November 2003
Roaming the Region
by
(aka Gloater), RVC Region 3
Several of you have been asking about the background of
the a.k.a. Gloater in my by-line and emails so I figure it’s time to
elucidate. The vanity plate on my Gold ’98 Trans Am is also GLOATER and a lot
of people may figure I gloat because I drive a neat sports car. Wrong. I’ve
been driving Trans Ams for over 20 years so the “gloating” aspect has long
past. The license plate frame is one of the gold MENSA frames sold in the Mensa
Boutique, so maybe it’s related to that high IQ image. Wrong again. After 28
years that also is taken for granted.
Actually the infamous Denny Bender, the BRUTAL man
himself, bestowed that nickname upon me. But I’m getting ahead of myself.
There is a group known as Heartbreakers that roams the RG circuit. This is a
Hell's M’s group dedicated to playing DDCH (Double Deck Cancellation Hearts).
Members of this group can usually be found all hours of the day and night in
various areas (usually game rooms) having a lot of fun and making a lot of
noise. Most have hearts nicknames that have been “earned” by either their style
of play or some incriminating event or happening during a game. My wife, Terry
Graham, is BLACK WIDOW for the deadly way she plays, usually against me. There
is HAZMAT, noted for her disastrous passes; LONG JOHN who usually goes a long
time between taking points; BOOMERANG usually manages to give back what’s she’s
passed; and BOWSER, but that’s another story. Some of the other nicknames are
4Q, COBRA, DEBUTAUNT, GRAND MARSHALL, OCELOT, PHANTOM, PRINCESS, SILVER, TART,
and YUTZ. There are numerous others with self-bestowed names that would take up
more room to list than this column is probably allowed. Well, GLOATER is the
name, DDCH
is the game, and my style of play when placing the Queen of Spades where I feel
she belongs… is probably obvious.
So the next time you’re at an RG, mosey into the games
room, follow the laughter, and stop by to see if you can put faces on some of
these names. The new AMC now has enough members that play; new names they are a-coming.
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05/11/2005
