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[OT] Attendance ... Perhaps it is the Money

Posted By: MaX
Date: Friday, 19 June 2009, at 2:45 p.m.

In Response To: Attendance ... Perhaps it is the Money (Michael Petch)

Bob Wrote: "You may be surprised to learn that even the word "dice" is forbidden in some elementary schools. If a teacher wants to use a die for a math example it is to be referred to as a "number cube". So I have some doubts about getting backgammon into schools. "

That's extremely funny, so much that it's close to sad: I don't rememebr all the details but I'm positive I've seen here in Europe, around 1-2yrs ago (defintely before the currrent economical crisis), a tv report on a kind of special school for gifted (and rich parented) kids where they were introduced to the basis of stock market trading. I was just shocked to see a 12yr old girl being very proud of the (fake money) gain realized trading corn and other essential products, probably not knowing that people die all around the world because of the lack of the very same products.

It was already shocking per se, but now that I've heard that backgammon (or whatever) is forbidden since it's considered gambling ...

MaX.

Messages In This Thread

• Attendance ... Perhaps it is the Money
  Bill Riles -- Thursday, 18 June 2009, at 9:54 p.m.
  • Attendance ... Perhaps it is the Money
    mikeg -- Thursday, 18 June 2009, at 10:44 p.m.
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    Matt Cohn-Geier -- Thursday, 18 June 2009, at 10:58 p.m.
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    adambulldog -- Thursday, 18 June 2009, at 11:28 p.m.
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      Bill Riles -- Thursday, 18 June 2009, at 11:36 p.m.
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        Bill Riles -- Thursday, 18 June 2009, at 11:40 p.m.
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      Stick -- Thursday, 18 June 2009, at 11:37 p.m.
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        adambulldog -- Thursday, 18 June 2009, at 11:58 p.m.
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          Barry Silliman -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 12:07 a.m.
          • Attendance ... Perhaps it is the Money
            adambulldog -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 12:24 a.m.
            • Attendance ... Perhaps it is the Money
              Barry Silliman -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 4:32 a.m.
          • Attendance ... Perhaps it is the Money
            Bill Riles -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 12:30 a.m.
            • Attendance ... Perhaps it is the Money
              Barry Silliman -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 4:34 a.m.
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      Keene -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 1:23 a.m.
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      joe freedman -- Saturday, 20 June 2009, at 2:18 a.m.
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        Bob Koca -- Saturday, 20 June 2009, at 2:24 a.m.
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          adambulldog -- Saturday, 20 June 2009, at 2:59 a.m.
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            Rich Munitz -- Saturday, 20 June 2009, at 5:07 a.m.
  • ABT events... silly question
    Michael Petch -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 12:20 a.m.
    • ABT events... silly question
      phil Simborg -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 5:50 a.m.
      • ABT events... silly question
        Michael Petch -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 4:47 p.m.
        • ABT events... silly question.... No home based play
          Rod -- Saturday, 20 June 2009, at 4:19 p.m.
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    Chuck Bower -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 12:49 a.m.
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      Dan Pelton -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 5:38 a.m.
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        Jason Lee -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 2:32 p.m.
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        Chuck Bower -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 3:38 p.m.
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    Rich Munitz -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 2:54 a.m.
    • Attendance ... Perhaps it is the Money
      Bill Riles -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 3:03 a.m.
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      Bob Koca -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 3:09 a.m.
      • Attendance ... Perhaps it is the Money
        Michael Petch -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 3:50 a.m.
        • [OT] Attendance ... Perhaps it is the Money
          MaX -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 2:45 p.m.
      • Attendance ... Perhaps it is the Money
        Chuck Bower -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 3:51 p.m.
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          Sam Pottle -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 4:12 p.m.
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            Jason Lee -- Sunday, 21 June 2009, at 7:26 p.m.
    • Attendance ... Perhaps it is the Money
      Michael Petch -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 3:46 a.m.
    • Attendance ... Perhaps it is the Money
      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 4:34 a.m.
      • Attendance ... Perhaps it is the Money
        Rich Munitz -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 4:45 a.m.
        • LOL *NM*
          Coolrey -- Saturday, 20 June 2009, at 4:13 a.m.
  • News Coverage for BG Tourneys
    mamabear -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 1:28 p.m.
    • Schedule C.... Incorrect Information re Expenses for Most People
      Rod -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 4:52 p.m.
      • bartering?
        Chuck Bower -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 9:30 p.m.
        • bartering?
          Michael Petch -- Saturday, 20 June 2009, at 1:48 a.m.
          • bartering?
            joe freedman -- Saturday, 20 June 2009, at 1:53 a.m.
        • bartering?
          joe freedman -- Saturday, 20 June 2009, at 1:50 a.m.
        • bartering?
          Bill Riles -- Saturday, 20 June 2009, at 3:03 a.m.
        • bartering?
          Rod -- Saturday, 20 June 2009, at 4:09 p.m.
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    trichard -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 8:44 p.m.
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    huntoften -- Saturday, 20 June 2009, at 7:56 p.m.
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      Michael Petch -- Saturday, 20 June 2009, at 9:21 p.m.
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      KenB -- Sunday, 21 June 2009, at 1:33 a.m.
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        huntoften -- Tuesday, 23 June 2009, at 10:22 p.m.
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      Bill Riles -- Sunday, 21 June 2009, at 2:21 a.m.
    • Attendance ... Perhaps it is the Money
      Chuck Bower -- Sunday, 21 June 2009, at 4:18 p.m.
      • Attendance ... Perhaps it is the Money
        huntoften -- Tuesday, 23 June 2009, at 10:18 p.m.
        • Attendance ... Perhaps it is the Money
          Chuck Bower -- Wednesday, 24 June 2009, at 2:11 p.m.