tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post7692862589043917881..comments2023-04-07T13:32:15.954+01:00Comments on The Twisted Quill: High rollersSteve Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-83690687224323259842011-02-06T11:49:30.297+00:002011-02-06T11:49:30.297+00:00Thanks Aidan, and yes, I would think losing a few ...Thanks Aidan, and yes, I would think losing a few games of this would definitely disadvantage any keyboard or guitar players.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-2258578293701685882011-02-06T08:25:05.677+00:002011-02-06T08:25:05.677+00:00Not many musicians play this game. Great concept ...Not many musicians play this game. Great concept and punch efficiently told!AidanFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09876041003278004627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-39172051709799537442011-02-05T17:33:39.862+00:002011-02-05T17:33:39.862+00:00Hi Gwen, definitely not my game either, one can be...Hi Gwen, definitely not my game either, one can become extremely attached to ones digits. :-DSteve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-42219489320356305982011-02-05T17:10:17.502+00:002011-02-05T17:10:17.502+00:00Definitely not the game I would be playing. I like...Definitely not the game I would be playing. I like all my fingers..and toes. I agree with John above, It does sound somewhat like a twilight zone episode.Gwenhttp://gwennewpenny.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-42693007141112104372011-02-05T10:10:12.272+00:002011-02-05T10:10:12.272+00:00Hi guys, thanks for reading.
Tim, for an unlucky ...Hi guys, thanks for reading.<br /><br />Tim, for an unlucky player at this game "flipping the bird" would eventually become an impossibility. :-D<br /><br />Stephen, yeah, when you run out of fingers and toes it's "game over", you wouldn't be able to pick the dice up any more anyway. :-D<br /><br />Rachel, that is awful, the poor guy.<br />It does lead me to wonder though, if you succeed in killing yourself in a solo game of Russian Roulette, does it count as a win or a loss?Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-6037747553006283782011-02-05T07:44:03.910+00:002011-02-05T07:44:03.910+00:00I once had a neighbor who blew off his head playin...I once had a neighbor who blew off his head playing Russian Roulette. If he'd played this game, at least parts of him would still be alive. Great story Steve. Perfect in its simplicity.Rachel Blackbirdsonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02246966713076881105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-3719325746476623662011-02-05T06:57:54.252+00:002011-02-05T06:57:54.252+00:00One thing is for sure: with the stakes like that, ...One thing is for sure: with the stakes like that, you won't have to join a therapy group to quit the habit. It takes care of itself.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753736809917062955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-40882355976899799702011-02-05T06:49:54.613+00:002011-02-05T06:49:54.613+00:00Rather a different spin on giving them the finger....Rather a different spin on giving them the finger.~Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06774944172261988587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-67270958195088216062011-02-04T11:43:51.967+00:002011-02-04T11:43:51.967+00:00Hi Rol, If I was a gambling man I'd wager you ...Hi Rol, If I was a gambling man I'd wager you are kidding. :-D<br /><br />Thanks Harry, I cringe too when I think of losing fingers, I'd have to sell my guitars. :-DSteve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-88493264469628476862011-02-04T11:13:35.208+00:002011-02-04T11:13:35.208+00:00Yep, those stakes are too high for me. Lot's o...Yep, those stakes are too high for me. Lot's of intrigue and creepy, cringiness in a compact package here Steve!<br /><br />That was a Hitchcock Presents episode. Steve McQueen & Peter Lorre.Harryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09628269009060185397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-1707742491078683472011-02-04T11:10:26.287+00:002011-02-04T11:10:26.287+00:00That made me squirm... and hold onto my remaining ...That made me squirm... and hold onto my remaining digits.<br /><br />All 3 of them.<br /><br />(Never been a lucky man...)Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-30657521528309727542011-02-04T10:21:20.054+00:002011-02-04T10:21:20.054+00:00Hi guys, thanks for reading.
Eric, yeah, I would ...Hi guys, thanks for reading.<br /><br />Eric, yeah, I would definitely run too. But some people just literally gamble their lives away.<br /><br />John and Icy, I remember a tale of a man who bet his little finger that his Zippo would light ten times in succession, but he was a lightweight compared to these guys. :-DSteve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-38919023507336013442011-02-04T09:39:12.064+00:002011-02-04T09:39:12.064+00:00Reminds me a bit of that Roald Dahl story!
Very g...Reminds me a bit of that Roald Dahl story!<br /><br />Very good.Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-64519373685004926802011-02-04T04:41:55.826+00:002011-02-04T04:41:55.826+00:00Reminds me of that messed up Twilight Zone episode...Reminds me of that messed up Twilight Zone episode. The only one to ever make me squeamish.<br /><br />No sir. I would not try my luck.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-7514049018391137332011-02-04T00:23:35.822+00:002011-02-04T00:23:35.822+00:00I think I'd run as far away from a game with t...I think I'd run as far away from a game with those consequences as I could. Good story!Eric J. Krausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05774468607814244185noreply@blogger.com