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On 2015-04-28 07:58, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> On Tuesday 28 April 2015 13:18, Seymore4Head wrote:
>
>> In the past, I have had some measure of success with the Toot for Tail
>> strategy.
>
> I don't believe that is a standard name for an Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma
> strategy. I've googled for it, using two different search engines, and
> neither come up with any references for "Toot For Tail" strategies.

I do believe he is trying to make a crude joke.

-- 
Robert Kern

"I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma
  that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had
  an underlying truth."
   -- Umberto Eco