[sumo] Gachinko

[emmett.wayne at us.army.mil]

I got it!  I got it!

I thought it was hilarious.  Especially since it tied in with the others who appear to lose large amounts of money playing cards.

Torideyama
Emmett Wayne
----- Original Message -----
From: Joe Petrow <joepetrow at gmail.com>
Date: Thursday, February 1, 2007 6:21 pm
Subject: Re: [sumo] More yaocho stuff
To: Sumo Mailing List <sumo at webtrek.com>


> On 2/2/07, Moti <sumo1 at dichne.com> wrote:
>  > Barbara wrote:
>  > >
>  > > Is that what "gachinko" means?  In Joe Kuroda's original message 
> he quotes:
>  > >
>  > >  >out of the 15
>  > >  >bouts, there were only four bouts which were Gachinko
>  > >  >(not fixed).
>  > >
>  > > Joe implies that "gachinko" refers to something that is subject to
>  > > chance or skill, as opposed to being predetermined. Is that the case?
>  > >
>  > > Barbara Murasakihana
>  > >
>  > Yes, my bad. Always refer to Joe when in doubt.
>  
>  That's ok.  I feel your pain, as nobody ever understands my Japanese
>  puns/jokes either.
>  
>    - Joe, but not That Joe
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