When I was a teenager, my grandparents took me and a boy my own
age out to a Chinese restaurant.
There was a small English section from the menu, and the boy
consistently ordered from there. If I remember rightly, it was
fish and chips but it was definitely something English.
I found this (slightly) irritating. It seemed kind of against the
spirit of the occasion which seemed to me clearly
an opportunity to enjoy Chinese food, at a time when I was still
young enough to find this exciting.
Anyway, now I find I had no reason to complain because, even
if this was a misstep, it was not so egregious and not such
an ugly idea as my mistep below where I slotted my acepoint
to aim to make a 5 point board (option 2).
Why is it so awful, I relish the opportunity to recirculate if I'm hit on the ace.
XGID=--BCBB---A------a---BAcBd-:1:1:1:44:0:0:3:0:10
X:Daniel O:eXtremeGammon
Score is X:0 O:0. Unlimited Game, Jacoby Beaver +13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+
| O | | X X O X O |
| | | X O X O |
| | | O O |
| | | O |
| | | |
| |BAR| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | X | +---+
| | | X X X X | | 2 |
| X | | X X X X | +---+
+12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
Pip count X: 147 O: 22 X-O: 0-0
Cube: 2, X own cube
X to play 44
1. XG Roller+ 20/16*(2) 16/12(2) eq:-0.189
Player: 46.63% (G:0.00% B:0.00%)
Opponent: 53.37% (G:27.12% B:1.75%)
2. XG Roller+ 20/16* 16/12 9/1 eq:-0.499 (-0.310)
Player: 38.57% (G:0.00% B:0.00%)
Opponent: 61.43% (G:37.05% B:3.72%)
3. 4-ply 23/19 20/16*(2) 16/12 eq:-0.254 (-0.065)
Player: 45.10% (G:0.00% B:0.00%)
Opponent: 54.90% (G:29.28% B:2.25%)
4. 4-ply 23/19 21/17 20/16* 16/12 eq:-0.257 (-0.068)
Player: 44.96% (G:0.00% B:0.00%)
Opponent: 55.04% (G:29.34% B:2.20%)
5. 4-ply 21/13 20/16* 16/12 eq:-0.268 (-0.079)
Player: 44.70% (G:0.00% B:0.00%)
Opponent: 55.30% (G:29.44% B:2.53%)
eXtreme Gammon Version: 2.10It is important to try to pick up a second checker if it can be done safely but the key is to make sure that O can't get away. (a bird in the hand is better than two in the bush) If the open point is a deep point, slotting is not too necessary in the
Anyway, now I find I had no reason to complain because, even
if this was a misstep, it was not so egregious and not such
an ugly idea as my mistep below where I slotted my acepoint
to aim to make a 5 point board (option 2).
Why is it so awful, I relish the opportunity to recirculate if I'm hit on
the ace.
XGID=--BCBB---A------a---BAcBd-:1:1:1:44:0:0:3:0:10
X:Daniel O:eXtremeGammon
Score is X:0 O:0. Unlimited Game, Jacoby Beaver
+13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+
| O | | X X O X O |
| | | X O X O |
| | | O O |
| | | O |
| | | |
| |BAR| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | X | +---+
| | | X X X X | | 2 |
| X | | X X X X | +---+
+12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
Pip count X: 147 O: 22 X-O: 0-0
Cube: 2, X own cube
X to play 44
1. XG Roller+ 20/16*(2) 16/12(2) eq:-0.189
Player: 46.63% (G:0.00% B:0.00%)
Opponent: 53.37% (G:27.12% B:1.75%)
2. XG Roller+ 20/16* 16/12 9/1 eq:-0.499 (-0.310)
Player: 38.57% (G:0.00% B:0.00%)
Opponent: 61.43% (G:37.05% B:3.72%)
3. 4-ply 23/19 20/16*(2) 16/12 eq:-0.254 (-0.065)
Player: 45.10% (G:0.00% B:0.00%)
Opponent: 54.90% (G:29.28% B:2.25%)
4. 4-ply 23/19 21/17 20/16* 16/12 eq:-0.257 (-0.068)
Player: 44.96% (G:0.00% B:0.00%)
Opponent: 55.04% (G:29.34% B:2.20%)
5. 4-ply 21/13 20/16* 16/12 eq:-0.268 (-0.079)
Player: 44.70% (G:0.00% B:0.00%)
Opponent: 55.30% (G:29.44% B:2.53%)
eXtreme Gammon Version: 2.10
When I was a teenager, my grandparents took me and a boy my own
age out to a Chinese restaurant.
There was a small English section from the menu, and the boy
consistently ordered from there. If I remember rightly, it was
fish and chips but it was definitely something English.
I found this (slightly) irritating. It seemed kind of against the
spirit of the occasion which seemed to me clearly
an opportunity to enjoy Chinese food, at a time when I was still
young enough to find this exciting.
On Wednesday, 11 May 2022 at 22:37:35 UTC+1, peps...@gmail.com wrote:almost spat out).
When I was a teenager, my grandparents took me and a boy my ownReminds me of a glorious holiday I had a few years ago in Turkey.
age out to a Chinese restaurant.
There was a small English section from the menu, and the boy
consistently ordered from there. If I remember rightly, it was
fish and chips but it was definitely something English.
I found this (slightly) irritating. It seemed kind of against the
spirit of the occasion which seemed to me clearly
an opportunity to enjoy Chinese food, at a time when I was still
young enough to find this exciting.
We found a very nice Chinese restaurant and frequented it several times.
The last night there was memorable, if for no other reason than a loud-mouthed, fat, bald Yorkshire bloke ordering curry sauce and chips and the waiter gloriously rebuking him with "this is a restaurant Sir, we don't serve chips". (The "chips" word was
Even better was the response: "why the f**k not, my Chinky restaurant back home serves them".
Brilliant. And the Brits wonder why the rest of the world hates them.
On Wednesday, 11 May 2022 at 22:37:35 UTC+1, peps...@gmail.com wrote:almost spat out).
When I was a teenager, my grandparents took me and a boy my ownReminds me of a glorious holiday I had a few years ago in Turkey.
age out to a Chinese restaurant.
There was a small English section from the menu, and the boy
consistently ordered from there. If I remember rightly, it was
fish and chips but it was definitely something English.
I found this (slightly) irritating. It seemed kind of against the
spirit of the occasion which seemed to me clearly
an opportunity to enjoy Chinese food, at a time when I was still
young enough to find this exciting.
We found a very nice Chinese restaurant and frequented it several times.
The last night there was memorable, if for no other reason than a loud-mouthed, fat, bald Yorkshire bloke ordering curry sauce and chips and the waiter gloriously rebuking him with "this is a restaurant Sir, we don't serve chips". (The "chips" word was
Even better was the response: "why the f**k not, my Chinky restaurant back home serves them".Good description, there!
Brilliant. And the Brits wonder why the rest of the world hates them.
On Saturday, 14 May 2022 at 13:42:53 UTC+1, peps...@gmail.com wrote:....Are you a Guardian reader? ...
Good description, there!
I like the mention that he was "bald" and "fat". Clearly, if he was slim and hadn't lost his hair, his comments would have been
much less offensive.
Paul
Good description, there!
I like the mention that he was "bald" and "fat". Clearly, if he was slim and hadn't lost his hair, his comments would have been
much less offensive.
Paul
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