"Drinking and driving = ultimate stupidity."
You should check out the Darwin awards, Borg.
Darwin awards rule. I love the story about the two pickup drining dudes who go ice fishing with a stick of dynamite and a dog. Light the stick, throw it, dog fetches, missed rifle shot, scared dog runs under brand new pickup....well you can imagine.
ohhhh.... did I mention beer ???
"Drinking and driving = ultimate stupidity."
You should check out the Darwin awards, Borg.
Darwin awards rule. I love the story about the two pickup drining dudes who go ice fishing with a stick of dynamite and a dog. Light the stick, throw it, dog fetches, missed rifle shot, scared dog runs under brand new pickup....well you can imagine.
Was that really a Darwin award? Sounds an awful lot like a Jack London story I once read.
some of the greatest decisions involve alcohol im sure it translates to chess.
"Drinking and driving = ultimate stupidity."
You should check out the Darwin awards, Borg.
Darwin awards rule. I love the story about the two pickup drining dudes who go ice fishing with a stick of dynamite and a dog. Light the stick, throw it, dog fetches, missed rifle shot, scared dog runs under brand new pickup....well you can imagine.
Was that really a Darwin award? Sounds an awful lot like a Jack London story I once read.
It is listed with the caveat "unconfirmed". It's a great story whether real or fake.
@borgqueen - I guess I have to own up. Yes I've read many of them...and enjoyed them....and...well...yes I'm stupid (I lost the fear of saying it). I found them very instructive. It's good to learn the basics like, always look over a brick wall before jumping over it - there may be a 30' drop on the other side; never climb in a sewer pipe just big enough for your shoulders, get stuck, and light a match; etc. I mean, the last time you got stuck in a sewer pipe didn't you wish you knew that?????
@wishiwonthatone: check it out. Short easy read; you'll like it; and, it is the likely origin of the urban/rural myth to which you alluded:
http://london.sonoma.edu/Writings/MoonFace/moonface.html
@wishiwonthatone: check it out. Short easy read; you'll like it; and, it is the likely origin of the urban/rural myth to which you alluded:
AMAZING! At first I was wondering why you sent this but I pressed on with the assurance you couldn't possibly have been that daft and sure enough it hit home! After all these years of admiring that story I finally know it's true origin. Many thanks. It's a classic.
But! What a horrid tale. Oh man. You see, the darwin awards made it funny and acceptable, London's version is just reprehensible. I feel scarred now.
shot glass chess is always fun - There is just a point where you don't want to take pieces and win games for fear of vodka.
Wouldn't take too long to not be able to tell the difference between knights and pawns!! lol
With the cheaper shot-glass sets all the shots are the same size, so its really hard to know which piece is which (they have pictures on them). So, in the drinking chess final, there was much : 'o' wait is that I knight? O God what's going on!, Is that legal?'
Even with distinctive glasses, one can often hear arguments of that sort after a while... I remember one guy insisted that his opponent was in check by his knight. The other, less drunk people about thought he was merely confused as to the movement of his knight, but it turned out that he was quite right, only, it was his own king and not his opponent's.
:)
Why is it fun to get stupid? I have enough experience to know both statements are true!
Let's get a grip here people. We're not talking about drinking & driving. We're talking about drinking & playing chess on-line. Alcohol is famous as the inspiration of poets & authors. Well, maybe not the inspiration but certainly the lubrication for their creativity. Alcohol releases one's inhibitions. Sometimes this is a good thing & sometimes not. Alekhine was great but he has the stigma of alcoholism hanging over him.
There are the exceptions we often hear about. So & so dropped out of school and became a billionaire but that doesn't mean dropping out of school is the way to fame & fortune. Alcohol does not equal creativity. We chess players should know common sense rules. Most of the time, anyway.
Personally, I find that alcohol helps me. In moderation, of course. Many times I have been in positions that scare me but with the help of alcohol (& the analysis board) I find options I never would have thought of under the influence of fear.
Let me close with a favorite quote of mine from the film Casablanca. When the nazi major questions Rick's nationality Bogie replys "I'm a drunkard" To which Claude Raines says "That makes Rick a citizen of the world."
anpu3 - I love your post. However on a personal level I have to disagree. I love beer, way too much, and when I drink and play I lose magnificently. It doesn't stop my enjoyment of the beer or the game, but I just don't win. Probably because I don't stop at the one that enhances my creativity, I just plow on.
Even with distinctive glasses, one can often hear arguments of that sort after a while... I remember one guy insisted that his opponent was in check by his knight. The other, less drunk people about thought he was merely confused as to the movement of his knight, but it turned out that he was quite right, only, it was his own king and not his opponent's.
Excellent! I can relate
Hey, even if it doesn't help you win, it can help take the edge off losing ... לחיים
What about a heroin site--tongue in cheek play real slowwwwwwwwwww
And then speed chess could take on new meaning Crystal Chess
lol- I love the idea of experimenting with chessand drugs. I won the University drinking chess champs, not because I was the best chess player, or the best drinker, but I had the best combination of the two :-)
I like the idea that you could take a pill before each game - fiv round swiss system, by the end your not quite sure who you are....
The topic clearly says "Alcohol" people, please stay on topic 
Youth of today ... schliwowitz just not good enough for them ?
What about air-traffic control while drunk?
Absolutely OK. I checked with the FAA