To be clear, the smoothness with which he added "...and I rivered you" does not offend me. That's just incredible calmness and presence of mind. Had he stood up and hollered or pointed his finger at me, that would have been rude. But he didn't.
The appropriate thing to do would have been to say, "Sorry, man, that's a bad beat" and leave it at that. Steven doesn't need to explain to me why it's a bad beat, or act incredulous as if I don't understand why it's a bad beat. He hit a three-outer. Bad beat. End of story.
I owe everyone at the game an apology for throwing my phone at the couch. It seemed perfectly harmless, and appropriate, given the size of my bad beat. But I don't want to be the one who pushes the game toward physical reactions to the outcomes of play. My bad. (I hope history will at least record that I was looking to smash a TV screen or even throw my heavy-soled shoes at anything. I picked a small object and a soft, harmless target. Pure energy release - nothing more, nothing less.)
Likewise, I think Steven should not apologize to me for the beat (that's poker), but he probably should be sensitive to not rubbing it someone's face, or even doing anything that might be perceived as rubbing it in someone's face.
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Re: my three points (first two)
Date: 2005-01-03 17:38 (UTC)The appropriate thing to do would have been to say, "Sorry, man, that's a bad beat" and leave it at that. Steven doesn't need to explain to me why it's a bad beat, or act incredulous as if I don't understand why it's a bad beat. He hit a three-outer. Bad beat. End of story.
I owe everyone at the game an apology for throwing my phone at the couch. It seemed perfectly harmless, and appropriate, given the size of my bad beat. But I don't want to be the one who pushes the game toward physical reactions to the outcomes of play. My bad. (I hope history will at least record that I was looking to smash a TV screen or even throw my heavy-soled shoes at anything. I picked a small object and a soft, harmless target. Pure energy release - nothing more, nothing less.)
Likewise, I think Steven should not apologize to me for the beat (that's poker), but he probably should be sensitive to not rubbing it someone's face, or even doing anything that might be perceived as rubbing it in someone's face.