On Sep 27, 6:26 am, "Chess One" wrote:

Look here bot - when the Wikipedia Blair-action started, these Vignettes
were a good way to rescue material - amended or not - and kept from
destruction.

I know nothing about any Wiki/Blair wars; who won?
Did they out-quote him, or did his quote-machine prevail?
Is there an actual quote of Dr. Blair surrendering? If you
do not have such a quote, then he must have won.


At the time there were very many opinions about the quality of writing et
cetera - and I responded then as now, 'shut up and show us' if you're so
smart. Get it?

What I "get" is that some folks are not psychologically
equipped to own their own mistakes. They stand in the
kitchen, and whine that it's too hot.



Those scum! The way they treated us, you would
think they owned us or something, like a colony.

That's what the native americans said, no? To them it was just soldiers and
more soldiers.

Here's a snippet: "Rattlesnake Cliffs? That sounds like
someplace *nobody* would want to live." -- Chief Fat Bull

"It's either that, or more blankets laced with small pox."
-- Col. Indyangiver



Ah, the apple does not fall far from the tree. Learned
how to talk from her old man, I see.

You may not be aware, but navy folk often talk a bit 'rough', though I
forgive you for not being able to hear them from the cornfields.

Have you never heard an Iowan corn farmer cuss at his
mule for refusing to budge in the noonday sun? Many a
stubborn mule has had to be buried (or eaten).


Chess can be a strenuous game, and not only is it
tougher to recall things as you get older, but the clock
seems to speed up on you as well.

Does it though?

That depends. I played a fellow once or twice who had
this special clock, where one side -- which he always
placed toward his opponent, ran three times faster than
his side. They say there are nice guys and tough players,
and with this clock, he was a very tough player.


I see you have made a useful contribution in this thread,
which was to spot the typo. We also spotted it at the same time, and
corrected it promptly.

That was not exactly a typo. It looks to be an error
in translating from the old style descriptive notation
to the new, algebraic. You see, in descriptive the
move "B-R6" is a tad ambiguous, unless you have
your bearings and know exactly who is on the move,
what his legal moves are, etc. It's a lot easier for me,
being a chess genius you know, than it would be for
a weaker player.


For someone with such a lot to say you might want to try your own fist at
writing a Vignette.

Okay, so what exactly is a Vignette? I had a
Velocette once; damed unreliable piece of junk...
I got rid of the contraption, and bought a Honda.
Rode it all over.


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