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Tyrant of Ants said:
Damn, you’re at that level? I’m not stepping up to that. :bgrin:

Pretty much dominated the few “tourneys” (for bragging rights and fun money) at large family and friends gatherings, but that’s as far as my level of competition goes. I must admit, I might’ve taken advantage of their drunkenness (I’m usually the only really sober one).

Actually, I’m okay with getting my ass kicked. There was this HS kid that worked at a gym I frequented while I was in Vietnam. Kid was a beast at both foosball and ping pong. Kicked my ass handily.
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I use to know this guy in high school who was one of the best wrestlers the world has seen, He lost a total of two matches in high school, one being for the championship for the state of Oregon in his freshman year of high school in the final round for the title (he won every other title) and the other was when he was a senior and before the matches I told this kid who was going to wrestle him that Rick was going to kick his ass. Imagine the look on my face when Rick lost. Rick went on to win national titles in collegiate wrestling at PSU and the MAC club. Then, in the Mexico City Olympics of 1964 he told me that he won the Silver but should have won the Gold. He was told his match was put off until the next day so he went to downtown Mexico City and had a large Mexican meal. The Olympic officials realized they had made a mistake and told his coach to find him and bring him back in time to wrestle for the championship that same day. So, he wrestled on a full stomach and told me he would have won if he hadn't eaten that big meal. Next came Munich four years later. He got another Silver in Munich. I once was talking about this over in OregonLive's Trail Blazer forum and I met this guy whom I had gone to high school with. He said Rick had once lived in his neighborhood and that all the kids including this guy who was a year younger than Rick used to pick on Rick and regularly kick his ass. Rick used this as a lifelong motivation to become the incredible wrestler that he was. They have a bronze bust of Rick's head in the athletic building at PSU, I've seen it.
 
Tyrant of Ants said:
Damn, you’re at that level? I’m not stepping up to that. :bgrin:

Pretty much dominated the few “tourneys” (for bragging rights and fun money) at large family and friends gatherings, but that’s as far as my level of competition goes. I must admit, I might’ve taken advantage of their drunkenness (I’m usually the only really sober one).

Actually, I’m okay with getting my ass kicked. There was this HS kid that worked at a gym I frequented while I was in Vietnam. Kid was a beast at both foosball and ping pong. Kicked my ass handily.
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Tyrant of Ants said:
Fun story. Rick Sanders? He was way before my time, but I heard stories of his (like the one you told).

Yeah, sometimes you need a good ass kicking to get back in touch with reality. My uncle always said that a man learns most when he loses, whether it’s in sports competition, financial, or personal relationship.
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Your uncle was/is on the ball.
One of the most valuable things I learned in computer science was the value of a design postmortem and how it is the setbacks that teach you the most.
 
Tyrant of Ants said:
That's fucking awesome, dude. When did you start competing?
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those are all my dads. He was ranked 3rd in the country for about 6months. His wife of the time was ranked 1st in womens singles for about a year and they were ranked 1st in mixed doubles for about three years back before video games. And things like foosball, Frisbee and pool were the shit. he taught me many a trick though. :)
 
Looking to put a roll up projection screen on the side of my house for this summer...any recommendations?
 
Orion Bailey said:
yes sir. Other side has a pool table and all my blazer swag and a big screen to watch the games on.
Need some damn heat though. Wintertime games don't happen. Lol.
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Somehow my mother got a hold of a one inch thick slate pool table. Man, that was the heaviest pool table I've ever heard of.
 
My next home upgrade will hopefully be a new home. Being in the market right now is tough. Everything is going for well over asking and the inventory is extremely limited.
 
Lanny said:
Somehow my mother got a hold of a one inch thick slate pool table. Man, that was the heaviest pool table I've ever heard of.
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Only 1”? Mine is 2” thick and had to be put together in sections.
 
SheedSoNasty said:
My next home upgrade will hopefully be a new home. Being in the market right now is tough. Everything is going for well over asking and the inventory is extremely limited.
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some would have you thinking the portland market is just fine because of this current state, when in actuality its because new construction has all but stopped in the area.
 
Blazer Freak said:
Looking to put a roll up projection screen on the side of my house for this summer...any recommendations?
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I've never looked into the price of one, but I know you can buy the material that they use, likely cheaper than the actual set up, and then find an old set of large blinds or something to connect it to and have it roll?
 
Orion Bailey said:
some would have you thinking the portland market is just fine because of this current state, when in actuality its because new construction has all but stopped in the area.
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I have to make a decision on a new construction home in Happy Valley. The builder just jacked up the price by 30k and now I have to take it or leave it.
 
Orion Bailey said:
Ouch. They know you have no choice. Sucks. Feel for ya.
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thanks, man. It’s the reality of where we find ourselves. The inventory is so low right now for what homes are available. That, combined with the historically low interest rates are causing homes to go well over asking price.
 
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