Nobody really sucks at chess. That's a myth.

                                            The End

What?! "Rationalize" doesn't mean "being Rational?"  You know, that's one of the great benefits of playing chess online -- the exchange of ideas and information in the forums, where we get a chance to learn new things every day! (chortle, chortle) ...

(To "chortle" means to giggle or chuckle gleefully.  The word was coined by Lewis Carroll, in his poem "Jabberwocky" -- " 'Oh frabjous day!  Callou!  Callay!' he chortled in his joy."  cool, huh?)

P.S.  Any time you find something confusing, just ask me... (tee-hee)...

Like some one said before playing chess its a great way to exercise the brain, so is cross word puzzles, but chess is more enjoyable to me win or loss at any level your brain is working in high gear

   Rationalize is to distort the truth in an attempt to sound rational. Hardly anyone seems to know this. Why do I? I come from an era where it was considered one of the keys to success...having a superior vocabulary. That and "dressing for success".

   That era is gone with the wind.

I actually did learn something new today...I didn't know that "chortle" was coined by Lewis Carroll; thanks! 

Oh, dear, HW -- who are these people you keep running into who don't know what "rationalize" means?  Seems like almost everybody I know uses the word correctly -- unless English is their second language.  (Actually, the French, German, and Spanish translations are spelled similarly, so forget that last part.)

Rationaliseren -> Dutch has it as well :)

   No they don't. They think rationalize means being rational. 99% of people.

   Here's an example:

99%.  wow.

Can an intelligent person suck at chess foreva ?

more like ... Can an intelligent person suck at chess ? Woteva!

   Yep. They think they know all sorts of stuff that they don't...religion, politics, how to balance a check book...

   Anyway:

Can intelligent person suck at chess, forever?

yes

Oh my...

It's Y.O.U. Let me check. Show me your hands, clothes, shoes, now turn around. Yes, I'm really looking at nobody really! In what closet did you hide??? There's still a spider in your hair btw.

Hi, red.

nen goeden dag nobody. No, I did not miss you, in case you would ask ;)

Ik weet dat je me niet genist hebt.

ach jij arme kabouter... Me no monster, come here you poor thing. You are the one with the moustache, between brackets.

now... where are the brackets? Here () It's good to see you!

   Word has it that "bubble heads" generally suck at chess, too. 

Welcome back, NR!

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