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#31
03-29-2006, 07:24 PM
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Re: Pooh-bah post: addressing two big SSNL questions.
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It means you have 1600 posts. It comes from the Flinstones, I believe. [/ QUOTE ] Oh yeah...Fred and Barney were members of the Loyal Order of the Water Buffaloes, and the leader of the Water Buffaloes was called the Grand Pooh Bah. However, the Flintstone's use of the word was itself a joke based off a term that had already come into common usage: Gilbert and Sullivan wrote a musical called The Mikado, which had a character named Pooh-Bah. He was an official in a royal entourage. His title was "Lord-High-Everything-Else" and he was completely in love with himself and his ridiculous power. The name eventually became a common term for a person who thinks he's much more important than he actually is. 
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#34
03-29-2006, 08:02 PM
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Re: Pooh-bah post: addressing two big SSNL questions.
Sorry to kill the mood, but as far as I can remember this is the first time some at small stakes said full-ring could be as worthwhile a pursuit as six-max. (Maybe there are some old posts out there that would contradict this.) The argument is always that full-ring players should play six-max to better exploit their edges; I never see anyone arguing the opposite. Any thoughts on this?
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#35
03-29-2006, 08:05 PM
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Re: Pooh-bah post: addressing two big SSNL questions.
Oh, and from dictionary.com:
[After Pooh-Bah, Lord-High-Everything-Else, a character in The Mikado by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan.] Apparently they gave all the characters pseudo-Japanese names, and this one stuck.
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#36
03-29-2006, 08:15 PM
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Re: Pooh-bah post: addressing two big SSNL questions.
Full ring players should play six max to better exploit their edges. And to develop their game infinitely faster.
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#37
03-29-2006, 08:58 PM
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Re: Pooh-bah post: addressing two big SSNL questions.
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] It comes from the Flinstones, I believe. [/ QUOTE ] It souns like Pooh Bear to me... [/ QUOTE ] I don't get it. [/ QUOTE ] Just that "bah" can be short for "bear" (or at least when my little one pronounces it). I meant nothing by it. I hope you did not take it the wrong way. Edit: I remember where I got that. There is a comedy routine by Dana Carvey that he pronounced "Pooh Bear" (refering to Winnie the Pooh) as "Pooh bahh"
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#38
03-29-2006, 11:20 PM
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Re: Pooh-bah post: addressing two big SSNL questions.
I don't usually bother posting unless I disagree with what somebody has said. But I'll make an exception here.
Nice post Pokey. I hadn't thought about the relationship to short-handed play and LAG/TAG but what you said makes sense. Don't worry. You'll get to 1600 soon enough [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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#40
03-30-2006, 01:30 AM
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Re: Pooh-bah post: addressing two big SSNL questions.
Pokey-
As usual, good post. Also, PranQster is a fantastic beer. If you happen to swing through Ann Arbor, I'll buy you some. This offer stands for just about anyone on SSNL.
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