AndyClifton wrote:
I wish I knew what bigpoison said...
He started talking about apple juice?! Then he claimed that it came from apple goats, because he looks after a herd of them??!! It was pretty insane, but I think he was on topic.
Is chess good for the mind or does it lead to insanity?
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That's it, I knew Michigan was getting to him...
Mastery of Chess requires great skill with the Sword of Damacles. Properly weilded you can shave your head perfectly clean like a Zen master's, but one slip of an overplayed slice and you can decapitate yourself or speak with a high voice the rest of your life.
AndyClifton wrote:
That's it, I knew Michigan was getting to him...
I blame Gerald Ford.
Right! I had written that it was, in fact, ol' Gerry who killed Copernicus.
This little gem from The Fireside Book of Chess reminded me of this topic:
Is that the staff playing for Bedlam, or the patients, bigpoison?
According to the book, the patients. I just assumed the Cambridge team was composed of students rather than faculty, but it was not explicitly stated.
Perfect addition to this thread:D
I hope they have strong locks on the doors...
Who says they have to be mutually exclusive?
SPARTANEMESIS wrote:
Psychologists, I believe, are rumored to have a higher chance to attempt suicide. So who's crazy?
In some cases, I think suicide can be a good decision.
A faulty brain leads one to insanity not chess.
I love your pic ivandh!!
FlowerFlowers wrote:
SPARTANEMESIS wrote:
Psychologists, I believe, are rumored to have a higher chance to attempt suicide. So who's crazy?
In some cases, I think suicide can be a good decision.
Well there's no shortage of sociopaths on Earth. Some of them are probably psychologists; an interesting combination for someone who makes a living advising people on their behavior.
tonightatsix wrote:
A faulty brain leads one to insanity not chess.
Perhaps it a faulty brain also leads to chess, making chess an insanity?
I wish I knew what bigpoison said...