Editing Dancer

All you can do is increase your odds. You can't guarantee you're going to get lucky.

By the tone of his article, I think he's having dancer's remorse -- he paid too much to win the car.

The best way to pick up women in a country bar is to ask for dancing lessons from the ladies. The guys who can dance pick up their fair share, however its the guys who don't know how to dance who gets a far better chance to pick up women as he gets passed around quite a bit.

Besides the clientel at country bars are a close lot and tend to know each other. They can spot a fake a mile away, I've seen it waaay too many times. Depending on the bar, Dancer's expected value could range from great to down right rock bottom.

I taught country dancing in a bar about 25 years ago. I'd like to see Bob Dancer's 2-step, LOL. I bet he's good, since he's an excellent ballroom dancer (hence, his pen name). He and Shirley have been in dance competitions.

I have no idea what I had for breakfast yesterday, so you're just messin' with my mind, right Sue?

Furthermore, I'm pretty sure I did shit in bars 25 years ago that I'm happy I don't remember.

I can't remember things from one minute to the next (what did I come in this room for?), lol, but I do remember teaching country dancing at Ginger's Bar in Mt. Prospect, IL (actually it was more like 27 or 28 years ago). That's where I met my last (and best) husband.

redietz, it was your last sentence that made we wonder if you missed that phrase.

As for me. I'm a much better dancer than I am a singer. But, I don't excel at it as I never put in much effort. I prefer sports where it must be much more difficult to meet pick ups.

Gosh, I thought this was about playing video poker??

I have a friend who is both female and a professional gambler (not video poker). She read the article and instantly dissected what he said, what he didn't say, and his attitude in ways that I flat out missed. Now most of what she said was speculative, but boy, it made sense. And I'm wondering if female posters on here would agree --

Anyway, she came to a bunch of interesting conclusions. She pointed out that Dancer was defending his choice of stakes , complaining about the responsibilities of his relationship in a very public forum, and not writing about video poker results. Hmmmmmm. If he has partners and he's taken a beating recently, and he needs some excuses, well, that would all fit. Next she pointed out that, despite the one line disclaimer, if this wasn't a shopping-for-smoother/younger column, well, she'd never seen one.

To be honest, I was too focused on the weirdness of the column, and maybe just too male, to see any of this.

Oh for the good old days when Bob would write about poker strategy!!