You click on your home page to refresh when you know you don't have any moves, just hoping that someone has moved and the auto-refresh hasn't picked it up yet.
This is pretty self-explanatory. Just add you're "You know you're addicted to chess.com when..." to the topic. I got the idea from ThreeQueens "Top Ten ways too much chess is a bad thing" kind of melded with Jeff Foxworthy. Enjoy!
...when you get more e-mails from chess.com than at work.
...when you get your news from chess.com.
...when you monitor chess.com for move updates on your i-phone, while driving!
...when you communicate more with people on chess.com than with...uh...excuse me...<yes dear.....yes dear>...sorry about that...your wife.
... you print out positions to analyze for when you can't be on the computer.
... you miss meals to play.
hmm what else do I do... :P
... you introduce yourself to someone using your chess.com name instead of you real name...
Holy crap! I'm glad I don't live in California.
Just kidding. That sounds like something I might do as well if I had an i-phone. Alas, I am but a teacher, and therefore poor.
Good one, though! That's a definite sign you're addicted.
LOL...It's just different in Arkansas. Instead of monitoring one's i-phone while driving, in Arkansas they have difficulty keeping their eyes on the road while constantly checking the sky for that carrier pigeon... (sorry for picking on the people from the great State of Arkansas)
Ha ha, very funny. We're not as technologically and culturally behind as people are led to believe in the other states. Granted, we have a greater reputation for "rednecks" and "hillbillies" than other states, but every state has their proverbial black sheep. It doesn't mean everyone from here is mentally deficient.
All right kyuudou...Just to be fair minded, here are a couple specifically directed towards Californians...
...when your wife's roots start to show and the contrasting colors remind you of the chessboard.
...or...
...when the Starbucks green reminds of you of those pop-up previews.
LOL! Way to even the playing field, claypot.
Here's a couple of Arkansan stereotypes to the same tune.
... when your cousin's missing teeth remind you of the black and white pieces.
... when you consider getting different sized tractors and cutting the corn field in an alternating pattern.
Not really what?
... when you fantasize about having a giant chess set that will fit on floor tiles.
When you fall asleep thinking about your next move.
When you make a list of "why chess players are better lovers" that includes, "they're patient and thoughtful", "they how to use their piece(s)", "They know that the queen is the best piece in the game", and "they understand the meaning of 'mate' ".
when a friend says "i'm bored, what do you want to do?" you silently think "play chess..."
You've jokingly responded "Knight to E4" when your friend asks for advice.
When you check chess.com within 2 minutes of turning on your computer... Each and every time you turn it on.
You've felt incredibly disappointed when a good opponent resigns or times out with the game only half done.
You've stayed up to ridiculous hours because someone in a far away country just got online.
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