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Offline thalberg

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What is your absolute favorite........
on: October 16, 2007, 07:06:33 AM

.................youtube video?

This is my favorite:




What's yours?

Offline prometheus

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Re: What is your absolute favorite........
Reply #1 on: October 16, 2007, 07:32:11 AM
On another site that has the same kind of topic I posted this:




See how childish the arguably best poker player is. It's a perfect analogy for our modern society.
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Re: What is your absolute favorite........
Reply #2 on: October 16, 2007, 11:27:35 AM


I found this real funny. There are millions that I really enjoy.
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Re: What is your absolute favorite........
Reply #3 on: October 16, 2007, 01:55:21 PM
On another site that has the same kind of topic I posted this:




See how childish the arguably best poker player is. It's a perfect analogy for our modern society.


Nobody thinks Phil Hellmuth is the world's best poker player, except maybe Phil Hellmuth.  His limit game is fairly weak compared to the math guys like Furguson and Frangos, and his mixed game is even worse.  He might be the best NLHE tournament player, but that's it.  In cash games Phil Ivey, Chip Reese, Can Kim Hua, Daniel Alaei, Lars Luzak, Jennifer Harman, Andy Bloch, Doyle Brunson, Brad Booth, Patrik Antonius, Eli Elezra, David Benjamine, Chad Brown, Kenny Tran, Chau Giang, etc. are the top players to beat.

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Re: What is your absolute favorite........
Reply #4 on: October 16, 2007, 04:40:03 PM
There is a difference between people that play poker to get easy cash and people that play poker to prove they are the best.

Hellmuth just wins the most tournaments
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Re: What is your absolute favorite........
Reply #5 on: October 16, 2007, 05:36:03 PM
There is a difference between people that play poker to get easy cash and people that play poker to prove they are the best.

Hellmuth just wins the most tournaments

No he doesn't.  He just holds the record for most WSOP bracelets.  The most winning tournament players can be found here:


www.bluffmagazine.com/players/sterileranks.asp

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Re: What is your absolute favorite........
Reply #6 on: October 16, 2007, 07:07:57 PM
That's only the last 24 months...


Anyway, I don't know what you are trying to do. Seems there are some dedicated 'internet  arguers' that think they can get a 'fun' argument out of me. I actually don't enjoy this stuff. In all the debated I do do I feel obliged to do so.


Not about Hellmuth. He is an ***. And I posted this picture to show how playing professional poker can possibly destroy your personality.
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Re: What is your absolute favorite........
Reply #7 on: October 16, 2007, 07:10:23 PM
That's only the last 24 months...


Anyway, I don't know what you are trying to do. Seems there are some dedicated 'internet  arguers' that think they can get a 'fun' argument out of me. I actually don't enjoy this stuff. In all the debated I do do I feel obliged to do so.


Not about Hellmuth. He is an ***. And I posted this picture to show how playing professional poker can possibly destroy your personality.

I don't want an argument out of you.  I am just trying to inform those that don't know much about poker to the fact that Hellmuth is NOT, as you said he is, the best poker player.

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Re: What is your absolute favorite........
Reply #8 on: October 16, 2007, 07:12:53 PM
I didn't even say that...


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Re: What is your absolute favorite........
Reply #9 on: October 16, 2007, 07:15:42 PM
I didn't even say that...



See how childish the arguably best poker player is.

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Re: What is your absolute favorite........
Reply #10 on: October 16, 2007, 07:18:38 PM
You would think someone obsessed with high level IQ tests would be able to understand how much of a difference 'arguably' means.


You know perfectly well it's there. You even choose to start the bold only after that essential world.


I actually remember when I saw typing that sentence to make sure not to forget it otherwise people would have a good reason to jump on me because of my mistake. So I double checked to make sure it was there.
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Re: What is your absolute favorite........
Reply #11 on: October 16, 2007, 07:29:23 PM
You would think someone obsessed with high level IQ tests would be able to understand how much of a difference 'arguably' means.


You know perfectly well it's there. You even choose to start the bold only after that essential world.


I actually remember when I saw typing that sentence to make sure not to forget it otherwise people would have a good reason to jump on me because of my mistake. So I double checked to make sure it was there.


Fine.  Chocolate ice-cream is arguably the most healthy food to eat.  You could arguably eat 10 gallons of it a day and live to be 12000 years old.  It arguably never melts.

If you're going to say something is "arguably" true, then you have to be able to argue to validate your stance.  You have no argument to support your claim.

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Re: What is your absolute favorite........
Reply #12 on: October 16, 2007, 07:38:09 PM

Fine.  Chocolate ice-cream is arguably the most healthy food to eat.  You could arguably eat 10 gallons of it a day and live to be 12000 years old.  It arguably never melts.

If you're going to say something is "arguably" true, then you have to be able to argue to validate your stance.  You have no argument to support your claim.

Soliloquy, you're freakin' hilarious.  Where would we be without you?

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Re: What is your absolute favorite........
Reply #13 on: October 16, 2007, 07:46:07 PM
Soliloquy, you're freakin' hilarious.  Where would we be without you?

Somewhere really boring 8)

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Re: What is your absolute favorite........
Reply #14 on: October 16, 2007, 08:15:01 PM
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Re: What is your absolute favorite........
Reply #15 on: October 27, 2007, 08:00:40 PM
And now for something completely different



from 2:30 onwards it sounds like a composition of Kapustin - incredible well composed!!!
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Re: What is your absolute favorite........
Reply #16 on: October 27, 2007, 08:23:51 PM
AWESOME ;D

2:30... 3:15... plain genius... gotta put this in the favorites... :D
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Re: What is your absolute favorite........
Reply #17 on: October 31, 2007, 09:32:23 PM
This is really funny. Shimon Peres, "senior" Israeli politician. I can't recall what position he holds now, but he's been around for years!

He's actually a genius. The clip doesnt do him any justice.

Watch as he's PA offers him a cup of coffee.hehe.



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Re: What is your absolute favorite........
Reply #18 on: October 31, 2007, 09:50:38 PM
*chuckles* Behold the president... Obviously, the local high-level politics take their toll.

For fun stuff... pretty much anything featuring Victor Borge. ;)
Like this one:
Be'ein Tachbulot Yipol Am Veteshua Berov Yoetz (Without cunning a nation shall fall,  Salvation Come By Many Good Counsels)
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