TY.

Now that I'm home, Ima go get a Slurpee right now.

Wasn't a scam in the end, but I'd probably have to say Cornell Fiji. Not that I knew a lot about him, but it was surprising at the time since there hadn't been all that many high profile scamming cases, and for it to be a Marketplace mod was pretty disappointing. Thankfully the main sum was paid back AFAIK, although last I heard Admo was looking for further payment.

The undertitle was actually something I came up with, and I can change it at any time. So, .

Nothing to do with being ashamed of any area, just being slightly vague. It's quite possible I've posted the city before, I don't keep many secrets here, and I don't really have anything to hide, but I don't see the point of making it super-easy for some kind of train-wreck silliness. Probably being over-cautious, TBH.

And TY.

Mmm...nice big Coke Slurpee at my desk now.

You missed my important question:

Do you play live poker in Van
area?

Also I understand having a bit of incognito.
Sorry for making you have to explain that.

Ah yeah, I did forget that, sorry. But the answer's going to be dull - no.

How many PMs do you usually get a day?

My PM box holds 7,500, and I have to archive it once a year - I keep everything.

Anywhere.

DSPD?
me^^

I see you up late a lot.
Does the family let you sleep in?

The best I can do isn't advice from anyone in particular; it's something I picked up in Grade 12 English Literature - carpe diem, or, seize the day. To me, this isn't necessarily about living every day like it's your last and having to pack amazing experiences in to every moment; it's more about getting as much joy as you can out of life, every day. Although I have bad days like anyone else, I try to let this principle guide my life, and like to think I'm generally happier than most.

Sorry, I'm sure you were looking for some inspirational words provided to me by a grade 3 teacher or my father or something; I have a terrible memory for that sort of thing.

Haha, that page is a good description of the way I like to sleep, but I don't think it's a disorder in my case. If I were a single man with no kids or commitments of any kind, I'd probably go to sleep around 4-6 AM and get up at Noon every day. But that's by choice more than anything; I've had 9-5 jobs before when I went to bed at a somewhat normal time and got up every morning. I usually find myself able to push through periods when I feel sleepy fairly easily, no caffeine required - although the occasional Slurpee might be consumed. I don't drink coffee. Also, I can do 4-6 hours sleep for a few days in a row, but I eventually need a good 8 or so hours. And on pretty much any night if I go to bed early enough or sleep in late enough, I can sleep 8-9 hours without a problem.

I find I get into a roll late at night/morning; be it doing work, playing poker, watching a movie, surfing the Internet, all of the above, etc., I just keep on going. Probably a combination of the fact that it's a good quiet time around the house, and I have a hard time making myself choose something unproductive and boring like sleep when I can either be getting stuff done or having fun. How that fits with family life depends on the day. On the days my wife drives the kids to school, I can sleep in. Other days I either get up on a few hours sleep and drive the kids and stay up or go back to sleep for a couple hours, and once in a while I've been known to stay up until I have to drive them, and then go to sleep for a few hours - I did this today.

why do you never reply to my emails?

Bobo Fett,

More of a comment than a question but thought you might like to read that I often read your posts, though I rarely have interest in the topic, as you have this weird ability to be reasonable when reasonableness seems unreasonable, and patient when patience is hard to have.

Also, I love Clint and anything Star Wars,

SV

Big fan of you.

last poker boom <insert relational operator> next poker boom

Bobo, why is a raven like a writing desk?

You are a good man Bobo Fett.

+1
my fave moderator.
by the way, may I ask how old are you?

Replied earlier today.

TY, and !=.

I doubt whomever created the first writing desk intended it to be so, therefore I assume it's a coincidence.

TY, and see post #74. And now that I'm thinking about it, I'm really kicking myself for not utilizing this to give a witty answer to post #67.

whats you daily routine like. when do you wake up. first 3 things right after that. normal day. how much sleep. questionmark.

Hey Bob,

Just wanted to give you some kudo's on being one of the most patient, fair, and cool-headed people out there. I also dig the fact that you "get" most things right away. There's always the occasional exception and that goes for everyone, but 99% of the time I think you're spot on and share your view.

I'm always glad to see you pop into threads that are dramatic or heated as I'm usually like "ah, here comes the voice of reason". Sometimes I think you can be a little too forgiving and patient but I think for someone in your position that's probably the best way and a good thing. I could learn a thing or two from your unrelenting patience. Basically, after that little ego boost, I think you're a perfect man for the job you do here. GL and keep it up.

1. Curious where you stand politically?

2. Thoughts on the future of poker and online poker? Do you see it ever being as big as it was during the boom?

3. Where do you see poker in 5 years? 10-15 years?

4. Thoughts on Canada and poker? Do you see any major changes coming and/or see the Gov trying to regulate it and closing you guys off to the ROW and do you see the tax issue being clairfied? FWIW I think you guys have it great right now and I hope it stays that way.

5. Besides being an operator, what do you see as being lucrative as far as the business side of poker? If you were just starting, knowing what you know and having your current experience and the boom was just starting, what would you do and/or have done differently then you've done? I'd especially like to know what you would do if you didn't have much money but wanted to get into the business side. Like, lets say you though a second boom was coming, do you think being an affiliate or starting a website would be something that could propel a person to success?

I'll probably have a couple more. Thanks for these

I'm usually avoiding the hellfire, drumming my fingers on the desk saying "Where the hell is Bobo?".

I would want him to be my sentencing judge in any court.

If he disses Cereus just one more time it will be his 1000th.

Wow 30k posts... that is a lot.

What is the most satisfying ban you have given?

Do you have a favorite troll?

Which poster who no longer posts on 2+2 do you miss the most?

Favorite poker memory?

You are certainly one of my favorite mods, I read a lot more of your posts when I was actively bonus whoring. Now I rarely look into new bonuses.

How corrupt are the mods in general? I have made a habit of staying away from forums like the legislation forum because most of my posts there have either been deleted or edited by a mod.

Looks like I missed this one earlier, sorry.

If it's during the week and it's my morning to drive the kids to school, I'll be up at around 8 and I'll mostly be making sure they're getting ready. Now that they're 9 and 12, I don't have to do too much for them. Once I get back home, I'll be checking my email and then 2+2 - if it was a late night, back to bed might come in before or right after 2+2.

If it's during the week and I'm not driving the kids to school, I'm probably not getting up until at least 11, and email, 2+2, and lunch will be first on the agenda.

Of course there are days when I have to get up for meetings or some other commitment.



I see a bunch of questions I'm looking forward to answering, but I'm going to wait on those until after I get up later this morning. Seeing as it's 4:16 AM now and I'm driving the kids to school, I should get to bed soon - let's see if I actually do.

Wow, thanks.

1. I guess that depends on your perspective. I'd say I'd be considered a little right of centre here in Canada, which probably makes me some kind of Communist to Americans. I think many Canadians consider Democrats to be somewhat centrist, and Republicans to be...well...I'll be kind and just say out to the right quite a ways. But overall, I'd say right of centre economically, left of centre socially.

2. As big as the boom, quite possibly and maybe even bigger, but of course it won't be the same. While play might get softer when American fish return, it probably won't ever be as soft as it was. And the potential segregation of the market into a bunch of smaller ones make the landscape interesting.

3. 5 years - bigger than today, as we should have Americans back by then and perhaps better economic times. 10-15? That's pretty tough to say with any certainty. I guess it partly depends on how tough the games get and if any variations and/or new games catch on that help with that. If the games keep getting tougher and nothing new comes along, things might get worse. But if ways can be found to keep casual players interested, I think the future is good. While there are plenty of us "old folks" that play online, there are a lot more people in their 20s doing so. As they get older, I would expect more of them keep playing than we have 30 and 40 year olds playing now, so the pool should grow in that way. Also, there are plenty of other countries with a ****ton of people that haven't joined online poker in a big way yet.

4. Not any time soon, I don't think. If there was going to be move in that direction, I would have expected it to have happened by now with some provinces having started up their own sites, and with the Conservative party in power now. I won't be foolish enough to dismiss the idea that it could ever happen, but you just don't hear a lot of people clamouring to do anything, and we don't have anywhere near the same amount of ties between politics and religion as you see in the US. Also, I don't think lobbyists have the same kind of power here, and we don't have a massive B&M casino industry.

5. Always meant to start an affiliate site, and still might one day, even though the best days of that business are also long gone. I have ideas for content that still aren't being filled, and I think that's pretty much the only way to get an affiliate business going these days without a huge marketing budget. If there is another boom coming, that's where the content needs to be tailored IMO.

LOL.

Hmm...probably a good call more often than not, but I might surprise you now and then.

Is that all? Cereusly?? I guess that could be, as I have a gimmick account that hasn't gotten much use these days.