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08-12-2010 , 01:00 AM

#101

ac on

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08-12-2010 , 01:07 AM

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Colton

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O. That's probably a more solid explanation than her being all about getting raped by Zeus and turned into a bear.

I should watch more movies. I suck at Trivial Pursuit.

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08-12-2010 , 01:13 AM

#103

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08-12-2010 , 01:32 AM

#104

Callisto 5

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Originally Posted by Colton

About that; why Callisto? Etymology or mythology? If mythology... what the ****?

the badass villain chick in xena warrior princess:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1CK_pDbvng

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08-12-2010 , 01:42 AM

#105

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my mom used to watch that

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08-12-2010 , 01:59 AM

#106

Colton

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When you're the victim of a brutal cooler or suckout do you start throwing balls of fire or develop glowing eyes?

Not knowing that there was a Callisto in Xena makes me feel slightly better about not knowing that there was a Callisto in Pirates of the Caribbean.

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08-12-2010 , 02:03 AM

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quiquiriqui

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ac on makin his move itt

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08-12-2010 , 02:04 AM

#108

moose stuff

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ac on makin his move itt

pressed

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08-12-2010 , 02:06 AM

#109

Arsenal Gunners

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I definitely agree that people who are truly capable of objective introspection are the best poker players--not math tho it helps--and combined with the "ego" for lack of a better term of displaying your superior intelligence and will...def. a HU player. Cool thread and I must say to Mel:

1) being a damn good poker player and having this level of wisdom AND intelligence at any age=10 out of 10 everytime
2) how do you play these ST's without feeling like your brain is going numb?
3) make this a well!!!!

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08-12-2010 , 02:43 AM

#110

Callisto 5

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Originally Posted by Arsenal Gunners

1) ty
2) bc the level of absurdity in them is so ridic....i.e. the people who sit me are just so astounding it never gets old (plus i just squeal like a little girl when people 3b fold 10 bbs

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3) i live to serve

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08-12-2010 , 03:02 AM

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UniquEst

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Just skimming through, after Melanie herself got in here this thread has become pretty popular obv.

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Originally Posted by Callisto 5

It might just be that i'm super deg combined with super competitive and refused to not be able to beat the game.

Just wanted to say that this is definitely the most important reason men tend to be good at stuff they think women aren't capable of being good at.
It's got a lot less to do with natural talent or abilities than needing to be obsessive about something you want to become good at. We're just nolifers, and that's it.

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on the real tho almost everyone calls me mel (or callisto)

Damn, fail.

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08-12-2010 , 03:20 AM

#112

another_rack

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Wanna go skydiving?

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08-12-2010 , 03:27 AM

#113

Douchebaaag

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Originally Posted by bighusla

GTFO Douchebaaag she's a solid 8

Dafuk :/ numbers got flipped upside down, meant to say 9/10

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08-12-2010 , 03:30 AM

#114

UniquEst

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Dafuk :/ numbers got flipped upside down, meant to say 9/10

Fail.

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08-12-2010 , 03:35 AM

#115

Callisto 5

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Wanna go skydiving?

done it twice already...i do wanna jump off the stratosphere tho

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08-12-2010 , 03:41 AM

#116

jmill

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Originally Posted by Callisto 5

done it twice already...i do wanna jump off the stratosphere tho

You should enjoy #9 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqhlfz9GQPE

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08-12-2010 , 03:41 AM

#117

completedegenlol

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Originally Posted by Douchebaaag

Dafuk :/ numbers got flipped upside down, meant to say 9/10

Douchebaaag

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08-12-2010 , 03:45 AM

#118

dwiele

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do you have a bf?

will you be my bf?

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08-12-2010 , 03:52 AM

#119

Douchebaaag

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Originally Posted by UniquEst

Fail.

lol cant blame a man for trying :/

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08-12-2010 , 04:14 AM

#120

UniquEst

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You should enjoy #9 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqhlfz9GQPE

+1 Yes, especially #9. One of the sickest things I´ve seen on video.

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08-12-2010 , 04:31 AM

#121

jmill

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Originally Posted by Callisto 5

As an aside, I'm also convinced that the people with talent in poker are the same people that are ultra-aware in general, and i've noticed this more with girls than in guys. A couple of girls I know who are very smart and who can manipulate others in social situations, etc, seem very intrigued by poker (one of these is actually a brilliant player in her own right). People that are less smart in the cognizance category, depsite however smart they might be regarding other facets, seem a lot less likely to be able to have talent in poker. I've noticed this cognizance in general far more in women than in men, which is another interesting thing. So I guess I'd be of the mind to say women might be naturally better at assessing the fine points of any given poker situation given that they may be more aware of super intricate details, while men might naturally be better at having the balls to pull the trigger, etc (assuming an equal level of general logical reasoning).

Heh, it's interesting that I've heard men and women make this claim a number of times (not wrt poker obv), and they're almost always referring to their own gender as the one that has the advantage.

In my experience it comes down to the individual more than anything else and I don't think either gender has a clear advantage, but if women do have one, I think it would have more to do with the way we're brought up, as opposed to some natural ability.

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08-12-2010 , 05:13 AM

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Callisto 5

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Originally Posted by jmill

You're right about that being the general sentiment wrt men vs women topics but i'm not trying to express that particular one. I just think women are naturally attuned to different things (particularly social machinations / manipulation) and thus will be naturally able to reach a higher level regarding certain aspects of poker than most men, the same way most men will be more inclined to outperform women vis a vis other elements in the game.