Hilarious. Thanks for the post. Of course there was that awkward moment when I realized that I too was wearing socks with a hole in them....
Woodpushers Wit, Wisdom & Wiles
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damn - nailed me dead on . . .
lol, nice find
French description was perfect for me; there's nothing more satisfying than having everybody vomit at the sight of my position and then going on to win.
1. e4 d6 (Pirc Defense) Dumb player. Thought he was playing the French Defense and couldn't remember how the first move went. Either that or he thought White played 1. d4. 
Flowery Hawaiian shirt and arrow-through-the-head-hat. Brilliant. Great post batgirl!
What about this look? Would that perhaps be a3?
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"1. e4 c6 (Caro-Kann Defense) Characterless. Just another faceless person in a crowd. They're the players at a tournament that never socialize. They play their game, mysteriously disappear - and only present themselves a minute or two before the beginning of the next round. And, for some unknown reason, players of this defense always have holes in their socks."
He crossed the line when he made fun of my socks...
Dwight Weaver, historian for the Memphis Chess Club and webmater of their wonderful blog, published an article called Woodpushers Wit, Wisdom and Wiles that contained reprints from the Mid-South Chess Advocate, 1993. One is the Psychology of Openings; the other is the Psychology of Defenses. While humorous in approach, it may contain some perceptive commentaries and is certainly worth reading and pondering.