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Playing Backgammon is a SIN ! ! ! !

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Hans-Marc Olsen

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Nov 17, 2004, 12:46:56 AM11/17/04
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Jesus Christ does not like this evil Pagan game !

Give it up or go to HELL !

Jim Segrave

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Nov 17, 2004, 3:27:52 AM11/17/04
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In article <e1cc8b8.04111...@posting.google.com>,

Hans-Marc Olsen <mallet_...@yahoo.co.in> wrote:
>Jesus Christ does not like this evil Pagan game !
>
>Give it up or go to HELL !

He's dead, so it's kind of hard to get an opinion.

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marie

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Nov 17, 2004, 5:46:59 AM11/17/04
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"Hans-Marc Olsen" <mallet_...@yahoo.co.in> wrote in message
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> Jesus Christ does not like this evil Pagan game !
>
> Give it up or go to HELL !

Well ... looks like I'll see you in HELL!!!
>;)


Pierre

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Nov 17, 2004, 7:17:20 AM11/17/04
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"Hans-Marc Olsen" <mallet_...@yahoo.co.in> a écrit dans le message de
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> Jesus Christ does not like this evil Pagan game !
>
> Give it up or go to HELL !

Hello Hans-Marc,

Loosing a lot lately? There must be another explaination.


Ric

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Nov 17, 2004, 9:46:57 AM11/17/04
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Must be a Bush supporter.


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Dick Adams

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Nov 17, 2004, 10:38:11 AM11/17/04
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Some miscreant wrote:
>> Jesus Christ does not like this evil Pagan game !
>> Give it up or go to HELL !

J.C. was over at my place this past weekend. He came over
to have some of my homebrew Mead and Cyser. We played BG
until after 2am. So you are full of $#!t.

Another miscreant chirped:

> Must be a Bush supporter.

After that we had a serious theological discussion as to
whether or not "Thou shalt not kill" was intended to protect
liberals. J.C. said told me not to worry about it since
fiscal liberals bypass Purgatory and go straight to hell.
Hope you enjoy the express elevator going down.

Dick

ChipsChap

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Nov 17, 2004, 11:22:19 AM11/17/04
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On 2004-11-17, Hans-Marc Olsen <mallet_...@yahoo.co.in> wrote:
> Jesus Christ does not like this evil Pagan game !

He also says that the bots cheat.

Frank Berger

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Nov 17, 2004, 1:10:28 PM11/17/04
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mallet_...@yahoo.co.in (Hans-Marc Olsen) wrote in message news:<e1cc8b8.04111...@posting.google.com>...

> Jesus Christ does not like this evil Pagan game !
>
> Give it up or go to HELL !

The Taliban disallowed chess for the same reason. It looks like your
in pretty good company.....

Matt Senecal

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Nov 17, 2004, 4:17:37 PM11/17/04
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I seem to recall reading that during the middle ages the Church
decreed that of all games that involved chance, backgammon was the
least offensive to God as it required the most brainpower.

mallet_...@yahoo.co.in (Hans-Marc Olsen) wrote in message news:<e1cc8b8.04111...@posting.google.com>...

CKT

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Nov 17, 2004, 5:34:09 PM11/17/04
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1. I am so happy that someone has a direct line with Jesus Christ and
knows so well about his opinion towards modern backgammon. Also, I am
so grateful that this person is sharing Christ愀 communicated opinion
with us mortals. Maybe that someone should use some of the
extra-terrestrial powers to predict next week愀 lottery numbers. I
promise I惻l share, I惻l quit backgammon forever and I惻l make a
donation to the Church.

2. I am glad that the consequences of playing backgammon are related
to wandering to heaven or hell. I always thought hell is in my dice
cup when I roll an anti-joker, but no... Obviously I will encounter
many other fellow humans in hell. Maybe we can all have a nice
tournament over there, in a warm and cozy environment. And I can think
of a referee for the games. But silly me, he can愒 interfere.. He is
tied and nailed to a cross....

3. What about the couple of billion others such as moslems, jews,
buddhists, atheists, etc? Are they allowed to play backgammon? And if
so, will we have the pleasure to welcome them in hell to make it an
equal opportunity tournament for all humans?

4. I deeply appreciate such postings for they make life really
amusing...

Tom McMahon

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Nov 17, 2004, 5:39:17 PM11/17/04
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On 16 Nov 2004 21:46:56 -0800, mallet_...@yahoo.co.in (Hans-Marc
Olsen) wrote:

:Jesus Christ does not like this evil Pagan game !


:
:Give it up or go to HELL !

As you know, Bush-style evangelicals in fact talk to Jesus. So I asked
him to clear it up, and actually he LOVES Modern Backgammon with the
doubling cube. It's that annoying Turkish version (Tavla) he hates ;-)

Bekkalokk

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Nov 17, 2004, 6:12:42 PM11/17/04
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*Tom McMahon

Maybe it's got something to do with backgammon originating from Iraq?


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Adam Stocks

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Nov 17, 2004, 6:30:07 PM11/17/04
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Maybe a sin, but hey, sinning is great fun!

Adam

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Hank Youngerman

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Nov 17, 2004, 8:22:05 PM11/17/04
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Playing backgammon does not send you to hell.

Rolling 66 from the bar twice in a row IS hell.


On 16 Nov 2004 21:46:56 -0800, mallet_...@yahoo.co.in (Hans-Marc
Olsen) wrote:

lmfback

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Nov 18, 2004, 3:12:15 AM11/18/04
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In article <79unp0pg702s8d6cb...@4ax.com>,
red...@redtopbg.com says...

> Playing backgammon does not send you to hell.
>
> Rolling 66 from the bar twice in a row IS hell.

Loosing from 99.6% is hell.

Eskimo

P.S. Wonder if the original posters cross-post had a trolling hook. Who
cares, fun to see this group still has a sense of humour.

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Michael Crane

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Nov 18, 2004, 10:55:27 AM11/18/04
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It is the way I play it !!!


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Michael Sullivan

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Nov 20, 2004, 4:00:51 PM11/20/04
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Matt Senecal <mwse...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> I seem to recall reading that during the middle ages the Church
> decreed that of all games that involved chance, backgammon was the
> least offensive to God as it required the most brainpower.

I think it's the gambling or frivolity element that gets people. At
various times in various cultures, chess and go have been considered
sinful, wasteful or whatever -- those require just as much brainpower as
BG, with no chance element at all.

Michael

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