blonde poker forum

Rather than keep starting new threads, thought I would put all my stuff on this one

Had a chat with Poker League Champion Gerrard9 last night and with Pokerbcity Will Brewen Vegas Legend  118th WSOP

THE-CROW> Hi Darren

THE-CROW>  how long you bin playing poker
gerrard9> oh 3 years
THE-CROW> ok
THE-CROW> do you look like your avatar
THE-CROW> red hat an star
gerrard9> nah
THE-CROW> older or younger
gerrard9> how old you think
THE-CROW> not seen you,   about 25, I guess
gerrard9> 34
THE-CROW> nice 1
THE-CROW> do you play on other poker sites
gerrard9> big slicks
THE-CROW> ok
THE-CROW> do you multi table
gerrard9> playing it now
THE-CROW> how many tables at once
gerrard9> 6 at mo
gerrard9> mostly cash
THE-CROW> ok
THE-CROW> v good
THE-CROW> have you turned pro yet
THE-CROW> still got the day job ?
gerrard9> still work
THE-CROW> ok
THE-CROW> have you bin to Vegas yet
gerrard9> no next year
kimble76> is this an interview?
THE-CROW> yes for blonde poker is that OK
gerrard9> yeah

THE-CROW> do you prefere live or on line
gerrard9> prefer multi table

THE-CROW> nice hand
gerrard9> ty
gerrard9> going to play Skypoker tour

THE-CROW> next sky tour is in Birmingham
THE-CROW> bit far for you from Brighton
gerrard9> I will go to that 1
THE-CROW> Ok then See you there

(Pokerbcity is on the same table)
THE-CROW> ok
THE-CROW> Hi Will, any sponsors approached you yet after Vegas?
pokerbcity> sky is  putting me in top wsope 1500 event
THE-CROW> in London
pokerbcity> yeh
pokerbcity> this week
THE-CROW> good luck m8
pokerbcity> ty
THE-CROW> can I put this on the Blonde poker forum guys
THE-CROW> Ok then ?
pokerbcity> ye
THE-CROW> thanks m8
THE-CROW> Are you on Blonde poker Will
pokerbcity> been on it
pokerbcity> havnt signed up
THE-CROW> Ok
THE-CROW> Darren you Ok if i print your bit ?
gerrard9> yeah
THE-CROW> thanks m8


After the chat I looked at Gerrards tables and he was on 4 cash tables £1/£2
and playing the Sky Open

And able to chat and type to me

amazing

Ok here's an old one

Hellmouth's Animals

Hellmuth classifies poker players in 5 general catagories, only 4 of which most of us will ever get the chance to play against.  They are the mouse, jackal, elephant, lion and eagle.  Their poker characteristics are as follows:

The Mouse

The mouse is an ultra conservative player who plays very strict starting hand requirements (see Hellmuth's Top 10).  The mouse will bet, but rarely ever raises a bet or reraises.  The mouse almost never bluffs.  If a mouse actually does raise or re-raise, it probably means they have an almost unbeatable hand.  The mouse's weakness is that he or she is simply too predictable.  When the mouse starts to raise, good players typically fold their hands, and in the mouse loses out on some chips they may have won, had they not earned themselves such a stodgy reputation.  This character type is also referred to as a rock  For the record, mice tend to make more money than they lose, espeically at low limit loose games.  Their pots are not always the largest in the world, but they take down way more pots than they lose, due to their conservative play.

The Jackal

I have found jackals to be pretty common animals in low limit, online poker rooms.  This type of player plays alot of cards, and bets and raises with abandon.  He is the direct opposite of the mouse.  The jackal's chip stack often resembles a roller coaster ride, as it will climb when he has great cards, and then fall back to near nothing when he has a string of bad cards.  You can make alot of money off a player like this.  Do not ever be afraid to call a jackal, because since they play loose, you will catch them bluffing with trash often.  A jackal is destined to lose his money if he ventures far beyond 50 cent ante poker, where good players see him for the loose player that he is and take advantage of his weaknesses.

The Elephant

The elephant is what most poker players refer to as a “calling station.“  The elephant has loose starting hand requirements, and so he plays in alot of pots.  As a result, he ends up in alot of hands that he or she has no chance of winning.  The elephant is content to call his hand to the river, even when common sense tells him hes beaten.  This type of player does not lose all of his chips at once, since he generally prefers calling to raising, but over time, the elephant contributes most of his chip stack to the other players.  Hellmuth notes that there is no point in trying to bluff the elephant, but if you have good cards, you know he will pay you all the way to the river.  I have found from my experience, that this “animal“ is the predominant one found at online low limit tables.  Watch a few games, and you will notice the huge number of online players who play practically every hand, and call to the river with complete trash.  The elephant will beat you occasionally simply because he is willing to draw till the end.  On the whole though, this is yet another player who is easy to make money off of.

The Lion

The lion is rare in low limit games.  He has good starting hand requirements, but will occassionally take a calculated risk on cards not on his “list.“  The lion plays aggressive poker when he is ahead and folds when he is behind.  Occasionally the lion will bluff in an advantageous position, but his bluffs are rare enough that the other players must respect him.  The lion is an excellent poker player, and makes his living taking chips from the mouse, elephant and jackal.  A tight player who takes the occasional risk or bluff to keep from getting labeled a “rock“ would be a good example of a lion.

The Eagle

The eagle is a character that most of us will never reach or even play against.  The eagle represents the pinnacle of the poker world.  He or she has studied the game for years and is now in the upper ranks of the poker world.  Hellmuth considers an eagle to be one of the top 100 players in the world.  If you reach this status, the rest of us will be watching as you take down pots on one of the several televised poker events!

Conclusion:

So how can you as a poker player put these characterizations to use?  As I noted before, endless note taking can be tedious and even pointless if you do not keep them properly organized. The “animals“ offers a great way to organize how you think about the different players at your table.  Rather than saying “this player plays alot of pots...he called to the river with a pair of 7's...he never folds to a bluff...“ and so on and so forth, you can simply put “elephant“ in your notes about this player.

Amazing in its simplicity and effectiveness.  Granted, all of the players in the world will not each be perfect fits for one category.  However, this system offers a great place to start in organizing your thoughts about how each player plays and what strategies to use against them.  It takes hardly any time at all to jot down a characterization in a players notes, and the payoff when you see this player again can yield huge profits.
   

When ever I get to play on Sky, they always show me folding or getting low on chips.

They have never shown me when I have a good stack, Are they having a laugh

Once I had Quads twice in 13 minutes

Poker Hand history for session 94166778 on 2008-07-05 23:56:38    

83317871     2008-07-06             00:29:11

   THE-CROW won 7520.00 with a Four 6s

83320832     2008-07-06             00:42:05

    * THE-CROW won 12520.00 with a Four 8s

The Orient Express

I thought there was only one Orient Express that ran from Paris to Istanbul and then on to China

But Searching on line theres hundreds of 'em !!

There's even 2 in England that take passengers for a day trip through the Dales "very Oriental"

The Orient Express

Ever since 1883, when the Orient Express made its first journey from Paris to Istanbul,The Venice Simplon-Orient-Express is distinctive down to the smallest detail. The train is composed of original 1920s and 30s European carriages, lovingly restored.

There is a British Orient Express. A day trip aboard the British Pullman or Northern Belle will allow someone special to be transported back to the golden age of travel.

The British one is pulled by steam from Southampton and London Victoria
The British Pullman. Originally conceived as "Palaces on Wheels" by George Mortimer Pullman,  is an original 1920s and 30s masterpiece from the golden age of rail travel.

The Northern Belle is a steam that pulls restored 1930's carriages

Yes its much better to have your own thread......

These are Crows favorite jokes

Where does Crow go shopping      Tescrows

What car  does Crow drive       Reliant Robin

Whats Crows favorite Film       Gladiator  (Russell Crowe)

Whats Crows favorite Indian Tribe    Crowmanchee

Wheres Crow go for his holidays   Cromer  Croatias too far

Why does Crow visit the Tower of London    To see the Crow'n Jewels

What rank was Crow in the RAF     Wing Commander

Whats Crows favorite drink       Crow'nemburg Lager

A Glaswegian crow lays scotch eggs

A crow in barbados lays fried eggs

A mad crow lays coggled eggs

A crow in a v hot bath lays poached eggs

A dead crow just lays

What game do posh crows play with mallets?

awesome idea imo

OK Did you know that The Crow has been on Facebook for nearly a year

Little Crow on the London network has links to many Crow sites including "The Little Crow Water ski team"

Crow is the club mascot and their 20 skier combos are legendary.

I'm also on My Space but thats only for private chats to Michelle Orpe

Im also in the Tony Kendall appreciation society

Gotta love the back handed crow-mpliments.

I hope this isn't flooding

If it is I'll stick to 6 tales a day

Some of these puns are so childish. You lot should crow up.

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this is genius. Do Sky know ur doing interviews with their players in-game? Tikay might give you a job doing that if you p.m him.

Did you know that the collective noun for Crows is called a murder.

The only reason I know that is my brother in law asked me one Easter. "Do You know what a group of Crows is called?"

I did not.

He proudly explained that it was called a murder of crows. His day job is a policeman and he asks all the little people he arrests for little crimes the same question. He lets them go if they get the right answer, if they are incorrect, they go in the back of the van.

At Christmas he asked me the same question. "Do you know what a group of crows is called?"

"A murder?" I ventured a guess.

He was very impressed. His tells me how all the little people he arrests for little crimes are asked the same question. He lets them go if they get the right answer, if they are incorrect, they go in the back of the van.

Duck Tales is one of may fave programs, hope this is similar, glglglglgl...

I liked the crow in bananaman, voiced by Bill Oddie, who looks a bit like this Crow

I was unsure who my favourite crow was so I googled 'my favourite crow'.

the top result was a youtube video of Eric Clapton and Cheryl Crow singing 'my favourite mistake'

wish I hadn't bothered now

My favourite crow was called Crow and appeared on an educational show for toddlers in the 70's called You and Me, Crow's main line every week was to say "Hello Crow" when prompted by his little squirrely mousey mate, must search You Tube to try to find some footage.

My favourite Crow..........Jeremy from the Secret of Nimh.

As doolally as you seem mate. Love this thread.

Geo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zxx0CP6FDk&feature=related

I have kept my first driving licence and use it when people ask to see it

I joined a firm 2 years ago and they said "You can drive a company car ,have you got your licence "?

I handed over the licence and the lad went away and returned saying yes thats ok

I said "Is it ok to drive with that licence then ?"

He said yes it was, and he had photocopied it and put it on file

I then told him it was only a provisional licence, valid only for a year

Expired in 1971   And was for a motorbike ONLY

Its great how office staff check details in it

It also shows my first ever speeding ticket for doing over 30 mph

Thats nice, trying to catch your new employers out on the first day like that, kind of like you are hazing them instead of the other way round. Good job you didnt do it in the interview I guess.

do you still work there?

OK

Tonight was  Crow vs Dave (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=95) Colclough (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=95)

Took a few pictures

heres some more

Crow vs Dave Colclough

Dave took an early lead but resisted all attempts to be interviewed

The table talk was chatty but not from Dave

First to go out was gutted and he was

Dave found a set but Mike found a bigger set and Dave was out

Geoff followed soon after

Red21 now had a storming run taking out mikesmate

the heads up battle began Crow vs Red21 It lasted for 15 minutes

Red was lucky, hitting a river set

Saw a tree today that had been Sculpted into Swans in flight

The old tree must have died and they decided to use the branches as Wings v clever

HAVE YOU SEEN ANY TREE SCULPTURE NEAR YOU

(http://www.debbyporter.com/crows-caws/crow-vs-raven.gif)

(http://www.naturephoto-cz.com/photos/birds/blackbird-7606.jpg) (Blackbird)

"The crows seemed to be calling his name, thought Caw". Jack Handey

Hello Crow.

Do you drink Kia-Ora? If not, is it because you find the flavouring a bit strong?

I liked this gothic revenge film

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSzo-F9fIbU

Brandon Lee died during a mishap on the set. A scene required a gun to be loaded, cocked, and then pointed at the camera. Because of the close-range of the shot, the bullets loaded had real brass caps, but no powder. After the cut, the props master (not the arms master - he had left the set for the day) dry-fired the gun to get the cock off, knocking an empty cartridge into the barrel of the gun. The next scene to be filmed involving that gun was the rape of Shelly. The gun was loaded with blanks (which usually contain double or triple the powder of a normal bullet to make a loud noise). Lee entered the set carrying a bag of groceries containing an explosive blood pack. The script called for Funboy (Michael Massee) to shoot Eric Draven (Lee) as he entered the room, triggering the blood pack. The cartridge that was stuck in the barrel was blasted at Lee through the bag he was carrying, killing him. The footage of his death was destroyed without being developed. Lee is the son of martial arts legend Bruce Lee, who died in mysterious circumstances before completing Game of Death (1978).

Crow fashioning and using tools:

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esfo6Wh-Ty8

Thanks for all your replies

There were 3 crow films, the first being regarded as the best,

followed by "crow meets Buffy" or The Crow Wicked Prayer with David Boreanaz (Angel)

Then The Crow Salvation with wet actress Kirsten Dunst.

Wikipedis says

The true crows are large passerine birds that comprise the genus Corvus in the family Corvidae. Ranging in size from the relatively small pigeon-sized jackdaws (Eurasian and Daurian) to the Common Raven of the Holarctic region and Thick-billed Raven of the highlands of Ethiopia, the 40 or so members of this genus occur on all temperate continents (except South America) and several offshore and oceanic islands (including Hawaii).

The crow genus makes up a third of the species in the corvid family. Other corvids include rooks and jays. Crows appear to have evolved in Asia from the corvid stock, which had evolved in Australasia. A group of crows is called a "murder," though this term usually appears in poetry rather than scientific contexts.

The Little Crow (Corvus bennetti) is an Australian species of crow, very similar to the Torresian Crow in having white bases to the neck and head feathers (shown when ruffled in strong wind) but slightly smaller (42-48 cm in length) and with a proportionately smaller bill. It has the same white iris that distinguish the Australian species from all other Corvus except a few island species to the north of Australia, and one from Eurasia, the Jackdaw (Corvus monedula). Like the Australian Raven, this species usually has a blue ring around the pupil and sometimes one around the very outer edge of the white iris too.

So there are carrion crows , Rooks and Ravens and Jays

But we are not like them thieving Magpies

I'm half Raven,but my cousins completely Raven

WYSINWYG is an anagram for Wyse wing, are you part bird ?

“Wysinwyg” nanoparticles
Into the babble of conflicting and confusing terms surrounding nanotechnology, let me introduce another one: “wysinwig nanoparticles”—what-you-see-is-NOT-what-you-get nanoparticles.  It describes particles that have an annoying habit of revealing their true identity only after they have been painstakingly measured, monitored and characterized—a description that would seem to apply to most nanoparticles when it comes to assessing possible health and environmental impacts.

Notice the " babble of conflicting and confusing terms"

WHAT YOU SEE Is Not WHAT YOU GET

Bet you know all about the Hadron Proton smasher

Has it broke why is it turned off

   

                          3 days as a Film Extra


Ok, did you know that Batman begins was filmed in Cardington hanger outside Bedford.

They wanted 1000 extras for a crowd scene, so they advertised in the local press for extras.

I went along and as I have a beard was asked to be a convict in Arkum Asylum.

I had to wear a red overall and had full make up to look scruffy,(It didnt take long )

I went on set 3 times and watched them film the fight scenes.

I met stunt batman and stand in Rachael , and was one of the mad criminals closing in on her

 as the Batman dropped down and picked Rachael and the boy up into the air.

 I'm the one on the left.

"was asked to be a convict in Arkum Asylum."

busmans holiday ?

Nice 1 Kev

Ok     From 1999 to 2002 I was in a Hot Air Ballooning team

The MG Rover team was based near Silverstone and every 2 weeks we travelled following the MGF cup a club race around the UK

We took it in turns to fly in the basket, retrieve and rescue after the landing

We tethered during the race ,which was flying like a kite 100ft in the air held down by 3 vehicles

We flew for 3 years and thats about the life of an Envelope as wear and tear (mainly tear in our case ) can fly

We had many bumpy landings , and getting the basket out of a farmers field full of cows was an extra challenge

The last bad landing in trees did most of the damage and that was that

|The regular team was Ed, Scott, me ,the Julie and Graham another pilot for Variohm

Loosing the will to live.

LOL

Balooning is cool, nice one Crow.  Out of interest, how much does a hot air balloon and all the bits cost?

The basket and tanks bits cables and stuff are about £5000

Split 4 ways is a good way to start

The licence is 2 weeks in Austria on a" crash " course to get the hours in

You need to do a test with an instructor as Pilot in charge

You start as" Pilot under training "and need all the health checks the same as a private pilot

You get  a licence  called PPL Balloon

You need to keep a log record of hours etc. record all flights and have it witnessed by another pilot

The main cost is the envelope, 90,000 cu ft or 120,000 cuft can lift 3 or 4  people

get one second hand "if you dare" see Balloons and ballooning magazine

get a sponsor like we did to buy the thing is best, they don't last long

Next a range rover or similar, a specialist trailer , a local supplier of balloon gas  and your ready to fly

There's no way he drinks Kia-Ora, it's too orangey for crows.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LvLn9PWln8

Crows drink pond water it is very refreshing, unless the cows have been pissin in it ,  then it makes ye head spin

I stick to tea or coffee

Hey wassup Maureen?

nice 1 max, great ad

Hello , Do Iknow you?

Maureen you wrote first

Re: Crow Tales
« Reply #36 on: Today at 09:20:36 PM »
   Reply with quote
Loosing the will to live.

try pond water, very refreshing

oh righty sry , welcome to blonde, i posted on the wrong thread i guess. x

10/10, impressive answering crow, very helpful to our Graham...

Blonde poker sponsored air ballon team,,,anyone???


Silo?


....

Cheers Crow, sounds great, what a hobby to be into.   We had a guy come in for a bit of engraving the other day from a hot air balloon club.  Something I'd like to do one day but somewhere special, over the Alps, African Plains etc

I'd love to Tractor, but it's a bit out of my price range.  I'd come along for the fun if you buy one though :D

Im a crow I dont need a basket to fly in

But I am full of hot air

                                             
                                              A tale for the chat Moderaters

Who has to sit for hours every night

 reading pages of chat to check its right

The nameless heroes who toil away

often till the light of day

We praise your work

you nameless few

and only get paid a quid or two

we wish you good luck

you brave volunteers

Im drinking a pint

heres to you m8   Cheers!!

Good work Crow, but there's none about tonight, they're all at the bash...  Lets cause havoc...   ;scarymoment;

Are you going tomorrow Chip ?

Over estimated by a quid or two

Note made in little black book

No Crow i cant make this 1, unfortunately...

Me either!

I would love to meet the crow!!

Ok

Crow played on his own for a while but needed help from Flushy

He soon got tired and needed a rest

Crow made many friends mainly the ladies

and a few dealers

he also met Phil,  nice chap

Phil's looking good these days.

Easily the best diary on blonde.

Do you have a still or a photo of the TV from your moment of Batman fame?

The Crow is a Legend, good to meet you briefly Sir :)

Sorry Snoop its too blurred an foggy

Thanks for all your kind comments

The Strangest Clock in the world

Worth a look  BBC NEWS | Technology | Hawking unveils 'strangest clock'
Source: news.bbc.co.uk
The author of A Brief History of Time was guest of honour when the unique clock, which has no hands or numbers, was revealed at Corpus Christi College.

heres the link

http://www.new.facebook.com/share_redirect.php?h=42cc708220bc5a9528730a009f1d669b&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2F1%2Fhi%2Ftechnology%2F7625815.stm&sid=36706577221

I thought you were the strangest clock in the world .... Oh hang on, you said CLOCK ;)

What a clock!!!

It was a pleasure to meet you crow, thankyou for letting me borrow little crow!

that just sounds sick

It was a pleasure to meet you both Crow

thank you for the pics, hope you enjoyed the day

Thanks for all your kind comments

When is the next Blonde Bash ?

not arranged yet, or thought about!

Into 2009 for sure.

The effects of the Hadron Proton Smasher have started

Cambridge has reported a rainbow upside down

 10:26am UK, Wednesday September 17, 2008 Evening Telegraph
This is no camera trickery. It really is an upside down 'rainbow'.
Upside down rainbow


It was photographed in Cambridge by astronomer Dr Jaqueline Mitton who says she has never seen anything like it before.

Dunno if u remember me Crow? You were the first person i met on the Saturday. Bit of a surreal convo actually...

Crow: Hi there, a familiar face
Amatay; Hello mate, im Simon or Amatay
Crow: I suppose you can guess who i am
Amatay: Huh??
Crow: Points to his bag in which a fluffy Crow's head is popping out
Amatay: Ohhhh lol

Good you meet you Crow man!!!

Hi Simon was nice to meet you too

Hope you had a nice bash

The crows tales has got distance!

Loving it keep it up Crow!!

I lol'd. Geeenius Crow, ty

Crow is heading East today

We are going to Hunstanton

I hope to see Captain Willy and his 2 mechanical Ducks

Story to follow

How old is the crow?

Crow whats your fave meal? do u like worms?

How far can a crow fly without stopping?

How long do crows live for?

Cheers Crow

Hunstanton. A shadow of its former self. I used to go there every year when I was young with the family. A lot of memories in that place.

When you win at online poker do you get funds transferred directly to your bank account or does the site transfer them to a third-party account for safekeeping until they are satisfied that various conditions have been met?

 rotflmfao

thanks for your comments

The Crow is on holiday untill Saturday

Please leave a message in the box,

Your call is important to us

Why doesnt the crow answer my questions?

Have a nice holiday crow!!

Hope u got some holiday snaps for us when you get back!!

Captain Willy and a duck and a Larc

I met Captain Willy this week he was taking the duck to be descaled and painted up in his workshop

He did however show me the Larc a amphibious recovery craft that had two Cummins V8 diesel engines

That produce over 300 brake horse power each.

It uses over 23 gallons an hours at seas

That thing is still going out? That's amazing.

Yep sure is

The old light house is for sale at the top of the cliffs, between Hunstanton and Old Hunstanton

How much they asking ?

Went to Sheringham this week to see the old Railway station , and to visit a relative

The shop is run by Mike Crowe who has the best selection of coal fire tongs , pokers, ashpans and bellows for miles around

He has the biggest range or coal scuttles I have ever seen, brass, wood, ally,and tin

Mike is thinking of retiring this year , but is sure the demand for open coal fire ironmongery

 is due to take off again as it did in 1924

700k

How much is the light house

Dont know Kev  Give Martins a ring

What a lovely spot.  Would be interesting to know what they want for it, not that we'd be rushing out to buy, but can still dream.

yes but the electric bill would be massive to keep that light on

Ok,   Collectormania came to Milton Keynes today

Crow made friends with a few creatures

First                           Crow  Vs  Prediter

Then                          Crow vs Klingons

                              CROW   VS   ALIENS
 

now there was this very nice lady Crow

And many  many others

Including Tasha Yar       Denise Crosby

And Finally I met a beautiful Princess                and lived happily ever after

A message on the answer machine for when Crow gets back. (looks like he's having a lovely time)

What sort of online poker do like playing Mr. Crow? Cash or tournaments?

Hi Mr. tank,

 Tournaments are best for me I'm a scardy crow

Collectormania looks cool, nice pics.  8)

wooooooooahhhhh hang on a moment, has anyone ever seen Crow & Indy in the same room at the same time ??

interesting use of the word cool

If i had known Morena Baccarin was going to be there i might have gone.  ;kev;

PS Reminds me to start my "I spanked Gatso at Roshambo thread"

I thought Roshambo was a non-contact sport not an S&M lovefest

I saw her

Shes had her hair cut short like posh spice

Its on tomorrow as well, fancy a drive down to Milton Keynes

She looks like this now

this was Amber from Buffy

and Harmony she looks the same, must be the zombie in her

Prefer her with long hair tbh. Feeling dog rough at the mo, but might be interested next time around. LOL at picture of Harmony, tell her to cheer up.  :D

Nearly, very nearly got a place in the SPUNK tour (Sky Poker UNited Kingdom Tour) at Birmingham

Well done to Claw and Ripple who made it

Looks like jakally made it too.

Unlucky Crow. wd the rest

Yes he did , is he blonde too ?

OK, Did you know that Dan lob is over 7 feet tall

Please evidence of picture below

Indeed he is.

is that his cousin Top spin with him?

Ok, Poker

I have been playing proper poker about a year

We started on Sky back in March 2007 on the TV and Sky Box,
 but after the first phone bill came in the wire was pulled out of the wall

After a while we missed the game and saved up for a new PC and broadband .

Me an Mrs. Crow take it in turns to play. She plays 5am to 9am I play all the rest.

That seems fair.
 
We play freerolls and sitngo's

I play the Open satellites and the Open if I win a seat

I play on Full tilt and Blue Square as they have good $1000 freerolls every month

Last month came 20th in a 1015 seater big bucks $$$

I have played the Sky open about 20 times and made the money about 5 times

Today I forgot the $1000  Bluesq freeroll was on , and joined it as I went out in 90th place,  ten off the money,

Played the Sky Birmingham Tour Sat and came 10th, so I got my stake back, will try again tomorrow

Sky wanted to go on the Bounty hunter last Monday , but I was on holiday

They say I can go on as a Studio Guest soon, should be a laugh

Someone said "why are you called the Crow"   Select the right answer

 1.   Because I have big Yellow feet

 2.   Because I invented " Velcro "

 3.   Because I am always getting Stoned

 4.   Because I have a pet crow

   Answers on a postcard please or write a reply below


 

Wow, I never knew that you invented Velcro before - vwd

Nah hes always off his head on the Marajuana

OK Questions for Moderators

Please copy and send back by return


How many of you are there ? who are you

Do you take it in turns

How many hours a week do you work

How do you decide who does the night shift

Do you get paid ?    How much ?

Do you delete bad language, how bad does it have to be

Have you ever banned anyone from the site completely

How many people have you banned

have you ever had abusive E mails or private messages from banned people

Why do you do it then ?

Do you get any freebies

Can anyone volunteer to be a moderator , or do you have to be asked

Are you looking for any one now ?

No I don't want the job, but other readers may be interested

The Crow Interviews everyone sooner or later

Be warned!!  :)

Easy


1. 6 moderators, 3 staff who also mod, tikay who mods, 2 admins not mods, one staff non mod. 13 total

2. No, we all row in when online. Some have full time jobs, some don't. Some are night owls some aren't. Forum generally covered 20+ hours of the day

3. Depends as to which moderator. See "Most time spent online" under forum stats

4.  See answer 2, its not formally decided. Some people's night shifts are other people's morning shifts, depending on their time clocks!

5. Not paid for modding, voluntary

6. Yes. See forum guidelines

7. Yes

8. Hundreds

9. Yes

10. Good question. We grew to love the place I suppose.

11. No. Well very very rarely..odd entry into a blonde bash etc

12. tikay manages the moderators, picks the team etc

13. Ask tikay. Not that I know of

i charge 5k for an interview

 rotflmfao

I do it for free, with added built in speelchucker

Can we ban him now?

My answers may be different to the other Mods, we don't all think alike. Trust me on that......

Can we ban him now?

If nothing else for trying to pass mynah birds off as crows.

Corvid Keepers Club No 72.

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=37188.0    ;technophobe;



Crow for Mod waiting in the wings!

How many of you are there ? who are you
A dirty dozen (or so).  Our usernames are coloured blue in the who's online list.

Do you take it in turns.
We're on flexi-time.

How many hours a week do you work
I'm on the forum about 147 hours a week.  I work far less than that.

How do you decide who does the night shift
Whoever is up railing Rookie/Moorman/Brummieboy/Eck/Trigg/Kev, etc.

Do you get paid ?    How much ?
I will be rewarded in heaven. However, I don't believe in heaven...

Do you delete bad language, how bad does it have to be
Lazy spelling and grammar is often ridiculed.

Have you ever banned anyone from the site completely
Personally no.  As a collective, yes.

How many people have you banned
A handful have been banned since I've been a mod.

have you ever had abusive E mails or private messages from banned people
I know Tighty and tikay have.  The decisions the mods make are based on a collective decision, but some people seem to vent their displeasure on individuals who they incorrectly think have made a unilateral decision based on their dislike of the person in question.

Why do you do it then ?
So I go to heaven.  Damn, I haven't thought that one through properly...

Do you get any freebies
Just gossip on the mods board.  Well worth it imo.

Can anyone volunteer to be a moderator , or do you have to be asked
You are ordained, by god.  Or was it tikay?

Are you looking for any one now ?
I'm looking for my car keys, you haven't seen them - have you?

[  ] Rod judged correctly that flippant replies would be good.  ;marks;

[ x ] I liked your replies best! :)

Do you delete bad language, how bad does it have to be

Really fucking bad.


 rotflmfao rotflmfao

 ;envious;

Not about any of the other stuff you guys have to go through though.

yeah but they don't get to hear all the juicy gossip the members spread about them ;D

still not got my 5k so no answers from me

I'll buy 0.1% plz. Maybe we could get other members to do the same and you could play some sort of big live comp with the proceeds?

Nah, on secend thoughts, that's the daftest idea I've ever heard of.

I had to read this several times before I realised you weren't offering Jane's special favours to the membership

I'm sure kev has offered a night with him as an added-bonus prize before - can't remember who the lucky winner was

lol, I'd play that comp.  ;whistle;

Hey, thats 6 interviews in 1 day,      not a bad nights work

keep going only 4 bounties tonight lol

3 to go ;)

Yeah, made me chuckle, RodParadise on form in that interview.

Theres no stopping that crow

 ;nemesis;

                                My   Grandfather was a Chicken Catcher

When I was little , I went to stay with my grand parents who had a farm but had retired from farming.
He used the sheds as a workshop to built chicken crates out of 2 X 1 . I would help him bang in the nails and repair old crates.
Two or three times a week we would load up about 20 crates onto his Commer pick up and drive to a local chicken farm.

The chickens were inside large open sheds and they ran loose building nests in the straw and laying eggs.They didnt use battery hens in them days, they were free to roam but inside the covered yard

We had to chase and capture the old ones and put them in the crates about 12 in a crate, and load them up onto the pick up and drive them to the chicken plucker who got them ready for selling.

The chicken plucker was another farm with a shed and inside were ten ladies who did the plucking, washing,cleaning and getting the birds ready to sell.The local butchers would collect 'em later that day.

To catch a chicken we used a long broom handle with a hook tied on one end , and try to hook around the birds leg to pick them up.It took a lot of practise, to walk up slowly , put the hook by the chickens leg before he ran away. The hard part was lifting them up into the crate without getting pecked too bad.

How did we know which chickens were the old ones ?

We could not catch the young ones , they were too quick.

Grandad also was a turkey catcher, same way but with a bigger hook, and only around Christmas time. I never went Turkey catching with grandad . I was too small.

When my friends went to stay with their grandparents ,they went fishing, walking and trips out to the park, I think mine were more fun.

This may explain why I have a pet Crow

Grandad's favorite story was that he once went a farm that had bred a 4 legged chickens

As he drove up to the farm a chicken shot past his pick up at high speed like a greyhound

When he got to the farm ,he asked the farmer why he had bred 4 legged chickens.

He said he had 4 children and they all liked the drumstick at dinner time, so this was the answer.

I asked my grandad what they tasted like, he said "I don't know ,I never managed to catch one. They were too fast."

rotflmfao

Crow your a Leg-end...

Loving your tales crow!!

Does the crow interview normo's like me??

The crow interviews everyone sooner or later

 ;indestructable;

Crow should interview Seb.

Crow, Seb and Celtic all as guests on the open together

Yes Crow as a guest on skypoker, the ratings would go through the roof. Well maybe not but i would watch it.

I would definately watch the Crow on SkyPoker

Maybe he could trade in the blonde CEO-ship for a gig on that show?

dont know whether i should be pleased or annoyed at that suggestion!!!

I missed the sky tour seat by 5 tonight

Well done to these guys

burton08          Entry to £5K Broadway Final
Room1009        Entry to £5K Broadway Final
Maggiesdad         Entry to £5K Broadway Final
mogsy1957     4    Entry to £5K Broadway Final
M4VERICK      5     Entry to £5K Broadway Final
cazzie58         6        Entry to £5K Broadway Final
hurst05                 7        Entry to £5K Broadway Final
hunt01                8       £44      
pageboy             9       
malins7                10         
DTM81              11       
THEGUV60   12             
THE-CROW   13   

It would be TV gold.  You'd have to sit in the middle, obv.

ok lets do it.................

13.... unlucky for some.

Crow way, un-plucky...

tikay will sort it

I went on tonight              Did you miss it ?

rotflmfao

ROTFLMAO

 rotflmfao rotflmfao rotflmfao

GUTTED MASSIVELY GUTTED

This... must... happen.

I have neglected my tales for a few days , so I must put that right.

People have asked about Mrs.Crow and I have not talked about her before as she is shy.

When I first met her and looked into those big blue Eyes,I knew she was someone special for me

Its strange how you know only after a few days that this is the one.

Her Blonde hair was longer then , but now we have baby Crow  and our family is complete

Here are a few family shots from the Album

Me and Baby crow have been out together a few times, quite recently to Luton

Baby Crow made friends straight away with flushy, and stayed out later than he should,

 but he learned a lot about poker that night


He seems alright now though

There was nearly a bit of a flap on at Luton as Flushy pushed "All in" but did not see baby crow was sitting on a few chips

Luckily he won the hand, but if he had lost, and stood up, there would have been a few chips left on the table

What is the ruling then, does he sit down and play out the last few chips or hand them over ,

Now I'm over 300 posts who's buying the Stake

Dunno, but I've got some matches.

Cute snaps crow man

                                                   A.P.E.T. in Luton

The Crow went to Luton today and met a few more Blonde players

The play was very good quality as only 2 players had gone after 2 hours

Many players came and said "Hi Crow" , and pocketlady asked to show Little Crow the table

                                                      A.P.E.T. at Luton

There were many familiar faces,  spot the Blonde

   
                                                         A.P.E.T.   in Luton


Now Crow met a well known chap , who had never put his hand in a Crow before

They got on very well , the video is v funny, will try to put it on YouTube

                               
                                     A.P.A.T.  at the Luton G

After a long session of Poker , Little Crow helped Mr. Tighty keep Score

Last 2 pictures                         spot the Blonde

Nice pics crow  A+

                                                    A Crow and an Emu


As it was late,    Crow and thecrowman  went to  The Crows Nest to see Granny Crow.

It had been a while , since we had bin to see Granny. After tea and custard creams we had to say hello to our Pet Emu .

He had been a family pet for many years , and after he died , we had him stuffed

Crow was very pleased to see his old pal again and they got on really well, just like old times.

Just bin reading Tighty's thread on Apat

Look at this

TightEnd
Hard at it
Global Moderator
Platinum Member
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Posts: 1768
             
Still hard at it
   
Re: APAT Masters - Live Update - Day One
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                                                                                          Meanwhile, a man with a Crow has arrived

                                                                                             If you need me, I'm hiding for a bit.
The clouds above move closer
looking so dissatisfied
and the ground below grew colder
and the heartless wind kept blowing, blowing

Nice snaps Mr Crow

I hope this works its my first Youtube video

                                                        Tikay and Crow


YouTube: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=z6He49QWSrY

EDIT ... there ya go Mr Crow.

That did not work lets try this

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=z6He49QWSrY

Ok , Can a clever moderator put the first link right please,

The second link works fine

Ok played a Celebrity Table with       James Browning       went like this

James is away for ten minutes, plays a few hands,  , then all in , and gets called and busted by doran

James (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=185) Browning (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=185) was playing as "Hollywood"

But the real chat is with Crystal. She lives near Portadown, where all the chemical testing was done years ago  very hush hush

. Sorry Crystal hope you don't mind

crystal> i just live outside lurgan
THE-CROW> Is it cold it is here
kevin1960> nh
crystal> ty
THE-CROW> good hospital in Craigavon
THE-CROW> they do natural childbirth
crystal> was in it last year for 3 weeks
THE-CROW> ooouch
THE-CROW> thats a long labour
THE-CROW> was it twins
crystal> dont want to see it again for a while
THE-CROW> good plan
crystal> no nearly lost my leg
THE-CROW> thats some child birth m8


THE-CROW> do you travel much
crystal> no not too much
THE-CROW> only 1 leg eh
crystal> still have my leg
THE-CROW> is it better
THE-CROW> oh good
crystal> first baby  nearly killed me
CIA260895> ahhhh
CIA260895> goooooooooo crowwwwwwww
crystal> i didnt lose my leg both legs still attached to my body
THE-CROW> yep but you nearly did

THE-CROW> accident was it
crystal> yes last year
THE-CROW> ooouch
THE-CROW> car accident ?

crystal> no got a mosquito  bite
THE-CROW> hey !!!
CIA260895> big mosquito
THE-CROW> explain please
 
crystal> no,  I didnt know,  till i went to hospital that I had been bitten

crystal> cellitus set in
THE-CROW> thats nasty
CIA260895> ouchie
THE-CROW> spreads a lot
kevin1960> nasty
THE-CROW> she nearly lost her leg
crystal> yes  went black ,  had it for 4 days,   thought i had the flu
THE-CROW> did it swell up
crystal> yes 
THE-CROW> black leg is the first sign of flu ?
THE-CROW> nasty
THE-CROW> 3 weeks
THE-CROW> who realised it was a mosquito bite

crystal> the doctor did
THE-CROW> lucky he saw it
crystal> no,  was at home live near the lough
THE-CROW> the lake
crystal> lough
crystal> neagh
THE-CROW> not a place for mosquitoes  was it warm this year
crystal> yes
THE-CROW> did you go swimming or just pic-nicking
crystal> w2as at the house
THE-CROW> in the garden ?
THE-CROW> wow
crystal> another woman had it four weeks after me she got bit at  oxford island

A hand plays crow vs crystal

THE-CROW> what you got crystal
THE-CROW> awwwww
crystal> nothing
THE-CROW> soz m8
THE-CROW> when was the leg bad ?
crystal> july
crystal> last year
THE-CROW> all better now
crystal> yes
crystal> bye tc xx

Crystal goes out

???

and he cashed in 2nd place


good editing m8  ;)

It was the first bit about the 3 week in labour that was funny,

The leg bit was nasty

First up was Dave Compo doing an excellent job of making Dan look silly

then Our m8 Dave ( Barry (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1143) Carter (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1143) ) doing the business , nice interview m8

then they showed a crow getting Kings beat by a set of tens  ( its not just you Tracey )

then our Media Director (Good title that )  Mr. T,  Nice shirt by the way , looks expensive , who chose it

Last picture , studio shot

Hey I interviewed Simon (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=400) Trumper (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=400) tonight (see "In the crows nest" page 6 bottom of page)

Later in the Open Replay from last night , Tikay was asked to explain a picture someone had sent in     (I wonder who ).

He was very Cagey but said yes "He had put his hand up a Crow"

ahahahahahaha, quality coverage Crow man

thanks m8

They really should be paying you for this Crow.

I was round my mum and dads when this was on last night and my sister asked me:

"Is this live?"

Did you tell her it was? :)

First giggle of the day thank you.

FYP etc etc  ;)

 rotflmfao rotflmfao rotflmfao rotflmfao

superb

absolutely   rotflmfao rotflmfao rotflmfao

Went to Stockwood Park in Luton, they have sculpted old trees into animals v good

Then went home for tea

Ok tonight it was                        CROW meets PARROTMAN  On a 6 seater sit n go

THE-CROW> how many parrots you got parrot man
parrotman> just 1
THE-CROW> cockatoo or a parakeet
THE-CROW> is he very old
parrotman> African Grey
THE-CROW> how long you had him
parrotman> 4 yrs
THE-CROW> v young then
parrotman> ye great talker
THE-CROW> african grey  very nice was he expensive 500 or more
parrotman> 550
THE-CROW> does your parrot have a name
parrotman> jenny
THE-CROW> does she do chip tricks ?
THE-CROW> what colour is your African Grey ?
atree> pink
THE-CROW> lol
parrotman> whats pink
atree> your african GREY parrot
parrotman> thought u were talking about ur pair

THE-CROW> Ok Is the Parrot Grey ?

parrotman> grey and red

THE-CROW> see grey and red     2 colours
THE-CROW> Crow knows about birds
THE-CROW> red head or red feet
parrotman> wings
THE-CROW> red wings ?
THE-CROW> v nice

THE-CROW>I had a pet Emu once,

THE-CROW>I had a pet Emu once,


that is just so lol funny

Tonight it was Tikay on the Club that makes a change

Was the sign heavy tikay?

Then Amatay went on to get the "Blog of the week " award

Just because its full of pictures of half naked girls

Must have a look

Tikays best ever jacket/shirt combo ever!

Nice snap Crow lol. If u like my blog avatar then i've got some good links on my blog. Bottom right mate, enjoy ;-)

I was amazed Amatay used to be a Lecturer, I thought he was about 17 from his postings.

LOL yep i was shocked when i found that out too.

I have now even adopted elements of 'amatay speak' which annoy the hell out of my mates when we're having home games.

looooool

                                                            A Crow goes Shopping  Part 1



As usual I took Mrs. Crow and little Crow to Milton Keynes for a look around. I arrange to meet up after about 2 hours as she gets embarrassed when I start talking to complete strangers ........ trying to get an "On the spot Interview"

A new stall had set up in the middle of the aisles to sell cosmetics made from natural products  from the sea.

The brave young salesman approached and said "Can I ask you a question Sir"

Feeling chatty I said "OK"

"Is there anybody really important in your life"

"Well I have this pet Crow"

He went blank for a few moments but decided to continue his script

Please look at our extensive range of sea products, Is there anything there that I may help you with "

"Have you got anything for "Crows Feet " I said

Again a blank look , and he backed away

 
                                                         A Crow goes Shopping    Part 2

I continued to shop and found the Calender stall , I can't wait till new year's eve to give a 2009 calender to my pals

I found exactly what I was looking for Next years RAT Calender.

Now I have a Poker pal called Reggie Rat and this was just the thing

Well it was Rats or Frogs

                   
                                                          A Crow goes Shopping Part 3

Did you know you can get a Calender for Ferrets, Hamsters, hedgehogs and even one for the guinea pig Olympics in China

[ ] we need a crow section
[ x ] we need to get crow sectioned

                                                              See Crows Tales for Details

                                           A Crow goes shopping  Part 3

Ok , The hamsters are getting ready for Volley ball, and the Skateboarding Ferrets are v skilled

                                                              A Crow goes Shopping Part4

As always I visit Paws and Claws, where you can get a "Hoodie"  for your pet Crow or Puppy.

They do a range of sizes from  Doggy small to Doggy big.

They do a range of T shirts as well,  see Pictures

                                                                    More Shopping


Ok, you can get little doggy leg warmers for jogging                   and  a nice scarf for when it gets cold


Then after a run and a shower                there was a towelling dressing gown to wrap around and get dry

Do you remember when Chat moderators had long quiet nights with nothing to read except hand analysis and bad beat stories

Happy days

this happen a lot to you does it?

Crow = LEGEND!!

                                          Crow meets World Champion Slot racer  Brian Saunders

All this week Milton Keynes is hosting the Annual World Championship Slot Car Racing Competition

Teams from 14 countries including USA and Russia are competing on the 50m track built for the event in Middleton Hall

The Teams are given workstations to prepare and tune their cars, and use high tech circuitry to adjust and monitor the cars.

The teams must race for 3 minutes on all of the 8 tracks , and the best racers go forward to the next round.

Today and tomorrow are practice days with the main Heats starting on Monday.

The Event Organiser is last years World Champion Brian Saunders , who chatted for half an hour to me explaining how things are done

The cars are rebuilt after each practice session to improve handling and performance

The old Scalextric cars ran at half an amp , but these high tech cars run at 20 amps or more

The engines rev to 24,000 revs and have a scale speed of 200 mph

There are 3 classes that race Formula 1 ,  ES 32 and ES 24

OK, found some old photographs today in a drawer

3/4 of a mile to your house.


Keep em coming love it.

Thanks m8 I will do what i can

Just for a Change I have been advertising Blonde on Sky

Ed Giddins gave this site a "Big up"  tonight , thanks Ed, every little helps

Just seen a trailer for a movie called            Watchmen

Superhero stuff looks quiet good. Pity its not being released till june 2009

The main links                     watchmenmovie.warnerbros.com

What are your favourite movies Crow?

I have just finished reading the Watchmen graphic novel and looking forward to seeing the film, although think views I have read so far are mixed.

Re: slot car racing

What is the penalty when your car comes off its slot?

Re slot car racing

I think they only count the best run traveled in  3 minutes

So if a car comes off, they scrap that run and try again. They take the best run of many heats

I don't know if they race grand prix style in the final and cars that come off are out

I guess its all against he clock, and the fastest car travels the longest distance , they cut the power after 3 minutes and measure the distance each car has traveled

I will ask Brian on Thursday, the finals this week end

Just rescued this old tale from the archive         Crow stuck in a tree

Published: 17 Jul 2008

A MASSIVE rescue operation was launched after a bird got stuck in a TREE.

Clinton the crow was left dangling upside down for three days after getting tangled up in his own nest.

He was finally rescued by a team of SEVEN firefighters using a fire engine and an aerial platform.


They eventually lifted him to safety after working on him for more than an HOUR.

Resident Danny Coles, 39, said: "It's a bit ironic that a bird had to be rescued from a tree.

"It must have taken the firemen at least an hour to get him down and quite a crowd gathered to watch."

The crow, nicknamed Clinton after the road in Northampton where he lives, had got his foot caught in a piece of string used to line his nest.

RSPCA officers, who also helped with the rescue, believe he had been dangling for at least three days because he was so weak and thin.

Crew manager Shaun O'Neill, from Mereway fire station in Northampton, said: "He was in a very precarious position ten metres up in the tree and it wasn't safe to use a ladder to rescue him."

The crow, who was exhausted and dehydrated, was taken to St Tiggywinkle's Wildlife Hospital in Buckinghamshire. He is now recovering from his ordeal.

memory loss?

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=36897.0

sorry Gatso m8

But I wanted to keep all my stuff on one thread

Ok Comedy Time  This is                            Investment Banker's in trouble

Please add your own pictures

  OK,       Airlines have just started special economy flights for Bankers, giving them all the comfort they deserve

                                                               Investment bankers in Trouble


                  Due to cut backs, bankers are now Downsizing Their Portfolios

                                                           Investment Banker's in trouble

            Thanks to the wonder of Mobile Broadband, banker's can now get the latest share prices on their Laptops

                                                          OK your turn

                                                The Chairmans ready for your report now Sir

                                                              My Favorite Movies

The film I could watch every day is   The Fifth Element

Bruce Willis, Milla Jovochick, and Chris Tucker doing his Ruubbeeey red routine

Gary Oldman is ace as the baddy demonstrating the ultimate assault rifle

And Ian Holm as the quiet monk

Other movies I like are;

Batman Begins

Gladiator because of the music, and I knew all the Extras in it

And The Dark Knight, 

Dark City ,  with Jennifer Connelly

/post imo


/any respect I ever had for Crow

What pod race

found an old poker report from 2005

Trip Report in Poker magazine
Cavendish Classic 2005
Paul "Actionjack" Jackson
26 Apr 2005


A few faces were there including Julian Thew (is older than he looks), Tony Kendall (is as old as he looks) and Carlo Citrone (nice suntan). When we arrived at the club we see a satellite for the main event with 3 left including Julian Thew and his granddad Tony Kendall. Naturally it was assumed a certain amount of soft play might occur, on the basis that if Julian was too rough his granddad might not take him to the park to feed the ducks, but consistent with his normal straight playing when old granddad went all in Julian called him with J 3 off suit and knocked him out. Tony walked off looking for his pipe and slippers muttering J3 off suit to himself and something about ducks, or at least it sounded like ducks.

After seeing The Sicilians list of cars on Tighty's Thread . I went to visit my neighbor who collects cars

He has 5 now all Aston Martins  greedy sod

being an avid fan of vintage automobiles can you give me your address so i can inspect his collection in person, so as not to bother him best to do it when he's not about, when is that?

But heres one in the street that I cannot name

Anyone know what it is

It has very nice leather seats, dash board and radio

thats columbos car

nissan figaro i think crow. mainly imported from the far east.

bollox, columbo wouldnt drive an Asian car!

 rotflmfao

                                   Well Done Nissan Figaro is the correct answer                    looked it up

do i win a prize?

                                     You have the joy and satisfaction of knowing you were right

                                                                     The Loss of C B Radio

Before the internet got going and there were no such things as E mails, the only way pals could chat was on the radio, or the telephone.

In the early 1980's the English CB band was 20 channels around 27.800 Mhz, from 27.600 up to nearly 28.000Mhz

Anyone over 18 could pay 15 pounds for a Licence to transmit and receive. About this time , hand held CB sets became available from

any good Radio shack ,like Tandy,even Argos sold them. Home Bases were much rarer, and a valued items.

Soon the channels were flooded with teenagers playing music all day, thinking they were a music radio station.

The calling channel was 19, where "Breakers" could make contact with a pal and "Take it "to a new channel for a quiet chat

Radio Clubs started and members met up once a month for a social Bash at their local Social Club

I was a member of Hotel Bravo in Bedfordshire, and we met at Marston Mortaine Social Club

There were many "Characters" on the air and friendships were soon made .

We all had nicknames , like blonde members do now,"Metal Micky, Lovely lady, Aquarius,Bass man Paul"

There was another set of channels called Mid-Block from 27.400 down to 26.800 Mhz

These picked up European CB and did not speak in English

In between these 2 Legal bands were The "sidebanders".

CB used a continuous carrier wave and the speech was added as modulation to the frequency (FM) or much earlier to the amplitude (AM)

Most of the power needed was in making a strong carrier wave.

Side band did not use a carrier wave , they only transmitted the speech part , using far less power

 so if you did not speak there was no signal.

This was and still is illegal in UK as the signal is so strong it can interfere with TV signals

The most popular sideband club was Alpha Tango, and every Sunday they would hold contests to get as many contacts as possible

they overlapped the English CB channels and often blanked out our local signals

CB transmitted at 0.5 or 2 watts maximum allowed, the sidebanders used 100 watt boosters

During certain conditions the CB signals would skip between cloud layers and you could pick up people from all over the country

It needed v hot high pressure weather systems, and only worked during the day to work on CB

Sideband however used the upper layers of air and signals would skip all the time.

I "borrowed "a friends sideband set once or twice and made contact with many countries

They sent me a card called a QSL card recording the chat and the signal strength, time and date of contact

I have cards from USA east coast, and from mid Russia in the Urals where the high mountains get out a good signal

Some people had cards from Canada, and even Australia the furthest of all

Every Club had a post office box number to give over the air to the other countries

The club sec picked up the cards once a week from the main Post office

The arrival of the internet killed most of this off

Chat rooms and YouTube have taken over

A PC also gives off a strong signal that blankets out CB signals

So if anyone remembers a CB breaker called "Crazy Tony" who spoke in a very dodgy Italian accent


Please drop me a line

Ok tonight was a chat with                                    Tikay and Norman Pace   playing the Open

THE-CROW> Hi Mr. Normski
THE-CROW> your doing better than Tikay
THE-CROW> he was down to 550
_Normski_> yeah I saw
THE-CROW> do you look at blondepoker Normski
_Normski_> once in awhile
THE-CROW> you must have played the Hendon Mob
THE-CROW> Any of them good pals with you
GREGHOGG> crow your everywhere
_Normski_> know 'em a bit
THE-CROW> Do play at Luton
_Normski_> now and again
THE-CROW> Are you better than Compo
_Normski_> everyone is better than compo
THE-CROW> lol
THE-CROW> Whats your Meta -Game
_Normski_> win

THE-CROW> when you play Tikay heads up who normally wins
_Normski_> we never play \heads up I'm afraid....to busy working
THE-CROW> Tikay never gets to heads up
THE-CROW> have you got a game plan
_Normski_> not really...when you are a bounty they all call your raises so have to wait for hands

THE-CROW> come on Normski
THE-CROW> get busy
_Normski_> lasting longer
_Normski_> i hope
THE-CROW> Do you still do stand up Normski
_Normski_> nah not without gareth
_Normski_> hard work on your own
THE-CROW> So where is he ?
_Normski_> filming in yorkshire
THE-CROW> oh v nice
_Normski_> I prefere feltham
THE-CROW> see him often ?
_Normski_> yeah...he lives around the corner from me

-Dino66-> new pensioner in summer wine

Normski goes out

THE-CROW> awwwwwwwww
THE-CROW> unlucky m8
THE-CROW> 39 minutes

Normski goes out 1 minute before Tikay

And now                                             Tikay and a Tank Top

_Tikay1_> good luck all!
THE-CROW> sits and watches
THE-CROW> ~*v*~    ~*v*~       ~*v*~
FishBuster> hi tk, u2 m8
_Tikay1_> ty ty
THE-CROW> caaaw
_Tikay1_> behave now, right?
THE-CROW> Okay Tikay
THE-CROW> No interviews tonight
_Tikay1_> that's a relief
THE-CROW> lol
THE-CROW> I may do normski though
THE-CROW> you playing for charity TiKay

_Tikay1_> yes,i am playing for charity

Tikay is down to 550 chips after 11 minutes

THE-CROW> rebuy time TiKay
FishBuster> lol nh

Tikay goes all in and doubles up

GREGHOGG> he has got a bounty remember
GREGHOGG> sorry tikay
_Tikay1_> I had J-Q
_Tikay1_> had to take a chance
_Tikay1_> GO AWAY GREG!
GREGHOGG> he hasnt i lied
THE-CROW> sit and watch like a crow
HAYSIE> dont beat about the bush
GREGHOGG> ill go and say the same on normans table
FishBuster> whats this holdin norms hand about tk?
Chompy_imo> blimey, I've seen some weak tables in my time...
_Tikay1_> Chompy!
_Tikay1_> holding hands\ with Norman? I love him.
FishBuster> lol
_Tikay1_> GO AWAY CHOMPS

                                                                 More Tank Tops

Chompy_imo> are tank tops back in fashion?
tempusfuge> is that the legend tk
_Tikay1_> what?
_Tikay1_> WHAT?
Chompy_imo> lol
_Tikay1_> it's NOT a tank-top
rusty14> i dont know if tikay knows what a tank top is!
THE-CROW> I know theTank
Chompy_imo> looks like a tank top to these eyes...
_Tikay1_> sigh
_Tikay1_> IT IS NOT A TANK-TOP
_Tikay1_> right?
Chompy_imo> lol, what would you call it?
rusty14> was it in the age concern sale??
FishBuster> lol
CIA260895> evening all
_Tikay1_> It's\ a jumper,ffs

                                          And finally    More Tank Tops

Chompy_imo> I'm playing the $11 on stars, just picked up A8 suited UTG, what's the correct play here?
GREGHOGG> ian you watching this too, your supposed be on my table
_Tikay1_> A-8 Syuited? Pass. Instantly.
GREGHOGG> hmmmm
Chompy_imo> blimey, they're all here tonight, hoggers, cia, A* suited
THE-CROW> and me

CIA260895> Tk nice tank top m8

_Tikay1_> sigh

rusty14> its like a who's who of sky poker
Chompy_imo> sorry crowy
Chompy_imo> lol, tank top ftw
_Tikay1_> tank top? Don't you start!

CIA260895>  sit up straight in yer chair it looks like you have moobs
GREGHOGG> funnily enough im now on THETANK's table
CIA260895> Tank tops

Tikay goes out  339th after 40 minutes

And lasted 1 minute more than Normski

I can see it now.

Crow interviews Tikay about his retirement from poker.

Crow > So why did you retire from poker, Tikay? Was it all the commitments with Skypoker, Blonde, APAT, addiction to service Station coffee, never sleeping etc.

Tikay> Well in fact it was all these interviews, with you Crow. I just didn't have time for anything else in my life.

Crow> Err ok Tikay, what is you favourite type of Sausage?

Tikay> Right Crow i am off round the west coast of scotland, you don't have my phone number do you.

Crow > Err no

Tikay > Good.


Loving your work crow fwiw.

good interview Longy

want to be my apprentice

You would like the Dark side

http://www.crowbusters.com/whyhc.htm

:)

"Kill a crow, Save a duck".

"I love the smell of watermelons in the morning"      Acrowpalypse  Now

Having said all this, I believe the crow deserves our admiration and should be considered more than just a nuisance bird by hunters. The crow is the most intelligent of all birds in North America. As such, they can be a challenging and worthy adversary that, kept under control, are a welcome part of nature's complex tapestry. Based on the outcome of man/crow conflicts throughout history, the crow will no doubt continue to be a source of many frustrating hours afield for those of us who call ourselves "Crow Hunters".

And finally after a strenuous open and a hectic Velocity, Our boss settled down onto a 6 seater Celebrity table for a rest


     Who was waiting for him                   Crowy was

We battled it down to heads up   and then played head to beak for over 15 minutes, until finally the urge to give the winnings to charity overcame me and I folded a good hand. The 2nd prize of 7.50p will do me I thought.

                                 The Norman (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2500) Pace (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2500)  Interview is at the bottom of page 18 if you missed it

I could do with a job crow!! u looking for any more apprentices?

         Jungle cat went on the club tonight,   Nice 1 Rods

A mysterious new Avatar has appeared tonight on the Poker network

First reports that presenter and player Trevor Harris may be involved

The Crow's team of investigators will find out just how this image appeared

A new one, with luxury sweater, will be available very soon. For now, this will have to do.

I love this thread  ;D

Tikays new avatar shows ships in the background

Surely it should have been trains

My avatar has been requested

Ok Its arrived the new Tikay Avatar

Des says there will be more coming soon

Ok the search for a good calender continues

Tonight its the water Skiing Westies

Went to posh shop today, they don't like mobile phones in this shop

Guess what they sell

One guess per blonde

Salads.

No its a shop that sells beads

Yes Beads

Nothing else just beads

Ok the calender hunt has continued

Played Tikay again tonight and we BOTH bubbled

Was watching the news channels last night and found CNBC news at 1am last night

They were showing The British Open Poker Tour from 2006

Devilfish was playing heads up against Mark Goodwin and was pulling ahead slowly

Then Devilfish made a big raise with  Kh Jh and Goodwin called

After the flop Dave went again and mark pushed, he had pocket Aces

this changed the chip stacks completely and Dave tried but could not recover the lead

Mark went on to win

I did not know CNBC were showing poker , will look again

I have been looking for a new broadband deal as ours runs out on 25th October

We pay 25 pound a month to BT but get charged extra for excessive usage on streaming 32Gbytes a month

So we need unlimited downloading ( streaming )

Tried everyone , AOL. Orange, Carphone warehouse, all for about 25 a month

So I ring up BT and say we are leaving and they say , OK sir we will give you unlimited downloads and 6 months free if you stay
what all for 25 a month, Yes sir, v nice.

I need a new Hub and wireless send/receiver , yes sir that is included, and we give you a new phone hand set too

Ok then , Thanks a lot

Phew glad you got it sorted Crow Man!! The place wouldnt be the same without you!!

It's good to see a good old fashioned bead shop still in operation. I thought they'd all gone out of buisness.

There was a time, back in the day, when there was a bead shop on every street.

lol, nice to see you back tank,

Have you seen the new Avatars,

Tonight was the launch of Norman pace's

saw a car with a v short number plate yesterday,    is it GSI   OR GS 1

Ok found a new jukebox site called                        last.fm

Just type in the artist and track you want , and it plays , v good

Attempts to make the worlds largest sandwich were halted , when on lookers started to eat the sandwich before it was measured

Iran failed Friday to register what it said would be the world's largest sandwich in the Guinness book of World Records after people rushed forward to scoff on the tasty treat

An Iranian cook waits to prepare a 1,500-metre-long sandwich See picture

Event organisers had planned to stuff the 1,500-metre-long sandwich with 700 kg of ostrich meat and 700 kg of chicken, and display it in a park in the capital Tehran.

But as the sandwich was being measured, chaos ensued. The giant snack was gone in minutes, a Reuters witness said, leaving the three Guinness representatives present with a dilemma.            (So thats where Snatty has gone)

One of the event's organisers said video footage of the sandwich would be sent to Guinness officials.

"We still think the sandwich will be recorded in the Guinness book because of all the evidence and footage that we will send them," Parvin Shariati said.

Just heard that it will however, be recorded in the Guinness Book of Sandwiches

                                            Crow goes Shopping       Again

This time in quiet Hitchin your investigative reporter searched for the stories of the Day

The locals must have a serious rat problem as they sell Mega- mouse traps

   The locals are very proud of their Veg too

This Mega Pumpkin in Waitrose weighed in at 288 lbs, yes 288lbs

  the picture tells the story of Fred, who has been growing these monsters for years

Well Done Fred, got any tomatoes or Onions m8

Crow you must be winning too much if your shopping at waitrose...

  The locals seem to have an eye sight problem as many of the cars are a strange pink colour

Living out in the country, the old village ways have survived, in the local bookshop, you can get " How to be a Shaman",
how to be a Witch,how to speak to animals,  and how to curse your neighbour in 38 different ways

this is a picture of the local high street,

 and inside a hardware shop was a section on Thermos Flasks

I counted at least 28 different flasks of all shapes and sizes,in 4 colours.

These folks know how to be prepared when winter comes

Classic!!

Lets get crow to do a wish u were here style report on everybodys home towns!! Pictures of shops houses and items of intrest to be included!!

I'm watching CNBC on sky news channel 505 and its poker again until 3am.

Tonight its Gus (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=564) Hansen (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=564) at the Aussie Millions in 2007, plus interviews with all the other players. I think this was the tourney where Gus recorded the hand by hand report into a Dictaphone and it was printed this year "Gus plays the Aussie Millions "

What does Crow eat for breakfast?

Hi m8, errr

We go to Harpenden some mornings and have the Full Slug Breakfast.

In the Slug and Lettuce its all meals half price all day on Mondays, so we get the full Slug, tea and coffee for two for 5 pounds 60p

I just googled "The Crow Poker" and got a few entries come up


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news has arrived that a new Avatar is soon to be seen

Ok   brag-mode      Came 2nd in the 500 Guaranteed

Well done that man .... Extra Trill for you tonight :)

nice result crow.

well played.

theres a new bunch in town and don't they look MEAN

Ok , there a new type of open fire on the market this week.

I went to a  house Ideas exhibition, and these fires look like real flames.

The first is made by injecting water on to a warm element that vaporizes into mist, It looked like a dry ice effect, but it works with a small tank of water inside the fire. The light is from 3 halogen spot bulbs with a yellow filter.The mist rises in wispy patterns and flickers like a real flame

The second is a prototype not to be released until  1st November and is inside a glass case v strange, because it does not get hot.

The halogen bulbs are the new cold running LCD type

I played Richard (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2550) Orford (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2550), who was the Equaliser in a Celebrity match tonight. He went out first , shame that, But I made a quick 22.50p

Yes Henry Winkler   The Fonz is coming to Milton keynes in December for a season of playing Captain Hook

The new Panto Peter Pan opens in 2 weeks time

The perfect adventure for kids and adults who never grew up!
Henry Winkler, Andy Ford and Louisa Lytton (Eastenders, Strictly Come Dancing, and The Bill) star in

Peter Pan

‘Second star to the right and straight on ’til morning’

Grab a magical sprinkling of fairy dust and fly
away to Neverland this Christmas as we bring the magnificent and swashbuckling adventure of Peter Pan to Milton Keynes Theatre.

With stunning special effects, amazing flying, and dazzling sets, we are also delighted to announce that film and TV legend Henry Winkler will be heading up the crew of dastardly pirates as the villainous Captain Hook. Starring alongside Henry will be the hilarious comedian Andy Ford (Royal
Variety Performance) as Smee.

So hook your tickets now, as Peter Pan is the perfect festive treat for all the family. Audio-Described Performance

Ok, Its 5pm and its snowing so hard here its built up on the Sky LNB and stopped the signal.

Had to go out and wipe all the snow off the pick up head , it was 1 inch thick, TV is back on now

Ok funny hedges, Please add your own

A word of advice about Rhinoceroses

I worked in London Zoo for 6 months for a builder repairing the old roofs and felt work.

Every day I walked past the rhino field and 1 old rhino stood by the wall and I went over and rubbed his nose

But one day I leant over the wall and he brought his head up and his horn knocked my glasses off. Another inch and I may have lost an Eye.

The moral is make sure they have not moved your rhino m8 into another field before you pat his nose

OK, OK who did this, your not leaving till I know who did it

ok smug mode again   came 40th in the open

The APAT European Team Championships Start this weekend at the Grosvenor Casino in Brighton,

The event, which will feature international teams from England, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland,

 Netherlands, Scotland and Wales, will start at 2.30pm and reach its conclusion on Sunday.

To follow the action go to apat.com

Good luck to any blondes playing

Last week I went to see the Puppet Company, who design and make toy Crows and other birds.

Peter and Sue Lockey started making puppets at home for their children and then sold them at Craft shows and music festivals.

They had seen my Crow on TV and were very happy Crow was getting popular.

 I asked if I they had  any performing right restrictions

They said I was OK  and a gave me  written permission to use crow on TV

They run puppetsbypost.com as well as the Puppet Company

Don't get a turkey this Christmas,   get a crow

Today I had my first ever Royal Flush  Wow

Its been an amazing day for luck.

Not only do I get a Royal flush, but I came 2nd in the Primo Rapide twice in one day

Its a 30p to enter, winner takes all,  1 minute blind,  all in race, and how I got to 2nd is a mystery

The whole tourney lasts about ten minutes, and in the 2nd game , I forgot it was on and joined the game 2 minutes from the end.

I still managed to get to the final table, and got to heads up, with the blinds putting me all in every time.

As usual all good things come to an end , an I missed the 55 pound seat by one

Congrats on the Royal Flush crow, and it looks like you got some action with it too, well done.

Thanks Mr. Tank. I don't normally play Ten Jack , so it was a surprise when I made the Royal Flush.

May try ten jack again

My local mobility shop has a new way to attract customers

Every third customer gets a scary hat and mask

Corrie tonight                                               Quote of the week

"Its not easy having someone locked in your grannies attic for 5 weeks", John tells Fizz,

Rosie Websters is in there

                                                           Doyle Brunson's Super System

Written in 1978, this book has been the bible for poker players for nearly 30 years.

The book tells the life story of Doyle and his family and gives details of his way to play stud, pot limit and limit hold'em

The short section on No limit hold'em starts about page 430, and he suggests the way to play pocket aces and kings is to limp in

 in early and middle position, but put in a raise in late position.

He says he would prefer to have Ace King as he can make a flush if its suited or a straight, as well as all the pair and trip combinations

It has many comments by well known players of the day.He says don't play if you tired , or have been drinking, or are feeling emotional

The main advise is to watch the other players every move and spot tells.

Please add your thoughts on this book , it is a bit out of date now, but many ideas are still good

                                                                Super System 2

Written in 2005, Doyle repeats much of the advise he gave in the first book.

It has many comments from the new players of the last ten years,

 but the section on No-Limit poker starts at page 520 and repeats the same 20 pages from his first book

At 35 pounds its a bit dearer than most

Anyone read it completely , please add more details here

Dan Harringtons                                     Harrington on Hold'em  Volume 1

This is the book all the players say is a must read.

 It covers in depth, poker odds, value bets. implied odds,math calculations, statistics, you name it,  its got it

You may prefer to rely on poker instinct, but if you like to study , this is the one

Crow


reviews of these books can be found here

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Purchases of these books through the blonde link to Amazon here

http://www.amazon.co.uk/?&camp=2486&linkCode=wsw&tag=blondepoker-21&creative=8918

by any member most helpful

Now back to the thread.  ;)

i think i know what's coming next...........

Crow goes to the Broadway Casino Birmingham  with a few pals

Had a great night with, Tikay,Richard (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2550) Orford (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2550), Michelle (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1333) Orpe (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=1333),Tim Peters,and Norman (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2500) Pace (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=2500) oh and DesD was there too

                                    Sky Tour at The Broadway Casino Birmingham 

The day at the Broadway started with a search for the car park.Having printed off a multimap street finder,

 I thought it would be easy to turn off the ring road and into the Broadway Plaza.

I drove round in a circle twice until I found the right turn, but the underground multi story was right by the plaza and casino.

Having parked,  the escalator takes you up to the Casino Entrance. Opposite the casino there is a Dragon Bar, Chinese, serve yourself

 and Broadway members get a free meal at midnight every fortnight, next ones 16th November, form a queue.

Having joined on line , they had said" just show your ID when you arrive", but I still had to fill all the forms in again, as usual.

She said "you have to leave your bag here Sir", I told her, I need the bag inside the Casino, and she said "Whats in the bag Sir "

When I told her It was a bag of "Crows" she went quiet and said she would have to call the manager

After a while he appeared and I pulled the Crow, little crow and Mrs.Crow out of the bag

"Never seen one of those in a casino before" they said

After a bit more caawwing they agreed to let me in.

The match had already started, and I headed for the card room.

About 9 players had not arrived , so they had their cards dealt out at the table and the blinds put in.they did not have a reserve list.

So on one table there were 2 empty seats, that seemed to make it easy for the others on that table.

Norman Pace was an early casualty and he started a play the presenter sit n go.

 As I was not in the main tourny,I got my name on the list and we soon sat down to play a ten seater 10 pound plus 1 freezeout

Played another with Tim Peters on the table and sat next to Karlluke a nice lady called Tina.

Later we watched a  sitngo with most of the Sky team, and when they started another Tina and Crow join too

There was me ,Tina, flea, and 2 others, against Tim Peters, Norman Pace,Michelle Orpe,Richard Orford,and another sky guy

I came 4th,  and the heads up was between Norman and Richard who had played v well in the main match, lasting over 3 hours.

Tikay had no time to play any poker as he was the anchor for the night, and never had a minute following the main event.

Norman did a few links outside the Casino, and Tim did some player interviews, but Tikay seemed to be running the show on his own.

Ok well done to Peter Eastgate for winning the WSOP

- A 22-year-old Danish poker professional won the World Series of Poker early Tuesday, turning a wheel straight on the last hand to become the youngest champion in the history of the no-limit Texas Hold ’em main event.

Peter Eastgate hit an ace-to-five straight on the turn and instantly called an all-in bet from Ivan Demidov on the river to win the title and $9,152,416. Demidov held two pair, twos and fours.

                                   Crow goes shopping in Stevenage

The old high Street in Stevenage is too narrow for cars , so an extra road was built for modern cars. 

The Old pub , now thinks it is a bank, but it still looks like a pub from the outside.

Inside it has low timbered ceilings and small rooms, and still looks like a pub.

The cash machine spoils the old world look of the street, but the sign writer forgot to finish his pavement warning,

 leaving visitors puzzled as to what "Cash machine's are....for ?"

Tomorrow, The Crow looks for the garden in Welwyn Garden City.

...and sends his £3.99 steak back to kitchen because the violinist was off-key

 rotflmfao rotflmfao rotflmfao

As its the holiday season, we went to Milton Keynes ,where the Christmas display has opened and is the best one for years

Not only is there a real train to ride on, but a talking Wizard and Dragon.( He tells stories every half hour )

The miniature Dickensian street is just the right size for small people  and children

As well as the Double Decker Carousel a regular feature, there is also a full size Helter Skelter

Saturday night and this guy was a guest on the Sky Open.

He looked scared to death and could only answer  "Yes " or "No" for most of the night.

 Its funny how people freeze up in front of the camera, hes a young John Prescott look-a-like

Merry Xmas

Crow, you're good with this sort of thing. Was telling Compo tonight his Sky Poker avatar is not so much mean as...hmm...camp. Can you do the honours?

Ok here it is Compos Avatar

As well as a Ginger Orford

mine looks good

Very camp indeed.

                                                                 A Knock on the door

About 3 days ago , I answered the door to 2 men dressed in yellow highway overalls and a clipboard

"We are from the electric company, we have had a few complaints

from many residents and we need to check your meter sir"

ME>  "OK lets see some ID "

They show me photo ID's from Scottish Gas

ME> " we don't use Scottish gas sorry"

Them> some people have been charged a higher rate due to recent price changes

What tariff are you on ?

ME > " Why are you dressed like field engineers if you are not working for the electric company"

Them > If you are on Economy Seven we can help you get lower bills

ME > No thanks m8 bye

Brave to point out to two guys who are clearly planning to rob your house that you own a jag!

Larry Grayson- The Early Years     ;hide;

i think he looks a bit like max bygraves.

Except that Max needed hands.     ;marks;

A well known Poker TV channel  had a spot prize competition on yesterday, and the question was ,

Who do  think  our presenters are look-a-like's of.    Send in an E mail .

I sent in for Paul Musselle,....  Russell Crowe, Zippy from Rainbow and the dog from the Churchill adverts

For Mark Banin ..... Count Dracula, Side show Bob, and Davey Jones from the Pirates of the Caribbean

I was lucky enough to win a spot prize for the Sunday show tonight.

Got an E mail that said "Congratulations!

For winning a Spot Prize on the 22nd November 2008 you have been given free entry into the Sunday Open on the 23rd November. You've been automatically registered for this tournament so please make sure you're available to play."

The well known tv poker channel has removed  "Blondepoker.com" from my avatar, so they are not being mentioned for a while

It was Mark Banin who gave me the spot prize for saying Paul looked like the Churchill Dog

On the TV show tonight is Hattie Hayridge, who WAS on Red Dwarf, unlike Sarah Kennedy, who was on the show a few months ago

I will try to do a chat box interview with her

She replaced Norman Lovett as the computer voice and face in later episodes

Laughed out good and loud when that clicked.

Did you know that Multi storey car parks have awards every year  just like the Oscars

Each year designers meet at the Dorchester in London to receive nominations and awards

There are many books on car parks, even one called "The joy of car parks" by Simon Henley

In Amsterdam the cars are parked by robot elevators

And valet parking in Australia is not catching on

In one country they built a multi storey on a boat

In Melbourne they had an award for painting in 3D so Aussies know the up and down , an way In

I saw an Interview with Anastacia last week and she has had her eyes laser'd so she does not need to wear glasses.

She has altered her long straight hair and gone for the "Kylie"curly style.

So my Question is, does she look better now,

Has anyone had their eyes laser'd, does it hurt, would you recommend it

Yes here it is                                              Devilfish  Sings

You may have to join ( an un affliated social network site) to see it

YouTube: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Za-GhuBRkBM

Never overestimate the fish yeah

Is his TV show on the web yet?

Ok the vote is over ,  here is the result

     Should Crow stop talking about sausages  (Voting closed: Today at 11:41:01 AM)

Yes    - 1 (3.2%)
No    - 10 (32.3%)
become a vegetarian    - 1 (3.2%)
get out more    - 19 (61.3%)
Total Voters: 31

Thanks everyone for voting, It seems you have SAVED THE SAUSAGE  well done

But I will try and get out more


caaww   ~*v*~    ~*v*~    ~*v*~  <8(((((><  don't be a fish  ><)))))8> unless your Devilfish

all of this had un-affiliated names so I removed it

Evening all,  had a great hand tonight at DT (http://www.dusktilldawnpoker.com/)D (http://www.dusktilldawnpoker.com/)

Wanted any spade or any 3 but look what came on the river  CAAWW

Saw this today and thought of you!

thats pecker Pete and his mate Bill, where they at a motorway service station, they usually are

actually they were on a day trip to weston visiting the local retail parks, seems pete may have been in a fight - he only has half a beak ( poor sod)

Just caught up with the latest episodes of Heroes. I watched about 9 episodes of season 3 last night

 in time for episode 12 on BBC tonight, WOW, what a twist,

That makes up for those disappointing Eclipse episodes

Tommorrow we are going to see "The Day the Earth Stood Still "

When the weather turns cold, all the wise birds fly south for the winter.

So, why are the Owls still here

Never go to a doctor whose waiting room plants have died.

When I was growing up I was told that anybody could become Prime Minister of the UK.

 Now I'm begining to believe it.

Yesterday Super Gordon saved the World

                                                            Words of Crow Wisdom

I have an impressive bank of knowledge and experience,

but I have lost the combination of the safe

Despite the high cost of living,it still remains popular

All my favorite memories are in the past

I've forgotten more than I've ever learned

Youth passes, but immaturity can last a lifetime

More words of crow wisdom tomorrow

Thanks, I feel enriched.

fyp

             OK                                more Words of Crow Wisdom

I'm not over the hill, I don't remember being on top of it

Its hard to be nostalgic, when you can't remember anything

Age is a high price to pay for maturity

If you think there's good in everybody,you haven't met everybody

and finally   Mickey Mouse has started wearing a Gordon Brown watch

 I asked my wife what she wanted for Xmas and she said a new pair of red shoes , or a new car, whatever we can afford dear

So I found the Ideal gift, I hope she likes it

Nice car. :D

                      Crow on                      loosing one's memory

All my favorite memories are in the past

A poor memory's, not the same as a clear conscience

Everything I can't find is always in a safe place

Just recently there has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about.

I question the originality of "your" musings

                                All wisdom is gained from reading other peoples work

                               A man alone on an island , will only learn how to build fires

and this is what women on an island do (apparently)

YouTube: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=qhIJH56YIWE

Thats great, wiil they deliver before Xmas

probably not!!

This seems a very popular thread, I'm so glad I started it ;topofclass;

This sums this thread up really, an endorsement of awsomeness from someone who's other awsome ideas include theft; fruad and being a dickhead.

Glad to see bolts been studying the past pages of my thread,

Here's a new set of Avatars from the news letter, My Question is, why is Richard on here twice ?

lol crow,

whatever i say and whatever i think about your thread you're happy to crack on and do your thing and if you stopped or started getting out of your pram i'd expect that but you just blindly carry on, cant really argue with that, gl to you lol

Thanks bolt m8. Everyones entitled to their opinion, no worries

Bolt is good...... but he's no crow ;)

A Merry Xmas from all us Crows

And you mate.

Merry Xmas

Just be careful Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall isn't in your area Mr Crow, I'd stay inside your barn until Boxing Day to be on the safe side m8


 ;hide;

xx

(http://www.hub-uk.com/images024/paxo-stuffing.jpg)

Indeed...don't come out till we tell you it's safe! Don't even log on to your conmputer...he'll find you if you do that!...We'll send someone round when it's safe to log back on.

Thanks for the warning you guys, but I still have nightmares about these pictures

Cannibalism....4 & 20 blackbirds baked in a pie..

Nursery Rhymes are very cruel, what with birds baked in a pie,

there's cutting blind mice's tails off with a carving knife,

sheep getting lost, eggs falling off walls,

owl and a cat left to drift out to sea in a boat, no coastguards then

They should be X rated, not suitable for little children,

I was scared of the bogie man for years

and that chap who puts sand in your eyes, needs locking up

Are we ever going to get a normal post? How about a bit about the man beneath the crow?

     todays its                                                     2008 memories

I joined Blonde on 8th August 2008, and have had a great time interviewing players by PM and in the chat box on line

Thanks to all who sent replies back, and sorry to Tikay about the sausage question.

Did you know it was Longy who first asked the sausage question

   
Re: Crow Tales
« Reply #273 on: October 20, 2008, 12:31:48 AM »from Longy
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I can see it now.

Crow interviews Tikay about his retirement from poker.

Crow > So why did you retire from poker, Tikay? Was it all the commitments with Skypoker, Blonde, APAT, addiction to service Station coffee, never sleeping etc.

Tikay> Well in fact it was all these interviews, with you Crow. I just didn't have time for anything else in my life.

Crow> Err ok Tikay, what is you favourite type of Sausage?

Tikay> Right Crow i am off round the west coast of scotland, you don't have my phone number do you.

Crow > Err no

Tikay > Good.


Best live interview was "Tikay and a tank top". Please note, I only printed what others were saying, it was not me who said it

Best live poker was at Luton for the APAT pro am ,where I first met Blonde pals, like Ding and Flushy

Here was tikays first try at talking to Crow , great moment

Best pictures are posted below

Wishing all Blondes a happy new year

bye for now

Crow

WHERE IS THE CROW????

shhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!

you didn't??

it may have been this .... The Irish Scarecrow.

<belch>

scuse me

Back from the warmth of Morocco,its nest building time

Crow has seen a few news headlines

Did you see the new statue of the Queen Mother yesterday, She has a bronze Owl sitting on her head

Or is it a Crow?

Apparently, having a bird on her head keeps the pidgeons away

Crow went to Olney Yesterday to watch the Pancake Race

You may not know there are 3 races.

The first race at 11.50am   is a false start for the TV cameras, the runners pretend to start and run for only 20m

The second race at 11.55am is the TV crews and camera men racing up the track to the finish line to film the end

This is the most popular part and gets cheers and claps from the crowd as they struggle with tripods, long lenses and steps

The third race is the real race at 12.00 noon,  but the start  is not shown on Tv,

 as all the cameramen and crew are waiting  at the finish line by the Church

Christ..people are right..they really do let everyone back into this country.

lolol boldie brilliant!

Let Vinni worry about who's coming in and out of this country whilst you concentrate on shipping every horse race in site.

Our local paper showed a picture of an early aircraft trainer, used up at our airfield until recently

The Somers-Kendall or SK1 is an experimental plane was built in the early 1950s it was single seat, no wheels (landed on water or grass). : Power was by a small jet engine located behind the pilot with intakes on both sides. exhaust was thru the V-tail on top of the fuesage.  It's primary mission was to provide low level reconninance over Japan's rice paddies which cover thousands of square miles. It's water cabability allowed landing in the paddies without rice damage, check out suspested activity , and depart with a water take off run of few hundred feet.

Having no wheels it was hard to land and take off, so students had to carry it along the runway and run v fast untill it flew

Landing was a bit harder and bumpier, no one was willing to try and catch it.


Ok, the snow is gone , but here are my best pictures of Snowbears and one snowpig

Only 5 days to go till the best film of 2009 opens

Watchmen the Movie                the trailers on Youtube

The bird is mad on that Watchmen malarky, going to see it on Saturday.
She lent me the graphic novel and I'm trying to get it read before then.

[ x ] On chapter 2

[  ] I know wtf is going on.

As far as I can tell so far, the only one with any superpowers to speak of is the dodgy naked blue chap. The rest of them just like dessing up?

FYP

More about Watchmen

The music on the trailer is by The Smashing Pumpkins.

The track is "the Beginning is the End of the Beginning"  see Youtube for variations

Send a heartbeat to
The void that cries through you
Relive the pictures that have come to pass
For now we stand alone
The world is lost and blown
And we are flesh and blood disintegrate
With no more to hate

Is it bright where you are
And Have the people changed
Does it make you happy you're so strange
And in your darkest hour
Now all secrets fade
We can watch the world devoured in its pain


The Other music is by Philip Glass his "Prophecy" track

Its the same as the music from Grand Theft Auto 4

The film is set in the 1980's when the cold war with Russia was still on,the book says the watchmen have retired but some are being killed off.

The blue guy is Dr. Manhattan who experimented with matter in 1950  and blew himself to bits in his lab by mistake.

Years later he pulled himself together and returned to Earth, able to control molecules at will

The girl in Yellow is Silk Spectre 2  , her mum was Silk Spectre 1

fail!

Just read that chapter yesterday, it's months not years.

Funeral happens in September (I assume shortly after accident)
He fully rematerializes in the canteen on November 22nd.

Your right Mr. Tank, hope the films as good as the trailer

Wiiiii, out-geeked the Crow.  ;cheerleader;

Ok went to see the Watchmen Movie this afternoon.

Its long, over 2 and half hours, and it needs its 18 rating

More violent than Pulp Fiction , some scenes made us go " ooo thats nasty "

Follows the book pretty much, good job Zack Snyder  9  out of Ten

Ok, went to  Stockwood Park yesterday.

They have the original Chariot from  Ben Hur ,

Theres a box full of  Roman Togas so you can stand and say

 "Citizens of Rome , I give you these Games in the name of the Emperor Tiberius"

( Thats a quote from Ben Hur )

Have to disagree, almost to the point of violence.
It was a lot of shite, completely massacred the ending.

[  ] This film will do well at the box office in its second week.
 

Well I liked it,

Took my two boys to see it , they liked it too,

Happy Red Beak Day

 Nasa Tv is showing  Ten astronauts in the Space station having a  live chat with Barack Obama

Any one else watch Nasa TV ?

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/videogallery/index.html#

The Eggheads were beaten on Tuesday by the Question " How wide is the face of Big Ben"

It was 3 against 3 in the final round, and the eggheads  were Daphne,Judith and the new guy

The challengers went first and got all first 3 questions right, so it was up to the eggheads to catch up for the tie break questions

They had 3 answers, A. 3m in diameter   B. 7m in diameter  or  C. 11m in diameter

Judith said 3m was as long as the table they were sitting at, so that was quite wide.

They all thought 7m or 11m was too big.

They chose 3m , they were wrong, its 7m

People that brainy seem to lack common sense

Stem cell research has made a breakthrough in cloning a bird and a pig .

Results from these recent pictures prove its worked

Nurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrse!!!

lol.  +1!!

Theres a lot of websites just to get rid of crows, heres just a few

http://www.crowbegone.com/

Related Searches other websites

How to Get Rid of Noisy Crows
Getting Rid of Crows
How to Kill Crows
How to Keep Crows Away
How to Poison Crows
Nuisance Crows
Group of Crows
Ravens
Birds

why is that?  are they generally considered to be pests?

Ok I'm gonna do a sheep reverse Crow question test .

One Question a day, One answer a day

First question, easy this

1. On Christmas day in 1938, how many eggs did George Orwells chickens Lay ?

 send your answers PM

There are a fair number of websites devoted to the innocent pasttime of simply counting Crows.

Ok, Did anyone pick the Grand National Winner today  Mon Mome

Ridden by Liam Treadwell  at 100 to 1

Crows reverse Quiz results

Yesterdays question

1. On Christmas day in 1938, how many eggs did George Orwells chickens Lay ?

Ok, The answer was easy if you read Orwells diaries.

He was fascinated with his hens and pidgeons and logged their laying  in his daily diary, top man

Todays Reverse crow quiz is a picture and answer type

Ok name which is which egg

The answers are

Crows Egg

Robins Egg

Blackbirds Egg

Pidgeon Egg

and Lions Egg

I was surprized to know that Lions laid Eggs but Wikipedia must be right

OK which is which

Ok tonights reverse crow questions are all about nests

Spot the following, Robins nest, blackbirds nest,Crows nest, Eagles nest and Tigers nest

Yesterdays quiz was a trick question as Tigers nest is a monastery in Bhutan.

Did you get it.

Upon arrival in Paro, we visited Bhutan with a hike to the magical monastery known as Taktsang (the “Tiger’s Nest). Taktsang is one of the most sacred pilgrimage sites in the Himalayan World. The monastery itself is perched on a granite cliff that drops 2,000 feet to the valley floor. The name is derived from a legend that Guru Rinpoche flew across the mountains to this spot on the back of a tigress,

Its a great place for a weekend break, but the only way in, is to be pulled up in a basket on a long rope , very scary

Ok tonight Crow Quiz is called "Spot the Loon "

The loon was" the first picture "in the last quiz, like a duck , but more of a coot with a yellow bill

Ok the Crow Quiz tonight is "Can you spot the Capital City  "

Ok tonights pictures

Ok the clues were there !!

Picture  1 showed it was v cold and icey so its north of the equator

Picture 1 also had a sign in English and French

The last picture was an eagle with a bear and a wolf,

Must have got in now

It was Canada, and capital city is Ottawa

My daughter sent the pictures to me this week end, shes there for a week

As most of you will know, tomorrow is Crow and Raven day

Facebook  covers the event in their application

please wear black, many thanks crow

Anymore interviews lately Crow?

+1

Get to work you lazy crow!!

Crow,
I have just booked up a trip to Seattle and amongst other things I will be going here:

The Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame (SFM) is the world's first museum devoted to the thought-provoking ideas and experiences of science fiction. SFM’s exhibitions promote awareness and appreciation of science fiction literature and media while encouraging visitors to envision new futures for humanity. In the Science Fiction Hall of Fame, the museum pays homage to the most respected of science fiction practitioners—writers, artists, publishers and filmmakers.

 :D

Here is a question for all Train spotters

Can you tell me what line this ran on , did it start from London,  and how old is it

Lego Builders reveal there new low cost mortgage, high rise apartments

  Having the drawing upside down did not stop these keen builders getting the job done on time

New mental asylum opens with a design that fits its purpose

  In Japan, a broken Spirit level causes a Health and Safety nightmare for final inspection ,when it fails the plumb test

As the Hadron Collider finally starts to work, A black hole appears in a house in .Cern Switzerland

 The Labour Party unveil their new "Eco Friendly House " made entirely from recycled Oil tankers.

Heated only by the Sun the metal walls soon heat up to 90 degrees even on a cold day.

150,000 of these new "Super " homes will soon be built on Brown site redevelopments

As the hunt for The blonde Bash  ( 12th September ) continues, the Travel Lodge at Watford gap services has a few tables free that day

But as the new "Tallest building in the world" is nearly completed,   this new venue may be just right,   I'll give'em a ring

I gave 'em a ring but the sheik said " How much will they spend ?"

He suggests the New Atlantis Hotel just down the road from Burj

                       Crowmaster  Crow has listed the following Sheep quiz questions

later on in this thread

1.  Name a day of the week  Been there


2. Name one of the 7 colours of the rainbow
  done that


4 .Name one of the 7 dwarfs ( the Snow White Disney Version
Half the country has the postcard


[ x] Lucky with the next lot

11. Name one of the seven deadly sins
Because we've not covered that yet.

Will the Tombliboos be whaled?

Ok, I worked for Beds Highways as an engineer for many Years

It was part of my job to close roads to have them resurfaced

I must have closed half the roads in bedfordshire during my time there

I came across many road signs that seemed wrong

heres a few


People in Luton need to be told what a green light is for

this ones not mine I borrowed it

just found this old one

i'm back to double your viewing audience

Thanks Mr. Bolt,

It makes all this hard work , worth while :)up

New , fresh, non silly , sheep quiz .

PM me answers and reveal will be on a convenient time and date for all


1.  Name a flavour of Icecream

2. Name one of the first 5 books of the Old Testament Bible

3. Name one of the actors from the Hollywood version of The Magnificent Seven

4 .Name an actor that has played Dr. Who

5. Name any ingredient to make a Christmas cake

6. Name a character from " In the Night Garden "( BBC Ragdoll productions )

7. Name a constellation thats in the northern hemisphere thats NOT a zodiac sign

8. Name a country that uses the pound as its currency

9. A  Bird that lives in the UK and flies south for the Winter

10. Name a Motorbike manufacturer past or present

11. Name one of the seven deadly sins

12. A flavour or type  of Sausage

13. A Kung fu film staring Bruce Lee

OK more road signs that don't look right

Oh and this one Beware of falling sheep

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000296803

 ;)

Thanks Ed, may give that a try

Did you see the new Startrek Movie ?

It was a cheek destroying the Vulcan Home world just to make a movie

Ok OK I was there , Did you see me, Did you see me

heres pictures to prove I went

Ascot Ladies Day

Sneaked in without paying perched on this tree branch hat,

Yes saw the film while I was in Seattle, also went to the Sci fi musuem which is mostly owned by one of the Microsoft guys.

OK , We went on a shopping trip to Bicester last week and found this retail park made to look like a USA mid west village

We started at Carluccio's Coffee and pasta shop, having been refreshed, we split up to explore the 120 designer outlets

First was Vivienne Westwoods , where you can buy a large spotty bag for only £550 .

Then D and G for a pair of shoes and a bag for even more

In Church's the hand made leather shoe shop, a nice pair of brown shoes was reduced to £295, v nice

Feeling peckish I went into Pringles of Scotland, only no tubes of salt and vinegar here, just some wooly old jackets

Eventually ended up in a shop called BOSE.

They have a 50 seat sound theatre were you can marvel at their tiny plastic speakers

that sound almost as good as my car radio in my 15 year old Mondeo

Having survived the presentation, I could buy the basic 2 speaker system for only £1700

When I asked how I fix the little 2 inch speakers to a wall, he said they could supply the wall brackets

But they were an Extra

Left quickly

Its a long way all round , but well worth a visit if you have £5000 in spare cash

heres the other list

Any more interviews Crow?

Yup interview pls.

I can make my client, Barry Neville, available for a reasonable fee. Let me know.

Breaking News

A sausage advert has been banned for being too suggestive


Ridiculous,  How can a sausage ad be sexy

 259 car pile up on German motorway

Dozens of people have been hurt in a pile-up involving 259 cars on a motorway in Germany - but nobody died.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFoP9n2go1k

no deaths...who said that speed kills?

pretty sure it was kinboshi

Nope, Boshi said it was Gods fault.

Yeah, 9 quillion times.

Ok been on Holiday to north Norfolk at Sheringham , near  Cromer

Stayed in a ground floor flat with a garden overlooking the sea, v nice

Sat sipping Woodfordes real Ales, including , Wherry, Nelson and my favorite, Nog

Went to a classic car rally , see pictures

what's the latest on the MJ conspiracy, havent they released the toxicology reports yet?

More on MJ's missing brain

I read this week the brain had been returned to the family, but not where it had been.

Guess its in a glass bottle in fluid, and wired up to keep it alive

                            Coming Soon


The Revenge of The Crow . Part 2,  The Sequel,     District 8,     The making of,      watch this space,   

when are you going to do more interviews? I want to read all about greekstein's sausage preferences

If you stop posting on this thread they can make it best of blonde.
Something to consider eh?

you are v kind,

 I'll send you a questionaire,

You can be the first new interviewee

Hope you like sausages

Whereabouts did you stay in North Norfolk?

I had a place in Wells, and love the area

It was Sheringham and all the pictures were from Carnival week in August

Except the pier picture , that was Cromer Pier

It was nearly a year ago last September I started "In the Crows Nest with "

The first few are  worth another look http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=37236.0

Oh and heres another 

One of my favorites

In the Chat box with....                                          ..Richard Orford

THE-CROW> Rich did you win 2000 in a cash game this year

joobie538> ffs has the world gone topsey turvey?? Orford has money in his account!!!!

RichOrford> actually it was 1975 pounds, but that was from 30 crow

THE-CROW> very well done m8

THE-CROW> you had a bet, Tikay would kiss you if you made over 1K

RichOrford> well, it's not like it happens every day

THE-CROW> yes m8

RichOrford> I'd like to point out that HE suggested that bet

THE-CROW> the kiss

THE-CROW> was tikays idea

RichOrford> yep, i never dreamed I'd actually win any  money

THE-CROW> so did you get a kiss ?

RichOrford> i get one from him every night anyway Smiley

THE-CROW> lol

THE-CROW> Ok thanks for the chat