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Is music allowed while playing?

Posted By: Phil Simborg
Date: Thursday, 15 October 2009, at 2:48 p.m.

In Response To: Is music allowed while playing? (Carter Mattig)

Having Carter recommend "good sportsmanship above all" is like hearing Mike Tyson tell us to be gentle with women.

Never have I heard anyone berate someone loudly for a bad play than Carter. He has called more of my bad rolls than anyone in the history of backgammon. He has laughed hysterically as he gammoned me. He has rooted loudly for my opponent to roll doubles...and I'm not talking in a chouette, I'm talking at a major tournament (because he had a small bet against me)! Carter, who says to his partner, "Are you fucking crazy?" if he wants to make a reasonable move or settlement. Carter, the loudest, most obnoxious, crudest, and most inappropriate player in the history of chouettes telling us that we should put "good sportsmanship" first!!!!

Carter to me is living proof that good sportsmanship is not always fun. Thank goodness we have people like Carter that add so much fun to the game!

I think the rule should be: "Good sportsmanship first, unless you can do it in a fun way that adds to the fun and excitement of the game, like Carter!"

PS: Thanks to Carter we have had to institute a new rule in our local chouette: we call it the "Non-Insulting" Rule.

Messages In This Thread

• Is music allowed while playing?
  Max Urban -- Tuesday, 13 October 2009, at 2:01 p.m.
  • Is music allowed while playing?
    KenB -- Tuesday, 13 October 2009, at 2:08 p.m.
    • Is music allowed while playing?
      Rich Munitz -- Tuesday, 13 October 2009, at 3:29 p.m.
  • Is music allowed while playing?
    Phil Simborg -- Tuesday, 13 October 2009, at 3:18 p.m.
    • Is music allowed while playing?
      Daniel Murphy -- Tuesday, 13 October 2009, at 3:54 p.m.
      • Is music allowed while playing?
        phil simborg -- Wednesday, 14 October 2009, at 4:53 p.m.
  • Is music allowed while playing?
    Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 13 October 2009, at 4:28 p.m.
    • Is music allowed while playing?
      Tom Keith -- Tuesday, 13 October 2009, at 4:46 p.m.
      • Is music allowed while playing?
        Daniel Murphy -- Wednesday, 14 October 2009, at 1:11 a.m.
        • Is music allowed while playing?
          Stein Kulseth -- Wednesday, 14 October 2009, at 8:13 a.m.
          • Is music allowed while playing?
            Frank_N_Stein -- Wednesday, 14 October 2009, at 3:49 p.m.
          • Is music allowed while playing?
            Matt Cohn-Geier -- Wednesday, 14 October 2009, at 3:50 p.m.
            • Is music allowed while playing?
              Jason Lee -- Wednesday, 14 October 2009, at 4:07 p.m.
            • Is music allowed while playing?
              Rich Munitz -- Wednesday, 14 October 2009, at 4:30 p.m.
            • Is music allowed while playing?
              phil simborg -- Wednesday, 14 October 2009, at 4:45 p.m.
              • Is music allowed while playing?
                Daniel Murphy -- Wednesday, 14 October 2009, at 5:03 p.m.
                • Is music allowed while playing?
                  Carter Mattig -- Thursday, 15 October 2009, at 2:25 a.m.
                  • Is music allowed while playing?
                    Phil Simborg -- Thursday, 15 October 2009, at 2:48 p.m.
                    • Is music allowed while playing?
                      Carter Mattig -- Friday, 16 October 2009, at 1:06 a.m.
                  • Is sportsmanship allowed while playing?
                    Daniel Murphy -- Thursday, 15 October 2009, at 5:07 p.m.
              • Is music allowed while playing?
                Carter Mattig -- Thursday, 15 October 2009, at 2:23 a.m.
            • For some players, coffee should be required
              mamabear -- Wednesday, 14 October 2009, at 11:21 p.m.
  • Is music allowed while playing?
    David -- Tuesday, 13 October 2009, at 4:38 p.m.
    • Is music allowed while playing?
      Keene -- Tuesday, 13 October 2009, at 5:27 p.m.
      • Is music allowed while playing?
        mamabear -- Tuesday, 13 October 2009, at 6:22 p.m.
        • Is music allowed while playing?
          Carter Mattig -- Thursday, 15 October 2009, at 2:19 a.m.
      • Is music allowed while playing?
        Frank_N_Stein -- Tuesday, 13 October 2009, at 6:24 p.m.
      • Is music allowed while playing?
        Jason Lee -- Tuesday, 13 October 2009, at 7:16 p.m.
      • Is music allowed while playing?
        Carter Mattig -- Thursday, 15 October 2009, at 2:15 a.m.
  • Is music allowed while playing?
    Rich Munitz -- Tuesday, 13 October 2009, at 7:31 p.m.
    • Is music allowed while playing?
      Jason Lee -- Tuesday, 13 October 2009, at 8:33 p.m.
    • Is music allowed while playing?
      Carter Mattig -- Thursday, 15 October 2009, at 2:14 a.m.
  • Is music allowed while playing?
    Stick -- Tuesday, 13 October 2009, at 10:59 p.m.
    • Is music allowed while playing?
      Carter Mattig -- Thursday, 15 October 2009, at 2:13 a.m.
  • Is music allowed while playing?
    Timothy Chow -- Tuesday, 13 October 2009, at 11:24 p.m.
  • Is music allowed while playing?
    Matt Cohn-Geier -- Wednesday, 14 October 2009, at 4:12 p.m.
    • Is music allowed while playing?
      Phil Simborg -- Wednesday, 14 October 2009, at 4:28 p.m.
  • listen to the late great ACBL
    garyo -- Wednesday, 14 October 2009, at 6:03 p.m.
    • listen to the late great ACBL
      Gregg Cattanach -- Thursday, 15 October 2009, at 12:56 p.m.
      • listen to the late great ACBL
        Phil Simborg -- Thursday, 15 October 2009, at 2:39 p.m.
      • listen to the late great ACBL
        garyo -- Saturday, 17 October 2009, at 7:23 p.m.
    • sarcastic falsehood in subject line? *NM*
      Chuck Bower -- Thursday, 15 October 2009, at 4:25 p.m.