--- In [email protected], obbajeeba <no_reply@...> wrote: > > Turq, I really enjoy your honesty. You are a very loving > being who champions the wit of > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolaus_Copernicus > One day, I hope Raja Hagelin will give you a crown to lead Aleksa Palladinothe aspect of creating a blend of reality to Aleksa Palladinothe movement, Raja Turq.
I'll pass on the crown, thanks. As you've obviously figured out, this was just a troll post, to tweak a few people here and see how they react. It's based on a bit of spiritual wisdom taught to me before I turned 20 by the guy who taught me how to play pool for money. I had spent my first year in college developing and honing my skills as a pool player, but before I met him I didn't know squat about playing for money. After I met him, and after I started to pay attention to what he taught me, I managed to pay for much of the rest of my education by paying pool, so I still put some stock in his advice. One of the best pieces of advice he ever gave me had to do with how to spot the "mark" in a room full of pool players. He taught me to "watch the banter." In his view, it was *not* just idle chatter people exchanged between shots. It was invaluable information that could be used to determine which players around the table were the most likely "marks" and who were just fellow hustlers like myself. His basic advice was this: "Look for flattery, and who uses it. Who compliments the other players on their shots, or on other aspects of the way they carry themselves? Those are the other hustlers; you don't want to waste your time playing them. Who you want to identify are the people who *fall* for the flattery, and can't seem to get enough of it. Those are the marks. Once you've identified them, the only challenge left is to figure out how much money they have on them, so you can take almost all of it. Everything except for cab fare home. If you leave them that, they'll be back the next night, ready to be fleeced again." Truer words have never been spoken by any spiritual teacher I've subsequently met in this life. They always *were* back the next night, ready to be taken to the cleaners again, and of course that is what happened. I submit that my mentor's advice can be equally applied to Internet forums like Fairfield Life. > Judy already knows I appreciate her, so no need to suck up. : ) > > Denise is fun. > > Bob Price is well, uh, trying his best. > > Ravi is the ancient's wisdom. > > Curtis is the blue sapphire on consistency. > > Robin..I am still learning to understand, which one is he? > > Nabby, his gracious cornfed soy jerky. > > Whynotknow, to place where it belongs. > > Archer, the bow. > > Cardmaister, seventhray1, merlin and Vag and anyone else in this category who > I may have missed, a golden ray of hope. > > Bharitu, wisdom. > > Raunchydog, a challenge. > > Mark Landau, much deeper than appears. > > FFLpostcount, all those who fit into the numbers game. > > I love you all. OXO Who will respond to all of this, and who not? If my mentor's theory is true, that should tell you a lot. :-) > --- In [email protected], turquoiseb <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > Remember, this week marks the end of the recent contest > > in which FFL denizens were expected to reverse themselves > > and flatter the hell out of others here in an attempt to > > suck up to them. > > > > The contest has been a smashing success so far. As its > > sponsors figured, there has been such a lack of obvious > > sucking up here in the past that many were desperate for > > it. As a result, many recipients of recent suck-up posts > > have gone out of their way with their "Gosh...oh shucks... > > I don't deserve it" replies. In some cases it was almost > > as if they believed what was said. > > > > Great theater all around. I applaud everyone's efforts, > > and remind you that you've got a few more days to get > > your own suck-up entry posted. Awards will be given out > > for both the best apology/suck-up post and the best > > mock-humble acceptance speech post next Saturday. > > > > :-) > > > > For the record, I'm not playing. If I said it about you > > in the past, I meant it. *Someone* on this forum should > > at least be consistent. :-) > > >
