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Forum: Other Other Topics 11-29-2007, 03:42 PM
Replies: 167
Views: 2,083
Posted By the_scalp
Re: Examples of why your dad is/was awesome

When my older sister was an infant, my aunt got a divorce from her scumbag husband ("John") who had been hitting her. When John continued to harass my aunt, my father told him in no uncertain terms...
Forum: Poker Beats, Brags, and Variance 11-04-2007, 03:29 PM
Replies: 257
Views: 1,279
Posted By the_scalp
Re: Brag: One of you is going to make me $100k today

pastorsteve (Iowa City) [pokerstars]

Mainly a cash game player but have played 500 SNGs on Sharkscope with an average ROI of 5%. Up $10,000 in NL in past two years. Don't have money online becuse...
Forum: Other Other Topics 11-01-2007, 06:38 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 135
Posted By the_scalp
Re: An unbiased (but incomplete) list of things to read before you die

The Brothers Karamozov, Doetoeskvy <sp?>

Don't let the length fool you, and this book itsn't as hard to understand as other great 'classics' (Crime and Punishment, Dubliners, etc.). It's a...
Forum: Other Other Topics 10-31-2007, 02:52 PM
Replies: 143
Views: 1,078
Posted By the_scalp
Re: Line cutting scenario (long + polls + MSPaint)

I'm not all that surprised by what others see as a high percentage of respondents replying that they would say something. Consider:

1) 2P2ers are most male, typically intelligent, mostly young,...
Forum: Golf 10-31-2007, 01:39 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 354
Posted By the_scalp
Re: Good Starter Set of Clubs.. thoughts on PING G5?

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Why didn't you go with the Ping hybrids? I love mine, and haven't heard anything bad from anyone else who has played them.

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It's not that I didn't go with them . . . I...
Forum: Golf 10-31-2007, 12:30 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 354
Posted By the_scalp
Re: Good Starter Set of Clubs.. thoughts on PING G5?

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Thanks, I plan on going to a pro shop to get fitted for a driver. I just picked up a set of steel shaft callaway x18 irons today. They were on sale for $200 less than the x20s and the...
Forum: Golf 10-31-2007, 12:26 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 354
Posted By the_scalp
Re: Good Starter Set of Clubs.. thoughts on PING G5?

I actually just picked up my new G10s today. I'm not a poker baller, so much, but it was nice to not hurt my family's personal finances in making a thousand dollar purchase to suit my hobby. Thank...
Forum: Other Other Topics 09-13-2007, 03:30 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 199
Posted By the_scalp
Re: So I Called 911 Tonight...

Probably four or five times, a few car crashes, some kid having a seizure in my gym class at college, here are the two best:

1) In Columbia, SC on I-20 and a naked guy runs out in front of my car...
Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 09-12-2007, 09:43 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 173
Posted By the_scalp
Re: BluffThis and Chezlaw\'s Weird Philosophical Contortions

David,

You're like the annoying student in ethics class.

Hard case makes bad law. This is not at all analagous to stem cell research.

What you are arguing with is what is called the...
Forum: Other Other Topics 09-05-2007, 08:08 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 706
Posted By the_scalp
Re: could u marry a girl with ur sister\'s/mom\'s name?

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Married girl with sister's name . . . no regrets (and no pics).

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Did she change her last name to yours? Cause I don't think it would be weird until that.

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Forum: EDF 09-05-2007, 06:14 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 676
Posted By the_scalp
Re: Initial presentation

Your house looks great. Better suggestion: spend ~1000 on paint and then donate $25000 to feed starving children.
Forum: Other Other Topics 09-05-2007, 02:27 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 706
Posted By the_scalp
Re: could u marry a girl with ur sister\'s/mom\'s name?

Married girl with sister's name . . . no regrets (and no pics).
Forum: Brick and Mortar 08-30-2007, 05:55 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 540
Posted By the_scalp
Re: Live Etiquette - Line Check

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Er, how is over-raking not reversible? First, let me say I'm at a place that does drop, not rake, so it's easier to correct. I'll gladly under-drop the next hand to make up for it, and...
Forum: Brick and Mortar 08-29-2007, 12:43 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 540
Posted By the_scalp
Re: Live Etiquette - Line Check

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Regarding over-raking, as long as you aren't a jerk about it, then yes please remind me when I do it. I always count the players as I deal and then announced number of players as action...
Forum: Brick and Mortar 08-29-2007, 12:24 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 540
Posted By the_scalp
Re: Live Etiquette - Line Check

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I used to play a lot at Tama and Prairie Meadows before moving and can say from my one trip to Riverside, I was not impressed, no electronic list, no bar in room (so slow drink service),...
Forum: Brick and Mortar 08-28-2007, 02:43 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 540
Posted By the_scalp
Re: Live Etiquette - Line Check

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Only if the dealer gets huffy ("It's only a dollar!") do I go into a dissertation about how the additional $1 rake compares to the $1 tip she won't be getting from me.

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Forum: Brick and Mortar 08-28-2007, 02:40 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 540
Posted By the_scalp
Re: Live Etiquette - Line Check

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I'd say three mistakes were made here, from least to worst (discounting what seems to be rather bizarre betting by both you and the OESD player, but I don't play NL much so can't really...
Forum: Brick and Mortar 08-28-2007, 02:16 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 540
Posted By the_scalp
Live Etiquette - Line Check

I play at Riverside Casino, south of Iowa City Iowa a lot. I'd love any feedback on teh following:

1) The poker room has a lower rake (3+1) for six-handed or shorter. At least 6 times in the...
Forum: BBV4Life 08-05-2007, 03:55 PM
Replies: 154
Views: 488
Posted By the_scalp
Re: just a note on barry\'s 755th homer

I've got a good friend who says if he caught the ball, he'd pull out a magic marker and sign it with his own name, before offering to sell it back to Barry for good money.

I hope that I would...
Forum: Golf 07-26-2007, 04:58 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 210
Posted By the_scalp
Re: Practice Green Etiquette?

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Tuq,

I think that's the second time I've seen that you've golfed in the Iowa City area (you were talking about Brown Deer once, I think). If you're ever in the area and...
Forum: Golf 07-26-2007, 11:09 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 210
Posted By the_scalp
Re: Practice Green Etiquette?

Tuq,

I think that's the second time I've seen that you've golfed in the Iowa City area (you were talking about Brown Deer once, I think). If you're ever in the area and looking for a playing...
Forum: Golf 07-25-2007, 10:39 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 210
Posted By the_scalp
Re: Practice Green Etiquette?

Thanks all, my questions are answered. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't trespassing or anything since I wasn't paying for a round each time I used the facilities.

Cardsharkk - it's not a...
Forum: Golf 07-25-2007, 10:24 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 210
Posted By the_scalp
Practice Green Etiquette?

Hey Golf Forum.

I live a few blocks from Finkbine golf course in Iowa City -- the University's golf course. I golf there about once a week (18$ twilight rate!).

Recently I've just been going...
Forum: Poker Beats, Brags, and Variance 07-24-2007, 05:20 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 157
Posted By the_scalp
Forum: Other Other Topics 07-23-2007, 05:10 PM
Replies: 455
Views: 3,385
Posted By the_scalp
Re: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows discussion thread (SPOILERS)

I, for one, really appreciated the Weasley twins' cavalear demeanear in the face of searious injury . . .
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