The Art of Asking...

Being an experienced Yahoo! onlooker, I'm now proud to present the most classic approaches people use when "asking" for a game, plus the deeper meaning behind them. Here goes:

• "Hi all and gl"... Used when entering a room. It actually means "what the hell are you all doing here trying to steal my up"!!!

• "I just came to say hello and gl"... Used when wanting to show that one actually isn't eyeing a game, when in reality he's saying "you better remember that I came by and give me an up later, otherwise I'll humiliate ya in the lobby".

• "You have time for a quick one?"... LOL, a true classic. When someone says this, he doesn't mean he wants to play a one pointer, no, he's simply trying to make his mongering seem smooth. Hehe

• "Hi, how are u doing?"... 99% of the time followed by "can I have a game?"

• "Wow a full room"... Meaning "damn I come to get an up and all these morons are here too".

• "How have you been lately?"... Meaning "I don't give a flying pig how you doing, just invite me and give me my damn up".

• "Can I play the winner?"... Hehe, used ONLY in cases where both players are ups!

• "Nice rung!"... Compliment used to imply "hey I want some o'that rung too dude"!

The Art of Denying...

Classic denying methods used by ladder pros:

• "Sorry I have a few promised"... Meaning "actually I ain't got any promised, but I'd rather shoot my knee than play you".

• "Leaving after this"... Meaning "leaving the room to avoid you".

• "Try later I can't now"... clearly meaning "try all year I still won't play ya".

• "I have some ppl in line sorry"... Hehe, yeah right.

• "Will play you soon"... Soon = Eternity.

• "I'm playing 3gomez next, sorry"... Problem is 3gomez doesn't exist.

• "Sorry I have lag now, try later"... No comments.

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