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Jokes, Quotes, etc.

  Reminds me of the story of the Scotsman who left Scotland for a new life in Canada, a week later he was back in Scotland and his pal asked why he was back so quickly, he replied “Well, I saw this big nasty lookin’ animal an’ asked whit it wiz an’ a fella telt me it wiz a moose, I wiz no’ hangin’ aroond fer the fekkin’ cat tae show up I tell ye” =========== A man absolutely hated his wife's cat and decided to get rid of him A man absolutely hated his wife's cat and decided to get rid of him one day by driving him 20 blocks from his home and leaving him at the park. As he was getting home, the cat was walking up the driveway. The next day he decided to drive the cat 40 blocks away. He put the beast out and headed home. Driving back up his driveway, there was the cat! He kept taking the cat further and further and the cat would always beat him home. At last, he decided to drive a few miles away, turn right, then left, past the bridge, then right again, and another right until he...
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Tabletop Game Mechanics

1) Taking Turns (Football, Baseball, Volleyball have turns, Soccer doesn't) Chess vs. D&D     Significance of Turn Order Older games - few long turns. More modern games - many short turns. With longer turns, make sure players have enough info to make plans when it is not their turn. Less ability to play means more ability to socialize 2) Racing Speed vs. Slow and Steady Maximize your resources - use everything up Victory point games are also race games. A race - to test how well players can calculate efficiency With races you need to allow the behind players to FEEL like they are catching up. Positional Heuristics - hanging back to rubber-band in front at the end etc. Give players ability to risk more for greater reward. Adds excitement, keeps ppl engaged. 3) The Rondel - can do some things but not all things each turn. Adds Cycles to the game. Seasons, storms, traveling merchants, changing roles, etc. How can I line up what I have with the move...
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Magic Tricks

http://magic.rufy.com/tricks/beginner/stunts/ http://www.conjuror.com/magictricks/free_tricks.html http://kids.mysterynet.com/magic/
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Tabletop Games

Fun Games to Play: The Resistance (a bit like mafia) Hand & Foot Wits & Wagers
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Online Games - Educational

https://www.mathplayground.com/logicgames.html https://www.coolmathgames.com/1-logic-games https://www.crazygames.com/t/logic https://www.brainzilla.com/logic/ https://www.hoodamath.com/games/logic.html http://www.logicgamesonline.com/
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Free Tickets for Veterans

https://www.vettix.org/signup_start.php
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Movie Reviews, Films to see

http://dansator.blogspot.com/p/alphabetical-list.html '71 (4 Stars) (2014-10-13) 1 Day (4 Stars) (2016-07-14) 1 Day (4 Stars) (2017-08-07) 10 Cloverfield Lane (3½ Stars) (2016-03-31) 100 Streets (3½ Stars) (2019-03-05) 101 Reykjavik (3 Stars) (2011-04-06) 12 Winters (4 Stars) (2012-03-15) 12 Winters (4 Stars) (2013-04-02) 127 Hours (4 Stars) (2016-07-28) 13 Assassins (3½ Stars) (2012-02-06) 13 Erotic Ghosts (4 Stars) (2015-11-30) 13 Erotic Ghosts (4 Stars) (2018-04-28) 13 Hours (3 Stars) (2016-02-03) 13 Hrs (3½ Stars) (2014-02-12) 14 Blades (3½ Stars) (2011-04-04) 18 Bronzegirls (2 Stars) (2011-02-18) 2-Headed Shark Attack (4 Stars) (2017-08-03) 20 Million Miles to Earth (5 Stars) (2013-09-14) 2046 (3 Stars) (2015-01-29) 21 Hours at Munich (4 Stars) (2014-02-17) 24 Hour Party People (4 Stars) (2013-09-10) 28 Days Later (4½ Stars) (2018-04-13) 3 Days in Quiberon (5 Stars) (2018-04-24) 3 Musketeers (3½ Stars) (2014-10-18) 3-Headed Shark Attack (4 Star...
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