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I would have just called the Turn raise and planned to check/called the River. 1 10.00%
My Turn plan would have been: If my Turn 3-bet was capped I check/call the River, otherwise I lead the River. So I am check/calling here. 3 30.00%
I am leading the River regardless of whether he called or capped the Turn and calling a raise. 5 50.00%
I am leading the River regardless and 3-betting a raise. 1 10.00%
Something else (please post it) 0 0%
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Old 12-15-2004, 06:45 PM
steamboatin steamboatin is offline
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Default Why does the MRS pay $28 to get the dog\'s haircut and go him a sweater

Off topic but I struggle for understanding.
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Old 12-15-2004, 08:09 PM
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Default Re: Why does the MRS pay $28 to get the dog\'s haircut and go him a swe

If it wasn't for the Mrs. your dog would be cold and would need a haircut.
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Old 12-15-2004, 09:36 PM
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Default Re: Why does the MRS pay $28 to get the dog\'s haircut and go him a sweater

If you were meant to understand women, you would be gay.
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Old 12-16-2004, 01:01 AM
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Default Re: Why does the MRS pay $28 to get the dog\'s haircut and go him a swe

Other, you obviously make too much money and she is struggling to find ways to spend it.

My roomie thinks its because she's compensating for a lack of children. Personally I'd get a cat ;0)
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Old 12-16-2004, 01:10 AM
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Default Re: Why does the MRS pay $28 to get the dog\'s haircut and go him a swe

To be frank, it's because she knows a sucker who will pay the bill.
Russ
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Old 12-16-2004, 06:29 AM
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Default Re: Why does the MRS pay $28 to get the dog\'s haircut and go him a swe

I don't pay for dog related expenses.

We don't have kids so the room mate might be right.
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Old 12-16-2004, 12:23 PM
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Default Re: Why does the MRS pay $28 to get the dog\'s haircut and go him a sweater

Different people have different utility functions. You just have to accept that not everyone values things the way you do. Hell, I buy books knowing that the likelihood I will ever make it to them is slim at best (because my reading list is so friggin long, and only gets longer).

It is usually futile to try to apply rationality to emotion, if it makes her happy to do such (IMO) silly things, you just have to accept it. (I mean really, when you start to analyze it, how is this different from say paying to go to a sporting event or the movies or anything "fun".)
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Old 12-16-2004, 01:42 PM
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Default Re: Why does the MRS pay $28 to get the dog\'s haircut and go him a sweater

To UNDERSTAND the MRS, You must think LIKE the MRS...
Your wife is a capitalist, as are we all, and while she is spending this money out of her own pocket, she is getting a reciprocation out of it. While men often tend to put more value on use(although not always, ladies!), women often put more emphasis on sign-exchange value. She is not spending the money for the sole reason of keeping the dog warm, she's spending it for the comments that her friends will give her on it's cuteness, and therefore elevate her psychologically in esteem and potentially elevate their opinion of her and her sense of taste. It is, in many ways, the reason we(men) get cars that are far too powerful for our practical needs. We get a sense of pride from the 64 1/2 mustang with a big block. We don't need it, it does nothing for us that a 85 honda civic couldn't do(theoretically), but for those same reasons of sign-exchange value, we want it.
-Just be glad that the hair cut and sweater didn't cost fifty grand.
Take care,
Ez
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Old 12-16-2004, 02:43 PM
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Default Re: Why does the MRS pay $28 to get the dog\'s haircut and go him a sweater

Thst makes a lot of sense. Her buddies all have dogs and they buy christmas presents and label them from Spike or whatever to Fritz and She buys presents for their dogs from Fritz. Our dog has received Christmas cards.

While I didn't vote for option #1 I gave it serious consideration. Sorry, Her buddy's dog isn't Spike, its Winston.
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Old 12-17-2004, 09:15 AM
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Default Re: Why does the MRS pay $28 to get the dog\'s haircut and go him a swe

Same reason they do most things that they do, because the Dark Overlord of the Universe, Supreme Commander of Females, ordered it done.
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