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Title: Its a funny old game
Post by: TightEnd on May 16, 2006, 03:45:28 PM
My latest blog entry can be found on the home page


http://www.blondepoker.com/


I've already had some feedback by PM which is great, thank you very much to those people...you know who you are!

Anyone else with any thoughts, I'd love to hear it all good or bad.


I feel a post about Lucozade coming on too.



Title: Re: Its a funny old game
Post by: tikay on May 16, 2006, 03:50:47 PM

....yet another excellent read, blonde are blessed.

A totally different style to Red, but one we can all empathise with.

Read it!


Title: Re: Its a funny old game
Post by: Sheriff Fatman on May 16, 2006, 03:53:53 PM
Top stuff Tighty!!!

From the heart, brutally honest as always - compelling reading!

Sheriff


Title: Re: Its a funny old game
Post by: Tractor on May 16, 2006, 05:43:55 PM
Great stuff as always, the blogs are excellent but is there anyway you can enable comments on them, like other blogs?
Think this would make them spot on.



Title: Re: Its a funny old game
Post by: tikay on May 16, 2006, 05:46:20 PM
Great stuff as always, the blogs are excellent but is there anyway you can enable comments on them, like other blogs?
Think this would make them spot on.



Yes, we do need to sort that. Meantime, feel free to start a thread about any blog entry. Please!


Title: Re: Its a funny old game
Post by: b4matt on May 16, 2006, 06:21:25 PM
Great stuff mate, your honesty's really... well ... honest! It's really refreshing to read. Thanks mate.


Title: Re: Its a funny old game
Post by: Royal Flush on May 16, 2006, 06:36:49 PM
Best of the blogs on there imo.

More please!


Title: Re: Its a funny old game
Post by: Nakor on May 16, 2006, 08:30:27 PM
Can Mr Ends blog be added to the 'Blog Shortcut' of the community section on the homepage please.

Great read Tight.


Title: Re: Its a funny old game
Post by: tikay on May 16, 2006, 08:31:34 PM
Can Mr Ends blog be added to the 'Blog Shortcut' of the community section on the homepage please.

Great read Tight.

ALL the blogs wil be shortly, once the Techies have tweaked the knobs.


Title: Re: Its a funny old game
Post by: GlasgowBandit on May 16, 2006, 08:35:16 PM
Another great piece Mr Tightend!



Title: Re: Its a funny old game
Post by: I, Zimbra on May 17, 2006, 03:04:33 AM
Fantastic!  ;applause;


Title: Re: Its a funny old game
Post by: bobby1 on May 17, 2006, 04:35:44 AM
Once again it captures the feel of playing poker.


Title: Re: Its a funny old game
Post by: totalise on May 17, 2006, 05:13:32 AM
Tightend,

excellent read, the best I have read yet...tried ardently to fault it, and failed. The honesty/open-ness (or however that is spelled/spelt?!?) is very refreshing to read

regards




Title: Re: Its a funny old game
Post by: Sunday8pm on May 17, 2006, 06:06:05 AM
very nice piece Tighty,

I've just started to blog again, www.easypokerguide.com/blogs/ben

I don't know about you, but i get great satisfaction out of sharing my experiences with other people, it's good to blog!


Title: Re: Its a funny old game
Post by: thetank on May 17, 2006, 06:08:34 AM
Nice one. Good work Tightend.

I'm slightly misrepresented at the end of it though.

I didn't shout at the kind men and woman of Kentucky. I actually didn't speak to them at all. Too busy giggling manically, finding the concept of fried chicken disprortionately hilarious to it's actual comic value.

Jo had to order for me in the end, as I couldn't string a sentence together and was running out of oxygen.


Title: Re: Its a funny old game
Post by: danmonkey on May 17, 2006, 12:28:37 PM
Nice one. Good work Tightend.

I'm slightly misrepresented at the end of it though.

I didn't shout at the kind men and woman of Kentucky. I actually didn't speak to them at all. Too busy giggling manically, finding the concept of fried chicken disprortionately hilarious to it's actual comic value.

Jo had to order for me in the end, as I couldn't string a sentence together and was running out of oxygen.

I don't really think the tale casts you in a good light tank.  May be worth Tightend clarifying/revising the article if artistic licence has been employed. Lighthearted alcohol fuelled mockery to some may be interpreted as demeaning, boorish and insulting by others.


Title: Re: Its a funny old game
Post by: Poppet7 on May 17, 2006, 01:48:32 PM
Great blog, and I can totally understand where you are coming from because poker has allowed me to make loads of friends and have an active social life, whereas before I'd have nothing to do, and no-one to do it with. I love the blonde bashes and p4c events.

Keep the entries coming Richard :) x


Title: Re: Its a funny old game
Post by: londonpokergirl on May 17, 2006, 02:47:31 PM
Tightend,

excellent read, the best I have read yet...tried ardently to fault it, and failed. The honesty/open-ness (or however that is spelled/spelt?!?) is very refreshing to read

regards


What was wrong with my driving Kev???  You lot were driving miss daisy :) 


Title: Re: Its a funny old game
Post by: TightEnd on May 17, 2006, 02:51:03 PM
Speed cameras!!!


Title: Re: Its a funny old game
Post by: londonpokergirl on May 17, 2006, 02:52:32 PM
Speed cameras!!!

Lol they were traffic cameras :)  not speed
and the speed cameras were facing the other way :)  hehe 


Title: Re: Its a funny old game
Post by: TightEnd on May 17, 2006, 02:56:01 PM
A40 into London, speed cameras. End of debate.

At least my car is still on the road   ;adamM;


Title: Re: Its a funny old game
Post by: londonpokergirl on May 17, 2006, 03:01:27 PM
A40 into London, speed cameras. End of debate.

At least my car is still on the road   ;adamM;

mine is,...  just  ;yellowcard; ;yellowcard;


Title: Re: Its a funny old game
Post by: TightEnd on May 17, 2006, 03:16:52 PM


I don't really think the tale casts you in a good light tank.  May be worth Tightend clarifying/revising the article if artistic licence has been employed. Lighthearted alcohol fuelled mockery to some may be interpreted as demeaning, boorish and insulting by others.


yes, a little poetic licence and a little misunderstanding on my behalf. Apologies to tank and no offence was meant to those working there


Title: Re: Its a funny old game
Post by: danmonkey on May 17, 2006, 03:53:19 PM


I don't really think the tale casts you in a good light tank.  May be worth Tightend clarifying/revising the article if artistic licence has been employed. Lighthearted alcohol fuelled mockery to some may be interpreted as demeaning, boorish and insulting by others.


yes, a little poetic licence and a little misunderstanding on my behalf. Apologies to tank and no offence was meant to those working there

I think its just one of those things where I have a perspective from the other side of the counter from my student days which leaves me a bit po-faced when it comes to this type of tale.  I'm sure it wasn't written with any intent to offend and rest assured theres a lot worse that can happen to shop staff.


Title: Re: Its a funny old game
Post by: Rod Paradise on May 17, 2006, 04:07:28 PM

I think its just one of those things where I have a perspective from the other side of the counter from my student days which leaves me a bit po-faced when it comes to this type of tale.  I'm sure it wasn't written with any intent to offend and rest assured theres a lot worse that can happen to shop staff.

Dan there was a cracker in a Glasgow paper today, thought you'd like it.

Partick Underground station, guy goes to the ticket window, slams down his money & demands "Single". The wee woman, while getting his ticket says, "That's a shame, but if ye improve yer manners you might get a girlfriend sometime". Exit rude bloke, red faced :D


Title: Re: Its a funny old game
Post by: danmonkey on May 17, 2006, 04:13:28 PM

I think its just one of those things where I have a perspective from the other side of the counter from my student days which leaves me a bit po-faced when it comes to this type of tale.  I'm sure it wasn't written with any intent to offend and rest assured theres a lot worse that can happen to shop staff.

Dan there was a cracker in a Glasgow paper today, thought you'd like it.

Partick Underground station, guy goes to the ticket window, slams down his money & demands "Single". The wee woman, while getting his ticket says, "That's a shame, but if ye improve yer manners you might get a girlfriend sometime". Exit rude bloke, red faced :D
;D


Title: Re: Its a funny old game
Post by: thetank on May 17, 2006, 04:29:45 PM
I've been looking at some guys blog for calling me a twat. Hoping that I get served up a spit burger.

I worked in Mcdonalds for over 4 years. I used to own the weekend nightshift. It was hard work, we took torrents of abuse. We were professionals though and never did anything to the food of even the biggest twats. (Milkshakes are a different story)


No matter how pissed I am, I would never shout at someone for doing their job, for the sake of a cheap laugh. I have empathy with those behind the counter, not a superiority complex.

I wasn't so much drunk (can remember eveything that happened, only slightly tipsy) as in a giggling hysteria. When you find something really funny and are doubled over laughing.

At no point did I converse with any of the staff in the shop, let alone shout. I knew I wouldn't be able to order without collapsing in a fit of hysterics. A friend ordered for me. Jo, Jaggers, Mel and Sophie should be able to testify to that.

What actually happened was that I came out of the shop (for some air) and told the waiting Tightend in the car about why I was giggling. It would have been easy for me to misrepresent events, between bursts of laughter, and may have shouted (to make myself heard over my own giggling) the punchline.

I've spoken with tightend and don't mind a little poetic licence remaining in his entry, even though it provokes guys who don't know me into calling me a twat and wishing the saliva of others upon me. After all, it was how I represented events to him. Communication is difficult when in the throws of hysteria.

I'd been physically assualted 17 times during the course of my fast food career. At the end of a nightshift, if the biggest twat of the night just shouted that he wanted chicken, it was a good night.


Title: Re: Its a funny old game
Post by: stallyon on May 17, 2006, 04:38:48 PM
Can Mr Ends blog be added to the 'Blog Shortcut' of the community section on the homepage please.

Great read Tight.

ALL the blogs wil be shortly, once the Techies have tweaked the knobs.

that sounds painful


Title: Re: Its a funny old game
Post by: thetank on May 17, 2006, 04:50:31 PM
Sorry about getting all uppity.

Just get like that when someone calls me a Chav twat.

After all, I'm a middle class twat  :D


Title: Re: Its a funny old game
Post by: TightEnd on May 17, 2006, 04:57:08 PM
I'm a to the manor born one.


Sorry tank


Title: Re: Its a funny old game
Post by: Rod Paradise on May 17, 2006, 04:57:16 PM
Sorry about getting all uppity.

Just get like that when someone calls me a Chav twat.

After all, I'm a middle class twat  :D

Can you be middle class from Aberdeen?  ;goodvevil;


Title: Re: Its a funny old game
Post by: stallyon on May 18, 2006, 05:18:10 PM
I'm a to the manor born one.


Sorry tank

working class twat for me  :D


Title: Re: Its a funny old game
Post by: I, Zimbra on May 18, 2006, 06:47:33 PM
  rotflmfao

Just seen it!