I'd probably use option 2 if someone called me lucky after beating them in a competition that requires skill
Is calling someone lucky technically somewhat an insult?
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I think in normal cases I and my friends would think of option 1, just because our opponents blundered. But if it's a swindle, then someone might feel a bit offended, but I think it could be drowned by the glory of creating that swindle.
Oct 20, 2021
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royalknight101 wrote:
it depends on the way it is said in discussion
agreed
royalknight101 wrote:
assassin3752 wrote:
royalknight101 wrote:
it depends on the way it is said in discussion
agreed
for example if i say the term "whatever floats your boat" in a sarcastic way even tho its supposed to have a positive meaning then i am simply just subtly insulting that person or mocking him in a way and laughing
I agree, the tone's really important at times
Oct 20, 2021
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#7
FMLarry wrote:
Pretend you're watching your friend play a chess game.
Your friend is losing but manages to win.
You say "You so lucky, you could have lost that game!"
Your friend could take it 2 ways.
1. "Thank you, I was in a very tough position!"
2. "Luck saved me? So are you calling me weak just because luck saved me?! That means my skill is irrelevant?!"
Kind of a useless question, but I took a good 10 minutes pondering.
I usually think everyone thinks of option 1, but I still ponder if anyone thinks of option 2.
-Larry
When talking to random people I refrain from talking since I'm always thinking about number 2 and not number 1.
But the closer the person im with, the more I'll insult them.
"dang bro you played like garbage that round, I could have a chimpanzee make better moves than you"
Oct 20, 2021
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#8
B1ZMARK wrote:
FMLarry wrote:
Pretend you're watching your friend play a chess game.
Your friend is losing but manages to win.
You say "You so lucky, you could have lost that game!"
Your friend could take it 2 ways.
1. "Thank you, I was in a very tough position!"
2. "Luck saved me? So are you calling me weak just because luck saved me?! That means my skill is irrelevant?!"
Kind of a useless question, but I took a good 10 minutes pondering.
I usually think everyone thinks of option 1, but I still ponder if anyone thinks of option 2.
-Larry
When talking to random people I refrain from talking since I'm always thinking about number 2 and not number 1.
But the closer the person im with, the more I'll insult them.
"dang bro you played like garbage that round, I could have a chimpanzee make better moves than you"
that last statement is true about me whenever I play lmao
Oct 20, 2021
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#9
so once there was a guy who refused to play with me just cuz im black (I was like bro whattt) and then he proceeded to call me a cheater and abandoned the game (I was like bruh wtf was that for, people these days smh)
Oct 20, 2021
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#10
assassin3752 wrote:
B1ZMARK wrote:
FMLarry wrote:
Pretend you're watching your friend play a chess game.
Your friend is losing but manages to win.
You say "You so lucky, you could have lost that game!"
Your friend could take it 2 ways.
1. "Thank you, I was in a very tough position!"
2. "Luck saved me? So are you calling me weak just because luck saved me?! That means my skill is irrelevant?!"
Kind of a useless question, but I took a good 10 minutes pondering.
I usually think everyone thinks of option 1, but I still ponder if anyone thinks of option 2.
-Larry
When talking to random people I refrain from talking since I'm always thinking about number 2 and not number 1.
But the closer the person im with, the more I'll insult them.
"dang bro you played like garbage that round, I could have a chimpanzee make better moves than you"
that last statement is true about me whenever I play lmao
ah truer words have never been spoken
Oct 20, 2021
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#11
You're only lucky if you playing an opponent, who doesn't think...and blunders!
The luck is presented from them.
Oct 20, 2021
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#12
B1ZMARK wrote:
assassin3752 wrote:
B1ZMARK wrote:
FMLarry wrote:
Pretend you're watching your friend play a chess game.
Your friend is losing but manages to win.
You say "You so lucky, you could have lost that game!"
Your friend could take it 2 ways.
1. "Thank you, I was in a very tough position!"
2. "Luck saved me? So are you calling me weak just because luck saved me?! That means my skill is irrelevant?!"
Kind of a useless question, but I took a good 10 minutes pondering.
I usually think everyone thinks of option 1, but I still ponder if anyone thinks of option 2.
-Larry
When talking to random people I refrain from talking since I'm always thinking about number 2 and not number 1.
But the closer the person im with, the more I'll insult them.
"dang bro you played like garbage that round, I could have a chimpanzee make better moves than you"
that last statement is true about me whenever I play lmao
ah truer words have never been spoken
indeed
wow
Post#1 Saying "that was all luck" has a third way your friend can take it; "Lol your just jealous i won"
People have a tendency to say it when they lose, regardless of what happened
Oct 20, 2021
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FMLarry wrote:
Pretend you're watching your friend play a chess game.
Your friend is losing but manages to win.
You say "You so lucky, you could have lost that game!"
Your friend could take it 2 ways.
1. "Thank you, I was in a very tough position!"
2. "Luck saved me? So are you calling me weak just because luck saved me?! That means my skill is irrelevant?!"
Kind of a useless question, but I took a good 10 minutes pondering.
I usually think everyone thinks of option 1, but I still ponder if anyone thinks of option 2.
-Larry
Can’t please everyone.
Oct 20, 2021
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#17
DasBurner wrote:
Luck is debatably nonexistent
It isn’t. There’s no proof to prove so. It’s simple probability.
Idk
Oct 20, 2021
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#19
my friends are all between 100-500 skill level so they know when I say anything about chess...I'm right (to them)
Pretend you're watching your friend play a chess game.
Your friend is losing but manages to win.
You say "You so lucky, you could have lost that game!"
Your friend could take it 2 ways.
1. "Thank you, I was in a very tough position!"
2. "Luck saved me? So are you calling me weak just because luck saved me?! That means my skill is irrelevant?!"
Kind of a useless question, but I took a good 10 minutes pondering.
I usually think everyone thinks of option 1, but I still ponder if anyone thinks of option 2.
-Larry