wg bradley
05-06-2005, 10:01 AM
"T. Pascal" <t_pascal@my-deja.com> wrote in message
news:2611b663.0309180649.1bffc610@posting.google.com...
> I have never much participated in the "nh", "ty" online chat typing.
> That is "nice hand" and "thank you" in shortcut language. Sometimes
> the onliners get really fancy and say "vvn", "tyvm" ("very very
nice"
> and "thank you very much"). In fact, you'll often see some
obsessive
> compulsive role players who type "nh" on EVERY SINGLE HAND WHETHER
> THEY ARE IN THE HAND OR NOT. Usually if I win, I get one or two
"nh"
> or "gh" compliments. I usually say "fu" at the play tables or
ignore
> it on the money tables. That is shortcut language for... Well,
never
> mind.
>
> It's truly annoying to see an Ace-high showdown and watch feeble
> minded blowhards type "nh" "nh" "nh" "gh" "tyvm" and "what iz
tyvm?".
> I know that one is able to turn off the chat text, but that closes
off
> a source of potential information. One doesn't put in cotton balls
at
> the tables, as much as one would like to avoid hearing "That's
good,"
> "Where are you from?" "Did you hear about..." or "Cocktails!" over
and
> over.
>
> I usually don't say anything, because to berate them is to either
make
> them leave or play better, and to praise them is to swallow thick,
> juicy, tasty bile. I finally figured out what I want to say as a
> compliment and I've been using it to great effect. I now say:
>
> "Good play, Moneymaker."
>
> You can't say "Good play, Varkonyi," because these people have only
> been playing for five months. They don't know who the fuck Varkonyi
> is. You can't say, "Good play, Lederer," because then you insult
> Howard Lederer. Also, you are genuinely offering a compliment to
> them. Moneymaker is the world champ, after all, and who wouldn't
want
> to be nicknamed a world champ? Most of these players idolise
> Moneymaker, and his big fat bulldog mug is on the opening screens
for
> PokerStars. Some snippets:
>
> [after I drug (sic) a pot with two players calling all-in with only
> draws -- one a straight and one a flush draw, not even the nut draws
> in either case]
> mm1: gh
> me: Nice plays, moneymakers.
> mm1: dont be smart a s s
> mm2: y
> me: You don't think he's a world champ?
> mm2: ur an ahole
>
> [a few minutes later when another player calls all-in on an
all-suited
> flop ace-high, draws to inside straight against my high pair, nut
> flush draw, and hits of course]
> me: Nice play, Moneymaker.
> mm3: ty
> mm2: he took ur money
> me: That's why it's a good play.
> mm2: u said the same thing when u beat me
> me: It's a compliment either way.
>
> So, with the continued success of this compliment, I intend to bring
> it to the casino with me and continue testing. Security can save me
> before I get beaten to death. I hope.
gp
news:2611b663.0309180649.1bffc610@posting.google.com...
> I have never much participated in the "nh", "ty" online chat typing.
> That is "nice hand" and "thank you" in shortcut language. Sometimes
> the onliners get really fancy and say "vvn", "tyvm" ("very very
nice"
> and "thank you very much"). In fact, you'll often see some
obsessive
> compulsive role players who type "nh" on EVERY SINGLE HAND WHETHER
> THEY ARE IN THE HAND OR NOT. Usually if I win, I get one or two
"nh"
> or "gh" compliments. I usually say "fu" at the play tables or
ignore
> it on the money tables. That is shortcut language for... Well,
never
> mind.
>
> It's truly annoying to see an Ace-high showdown and watch feeble
> minded blowhards type "nh" "nh" "nh" "gh" "tyvm" and "what iz
tyvm?".
> I know that one is able to turn off the chat text, but that closes
off
> a source of potential information. One doesn't put in cotton balls
at
> the tables, as much as one would like to avoid hearing "That's
good,"
> "Where are you from?" "Did you hear about..." or "Cocktails!" over
and
> over.
>
> I usually don't say anything, because to berate them is to either
make
> them leave or play better, and to praise them is to swallow thick,
> juicy, tasty bile. I finally figured out what I want to say as a
> compliment and I've been using it to great effect. I now say:
>
> "Good play, Moneymaker."
>
> You can't say "Good play, Varkonyi," because these people have only
> been playing for five months. They don't know who the fuck Varkonyi
> is. You can't say, "Good play, Lederer," because then you insult
> Howard Lederer. Also, you are genuinely offering a compliment to
> them. Moneymaker is the world champ, after all, and who wouldn't
want
> to be nicknamed a world champ? Most of these players idolise
> Moneymaker, and his big fat bulldog mug is on the opening screens
for
> PokerStars. Some snippets:
>
> [after I drug (sic) a pot with two players calling all-in with only
> draws -- one a straight and one a flush draw, not even the nut draws
> in either case]
> mm1: gh
> me: Nice plays, moneymakers.
> mm1: dont be smart a s s
> mm2: y
> me: You don't think he's a world champ?
> mm2: ur an ahole
>
> [a few minutes later when another player calls all-in on an
all-suited
> flop ace-high, draws to inside straight against my high pair, nut
> flush draw, and hits of course]
> me: Nice play, Moneymaker.
> mm3: ty
> mm2: he took ur money
> me: That's why it's a good play.
> mm2: u said the same thing when u beat me
> me: It's a compliment either way.
>
> So, with the continued success of this compliment, I intend to bring
> it to the casino with me and continue testing. Security can save me
> before I get beaten to death. I hope.
gp