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Re: My New Topic
« Reply #390 on: May 04, 2014, 23:20:44 PM »
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« Reply #391 on: May 04, 2014, 23:23:15 PM »
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Re: My New Topic
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« Reply #393 on: May 06, 2014, 12:49:15 PM »
I got a new job a while ago, working for the Council. I"ve been supplied with my own brush and a hat.

It"s quite different to the commercial companies I have been working at before, but I"m finding it really interesting. I"m still doing accounting, which is fine cos I get to play with spreadsheets, though I did have to attend a couple of snooze sessions on Council Year-End Accounting. So I now know the difference between a Condition and a Restriction and between a Provision and a Reserve, zzzzzzzzzz. The interesting bit is being involved in quite a few things that are going on around the city and having meetings with people from the local Leisure Centres, Golf Clubs and so on, and a company that is going to provide dog & litter wardens. I had to attend a public meeting on the Lido and was mildly chastised afterwards for smiling at one of the people who had come to speak against the proposal. Being the lowliest Council person there, I was the nearest to the public, which was a bit worrying, in case I caught something, but it seemed natural to give a little smile when she came forward. Apparently, we"re supposed to be impartial.

It has been uncomfortably hot in our area these last couple of weeks, so we have now been told that we can move to the hot desk area if we like. It"s cooler there.
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Re: My New Topic
« Reply #394 on: May 08, 2014, 17:17:25 PM »

Is this the worst fold ever?

I have just finished playing a satellite. With 5 players left (4 seats), the short-stack shoved for 12,941. The SB called and the BB, who had posted 12k, with 194k behind, folded for the extra 941 chips.

http://www.boomplayer.com/en/poker-hands/Boom/8776259_1356B3F36C

It all worked out alright in the end though.


Very odd. You"d except a call and it checked down to the river by both players...

Did you suspect collusion?
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« Reply #395 on: May 10, 2014, 12:44:11 PM »


Is this the worst fold ever?

I have just finished playing a satellite. With 5 players left (4 seats), the short-stack shoved for 12,941. The SB called and the BB, who had posted 12k, with 194k behind, folded for the extra 941 chips.

http://www.boomplayer.com/en/poker-hands/Boom/8776259_1356B3F36C

It all worked out alright in the end though.


Very odd. You"d except a call and it checked down to the river by both players...

Did you suspect collusion?


Didn"t occur to me. Just thought it was a horrible fold. You could be right.
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Re: My New Topic
« Reply #396 on: May 10, 2014, 13:51:08 PM »
Rachel Bloom:


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« Reply #397 on: May 13, 2014, 08:09:28 AM »
So, it seems that Portsmouth has got state-of-the-art kennels, built not that long ago. First I heard of them was yesterday, but apparently they are the envy of other Councils. People came all the way from Leicestershire last week just to see them, which wouldn"t have been my idea of a fun day away from the office.

That"s all great, but it seems that, having been built, the kennels are not being used to anywhere near their capacity. As I understand it, strays and unwanted dogs are kept there until someone takes them, but that is the only use to which the kennels are being put at present. My boss has asked me to go there to see the place some time this week and then to come up with some ideas as to how the facility can be used more - if they bring in income, so much the better, but they don"t have to. Yeah right, so that"s easy then. I thought I joined to do Accounts, not to have to think. If anyone has any ideas, I"d be grateful to hear them.
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« Reply #398 on: May 14, 2014, 23:30:20 PM »
A new guy started in our office today. His name is Bo, short for Bohun. I think Bo could be quite a cool name, especially if he was a 25-y-o Australian with longish blonde hair. In his case, he"s an English accountant, about 45, with short grey hair. The name doesn"t seem to suit him, but maybe I"ll get used to it.
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Re: My New Topic
« Reply #399 on: May 16, 2014, 23:13:04 PM »
Wish I enjoyed rain as much as this:

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« Reply #400 on: May 26, 2014, 14:23:14 PM »
The Pizza Underground includes one very famous member. I don"t think you"ll get it without checking. If you do (maybe during his solo spot at the end) I"ll buy you at a pizza at the next APAT event.

(To make it easier, he"s the blonde one.)

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« Reply #401 on: May 26, 2014, 14:34:20 PM »



ahhhhhh I know the answer to this, as I"ve just been reading the newspapers online, but I won"t spoil it by giving the answer!

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« Reply #402 on: May 26, 2014, 16:44:11 PM »
 Any danger of you setting an RSQ somewhere soon?

Looking forward to entering and crying farce  :)
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« Reply #403 on: May 26, 2014, 18:46:33 PM »

Any danger of you setting an RSQ somewhere soon?

Looking forward to entering and crying farce  :)


It"s done. Won"t be any farce - it"ll be the smoothest reveal ever known. Planning to have it wrapped up in an hour and a quarter.
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« Reply #404 on: May 26, 2014, 23:30:05 PM »


Any danger of you setting an RSQ somewhere soon?

Looking forward to entering and crying farce  :)


It"s done. Won"t be any farce - it"ll be the smoothest reveal ever known. Planning to have it wrapped up in an hour and a quarter.


Good luck with that!
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