Siam
05-06-2005, 10:01 AM
>Subject: Re: friend is out of control
>From: pax_57@yahoo.com (Bing)
>Date: 9/18/2003 11:49 AM Pacific Standard Time
>Message-id: <3f69fb6f.13691125@news.fu-berlin.de>
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>On 17 Sep 2003 16:41:34 GMT, "O-PGManager"
><anonymous@online-pokerguide.com> wrote:
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>> claims to make 600$ a week (not even impressive for how much he plays) but
>> I imagine it's closer to 100$. He used to be a fun kid, now he rarely
>> leaves his house except for class.
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>Some people just have compulsive personalities. I know several
>people who find a new hobby and then do nothing else for six
>months. Then, just as suddenly, they dump the hobby and find
>something else to be gung-ho about for the next six months.
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>I know one friend who had this kind of wanderlust really bad.
>In the time I've known him, he's had a dozen expensive hobbies,
>and felt sure he could become the world champ in each. But,
>each time, he's moved onto something new after 6-12 months.
>Nowadays, his goal is the become a famous stock-car driver.
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>At least your friend has a current hobby that makes him money
>(even if you are correct that it is $100 a week) rather than
>costing him a lot of money.
Yes, at least it isn't a drug or video slots addiction. At least he can make
money. He will probably burn out.
Cheers
Give him six more months. If he
>is still a hermit, then you might need an intervention or
>something. But, chances are that he'll have burned out on
>online poker and will be starting a rock band.
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>-- Bing Monopoly Expansion Set
>Visit us at http://www.paxentertainment.com
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>From: pax_57@yahoo.com (Bing)
>Date: 9/18/2003 11:49 AM Pacific Standard Time
>Message-id: <3f69fb6f.13691125@news.fu-berlin.de>
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>On 17 Sep 2003 16:41:34 GMT, "O-PGManager"
><anonymous@online-pokerguide.com> wrote:
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>> claims to make 600$ a week (not even impressive for how much he plays) but
>> I imagine it's closer to 100$. He used to be a fun kid, now he rarely
>> leaves his house except for class.
>
>Some people just have compulsive personalities. I know several
>people who find a new hobby and then do nothing else for six
>months. Then, just as suddenly, they dump the hobby and find
>something else to be gung-ho about for the next six months.
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>I know one friend who had this kind of wanderlust really bad.
>In the time I've known him, he's had a dozen expensive hobbies,
>and felt sure he could become the world champ in each. But,
>each time, he's moved onto something new after 6-12 months.
>Nowadays, his goal is the become a famous stock-car driver.
>
>At least your friend has a current hobby that makes him money
>(even if you are correct that it is $100 a week) rather than
>costing him a lot of money.
Yes, at least it isn't a drug or video slots addiction. At least he can make
money. He will probably burn out.
Cheers
Give him six more months. If he
>is still a hermit, then you might need an intervention or
>something. But, chances are that he'll have burned out on
>online poker and will be starting a rock band.
>
>-- Bing Monopoly Expansion Set
>Visit us at http://www.paxentertainment.com
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