EQ vs IQ : More reasons to ban chess

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I did some research.  Unfortunately, the idea of banning chess is not original. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/21/chess-forbidden-in-islam-rules-saudi-arabia-grand-mufti Maybe our friend is the grand mufti in disguise.

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How about we ban Sitting-Duck???

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@eastyz...you are correct the idea is not original hence my title ' MORE reasons to ban chess' . Furthermore I did not insult anybody here and it generally take more than a mere miracle to provide the average chess player with a happy love life, if you still want to send me money though please pm me.

@Realcs....you can't ban the truth

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What are your fees? Incidentally, I feel insulted.

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Drawgood wrote:

@iamdeafzed

You clearly do not know what a ban means. It is very different from a law. It is illegal to murder(not the same as kill) people because they have a right to their life. This is a law in most civilized countries of the world. A ban can be formal or informal prohibition of some persons or some activity in some place. It is not the same as criminally punishable offenses.

Did you really think you were writing such a clever response by suggesting that people don't kill others because there is a "ban" on murder?

P.S. Your attempt to justify your use of the word 'banned' is, frankly, artificial and while maybe works for the purposes of sophistry in law school (wouldn't surprise me, at least), in the real world where words actually have meaning, you frankly just weren't careful with how you chose to express yourself. If you were smart, you'd accept that and move on.

Even if your objection was correct (and it isn't), you should have been able to anticipate the obvious reaction that a wiseguy like me would have. Yet you didn't.

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Sitting-Duck wrote:

Only 13% of GM's have success at marriage while a staggering 95% own pets for the simple reason that dogs can't tell you just how annoying you are.

 

That's hilarious!Laughing

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It looks like ducks can tell you how annoying you are.

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Another reason 0% of players rated higher than 2000 own ducks

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Quite a gifted duck. But the ability to communicate in well written prose could be a curse to ducks, as they may end up being ostrichcized from the fowl community?

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It appears our friend is a professional troll https://www.chess.com/forum/view/off-topic/a-plea-to-members-stop-calling-me-a-troll?page=1# Having such a high EQ, he will say anything to get attention.

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eastyz wrote:

It depends on your definition of "troll". I think his wit and sarcasm is readable, whereas I think a troll is not witty or readable.

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trysts, I suppose there are wits and there are twits.

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You do read his threads as sarcasm, don't you? They're meant for a laugh, eastyz:)

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Fkey wrote:

Yes indeed, he has managed to avoid the FOUL community, so far lol.

A lot of very quackers posters so far though

Laughing

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trysts, I laugh at twits.  What is the matter with you?

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Sitting duck said " As a spiritual person I share this truth for if I can but rip just one person from the fire of lowered EQ I will deem myself blessed."

A very spiritual person once said "Clean up your own back yard first".

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eastyz wrote:

trysts, I laugh at twits.  What is the matter with you?

Oh, I thought the word "twits" was bad, like you were upset with ducks?

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xming, come on now.  Have you ever seen a duck's back yard?  You have very high expectations.

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xming wrote:

Sitting duck said " As a spiritual person I share this truth for if I can but rip just one person from the fire of lowered EQ I will deem myself blessed."

A very spiritual person once said "Clean up your own back yard first".

A very spiritual person also once said that spirituality is stupid.

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trysts, I only get upset with ducks with a high EQ and those who defend them.  What is your back yard like?