Tis1 and JimboLimo

Thirty-two teams competed in tonight's riveting competition. JimboLimo and Tis1 took top honors over runners up and previous winners gppWhiz and Jrxly. When asked how long they’d been playing together (we first had to explain we meant EUCHRE here *G*) Jim told us . . . "It was about the first of November when Tis came to my table and started her flirting and asking my availability . . . lol!" Tis’ first reaction was, "Flirt? Me? NOONE will believe that, hon . . . lollol!" JimboLimo is not only Jim’s nickname, it’s also the name of his limo business. Tis explained, "Mine comes from my real name . . . Latisha, Tish for short and Tis for shorter and Tis1 because SOMEONE STOLE TIS . . . lollol!" Tis, who Jim says is always starting trouble, commented, "Well . . . hmmmmmm . . . I DO have a problem with talking about myself! I tend to prefer the ‘low profile’ . . . lollollol!" She was coerced into telling us a little about herself, "I am 27 years old. I am from Western NY. I have one son who is 7 and GREAT! I am currently job hunting. I am an exec secretary." When not playing euchre Tis likes to sing, dance and play the violin. She added she also plays Jim's fiddle! ;) JimboLimo is from the suburbs of Boston and 32 years old with no children. He’s had his own business for about a year. When not playing euchre with Tis, Jim occasionally heads to spades, works, sleeps, eats, and takes accounting and business management classes at night . . . although Tis claims she’s really teaching him sex education! ;) JimboLimo and Tis have been throwing the idea of a euchre league around . . . nothing in the works yet but if anyone has any ideas or is willing to help, you might want to talk to them. The winners did share a few of their euchre secrets with us: (JimboLimo) "My secret is Tis! She makes daring calls and gets awesome euchres!" (Tis) "Well, I think the secret to winning is to keep a cool head, play to win and have fun." (JimboLimo) "Well, I like to tell Tis that when she takes a trick with trump, with the dealer still to go, trump high . . . hoping that I may have one to trump over the dealer. She never listens!!" (Tis) "I don’t like to listen. I like to tell Jim to not tell me how to play euchre . . . lollol! But don't be afraid to let a trick slide past and see if your pard is good for ANYTHING!" Jim also mentioned, "I like to have her lead trump if I call and she leads first . . . as long as she has ANOTHER one! We are great together. . . always fun and a good time!" Tis quipped, "OH and wearing a mini-skirt during the game helps! *wink*" She also commented, "I would like to say that I feel EXTREMELY honored to have made it to the finals and played against such a great team as jrxly and Whiz . . . they are two of the BEST and it was a privilege to play with them as always!*smile*" Jim made note that all their games were very close but when they were asked if they were worried, Tis replied, "NAWWWWWWWW. . . not at all after I slipped Whiz a little leg . . . lollollol! Jim thinks it was the euchres . . . shhhhhhhhhhhh!!" They both ended the interview with praise for Westwood players, "Well, WW is an awesome place . . . nice people good fun . . . and lots of laughs!" Tis also won the award for the only person we have ever interviewed who got stuck and could not figure out how to exit the interview!! LOL!!! Congratulations Tis and Jimbo!!

The COUPLE ARRIVING WITH STYLE AWARD is proudly presented to...

(JimboLimo) <------------ pulls up in white stretch limo . . . opens back door . . . offers hand to Tis and escorts her out of limo.

(Tis1) Why thank you my love . . . *smile* . . . *accepts her escorts hand graciously*

The HOW CAN I WIN AN AWARD WITHOUT EVEN SHOWING UP AWARD . . . is presented to gppPam who never managed to make it in tonight. And accepting the award for her in her absence is gppLisag, her patient and good-natured partner, who sat so calmly and sweetly waiting for her all evening. Oh, and a very Happy Birthday to gppPam's hubby :)))) (Like this is an excuse not to show up . . . ROFLl! Note: Pam was heard to comment later, "I felt so bad . . . y’all were playing euchre and I was eating lobster!" Do I hear a collective "AWWWWWWWWWWWW!"? I thought not!! LOL!)

And tonight’s winner of the ABLE TO CRASH WHOLE ROOMS IN A SINGLE STROKE goes to . . . Westwood . . . with runner’s up OrgeJim, BigParrot, and Lynn10 . . .

(Kaliki) nothing like a mass crash to liven things up :)))

(JoAnneP) Did EVERYONE crash??? :((((

(JoAnneP) It was Orgy's fault!! He blew all the circuits!! ;opppppp

(BigParrot) guess I should keep that knife out of the outlet :)))

(OgreJim) that shirt coming off was just too much. LOL

(Lynn10) ALL THAT HOT AIR

(Tis1) No wonder everyone is dropping with OgreJim here....lollol

(OgreJim) pants are going off now. LOL

(Lynn10) OMG JIM... YOU'LL BLOW UP WESTWOOD !!! ROFL

(JoAnneP) NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Jim!!! Heaven knows what THAT will do!!! ;oppppppp

(Scr0ll) ogre you warped my disc ......thanks a lot

(Kaliki) birds should NOT play with knives...lol

(WildRose1) Yes, parrot...do cut that out

(Lynn10) I told trumpy to kick em... but sheesh.. I didn't mean it

(OgreJim) kicked you for saying it. LOL

(BigParrot) but why not?? I need some "protection" from the cats !!!

(OgreJim) my parrot rules my cat. LOL

(Lynn10) only BIG cats, parrot

(Lynn10) kal, you don't see all those tables up there???? 1-800-need-specks

(BigParrot) surprised I didn’t lose all my feathers sticking that knife in the outlet !!!

(Lynn10) missing a few in the back , parrot... better watch that lol

(Tis1) WB babe . . . did the big boot monster get you, too?....*smile*

(Lynn10) we having fun yet???

MOST INNOCENT AWARD is presented to Lynn10 . . .

(JoAnneP) LOL, Lynner . . . now who is the Brat??? ;oppppp

(Lynn10) <<< looks innocent

(OgreJim) she is. LOL

(OgreJim) but so am I. :))

(Lynn10) he's the brat.. i'm the totally completely innocent one

(JoAnneP) Lynn10 <----- NOT innocent!!! ;oppppppp

(OgreJim) but beautiful. :)

(Lynn10) ok.. just inno no cents

The MOST INSPIRATIONAL PRAYER OF THE EVENING AWARD goes to . . . (okay so he was the only contender. . . LOL) . . . this is also an award for the WORST Pope impression we have ever seen! ;)

(BuddFoxx) Ok, as part of my "new" persona.............I want to take a minute to offer a "euchre prayer"

(BuddFoxx) Euchre gods above, bless all of our hands

(BuddFoxx) make sure that all of our hands be loaners (well not all of them)

(BuddFoxx) may the lobby be safe and true like a light house in the night

(BuddFoxx) may our ladders reach to the sky.......and all of our oppnents call up on 9's and 10's

(BuddFoxx) and Euchre gods most of all may Whiz'z IP provider be down on tourney nights

(BuddFoxx) this we all want in the name of westwood, AOL, and Bill Gates

(BuddFoxx) Amen

THE HARRY HOUDINI AWARD . . .

(Scr0ll) don't pay the ransom we escaped........and still made the tourney!!!!!!

THE CRYSTAL BALL AWARD . . .

(BuddFoxx) Hey jenn wanna break our streak and win one tonight?

Let the games begin . . .

(ttiny) ok all lets make a mad rush to special events

And of course all that traffic rushing to the special events room lead to . . .

(Tis1) THANK GAWD I'm not a signal...lollol ;)))))

(EUCHem) u'd be a GREEN LITE tis

(BuddFoxx) I was a signal once but I got demoted to a yield sign

(boppie1) NO A RED LIGHT

(kadena2) if u r signal, does that mean u don't have a significant other????

Comments about the general atmosphere of the room tonight . . .

(Jenn26) AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH THE room is ROCKING LOL

(Tis1) *thinking someone made the coffee too strong here tonight.....lol*

(Pinky3) is it a full moon or what

(boppie1) OK WHO HAS THE BOTTLE NOW?

(JoAnneP) Okay, Kaliki . . . tell me again why these people aren't playing at the moment and how we ended up with the most dangerous ones all waiting at once???? ;)))

BUT I think jxrly summed it up best when she said . . .

(jrxly) you are all great in here and i am glad to be a part of this all

*Sniff . . . sniff*

(jailerr) somebody's got their shoes off

Its *always* mom's fault . . .

(Tis1) I would have a better pic, if only my mom had given me a better face...lollol

Well, here is one time it wasn't mom's fault . . .

(EUCHem) he saw it was US and he fainted

(billherm) at least he had a good reason

And tonights miracle was brought to you by.....

(Lynn10) WOW... 2 IN A ROW !!! HOW'S THAT FOR A MIRACLE IN THE MAKING..LMAO

(OgreJim) yeah well miracles happen. LOL

(Lynn10) so what now ??

(JoAnneP) OMG . . . Lynner and Orgy won AGAIN!!! I feel faint!!! ;opppppppp

(Lynn10) somebody give jo mouth to mouth... NOT YOU JIM... GET BACK..LOL

(OgreJim) was already opening mouth. LOL

(Lynn10) figured

(Kaliki) now would that be ogreJim or orgeJim?? :)

(JoAnneP) ROFL!!! ;)))) OrgyJim . . . according to YOU, Kaliki!!! ;)))

(OgreJim) tongue hanging out. LOL

(Lynn10) JIM.. STOP PANTING.. SHE'S OK NOW

(OgreJim) proud of it too. LOL

Anyone think wayward1 may have just lost??? . . . LOL

(wayward1) *sniffle, sniffle* SOB . . . I coulda been a contenda

Read this for a tip on how to comfort a friend . . .

(kadena2) I FEEL SO OLD

(Tis1) that's cause you ARE, kad

Face it Budd, they all know you tooo well . . .

(JoAnneP) ROFL, Budd!!! BEHAVE!!! ;opppppppppppppp

(Jenn26) BUDD behave????????? ahahahahhaa i can't believe you even used that in the same sentence…lol

(BuddFoxx) What is up with ME always being accused of being bad.....

(BuddFoxx) I am going to protest if I get the worse behaved award again.....I am going to hold my breath till I look like BigBird

(JoAnneP) I think Jenn and Tis have you beat tonight Budd!!! ;))))

(BuddFoxx) Hey Jo if I be good can I like get the most improved award?

Now don't you just wish you knew what they were talking about......well, guess you had to be there...lol

(BuddFoxx) Jenn and Tis....adventures in produce

And just in case we wondered why we do all this work . . . There are some people who actually read this thing . . . LOL!!

(Jenn26) i love going and reading the newsletter

(Jenn26) is soooooooooooo funny

Well, things seemed to go much smoother this week (okay, except for that one *LITTLE* problem with Steven2U and Quietlady . . . and we still don't know how that happened . . . LOL). I still never got a chance to look up and see the lobby scrolling by till about halfway through the tourney . . . so if anyone talked to me and I seemed to be ignoring you . . . sorry . . . I never even heard you. Having the first person named to a table act as host and give scores in CAPS made catching the scores and winners much easier. We had a full house on Friday night and it seemed to go very well!!! And speaking of a full house . . . everyone who really wants to play needs to sign up as soon as they know they are gonna be able to play. Entries close at 5pm pacific on the day of the tourney . . . BUT be careful about those last minute signups . . . Geocities doesn't always get them delivered in time. If it’s after 5pm Pacific and you want to play, please come to the special events room to sign up and if there are still seats available, we will try to get you in. Unfortunately, in the future we may have to turn away some of our last minute arrivals . . . and we would hate for it to be YOU.

I used to teach 8^th grade math and the students would ask the silliest questions . . . as in (Me) "Put your names on your papers and pass them forward." (Student #1) "Do we put OUR names on our papers?" (Me) "NO!! Put your brother’s name on the paper and then I can give HIM credit for the work!!" (Student #2) "What do we do with our papers?" (Me) No comment, just shaking my head!! LOL!! Well, you get the idea!! After working on this tournament, I now understand that it wasn’t the age of the students . . . it’s just what happens when there are a lot of people together in one space and too many things are going on at once. Well, for those of you who are interested . . . we do have a rules page . . . I know it’s not as much fun to look at as some of the other things out there on the web . . . say for example "Jackie’s Nekkid Haven for Sex-Starved Men" . . . BUT looking it over once or twice might just help eliminate some of the same questions we see and answer over and over again every Friday night . . . questions like . . . What time is the tournament? . . . How does this thing work? . . . Where is it held? Anyway, you get the idea. For those of you interested, here is an easy way to get to the rules page. Go to rules page. If you have any questions, please check it out and if it doesn’t answer your questions . . . then ask us and we’ll be happy to help!! ;))

It would be nice if all interpersonal, oops, I mean interactive sites had gender signifying icons, but they don’t. In many places, gender shouldn’t matter. At the euchre table, somehow it does. Observe. Many, many players have two standards of chat; when addressing their own sex and the opposite sex. It’s just human nature. Since not all players are kind enough to supply themselves with obvious names, we are stuck "Gender Guessing".

There’s nothing worse than sitting across from QueenTilly, laughing, winking, giving out personal information, then have the baritone voice of the "Way To Go" wav jerk you into speed scrolling to see what you might have already said. Not that there’s anything wrong with it. I just hate to send mixed messages.

There are a couple of ways to tip the odds in your favor when gender guessing. Rule of thumb: Women laugh and interact more; men make comments more associated with moving the game along. No-Chats are generally men. LOLer’s, women. This, of course, is just the law of averages. Now you have to move on to "subject matter" to further educate your guess. If they talk about their regular pard not being available tonight? Woman. Guys like their free night out. If they talk about how many inches of snow fell today? Male. They have to shovel it tomorrow. Women will speak of snow in more glowing terms. Actually, anything that’s discussed in inches is probably from a male unless it’s a direct flirt line. In that case, though, you are WAY past the gender guessing stage.

Even the inane names often give you a clue to sexual orientation. Pretty birds are generally female, except talking, hunting, or carnivorous birds. Black birds are male. No woman would call herself "Crow", would she? Furry animals, ferocious or not- male. You have to exclude pussycats and versions thereof on that one. Oh, and mice, if rodents can count as little furry animals, also don’t count for men. Something about the discovery of the Titmouse put guys right off using any form of mouse as an identifier. I know the titmouse is a bird… it makes no difference… it’s ruined this particular critter as a male symbol. Anything in the rodent family larger than a mouse still qualifies for guys. Anything smaller.. say a shrew… is probably female.

Hearts, flowers, gems, confections… women. Weapons, former famous gangster names, body parts… men. Anything with love or luv… women. Death, blood, entrails… men. Anything Rob, Roy or Brave…men. That would make Braveheart… well let’s not go there this week. Wallace is good. Wallace sounds like walnuts. Anything in the nut family… men.

Names that look like your GPP password- male. I don’t know why that is. It’s as much an enigma as the name itself. Anything that sounds fast, hard, deadly or bone-crunching is usually male. Warm colors, softness, Elvira-ish names, and anything that bring Friedricks of Hollywood to mind are most likely female. Anything that emits bodily noises, excluding the mouth- male. Anything that brings to mind your bathroom- male. Anything sold exclusively on the Home Shopping Network- female. Anything remotely Stooges… men. Most nature names (sun, wind, sky) are female. "Night" is up for grabs, as is "Star". "Moon", usually more male (In a real stretch it actually falls into the anything-in-the-bathroom category).

Be careful now… while "Weena" might bring to mind a scantly-clad buxom blonde, it just could stand for "Wee Nate", a third generation family nickname for that guy. Which brings us to acronyms… the most acute head tilters of them all. Acronyms that sound Hawaiian, like "lei", are likely female. If they sound French or Medical, you’re up a tree. Acronyms that look chemical are probably male. If it looks like a partial string of names that may be the first three selects out of a baby book- female.

Names meant to associate one with their partner can throw you. For instance, "ImwithMilo" may seem straightforward, but my mind goes anywhere from them never having any hands (i.e Venus de..) to "I’m with child"! If Milo’s at the other side of the table, I can narrow that down a little. In most cases where a person’s name is totally devoid of their own individual identity, as in "MiloMate", it’s a good bet she’s female. Ladies are more accustom to dumping their nee names.

Let me personally thank all you who clearly add Ms, Mr, Lady, Princess, Man, Butthead, and any other common gender identifier to your names. For the rest, I think it’s time to learn the alt keys and add them to your greetings. Women… type "Hi (alt 0169)". Men.. "Hi (alt 0174)". Think "cat" and "rodent". This should help us all.

Once again, we want to thank everyone for their cooperation! Don't forget to sign up early for next week's tournament. The spaces are limited and we need your cooperation for the whole thing to work smoothly and for the initial table assignments to go as quickly as possible. Take care everyone and may the Euchre Gods smile down upon you all! ;) Next week's Top Ten question is : What's the number one Top Ten euchre question you would like to see asked here??? (It MUST contain the word "euchre" to be eligible!!)

This week's TOP 10 Question was: What's the number one thing you want from a good euchre pard???

10. X-ray Vision (MrHappy & Attagirl)

9. Nice keyboard, big monitor, tight case . . . . (Hawk28)

8. To take 3 tricks when I call. (wayward1)

7. A mind-reader = someone who can tell what cards I have and make winning bids. (cajole1)

6. Kisses for luck, take at least 3 tricks on my calls, and NEVER win when playing against me . . . *smile* (Tis1)

5. Someone who bribed the dealer!!!! (lananc1)

4. One that knows what a bower is. (travelman)

3. The ability to save my ass when I call trump with only the right and the nine. (kadena)

2. A laugh, some chuckles, one deep thought, a win, and possibly sex. In that order. (BillHerm)

And the number 1 answer . . .

1. The number one thing I want from a good euchre pard is MIRRORED GLASSES so I can see their cards. (Rosebudd & Nico69)