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| Author: | Jujube [ Mon Sep 08, 2014 1:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Hilarious / corny / old-fashioned 'western' Go board games |
Pictures mandatory! I'll go first: Attachment: Screen Shot 2014-09-08 at 21.09.34.png [ 287.45 KiB | Viewed 13268 times ] Hilarious because: The 'office attire' and the presence of many large office plants in the background. And the casual 'let's play this at 120 degree angles from each other' pose. |
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| Author: | huhu [ Mon Sep 08, 2014 1:32 pm ] | ||
| Post subject: | Re: Hilarious / corny / old-fashioned 'western' Go board gam | ||
A woman, playing baduk? 
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| Author: | Jujube [ Mon Sep 08, 2014 1:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hilarious / corny / old-fashioned 'western' Go board gam |
I resign! |
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| Author: | DrStraw [ Mon Sep 08, 2014 1:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hilarious / corny / old-fashioned 'western' Go board gam |
There is an old, well-known picture. I have a copy somewhere but not in digital form. I think it was an add, maybe for Camel cigarette, and maybe in Life magazine. I found it hilarious. Does anyone know which I mean and have a copy? |
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| Author: | eyecatcher [ Mon Sep 08, 2014 2:10 pm ] | ||
| Post subject: | Re: Hilarious / corny / old-fashioned 'western' Go board gam | ||
you mean this one? (found it with google in 20 secs "go baduk add camel"  )
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| Author: | Uberdude [ Mon Sep 08, 2014 2:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hilarious / corny / old-fashioned 'western' Go board gam |
There's this rather nice reference in a High-brow vs Low-brow chart in a 1949 issue of Life magazine. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Vk4E ... &q&f=false |
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| Author: | Jujube [ Mon Sep 08, 2014 2:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hilarious / corny / old-fashioned 'western' Go board gam |
Hahaaaaa! One more. You'll not see a happier pair of Go players than these. Attachment: Screen Shot 2014-09-08 at 21.44.03.png [ 461.16 KiB | Viewed 13225 times ] |
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| Author: | DrStraw [ Mon Sep 08, 2014 2:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hilarious / corny / old-fashioned 'western' Go board gam |
eyecatcher wrote: you mean this one? (found it with google in 20 secs "go baduk add camel" )That's the one. I typed in "go advertisement camel" and it did not find it. I guess I should have used "baduk" |
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| Author: | hyperpape [ Mon Sep 08, 2014 2:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hilarious / corny / old-fashioned 'western' Go board gam |
huhu wrote: A woman, playing baduk? I don't know for sure what you're trying to convey, but it could easily be construed as an unfortunate stereotype.
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| Author: | Abyssinica [ Mon Sep 08, 2014 5:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hilarious / corny / old-fashioned 'western' Go board gam |
Look at the way they hold their stones.
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| Author: | DrStraw [ Mon Sep 08, 2014 7:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hilarious / corny / old-fashioned 'western' Go board gam |
Abyssinica wrote: Look at the way they hold their stones. Just like someone who has only ever played online. 
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| Author: | Abyssinica [ Mon Sep 08, 2014 7:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hilarious / corny / old-fashioned 'western' Go board gam |
DrStraw wrote: Abyssinica wrote: Look at the way they hold their stones. Just like someone who has only ever played online. The man in the Camel ad, on the other hand... |
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| Author: | DrStraw [ Mon Sep 08, 2014 8:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hilarious / corny / old-fashioned 'western' Go board gam |
Abyssinica wrote: DrStraw wrote: Abyssinica wrote: Look at the way they hold their stones. Just like someone who has only ever played online. The man in the Camel ad, on the other hand... He may know how to hold his stones but no go player would use the bowl lid to hold his cigarettes. |
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| Author: | Bonobo [ Mon Sep 08, 2014 8:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hilarious / corny / old-fashioned 'western' Go board gam |
DrStraw wrote: [..] He may know how to hold his stones but no go player would use the bowl lid to hold his cigarettes. Look on the other side of the table, there’s his bowl lid. Must be some other thing his cigarettes are in/on. Greetings, Tom |
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| Author: | DrStraw [ Tue Sep 09, 2014 4:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hilarious / corny / old-fashioned 'western' Go board gam |
Bonobo wrote: DrStraw wrote: [..] He may know how to hold his stones but no go player would use the bowl lid to hold his cigarettes. Look on the other side of the table, there’s his bowl lid. Must be some other thing his cigarettes are in/on. Greetings, Tom Oh! You're right. All I saw was something which looked like a bowl by his left hand, which is where I always put my bowl (I'm left-handed) and assumed that is what it was. |
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| Author: | Matti [ Wed Sep 10, 2014 5:17 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hilarious / corny / old-fashioned 'western' Go board gam |
I remember when playing in a bar in the 1980's couple of times it happened that someone used our lid as ashtray. |
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| Author: | Jujube [ Wed Sep 10, 2014 10:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hilarious / corny / old-fashioned 'western' Go board gam |
Holding the stones like a pro. Unfortunately they may as well use skittles - at least they are shaped like go stones. Get past the abundance of leather volumes (undoubtedly containing the missing games of past go sages), and the hilarious poses, you'll notice that the board appears to be shaded towards the edges. A clue as to the split between territory and influence, perhaps? Attachment: Screen Shot 2014-09-08 at 21.38.18.png [ 323 KiB | Viewed 12827 times ] |
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| Author: | snorri [ Wed Sep 10, 2014 1:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hilarious / corny / old-fashioned 'western' Go board gam |
Jujube wrote: Hahaaaaa! One more. You'll not see a happier pair of Go players than these. Attachment: Screen Shot 2014-09-08 at 21.44.03.png This way if you are losing you can at least check your hair in the reflective go board... |
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| Author: | Aidoneus [ Wed Sep 10, 2014 2:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hilarious / corny / old-fashioned 'western' Go board gam |
snorri wrote: Jujube wrote: Hahaaaaa! One more. You'll not see a happier pair of Go players than these. Attachment: Screen Shot 2014-09-08 at 21.44.03.png This way if you are losing you can at least check your hair in the reflective go board... Perhaps I am mistaken, but it appears to me that the Go board is transparent and the reflection is coming from the table. Funny, though, but I don't see any particular joy on their faces. In fact, they don't even look like they are playing each other--maybe looking over a lost game?! |
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| Author: | Abyssinica [ Wed Sep 10, 2014 3:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hilarious / corny / old-fashioned 'western' Go board gam |
I'm curious as to where these boxes were sold and exactly what they contained. |
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