I wrote (10 Jan 2007 22:47:43 -0800):
7 "Taylor Kingstons wrote me on 3/17/2002
7
7 'Interestingly, Hanon Russell met with
7 Niro just a few days ago. Due to the
7 recent expansion of ChessCafe's and
7 Russell Enterprises' activities, the
7 company recently moved into new
7 offices, and had a "grand opening"
7 reception, which several dignitaries,
7 including Niro, attended. I was invited
7 too, but couldn't make the long drive.
7 If I had gone, I might have been able to
7 bend Niro's ear a bit on Evans.'
7 ..." - Phil Innes (Fri, 04 Aug 2006 19:01:40 GMT)
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Phil Innes wrote (Sun, 14 Jan 2007 14:30:50 GMT):
7 ... I thought Dr. Blair was supporting me by referring
7 to the series of 'purported' e-mails via an illustration
7 of the bent-ear anecdote, which are even
7 acknowledged by Tinker Taylor.
7
7 And though this is the only reason Tinker Taylor
7 mentioned in his message that would tempt him to go, it
7 conclusively proves me wrong and indeed insane in
7 saying that this is the only reason Tinker Taylor would go,
7 because Tinker Taylor did not use those exact words,
7 'only reason'. ...

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helpbot wrote (14 Jan 2007 21:58:00 -0800):

7 ... What Dr. Blair was doing was skewering your non
7 sequitur or invalid argument by pointing out (yet again) that
7 just because TK happened to mention bending an ear in no
7 way shows that this was a -- or the *only* -- reason for him
7 going to a chess tournament. You see, Taylor Kingston just
7 happens to be a chess player, and as such he could happen
7 to go to a chess tournament either to play or to watch chess --
7 imagine that! I bet that never occurred to you, did it? Of
7 course not. You are obsessed with the bending of ears, and
7 most likely forgot about the playing of chess which sometimes
7 goes on at these tournaments too! ...

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I don't think that a chess tournament was involved. At least,
"'grand opening' reception" does not sound like a chess
tournament to me, although I suppose there might have been
one. Of course, this does not change the essential point.
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"... [Phil's] inference is completely baseless.
I suppose if I said 'I was invited to join Bill at
the ball game yesterday, but couldn't go. Too
bad -- Schilling pitched a no-hitter,' then our
Phil would conclude that the _only_ reason I
attend baseball games is to see no-hitters. ..."
- Taylor Kingston (1 Nov 2006 07:20:54 -0800)
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"... Where is there anything to indicate that
Taylor Kingston 'mention'ed all of the reasons
'that would tempt him to go'? ..." - Louis Blair
(6 Nov 2006 22:04:27 -0800)