You know, like “always split on 18,” or “having kids is the most rewarding thing you can do in life.”

What’s that one bit of advice you got from a trusted friend that you know deep, deep down would just ruin your thing?

  • @[email protected]
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    -128 months ago

    “always split on 18”? What is that supposed to mean?

    Also please delete the second one, we need to trick people into having kids to keep the line going up.

      • @Railing5132
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        58 months ago

        I had a buddy who was a blackjack dealer. He explained it to newb players like this: “dude, you can do that, but if you had an 18” dick, would you cut it in half?"

        Now, knowing /badwomensanatomy, that’s passe’, but it stuck with a younger me.

      • @[email protected]
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        08 months ago

        So it’s kinda like “quit while you’re still ahead” type of deal? I don’t think any type of gambling parabolas can be good advice considering, well, the nature of gambling.

        • qantravon
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          38 months ago

          No, it’s not something that is meant to be broader advice or a metaphor for something else, it’s literally advice for playing blackjack. What they’re saying is that it isn’t actually a good idea to split on an 18 when playing.

    • @[email protected]
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      48 months ago

      Split is a move in blackjack. It’s not just hit and stay.

      You turn your 9-9 into two separate hands starting with 9s. The most likely card in blackjack is a ten cuz of all the face cards, so the idea is you get 19s instead of 18s

      However according to blackjack cheat sheets you should not do this if the dealer is showing 7 10 or A.

    • @ace_garp
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      28 months ago

      Sit on 18(or 17+).

      The saying is actually “always split eights”

      2 eights are 16, splitting increases your chance of getting above 16 on at least one hand.

    • @ClockworkOtter
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      28 months ago

      Thanks for asking about split on 18! I assumed it was about not trying to marry your highschool sweetheart or something!

    • cobysev
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      18 months ago

      we need to trick people into having kids to keep the line going up.

      I really hope you’re being sarcastic about this. It’s so hard to tell on the Internet.

    • @[email protected]
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      08 months ago

      I have kids and definitely like them most of them time.

      Well kid #2 is an asshole but he’s the smart one so I’ll be nice in the event he becomes a doctor.