GM's Thread About Everything/GM's Thread About Nothing (6 Viewers)

[RedmondLonghorn]

Some staggering stupidity on display in this thread.

 

[Idiot Boxer]

HALP:

I'm currently sitting in T8 in a modified bracket pool. This pool, you don't pick the entire bracket up front, but instead pick winners each weekend (64/32 then 16/8, now 4/2).

Top 4 positions get paid. Standings are like this:

1st 88 pts
T3 87 pts
T3
4th 85 pts
T8
T8
T8
T8 84 pts

Each final four game picked correctly is 10 points.
The final game, if picked correctly is 20 points

TOP FOUR places pay.

I figure I could play chalk KY over Duke and hope that a few people ahead of/tied with me do not and maybe sneak into the money

OR

I could play 2nd or 3rd most likely scenario and go for the gusto.

Thoughts?

 

[Captain Quinoa]

HALP:

I'm currently sitting in T8 in a modified bracket pool. This pool, you don't pick the entire bracket up front, but instead pick winners each weekend (64/32 then 16/8, now 4/2).

Top 4 positions get paid. Standings are like this:

1st 88 pts
T3 87 pts
T3
4th 85 pts
T8
T8
T8
T8 84 pts

Each final four game picked correctly is 10 points.
The final game, if picked correctly is 20 points

TOP FOUR places pay.

I figure I could play chalk KY over Duke and hope that a few people ahead of/tied with me do not and maybe sneak into the money

OR

I could play 2nd or 3rd most likely scenario and go for the gusto.

Thoughts?

Anyone in the top 4 who doesn't pick KY over duke is a moron. You should go for the gusto. WI/Duke at least.

 

[Idiot Boxer]

My top 3 "go for the gusto" options would be:

WISC/DUKE with either WISC/Duke winning

OR

KY over MSt.

 

[Captain Quinoa]

My top 3 "go for the gusto" options would be:

WISC/DUKE with either WISC/Duke winning

OR

KY over MSt.

Agree. I would go KY over MSU. I think MSU is less likely to be picked by the leaders than Wiscy. That way you get to keep KY as the most likely champ and hopefully get the 10 point bump from MSU to put you over the top.

 

[-fish-]

HALP:

I'm currently sitting in T8 in a modified bracket pool. This pool, you don't pick the entire bracket up front, but instead pick winners each weekend (64/32 then 16/8, now 4/2).

Top 4 positions get paid. Standings are like this:

1st 88 pts
T3 87 pts
T3
4th 85 pts
T8
T8
T8
T8 84 pts

Each final four game picked correctly is 10 points.
The final game, if picked correctly is 20 points

TOP FOUR places pay.

I figure I could play chalk KY over Duke and hope that a few people ahead of/tied with me do not and maybe sneak into the money

OR

I could play 2nd or 3rd most likely scenario and go for the gusto.

Thoughts?

How much is it worth?

Hedge with a separate bet on Kentucky to win the championship and then go for it in this pool?

 

[General Malaise]

So A Million Ways to Die in the West >>> Guardians. Got it. This seems almost unbelievable.

I've never even heard of these. Maybe I don't need Netflix.

They have magic and aliens and wizards and sword-swallowers and horses or whatever those five things are that you don't enjoy in movies

I watch horses all the time.

 

[-fish-]

Absinthe on a Wednesday night was not a great idea.

never tried it, what's it like?

Not much different than on a Tuesday, to be honest.

Tuesday is for tacos.

I was just wondering about this amazing Absinthe thing, I mean if its an upgrade from my daily cup of Robitusson/Delsym I might give it a try.

real absinthe with hallucinogenic properties is banned in the US. so what you get here is just booze, but it's got a kick.

 

[Sammy3469]

My top 3 "go for the gusto" options would be:

WISC/DUKE with either WISC/Duke winning

OR

KY over MSt.

Agree. I would go KY over MSU. I think MSU is less likely to be picked by the leaders than Wiscy. That way you get to keep KY as the most likely champ and hopefully get the 10 point bump from MSU to put you over the top.

Except if he misses on MSU it doesn't matter anyway since someone below him would have picked a KY/Duke matchup. He really needs to get both semifinals right and then the championship. Better off picking KY and Duke with the upset happening in the championship game since the chances of MSU beating Duke, Wisc beating KY, or Duke beating KY are all around 30-35%.

 

[Captain Quinoa]

My top 3 "go for the gusto" options would be:

WISC/DUKE with either WISC/Duke winning

OR

KY over MSt.

Agree. I would go KY over MSU. I think MSU is less likely to be picked by the leaders than Wiscy. That way you get to keep KY as the most likely champ and hopefully get the 10 point bump from MSU to put you over the top.

Except if he misses on MSU it doesn't matter anyway since someone below him would have picked a KY/Duke matchup. He really needs to get both semifinals right and then the championship. Better off picking KY and Duke with the upset happening in the championship game since the chances of MSU beating Duke, Wisc beating KY, or Duke beating KY are all around 30-35%.

'Hopefully' referred to nobody above him picking MSU. Of course he has to get both semis right. What do you think is more likely to be picked by someone above him - KY over MSU or Duke over KY? I think the latter so I would go with the former.

 

[Idiot Boxer]

Keep in mind, I live in NC. Duke fans all around.

But even if 1 or 2 people ahead of me pick Duke over KY, I still make the money.

 

[Captain Quinoa]

Keep in mind, I live in NC. Duke fans all around.

But even if 1 or 2 people ahead of me pick Duke over KY, I still make the money.

I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING FOR THE GUSTO??!!?!?!?

Also T&P on the bolded

 

[Thorn]

Absinthe on a Wednesday night was not a great idea.

never tried it, what's it like?

Not much different than on a Tuesday, to be honest.

Tuesday is for tacos.

I was just wondering about this amazing Absinthe thing, I mean if its an upgrade from my daily cup of Robitusson/Delsym I might give it a try.

real absinthe with hallucinogenic properties is banned in the US. so what you get here is just booze, but it's got a kick.

I had a night on it in Ireland once. Not sure if it was the allegedly hallucinatory version, but it reminded me of a vodka-red bull night. Plenty drunk but also plenty of energy to keep going. YMMV

 

[Sammy3469]

Keep in mind, I live in NC. Duke fans all around.

But even if 1 or 2 people ahead of me pick Duke over KY, I still make the money.

I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING FOR THE GUSTO??!!?!?!?

Also T&P on the bolded

It would also help to know the payouts and if he would be hedging the final.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

I'm ranked #4 out of 68 in the new company in margin YTD. Cal saw the Excel file thanks to my Dad and called me to say I should do better.

 

[Annyong]

You know what's not fun? Driving 2+ hours to Winnebago, Il for a 30 minute meeting, then driving back.

 

[heckmanm]

Rude - can we get a :unblackdot: feature so we can get rid of the white star for a thread we posted in but has now turned into such a cluster#### that we wish we had stayed the hell away from all along?

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

I'm ranked #4 out of 68 in the new company in margin YTD. Cal saw the Excel file thanks to my Dad and called me to say I should do better.

"As you all know first prize is a new Cadillac El Dorado. Anyone wanna see second prize? Second prize is a used copy of 'Garfield: Life in the Fat Lane'. Third prize is you're fired."

 

[St. Louis Bob]

I'm ranked #4 out of 68 in the new company in margin YTD. Cal saw the Excel file thanks to my Dad and called me to say I should do better.

"As you all know first prize is a new Cadillac El Dorado. Anyone wanna see second prize? Second prize is a used copy of 'Garfield: Life in the Fat Lane'. Third prize is you're fired."

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Rude - can we get a :unblackdot: feature so we can get rid of the white star for a thread we posted in but has now turned into such a cluster#### that we wish we had stayed the hell away from all along?

just delete your posts in that thread

 

[ScottNorwood]

Rude - can we get a :unblackdot: feature so we can get rid of the white star for a thread we posted in but has now turned into such a cluster#### that we wish we had stayed the hell away from all along?

just delete your posts in that thread

Poweruser

 

[Limp Ditka]

You know what's not fun? Driving 2+ hours to Winnebago, Il for a 30 minute meeting, then driving back.

Yo Dawg,

Did you drive a Winnebago to Winnebago?

 

[Limp Ditka]

You know what's not fun? Driving 2+ hours to Winnebago, Il for a 30 minute meeting, then driving back.

You know what's less fun? Reading about it.

 

[heckmanm]

Rude - can we get a :unblackdot: feature so we can get rid of the white star for a thread we posted in but has now turned into such a cluster#### that we wish we had stayed the hell away from all along?

just delete your posts in that thread

Poweruser

:lazyuser:

 

[General Malaise]

I'm ranked #4 out of 68 in the new company in margin YTD. Cal saw the Excel file thanks to my Dad and called me to say I should do better.

 

[Thorn]

Rude - can we get a :unblackdot: feature so we can get rid of the white star for a thread we posted in but has now turned into such a cluster#### that we wish we had stayed the hell away from all along?

just delete your posts in that thread

Poweruser

:lazyuser:

I don't get how seeing a white star prevents you from staying away.

 

[General Malaise]

3 hours at the doctor's office today doing all sorts of eye squinting at images on a flat screen, pretending to understand what the doctors were telling us. Finally, a third doctor came in, flipped on the lights and said, "Well, that VSD we were concerned about looks to have closed up on its own. At this point, I see no reason to schedule any follow up here and everything else looks not only normal, but great."



Three day weekend starts........NOW!

 

[General Malaise]

Rude - can we get a :unblackdot: feature so we can get rid of the white star for a thread we posted in but has now turned into such a cluster#### that we wish we had stayed the hell away from all along?

just delete your posts in that thread

Poweruser

:lazyuser:

I don't get how seeing a white star prevents you from staying away.

Tractor beam?

 

[heckmanm]

Rude - can we get a :unblackdot: feature so we can get rid of the white star for a thread we posted in but has now turned into such a cluster#### that we wish we had stayed the hell away from all along?

just delete your posts in that thread

Poweruser

:lazyuser:

I don't get how seeing a white star prevents you from staying away.

I don't know either, but I deleted my handful of posts. We'll see if it works.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

You know what's not fun? Driving 2+ hours to Winnebago, Il for a 30 minute meeting, then driving back.

You know what's less fun? Reading about it.

 

[heckmanm]

3 hours at the doctor's office today doing all sorts of eye squinting at images on a flat screen, pretending to understand what the doctors were telling us. Finally, a third doctor came in, flipped on the lights and said, "Well, that VSD we were concerned about looks to have closed up on its own. At this point, I see no reason to schedule any follow up here and everything else looks not only normal, but great."



Three day weekend starts........NOW!

All my remaining likes! Great news, GB!

 

[krista4]

3 hours at the doctor's office today doing all sorts of eye squinting at images on a flat screen, pretending to understand what the doctors were telling us. Finally, a third doctor came in, flipped on the lights and said, "Well, that VSD we were concerned about looks to have closed up on its own. At this point, I see no reason to schedule any follow up here and everything else looks not only normal, but great."



Three day weekend starts........NOW!

All the likes! Great news!

Fantastic! 99% of my likes!

(I gotta hold back in case somebody adopts a cat or something.)

 

[Hawks64]

3 hours at the doctor's office today doing all sorts of eye squinting at images on a flat screen, pretending to understand what the doctors were telling us. Finally, a third doctor came in, flipped on the lights and said, "Well, that VSD we were concerned about looks to have closed up on its own. At this point, I see no reason to schedule any follow up here and everything else looks not only normal, but great."



Three day weekend starts........NOW!

Awesome news GM!!!

 

[RedmondLonghorn]

Rude - can we get a :unblackdot: feature so we can get rid of the white star for a thread we posted in but has now turned into such a cluster#### that we wish we had stayed the hell away from all along?

just delete your posts in that thread

Poweruser

:lazyuser:

I don't get how seeing a white star prevents you from staying away.

I don't know either, but I deleted my handful of posts. We'll see if it works.

It does!

 

[heckmanm]

Rude - can we get a :unblackdot: feature so we can get rid of the white star for a thread we posted in but has now turned into such a cluster#### that we wish we had stayed the hell away from all along?

just delete your posts in that thread

Poweruser

:lazyuser:

I don't get how seeing a white star prevents you from staying away.

I don't know either, but I deleted my handful of posts. We'll see if it works.

It does!

I mean if it works to keep me from going back into it.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

3 hours at the doctor's office today doing all sorts of eye squinting at images on a flat screen, pretending to understand what the doctors were telling us. Finally, a third doctor came in, flipped on the lights and said, "Well, that VSD we were concerned about looks to have closed up on its own. At this point, I see no reason to schedule any follow up here and everything else looks not only normal, but great."



Three day weekend starts........NOW!

FING RULES!

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

You know what's not fun? Driving 2+ hours to Winnebago, Il for a 30 minute meeting, then driving back.

You know what's less fun? Reading about it.

x 3

 

[Limp Ditka]

HOORAY FOR BABY B5

 

[urbanhack]

3 hours at the doctor's office today doing all sorts of eye squinting at images on a flat screen, pretending to understand what the doctors were telling us. Finally, a third doctor came in, flipped on the lights and said, "Well, that VSD we were concerned about looks to have closed up on its own. At this point, I see no reason to schedule any follow up here and everything else looks not only normal, but great."



Three day weekend starts........NOW!

All the likes! Great news!

Fantastic! 99% of my likes!

(I gotta hold back in case somebody adopts a cat or something.)

How about a video of Bruno leaning how to do tricks?

https://instagram.com/p/0v7F8fi29A/?taken-by=jdub_deluxe

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

3 hours at the doctor's office today doing all sorts of eye squinting at images on a flat screen, pretending to understand what the doctors were telling us. Finally, a third doctor came in, flipped on the lights and said, "Well, that VSD we were concerned about looks to have closed up on its own. At this point, I see no reason to schedule any follow up here and everything else looks not only normal, but great."



Three day weekend starts........NOW!

All the likes! Great news!

Fantastic! 99% of my likes!

(I gotta hold back in case somebody adopts a cat or something.)

How about a video of Bruno leaning how to do tricks?

https://instagram.com/p/0v7F8fi29A/?taken-by=jdub_deluxe

Two misses. Get your #### together, Bruno.

 

[Mr.Pack]

3 hours at the doctor's office today doing all sorts of eye squinting at images on a flat screen, pretending to understand what the doctors were telling us. Finally, a third doctor came in, flipped on the lights and said, "Well, that VSD we were concerned about looks to have closed up on its own. At this point, I see no reason to schedule any follow up here and everything else looks not only normal, but great."



Three day weekend starts........NOW!

Awesome news GB!

 

[Henry Ford]

You know what's not fun? Driving 2+ hours to Winnebago, Il for a 30 minute meeting, then driving back.

 

[kevzilla]

I love the El Cortez, and not just because of the 31 units I took from the blackjack table. Now at a hipster pizza place, waiting on a personal-size duck confit and pecorino special.

 

[urbanhack]

3 hours at the doctor's office today doing all sorts of eye squinting at images on a flat screen, pretending to understand what the doctors were telling us. Finally, a third doctor came in, flipped on the lights and said, "Well, that VSD we were concerned about looks to have closed up on its own. At this point, I see no reason to schedule any follow up here and everything else looks not only normal, but great."



Three day weekend starts........NOW!

All the likes! Great news!

Fantastic! 99% of my likes!

(I gotta hold back in case somebody adopts a cat or something.)

How about a video of Bruno leaning how to do tricks?

https://instagram.com/p/0v7F8fi29A/?taken-by=jdub_deluxe

Two misses. Get your #### together, Bruno.

We're working on timing right now. Catching is next week.

 

[Osaurus]

I love the El Cortez, and not just because of the 31 units I took from the blackjack table. Now at a hipster pizza place, waiting on a personal-size duck confit and pecorino special.

Living the dream... I'm enjoying a sea of yoga pant wearing ladies in the C terminal at TIA

 

[urbanhack]

anyone interested?

 

[St. Louis Bob]

3 hours at the doctor's office today doing all sorts of eye squinting at images on a flat screen, pretending to understand what the doctors were telling us. Finally, a third doctor came in, flipped on the lights and said, "Well, that VSD we were concerned about looks to have closed up on its own. At this point, I see no reason to schedule any follow up here and everything else looks not only normal, but great."



Three day weekend starts........NOW!

So happy to hear this GB.

 

[DA RAIDERS]

got my cholesterol results today if you're willing to share your numbers, i'd love to be able to compare them to you lot, cause, well, you drink and stuff.

215

41/112

5.2%

307 triglycerides they've always been high

 

[Frostillicus]

3 hours at the doctor's office today doing all sorts of eye squinting at images on a flat screen, pretending to understand what the doctors were telling us. Finally, a third doctor came in, flipped on the lights and said, "Well, that VSD we were concerned about looks to have closed up on its own. At this point, I see no reason to schedule any follow up here and everything else looks not only normal, but great."



Three day weekend starts........NOW!

Yes!

 

[DA RAIDERS]

so happy for you GM