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For the second time in about two years, Pennsylvania
"chess historian" Neil Brennen has let his USCF membership
lapse. The self-righteous, self-proclaimed "chess historian,"
who is an over-the-board rated Class C player with a
Class D quick rating, seems not to care about renewing his
USCF membership, which expired on 31 October 2004.
He has not played rated chess since May of this year.
As the editor of the Pennwoodpusher who views himself
the best editor the magazine has ever had, Brennen is
more interested in pursuing diatribes and invectives
online than being a role model for players in the Keystone State.
His postings online are indicative of a person who
has a high opinion of himself. He is quick to point out that
he is the "chess historian."

George Mirijanian


Can someone clarify this last posting, as it was muddled.

In my browser, it almost appeared as if George Mirijanian were trying to
imply that allowing ones USCF membership to expire were some sort of heinous
crime! On top of this, G.M. somehow managed to single out Neil Brennen (among
thousands of other chessplayers) as having a high opinion of himself -- a
remarkable achievement, given the odds. And as if this weren't enough, it
appears as though George Mirijanian goes on to try and embarass Neil Brennen by
noting that he is a Class D player at quickchess.
Now, obviously, G.M. would never stoop this low, so there must be a
communications error of some kind, which somehow muddled his transmission (i.e.
posting).
Either that, or else Jason Repa has hacked George Mirijanian's newsgroup
identity, and suddenly learned how to use big words like "self-righteous,"
"self-proclaimed," "diatribes,: "invectives," and "indicative" -- a very
unlikely possibility. Probably just a browser error then....

No, it's just GM (not Grandmaster, but good old George) being a prick, as
usual.

"NoMoreChess" wrote in message
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For the second time in about two years, Pennsylvania
"chess historian" Neil Brennen has let his USCF membership
lapse. The self-righteous, self-proclaimed "chess historian,"
who is an over-the-board rated Class C player with a
Class D quick rating, seems not to care about renewing his
USCF membership, which expired on 31 October 2004.
He has not played rated chess since May of this year.
As the editor of the Pennwoodpusher who views himself
the best editor the magazine has ever had, Brennen is
more interested in pursuing diatribes and invectives
online than being a role model for players in the Keystone State.
His postings online are indicative of a person who
has a high opinion of himself. He is quick to point out that
he is the "chess historian."

George Mirijanian


Can someone clarify this last posting, as it was muddled.

In my browser, it almost appeared as if George Mirijanian were trying to
imply that allowing ones USCF membership to expire were some sort of
heinous
crime! On top of this, G.M. somehow managed to single out Neil Brennen
(among
thousands of other chessplayers) as having a high opinion of himself -- a
remarkable achievement, given the odds. And as if this weren't enough,
it
appears as though George Mirijanian goes on to try and embarass Neil
Brennen by
noting that he is a Class D player at quickchess.
Now, obviously, G.M. would never stoop this low, so there must be a
communications error of some kind, which somehow muddled his transmission
(i.e.
posting).
Either that, or else Jason Repa has hacked George Mirijanian's newsgroup
identity, and suddenly learned how to use big words like "self-righteous,"
"self-proclaimed," "diatribes,: "invectives," and "indicative" -- a very
unlikely possibility. Probably just a browser error then....

"NoMoreChess" wrote in message
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Can someone clarify this last posting, as it was muddled.

In my browser, it almost appeared as if George Mirijanian were trying to
imply that allowing ones USCF membership to expire were some sort of
heinous
crime!

The problem is you. George is a world renowned writer, editor, and
grammatician. So therefore because you didn't understand it you are not
erudite! No subject predicates.

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The problem is you. George is a world renowned writer, editor, and
grammatician. So therefore because you didn't understand it you are not
erudite! No subject predicates.


Ah, a jealousy thing, eh? George *envys* Neil's status as an historian and
tries to substitute his own (I assume) higher rating for the status and
recognition he lacks.
In fact, even this is insufficient; G. M. goes further, employing Stan Booz
as his "promoter" -- how sad.
If only people could thrive through self-improvement, rather than
deprecating others, trying to drag others down to their own, low level. If
only people could be more like me, and congratulate Neil for surpassing them at
chess. If only "grammaticians" would not allow themselves to wallow in petty
jealousy, but instead, be spurred forward by a healthy competition among
writers.


Actually, George may have made some valid criticisms about Neil, but they
were intermixed with comments of such incredible stupidity as to attract mainly
negative feedback, even if only in jest.
Apart from the frequent use of "big words," G. M.'s rant sounded, for all the
world, *exactly* as if it had been written by none other than the Repa troll.
In fact, the target is something they both have in common -- among other
things, like style, for instance.

"NoMoreChess" wrote in message
...
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The problem is you. George is a world renowned writer, editor, and
grammatician. So therefore because you didn't understand it you are not
erudite! No subject predicates.


Ah, a jealousy thing, eh? George *envys* Neil's status as an historian
and
tries to substitute his own (I assume) higher rating for the status and
recognition he lacks.
In fact, even this is insufficient; G. M. goes further, employing Stan
Booz
as his "promoter" -- how sad.

zzzzzzzzzz A slow day out there in the middle? Want to fall out about a lil
history of Cowboys 'n' Injuns?

So there were these blokes who built themselves a fort against the Injuns.
Why? Because they took to taking the land from the Injuns and the Injuns
resented the hell out of that and tried to take it back. That's about the
size of it, and that's why they built the fort.

Okay - pretty simple so far. In the good-old days [pre-Costner] it was plain
that the guys in the fort were the good guys, because John Wayne was always
on their side, and never played an Injun. And although John walked like a
duck, he wuz the best we got.

And the only purty girl in the film was also in the fort and she had a
yaller skirt and she's makin' eyes at John, so...

....Besides, Injuns were always portrayed to be dafter than two short planks.
Not just a little slowwww... but really stupid, and their women were only
seen gathering up the baby/blanket and heading over to the creek to hide
[doh!] where the cowboys could show their humanity by not raping or killing
them after they had burned the village. And Injun women never smiled.

If there was a stupid way to behave, Injuns did it. They creep up on the
fort completely unnoticed, but before firing, what do they do? They gotta
holler [doh!] from the top of the ladder so that the sharpshooter can fire
50 yards from the hip, causing the lead Injun to fall backwards, never
forwards, onto three other Injuns on the rickety ladder and all crash to the
ground impaling each other [doh!].

And Injuns are so stupid they are afraid of the dark and won't attack til
Sun-up when they ride around in useless circles whooping like drunken RedSox
fans in NY City, and gettin picked-off the same ways.

What's this gotta do with USCF's move to Crossville? Can you figure it out?
Huh? Huh? Can you do it huh? Dang, can you? Huh?

Cordially, Sitting Phil.

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Im liked yur story about the Cowboys and Injuns, Phil.

But there was ONE movie starring John "duckwalk" Wayne where he plays this
cowboy who sets out to recover a young female relative who had been taken in a
raid, the White men all killed, of course. When big John discovers that she
has been made into an sqaw, and "violated" by the chief bad Injun, he
determines to kill her, 'cause that's what his Ma wouldda wanted (or so he
says).
However, at the end, where the Injuns are routed and John Wayne (and a friend)
finally have her away from the evil Injuns, the friend stands in front,
determined to keep the big lug from murdering her out of hatred for the Injuns,
which she has now become one of. A few arrows-in-the-leg later, Wayne spares
her life, and takes her back "home." THE RESCUERS, I think it was called. Or
maybe THE SEARCHERS.



What's this gotta do with USCF's move to Crossville?


Well, let me see. Wasn't Crossville at one time controlled by the Injuns
(until Daniel Boone or Davy Crocket came along)?


"Borned on a mountaintop in Tennessee.
Greatest state in the land of the free.
Raised in the woods, so he knowed every tree .
Kilt him a b'ar, when he was only three.

Da-vy, Da-vy Crocket!
King of the wild frontier."




Can you figure it out? Huh? Huh? Can you do it huh? Dang, can you? Huh?


Crossville...hey, ain't that the place where all them danged kids come from,
who beat up on me in tournaments? The scholastic chess capitol of the United
States of Uhhmurica?


I really don't care where that evil organization is headquartered, so that's
why I haven't jumped on the bandwagon in discussing the pros and cons of the
move.





And the only purty girl in the film was also in the fort


If you ask me, them Cowboys wasted far too much time scrappin' with Injuns,
and shouldda spent much more of their energy focusing on other things.

"NoMoreChess" wrote in message
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Im liked yur story about the Cowboys and Injuns, Phil.

Dear Paleface,

[which, if you think about it, is much more polite than 'honky' for example.
i have recently understood the origin of the term to have stemmed from
contact with Boston-types who had the startling habit or gift of speaking
through their nose like geese, its quite a funny term really. the thing of
it is, when you get to record someone's colour in this country you never see
'paleface' listed as an option, and the other thing 'WASP' don't suit me
neither, since I ain't no Anglo Saxon]

But there was ONE movie starring John "duckwalk" Wayne where he plays
this
cowboy who sets out to recover a young female relative who had been taken
in a
raid, the White men all killed, of course. When big John discovers that
she
has been made into an sqaw, and "violated" by the chief bad Injun, he
determines to kill her, 'cause that's what his Ma wouldda wanted (or so he
says).

How quaint for Ma's boy Marion.

However, at the end, where the Injuns are routed and John Wayne (and a
friend)
finally have her away from the evil Injuns, the friend stands in front,
determined to keep the big lug from murdering her out of hatred for the
Injuns,
which she has now become one of.

We presumably don't get to hear any cross-cultural anthropological
comparison? What um big Heap of Beans!

A few arrows-in-the-leg later, Wayne spares
her life, and takes her back "home." THE RESCUERS, I think it was called.
Or
maybe THE SEARCHERS.

It doesn't sound like Soldier Blue. Do you remember that, late 60's? with a
sound track from Buffy St Marie.

What's this gotta do with USCF's move to Crossville?


Well, let me see. Wasn't Crossville at one time controlled by the
Injuns
(until Daniel Boone or Davy Crocket came along)?

Dunno. I think one or both of them perished at the Alamo. And Dead Men tell
no tales, pardnur.

"Borned on a mountaintop in Tennessee.
Greatest state in the land of the free.
Raised in the woods, so he knowed every tree .
Kilt him a b'ar, when he was only three.

Da-vy, Da-vy Crocket!
King of the wild frontier."

Well I...!
I'll ride an ol' paint, 'n' go to Montana, an' dance the hoolihan!

Can you figure it out? Huh? Huh? Can you do it huh? Dang, can you? Huh?


Crossville...hey, ain't that the place where all them danged kids come
from,
who beat up on me in tournaments? The scholastic chess capitol of the
United
States of Uhhmurica?

You live in the middle so you wouldn't know. Brooklyn is aways north of
thair in a big Yankee Fort called New Yawk. Some seys its safer out than in.

I really don't care where that evil organization is headquartered, so
that's
why I haven't jumped on the bandwagon in discussing the pros and cons of
the
move.

Pros and Cons is fancy talk.

Yer probably jus scared o that ol Sheriff Bower. He wunt elected by the
peple, ans a company man. He aint gone a clean up the town, he's a-leavin
most of his kin and the town to tumbleweed, and taking the boxcar south some
dark night, aiming fer a fresh start in the blue mountain gap

And the only purty girl in the film was also in the fort


If you ask me, them Cowboys wasted far too much time scrappin' with
Injuns,
and shouldda spent much more of their energy focusing on other things.

The Queen's Injun?

We got a place back in Cornwall called Indian Queens which was just a
staging stop, but turns out it had nuthin to do with Pocohontas who landed a
mite further up the coast at a little place called Plymouth.

Well, I guess I'll mosey on out to do the chores, water the dog, then see if
i can scare me up sum vittles.

Adios amigo!

HoooHah! Phil

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Dear Paleface,
which, if you think about it, is much more polite than 'honky' for example.
i have recently understood the origin of the term to have stemmed from
contact with Boston-types who had the startling habit or gift of speaking
through their nose like geese,


Yep. Dem crackers, boy do dey ever soun' funny when dey talks!



the thing of it is, when you get to record someone's colour
in this country you never see 'paleface' listed as an option


And "Injun" is now termed "Native American," as if they were somehow better
than those of us who came over by boat!


and the other thing 'WASP' don't suit me
neither, since I ain't no Anglo Saxon]

I know, I know -- you're a Celt, an Irishman or Scott or somesuch thing.
And I see you cleverly avoided the issue of religion (WASP=Protestant), since
you are an Obfuscationist, and not Catatonic like me. :-)



We presumably don't get to hear any cross-cultural anthropological
comparison?

The only Injun "culture" shown in that movie was a teepee decoration,
consisting of human scalps taken from murdered victims. Oh, but there was one
good thing about the Injun's "culture": the women did all the tedious work!
:-)


It doesn't sound like Soldier Blue. Do you remember that, late 60's?


Er, no. Are you sure that's the title?


Yer probably jus scared o that ol Sheriff Bower.


Not sure who you are talking about here. Bower? I did see something in a
link about a guy known as "Snapper" MacGaughey running for some office or
other, and that's pretty scary! As I seem to recall, he would be perfect for
a lead role in any of the Looney Tunes series....


The Queen's Injun?

Dat's what done-in ol' Garry Kasparnob, among others. Dat and the endgame!


We got a place back in Cornwall


Corn...? Did someone mention corn? I'm gettin' homesick, and I ain't even
left Indiana yet!


Adios amigo!

Tryin' to fool me with that there furriner talk? Hasta la Grischuk, and via
con dorritos to you, too!

And "Injun" is now termed "Native American," as if they were somehow
better
than those of us who came over by boat!

But, they are universally admitted to be better!

It is said, "honest Injun" but never "honest Paleface", right?

and the other thing 'WASP' don't suit me
neither, since I ain't no Anglo Saxon]

I know, I know -- you're a Celt, an Irishman or Scott or somesuch thing.
And I see you cleverly avoided the issue of religion (WASP=Protestant),
since
you are an Obfuscationist, and not Catatonic like me. :-)

True, its hard to get much by you. Of course, I do not mean to indicate that
you can now pontificate on the Pelikan, since I like to do that. To
unobfusticate I am a PalefaceCeltAnimistJohaninne, a PCAJ.


We presumably don't get to hear any cross-cultural anthropological
comparison?

The only Injun "culture" shown in that movie was a teepee decoration,
consisting of human scalps taken from murdered victims.

How do we know they were not early Solstice Presents a-drying, later to be
embroidered, a few pretty beads sewn in, and used as attrractive coasters or
indeed the hunter-gather origin of the Frisbee? Spin and dis, spin and dis,
endless corrupting spin from Whitey...

Come to think of it, there was that other movie with Richard Harris, A Man
Called Horse, which showed a somewhat vigorous initiation ceremony.

Oh, but there was one
good thing about the Injun's "culture": the women did all the tedious
work!
:-)

Pounding loincloths down by the river. Sure, I could never get off on that.


It doesn't sound like Soldier Blue. Do you remember that, late 60's?


Er, no. Are you sure that's the title?

Not at all sure! What are you inferring?

Corn...? Did someone mention corn? I'm gettin' homesick, and I ain't
even
left Indiana yet!

Anglo Norman; Quern, previously from Cornovii [L.] being a misapprehension,
and a likely deliberate one, that the Romans foisted onto the p-Celtic
speaking people of first century Wessex and Wales.

I sorry if I failed to obfusticate enough, I intended to, I am too tiried
after getting my teeth filed to points.

Adios amigo!

Tryin' to fool me with that there furriner talk? Hasta la Grischuk, and
via
con dorritos to you, too!

Hasta Tierra del Fuego! grrrrrrrr BlueHead