My favorite anecdote
 

A young scorpion was stuck on one side of the yellow river. Needing to get across to his family, he spotted a turtle, who was sunbathing by the shore.

The scorpion approached the turtle and proposed his plan. "Turtle, I need to get across this river. Can you help me?"

The turtle, awakened from his nap, was astonished. "But scorpion! If I take you across the river, surely you'll sting me, and I will die!"

The scorpion thought for a minute, and said, "But turtle, surely you can see thats not in our best interests. If I sting you, yes, you will die, but I cannot swim; I will drown too."

The turtle reconsidered, and agreed to cross. What did he have to lose?

So the scorpion climbs on top of the turtle's shell, and they start making good progress across the languid river. They make it 1/4th of the way. Everything is fine.

Approaching the halfway mark - known as the point of no return, as it will be easier for them to complete their goal rather then turn back - the scorpion stings the turtle! The turtle, having just moments before the paralysis was certain to take place, said, "Scorpion!!! Why oh why did you sting me? I will drown, and so will you!"

The scorpion, moments before death would claim them both, responded, "I'm sorry turtle, it's just my nature."

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Excellent. Took me a long time to use this in my poker game.

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poker?

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i like this anecdote too, but im not the sharpest tool in the shed. will u please show me its relation to poker. thanx...

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I don't like turtle's play. He should have requested some kind of compensation for being awaken in first place, then possibly charge the scorpion for transportation fee. In the story, he played it passively and gave him free showdown when he clearly had the worst of it. -ev

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poker?

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Yeah, I play some. what does that have to do with a scorpion and a turtle?

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I don't like turtle's play. He should have requested some kind of compensation for being awaken in first place, then possibly charge the scorpion for transportation fee. In the story, he played it passively and gave him free showdown when he clearly had the worst of it. -ev

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I think he took the worst of it preflop to gain a later advantage later in the hand, but took a real bad beat to take his bankroll.

Unfortunately the scorpion is like too many players, played everything fast and loose, and went down in one fell swoop

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Damn river got them both, guess the fish win again.

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Damn river got them both, guess the fish win again.

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My plan was to try to find something funny to say, but i cannot beat this one. NH!

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Damn river got them both, guess the fish win again.

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My plan was to try to find something funny to say, but i cannot beat this one. NH!

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I was going to compare the turtle to a calling station, and couldn't think of the added element needed to complete the metaphor. Skuzzy's got it. nh sir.