tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342786807453187330.post1223465386317094298..comments2023-09-10T08:04:17.368-05:00Comments on RadioFreeG: RafioFreeG 31 - Can I buy YOUR DNA?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342786807453187330.post-44462051836623027032008-01-25T11:22:00.000-05:002008-01-25T11:22:00.000-05:00I know, I never even bothered to learn how to play...I know, I never even bothered to learn how to play that "funny triangle game" as a kid! I think this had to do with all the baby boomer teachers I had as a kid, and they all watched Bobby Fischer play chess in the 70s and early 80s, so that's what they knew. <BR/><BR/>I hope you learn the rules, check out the sites mentioned in the post and in the show, and have a blast learning this awesome game of Backgammon!EChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370991530176117837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342786807453187330.post-11967378775796015772008-01-24T22:24:00.000-05:002008-01-24T22:24:00.000-05:00I am very surprised that www.dna11.com actually ex...I am very surprised that www.dna11.com actually exists, largely in part due to that people are voluntarily sending in their genetic material to an institution they do not know. Some people just love companies or products that offer a "personal touch", I guess. Unfortunately, I can't spit on the creators, because then they'd take my offering, extract my DNA and file it away somewhere, and I don't want that! (That said, I also can't piss on their building or give them suspiciously-buttered popcorn.)<BR/><BR/>(<I>Partially-nonsensible paragraph below</I>)<BR/><BR/>Backgammon, you say? I'll peruse the rules, and if I get a chance, I'll check out Nabiscoworld.ca. To be honest, when I read the post description, and I read "Backgammon" I figured it was a joke or clever metaphor for something else to be discussed. In my childhood, Backgammon was the black sheep of childhood board games. Nobody knew Backgammon. Chess, Checkers, Monopoly and Clue were it, and were played both at homes and in school during our period of play time. The kids in my day always skipped over Backgammon - we didn't even care to investigate what it was, what with the funny triangles and the rule sheet which was half torn and written in ridiculous size 0.5 lettering. Rules for other games were passed on to one another by mouth, with the excitement of a long standing oral tradition. Nowhere in that explanation was the phrase, "Another game that makes you think like Chess is Backgammon." So, in summary, I didn't know Backgammon was so popular. I actually have a Backgammon board, complete with dice and all the pieces, and I didn't even realize it - the board is present on the underside of my portable magnetic Chess/Checkers combo set. Maybe I’ll get to use it one of these days. ... anyway, thank you, RadioFreeG, for bringing Backgammon back!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342786807453187330.post-73665444811961906922008-01-23T13:34:00.000-05:002008-01-23T13:34:00.000-05:00Sorry to hear about the G-Band line. Now what am ...Sorry to hear about the G-Band line. Now what am I going to do with my promotional t-shirt?Soundwavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17778713539989861503noreply@blogger.com