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Ah yes, the parable of the HotDog Stand and the Relish and Mustard.

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Here endeth the lesson.

Oh, so we are going to do this debate in parables now I see. I can do that...

Once, there was this kid who was new to town, he moved from New Jersey to California, and the kids in town were always schooling him in basketball. One day, there was this Japanese guy who decided to take him in and help train him in basketball since this kid didn't have a father. But instead of immediately taking him to a basketball court and playing hoops, he had the kid do chores around his house. First he had him pick oranges from way high up in an orange tree, saying "pick orange". Then he had him catch chickens saying "stay in front of chicken". And then he had him throw coconuts in a basket on his roof saying "toss coconut", and when the kid missed the basket, he was reminded to "keep shoulders square, bend knees, follow through with wrist". Just when the kid was fed up with the chores, his teacher took him to a basketball court and was just about to take a shot and said "pick orange" and the kid did the motion and blocked the shot. Then the teacher was dribbling the ball and said "stay in front of chicken" and the kid was able to deny an open dribbling lane to the basket. And then he had the kid take shots with the ball, and every time he went to shoot, whether it was a jump shot or a free throw, his teacher would say "toss coconut" and all the motions from tossing the coconut helped train him for either type of shot. Later on, his teacher ran him through drills that focused on jump shots, or free throws, and they worked on his jump range, but all were based on the same chore of tossing the coconut. This kid became a legend known everywhere as the Basketball Kid. Then they went to Japan and the kid got a new girlfriend there and learned new lessons not just about basketball, but about pride, honor and compassion. And then a bunch of years later a similar sort of story happened, only this time the kid was the son of a famous actor and his teacher was Chinese.

Hey stupid, you've conveniently forgotten the fact that almost all hot dogs come some mustard on them, and a small amount come with no mustard, and the chance for mustard is completely random, and nobody really minds the mustard already in the hot dog, even if it's a lot, but everyone is pretty perturbed when the hot dog has no mustard.

Oh, so we are going to do this debate in parables now I see. I can do that...

Once, there was this kid who was new to town, he moved from New Jersey to California, and the kids in town were always schooling him in basketball. One day, there was this Japanese guy who decided to take him in and help train him in basketball since this kid didn't have a father. But instead of immediately taking him to a basketball court and playing hoops, he had the kid do chores around his house. First he had him pick oranges from way high up in an orange tree, saying "pick orange". Then he had him catch chickens saying "stay in front of chicken". And then he had him throw coconuts in a basket on his roof saying "toss coconut", and when the kid missed the basket, he was reminded to "keep shoulders square, bend knees, follow through with wrist". Just when the kid was fed up with the chores, his teacher took him to a basketball court and was just about to take a shot and said "pick orange" and the kid did the motion and blocked the shot. Then the teacher was dribbling the ball and said "stay in front of chicken" and the kid was able to deny an open dribbling lane to the basket. And then he had the kid take shots with the ball, and every time he went to shoot, whether it was a jump shot or a free throw, his teacher would say "toss coconut" and all the motions from tossing the coconut helped train him for either type of shot. Later on, his teacher ran him through drills that focused on jump shots, or free throws, and they worked on his jump range, but all were based on the same chore of tossing the coconut. This kid became a legend known everywhere as the Basketball Kid. Then they went to Japan and the kid got a new girlfriend there and learned new lessons not just about basketball, but about pride, honor and compassion. And then a bunch of years later a similar sort of story happened, only this time the kid was the son of a famous actor and his teacher was Chinese.

If only "pick orange" could teach the kid how to rebound, and "toss coconut" could teach him how to drive the lane.

Hey stupid, you've conveniently forgotten the fact that almost all hot dogs come some mustard on them, and a small amount come with no mustard, and the chance for mustard is completely random, and nobody really minds the mustard already in the hot dog, even if it's a lot, but everyone is pretty perturbed when the hot dog has no mustard.

I believe you just called yourself stupid here :P

Hey stupid, you've conveniently forgotten the fact that almost all hot dogs come some mustard on them, and a small amount come with no mustard, and the chance for mustard is completely random, and nobody really minds the mustard already in the hot dog, even if it's a lot, but everyone is pretty perturbed when the hot dog has no mustard.

I believe you just called yourself stupid here

Nothing gets by you. Have you been training "stay in front of chicken"?

Last edited by darykjozef at 7/16/2011 7:40:33 PM

Nothing gets by you. Have you been training "stay in front of chicken"?

Don't ask anyone that. You never know what they'll end up believing. As an example, and at the risk of getting myself in trouble, here's an example of a very real recent message exchange I just had with a user to remain anonymous. (For the record, I'm actually quite helpful, but every so often I get these questions that beg for these sorts of responses, and on a bad day I actually given them.) I'm sure you all can follow the original question, my response, and the follow up question.

From: deleted
Subject: Re:hey
Sent: 7/14/2011 7:21:58 PM

> > > > were to find good player for cheap
> > > >

> > > Check the black market. There's a secret link that only some know about on the league page for Pakistan I.1 under the scoring leaders list that takes you to the page. Amazing players with tons of legendary skills but really low salaries, mostly under $6,000, can be bought there for between $5,000-10,000. Just don't tell anybody about this.
> > >
> > > No, seriously. I assume you read the Game Manual and can figure out how to work the Transfer List? That's the only way to get players that you don't draft, by bidding on them just like everybody else.

> > how to go to the black market

Yes, I actually slapped my head with that last question.

*heads over to Pakistan I.1*

Nothing gets by you. Have you been training "stay in front of chicken"?

Don't ask anyone that. You never know what they'll end up believing. As an example, and at the risk of getting myself in trouble, here's an example of a very real recent message exchange I just had with a user to remain anonymous. (For the record, I'm actually quite helpful, but every so often I get these questions that beg for these sorts of responses, and on a bad day I actually given them.) I'm sure you all can follow the original question, my response, and the follow up question.

From: deleted
Subject: Re:hey
Sent: 7/14/2011 7:21:58 PM

> > > > were to find good player for cheap
> > > >

> > > Check the black market. There's a secret link that only some know about on the league page for Pakistan I.1 under the scoring leaders list that takes you to the page. Amazing players with tons of legendary skills but really low salaries, mostly under $6,000, can be bought there for between $5,000-10,000. Just don't tell anybody about this.
> > >
> > > No, seriously. I assume you read the Game Manual and can figure out how to work the Transfer List? That's the only way to get players that you don't draft, by bidding on them just like everybody else.

> > how to go to the black market

Yes, I actually slapped my head with that last question.

Where do I to find train "sweep the leg" please talk my question fast.

Lol, I would be laughing so hard if someone asked a GM:

"is there any cheat engine we could use in this game?"

HahahhahahahahhahahaDD