# Mao on the Straight Dope!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mao-on-the-straight-dope/472618>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [November 13, 2008, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mao-on-the-straight-dope/472618 "2008-11-13T23:20:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mao-on-the-straight-dope/472618/21 "2008-11-14T03:46:07Z")

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Hong Kong

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**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mao-on-the-straight-dope/472618/22 "2008-11-14T03:51:22Z")

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Israel

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**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mao-on-the-straight-dope/472618/23 "2008-11-14T06:20:58Z")

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> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#):
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> Hong Kong

Congratulations, a winner is you!

**Really Not All That Bright** , I’ll be sending you a PM. The game shall halt, and will resume when **RNATB** returns to the thread.

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**Author:** ![Rapier42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/90db22/32.png) [@Rapier42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rapier42)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mao-on-the-straight-dope/472618/24 "2008-11-14T22:37:18Z")

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Point of order:

I’m confused.

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**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mao-on-the-straight-dope/472618/25 "2008-11-14T22:43:39Z")

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> [@Rapier42](#):
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> Point of order:
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> I’m confused.

I do believe that is the point.

Where is RNATB?

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**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mao-on-the-straight-dope/472618/26 "2008-11-14T23:14:28Z")

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I don’t know, but I’m sure he’ll be smacking you down for asking a question when he gets back.

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**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mao-on-the-straight-dope/472618/27 "2008-11-14T23:16:47Z")

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Peter O’Toole.

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**Author:** ![Rapier42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/90db22/32.png) [@Rapier42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rapier42)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mao-on-the-straight-dope/472618/28 "2008-11-14T23:23:45Z")

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> [@NAF1138](#):
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> I do believe that is the point.
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> Where is RNATB?

I’m just saying, last time I played Mao, we used cards.

> [@Hostile\_Dialect](#):
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> I don’t know, but I’m sure he’ll be smacking you down for asking a question when he gets back.

During a Point of Order?

I think I’ll just watch, then. 😃

End Point of Order.

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**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2008, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mao-on-the-straight-dope/472618/29 "2008-11-15T01:07:29Z")

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:smack: Duh, Point of Order. Sorry.

(YOU try to figure out how to use cards on a message board…)

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**Author:** ![Rapier42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/90db22/32.png) [@Rapier42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rapier42)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2008, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mao-on-the-straight-dope/472618/30 "2008-11-15T01:33:38Z")

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> [@Hostile\_Dialect](#):
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> :smack: Duh, Point of Order. Sorry.
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> (YOU try to figure out how to use cards on a message board…)

I’m trying, I’m trying!

I started a thread over on fathom, I think we’re going to use the card generator on [random.org](http://random.org).

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2008, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mao-on-the-straight-dope/472618/31 "2008-11-15T01:50:15Z")

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