Ever play Euchre? Though there are many variations, it’s a four player card game with teams of two. It’s a fairly quick game and we usually finish one or two during our lunch break at work.
Now, our plant foreman, who is a real character, loves to stop by and watch us play. Offer tips. Or try to, anyway. He plays so fast that we can barely follow his strategy.
The other day he offered us a piece of Euchre strategy that had us all in stitches. It was a quote worthy of Yogi Berra. It was as follows:
“Now remember, it’s not about winning or losing. It’s about playing the game. You play to win!”
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“Play to win, not scared to lose
Walk the path you choose”
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Live to win, ’till you die, ’till the light dies in your eyes
Live to win, take it all, just keep fighting till you fall
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I’ve drawn a blank (see what I did), I don’t recognise those lyrics
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It’s the video above :)
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Ah, shows how much attention I pay to things. I was quoting Blaze
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I’m a euchre fan – that’s neat you guys play @ lunch too.
That quote could be on a motivational poster in the break room!
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Maybe we can have a euchre game or two at the cottage. I used to love playing that game.
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I’d like that. I hope we can get up a couple times this summer.
Make sure you check back tomorrow for your special birthday post!
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Chicken foot is a fun game to play at a cottage.
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I suck at euchre. My family loves to play it though.
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Sucking is OK. Guys like us can play at the kids’ table! I’m not that good either.
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The kids would rather play chess!
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Never played (or heard of it). But I like your man’s motto. Similar to one of my favourites: it’s not winning that matters, it’s who you beat.
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I like to beat this one guy at work Garrett. We prank each other a lot.
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My grandma is in her 90’s and wants you to play euchre every time you visit her.
She just went into a nursing home so I hope she gets to play all day.
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One thing about euchre is it is kind of like playing Blackjack at a casino.
In other words, don’t screw up and lay down the wrong cards. The others watch every move.
They will ream you out if you laid down the wrong card 10 minutes ago.
On a side note, it is frustrating playing with people that don’t know the game or just suck at it.
Especially when they are your partner.
They go alone and can’t even get 3. UGGHH.
Plus table talk. Double UGGHH
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I was just thinking. It would be awesome to get a t shirt made up with the phrase
No table talk
and wear it to work.
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YES because they were really bad with the table talk today!
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You gotta love the card sharks sneakily telling their partner in a backhanded way they have a good hand.
“So. If I order you to pick it up I have to go alone?”
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Or patting their heart as if about to burp…
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I never noticed that.
That to me is blatant. Their team should lose a point to detract such crap.
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Sarah dislikes card games so I hardly get to play now but I played a ton of euchre in college. People would skip classes so we could continue playing. Good times.
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…dislikes card games…
Trying to compute that….
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Don’t ask, lol
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Apparently it’s “Caught Me Gaming (Anything But Cards)”.
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One night in the 90’s my buddies and I were playing cards.
We did poker and euchre.
We wanted to stop at midnight but played all night.
It was for money and those that lost kept wanting to win it back.
The worst part is we all had to work the next day.
The stupid stuff you get away with in your 20’s.
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I used to play and was pretty good. Once upon a velvet moon.
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I hate cards. I grew up Baptist, so we didn’t even own a pack of cards (gambling is the devil’s work, don’t you know)! And I have always had a hard time learning the card rules. It’s embarrassing, especially in front of impatient strangers. Some of it is learning disability-related, but some of it is lack of interest. Kevin’s family are all into cards. I can handle one round of crazy 8s but that’s it.
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Well that is really understandable and I apologise for teasing. Yeah I will tell you I didn’t enjoy being a rookie poker player at a table of semi-pros.
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Oh it’s ok. Some people can’t believe someone doesn’t like cards! EVERYONE LOVES CARDS! um, no. My whole family takes a hard pass. And there is nothing wrong with that.
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One neighbour at the cottage didn’t believe in cards for the same religious reasons. They may have been baptist but I don’t remember anymore. But they did allow Uno in their family, I remember that.
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Have you ever played a wonderful game called Bullshit?
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I think I have years ago.
That is when you call the other players bluff about the cards they laid down. Correct?
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Yeah that’s the one. Me and my friends came up with some great ways to cheat (which is completely accepted)
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I used to love that game!
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