Actually, I DID go 0-3 my second week of club ever. My first week I played the various old ladies and went 2-2. Convinced that just knowing the 2's wasn't enough, I took the next week off and learned all the 3s cold. When I went back the following week I was paired against a 1920, and two 1500s. On the first rack, the 1920 (whose initials are JK and may have played in NYC once or twice) opened with PONDLES against me. I didn't even hold. It was all down hill after that. I did manage to get down REBITING, but it was ten(?) years ahead of its time (good in OSW). He ended up winning by about 300. I was still so jived that Scrabble clubs even existed that I went home a happy boy.

JG

PS Jeffrey Dahmer got his start as a child when he was fascinated by roadkill.

JG

From: jboden@hal-pc.org

 Despite our best efforts, he did come back. We tried to spare the
 Scrabble world, but to no avail. I think it was because we let him win a
 game. I played him in the last game and took pity (the tears in his eyes
 were real convincing) and let him escape with a close win. Had I won
 that game, and he had gone 0-3, we might have heard the last of Jaygee.

 So, I take it upon myself, that Jaygee continues to menace the Scrabble
 community.

 Geary, Jim (AZ77) wrote:

   At one time, I was actually dating a member of the Houston Scrabble
   Club, and in an effort to be open-minded to my partner's interests,
   I attended the club.  I was given no free challenges and no access
   to any lists.  This Mr. "jboden@hal-pc.org" must have deemed me a
   "negative influence", because I was consistently matched with players
   from the top of the club standings.  Although, I've tried to put
   this horrible experience behind me, the recent posts about nurturing
   or discouraging newbies have brought all the painful memories back.
   Still waiting to be mollycoddled,

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