Jim,
I always have to refresh my memory on where flush and straight fall in
relationship to each other. Thank you your attentive and timely
correction.
May I suggest that "royal flush" is a type of "straight-flush" and
royal or not, its one hell of a hand. I believe I had one
once...luckily three guys at the table didn't know me well enough to
know that my expression was not indigestion, but the supreme effort
being used to stifle that big shit eating grin. My best friend was at
the table...he folded. It was tough playing with him at the table.
Sure was glad the other guys drank too much. I was braking a serious
poker rule at the time, playing with money I could not afford to loose.
Its like fishing, if times are hard enough, you get good in a hurry.
As for my understanding of politics, you might want to look to our
poker disagreements. I frequently misplace a detail, I rarely
misinterpret a concept. I'll quickly concede a detail, or several
details, and will willingly revisit a concept, but you are going to
have your handsful persuading me that my concept is faulty. But please
do. I take pride in my conceptual understanding of things and seek
opportunities to make sure they are reasonable.
But give up the direct vs. representative democracy issue.
-jc
On Sunday, March 9, 2003, at 06:35 AM, Jim Hicks wrote:
> John your understanding of poker is as inaccurate as your
> understanding of politics. > royal flush, four of a kind, full house,
> flush, straight, three of a kind, two pair, pair, ace high.
> jh
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: John Callan
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2003 11:40 AM
> Subject: Re: Welding, chainsaws, sex, plumbing fixture usage...Please
> no video tape
>
> A four flusher is one who has four cards of a suit in poker. It is a
> worthless hand...one short of a good hand. Five of the same suit is a
> flush. Not as good as a straight, or four of a kind, one that is
> generally worthy of playing out to the end.
>
> As for putting the seat down, of course I have been beaten into
> submission on this, I habitually put it down, and this is a mute
> point....but its an unappreciated and inefficeint sacrifice to put the
> seat up and down all the time. If another guy had such a strong
> preference, his friends would intentionally leave the seat up in hopes
> of being around to see him fall in! And his protests would be
> hilarious. But of course the point is mute...or is it...what do Gay
> couples do with this?
>
> Impressive snow fall this morning. Happily my son is home. This could
> be his first time for the season...or second...maybe third. Two more
> months to go.
>
> -jc
>
>
>
>
> On Saturday, March 8, 2003, at 10:12 AM, Ralph Walter wrote:
>
> In a message dated 3/8/2003 8:06:28 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> Ruth,
>
> Your assumption is indeed very reasonable. I just wanted to make sure
> he put the seat down before he left the room, which I understand is
> not a universal practice among Penis People. To my extreme distress,
> I have also found that post-usage flushing is a less universal
> practice than one would hope, although certainly our distinguished
> friend ][<en is no non-flusher. Fourflusher maybe. (What is a
> fourflusher?)
>
> Ralph, I assumed that if he was reading the seat was down and he was
> sitting on it. If it wasn't down he sure got his shock treatment for
> the
> day. But, yes, put down the lid and FLUSH!!!!! for heaven's sake.
> Ruth
>
>
>
> At 1:32 PM -0500 3/7/03, Ralph Walter wrote:
> In a message dated 3/7/2003 12:43:26 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> Ken, Doesn't matter if you finished reading the book as long as you
> finished using the bathroom. Ruth
>
>
>
> And put down the seat.
>
> Ralph
>
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