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RE: Random Thoughts
January 6, 2026 at 9:08 pm
I don't play cards for money. I know the odds. Besides which, for the great majority of my life, I was po. That's when one is so broke they can't buy the other letters to spell 'poor'.
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RE: Random Thoughts
January 7, 2026 at 5:36 am
(January 6, 2026 at 9:08 pm)Fireball Wrote: I don't play cards for money. I know the odds. Besides which, for the great majority of my life, I was po. That's when one is so broke they can't buy the other letters to spell 'poor'.
Mark Twain wrote a delightful short story called 'Science
vs Luck' in which a group of men were charged with betting on a card game called 'seven up'. Their lawyer got them acquitted by proving that the game was a matter of skill, not chance. That's how I feel about poker.
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RE: Random Thoughts
January 7, 2026 at 5:21 pm
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RE: Random Thoughts
January 7, 2026 at 5:28 pm
^Nice one.
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RE: Random Thoughts
January 8, 2026 at 5:31 am
^It would not surprise me to learn that local churches or some of those conservative 'family' groups have tried to shut this down. Personally, I'm delighted to learn that people have discovered yet another use for boobage.
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RE: Random Thoughts
January 8, 2026 at 2:47 pm
The chapters of our past don't define our present and won't necessarily make for a future conclusion that makes sense.
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RE: Random Thoughts
January 8, 2026 at 4:24 pm
Oh please shutup. I'm in a bad mood and have no patience for some wannabe Yoda.
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RE: Random Thoughts
January 8, 2026 at 4:58 pm
(January 8, 2026 at 4:24 pm)Angrboda Wrote: Oh please shutup. I'm in a bad mood and have no patience for some wannabe Yoda.
In a bad mood you are. Patience have you none. Mmm hmm.
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RE: Random Thoughts
January 8, 2026 at 5:54 pm
I didn't know we could just blurt out that we want someone to shut up. Maybe keeping it in is the cause of this persistent headache.
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