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Title: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: snoopy1239 on April 06, 2006, 02:32:23 PM Okay, due to popular demand, I've moved Kev's sponsorship thread over.
Quite right too. But while we're on the topic of the Best of Blonde board... It might not be the most active board in the world, but I still enjoy popping over now and then to see what gems the blondeites have come up with over the last year and a bit. However, I wouldn't mind moving a few more threads in, I really feel as though there are some more classic threads that should be in there, but sometimes it's a case of scouring through the forum and plucking them out, which, with the huge amount of content on here, can be an arduous task. Having said that though, I have a great source in you blondeites, so, if you can remember any great threads, or you want to nominate one of them to be lifted from the dark murky depths of the basement so they can claim their rightful place in the Best of Blonde, then feel free to highlight them. So, what threads are worthy of entering the Best of Blonde board? Fire away... Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: Graham C on April 06, 2006, 02:56:51 PM Tanks 4,000 STT Thread
Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: Cybertim on April 06, 2006, 03:37:44 PM Reds Brian wilson ISNT? a beach boy
Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: I, Zimbra on April 06, 2006, 04:05:07 PM Can we have the 'Carry On Cardiff' (http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=6922.0) appended to Best of Red, please?
Hi guys, I was going to do a trip report, but all the tournament details have already been provided in the live updates, and a cracking good read they are too There is also a first class tournament report by Jen on the main page, Jen writes so beautifully, anything I might add would be like a skid-mark on a cassock, so instead, I have decided to try to give you a “Behind the scenes” look at blondpoker, as an expert team of mods, updaters, and admin swing into action I am the first of “Team blonde” to arrive I am 4 hours early because I mistakenly thought the Wales v England rugby match was to be played at Cardiff Arms Park and the roads would be chokka block, it turned out that it was played elsewhere and I sailed down in record time. The only delay being the 10 minutes I spent trying to convince the bloke manning the toll on the Severn Bridge that my pickup should be classed as a car and not a commercial vehicle (£5 difference in price) “It’s no bigger than a car,” I ventured, as an opening gambit “A mouse is no bigger than an onion” he replied, “but that doesn’t make it a vegetable” “I don’t use it as a commercial vehicle though” I pleaded “But you COULD, if you wanted to” he said, unmoved “I’ll tell you what” I whispered, “Why don’t you just pretend it’s a car?” “Ok” he said with a wink, “Just give me a tenner and pretend it’s a fiver” The casino is located at one corner of a vast car park that also serves several big retail outlets, a cinema, a pub, and a hotel. It’s a huge car park I parked in what looked like a quiet spot. I had a bed in the back of my pickup, one, because I love to sleep as close to the outdoors as I can, and two because I’m sick of paying for hotel rooms only to bust out of the comp at 10pm and drive home without using them I met a few other early birds in reception, one being Lord Lawrence Gosney of Leeds. Resplendent in his Barbour wax shooting jacket. He always wears it, winter and summer, being a Yorkshire man I think he’s trying to get his moneys worth, he would need an anaesthetic to get it off He looked like he was going hunting, which to his mind, he probably was I had some time to kill so I did what I always do at times like these, eat! I asked a smiling young man behind the bar, “Do you do meals?” “Yes, fish and chips, burger and chips..” he replied. “Can I see a menu please?” I asked He produced one quickly, printed on it in bold type were the words FISH AND CHIPS BURGER AND CHIPS Halfway through my meal my phone rang, it was Snoops. In a slightly agitated voice he asked me, “Where are you?” “I’m in the casino, where are you?” “I don’t know” “Are you in Cardiff Snoops?” “Is it near the airport? I almost got there but now I’m going away again, eeek!” At this point the phone went dead, concerned, I carried on eating my burger. Jen arrived, looking fresh, radiant, and ready for anything, I went to greet her and offered her a hand with setting up mission control, she accepted gracefully, but really I think I was more of a hindrance than a help, Jen is an old hand at this and I’m like a bull in a china shop. The first problem was, we had no Internet access. The Vodafone 3G card, like my mobile during my conversation with spoony, kept losing the signal Jen, who is a bit of a computer whiz, got us connected to an outside service provider by waving a credit card and shouting at someone Mr Kendal, with his usual impeccable timing, made his entrance, nodding and waving condescendingly to his wide-eyed admirers as he minced toward us through the card room He plonked himself down at the updates table, produced his laptop, and with a flourish turned it on, nothing happened. He turned it off and on again 30 or 40 more times, nothing. He plugged it out and in again, nothing. He held it upside down and shook it, nothing. “What do you think is wrong?” I asked “I dunno” “Has it done it before?” “I dunno” “Have you dropped it?” “I dunno” “Do you think it’s a dodgy power lead?” “I dunno” “Ok, what’s the back up plan?” “I dunno” When things go wrong there’s nothing like having a decisive leader at the helm, and, credit where it’s due, he was nothing like a decisive leader. We thought perhaps the fuse had gone so I was despatched to try and find a replacement. “Do you have a fuse?” I asked the lady on reception who was by now very busy with a great horde of people all trying to get into the casino at the same time “Yes” she replied, “But at the moment it’s very short” We were down to one laptop, and that with a dodgy, expensive connection. My phone rang again and I dashed over to the corner of the room that provided the best reception, it was Snoops again… “Is it on a huge car park?” “Yes snoops” “I can see half of a building with the word INO written on it, is that it?” “Yes Snoops” “Ok, see you in a mo” Ten minutes later my phone rang again “I can’t get in to the car park, the barrier won’t open” “That’s the exit barrier snoops” El blondie comes up to me and says, “Hi Tom, I have the blondepoker shirt you ordered, it’s in the car” “That’s great” I reply “You can’t have it though, he says with a weary shake of his head, “Rhow had a load of them made, but she forgot to tell them to put blondepoker on them” and with a long suffering smile, he walked away. Another half an hour passes, still no sign of Snoppy, I go outside to investigate I find him walking around his car with a pencil and paper in his hand; he has locked his keys in the boot “Have you rung anyone?” I ask him “Yes” he says, his face a mask of concern, “I rang my mum” I had a fantastic time at Cardiff, it’s a great pleasure to be with these guys, but the next time one of my grand kids wants a cowboy outfit, I’m putting a bid in for blondepoker Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: Poppet7 on April 06, 2006, 04:07:20 PM Tanks 4,000 STT Thread ;iagree; ;iagree; ;iagree; ;iagree; Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: I, Zimbra on April 06, 2006, 04:12:37 PM ...as soon as the four months are up, I have no doubt it will be instantly thrust into the hall of fame. 8)
Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: Claw75 on April 06, 2006, 04:21:42 PM Reds Brian wilson ISNT? a beach boy ;iagree; that was the first one that came to my mind as well - had me in stitches! Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: I, Zimbra on April 06, 2006, 04:35:11 PM Reds Brian wilson ISNT? a beach boy ;iagree; that was the first one that came to my mind as well - had me in stitches! Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: 12barblues on April 06, 2006, 04:43:26 PM Harry D's series of hand analysis threads which pre-date the separate hand analysis board.
Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: snoopy1239 on April 06, 2006, 05:27:31 PM Harry D's series of hand analysis threads which pre-date the separate hand analysis board. Yes, this was considered. Just trying to work out the best way of putting them up. Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: snoopy1239 on April 06, 2006, 05:27:43 PM ...as soon as the four months are up, I have no doubt it will be instantly thrust into the hall of fame. 8) no doubt Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: snoopy1239 on April 06, 2006, 05:28:02 PM Can we have the 'Carry On Cardiff' (http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=6922.0) appended to Best of Red, please? Hi guys, I was going to do a trip report, but all the tournament details have already been provided in the live updates, and a cracking good read they are too There is also a first class tournament report by Jen on the main page, Jen writes so beautifully, anything I might add would be like a skid-mark on a cassock, so instead, I have decided to try to give you a “Behind the scenes” look at blondpoker, as an expert team of mods, updaters, and admin swing into action I am the first of “Team blonde” to arrive I am 4 hours early because I mistakenly thought the Wales v England rugby match was to be played at Cardiff Arms Park and the roads would be chokka block, it turned out that it was played elsewhere and I sailed down in record time. The only delay being the 10 minutes I spent trying to convince the bloke manning the toll on the Severn Bridge that my pickup should be classed as a car and not a commercial vehicle (£5 difference in price) “It’s no bigger than a car,” I ventured, as an opening gambit “A mouse is no bigger than an onion” he replied, “but that doesn’t make it a vegetable” “I don’t use it as a commercial vehicle though” I pleaded “But you COULD, if you wanted to” he said, unmoved “I’ll tell you what” I whispered, “Why don’t you just pretend it’s a car?” “Ok” he said with a wink, “Just give me a tenner and pretend it’s a fiver” The casino is located at one corner of a vast car park that also serves several big retail outlets, a cinema, a pub, and a hotel. It’s a huge car park I parked in what looked like a quiet spot. I had a bed in the back of my pickup, one, because I love to sleep as close to the outdoors as I can, and two because I’m sick of paying for hotel rooms only to bust out of the comp at 10pm and drive home without using them I met a few other early birds in reception, one being Lord Lawrence Gosney of Leeds. Resplendent in his Barbour wax shooting jacket. He always wears it, winter and summer, being a Yorkshire man I think he’s trying to get his moneys worth, he would need an anaesthetic to get it off He looked like he was going hunting, which to his mind, he probably was I had some time to kill so I did what I always do at times like these, eat! I asked a smiling young man behind the bar, “Do you do meals?” “Yes, fish and chips, burger and chips..” he replied. “Can I see a menu please?” I asked He produced one quickly, printed on it in bold type were the words FISH AND CHIPS BURGER AND CHIPS Halfway through my meal my phone rang, it was Snoops. In a slightly agitated voice he asked me, “Where are you?” “I’m in the casino, where are you?” “I don’t know” “Are you in Cardiff Snoops?” “Is it near the airport? I almost got there but now I’m going away again, eeek!” At this point the phone went dead, concerned, I carried on eating my burger. Jen arrived, looking fresh, radiant, and ready for anything, I went to greet her and offered her a hand with setting up mission control, she accepted gracefully, but really I think I was more of a hindrance than a help, Jen is an old hand at this and I’m like a bull in a china shop. The first problem was, we had no Internet access. The Vodafone 3G card, like my mobile during my conversation with spoony, kept losing the signal Jen, who is a bit of a computer whiz, got us connected to an outside service provider by waving a credit card and shouting at someone Mr Kendal, with his usual impeccable timing, made his entrance, nodding and waving condescendingly to his wide-eyed admirers as he minced toward us through the card room He plonked himself down at the updates table, produced his laptop, and with a flourish turned it on, nothing happened. He turned it off and on again 30 or 40 more times, nothing. He plugged it out and in again, nothing. He held it upside down and shook it, nothing. “What do you think is wrong?” I asked “I dunno” “Has it done it before?” “I dunno” “Have you dropped it?” “I dunno” “Do you think it’s a dodgy power lead?” “I dunno” “Ok, what’s the back up plan?” “I dunno” When things go wrong there’s nothing like having a decisive leader at the helm, and, credit where it’s due, he was nothing like a decisive leader. We thought perhaps the fuse had gone so I was despatched to try and find a replacement. “Do you have a fuse?” I asked the lady on reception who was by now very busy with a great horde of people all trying to get into the casino at the same time “Yes” she replied, “But at the moment it’s very short” We were down to one laptop, and that with a dodgy, expensive connection. My phone rang again and I dashed over to the corner of the room that provided the best reception, it was Snoops again… “Is it on a huge car park?” “Yes snoops” “I can see half of a building with the word INO written on it, is that it?” “Yes Snoops” “Ok, see you in a mo” Ten minutes later my phone rang again “I can’t get in to the car park, the barrier won’t open” “That’s the exit barrier snoops” El blondie comes up to me and says, “Hi Tom, I have the blondepoker shirt you ordered, it’s in the car” “That’s great” I reply “You can’t have it though, he says with a weary shake of his head, “Rhow had a load of them made, but she forgot to tell them to put blondepoker on them” and with a long suffering smile, he walked away. Another half an hour passes, still no sign of Snoppy, I go outside to investigate I find him walking around his car with a pencil and paper in his hand; he has locked his keys in the boot “Have you rung anyone?” I ask him “Yes” he says, his face a mask of concern, “I rang my mum” I had a fantastic time at Cardiff, it’s a great pleasure to be with these guys, but the next time one of my grand kids wants a cowboy outfit, I’m putting a bid in for blondepoker good idea Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: Scottish Dave on April 06, 2006, 05:30:21 PM Tanks 4,000 STT Thread ;iagree; ;iagree; ;iagree; ;iagree; tut thats only cos you fancy the pants off him ;goodvevil; ;goodvevil; Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: snoopy1239 on April 06, 2006, 06:49:04 PM Tanks 4,000 STT Thread ;iagree; ;iagree; ;iagree; ;iagree; tut thats only cos you fancy the pants off him ;goodvevil; ;goodvevil; shhhhhh Their love affair's a secret. Doh! :-X Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: Poppet7 on April 06, 2006, 07:41:46 PM Tanks 4,000 STT Thread ;iagree; ;iagree; ;iagree; ;iagree; tut thats only cos you fancy the pants off him ;goodvevil; ;goodvevil; shhhhhh Their love affair's a secret. Doh! :-X ::) Dear oh Dear... Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: Ironside on April 06, 2006, 07:56:48 PM Tanks 4,000 STT Thread ;iagree; ;iagree; ;iagree; ;iagree; tut thats only cos you fancy the pants off him ;goodvevil; ;goodvevil; fancing the pants off tank? surely no one is that blind or stupid Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: Poppet7 on April 06, 2006, 11:20:38 PM Tanks 4,000 STT Thread ;iagree; ;iagree; ;iagree; ;iagree; tut thats only cos you fancy the pants off him ;goodvevil; ;goodvevil; fancing the pants off tank? surely no one is that blind or stupid Don't be so mean! I know you've got a lil soft spot for him yourself ironside! Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: thetank on April 06, 2006, 11:22:21 PM I know you've got a lil soft spot for him yourself ironside! :redcard: :redcard: Saving Ironside the bother. Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: moritzey on April 06, 2006, 11:23:35 PM Guys, 10 more of those and we can move this thread straight to the HoF, too ... on a second thought, errr, no.
Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: Poppet7 on April 06, 2006, 11:27:23 PM I know you've got a lil soft spot for him yourself ironside! :redcard: :redcard: Saving Ironside the bother. Tank, do you know I fancy the pants off of you?! :-* Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: Ironside on April 06, 2006, 11:29:03 PM I know you've got a lil soft spot for him yourself ironside! :redcard: :redcard: Saving Ironside the bother. Tank, do you know I fancy the pants off of you?! :-* he does now but i highly recomend he wears a kilt while taking off his pants to avoid any projectile vomminting Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: Poppet7 on April 06, 2006, 11:30:15 PM Oooooh a kilt! I'm getting all hot and flustered now! *fans face* :kiv:
Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: The Camel on April 06, 2006, 11:47:57 PM I know it's thread we should be nominating...
But for top post on blonde forum I nominate Snoops for his post in Deauvile. At the start of Day 2 all the players has seating positioons in alphabetical order. Snoopy said if this became a trend he would change his name to Kendally. 8) I still chuckle when I think of the post... Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: Nem on April 06, 2006, 11:52:16 PM I know it's thread we should be nominating... But for top post on blonde forum I nominate Snoops for his post in Deauvile. At the start of Day 2 all the players has seating positioons in alphabetical order. Snoopy said if this became a trend he would change his name to Kendally. 8) I still chuckle when I think of the post... Yeah, that was funny. Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: NoflopsHomer on April 07, 2006, 12:31:16 AM Snippys folding kings post-flop post.
And if possible, all the unusual suspects events all made into one lovely package please. :-* Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: snoopy1239 on April 07, 2006, 04:35:33 AM I know it's thread we should be nominating... But for top post on blonde forum I nominate Snoops for his post in Deauvile. At the start of Day 2 all the players has seating positioons in alphabetical order. Snoopy said if this became a trend he would change his name to Kendally. 8) I still chuckle when I think of the post... Why do I get the feeling that I wouldn't be the only one at the table with a similar name to Kendall? :D Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: snoopy1239 on April 07, 2006, 06:58:19 PM keep em coming chaps and chapettes...
Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: tikay on April 08, 2006, 01:49:20 AM I know it's thread we should be nominating... But for top post on blonde forum I nominate Snoops for his post in Deauvile. At the start of Day 2 all the players has seating positioons in alphabetical order. Snoopy said if this became a trend he would change his name to Kendally. 8) I still chuckle when I think of the post... Yeah, that was funny. No it was noty. Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: ACE2M on April 10, 2006, 02:11:50 PM I liked it when snopoy came up with his greatest pun 'Hewston we have a problem' and he was so proud he just couldn't wait to use in context so typed it in just because he couldn't wait, not once but twice! Patience, patience, patience.
Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: ACE2M on April 10, 2006, 02:27:30 PM Dusk till Dawn thread should probably be preserved for posterity. The club will probably be world famous eventually.
Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: HarlemShuffle on April 10, 2006, 04:24:32 PM Dog's Life
Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: ACE2M on April 10, 2006, 05:10:55 PM Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: thetank on April 10, 2006, 11:14:48 PM Not really suitable for best of blonde, but perhaps there could be a child board on the Hand Analysis section that contains a collection of some of the soundest advice that has been offered by blonde members in the past.
It could contain threads that users such as totalise, 12barblues, matt674 and others have written fantastic replies giving advice to common questions that come up time and time again. Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: tikay on April 10, 2006, 11:20:28 PM Not really suitable for best of blonde, but perhaps there could be a child board on the Hand Analysis section that contains a collection of some of the soundest advice that has been offered by blonde members in the past. It could contain threads that users such as totalise, 12barblues, matt674 and others have written fantastic replies giving advice to common questions that come up time and time again. Agreed. I HAVE to read these guys analysis - it's fascinating stuff. Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: AndrewT on April 10, 2006, 11:24:38 PM Not really suitable for best of blonde, but perhaps there could be a child board on the Hand Analysis section that contains a collection of some of the soundest advice that has been offered by blonde members in the past. It could contain threads that users such as totalise, 12barblues, matt674 and others have written fantastic replies giving advice to common questions that come up time and time again. Agreed. I HAVE to read these guys analysis - it's fascinating stuff. *insert comment from Ironside commenting on how Tikay really should read some poker analysis here* Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: tikay on April 10, 2006, 11:26:14 PM Hehe, give him time.......
Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: thetank on May 07, 2006, 03:03:54 AM Cartoon Kissing http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=3690.0
and it's companion thread A bad Rep http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=3729.0 ....made me chockle chockle. Maybe not prime candidates, but definately worth a look if you want a laff. You gotta consider poll -balancing tables for inclusion. http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=8016.0 smithy69's work here was outstanding, I never laughed quite as much as I did that day. Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: Mr F on May 07, 2006, 03:45:21 AM Two of those links go to the same thread, Bad rep. Need to change the link for the balancing tables poll!
Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: bolt pp on May 07, 2006, 06:28:14 AM Any thread i've started, featured heavily in or upset someone in.
Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: Karabiner on May 07, 2006, 11:22:07 AM AdamM's poll about table-balancing gets my vote if it's not already in.
Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: TightEnd on May 07, 2006, 11:30:28 AM was hugely funny
Just don't tell Adam! Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: ifm on May 07, 2006, 11:38:54 AM AdamM's poll about table-balancing gets my vote if it's not already in. Agreed, funny and cruel at the same time, with an added whoosh!! in the middle :D Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: Nem on May 07, 2006, 12:19:54 PM Kevs Blue Square sponsorship was HILARIOUS!
Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: TightEnd on May 07, 2006, 04:30:32 PM yes, and it got put in v soon afterwards
Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: Mr F on May 08, 2006, 01:22:26 PM I know it's only been up for an hour or so and most people won't have read it, but if MAKE REAL MONEY HERE doesn't make it to best of blonde it will be a travesty.
Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: Ginger on May 08, 2006, 01:25:25 PM I know it's only been up for an hour or so and most people won't have read it, but if MAKE REAL MONEY HERE doesn't make it to best of blonde it will be a travesty. ;iagree; funny as hell! rotflmfao Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: Claw75 on May 12, 2006, 12:32:42 PM an old thread, and one I happened upon by accident, but it made me giggle when I read it!
http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=4734.0 Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: thetank on May 14, 2006, 04:38:39 AM Oh no, that thread is what got MikkyT the probation. :D
Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: Claw75 on May 14, 2006, 10:35:05 AM Oh no, that thread is what got MikkyT the probation. :D crimes against music? Title: Re: Best of Blonde Nominees Post by: thetank on May 14, 2006, 10:42:04 AM Yeah, I turned states on him and got off with a severe ticking off.
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