tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post115952771151965154..comments2024-01-31T00:52:30.471-08:00Comments on Waking Ambrose: GamblingDoug The Unahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159727900512947712006-10-01T11:38:00.000-07:002006-10-01T11:38:00.000-07:00A delusion of a grand, yore.A delusion of a grand, yore.Comfort Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06748708787226855876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159596052317480882006-09-29T23:00:00.000-07:002006-09-29T23:00:00.000-07:00gambling is just the gentlemen's term for taking ...gambling is just the gentlemen's term for taking incredibly stupid risks; it is three steps higher on the ladder than the word chance.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Chance is really as far as I ever go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159591386188183962006-09-29T21:43:00.000-07:002006-09-29T21:43:00.000-07:00Punnybrose, that was fantastic. Pursuit of happen...Punnybrose, that was fantastic. Pursuit of happenstance. Mm-mm.<BR/><BR/>Shayna, those lyrics remind me of Saint in The City.<BR/><BR/>Mushroom, statistics cause poverty.<BR/><BR/>Kyahgirl, you have no mercy for cats, do you?<BR/><BR/>Ouch, Puppy!<BR/><BR/>Two good quotes, Logo. Who was that second dude?<BR/><BR/>Lucinda, it's been good to see you back. Tell Actonbell hello for me.<BR/><BR/>Squaregirl, that's a fine version of my own definition.<BR/><BR/>Cindra Jo, it's good to see you've gotten to know my brother O Ceallaigh so well.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159581900256576352006-09-29T19:05:00.000-07:002006-09-29T19:05:00.000-07:00Gambling: Never taking a risk.Iknow it's a mediocr...Gambling: Never taking a risk.<BR/><BR/>Iknow it's a mediocre version of your own Doug, which is really good by the way, but it's Friday and it's all I got.Alanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03316244154670854155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159578071522627042006-09-29T18:01:00.000-07:002006-09-29T18:01:00.000-07:00Expecting to still be the same person, too.Expecting to still be the same person, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159574855228066982006-09-29T17:07:00.000-07:002006-09-29T17:07:00.000-07:00“Someone asked me why women don't gamble as much a...“Someone asked me why women don't gamble as much as men do, and I gave the commonsensical reply that we don't have as much money. That was a true and incomplete answer. In fact, women's total instinct for gambling is satisfied by marriage.” <BR/> Gloria Steinem <BR/>and then...<BR/><BR/>The gambling known as business looks with austere disfavor upon the business known as gambling. <BR/>Ambrose BierceLogophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05791617221187190709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159572193249704242006-09-29T16:23:00.000-07:002006-09-29T16:23:00.000-07:00Gambling: participating in an activity in which a ...<B>Gambling</B>: participating in an activity in which a mere 25 cents can make the difference between 17 thousand dollars and a funny anecdote about the big jackpot missed by thismuch. [see also: Carson City, (1982) ~ Neva's sister pulled the handle before Neva got the 3rd coin in the slot machine, and yes, those four 7's came up on the 3rd line, meaning the girls wound up with...zip.]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159569613215982162006-09-29T15:40:00.000-07:002006-09-29T15:40:00.000-07:00I did come back, taking a gamble that the party wo...I did come back, taking a gamble that the party would still be going..... I was right. Well, the odds were in my favour though.<BR/>Ariel, please be careful with jaguars!You wouldn't want one gnawing on those pretty ankles of yours!Kyahgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04496268340516243071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159566398199008292006-09-29T14:46:00.000-07:002006-09-29T14:46:00.000-07:00Gamble: when a man attempts to play by the unwrit...<B>Gamble:</B> when a man attempts to play by the unwritten rules, similar to the laws of physics but with less permanence, of either dice or cards or women. One has a slight chance of winning in any of the above, and a great chance of becoming impoverished.The Mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13466433750698090728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159565951635625142006-09-29T14:39:00.000-07:002006-09-29T14:39:00.000-07:00Michael plays with starsSoul Sister won't you take...Michael plays with stars<BR/>Soul Sister won't you take a ride in his car<BR/>Late to call<BR/>When you wanted to be all<BR/>Baby don't be so shy<BR/>Rock children hold your heads up high<BR/>In the night while I try<BR/>And tell the ballad of Valentine<BR/><BR/>You got it bad, but you know it's true<BR/><BR/>I caught up with a friend in Dallas<BR/>We took a trip to New Orleans<BR/>Those black-eyed ladies<BR/>Won't say they're sorry<BR/><BR/>We finally caught a train to Memphis<BR/>Where everybody talks the same<BR/>Those blue suede babies<BR/>All know my name<BR/><BR/>And I said hold tight<BR/>Can't you see it's hurting me<BR/>But I've got the buzz<BR/>Like Marlon Brando<BR/>Michael Valentine, can't we unite?<BR/><BR/>We ended up in North Dakota<BR/>Although my heart's in Mexico<BR/>My muñequita<BR/>Abre tus ojos<BR/><BR/>With your new suit, and your black tie<BR/>Hold on, you're just a GAMBLING man, all proper like<BR/>I broke to the right and I caught your eye<BR/>Shut your mouth and wave goodbye<BR/>Tonight, I ain't gonna let you rain on this parade<BR/><BR/>And I said hold tight<BR/>Can't you see it's hurting me<BR/>But I've got the buzz<BR/>Like Marlon Brando<BR/>Straight faced with misery tonight<BR/><BR/>And I will not lie when I say I ain't cold no more<BR/>But I've got the buzz<BR/>Like Greta Garbo<BR/>Walking forwards in the sun<BR/>And I've got a cold tale left to write<BR/><BR/>Well uh oh<BR/>I know he's gonna be there tonightAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159564908628945632006-09-29T14:21:00.000-07:002006-09-29T14:21:00.000-07:00d'oh! that was me. (that's what i get for being so...d'oh! that was me. (that's what i get for being so punny yesterday)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159564594618954782006-09-29T14:16:00.000-07:002006-09-29T14:16:00.000-07:00gambling: pursuit of happenstance<B>gambling</B>: pursuit of happenstanceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159559442201457742006-09-29T12:50:00.000-07:002006-09-29T12:50:00.000-07:00Ariel, the day you bite one, I'll have nothing lef...Ariel, the day you bite one, I'll have nothing left but admiration.<BR/><BR/>G, if that is your real name, I'm glad it's working for you.<BR/><BR/>V.I., I heard that was going around.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159556166401161532006-09-29T11:56:00.000-07:002006-09-29T11:56:00.000-07:00I tend to do things backwards Doug , so I will exi...I tend to do things backwards Doug , so I will exit not with a wimper but with a bang...<BR/><BR/>i.e. spontaneous explosionThe Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05643534117010031075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159553013186087392006-09-29T11:03:00.000-07:002006-09-29T11:03:00.000-07:00Gambling - I've hedged a few bets...not in card ga...Gambling - I've hedged a few bets...not in card games either. So far the witness protection program is working out swell.<BR/><BR/>ariel - reading backwards I wondered, then I laughed!Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16075495407192340894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159552157519048782006-09-29T10:49:00.000-07:002006-09-29T10:49:00.000-07:00no, Doug, I was riding one.no, Doug, I was riding one.Ariel the Thiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097086287609287362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159550610172012032006-09-29T10:23:00.000-07:002006-09-29T10:23:00.000-07:00O Ceallaigh, it's also the antithesis of reason, t...O Ceallaigh, it's also the antithesis of reason, too. You're lucky to be an amoeba.<BR/><BR/>And eye contact, Jenna?<BR/><BR/>You're right, Brian. Thanks for the remedial course.<BR/><BR/>Cindra Jo, that's just foolish talk.<BR/><BR/>CJ, it's too bad Norman Rockwell didn't live to paint you.<BR/><BR/>O Ceallaigh, rule #1 of romance: never turn back. Orpheus was the lucky one.<BR/><BR/>Ariel, if you were driving a Jaguar I apologize.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159549990098843252006-09-29T10:13:00.000-07:002006-09-29T10:13:00.000-07:00Doug, we got here following a lousy deer, and we d...Doug, we got here following a lousy deer, and we decided to stay because the women we'd stolen started to give birth to babies, and you talk of too high stakes to ME? :)Ariel the Thiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097086287609287362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159549479112726472006-09-29T10:04:00.001-07:002006-09-29T10:04:00.001-07:00Too true, cindra jo. Your prize is this lovely pe...Too true, cindra jo. Your prize is this lovely pearl-handled knife I have here. If you'll just extract it from between my shoulder blades and clean it up, it's yours. Use it well.The amoebahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09997830489035965913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159549468467079022006-09-29T10:04:00.000-07:002006-09-29T10:04:00.000-07:00I didn't bring any... I was lucky, I bet on a winn...I didn't bring any... I was lucky, I bet on a winner they all behaved well and no rope or sedatives needed. What can I say? I'm a regular Mary Poppins!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159546364544964702006-09-29T09:12:00.000-07:002006-09-29T09:12:00.000-07:00My idea of a gamble? Getting on a plane. Flying ov...My idea of a gamble? Getting on a plane. Flying over water. Oh lawdy is it windy out today because we're flying over mountains too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159546287137778442006-09-29T09:11:00.000-07:002006-09-29T09:11:00.000-07:00GAMBLING, n. The sole and all-encompassing activi...<B>GAMBLING</B>, n. The sole and all-encompassing activity of consciousness. <B><I>GAMBOLING</I></B>: subset of that activity where you gamble that you won't break your godam arm in the process.The amoebahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09997830489035965913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159543061383684812006-09-29T08:17:00.000-07:002006-09-29T08:17:00.000-07:00Anonymous deleter, were the stakes too high?Minka,...Anonymous deleter, were the stakes too high?<BR/><BR/>Minka, for some saying I do is a gamble, for others a certain catastrophe. As to being first, every day is a new roll of the dice.<BR/><BR/>Brian 2 points for gambol and 6 for huh? You are a poet's poet.<BR/><BR/>CJ, how many feet of rope did you bring?<BR/><BR/>Indie, every tourist crossing the border from Nevada is a winner.<BR/><BR/>Sacada, tails!<BR/><BR/>Solace, that's where the "there was this guy, see?" story always starts.<BR/><BR/>Funny you mention that, A. Man that was a commute.<BR/><BR/>Dddragon, you do live fast.<BR/><BR/>Funny Feline. Both.<BR/><BR/>Mutha, and which of us isn't?<BR/><BR/>Old Mule, consult your tax professional.<BR/><BR/>Andrew, I like to think of it as supporting the chambermaids and coroners.<BR/><BR/>Clever, Quill.<BR/><BR/>Miz B, you bet successfully on it becomeing a round trip.<BR/><BR/>Dug deep for that one, hey, Mireille?<BR/><BR/>Kyah, I hope you come back because...<BR/><BR/>Quill, that's first rate.<BR/><BR/>Puppybrose, you always get extra credit for bringing up Poker and Deadwood.<BR/><BR/>Joel, by which you mean Neva, I assume.<BR/><BR/>V.I. Will you leave it quiet, though?Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159542919679517202006-09-29T08:15:00.000-07:002006-09-29T08:15:00.000-07:00I am gambling on the chance that I will live anoth...I am gambling on the chance that I will live another day. Typing from my sickbed. However, I did notice that I am a finalist on Sar's caption contest.<BR/><BR/>It would do this dying man's soul good if you would vote for me so I can leave this world happy.The Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05643534117010031075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159541075407835252006-09-29T07:44:00.000-07:002006-09-29T07:44:00.000-07:00Gambling: A stroll by one blessed with beautiful l...<B>Gambling:</B> A stroll by one blessed with beautiful legs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com