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A quotation from Josh Billings
It iz one ov the hardest things on earth for a man to learn,—that he plays a third rate game ov whist.
[It is one of the hardest things on earth for a man to learn — that he plays a third-rate game of whist.]Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
Josh Billings’ Farmer’s Allminax, 1871-09 (1871 ed.)More about this quote: wist.info/billings-josh/82836/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #joshbillings #cardgames #cards #competitiveness #inferiority #limitations #mediocrity #quality #selfassessment #selfawareness #selfjudgment #whist
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A quotation from Josh Billings
It iz one ov the hardest things on earth for a man to learn,—that he plays a third rate game ov whist.
[It is one of the hardest things on earth for a man to learn — that he plays a third-rate game of whist.]Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
Josh Billings’ Farmer’s Allminax, 1871-09 (1871 ed.)More about this quote: wist.info/billings-josh/82836/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #joshbillings #cardgames #cards #competitiveness #inferiority #limitations #mediocrity #quality #selfassessment #selfawareness #selfjudgment #whist
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A quotation from Josh Billings
It iz one ov the hardest things on earth for a man to learn,—that he plays a third rate game ov whist.
[It is one of the hardest things on earth for a man to learn — that he plays a third-rate game of whist.]Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
Josh Billings’ Farmer’s Allminax, 1871-09 (1871 ed.)More about this quote: wist.info/billings-josh/82836/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #joshbillings #cardgames #cards #competitiveness #inferiority #limitations #mediocrity #quality #selfassessment #selfawareness #selfjudgment #whist
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A quotation from Josh Billings
It iz one ov the hardest things on earth for a man to learn,—that he plays a third rate game ov whist.
[It is one of the hardest things on earth for a man to learn — that he plays a third-rate game of whist.]Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
Josh Billings’ Farmer’s Allminax, 1871-09 (1871 ed.)More about this quote: wist.info/billings-josh/82836/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #joshbillings #cardgames #cards #competitiveness #inferiority #limitations #mediocrity #quality #selfassessment #selfawareness #selfjudgment #whist
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When in Doubt, win the Trick.
Edmond Hoyle (1672-1769) Writer, esp. of card game rules and play.
“Mr. Hoyle’s Game at Whist: Twenty-Four Short Rules for Learners,” No. 12, Hoyle’s Games Improved (1790 ed.) [ed. Charles Jones]More info about this quote: wist.info/hoyle-edmond/18503/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #hoyle #edmondhoyle #whist #action #attack #boldness #doubt #uncertainty
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I have now researched, for direct and indirect plot reasons:
- the entire history of Hampton Court Palace
- Various larger than life courtiers over about 200 years
- The Civil War, the Napoleonic Wars, the first Opium War
- The Townsend-Farquar family
- Several murders, several suicides
- Penang, Mauritius, and the British colonisation thereof
- Nineteenth century gardening
- Nineteenth century daguerreotypesand have further created spreadsheets across my MC's entire lifespan of who was living in which palace apartment when, and decided if they would have been friends, frenemies, or enemies.
Me: I am finally ready to start my new WIP! 🎉
First chapter, first scene: they're playing whist. How do you play whist?
Me: FUCK!
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I am already losing followers on #mastodon, probably for my controversial takes on #whist and #roquefort cheese. Sorry I enjoy both. Not changing who I am. Also big #RockfordFiles fan. Sorry/not sorry.