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In a hard fought battle the team of Scroll and Foly won out over runners' up, LadyZee and MystOne to take top honors in the Pard's Euchre Tournament. The pair have been playing euchre together for about 8 months now. Foly, whose daughter gave her that unusual nickname, is from Québec, Canada (which is about 200 km from Montreal City), is 50 years old, and married with one son and one daughter. She supposedly doesn't speak too much English BUT she seemed to do pretty well during the interview . . . with a LOT of help from Ruffian1, who acted as our official translator. Thanks, Ruffian!! ;))) If anyone out there wants to practice their French, Foly is the one to talk with! ;))) Foly's real name is Lucille and she works as a technician for a scholastic organization . . . not too sure about that, it might have been a science organization (for those of you who speak French she said, "je suis technicienne en Organisation scolaire") . . . but y'all have the idea!! ;)) She likes to play spades and scrabble but says, "I have FUN playing EUCHRE :+))))" Scroll was heard to comment, "Ain't she great?" Scroll, explained that sicbag is NOT a barfbag . . . but an acronym meaning "spinning in chair, busting a gut." We assume that's a GOOD thing!! ;))) Scroll, who got his nickname from just scrolling around, is from S.W. Michigan and works as an automated systems technician. He's age 45 and married with a daughter from a previous marriage. He works an average of 70 hours a week or in his words, "I work more hours than anyone has a right to!" In the limited time when he's not working, he plays euchre (he's been playing for over 30 years) and tinkers with his hobbies: cars and computers. Scroll is also trying to learn how to play spades when he has the time. He and Foly did have communication problems at first but now they use a translator program and have friends who help out too. When asked for the secret of their euchre success, Scroll replied, "Cheat code!" (Of course we ALL know he was only joking!!) Getting a serious answer from him was tough, he told us next, "If I told you, I wouldn't be able to come here next week!" BUT we finally wore him down and he gave us a serious answer, "Just Good Cards and a GOOD PARD!" As far as euchre advice goes he told us, "Don't trump your pard's ace. Don't wait for pat hands to call trump. If you never get euchred you're not playing hard enough!" Foly claims it's "Good Luck and Good Partner :+))))" that is her winning combination! Scroll summed up the euchre experience by explaining, "It's just a feeling! We have won most of our games from behind. When you get behind you start to make the plays you let slide to get you there." And we all know how tough it can be to play catch-up!! They ended the interview with Foly saying, "Good tourney!" and Scroll asking, "You want an address of where to send the dream machine, right???" LOL!!! Congratulations you two . . . nice playing!! ;))) |
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In the Consolation Tourney, Ruffian1 and Dollgirl edged out runners' up, Nomad48 and Roxxxx. Last week this same duo almost won the whole thing and that was the first time the two women had ever played together! DollGirl, who picked her nick because she buys dolls, has been playing cards online since the advent of Spades97. She's 36, been married to MMBrown for 16 years (which makes her an Army man's wife), lives in Maryland, and has three boys and one girl. When not playing euchre or collecting dolls, she likes to crochet and play spades, hearts, canasta, and pinochle for fun. She keeps busy taking care of her husband and four children. DollGirl and her hubby usually take turns playing in the tournament but he's been away for two weeks so she's been able to play. Ruffian1 is married with two children and two step-children. She and her husband own their own custom fencing and decking business and she runs the office and does the bookkeeping. Ruffian is 47 years old and hails from Ontario, Canada where she and her family live on 107 acre farm and get fresh eggs every morning. Loving horses and riding them, Ruffian got her nickname from the famous filly of the same name. She also collects porcelain dolls and Barbies and crochets when she has the time. Ruffian claims she casts spells to help them win. DollGirl explained, "She didn't do her spells the first game and we lost so I told her she'd better do one!" They both agreed that the secret of playing good euchre is "Having a great pard and good luck!" Ruffian added, "You have to take chances and pray like hell!!" ;))) "You need to trust your pard." added DollGirl, "and if you get euchred, it's okay!" Ruffian chimed in with, "Afterall, it's the name of the game! LOL!" Dollgirl went on to explain, "Sometimes you have to make risky plays!" To which Ruffian quipped, "And boy, oh boy do I ever get euchred!! LOL!" DollGirl's answer, "Yep, but I said it's okay, pard!" Ruffian summed up her feelings about GPP with, "Yes, I love to play euchre here and have made many wonderful friends!" DollGirl felts the same way and explained, "Yep, playing here I have made the only friends I have because we move around so often." Both women graciously thanked us for having the tourney and told us how much fun they had playing!! Congratulations, ladies . . . it's people like you who make the tourney fun for all of us!! ;))) |
The TIME IS RELATIVE AWARD goes to....(Nico69s) HEY how long we got till it starts?? (Scr0ll) 15 minutes (Dollgirl) 10 (JoAnneP) You've got 12 minutes!! ;))) (greatest0) when does the tourny start (nomad48) 10 mins ago (zDANGERz) 11 min ago (RoseBudd) 9 minutes ago (MystOne) Good question!!!!
The coveted TROUBLE AWARD is claimed by....(Sizz514)
The THAT'S HOW IT WORKS AWARD is awarded to....(Tis1) you have to clear the word with Trumpy in private first...then you can type it in the lobby.
The BIG WORD OF THE NIGHT AWARD is presented to....(RoseBudd) ACRONOMIOUS
The A-NAME-IS-A-NAME-IS-A-NAME AWARD will be shared by....(Susan34) desiree2 are you athena1?? (Pkrface) I am LaNanc1 - I got kicked outta the lobby with that nick due to some unfortunate incident.... (dmpstrmn) Trumpy--pard came on as InnDoreen not InnJohn . . . INNJohn also won our FIRST cross-dresser award as he used BOTH INNDoreen and INNJohn during the game! ;)))
A special award for noticing the appropriateness of our web address goes to....(Scr0ll) aggressive addy Jo
The THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT, DEAR! AWARD
goes to....(JimboLimo) sorry Kadena......TAKEN :-) (Tis1) you are SORRY
that you are taken?...lollol
(EUCHem) i always have a fear of getting booted saying hi to F-man
(Sizz514) Did everyone say Happy Birthday to Steven2u????? His birthday was Tuesday :) (teri2) happy birthday steven2u (nomad48) HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEVEN!!!!!!!!!!!!! (WKally) happy b'day and i hope you appreciate my not singing! (LdyBlue) HP STEVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE (GKBurg) hAPPY bIRTHDAY, sTEVEN :-))) (JimboLimo) s/m Happy Birthday 2Steven.....not Steven2u (Ladyzee) HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEVEN (Steven2u) ty :) *gritting teeth* SIZ!! pray you don't play us! (Doctress) happy birtday to you (teri2) happy birthday steven2u (Doctress) happy birtday to you (JoAnneP) Happy Birthday Steven!!! ;))))))))))))))))))))) (LdyBlue) happy birthday dear steveeeeeeeeeeeeeee (Scr0ll) Happy B'Day (Doctress) happy birthday dear steven (Doctress) happy birthday to you (GoFletch) happy birthday toooooooooooooooooooo yoouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
(gppLisag) IF ANYONE HAS TABLES FROM THE MAIN ROOM ON YOUR SCREEN NOW, YOU MAY WANT TO GO TO TECH SUPPORT AND COME BACK (GoFletch) i have been to the tech room and i feel cleansed now (Doctress) the tech room was a wonderful experience (GoFletch) i saw the light scroll (Scr0ll) then they paid the bill
(kadena2) see how long it takes to annoy each other
(WKally) can't go anyway-don't know how
(Tis1) If I knew what I was missing, I wouldn't be missing it...lollol
(ArcherOK) someone better toss a bucket of cold water on Jo before its too late
(GoFletch) took some risks but it worked out
GKBurg) Was gonna go .. never got any info:(( HATE I missed the cat fight ;);) (Sizz514) I just bet you do, Greg! (GKBurg) Was there Mud??? COle-slaw?? (BigParrot) best kind of fight....... a cat always loses :)))))) (BigParrot) jello? (Sizz514) Jello is GOOD :) (JoAnneP) I like jello too . . . orange or raspberry jello!!! (What exactly are y'all talking about jello for??? LOL!!) (Sizz514) I dunno - but it was mentioned - so I had to say Jello is GOOD :D (kadena2) jello shooters.....
(ruffian1) you mean there are no more games? (Kaliki) you are a winner ruffian :))) (JoAnneP) Nope . . . no more . . . now it's just the interview for the newsletter!! ;))) (ruffian1) HOLY SHEET!!!!!!!!!! (Dollgirl) so happy i'm crying (ruffian1) hands pard a box of kleenex
(jailerr) IF I CAN KEEP LANANC FROM SAYING "SHIT" WE'LL PLAY NEXT WEEK *** Trumpy has kicked jailerr from the channel. (lananc1) lolol (Scr0ll) bye jailer (JoAnneP) ROFL . . . Jailer bites the dust!!! ;)))) (Guess he didn't clear THAT word with Trumpy first, huh???)
(GKBurg) Voulez-vous couchez avec moi, ce
soir??? (Foly2) a qui tu adresse ca ? (Scr0ll) Babailleeeee!!!!!!! (JoAnneP)
Who's couch is he talking about??? LOL!!! ;))))))))) (Kaliki) avec moi's
couch (Scr0ll) get em trumpy (JoAnneP) Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh . . . and who is
avec moi??? LOL!! Is he cheating on me??? ROFL!!! ;))) (Kaliki) with a
couch? (Foly2) juste moi qui a compris lol (GKBurg) OK, so I only learned
how to ask "What time is it", and "Will you sleep with me tonight" in French
class . so SUE me ;);) (JoAnneP) No, with avec moi on a couch!! LOL!!!
;))) (Kaliki) so greg...tell us about this avec moi???...and her couch
(JoAnneP) You got some 'spaining to do fellow!! ;opppppppp (GKBurg) avec
moi, of COURSE, IN LE francaise, means "JoAnne" :-)))))0 (JoAnneP) RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOL!!! FAT CHANCE!!! ;)))) (Foly2) c'est bon ton français (Scr0ll)
sure it does (GKBurg) COme here,, I'll 'spain something to ya, Babe
We have decided to start a Euchre Message
Board to try to help the euchre community share and communicate a little
easier. The Message Board will be for everyone in Westwood's GPP to advertise,
send messages back and forth, and generally get to know each other a little
better. So, if you want to sell something, are looking for help with a
problem, want to find a euchre partner, or just have a message to send
to another euchre player . . . fill out the form located on the Post
to Euchre Message Board page and we'll get it posted as soon as possible.
We are just going to give this a try for a few months and see what happens
. . . if it's not being used due to lack of interest or we find it's too
much work, we may not keep it up. To read the postings go to the Euchre
Message Board page and browse around a little!! We hope this turns
out to be a positive thing . . . remember, we do have community standards
to meet so we will NOT post anything that's inappropriate, nor will we
post anything that could be hurtful to another person!! If you have any
question, please e-mail us and we'll try to help you in any way that we're
able.
Unless you are still living the dormitory life, it's highly unlikely you'd ever get the chance to participate in nightly real-life euchre games. True, it is still a lunch hour pastime in some states, but it's not yet taken on the popularity of bingo, where you can find a hall any night of the week to sate your euchre craving. Outside of the mechanics of the game, on-line euchre, and our cyber habits, make it a whole new experience.
Imagine your town DID have nightly euchre games. Let's say you actually went there to meet your friends, pick up dates, take your spouse out for the evening. Here are the differences you could expect:
Sexy names would NOT be your attraction to sit at a particular table. You'd revert back to judging books by their covers....not a plus... just when you were coming along so well at enjoying people for their inner beauty.
You would NEVER sit down at a table and be told this is a private two-player game... where an arguing couple is using the chairs like their own private bar booth, rehashing misunderstandings from the past three weeks.
Jacks for partners; jacks for first deal. No more host ego. No more bully on the kick button.
Couple tables would be provided if this is actually what you would DO on your dates, but the likelihood of blown kisses on good plays and an evening of double-entendres would diminish considerably.
The peer pressure of saying yes to a ladder game would be replaced with someone asking, "What's the stakes?" Believe me, you don't want to be the lone dissenter in either situation.
Provided munchies would have real taste and texture. Although these halls would not be able to provide all the goodies your cyber-imaginations conjure up.. in the long run, even stale beer nuts would have an advantage over the typed words, "I am handing you fresh, sizzling shrimp from my barbie".
Pinging should be more fun! I'm not quite sure how pinging would transfer into a real-life game, but my hopes are high.
Back to back loners would probably occur less frequently. If they actually did mimic the on-site ratios I would personally fumble-flip the cards all over kingdom come, apologize profusely as I picked them up,... scanned the floor for quarters and checked for pantyhose runs... then hand the deck to the next dealer.
Inept shufflers would be exposed.
Tossing in the ILLEGAL hands of all nines and tens would be reinstated.
You would NEVER hear the expression, "Nice euchre". Trust me... this is entirely a cyber adaptation. You might witness your partner's face go from 16-colors to 250, or feel something you suspect could be a ping, but you'll never hear, "nice euchre". In fact, even "nice euchre, pard" could be risky.
Facial expressions are a real-life plus. They replace "good luck pard", :) and :( ... (which IS table talk) at the bidding stage quite aptly. Lip-pressure, eyebrow movement, hand ticks, excessive blinking, bowed heads, rolling eyeballs, seat shuffling, rubbing the ring finger (DIAMONDS!) and miming heart failure would all be part of the game again.
Also true for grunts, excessive inhaling, snorts, teeth hissing, and any other noise you can manage from your larynx or nostrils.
The shifting jack would still be a bane. While the cyber version can screw up your first lead, if you're not paying strict attention, the real-life habit of moving a card after trump is called is still the dead giveaway it always was. Hesitations are also easier to read in this lag-free environment.
BRB's might be less common in real-life. It's more likely you'd hear, "Why didn't you go before you sat down", than see it in type. Crashing would also be less common, since it would probably relate to RL seizures and heart attacks, and it should be a bit more obvious if a player never intends to return. Even if they don't wave "goodbye" with their one-finger salute, it should sink in as you watch them put on their coat and mumble all the way to the exit.
You may not be able to get away with putting on headphones and listening to your music selections at the euchre hall, but you can still use your caplocked voices to greet your friends.
Anger would be easier to detect in it's rising stages in RL and boasting easier to curb with a glare.
You'll still face slow players but less likely to boot them in real play. In the time it takes for them to amble back to the table in their walkers, you'd be kicking yourself next.
Although it may seem like there are distinct advantages to real-life over on-line euchre, remember, in cyberspace you'll never have to physically contend with the weather, follow set hours or find the deck WITH the fives. No one will ever question whether you marked your last point.
People won't crane their wizened little necks once you get rolling in uproarious laugher and can't stop.
Dropping off (or just dropping) your date is a great deal easier in cyberspace. Oooooops, server disconnect! It quickly eliminates the nagging car ride home, should you have been slightly off your game the entire night.
Attire is a BIG plus with on-line euchre. You can wear the same clothes three days in a row... "that" shirt, that everyone's praying you don't get caught dead in... or, better yet... NAKED. Yes, face your opponents in all your glory and lie about your shoe size (or cup size... whatever the case may be) while you're doing it.
Eat like a pig, make crumbs, get quietly drunk, fog the room with nicotine. All these and more are yours when you don't actually have to look your neighbor in the eye.
As for expressiveness? In RL... even though you don't say it, we know you're thinking it. In a cybergame, even though you don't type it (CENSORSHIP!) you can BITCH AT YOUR MONITOR UNTIL YOU ARE BLUE IN THE FACE!
Now for the most importantly important distinction
of all... in RL you don't have one chance in hell of running into an equally
naked partner :) Man, I love this place!
We want to thank everyone for all their help
and the funny things they said in the lobby on Friday night . . . it just
goes to prove that our suspicions are correct . . . euchre players ARE
the VERY BEST!!! This past Friday we had a LOT of people who forgot to
sign up, changed partners at the last minute, and even a few who changed
names in the middle of the tourney . . . LOL!!! Thanks to everyone who
waited patiently while we sorted all of that out! ;) Just a reminder .
. . PLEASE don't forget to sign up for the Friday night Partners' Euchre
Tournament at least one hour BEFORE the tourney is to start . . . we disable
the page and stop taking "regular" sign-ups on Friday nights at 5:00 pm
PT (8:00 pm ET). After that time, you'll have to go directly to the Special
Events Room and sign up in person if you want to play. This does tend to
slow things down so we REALLY would appreciate you signing up by using
the sign-up page if at all possible. Anyway, thanks again for your cooperation!!
Everyone take care and may the Euchre Gods smile down upon you!!! ;)))
What's the one thing your euchre partner does that makes you wish you could reach right through your modem and *touch* someone?
10. She plays naked, and I want to touch her ALL over. (JimboLimo)
9. Yak yak yaking in the lobby...grrrrrrrrrrr (roxxxx)
8. Never seem to have the same partner long enough to get a grip on 'em. (WKally)
7. It's what a euchre pard does NOT do ... like play a whole game and pass each time Grrrrrr!!!!! (Time2Win)
6. When my pard asks opponents if they know anyone else who needs a pard. (evlqueen2)
5. It's when I get us euchered and my pard tells me *Good Job Pard*!!!! *Way To Go*!!! (Alwaysme)
4. He bids on a suit in which I was going to call as a loner. (Tis1)
3. Leads trump when they made it and she has only one!!!!!!!!!! (Scr0ll)
2. Always says its ok pard. Even when I've been euchred THREE TIMES in one game. (desiree)
And the number one answer to the question, What's the one thing your euchre partner does that makes you wish you could reach right through your modem and *touch* someone?
1. Manages to have that third trick for me
when I bid too light. (QuietLady)
