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[Tedlark]

  Have we discussed a secret knock yet or just a password?

[BOOPSAHOY]

Rice pudding faygo-hmmmm thats one of my favorites lol

[Nancy J.]

I think I've given up on this contest. Can I join your club?

[Tedlark]

Nancy in all the excitement how could we have forgotten to invite you? Last I checked I was in like 19,000th place in the contest, you've done alot better than me. Now if we could just track down Marie and ask her if she wants to join. She'll probably ask that yogurt be kept in our fridge, lol...

[BOOPSAHOY]

YAY Nancy-come and join! I gave up on that contest! I couldnt get near 16th place after the first day! There must be people playing fo hours to get those hands or they are REALLY lucky!

[faygo]

So, this will now be the "Losers Club"?
 
I can now equate "CONTEST" to the old Dobie Gillis "WORK!

[New2vp]

I'm not a plant.  Dont know why you think so.  Is it because I have some thoughts of my own and dont belong to your "club"?Unless you are the author of an antithetical column on video poker extolling the virtues of short-term and special plays over long-term mathematical expectations, these thoughts would probably not qualify as your own.

[New2vp]

You guys are soooooo paranoid!!  Worst than some of the junkies I've put in the slammer.  BTW I dont play a martindale system, but do have some INDEPENDENT thoughts about VP.  Yes, I studied the math and play mostly along those lines.  There are just some plays where "losing" $.12 and hour, while a possible big win with an alternate play, just dont make sense to me.  Afterall  -  I'm a gambler!!
 
'Nuff said  -  I wont debate it with you, got a life to live.Certainly not conclusive but somewhat similar to what I've seen before (shown below).  Same projection of psychological disorders on others; same number of "o's" in drawing out "so," though no capitalization here; same claim of having a life to live other than video poker and posting here.Sorry about the lack of timeliness of pointing this out, but I've been away from the forum for a while.16 Feb 2009 at 9:19pm in Money Management
...You'll also see that I have a life besides playing a video game...
You are Soooooo insecure little new2vp man...

[New2vp]

In making this post, I’ve sprinkled in a few words of my own while quoting liberally from the following Web site that you can refer to for more information:http://www.minddisorders.com/Kau-Nu/Nar ... mlAlthough I was struck by some similarities that I noticed with some posts in this thread and others, if you see no such parallels, just skip this post and go on to the more fun topics in this forum.Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is a personality disorder that has an enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that is sufficiently rigid and deep-seated to bring a person into repeated conflicts with his or her social and occupational environment. It is a dysfunctional pattern that is regarded as nonconforming or deviant by the person's culture (or what he may see as a club that does not let him join) and causes significant emotional pain and/or difficulties in relationships and occupational performance.To meet the diagnosis of a personality disorder, the patient's problematic behaviors must appear in two or more of the following areas:•    perception and interpretation of the self and other people•    intensity and duration of feelings and their appropriateness to situations•    relationships with others•    ability to control impulsesNPD is defined more specifically as a pattern of grandiosity (exaggerated claims to talents, importance, or specialness) in the patient's private fantasies or outward behavior; a need for constant admiration from others; and a lack of empathy for others. The term narcissistic is derived from an ancient Greek legend, the story of Echo and Narcissus. According to the legend, Echo was a woodland nymph who fell in love with Narcissus, who was an uncommonly handsome but also uncommonly vain young man. He contemptuously rejected her expressions of love. She pined away and died. The god Apollo was angered by Narcissus' pride and self-satisfaction, and condemned him to die without ever knowing human love. One day, Narcissus was feeling thirsty, saw a pool of clear water nearby, and knelt beside it in order to dip his hands in the water and drink. He saw his face reflected on the surface of the water and fell in love with the reflection. Unable to win a response from the image in the water, Narcissus eventually died beside the pool.There are nine diagnostic criteria for NPD. For the clinician to make the diagnosis, an individual must fit five or more of the following descriptions:•    He has a grandiose sense of self-importance (exaggerates accomplishments and demands to be considered superior without real evidence of achievement).•    He lives in a dream world of exceptional success, power, beauty, genius, or "perfect" love.•    He thinks of himself as "special" or privileged, and that he can only be   understood by other special or high-status people.•    He demands excessive amounts of praise or admiration from others.•    He feels entitled to automatic deference, compliance, or favorable treatment from others.•    He is exploitative towards others and takes advantage of them.•    He lacks empathy and does not recognize or identify with others' feelings.•    He is frequently envious of others or thinks that they are envious of him or her.•    He "has an attitude" or frequently acts in haughty or arrogant ways.I do not post this to make fun of anybody or to make any points other than to help people in being more understanding and less judgmental.  It is sort of sad really because there are few if any successful treatments and the patient really cannot do a lot about this.  I’m not even certain if pointing this diagnosis out to patients can help them understand and alter their behavior towards something that would lead to a more fulfilling life.The prognosis for younger persons with narcissistic disorders is hopeful to the extent that the disturbances reflect a simple lack of life experience. The outlook for long-standing NPD, however, is largely negative. Some narcissists are able, particularly as they approach their midlife years, to accept their own limitations and those of others, to resolve their problems with envy, and to accept their own mortality. Most patients with NPD, on the other hand, become increasingly depressed as they grow older within a youth-oriented culture and lose their looks and overall vitality. The retirement years are especially painful for patients with NPD because they must yield their positions in the working world to the next generation. In addition, they do not have the network of intimate family ties and friendships that sustain most older people.Don’t know if this helps with this discussion.  If not, have a good day and good luck in the last few hours of tourney qualifying.

[shadowman]

I diagnosed rs with NPD about 2-3 years ago. This disorder is often referred to as malignant narcissism. After determining this was the situation I also discovered that these folks cannot help but "project" their own self-hatred when attacking others. After that I could easily dissect all his posts for what they really meant. This was on freevpfree. You can go back and look if so inclined.