People in general are naturally very poor with numbers, quantities, scales and statistics. You need education and training to separate emotional responses from logical ones. A layman trying to wrap their head around the concept of a light year or the number 1 billion or the distribution of a random variable or even simple population ratios has trouble filtering out how it makes them feel from what concept it represents.

For example, I used to work for the NSA, briefly. I guarantee you that these people want nothing more than to leave early at 3:00pm and go home. They do not have the logistic organization or motivation to build undetected underground bunkers in deserts, and if you just spend a second thinking about the money and man power required to do such a thing the numbers break the theory immediately.

But people like to feel special that they “know” something everyone else doesn’t. If they didn’t then their life would continue to be mundane and boring. But if you “know” something and become a self declared SME (subject matter expert) then suddenly you are no longer a nobody. Emotional response over rides logic for ego. That’s all it is.

But then again, maybe I still work for the NSA and I am “in on it” and this message is just to —REMAINDER OF MESSAGE DELETED BY UNKNOWN SOURCE.

Bavafongoul said:

Thanks…..posts like you just created are objectively informative and also very persuasive.

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I believe you have to try something and see if it works for you before saying it doesn't work, I did the same with cue tips several years ago, when I tried a new tip I left it on for a least 2 months before changing to another tip, 1 tip I tried I expected to be a Med hardness but it was a hard tip, I didn't like hard tips, after playing with it for a while it grew on me, the next tip I tried was a true hard tip and have been using them ever since, I would have never have found that tip if I didn't give it a try, I learned you won't know if you don't try it and see if it works for you

straightline said:

Looks like Eva Longoria.

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Accidentally posted it here in the wrong thread...meant to post in the "sexy" thread. Didn't know who it was...but I just googled it and she's Kate Beckinsale...personally never heard of her...Still nice photo.

yalobanana said:

I couldn't find the exact model here, but you've pointed me in the right direction. Thank you so much!

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You're welcome.

They white label a lot of cues. You may never find the brand or model.

Bob Jewett said:

Expect to pay something over $100 for dinner at Gordon Ramsay''s. The menu is available on-line here:

Gordon Ramsay Steak Fine Dining at Caesars Southern Indiana

Dine at Gordon Ramsay Steak at Caesars Southern Indiana Casino near Louisville. Beef Wellington, prime steaks & upscale, fine dining that earns Caesars Rewards.

www.caesars.com

I can recommend the Exchange Pub, about the closest good restaurant in New Albany -- a 15-minute drive. Steak and fries is $32, fish and chips is $18.

I think any serious player needs to go to Derby City at least once. There are ways to make it less expensive. It really helps to have a car.

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My son and I went for the first time last year. We stayed in New Albany and rented a car.
I guess it was a blizzard but with my standards it was just a little snow that caused us no problems.

SJM always takes care of us when we meet him at the events that I get to travel to.
Yes the food options were weak as Gordon Ramsay's had closed due to the weather conditions.

We had a blast and I watched nearly every minute of the Bigfoot tourney, ringside.
I am not a big card player but the three of us won money at the card tables every time we played.
Although I did not play last year I brought my gear and did try Ray Hansen's One pocket challenge.
I do not think I will be there this year as I have a trip planned during that time, but I will be there again.

For myself it was well worth the effort and anytime I get a chance to spend time with Stu is a plus.

Bob Jewett said:

Expect to pay something over $100 for dinner at Gordon Ramsay''s. The menu is available on-line here:

Gordon Ramsay Steak Fine Dining at Caesars Southern Indiana

Dine at Gordon Ramsay Steak at Caesars Southern Indiana Casino near Louisville. Beef Wellington, prime steaks & upscale, fine dining that earns Caesars Rewards.

www.caesars.com

I can recommend the Exchange Pub, about the closest good restaurant in New Albany -- a 15-minute drive. Steak and fries is $32, fish and chips is $18.

I think any serious player needs to go to Derby City at least once. There are ways to make it less expensive. It really helps to have a car.

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Don't forget Bella Roma, Bob, the excellent Italian restaurant in which you and I dined once in New Albany. Very reasonably priced and the food is excellent.

Ya just tell her no drinks or food around the table like any good pool hall rules or we go back to no women in the pool hall days….
Nice job on your table

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Looks like Eva Longoria.

touch of insane

David in FL said:

Huh. Didn't even think of that.

It would be easy for us mere mortals to lose the cue ball down towards the foot rail, but the more I look at it, the more I like it...

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I think most good players will make this bank a very high percentage of the time. And you don't need to put much pace on it.