climbing the scoreboard

tahitiwahini · Post by **tahitiwahini** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 11:23 pm

Triples are looking a lot more interesting to me than I thought. I may have to give it a try...

Robinette · Post by **Robinette** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 11:38 pm

tahitiwahini wrote:Triples are looking a lot more interesting to me than I thought. I may have to give it a try...

hee hee, cute...

It's the work of Art Frahm... here's a bunch more classic pin-ups he did...
very amusing..

http://www.lileks.com/institute/frahm/

but despite being known for falling panties, this was his best work:
http://www.chez.com/pinupmania/afra00.htm
(click on the one in the bottom left corner)

reverend_kyle · Post by **reverend_kyle** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 11:51 pm

hendy wrote:I can't win on my own.

tahitiwahini · Post by **tahitiwahini** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 8:29 am

Robinette wrote:
tahitiwahini wrote:Triples are looking a lot more interesting to me than I thought. I may have to give it a try...
hee hee, cute...

It's the work of Art Frahm... here's a bunch more classic pin-ups he did...
very amusing..

http://www.lileks.com/institute/frahm/

but despite being known for falling panties, this was his best work:
http://www.chez.com/pinupmania/afra00.htm
(click on the one in the bottom left corner)

Great stuff!

James Lileks wrote:For starters, their entire premise is untenable: underwear simply does not fall down like this, unless the wearer has no hips and the panties no elastic. This is some curious glimpse into someone's fantasy - a world where men regularly happen across women whose undergarments have fluttered to their ankles.

and yet...

Q. Did this really happen? Did underwear really fall down like this?

A. Yes.

Q. C’mon. In your dreams.

A. It’s not my dream, believe me. I’ve gotten tons of mail from people who either had it happen to them, or an aunt or mom or grandmom. Elastic back then wasn’t what it is today.

alex_white101 · Post by **alex_white101** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 8:46 am

reverend_kyle wrote:
hendy wrote:I can't win on my own.

detlef · Post by **detlef** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 9:02 am

A clever set of photos indeed but hardly accurate with the exception of specific cases of trolling for noobs.

Doubles is the fast track for earning point assuming you are good at it. It takes a different approach than the singles game and those willing to play it the right way can certainly get over on otherwise skilled players who don't work together.

All things being equal, the payout of every game form reflects the pure odds exactly, so neither should be thought of as a "fast track". I think I've played about as many of either and I must say, nothing boosts your rankings more than getting on a hot streak in singles and picking up about 80 pts a few games in a row.

dcowboys055 · Post by **dcowboys055** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 10:53 am

It should read "team" and not "doubles"

RobinJ · Post by **RobinJ** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 12:00 pm

^
Love the avatar

but does it matter what quee1 says as long as we get the joke?

qeee1 · Post by **qeee1** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 2:35 pm

detlef wrote:A clever set of photos indeed but hardly accurate with the exception of specific cases of trolling for noobs.

Doubles is the fast track for earning point assuming you are good at it. It takes a different approach than the singles game and those willing to play it the right way can certainly get over on otherwise skilled players who don't work together.

All things being equal, the payout of every game form reflects the pure odds exactly, so neither should be thought of as a "fast track". I think I've played about as many of either and I must say, nothing boosts your rankings more than getting on a hot streak in singles and picking up about 80 pts a few games in a row.

I disagree, but this thread wasn't spawned to create debate, well it kind was, but it's not the theme of it now.

Thanks though, yours is the first response like that which I wanted, I expected a bunch of irate doubles players gunning for my throat, at which point I'd put up a valiant defence of my standpoint, but seeing as most people have taken it in good humor I'm not pushed.

but does it matter what quee1 says as long as we get the joke?

yes.

...and that's qeee1 to you.

Nice pics robinette, very strange...

Kid_A · Post by **Kid_A** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 2:53 pm

guess who's right behind you on the scoreboard qeee1

and i did it with NO team games!!! the few i played only hurt my score

Kid_A · Post by **Kid_A** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 2:55 pm

Kid_A wrote:guess who's right behind you on the scoreboard qeee1

and i did it with NO team games!!! the few i played only hurt my score

Stratagem JUST slipped in between us! oooo, that sounds naughty

qeee1 · Post by **qeee1** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 3:09 pm

Kid_A wrote:guess who's right behind you on the scoreboard qeee1

and i did it with NO team games!!! the few i played only hurt my score

I could probably say the same, I think I'm down overall from team games, though only by like a few points. So

Anyway, it's inevitable you'll pass me now that I've stopped playing.

If and when I come back, I'll reassert my dominance here,

I've made lots of mistakes due to lack of interest lately, been on a downward spiral, lost about 200 points stupidly, so I knew it was time to leave.

Kid_A · Post by **Kid_A** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 3:16 pm

qeee1 wrote:
Kid_A wrote:guess who's right behind you on the scoreboard qeee1

and i did it with NO team games!!! the few i played only hurt my score
If and when I come back, I'll reassert my dominance here

....and perhaps you could attempt to get some of your points back that I stole

Molacole · Post by **Molacole** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 4:37 pm

Wisse · Post by **Wisse** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 4:58 pm

the right is is blitz

RobinJ · Post by **RobinJ** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 5:22 pm

^
Really!

I had always imagined him to be somewhat different...

On the other hand, I know exactly what you mean...

maniacmath17 · Post by **maniacmath17** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 5:57 pm

detlef wrote:A clever set of photos indeed but hardly accurate with the exception of specific cases of trolling for noobs.

exactly, but all the high ranked team game players out there get most of their points by doing just that.

IronE.GLE · Post by **IronE.GLE** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 6:44 pm

I joined a triples game with 2 noobs against a Major and two Colonels hoping I could coach the two noobs to a victory. I spent the time to explain the concept of team games and a good strategy in the team chat, only to have one of the noobs attack the other one in the first move of the game.

Oh well, I guess some people just cannot read.

SKETRS · Post by **SKETRS** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 9:24 pm

When a stacked team starts a game we aren't asking or begging or talking people in to joining. Whoever joins does so by choice. I don't care who plays against us. Hopefully other skilled teams will join. sometimes they do sometimes they don't. It's easy to coordinate yourself, To me it's more challenging trying to coorinate a team pursuit. To each his own. Good Luck however you play.

Hologram · Post by **Hologram** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:31 pm

Aegnor wrote:
tahitiwahini wrote:Is it just me or does it look like the guy on the left is having a lot more fun?
He's having more fun while improving his skill at what he's doing. The guy on the right will end up degenerated and fat

It's true. Go standard sequential!

qeee1 · Post by **qeee1** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 8:10 am

SKETRS wrote:When a stacked team starts a game we aren't asking or begging or talking people in to joining. Whoever joins does so by choice. I don't care who plays against us. Hopefully other skilled teams will join. sometimes they do sometimes they don't. It's easy to coordinate yourself, To me it's more challenging trying to coorinate a team pursuit. To each his own. Good Luck however you play.

By choice yes, but still the majority of them who join are noobs and don't know they're in for a schooling. You could always start a few private games if you wanted tough opposition...