Thought Terrorist Alert

How many of you are fans of the Twilight Zone Show? For those who are not familiar with the old TV Twilight Zone from back in the 60’s, it was mostly half hour science fiction TV plays. It is still shown frequently on TV today because it carries deep universal messages that touches very deep issues in us, and wakes us up. It is more real than life, and it scares and shocks us.

“The Old Man and his Pushcart” is the episode that has always had a deep and special meaning to me, although I never knew what that meaning was until now. We see three people receiving a gift from the old man. They are surprised and do not know why or what it is for, but he assures them it is what they need and they accept it gracefully.

We then see three examples of how each gift has saved their lives. The first receives a scissors and we find him entering an elevator. His shoe laces get caught up in the elevator and he is about to get crushed to death, but he remembers the scissors… Continue reading Thought Terrorist Alert

Mon, November 21st, 2005

Poker slang:

ON TILT - Playing worse (usually, more aggressively) than usual because a player has become emotionally upset.
INSIDE STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight, where only one rank will complete the hand. E.g., 4-5-6-8 is an inside straight since only a 7 will fill (i.e., complete) the hand. Often called a GUT-SHOT. Compare: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT, OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT.
COLD CALL - Calling both a bet and raise at the same time, as opposed to calling a bet then later calling a raise made after the call.
FREE CARD - A card dealt after all players checked in a betting round.
MITES AND LICE - A hand consisting of two pair, threes over twos.
LAY ODDS - To give favorable odds to an opponent.

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