are people in forums dum

Don't throw stones if you live in a glass house.

Dum Spiro Spero!

While I breathe I hope.

Yep. You're right. (or is it yor? im so cnfusd)

Keep searching if you wish

Hello, Rick, remember me? I used to be "braindeadbrainiac"; I'm the guy that beat you in 12 moves.

I told you then, 3 months ago, about Pawns being your first and best line of defense and that their moves should be considered carefully; I told you that you needed to consider a book or a coach. I tried to explain to you about the value of the pieces, what pieces needed to come out first and what pieces you needed to leave behind. You argued with me profusely about how the best way to learn is by doing; "figuring it out yourself". Well, here is one of your latest games:

There is no change in your game. None. The very same moves. The very same mistakes.

So, let me see if I understand this correctly. You rebuff the knowlege and experience of better players and argue with them that your way is right. So you continue to blunder your way from one loss after another (it looks like your wins are more timeouts than you actually beating somebody). Then, you get on this forum and ask if we are dumb?!

Well, I for one, am smart enough to learn from other players who beat me; to ask them questions and take their advice; to study books and learn openings and how to counter them. My sickly rating shows that I have a long way to go, but I have the humility and the intelligence to learn.

I hope you don't go through life the way you go through a chess board. I hope that off the chess board, you are wise enough to ask questions and heed the advice of others.

Somehow, I doubt that you are. And because your youthful arrogance proclaims everyone except yourself dumb, and proclaims that you have the right way of doing things (while your horrible strings of losses prove otherwise), then I don't feel that you have the right to call anyone ... anyone ... dumb.

Captain, you should be a teacher here.

If people in forums weren't dum, there may not be RSS.

I think they'd still get all the updates even without the RSS feeds.

Hi corrijean how have you been?

Great! How are you?

Very good, it's Friday let's drink some dum wine and watch a dum movie!!

Sounds like a good idea. I'm watching a tv show instead of a movie, though. Grimm on hulu.

Yeah I've seen all episodes of that, I guess it's far from dum.  It's taped in Oregon, been there, it's nice-you ever been there?

Yes, quite a few times. The Oregon Pacific coast is beautiful. I want to take a hiking trip in the Columbia River Valley sometime. One of the most beautiful places I've ever driven through, so I'd like to hike it and see a bit more.

Nice plans, if I remember correctly Oregon has some Sea Lion caves and yes the coastal drive is excellent, just keep your eyes on the road!  The parks are nice as well, and they are home to some hugh rocks on the beach, Cannon Beach or something like that, very nice...ok I will pay for a field trip for everyone who posts on this forum!