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A Lesson from Mark Twain
"A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way."
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You can never explain puns to a kleptomaniac
They take everything literally.
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Nabokov - Lushin's Defense
This is a question to someone liking the novel. What is interesting about it, except that there is chess as content?
I have read the book twice and Imo Lushin is a ready character from the beginn... Started 02/15/21 at 13:33:16 by Jupp53 |
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UK churches won't go forward with female bishops
Because bishops always move diagonally.
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"The Queen's Gambit"
Interesting?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDrieqwSdgI Started 10/19/20 at 18:59:38 by cathexis |
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Why was the work so hard at the apple pie factory?
They had a high turnover rate.
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English idiomatic expressions - asking for help
When reading English I stumble again and again on expressions where neither the dictionary nor a search gives help to understand what the author means. So I will ask here the native english speaking m...
Started 08/28/20 at 12:18:20 by Jupp53 |
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AMD Ryzen now selling a 64 core cpu
https://www.microcenter.com/product/617878/amd-ryzen-threadripper-3990x-castle-p...
IIRC, Stockfish was designed to be able to handle a 64core. Compatibi... Started 09/17/20 at 02:32:48 by cathexis |
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Food for Thought
Long ago in Ancient China there lived a man who made his living as a monkey trainer. He kept a large cage of monkeys behind his home and he would try to tame and train them. The best would be used to ...
Started 09/06/20 at 12:29:39 by cathexis |
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What do you get if you cross a bear with a skunk?
Winnie the Pew
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The REAL Secret to Chess Mastery is,...
Drinking beer, talking shit with your friends and listening to Eminem while doing Lichess on-line. Here's the proof:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32A79jhXQgs Eminem etc, at approx. 41mins in. <... Started 08/10/20 at 12:09:24 by cathexis |
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I used to tell a joke about Orpheus & Eurydice
But looking back, it was not a great idea.
Started 08/02/20 at 19:07:08 by cathexis |
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Not a joke, but a question about one
I'm sure all have heard this funny story. But can anyone cite the original source?
As often told: " Here is Capablanca himself telling it to some friends: "I was playing in a tournamen... Started 07/31/20 at 12:31:13 by cathexis |
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Even if T. Rex was still alive, no need to fear
They're mostly armless.
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