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July 22nd, 2012 at 9:29:17 PM permalink
In the "you don't see this anymore" - I was walking in the casino and happened upon an elderly couple - the man walking with a cane, the woman hunched over - yet they were holding hands. They were only walking at about 1/100mph so, as I passed them I asked them how long they had been together - the woman replied immediately (as I am sure they had been asked the same question many times before) with an amazing number 67 years

WOW!!! Simply amazing!

Their marriage has survived variance and led to positive EV...
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July 22nd, 2012 at 9:41:38 PM permalink
ask the man how they stayed together that long,
he will probably tell you he cheated.
probability is over 50%
In a bet, there is a fool and a thief. - Proverb.
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July 22nd, 2012 at 9:43:36 PM permalink
Quote: WongBo

ask the man how they stayed together that long,
he will probably tell you he cheated.
probability is over 50%




And I thought I was a non-romantic!
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July 23rd, 2012 at 1:06:42 AM permalink
It would've been funnier if they had said, "Since last night at his great grandson's bachelor party!" haha.
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July 23rd, 2012 at 1:37:02 AM permalink
Quote: ewjones080

It would've been funnier if they had said, "Since last night at his great grandson's bachelor party!" haha.



Or if she said: "Just an hour. I'm a "rental."
"What, me worry?"
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July 23rd, 2012 at 7:57:43 AM permalink
Quote: WongBo

ask the man how they stayed together that long,
he will probably tell you he cheated.
probability is over 50%



It must be terrible to go through life as such a cynic Wong. I have been with the same lady for over 45 years and have several friends together similar times. None of us have ever had affairs. For those working their way through a long term relationship it is +EV.
Be careful when you follow the masses, the M is sometimes silent.
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July 23rd, 2012 at 8:03:26 AM permalink
Quote: kenarman

It must be terrible to go through life as such a cynic Wong. I have been with the same lady for over 45 years and have several friends together similar times. None of us have ever had affairs. For those working their way through a long term relationship it is +EV.



Agree 100%. I ignored Wong's comment, because I didn't want to waste my time responding to a garbage statement. But I'm glad you did Kenarman.
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July 23rd, 2012 at 9:09:29 AM permalink
Quote: kenarman

It must be terrible to go through life as such a cynic Wong. I have been with the same lady for over 45 years and have several friends together similar times. None of us have ever had affairs. For those working their way through a long term relationship it is +EV.



Congrats, Kenarman! And agree wholeheartedly!
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July 23rd, 2012 at 9:28:24 AM permalink
Gee, just a mere 43 years here. Never felt like a rookie before. We married at 28 and 18. Shortly after being married, I went over to the DARK SIDE. No more pool hustling , running bets, duckpin hustling ( Baltimore boy), etc. Sold my soul to AT&T !
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July 23rd, 2012 at 10:00:14 AM permalink
Quote: WongBo

ask the man how they stayed together that long,
he will probably tell you he cheated.
probability is over 50%



You should be careful offering that bet. I highly suspect you'd be on the end of negative EV.
"Then you can admire the real gambler, who has neither eaten, slept, thought nor lived, he has so smarted under the scourge of his martingale, so suffered on the rack of his desire for a coup at trente-et-quarante" - Honore de Balzac, 1829
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July 23rd, 2012 at 12:40:01 PM permalink
Quote: WongBo

ask the man how they stayed together that long,
he will probably tell you he cheated.
probability is over 50%


I used to DJ weddings. Two weddings a week for two years. In every one of them, I did a married dance, then ending of which is where the couple that had been married the longest dances with the newly wed couple. I would ask the elder couple on mic how they stayed together for so long, and about 75% of the time, the man would reply, "earplugs".
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July 23rd, 2012 at 1:31:53 PM permalink
Thecesspit,

My apologies for pointing this out, but I believe the Honore de Balzac quote should be, "...Neither eaten, slept, thought or lived..." Your signature says, "Slept through," please don't take it as an insult because I rather like you.
https://wizardofvegas.com/forum/off-topic/gripes/11182-pet-peeves/120/#post815219
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July 23rd, 2012 at 1:37:09 PM permalink
I still DJ weddings occasionally.

I do the marriage duration dance too.

The best reply I ever got from a husband was: Just remember: "Yes dear" works a lot better than "I'm sorry"

The best reply I ever got from a wife was: There are two rules to a good marriage. Number 1, the wife is always right. [pause] OK, make that one rule.
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July 23rd, 2012 at 2:05:11 PM permalink
Quote: Mission146

Thecesspit,

My apologies for pointing this out, but I believe the Honore de Balzac quote should be, "...Neither eaten, slept, thought or lived..." Your signature says, "Slept through," please don't take it as an insult because I rather like you.



Well bloody hell, you are quite correct. Bad retyping on my part, or possibly a dodgy character scan when I took from a image of the book.

Corrected, thanks. Been like that for a while.
"Then you can admire the real gambler, who has neither eaten, slept, thought nor lived, he has so smarted under the scourge of his martingale, so suffered on the rack of his desire for a coup at trente-et-quarante" - Honore de Balzac, 1829
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July 23rd, 2012 at 2:11:50 PM permalink
Quote: thecesspit

Well bloody hell, you are quite correct.



How many people even know what trente-et-quarante is.
There's only ever been two games played at Monte Carlo
and trente-et-quarante is one of them. How hard do you have
to guess to figure out the other one.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
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July 23rd, 2012 at 2:19:01 PM permalink
Quote: EvenBob

How many people even know what trente-et-quarante is.
There's only ever been two games played at Monte Carlo
and trente-et-quarante is one of them. How hard do you have
to guess to figure out the other one.



Two? I think it's three traditionally, and more now. It might have only been two in 1829, though.

Balzac was writing about the Paris casinos in the "Magic Skin"... makes for a interesting story, and there's some great descriptive writing in it.
"Then you can admire the real gambler, who has neither eaten, slept, thought nor lived, he has so smarted under the scourge of his martingale, so suffered on the rack of his desire for a coup at trente-et-quarante" - Honore de Balzac, 1829
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July 23rd, 2012 at 2:52:38 PM permalink
Quote: thecesspit

Well bloody hell, you are quite correct. Bad retyping on my part, or possibly a dodgy character scan when I took from a image of the book.

Corrected, thanks. Been like that for a while.



You're welcome!
https://wizardofvegas.com/forum/off-topic/gripes/11182-pet-peeves/120/#post815219
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July 23rd, 2012 at 2:54:17 PM permalink
Quote: thecesspit

Two? I think it's three traditionally, and more now.



I think they meant in the main gaming room. It offers all
the games most casinos offer now.

"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
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July 23rd, 2012 at 3:12:31 PM permalink
Whose they? I thought trente-et-quarante, roulette and a form of baccarat (possibly Chemin-de-Fer) would have been around in those days as well.

The Salon Europe, which is the main gaming room, I think, spreads all three.

Anyways, 1829, the casino wasn't open, I read (opened in 1856 in a different location, 1878 for the full Grand Casino).
"Then you can admire the real gambler, who has neither eaten, slept, thought nor lived, he has so smarted under the scourge of his martingale, so suffered on the rack of his desire for a coup at trente-et-quarante" - Honore de Balzac, 1829
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