Some hae meat and canna eat,
And some wad eat that want it,
But we hae meat and we can eat,
Sae the Lord be thankit.
Despite all of my bitching over the past few months, I'm a really lucky guy. I hope you all have a good day (hell, have a good COUPLE of days). Lords notwithstanding.
A fondly-remembered tale of a certain visitor to Scotland and his kilty adventures at a barn dance reminds me to announce, with no little glee, that Mustafa and Kathy from Ann Arbor are planning to stop by our soggy abode for a few days en route to Hawaii. Now I can show all of my gaming buddies here what a true manipulator is like at the table. We're really excited about this.
Mark, Mark, Mark. Nobody is going to buy your thinly veiled attempt to influence your homeboys (and girls) even before they've seen my game and thus subtly shift the attention away from yourself. This sort of early advantage grabbing is the sign of a true master manipulator and no doubt will cause people at the table to pay close attention to your position, lest you sneak your way to the win.
ReplyDeleteIt's not a problem for me. I just assume that I'm going to be the target of everyone's insecurities about their own game, so I never plan on winning. Also at the table is Josh, who, as the owner of over 2,000 titles, is also always the unhappy recipient of any surplus attack opportunities whenever there isn't a more obvious choice. He and I welcome your presence, and, yes, I'll make sure to set the stage for your grand entrance.
ReplyDeleteI don't the Seattle gaming scene will even realize what hit it.
ReplyDeleteAll I can say is that I won Puerto Rico with Mustafa's factory strategy last time... Have fun with him and Kathy and don't let him win every time! We have just recovered from our Burns Supper - the full works, with speakers and piper and copious amounts of whisky.
ReplyDeleteIt seems wrong somehow to refer to the Selkirk Grace as:
ReplyDeletedoggerel - noun 1) badly written poetry. 2) poetry with an irregular rhyming pattern for comic effect. adj - of poor quality.
ETYMOLOGY: 14c, meaning 'worthless'.
This is the immortal bard we're speaking of here!
By the by, we did have a fine evening of poetry and haggis and whisky, more or less in that order.
I think even the man himself would admit that not every one of his creations, even the most popular ones, were anything more than a bit of fun. It was meant with all respect, and I stand by it.
ReplyDeleteTrue, no doubt.
ReplyDeleteIf it's doggerel you're after though, you should check out the work of William McGonagall.