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Ramblings of an old man

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  • VespaPXVespaPX
    edited April 2016
    In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man:
    R.I.P Prince Bonafide genius or overrated? Somewhere in between for me. Purple Rain and Sign O The Times are pure classic albums. The rest of it just kind of washed over me. Insipid almost. I'm showing my age here, you two do remember him don't you?
    Posted by SJspanky1
    Legend in his own lunchtime.
    Not in Bowies league as someone on Sky News has suggested.
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  • VespaPXVespaPX
    edited April 2016
    In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man:
    ^^^^^^^ TAFKAP? He has died? Good grief, he was not very old, was he? 
    Posted by Tikay10
    57
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  • SJspanky1SJspanky1
    edited April 2016
    In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man:
    In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man : Not my cup of tea but can appreciate he was quite the superstar. I dread the day, however many years down the line, that my musical heroes from my formative years start popping their clogs. In theory it should be a while away, but 2016 has been brutal so far for celeb deaths so you just never know.
    Posted by hhyftrftdr
    As far as I can ascertain all members of S Club 7 remain in rude health
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  • hhyftrftdrhhyftrftdr
    edited April 2016
    In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man:
    In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man : As far as I can ascertain all members of S Club 7 remain in rude health
    Posted by SJspanky1
    Juniors.
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  • Tikay10Tikay10
    edited April 2016
    In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man:
    In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man : As far as I can ascertain all members of S Club 7 remain in rude health
    Posted by SJspanky1

    I'd say that Plumpy would be more into the likes of Hanson. 
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  • SJspanky1SJspanky1
    edited April 2016
    In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man:
    In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man : I'd say that Plumpy would be more into the likes of Hanson. 
    Posted by Tikay10

    I have a vague recollection that they had a mahoosive hit once upon a time.
    Could you just jot down a few lines of the chorus to help jog my memory?
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  • Tikay10Tikay10
    edited April 2016
    In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man:
    In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man : I have a vague recollection that they had a mahoosive hit once upon a time. Could you just jot down a few lines of the chorus to help jog my memory?
    Posted by SJspanky1

    Mmm bop, mmm bop, mmm bop, mmm bop
    Mmm bop mmm bop


    Repeat 93 times.
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  • hhyftrftdrhhyftrftdr
    edited April 2016
    This thread was seriously lacking in credibility anyway.

    The last 2 days have ensured it now has none.
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  • mrsduckmrsduck
    edited April 2016
    ba ba dooo, yeh yehhhh
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  • Tikay10Tikay10
    edited April 2016


    BUMP
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  • Tikay10Tikay10
    edited April 2016
    In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man:
    Just my opinion, but I think this forum may well be going the way of many others. There seem to be far fewer posts nowadays? It's maybe just an inevitable thing with so many other avenues for people to chat now. Fault could possibly be looked at from both sides.  We as players tend to form our own groups and talk there instead. I'm guilty of this myself. Maybe people are shy of writing on a forum and prefer to do it amongst people they know. Maybe we don't welcome new posters as much as we should do. For a long time I've said that the forum is way too messy. Look at all the tabs on the left hand side. Julian Thews blog for example. He left a long time ago. 4 strategy tabs. The redundant ones should just be taken away and the clinics should just be consolidated into one place. I think Sky are very good but the community is an embarrassment in many ways. Things should be kept up to date. We've all said how poor the software is. It's so far behind the times. These are some of my thoughts. What can be done to be done to improve things in your opinion? Or maybe I'm wrong and it's just fine as it is? Maybe it's just natural that things come and go and most don't really care whether we have a forum or not now? Personally I think it would be a shame if it died. Use it or lose it, as they say.
    Posted by Jac35
    I really appreciate this post Paul, you made some fine points.

    Let's not over-egg it though, we need to keep it real, & be honest, & not tarnish the truth with misleading facts.
     
    I can't see a link to Julian's Blog. What browser are you using? Try refreshing your caches, or whatever they are.
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  • Jac35Jac35
    edited April 2016
    In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man:
    In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man : I really appreciate this post Paul, you made some fine points. Let's not over-egg it though, we need to keep it real, & be honest, & not tarnish the truth with misleading facts.   I can't see a link to Julian's Blog. What browser are you using? Try refreshing your caches, or whatever they are.
    Posted by Tikay10
    :)

    Good start Mr Kendall
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  • Jac35Jac35
    edited April 2016
    Well I had the best of intentions. It seems to have backfired a bit 
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  • Tikay10Tikay10
    edited April 2016


    Not at all - debate is good, as so were your intentions.  
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  • HENDRIK62HENDRIK62
    edited April 2016
    In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man:
    Not at all - debate is good, as so were your intentions.  
    Posted by Tikay10

    Lets debate the merits of Sci Fi movies 

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  • shakinacesshakinaces
    edited April 2016
    Sterling effort on the post count yesterday.

    Doubt anyone would get debate going on an internet forum without a degree of negativity sneaking in from some quarters, it's the nature of the beast.  Plus side is that people coming from contrary views can only help to keep things busier :)

    I imagine it's hard to get new purely-poker related topics to discuss though, given how long internet forums have existed and the limited number of times people will want to discuss the merits of HUDs, best poker player in the world, best casinos in Vegas, best poker books or videos, moral position of playing sats for cash or sitting versus obviously weaker players etc

    The hand history / clinic is the only bit I'd figure should always be much busier, although perhaps the ability to talk hands on Skype and Facebook has removed the value that a forum can offer.

    Makes it more impressive how Sky's presenters used to be able to waffle on and fill 5 hours 3 days every week.  Albeit they brought in lots more non-personal stuff from their own day-to-day lives or those of the people contributing to the show, rather than being pure poker chat.  I suppose it was in effect a live diary-with-a-bit-of-poker, which is why so many enjoyed watching it rather than being online watching GTO videos.

    Hope Derby mess up in the play-offs again.  Not for any hating reasons, just that Forest will likely have nothing to play for next season, so at least a couple of games vs Derby is something to break-up the monotony of another relegation fight :)
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  • Jac35Jac35
    edited April 2016
    People are Strange (good Doors song )
    Just driving on a very quite street. Needed to turn around and so reversed into a side street. Didn't notice car behind me. He may have just got there or been there when I reversed. My fault. Didn't hit him but was maybe close 
    He pulled in his drive so I turned back round and went to his door and apologised 
    Not a word, totally blank look, he shut the door in my face.

    I'd find it so hard to do that. Entirely blank someone. I do the thing that I think most people do. Someone I don't like is walking towards each and I think to myself "I'll blank them"
    Then when we pass each other I either give a small nod or go "hi mate"

    ....


    Watched Derby Saturday afternoon. Nice to be able to relax watching a game for once. Wednesday look decent enough side.

    Had 2nd worse losing night of the year in the evening. Clawed it back to £235 down in the end. It was plenty worse at one stage. Felt OK with most of how I played. Made a big mistake in a hand v Curt when I should have folded on turn and river and that cost me £100.

    .....
    Got a call for pub last night which was a relief as I would have prob played and may have lost a bit more. Got home drunk and then played for an hour instead. Wp me.
    Fortunately it went ok and I won £40.

    Last Dym was very suspicious with a couple of players on 3 or 4 occasions. Somehow sneaked through despite one of them protecting the other when he had only a small blind left by shoving with J5. He hit a 5 to win hand :)
    Will do a bit of research on those 2

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  • Jac35Jac35
    edited April 2016
    ^^^^^^
    Apologies for the more drivel and self ego boosting nonsense 
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  • GELDYGELDY
    edited April 2016
    In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man:
    In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man : That sort of thing is very odd, Paul, poker players do seem to think in very unusual ways when it comes to money. 
    Posted by Tikay10
    Not sure I agree with the first comment, the second may be very true however.

    Buying a good is a cost, the value decision is whether that particular good is worth the price. Whereas Paul playing poker is an investment so has different metrics. Only if Paul didn't have a +ve ROI would the cost become more important, and even then it would be the net cost not upfront price that was relevant.
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  • GELDYGELDY
    edited April 2016
    In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man:
    In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man : Lets debate the merits of Sci Fi movies 
    Posted by HENDRIK62
    Blade Runner uber alles
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  • Jac35Jac35
    edited April 2016
    sigh at this, heard a friend was running well in the main so i popped in to have a look. saw 1 hand

    Jac35: gl eamonn
    cpfc_2010: ty
    Sky Poker: Neilio123 has knocked out cpfc_2010, collecting a Head Prize of £64.41. Neilio123's head value is now £103.35.
    01:01cpfc_2010: world class bokking
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  • Jac35Jac35
    edited April 2016
    Justice
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  • aussie09aussie09
    edited April 2016
    In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man:
    Justice
    Posted by Jac35

    well played jury.  wp.



     
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  • HENDRIK62HENDRIK62
    edited April 2016
    In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man:
    In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man : Blade Runner uber alles
    Posted by GELDY

    Agreed, and I have a sneaking suspicion even TK and Paul may actually enjoy that....
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  • unknown_usernameunknown_username
    edited April 2016
    In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man:
    Justice
    Posted by Jac35
    what makes this injustice even worse is that the powers that be tried to wriggle out of there incompetance right till the end by no end of cover ups,prosecutions should be made to all those held responsible
    RIP to the 96
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  • unknown_usernameunknown_username
    edited April 2016
    sorry to go on
    this inquest has meant alot to me i didn,t know anybody personally that was affected by this horrendous tradegy but i was following stoke around the county at this time in my life,the police were,well lets say,let of the leash when it came to football fans knowing that they could get away with practically anything,GBH on fans was common place
    i went to Barnsley in an FA cup replay about 8 weeks before hillsbourgh, thats right south yorkshire police again,big traffic jam on the M1 fans late for kick off massive queues outside the turnstiles people gettin crushed guess what happend? thats right they opened the gates it was a good job Barnsley had a massive terrace  thats all i can say
    the police treated fans back then like second rate citizens and didn,t hold back
    im glad its all come out now its a pity it needed this terrible tradegy to bring it to a head
    heads should roll
    RIP to the 96

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  • unknown_usernameunknown_username
    edited April 2016
    just another
    i was sat on the terrace at bouremouth while it was all unfolding a bloke with a radio was updating the fans around us we only took about 200 so pretty much all of us knew what was going on
    we won 1-0 it was a hollow victory
    RIP  to the 96
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  • dragon1964dragon1964
    edited April 2016
    In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man:
    In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man : what makes this injustice even worse is that the powers that be tried to wriggle out of there incompetance right till the end by no end of cover ups,prosecutions should be made to all those held responsible RIP to the 96
    Posted by stokefc
    +1
    27 long years to find the truth.
    Hard to believe that a lot of people reading this weren't even born when this happened.

    I was at the other semi that day- Everton v Norwich at Villa Park.
    Just the luck of the semi final draw that I wasn't in those pens at Hillsborough.

    Respect to the families for their perseverence.
    JFT96
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  • Jac35Jac35
    edited April 2016
    It's absolutely right that a criminal investigation will be forthcoming. However, in a way it's sad as the families will still have a long way to go before they truly get closure on the tragedy all those years ago.

    At least now we have officially got the truth. The truth which we have known for many years.
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  • Phantom66Phantom66
    edited April 2016
    In Response to Re: Ramblings of an old man:
    sigh at this, heard a friend was running well in the main so i popped in to have a look. saw 1 hand Jac35: gl eamonn cpfc_2010: ty Sky Poker: Neilio123 has knocked out cpfc_2010, collecting a Head Prize of £64.41. Neilio123's head value is now £103.35. 01:01cpfc_2010: world class bokking
    Posted by Jac35
    bok karma?

    Jac35: ul mateday4eire76: gl buddy› Phantom66 has won 4,600 chips with Ace high AhQsTd9d8h› Jac35 has finished 756th, and was awarded 2 Poker Points.
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