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English usage question I was recently made aware of a newish "false friend" between Swedish and English. The word "trafficking" in Swedish has become synonymous with "human trafficking" while in English it's still used... Started 05/04/13 at 08:12:51 by TalJechin « Pages 1 2 all »	17	11256	10/15/15 at 23:34:21 By: nem500
TO Kindle or Not to Kindle Hi all, I am planning on getting a kindle or some sort of e book reader. I am dislexic so I need it to also read to me. Does anyone have a Kindle, NOOK or other reader? How do you like it? I k... Started 11/01/10 at 04:29:23 by Zatara « Pages 1 2 all »	24	19553	12/04/15 at 00:54:53 By: MaxJudd
Chess in Hamburg Hi, all (or maybe better, Hi German people in the forum) does anyone know of any chess activity around Hamburg in this coming week? TIA Started 07/24/11 at 18:23:58 by Gerardo	2	3596	07/25/11 at 08:36:49 By: Gerardo
Words with a history The other day I watched an Cheers rerun and came across the word "nimrod" as in "we're just a bunch of nimrods" - a little googling revealed an interesting history, Nimrod is known from the bible, amo... Started 11/05/11 at 16:06:18 by TalJechin	13	5652	01/16/12 at 13:20:09 By: Dink Heckler
Distasteful Threads to be Locked! Edited: Moderator's Note: [size=11]Hi all! I really, really dislike censorship. But as the moderator for this forum I must represent... Started 12/01/09 at 17:08:36 by Smyslov_Fan « Pages 1 2 all »	16	18462	06/01/10 at 16:03:49 By: MNb
Best bands/artists ever??? Just bored, any ideas? Heres a few ideas: -Led Zeppelin -The Beatles -Ella Fitzgerald? suppose she mostly did covers though... -Queen -Abba (though not my cup of tea)<br ... Started 06/02/11 at 15:22:23 by Arcticmonkey « Pages 1 2 3 all »	42	18890	06/07/11 at 07:08:13 By: Alias
Favorite food............. Being from the USA I love BBQ! BBQ chicken, BBQ pork (shreaded), BBQ ribs, BBQ beef brisket.....with some corn muffins and make the BBQ sauce hot & spicey..............and give me a couple of bottles ... Started 03/22/06 at 18:37:41 by RotGut	12	5391	04/02/06 at 13:22:48 By: Smyslov_Fan
Reader's Digest Hello, How many people read the magazine "Reader's Digest"? I find it very instructive, interesting and also quite informative and even amusing. Would it be one of your preferred magazines to rea... Started 05/14/08 at 11:05:48 by Chevalier	12	5369	08/29/08 at 21:46:28 By: drkodos
Memorable (coolest?) computer games. I don`t play computer-games anymore, but I used to play a lot! So which are the memorable ones? Here is my brief list: International Karate + (C64) Giana Sisters (C64) Monkey Islan... Started 05/31/06 at 17:06:41 by Klick	11	5218	06/20/06 at 02:51:12 By: lnn2
Poll: Wimbledon 2011 Is anyone a tennis fan here? I sometimes feel like it is a little similar to a good blitz fight, Bxh7 is like a good strong crosscourt forehand for example. Started 06/14/11 at 20:08:51 by gwnn	8	4044	07/05/11 at 14:25:49 By: spagh3tti
BBC Master Game I've read about this TV series on the BBC where players like Karpov, Timman, Miles, etc. would come on and play a rapid game in front of the cameras. There are several such games in the databases.<b... Started 10/25/08 at 04:27:53 by Nietzsche	9	8375	12/01/14 at 01:55:46 By: ghenghisclown
Elo for USA NFL football teams . http : // fivethirtyeight .com/ datalab/ week-17-nfl-elo-ratings-and-playoff-odds-special-seahawks-edition/ http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/week-17-nfl-elo-ratings-and-playoff-odds-spec.... Started 12/24/14 at 18:53:28 by GeneM	6	3854	12/25/14 at 18:22:10 By: dfan
Poll: Who will win the FA Cup? Hi all! Manchester United is the prohibitive favorite to win the FA Cup, but that usually means that some other team will pull off the upset. I do love the FA Cup despite its obvious weaknesses.... Started 03/15/09 at 22:39:39 by Smyslov_Fan	7	3142	04/20/09 at 11:09:53 By: Bibs
Modern Warfare 2!!! my already struggling chess game is going to take a few more steps backwards due to neglect starting this week...call of doody...FAMAS... it would be nice to have someone on my friends list that ... Started 11/09/09 at 09:03:48 by endali	5	2312	11/10/09 at 10:40:45 By: BlkSabb
Anybody else like folk music? I am just listening to Tri Yann's "La Ville Que J'ai Tant Aimee." Beautiful stuff. Along with Breton stuff I have big soft spot for Quebecois and Cajun folk music. I'm big on Celtic, particular... Started 02/23/09 at 13:49:14 by Markovich	5	2736	03/09/09 at 00:28:38 By: HgMan
No electricity in Ohio -- for days. Well dear friends, many of us have not had electricity here in Columbus, Ohio since 4:00 pm on Sunday the 14th. In my neighborhood it's not scheduled to be restored until Saturday the 20th. There ar... Started 09/17/08 at 19:01:12 by Markovich	5	2468	09/20/08 at 16:24:17 By: Smyslov_Fan
What happened on chesspub 07/02/07? Everytime I read in the statistics of chesspub the following fascinating numbers I start guessing what may be the reason: Most Users ever online was 256 on 07/02/07 at 17:04:17 Most Guest... Could Started 07/09/08 at 17:24:34 by Matemax	3	2483	08/06/08 at 13:09:22 By: GMTonyKosten
How to become correspondence GM I never played a single correspondence game, but ... when you just build up 2 computers with quad core cpu's ... just let run rybka, zappa on each, what rating will you get when doing this? Started 11/28/07 at 17:28:07 by battleangel (Ex Member)	4	2427	11/28/07 at 21:48:55 By: MNb
StonesOfFireMusic on Youtube Hi, I wanted to post on here the new work that we are doing with our band...we have recently posted four or five new videos on www.youtube.com. ; These are the firstfruits of our labours...go to www.yo... Started 01/21/10 at 16:36:22 by BirdBrain	2	1475	01/22/10 at 13:02:02 By: BirdBrain
Pentagon Protest Song PENTAGON PROTEST SONG You were something to see, in your day, When your battleships covered the whole of the Chesapeake Bay, And the unending ranks of your planes and your tanks St... Started 04/04/08 at 00:57:41 by Markovich	1	1395	04/05/08 at 08:20:12 By: Bibs

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