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  1. skeeze666 skeeze666 is offline

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    Feb 6th, 2012 (2/6/2012 3:44am) in reply to Skyroller

    When I was at Chitzanitza a pretty hot chick was at the top of the main pyramid and a strong wind came and lifted her summer dress up to her head and she wasn't wearing anything underneath... she was really embarrassed and sat down, but then a few people on the ground started clapping and she stood up like a champ and waved down to everyone... I was 18. It was awesome.
  2. Mrs. Robinson Mrs. Robinson is offline frobacca

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    Feb 6th, 2012 (2/6/2012 3:47am) in reply to Skyroller

     
    Originally Posted by Skyroller View Post

    The side you have right side up when you toss it is slightly more likely to hit, assuming you catch and flip.

    we just did this test and before thereraise lost the coin behind the couch... and your assumption was holding sound.
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  3. saxman saxman is offline

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    Feb 6th, 2012 (2/6/2012 3:48am) in reply to skeeze666

    lol - we were there about 10yrs ago. I climbed the outside of the main pyramid and my wife took the inside tour. I've been told that they have it totally roped off now and people aren't allowed to climb it at all because of the decay to the stone.
  4. JRoth15 JRoth15 is online now

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    Feb 6th, 2012 (2/6/2012 3:53am) in reply to saxman

     
    Originally Posted by saxman View Post

    when i was at Chitzanitza, they had a large games courtyard with stone hoops mounted on the side walls ... the guide said it may have been the earliest variation of basketball. Players had a round object they would have to move around the court yard and try to get through the hoop. The round object was usually the head of a fallen warrior they had slain in battle.

    This has nothing to do with coin flips - the guide may have been full of shit. idk.

    Chichen Itza...and the guide was 100% correct.

    And the losers of the "basketball-type" game would be sacrificed immediately following the game. As would a lot of the females in the tribe...b/c, well, you know...females are just inferior.

    EDIT--see it was covered by the wiki link on pg. 1.
    Edited By: JRoth15 Feb 6th, 2012 at 03:57 AM
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    Feb 6th, 2012 (2/6/2012 3:54am) in reply to Skyroller

     
    Originally Posted by Skyroller View Post

    The side you have right side up when you toss it is slightly more likely to hit, assuming you catch and flip.

     
  6. Hughes4 Hughes4 is offline

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    Feb 6th, 2012 (2/6/2012 4:05am) in reply to clemsonrich

    I think they've played that game on Survivor. it was cool
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    Feb 6th, 2012 (2/6/2012 4:16am) in reply to clemsonrich

     
    Originally Posted by Skyroller View Post

    The side you have right side up when you toss it is slightly more likely to hit, assuming you catch and flip.

    Edited By: EyeKnows Feb 6th, 2012 at 04:16 AM
  8. jaykell15 jaykell15 is offline

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    Feb 6th, 2012 (2/6/2012 4:20am) in reply to Mrs. Robinson

     
    Originally Posted by Mrs. Robinson View Post

    we just did this test and before thereraise lost the coin behind the couch... and your assumption was holding sound.

    You can't be serious.
  9. dangitisuck dangitisuck is offline

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    Feb 6th, 2012 (2/6/2012 4:44am) in reply to jaykell15

    1988 quarter

    heads
    tails
    tails
  10. saxman saxman is offline

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    Feb 6th, 2012 (2/6/2012 4:49am) in reply to dangitisuck

    1971 50cent piece from Binions

    tails
    tails
    heads
  11. kasey_gcp kasey_gcp is offline

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    Feb 6th, 2012 (2/6/2012 6:15am) in reply to Skyroller

     
    Originally Posted by Skyroller View Post

    The side you have right side up when you toss it is slightly more likely to hit, assuming you catch and flip.

    This is the dumbest thing I've heard in at least 5 minutes. Strong words considering I'm at a blackjack table in Tunica, MS surrounded by black people.
  12. TMLMS13 TMLMS13 is offline

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    Feb 6th, 2012 (2/6/2012 6:22am) in reply to kasey_gcp

    2011 Canadian Nickel, heads

     
    Originally Posted by Mrs. Robinson View Post

    LOL. $1.09 coin?

    The current exchange rate is almost exactly even. $1.00 Canadian = $1.0055 American
    Edited By: TMLMS13 Feb 6th, 2012 at 06:24 AM
  13. LoveHatePoker LoveHatePoker is offline

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    Feb 6th, 2012 (2/6/2012 6:30am) in reply to TMLMS13

    1 cent

    heads
  14. Glo4m Glo4m is offline Confess to me

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    Feb 6th, 2012 (2/6/2012 1:56pm) in reply to LoveHatePoker

    won $10 on the SB flip last night
  15. tommpat2000 tommpat2000 is offline Chief Asshat

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    Feb 6th, 2012 (2/6/2012 4:03pm) in reply to Glo4m

    Is that the game where when you win you get to go to the top floor of the building and die, doing so getting to meet god early?

    Saw a video on that in 5th grade and facepalmed
  16. AbnormalQ AbnormalQ is offline

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    Feb 6th, 2012 (2/6/2012 5:56pm) in reply to kasey_gcp

     
    Originally Posted by kasey_gcp View Post

    Heads I'll keep flipping, tails you go back to the kitchen.
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    .....it was tails.


    Seems like a solid place to post this...

    http://online.wsj.com/video/facebook...C68E65B39.html
  17. TINNAL TINNAL is offline

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    Feb 6th, 2012 (2/6/2012 6:43pm) in reply to AbnormalQ

    heads
    heads
    heads
    heads
    tails
    Edited By: TINNAL Feb 6th, 2012 at 06:43 PM
    Reason: quarter
  18. jdbunchOSU jdbunchOSU is offline

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    Feb 6th, 2012 (2/6/2012 7:13pm) in reply to TINNAL

    degenerate gambling game with cards. Did this with a buddy and it's been on going for 2 weeks and he is running super bad. you got 26 black and 26 red in a deck minus jokers etc. you remove 10 cards. Someone picks red or black. deal out the cards and if you got red and you get more red then black, you are up $ the difference. We are doing it $1 per card. After two weeks he is down almost $300.
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