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    Reason is the rider on the elephant of emotion.
    Jonathan Haidt

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    Does that make Peter Griffin the "reason of blackjack"?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gronbog View Post
    Does that make Peter Griffin the "reason of blackjack"?
    Peter Griffin was certainly an exceptional "reasoning" mathematician. Additionally, his ability to reason belies the implication that emotion controls reason more than vice versa-at least for him.

    Your question about Griffin pushed me to look again at The Theory of Blackjack. He had some memorable quotes at the beginning of each chapter. Since this thread is about quotes, I am adding some of them here.

    There are three subjects you can count upon a man to lie about: sex, gas mileage, and gambling.
    R. A. Rosenbaum

    But what did (the odds) matter to me?...
    I wanted to astonish the spectators by taking senseless chances.
    Dostoevsky, The Gambler

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gronbog View Post
    Does that make Peter Griffin the "reason of blackjack"?
    Please retype the above so that I can understand your question.


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    Is that anything like the Season of the Witch?

    "I don't think outside the box; I think of what I can do with the box." - Henri Matisse

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    Quote Originally Posted by ZenMaster_Flash View Post
    Please retype the above so that I can understand your question.

    It's a play on the quote and the picture on the back cover of the edition of The Theory of Blackjack that I have.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gronbog View Post
    " ... the edition of The Theory of Blackjack that I have."
    The book is extremely inexpensive. The (final) 6th ed. has a few changes,
    e.g. the precise value of each index play for shoe games, not just S.D.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Frank Galvin View Post
    " ... car salespersons and lawyers ... you didn’t include insurance executives, clergy and politicians!"
    Not to mention chiropractors, astrologers, and psychic readers.

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    The world is not full of assholes. But, they are strategically placed so that you'll come across one every day.
    Genna Rulon

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    Quote Originally Posted by 21frogman View Post
    The world is not full of assholes. But, they are strategically placed so that you'll come across one every day.
    Genna Rulon
    It's not unusual to come in contact with an asshole on a given day, or by coincidence 2 assholes. If you meet up with 3 assholes in a day, there is a good chance you are the real asshole. Exception may occur in a shithole country or the oval office.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Joe Mama View Post
    It's not unusual to come in contact with an asshole on a given day, or by coincidence 2 assholes. If you meet up with 3 assholes in a day, there is a good chance you are the real asshole. Exception may occur in a shithole country or the oval office.
    Is the asshole the real oval orifice?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Three View Post
    Is the asshole the real oval orifice?

    Oval orifi?

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    Its easier to fool people than to convince people they have been fooled. Mark Twain

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