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  • C Chris Meech

    Hey, nothing wrong with marathon board games. We do it all the time at the cottage on rainy days. We once did an 8 hour stretch of Monopoly with 9 of us playing. Had to use the play money from three games to have enough! :)

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    Ian Shlasko
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    Nah, not Monopoly... I'm in a strategy board gaming group... About 20-30 of us show up every weekend, and we play all sorts of games... It's a blast, but I sometimes feel a little too geeky when I'm taking the subway home at 3am :)

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    • C Chris Meech

      Hey, nothing wrong with marathon board games. We do it all the time at the cottage on rainy days. We once did an 8 hour stretch of Monopoly with 9 of us playing. Had to use the play money from three games to have enough! :)

      Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra] posting about Crystal Reports here is like discussing gay marriage on a catholic church’s website.[Nishant Sivakumar]

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      Chris Meech wrote:

      Had to use the play money

      You use play money? you cheapskate............... :rolleyes: Me the wife and the bairns attempted monopoly last weekend, there was nearly a fight before we had even got round the board once. What with the youngest randomly moving pieces, the wife managing to aquire properties magically and the eldest she was hyper. Really also didn't like the fast play version.........

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      • C Chris Maunder

        Up at 5AM tomorrow morning, breaky, check the site, caffeinate, then on the bike for a quick 100Ks with my crazy neighbour. Sunday: cooking. Evidently this will involve large amounts of alcohol. Monday: 5AM. Crazy neighbour. 100K. cf. "Sunday night: lots of alcohol" X|

        cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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        Chris Maunder wrote:

        Sunday: cooking. Evidently this will involve large amounts of alcohol.

        My neighbour at the cottage shot a Canada Goose last Sunday to cook this weekend. He marinates the goose in Grand Marnier for about three days before cooking. Seems like a waste of alcohol to me. :) Good luck on that Monday morning ride. I'll still be :zzz:.

        Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra] posting about Crystal Reports here is like discussing gay marriage on a catholic church’s website.[Nishant Sivakumar]

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        • C Chris Meech

          Chris Maunder wrote:

          Sunday: cooking. Evidently this will involve large amounts of alcohol.

          My neighbour at the cottage shot a Canada Goose last Sunday to cook this weekend. He marinates the goose in Grand Marnier for about three days before cooking. Seems like a waste of alcohol to me. :) Good luck on that Monday morning ride. I'll still be :zzz:.

          Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra] posting about Crystal Reports here is like discussing gay marriage on a catholic church’s website.[Nishant Sivakumar]

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          Chris Maunder
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          There's a lot of geese around here at the moment and there's no way I'd be taking one of them out. When there's about 4,000 of them in the air and they are all cranky about the weather, the travel, the goslings asking "are we there yet" and us in general, picking a fight with one doesn't seem a great idea. I learned the hard way that when it's bike vs goose, goose wins.

          cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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          • I Ian Shlasko

            Nah, not Monopoly... I'm in a strategy board gaming group... About 20-30 of us show up every weekend, and we play all sorts of games... It's a blast, but I sometimes feel a little too geeky when I'm taking the subway home at 3am :)

            Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
            Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)

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            Chris Meech
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            Well actually with 9, Monopoly becomes very much a strategy game. Think partnerships that only last for one or two rolls of the dice. :)

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              Chris Meech wrote:

              Had to use the play money

              You use play money? you cheapskate............... :rolleyes: Me the wife and the bairns attempted monopoly last weekend, there was nearly a fight before we had even got round the board once. What with the youngest randomly moving pieces, the wife managing to aquire properties magically and the eldest she was hyper. Really also didn't like the fast play version.........

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              Lost User
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              We played Monopoly when I was a kid until the first time I beat my dad, after which we were never allowed to play it again. Before I was married, myself and a few friends used to play it on Christmas Day each year with much drinking. Don't think we ever finished a game.

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              • C Chris Meech

                once again. What're everyone's plans? Here in Canada, it is another long weekend with Monday being Thanksgiving day. I'll be spending another great weekend with family at the cottage where we'll be having our annual Thanksgiving Beach Bonfire on Saturday, another fabulous Thanskgiving BACON Covered Turkey dinner on Sunday and hopefully everyone will be able to wake up on Monday and safely return home. :cool: Wishing everyone a great weekend. :)

                Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra] posting about Crystal Reports here is like discussing gay marriage on a catholic church’s website.[Nishant Sivakumar]

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                Season opener for the Hawks tonight, home opener tomorrow. I'm still very sick, but have to attend my acting workshop tomorrow and a class Sunday night. I think I may have to attend some engagement celebration dinners, too.

                "I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours. " — Hunter S. Thompson My comedy.

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                • L Lost User

                  Still in the land of the brave are you? You have been over there quite a while. :)

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                  R Giskard Reventlov
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                  Here for a month: spending time with my son and doing a road trip. Has been excellent.

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                  • C Chris Meech

                    Well actually with 9, Monopoly becomes very much a strategy game. Think partnerships that only last for one or two rolls of the dice. :)

                    Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra] posting about Crystal Reports here is like discussing gay marriage on a catholic church’s website.[Nishant Sivakumar]

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                    Ian Shlasko
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                    Well, maybe... But not compared to something like Catan, Dominion, Puerto Rico, etc... Though I've been getting some of them hooked on The Resistance, which is kind of like werewolf/mafia :)

                    Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
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                    • C Chris Meech

                      :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Gotta love the great outdoors. :)

                      Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra] posting about Crystal Reports here is like discussing gay marriage on a catholic church’s website.[Nishant Sivakumar]

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                      R Giskard Reventlov
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                      I do but it took a while to convince the wife that we wouldn't be attacked by a slithering mass of rattle snakes, get sting by scorpions or get carried away by the river. :-)

                      "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me

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                      • C Chris Meech

                        once again. What're everyone's plans? Here in Canada, it is another long weekend with Monday being Thanksgiving day. I'll be spending another great weekend with family at the cottage where we'll be having our annual Thanksgiving Beach Bonfire on Saturday, another fabulous Thanskgiving BACON Covered Turkey dinner on Sunday and hopefully everyone will be able to wake up on Monday and safely return home. :cool: Wishing everyone a great weekend. :)

                        Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra] posting about Crystal Reports here is like discussing gay marriage on a catholic church’s website.[Nishant Sivakumar]

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                        Andy Brummer
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                        I'm going to be doing a Tough Mudder[^] with my wife to celebrate our 10 year wedding anniversary. Survival is my goal. Absolutely no symbolism there, heh.

                        Curvature of the Mind now with 3D

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                        • C Chris Meech

                          once again. What're everyone's plans? Here in Canada, it is another long weekend with Monday being Thanksgiving day. I'll be spending another great weekend with family at the cottage where we'll be having our annual Thanksgiving Beach Bonfire on Saturday, another fabulous Thanskgiving BACON Covered Turkey dinner on Sunday and hopefully everyone will be able to wake up on Monday and safely return home. :cool: Wishing everyone a great weekend. :)

                          Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra] posting about Crystal Reports here is like discussing gay marriage on a catholic church’s website.[Nishant Sivakumar]

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                          Rama Krishna Vavilala
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                          Go on a century on my bike - a real century in miles not the metric century which Chris does. ;P

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                          • C Chris Meech

                            once again. What're everyone's plans? Here in Canada, it is another long weekend with Monday being Thanksgiving day. I'll be spending another great weekend with family at the cottage where we'll be having our annual Thanksgiving Beach Bonfire on Saturday, another fabulous Thanskgiving BACON Covered Turkey dinner on Sunday and hopefully everyone will be able to wake up on Monday and safely return home. :cool: Wishing everyone a great weekend. :)

                            Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra] posting about Crystal Reports here is like discussing gay marriage on a catholic church’s website.[Nishant Sivakumar]

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                            Chris Meech wrote:

                            annual Thanksgiving Beach Bonfire

                            That sounds like a lot of fun :)

                            Chris Meech wrote:

                            BACON Covered Turkey dinner

                            Sounds awesome!

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                            • A Andy Brummer

                              I'm going to be doing a Tough Mudder[^] with my wife to celebrate our 10 year wedding anniversary. Survival is my goal. Absolutely no symbolism there, heh.

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                              Chris Meech
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                              I can think of other ways of bonding with my wife, but that looks like an interesting one to say the least. I must admit that I do like events such as this where time taken to complete is not a consideration. Rather that you have participated and completed the event. Best of luck to both of you.

                              Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra] posting about Crystal Reports here is like discussing gay marriage on a catholic church’s website.[Nishant Sivakumar]

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                              • R Rama Krishna Vavilala

                                Go on a century on my bike - a real century in miles not the metric century which Chris does. ;P

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                                Chris Meech
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                                :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Excellent. 100 miles on the bike. Great way to spend an afternoon. :)

                                Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra] posting about Crystal Reports here is like discussing gay marriage on a catholic church’s website.[Nishant Sivakumar]

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                                • C Chris Meech

                                  once again. What're everyone's plans? Here in Canada, it is another long weekend with Monday being Thanksgiving day. I'll be spending another great weekend with family at the cottage where we'll be having our annual Thanksgiving Beach Bonfire on Saturday, another fabulous Thanskgiving BACON Covered Turkey dinner on Sunday and hopefully everyone will be able to wake up on Monday and safely return home. :cool: Wishing everyone a great weekend. :)

                                  Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra] posting about Crystal Reports here is like discussing gay marriage on a catholic church’s website.[Nishant Sivakumar]

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                                  Mom gave me a recipe once which was basically a huge hamburger, with bacon woven on top. When it's cooked, it looked like a giant turtle. The only reason I never made it was what do you do with the couple pounds of cooked hamburger when you're done eating the bacon.

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                                  • I Ian Shlasko

                                    I plan to spend about 14 straight hours playing board games tomorrow (Well, overlapping a bit with Sunday)... I am such a geek.

                                    Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
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                                    Warhammer? Someone who obviously thinks that “board games” means sex on the kitchen table has one voted you.

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                                      Warhammer? Someone who obviously thinks that “board games” means sex on the kitchen table has one voted you.

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                                      Ian Shlasko
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                                      Nah, the wargaming group meets a different day :) And I think someone here has a grudge against me... Got a double-one (Two of my recent posts) only a minute apart... Oh well, that's the Internet for ya.

                                      Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
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                                      • C Chris Meech

                                        Chris Maunder wrote:

                                        Sunday: cooking. Evidently this will involve large amounts of alcohol.

                                        My neighbour at the cottage shot a Canada Goose last Sunday to cook this weekend. He marinates the goose in Grand Marnier for about three days before cooking. Seems like a waste of alcohol to me. :) Good luck on that Monday morning ride. I'll still be :zzz:.

                                        Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra] posting about Crystal Reports here is like discussing gay marriage on a catholic church’s website.[Nishant Sivakumar]

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                                        Chris Meech wrote:

                                        My neighbour at the cottage shot a Canada Goose last Sunday

                                        It’s not a Canada goose, it’s an US goose visiting for the season. Nice hospitality!

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                                          Work in the garden. Got to fix a gate. Fix a fence. Cut a hedge. Burn some crap. Trim some trees. Hey ho, freaking garden is too damn big. :(

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