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Dancer's Column "May 7th"

alanleroyII
alanleroyII
May 7, 2013
7:26pm
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Originally posted by: surf87
Everyone seems to be taking the stance that Bob is a prickhead. Well I'll be quite frank and take the opposite stance where I might support Bob wholeheartedly....


Bob is a prickhead just for publishing the details how his wife's illness led to his decision to abandon her. In the best of circumstances that was between the two of them....not Bob, Shirley and the Internet. This article was not only a strong indication of his lack of morality, but a purposeful humiliation of his ex-wife.

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Originally posted by: surf87
Bob has no legal or moral obligation to stay w/Shirley especially if she was pressuring Bob to make a decision that Bob didn't want to make..

Ok...you're saying a person has no 'moral' obligation to stay with his or her ill spouse when the going gets tough. That's just wrong. You know right and wrong, right?

jatki
jatki
May 7, 2013
8:27pm
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Hmm, not gonna comment on on the rest of this thread, going along pretty typical HAHA. I will say tho, I know pretty much for a fact, that I wouldn't be around right now if it wasn't for my wife, except for a coupla days, she was at my side for the 11+ months I was in the hospital. That takes an incredibly strong person to do that. Some can do it, I would say most can't.

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Roulette Man
Roulette Man
May 8, 2013
5:21am
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Roulette Man
Roulette Man
May 8, 2013
5:30am
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Originally posted by: Roulette Man


I realize divorce rates are high these days, but it would be nice if Mr. Dancer would address those few sentences he said in his wedding vows. Perhaps the vows should have read:

I,Robert (or Bob) Dancer, take thee,Shirley, to be my lawful wedded Wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part unless it means not being able to go to casinos or go dancing any more, then I will leave thee.

surf87
surf87
May 8, 2013
6:25am
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In my opinion this is an instance where Bob included too much information. Bob should not have mentioned the divorce resulting from Shirley's COPD. Bob should have just kept it vague saying they divorced amicably and not air their personal indifferences. People would not have been crying foul. It is too late now, Bob has made his bed and will have to sleep in it, so to speak.


Also, what happened to Bob's editor/advisor who Bob cheaply hired to proof read Bob's articles. Bob pays the editor/advisor with Bob's comps (Bob has boasted that the guy has not taken advantage of one comp yet). This article should have raised a red flag. The editor/adivsor should have cautioned Bob saying, "Whoa Bob hold on a minute." You pay for cheap, you get cheap.
pjstroh
pjstroh
May 8, 2013
6:44am
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My father has COPD. And we all love him. And my mother still stays by his side. But we are also angry with him because we nagged him to quit smoking for 40 years to which his response was to essentially flip us all off =) So now my mother gets to spend her golden years as his personal nurse.

Sometimes illnesses just happen...and sometimes they result from irresponsible behavior. I'm glad my mother stays by my dad's side. And he is very lucky to have her do so. But does he deserve it? I dont know. I struggle with that sometimes. And I'm not going to judge someone else in the same situation.
snidely333
snidely333
May 8, 2013
6:58am
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Originally posted by: surf87
In my opinion this is an instance where Bob included too much information. Bob should not have mentioned the divorce resulting from Shirley's COPD. Bob should have just kept it vague saying they divorced amicably and not air their personal indifferences. People would not have been crying foul. It is too late now, Bob has made his bed and will have to sleep in it, so to speak.


Also, what happened to Bob's editor/advisor who Bob cheaply hired to proof read Bob's articles. Bob pays the editor/advisor with Bob's comps (Bob has boasted that the guy has not taken advantage of one comp yet). This article should have raised a red flag. The editor/adivsor should have cautioned Bob saying, "Whoa Bob hold on a minute." You pay for cheap, you get cheap.


Why do you assume the divorce was amicable? We've only heard one side. Not that it's any of our business.

I don't follow Dancer that much but I'm under the impression he has enough money to retire from casinos.
Tutontow
Tutontow
May 8, 2013
7:09am
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I'm going to have to call BS on this one. With his friends in the business along with his success he could shower and change at the hotel he plays at. He could afford to have his laundry sent out and have a change of cloths at the casino / hotel.

I just don't buy it. I think there is something else going on here.

I don't know if there are any smoke free casinos he could play at but that might be a solution.

I will say I know several people who have changed jobs for the sake of their marriage. I would have done it in a heartbeat if my wife asked me to.

As a side note I don't feel bad about voicing my opinion on the matter because if he was worried about it he wouldn't be airing his laundry on the web.
Dan Svatass
Dan Svatass
May 8, 2013
7:31am
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Originally posted by: surf87
In my opinion this is an instance where Bob included too much information.
Agreed.



Adults understand that sometimes marriages end. We can deal, and we don't need the plainly-self-serving minute details. Particularly where the ex-wife doesn't have a comparable platform to defend herself against his characterizations.

None of us (hopefully) looks to a guy who posts free articles on the internet under a fake name for life advice. We look to "Bob Dancer" for an interesting perspective on casino gambling. And so we really don't need to hear how many months he waited to become romantic with his new flame.

Too much information.
Tutontow
Tutontow
May 8, 2013
7:51am
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Originally posted by: Chilcoot
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Originally posted by: surf87
In my opinion this is an instance where Bob included too much information.
Agreed.



Adults understand that sometimes marriages end. We can deal, and we don't need the plainly-self-serving minute details. Particularly where the ex-wife doesn't have a comparable platform to defend herself against his characterizations.

None of us (hopefully) looks to a guy who posts free articles on the internet under a fake name for life advice. We look to "Bob Dancer" for an interesting perspective on casino gambling. And so we really don't need to hear how many months he waited to become romantic with his new flame.

Too much information.


Totally agree with you. I want his advice on VP and nothing more. Way too much information. I kick myself for reading the whole Bob Dancer soap opera.

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