Ah, this is true! What about the "poker face?" The one who says nothing because of fear on what others may see?
--- In [email protected], turquoiseb <no_reply@...> wrote: > > --- 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. :-) > > > > > >
