reflectivist wrote:
When a pawn passes, there is no funeral, but when the king passes, it's a big deal. It has always been this way.
Means little unless u have shed some tears along the way.
When a pawn passes, there is no funeral
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Care to elaborate?
May 14, 2013
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"When beggars die there are no comets seen;
The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes."
- Calpurnia, in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. (Act II, Scene 2, 30-31)
"A passed pawn is a criminal which should be kept under lock and key. Mild measures, such as police surveillance, are not sufficient." – Aron Nimzowitsch
Does this mean that passed pawns are zombies, and Nimzowitsch was the first zombie killer?
LongIslandMark wrote:
Despite the facade of democracy, in many ways we still live in a feudal society. Is that what you are getting at?
I was actually getting at the double entendre of passed pawns, but I agree fully about our shamocracy owned and controlled utterly by oligarchs.
what double entendre?
passed pawns- the chess term, or dearly departed serfs?
May 14, 2013
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falcogrine wrote:
passed pawns- the chess term, or dearly departed serfs?
Or an obscure medical condition?
uh, that works too. unfortunately.
May 14, 2013
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falcogrine wrote:
uh, that works too. unfortunately.
Shakespeare and anomalous bowel movements in the same thread!
... I'm on a roll.
pawnsolo2 wrote:
what double entendre?
I meant "Doubled-up pawn, duh"
pawnsolo2 wrote:
what double entendre?
Passed, as in passed pawn (past the 4th rank) vs. passed, as in passed away (e.g. died).
Thus, it is a double entendre (google it).
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reflectivist wrote:
pawnsolo2 wrote:
what double entendre?
Passed, as in passed pawn (past the 4th rank) vs. passed, as in passed away (e.g. died).
Thus, it is a double entendre (google it).
Triple. "Passed" also means "excreted in the feces".
335394862 wrote:
was there a reason for this post i mean....
Because it was there.
I know what a double entendre is. Where is the risque inuendo in passed?
pawnsolo2 wrote:
I know what a double entendre is. Where is the risque inuendo in passed?
Optional. As per below. But, hey, I didn't mean to make you see red.
- A double entendre is a figure of speech in which a spoken phrase is devised to be understood in either of two ways. Typically one of the interpretations is rather obvious whereas the other is more subtle. The more subtle of the interpretations may have a humorous, ironic, or risqué purpose. It may also convey a message that would be socially awkward, or even offensive, to state directly.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_entendre
"I didn't mean to make you see red."
My profile page is black, so red works best for me.
So where is the humorous, ironic, or risqué purpose that conveys a message which would be socially awkward, or even offensive, to state directly?
Example:When is a passed pawn gay? When it becomes a queen.
When a pawn passes, there is no funeral, but when the king passes, it's a big deal. It has always been this way.