American Mahjong - Upping the Ante, Tile Talk EP11

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Welcome to Tile Talk with Christina, Elizabeth, and Marshall.
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Your go-to podcast for all things Mahjong.
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We are gonna deep dive into all things Mahjong.
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Let's go.
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Roll the dice.
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That's right.
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Welcome back to Tile Talk episode 11.
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Episode 11.
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I know.
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We got a fun one today, guys.
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Hey Marsh, how are you doing?
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Good.
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Hello some.
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All right.
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Well, what are we talking about today, Christina?
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We're talking about playing Mahjong for Moolah.
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We are gonna play for some money.
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Um, we're talking about raising the stakes, uh, putting some skin in the game.
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We're ready to make it interesting, and I'm gonna risk it for the biscuit, but hell yes.
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My husband, I think this is the episode he is most excited about.
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He's been asking me when we can play for money since since I taught him how to play.
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So he's jazzed.
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I'm jazzed.
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I'm jazzed.
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We've dabbled.
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We've dabbled.
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I'm hooked.
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I'm not gonna lie.
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Yeah.
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Yes.
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It's got the gambling itch.
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Yeah.
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So bring your change purses.
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We are playing for money.
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That's right.
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How to do it, what it's like, and how it changes your game.
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And it does.
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It does.
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Yeah, it's very cool.
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All right.
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All right, good stuff.
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How's everybody doing?
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Oh man, I, you know, I really haven't seen you in so long.
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It's crazy.
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I miss you.
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I'm a little bit too attached, I think.
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Saying withdrawals.
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I know.
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Thank goodness for our little tech screw that we have.
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I know.
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Seriously.
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I know.
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I know.
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Well, um, we all want to hear about it.
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Yada yada yada.
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I've been at the beach, fun in the sun.
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Beach, we've had a great we had a great wedding.
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We had a great cousins week.
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It was awesome, but I I really want to hear about Italy.
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Oh my gosh.
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Yeah.
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Okay.
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Well, Italy was beautiful.
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We spent um about five days in Rome and then five days in Florence, and we did everything.
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My lovely father-in-law took all three of his sons and their families.
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So my daughter came and had her cousins, and it was we we saw and ate everything.
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Drank all the wine.
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We did vineyards, we did all the museums.
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Um, we did day trips out to Pompeii and Siena, San Giuliano.
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Um I I'm almost still trying to like recap it all, and I can't believe all that planning and everything took all that time, and you blink, and I'm already home.
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Right.
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And it's kind of heartbreaking.
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I can't wait to go back.
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I know where I'm going and what I'm doing next time.
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The pictures of Violet looked amazing.
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Oh, sure.
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I mean, what an experience for her.
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One of my favorite parts of the whole, and I'm a big like history person and art person, so all that was great.
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But one of my favorite things about the whole trip is watching Violet order um gelato.
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We ordered a lot of gelato, and her favorite, um her favorite flavors are strawberry or mint chocolate chip.
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So she learned strawberry, which is fragola.
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So she would order fragola.
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Um, but if she wanted mint chocolate chip, you know, and you know, excuse my accent, but you know, usually the server would say, um, oh, what flavor, miss?
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And she'd say, mint the chocolate chip.
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And I it took everything in me not to make a face or react because I knew once I did, she would stop doing it.
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And sure enough, she did it so many times.
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Oh, that's awesome.
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And I'd be like, good job, you did it, you know?
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And it just every time, and I I wish I'd had my phone out at the right time or something, but I always just barely made it to catch or say it.
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So I will remember that.
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Oh my god.
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Yeah, I brought you guys some gifts.
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No way.
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Yeah, yeah, yeah.
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Nothing too big, you know.
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There's not a lot of room back in the carry-ons.
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I brought a lot of pasta and oil and wine soap.
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Yes.
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Um, but you each got a little gifty.
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Thank you so much.
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Yeah.
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A little taste.
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Italia wrapping.
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Ooh, Marshall, look, this is so cool.
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Oh my gosh.
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Risotto a limon.
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Forenzi.
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Yes, this is amazing.
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Oh my gosh.
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Get in the same.
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Um, that's gonna try and spend it.
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Oh, I ate the best pasta and the best rice.
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And lemon cello.
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You gotta have lemon cello.
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Oh my gosh.
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I love lemon cello.
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I've had that in forever.
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Yeah.
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Thank you so much.
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Yeah.
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You're welcome.
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Thank you.
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Yeah.
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Um, just a little taste for you.
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Elizabeth, I know you're going in the fall.
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So yes, my mom and I, my mother and I are going, so I need all your pro tips.
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Oh, I have all the tips.
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Um, we'll you're kind of we'll be in the same area.
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You'll be in Tuscany.
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Yeah.
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Yeah.
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So I'll have to um give you some places that I recommend.
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We ate very well.
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Oh my gosh.
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Uh I'm really looking forward to it.
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That's so exciting.
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Yeah.
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Oh, thanks for filling us in.
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Of course.
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Marshall, what's going on with you?
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Whew.
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We're just we're wheeling and dealing right now.
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Uh, my wife, you know, 35 weeks pregnant.
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So we're just gonna be able to do it.
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Well, he is.
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It is a hot time of year.
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Yes, yes.
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35 weeks pregnant.
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Yeah.
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You know, we got three-year-old, two-year-old, one on the way, so you know, mods in different camps.
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Um, Louise is just, she's um, she's a little bit of a tear.
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She is like, she can fight mod now.
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And she can fight mods this morning.
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This morning, I was getting them dressed, and Louise has like a magnifying glass, and she's just like sitting over her sister, and she's just going like, she holds it back, and Maud is like, it's like, no, don't hit, don't hit.
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And Louise's like, uh, and she like put it down, and I was like, ladies, ladies, stop.
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They're literally, they're like two boxers that like go in, tussle.
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I separate them, I'm like, no, you go over there, you go over there, and then they're just right back at it.
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And I'm not sure.
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And then they're gonna be they're gonna be playing, you know, they're playing for you know five.
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Yeah, exactly.
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And then it's so that's uh that's what's happening.
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Well, you know, I feel you.
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I have three sons, and it it the struggle is real.
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The struggle is real.
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I've got no, I've got no real tips for you.
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I'll I'll try to think, but it's just just that's how it is.
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Keep them safe as much as you can.
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Exactly.
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I'm about to add one more to the ring, so yeah, exactly.
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That's kind of hitting me hard.
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I'm like, oh, we're about to go right back into the out of man coverage.
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Like yeah, newborn, especially.
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And you know, I don't think I've gotten good sleep in like three years.
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Yeah.
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I'm literally just like, you know, stages.
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Um I hear the third is always just joining the pack, has to roll with the punches.
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That was my best sleeper for sure.
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So I hope I hope you really get luck out on that.
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Yeah.
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He was you just kind of have to, you know, you're like, we've got other things going on.
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You gotta you gotta figure this out, dude.
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Yeah, it's not without you.
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Yeah, hold your brother's hand, let's go.
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Yeah, last thing we uh I don't know why I always do this before right before we're about to have a kid, but I take on like a big backyard project.
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Like for Maude, it was like doing garden beds in a garden.
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And Aiden's like, why the hell are you focusing on this?
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And we're about to have and I'm like, I don't know.
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Um but we're we're finishing up.
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It sounds like Mark.
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We're finishing up a back patio, which looks really good.
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Um, so they're out there laying the bricks today.
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So I can't really enjoy it right now in the middle of summer.
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I know, but you will be so glad you did it when come fall and everybody's excited to enjoy it.
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It's gonna be lovely.
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Yes, so very excited.
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We'll play mahjong out there with you once we teach you.
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Oh, yeah.
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That'd be all right.
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That'd be awesome.
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Awesome.
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All right.
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I'll show Mod a few pointers.
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Yes.
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Or she'll show you.
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Yeah, some pointers.
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All right.
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Well, let's jump into the tablescape today.
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All right, yeah.
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Okay, perfect.
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Do you want to tell us about the maps and the tiles?
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So I'll start with the tiles.
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Um, I was really kind of on a mission to get a classic set of tiles that I really liked.
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Maybe something that was a little bit different than the plain classic tile, um, but still had all the elements I wanted, something that was really neutral and could go with any mat, really.
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And so I wanted it to have not have a colored back.
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Um, and I chose these from, let's see, they're called the Ivory Ridge from Yellow Mountain.
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And I love them because it's completely ivory, but on the back side, they have these little sort of stripes on them that look like ridges.
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So it's got this little extra element, it's special, it sets them apart of from other classic tiles.
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Um, but the front is just beautiful and classic, and it's it's got the ivory, it's not the crisp white.
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Um, and I'm obsessed with them.
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I'm really glad that I made this purchase.
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And they're like 160 bucks.
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Yellow Mountain is very reasonable, and the quality is great.
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So I know that I'm gonna be pairing them with my Florida State match.
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Um, I may be teaching on them.
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Like I said, I wanted to implement more um traditional tiles in my teaching and things like that.
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So this is my fun new purchase.
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Um, I've made a few purchases lately.
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This is the first one to arrive.
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Um, so I'll keep I'll keep them coming.
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Can't wait.
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Yeah.
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Well, I don't know that you might not be able to see the ridges online as well, but they really do.
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They the sheen it in real life, they really do.
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Yeah, it really stands out.
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It looks cool.
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I like that.
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It gives them a little something extra.
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I love them.
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I'm obsessed.
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Okay.
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Um, I've paired them with the Liberty Liberty Matte by Oma Mahjong, and I've got my tortoise uh racks.
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I've got some new racks coming.
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I'm excited about.
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I don't know if they will be any competition for my Miss Mahjong um pearlescent racks, but it was hard for you to diverge from those today again.
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It was.
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I wanted to use them, but I like these two.
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I like these two.
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I do too.
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And just so you know, I mean, we've got like the rainbow-colored racks, we've got the ivory racks, we've got the clear racks, we've got the wooden racks, we've got we've got so many, but I like what I like.
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That's right.
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So, you know.
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We should do like a user submission, like beat my rack, you know, and see some of the best racks out there in terms of the colour.
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Are you always interested in a good rack?
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That's been like that's been the heavy hitter this entire time, you know.
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This is not my favorite tablescape combination.
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I think when I get the new racks in, I'd like to try this combo again.
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Um it's kind of fun to go back and look and see all the ones we've done too.
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I love it.
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We should have like a little montage of like a little catalog too.
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Yeah.
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Calendar.
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Ooh.
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I listen, I gotta tell you, when I'm picking them out, I have to go back and look at what we've already done because we have so many options and I don't really want to reuse stuff, but if you pair it with something different, it gives it a whole new vibe.
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I know, change the tablecloth and it's not buying a new mat for every episode.
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But yeah, you'll see some on repeat for sure.
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For sure.
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Um, it's fun to mix and match.
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Uh, quick question how are the sales going out of the trunk of your car for the excellent.
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Oh, really?
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Um Do you have any left?
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Yes, I do have a few left, and that is because I'm only taking like two with me to league at a time.
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So she we're talking about the um custom mats uh for Florida Gators and Florida State University.
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Yes.
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Um, that Christina is is holding on.
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Yes, and we'll link them, we'll link them below.
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They're yeah, they're really cool.
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But yeah, um I I I'm probably gonna need more.
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Yeah, I think so too.
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They're they're really great.
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They're excellent.
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The art is so good on it.
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Nice.
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Yeah.
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Well, for today's flowers, we're back to Thydrange's.
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Um, they're really peak season right now, and I'm I'm I might get an umbrella to put in my yard because I'm really worried that they're gonna get burned to death now, and that's getting so hot.
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But these what I have today are kind of the first ones that came out this in the spring.
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So they're now trying, they're kind of on the end of their ropes.
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And but I love this coloration.
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It's when the blues and the greens start kind of turning pink and they kind of start losing their color, so it's more of a green and it gets more muted.
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It's my favorite.
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And if you cut them now and put them in a in a jar of water and just have them in a vase, you can display them until it drinks all of that water, then put it in a dark place, and they will dry and be and stay.
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Oh, I have some.
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Where did I put them?
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So, okay.
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I need to show them, I'll show a picture of the dryest ones.
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They're here somewhere, yeah.
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But it's really easy to do.
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Um, and if not, they'll just gonna die and turn completely brown on your on your bush.
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So it looks really good.
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They look full and beautiful when they're dried out.
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Totally.
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Um, they've lost their color, but they look luscious at the same time.
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So I'm definitely gonna try that because every time I buy hydrangeas, I mean, they just end up like wilting and looking so sad.
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Yeah.
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Um it gets me my hydrangea fixed during the winter months.
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I mean, I can, you know, you can buy them fresh at public schools.
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So let me ask you this how long do they bloom on the bush?
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Different ones do different things.
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One bloom, for example.
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Like do they come and go repeatedly, or does one bloom stay full of it?
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Most of them will keep blooming through the summer.
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Some are later, some are earlier.
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Yes.
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But the ones that have already bloomed will die down and and die off.
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So you you kind of want to cut, and as you cut them, it kind of helps pro-generate.
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Yeah, exactly.
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Okay.
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Yeah.
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So I'll have blooms all through the summer, but but these I'm gonna dry and have through the winter.
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I love that.
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Can you start a hydrangea bush from a no?
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Um like you can't propagate it?
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I don't think so.
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I've not tried that.
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I don't think so.
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It's not a rude.
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No.
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Yeah.
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I don't know.
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Interesting.
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I'll look into that, but I don't think so.
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Okay.
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I think you're right.
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My favorite part, what are we drinking?
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Oh my god, yes.
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Looks good.
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Forbidden sour.
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It's a forbidden sour from Hayward House.
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Yes.
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Okay, Matt introduced me to this at League last week.
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We're currently playing um League at Hayward House over the summer.
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It's such a smash.
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We're there every Wednesday in June and July, and we're having the best freaking summer.
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Um, I missed it so much while I was in Italy, but I'm back, baby.
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They held down the fort for you pretty good.
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Yeah, they did, man.
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My girls kicked butt.
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Shout out to um Allison and Tassie.
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Love you guys.
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Uh okay, so Matt was like, Well, try my try this drink.
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You've never tried this.
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You've never led us astray.
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Um, and I tried it and I was like, what have I been doing?
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Of course, I've been doing the Rascal Yard.
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I mean, that's my go-to when I'm there.
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Um, and a few other things, but I found the new one.
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This is freaking it.
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And I don't think I ever ordered it or even looked twice at it on the menu because it mentions that it has bourbon and lemon, and I don't usually like that combo.
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So the forbidden sour, it's um old soul bourbon, pomegranate, lemon, and some simple syrup.
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Um, the lemon threw me off.
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What a mistake.
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What a mistake.
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I'm so mad at myself.
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I'm glad you're here to admit your mistakes.
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That's the thing.
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I already take a sip, so you guys need to catch up.
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Let's do it.
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Cheers.
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Oh my god.
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That's really good.
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That's a bourbon.
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That's a great summer drink, too.
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It is.
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Holy Moses.
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I mean, that's refreshing.
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Yeah.
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That is delicious.
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Go try this.
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Go try this.
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Okay, so new favorite.
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And I am not exaggerating.
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Like, I am not pumping you full of smoke.
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And I usually do not really care for bourbon, and this is a delightful phenom.
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So highly recommend.
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Thank you, Hayward House.
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We'll put the recipe up so you can make it at home if you don't live in Tallahassee.
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Um, if you do live in Tallahassee, go get a classic one first, um, an original at Hayward House.
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Um, and then you know, if you become addicted like I probably will, you might have to start making them at home or you'll get broke.
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We'll see.
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All right, you already need to dive into what's blowing in the wind.
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I'm excited about this one.
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Okay, this is answering so many questions.
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Right.
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A few of you have reached out and yes, we saw it.
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Um, we know.
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Um member uh I gosh, we should have figured out which episode it was exactly.
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But a few episodes back, oh yeah, we talked about the post on Mahjong That's It.
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The very cryptic 48 post, and everyone was guessing what the 48 meant, what it was all about.
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Um, we figured it out.
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Okay.
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Um, Jan from Mahjong That's It is playing Mahjong for 48 hours to break the Guinness World Record and raise money for hunger relief in Alzheimer's advocacy.
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Um that's amazing.
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That's really freaking cool.
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They reached out to us too.
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Um, we talked to them a little bit.
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We're listening I'm so excited about this.
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Yes.
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Um, it's in Somerville, South Carolina.
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Everything cool happens in South Carolina, I just gonna say.
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All right, so far you're right.
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Um, the date is coming up.
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It's June 28th through 30th, beginning at noon.
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So noon, June 28th to noon June 30th.
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Who is playing?
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We have four players.
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We have Jan Egri from um Mahjong That's it.
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She's one of the admitted administrators.
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Um, she's also director and co-owner of the Mother of All Dragons tournaments, um, which are fantastic.
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We have Jennifer Clayton, she is the co-owner of Majjong Fever.
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Um, Nancy DeZutter, she is founder of Kane Bay Majong in South Carolina, and an instructor in the Maj Life Instructor Guild, who we know is Michelle Frizzell, the fourth player.
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She is founder of Maj Life.
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Okay.
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So I'm really excited about this whole breaking the Guinness World record thing.
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I love that there is a Mhong record to break.
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Amazing.
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Um, this is really exciting, and they're they're obviously um doing this for other good causes as well.
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But I really wanted to hear about the requirements needed to break the record.
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So um this is officially sanctioned by the Guinness World Record.
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Um and so tell me basically what the requirements are.
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Right.
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So it has to be precise, documented, and all this independent verification and stuff.
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So per their website, this is what has to be done for them to achieve the record.
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So continuous gameplay with a four-member team for 48 hours, two independent witnesses present at all times, two qualified timekeepers present at all times, witnesses and timekeepers rotating in four-hour shifts, requiring multiple volunteer teams to maintain compliance, and detailed written statements from all witnesses and timekeepers.
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Serious, freaking serious.
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Yeah, uh, a maintained logbook documenting the full attempt and a comp and complete video documentation, which I find really Marshall has inside knowledge, yeah, Marshall.
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The video stuff.
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This is so fascinating.
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Tell us, tell us what you know.
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Yes, so I know the video producer Casey O'Farrell, who's gonna be recording this whole thing, and um it's it's pretty fascinating.
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We're in a uh a group together.
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Shout out the rad pad, um just kind of local um national video producers, and we all kind of just collaborate on different things.
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And I love that.
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Amazing.
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He yeah, he's you know, putting together a stream or a recording of this caliber 48 hours.
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I mean, you gotta think about a lot of different factors.
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You gotta think about batteries, media, staff, rotations, you know, keeping people fresh.
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Right.
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Um the staff you were talking about sounded.
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I mean, you got overnight streams.
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I'm guessing there's no editing on this 20, whatever will be required.
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Right?
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Yeah, yeah.
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And um don't let a camera go down.
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They'll be don't let a camera go down.
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You know, you gotta have enough media, exactly.
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Um, overheating cameras, all this stuff.
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So so many factors.
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So shout out to him and his team.
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Um very excited to see this come to life, and obviously for an incredible cause.
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Yeah.
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So yeah.
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And I tell you what, if I was playing for 48 hours to break the record, and 48 hours, y'all, I count down to bedtime.
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I can't imagine.
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Yeah, I did do a smarathon in college.
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No way I'm doing that again.
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I think that was only 24.
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And then I found out that like the camera, you know, died.
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If I found out that like it wasn't gonna work due to a technical issue, not through the effort that I made um and not my own failure.
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I I'm just sorry.
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That would be rough.
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So he's got, I can imagine the pressure.
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Yes.
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Um, that's fun though.
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I'd love a follow-up on how I think how how I felt it went after they're done.
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Yeah, that would be like cool.
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Yeah, that'd be really cool.
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Um, we'd love to talk to him.
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Yeah, yeah.
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Potential interview of it.
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Cool.
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That's going on this weekend.
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Yeah, I love that.
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Um, if you want more information, um, if you can attend, um, you can watch it through the correspondence that will be there.
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Um, you can donate to their causes, but all of this information is on Mojlife.com, M-A-H-J-L-I-F-E, Mojlife.com.
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Um, very exciting though.
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And thank you to everyone who reached out.
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Uh, once you figured out what the 48 was about, we had been um searching and searching and someone was in it.
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It took forever to someone was at the beach.
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Somebody was at the beach.
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I'm sorry, it's summer.
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I'm glad that we figured it out that we closed that loop, you know, because I had kind of forgotten about it.
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I do the big mystery.
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Yeah.
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Um, yeah, so that was exciting.
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Okay.
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Second thing I want to talk about is I finally got this book in.
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I pre-ordered it.
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It's so cute, and I love it.
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Um, it's called Maj and Mix, the little book of American Mahjong and Crafted Cocktails.
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It's by Megan Sinclair Osmundsen.
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And I mean, it is look at all that pink.
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You know I love that.
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But look at these beautiful, there's full of beautiful cocktails.
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There's a lot of mahjong in there.
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Um, I can't wait to dive in.
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I mean, it arrived yesterday.
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How good is that timing?
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That's beautiful.
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And um, I love a new book.
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So I'm going to dive in.
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I'm gonna give you guys all the feedback on this guy uh once I'm able to dissect it, nice and pick out all the drinking.
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I wonder.
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Yeah, do we need to test every single drink?
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We're gonna test every drink for you.
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Yeah, in one day.
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It's a marathon.
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I can stream it.
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We can break a record.
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There you go.
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Have our own mahjong record.
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Yeah, yeah.
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So drunk mahjong.
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See how long they can last.
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So shout out to Osmanse.
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That's really cool.
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I'm so excited to get the book.
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I like the size.
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It's a great bar.
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A bar size book.
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It is a great book.
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Yeah, I like the size too.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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I have a bit of an announcement.
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Okay.
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Very cool.
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Tell us.
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Well, we have a great friend from New Orleans, Emily, and she has started this little cute, cute business.
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And I first got they are their chains for your eyewear glasses.
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And she sent us some last week that are mahjong inspired.
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You guys rogue Nola.
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Where did my guess?
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Y'all, they're so fun.
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Check it out.
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I mean, how fun.
00:22:53.920 --> 00:22:54.480
That's cool.
00:22:54.640 --> 00:22:55.519
And she has all cute ones.
00:22:55.680 --> 00:22:56.720
It's not just mahjong.
00:22:56.799 --> 00:22:57.920
She's got like turn, I have a turtle.
00:22:58.240 --> 00:23:02.480
So these are beaded, colorful um eyeglass chains.
00:23:02.799 --> 00:23:08.000
And um, these have little mahjong tiles on them, and they're beautiful and they're so well made.
00:23:08.079 --> 00:23:09.039
The quality is so good.
00:23:09.359 --> 00:23:09.519
Yeah.
00:23:09.680 --> 00:23:12.400
But yeah, to wear them for the summer, absolutely.
00:23:12.559 --> 00:23:15.039
But also the reading glasses when you're playing Maj.
00:23:15.599 --> 00:23:18.240
I know you ladies like to pull out those reading glasses.
00:23:18.400 --> 00:23:18.880
They do.
00:23:19.039 --> 00:23:20.960
Um, but these are just I don't read them.
00:23:21.039 --> 00:23:21.359
I can't see.
00:23:21.839 --> 00:23:23.440
It's jewelry for your face.
00:23:24.240 --> 00:23:24.400
It is.
00:23:24.480 --> 00:23:25.039
It's so cute.
00:23:25.359 --> 00:23:26.880
I have some of her other ones too.
00:23:27.039 --> 00:23:29.839
I bought some for Violet and I, and they're beautiful.
00:23:30.000 --> 00:23:30.160
Yeah.
00:23:30.240 --> 00:23:32.400
And I also lose things constantly.
00:23:32.640 --> 00:23:38.720
When I tell you guys the stay on my side on these, is just gorgeous.
00:23:38.880 --> 00:23:39.759
Honestly.
00:23:39.920 --> 00:23:42.559
Um, I originally ordered to be supportive.
00:23:42.640 --> 00:23:46.079
I thought they were cute, but I was like, I'm not sure if it's something I'll use, but let me check them out.
00:23:46.240 --> 00:23:47.599
I love them.
00:23:48.240 --> 00:23:48.880
I love them every time.
00:23:49.039 --> 00:23:50.880
I have turtles on my sunglass ones.
00:23:50.960 --> 00:23:55.039
And I guess I have hearts, and Violet has beaded flowers.
00:23:55.200 --> 00:23:57.279
Um, and they're more beautiful in person.
00:23:57.519 --> 00:23:59.119
Yes, they're broke nola.
00:23:59.279 --> 00:24:00.000
They're on Instagram.
00:24:00.079 --> 00:24:03.599
We'll definitely have the link um available, but super cute.
00:24:03.680 --> 00:24:04.880
And she's got really clever stuff.
00:24:04.960 --> 00:24:06.640
She just came out with a blue angel set.
00:24:06.799 --> 00:24:08.000
Oh, yeah.
00:24:08.079 --> 00:24:09.279
It's she's so clever.
00:24:09.440 --> 00:24:12.720
Yes, but you know, she's in New Orleans, she's very creative.
00:24:13.119 --> 00:24:13.839
She has a partner too.
00:24:13.920 --> 00:24:14.240
It's not just.
00:24:15.039 --> 00:24:16.160
Oh, yeah, absolutely.
00:24:16.319 --> 00:24:18.799
Um, but we learned of it through through Emily.
00:24:19.200 --> 00:24:24.160
And you know, I I just love to see my friends doing beautiful things.
00:24:24.319 --> 00:24:26.400
And I wish I could create like that.
00:24:26.559 --> 00:24:30.720
They're they're just lovely and the fact that she's your daughter, somebody doing it.
00:24:30.880 --> 00:24:31.359
This is you.
00:24:31.680 --> 00:24:32.559
Um yeah, yeah.
00:24:32.720 --> 00:24:35.359
I I mean everybody has their gifts and I just jobs.
00:24:35.440 --> 00:24:37.119
Okay, so where do we where do they find them?
00:24:37.440 --> 00:24:37.920
On Instagram.
00:24:38.000 --> 00:24:38.960
Everything is through Instagram.
00:24:39.039 --> 00:24:40.000
It's Rogue Nola.
00:24:40.079 --> 00:24:40.640
We'll have the link.
00:24:40.880 --> 00:24:42.079
How do you spell Rogue Nola?
00:24:42.319 --> 00:24:42.720
Oh God.
00:24:42.799 --> 00:24:43.680
Um, okay.
00:24:43.759 --> 00:24:44.240
I wrote it down.
00:24:45.599 --> 00:24:49.839
R-E-A-U-X-G Rogue Nola.
00:24:50.079 --> 00:24:50.880
N-O-L-A.
00:24:51.279 --> 00:24:51.519
Okay.
00:24:51.839 --> 00:24:54.960
Um, definitely find her on Etsy, right?
00:24:55.200 --> 00:24:55.359
Yes.
00:24:55.519 --> 00:25:03.359
And we have yeah, we have um a promo code and a um, yeah, we'll have all the links in in the wonderful, great.
00:25:03.440 --> 00:25:04.240
What's our promo code?
00:25:04.319 --> 00:25:04.640
Do you know?
00:25:04.799 --> 00:25:05.039
I don't know.
00:25:05.200 --> 00:25:06.319
She's gonna email it to me.
00:25:06.480 --> 00:25:07.119
I'll put it in there.
00:25:07.279 --> 00:25:07.440
Yeah.
00:25:07.759 --> 00:25:08.160
Beautiful.
00:25:08.240 --> 00:25:09.039
Thank you, Emily.
00:25:09.680 --> 00:25:10.559
They're so beautiful.
00:25:10.799 --> 00:25:11.680
Um, super fine.
00:25:11.920 --> 00:25:13.279
Wow, love them.
00:25:13.599 --> 00:25:14.240
Good job.
00:25:14.400 --> 00:25:15.279
Sorry, my phone's going off.
00:25:15.920 --> 00:25:16.559
Oh, okay.
00:25:16.720 --> 00:25:17.680
You gave me a look.
00:25:19.839 --> 00:25:22.240
Something's like, yeah.
00:25:22.720 --> 00:25:29.759
To follow that up, I think we uh, you know, we've gotten some comments about, you know, manly minute maybe going just a touch too long.
00:25:30.160 --> 00:25:30.799
I don't know.
00:25:31.119 --> 00:25:33.440
But there's something very manly going on in the world right now that is.
00:25:33.759 --> 00:25:34.960
A lot of manly stuff.
00:25:35.519 --> 00:25:39.759
So what do you guys think about setting Marshall a timer?
00:25:41.599 --> 00:25:42.960
A minute or a minute 30?
00:25:43.039 --> 00:25:43.599
What do we got?
00:25:43.759 --> 00:25:44.720
I I can talk fast now.
00:25:44.880 --> 00:25:45.279
All right, let's see.
00:25:45.519 --> 00:25:47.200
Let's see what you can fit into a minute.
00:25:47.359 --> 00:25:47.519
Yeah.
00:25:47.839 --> 00:25:49.759
All right, I'm gonna hold on.
00:25:49.920 --> 00:25:50.640
Let's take a sip.
00:25:50.799 --> 00:25:52.720
I'm going to start a timer.
00:25:55.279 --> 00:25:56.240
Wait, which one do I use?
00:25:56.400 --> 00:25:58.079
Stopwatch or no, I'm doing a timer.
00:25:58.480 --> 00:25:58.640
Okay.
00:25:58.960 --> 00:25:59.359
Are you eating?
00:25:59.519 --> 00:26:00.400
Is this eating into my minute?
00:26:01.119 --> 00:26:01.839
No, no, no.
00:26:01.920 --> 00:26:02.720
You'll start fresh.
00:26:02.799 --> 00:26:03.680
It's cool.
00:26:04.000 --> 00:26:05.039
Okay, are you ready?
00:26:05.279 --> 00:26:05.519
I'm ready.
00:26:05.680 --> 00:26:05.839
All right.
00:26:06.160 --> 00:26:06.559
Steady?
00:26:09.119 --> 00:26:09.440
Okay.
00:26:09.599 --> 00:26:10.880
Uh, World Cup.
00:26:11.039 --> 00:26:11.599
That's the big one.
00:26:11.839 --> 00:26:12.799
Oh, that's a good one.
00:26:13.119 --> 00:26:14.880
USA looking amazing.
00:26:15.039 --> 00:26:18.559
Um, we won our group, so we're gonna go on through to the knockout stage.
00:26:18.720 --> 00:26:19.039
Yes.
00:26:19.279 --> 00:26:24.319
Um, we didn't have our star player, Polisic, which, you know, I guess we didn't even need him.
00:26:24.480 --> 00:26:27.759
Um, but things are looking pretty damn good for us right now.
00:26:27.920 --> 00:26:35.359
We got a really favorable draw in potentially the knockout stage, and then if we make it past that, it's also looking really good.
00:26:35.519 --> 00:26:37.599
So very excited for strong start.
00:26:37.839 --> 00:26:41.279
Um, the Tartan Army, the Scottish fans in Boston.
00:26:41.359 --> 00:26:41.920
That's the love.
00:26:42.400 --> 00:26:42.799
That story.
00:26:43.200 --> 00:26:49.920
I am enjoying watching all the social media of the tourists coming in for this World Cup.
00:26:50.400 --> 00:27:00.319
It is, you guys, if you haven't go to your TikTok or Instagram and search World Cup Um Tourist, and it's the most heartwarming, hilarious.
00:27:00.880 --> 00:27:02.799
Traveling home with like 18 packs of ranch.
00:27:02.880 --> 00:27:02.960
Yeah.
00:27:03.759 --> 00:27:06.880
And then you're like, they go to a Bucky's, they're like, holy shit, what is this place?
00:27:07.039 --> 00:27:08.319
And they're like, are you a supermarket?
00:27:08.400 --> 00:27:09.440
Are you a gas station?
00:27:09.599 --> 00:27:10.559
Oh, yeah, absolutely.
00:27:10.960 --> 00:27:11.519
Just heaven.
00:27:11.759 --> 00:27:12.799
Oh my gosh, you're kidding.
00:27:13.039 --> 00:27:13.759
That was a minute.
00:27:14.000 --> 00:27:15.119
Well, you took most of that.
00:27:15.279 --> 00:27:15.759
So that's it.
00:27:16.079 --> 00:27:16.559
You're right, Count.
00:27:16.799 --> 00:27:18.319
We're gonna move, we're gonna keep going.
00:27:18.720 --> 00:27:29.279
Um, one of my favorites that I found was the French man who um says he would give his les croissant or his left croissant for a Texas biscuit.
00:27:29.759 --> 00:27:33.519
And I was like, my French accent is terrible, but I died laughing.
00:27:33.680 --> 00:27:35.599
I, oh my gosh, he was so funny.
00:27:35.839 --> 00:27:36.559
You sent me that one.
00:27:36.880 --> 00:27:42.480
Yeah, they were like, they were trying to hook him up with like a big F-350 diesel truck and like put him, get him a house with a pool.
00:27:42.559 --> 00:27:44.880
He's like, What am I gonna do with the F-350?
00:27:44.960 --> 00:27:46.640
You know, he's like, I don't even know how to drive that thing.
00:27:46.799 --> 00:27:49.440
These are it's hilarious, but I'm enjoying it so much.
00:27:49.599 --> 00:27:56.319
Yes, the best thing I've seen is like an analogy of it's like, hey, this is similar to like a cousin sleepover.
00:27:56.400 --> 00:28:02.480
All the cousins are getting together, and they're like, hey, our parents are kind of bickering, you know, all that, and you know, we don't really need them.
00:28:02.559 --> 00:28:05.680
We're we're just having a big cousin sleepover, and and everybody's getting together.
00:28:06.559 --> 00:28:07.200
It's so much fun.
00:28:07.599 --> 00:28:08.000
Yeah, yeah.
00:28:08.240 --> 00:28:09.839
So yeah, that's that's been the big one.
00:28:09.920 --> 00:28:12.400
But yeah, yeah, that's that's it on my end for the point.
00:28:12.640 --> 00:28:19.920
Well, with all the negative stuff and the in um the media, it's nice to see positive feedback on our country.
00:28:20.000 --> 00:28:24.799
Yes, yes, um, and embracing of all cult culture to culture you know, engagement.
00:28:25.039 --> 00:28:26.880
Yeah, yeah, and how that's that's such a great deal.
00:28:27.119 --> 00:28:27.359
I love it.
00:28:27.759 --> 00:28:28.559
I'm looking pretty damn good.
00:28:28.799 --> 00:28:30.880
No, and on the 250th anniversary.
00:28:31.119 --> 00:28:31.359
Love it.
00:28:31.440 --> 00:28:32.079
Go USA.
00:28:32.400 --> 00:28:34.640
I mean, listen, the story's kind of writing itself.
00:28:34.960 --> 00:28:35.200
That's right.
00:28:35.759 --> 00:28:36.240
Why not us?
00:28:36.319 --> 00:28:36.720
Let's do it.
00:28:36.960 --> 00:28:37.599
Absolutely.
00:28:37.839 --> 00:28:38.559
All right, all right.
00:28:38.640 --> 00:28:41.359
Well, we are not ready to get into the beefy beef beef.
00:28:41.680 --> 00:28:42.720
Mone, money, money, money.
00:28:43.440 --> 00:28:44.079
The cheddar.
00:28:44.240 --> 00:28:44.720
The cheddar.
00:28:44.960 --> 00:28:46.000
We're getting into cheddar.
00:28:46.319 --> 00:28:47.519
Take it away, Christina.
00:28:47.759 --> 00:28:50.240
Okay, uh, we're playing for Moolah, honey.
00:28:50.400 --> 00:28:50.799
Yeah, mate.
00:28:51.039 --> 00:28:53.039
Um, the first question is how?
00:28:53.279 --> 00:28:54.480
How do we play for money?
00:28:54.640 --> 00:28:59.119
And honestly, I don't know why we waited so long to do this.
00:28:59.359 --> 00:29:01.279
I don't either because it is so fun.
00:29:01.519 --> 00:29:02.559
It is a lot of fun.
00:29:02.640 --> 00:29:07.839
And sometimes, you know, I read the rules on it and everything, and I was like, oh, that just sounds like more rules.
00:29:07.920 --> 00:29:10.640
I just want to play, and it's for what, 25 cents?
00:29:10.880 --> 00:29:12.000
What's the point of that?
00:29:12.160 --> 00:29:15.359
It just didn't seem um it wasn't captivating.
00:29:15.440 --> 00:29:19.839
I was like, uh, I'm I'm gonna need a little more incentive to do that.
00:29:20.079 --> 00:29:24.319
I'm angry with myself because we did it and it was so much fun.
00:29:24.480 --> 00:29:30.720
So, first I'm gonna go into the rules, and we're talking the National Mahjong League rules um for playing with money.
00:29:30.880 --> 00:29:31.599
And you know what?
00:29:31.839 --> 00:29:33.759
This game was meant to be played.
00:29:34.000 --> 00:29:35.279
And you can tell for money.
00:29:35.680 --> 00:29:40.319
Um, you can tell so many of the rules seem to click and make sense now.
00:29:40.480 --> 00:29:43.200
Um, a lot of strategy makes more sense.
00:29:43.680 --> 00:29:46.960
Um so yeah, just I hope you enjoy this.
00:29:47.039 --> 00:29:48.160
I hope you give it a shot.
00:29:48.319 --> 00:29:49.279
Let's get into it.
00:29:49.519 --> 00:29:50.960
How do you play for money?
00:29:51.279 --> 00:30:00.880
So when there is a winner, the first thing you're going to ask is whether the win was a self-pick or if it was one on a discard.
00:30:01.200 --> 00:30:02.880
Um, that makes a big difference.
00:30:03.119 --> 00:30:08.000
So say it's a self-pick, then all players pay double.
00:30:08.160 --> 00:30:15.519
If you win and you choose your tile from the wall and say mahjong, um, every player is going to pay you double.
00:30:15.680 --> 00:30:16.799
So that is a perk.
00:30:16.880 --> 00:30:19.359
You want to draw your own tile for your win.
00:30:19.599 --> 00:30:34.319
Um if you play, um, if you're playing and you win on a discard, someone else's discard, all players just play the value that the hand is given, which is to the right of the hand on the card.
00:30:34.640 --> 00:30:40.160
And um, however, the discarder is penalized, they pay you double.
00:30:40.559 --> 00:30:45.119
Um, so you're gonna make more money picking your own tile from the wall.
00:30:45.279 --> 00:30:52.640
However, I would say it's still a good idea to win on a discard, just if you're gonna win, you know, get the win, period.
00:30:52.880 --> 00:30:58.480
Um, but know that if you are the discarder, you are penalized for that.
00:30:58.640 --> 00:31:00.559
So you want to play a lot more strategically.
00:31:01.039 --> 00:31:04.799
Okay, the next question you're gonna ask is okay, I won.
00:31:04.960 --> 00:31:06.960
It was self-picked from the wall.
00:31:07.519 --> 00:31:09.440
Do I have jokers in my hand?
00:31:10.319 --> 00:31:17.039
If you have no jokers, then all players actually pay four times the value.
00:31:17.359 --> 00:31:22.559
So if it's self-picked and you have jokers, you everybody pays you double.
00:31:22.720 --> 00:31:29.440
If it's self-picked and you have no jokers, everyone pays you four times the value of that hand.
00:31:30.400 --> 00:31:32.400
Yeah, that's that's the goal, baby.
00:31:32.559 --> 00:31:32.960
Wow.
00:31:33.200 --> 00:31:43.279
Um, if you win on a discard, you um call for somebody's discard, say mahjong, everyone is going to pay you value.
00:31:43.359 --> 00:31:44.799
The discarder pays you double.
00:31:44.960 --> 00:31:56.400
However, if you win on a discard with no jokers, everybody is going to pay you double, and discarder will pay you four times.
00:31:56.880 --> 00:31:57.119
Okay.
00:31:57.599 --> 00:31:59.039
Watch those discardies.
00:31:59.279 --> 00:31:59.440
Yes.
00:32:00.319 --> 00:32:03.279
No jokers on a discard is still very valuable.
00:32:03.440 --> 00:32:07.680
All players pay you twice, discarder four times.
00:32:07.839 --> 00:32:08.160
Okay.
00:32:08.319 --> 00:32:08.960
That's a lot.
00:32:09.200 --> 00:32:12.720
I'm going to give you some examples to clarify because I know it's a lot, right?
00:32:12.880 --> 00:32:13.039
Yes.
00:32:13.200 --> 00:32:17.119
And we can ever if you want to get your card out, you can do that.
00:32:17.200 --> 00:32:25.440
But I'm going to give an example with the very first um hand on the 2026 card, and that's in the 2026 section.
00:32:25.599 --> 00:32:31.039
We've got the twos, the zeros, and then in another suit, twos and sixes.
00:32:31.279 --> 00:32:36.400
Um so say I draw a six and I call mahjong.
00:32:36.640 --> 00:32:42.799
I've used jokers, all players are going to pay me double the value of the line.
00:32:43.359 --> 00:32:48.079
Say I draw a six and call mahjong, but I have no jokers.
00:32:48.799 --> 00:32:54.480
All players are going to pay me four times the value of that hand.
00:32:54.799 --> 00:32:56.480
And so that's your goal, right?
00:32:56.720 --> 00:33:01.680
Um you draw your own, you have no jokers, everyone pays you four times.
00:33:02.079 --> 00:33:02.400
All right.
00:33:02.559 --> 00:33:09.039
Say Elizabeth discards a six and I hold Fermajong and I have jokers.
00:33:09.279 --> 00:33:09.759
Oh no.
00:33:10.079 --> 00:33:16.880
All players are going to pay me the value, or are going to pay me the value, and Elizabeth will pay me double.
00:33:16.960 --> 00:33:18.079
She is penalized.
00:33:18.480 --> 00:33:19.119
Yeah.
00:33:19.519 --> 00:33:25.920
Um, say Elizabeth discards a six, I hold Fermage, but I have no jokers.
00:33:26.640 --> 00:33:33.359
Everyone else just pays double because I've got the no jokers, but the discarder is going to pay me four times the value.
00:33:34.400 --> 00:33:34.960
Yes.
00:33:35.359 --> 00:33:39.599
So it's kind of, I feel like that part was hold.
00:33:39.839 --> 00:33:42.240
I was like, I don't want to figure out every time.
00:33:42.480 --> 00:33:49.839
I think after you do it a few times, the calculating it, just like any other part of the game, it becomes second nature.
00:33:50.000 --> 00:33:50.160
Yeah.
00:33:50.400 --> 00:33:51.279
Yeah, super easy.
00:33:51.519 --> 00:33:52.480
Really, it really it is.
00:33:52.559 --> 00:33:57.279
You just you look at what who what winning tile you where you, how you got your winning tile, and then if you have jokers.
00:33:57.440 --> 00:33:58.079
And it's really simple.
00:33:58.400 --> 00:33:58.640
Two questions.
00:33:58.880 --> 00:34:00.480
What I liked about it is there's no wagering.
00:34:00.720 --> 00:34:03.200
You know, you just play the game and then you figure it out at the end.
00:34:03.279 --> 00:34:06.480
It's not like you're navigating the gambling throughout the gameplay.
00:34:06.559 --> 00:34:06.720
Yeah.
00:34:06.880 --> 00:34:10.719
But it does affect the two questions are was it self-picked or discard?
00:34:10.800 --> 00:34:12.239
And do I have jokers?
00:34:12.480 --> 00:34:14.559
Um, here's kind of the exception.
00:34:14.800 --> 00:34:23.840
If you don't have jokers, but your line is or your hand is from the singles and pairs section, um, you do not get paid extra for that.
00:34:24.000 --> 00:34:26.800
Those lines are already, the value is already built in.
00:34:27.039 --> 00:34:27.440
Exactly.
00:34:27.599 --> 00:34:33.599
Um, because the right, those are the highest valued hands on the and you would never you can't use a joker with those anyway.
00:34:33.920 --> 00:34:34.320
So that's why.
00:34:34.800 --> 00:34:36.000
So you don't get any extra.
00:34:36.079 --> 00:34:37.119
It's the value that it is.
00:34:37.280 --> 00:34:38.320
No jokers doesn't matter.
00:34:38.480 --> 00:34:41.039
Yeah, you wouldn't be using jokers um anyway.
00:34:41.280 --> 00:34:43.840
So yeah, that's really the only exception.
00:34:44.000 --> 00:34:50.239
So your goals really are self-pick your winning tile, if possible, or that's what you want anyway.
00:34:50.400 --> 00:34:54.000
And no jokers if possible, that is gonna get you the big bucks.
00:34:54.079 --> 00:34:54.800
Yep, right?
00:34:55.199 --> 00:34:55.519
Okay.
00:34:55.920 --> 00:35:02.000
Oh, and also it's not if you ever had jokers in your exposed, it's if you at the end of the game, correct?
00:35:02.239 --> 00:35:03.840
At the time of Mahjong.
00:35:04.239 --> 00:35:04.400
Right.
00:35:04.480 --> 00:35:04.800
That's right.
00:35:04.960 --> 00:35:08.960
So if someone has has traded you for a joker and you you do have no jokers, that counts.
00:35:09.199 --> 00:35:12.800
If somebody steals your joker, almost you want people to.
00:35:13.519 --> 00:35:15.039
You want people to take your joker.
00:35:15.119 --> 00:35:18.800
So this we're gonna get into that a little bit because it changes the strategy, right?
00:35:19.199 --> 00:35:22.880
Okay, well, we had never played for money before.
00:35:23.039 --> 00:35:33.599
So I wanted to reach out naturally um to the group Mahjong That's It and see if I could get a little bit of feedback and some pro tips.
00:35:33.760 --> 00:35:40.239
So I did, I posted and I asked um what my friends and I would need to play for money for the first time and any advice that they would give me.
00:35:40.320 --> 00:35:42.239
They gave us some great information.
00:35:42.480 --> 00:35:46.960
Um, most recommended bringing$5 in change.
00:35:47.119 --> 00:35:56.159
I love those people who responded um and they said bring four dollars, four dollars in quarters, uh, 50 cents in dimes and 50 cents in nickels.
00:35:56.320 --> 00:35:58.320
And I think that worked perfectly, right?
00:35:58.719 --> 00:35:58.960
Yes.
00:35:59.039 --> 00:35:59.840
Um for us it did.
00:36:00.480 --> 00:36:01.199
Any pennies?
00:36:01.519 --> 00:36:02.559
No, no pennies.
00:36:02.719 --> 00:36:04.239
So it's all an income of five.
00:36:04.719 --> 00:36:06.800
So that worked really, really well.
00:36:07.119 --> 00:36:13.679
And um of course we got a lot of responses of people paying or playing for much higher stakes.
00:36:13.840 --> 00:36:17.440
Um, some people double it right off the bat, some people do dollars.
00:36:17.599 --> 00:36:19.440
Um, I I think that's interesting.
00:36:19.519 --> 00:36:21.599
I think I could get excited for something like that.
00:36:21.760 --> 00:36:30.400
I think in the meantime, I still want to practice with I want to keep practicing and playing um with our$5 in change that we have.
00:36:30.639 --> 00:36:32.000
It was so much fun.
00:36:32.239 --> 00:36:40.559
Um, and there's something exciting about sort of tangibly being able to count um your earnings and put it in my little coin.
00:36:41.119 --> 00:36:44.000
Seeing, yes, it's like a visual, tangible thing.
00:36:44.159 --> 00:36:46.880
Like, okay, this bag's a little heavier than when I got here.
00:36:47.199 --> 00:36:49.760
I like you, I was like, oh, it's just chump change.
00:36:49.840 --> 00:36:51.039
Like, what I don't think that's gonna be fun.
00:36:51.119 --> 00:37:00.719
It is, it is, and I also can see if you switch just doubling it, I could see, but going straight to dollars takes it a little too like you're no longer in a friendly game.
00:37:00.800 --> 00:37:05.519
You know, it's like what what's the what it'd be$25 instead of 25 cents, you know.
00:37:06.079 --> 00:37:06.639
It's a big jump.
00:37:06.880 --> 00:37:10.400
We're not talking$250, we're not talking like you know, two.
00:37:10.880 --> 00:37:15.920
I could really see where higher it would, it's it'd be I wouldn't want to play with my friends that way, I don't think, you know?
00:37:16.000 --> 00:37:18.639
I yeah, I would play for big money, but not not with my friends.
00:37:18.719 --> 00:37:24.239
I think it would get a little contentious and change a little bit of the fun dynamic, yeah.
00:37:24.400 --> 00:37:24.800
Yeah, yeah.
00:37:25.039 --> 00:37:25.599
And it was fun.
00:37:25.840 --> 00:37:26.639
You're right, it was fun.
00:37:26.719 --> 00:37:34.639
And I think your goal is more like how long can I keep working with this five dollars um before I have to refill my change purse?
00:37:34.960 --> 00:37:38.320
Or um how how big can I grow this change purse?
00:37:38.400 --> 00:37:38.880
You know what I mean?
00:37:39.360 --> 00:37:42.960
Didn't you say there were some women that were like, I've never had to refill my change purse.
00:37:43.360 --> 00:37:48.000
So I got my$5 out 20 years ago and I'm still rocking, you know, like right.
00:37:48.159 --> 00:37:56.719
So some ladies are like, I, you know, I s some ladies like to start with a certain amount for the year and keep track of that year specifically.
00:37:56.880 --> 00:38:02.079
But yeah, there was one commenter who was like, I filled this up 10 years ago and uh been riding it.
00:38:03.440 --> 00:38:04.960
And I was like, go girl.
00:38:05.280 --> 00:38:10.400
Um, but I I like that idea kind of waiting to the end of the year and seeing where you land.
00:38:10.480 --> 00:38:11.599
Did you have to refill it?
00:38:11.760 --> 00:38:14.159
Totally come out positive or negative.
00:38:14.239 --> 00:38:16.320
Yeah, and that's just an exciting way.
00:38:16.480 --> 00:38:17.840
It's kind of like the trinkets.
00:38:17.920 --> 00:38:19.360
Do you like do you like the trinkets?
00:38:19.519 --> 00:38:25.039
It's just a visual, tangible pile of your winnings, like how it's this is how much I want to do it.
00:38:25.199 --> 00:38:26.400
More self-validation for you.
00:38:26.639 --> 00:38:27.360
Yeah, it is.
00:38:27.679 --> 00:38:30.400
But I like to see how wonderful I'm doing, you know.
00:38:30.639 --> 00:38:31.760
Yeah, I know.
00:38:32.000 --> 00:38:37.679
It was lovely, and I mean, you know, don't get me wrong, I did come out on top, so that helped.
00:38:37.840 --> 00:38:40.639
Well, I had to leave early, so you came out on top too.
00:38:40.880 --> 00:38:41.360
Yeah, I did good.
00:38:41.599 --> 00:38:43.039
Yeah, you did you did very well.
00:38:43.280 --> 00:38:44.639
Yes, I was definitely in the green.
00:38:44.880 --> 00:38:45.119
Yeah.
00:38:45.679 --> 00:38:51.920
So, and then another comment that I got several times is a lot of groups play for pie, which was interesting.
00:38:52.000 --> 00:38:55.519
And I'm I'm thankful for the commenter who told me what that meant.
00:38:55.679 --> 00:38:57.519
It means purse is empty.
00:38:57.679 --> 00:39:00.639
So basically they set an amount for the game, say$5.
00:39:01.360 --> 00:39:04.719
And then once somebody runs out, they keep playing.
00:39:04.880 --> 00:39:08.079
Um, they don't have to pay out at the end if they don't have money.
00:39:08.159 --> 00:39:11.039
If they do win some back, then they can continue to play.
00:39:11.199 --> 00:39:13.119
But otherwise, you're not like cut from the game.
00:39:13.280 --> 00:39:13.440
Okay.
00:39:13.679 --> 00:39:15.280
So it's it's very friendly.
00:39:15.599 --> 00:39:20.000
Um, I mean, you don't have to play a lot of games, I think, to run out of$5.
00:39:20.559 --> 00:39:21.679
I mean, listen, I'm not against it.
00:39:21.760 --> 00:39:24.000
I'm I'm I mean, yeah, just don't lose.
00:39:24.159 --> 00:39:24.559
Yeah.
00:39:24.800 --> 00:39:30.320
Um, another thing that they do is they do a pot for wall games.
00:39:30.480 --> 00:39:39.840
So everybody throws in a dime or a quarter if there's a wall game, and either the next winner sort of wins big and they get that pot or they save it up.
00:39:40.000 --> 00:39:44.159
And um, once they have enough, they all go out to lunch on the wall game pot or something.
00:39:44.480 --> 00:39:44.719
That's fun.
00:39:44.880 --> 00:39:45.280
That's awesome.
00:39:45.599 --> 00:39:45.920
I like that.
00:39:46.320 --> 00:39:47.199
Yeah, that's really cool.
00:39:47.440 --> 00:39:52.320
So there's, you know, there's the National Mahjong League rules, which we went over on how to pay out.
00:39:52.559 --> 00:39:58.000
Um, but there's also a really fun house rules, right?
00:39:58.320 --> 00:39:58.559
Yeah.
00:39:58.639 --> 00:40:01.519
Um, which keeps it interesting and it makes it your own.
00:40:01.599 --> 00:40:05.760
You can adjust it to what you and your friends are comfortable with.
00:40:06.320 --> 00:40:09.840
Um, it's just, yeah, I I really enjoyed it.
00:40:10.159 --> 00:40:11.280
I did too, but I did.
00:40:11.360 --> 00:40:26.800
It was very easy to see how it kind of changes your gameplay a little bit, especially with stuff we've already talked about, you know, um not commenting on what other people are doing and you know, keeping that stuff to yourself or you know, identifying dead hands.
00:40:27.360 --> 00:40:28.320
That's our next section.
00:40:28.800 --> 00:40:32.719
So, yes, how does playing for money change the game?
00:40:32.960 --> 00:40:34.079
It totally does.
00:40:34.639 --> 00:40:39.440
And it makes you realize that this game was made to be played for money.
00:40:39.679 --> 00:40:42.159
Um, it was designed this way for a reason.
00:40:42.320 --> 00:40:43.760
Um, very interesting.
00:40:44.000 --> 00:40:49.199
So having, like I said, tangible representation of your success at the end is super motivating.
00:40:49.599 --> 00:40:53.199
Um, I'm I'm not as motivated playing for fun.
00:40:53.440 --> 00:40:56.719
In fact, um, I've said this several times.
00:40:56.880 --> 00:41:05.039
When we're playing for fun and we're getting close to the end, I am really rooting for somebody to win over having a wall game.
00:41:05.199 --> 00:41:05.440
Yes.
00:41:05.679 --> 00:41:08.159
I want someone to get that high, right?
00:41:08.639 --> 00:41:10.639
I can tell I'm not going to.
00:41:10.960 --> 00:41:12.480
It's getting close.
00:41:12.800 --> 00:41:21.599
And I will sometimes, and not often, but I will sometimes throw a tile to help somebody out because I'm like, I'm not ending this in a wall game.
00:41:21.679 --> 00:41:23.440
You take this, I think you need it.
00:41:23.679 --> 00:41:27.840
Um, I would never, no, not for 25 cents.
00:41:29.440 --> 00:41:32.079
Um, listen, that quarter is heavy.
00:41:32.400 --> 00:41:35.599
So there's more strategy there.
00:41:35.760 --> 00:41:38.079
You're gonna play more defensively.
00:41:38.320 --> 00:41:40.639
You're not gonna throw hot tiles.
00:41:40.800 --> 00:41:44.239
Uh, you don't want to be the one throwing the discard.
00:41:44.639 --> 00:41:50.880
You're gonna be more penalized if you throw what somebody else needs to win.
00:41:52.079 --> 00:42:05.440
One thing I will say is a tip that came up, and I really appreciate it, is that you wanna keep safe tiles on your rack for later in the game, which I've not done a whole lot of.
00:42:05.679 --> 00:42:07.360
Um I do it sometimes.
00:42:07.679 --> 00:42:09.599
And by that you mean things you know that other people do not want.
00:42:10.000 --> 00:42:14.960
Things you know that other people, it's a safe, it's a safe discard.
00:42:15.119 --> 00:42:16.880
Nobody is gonna call for it.
00:42:17.119 --> 00:42:19.679
Um, everything's already been discarded.
00:42:20.000 --> 00:42:25.360
It's it's one of the ones at the end that you know isn't going to win the game.
00:42:25.599 --> 00:42:29.599
You're holding on to those because at the end, that's where it starts to get sticky, right?
00:42:29.920 --> 00:42:30.159
Exactly.
00:42:30.320 --> 00:42:32.559
Um and if you throw them early, then it's potentially they're gonna be able to do that.
00:42:32.719 --> 00:42:40.000
If you draw a flower towards the end of the game that you know you don't need, um, you're only throwing that if you know you're about to win, right?
00:42:40.239 --> 00:42:46.719
Because or if you know somebody else needs it, you're not throwing it at all and you are sacrificing your hand.
00:42:46.960 --> 00:42:58.880
And I think that's the in in this gameplay, I think you end up sacrificing your hand and playing defensively a lot more because it's it's more worth it to not expend your money and and lose than to have someone else win.
00:42:58.960 --> 00:42:59.280
Yeah.
00:42:59.840 --> 00:43:00.639
Yeah, exactly.
00:43:00.800 --> 00:43:02.400
So it totally changes that.
00:43:02.559 --> 00:43:04.960
Um, also stealing jokers.
00:43:05.199 --> 00:43:07.119
You are not trying to steal jokers.
00:43:07.280 --> 00:43:17.599
If she had, if Elizabeth had jokers exposed and I knew that I don't maybe I don't even need that joker, but somebody else could take it and use it to their benefit.
00:43:17.679 --> 00:43:22.559
Sometimes I'll grab it and discard it just to be like, uh-uh, I'm not leaving that thing out there.
00:43:22.800 --> 00:43:27.440
Um, but you don't necessarily want to do that for a couple of reasons.
00:43:27.599 --> 00:43:31.039
I don't want her to win without jokers because I'm gonna have to pay her a lot more.
00:43:31.199 --> 00:43:31.519
Right.
00:43:31.760 --> 00:43:38.800
I also um I don't want to like, I don't even I don't I forget where I was going with that.
00:43:39.119 --> 00:43:42.480
Well, it's also you aren't aren't as keen to have jokers in your own hand.
00:43:42.639 --> 00:43:44.079
So it's not yeah, that's right.
00:43:44.400 --> 00:43:46.559
I also and of course like you're you you're good.
00:43:46.800 --> 00:43:48.239
If you can win with jokers, win.
00:43:48.320 --> 00:43:51.199
Do not like not do jokers for for, you know.
00:43:51.519 --> 00:43:56.480
But it does make you think a little bit more of do I do I want to wait and try to do it without it?
00:43:56.719 --> 00:43:59.760
As prior, I would have been like, take that bad boy and get these kids, you know.
00:44:00.239 --> 00:44:02.079
So it does make you think.
00:44:02.400 --> 00:44:03.360
Here's another thought.
00:44:03.599 --> 00:44:04.639
Here's another thought.
00:44:04.880 --> 00:44:16.000
What I have done several times is um when somebody discards a tile that I need, but I I already have that covered with a joker in my rack, right?
00:44:16.159 --> 00:44:21.519
So say I need um I need three soaps or something.
00:44:22.079 --> 00:44:25.440
And I've got two soaps or I need four soaps.
00:44:25.519 --> 00:44:27.599
I've got three soaps and a joker.
00:44:27.760 --> 00:44:29.599
So they discard that soap.
00:44:30.000 --> 00:44:30.639
It's safe.
00:44:31.119 --> 00:44:32.480
Nobody else has soaps.
00:44:32.639 --> 00:44:33.519
It's the last one.
00:44:33.679 --> 00:44:34.480
I don't really need it.
00:44:34.639 --> 00:44:38.079
I have a joker in that spot that I don't need to use anywhere else.
00:44:38.400 --> 00:44:40.960
And oftentimes I would just let that go.
00:44:41.519 --> 00:44:46.639
Um, sometimes I would grab it and then discard a joker just as a baller move.
00:44:46.800 --> 00:44:54.320
But honestly, if I am playing for money, I'm not, I'm calling that and I am exposing.
00:44:54.400 --> 00:45:02.400
I'm gonna take the risk of exposing and letting people know a little bit more about my hand to get rid of that joker if I'm close because I think it'll pay out bigger.
00:45:02.639 --> 00:45:10.079
So everything, all the moves that you normally make, um, especially it's like second nature now, right?
00:45:10.159 --> 00:45:11.840
Because you're used to just rolling along.
00:45:12.000 --> 00:45:16.079
I'm rethinking everything and how it's going to affect me in the end.
00:45:16.320 --> 00:45:20.159
So it adds a totally different element.
00:45:20.400 --> 00:45:20.639
Right.
00:45:20.719 --> 00:45:23.119
And also with what hand do you end up choosing?
00:45:23.360 --> 00:45:27.519
I found myself going for singles and pairs three times.
00:45:27.679 --> 00:45:28.000
Yeah.
00:45:28.320 --> 00:45:32.800
Because you I was kind of like, well, this is my work, and I don't want jokers right now.
00:45:32.880 --> 00:45:38.320
And it just with what I yeah, I found myself going for those a lot more frequently than I would normally.
00:45:38.719 --> 00:45:42.800
That's exactly changing which hand I choose was a big one.
00:45:43.039 --> 00:45:47.360
Um what's more valuable versus what's more achievable?
00:45:47.599 --> 00:45:50.800
That's kind of when I'm choosing between two hands.
00:45:51.119 --> 00:45:55.519
And that comes up now, where before I didn't care about the value.
00:45:55.599 --> 00:45:58.239
It was which one am I more likely to achieve?
00:45:58.400 --> 00:45:58.880
Right, right.
00:45:59.119 --> 00:46:00.960
So that that aspect comes up.
00:46:01.039 --> 00:46:04.400
Um also now higher risk equals higher reward.
00:46:04.480 --> 00:46:04.800
Yep.
00:46:04.960 --> 00:46:10.239
Um, so you're taking bigger risks, you're going for more difficult hands, but it's gonna pay out if you've got it.
00:46:10.320 --> 00:46:12.079
And so those maybe when it does.
00:46:12.320 --> 00:46:12.719
Oh, yeah.
00:46:12.880 --> 00:46:13.599
It's good.
00:46:14.079 --> 00:46:15.840
That's a lot of change, y'all.
00:46:16.079 --> 00:46:16.480
I know.
00:46:16.719 --> 00:46:17.760
Um, who knew?
00:46:17.920 --> 00:46:18.639
Who knew?
00:46:18.960 --> 00:46:20.480
But um, I don't know.
00:46:20.559 --> 00:46:23.440
And then I'm doing less experimenting.
00:46:23.760 --> 00:46:28.079
So I think I would be more risky when I'm playing for fun.
00:46:28.239 --> 00:46:30.079
There's not a lot at stake.
00:46:30.320 --> 00:46:34.320
I'm not kind of one who I'm not one that comes home and I'm like, I won three times.
00:46:34.400 --> 00:46:36.159
I don't know, I don't remember how many times I won.
00:46:36.239 --> 00:46:38.480
Like I played and I'm so happy, right?
00:46:38.719 --> 00:46:39.039
Right.
00:46:39.280 --> 00:46:41.519
Um, but a lot of people are.
00:46:41.679 --> 00:46:47.760
I think though, I like to experiment a lot and go for sometimes I'll be like, I'm only playing in this section tonight.
00:46:47.840 --> 00:46:48.719
I never play in this section.
00:46:48.800 --> 00:46:49.199
I'm doing that.
00:46:49.280 --> 00:46:55.199
And just to give myself a challenge or something to sort of like spark some excitement in my night, I'm doing something crazy.
00:46:55.519 --> 00:46:58.800
But um, I'm not doing that when I'm playing for money.
00:46:58.960 --> 00:47:00.880
I am looking at what I know.
00:47:01.039 --> 00:47:03.280
Um, I am I know we're too competitive.
00:47:03.679 --> 00:47:04.559
Yeah, I'm too competitive.
00:47:04.800 --> 00:47:05.440
Yeah, that's right.
00:47:05.519 --> 00:47:06.079
Yeah.
00:47:06.400 --> 00:47:10.079
Um so overall experience.
00:47:10.400 --> 00:47:11.119
I loved it.
00:47:11.280 --> 00:47:12.639
I I loved it so much.
00:47:13.039 --> 00:47:21.519
And I would be down to try different variations and house rules and all that stuff for higher, higher, you know, amounts, I guess.
00:47:21.760 --> 00:47:25.920
But I the really, it was a lot of fun with just the the standard rules.
00:47:26.159 --> 00:47:27.599
I would definitely recommend trying that first.
00:47:27.840 --> 00:47:27.920
Yeah.
00:47:28.400 --> 00:47:29.679
Just to kind of get it under your belt.
00:47:29.760 --> 00:47:31.599
But um, I'm gonna play with my sister this weekend.
00:47:31.679 --> 00:47:33.599
I told her we're filming today and she was like, oh man.
00:47:33.760 --> 00:47:35.199
I was like, get you cool.
00:47:35.920 --> 00:47:36.559
Get your quarters.
00:47:37.039 --> 00:47:37.360
Yeah.
00:47:37.519 --> 00:47:43.440
So I, for those of you who are hearing this and you haven't done it yet, I've been where you are.
00:47:43.760 --> 00:47:46.480
I know that, yeah, I just play for fun too.
00:47:46.639 --> 00:47:49.519
When you're playing for quarters, you're still just playing for fun, right?
00:47:49.679 --> 00:47:50.880
Like we're not ruining the game.
00:47:50.960 --> 00:47:55.760
I feel like a lot of people were felt offended by the idea of playing for money.
00:47:55.920 --> 00:48:01.039
And um it's I I think you're looking at it the wrong way.
00:48:01.199 --> 00:48:08.639
I think it changes enough of the game to make it a little bit more exciting, a little bit more competitive, more defensive.
00:48:08.880 --> 00:48:12.639
And I I strongly urge you to give it a try.
00:48:12.800 --> 00:48:15.679
I I'm mad that we waited so long.
00:48:15.840 --> 00:48:16.719
I think you'll love it.
00:48:16.960 --> 00:48:19.599
Well, I thought it was gonna be more complicated than it was, you know, and it's really not.
00:48:20.000 --> 00:48:21.840
It's really the two questions, right?
00:48:22.239 --> 00:48:25.519
Did I self-pick or did I win on a discard?
00:48:25.760 --> 00:48:26.960
And do I have jokers?
00:48:27.039 --> 00:48:27.199
Right.
00:48:27.360 --> 00:48:28.639
It's the two questions.
00:48:28.800 --> 00:48:30.880
Um, the values are on the card.
00:48:31.039 --> 00:48:33.760
It really becomes easy once you do it a few times.
00:48:34.000 --> 00:48:36.079
And yeah, we brought the perfect amount.
00:48:36.159 --> 00:48:40.719
So I would bring$4 and quarters, 50 cents in dimes, 50 cents in nickels.
00:48:40.960 --> 00:48:41.840
That worked perfectly.
00:48:42.079 --> 00:48:43.360
That did seem to be the perfect amount.
00:48:43.440 --> 00:48:44.960
So thank you to whoever told us that.
00:48:45.440 --> 00:48:46.159
Absolutely.
00:48:46.400 --> 00:48:50.559
Um, and I think that pretty much wraps up that segment.
00:48:50.880 --> 00:48:54.559
It was like she said, less complicated, pretty easy to grasp.
00:48:54.719 --> 00:48:55.360
But super fun.
00:48:55.599 --> 00:48:56.800
But so much fun.
00:48:57.599 --> 00:48:59.119
I have an idea for a house rule.
00:48:59.199 --> 00:49:00.719
Oh, let's hear it.
00:49:01.039 --> 00:49:07.280
So in blackjack, there are the progressive jackpots, you know, so similar to throwing in for a wall game.
00:49:07.360 --> 00:49:07.679
Yeah.
00:49:08.000 --> 00:49:14.800
But potential, I know we talked about like the crazy hands you could potentially get, like right off the rip.
00:49:15.119 --> 00:49:31.440
Is there anything that is more likely to happen that's kind of somewhere in the middle between getting your mahjong right off the you know, the draw and you know the the wall game?
00:49:31.599 --> 00:49:38.159
Like, is there some anomaly that you could that doesn't happen too often, but still happens?
00:49:38.400 --> 00:49:42.960
Because we talked about the probability of getting mahjong off of the draw.
00:49:43.119 --> 00:49:44.480
And that's very, very hard.
00:49:44.719 --> 00:49:45.199
Unlikely.
00:49:46.400 --> 00:49:50.719
But is there something that is more likely than that, but also still doesn't happen too much?
00:49:51.039 --> 00:49:52.000
Oh my gosh, yeah.
00:49:52.159 --> 00:49:54.639
You can win very early in the game, okay, but not yet.
00:49:55.039 --> 00:49:56.480
That would be a fun progressive, then.
00:49:56.559 --> 00:49:56.719
Yeah.
00:49:57.039 --> 00:50:03.920
Um oftentimes I get dealt something amazing, and it can go either way.
00:50:04.079 --> 00:50:05.280
I can be so close.
00:50:05.360 --> 00:50:15.360
I can be a few tiles away after the Charleston and not win because I'm holding out for something, which is really silly, but it's like I was dealt this, you know.
00:50:15.599 --> 00:50:20.320
So you hold on to it for dear life and you don't pivot early enough because you're holding on to.
00:50:20.639 --> 00:50:22.320
That's the choice you have to make a lot in Mahjong.
00:50:22.400 --> 00:50:30.320
Is do I go for this thing that's more achievable that I have a better shot at, or do I go for this higher point, more difficult, but I pretty much have a prettier line.
00:50:30.639 --> 00:50:33.840
Oh yeah, yeah, you know, so it's it's you're constantly having that thought.
00:50:33.920 --> 00:50:37.039
But I do think that the playing with money puts that more into focus.
00:50:37.360 --> 00:50:53.840
Yeah, but there is a lot of luck involved where you you can win maybe before, say, like if you win before the third wall is like if if you needed to draw a line, you know, and say if you win before the second wall is pushed out, yeah or something like that.
00:50:54.079 --> 00:51:00.320
That could be something where you get a bonus for winning that early or something.
00:51:00.800 --> 00:51:01.119
Okay, okay.
00:51:01.360 --> 00:51:04.719
Yeah, little side pod action that kind of rolls over.
00:51:04.880 --> 00:51:09.039
And I mean, how it works in blackjack is you gotta pay it to to play it.
00:51:09.440 --> 00:51:13.679
To be like if you don't put money into it, then you're not gonna have the chance.
00:51:14.000 --> 00:51:16.960
So it's just kind of like an extra bet on the side.
00:51:17.280 --> 00:51:17.679
Got it.
00:51:18.000 --> 00:51:24.800
And I mean, a lot of people, you know, won because what they do in blackjack is like if you get a a straight flush, right?
00:51:24.960 --> 00:51:27.679
Or a royal flush, it's like it's the highest payout.
00:51:27.840 --> 00:51:37.119
So if you get dealt, you know, king of diamonds and queen of diamonds, and then the dealer's card is showing an ace of diamonds, you just hit it and you won.
00:51:37.199 --> 00:51:41.199
And it's like you pay five bucks to win like 400,000.
00:51:41.280 --> 00:51:44.639
You know, so that's obviously a high anomaly, you know.
00:51:44.800 --> 00:51:48.400
But um, but that could be fun, but I can see how I like that.
00:51:48.559 --> 00:52:04.880
Yeah, and you know, there is a whole aspect that we're not going to get into on this episode, but there is a player called the better, and it's a fifth player, and it's kind of fun because you're sort of on the outside watching the game, which doesn't sound fun, but you're betting on the game.
00:52:05.039 --> 00:52:05.199
Yes.
00:52:05.679 --> 00:52:07.599
Um you get paid if you're right.
00:52:07.840 --> 00:52:09.840
So you can like pick a dog in the fight.
00:52:09.920 --> 00:52:10.079
Yes.
00:52:10.400 --> 00:52:11.360
You pick a dog in the fight.
00:52:11.440 --> 00:52:11.920
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:52:12.079 --> 00:52:14.159
And you can look at everybody's tiles.
00:52:14.480 --> 00:52:16.559
So we'll get into the better thing.
00:52:16.719 --> 00:52:17.760
We've never done it.
00:52:18.159 --> 00:52:19.599
Um but I've read about it a lot.
00:52:19.920 --> 00:52:23.519
Did you do that as league host since you're not playing?
00:52:24.159 --> 00:52:24.480
Yes.
00:52:25.039 --> 00:52:28.480
And also, can you play for money while you're playing league?
00:52:28.639 --> 00:52:30.800
Is that just a decision that you guys make?
00:52:31.199 --> 00:52:33.840
So we do not play for money, we play for points.
00:52:34.159 --> 00:52:48.239
Um, which it's, you know, I really do want to talk about the difference in playing for money and playing for points because even though both of them change the game, they change strategy, um, they add some higher defense in the game.
00:52:48.400 --> 00:52:55.840
Um, it is different because points obviously we're not paying out the other, you know, you don't pay out from you.
00:52:56.239 --> 00:52:57.119
You don't pay out from you.
00:52:57.519 --> 00:52:58.320
You earn your own points.
00:52:58.800 --> 00:53:00.559
You can get docked points, but not it's not quite the same.
00:53:00.960 --> 00:53:01.920
And it's not, yes.
00:53:02.000 --> 00:53:04.400
We're and we're not docking points for anything.
00:53:04.559 --> 00:53:11.039
We did that before and we didn't like it because um people were leaving with negative points versus people who didn't show up.
00:53:11.199 --> 00:53:14.159
So people who didn't show up were higher on the leaderboard than those.
00:53:14.480 --> 00:53:15.119
Oh, interesting.
00:53:15.280 --> 00:53:17.599
Um, and that just didn't make sense to us.
00:53:17.840 --> 00:53:21.199
So um, yes, it's it's interesting.
00:53:21.360 --> 00:53:24.880
I think that's something that we would love to get into eventually.
00:53:25.360 --> 00:53:37.840
And but I think we also want to do a whole segment on house rules, you know, and various I've been getting some really great uh feedback on people with with some cool ideas how to play Siamese and do the Charleston and all this stuff.
00:53:38.000 --> 00:53:40.639
So let us know your thoughts and how you play with money.
00:53:40.960 --> 00:53:41.360
Absolutely.
00:53:41.519 --> 00:53:44.559
Um we'd love to know your little nuances.
00:53:45.119 --> 00:53:50.320
Yeah, and if you've never played and you're gonna give it a shot, please tell us how it went.
00:53:50.480 --> 00:53:54.159
We want to hear if your experience is as fun as ours.
00:53:54.320 --> 00:53:58.239
Um, we it, you know, we played with people we play with all the time.
00:53:58.639 --> 00:54:00.719
And it yeah, it definitely changed.
00:54:01.119 --> 00:54:01.920
We all really enjoyed it.
00:54:02.480 --> 00:54:03.360
Every one of us loved it.
00:54:03.679 --> 00:54:03.760
Yeah.
00:54:04.159 --> 00:54:05.039
So let us know.
00:54:05.199 --> 00:54:07.840
Okay, we want to get into tile tips now.
00:54:08.159 --> 00:54:12.000
And a lot of this is kind of stuff we've covered previously, yeah, and even previously today.
00:54:12.079 --> 00:54:21.039
But this is just kind of a rundown of how to, you know, play and change your game of play and some just kind of tips of playing with money and what you want to look out for.
00:54:21.360 --> 00:54:24.960
The first one I want to touch on is some just an etiquette.
00:54:25.199 --> 00:54:31.679
So when you are playing for money and you are not the winner, please pay out swiftly.
00:54:31.920 --> 00:54:33.599
Don't make the winner ask for it.
00:54:33.679 --> 00:54:34.559
It's so gauche.
00:54:34.719 --> 00:54:35.920
Like it's just it's already.
00:54:36.239 --> 00:54:36.320
Right.
00:54:36.400 --> 00:54:37.199
And it is so simple.
00:54:37.280 --> 00:54:38.159
You should know what you owe.
00:54:38.239 --> 00:54:39.599
Like you shouldn't have to be like, oh, what do I?
00:54:39.920 --> 00:54:40.320
It's simple.
00:54:40.400 --> 00:54:40.719
Do them.
00:54:40.880 --> 00:54:42.960
I mean, you can ask if you need help with the math.
00:54:43.119 --> 00:54:44.000
I think that's fine.
00:54:44.719 --> 00:54:49.920
But don't let them like calculate and ask everybody themselves.
00:54:50.079 --> 00:54:51.599
I think it's awkward and uncomfortable.
00:54:51.679 --> 00:54:52.960
And just like, don't be that player.
00:54:53.119 --> 00:54:54.960
Pull out your purse and start paying up.
00:54:55.119 --> 00:54:57.360
Um, don't get weird with money.
00:54:57.679 --> 00:54:58.880
It's like just send me the Venmo.
00:54:58.960 --> 00:54:59.280
Just send the money.
00:54:59.920 --> 00:55:01.440
I was like, I think I think we don't go higher.
00:55:01.760 --> 00:55:03.039
I'm glad you brought up Venmo.
00:55:03.119 --> 00:55:03.360
Oh, yeah.
00:55:03.679 --> 00:55:15.440
In the Mahjong That's It post that I made, I did say I'm assuming playing for actual cash or change is more fun than just tallying up and sending Venmos at the end.
00:55:15.599 --> 00:55:18.559
And not one person was like, no, Venmo's fine, we do it.
00:55:18.639 --> 00:55:19.760
Like nobody does it.
00:55:19.840 --> 00:55:20.719
And that's not fun.
00:55:20.800 --> 00:55:22.960
Like, I don't, yeah, I want my change purse.
00:55:23.360 --> 00:55:24.800
So I'm using my dice bag.
00:55:24.960 --> 00:55:26.159
I put my change in it.
00:55:26.239 --> 00:55:28.159
Um, my beautiful dice bag by Jen.
00:55:28.239 --> 00:55:38.639
Our friend Jen crocheted all these like unique, special, customized um that goes back to you know, analog versus digital.
00:55:38.800 --> 00:55:40.000
Yeah, you know, analog.
00:55:40.239 --> 00:55:42.639
It's I want to feel the coins in my hand.
00:55:42.800 --> 00:55:46.960
I don't want to say, oh, I'm gonna send you$7 or whatever it is.
00:55:48.000 --> 00:55:48.719
Origins of the game.
00:55:48.880 --> 00:55:52.480
I mean, that is what where we got the dots from and the bams from.
00:55:52.639 --> 00:55:55.199
The BAMs were a string of coins, right?
00:55:55.440 --> 00:55:57.199
Um, the dots were coins.
00:55:57.280 --> 00:55:59.039
It's yeah, yeah, yeah, absolutely.
00:55:59.440 --> 00:56:00.079
Back, yeah.
00:56:00.800 --> 00:56:01.039
Hello.
00:56:01.360 --> 00:56:10.159
All right, well, I've got a few tips on just kind of defense because this is we've we've talked about how you're a little more defensive game.
00:56:10.400 --> 00:56:18.400
And as you should be tracking discards, this is really gets even more important when you want to know what's been exposed, what's out there.
00:56:18.719 --> 00:56:23.119
Um, you just really want to know what's what you do not want to play and hold in your hand.
00:56:23.199 --> 00:56:27.199
So really track the discards and track people's reactions to different discards.
00:56:27.440 --> 00:56:28.559
Also, count jokers.
00:56:28.639 --> 00:56:31.760
You want to know how many are out there, how many are visible on the table.
00:56:31.840 --> 00:56:36.079
Um, and you want to kind of calculate your odds or other people's odds of drawing one.
00:56:36.320 --> 00:56:42.000
Um, this is the dead hand calling out or recognizing dead hands while playing with money.
00:56:42.159 --> 00:56:44.639
I mean, think about that's gonna give you a total advantage.
00:56:44.719 --> 00:56:47.119
If you can eliminate another player, you're down to three.
00:56:47.199 --> 00:56:48.639
So it's four tiles for you.
00:56:48.880 --> 00:56:49.280
Exactly.
00:56:49.360 --> 00:56:50.159
Just the odds of that.
00:56:50.800 --> 00:56:50.960
Yeah.
00:56:51.039 --> 00:56:53.679
So that I really I felt that as we were playing.
00:56:53.760 --> 00:56:57.840
Um I kind of I thought one of our friends had had a dead hand, and I almost, and then I was like, oh, okay.
00:56:58.000 --> 00:57:00.400
But she's we did sort of let it slide.
00:57:00.480 --> 00:57:03.119
Um, and it because you know, it's a friendly game.
00:57:03.440 --> 00:57:13.039
It was a close call, and I don't now knowing how exciting it was at the end, I don't know that I'm I'm I know I'm not gonna peep let people slide anymore.
00:57:13.280 --> 00:57:13.679
Exactly.
00:57:13.840 --> 00:57:14.639
All right, yes.
00:57:14.719 --> 00:57:23.119
Um, and then we talked about holding safe tiles, you know, keeping those till the end so that you know that you've got safe discards and you're not just handing somebody the win when you get it.
00:57:23.199 --> 00:57:23.519
That's right.
00:57:23.679 --> 00:57:26.400
Do not discard those hot tiles at the end, please.
00:57:26.800 --> 00:57:27.280
Definitely.
00:57:27.440 --> 00:57:34.480
Um, and also with the jokers, you might want to go with hands that don't need as many jokers or even that don't allow for jokers.
00:57:34.719 --> 00:57:38.880
Um, you know, it just doubles your cash payout.
00:57:39.119 --> 00:57:41.360
You just want to go for that if you can.
00:57:41.599 --> 00:57:42.000
All right.
00:57:42.159 --> 00:57:47.840
And also, you know, to to when you're playing with a group, as we were, establish kind of set limits.
00:57:48.000 --> 00:57:56.400
I think, you know, that would have helped eliminate a lot of like, we're like, okay, we're playing for money, so we're not gonna, if you mess up, like we're not gonna let it slide this time, you know.
00:57:56.559 --> 00:57:59.679
Like establish that early so that there's nothing.
00:58:02.719 --> 00:58:02.880
Right.
00:58:02.960 --> 00:58:03.039
Yeah.
00:58:03.440 --> 00:58:07.199
And again, when you're playing for money, even 25 cents, people get a little tusty.
00:58:07.440 --> 00:58:09.519
People, yeah, it really brings out different personalities.
00:58:10.639 --> 00:58:15.039
And also or clarify any rule variations before and how much money.
00:58:15.199 --> 00:58:16.159
Yes, yeah, yeah.
00:58:16.320 --> 00:58:19.519
Everyone sort of be prepared to come and play with the same amount.
00:58:19.679 --> 00:58:21.039
I like the whole pie thing.
00:58:21.199 --> 00:58:23.039
Um, yeah, purse is empty.
00:58:23.199 --> 00:58:27.360
It's like everyone bring five dollars, and we're gonna kick you out of the game, just keep playing.
00:58:27.599 --> 00:58:28.719
Well, and you can kind of win back in.
00:58:28.800 --> 00:58:29.679
You know, you can back it up.
00:58:29.920 --> 00:58:32.000
I love that, which I love exactly.
00:58:32.239 --> 00:58:32.719
I like that a lot.
00:58:32.880 --> 00:58:34.320
It's a lot friendlier than poker.
00:58:34.639 --> 00:58:35.440
Gosh.
00:58:36.079 --> 00:58:38.000
Why did I look at Marshall?
00:58:38.639 --> 00:58:39.840
Why did he giggle like that?
00:58:40.079 --> 00:58:40.559
Oh no.
00:58:40.880 --> 00:58:58.400
Real quick, I did have a poker game recently I was invited to, and I knew one of the guys, and um we were playing, and the first hand, I kind of, you know, went went a little aggressive, and I ended up losing that hand, and then I just went on a heater for the rest of the night.
00:58:58.639 --> 00:59:02.719
And the guy that I had gone against, like he bought back in like three separate times.
00:59:02.960 --> 00:59:03.360
Oh yeah.
00:59:04.559 --> 00:59:09.840
I I won the night, and then that was about three or four months ago, and I haven't been invited back.
00:59:10.239 --> 00:59:10.880
Invited back.
00:59:11.679 --> 00:59:15.679
Yeah, we're not inviting any Coke Marshall.
00:59:15.760 --> 00:59:16.880
That wasn't fun for anybody.
00:59:17.360 --> 00:59:19.440
But but it was a great rush.
00:59:19.519 --> 00:59:20.480
I was like, you know what I mean?
00:59:20.559 --> 00:59:27.280
It's like there was you know, winning is great, but then when you get to collect the money and you count it up, it's a ritual, you know.
00:59:29.199 --> 00:59:30.559
I was like, Clint, look what I got.
00:59:30.639 --> 00:59:31.760
You know, it's like, yeah.
00:59:32.000 --> 00:59:32.639
Did he get excited?
00:59:33.039 --> 00:59:33.280
He did.
00:59:33.440 --> 00:59:35.280
He's he wants to play big things.
00:59:35.440 --> 00:59:37.199
He wants to raise the weekend.
00:59:37.360 --> 00:59:38.880
Yeah, he's been asking for this forever.
00:59:38.960 --> 00:59:39.599
So that's awesome.
00:59:40.159 --> 00:59:40.639
Here we go, Clint.
00:59:40.719 --> 00:59:41.679
Just for you, buddy.
00:59:41.920 --> 00:59:42.480
He's ready.
00:59:42.719 --> 00:59:42.880
All right.
00:59:42.960 --> 00:59:46.480
Well, that was really fun, and I really encourage you guys to have fun with this.
00:59:46.559 --> 00:59:47.679
It's it's fun, it's awesome.
00:59:47.920 --> 00:59:53.360
And and I do think it is such the way the game is intentioned to be to be played.
00:59:53.599 --> 00:59:53.840
Yes.
00:59:54.000 --> 00:59:56.559
Um, it just a beautiful thing.
00:59:56.719 --> 00:59:57.440
It works well.
00:59:57.679 --> 01:00:01.519
Well, that's a mahjong for today's tile talk.
01:00:01.679 --> 01:00:03.599
Thank you so much for joining us.
01:00:03.679 --> 01:00:07.840
Until next time, may your tiles be lucky and your table always be welcoming.
01:00:08.079 --> 01:00:08.559
That's right.
01:00:08.800 --> 01:00:09.599
All right, we love you.
01:00:09.679 --> 01:00:10.000
Bye.
01:00:10.079 --> 01:00:10.239
Cheers.
01:00:10.559 --> 01:00:10.880
Cheers.
01:00:11.679 --> 01:00:12.719
This is so good.