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"They have limited access to the game for foreigners . . ."

Posted By: lenny
Date: Friday, 30 July 2010, at 10:44 p.m.

In Response To: "They have limited access to the game for foreigners . . ." (Daniel Murphy)

"Parochialism means being provincial, being narrow in scope, or considering only small sections of an issue." Like in surfing. LOCALS ONLY MANNN!

You put the extra i in shriveling. I didn't.

If your corner of the ACBL thinks that the wagering rule is honored in fact, then you should get out more.

Or you could go here:

http://www.cavendishinvitational.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=39

2010 Cavendish entry - $2800 pair. Minimum auction bid $12,500.

Go here:

http://www.cavendishinvitational.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19&Itemid=42

to see many foreign winners of this strictly money based competition.

Yes, SOME players are too slow. Like George Morse said in the other thread, "Clearly clocks need to be available for the tournament director,". Hardly the same thing as braindead causing of forfeitures for 'offenses' involving small increments of time which don't effect the tournament flow at all.

Messages In This Thread

• "They have limited access to the game for foreigners . . ."
  lenny -- Friday, 30 July 2010, at 6:23 a.m.
  • "They have limited access to the game for foreigners . . ."
    Rodney Lighton -- Friday, 30 July 2010, at 6:27 a.m.
    • "They have limited access to the game for foreigners . . ."
      lenny -- Friday, 30 July 2010, at 6:35 a.m.
      • "They have limited access to the game for foreigners . . ."
        Leonardo Jerkovic -- Friday, 30 July 2010, at 7:42 a.m.
  • "They have limited access to the game for foreigners . . ."
    Steve Mellen -- Friday, 30 July 2010, at 3:09 p.m.
    • "They have limited access to the game for foreigners . . ."
      John Stryker -- Friday, 30 July 2010, at 3:53 p.m.
  • "They have limited access to the game for foreigners . . ."
    Daniel Murphy -- Friday, 30 July 2010, at 4:52 p.m.
    • "They have limited access to the game for foreigners . . ."
      lenny -- Friday, 30 July 2010, at 10:44 p.m.
      • "They have limited access to the game for foreigners . . ."
        Daniel Murphy -- Saturday, 31 July 2010, at 12:26 a.m.