Title seems self explanatory and at the same time perhaps destined to be a thread that may have a life (or death) of its own. Lately a few things have been gettin' under my skin a bit and sooooooo here's the part where I vent and put it out there so hopefully noone else has to bear the brunt of me bein' grouchy lol.
1) Peoples coming to my table, makin' themselves comfy, hangin out for a while (sometimes hours on end) without so much as saying hello. I will boot your rude *** in a new york minute from now on......especially if I go outta my way and say "Hi" 1st as what should be deemed an unnecessary courtesy.....well, I may give you that long to give you the benefit of the doubt, but if you can't find the courtesy to say 'hello', then I will have a tough time finding the courtesy not to boot you. Do you go to someone's house, grab a magazine and head to the living room to kick back without saying hello? It creeps me out to have peeps watching from the gallery being all quiet.
Free Hot Tip: Refrain from critiquing the game as its being played. If youre an adult, you shouldnt need an explanation for that one. If youre a kid, or an adult that can't grasp this concept, then A) go talk to your mommy and daddy about the bad words you saw me say in this post, or B) talk to your mommy and daddy about the fact that they did a crappy job raising you and need to re-visit the "manners" section of your childhood (Ridiculous as it sounds, clarification needs to be given to the effect that this can apply to players IN THE GAME as well as players not in the game.....just today a bonehead who will remain nameles offered up his "prediction" for what he thought my moves were and since it wasn't a line I was looking at yet, but was the winning line, I resigned the game because it pissed me off so......People learn to keep your damned mouths shut. You know who you are.)
2) It is bad form to say much more than 'good game' when you lose. Sure, we all have "off" days.....and every now and then we all make mention of that, but fer cryin' out loud, there are players that I trounce more often than not (and get trounced by other players around here as well), but don't have the decency to offer up anything but a lame excuse for their butts getting kicked. I.e., I coulda, woulda, shoulda.......blah blah blah blah....I WHIPPED YOUR *** AND YOU KNOW IT HOSEFACE!!! I'm not talking about players who have honest concerns in their game, but rather the ones that can't admit they've been bested to save their lives. In a gaming environment, sportsmanship is key and vital to the decorum of the room and, well I like to think that sportsmanlike conduct is simply a moral obligation, and in my humble opine this includes congratulating your opponent even when it hurts to do so. But thats just me.
3)Point Protecting- If you know me then you know I hate this. Scenario goes as follows....Player struggles to get good at the game, achieves a rating of what in their opinion is something to be proud of and STOPS PLAYING pretty much altogether, but wears the rating as if they should really really be proud of it. They login to the lobby and are present at the tables just as much as ever, but you can't get them to sit down even if you have a sharpened broom stick, a bullwhip, and a degree in cat-herding to guide their steps. LMFAO to the moon and back via neptune..... OK....this has to be broken down into parts to really appreciate the nauseous effect it induces lol. Sooooo whats the best way to go from good to really crappy in terms of game skills in pretty much any game? JUST STOP PLAYING. You'll suck in no time pretty much guaranteed. Moving on, if a 'rating' is something to be protected, then for what reason? Personal ego trip? Or to try to give off the idea that the player is 'superior' to others? Welllll, if thats the case and the player was really accurately rated then THEY WOULDNT HAVE TO STOP PLAYING TO PROTECT IT. Youre not fooling anyone. People notice that you stopped playing and know that it is because you couldnt defend your precious points if you were given an Apache helicopter fully loaded with tomahawk missiles and night vision goggles. OK, There's my rant. Now I can go back to being a nice guy again. Maybe. Or maybe I've changed to better suit my environment?
PS-People say what you want to about karlw, but at least he's always had the balls to throw down in the gameroom whenever ANYONE stepped up to challenge. Pretty fuckin' cool if you ask me.
Addendum: People playing incomplete sets....inevitably playing the game as white and then splittin' before the set's complete. Cheap, lame and in my humble opinion basically cheating. Its happened 3 times to me in the last 2 days lol......and these are people that definately know better too.....shame on you.
I’ll tell you what peeves me; I just hate it when peeps play me in such a manner as if they actually didn’t want me to win! Yes, yes, I know, and so do we all that such an idea is ludicrous in the least, and utterly insane even as a concept. It literally warps the mind beyond the human ability to contemplate, which gives rise to the possibility, if not distinct probability that the perceived phenomenon is of non-human origin.
I have considerable evidence that suggests that my left testicle has been replaced with an alien implant, which emanates peculiar brainwaves transmutable and transmittable across the world wide web. These potent mind altering waves not only size the will of all pente players who would normally and naturally want me to win every game I play with them, but they also have an added more sinister side effect that causes all fertile females to experience an irresistible urge fling themselves at my feet groveling and begging for my attention.
Oh, Ok, maybe that last part is just a natural phenomenon attributed to my extra manly manliness, and excessive good looks. (as a side note: would all you lasses please consider wearing a bib when in my presence? It’s just a tad embarrassing with all that drool instigating an on the spot wet tee-shirt contest every time I enter the table. Perhaps Peter could even offer rubber dweebo tee-shirts to help those who have excessive excitable salivary glands. Just a thought)
Yes, well we've all known about your 'condition' for a long time Rich, but I think it falls more under the category of "Handicaps I Fantasize About Having" or "Whinings of a Self Realized Pente Champion" than under my sacred "Peeves" post....... :P
awwwwhh, isn't that soo sweet? I am starting to think this post is becoming a carebear commercial, or maybe a tellatubby episode, and if i see barny i will have to whip out some shotgun-do on the lot of you. purple huggable dragons bring out the lust for mayhem in me. Just the thought of seeing purple blood sprayed all over everything makes my toes curl.
"I love you, You love me, We're a happy fam-i-ly With a great big hug, and kiss from MY BIG BAD 8 GUAGE upon your Freaking purple A$$..."
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Re: Peeves
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Dec 3, 2007, 9:54 PM
I have a feeling most enjoy his humor. Rich is Rich, and we love him for the dark twisted personality that he is. Allthough when he is ready to make a serious comment I'm sure that will be fine too.
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Allthough when he is ready to make a serious comment I'm sure that will be fine too.