*** WINNER'S CIRCLE PICS ***

Unique3  VISIT HER HOMEPAGE  HERE! ********** MASTERGUS ***************  Unique3 and MASTERGUS "master" the "unique" game of Euchre!!  Runners up: BroCane/Ryan00000  ~~~~~~~~~~~~  Well, now we know!!  Not only is she THE BEST assistant to the tournament hosts, she can actually play euchre too!! WOW, who woulda guessed huh? LOL  Yep that person you know as the "GET ME A PARD" lady is one of our winners tonight!  BIG CONGRATS TO OUR ASSISTANT HOSTESS WITH THE MOSTEST, UNIQUE3 AND HER PARTNER IN CRIME..ER, I MEAN..IN EUCHRE .. MASTERGUS!!  (Unique3) WOO HOO PARD  (MASTERGUS) ty  (MASTERGUS) AND YES ITS IN LIGHTS UNIQUE3 AND mastergus ARE WINNERS  (Magic52) wtg u2  (Ryan00000) gj u2  (Lynn10) GJ U4  (imaGenie) CONGRATS U2!!  (bri9230) ohhhhhhhh nooooo not beth  (Lynn10) OOOOOO NOOOO NOT UNIQUE.. UMM CAN YOU DO THE INTERVIEW UNIQUE? ROFL  Editor's Note: OK so we can't make everybody happy can we?  And nice try, Lynn but you won't get out of work tonite. LOL  >>>>>>>>  (MASTERGUS) I LAY DOWN LOOKING UP AT SKY  HEY!! no time for daydreaming.. it's INTERVIEW TIME!!! How long have you and the partner you played with  in tonight's tourney been playing together??  (Unique3) Well we have been playing together for a long time, right Gus?  (MASTERGUS) Yes we have  (Unique3) We have been playing together since BETA  (MASTERGUS) off and on lots  (Unique3) Yep and have even met in real life    Where did your GPP nickname come from?   (Unique3) Mine is from my name Annetta Elizabeth (that is when I use Bethann)....When I use the other nicks....welll.....long story  (MASTERGUS) wanted to be like new kid master is new kid and gus is last name first three letters  Do you have any other (or old) GPP nicknames that you'd like us to tell   people about?   (Unique3) You know all of mine....need i say more  Editor's Note:  not enuff room in this newsletter to list em all LOL    Where are you from originally?    Where do you live now?   (Unique3) Kentucky and still live here.....  (MASTERGUS) was born in minneapolis minn. south dakota now for 18 yrs  (Unique3) And have been to South Dakota where I met Mastergus in real life  (MASTERGUS) ya and shes nice looking too  (Unique3) awww thanks pard  (MASTERGUS) and huggs nice  Editor's Note: Do y'all see the irony of the next question?? ROFL    Are you married?   (Unique3) Yes married for 32 years...(happily)....have 3 kids and 4 grandkids  (Unique3) Oh and a dog and cat  (MASTERGUS) yes i'm married 30yrs this aug. 29th  (MASTERGUS) and have 10 childern and 12 grandkids  What is your age?   (Unique3) Old as dirt....roflmao  (Unique3) 57 and proud of it  (MASTERGUS) 50 young for my pard but i keep up with her    What would your dream vacation be and who with?   (Unique3) hmmmmmmm do I have to answer the who with?   lol  (MASTERGUS)would love to go down to big bash for euchre tourie but can't aford it  (MASTERGUS) i have some gold left  (Unique3) I would love to go to Hawaii and I can't afford that either  (MASTERGUS) not much  (MASTERGUS) ok p lets go the the falls in ny    What type of work do you do, if you're employed?   (Unique3) Not employed just a typical housewife....:)))  (Lynn10) **NUTTIN "TYPICAL" ABOUT HER  (Unique3) lol Lynn  (imaGenie) hmmm typical? unique??  (MASTERGUS) i drive dump truck now 1 year  was gold miner for 17 yrs  What are your hobbies or things you like to do when not working or playing euchre?   (MASTERGUS) no time busy playing starcraft  (Unique3) Well I like to play all kind of cards and boardgames and love to be outside in the summer swimming, basking in the sun, hiking and then of course reading when I'm not on the computer...lol  (MASTERGUS) fishing northen minn. wallies  (MASTERGUS) and bass  What is your favorite movie or book?   (Unique3) Favorite movie is Sound of Music  (MASTERGUS) sifi books all kinds  (Unique3) like all kind of suspense books  and song?  (Unique3) Power of Love  (MASTERGUS) love me tender  What is your favorite snack food while playing euchre??   (Unique3) ButterLovers Popcorn....yummmmmmy and diet pepsi  (MASTERGUS) diet pepsie  (Unique3) sure fat and diet  (MASTERGUS) and meat sticks  If you could have any job in the world, what would it be and why???   (MASTERGUS) retired with more money to give out to the needy.  **WE THINK HE DESERVES THE "KINDEST ANSWER" AWARD :)    What do you contribute your winning abilities to.. luck, skill, etc?   (MASTERGUS) skill and reading my pards mind knowing how she plays  (MASTERGUS) esp  (Unique3) Exactly esp  (MASTERGUS) kicking me under the table too.  How did you and your partner win tonight? Do you have any euchre strategies or tips to share?   (MASTERGUS) not on your life  (MASTERGUS) thats how we win  (Unique3) As a kid I was taught to be a good loser as well as a good winner and if i couldn't lose with dignity then I wouldn't play  Anything else you'd like to say for the record or see on print?   (Unique3) Have met a lot of great people here at WW and a few that have really touched my heart (pard included) and I am glad they came into my life.....I think all of you are the BEST and wouldn't trade any of YOU for anything....  (Lynn10) AWWW UNIQUE.. WE FEEL THE SAME WAY ABOUT YOU.. WE COULDN'T DO THIS TOURNEY W/O YA :)  (MASTERGUS) thats my pard  (Unique3) Thanks Lynn....I enjoy being a part of the tourney  (MASTERGUS) ty for the tournie  (MASTERGUS) its great fun  We think these 2 are true "winners" and we congratulate them...  WTG!!!

** THE EVER POPULAR "FIRST OUT " AWARD GOES TO** 
TeresaW/poolbaby 

**THE "BRAT(S)" AWARD** 
(ConnieB) see how good i can be when i get an assignment to do?  huh lynners huh?? 

**THE "FOREVER THE OPTIMIST" AWARD** 
(JimboLimo) <<<<<<<<<making it past the second round tonight...fired up woohoo 

**THE "SPOKE TOO SOON" AWARD** 
(Rapunze1) too quiet in here....lol 

**THE "NICKNAME CHANGE OF THE NIGHT" AWARD** 
(Baddly) Hi Beth of the thousand disguises 
<<<tied with 
 JIMBO/RAPUNZE1 9  HARRY/MERRILY 10 
(Lynn10) THX FOR PLAYING JIM and TOPLESS 

**THE "BEST LINE OF THE NIGHT" AWARD** 
(ConnieB) boy!! this conversation has about six going and i am getting confused! 
(Lynn10) GETTING???? 
(ConnieB) hush lynners!! 
(ConnieB) you know i stay that way so's i don't hafta get that way but sometimes it gets worse... 

** Strangers in the night... 
(Rapunze1) who are all of these people with new nicks?....lol 
(Rapunze1) makes me nervous....lol 

** awww it's a match made in ..Euchre!!!.. 
(butchc) hi lynn. signed up as single. found a great pard. lovtoplay and I a pair now 

** Our hosts were working (organizing tables, putting the cat out..ya know.. pre-tourney stuff lol)HOWEVER, because we're soooo sweet and always try to help out ..hehe **VEG**.... 
just in case they missed this .... 
(CalamityS) Evening, Ladies, Gents and Lynn :DD 
(CalamityS) And Genie and EVeryone!! 
** OH WAIT...(remember.. we're just helping out again)  HEHE 
(CalamityS) As long as Bruce not here can say Gents :D 

** this will not give you two chances to win.. 
(JimboLimo) i signed up twice 
(butchc) will last longer that way jimbo, lol 
(butchc) might even get to the third round, lol 
(JimboLimo) everything last longer.....except the ops i play tonight   muhahahaha 

** Next Week: Little Red Riding Hood ... 
(Rapunze1) I have until midnight and then I turn into a pumpkin....... 
(JimboLimo) thats cinderella 
(Rapunze1) oooooooooooooooooooooooopss....wrong fairytale.....lol 

** ok we'll synchronize watches next time  lol 
(Unique3) Attention everybody.. signups and changes in signups closes in 5 minutes.. anybody not signed up.. speak now :) 
<<<<< LATER 
(Unique3) Attention everybody.. signups and changes in signups closes in 5 minutes.. anybody not signed up.. speak now :) 
(KiwiGarry) How long does this 5 min last Uniq? 
(Unique3) hush garry.....lol 
(gppMiLady) till there are no more time zones for her to switch to GARRY 
(KiwiGarry) She can come to my time zone any time :) 

** now this is deep ... lol 
(JimboLimo) well...you try to go somewhere...and wind up nowhere 
(Rapunze1) :(.....maybe if I tried to go nowhere, I would end up getting somewhere? 
(JimboLimo) try to go anywhere...i am sure you will get somewhere 

** man, we are quick!!! 
(imaGenie) katie, jeven coming? 
(KatieRed) he was G...but no sign of him...so leave me out unless someone needs a pard 
(Unique3) KATIERED/HALUSNATE PARDS 

** it's "suckup to TRUMPY time"!!!....... 
(JimboLimo) on no..Trumpy likes me 
(*Trumpy) No boot for Jimbo 
(MASTERGUS) trump u want cold beer again u boot jimbo 
(*Trumpy) Rapunzel is my favorite 
(JimboLimo) liar Trumpy, thats not what you told me 
(*Trumpy) Behave Rapunze1, Trumpy is watching 
(butchc) watching rapunzel?? 
(Rapunze1)hmmmmmmmmm  
(*Trumpy) Jimbo is a trumpy impersonator..... 
(JimboLimo) you cant look butch 
(Rapunze1) lollol 
(hausmhar) trumpy just wants her to lay down her hair 
(butchc) can i join? 

** ahhh, the wonderful smells of summer... EWWWWW 
(ConnieB) *snickle*  is there something in the air that i have missed?  *sniff sniff* 
(Rapunze1) Yeah, there is.....smells like someone didn't shower....lol 
(Baddly) Why.......there's Romance  in the air 
(ConnieB) sure glad i used my foo-foo dust so's i know it ain't me  :) 
(Sailwnd) must be me...my dog got sprayed with a skunk the other night 

** excuses , excuses......hey, even our hostest with the mostest (HWTM) goofs up  LOL 
(PomPom1) Lynn what happen to pompom/Millired? 
(Lynn10) UMM  I DON'T HAVE THE SIGNUP POM ..LOOKING 
(Unique3) I SENT YOU THAT A WHILE BACK LYNN 
(Lynn10) WELL DANG.. SOOO SORRY.. BRB.. I'LL GET A TEAM  LOL 
[Exit] Lynn10  <<< our HWTM goes begging.. 
(imaGenie) anyone not signed up that wants to play?? 
[Exit] carolb 
(imaGenie) guess that's a no.. 
THEN...2 lucky people show up.. yep you know em as CONSOLATION WINNERS!! 
[Enter] jewels98 
[Enter] mazie 
(imaGenie) hi jewel 
(jewels98) hiya 
(mazie) need 1? 
(imaGenie) pom  open please 
(imaGenie) yes thx 
(imaGenie) jewels  mazie join pom 
(imaGenie) thx u2!! 
[Enter] Lynn10 
(Lynn10) DID WE GET 2? <<< she may be slow but we'll keep her  LOL 

** You're makin' me dizzzzzy   lol 
(Lynn10) CALAMITY/BILL  VS  LADYZEE/THETRAMP 
[Exit] TheTramp1 
[Enter] TheTramp1 
(Ladyzee) TRAMPY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!            ????????????????? 
(imaGenie) TRAMPY'S HIDING AGAIN?? 
(Ladyzee) PARD ???????? 
(Ladyzee) Is Tramp here ??????????? 
(Ladyzee) Raise your hand !!!! 
[Exit] TheTramp1 
(Ladyzee) TRY NOW TRAMP 
[Enter] TheTramp1 
[Exit] TheTramp1 
[Enter] TheTramp1 
[Exit] CalamityS 
[Enter] CalamityS 
(Ladyzee) Tramp You gonna join us ???? 

** the "coulda won 1st out" award??? 
(Ladyzee) Well the tourney will last longer for us 4  !!!!!!!      LOL 
(imaGenie) LOL 
(Ladyzee) Can we still win FIRST OUT ????? 
(TheTramp1) lol 
(imaGenie) IF U LEAVE NOW..LOL 
(Lynn10) LOL 
(TheTramp1) ohhhhh 
(Ladyzee) awwwwwwwww 
(Ladyzee) meanie !!!!!!! 
(TheTramp1) NOOOOOOO 
(Lynn10) ROFL 
(Lynn10) GOOD ANSWER THO.. HEHE 
(Ladyzee) lolol  
(imaGenie) I DIDN'T SAY I WANTED U TO LEAVE..LOL 
(Ladyzee) lol  
(MASTERGUS) u did 2 in between the lines 
(TheTramp1) But we know what you were thinking 
(MASTERGUS) lol 
(imaGenie) LOL  
(imaGenie) HEY DON'T BE READING MY LINES.. 

** umm has anybody EVER actually READ THE RULES??? LOL 
(butchc) one and out? no 2nd chance bracket?? 
(imaGenie) only in the first round butch 
(Lynn10) SINGLE ELIM. TOURNEY AFTER 1ST ROUND :) 
(imaGenie) geesh butch how many times u played this?? 
(Lynn10) RULES ANYONE??? HEHE WE PUT EM ON THE WEBSITE  LOL 
(butchc) 2nd round finished already?? lol 
(imaGenie) yes 
(Lynn10) WE'RE ON RD 3 
(MaxiMa95) ur just giving the rules now??? 
(MaxiMa95) lol....where u been lynn? 
(Lynn10) ROFL MAX 
<<<< AND LATER 
(Lynn10) THX FOR PLAYING JJ/SAILWIND :) HUGS U2  CYA NEXT WK :) 
(jjbjm) THIS IS OUR FIRST LOSS 
(jjbjm) LYNN PARD AND I ONLY LOST 1 GAME 
(Lynn10) JJ, IT'S A SINGLE ELIMINATION TOURNEY :) 
(jjbjm) OK 
(jjbjm) SEE YOU SOON 
(Lynn10) DOESN'T ANYBODY READ THE WEBSITE?? ROFL 
(ConnieB) and to what are you referring to in particular lynners?? 
(Lynn10) RULES, CONNIE, R U L E S   LOL 
(JimboLimo) what rules? 
(JimboLimo) there are rules? 
(ConnieB) there are rules to this game???? 
(ConnieB) coulda fooled me  :) 

** Webster's ain't got nothing on us!! 
(ConnieB) nite baddly  *HUS* 
(ConnieB) *HUGS* 
(Baddly) *HUSSES* 
(ConnieB) hehe 
(ConnieB) must be a cross between hugs and kisses? 
(ConnieB) hey baddly!! come back here!!  we made up a new word!  *patting self on back*   *snickle* 
(ConnieB) (making mental note to remember new word) 

** A STAR IS BORN (Lynn was obviously making notes for the newsletter..hehe) 
(imaGenie) connie's gonna be all over the newsletter this week...lol 
(ConnieB) hush genie! 
(imaGenie) she will be our "star" 
(ConnieB) like as in what?  a greasy spot? 
(imaGenie) lol 
(ConnieB) hey!! that even rhymed!! LOL 
(imaGenie) why is lynn so quiet?? 
(ConnieB) now i'm not only a new word makerupper, but a poet too!  *smile* 
(ConnieB) lynn?  lynn who?  :) 
(Lynn10) HERE 
(imaGenie) hmmmm  is she here? 
(ConnieB) hehe  yeppers 
(ConnieB) there she is.. 
(ConnieB) shhhhh! 

** the paper trail.... 
((Lynn10) <<<<MESS OF PAPERS HERE TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH BOTH TOURNEYS  ROFL 
(Lynn10) HOW DID YOU DO THAT G??? ROFL 
(imaGenie) lol  i have one peice for both 
(ConnieB) aahhh....no step for a stepper like you lynners  :) 
(imaGenie) use one piece.. 
(Lynn10) ME TOOOOO  BUT MY STUPID PRINTER PRINTED IT OUT TOO DANG BIG  .. NOW I GOT A BUNCH  LOL 
(ConnieB) hehe 
(imaGenie) lol 
(ConnieB) go ahead  ....   blame it on the printer.. 
(Lynn10) ROFL 
(JimboLimo) printer..its all your fault 
(ConnieB) ya know i've always been told that equipment is only as smart as it's user  :) 
EDITOR'S NOTE: oooooo we think she will pay for that remark!!!  HEHE 
(Lynn10) <<SHUFFLING PAPERS 
(Lynn10) <<THROWING PAPERS IN TRASH 
(Lynn10) <<<GIVING UP 

** if you think the U.S. Postal Service is slow now...just wait till they get these.... 
((ConnieB) make sure you got my correct mailing address lynners  :) 
(Lynn10) P. O. BOX  1BORNEVERYDAY   RIGHT? 
(MASTERGUS) no mines p.o.box wasbornlastnight 

** TOLD YA SHE'D PAY!! **VEG** TRUMPY DOESN'T LIKE IT WHEN YA MESS WITH LYNN. LOL 
(ConnieB) i had something i don't remember what to call it but it was pretty good....gonna have the dickens trying to find it in the grocery store again   *chuckle* 
**TRUMPY HAS KICKED ConnieB FROM THE CHANNEL** 
(JimboLimo) bye bye 
(imaGenie) oops 
(Iforget) oh no lol 
(JimboLimo) lol 
(JimboLimo) cant say richardens 
(Lynn10) LOL 
(bri9230) what happened  to connie ???// 
(Lynn10) SHE JUST ICQED ME.. MAD AS ... 
(JimboLimo) trump got smart on her 
(Lynn10) ROFL 
(Iforget) lol 
(imaGenie) lol lynn 
(imaGenie) she used a bad word bri 
(Lynn10) I TOLD HER GENIE KICKED HER 
(JimboLimo) LOL 
(imaGenie) LOL 
** and a little while later.. 
[Enter] ConnieB 
(ConnieB) genie????  wha'd ya kick me for?  huh? huh?  wha'd i do?  wha'd i say?  i didn't do anything for ya to kick me  :( 
(imaGenie) WB CONNIE!!! 
(imaGenie) I DIDN'T LYNN DID.. SHE LIED 
(ConnieB) lynners lie??  <<< OUR THOUGHTS EXACTLY!! NOOO WAY!!  
(Lynn10) I DO NOT LIE .. I LIE DOWN.. BUT NOT LIE   ROFL 
(ConnieB) *sniff*  and i was being a good girl and not causing any trouble nowhere and i get kicked for it  *pout*  <<< umm should we duck?? Lightning should strike here any moment  LOL 
 

** if ya want something done around here.. umm do it yourself?? LOL 
(ConnieB) hey.....i wanna know how come there is still a game goin' on and nobody is harrassing them for being so long  :) 
(Lynn10) connie, that was your job  lol 
(ConnieB) gee thx lynners..... 
(ConnieB) NOW ya tell me!! 
<< 2nd chance on the job.. 
(Enchantd1) where is lynn now?? 
(Lynn10) HERE.. I'M BACK 
(Enchantd1) take over connie 
(Enchantd1) oops 
(ConnieB) do what??? what'd i miss now???? 
(Lynn10) LOL CONNIE.. ARE YOU DAYDREAMING AGAIN? 
(ConnieB) nope....i got put in charge i think...and missed my chance  :( 
(Enchantd1) lol 
(ConnieB) so somebody get my attention a little quicker and better next time cause i don't like to miss an opportunity twice  hehe  <<< TOO LATE! hehe 

** imaGenie didn't believe Trumpy the 1st time??? lol 
(ConnieB) at least you gettin' kicked under the table and not outa the channel  :( 
(Lynn10) <<points at genie 
(imaGenie) i did not kick ya!!  u said dickins!! 
**TRUMPY HAS KICKED imaGenie FROM THE CHANNEL** 
(Lynn10) omg genie   ROFL 
(ConnieB) sheesh!!!! and she even misspelled it!!! 
(Iforget) lol 
(bri9230) hey trumpy smarten up 

** how to get a quick exit.. 
(Enchantd1) last one out cleans.. 
[Exit] Enchantd1 
(Lynn10) DANG 

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