Comments on: What You Need To Take Kamchatka http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2006/10/19/what-you-need-to-take-kamchatka/ A Fresh Look at News, Politics and History Sat, 19 May 2012 03:34:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: Caryn http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2006/10/19/what-you-need-to-take-kamchatka/#comment-254 Sun, 22 Oct 2006 02:55:13 +0000 http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2006/10/19/what-you-need-to-take-kamchatka/#comment-254 PS: Pride is also the most serious of the seven deadly sins. PS: Pride is also the most serious of the seven deadly sins.

]]> by: Caryn http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2006/10/19/what-you-need-to-take-kamchatka/#comment-250 Sat, 21 Oct 2006 18:04:35 +0000 http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2006/10/19/what-you-need-to-take-kamchatka/#comment-250 It's interesting that you bring up pride in relation to an essay drawing a metaphor between a game and world politics. In personal relationships and world politics (or really anything else for that matter), it's often the case that pursuing something so strongly in the name of pride is not a smart idea. :) :) :) :) I hope the RIAA doesn't come after your blog in the name of pride either -- tee hee. Eli -- they are actually regions in Russia, as far as I remember, but I am not sure if they are still called that. Probably not? However, they may be good names to remember for a game of Categories! It’s interesting that you bring up pride in relation to an essay drawing a metaphor between a game and world politics. In personal relationships and world politics (or really anything else for that matter), it’s often the case that pursuing something so strongly in the name of pride is not a smart idea. :) :) :) :) I hope the RIAA doesn’t come after your blog in the name of pride either — tee hee.

Eli — they are actually regions in Russia, as far as I remember, but I am not sure if they are still called that. Probably not? However, they may be good names to remember for a game of Categories!

]]> by: brooklyn http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2006/10/19/what-you-need-to-take-kamchatka/#comment-249 Sat, 21 Oct 2006 15:44:10 +0000 http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2006/10/19/what-you-need-to-take-kamchatka/#comment-249 Thanks to all for the comments (and it's nice to know that you all still visit the site even though I was way delinquent in posting recently. I won't let that happen again). Eli -- I'm pretty sure that Andy won one game and Daniel won one game. Most importantly, though, I won the *last* game we played. That proves I learn my lessons and improve over time. We also cancelled one game when a gust of wind suddenly scattered all our armies. I wish that would happen on the real planet. Caryn -- yes, I see your point. I would only respond by saying that when you are playing a game for three hours or so (the usual length of a risk game) you develop a very strong commitment to winning and one could say that your pride is at stake. Pride is no small thing. Thanks to all for the comments (and it’s nice to know that you all still visit the site even though I was way delinquent in posting recently. I won’t let that happen again).

Eli — I’m pretty sure that Andy won one game and Daniel won one game. Most importantly, though, I won the *last* game we played. That proves I learn my lessons and improve over time. We also cancelled one game when a gust of wind suddenly scattered all our armies. I wish that would happen on the real planet.

Caryn — yes, I see your point. I would only respond by saying that when you are playing a game for three hours or so (the usual length of a risk game) you develop a very strong commitment to winning and one could say that your pride is at stake. Pride is no small thing.

]]> by: anemone http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2006/10/19/what-you-need-to-take-kamchatka/#comment-246 Fri, 20 Oct 2006 14:05:15 +0000 http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2006/10/19/what-you-need-to-take-kamchatka/#comment-246 using restraint, just as using commitment and dedication... it's all part of the risk of the game called life. using it wisely may be the key to making sense of both winning and losing. good post, levi. using restraint, just as using commitment and dedication… it’s all part of the risk of the game called life.
using it wisely may be the key to making sense of both winning and losing.

good post, levi.

]]> by: Stokely http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2006/10/19/what-you-need-to-take-kamchatka/#comment-244 Fri, 20 Oct 2006 00:37:41 +0000 http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2006/10/19/what-you-need-to-take-kamchatka/#comment-244 http://www.guitaretab.com/r/rem/15918.html C D C Mott the Hoople and the game of Life, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Andy Kaufman in the wrestling match, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Monopoly, Twenty-one, checkers, and chess, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Mister Fred Blassie, and a breakfast mess, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Let's play Twister, let's play Risk, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I'll see you heaven if you make the list, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Am G Am G Now Andy did you hear about this one, tell me are you locked in the punch? Am G C D Hey Andy are you goofing on Elvis? Hey baby, are we losing touch? G Am C Bm G Am D If you believed they put a man on the moon, man on the moon. G Am C Bm Am If you believe there's nothing up my sleeve, then nothing is cool. Moses went walking with the staff of wood, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Newton got beaned by the apple good, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Egypt was troubled by the horrible asp, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Mister Charles Darwin had the gall to ask, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Now Andy, did you hear about this one? Tell me, are you locked in the punch? Hey Andy are you goofing on Elvis? Hey baby, are you having fun? If you believed they put a man on the moon, man on the moon. If you believe there's nothing up my sleeve, then nothing is cool. Here's a little agit for the never believer, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Here's a little ghost for the offering, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Here's a truck stop instead of Saint Peter's, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Mister Andy Kaufman's gone wrestling, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Now Andy did you hear about this one? Tell me are you locked in the punch? Hey Andy are you goofing on Elvis? Hey baby, are we losing touch? If you believed they put a man on the moon, man on the moon. If you believe there's nothing up my sleeve, then nothing is cool. If you believed they put a man on the moon, man on the moon. If you believe there's nothing up my sleeve, then nothing is cool. If you believed they put a man on the moon, man on the moon. If you believe there's nothing up my sleeve, then nothing is cool. End on Em. http://www.guitaretab.com/r/rem/15918.html

C D C
Mott the Hoople and the game of Life, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Andy Kaufman in the wrestling match, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Monopoly, Twenty-one, checkers, and chess, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Mister Fred Blassie, and a breakfast mess, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Let’s play Twister, let’s play Risk, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
I’ll see you heaven if you make the list, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Am G Am G
Now Andy did you hear about this one, tell me are you locked in the punch?
Am G C D
Hey Andy are you goofing on Elvis? Hey baby, are we losing touch?
G Am C Bm G Am D
If you believed they put a man on the moon, man on the moon.
G Am C Bm Am
If you believe there’s nothing up my sleeve, then nothing is cool.

Moses went walking with the staff of wood, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Newton got beaned by the apple good, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Egypt was troubled by the horrible asp, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Mister Charles Darwin had the gall to ask, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Now Andy, did you hear about this one? Tell me, are you locked in the punch?
Hey Andy are you goofing on Elvis? Hey baby, are you having fun?
If you believed they put a man on the moon, man on the moon.
If you believe there’s nothing up my sleeve, then nothing is cool.

Here’s a little agit for the never believer, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Here’s a little ghost for the offering, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Here’s a truck stop instead of Saint Peter’s, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Mister Andy Kaufman’s gone wrestling, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Now Andy did you hear about this one? Tell me are you locked in the punch?
Hey Andy are you goofing on Elvis? Hey baby, are we losing touch?
If you believed they put a man on the moon, man on the moon.
If you believe there’s nothing up my sleeve, then nothing is cool.
If you believed they put a man on the moon, man on the moon.
If you believe there’s nothing up my sleeve, then nothing is cool.
If you believed they put a man on the moon, man on the moon.
If you believe there’s nothing up my sleeve, then nothing is cool.

End on Em.

]]> by: Caryn http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2006/10/19/what-you-need-to-take-kamchatka/#comment-242 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 20:11:43 +0000 http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2006/10/19/what-you-need-to-take-kamchatka/#comment-242 OK, but what about North Korea, China, Guatemala and Venezuela? The real Venezuela, not the fake Parker Brothers version. I think the main (obvious) differences here are a) it's a game where you really have nothing important to gain or lose and b) there are no actual resources, political ties, or human conditions to consider. Not that those matter in the real world either. Somehow I don't think that George Bush is the only world leader that didn't play Risk as a kid. I always hated playing Risk as a kid, not because I was any better or worse at it than my brother, but it sort of annoyed me that I was supposed to get worked up over something that ultimately was just a bunch of plastic nibs that ended up hurting bare feet like a bitch when you came across one dug into the carpet. But I digress. I'd be fully willing to argue that while I understand the point you're trying to make, restraint is ultimately a lesson best learned when you have something real to lose. OK, but what about North Korea, China, Guatemala and Venezuela? The real Venezuela, not the fake Parker Brothers version. I think the main (obvious) differences here are a) it’s a game where you really have nothing important to gain or lose and b) there are no actual resources, political ties, or human conditions to consider. Not that those matter in the real world either. Somehow I don’t think that George Bush is the only world leader that didn’t play Risk as a kid.

I always hated playing Risk as a kid, not because I was any better or worse at it than my brother, but it sort of annoyed me that I was supposed to get worked up over something that ultimately was just a bunch of plastic nibs that ended up hurting bare feet like a bitch when you came across one dug into the carpet. But I digress. I’d be fully willing to argue that while I understand the point you’re trying to make, restraint is ultimately a lesson best learned when you have something real to lose.

]]> by: Eli http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2006/10/19/what-you-need-to-take-kamchatka/#comment-241 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 17:04:17 +0000 http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2006/10/19/what-you-need-to-take-kamchatka/#comment-241 Kamchatka? Irkutsk? I've never played Risk, and now I know why. Are these real countries? Are they in the former USSR? And, if so, why don't they have a "stan" at the ends of their names, like all respectable former SSR's? I didn't realize you won that particular game of Risk -- I think you now owe it to your readers fo 'fess up as to how many games you lost during that "Risk-Scrabble-Categories-Survivor-Poker" week. Kamchatka? Irkutsk? I’ve never played Risk, and now I know why. Are these real countries? Are they in the former USSR? And, if so, why don’t they have a “stan” at the ends of their names, like all respectable former SSR’s?
I didn’t realize you won that particular game of Risk — I think you now owe it to your readers fo ‘fess up as to how many games you lost during that “Risk-Scrabble-Categories-Survivor-Poker” week.

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