The Code of the BARGE Geeks v.3.2.2

Those unfamiliar (G?) are referred to The Code of the Geeks. Please read the FAQ.

You can use this page to generate your code. Select the set of qualifiers that best describes you in each category (using the buttons next to each qualifier), then push one of the buttons on this page.

Attendance

A*: I attended every BARGE.
A++++: I attended the first BARGE.
A+++: I attended more than half of all BARGE's.
A++: I attended more than one BARGE.
A+: I attended one BARGE.
A: I am seriously considering attending BARGE.
A-: I do not want to attend BARGE. Why am I looking at this web page?

(Since the Attendance item varies from year to year, make use of the "wannabe" variable (>) for future plans.)

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Gamb00l!

G*: I will gamb00l on anything, in any place, at any time, underdog or not. Do you wanna bet on it?
G+++: I gamb00l on nearly anything, but try to avoid situations where I am a ridiculous underdog. You won't catch me betting against a bear shitting in the woods.
G++: I dig all kinds of gamb00l, but try to minimize my underdoggedness. You won't catch me betting red or black in roulette. I might be a "dark side" craps bettor.
G+: +EV games only, please.
G: Poker only, thank you.
G-: Gamb00lers lose, no matter what.
G--: Gamb00l is evil and the work of the Devil.

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Poker

PKR++++: I won a WSOP $10K no-limit holdem bracelet.
PKR+++: I won a WSOP bracelet.
PKR++: I won a BARGE no-limit holdem tourney.
PKR+: I won a poker tourney.
PKR: I am a +EV player in non-tourney poker games.
PKR-: I am a break-even player in non-tourney poker games.
PKR--: I am a losing poker player.

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Peg

PEG++++: I met Peg at BARGE and we got married at BARGE.
PEG+++: I met Peg at BARGE and we got married.
PEG++: I met Peg at BARGE.
PEG+: Peg attends BARGE and participates as much as I do.
PEG: Peg attends BARGE as an "accompanying person."
PEG-: Peg does not attend BARGE.
PEG--: Peg does not attend BARGE and gives me grief about my attendance.
PEG---: Peg forbids me to attend BARGE, but I attend anyway.
PEG----: Peg forbids me to attend BARGE; I do not attend.
!PEG[+...|-...]: I got rid of Peg.

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Binion's

B++: Binion's R00LZ! There's no better place.
B+: If those walls could talk….
B: Isn't that the old "Horseshoe"?
B-: It was a dump with decent odds. Now it's a dump with crappy odds.
B--: I can not forgive the past owners' folly.

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Tiltboys

Suggested by ADB Timmy.

TB++: Card-carrying Tiltboy.
TB+: Honorary Tiltboy.
TB: They're funny. I like the Tiltboys.
TB-: Tiltboys are immature geeks who should all grow up.
TB--: Tiltboys are a bunch of pussies who don't come to BARGE anymore.
TB---: Well bucko, I have only heard of one thing the "Tilt Boys" have ever done and that is to dress up as women and go to poker rooms, which strikes me as a rather pathetic, or at least sophmoric, attempt to get attention.

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ADB

Suggested by ADB Timmy.

ADB++: I am a founding ADB.
ADB+: I am an ADB.
ADB: I drink like an ADB.
ADB-: ADB's are reprobates who should all grow up.
ADB--: Alcohol is evil, and detracts from my playing ability. I'd never drink and gamble at the same time.

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math.weenie

Suggested by Bill Chen.

M*: Everyone below asks me for help when they get stuck.
M++++: M+++'s ask me for help when they can't do a problem.
M+++: I have written simulation programs and/or game-theory solvers.
M++: I understood an entire math discussion among M+++'s or greater.
M+: I understood at least five words in a row in a math discussion among M+++'s or greater.
M: I can compute pot odds and have heard of implied odds.
M-: I used to be good at math when going to school.
M--: I sucked at math when going to school.
M---: I think the lottery is a great bet.
!M: Math is hard.

(There is an optional PhD suffix if you have a degree in math. For example, Chen's Math Geek subcode is M*PhD.)

Suggestions

Suggestions are welcome and encouraged. But, beware: we like to think that our selection process is thoughtfully ruthless.

Rejected suggestions for new codes are collected in a separate document.

FAQ

Q: May I ask a question?
A: Yes, but before you do, be a good geek and RTFM: The Code of the Geeks. The answer is probably there.

Q: I can't find a perfect fit within a category. What should I do?
A: From The Code of the Geeks:

Some of the qualifiers will very probably not match with you exactly. It is impossible to cover all possibilities in each category. Simply choose that qualifier that most closely matches you.

Q: I want to add a variable (ref. "Variables" in The Code of the Geeks) to my code. Can you make the code generator do it for me?
A: Sorry, only variables with an attendant joke are generated. If you want another variable, you have to add it yourself.

Revision History

V.3.2.2: Renamed Gamb00ling to Gamb00l!.
V.3.2.1: Added FAQ section.
V.3.2.0: Revised "Binion's" code.
V.3.1.3: Added fancy-pants output to code generation program (v.03).
V.3.1.2: Kanoodled HTML.
V.3.1.1: Added BARGE Geek Decoder.
V.3.1.0: Revised "Binion's" code.
V.3.0.0: Removed Dork March code. Added math.weenie code. Added credits for accepted suggestions.
V.2.1.3: Revised "Suggestions" section. Added a couple of rejected suggestions.
V.2.1.2: Changed code-generation program's URI.
V.2.1.1: Added "Suggestions" section.
V.2.1.0: Added "sympathetic nonparticipant" code (D+) to Dork March.
V.2.0.0: Post BARGE 2002. Revised Dork March code. Deleted MAV and M(ormonism) codes.
V.1.0.1: Changed Peg link.
V.1.0.0: Pre BARGE 2002 Final

Created  2002-07-05 15:43-07:00.
Modified 2007-07-17 14:06-07:00.