Prose from a Poshboy

[david3103]

Thank you. Why has nobody wished me luck for my 10euro day two yet?!

As if you need it?

[AlunB]

Thank you. Why has nobody wished me luck for my 10euro day two yet?!

Who are you?

[outragous76]

Thank you. Why has nobody wished me luck for my 10euro day two yet?!

Who are you?

Yeah and gtfo of the punctuation and grammar thread! 

[kinboshi]

Found a fun one: http://grammar.about.com/od/punctuationandmechanics/a/punctmatters07.htm



If you happen to work in the legal division of Rogers Communications Inc., you've already learned the lesson that punctuation matters. According to Toronto's Globe and Mail for August 6, 2006, a misplaced comma in a contract to string cable lines along utility poles may cost the Canadian company a whopping $2.13 million.

Back in 2002, when the company signed off on a contract with Aliant Inc., the folks at Rogers were confident that they had locked up a long-term agreement. They were surprised, therefore, when in early 2005 Aliant gave notice of a hefty rate-hike--and even more surprised when regulators with the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) backed their claim.

It's all right there on page seven of the contract, where it states that the agreement "shall continue in force for a period of five years from the date it is made, and thereafter for successive five year terms, unless and until terminated by one year prior notice in writing by either party.”

The devil is in the details--or, more specifically, in the second comma. “Based on the rules of punctuation,” observed the CRTC regulators, the comma in question “allows for the termination of the [contract] at any time, without cause, upon one-year's written notice.”

Without that second comma after "successive five year claims," the business about terminating the contract would apply only to successive terms, which is what Rogers' lawyers thought they were agreeing to. However, with the addition of the comma, the phrase "and thereafter for successive five year terms" is treated as an interruption.

Certainly that's how Aliant treated it. They didn't wait for that first "period of five years" to expire before giving notice of the rate hike, and thanks to the extra comma, they didn't have to.

“This is a classic case of where the placement of a comma has great importance,” Aliant said. Indeed.

I have a friend who is a contract lawyer. I once asked him what he did all day, and he said: 'Looking for commas in the wrong place.' World's highest paid proofreaders.

Commercial property leases dont have punctuation they can be fun to read

FYP

[Doobs]

Thank you. Why has nobody wished me luck for my 10euro day two yet?!

Did the villain on your left play as expected?

[cambridgealex]

Thank you. Why has nobody wished me luck for my 10euro day two yet?!

Did the villain on your left play as expected?

Didn't really get too ool, didn't do anything that drew my attention to him though.

Had one hilarious spot yesterday in that 300 though: This guy checks the river to me having called pre, called the flop and donked the turn. I have KJ on K9846 or something, decide I still have to value bet. I bet 1/2 pot and he goes into the tank.

Then types into the chat "ru ready?"

Tanks a bit more, then raises! Was so tilting! I folded.

Then in the last level of the day I raise 22 and he peels the bb, and donks 632. I set the tarp and smooth call. Turn is a King bringing a flush draw. He bets I raise he calls. River 8, I have 46k back, there's 30 in the pot. He checks, I am sooooooooo tempted to write "ru ready" in the chat! But resist it, jam and he calls K8 Did you make day two doobs?

[Doobs]

Thank you. Why has nobody wished me luck for my 10euro day two yet?!

Did the villain on your left play as expected?

Didn't really get too ool, didn't do anything that drew my attention to him though.

Had one hilarious spot yesterday in that 300 though: This guy checks the river to me having called pre, called the flop and donked the turn. I have KJ on K9846 or something, decide I still have to value bet. I bet 1/2 pot and he goes into the tank.

Then types into the chat "ru ready?"

Tanks a bit more, then raises! Was so tilting! I folded.

Then in the last level of the day I raise 22 and he peels the bb, and donks 632. I set the tarp and smooth call. Turn is a King bringing a flush draw. He bets I raise he calls. River 8, I have 46k back, there's 30 in the pot. He checks, I am sooooooooo tempted to write "ru ready" in the chat! But resist it, jam and he calls K8 Did you make day two doobs?

All my future bluffs against you will now be preceeded by me typing ru ready? in the chat.  Didn't make day 2, a couple of people made bad calls.  Standard was a little variable.

Did you play the 4 max.  I had a couple of people at my table who were shoving every other hand on the flop.  That didn't work out well either, but was mercifully brief.

Made day 2 of the 100.  Ended up 40 something for not very much, so can't imagine the payouts in the 10 reentry are going to be huge until the final table.

Did you get a 150 euro ticket?  Given my limited French, I have no idea why I got it. 

[Paul_Foulder]

I remember three people on here wrote that they'd be interested in hiring my cleaner, woodsey, paulho and one other. Who was the other? Will PM her number to you now.

Hi there

[cambridgealex]

Thank you. Why has nobody wished me luck for my 10euro day two yet?!

Did the villain on your left play as expected?

Didn't really get too ool, didn't do anything that drew my attention to him though.

Had one hilarious spot yesterday in that 300 though: This guy checks the river to me having called pre, called the flop and donked the turn. I have KJ on K9846 or something, decide I still have to value bet. I bet 1/2 pot and he goes into the tank.

Then types into the chat "ru ready?"

Tanks a bit more, then raises! Was so tilting! I folded.

Then in the last level of the day I raise 22 and he peels the bb, and donks 632. I set the tarp and smooth call. Turn is a King bringing a flush draw. He bets I raise he calls. River 8, I have 46k back, there's 30 in the pot. He checks, I am sooooooooo tempted to write "ru ready" in the chat! But resist it, jam and he calls K8 Did you make day two doobs?

All my future bluffs against you will now be preceeded by me typing ru ready? in the chat.  Didn't make day 2, a couple of people made bad calls.  Standard was a little variable.

Did you play the 4 max.  I had a couple of people at my table who were shoving every other hand on the flop.  That didn't work out well either, but was mercifully brief.

Made day 2 of the 100.  Ended up 40 something for not very much, so can't imagine the payouts in the 10 reentry are going to be huge until the final table.

Did you get a 150 euro ticket?  Given my limited French, I have no idea why I got it. 

Yeh I played the 4max, absolutely bossed it / ran incredible to build a double average stack near the money, the proceeded to lose it all in cruel ways and not even cash Was a sick fun comp though, insanely aggro! I don't think I got a 150 ticket, what does that mean? Did u get an email or something?

[Doobs]

Thank you. Why has nobody wished me luck for my 10euro day two yet?!

Did the villain on your left play as expected?

Didn't really get too ool, didn't do anything that drew my attention to him though.

Had one hilarious spot yesterday in that 300 though: This guy checks the river to me having called pre, called the flop and donked the turn. I have KJ on K9846 or something, decide I still have to value bet. I bet 1/2 pot and he goes into the tank.

Then types into the chat "ru ready?"

Tanks a bit more, then raises! Was so tilting! I folded.

Then in the last level of the day I raise 22 and he peels the bb, and donks 632. I set the tarp and smooth call. Turn is a King bringing a flush draw. He bets I raise he calls. River 8, I have 46k back, there's 30 in the pot. He checks, I am sooooooooo tempted to write "ru ready" in the chat! But resist it, jam and he calls K8 Did you make day two doobs?

All my future bluffs against you will now be preceeded by me typing ru ready? in the chat.  Didn't make day 2, a couple of people made bad calls.  Standard was a little variable.

Did you play the 4 max.  I had a couple of people at my table who were shoving every other hand on the flop.  That didn't work out well either, but was mercifully brief.

Made day 2 of the 100.  Ended up 40 something for not very much, so can't imagine the payouts in the 10 reentry are going to be huge until the final table.

Did you get a 150 euro ticket?  Given my limited French, I have no idea why I got it. 

Yeh I played the 4max, absolutely bossed it / ran incredible to build a double average stack near the money, the proceeded to lose it all in cruel ways and not even cash Was a sick fun comp though, insanely aggro! I don't think I got a 150 ticket, what does that mean? Did u get an email or something?

Checked my emails on google translate.  Couldn't see anything that looked likely.  Something popped up on the software but didn't translate at the time as had other tables on the go. 

It shows as a ticket next to the 150 main on Sunday and think it is listed in the bonuses or similar.

Will have another look later but obv not refusing it.

[VBlue]

Just made page 198 after starting at 1 yesterday.  Got to a bit where someone said they had read from the start as they were hooked, so thought it a good time to announce my participation and say I'll be with you next week sometime when I get through the next fuckloadofpages.  Already quite a few hours spent.  Better than some novels I have read for sure.

[Tal]

Skip the Columbia bit and head straight to the bit where he goes all Errol Flynn circa Elizabeth and Essex or They Died with their Boots On.

Two epic films there BTW. There's nothing wrong with your TV; they're just in Black and White.



(ooh a semicolon!)

[AlunB]

Skip the Columbia bit and head straight to the bit where he goes all Errol Flynn circa Elizabeth and Essex or They Died with their Boots On.

Two epic films there BTW. There's nothing wrong with your TV. They're just in black and white.

FYP

[AlunB]

Skip the Columbia bit and head straight to the bit where he goes all Errol Flynn circa Elizabeth and Essex or They Died with their Boots On.

Two epic films there BTW. There's nothing wrong with your TV though, they're just in black and white.

FYP v2

[Tal]

Skip the Columbia bit and head straight to the bit where he goes all Errol Flynn circa Elizabeth and Essex or They Died with their Boots On.

Two epic films there BTW. There's nothing wrong with your TV, though; they're just in black and white.

FYP v2

FYPFMP


Edit: only playing  This is my argument: your versions and my version are fine; they each get the point across. Getting petty about the grammar makes everyone look like a dick.

Funny tho!