Really funny conversation about poker

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I had a conversation earlier with a friend of mine I play poker with. I was laughing so hard I was almost in tears, I had to share his views. I'll admit, I was kind of just baiting him along after a while, it was just too funny. And no, I am not making this up.

Me: what do you like better, when there is
lots of raising preflop, or when people limp most
hands?
Friend: limp I think
Friend: you?
Me: raising. why do you like limping?
Friend: it's more random with bigger raises
Friend: I want it to be about skill and
reading people
Friend: not the randomness of what comes
Me: interesting
Me: is that why you usually call preflop?
Friend: I don't usually call
Me: why not then?
Friend: why don't I usually call?
Friend: it depends on the bet size for
whether I call, but I tend to fold most hands
Me: yeah, if you like limping preflop,
doesn't it make sense to call
Friend: oh, yeah... more often
Friend: but our pots will be big later
Friend: I'd rather lose my money to something
where I have some knowledge
Me: what do you mean?
Friend: where it's a skill... read the person
and your cards
Friend: if I'm putting money in pre-flop I'd
tossing it away randomly
Friend: less of the game is skill
Me: interesting
Friend: you don't agree?
Me: eh, we obviously have different views
of poker
Friend: how so?
Friend: what's your view?
Me: just more odds than yours
Friend: I am talking about odds
Friend: but if you're playing odds and have a
choice of the odds after flop or before you know a LOT
more after the flop
Friend: the odds are worse for everyone
pre-flop
Friend: not everyone
Friend: I mean.... yeah, you can't know as
much
Friend: you can't ever have good odds
Me: weird
Friend: ?
Friend: what you know about a 5 card hand is
a LOT more than what you know about 2 cards
Me: ok
Friend: is that not making sense yet?
Me: it's an interesting way to play
Friend: way to play?
Friend: that's not a method of play
Me: an interesting way of thinking then?
Friend: it's a fact
Friend: not really a way of thinking
Friend: you know more with 5 cards than 2
Friend: the game has less risk at that point