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Honest Tom - where the hell do the rest of us have our heads? 'On shoulders'... not exactly anatomically radical, man...
 
Originally posted by krizon@Oct 28 2006, 06:29 PM
Honest Tom - where the hell do the rest of us have our heads? 'On shoulders'... not exactly anatomically radical, man...
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Kri, you must have heard the old saying "an old head on young shoulders". You must also be aware that if someone calls you "an old head" they're not being complimentary. Now, mix together and stir for a few minutes.
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An, I'll give you 88% for your game effort in making us all know a small bit more about ourselves.
 
Indeed, HT - except that your description of yourself was 'an old head on shoulders', which is what one should always aim for - whether the shoulders are young, old, arthritic or heavily-muscled. Of course, you might have been alluding to someone else's shoulders, upon which you were playfully or romantically resting your weary old noggin.
 
:lol: :lol: Have you introduced meat into your diet the past few months? I ask since you've perked up tremendously, and have branched out into previously-untapped areas of light-heartedness which were notable for their absence until this year. Keep spreading the Bovril on your toast - it's working!
 
Trying!!!! :D :D but getting better I hope, still not confident enough to do the actual racehorse and racing bit (too many people are more articulate and knowlegeable) one day maybe. I love this place tho.
 
Originally posted by krizon@Oct 29 2006, 12:02 PM
:lol: :lol: Have you introduced meat into your diet the past few months? I ask since you've perked up tremendously, and have branched out into previously-untapped areas of light-heartedness which were notable for their absence until this year. Keep spreading the Bovril on your toast - it's working!
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The losing runs haven't been quite so bad this year Kri, and followed a mind boggling successful start to this year's flat campaign.
 
Bloody hell - I didn't know that betting returns (negative or positive) could have such a noticeable effect on a person's, er, personality. Quite frightening to think of what you might be like if you win the Euromillions Rollover.
 
Originally posted by krizon@Oct 30 2006, 12:36 PM
Bloody hell - I didn't know that betting returns (negative or positive) could have such a noticeable effect on a person's, er, personality. Quite frightening to think of what you might be like if you win the Euromillions Rollover.
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I'm a bit like Samson Kri. For strength read self esteem, for hair read betting balance.
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PS A lottery win would mean nothing as the betting must have an intellectual aspect to it.
 
:lol: :lol: But apart from the :lol: an interesting view, HT. Do you think that many serious bettors such as yourself find their notions of self-esteem wrapped up in the outcome of their selections? I hadn't thought of gambling in that way - as an exercise of the intellect against others (bookmakers, casinos, poker players, etc.). As for being right about my choice, yes, I like that sort of confirmation. (And we're talking about a variety of things rather than my gambling, which is cigar-lighting money to you.) Interesting stuff, well worthy of Dr Melfi's caring attentions.
 
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breath a word about your loss...
 
Originally posted by krizon@Oct 30 2006, 01:51 PM
Do you think that many serious bettors such as yourself find their notions of self-esteem wrapped up in the outcome of their selections?
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Kri, there was an episode of Bilko that illustrated it perfectly. The colonel arranged for a card sharp to pose as a new enlistee and deal the cards such that Bilko was fleeced by Dobberman. The great man's self esteem sunk to such an incredible low that he became a whimpering wreck afraid of his own shadow (when suffering a long losing run I go through certain stages depending on its' length - phase 1 is anger, 2 is psycho, 3 is meek acceptance and 4 is the Bilko phase). In case you're wondering, the moral in the camp plummeted (because Bilko wasn't up to any scams) and the Colonel had to let Bilko find out about his plan. Bilko then used his "condition" to fleece everyone. :lol:

I also recall a line from an old cornball war film called The Battle Of The Bulge. At the end the allies blow up all the German tanks and a long line of Germans are seen walking away hunched and beaten. An American soldier tells his base "The Germans have given up and are walking it back home to Germany". In the old days when I frequented bookie shops and I was walking home skint, that line always came to mind.
 
A true champion is shown not just by how he wins, but how he loses
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The opposite can be said about people who bet seriously. The days and weeks the losing run continues your mental state comes into question. But the days that you are winning and you're invincible to the auld enemy, that is when you should be judged.
 
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