*** WINNER'S CIRCLE PICS ***

ummm.. these 2 look VERYYY familiar to me. **********   Ryan00000 and BroCane Break the Spell...There is Good Luck on Friday, the 13th!!!  Runners up: Ladyzee/TheTramp1  ~~~~~~~~~~~~  This week's Friday (the 13th) Euchre Tourament was great FUN!  If you missed it, well ... that's what this newsletter is for.. lol  But be sure to join us next week as the partners continue to battle to the end.. yes, these teams had their sights set on a Friday, the 13th victory, whether it be to terriorize, tantilize, tease and yes even tickle their opponents. LOL  Tonight's ticklers.. er, oops..I mean .. Winners: Ryan00000/BroCane WTG U2!!! (BroCane) we win? (BroCane) Thanks (Ryan00000) woooooohooooooooo (TwoHearts) congrats BroCane&Ryan (BroCane) FINALLY (BroCane) First, I'd like to thank the Coors Brewing Company   These 2 could hardly wait to give us an interview!!! (BroCane) why me? (Ryan00000) ewwwwwwwww **Ok.. maybe I exaggerated? lol (BroCane) I'm about to get lucky, can we make it quick? **hey, you won the tourney.. how "luckier" can ya get?? hehe SOMEBODY LOCK THE DOOR PLEASE!! (BroCane) brb need bathroom (Ryan00000) do i have about 10 mins to run to store? How long have you and the partner you played with  in tonight's tourney been playing together??  (Ryan00000) about 10 years personally, about 1 year online  (BroCane) yes, about 10 years  How long have you been playing euchre (on or offline)?  (Ryan00000) since 6th grade  (Ryan00000) was a school elective  Have you ever won a GPP tournament before?  (BroCane) nope, missed by a hair  (BroCane) mismouse  (Ryan00000) yes , a second place bracket about a year ago with diff pard  Where did your GPP nickname come from?   (Ryan00000) my name  (Ryan00000) plus iq  (BroCane) BROTHER CANE music  Where are you from originally?    Where do you live now?   (Ryan00000) La, La  (BroCane) KAPLAN, KAPLAN, Kaplan, La  Are you married? Do you have any children?  (Ryan00000) n,n,  (BroCane) I'm single and searching  (Ryan00000) not allowed to reproduce  What is your age?   (Ryan00000) 29  (BroCane) 30  What would your dream vacation be and who with?   (Ryan00000) coors lite brewery, Ali Landry  (BroCane) 364 1/4 days in Hawaii with Stephanie Seymour  (sixmom) A dinner with an intellectual male.  LOL  (gppLynn) ROFL 1/4?  What are your hobbies or things you like to do when not working or playing euchre?   (BroCane) Playing music  (Ryan00000) other online games, nintendo, fishing, working out  (Ryan00000) watching bro and band play music  (BroCane) fishing and working out for me2  Do you have a home page that you'd like us to send people to (or a favorite web site that you like to visit)?  (Ryan00000) www.coors,com  (BroCane) www.lightheaded.com  What would your pard's nickname be if it was chosen according to the way he/she plays euchre?  (Ryan00000) crazycrazy  (Ryan00000) or extremelyskilledandknowswhathesdoing  What is your favorite snack food while playing euchre??   (BroCane)  Coors Lite  (Ryan00000) coors lite and m&m's  **beginning to look like a Coors commercial here.. wonder if they get commission for this??  LOL  If you could have any job in the world, what would it be and why???   (Ryan00000) certified sperm donor  (BroCane) Gigolo, because it's fun  **We just HAD to ask, didn't we?  sheesh  ROFLL  What do you contribute your winning abilities to.. luck, skill, etc.?   (Ryan00000) uhhhhhhhhhh  (BroCane) Beer was the key, I attribute the win to NO MISMOUSE  (Ryan00000) ditto p ^5  You won . . . it's time to brag . . . anyone you want to brag to or give a hard time? (Or just a general brag . . . LOL!!)   (BroCane) It's about time  (Ryan00000) no  (Ryan00000) ultimate sin aint around  CONGRATS TO BOTH OF YOU !!!!!!!!!  and Thanks for a GREAT interview :)  WTG!!!

Consolation Tournament Winners!!   TwoHearts *************** ConnieB and TwoHearts  Runners up: diann/mpeter  ~~~~~~~~~~~~  TwoHearts and ConnieB have never played as partners together in the Friday night Euchre Tournament, but it was a winning match tonight!!  They defeated their opponents and took home the Consolation Trophy!! BIG CONGRATS!!! WTGU2 :) Yep they're familiar "faces" in the Friday Night Tournament and have won in the past!!  Check it out HERE.  We didn't get to interview these 2 after the tournament **snif snif**, but they were kind enough to send us their interviews via email :)  Thanks!! How long have you been playing euchre (on or offline)?  (TwoHearts) Couple of months (ConnieB) now this one is a tuffy...maybe a couple of years give or take a few months maybe? hhmmm.... **Stumped on Question #1.. yipppeee, we try! LOL Where did you GPP nick come from? (TwoHearts) Process of elimination of many many trys lol!!! (ConnieB) from my birth certificate? *smirk*  Do you have any other (or old) GPP nicknames? (TwoHearts) I also have the nic gypsylady (ConnieB) are you kiddin' me?  i got enuff to fret about with just one.... LOL  (and don't ya'll think ONE of me is enuff anyway?) **whew, glad she said that..not us!! ROFLL   What would your pard's nickname be if it was chosen according to the way he/she plays euchre? (TwoHearts) Relentless LOL (ConnieB) hhmmm...twohearts = tufftwobeat?  *giggle* Do you have a favorite snack while playing euchre? (TwoHearts) pretzels (ConnieB) cigarettes count? **only if you eat them.. umm, mom did that to me once..yuckkk (oh, should I lay on the couch while telling y'all about my childhood experience???) oops, let's get back to the interview..ROFLLL Where are you from?  (TwoHearts) OHIO (ConnieB) Texas Are you married? Do you have any children?  (TwoHearts) Married with no children (ConnieB) nope...yep...   What is your age? (TwoHearts) 40 (ConnieB) 27 and HOLDING!  *GRIN* **holding what? lol What would your dream vacation be and who with?  (TwoHearts) still would want to go to vegas with unlimited money lol!!! (ConnieB) haven't the foggiest notion of what a vacation is in the first place, in the second place, i haven't found anybody that deserves me to be placed in my company like that (and i am referring to the male species of course)  hehe  but, then again, i go places with my girl friends and we have a blast cause we don't hafta "report" in to anyone.... *snickle* **well, we THOUGHT it was a simple question!!!! LOL What are your hobbies or things you like to do? (TwoHearts) dancing..swimming..reading..cooking..baking & surfing the net!! (ConnieB) who has the time???  IF i had time, i like playing tennis, bowling, playing softball, riding horses, volleyball, reading, crocheting, and playing 42 dominoes in real life What is your favorite movie or book? (ConnieB) sleepless in seattle maybe...don't know why... and i love louie l'amour books... the hidden mesa in particular.. If you could have any job in the world, what would it be and why???  (TwoHearts) Would like to work for the Make a Wish Foundation so I could watch the delight in the kids eyes when their wish came true! **awwww..her nick should be "GoodHearts" :) (ConnieB) i could not ask for any better jobs than what i already have....i like working part time and making almost full time money  :) **this HAS to be a Government job.. hehehe (ConnieB) rural route mail carrier and school bus driver **see? do we know our government or what??? ROFLL   How did you and your partner win tonight? (ConnieB) we beat our opponents  :) **smartie  ROFLLL Do you have any euchre strategies or tips to share?  (TwoHearts) good cards & a good pard <wtg pard> (ConnieB) nope, didn't know there were any... **shhhhh..nobody tell her!!!! hehe Any words of wisdom or words to live by that you'd like to share? (TwoHearts) Play to win, but have fun as you do...enjoy the people at the table!! **just don't enjoy em tooo dang much...trumpy may kick for that!! LOL (ConnieB) nah, would hafta think too hard right now, and brain is fried from the heat :( **wonder what excuse she uses during winter? hehe **ducking** Anything else about you personally, that you'd like to see in the newsletter? (ConnieB) nah...i'm just a bashful, shy, quiet type person...and that might embarrass me  *sheepish grin* **whew, she better be glad we're not playing "Truth or Consequences"  LOL You won .. it's time to brag .. anyone you want to brag to or give a hard time? (Or just a general brag . . . LOL!!) (ConnieB)  yeah!!!  *NEENER* brucie!! **ohhhh putting this answer in the newsletter was our pleasure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ROFL Anything else you'd like to say for the record or see on print? (TwoHearts) Just a heartfelt thankyou for all the tourney workers!!!! Plus a big WTG for my pard!! **SHOULDN'T THAT BE "TWO-HEARTFELT" THANKS?? :) (ConnieB) i guess i COULD dole out a few compliments here and there, but it's all been said already, so....go back and read the previous issues... *chuckle*   GREAT interviews from 2 GREAT people :) BIG CONGRATS TO ALL TONIGHT'S WINNERS!!! WTG!

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gppMilady/gppAsh 

**THE "CALL OF THE WILD" AWARD** 
(clubber66) woof
(clubber66) i like to make animal noises : )
(KiwiGarry) here kitty, kitty
(clubber66) mew
(clubber66) doobie doobie dooooo

**THE "NICKNAME CHANGE OF THE NIGHT" AWARD** 
(Weasel21) where is Magnet52?
Editor's Note: for those who don't know, that's MAGIC52
**** TIED WITH <<<
(gppLynn) BLUBBER'S TABLE
(gppLynn) OOPS CLUBBERS

**THE "BEST "FRIDAY THE 13TH" LINE OF THE NIGHT" AWARD** 
(gppLynn) THAT NICK SIGNED UP.. THOUGHT HE/SHE WAS HERE.. SORRY 
(COPD) they give me a spirit

** didn't know hosts had to be carpenters too, did ya? LOL 
(gppLynn) OK.. GIVE ME A MIN TO GET TABLES TOGETHER :)    BRB
(JimboLimo) need a hammer and nails Lynn?
(Rapunze1) "If I had a hammer"
(butchc) have a few card tables here if u need them ))
(darkman26) i'd hammer in the morning

** huh????...... 
(clubber66) sunset
(butchc) moon rise?
(KiwiGarry) midday sun
(clubber66) sunriiiiise
(darkman26) quickly go the years
(clubber66) "swiftly go the years" : )

** huh???  (PART II)   LOL
(BroCane) Now we can o fo ko no wel le bou coump le beh
(sixmom) BROCANE?
(BroCane) sorry wrong keys
(Bjester2) lol
(BroCane) LOL
(RoxStarr) brocane speaky z francais...
(BroCane) not quite LOL
(RoxStarr) lol

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** hey!! we listen!!  umm, ok..well, we do sometimes LOL ... 
(TheTramp1) Is it too late to post my interview??????????????????????
(ConnieB) rofl tramp!!  day late and a dollar short??
(KiwiGarry) just post it here - everyone will ignore it

** some people just ASK for bad luck on Friday, 13th  LOL...
(JimboLimo) everyone wants to know when the ladder will be fixed?
(ConnieB) didn't know it was broke??
(JimboLimo) but dont walk under it today
(butchc) what ladder?
(MichRummy) not everyone JImbo..I didn't even know it was broken..LOL
(Rapunze1) When they start keeping the elephants off them.....*smile*
(JimboLimo) just break mirrors
(JimboLimo) watch out for black cats
(butchc) especially with white stripes
(Rapunze1) <<<<<<<black cat....prowling the lobby........
(KiwiGarry) again?
(JimboLimo) hmmmm  havent seen one of them cats....
(Magic52) talking about elephants  hmm better not
(JimboLimo) ohhhhhh prowling for a black cat
(butchc) with white stripe down the back?
(ConnieB) that's not a black cat, butch....that's a polecat!!

** must be for his split personality or something?? lol 
(KiwiGarry) Can I have 2 pards 

** I think we said it starts NEAR 9 .. hehe 
(RonJons) hi all :))   I miss anything?   just got power back :P
(ConnieB) nope ron.....just the usual par for the course stuff here  :)
(hausmhar) I thought It started aT 9
(RonJons) I was skeered they got it going in time for once ;)
(ConnieB) it prolly does ron....CENTRAL time!!  LOL
(butchc) if everyone botherd to sign up on time, it might start on time )))
EDITOR'S NOTE: TY BUTCH TY :)

** SO??? WE JUST DID THINGS BACKWARDS THIS WK!!! lol 
(gppLynn) READY ALL??? HAVE FUN!! 
(JimboLimo) Ready Lynners
(KiwiGarry) where's the rules?
(Magic52) DON'T FORGET THAT THE *FIRST* NAME CALLED IS THE HOST! WHEN THE GAME IS FINISHED THE HOST SHOULD REPORT THE SCORE IN *CAPS* TO THE LOBBY!!! THE CORRECT REPORTING FORMAT IS: PCDOLL/SIXMOM = 0, IMAGENIE/LYNN10 = 10! HEHEHE! GOOD LUCK ALL . . . LET THE GAMES BEGIN!! :)
(Magic52) THIS IS A SINGLE ELIMINATION TOURNAMENT WHEN YOU LOSE, YOU'RE OUT . . . *UNLESS* YOU LOSE IN THE *FIRST* ROUND . . . IF YOU ARE A FIRST ROUND LOSER YOU PLAY IN THE CONSOLATION TOURNEY . . . SO IF YOU LOSE IN THE FIRST ROUND . . . PLEASE DON'T LEAVE!! :)

** shhhhhh we don't have a broadcasting license!!!....... 
(ConnieB) boy!!  ya gotta pick the names outa all the "stuff" being broadcasted here... *giggle*
(RonJons) but connie...   it's entertainment ;0
(ConnieB) yeah right!!! who in the world reads THAT fast?????

** yeah, blame something else!!!   LOL
(Magic52) need new deck please
(darkman26) YEP SHUFFLE THEM BETTER TOO
(gppLynn) OOOOOO SUPPOSED TO SHUFFLE THEM??
(Magic52) we had a warped table
(darkman26) rofl... oh thats why my cards kept slipping off....
(Magic52) yeah  you broke the leg
(HarryH1) Sorry, figured if they called, we lost anyway, and I had left and 
right, hoped you could get one :)
(Daybrez) np but i had all black
(gppLynn) THX FOR PLAYING DARK/MAGIC (SOUNDS SPOOKY DOESN'T IT  LOL
(darkman26) is it halloween yet?
(clubber66) Happy Friday the 13th everyone!!!
(darkman26) THATS THE PROBLEM  THE 13TH

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** this place ain't CHEERS!  where "everybody knows your name"!!!!  ROFL 
(CalamityS) CALAMITY/BILL 9 ......... TRAMP/LA . WHAT'S HER NAME .. 11
(gppLynn) WHATS HER NAME?? LOL
(Ladyzee) LOL   thx      Cal !!!! 
(CalamityS) Ladyzee LOL
(TheTramp1) lol
(gppLynn) ROADRNR/MOMJO  VS  LADYZEE/WHATSHISNAME  HEHE

** oh well, as long as they know who's IN CHARGE... (whether she wants to be or not P~~~) ROFLL
(gppLynn) BACK
(sixmom) WB BOSS  :)
(MichRummy) *saluting the boss*
(gppLynn) LOL SIX
(gppLynn) AT EASE MICH  LOL
(sixmom) LOL
(MichRummy) lol

** it's always worth the wait... 
(TheTramp1) Who are we waiting on??????
(gppLynn) ME
(TheTramp1) lol
(TheTramp1) Hurry up!!!
(Ladyzee) lol 
(TheTramp1) lol
(Ladyzee) YOU !!!!!!!!! 
(gppLynn) ROFL
(gppLynn) BLUBBER'S TABLE
(sixmom) I know Connie..you are waiting on the winners of that table : )
(gppLynn) OOPS CLUBBERS
(Ladyzee) LOL
(gppLynn) ROFL
(TheTramp1) blubber?
(gppLynn) TYPOOOOOO
(TheTramp1) sure
(gppLynn) LOL
(gppLynn) YOU DON'T KNOW BLUBBER/BRASH??
(sixmom) lol
(Ladyzee) only 3-5  up there !!!! 
(ConnieB) at where zee?
(Ladyzee) blubber's !!!!!      lol 
(gppLynn) LOL
(ConnieB) lol
(TheTramp1) lol
(Ladyzee) c.........

** ahhh we have a VERY SPECIAL place for you... it's called THE NEWSLETTER.. **evil grin** 
(Rapunze1) what happens when you are a loser?....lol
(Rapunze1) Where do the losers go?....lol

** TRUMPY can not be replaced!!  (we tried  lol)
(ConnieB) *twiddlin' thumbs tryin' to whistle but dry mouth*
(gppLynn) **LYNN HAS KICKED CONNIEB FROM THE CHANNEL.
(gppLynn) OOPS DIDN'T WORK
(sixmom) LOL
(ConnieB) ha ha ha
(gppLynn) SHEESH .. STILL HERE HUH?
(ConnieB) you just wait.....you'll get yours  :)
(gppLynn) HEHEHE
(ConnieB) yeppers....kinda hard to get rid of gum stuck on yer shoe, huh?

** Harmonious hubby? Marriage melodies? or Shuttingup Spouse?  LOL
(clubber66) no no.... I'm a vocal performance major : )
(MichRummy) My hubby was vocal Major at U of M
(MichRummy) now he's in business
(KiwiGarry) and he's still vocal
(RoxStarr) lol
(MichRummy) yes very VOCAL!!!  Learned well
(RoxStarr) that's what he tells Mich anyhow
(MichRummy) Can't shut him up
(RoxStarr) Does he sing in the shower Mich?
(MichRummy) not much.....
(MichRummy) sings in church..LOL
(MichRummy) sings in my ear...
(RoxStarr) lol
(gppLynn) LOL
(RoxStarr) I always wished I could sing....
(MichRummy) I know all the lyrics he has the voice...Figures
(RoxStarr) that is, in front of other people.  lol

** THE ENVELOPE PLEASE!!! LOL 
(imaGenie) i want an award!!
(sixmom) THANKS WEASEL & GENIE
(gppLynn) THX GENIE/WEASEL ... NOW GET TO WORK G  LOL
(imaGenie) wait.. tramp is still winning???
(TheTramp1) Wow!!!!!!!
(imaGenie) thats not fair!!
(Weasel21) we won ...
(Weasel21) squat
(TheTramp1) lol
(imaGenie) we won it.. we just can't touch it!
(TheTramp1) We squeaked by two in a row!!!!!!  LOL
(imaGenie) wtg ZEE!!
(Weasel21) zzzzeeee
(RoxStarr) WTG Tramp!
(Weasel21) must be carrying your butt, Tramp 

** better think twice before ya ask  ... LOL 
(TheTramp1) How about a bye?
(imaGenie) bye
(imaGenie) everyone say bye to tramp
(TheTramp1) hey!!!!!
(clubber66) bye tramp!
(filly) BYE TRAMP!
(MichRummy) night tramp
(TheTramp1) I ain't goin nowhere!!!!!
(imaGenie) he wants a bye
(MichRummy) LOL
(TheTramp1) lol
(imaGenie) no mich.. a BYE
(filly) "U THING U" TRAMP SAY GOODBYE
(Weasel21) give him the boot
(TheTramp1) NOOOOOOOOO
(gppLynn) BYE TRAMP
(Ladyzee) HEY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(MichRummy) OOooooooooo  BYE BYE T
(TheTramp1) I'm staying!!!!!!!
(imaGenie) BYE TRAMP
(MichRummy) two!
(TheTramp1) booooooooooooooooo
(gppLynn) WE AIM TO PLEASE.. HE WANTED A BYE
(Ladyzee) He's only ONE of this TEAM !!!!!!!!       ROFLLLLLLLLL
(TheTramp1) hisssssssssssss
(imaGenie) OOOOOOO MICH GAVE YA 2 BYES
(imaGenie) lol zee
(gppLynn) WOW 2 BYES.. THEY'RE NOW IN ROUND 4   LOL
(MichRummy) Lady..thought YOU were the ONLY one on that team..LOL
(Ladyzee) LOLOL
(TheTramp1) brb
(Weasel21) Tramp..
(Weasel21) next tourney..
(Weasel21) just start in the finals.

** all play and no W O R K (wow that word cleared the room fast!! lol)
(sixmom) THANKS GENIE....HOPE YOU ENJOYED YOUR NIGHT OFF..YOU WONT BE GETTING MANY OF THEM  LOL
(gppLynn) AWWW THX GENIE... VACATION TIME IS OVER
(imaGenie) lol six
(imaGenie) lets bolt pard..
(Weasel21) *poof*

** now for your local weather report
(gppLynn) DIDN'T I JUST INTERVIEW YOU LAST WK?   NO WAIT.. YOU JUST BUTTED INTO THE INTERVIEWS  HAHAHA *DUCKING*
(ConnieB) *throwing mudballs for lack of snow this time of year at lynners*
(ConnieB) :(
(ConnieB) come to think of it.....we gotta lack of mud here too  :(
(gppLynn) JUST HAD RAIN HERE. . FINALLYYYY
(ConnieB) i know....*throwing dry dirt clods at lynners*
(KiwiGarry) Plenty snow here
(gppLynn) NEED MORE
(ConnieB) send some to texas lynners
(gppLynn) SOME WHAT?
(ConnieB) RAIN!!!!  you goose!!
(sixmom) lol
(gppLynn) OHH I WAS STILL SHOCKED WHEN KIWI SAID SNOW.. EWWWW
(ConnieB) LOL
(KiwiGarry) I'd throw a snowball but it'd hafta cross the equator
(gppLynn) DANG DROUGHT HERE AND YOU WANT ME TO SEND RAIN THERE??? LOL
(ConnieB) yeah but you gotta figger where he is too!  LOL
(gppLynn) THROW HARD, KIWI  LOL
(ConnieB) yep....share the wealth  :)
(ConnieB) just make sure you hit lynners with the one that has the rock in the middle of it and not me  :)

** wheww glad somebody took her.. HEHE 
(gppLynn) IS MICH YOURS, SIX?
(sixmom) yes she is

** why the internet may be unsafe for children.. LOL 
(TheTramp1) Need something to keep you up, pard??????
(TheTramp1) I think Lynn has something!!!
(TheTramp1) lol
(Ladyzee) yeaaaaaaaaaa
(Ladyzee) lol 
(ConnieB) what's your first clue, tramp?  LOL
(TheTramp1) Got a pharmacy in her bathroom
(ConnieB) rofl
(TheTramp1) lol
(gppLynn) WHO TOLD?
(ConnieB) *snickle*
(gppLynn) LOL
(TheTramp1) I saw it posted on the internet!!!!!!!
(sixmom) I WANNA KNOW WHY SHE ISNT SHARING?????????
(ConnieB) stingy??
(ConnieB) you saw lynner's bathroom pharmacy posted on the internet??
(gppLynn) OOOO NOOO.. IT IS THERE AGAIN, CONNIE?? ROFL
(ConnieB) LOL
(ConnieB) don't know....trying to find out where it was seen  :)
(gppLynn) CYBER ROOM WALL?
(ConnieB) might wanna raid it tonight   *giggle*

We want to say thanks to all the teams who participate in the 1999 Euchre Partners Tournament!! You make it sooo much fun for us!  Even though we're still learning and have made mistakes, you've shown nothing but understanding, patience and above all, friendship. :)  
With your help, we hope to continue our efforts to learn and hope you all have a great time and lots of fun at the tourney :)  
Your support means so much to us and we just wanted you to know you're appreciated and without you, we wouldn't look forward to Friday nights!!  
We think you're GREAT PEOPLE :)  

Hugs to all :)  
The '99 Team