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Ladies Go-promo gives wrong idea

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Hey I was wondering if you guys agree with me that the new Promo video for the European Women's Championship gives the wrong idea:one must eat a stone after capturing it. I think this could lead to many tragedies when newbies first start to learn...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZtAqDtXt24&
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I eat all my captured Go stones! That's why I have to keep buying more...

Cute video!
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Kos will become the number one cause of diabetes in Europe.
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Does this joseki make me look fat?
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Joaz Banbeck wrote:
Does this joseki make me look fat?


Only if you go for territory. :mrgreen:
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Phoenix wrote:
Joaz Banbeck wrote:
Does this joseki make me look fat?


Only if you go for territory. :mrgreen:

Au contraire - you're forgetting that it's the other player who wants to be thick...
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wessanenoctupus wrote:Hey I was wondering if you guys agree with me that the new Promo video for the European Women's Championship gives the wrong idea:one must eat a stone after capturing it. I think this could lead to many tragedies when newbies first start to learn...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZtAqDtXt24&


All kidding aside, I find the eating the stone bit weird and misplaced in an otherwise cool promo video.
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I looked at some of the other videos posted by that account

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Iia3v- ... ature=plcp ... not sure what to make of this one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-l4n7PB ... ature=plcp ... i felt dirty after watching it
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Holding your stone in your hand while thinking goes from a bad to a messy habit.
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Javaness2 wrote:I looked at some of the other videos posted by that account

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Iia3v- ... ature=plcp ... not sure what to make of this one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-l4n7PB ... ature=plcp ... i felt dirty after watching it



Who would give these guys work after seeing these two videos?
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