A flowchart showing knowledge gained from Kenny Rogers’ “The Gambler”
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9 Responses to “A flowchart showing knowledge gained from Kenny Rogers’ “The Gambler””
I think the yes and no are reversed on the, “Is the dealin’ done?” decision point.
You have to either fold or hold, after they are done. Only between hands, can you ether walk away or run
I disagree. In context, “dealin’” clearly doesn’t mean the deal of a particular hand, but instead means the entire evening (or in the larger context of the song, one’s entire life, but let’s set that aside).
After all, you never count your money when you’re sittin’ at the table — and you’re still sittin’ at the table after one hand.
Actually, based on the hypothesis of Mr Rogers, the counting of the money should be ‘never’ branching from ’sitting at the table’(“You don’t count your money, when you’re sitting at the table”)
Yes, that’s right. Everything in my flowchart below Sittin’ at the Table is presumed to happen while you’re still sitting there (hold them, fold them), until the dealing’s done, at which point you either walk away or run away and can then, finally, count your money.
Well Stephen, not to be offensive here, but when one creator disagrees with several commenters, it is usually a good sign that the general public disagrees with the one creator. So stop going “I’m not wrong, the world is wrong”, and consider that you might wanna alter that chart.
It turns out that “Dr. Flowchart” and “Mr. Flowchart” (and possibly also “Anonymous” are the same person, and in private conversation, they’ve also admitted they’re wrong and I’m right on this issue.
Just because a majority of people hold an opinion does not mean that opinion is right (c.f., world is flat, Earth is the center of the universe, and Stone Temple Pilots don’t suck).
Do you agree with Dr. Flowchart? Please be specific about how you would change the flowchart.
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June 29th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
I think the yes and no are reversed on the, “Is the dealin’ done?” decision point.
You have to either fold or hold, after they are done. Only between hands, can you ether walk away or run
June 30th, 2008 at 1:18 am
I disagree. In context, “dealin’” clearly doesn’t mean the deal of a particular hand, but instead means the entire evening (or in the larger context of the song, one’s entire life, but let’s set that aside).
After all, you never count your money when you’re sittin’ at the table — and you’re still sittin’ at the table after one hand.
July 22nd, 2008 at 12:30 pm
I agree with Dr. Flowchart, the yes and no are reversed.
July 22nd, 2008 at 6:28 pm
That’s just crazy.
What does “when the dealin’s done” mean to you in the context of the song? You really think you’re supposed to count your money in between hands?
Sorry but you’re wrong. 100% wrong.
July 24th, 2008 at 7:53 pm
Actually, based on the hypothesis of Mr Rogers, the counting of the money should be ‘never’ branching from ’sitting at the table’(“You don’t count your money, when you’re sitting at the table”)
July 26th, 2008 at 10:46 pm
Yes, that’s right. Everything in my flowchart below Sittin’ at the Table is presumed to happen while you’re still sitting there (hold them, fold them), until the dealing’s done, at which point you either walk away or run away and can then, finally, count your money.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:40 am
Well Stephen, not to be offensive here, but when one creator disagrees with several commenters, it is usually a good sign that the general public disagrees with the one creator. So stop going “I’m not wrong, the world is wrong”, and consider that you might wanna alter that chart.
August 25th, 2008 at 11:10 am
Sorry Frank. I’m not wrong.
It turns out that “Dr. Flowchart” and “Mr. Flowchart” (and possibly also “Anonymous” are the same person, and in private conversation, they’ve also admitted they’re wrong and I’m right on this issue.
Just because a majority of people hold an opinion does not mean that opinion is right (c.f., world is flat, Earth is the center of the universe, and Stone Temple Pilots don’t suck).
Do you agree with Dr. Flowchart? Please be specific about how you would change the flowchart.
February 10th, 2009 at 10:21 am
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