not the most comfortable thing I've ever sat in, you definitely feel the vibrations.

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