RPS; a new cultural craze

With all the crazies on the loose in Iraq, the major media busily creating untrue stories about what Bush was told before Katrina hit New Orleans, the U.N. becoming more and more obvious in its corruption, the education system in the U.S. revealing itself to be close to utter failure, and other things similarily depressing, I read today that a new craze in bars and various tournaments is RPS. This childhood game otherwise known as Rock/Paper/Scissors is becoming a national diversion with sponsors and organized leagues. This game is considered the most democratic of bar games since you don't have to be adept at darts, pool, or video games. All you need is a functional hand which allows you to signal a flat palm, two fingers, or a fist at the count of 3. Rock smashes scissors, paper covers (wraps) rock and scissors cuts paper. If you opponent loses two out of three, you win. Fox Sports Net broadcast the 2004 championship and some matches can allow you to win thousands of dollars.
There is even a strategy developed which supposedly gives you an edge (which I am going to use on my Granddaughter the next time we play). You are supposed to decide in advance what your moves will be to avoid psychological traps. For example, your opponent might dare you to start with scissors. What do you do? What do you do if you are a red-blooded American male and she is drop down gorgeous, blond, and wearing a Bud-lite T-shirt? Supposedly, two scissor throws sandwiched around a paper is "an invasive and devious gambit". I also read that a man who throws two papers and then a rock has never kissed a girl. It is all very mysterious. Much more so than learning that David Gregory called in to the Imus show drunk.