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Originally posted by USArmyParatrooperHe was, of course, lying, as the bit I've italicised shows.
I don't know if this is famous or not, but I was watching a Bobby Fischer story on HBO. While he was holding out threatening not to play in the championship tournament against the Russians a reporter asked him, "Are you playing psychology against your opponents?"
Bobby said, "No. I don't believe in psychology. I believe in good moves"
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Originally posted by ChessPraxisIt never stops amazing me that the English and their descendants still have such a bad trauma from the 100 Years' War that they cannot mention the French even in passing without feeling the psychological need to insult their military prowess. It must have been a truly devastating defeat.
My dislike of the French military is from personal experience, and for someone who's never seen the Simpsons to call me ignorant is an oxymoron.
You assume much, yet you know little for a 2000+ player.
I have seen the Simpsons, and can thus state with perfect confidence that anyone who quotes from it in a serious discussion does not need the "oxy".
You grandiloquate much, yet you have a surprisingly small-minded personality for someone below 2000.
Chess quotes? Did someone mention chess quotes? OK, how about this one:
"Life's too short for chess" - H.J. Byron (cousin of).
I don't agree with him, of course.
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Originally posted by robbie carrobie...and, not to forget, Scots.
The terms are also muddied by the fact that many times an English army marched into Scotland they contained many other elements, such as Welsh archers and Irish infantry units.
If you want someone to dislike and fight against a Scot, take an Englishman. If you want someone to truly loathe him and kill his entire clan, find a Scot who has built his house a few hundred feet higher or lower up the mountains.
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13 Oct 11
Originally posted by Shallow BlueEveryone likes to have a little chip on their shoulder. If I had a penny for the number of times a Scotsman mentioned 1314 to me, I'd have nearly a pound 🙂
It never stops amazing me that the English and their descendants still have such a bad trauma from the 100 Years' War that they cannot mention the French even in passing without feeling the psychological need to insult their military prowess. It must have been a truly devastating defeat.
I have seen the Simpsons, and can thus state with ...[text shortened]... short for chess" - H.J. Byron (cousin of).
I don't agree with him, of course.
Richard
The French/English relationship is one of competitive brothers (love to win, can't bear to lose, but always want a rematch). At least now it is in sport rather than war. I don't think the French would enjoy rugby nearly as much if they never played against les rosbifs (and my french friends certainly enjoyed last weekend)
Is it me that gets the oxymoron (minus the oxy) title? I brought up the Simpsons first...
Token quote: 😉
"In the laboratory the gambits all test unfavorably, but the old rule wears well, that all gambits are sound OTB" - William Ewart Napier
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Originally posted by DanTriolaWell, Mr. Ritchie was wrong, then. (Well, what do you expect from someone who married Madonna?)
"Golf - the best way to spoil a good walk. Winston Churchill said that." - Dog
(Both from Lock, Stock & 2 Smoking Barrels)
That quote is usually attributed to the other great false source of quotations, Mark Twain. It probably wasn't him, either. The real source is, AFAIK, unknown.
But whoever first said it was quite correct. Why waste your time playing golf when you can waste it playing chess?
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Originally posted by morgskiYeah, but then you'd have to be able to get a penny from a Scotsman, which is unlikely 😛.
Everyone likes to have a little chip on their shoulder. If I had a penny for the number of times a Scotsman mentioned 1314 to me, I'd have nearly a pound 🙂
Richard
(I'm allowed to say that, I'm Dutch. We have the same reputation, and it's equally justified.)
13 Oct 11
Lol
This chess quotes malarky just got a lot easier, there is in fact a website called chessquotes<dot>com
"What is the object of playing a gambit opening?... To acquire a reputation of being a dashing player at the cost of losing a game" - Siegbert Tarrasch
A small price to pay for being dashing 🙂
13 Oct 11
Originally posted by Shallow BlueVery good! Your note prompted me to go to the 'goofs' section of IMDB, where this is listed:
Well, Mr. Ritchie was wrong, then. (Well, what do you expect from someone who married Madonna?)
That quote is usually attributed to the other great false source of quotations, Mark Twain. It probably wasn't him, either. The real source is, AFAIK, unknown.
But whoever first said it was quite correct. Why waste your time playing golf when you can waste it playing chess?
Richard
"Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Dog describes Golf as a "way to spoil a good walk" he attributes the quote to Winston Churchill. The quote "Golf is a good walk spoiled." was originally made by Mark Twain."
I've the first volume of Twain's autobiography, of which I've only read the first 1/2 or so. Entertaining book, but now I need to peruse it further for that quote! It is true that Twain's sayings were mostly plagiarized, and he took pride in taking words from other sources! It was sort of an intellectual game in 19th century America to do so.
i gave up golf in May 1988.
Originally posted by Shallow BlueIt never stops amazing me that the English and their descendants still have such a bad trauma from the 100 Years' War that they cannot mention the French even in passing without feeling the psychological need to insult their military prowess. It must have been a truly devastating defeat.
It never stops amazing me that the English and their descendants still have such a bad trauma from the 100 Years' War that they cannot mention the French even in passing without feeling the psychological need to insult their military prowess. It must have been a truly devastating defeat.
I have seen the Simpsons, and can thus state with short for chess" - H.J. Byron (cousin of).
I don't agree with him, of course.
Richard
I simply made a tongue in cheek statement meant in jest. Others took it as an opportunity and excuse to go off topic. My sincere apologies to the other posters in this thread for the snowflake that caused a massive avalanche. .
I have seen the Simpsons, and can thus state with perfect confidence that anyone who quotes from it in a serious discussion does not need the "oxy".
I made the monkey comment, not realizing at the time the original ( I presume) context. The remark about "oxy" is a well done put down, may I use it myself should the opportunity arise?
You grandiloquate much
No need to get personal, and besides, what I do in the privacy of my bathroom is my own business.
you have surprisingly small-minded personality for someone below 2000.
Thanks, I try my best.
Ok losers, click unlike then bite me. 😛
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The post that was quoted here has been removedI already knew that many books (some of which I have read) have been written about
the political and religious aspects of the Jacobite movement, as well as the military
campaigns of 1745-46 and earlier.
Then you should have mentioned that it was geo-political and religious my dear
Dutchess and there would have been no misunderstanding, but lets not fight about
it. Thank you for the recommendations, i will see if they are in my local library, for i
am due to return a few books, one of which was a thoroughly enjoyable read,
Bobby Fischer goes to war, documenting the world championship match in Reykjavik
1972 detailing the characters and events which unfolded in an almost surreal
manner and how those events were perceived elsewhere.
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The post that was quoted here has been removedSure thing Dutchess , I understand.
Actually my dear Dutchess, these things are one and the same whether they were
perpetrated in the highlands or anywhere else. I am not a Scottish nationalist, in
fact, while i carry the name MacGregor from my mothers side and the name
Gordon from my fathers, my nationalism ends at rugby and football matches. The
greatest injury that has come to Scotland came from our own selves, partly
precipitated from the demise of the clan system, yet it was those persons who were
shipped off in droves, to America and New Zealand, Australia and Canada, who had
toiled on the land of their forefathers for generations, only to be forcibly removed,
sold by such a parcel of rouges as any nation would be loathe to mention. I have
stood on the fields of Bannockburn, but half an hour from my home and on
Drumossie Moor (Culloden) , but nothing pains me as seeing the still extant houses
of those who were forced from their homes with bailiffs letters and fire and sword.
Its an utterly shameful affair.
Yes i like history, it was one of the highers that i took while studying for entry to art
school, but sometimes i cannot read it, for i am a human being and whether its the
rape of Nanking or the butchery of Culloden, or the siege of Leningrad, sometimes
its difficult to stomach. I thank you sincerely for taking an interest in my continuing
education, a poor sea pirate like me needs all the education he can get - kind
regards Robbie 🙂