Stupidly Gambling For Millions Is Admirable?

[Mr. Zimmerlin]

Musings From A Man Who Likes Iceberg Lettuce Too Much

I like iceberg lettuce so much, I don’t even consider buying other lettuces in the supermarket, NO MATTER THE COST. This in turn causes FINANCIAL STRESS.

I like iceberg lettuce so much, it causes STRAIN in my relationships with my loved ones.

I like iceberg lettuce so much, I rarely if ever get enough COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES, leading to MINOR HEALTH PROBLEMS.

I like iceberg lettuce so much, I would consider working on an iceberg lettuce farm, FOR FREE.

[Whose2know]

I agree that gambling for millions with little to no edge is reckless and a complete disregard for money, but I still like hearing about it.

[luckyjimm]

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I didn't click on the youtube link, was I gonna risk getting rickrolled?

Rick Astley's debut single, "Never Gonna Give You Up" contrasted the singer's expressive, soulful baritone with synthesized dance-club backing, and while the highly processed quality of the latter sometimes seemed to overwhelm the former (no easy task), the song became a wildly popular smash, winding up as the biggest hit single of 1987 in the U.K. and topping the U.S. charts in early 1988. The song was driven by a busy rhythm track and a synthesized string section strongly reminiscent of late-'70s disco productions, while Astley's distinctive voice boomed over the top. Perhaps the most memorable flourish on "Never Gonna Give You Up" is the way Astley handles the chorus, which alternates rapid-fire 16th notes with longer, off-the-beat triplets; his delivery is impeccably smooth, navigating the rhythmically shifting melody with ease. It's not difficult to see, in retrospect, why Astley eventually grew tired of the Stock, Aitken & Waterman production team's work; while the slick sheen doesn't exactly rob Astley of his personality, the layers of echo don't really do much to accentuate or humanize it, either. Still, the song does demonstrate that Astley has a flair for up-tempo dance tracks, and it's such a well-crafted piece of music that the partnership between singer and producers seems fruitful enough to overlook any shortcomings.


lyric

We're no strangers to love
You know the rules and so do I
A full commitment's what I'm thinking of
You wouldn't get this from any other guy

I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling
Gotta make you understand

* Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you

We've know each other for so long
Your heart's been aching
But you're too shy to say it
Inside we both know what's been going on
We know the game and we're gonna play it

And if you ask me how I'm feeling
Don't tell me you're too blind to see

(* repeat)

give you up. give you up
give you up, give you up
never gonna give
never gonna give, give you up
never gonna give
never gonna give, give you up

I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling
Gotta make you understand

(* repeat 3 times)

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[sellthekids]

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and it's such a well-crafted piece of music that the partnership between singer and producers seems fruitful enough to overlook any shortcomings.

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i really can't overlook the awful whitebread dancing...anymore than i can overlook owning a pair of shoes for 25 yrs.

DUCY?

[Erik S]

Many of us have fluctuations and get low on cash, it shouldn't be criticized. Recently someone who I've always had great respect for fell a bit behind on his rent. His landlord drinks and has irrational fits so he videotaped the encounter when she came by to collect. It's worth watching:

http://www.funnyordie.com/v1/view_vi...4c7d2583be6925

-Erik Seidel

[sellthekids]

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Many of us have fluctuations and get low on cash, it shouldn't be criticized. Recently someone who I've always had great respect for fell a bit behind on his rent. His landlord drinks and has irrational fits so he videotaped the encounter when she came by to collect. It's worth watching:

http://www.funnyordie.com/v1/view_vi...4c7d2583be6925

-Erik Seidel

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yeah, but Pearl is a real hard azz....

[seemorenuts]

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Maybe those prop bets help establish 'creditworthiness' but not insurance, ducy?

Optisizer, you have to warn us about your hypersensitivity, I didn't mean to hurt your ego.

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First, when I use the term "Insurance" I do so in an illustrative rather than technically correct sense. Just leave that sentense out from my original post and everything else still stands.
Second, I provide reasons and arguments behind my opinions, you just say "no". So I was being sarcastic in my relpy to you, but i don't expect you to understand that. DUCY?

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You're babbling. What are those incoherent reasons and arguments?

Face it, the word you chose is illustrative of what?

Call it x.

What does x mean?

Nothing.

You could use 'doodad' in that sentence instead of 'insurance' and it would have the same value--zero.

You could work as a scriptwriter for those Viagra commercials--with the nonsensical chatter, admit it--you had a TOTAL brain fart.

[Marmor]

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Agreed. Instead of doing all this work we should all just pull down our pants and see whose is the longest once and for all.

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QFT
A+

[ahnuld]

Id rather grind out 2k a day for the next few years and have a lot of money in the bank rather than playing nosebleed stakes where the edges are small or non-existant. There are only a few players who have a definite edge at that level

[Triumph36]

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Id rather grind out 2k a day for the next few years and have a lot of money in the bank rather than playing nosebleed stakes where the edges are small or non-existant. There are only a few players who have a definite edge at that level

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you're not a gambler ldo

it's also worth noting that in the past (and probably still today) it's very difficult to find out if you can beat nosebleed stakes unless you take a shot at them short-rolled. cts is an obvious exception but his cpu is a neural net processor - a learning computer. still, tstoneMBD had a wonderful post about how obsessed most poker players are, esp live pros/tourney donks - they define themselves through the stakes they're playing for.

also i'm disappointed that this drama bomb has been derailed by rick astley talk. to talk about a man's poker game is one thing, but to insult his shoes a low blow.

David, i'm hoping your response includes something about A: all the Nobel Prizes you'd have if you hadn't dropped out of school and B: a hand where someone has 100000 BBs.