[Still not tempted by one?]

Continuing the trend of blonde's dogs, here's Barry Carter's new one.

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Cheers Teeks, he is a cracker, bags of personality. Really miss Charlie the old Labrador but this fella has been making us laugh loads.

Still not tempted by one?

Very. Only a matter of "when" now. Almost certainly next year. (long story...).

Oooh great keep us posted.

Continuing the trend of blonde's dogs, here's Barry Carter's new one.

Click to see full-size image.

Click to see full-size image.

Cheers Teeks, he is a cracker, bags of personality. Really miss Charlie the old Labrador but this fella has been making us laugh loads.

Still not tempted by one?

Boldie wouldn't even make the top 5 wrong'uns who've had accounts on here.

There's been paedos, wife beaters, con men, gangsters and fraudsters who all jostle for that hall of fame.

Boldie was just a boring old degen.

It's like Nasty Nick from Big Brother, who by today's standards on the show would just be called Nick.

My oddest memory of all this was Boldie called me 'the shortest person I've met in real life' and I'm 5ft 10.

FFS!

I didn't know the Mad Yank was a mu-diddly-urderer.

Based on the 10 years mentioned he should be due out of jail now too.

Yes, he should be back at home now, though where "home" is I've no idea.

I was really surprised to see Tom say he was not aware of Mad Yank's misdeeds, I assumed everyone knew.

Whilst we are on the subject of poker playing murderers, here's another who is due to be released this year. Tom WILL remember this one though, as he was a DTD regular. The difference between him & Mad Yank was Mad Yank did his murdering AFTER we knew him, whereas this fellow did it before we got to know him. It had not come out on top at the time of course. His victim's head was found in the Nevada desert, but her body was never found as I recall. The US Police said they "suspected foul play". Well yes.

The photo was taken after one of the Wm Hill Grand Prix qualifiers  - there were 4 of them, & Phil Q recruited me to help out with them. Some fun stories there, especially after one when half of the prize pool mysteriously vanished.  

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Crikey!

When I found out that Marcus Bebb Jones was a murderer I couldn't believe it, he seemed so ordinary. I spent endless hours at the poker table with him just chatting about mundane stuff, as you do.

Now I can't believe that he's served his time and is due for release, It's shocking how time passes.

I wonder how I would feel if, at some point in the future, I was drawn next to him in a comp?

I think it was Camel who once suggested he had sat at a poker table with 4 murderers; I remember these two, but could never work out who the others were. 

There are probably more than a couple of players where the news wouldn't surprise me.

There was Maz from Sheffield a frequent player at DTD who grew tired of his missus and stabbed her multiple times.

Would that be the same one who took a gun into a wedding and just started randomly shooting at people?

That's the guy.

I know this is a really cliche thing to say, but he was such a nice guy, I was shocked when I found out.

Having said that I have probably shared tables with 3 murderers, at least one gangster, several pimps and god knows how many drug dealers. I was pretty much shocked when I found out about every one of them.

FFS!

I didn't know the Mad Yank was a mu-diddly-urderer.

Based on the 10 years mentioned he should be due out of jail now too.

Yes, he should be back at home now, though where "home" is I've no idea.

I was really surprised to see Tom say he was not aware of Mad Yank's misdeeds, I assumed everyone knew.

Whilst we are on the subject of poker playing murderers, here's another who is due to be released this year. Tom WILL remember this one though, as he was a DTD regular. The difference between him & Mad Yank was Mad Yank did his murdering AFTER we knew him, whereas this fellow did it before we got to know him. It had not come out on top at the time of course. His victim's head was found in the Nevada desert, but her body was never found as I recall. The US Police said they "suspected foul play". Well yes.

The photo was taken after one of the Wm Hill Grand Prix qualifiers  - there were 4 of them, & Phil Q recruited me to help out with them. Some fun stories there, especially after one when half of the prize pool mysteriously vanished.  

Click to see full-size image.

 

Crikey!

When I found out that Marcus Bebb Jones was a murderer I couldn't believe it, he seemed so ordinary. I spent endless hours at the poker table with him just chatting about mundane stuff, as you do.

Now I can't believe that he's served his time and is due for release, It's shocking how time passes.

I wonder how I would feel if, at some point in the future, I was drawn next to him in a comp?

I think it was Camel who once suggested he had sat at a poker table with 4 murderers; I remember these two, but could never work out who the others were. 

There are probably more than a couple of players where the news wouldn't surprise me.

There was Maz from Sheffield a frequent player at DTD who grew tired of his missus and stabbed her multiple times.

Would that be the same one who took a gun into a wedding and just started randomly shooting at people?

Vaccination to include over 65s.

So, do 65yos get it?

My Father in Law is bang on 65 and he just had his

Boom!

Did they call him in and where does he live?

Think he got a letter and Norfolk

Vaccination to include over 65s.

So, do 65yos get it?

My Father in Law is bang on 65 and he just had his

Ahh, he looks gorgeous. It's true what they say, too - owners start to look like their dogs.

I'm still aching for a dog, yes. Previously, what with trips to SPT's & the annual Vegas jaunt for a month or so, I had an excuse not to get one, but I'm not sure that excuse still stands what with Lockdown & everything. One of these days the temptation will get too much, & I'll either ask Tom to get me sorted or toddle off to the local dog's home.

Best (non marriage) thing I ever did getting a dog and the investment really compounded when the lockdowns started. They make you laugh, they make you walk, they make you chat to strangers and they make you less precious about your house because they make a right bleedin mess of things. Their only crime is not living long enough.

How's the weather up there today? I heard it was pretty bad.

Doesn't make much of a difference when you are locked down really, a tad slippier on the dog walk I suppose

It's time we had a new photo of your beloved Lab.

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He turned 12 last week. He is doing great six months after his big operation but sadly we are starting to have conversations about how long the good times will last. He is having longer walks now than he was two years ago and seems to be loving life, but we fear he may struggle if it's hot this summer with his breathing and he also is having accidents in the middle of the night. Times are good with him at the moment, but we think it's a coinflip whether he will be here a year from now.

Are you still tempted by one?

How's the weather up there today? I heard it was pretty bad.

Doesn't make much of a difference when you are locked down really, a tad slippier on the dog walk I suppose

Black mirror indeed

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/02/exercise-instructor-appears-to-unwittingly-capture-myanmar-coup-in-dance-video

Imagine coming up with this in a storyline; and setting it to that music; and yeah, she has to be wearing a face mask...

Just three months ago we had this too, there could be an award for bizarre comedy dystopia moment of the year

How lucky is that Barry Carter fella?

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Butchered? This week I am going to be posting a very ambitious argument for it having been a good (or possibly borderline) call because it was a PKO and I could win four bounties. Given my co-author also thinks I butchered it I don't it will hold much weight, but hey ho, PKO Poker Strategy is available in all good book shops now

What a few days I had last week, felt like I got the Trifecta up.

On Thursday I got a text inviting me to book my jab. Took about 3 seconds to get that booked & I was a mite surprised how quickly it cheered me up. Booked it for 0810 on Saturday.

On Friday my Contract was renewed for another 12 months. I had been told some time ago it would be, but even so, I was whittling to bits about it. And then, with hours to spare, it all came though. Happy days. That – all being well, God willing etc – will take me into my 16th year with them. The jobs I’ve had since I retired in 2004 is incred but who could ever have predicted a decade & a half with Sky? And it all began thanks to Phil Q.

Saturday morning I was as excited as the annual “off to Vegas” day. Arrived at the jab clinic 30 minutes early & the whole thing was just perfect. Think they’d hired the local Women’s Institute girlies for all the non-Medical admin & usherers, & they could not have been more friendly & helpful. I maybe spend too much time exposed to the rough & tumble of the internet world, & it was all such a contrast. Boris & Co have made a complete balls of the virus response, but here, at the ground level, it could not have been a better experience. I had the Pfizer jab & had no after-effects except I was absolutely buzzing. The whole thing lifted my spirits wonderfully. After the jab I had to sit in the “recovery area” (a tent) & it was full of elderly ladies & gents, all chit chatting to each other as if they had known each other all their life.  It was like turning the clock back half a century, everyone so friendly & no edge.   

Then the rest of the weekend was live updating the SPT Online, the biggest MTT Sky Poker have ever staged. 5 figure guarantees are rare there, but this was a cool £100,000, & it made just shy of £140,000. The Update got over 11,000 views, which is a tidy number for that forum. Two long days though, with Day 2 finishing at 0320 this morning, so I was physically wrecked.

Today? Flat as a pancake, the dreaded adrenalin hangover. This adrenalin stuff is the nuts, it enables us to do so many things, but the cold turkey is agony.

Thats great news, Mum has her jab on Wednesday and I'm over the moon about it. Give it a few months and we might have plenty to smile about this year over here.

Oxford trial is 70% effective after a half dose and 90% effective after two doses https://twitter.com/UniofOxford/status/1330769567409385474