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Welcome to the Euchre Club of Chicago weekly newsletter
-- a collection of event information, club news, gossip,
advice, and things that amuse us from the Internets. And
there's no truth to the rumor that we've authored a secret
videotape espousing the benefits of Scientology.
If you have ideas, gossip to divulge, humorous thoughts,
abject praise, rampant criticism, ideas to improve the club,
or you're just kinda lonely and want to talk, send a note to
euchrechicago@yahoo.com.
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Tuesdays - Same As They Ever Were |
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So, um, remember last week when we told you there
might be some changes to Tuesday? Well, um, forget
we even brought it up. After a bit of wrangling by
Tuesday director Dan Miracle, it seems that things
are back to normal on Tuesdays. We're still in our
"room," you can still bring in the hootch, and it's
a funtastic evening of Euchre.
And if you bring your iPod, you can inflict your
music choices on the rest of the club with our new
iPod boom box. First come, first served, of course.
So don't be a stranger! Tuesday's are the new, well,
Tuesdays!
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This Week's Weather: Rimy |
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This week's weather provided by the meteorologists
at
WFLD-TV Fox Chicago.
TUESDAY 16 / 6 Flurries
WEDNESDAY 15 / 2 Flurries
THURSDAY 12 / 2 Sunny
FRIDAY 24 / 16 Partly Cloudy
SATURDAY 31 / 21 Snow
SUNDAY 32 / 20 Snow
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Dates to Remember |
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Sun, Feb 10 - Board Meeting, 4:00pm /
Charlie's
Tue, Feb 12 - Next Variation Night
Wed, Feb 13 - Valentine's Day Party!
March 12 - 16 - Spring Break!
Sun, Apr 10 - Tournament of Champs III
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Congratulations to All! |
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We have some catching up to do. Congratulations to
the following winners!
Tue. Jan 15 - Caitlin Keeler with a 54!
Wed. Jan 16 - ???
Sat. Jan 19 - Eric Veit with a 52!
Sun. Jan 20 - Ron Hall with a 52!
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A reason to vote! |
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In case you haven't heard, ECC member Aaron Weiss
is currently running for Judge Cook County 8th
subcircuit. We're not quite sure what that means,
but we do know Aaron, and we're more than sure he's
qualified for the job.
If you'd like some info on Judge --er, Mr. Weiss,
visit his website at
aaronweiss08.com. We ask that you forgive him
his horrific pun.
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Overheard at Euchre |
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"Believe in the power of the nipple!"- ECC
member Vic Punjabi. The right or the left, we
wonder...
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Things that Amuse us from the Internets |
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Okay, our new favorite Internet time waster is also
likely to get us hate mail from PETA. It's Kitten
Cannon, in which you fire a delightful animated
kitty out of a cannon, through a variety of hazards,
in a quest for the greatest distance. Our personal
best is 1,698 feet. More proof that we're going to
hell, but we'll be sure to save you a seat.
Click Here to fire the cannon.
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Ask Hoyle |
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Dear Hoyle,
Why does it matter who gets first deal?
Couldn't we just let whoever grabs the cards first
get the first deal -- which would save us waiting
for the jackass to get back from the bar? --
Cranky
Dear CRANKY:
Every card game has its own strategy for determing
who deals first -- whether it's the "draw a card"
method of bridge, the "it's my house, I'll deal
first" method of poker, or the first jack of Euchre.
Why does the deal matter? Well, as I pointed out in
an earlier column, the team with the deal has a 68%
chance of winning that hand, so there is an
advantage to having the deal. Is that advantage
worth the 3 or 4 minutes of your life you'll lose
waiting for the Jacksent player to return to the
table? That's up to you to decide, but we'd advise
you to not spend those 4 minutes complaining.
-Hoyle
If you have a question about Euchre strategy,
ECC club rules, relationships or just
life in general, send an e-mail to resident
expert Hoyle at
euchrechicago@yahoo.com. We promise all e- mails
are anonymous, and the answers may just
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Project Runway Recap
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A few weeks behind, ECC member Geoff Dankert with
two weeks of the gayest show on television, "Project
Runway."
Week Eight:
Dawn breaks, and Spiky Christian is still bitching
about the prom challenge. Honey, lose the hair iron.
Speaking of hair, the models appear wearing wacked-
out coifs. The designers must create avant-garde
looks inspired by their models' hairstyles.
Designers are paired up: Big Chris and Spiky
(Team Fierce), Kit and Weepy Ricky, VictorYa and
Jillian (arise, Team Flatline!), and Rami and Sweet
P.
Garments slowly take shape. Rami, trying to avoid
PR's Project Leader curse, is all up in Sweet P's
grille about her work style. Team Flatline is
already waaay behind when Tim Gunn drops the bomb:
they have to complete a second, ready-to-wear look
based on the avant-garde piece. The Flatliners
calmly freak, and Rami cranks his needling of Sweet
P up to 11. She cries. Weepy's jealous.
Judgment: Team Fierce wins with an amazing
Bo-Peep-on-meth ruffled dress and headpiece, and
ready-to-wear separates that are a little sloppy,
but still good. The Flatliners' "Blade Runner"-ish
black trench is fantastic too. Bonus points to
Jillian for using the term "leitmotif." Rami's
dinged for another drapey garment, but true to PR
form, project leader Kit is auf'ed; her enormous
skirt appears made from old electric blankets.
Next time: Weepy doesn't know where to go.
Advice: don't go back to the hat store.
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