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(From the Western Chronicle 19/07/08)
Eight
The word for "eight" in Chinese (Pinyin: bā) sounds similar to the word which means "prosper" or "wealth" (发 - short for "发财", Pinyin: fā). In regional dialects the words for "eight" and "fortune" are also similar, eg Cantonese "baat" and "faat".
From the Mob Forum:....
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 4:12 pm Post subject: This is so sexist - unbelievable
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This entire thread is outrageous.
Treating women as sex idols, where the hell are the mob moderators.
I am infuriated.
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Catman
O.K. buddies I have a gr8 value bet for you.
James McManus to make the W.S.O.P. final table.
Currently 8th in chips.
That is all...I have spoken so it is word!
Having had a pretty turbulant year I've decided to accept a challenge from the Princess of Diamonds called 'Monte Carlo or Bust'. The clue is in the name, I've got to beg, borrow or steal to get to the EPT final in Monte Carlo in March 2008.
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I'm the sort of person who needs a plan. I get really nervous when things don't go to plan or if the plan becomes so distorted it becomes unrecognisable. Whether big or small tournaments, I follow a certain ritual before a game. As I hope to play for most of the night I stay in bed for as long as is possible. Then I have breakfast, a relaxing bath and arrive at the game early to sus out the competition.
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'Think of a fish beginning with W and ending in W'?
Now Jaan just loves puzzles and took time to think about this one.I gave him a few minutes and told him the answer was....Walthamstow. 'That not a fish' he said. It's a place (Plaice).
Well both myself and the taxi driver found it bloody hilarious and laughed all the way to 'Equal Chance' Card Club in Walthamstow where 10 large was guaranteed in prizes. We arrived unfashionably early and my first impression was a little unsettling as we were buzzed in through a thick door down a dark alley.All our worries were melted away as the moment we set foot in the cardroom we were treated like royalty. We were promptly signed up and no jeering remarks were made about my passport photo for a change. We were issued with our membership cards and a shiny new card protector each which was a nice touch.The staff were amazingly attentive and welcoming, something you don't see much of in big commercialised card rooms but inate in family run establishments.
