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The Captain's Cave
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Mr. V
2005-05-14 17:01:18 UTC
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<snip>

AP

Two lost gamblers were discovered earlier today after being lost on
Mount Charleston, northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada.

They were discovered by a search team near the 11,918 summit of the
mountain, smiling, chanting, and bobbing their heads.

"We found him, The Unmoved Setter!" they chorused.

Upon debriefing at Area 51, the following bizarre tale unfolded...

The pair had been on a continual quest to achieve an advantage in
casino craps; they had taken dice setting instructional courses from
Heavy, GTC, Dice Coach, indeed anyone who offered, all to no avail.

"S*#t, we still tossed like random rollers," lamented one.

Their epiphany occurred at a GTC seminar: one of them overheard
Scoblete talking to Dominator in an adjoining bathroom stall about
planning to visit "That Old Recluse, The Captain."

Much to his shocked delight, he overheard Scoblete describe exactly
where the old hermit had his cave, and how to reach him.

That led to a last minute jaunt to Las Vegas, the purchase of
climbing gear, the rental of a 4x4, and a daredevil ascent to the Cave
of the Captain of Craps.

"He was pissed to see us, at first, and he glowed in a wierd way, but
after he gave us a few anal probes he seemed to relax a bit; heck,
those probes relaxed me, too."

"He lives in a cave, and has the Mother of all craps tables...gotta
watch out for the guano, although he uses it as an aiming point."

"He spent a couple minutes showing us his Secret Toss, then he said a
few magic words, snapped his fingers, and the next thing we know, we're
lying out here, and you guys found us."

An amazing tale, but could it have been influenced by the datura and
peyote caps found strewn around them?

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roll dem bones
Cymbal Man Freq.
2005-05-14 19:14:04 UTC
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Movie of the Day:


"Bats"
acpa
2005-05-14 22:17:13 UTC
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Mr. V you missed your calling. You should be a friction writer. Enjoyed
the story.

Noah

It was fiction, wasn't it.
Post by Mr. V
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AP
Two lost gamblers were discovered earlier today after being lost on
Mount Charleston, northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada.
They were discovered by a search team near the 11,918 summit of the
mountain, smiling, chanting, and bobbing their heads.
"We found him, The Unmoved Setter!" they chorused.
Upon debriefing at Area 51, the following bizarre tale unfolded...
The pair had been on a continual quest to achieve an advantage in
casino craps; they had taken dice setting instructional courses from
Heavy, GTC, Dice Coach, indeed anyone who offered, all to no avail.
"S*#t, we still tossed like random rollers," lamented one.
Their epiphany occurred at a GTC seminar: one of them overheard
Scoblete talking to Dominator in an adjoining bathroom stall about
planning to visit "That Old Recluse, The Captain."
Much to his shocked delight, he overheard Scoblete describe exactly
where the old hermit had his cave, and how to reach him.
That led to a last minute jaunt to Las Vegas, the purchase of
climbing gear, the rental of a 4x4, and a daredevil ascent to the Cave
of the Captain of Craps.
"He was pissed to see us, at first, and he glowed in a wierd way, but
after he gave us a few anal probes he seemed to relax a bit; heck,
those probes relaxed me, too."
"He lives in a cave, and has the Mother of all craps tables...gotta
watch out for the guano, although he uses it as an aiming point."
"He spent a couple minutes showing us his Secret Toss, then he said a
few magic words, snapped his fingers, and the next thing we know, we're
lying out here, and you guys found us."
An amazing tale, but could it have been influenced by the datura and
peyote caps found strewn around them?
<end snip>
roll dem bones
Mr. V
2005-05-15 00:10:07 UTC
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It was fiction, wasn't it.


No more fictional than rolling 23 sixes, or winning millions from the
casinos from dice setting.

roll dem bones
acpa
2005-05-15 00:35:13 UTC
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Hey,

I've rolled 23 sixes in my lifetime. In fact nine of them during 16 rolls
yesterday.

I've never seen a tax return of a gambler showing winnings of millions.
(After writing that I guess that doesn't matter, since Mason posted "Any
answer 'based on personal experience' is worthless.)

Even if your story isn't fiction, I enjoyed it.

Noah
Post by acpa
It was fiction, wasn't it.
No more fictional than rolling 23 sixes, or winning millions from the
casinos from dice setting.
roll dem bones
Mason
2005-05-15 03:17:02 UTC
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Post by acpa
(After writing that I guess that doesn't matter, since Mason posted "Any
answer 'based on personal experience' is worthless.)
The complete quote is
"Any "answer based on personal experience" is worthless as objective, replicable
evidence by definition."

You are unable to dispute my assertion regarding your challenge that my "answer
was not based on personal experience", so you distort it by misquote.

What an admirable guy!
What you lack in thought, you reinforce with your lack of character.
--
Onward thru the fog,
Mason
acpa
2005-05-16 00:30:37 UTC
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Post by Mason
Post by acpa
(After writing that I guess that doesn't matter, since Mason posted "Any
answer 'based on personal experience' is worthless.)
The complete quote is
"Any "answer based on personal experience" is worthless as objective,
replicable evidence by definition."
You are unable to dispute my assertion regarding your challenge that my
"answer was not based on personal experience", so you distort it by
misquote.
What an admirable guy!
What you lack in thought, you reinforce with your lack of character.
--
Onward thru the fog,
Mason
I won't leave anything out this time, but does your objection mean that if I
had seen tax returns showing gambling winning over several years by people
who say they controlled the dice mean anything or would that personal
experience mean anything?

Noah
Mason
2005-05-16 00:50:34 UTC
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Post by acpa
I won't leave anything out this time, but does your objection mean that if I
had seen tax returns showing gambling winning over several years by people who
say they controlled the dice mean anything or would that personal experience
mean anything?
(You did not "leave something out", Skippy. You either deliberately misquoted
me or demonstrated that you attention deficit disorder kicked in at
mid-sentence. You deny ADD, so you must just be a manipulative asshole.)

It is not replicable or objective evidence of dice control unless dice control
is the only way in which those people could have had gambling winnings. They
are self-reporting. The evidence is anecdotal and unreliable.

What if they said they won because they sacrificed live chickens and drank their
blood before gambling? Would stop bookkeeping and open a chain of live poultry
shops near casinos or would you first look for reliable evidence to confirm
their claims?

Whatever thought of which you are capable is blocked by your need to believe.
--
Onward thru the fog,
Mason
Post by acpa
Post by Mason
Post by acpa
(After writing that I guess that doesn't matter, since Mason posted "Any
answer 'based on personal experience' is worthless.)
The complete quote is
"Any "answer based on personal experience" is worthless as objective,
replicable evidence by definition."
You are unable to dispute my assertion regarding your challenge that my
"answer was not based on personal experience", so you distort it by misquote.
What an admirable guy!
What you lack in thought, you reinforce with your lack of character.
--
Onward thru the fog,
Mason
Noah
acpa
2005-05-16 02:31:53 UTC
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Post by Mason
Post by acpa
I won't leave anything out this time, but does your objection mean that
if I had seen tax returns showing gambling winning over several years by
people who say they controlled the dice mean anything or would that
personal experience mean anything?
(You did not "leave something out", Skippy.
Mason, I thought you were replying to me. Who is Skippy? One of Stan's
relative?
Post by Mason
You either deliberately misquoted me or demonstrated that you attention
deficit disorder
kicked in at
Post by Mason
mid-sentence.
I thought, possibly erroneously, that you were upset because I did not
include the entire sentence the part I quoted was in.

That would have been consistent with what I think your above comment was
meant to be, using "your" rather than "you"
Post by Mason
You deny ADD, so you must just be a manipulative >asshole.)
I now conclude it must have been something else that brought forth the
namecalling.
Post by Mason
It is not replicable or objective evidence of dice control unless dice
control is the only way in which those people could have had gambling
winnings. They are self-reporting. The evidence is anecdotal and
unreliable.
What if they said they won because they sacrificed live chickens and drank
their blood before gambling? Would stop bookkeeping and
Did you mean to have a "you" between stop and bookkeeping.

open a chain of live poultry
Post by Mason
shops near casinos or would you first look for reliable evidence to
confirm their claims?
Whatever thought of which you are capable is blocked by your need to believe.
Please refer me to what leads you to believe that "I need to believe"

Noah

A later thought. If you use a Certified Public Accountant, does he do
bookkeeping?
Post by Mason
Onward thru the fog,
Mason
Post by acpa
Post by Mason
Post by acpa
(After writing that I guess that doesn't matter, since Mason posted
"Any answer 'based on personal experience' is worthless.)
The complete quote is
"Any "answer based on personal experience" is worthless as objective,
replicable evidence by definition."
You are unable to dispute my assertion regarding your challenge that my
"answer was not based on personal experience", so you distort it by misquote.
What an admirable guy!
What you lack in thought, you reinforce with your lack of character.
--
Onward thru the fog,
Mason
Noah
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