You know, MIL is so fun that I don't even mind about her being a fizzakeeatrist...
(Although I am I must say a bit disappointed to find out that the Hawthorne Effect had nothing to do with this guy):
Thanks for the flashback to Lucy's "mental breakdown" -- and kudos for your phonetic spelling! 
A hopeless morass of bitterness would be a big step up about now.
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it's not like chess can be bad for your brain, and it can't have no effect, so yes it is good!
I say it can have no effect.
chess is not really good for the brain.
it can be a little good, a little bad or very bad or not bad at all, but not really good (or am i making no sense at all ?)
I think your brain has been rotted out by chess!
Dunno about chess and crosswords being good for the brain, but I never notice ball games being advertised for staving off the ravages of old age.
Seems to me that throwing and catching fires up the neurons too
thanks doc
has your ass rotted out ?
Totally! Chess has taken an awful toll! 
Any exercise involving the brain is good. The elderly who play chess report a greater mental acruity.
And people who strive to avoid spelling errors and typos can similarly benefit.
Any exercise involving the brain is good. The elderly who play chess report a greater mental acruity.
And people who strive to avoid spelling errors and typos can similarly benefit.
And the elderly are probably all senile anyway (who listens to them?).
And the elderly are probably all senile anyway (who listens to them?).
I'll listen to you Andy, I have a few minutes to go waiting for the clock to run out on some chess troll who abandoned the game.
See my thread "Why Chess is Good".
It isn't.
Any exercise involving the brain is good. The elderly who play chess report a greater mental acruity.
And people who strive to avoid spelling errors and typos can similarly benefit.
And the elderly are probably all senile anyway (who listens to them?).
Eh? What was that you said, Andy? Quit mumbling! You need to speak Up when you're talking and you need to Stop talking and listen to your elders when we're talking. --- and Quit that fidgeting! Why, when I was your age I said "Yes, M'am" and "No, M'am" and I minded my "p's and q's" around older people because they Knew a little about life, and let me tell You I learned quite a Bit from people who'd had some real life Experience and ...hey, where are you going? You come right back here and ..... aw, forget it ....
Damn kids! They don't wanna listen to nothing! Back when I was younger people actually listened to their elders--and to each other. We had respect for one another then...and grammar! And everybody wore suits. Plus we were all united for a great and common goal: to beat Hitler! Yeah, we'll never see the like of those days again...
Is regular exercise good for heart, lungs, circulation and muscles. The only question is how much is chess good for the brain and in what ways. Your move!
er...not exactly...
There is some literature showing kids who learn chess learn other stuff faster, but over time the effect dissipates and they later regress to the norm. Older people can fight off dementia by playing chess or other thinking games.
Sorry, you should play the game if you enjoy it and want to improve at it for more fun, not because it will improve your brain.
If you want to improve your brain, you should try drinking lots of craft beers and chasing after busty bar wenches. It won't improve your brain any more than chess, but your disappointment will be soothed a bit.
Post of the week.
Dear DrSpudnick,
Since you Stole my idea for a new forum, I decided to start my Own forum, instead of sinking into a hopeless morass of bitterness, which was my first plan, naturally. My new forum is entitled:
"Chess vs. Forums: Which Causes Less Brain Damage?"
(Maybe if I were still smart like I used to be, I'd have figured out how to post one of those blue website address things like you did with the forum you started with my idea.)
Sincerely, MIL
P.S. If you're not mad at me for accusing you and stuff, will you make a comment in my forum so I can feel "popular?" Don't mention this to the others, OK?