Articles from August 2011

Like a lot of men, I enjoy a game of poker from time to time.  Usually it’s a small home game among friends, but in the past I’ve also played online or in a casino (visit this site to play).

If there’s one thing that all men can agree on, it’s that poker can definitely be a frustrating game.  Sometimes you’re dealt a great hand but you lose when no cards come out on the table.  Other times you make a great hand only to lose when another player has an even better hand.  Any game of poker is sure to be filled with bad beats and lucky draws.

What makes poker so challenging is the limited information we are given.  So much of poker is a guessing game.  Even if we make all the right moves, we can still get burned.  Wouldn’t it be nice if we could have more information?  Unfortunately we cannot.

One hypothetical question that gets thrown around often during a friendly game is this:

Would you rather know what cards are going to come out or would you rather know what cards every other person is holding?  

It certainly is nice to dream.  Shit—I’d be happy to have the power to know either.  But for argument’s sake, let’s see if one is really better than the other in another edition of The Great Debate.  Frank Wheeler joins us after a long layoff. (more…)

This is a guest post from Play Roulette

Even if you’re happily nestled in a long-term relationship with a woman that will stand the test of time, there are occasions when you need to dump the ball-and-chain and hang with the bros for a few days. While you could certainly take this opportunity to engage in various forms of debauchery, you don’t necessarily have to flirt with a breakup in order to have a good time with your buddies. The point is to clear out the estrogen with a man-centric vacation that involves absolutely no chicks. Girlfriends, wives, daughters, and any other women should understand that you need some time alone with the guys in the same way that they need shoe-shopping days and trips to the spa. So round up the usual suspects and consider a few fun ideas for a chick-free vacation.

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It’s time for another edition of Unintentionally Funny Local Commercial—the original LWB feature where I find commercials that are so bad they are actually funny.

Today’s commercial comes from Great Neck Nissan.

Joe Valentino, the owner of Great Neck Nissan, is really excited to tell people how they can get FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS CASH if customers find a better deal.  In fact, he’s so excited that he’s going to continue to scream about it throughout the duration of this commercial.

Like a Black Eyed Peas song, this commercial will stick in your brain for hours to come.  His voice, if played continuously, would probably make detainees at Guantanamo Bay talk.  Once you hear him yelling about FIIIIIIVE HUNDRED DOLLAHHS CAAAASH you will not be able to get it out of your head.  Don’t say I didn’t warn you.  Check out the video. (more…)

If you’re a fan of the CBS show How I Met Your Mother, then you know that Barney Stinson, who is famous for his womanizing on the sitcom, has an abundance of social theories, most of which revolve around getting laid.

One of these theories is “The Mermaid Theory.” According to Barney, The Mermaid Theory is based off the legend that hundreds of years ago, sailors who were at sea for long periods of time would be so desperate for female companionship that they would see manatees in the water as beautiful mermaids.

In modern day terms, Stinson describes the mermaid theory as so:

Every woman, no matter how initially unattractive, has a clock that represents the time it takes for a man to realize he wants to “bone her.” Typically the woman in question is someone close to you that you see on a regular basis. Perhaps it’s a co-worker, a friend or a neighbor. Upon your initial meeting, you won’t find this woman attractive at all, but over time, slowly but surely, you will want to have sex with her.

So is Barney right about the Mermaid Theory? To a certain extent he is. (more…)

Thanks to a flurry of friends getting engaged and married over the past year or two and the subsequent bachelor parties that followed, I’ve found myself at casinos quite often recently.

Fellow Living with Balls writer, Don Valdez, introduced me to the game of craps during this time and I’ve been hooked since.

There are plenty of gambling options to choose from when you’re at a casino but I’m here to give you five reasons why you should make craps your first choice.

1. The Odds are as Good as it Gets (more…)