Know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em. It's actually pretty good advice, and I have been known to disregard such advice in the past as I'm sure many of you also have... but you should especially heed such advice when your name is a one letter name that starts with a "J", ends with a "J", and rhymes with "J". For those of you who may not be familiar with the term, it's derived from the game of poker, meaning to know when you have a hand worth playing, and also to know when your hand is weak and should be tossed away. Holding onto a weak hand can sometimes benefit you, if you find good cards on the board that compliment your hand, but the chances of this are slim. Usually holding on to a weak hand and playing it, only means you're going to lose some money. When you have a good hand you still have to be weary of your opponents, as one of them may have a stronger hand than yours. Play your cards tight, and your chances of winning always go up, play your cards foolishly, and you may just lose your ass.
This advice also relates to real life situations, as we are always posed with important decisions to make that can change our lives in a positive or negative manner. For instance, let's say you stumble upon somebody's blog. Let's also say that the persons responsible for the blog just happen to be REALLY AWESOME. Now, maybe you don't know that the people you're dealing with are as awesome as they are and you decide to take stabs at them with well thought out (the hand you thought was strong) statements. What happens next is a bit of a blur, as a flurry of samurai maneuvers and ninja tactics blindside you, slicing and dicing with swift verbal swords, pounding you repeatedly with fierce ninja-like English skills. Alas, it seems as though you may have retreated, tail tucked between your legs, and having learned a lesson about trying to attack a Ninja Master and a Samurai warrior, backed by their oh-so-stealth Peers of Mass Destruction!
Again I say, know when to hold 'em, and know when to fold 'em.
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I like the Peers of Mass Destruction reference. And the swift verbal swords...lol.
I did enjoy your poker reference. But I have to say: a player can gain an advantage by holding on to his weak cards, especially if you show them, other wise know as a bluff. But that's just semantics. Most people (never me! I swear!) end up just looking like a fool as you pointed out.
“You got to know when to hold em’, know when to fold em’,
Know when to walk away and know when to run.
You never count you r money when you’re sittin’ at the table.
There’ll be time enough for countin’ when the dealings done.”
-Kenny Rogers
Hey Jerry my question is the poker refernce to life or a card game you lost. If it's life what lucky lady messed up your hand?
sorry for the mispelled word/s
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