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  • Dick Strain Cashes in His Chips

    05/29/2007 4:29:48 PM PDT · by Congressman Billybob · 25 replies · 1,050+ views
    Special to FreeRepublic ^ | 29 May 2007 | John Armor (Congressman Billybob)
    For 300 weeks, give or take a few, I’ve played poker every Tuesday with the Coots. That’s a group here in Highlands, organized by Dick Strain and usually gathered around his round dining room table for these “probability seminars.” Last week, at the age of 82, Dick Strain cashed in his chips. No longer will this gentle man face us across a poker table, and relieve us of our ready cash. You can learn a great deal about a man by playing poker with him. Here’s what I learned about Dick. (Note that "gentle man" is two words, so the...