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Date Posted: 16:52:54 02/21/04 Sat
Author: Matteo
Subject: Yup.
In reply to: CCS 's message, "Professional Gambler?" on 15:28:13 02/21/04 Sat

Not to be rude, but I just gotta ask, is that all you got?

I want to point something out because I might be coming across as a liar. Even though I only have 10 highschool credits, I did get into culinary college by taking a qualifying test (of which they only gave me the math test, because they felt just from talking to me and viewing my application that the English part would not be nescessary. I got every single one of the 28 questions right, even the one I wasn't sure about - so yes, I can learn to count cards. The course ended 2 weeks ago, and I did pass, and I will be getting a diploma. I did not study at all for the final exam, and still got 71% (70% a pass). Why didn't I study? Because the chef/instructor told me that if I failed, I'd simply re-write the test, and only then would I get serious. Not to tout my horn to much, but it was only multiple choice. Instead of studying, I searched the internet the night before for how to cheat or gain an advantage on multiple choice questions. Basically, if I knew 50% of the material, I still had a 25% chance of getting a question right just by guessing (which would give me approximately 62.5%). But by researching, I found out the wording of the question often leads to the right answer, among other things. And if one has sound common sense, one can easily narrow the correct answer down to 2 choices, thus giving the student a 50% chance of guessing correct. And that's how I got my 71%. The chef would kill me if he knew! He told me I missed to many days (7 out of 25 for the classroom part) and that I needed to study very hard. Considering I only read 10 out of the 32 chapters in the textbook to top it off, I was actually pretty sure I failed, but hey, this time I got lucky.

Most proffessional gamblers have jobs, which does not mean they don't make money. I have gambled a lot - at certain times in my life, but did it more or less as a way to pass the time(the boredom issue), even though I admit I fooled myself into believing I could make it work because I felt I was smart (key word being "felt"). The biggest problem is I never made much of an effort to find out the secrets to success; I just winged it. But now I have made an effort, because the motivation is there; if I don't succeed, I'm dead meat - I now know the name of the most successful blackjack player of all time, and his website. As motivational guru Tony Robbins says, one of the biggest secrets to success is mirroring successful people. So, for only $69.95, I'll have all the information from the greatest 21 player of all time, and if I'm kind to myself, I will learn it well and stick to it when I play.

Also, I forgot to mention earlier, that whenever I get nasty, you wimps usually just stay away from posting, leaving me to dominate the board. Why don't you stand up for yourselves and tell me where to go?....I guess people would rather avoid a fight.

Even though I hate myself for it, I read 4 sketches and was impressed. JPIII's first one, Patricks, CCS's and Jens. Surprising twists, zany writing, sharp comedy, they had it all. Zany award goes to Pteradactyl scooping woman (what?).
Surprise ending goes to "when can we move in"? Wait, what am I doing? I should just stop, I'm being such a fool....

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