Were you guys seriously offended by the all caps?
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Ok. But from now on, I will type like this ;)
Sep 16, 2014
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#3204
camberfoil wrote:
Ok. I drank a little too much coffee earlier.
Let akafett tell you about caffeine. heh 
Sep 16, 2014
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#3205
December_TwentyNine wrote:
Speaking of coffee:
I'm getting ready to send some stuff to my girlfriend. Trouble is, I'm in the United States right now and these people don't start putting out their Christmas stuff until November. Wanting to get my girlfriend a a Christmas card, I got her a Halloween card instead.
The front if it reads: "This witch is brewing up a special potion for you that guarantees renewed energy, youthful vigor and eye-popping alertness."
Open it up and it shows the witch with a cup of coffee in her hand and exclaims, "Coffee's Ready!"
That's adorable! Maybe you could send some packaged Christmas/holiday coffee blend too. (Related to our "coffee talk": I heard McDonald's is selling their coffee beans in the store now, following Starbucks.)
Idea! I would totally listen to a radio station/podcast if it was called "Chess Talk Coffee Talk". Isn't that cute?? Copyright dragonair234.
lol
Sep 16, 2014
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#3206
camberfoil wrote:
Ok. But from now on, I will type like this ;)
Something tells me you'd like calligraphy... lol
Never tried it.
I mean...
Never tried it.
Sep 17, 2014
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#3210
December_TwentyNine wrote:
How about chess talk/coffee talk while writing on the scoresheet in calligraphy?
Lovely! 
And speak olde English while you're at it.
And, camber, I wasn't offended.
Me allegro.
dragonair234 wrote:
SteelersFanX68 wrote:
*castles*
"What is this black magic, you cheat, this isn't chess..."
I actually get annoyed when that happens. It's kinda a rude thing to suggest that one's blatantly cheating. Why would anyone cheat in chess. And if we know how to play chess, all the more reason to know the rules and not cheat. If you're a respectable player anyway.
Did anyone read the article Silman posted on this site the other day? I skimmed it, but it essentially said that Magnus Carlsen is one of three people in the world who can hypnotize his opponent during a chess game and cause them to blunder. There were chess diagrams of Carlsen games with proof. I am not kidding.
Sep 18, 2014
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#3214
akafett wrote:
And speak olde English while you're at it.
And, camber, I wasn't offended.
I'm taking a Medieval and Renaissance class now so I've read a lot of Old English in the past two weeks! Enough for my fair share... How funny you should mention it. Lol
Sep 18, 2014
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#3215
Chicken_Monster wrote:
dragonair234 wrote:
SteelersFanX68 wrote:
*castles*
"What is this black magic, you cheat, this isn't chess..."
I actually get annoyed when that happens. It's kinda a rude thing to suggest that one's blatantly cheating. Why would anyone cheat in chess. And if we know how to play chess, all the more reason to know the rules and not cheat. If you're a respectable player anyway.
Did anyone read the article Silman posted on this site the other day? I skimmed it, but it essentially said that Magnus Carlsen is one of three people in the world who can hypnotize his opponent during a chess game and cause them to blunder. There were chess diagrams of Carlsen games with proof. I am not kidding.
Hypnosis hmmm? Is he reading fortunes too with a crystal ball?
Wait, is that what's going on in his picture?!
Well, supposedly Tal could do the same thing against opponents. However when you consider the strength of Tal and Carlsen, and it should be said Fischer...the intimidation factor alone could bring about blunders on the part of opponents. Carlsen should brush up on his hypnosis technique as it did not seem to work very well against Caruana.
dragonair234 wrote:
Chicken_Monster wrote:
dragonair234 wrote:
SteelersFanX68 wrote:
*castles*
"What is this black magic, you cheat, this isn't chess..."
I actually get annoyed when that happens. It's kinda a rude thing to suggest that one's blatantly cheating. Why would anyone cheat in chess. And if we know how to play chess, all the more reason to know the rules and not cheat. If you're a respectable player anyway.
Did anyone read the article Silman posted on this site the other day? I skimmed it, but it essentially said that Magnus Carlsen is one of three people in the world who can hypnotize his opponent during a chess game and cause them to blunder. There were chess diagrams of Carlsen games with proof. I am not kidding.
Hypnosis hmmm? Is he reading fortunes too with a crystal ball?
Wait, is that what's going on in his picture?!
Haha. I found the article. Correction -- It was not Silman who authored it apparently.
http://www.chess.com/article/view/learn-to-hypnotize-your-opponent
December_TwentyNine wrote:
Here are 3 of the greatest laws of stupidity:
"Do not question, because you already know, and if anyone makes any reasonable attempt at explaining, ignore them and insist you are right. Because you are!"
"You have a brain, that means you know everything."
"Argue until you are blue in the face, because they don't understand and you need to give every last ounce of energy you have to tell them how things really are."
I actually know some people like this. They all have one thing in common: they make themselves sound like idiots by getting caught up in wanting to be right.
"I have forgot everything I knew about chess"
akafett wrote:
December_TwentyNine wrote:
Here are 3 of the greatest laws of stupidity:
"Do not question, because you already know, and if anyone makes any reasonable attempt at explaining, ignore them and insist you are right. Because you are!"
"You have a brain, that means you know everything."
"Argue until you are blue in the face, because they don't understand and you need to give every last ounce of energy you have to tell them how things really are."
I actually know some people like this. They all have one thing in common: they make themselves sound like idiots by getting caught up in wanting to be right.
The world is full of said idiots. Que triste...
Haha lol