2009 ME underway
charrison100
Let's Go!
After some quick introductions and announcements from Commissioner Jeffrey
Pollack and Tournament Director Jack Effel, we're all set for the kickoff
of Day 1a. The Main Event bracelet is out on the podium for all to see,
and with their goal fixed firmly in sight, the players look ready to go.
Sasquatch is ready to go too, and the Jack Link's mascot had the honor of
uttering the most famous words in poker. With a grunt came the, "Shuffle
up and deal," and the Main Event is underway! We're playing four levels
today. Good luck, players!
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On the structure sheet it says they play 5 level each day until day 7 when
they play until 27 remain. Do we know about this change?
Chris
"NO! I want this shit to STOP! Right NOW! Nobody takes me serious
anymore." - Paul
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Blue section, though there's no sign of his funnyman counterpart Ray
Romano just yet. On the pro side of things, we have Jennifer Tilly,
Ludovic Lacay, George Danzer, Eric Koskas, Ciaran O'Leary, Antony
Lellouche, and Thayer Rasmussen all within eyeshot. Over on the main
featured table, Eli Elezra is basking under the warm glow of the TV
lights. We hear that Lex Velduis is slated to join that table, but there
is still a seat empty over there. And on the other side of the Jack Link's
Lounge, we find double bracelet winner Greg "FBT" Mueller trying to work
his three-peat magic against a table full of unknowns at the secondary
featured.
Chris
"NO! I want this shit to STOP! Right NOW! Nobody takes me serious
anymore." - Paul
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Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:57:40 John Phan Eliminated
Wow. Surely this was not how John Phan was expecting his Main Event would
take shape. Phan bet 1,500 on the turn of a board after his opponent
checked. That opponent then check-raised to 4,000, with Phan making the
call. The river came and brought a bet of 5,100 from Phan's opponent.
"I'm supposed to raise here," said Phan. But instead he just called with
, a set of queens. His opponent showed for the turned straight and the
winning hand. That loss knocked Phan down to 4,000 chips. A few hands
later he opened for 300 preflop and was called by a late-position player
and the small blind. The small blind checked the flop, inducing a bet
of 700 from Phan. That bet folded the late-position player, but not the
small blind. The small blind check-raised to 5,000, sending Phan deep into
the tank. "This is how my World Series is gonna end?" Phan asked no one in
particular. "35 minutes in? You know what I have." Phan called all in and
showed . His opponent had top pair, . The turn was the , raising the
specter of a board straight. The river was worse than that for Phan -- it
was the , making two pair for Phan's opponent and ending Phan's Main Event
in the first hour of play. He is out.
Chris
"NO! I want this shit to STOP! Right NOW! Nobody takes me serious
anymore." - Paul
Popinjay, 01/16/2009
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FellKnight
> Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:06:55
> Let's Go!
> After some quick introductions and announcements from Commissioner Jeffrey
> Pollack and Tournament Director Jack Effel, we're all set for the kickoff
> of Day 1a. The Main Event bracelet is out on the podium for all to see,
> and with their goal fixed firmly in sight, the players look ready to go.
> Sasquatch is ready to go too, and the Jack Link's mascot had the honor of
> uttering the most famous words in poker. With a grunt came the, "Shuffle
> up and deal," and the Main Event is underway! We're playing four levels
> today. Good luck, players!
>
> -------------------------------------------------------
>
> On the structure sheet it says they play 5 level each day until day 7 when
> they play until 27 remain. Do we know about this change?
>
>
> Chris
4 levels, lol. The year I played, we played 7 levels. I think it was
400/800 when we got back on day 2.
Fell
--
"Don't underestimate Fell. He's a smart kid."
- Paul Popinjay, RGP, Nov 15, 2008
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FellKnight
bets either?
You might remember that last year, Laak played all of Day 1 in a full-on
prosthetic mask, concealing his identity and appearing to the world to be
a much older man. Laak was not able to pull off a similar stunt this year.
The 2009 edition of the WSOP Tournament Rules includes a new Rule 44, aka
the "Phil Laak Rule". It states in relevant part:
Players may not cover or conceal their facial identity. Tournament
officials must be able to distinguish the identity of each player at all
times and may instruct players to remove any material that inhibits their
identification or is a distraction to other players or tournament
officials.
Fell
--
"Don't underestimate Fell. He's a smart kid."
- Paul Popinjay, RGP, Nov 15, 2008
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4 levels 120 mins per level and a 20 break after each level.
Day 2 is suposed to start at level 6 250/500 50 but if it starts with
level 5 then it will be 200/400 50
http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/tourney/structure.asp?tid=7283&grid=607
Chris
"NO! I want this shit to STOP! Right NOW! Nobody takes me serious
anymore." - Paul
Popinjay, 01/16/2009
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When I played we also only started with 10k chips, and they shortened the
levels to 100 minutes on day one (I think with 15 minute breaks, but it
may have been twenty).
Fell
--
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- Paul Popinjay, RGP, Nov 15, 2008
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> HAHAHAHAHAHA... Lame fucking WSOP tourney officials. No more diaper prop
> bets either?
>
> You might remember that last year, Laak played all of Day 1 in a full-on
> prosthetic mask, concealing his identity and appearing to the world to be
> a much older man. Laak was not able to pull off a similar stunt this year.
> The 2009 edition of the WSOP Tournament Rules includes a new Rule 44, aka
> the "Phil Laak Rule". It states in relevant part:
>
> Players may not cover or conceal their facial identity. Tournament
> officials must be able to distinguish the identity of each player at all
> times and may instruct players to remove any material that inhibits their
> identification or is a distraction to other players or tournament
> officials.
>
> Fell
> --
> "Don't underestimate Fell. He's a smart kid."
> - Paul Popinjay, RGP, Nov 15, 2008
>
> www.fellknight2.blogspot.com
there goes the burka as seen in The Grand
Chris
"NO! I want this shit to STOP! Right NOW! Nobody takes me serious
anymore." - Paul
Popinjay, 01/16/2009
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Robert Ladd
"charrison100" <a11...@webnntp.invalid> wrote in message
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Other than Brad Garrett, Ray Romano and Jennifer Tilly, not one of these
names mean a thing to me. I have no idea who they are. I don't have a clue
whether they are in show business, music, poker, construction trade, or
flipping burgers at Micky D's. I am amazed at how star struck people are.
A crap shoot and people are wetting their pants in excitement, trying to get
a glimpse of famous people. Get a life.
Robert Ladd
XaQ Morphy
> > featured table, Eli Elezra is basking under the warm glow of the TV
> Other than Brad Garrett, Ray Romano and Jennifer Tilly, not one of these
> names mean a thing to me. I have no idea who they are. I don't have a clue
> whether they are in show business, music, poker, construction trade, or
> flipping burgers at Micky D's. I am amazed at how star struck people are.
> A crap shoot and people are wetting their pants in excitement, trying to get
> a glimpse of famous people. Get a life.
You don't recognize the name Eli Elezra? How old are you, exactly? Were
you there when Wild Bill got shot?
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http://www.donkeymanifesto.com
"I think they are mad that i am borderline psycho" --igotskillz
"It's unfortunate that there are loons on both sides completely
obfuscating what's going on." --Official RGP Mantra
Robert Ladd
"XaQ Morphy" <a1c...@webnntp.invalid> wrote in message
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> On Jul 3 2009 6:13 PM, Robert Ladd wrote:
>
>> > featured table, Eli Elezra is basking under the warm glow of the TV
>
>> Other than Brad Garrett, Ray Romano and Jennifer Tilly, not one of these
>> names mean a thing to me. I have no idea who they are. I don't have a
>> clue
>> whether they are in show business, music, poker, construction trade, or
>> flipping burgers at Micky D's. I am amazed at how star struck people
>> are.
>> A crap shoot and people are wetting their pants in excitement, trying to
>> get
>> a glimpse of famous people. Get a life.
>
> You don't recognize the name Eli Elezra? How old are you, exactly? Were
> you there when Wild Bill got shot?
>
> ---
> Morphy
I honestly have no idea who he is. If he's that well known then I'm sure I
could Google it and find out, but NOW I'm going to ignore learning about him
until I accidentally run across it.
Robert Ladd
Irish Mike
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I assume you're kidding but if you really don't know who Eli Elezra is, you
must not watch much televised poker. He is a wealthy Las Vegas business
owner and a regular on the "High Stakes Poker" and "Poker After Dark" TV
shows. He's a good player and definitely not afraid to push in his money.
Irish Mike
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Ahh, televised poker. I've watched all of about 40 minutes, with the
longest stint about 15 minutes. What compels people to watch these things
eludes me. I have no patience in watching childish, boring behavior,
especially when the purpose is the promotion of something where skill is a
relatively unimportant factor. I have more interest in watching the nightly
Lotto balls pop up, even though I don't buy tickets there either.
But at least now I know why I didn't recognize the name.
Robert Ladd
FellKnight
He has also been a regular in the 4000/8000 mix game for years. Please do
share exactly how you are railing against "no-name" players who are both
regulars on TV and also in the biggest cash game in the world, simply
because you do not recognize them?
Fell
--
"Don't underestimate Fell. He's a smart kid."
- Paul Popinjay, RGP, Nov 15, 2008
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chandler
> A Few Faces Everyone's favorite foil Brad Garrett is with us here in the
> Blue section, though there's no sign of his funnyman counterpart Ray
> Romano just yet. On the pro side of things, we have Jennifer Tilly,
> Ludovic Lacay, George Danzer, Eric Koskas, Ciaran O'Leary, Antony
> Lellouche, and Thayer Rasmussen all within eyeshot. Over on the main
> featured table, Eli Elezra is basking under the warm glow of the TV
> lights.
When did Tilly become a pro? Have we shifted into some strange alternate
reality or are they not using the word "professional" in the same way I
would... or both.
Chandler
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greatbrit
>>> they play until 27 remain. Do we know about this change?
I didn't. I checked last night and it showed level 5 on the WSOP site's
structure sheet, the 200-400, on Day 1. I got in late so they may have
announced it at the start that we were now going to dinner at 4:30
(sheesh, wish I'd known about that before eating my granola bars), and
ending after level 4. And then with 10 minutes to go they randomly
picked x hands to play, where x turned out to be 3, and then the day
ended. I assume that was a new thing this year. Too bad because I
liked my table and was chip leader there, I would have liked another level.
Paul
Jerry Sturdivant
"Robert Ladd"
> Ahh, televised poker. I've watched all of about 40
> minutes, with the longest stint about 15 minutes.
Why did you watch it that long?
> What compels people to watch these things eludes me.
It�s called, entertainment. Ever watch a movie?
Jerry �n Vegas
XaQ Morphy
> I honestly have no idea who he is. If he's that well known then I'm sure I
> could Google it and find out, but NOW I'm going to ignore learning about him
> until I accidentally run across it.
If you don't know the name of a player who has been a staple of the big
game for however many years it's been now, please never, ever make a post
related to poker where you claim to know anything past what hand beats
what.
Wow. Just wow.
Wait...have you ever heard of Doyle Brunson?
"I think they are mad that i am borderline psycho" --igotskillz
"It's unfortunate that there are loons on both sides completely
obfuscating what's going on." --Official RGP Mantra
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"chandler" <a5a...@webnntp.invalid> wrote in message
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Strangely enough, about the same time her acting career tanked.
Irish Mike
number6
>
> "When did Tilly become a pro?"
Probably when she was a lot younger ... Oh wait maybe you meant poker
pro ...
Robert Ladd
"FellKnight" <jordand...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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"Railing against"? All I said was I didn't know who he was. How is that
"railing against"? What a childish attempt at trolling by twisting the
facts of the situation. Why would I have any knowledge of who is "no-name"
and who plays in the "biggest cash game in the world"? I don't watch TV
poker. I already said that. I'm not a poker groupie. I don't give a damn
about who is "hot" at any particular time. I don't give a damn about who
has a bankroll to withstand the variance at any level.
Unless I'm using Google Groups Advanced Search incorrectly, and that may
very well be the case, NO ONE in RGP has EVER brought up the name Eli
Elezra, until Irish Mike did in a thread in May of this year (and I remember
reading that post; it was just a passing comment and Elezra wasn't even the
point of the post or thread, and I admit I didn't look up Eli Elezra at that
time (like I said, I'm not enamored enough with poker celebrity to gobble up
all the bullshit that is spewed) ), and then again in this thread.
But if it makes any difference, I now have heard the name and have
associated it with the TV poker and the big game, for whatever importance
that has in my life.
Robert Ladd
FellKnight
> "FellKnight" <jordand...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:4ql3i6x...@recgroups.com...
> >
> > He has also been a regular in the 4000/8000 mix game for years. Please do
> > share exactly how you are railing against "no-name" players who are both
> > regulars on TV and also in the biggest cash game in the world, simply
> > because you do not recognize them?
> >
> > Fell
>
> "Railing against"? All I said was I didn't know who he was. How is that
> "railing against"? What a childish attempt at trolling by twisting the
> facts of the situation. Why would I have any knowledge of who is "no-name"
> and who plays in the "biggest cash game in the world"? I don't watch TV
> poker. I already said that. I'm not a poker groupie. I don't give a damn
> about who is "hot" at any particular time. I don't give a damn about who
> has a bankroll to withstand the variance at any level.
Then why in the name of hell are you bitching about those of us who do
know what's going on?
> Unless I'm using Google Groups Advanced Search incorrectly, and that may
> very well be the case, NO ONE in RGP has EVER brought up the name Eli
> Elezra, until Irish Mike did in a thread in May of this year
You are using it wrong. I just did one and found 111 threads.
> (and I remember
> reading that post; it was just a passing comment and Elezra wasn't even the
> point of the post or thread, and I admit I didn't look up Eli Elezra at that
> time (like I said, I'm not enamored enough with poker celebrity to gobble up
> all the bullshit that is spewed) ), and then again in this thread.
Of course. Whatever floats your boat.
> But if it makes any difference, I now have heard the name and have
> associated it with the TV poker and the big game, for whatever importance
> that has in my life.
>
> Robert Ladd
Fell
--
"Don't underestimate Fell. He's a smart kid."
- Paul Popinjay, RGP, Nov 15, 2008
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> names mean a thing to me. I have no idea who they are. I don't have a clue
> whether they are in show business, music, poker, construction trade, or
> flipping burgers at Micky D's. I am amazed at how star struck people are.
> A crap shoot and people are wetting their pants in excitement, trying to get
> a glimpse of famous people. Get a life.
>
> Robert Ladd
Just so you know my post was cut and pasted from WSOP.com in the updates
section. I was not fawning over anyone.
Chris
"NO! I want this shit to STOP! Right NOW! Nobody takes me serious
anymore." - Paul
Popinjay, 01/16/2009
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XaQ Morphy
> "Railing against"? All I said was I didn't know who he was. How is that
> "railing against"? What a childish attempt at trolling by twisting the
> facts of the situation. Why would I have any knowledge of who is "no-name"
> and who plays in the "biggest cash game in the world"? I don't watch TV
> poker. I already said that. I'm not a poker groupie. I don't give a damn
> about who is "hot" at any particular time. I don't give a damn about who
> has a bankroll to withstand the variance at any level.
The "big game" has never been on TV to my knowledge. Seriously though,
have you heard of any of these names: Doyle Brunson, Chip Reese, Daniel
Negreanu, Jennifer Harmon, Phil Hellmuth?!?!
> Unless I'm using Google Groups Advanced Search incorrectly, and that may
> very well be the case, NO ONE in RGP has EVER brought up the name Eli
> Elezra, until Irish Mike did in a thread in May of this year (and I remember
> reading that post; it was just a passing comment and Elezra wasn't even the
> point of the post or thread, and I admit I didn't look up Eli Elezra at that
> time (like I said, I'm not enamored enough with poker celebrity to gobble up
> all the bullshit that is spewed) ), and then again in this thread.
LOL. Google = hard.
> But if it makes any difference, I now have heard the name and have
> associated it with the TV poker and the big game, for whatever importance
> that has in my life.
Well it would have importance for you to know that you aren't making
yourself look like a moron when you post about things on RGP. Oh wait...
"I think they are mad that i am borderline psycho" --igotskillz
"It's unfortunate that there are loons on both sides completely
obfuscating what's going on." --Official RGP Mantra
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> Just so you know my post was cut and pasted from WSOP.com in the updates
> section. I was not fawning over anyone.
lol, the fucking guy shows up after years away just to suck Russ's dick
all over RGP and he has an issue with people posting updates from the
world's largest poker tournament. What a fucking idiot.
"I think they are mad that i am borderline psycho" --igotskillz
"It's unfortunate that there are loons on both sides completely
obfuscating what's going on." --Official RGP Mantra
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Robert Ladd
"XaQ Morphy" <a1c...@webnntp.invalid> wrote in message
> On Jul 4 2009 1:53 AM, Robert Ladd wrote:
>
>> I honestly have no idea who he is. If he's that well known then I'm sure
>> I
>> could Google it and find out, but NOW I'm going to ignore learning about
>> him
>> until I accidentally run across it.
>
> If you don't know the name of a player who has been a staple of the big
> game for however many years it's been now, please never, ever make a post
> related to poker where you claim to know anything past what hand beats
> what.
>
> Wow. Just wow.
>
> Wait...have you ever heard of Doyle Brunson?
>
> ---
> Morphy
Your trolling attempt is noted, but I already stated that I don't watch TV
Poker. I used to pick up the Poker magazines when I was at the casinos, but
I haven't even looked at one of those in years, and although Eli Elezra is a
legend in your mind, I'm afraid that even in RGP he hasn't been canonized
yet. In RGP his biggest mentions are an Irish Mike thread, in May of this
year, where Mike mentioned Elezra was probably alluding to Gold when he made
some comment in an interview, and this blown out of proportion troll that
has gotten Elezra's name some real exposure.
The "Wow. Just wow." comment is either a troll attempt, or you really are
an absolute moron to think that everyone that posts on RGP would know a name
that has only been indirectly mentioned in one previous post. I can
understand that you might be caught up in the poker celebrity of the TV
shows, but step back and realize that the rest of the world isn't caught up
in the fantasy that is TV poker.
I'll accept for the moment it is just a troll attempt, because it's a wee
bit difficult to believe that you're really that stupid, though the jury is
still out on that point.
Robert Ladd
Robert Ladd
"XaQ Morphy" <a1c...@webnntp.invalid> wrote in message
> On Jul 4 2009 1:37 PM, charrison100 wrote:
>
>> Just so you know my post was cut and pasted from WSOP.com in the updates
>> section. I was not fawning over anyone.
>
> lol, the fucking guy shows up after years away just to suck Russ's dick
> all over RGP and he has an issue with people posting updates from the
> world's largest poker tournament. What a fucking idiot.
>
> ---
> Morphy
I have no issue with people posting about the WSOP. I merely stated that I
didn't know who the people were that were mentioned in the OP. You're the
one with the "issue".
And I'd be happy to let the people of RGP decide which of the two of us is
the bigger idiot.
Robert Ladd
XaQ Morphy
> I have no issue with people posting about the WSOP. I merely stated that I
> didn't know who the people were that were mentioned in the OP. You're the
> one with the "issue".
" I am amazed at how star struck people are. A crap shoot and people are
wetting their pants in excitement, trying to get a glimpse of famous
people. Get a life."
I'll let that statement of yours speak for itself.
> And I'd be happy to let the people of RGP decide which of the two of us is
> the bigger idiot.
I would too. You automatically get everyone over the age of 60 and I get
everyone else.
I'll reply to your other post here as well. I'm sorry you think that Eli
Elezra is a name that has never been mentioned on RGP and is some sort of
TV hero. He's not, at least not my hero. I don't get how you make the
leap from me being amazed that you don't know who he is to you thinking
he's my hero.
Seriously though, have you ever heard of Doyle Brunson?
"I think they are mad that i am borderline psycho" --igotskillz
"It's unfortunate that there are loons on both sides completely
obfuscating what's going on." --Official RGP Mantra
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> On Jul 4 2009 2:27 PM, Robert Ladd wrote:
>
>> "FellKnight" <jordand...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:4ql3i6x...@recgroups.com...
>
>> >
>> > He has also been a regular in the 4000/8000 mix game for years. Please
>> > do
>> > share exactly how you are railing against "no-name" players who are
>> > both
>> > regulars on TV and also in the biggest cash game in the world, simply
>> > because you do not recognize them?
>> >
>> > Fell
>>
>> "Railing against"? All I said was I didn't know who he was. How is that
>> "railing against"? What a childish attempt at trolling by twisting the
>> facts of the situation. Why would I have any knowledge of who is
>> "no-name"
>> and who plays in the "biggest cash game in the world"? I don't watch TV
>> poker. I already said that. I'm not a poker groupie. I don't give a
>> damn
>> about who is "hot" at any particular time. I don't give a damn about who
>> has a bankroll to withstand the variance at any level.
>
> Then why in the name of hell are you bitching about those of us who do
> know what's going on?
>
Ah, so it is a troll attempt. Twist my comment about not knowing who most
of these names are, into me bitching about something.
>
>> Unless I'm using Google Groups Advanced Search incorrectly, and that may
>> very well be the case, NO ONE in RGP has EVER brought up the name Eli
>> Elezra, until Irish Mike did in a thread in May of this year
>
> You are using it wrong. I just did one and found 111 threads.
>
Well, then I'm using it incorrectly. Obviously, if I did read any of those
threads, I wasn't impressed with who he was. But that still doesn't mean
that anything about Eli Elezra has any impact on my life that would make me
want to remember who his is and what he does. Is that so difficult to
understand?
Robert Ladd
XaQ Morphy
> Well, then I'm using it incorrectly. Obviously, if I did read any of those
> threads, I wasn't impressed with who he was. But that still doesn't mean
> that anything about Eli Elezra has any impact on my life that would make me
> want to remember who his is and what he does. Is that so difficult to
> understand?
Next thing this guy is gonna be telling us he doesn't know who Johnny
Lodden is. What a noob.
"I think they are mad that i am borderline psycho" --igotskillz
"It's unfortunate that there are loons on both sides completely
obfuscating what's going on." --Official RGP Mantra
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"XaQ Morphy" <a1c...@webnntp.invalid> wrote in message
> On Jul 4 2009 2:04 PM, Robert Ladd wrote:
>
>> I have no issue with people posting about the WSOP. I merely stated that
>> I
>> didn't know who the people were that were mentioned in the OP. You're
>> the
>> one with the "issue".
>
> " I am amazed at how star struck people are. A crap shoot and people are
> wetting their pants in excitement, trying to get a glimpse of famous
> people. Get a life."
>
> I'll let that statement of yours speak for itself.
>
>> And I'd be happy to let the people of RGP decide which of the two of us
>> is
>> the bigger idiot.
>
> I would too. You automatically get everyone over the age of 60 and I get
> everyone else.
>
You really believe that? Jeez, all I have to do is keep you typing and your
incredibly stupid statements would make me a shoe-in in all age brackets.
> I'll reply to your other post here as well. I'm sorry you think that Eli
> Elezra is a name that has never been mentioned on RGP and is some sort of
> TV hero. He's not, at least not my hero. I don't get how you make the
> leap from me being amazed that you don't know who he is to you thinking
> he's my hero.
>
> Seriously though, have you ever heard of Doyle Brunson?
I didn't answer it the first time because it was a troll attempt. But just
to get you off the subject, yes, I've even posted in threads in RGP where
Doyle Brunson posted when he was still posting on RGP. So you can drop the
ignorant question.
Robert Ladd
>
> ---
> Morphy
XaQ Morphy
> You really believe that? Jeez, all I have to do is keep you typing and your
> incredibly stupid statements would make me a shoe-in in all age brackets.
You seem to think that I care what a bunch of people on an internet group
think about me. You would be incorrect.
> I didn't answer it the first time because it was a troll attempt. But just
> to get you off the subject, yes, I've even posted in threads in RGP where
> Doyle Brunson posted when he was still posting on RGP. So you can drop the
> ignorant question.
Funny you should use the word ignorant in this thread since that's all
you've displayed. If you don't the name of someone who has played with
Doyle every day for what, 20 years or so, it's possible you don't know who
Doyle is which is why I asked the question.
"I think they are mad that i am borderline psycho" --igotskillz
"It's unfortunate that there are loons on both sides completely
obfuscating what's going on." --Official RGP Mantra
_____________________________________________________________________�
charrison100
Day 1a - 1116
Day 1b is underway.
Chris
"NO! I want this shit to STOP! Right NOW! Nobody takes me serious
anymore." - Paul
Popinjay, 01/16/2009
----�
Robert Ladd
"XaQ Morphy" <a1c...@webnntp.invalid> wrote in message
> On Jul 4 2009 2:36 PM, Robert Ladd wrote:
>
>> You really believe that? Jeez, all I have to do is keep you typing and
>> your
>> incredibly stupid statements would make me a shoe-in in all age brackets.
>
> You seem to think that I care what a bunch of people on an internet group
> think about me. You would be incorrect.
>
Of course you care. You show it in every post. You wouldn't be posting if
you didn't care. Think about it moron.
>> I didn't answer it the first time because it was a troll attempt. But
>> just
>> to get you off the subject, yes, I've even posted in threads in RGP where
>> Doyle Brunson posted when he was still posting on RGP. So you can drop
>> the
>> ignorant question.
>
> Funny you should use the word ignorant in this thread since that's all
> you've displayed. If you don't the name of someone who has played with
> Doyle every day for what, 20 years or so, it's possible you don't know who
> Doyle is which is why I asked the question.
>
Why would I know who Doyle Brunson is playing against? Why would I care who
he is playing against? Doyle Brunson is nothing more than a blip on the
screen of my life. You seem to think that everyone sees top name poker
players as being important in their lives. Sorry to disappoint you, but I
don't.
Robert Ladd
XaQ Morphy
> Of course you care. You show it in every post. You wouldn't be posting if
> you didn't care. Think about it moron.
I know you are but what am I?
> Why would I know who Doyle Brunson is playing against? Why would I care who
> he is playing against? Doyle Brunson is nothing more than a blip on the
> screen of my life. You seem to think that everyone sees top name poker
> players as being important in their lives. Sorry to disappoint you, but I
> don't.
Ok I'm not sure if you realize where you are, but this is a poker
newsgroup. In a poker newsgroup people sometimes talk about poker. Do
you know who Sarah Palin is? She's a mere blip on anyone's radar and
should have no importance on anyone's life, yet everyone knows who she is.
The fact is, we're talking about poker players in a poker newsgroup. You
were the one who showed up in this thread with your pompous yet ignorant
comments proving you don't know a fucking thing about anything you talk
about. I merely jumped on that and pointed out how funny it is to watch
an idiot flounder in their own stupidity. You don't even know how to use
google for fuck's sake. I realize that these computer things are new to
you, but if you can't figure out how to use the most basic search engine
in the history of the world, how is anyone going to take you seriously?
Oh wait...
"I think they are mad that i am borderline psycho" --igotskillz
"It's unfortunate that there are loons on both sides completely
obfuscating what's going on." --Official RGP Mantra
------�
Abbey Johnsson
i follow poker more closely than the average person on the street. if
somebody came up to me and asked me who 'eli ezari' (<-----see i cant even
remember how to spell his name ands its right in this thread), i would say
"i dont know". but then if they said "he's a famous poker player", i would
say "ohhhhh yeah, i think i've heard of him". for some reason, the guy
doesnt register like hellmuth or doyle or negraunu.
-----�
XaQ Morphy
> i follow poker more closely than the average person on the street. if
> somebody came up to me and asked me who 'eli ezari' (<-----see i cant even
> remember how to spell his name ands its right in this thread), i would say
> "i dont know". but then if they said "he's a famous poker player", i would
> say "ohhhhh yeah, i think i've heard of him". for some reason, the guy
> doesnt register like hellmuth or doyle or negraunu.
Please don't spoil my fun by interjecting facts or logic. Thanks.
"I think they are mad that i am borderline psycho" --igotskillz
"It's unfortunate that there are loons on both sides completely
obfuscating what's going on." --Official RGP Mantra
-----�
A Man Beaten by Jacks
<fromt...@email.com> wrote:
>And I'd be happy to let the people of RGP decide which of the two of us is
>the bigger idiot.
It's you. Fuckin retard.
A Man Beaten by Jacks
<fromt...@email.com> wrote:
[Don't worry about offending the retard, he says he's happy to be told
he's a fucking retard.]
>And I'd be happy to let the people of RGP decide which of the two of us is
>the bigger idiot.
My vote, it's the fucking retard Robert Ladd who is the gigantic
idiot.
Robert Ladd
"XaQ Morphy" <a1c...@webnntp.invalid> wrote in message
> On Jul 4 2009 3:00 PM, Robert Ladd wrote:
>
>> Of course you care. You show it in every post. You wouldn't be posting
>> if
>> you didn't care. Think about it moron.
>
> I know you are but what am I?
>
>> Why would I know who Doyle Brunson is playing against? Why would I care
>> who
>> he is playing against? Doyle Brunson is nothing more than a blip on the
>> screen of my life. You seem to think that everyone sees top name poker
>> players as being important in their lives. Sorry to disappoint you, but
>> I
>> don't.
>
> Ok I'm not sure if you realize where you are, but this is a poker
> newsgroup. In a poker newsgroup people sometimes talk about poker. Do
> you know who Sarah Palin is? She's a mere blip on anyone's radar and
> should have no importance on anyone's life, yet everyone knows who she is.
>
The fact is Sarah Palin is, to some degree, on just about everyone's radar.
Whether you believe it's good or bad, she's covered in just about all the
different media and for almost everything she says or does. The fact that
she had the potential to be the first in secession for the Presidency of the
United States would make knowing something about her at least more important
than a blip on someone's radar. Eli Elezra has media coverage at some
minute percentage level of Palin's and is barely relevant to even people
that play poker. If you can't see the difference between someone knowing
who Sarah Palin is and who Eli Elezra is then I'm sorry I can't possibly
help you any further.
> The fact is, we're talking about poker players in a poker newsgroup.
Just because we're poker players on a poker newsgroup does not mean we have
to know everyone that plays poker. I haven't bought any packets of the
Poker trading cards yet, but if they are out, my guess is you would have
subscribed to the whole series and studied their stats.
>You
> were the one who showed up in this thread with your pompous yet ignorant
> comments proving you don't know a fucking thing about anything you talk
> about.
I made an observation. You can believe it or not. That will not stop me
from making my observations.
> I merely jumped on that and pointed out how funny it is to watch
> an idiot flounder in their own stupidity. You don't even know how to use
> google for fuck's sake. I realize that these computer things are new to
> you, but if you can't figure out how to use the most basic search engine
> in the history of the world, how is anyone going to take you seriously?
Of course I know how to use Google, you silly twit. I've been programming
computers since before you were born. I used a tool put out by Google that
is supposed to give me threads based on keywords. The Google Groups
Advanced search has quite a few options to narrow down the search.
Obviously, I narrowed the search filter in one of the options too far. If
it were that important to me I would have looked at it a second time, but it
didn't.
Robert Ladd
XaQ Morphy
> The fact is Sarah Palin is, to some degree, on just about everyone's radar.
> Whether you believe it's good or bad, she's covered in just about all the
> different media and for almost everything she says or does. The fact that
> she had the potential to be the first in secession for the Presidency of the
> United States would make knowing something about her at least more important
> than a blip on someone's radar. Eli Elezra has media coverage at some
> minute percentage level of Palin's and is barely relevant to even people
> that play poker.
I had you up until this last sentence. Just because you don't know
someone doesn't speak for the rest of the poker world. If you can find me
10 other people on RGP who don't know who Eli is then I'll concede.
Otherwise I'm going to keep assuming that you just don't know much about
the poker world as it is today.
"I think they are mad that i am borderline psycho" --igotskillz
"It's unfortunate that there are loons on both sides completely
obfuscating what's going on." --Official RGP Mantra
_______________________________________________________________________�
Robert Ladd
"charrison100" <a11...@webnntp.invalid> wrote in message
news:dco4i6x...@recgroups.com...
>> Other than Brad Garrett, Ray Romano and Jennifer Tilly, not one of these
>> names mean a thing to me. I have no idea who they are. I don't have a
>> clue
>> whether they are in show business, music, poker, construction trade, or
>> flipping burgers at Micky D's. I am amazed at how star struck people
>> are.
>> A crap shoot and people are wetting their pants in excitement, trying to
>> get
>> a glimpse of famous people. Get a life.
>>
>> Robert Ladd
>
> Just so you know my post was cut and pasted from WSOP.com in the updates
> section. I was not fawning over anyone.
>
> Chris
I wasn't trying to single you out Chris. My post started out pointing out
that, out of so many names mentioned, I had only heard of those three
people. I went on to point out that something I see as pretty much a crap
shoot, is being touted like it's the start of the U.S. Open golf or Tennis
tournaments. And then I got a bit editorial expressing that I think it's
silly for people to fawn over celebrities. The "get a life" wasn't directed
at you, but at anyone that gets caught up in the hype that these celebrities
exploit. It's especially ridiculous in the poker world, because I believe
fame and fortune and obscurity and poverty are for the most part based on
the randomness of the cards rather than much on skill.
Robert Ladd
FellKnight
> "XaQ Morphy" <a1c...@webnntp.invalid> wrote in message
> news:prt4i6x...@recgroups.com...
> >
> > Ok I'm not sure if you realize where you are, but this is a poker
> > newsgroup. In a poker newsgroup people sometimes talk about poker. Do
> > you know who Sarah Palin is? She's a mere blip on anyone's radar and
> > should have no importance on anyone's life, yet everyone knows who she is.
> >
>
> The fact is Sarah Palin is, to some degree, on just about everyone's radar.
> Whether you believe it's good or bad, she's covered in just about all the
> different media and for almost everything she says or does. The fact that
> she had the potential to be the first in secession for the Presidency of the
> United States
That may be the funniest typo I've ever seen! LOL!
Fell
--
"Don't underestimate Fell. He's a smart kid."
- Paul Popinjay, RGP, Nov 15, 2008
_____________________________________________________________________�
charrison100
That may not have been your intent but at the end of your reply to me you
told me to get a fucking life.
now that you explained yourself I only have one question, If the WSOP ME
is such a waste of time in your opinion then why open a thread about it?
Chris
"NO! I want this shit to STOP! Right NOW! Nobody takes me serious
anymore." - Paul
Popinjay, 01/16/2009
_____________________________________________________________________�
FellKnight
I agree, Robert Ladd gets my vote. His obtuseness in the WSOP thread
isnearing epic proportions.
Fell
--
"Don't underestimate Fell. He's a smart kid."
- Paul Popinjay, RGP, Nov 15, 2008
-----�
Irish Mike
> On Jul 4 2009 7:21 PM, A Man Beaten by Jacks wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:04:59 -0700, "Robert Ladd"
>> <fromt...@email.com> wrote:
>>
>> [Don't worry about offending the retard, he says he's happy to be told
>> he's a fucking retard.]
>>
>> >And I'd be happy to let the people of RGP decide which of the two of us
>> >is
>> >the bigger idiot.
>>
>> My vote, it's the fucking retard Robert Ladd who is the gigantic
>> idiot.
>
> I agree, Robert Ladd gets my vote. His obtuseness in the WSOP thread
> isnearing epic proportions.
>
> Fell
Why? Because he didn't know who Eli Elezra was? Newsflash bucko, there are
billions of people in world who have no idea who he is. The man said he
doesn't watch poker on TV. Sorry, but I don't see any thing dumb in that
.
Now if you want to talk major league stupid, I nominate anti-Catholic bigot
and hate monger, Gary Carson.
Irish Mike
Robert Ladd
"XaQ Morphy" <a1c...@webnntp.invalid> wrote in message
> On Jul 4 2009 6:27 PM, Robert Ladd wrote:
>
>> The fact is Sarah Palin is, to some degree, on just about everyone's
>> radar.
>> Whether you believe it's good or bad, she's covered in just about all the
>> different media and for almost everything she says or does. The fact
>> that
>> she had the potential to be the first in secession for the Presidency of
>> the
>> United States would make knowing something about her at least more
>> important
>> than a blip on someone's radar. Eli Elezra has media coverage at some
>> minute percentage level of Palin's and is barely relevant to even people
>> that play poker.
>
> I had you up until this last sentence. Just because you don't know
> someone doesn't speak for the rest of the poker world. If you can find me
> 10 other people on RGP who don't know who Eli is then I'll concede.
> Otherwise I'm going to keep assuming that you just don't know much about
> the poker world as it is today.
>
> ---
> Morphy
Why in the hell would I care if there aren't 10 other people on RGP that
doesn't know who Eli Elezra is? Why would I care if anyone on RGP knows or
doesn't know him? What would you concede if you did find 10 other people
that didn't know him? I stated I didn't know who he was. Nothing he is
doing makes any difference to me in the slightest.
Hell, if that's what you want me to admit, Jesus, just ask. I know very
little about the poker world as it is today. I look on that as a positive
not a negative. To read the fan websites and watch the TV shows so that you
can be a poker groupie is about as pathetic as life could be. I can't
imagine wasting my life doing that.
Robert Ladd
K9way
ROBERT ... Please dont ever tarnish the luster or fail to acknowledge the
greatness and importance of the icons of the legions of TVSM's here!!
these people mean a lot to them .
Just when you think that youve been gypped ..the bearded lady comes and
does a double back flip!!!
-----�
RazzO
online 24/7 and neglect his family. Poor kids.
Morphy for sure.
(Asumming the liar even has a wife and kids)
On Jul 4, 4:21 pm, A Man Beaten by Jacks <nob...@fool.foo> wrote:
> On Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:04:59 -0700, "Robert Ladd"
>
Robert Ladd
"charrison100" <a11...@webnntp.invalid> wrote in message
I can understand that the "Get a life." sentence appears to be directed at
you, and I apologize that I didn't make it more clear. The sentence before
it points out that I find it silly for people getting all ga-ga over any
celebrity, and I followed up with the "Get a life." to those people. Only
you know if you are one of them. If you are then I am saying "Get a life"
to you too, if you are not, then it doesn't apply to you. Pretty simple.
>
> now that you explained yourself I only have one question, If the WSOP ME
> is such a waste of time in your opinion then why open a thread about it?
>
First, I don't think I said that the WSOP ME is a waste of time. If someone
has the money and a better than average skill set they have a chance to make
a good deal of money. But I also believe that it's a crap shoot. The
randomness of the cards reduce skill level to a minor asset. An asset for
sure, but in my opinion not nearly as important as most people think.
That's why when the size of the fields in the main event shot up, those
people that everyone thought would tear through the "dead money" and
accumulate tons of chips and the matchups that most people expected to fill
the final table didn't materialize.
Second, where did I start a thread about it?
Robert Ladd
Robert Ladd
"K9way" <ad1...@webnntp.invalid> wrote in message
news:o5n5i6x...@recgroups.com...
Yeah, I sometimes forget how important it is for some people to live through
the accomplishments of others, even if their heros wouldn't acknowledge
those people's existence even if they were standing in front of each other.
Rather sad.
Robert Ladd
K9way
> Nope, nope, nope. Only a retard would post on forums and play poker
> online 24/7 and neglect his family. Poor kids.
>
> Morphy for sure.
>
> (Asumming the liar even has a wife and kids)
>
Drunk again ..Razzo ?
>
>
> On Jul 4, 4:21�pm, A Man Beaten by Jacks <nob...@fool.foo> wrote:
> > On Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:04:59 -0700, "Robert Ladd"
> >
> > <fromthea...@email.com> wrote:
> >
> > [Don't worry about offending the retard, he says he's happy to be told
> > he's a fucking retard.]
> >
> > >And I'd be happy to let the people of RGP decide which of the two of us is
> > >the bigger idiot.
> >
> > My vote, it's the fucking retard Robert Ladd who is the gigantic
> > idiot.
Just when you think that youve been gypped ..the bearded lady comes and
does a double back flip!!!
------�
RazzO
just for the moment. I was toast. Last time I touched the stuff. Drug
free, too. I can pass an atomic drug test.
NOW FOR YOU, SIR!!!
Are you drink'in? I set the 5800, man.
LOL.
On Jul 4 2009 9:11 PM, K9way wrote:
> >
> Drunk again ..Razzo ?
RazzO
K9way
> I don't drink. I drank with Fellmo and Tanya on Super Bowl Eve in 2006
> just for the moment. I was toast. Last time I touched the stuff. Drug
> free, too. I can pass an atomic drug test.
>
> NOW FOR YOU, SIR!!!
>
> Are you drink'in? I set the 5800, man.
>
> LOL.
YOU SIR ARE CORRECT ..JUST FOUND IT AND POSTED IT IN OTHER THREAD
and me ? (hic) never touch the stuff (hic )
>
>
> On Jul 4 2009 9:11 PM, K9way wrote:
>
> > >
> > Drunk again ..Razzo ?
>
>
> RazzO
Just when you think that youve been gypped ..the bearded lady comes and
does a double back flip!!!
_______________________________________________________________________�
FellKnight
> "FellKnight" <jordand...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:tsh5i6x...@recgroups.com...
> > On Jul 4 2009 7:21 PM, A Man Beaten by Jacks wrote:
> >
> >> On Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:04:59 -0700, "Robert Ladd"
> >> <fromt...@email.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> [Don't worry about offending the retard, he says he's happy to be told
> >> he's a fucking retard.]
> >>
> >> >And I'd be happy to let the people of RGP decide which of the two of us
> >> >is
> >> >the bigger idiot.
> >>
> >> My vote, it's the fucking retard Robert Ladd who is the gigantic
> >> idiot.
> >
> > I agree, Robert Ladd gets my vote. His obtuseness in the WSOP thread
> > isnearing epic proportions.
> >
> > Fell
>
> Why? Because he didn't know who Eli Elezra was? Newsflash bucko, there are
> billions of people in world who have no idea who he is. The man said he
> doesn't watch poker on TV. Sorry, but I don't see any thing dumb in that
>
No, because of the way he reacted.
> Now if you want to talk major league stupid, I nominate anti-Catholic bigot
> and hate monger, Gary Carson.
That was not an option, but I'd have to agree.
> Irish Mike
Fell
--
"Don't underestimate Fell. He's a smart kid."
- Paul Popinjay, RGP, Nov 15, 2008
________________________________________________________________________�
Pepe Papon
<jordand...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>On Jul 4 2009 7:27 PM, Robert Ladd wrote:
>
>> "XaQ Morphy" <a1c...@webnntp.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:prt4i6x...@recgroups.com...
>> >
>> > Ok I'm not sure if you realize where you are, but this is a poker
>> > newsgroup. In a poker newsgroup people sometimes talk about poker. Do
>> > you know who Sarah Palin is? She's a mere blip on anyone's radar and
>> > should have no importance on anyone's life, yet everyone knows who she is.
>> >
>>
>> The fact is Sarah Palin is, to some degree, on just about everyone's radar.
>> Whether you believe it's good or bad, she's covered in just about all the
>> different media and for almost everything she says or does. The fact that
>> she had the potential to be the first in secession for the Presidency of the
>> United States
>
>That may be the funniest typo I've ever seen! LOL!
Good one! What what's up with this new trend of referring to
misspellings as typos?
--
~ Seth Jackson
MySpace URL - http://www.myspace.com/sethjacksonsong
Songwriting and Music Business Info: http://www.sethjackson.net
Clave
"Pepe Papon" <hitme...@mindspring.dot.com.invalid> wrote in message
news:cgn0559a1s97h9rh4...@4ax.com...
> On Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:43:15 -0700, "FellKnight"
> <jordand...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>On Jul 4 2009 7:27 PM, Robert Ladd wrote:
>>
>>> "XaQ Morphy" <a1c...@webnntp.invalid> wrote in message
>>> news:prt4i6x...@recgroups.com...
>>> >
>>> > Ok I'm not sure if you realize where you are, but this is a poker
>>> > newsgroup. In a poker newsgroup people sometimes talk about poker.
>>> > Do
>>> > you know who Sarah Palin is? She's a mere blip on anyone's radar and
>>> > should have no importance on anyone's life, yet everyone knows who she
>>> > is.
>>> >
>>>
>>> The fact is Sarah Palin is, to some degree, on just about everyone's
>>> radar.
>>> Whether you believe it's good or bad, she's covered in just about all
>>> the
>>> different media and for almost everything she says or does. The fact
>>> that
>>> she had the potential to be the first in secession for the Presidency of
>>> the
>>> United States
>>
>>That may be the funniest typo I've ever seen! LOL!
>
> Good one! What what's up with this new trend of referring to
> misspellings as typos?
What's up with referring to Freudian slips as misspellings?
Jim
Beldin the Sorcerer
Prejudiced, sure.
Grinding an axe often, absolutely.
Biased against Fell and Tanya, without question.
Often an asshole? Yes yes yes.
Stupid, no fucking way.
chandler
> > My vote, it's the fucking retard Robert Ladd who is the gigantic
> > idiot.
>
> I agree, Robert Ladd gets my vote. His obtuseness in the WSOP thread
> isnearing epic proportions.
>
> Fell
Dude, this is RGP. The bar for obtuseness has been set so high and
matched so often that this particular bit of obtuseness barely rates a
mention.
Chandler
------�
charrison100
You didn't start one but you opened the one i started.
>
> Robert Ladd
>
> > Chris
> >
> > "NO! I want this shit to STOP! Right NOW! Nobody takes me serious
> > anymore." - Paul
> > Popinjay, 01/16/2009
> >
Chris
"NO! I want this shit to STOP! Right NOW! Nobody takes me serious
anymore." - Paul
Popinjay, 01/16/2009
_______________________________________________________________________�
NFLed
watch them: "I am amazed at how star struck people are. A crap shoot
and people are wetting their pants in excitement, trying to get a
glimpse of famous people. Get a life."
You may not realize this but that is an insult to us and so it is not
surprising that people react negatively (on the off chance that you
care about that).
If you don't know the names being mentioned here such as Eli Elezra
then this thread and likely this newsgroup is not for you. That's not
a problem, if you enjoy tiddly-winks or some other activity more than
watching poker pros play on TV then it's just different strokes for
different folks but why you choose to comment in this thread and
further why you choose to insult us (those of us who enjoy TV poker)
with your attitude is beyond my understanding and elicits a response
even from me (it's a rare post I respond to).
On Jul 4, 11:27 am, "Robert Ladd" <fromthea...@email.com> wrote:
> "FellKnight" <jordandevenp...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:4ql3i6x...@recgroups.com...
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Jul 4 2009 4:02 AM, Robert Ladd wrote:
>
> >> "Irish Mike" <ace...@att.net> wrote in message
> >>news:lcD3m.2301$Wj7...@nlpi065.nbdc.sbc.com...
>
> >> > "Robert Ladd" <fromthea...@email.com> wrote in message
> >> >news:h2muft$kp8$1...@news.eternal-september.org...
>
> >> >> "XaQ Morphy" <a1c5...@webnntp.invalid> wrote in message
> >> >>news:cvo2i6x...@recgroups.com...
> >> >>> On Jul 3 2009 6:13 PM, Robert Ladd wrote:
>
> >> >>>> > featured table, Eli Elezra is basking under the warm glow of the
> >> >>>> > TV
>
> >> >>>> Other than Brad Garrett, Ray Romano and Jennifer Tilly, not one of
> >> >>>> these
> >> >>>> names mean a thing to me. I have no idea who they are. I don't
> >> >>>> have a
> >> >>>> clue
> >> >>>> whether they are in show business, music, poker, construction trade,
> >> >>>> or
> >> >>>> flipping burgers at Micky D's. I am amazed at how star struck
> >> >>>> people
> >> >>>> are.
> >> >>>> A crap shoot and people are wetting their pants in excitement,
> >> >>>> trying
> >> >>>> to get
> >> >>>> a glimpse of famous people. Get a life.
>
> >> >>> You don't recognize the name Eli Elezra? How old are you, exactly?
> >> >>> Were
> >> >>> you there when Wild Bill got shot?
>
> >> >>> ---
> >> >>> Morphy
>
> >> >> I honestly have no idea who he is. If he's that well known then I'm
> >> >> sure
> >> >> I could Google it and find out, but NOW I'm going to ignore learning
> >> >> about him until I accidentally run across it.
>
> >> >> Robert Ladd
>
> >> > I assume you're kidding but if you really don't know who Eli Elezra is,
> >> > you must not watch much televised poker. He is a wealthy Las Vegas
> >> > business owner and a regular on the "High Stakes Poker" and "Poker
> >> > After
> >> > Dark" TV shows. He's a good player and definitely not afraid to push
> >> > in
> >> > his money.
>
> >> > Irish Mike
>
> >> Ahh, televised poker. I've watched all of about 40 minutes, with the
> >> longest stint about 15 minutes. What compels people to watch these
> >> things
> >> eludes me. I have no patience in watching childish, boring behavior,
> >> especially when the purpose is the promotion of something where skill is
> >> a
> >> relatively unimportant factor. I have more interest in watching the
> >> nightly
> >> Lotto balls pop up, even though I don't buy tickets there either.
>
> >> But at least now I know why I didn't recognize the name.
>
> >> Robert Ladd
>
> > He has also been a regular in the 4000/8000 mix game for years. Please do
> > share exactly how you are railing against "no-name" players who are both
> > regulars on TV and also in the biggest cash game in the world, simply
> > because you do not recognize them?
>
> > Fell
>
> "Railing against"? All I said was I didn't know who he was. How is that
> "railing against"? What a childish attempt at trolling by twisting the
> facts of the situation. Why would I have any knowledge of who is "no-name"
> and who plays in the "biggest cash game in the world"? I don't watch TV
> poker. I already said that. I'm not a poker groupie. I don't give a damn
> about who is "hot" at any particular time. I don't give a damn about who
> has a bankroll to withstand the variance at any level.
>
> Unless I'm using Google Groups Advanced Search incorrectly, and that may
> very well be the case, NO ONE in RGP has EVER brought up the name Eli
> Elezra, until Irish Mike did in a thread in May of this year (and I remember
> reading that post; it was just a passing comment and Elezra wasn't even the
> point of the post or thread, and I admit I didn't look up Eli Elezra at that
> time (like I said, I'm not enamored enough with poker celebrity to gobble up
> all the bullshit that is spewed) ), and then again in this thread.
>
> But if it makes any difference, I now have heard the name and have
> associated it with the TV poker and the big game, for whatever importance
> that has in my life.
>
> Robert Ladd- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
A Man Beaten by Jacks
>If you don't know the names being mentioned here such as Eli Elezra
>then this thread and likely this newsgroup is not for you. That's not
>a problem, if you enjoy tiddly-winks or some other activity more than
>watching poker pros play on TV then it's just different strokes for
>different folks but why you choose to comment in this thread and
>further why you choose to insult us (those of us who enjoy TV poker)
>with your attitude is beyond my understanding and elicits a response
>even from me (it's a rare post I respond to).
He was only here to fellate Russ Georgiev anyway.
Peg Smith
<jordand...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> "Railing against"? All I said was I didn't know who he was. How is that
>> "railing against"? What a childish attempt at trolling by twisting the
>> facts of the situation. Why would I have any knowledge of who is "no-name"
>> and who plays in the "biggest cash game in the world"? I don't watch TV
>> poker. I already said that. I'm not a poker groupie. I don't give a damn
>> about who is "hot" at any particular time. I don't give a damn about who
>> has a bankroll to withstand the variance at any level.
>
>Then why in the name of hell are you bitching about those of us who do
>know what's going on?
He wasn't bitching about anything. He said he didn't know most of
those names and Morph freaked. Jesus, kids!
I didn't know those names either. I don't watch televised poker and I
haven't read a poker rag in years.
Peg
Peg Smith
<jordand...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> My vote, it's the fucking retard Robert Ladd who is the gigantic
>> idiot.
>
>I agree, Robert Ladd gets my vote. His obtuseness in the WSOP thread
>isnearing epic proportions.
I thought you had grown up, Fell, but I was wrong. Morph got obnoxious
and offensive because Bob said he didn't know today's poker
celebrities. Shame on you kids.
Peg
A Man Beaten by Jacks
wrote:
To the contrary, Robert Ladd acted like a total douchetard, like it
somehow offended him that other people *did* know what he didn't. He
got what he had coming. And at least Morphy's casual abuse was
somewhat amusing.
XaQ Morphy
> I thought you had grown up, Fell, but I was wrong. Morph got obnoxious
> and offensive because Bob said he didn't know today's poker
> celebrities. Shame on you kids.
Other than Brad Garrett, Ray Romano and Jennifer Tilly, not one of these
names mean a thing to me. I have no idea who they are. I don't have a
clue whether they are in show business, music, poker, construction trade,
or flipping burgers at Micky D's. I am amazed at how star struck people
are. A crap shoot and people are wetting their pants in excitement,
trying to get a glimpse of famous people. Get a life.
Robert Ladd
"I think they are mad that i am borderline psycho" --igotskillz
"It's unfortunate that there are loons on both sides completely
obfuscating what's going on." --Official RGP Mantra
_____________________________________________________________________�
Robert Ladd
"XaQ Morphy" <a1c...@webnntp.invalid> wrote in message
> On Jul 5 2009 8:02 PM, Peg Smith wrote:
>
>> I thought you had grown up, Fell, but I was wrong. Morph got obnoxious
>> and offensive because Bob said he didn't know today's poker
>> celebrities. Shame on you kids.
>
> Other than Brad Garrett, Ray Romano and Jennifer Tilly, not one of these
> names mean a thing to me. I have no idea who they are. I don't have a
> clue whether they are in show business, music, poker, construction trade,
> or flipping burgers at Micky D's. I am amazed at how star struck people
> are. A crap shoot and people are wetting their pants in excitement,
> trying to get a glimpse of famous people. Get a life.
>
> Robert Ladd
>
>
> ---
> Morphy
Ok Morphy, I'll take your start and carry it to it's conclusion. I remarked
that a post contained quite a few names that, other than the three I listed,
I had no idea who they were. I didn't know what profession those that I
hadn't heard of were in, but I did understand that they were "celebrities"
of some sort. I then pointed out that I think it is amazing that people are
awed so much by those celebrities. I also implied and added my little
editorial comment about poker tournaments being crap shoots, and that people
make celebrities of people that are basically lucky. And then I got a
little harsh and added "Get a life".
Now, no where in that did I specify anyone's name. I do admit that since
this post was following Chris's post, he had the right to believe that it
was pointed at him, which wasn't the case at all. I apologize to him for
not specifying that clearer.
Seeing people flocking around celebrities and fawning over celebrities is
just a pet peeve of mine.
Next, you posted your amazement that I didn't know Eli Elezra.
> You don't recognize the name Eli Elezra? How old are you, exactly? Were
> you there when Wild Bill got shot?
I then responded that, no I didn't know who he was and that I'm not that
interested in looking it up either.
> I honestly have no idea who he is. If he's that well known then I'm sure
> I
> could Google it and find out, but NOW I'm going to ignore learning about
> him
> until I accidentally run across it.
Irish Mike explained who Eli Elezra was. And I understood why I didn't know
him and I then explained it. Again I editorialized with some of my reasons
for not watching TV poker.
> Ahh, televised poker. I've watched all of about 40 minutes, with the
> longest stint about 15 minutes. What compels people to watch these things
> eludes me. I have no patience in watching childish, boring behavior,
> especially when the purpose is the promotion of something where skill is a
> relatively unimportant factor. I have more interest in watching the
> nightly
> Lotto balls pop up, even though I don't buy tickets there either.
>
> But at least now I know why I didn't recognize the name.
Then FellKnight accused me of "railing against the 'no-name' players who are
regulars on TV and also in the biggest cash game in the world, simply
because you do not recognize them?"
After I explained to Fell that nothing I said indicated anything like
"railing against", he came back with "Then why in the name of hell are you
bitching about those of us who do know what's going on?"
I took me a few seconds when I read this comment to finally understand that
Fell was trolling me. I never once bitched about anyone who knew anything
about poker. My comments were directed at people that fawn all over
celebrities, and people that create celebrities out of people that are
basically just very lucky. Either Fell was trolling me or he felt that I
was singling out him and others for my comments.
Now, in that entire exchange I never once mentioned who I thought was
"fawning" over the celebrities. I only stated that I thought it was silly.
The reason I didn't mention any names, was because I really don't know much
about how most of you people think about those things, because I don't read
every post and every thread in RGP. I cherry pick what sounds interesting
and I sometimes will open posts of certain posters. If those posters
replies sound interesting I usually go back and start reading the thread at
the top.
If you and Fell feel that it was pointed at either of you, then, I guess if
I were you, I'd search inside to figure out why YOU thought I was referring
to you. I never, even once used either of your names.
So, finally. Yes, both of you got me to type a whole bunch in reference to
your troll posts and I'm guessing that got the two of you giggling like some
10 year old school kids.
Robert Ladd
K9way
people get very agitated if others find their interests silly or
uninteresting
human nature !!
i took a lot of heat here when I first came on here because I claimed to
have known several of the "major names " in poker and that I didnt display
the 'fawning" or worship them as so many did .
they get over it !!
Just when you think that youve been gypped ..the bearded lady comes and
does a double back flip!!!
------�
XaQ Morphy
> people get very agitated if others find their interests silly or
> uninteresting
>
> human nature !!
>
> i took a lot of heat here when I first came on here because I claimed to
> have known several of the "major names " in poker and that I didnt display
> the 'fawning" or worship them as so many did .
>
> they get over it !!
Thing is, no one has fawned over anyone in this thread. Chris did a
copy/paste from the WSOP updates, Robert flew in on his high horse and
gave his get a life speech, and the rest of us just trolled the shit out
of him. Robert made it easier for us because every time we posted
something, no matter what it was, he assumed we were fawning over people
on TV. That made it much easier to troll him.
I mean, look at this post I got him to type just by pasting his own
message.
"I think they are mad that i am borderline psycho" --igotskillz
"It's unfortunate that there are loons on both sides completely
obfuscating what's going on." --Official RGP Mantra
________________________________________________________________________�
Robert Ladd
"XaQ Morphy" <a1c...@webnntp.invalid> wrote in message
> On Jul 6 2009 9:23 AM, K9way wrote:
>
>> people get very agitated if others find their interests silly or
>> uninteresting
>>
>> human nature !!
>>
>> i took a lot of heat here when I first came on here because I claimed to
>> have known several of the "major names " in poker and that I didnt
>> display
>> the 'fawning" or worship them as so many did .
>>
>> they get over it !!
>
> Thing is, no one has fawned over anyone in this thread.
Thing is, I never claimed anyone in this thread fawned over anyone. My
comment was addressed to those that do fawn. Why YOU and FellKnight got
irritated I'll just have to assume.
> Chris did a
> copy/paste from the WSOP updates, Robert flew in on his high horse and
> gave his get a life speech, and the rest of us just trolled the shit out
> of him. Robert made it easier for us because every time we posted
> something, no matter what it was, he assumed we were fawning over people
> on TV.
In your line of work it would be worthwhile to be better at reading
comprehension. Nothing I posted assumed that your trolling posts were
"fawning". I never said they were fawning. I was mainly explaining why I
didn't know Eli Elezra.
>That made it much easier to troll him.
>
> I mean, look at this post I got him to type just by pasting his own
> message.
>
You implied something, I responded.
Robert Ladd
XaQ Morphy
> Thing is, I never claimed anyone in this thread fawned over anyone. My
> comment was addressed to those that do fawn. Why YOU and FellKnight got
> irritated I'll just have to assume.
I never was irritated. I was just amazed at your lack of knowledge about
a subject you speak with an air of authority about.
"I think they are mad that i am borderline psycho" --igotskillz
"It's unfortunate that there are loons on both sides completely
obfuscating what's going on." --Official RGP Mantra
________________________________________________________________________�
Robert Ladd
"XaQ Morphy" <a1c...@webnntp.invalid> wrote in message
> On Jul 6 2009 9:55 AM, Robert Ladd wrote:
>
>> Thing is, I never claimed anyone in this thread fawned over anyone. My
>> comment was addressed to those that do fawn. Why YOU and FellKnight got
>> irritated I'll just have to assume.
>
> I never was irritated. I was just amazed at your lack of knowledge about
> a subject you speak with an air of authority about.
>
> ---
> Morphy
Show me where I attempted to appear an authority on poker. I never claimed
to know anyone in any of the inner circles nor have I claimed to know who
plays at what level, other than those I actually emailed, or they emailed
me. I never claimed to be greatly skilled at poker.
Robert Ladd
garycarson
> But if it makes any difference, I now have heard the name and have
> associated it with the TV poker and the big game, for whatever importance
> that has in my life.
>
Of course it makes a difference.
If you aren't up to date on the lineup of a poker game you'll never play
in then you won't be allowed into heaven -- you'll spend a lifetime in
purgatory, procuring young boys for priests. Unless, of course, you leave
a substantial gift to the church in your will. Then it won't make a
difference.
XaQ Morphy
> Show me where I attempted to appear an authority on poker. I never claimed
> to know anyone in any of the inner circles nor have I claimed to know who
> plays at what level, other than those I actually emailed, or they emailed
> me. I never claimed to be greatly skilled at poker.
Oh ok. Sorry then.
"I think they are mad that i am borderline psycho" --igotskillz
"It's unfortunate that there are loons on both sides completely
obfuscating what's going on." --Official RGP Mantra
----�
mo_charles
> > associated it with the TV poker and the big game, for whatever importance
> > that has in my life.
>
> Of course it makes a difference.
>
> If you aren't up to date on the lineup of a poker game you'll never play
> in then you won't be allowed into heaven -- you'll spend a lifetime in
> purgatory, procuring young boys for priests. Unless, of course, you leave
> a substantial gift to the church in your will. Then it won't make a
> difference.
this can't be right. can anybody confirm this?
mo_charles
____________________________________________________________________�
Winslow
> > > But if it makes any difference, I now have heard the name and have
> > > associated it with the TV poker and the big game, for whatever importance
> > > that has in my life.
>
> > Of course it makes a difference.
>
> > If you aren't up to date on the lineup of a poker game you'll never play
> > in then you won't be allowed into heaven -- you'll spend a lifetime in
> > purgatory, procuring young boys for priests. Unless, of course, you leave
> > a substantial gift to the church in your will. Then it won't make a
> > difference.
>
> this can't be right. can anybody confirm this?
Not true. Per John Paul II, purgatory is not a physical place, the
same as heaven and hell. And limbo was never a doctrine.
Irish Mike
"garycarson" <garyc...@alumni.northwestern.edu> wrote in message
news:8to9i6x...@recgroups.com...
Carson, you are a red neck anti-Catholic bigot and hate monger.
Your blind hatred of Catholics reflects your ignorance, intolerance and
prejudice. BTW, your anti-Catholic bigotry and persecution are nothing new.
We've
faced it hundreds of times before from anti-Catholic zealots and hate
mongers like you, we always prevail and we'll be here long after you're gone
and forgotten.
Irish Mike
mo_charles
> Your blind hatred of Catholics reflects your ignorance, intolerance and
> prejudice. BTW, your anti-Catholic bigotry and persecution are nothing new.
> We've
> faced it hundreds of times before from anti-Catholic zealots and hate
> mongers like you, we always prevail and we'll be here long after you're gone
> and forgotten.
i think challenging one's institutions is a very healthy exercise, mike.
you may decide that republicans spending like hell reassign your vote, and
priests acting immorally trim your tithe. you can believe in some
principles and generally support the groups that agree, but when they
stray, it's up to the members to set them straight. they won't listen to
gary, but they may listen to you.
mo_charles
______________________________________________________________________�
Mrs Irish Mike
> "garycarson" <garycar...@alumni.northwestern.edu> wrote in message
So there I was, soon to be a ward of the state in the loving care of
the RCC. I was to visit the ER twice due to the trauma the was the
result of corporal punishment. I can show scars from 40 years ago.
Sure the nuns saved me from wandering the streets as a homless
urchin, but at what cost? Perhaps the cost was to have IM accuse me of
being mentally ill and a "ugly dyke and miserable bitch". If the
accusations are true, IM can thank the RCC, for I was under the wing
of both priests and nuns for mine was a "special" case.
The conclusion I drew from being taken in by the RCC is that power
corrupts. When a group has power for nearly 2,000 years and is able to
hide its secrets, that corruption can take on monumental dimensions.
Imagine the fallout when you have a group of people who believe they
have all the answers, a group who denies their sexual problems, a
group who claims to speak to god, a group widespread, rich, secretive
and powerful enough to change history.
I remember collecting all our pennies for those poor pagen babies. I
sacrificed for innocent children. I prayed in church for their unsaved
souls. Then I wondered how many souls just one of those golden
candlestick holders would save.
The RCC has a rich history of treating fellow humans with great
inhumanity. From the Inquisitions, to the skeletal remains of newborns
found under convents, to Pope Pius waving goodbye to the Jews as they
boarded Nazi cattle cars, to present day where the RCC refuses to
allow superstious farmers any type of birth control thereby insuring
continuing poverty, ignorance and suffering.
Someone quoted a poll that said a vast majority believed in God.
Maybe. But the scene in many churches is quite different. Services on
Sundays are poorly attended and mostly by lonely old women who are
afraid of dying. A handful attend Mass in churches built for hundreds.
The clergy is dying of attrition, no parent wants their child to join
such a cult.
The situation is different on the other side of the street. There are
churches that celibrate life with dancing, music and joyful singing.
The people are packed to the rafters. The message is that God can be
understood by the average person, celebrations need not be done in
dead languages and no one person speaks for God. Some of these
churches celebrate spirituallity to standing room only crowds - daily.
People in America and elsewhere are shedding the shackles of
repression that was the RCC. They are expressing their spirituality in
many ways, from increasing numbers of Amish to the non-religion of
Zen.
The corruption of the RCC has been eating itself from the inside. Sure
they still have most of those gold candlestick holders, but nearly all
the money collected today is going to payoff the victims of
yeasterday. The RCC is a hollow remnant of what it used to be. One day
it will collapse on itself and the world will be better off.
You'd think that those with a direct voice to god would have been
able to avoid bankruptcy.
Robert Ladd
"garycarson" <garyc...@alumni.northwestern.edu> wrote in message
news:8to9i6x...@recgroups.com...
> On Jul 4 2009 2:27 PM, Robert Ladd wrote:
>
>> But if it makes any difference, I now have heard the name and have
>> associated it with the TV poker and the big game, for whatever importance
>> that has in my life.
>>
>
> Of course it makes a difference.
>
> If you aren't up to date on the lineup of a poker game you'll never play
> in then you won't be allowed into heaven -- you'll spend a lifetime in
> purgatory, procuring young boys for priests. Unless, of course, you leave
> a substantial gift to the church in your will. Then it won't make a
> difference.
>
I'm going to live on the edge. No learning the lineup of the big game, and
not giving the Catholic church a dime. If there is a hell then I guess I'll
get there without a stop off in purgatory, and at least I'll be there with
most of the fun people, except for all those priests and their enablers.
Robert Ladd
Irish Mike
"Mrs Irish Mike" <BeaF...@msn.com> wrote in message
news:6bf16213-f80a-4d94...@t11g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
So, according to you, and assuming your story is true , Catholics took you
in when no one else would have you. Fed, clothed and sheltered you and kept
you off the streets. And now you trash the entire religion and blame them
for all of your faults and short-comings. as well as all the sins and wrongs
in the world from the beginning of time. According to you, not one Catholic
ever did any thing worth while or sacrificed any thing to help those less
fortunate Why does that not surprise me in the slightest? Actually, it is
exactly what I would expect from you Bea.
Irish Mike
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Jerry Sturdivant
> Per John Paul II, purgatory is not a physical
> place, the same as heaven and hell. And limbo
> was never a doctrine.
Purgatory is just another church invention to make them more money. The rich
were allowed to 'buy' their way out of purgatory by giving more money to the
church.
It's like their phony 'Pray List.' The church gives you a list of things you
can check off for a priest to pray for you. You wrap up a $5 with the items
checked off ("Health for yourself; Good fortune; Health for family members;
World peace;" etc.) and turn it in.
Jerry (there's one born every minute) 'n Vegas
Mrs Irish Mike
> So, according to you, and assuming your story is true , Catholics
took you
> in when no one else would have you. Fed, clothed and sheltered you and kept
> you off the streets. And now you trash the entire religion and blame them
> for all of your faults and short-comings. as well as all the sins and wrongs
> in the world from the beginning of time. According to you, not one Catholic
> ever did any thing worth while or sacrificed any thing to help those less
> fortunate Why does that not surprise me in the slightest? Actually, it is
> exactly what I would expect from you Bea.
>
> Irish Mike
Of course it isn't true. It is what they had me believing. You ever
see an orphaned 10 year old wandering the streets of America. Of
course not, that's why we have Social (ist?) Services.
Regarding the RCC doing worthwhile acts of charity, they seldom did
these things unless they have an audience for their 'selfless' acts of
kindness. Al Capone would fund soup kitchens and pay for poor people
burials. Even the most ruthless drug lords gain the community respect
by building hospitals and playgrounds.
As far as the RCC clothing and sheltering children, could we expect
anything less from any human? There were many gold candlesticks
polished from the tears of children abused by clergy.
You have succeded in understanding your motivations and behavior. You
have failed in understand why others act the way they do.
Irish Mike
I don't have a background in psychiatry so I wouldn't even attempt to figure
out the motivations of a person like you. Why do you pretend to be a total
stranger's wife? Why do you feel a need to share your nicotine addiction
with strangers? Why are you so bitter and hateful and attack a group of
people who helped you? I don't know and I don't really care. As I told
your before Bea, you need serious, and immediate, professional help.
Irish Mike
garycarson
> You didn't rail against those poker players, you railed against we who
> watch them: "I am amazed at how star struck people are. A crap shoot
> and people are wetting their pants in excitement, trying to get a
> glimpse of famous people. Get a life."
>
> You may not realize this but that is an insult to us and so it is not
> surprising that people react negatively (on the off chance that you
> care about that).
>
> If you don't know the names being mentioned here such as Eli Elezra
> then this thread and likely this newsgroup is not for you. That's not
> a problem, if you enjoy tiddly-winks or some other activity more than
> watching poker pros play on TV then it's just different strokes for
> different folks but why you choose to comment in this thread and
> further why you choose to insult us (those of us who enjoy TV poker)
> with your attitude is beyond my understanding and elicits a response
> even from me (it's a rare post I respond to)
I didn't recognize any of the names. I did recall Eli after someone gave
some detail about him, but at first reading the name meant nothing to me.
But I guess I'm just an old guy with some kind of advance stage loss of
brain functioning.
________________________________________________________________________�
Jerry Sturdivant
"Irish Mike"
> I don't have a background in psychiatry so I
> wouldn't even attempt to figure out the
> motivations of a person like you.
Or your church full of pedophiles.
> Why do you pretend to be a total stranger's wife?
To educated you as to some of the motives and failings of your church.
> Why are you so bitter and hateful and
> attack a group of people who helped you?
Because they fight to take away my rights and the rights of my family
members. Because they solicit my tax money from the government. Because they
are known child abusers and use political connections to get away with it.
Because they attempt to swing elections and tax dollars.
> I don't know and I don't really care.
And THAT is the problem.
> As I told your before Bea, you need
> serious, and immediate, professional help.
Just like you and some of your church leaders.
Jerry 'n Vegas
Winslow
The RCC does not need nickles and dimes. An atheist donated 25 million
dollars to the RCC in New York and rich Catholics have been doing the
same.
Jerry Sturdivant
"Winslow"
>> It's like their phony 'Pray List.' The church gives you
>> a list of things you can check off for a priest to pray
>> for you. You wrap up a $5 with the items checked off
>> ("Health for yourself; Good fortune; Health for family
>> members; World peace;" etc.) and turn it in.
> The RCC does not need nickles and dimes. An atheist
> donated 25 million dollars to the RCC in New York and
> rich Catholics have been doing the same.
Our government doesn't need taxes from everybody, just the rich.
Look; the Catholic Church will take every dime they can get. They even have
Gift Shops where you can by a plastic Jesus for your dashboard. They don't
pay the priests shit. They'll go to a poor area in a poor country and build
a million dollar church with thousand dollar candles and staff it with a
priest uniformed in fancy robes and expensive tall pointy hat. All the while
the locals are starving and sick with disease and STILL asked to donate for
Jesus. Where do you think they got over $600,000,000 to pay off raped and
buggered children?
Jerry (discussed) 'n Vegas
Winslow
I just told you that, from atheists and rich Catholics, but to provide
for the poor. What do you think Mother Teresa and her colleagues did
or are doing now. You should donate too.
Jerry Sturdivant
"Winslow"
>> Look; the Catholic Church will take every dime they can get. They even
>> have
>> Gift Shops where you can by a plastic Jesus for your dashboard. They
>> don't
>> pay the priests shit. They'll go to a poor area in a poor country and
>> build
>> a million dollar church with thousand dollar candles and staff it with a
>> priest uniformed in fancy robes and expensive tall pointy hat. All the
>> while
>> the locals are starving and sick with disease and STILL asked to donate
>> for
>> Jesus. Where do you think they got over $600,000,000 to pay off raped and
>> buggered children?
> I just told you that, from atheists and rich Catholics, but to provide
> for the poor. What do you think Mother Teresa and her colleagues
> did or are doing now. You should donate too.
Mother Teresa? The one they flew home for medical attention while letting
the truly sick and dying expire? Let me tell you about Mother Teresa:
Mother Theresa
In Christopher Hitchen's book on Mother Theresa, titled "The Missionary
Position," he discloses the following:
* Ex-sisters of Mother Theresa's mission interviewed by Hitchens admitted
that, even though Mother Theresa's mission received tens of millions of
dollars of donations from around the world, it was all put directly into the
coffers of the Catholic Church; not a dime went towards helping the local
poor, or the mission, even for purchasing medicine for the mission.
* Charles Keating, infamous and convicted embezzler behind the failed
Lincoln Savings S&L debacle in the mid-80s, sent several million dollars
(taken from the funds of his swindled investors) to Mother Theresa's mission
before his debacle became public. The California Attorney General
prosecuting Keating personally wrote a letter to Mother Theresa explaining
the ill-gotten manner of those donations and requesting that she return
those funds; the letter and the request were ignored. The funds were never
returned.
* Mother Theresa was extremely authoritarian and would brook no dissent from
her staff. She even admonished the Pope, which tended to shun Mother Theresa
until she started receiving worldwide publicity for her efforts. Staff were
constantly forced to use worn-out, blunt needles which tended to tear as
much as pierce skin; and without anesthetics, such poor equipment caused
much pain. But Mother Theresa had no tolerance for pleas from her staff
asking for new needles or other requests; she rebuked them and threatened to
throw them out if they questioned her authority again.
* Mother Theresa refused to allow the administration of painkillers (or any
other medicine), telling the patients that their pain and suffering was for
their own good, that it 'pleased God.'
* Her staff had to work with the barest of supplies, often having only
well-worn towels and cold water to use as medical implements. Despite the
millions of dollars received by the mission, staff were expected to go out
into the (poverty-stricken) community and beg whenever they ran short of
supplies. They worked in a facility without ventilation or electricity,
working 12-16 hours a day and having only a small bed to call their own.
They were not allowed to have or maintain any other possessions.
* Despite Mother Theresa's draconian treatment of her patients and her
staff, she seemed to find no incongruity between that and her own decision
to be flown out of India all the way to Europe when she was having chest
pains, to check into the most upscale, expensive hospital - complete with
painkillers. Nor did she have any hesitation to choose between prayer and
surgical expertise when it turned out she needed a triple heart bypass. The
Catholic Church had no problem coming up with the funds to pay for this
(although even here they were on record for putting pressure on the airline,
the doctor and the hospital to donate their services).
Such actions are oh-so-typically the acts of TRUE Christians. There is
nothing in the above that I see that contradicts the tenets of biblical
scripture or of the Catholic Church.
Jerry 'n Vegas
garycarson
> On Jul 4 2009 2:36 PM, Robert Ladd wrote:
>
> > You really believe that? Jeez, all I have to do is keep you typing and
your
> > incredibly stupid statements would make me a shoe-in in all age brackets.
>
> You seem to think that I care what a bunch of people on an internet group
> think about me. You would be incorrect.
Then why did you talk about collecting votes from a bunch of people on an
internet group?
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garycarson
> On Jul 4 2009 4:11 PM, XaQ Morphy wrote:
>
> > On Jul 4 2009 3:00 PM, Robert Ladd wrote:
> >
> > > Of course you care. You show it in every post. You wouldn't be posting
> if
> > > you didn't care. Think about it moron.
> >
> > I know you are but what am I?
> >
> > > Why would I know who Doyle Brunson is playing against? Why would I care
> who
> > > he is playing against? Doyle Brunson is nothing more than a blip on the
> > > screen of my life. You seem to think that everyone sees top name poker
> > > players as being important in their lives. Sorry to disappoint you, but
I
> > > don't.
> >
> > Ok I'm not sure if you realize where you are, but this is a poker
> > newsgroup. In a poker newsgroup people sometimes talk about poker.
Uh. Talking about poker would often involve topics that Doyle may have
mentioned in his book. It doesn't really involve identification of
individuals Doyle hustles into his game -- maybe the techniques Doyle uses
to hustle people into the game, but not the names of the people who fall
prey to his techniques.
> Do
> > you know who Sarah Palin is?
Did she write a poker book?
XaQ Morphy
> Then why did you talk about collecting votes from a bunch of people on an
> internet group?
Because I care deeply about what people on RGP have to say.
"I think they are mad that i am borderline psycho" --igotskillz
"It's unfortunate that there are loons on both sides completely
obfuscating what's going on." --Official RGP Mantra
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