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Video Poker Software for the 22nd Century

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I don't know about you but I plan on making it to the 22nd century. I want to see some advancements in the software by then. So all you brainiacs get to work. Video poker-and even video keno- is going to look entirely different by then. I can see the handwriting on the wall.

I ain't no high falutin G2 attendee, but I am a self righteous country idiot that even knows what the term "choppin' cotton" means. Sorry, I had to throw that in about Bobby Streeter, er, Bobby Gentry, you know, that good lookin' girl from up Chickasaw County way that wrote and sang that song "Ode to Billie Joe." That was one hot chick.

Anyways, back to work. I'd like to thank all you video poker software pioneers-but that's all you are, just pioneers. Somewhere down the line a Steve Jobs of the video poker world is gonna come along. And he is gonna make my work a hell of a lot easier.

Take Joker's Vault for example, at least the configuration I have here. It's a one Joker game until you make a full house (wild or natural). Once you make that full house you get ten free games. Though the payscale remains the same there are two jokers in the deck during the free games. Win at least 8 out of those 10 free games and you snap the progressive meter off (Try to figure that one out. I already did. It's a hit rate and combinatorial thing).

Trust me friends, this is what video poker is gonna look like in the 22nd century. I have a lot of other examples but I'm pressed for time right now. l'll list other games later that can't be sized and fully analyzed by existing software today.

And, oh yes, that Bobby Gentry thing. If any of you city folk can tell me what "choppin' cotton" is I would be highly impressed.

#2

Mickey wrote: If any of you city folk can tell me what "choppin' cotton" is I would be highly impressed. Even city folk know how to Google to find out that chopping cotton refers to pulling weeds from between the cotton plants. You non-city folk impress way too easy. Bob

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#3

Not really pulling weeds, it's about using a hoe (hence choppin') to chop/cut the weeds between the cotton plants.

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Subject: [vpFREE] Choppin' Cotton

Mickey wrote: If any of you city folk can tell me what "choppin' cotton" is I would be highly impressed. Even city folk know how to Google to find out that chopping cotton refers to pulling weeds from between the cotton plants. You non-city folk impress way too easy. Bob

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Nudge teased Mickey: But if
you really are a good ol' boy, you ought to know that Bobby is the boy and

Bobie is the girl. Usually we let orthographic mistakes go around here. Spelling correctly and keyboarding accurately aren't universal skills. But there does seem to be some humorous (perhaps intentional?) irony in Nudge misspelling "Bobbie" or "Bobbi" while he was correcting Mickey's spelling. Bob
            
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#5

Bob, I love you city folk, your answer is on the right track. But it is not precise. There are no weeds on freshly plowed ground.

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, Bob Dancer <bobdancervp@...> wrote:

Mickey wrote: If any of you city folk can tell me what "choppin' cotton" is I would be highly impressed. Even city folk know how to Google to find out that chopping cotton refers to pulling weeds from between the cotton plants. You non-city folk impress way too easy. Bob

#6

Dont know what choppin cotton is and I hope I never find out - who cares !
Bet you country folks dont know what a "service window" is ....
best ...Tom

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----- Original Message ----- From: "Mickey" <mickeycrimm@yahoo.com>
To: <vpFREE@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 6:21 PM
Subject: [vpFREE] Re: Choppin' Cotton

--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, Bob Dancer <bobdancervp@...> wrote:

Mickey wrote: If any of you city folk can tell me what "choppin' cotton" is I would be highly impressed. Even city folk know how to Google to find out that chopping cotton refers to pulling weeds from between the cotton plants. You non-city folk impress way too easy. Bob

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Bob, I love you city folk, your answer is on the right track. But it is not precise. There are no weeds on freshly plowed ground.

Not only do I know what it is, I have done it. Cotton is a delicate plant and in order to get a good stand the farmer planted way too many seeds. If all or most came up and made a seedling they were too thick (too close together). So some of them had to be chopped out to make the correct number of plants for optimal production. Of course grass and weeds were also removed at the same time.

Rick

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Choppin' cotton or choppin' corn it's all the same thing. Those little plants fight each other for soil, water and sunlight. You have to thin them out to give the survivors "room to grow." It's probably where that saying comes from. If you don't thin them out you'll wind up with a stunted crop.

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "baronthegreat" <luckylucy39@...> wrote:

Not only do I know what it is, I have done it. Cotton is a delicate plant and in order to get a good stand the farmer planted way too many seeds. If all or most came up and made a seedling they were too thick (too close together). So some of them had to be chopped out to make the correct number of plants for optimal production. Of course grass and weeds were also removed at the same time.

Rick