There's a saying that goes something like this: (***Please pardon my French***)

"When you assume, you make an ass out of you and me."

This obviously doesn't apply to improbable events like winning the lottery, but it does apply within reason.
Still, some people insist on assuming things, and lash out at others because of it.  I really don't want to stand
idly by and let people go on believing what they assume, especially when it is not true.  So, this should
straighten out "The Birdman" (from a previous CCG tip, http://www.pojo.com/yu-gi-oh/CCGTips/April2004/Yugi-12/Originality%20-%20the%20Birdman%20.htm) and other bashers of
beatdown bashers.  They're not sore losers!
    You (Birdman) only assumed that they were, probably because you thought they all had tried and given up
at playing Beatdown decks.  But that's just not true!  In fact, the whole point of Yu-Gi-Oh is not using an
original idea in your deck, which is great, or not, which is alright as well.  (I'm not bashing anybody, I'm just
setting straight the facts.)  The point is to have fun! (That's a fact, right?)  You gotta admit it's not all that fun
when everybody (and I mean everydoby down to the last person) is playing with the same deck, so you can
change yours to mix things up, but you can't force everyone else to change their decks (especially if THEY're
having fun with them: some people do).  Plus, each player can have more than one deck, so you can have a
beatdown deck and a fun deck - that's not against the rules.
 
                                                                                                                    Thanks for reading,
                                                                                                    "Left Shoe"
                                                                                         tbracke@mchsi.com