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Are there any Eton boys on here ?
Are there any Eton boys on here ?
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To explain why I brought up the nexus between going to Eton and professional gambling, I think that you need a basic animal hunger to succeed at professional gambling.
The most successful gambler currently in the world ( Billy Walters you might agree ) says after all that he has been totally broke more often than he cares to remember. Does Eton prepare you for that sort of thing ? Or one could have started off in life with a lot and lost it due to circumstances out of one's control. Does Eton give you good grounding to cope with that sort of unfortunate eventuality ? I guess what I'm saying is whether you can be born on easy street and really become a good professional gambler ? |
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UA
Believe it or not I was not looking for any type of argument at all. A little friendly debate perhaps but that's all. You do seem to read of all sorts of nasty agendas into my quite harmless posts. Is it perhaps a case of it takes one to know one ? ( or think he knows one in my case ). Are you one of the envious ones if not one of the greedy ones ? |
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Btw I'm pretty damn sure UA didn't go to Eton.
No quiet deep self assured confidence there I'm afraid to say. |
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Hey up froggy.
Envious, not really, pointless emotion. Greedy, most people want more money, does that make them greedy. I wouldn't say i'm too greedy but maybe others who know me would be a better judge. If you want to know if i went to Eton then you can just ask, i'll answer you no problems. Not sure what the "takes one to know one" question is referring to. If you clarify i can answer it if you want. Let me ask you a question then monsieur froggy. Given that you are of a fairly independently wealthy nature because of your invention (good for you by the way), how would you answer the question that you pose concerning animal hunger to succeed at gambling. |
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Btw I do accept and plead unconditionally guilty to one of UA's charges.
I do indeed start up threads quite often out of total boredom. A bad habit not only in my forum life, but my real one as well. I have a lot of trouble taking anything too seriously. And equally I do expect to be taken too seriously in return. So to UA and any others of his ilk, just calm down a bit if and when you read my ( all too numerous ? ) posts. At best, just skim them if you bother to read them at all. Don't whatever you do, don't get your blood presuure up, or your knickers in all a twist. Just not worth it at all. I'm a light weight in the world of important opinions. I know it and accept it. I suggest you do the same. |
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not too greedy. Hmm maybe that is a Freudian slip.
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" And equally I do NOT expect to be taken seriously in return "
Bit of a material typo I would say ? Our posts crossed UA it would appear. You're right in assuming that I probabbly do not have the required level of animal hunger to become a successful pro punter. But I have never claimed either actually to be one to be an aspiring one, have I ? |
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Hey Froggy, i have no beef with you, i must admit i was a little bored myself. I knew if i threw this up you would respond pretty quickly, especially if I put a question mark over your intelligence. Cheap shot i know.
I don't take any threads too seriously really, life's too short. I suppose sometimes i wish you would just ask the questions you want to ask rather than going round the houses. Why didn't you just start with your post at the top of page 2? I always thought you were a successful punter, in that you are in profit. Oh and also what is the deal for you disappearing for about 3 months or so and then coming back. Is this trend likely to continue. Just curious. |
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Good to know you have no personal beef with me UA. It's mutual. As you say life is far too short.
To answer some of your questions in the order you put them. Quite often I have no set plan or even idea of where my threads might likely go . I post them more often than not in a manner designed to let them go where they naturally want to. In this respect I have neither any overt nor any hidden agendas. Yes I am a successful punter, but I don't and never will need ( hopefully) to do it for a living wage. Far too much like hard work for the likes of me. As to my disappearance. No particular reason. Just felt like giving it ( gbf posting that is ) a break for a while. Felt it was starting to dominate my life a bit. I'm a bit like that. All or nothing. Also being the kind and generous soul that I am, I thought all my readers ( fans and enemies) most certainly needed a break from my almost daily platitudes. I'm sure you will agree with this last point. |
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Think I should disappear again for a while ?
Post your votes here ? |
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That would be a no then?
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Or is it a yes?
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