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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.

<blockquote data-quote="Honest Tom" data-source="post: 2090473" data-attributes="member: 64929">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&#039;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&#039; length - phase 1 is anger, 2 is psycho, 3 is meek acceptance and 4 is the Bilko phase). In case you&#039;re wondering, the moral in the camp plummeted (because Bilko wasn&#039;t up to any scams) and the Colonel had to let Bilko find out about his plan. Bilko then used his &quot;condition&quot; to fleece everyone.&nbsp; :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 &quot;The Germans have given up and are walking it back home to Germany&quot;. In the old days when I frequented bookie shops and I was walking home skint, that line always came to mind.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Honest Tom, post: 2090473, member: 64929"] 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. [/QUOTE]

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