Hatrack River Forum: Happy Birthday, Bokonon!

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Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

And many happy returns of the day!

[The Wave]

Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :

Happy, happy, happy Birthday!

Posted by Kama (Member # 3022) on :

dude [Cool]

Bok

Wszystkiego najlepszego!

Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :

Yeah....what she said!

Happy Birthday (or birtherlday, as Jenni says it.. [Big Grin]

)!

What are you now, like 14?

Kwea

Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :

Happy Birthday Bok! How old are you?

Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :

I think Kama just cussed me out in her unique Eastern Western Polish dialect!

(dziekuje Kama!)

Noemon: Let's just say that I'm probably the median age of a Hatrack denizen. But not as aged as that old fart TomD. [Smile]

-Bok

[ September 10, 2004, 11:26 AM: Message edited by: Bokonon ]

Posted by Kama (Member # 3022) on :

psst... "dziekuje" [Wink]

Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :

Dang it, I'll fix it shortly!

-Bok

Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :

Wow, is it your birthday again already?

Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :

Yeah, BOk, didn't we celebrate your birthday just a year ago?

Gee, some people are soooooooo greedy.

ps. Happy Birthday.

Posted by Jess N (Member # 6744) on :

[Party]

Happy birthday!

Posted by Beren One Hand (Member # 3403) on :

"Let's just say that I'm probably the median age of a Hatrack denizen"

So, like 12? [Smile]

Happy birthday and good luck at the tables!

[Big Grin]

Posted by Sopwith (Member # 4640) on :

Happiest of birthdays!!!!!!!!!

[Party]

Posted by MyrddinFyre (Member # 2576) on :

Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday dear Bok,
Happy Birthday to you!

[Smile]

Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :

Beren, 12-year-old Jatraquitos are not "denizens", they are Hatrack's angels.

In other words, I'm obviously not [Smile]

-Bok

Posted by Sara Sasse (Member # 6804) on :

Happy Birthday, Bok. [Smile]

Posted by tt&t (Member # 5600) on :

Happy birthday, Bok. [Smile]

Posted by Sara Sasse (Member # 6804) on :

Jinx! Owe me a coke.

(Anyone else know of this tradition? David thinks I'm insane.)

Posted by Mr.Funny (Member # 4467) on :

I've heard of it before.

Posted by Rappin' Ronnie Reagan (Member # 5626) on :

happy birthday [Smile]

Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :

Happy Birthday, Bokonon!
I know how old you are because you are the same age as my sister and my cousin. No, wait, he is one year older than you, or you are one year older than him.
Hope to see you soon!
Liz

Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :

So in other words, Liz hasn't a clue of your age...give or take a year.

[Big Grin]

BTW, happy un-birthday now, Bok!

Kwea

Posted by tt&t (Member # 5600) on :

Sure, I'll buy you a coke... If it means I get to meet you. [Big Grin]

Posted by Eduardo_Sauron (Member # 5827) on :

I'm late but...

[Hat]

Happy Birthday!

Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :

"So in other words, Liz hasn't a clue of your age...give or take a year."

OK, smarty-pants, I am going with 26.

Bok?

Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :

Sara: The jinx thing (although up here we had a variation on it) is well known to me; a very common occurrence when I was elementary school.

Elizabeth: I am 26, but I'm not solely 26; at least I haven't been for a while.

To Everyone: Thanks for the warm fuzzies! It more than makes up for my Foxwoods losses, as well as my current car troubles. [Smile]

-Bok

Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :

80 dollar lesson in real live poker. Had fun in the 2+ hours I played. Learned that I need to start reading people better [Smile]

Got beaten a couple of times when I had the better hole cards.

Biggest lesson: most 2-4 players don't like to reraise, even when they are pretty sure they have you. They'll call you all the way to the river.

-Bok

Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :

Well, there had to be a section, about 30+ minutes, where I got nothing but 3-7, offsuit, type cards. Very frustrating. When I was big blind, I checked to see the flop (naturally), and didn't once get something to work with.

I probably played a dozen hands, and I beat a friend once, and then had this old man fold to me on the river. He did it a bunch of times to other players. He was a big time fisherman, but got up before I had a chance to go up against him. He was my only easy read [Smile]

-Bok

Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :

Additions:

There was a run in the middle where there was always a flush draw on the board. That had people talking. Also, I got beat once when I had pocket rockets; the guy called, picked up his 2 pair on the flop (K-Q), and called me to the river. That's when I knew I needed to start paying attention to the players [Smile]

He thought I had a flush, but was going to pay to see it... Got beat by an A-Q over my A-J... Had an A-K beaten at one point too.

-Bok

Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :

Happy Birthday. [Smile]