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Re: I don't think they are bluffing (none / 1)

I think this is a great post.

Depressing, but correct.

by Metatone (metatone [a|t] gmail (dot) com) on Wed Jul 8th, 2015 at 04:57:15 AM EST
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Re: I don't think they are bluffing (none / 0)

The diary, or Starvid's comment?

Both great, imo.

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by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Wed Jul 8th, 2015 at 05:05:31 AM EST
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Re: I don't think they are bluffing (4.00 / 2)

It's a good diary, but I was referring to Starvid's comment.

by Metatone (metatone [a|t] gmail (dot) com) on Wed Jul 8th, 2015 at 05:08:01 AM EST
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Re: I don't think they are bluffing (none / 1)

What I didn't understand when I wrote that comment was that the Greeks were just bluffing. Oh well.

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by Starvid on Sun Jul 12th, 2015 at 02:33:26 PM EST
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Re: I don't think they are bluffing (none / 1)

My suspicion all along back when everybody here talked of Syrizas 11-dimensional chess.

by IM on Sun Jul 12th, 2015 at 04:21:09 PM EST
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Re: I don't think they are bluffing (none / 0)

It was a very reasonable mistake to make. They played their hand, to all visible measures, perfectly. Right up until they folded for no apparent reason.

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by JakeS (JangoSierra 'at' gmail 'dot' com) on Mon Jul 13th, 2015 at 09:25:11 AM EST
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Re: I don't think they are bluffing (none / 0)

" They played their hand, to all visible measures, perfectly. "

Your interpretation. Didn't look in any way perfect to me. rather confused.

So your reasonable mistake looked like a sky castle to me.

by IM on Mon Jul 13th, 2015 at 09:42:22 AM EST
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