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Saturday Afternoon Chess/Open Thread 05-27-2017
Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry playing chess in Fry's rooms at Cambridge, 1980
Good afternoon morons and moronettes, and welcome to the Saturday Afternoon Chess/Open Thread, the only AoSHQ thread with content specifically for all of us chess nerds who pay homage in the temple of Caïssa, goddess of the chessboard. Also, dress pr0n. Each week, for the 'ettes, I try to pick out a few lovely, conservative dresses to ooh and ooh over. And, for those of you who aren't nerdly enough for chess, you can use this thread to talk about checkers, or other games, or politics, or whatever you wish, only please try to keep it civil. Nobody wants to get in the middle of a pie fight on a Saturday afternoon.
Problem 1 - White To Play (209) Hint: White mates in 3
r3k3/4bR2/pp2P1p1/2pp2qp/3Pp3/4P1P1/PP1B3P/5QK1 w q - 0 1
Problem 2 - Black To Play (191)
There are two paths to victory here. Find both. Hint: Black mates in 2
4k3/5p2/p3p1p1/1p2P2r/5P2/P1N5/1Pr2qQP/4R1RK b - - 0 1
Problem 3 - White To Play (485) 6...Bg4? was a crappy move for Black. White has just responded 7.Nxe5. Black's choices seem to be either 7...Bxd1 or 7...dxe5. How will White proceed in each case? Hint: Eat queen, lose game; eat knight, lose queen
rn1qkb1r/ppp2ppp/3p4/4N3/2B3b1/2P5/PPP2PPP/R1BQ1RK1 b kq - 0 7
After 7.Nxe5
Problem 4 - White To Play (BWTC 145) Hint: White mates in 4
rnb3kr/ppp2ppp/1b6/3q4/3pN3/Q4N2/PPP2KPP/R1B1R3 w - - 0 1
Endgame of the Week (Endgame 50823) This is kind of a toughie, so the hint is fairly extensive. It's White to play. Hint: If it were Black's move, he would move Rc4 and then pick off the pawn next move to secure the draw. White has two choices to prevent this, but only one is correct. Once the correct choice is made, White must proceed carefully, with the knowledge that there are some stalemate opportunities that Black can use to attempt to force the draw.
2B5/2P5/8/8/1r6/8/8/k2K4 w - - 0 1
Saturday Dress Pr0n Here is a screen-shot I grabbed of actress Yvonne Strahovski as "Serena Joy" in the Hulu TV series The Handmaid's Tale. Mrs. Muse helped me add the right amount of light and color to the original picture so the dress can be seen better. In my opinion, it's a bit severe for a formal evening dress, but it is well in keeping with the tenor of the series. Perhaps a string of pearls around her neck would be a nice touch. Also, Ms. Strahovski actually has a delightful smile, but in this role, she doesn't get many opportunities to show it.
Click for larger version
Don't know where the first one is from, the the second is a publicity still from the movie Roman Holiday (1953). I could probably fill up the dress pr0n section every week with shots of Audrey Hepburn. She is truly a classic beauty.
___________ Solutions Update Problem 1 - White To Play
r3k3/4bR2/pp2P1p1/2pp2qp/3Pp3/4P1P1/PP1B3P/5QK1 w q - 0 1
2.Qf7+ Kd8
3.Qd7# From Damiano vs. SHC (some hapless cretin), 1512. It probably wasn't from an actual game. More likely, it was a study or a theoretical position he discovered.
Problem 2 - Black To Play
4k3/5p2/p3p1p1/1p2P2r/5P2/P1N5/1Pr2qQP/4R1RK b - - 0 1
2.Qxh2 Qxh2# That's the first path. Or, White could make the initial capture with his king. 2.Kxh2 Qh4# And that's the second.
Problem 3 - White To Play
rn1qkb1r/ppp2ppp/3p4/4N3/2B3b1/2P5/PPP2PPP/R1BQ1RK1 b kq - 0 7
After 7.Nxe5
8.Bxf7+ Ke7
9.Bg5# Which is a little reminiscent of Légal's mate But taking the queen isn't forced. Black could always try to take the knight. 7...dxe5
8.Bxf7+ Ke7 Or if 8...Kxf7, then 9.Qxd8 9.Bg5+ Kxf7
10.Qxd8 And White has won the queen.
Problem 4 - White To Play
rnb3kr/ppp2ppp/1b6/3q4/3pN3/Q4N2/PPP2KPP/R1B1R3 w - - 0 1
2.Qf8+ Kxf8
3.Bh6+ Kg8
4.Re8#
Endgame of the Week
2B5/2P5/8/8/1r6/8/8/k2K4 w - - 0 1
2.Kd2 Rc1
3.Kxc1 Forced, otherwise Rxc7 draw. Only now it's stalemate because the bishop on e6 cuts off the Black king's only escape square. White needs to be constantly on the lookout against these sorts of stalemate threats. This line, by the way, is the reason why 1.Be6 is the wrong move. The correct move is 1. Ba6! 1...Rd4+ Black wants 2.Kc1 Rc4+ 3.Bxc4 (forced) stalemate. Or 2.Ke1 followed by 2...Re4+ etc. perpetual. White can derail that train with: 2.Bd3 Rxd3+
3.Kc2 Rd4 Another stalemate trap. If now 4.c8=Q then Rc4+ 5.Qxc4 stalemate. So the solution is to underpromote 4.c8=R Ra4 To guard against Ra8# 5.Kb3 and wins White threatens both Rc1# and Kxa4 and Black cannot defend against both. Hope to see you all next week! ___________ Note: that cryptic line of letters and numbers you see underneath each board diagram is a representation of the position in what is known as "Forsyth-Edwards Notation", or F.E.N. It's actually readable by humans. Most computer applications nowadays can read FEN, so those of you who may want to study the position, you can copy the line of FEN and paste into your chess app and it should automatically recreate the position on its display board. Or, Windows users can just "triple click" on it and the entire line will be highlighted so you can copy and past it into your chess app. ___________ So that about wraps it up for this week. Chess thread tips, suggestions, bribes, rumors, threats, and insults may be sent to my yahoo address: OregonMuse little-a-in-a-circle yahoo dott com.
Comments
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Good afternoon.
Posted by: HH at May 27, 2017 05:07 PM (DrCtv)
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First! Now for the content.
Posted by: Darles Chickens at May 27, 2017 05:08 PM (Z8NdJ)
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Rats!
Posted by: Darles Chickens at May 27, 2017 05:08 PM (Z8NdJ)
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I coulda been a contender
Posted by: Skip at May 27, 2017 05:09 PM (Ot7+c)
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Dress pron? Hmmmm. Not really my cup of tea but they do look to be nice dresses.
Posted by: HH at May 27, 2017 05:10 PM (DrCtv)
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I just bet Stephen Fry liked playing with Hugh Laurie -- he rode cox for Oxford!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 27, 2017 05:11 PM (NT3RT)
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Stephen Fry liked to capture the bishop IYKWIMAITYD NTTAWWT
Posted by: logprof at May 27, 2017 05:12 PM (GsAUU)
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Ah hell with it,
(Tosses first pie at HH)
(Tosses first pie at HH)
Posted by: Skip at May 27, 2017 05:14 PM (Ot7+c)
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Both shots of Audrey are great.
Posted by: logprof at May 27, 2017 05:14 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: rickl at May 27, 2017 05:16 PM (sdi6R)
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Wait, Audrey Hepburn looks nothing like Michelle Obama, the epitome of beauty!
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2017 05:16 PM (0yvhn)
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OM, you could also look at stills from Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movies. Ginger Rogers wore some awesome dresses designed to be moved in.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 27, 2017 05:16 PM (mkDpn)
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YAY THE GAME THREAD OMG OMG YAY
And do we have some drama for you this week:
First off, Far Cry 5... yeah. Moooving right along...
Then there's that mess over Wargaming's "World Of Tanks", which started last week, but I'd missed it. They put out a free-to-play game funded by microtransactions. And then they sold a superweapon tank which you had to supply with paid ammo. One of their premium players - apparently they give perks to certain of their players with the understanding they won't talk too much trash about the game - went rogue and said "fuck this game in particular" (possible moron!).
And then Wargaming threatened to shut him down using the DMCA copyright tools to do it. This is, of course, an abuse of the DMCA and my god, the shitstorm that ensued. Jim Sterling got involved, and then so did The Know, and eventually Wargaming had to eat a crow the size of a large buzzard.
And do we have some drama for you this week:
First off, Far Cry 5... yeah. Moooving right along...
Then there's that mess over Wargaming's "World Of Tanks", which started last week, but I'd missed it. They put out a free-to-play game funded by microtransactions. And then they sold a superweapon tank which you had to supply with paid ammo. One of their premium players - apparently they give perks to certain of their players with the understanding they won't talk too much trash about the game - went rogue and said "fuck this game in particular" (possible moron!).
And then Wargaming threatened to shut him down using the DMCA copyright tools to do it. This is, of course, an abuse of the DMCA and my god, the shitstorm that ensued. Jim Sterling got involved, and then so did The Know, and eventually Wargaming had to eat a crow the size of a large buzzard.
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 27, 2017 05:17 PM (6FqZa)
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Sad news about the Gatlin Boys. I loved them on Hee Haw.
Sad news about the Gatlin Boys. I loved them on Hee Haw.
Posted by: Soothsayer -- That's class! at May 27, 2017 05:18 PM (a6O80)
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OM, you could also look at stills from Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movies. Ginger Rogers wore some awesome dresses designed to be moved in.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 27, 2017 05:16 PM (mkDpn)
Yah, thanks for that tip, I'll bet there are some great photos.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 27, 2017 05:16 PM (mkDpn)
Yah, thanks for that tip, I'll bet there are some great photos.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader at May 27, 2017 05:18 PM (Z3xqO)
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And, two days to go before The Long Journey Home goes live on Steam. Initial reviews are favourable. Since my car is b0rken I am stuck here... not playing this game. WHICH SUCKS.
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 27, 2017 05:19 PM (6FqZa)
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Look how young Fry and Laurie look. Yikes.
The dresses are lovely, OMuse - thank you! Yes, I agree that the dark green one is a little severe. It needs some bling to dress it up, maybe.
Audrey Hepburn could wear Michelle O's clothes and still look elegant, but I much prefer her in her own clothes. Edith Head sure knew how to dress her for her movies.
Thank you for spoiling us 'ettes, OMuse. Good stuff. I'll bet Mrs. Muse enjoys looking for these with you.
The dresses are lovely, OMuse - thank you! Yes, I agree that the dark green one is a little severe. It needs some bling to dress it up, maybe.
Audrey Hepburn could wear Michelle O's clothes and still look elegant, but I much prefer her in her own clothes. Edith Head sure knew how to dress her for her movies.
Thank you for spoiling us 'ettes, OMuse. Good stuff. I'll bet Mrs. Muse enjoys looking for these with you.
Posted by: bluebell at May 27, 2017 05:19 PM (sBOL1)
Posted by: HH at May 27, 2017 05:21 PM (DrCtv)
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(Tosses second pie at ricki)
Posted by: Skip at May 27, 2017 05:24 PM (Ot7+c)
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Good afternoon Horde. Haven't read a thing. Bummed about Greg Allman. Geez.
Posted by: grammie winger at May 27, 2017 05:25 PM (lwiT4)
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I wouldn't mind a pie fight if it were pecan pie. Or peach pie. Or raspberry pie. Or key lime pie.
Pretty much any pie except banana or coconut, really.
Pretty much any pie except banana or coconut, really.
Posted by: bluebell at May 27, 2017 05:25 PM (sBOL1)
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In other news Red Dead III Redemption 2 got bumped to 2018 and will not be previewed at E3. The relevant studio, RockStar, is swimming in cash, due to putting out games that are good, so can afford to tweak this game before release.
Everyone forgot that Jedi Knight was actually a sequel (to Dark Forces) after it came out, and wowed the gaming world, so its sequel was Jedi Knight 2 rather than DF3. I guess something similar happened with RD3 / RDR2.
Everyone forgot that Jedi Knight was actually a sequel (to Dark Forces) after it came out, and wowed the gaming world, so its sequel was Jedi Knight 2 rather than DF3. I guess something similar happened with RD3 / RDR2.
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 27, 2017 05:26 PM (6FqZa)
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grammie! The Rev still under the weather, I understand? Any help from the ENT doc yesterday?
Posted by: bluebell at May 27, 2017 05:26 PM (sBOL1)
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I always wanted to be Audrey Hepburn when I grew up. I did and I'm not. I think she's seriously the single most divine creature ever.
Posted by: grammie winger at May 27, 2017 05:27 PM (lwiT4)
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A tiny woman, she was.
A tiny woman, she was.
Posted by: Soothsayer -- That's class! at May 27, 2017 05:27 PM (a6O80)
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I'm reading a Kindle sample of The Allure of Battle.
Interesting take: That generals and kings have for 300 years plus had a hard-on chasing that will o' the wisp of the Genius Commander winning the quick, sharp set-piece battle that clinched the war decidedly, when in reality wars have been won unglamorously with sieges and trenches against fortresses and other battlements through attrition. The relatively quick wars of German Unification were the proverbial exceptions that proved the rule, and only served to delude German war planners as the twentieth century began.
One battle that may take some Morons aback as overblown was Tours, apparently given excessive significance by idolaters of the Big Battle like Creasy, which was more a defeat of forward scouts than a clash of great armies. In the I Shit You Not category, the author adds that Hitler ascribed great importance to Tours as well, and he lamented that the Muslims lost, arguing that the glories of the Germans would have been greater under Islam. [Well, I guess Frau Merkel will give us the counterfactual, won't she?]
I knew Hitler liked the Mohammedans, but damn. To quote the philosopher Jim Lahey, birds of a shitfeather flock together.
Thus endeth the long history comment.
Interesting take: That generals and kings have for 300 years plus had a hard-on chasing that will o' the wisp of the Genius Commander winning the quick, sharp set-piece battle that clinched the war decidedly, when in reality wars have been won unglamorously with sieges and trenches against fortresses and other battlements through attrition. The relatively quick wars of German Unification were the proverbial exceptions that proved the rule, and only served to delude German war planners as the twentieth century began.
One battle that may take some Morons aback as overblown was Tours, apparently given excessive significance by idolaters of the Big Battle like Creasy, which was more a defeat of forward scouts than a clash of great armies. In the I Shit You Not category, the author adds that Hitler ascribed great importance to Tours as well, and he lamented that the Muslims lost, arguing that the glories of the Germans would have been greater under Islam. [Well, I guess Frau Merkel will give us the counterfactual, won't she?]
I knew Hitler liked the Mohammedans, but damn. To quote the philosopher Jim Lahey, birds of a shitfeather flock together.
Thus endeth the long history comment.
Posted by: logprof at May 27, 2017 05:27 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: rickl at May 27, 2017 05:28 PM (sdi6R)
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20 Good afternoon Horde. Haven't read a thing. Bummed about Greg Allman. Geez.
Posted by: grammie winger at May 27, 2017 05:25 PM (lwiT4)
--You like baseball, grammie.
Don't forget Jim Bunning.
Posted by: grammie winger at May 27, 2017 05:25 PM (lwiT4)
--You like baseball, grammie.
Don't forget Jim Bunning.
Posted by: logprof at May 27, 2017 05:29 PM (GsAUU)
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Hi bluebell. They think he might have labyrinthitis. I didn't know that was a thing but apparently it is. They're hitting him pretty hard with steroids - 60 mg of Pred a day. I hope it cures him quick. A) He's cutting into my sloth time, and B) I don't want him bloated for my son's wedding.
I'm a very compassionate wife, I am.
I'm a very compassionate wife, I am.
Posted by: grammie winger at May 27, 2017 05:29 PM (lwiT4)
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Catherine Hepburn, however, was a tall woman. Taller than the married letch Spencer Tracy she was having an affair with.
Catherine Hepburn was pretty, for a few years of her life. But she was no beauty. And her acting sucked, mostly.
Catherine Hepburn, however, was a tall woman. Taller than the married letch Spencer Tracy she was having an affair with.
Catherine Hepburn was pretty, for a few years of her life. But she was no beauty. And her acting sucked, mostly.
Posted by: Soothsayer -- That's class! at May 27, 2017 05:29 PM (a6O80)
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So what's that about the Gatlins? Saw that Gregg Allman is dead.
And always loved the song "All the gold in California".
And always loved the song "All the gold in California".
Posted by: HH at May 27, 2017 05:30 PM (DrCtv)
Posted by: grammie winger at May 27, 2017 05:30 PM (lwiT4)
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logprof : another example of a battle not deciding nearly as much as people think it did was the Spanish Armada fail in 1588. Yay, the English won. That engagement. Right after that the Spanish beat the English all over the Atlantic and, a decade or so later, forced a treaty down our throats.
There's Reasons that North America got settled in the early 1600s and not the late 1500s.
There's Reasons that North America got settled in the early 1600s and not the late 1500s.
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 27, 2017 05:31 PM (6FqZa)
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Labyrinthitis? Is he going to turn into a minotaur? Poor Rev. I hope the steroids do the trick, and quickly.
You need your sloth time back.
You need your sloth time back.
Posted by: bluebell at May 27, 2017 05:32 PM (sBOL1)
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Oh bluebell - speaking of dresses, you got a minute?
Posted by: grammie winger at May 27, 2017 05:30 PM (lwiT4)
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Hit me
Posted by: grammie winger at May 27, 2017 05:30 PM (lwiT4)
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Hit me
Posted by: bluebell at May 27, 2017 05:33 PM (sBOL1)
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After facing a backlash for pulling advertisements from Fox News’ host Sean Hannity’s show, USAA will no longer run ads on liberal MSNBC host Rachel Maddow’s show.
The insurance company originally claimed that it would no longer run ads on “Hannity” because of a company policy against airing ads on “opinion shows.” The Media Research Center then revealed that the company had placed ads on MSNBC shows hosted by Maddow, Chris Hayes and Lawrence O’Donnell, all of whom present the news from a liberal viewpoint.
USAA told ABC News that it aired ads on the three shows by accident, and will take steps to ensure that that doesn’t happen again in the future. That announcement followed USAA members flooding the company’s Facebook page with angry comments. Many commenters said they would take their business elsewhere in retaliation for MSNBC pulling the ads.
After facing a backlash for pulling advertisements from Fox News’ host Sean Hannity’s show, USAA will no longer run ads on liberal MSNBC host Rachel Maddow’s show.
The insurance company originally claimed that it would no longer run ads on “Hannity” because of a company policy against airing ads on “opinion shows.” The Media Research Center then revealed that the company had placed ads on MSNBC shows hosted by Maddow, Chris Hayes and Lawrence O’Donnell, all of whom present the news from a liberal viewpoint.
USAA told ABC News that it aired ads on the three shows by accident, and will take steps to ensure that that doesn’t happen again in the future. That announcement followed USAA members flooding the company’s Facebook page with angry comments. Many commenters said they would take their business elsewhere in retaliation for MSNBC pulling the ads.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 27, 2017 05:33 PM (IqV8l)
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Audrey lived through the Dutch occupation from the Nazi's I think. I have seen lots of her movies but of course think War and Peace is the best.
Posted by: Skip at May 27, 2017 05:33 PM (Ot7+c)
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So, bluebell - I ordered a gown from a bridal shop here in town last January. It still is not in. My son's wedding is in four weeks. So I ordered a backup:
http://tinyurl.com/ybxlj4v9
I like the backup better than the one I ordered from the bridal shop. Rev said WOW. I think it's a home run. Makes me look really little.
http://tinyurl.com/ybxlj4v9
I like the backup better than the one I ordered from the bridal shop. Rev said WOW. I think it's a home run. Makes me look really little.
Posted by: grammie winger at May 27, 2017 05:34 PM (lwiT4)
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USAA told ABC News that it aired ads on the three shows by accident
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Oh yes. I can totally see how that would happen. Totally.
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Oh yes. I can totally see how that would happen. Totally.
Posted by: bluebell at May 27, 2017 05:35 PM (sBOL1)
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Big fan of The Allman Brothers. So bummed.
Posted by: Ignoramus at May 27, 2017 05:36 PM (pV/54)
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33 logprof : another example of a battle not deciding nearly as much as people think it did was the Spanish Armada fail in 1588. Yay, the English won. That engagement. Right after that the Spanish beat the English all over the Atlantic and, a decade or so later, forced a treaty down our throats.
There's Reasons that North America got settled in the early 1600s and not the late 1500s.
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 27, 2017 05:31 PM (6FqZa)
--It was also more lucrative to plunder the Spanish like Drake did than to colonize North America at the time, which was why the latter was farmed out to private concerns.
There's Reasons that North America got settled in the early 1600s and not the late 1500s.
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 27, 2017 05:31 PM (6FqZa)
--It was also more lucrative to plunder the Spanish like Drake did than to colonize North America at the time, which was why the latter was farmed out to private concerns.
Posted by: logprof at May 27, 2017 05:36 PM (GsAUU)
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Oh grammie, I LOVE LOVE LOVE that dress. Keep it. Cancel the other one. Tell them you don't want to take the chance that it won't come in time. Tell them your husband is a minotaur and you might let him loose in their shop if they won't cancel it. Be bold.
Posted by: bluebell at May 27, 2017 05:36 PM (sBOL1)
Posted by: JAS at May 27, 2017 05:37 PM (EX4Wr)
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Audrey lived through the Dutch occupation from the Nazi's I think. I have seen lots of her movies but of course think War and Peace is the best.
Posted by: Skip at May 27, 2017 05:33 PM (Ot7+c)
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She worked for the Resistance, too. She was a ballerina, and they used to give her notes to pass on. She would put them in her ballet shoes so they would not be detected.
Posted by: Skip at May 27, 2017 05:33 PM (Ot7+c)
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She worked for the Resistance, too. She was a ballerina, and they used to give her notes to pass on. She would put them in her ballet shoes so they would not be detected.
Posted by: bluebell at May 27, 2017 05:38 PM (sBOL1)
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USAA's customer base is veterans and their families. How the hell did they get away with it for so long?
Posted by: logprof at May 27, 2017 05:38 PM (GsAUU)
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So you like it too, bluebell? It has some glittery bits on the top that make it quite attractive, it hits me right at the toe top so I can wear a little heel and it won't drag on the floor when I'm dancing. And it's modest.
Posted by: grammie winger at May 27, 2017 05:38 PM (lwiT4)
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Problem 3:
1. ...Bxd1
2. Bxf7+ Ke7
3. Bf5#
1. ...dxe5
2. Bxf7 Kxf7
3. Qxd8
(if 2. ...Ke7, 3. Bf5+ and the queen is going down one way or the other.)
1. ...Bxd1
2. Bxf7+ Ke7
3. Bf5#
1. ...dxe5
2. Bxf7 Kxf7
3. Qxd8
(if 2. ...Ke7, 3. Bf5+ and the queen is going down one way or the other.)
Posted by: rickl at May 27, 2017 05:39 PM (sdi6R)
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Yvonne Strahovski is dressed the way Jane Eyre would dress when ordered to attend after dinner. And then she would sit in the corner and hide.
Posted by: JAS at May 27, 2017 05:39 PM (EX4Wr)
Posted by: bluebell at May 27, 2017 05:39 PM (sBOL1)
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I was too young to see the ABB with Duane, but saw them in 73 and many times since.
Unique sound, often jazz influenced.
Unique sound, often jazz influenced.
Posted by: Ignoramus at May 27, 2017 05:40 PM (pV/54)
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Sometimes I feel ... sometimes I feel ..
Like I been tied ... to.the.whippin'. post...
Like I been tied ... to.the.whippin'. post...
Posted by: grump928(c) at May 27, 2017 05:40 PM (apyCW)
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English fagginess creeps me out. Stephen Frye is a poofter.
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at May 27, 2017 05:41 PM (vRcUp)
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Soothie I love both Hepburns, and I love both their styles and acting but in different ways.
There is an adorable children's book about Audrey Hepburn called Just Being Audrey I highly recommend!
A friend of mine has become obsessed with Audrey's style but had never seen her classic films, so it's been fun educating her. We've watched roman holiday and Sabrina, will watch Funny Face next. I found a recipe of Audreys that according to her son she loved to make, spaghetti al pomodoro. Want to try it soon. Town & Country posted the recipe. Also posted Sinatra's famous fettuccine alfredo recipe.
There is an adorable children's book about Audrey Hepburn called Just Being Audrey I highly recommend!
A friend of mine has become obsessed with Audrey's style but had never seen her classic films, so it's been fun educating her. We've watched roman holiday and Sabrina, will watch Funny Face next. I found a recipe of Audreys that according to her son she loved to make, spaghetti al pomodoro. Want to try it soon. Town & Country posted the recipe. Also posted Sinatra's famous fettuccine alfredo recipe.
Posted by: LizLem at May 27, 2017 05:41 PM (ZSEpY)
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And it's modest.
Posted by: grammie winger at May 27, 2017 05:38 PM (lwiT4)
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They'll never know the truth, Grammie!
It's beautiful! I like the asymmetry of the top.
Posted by: grammie winger at May 27, 2017 05:38 PM (lwiT4)
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They'll never know the truth, Grammie!
It's beautiful! I like the asymmetry of the top.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 27, 2017 05:41 PM (NT3RT)
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USAA's customer base is veterans and their families. How the hell did they get away with it for so long?
Posted by: logprof at May 27, 2017 05:38 PM (GsAUU)
They got snagged by showing their rainbow colors.
Posted by: logprof at May 27, 2017 05:38 PM (GsAUU)
They got snagged by showing their rainbow colors.
Posted by: gNewt at May 27, 2017 05:41 PM (6qmBU)
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It's a grand slam.
Keep it.
Posted by: bluebell at May 27, 2017 05:39 PM (sBOL1)
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Okie doke. That's what I thought too. It's nice to have confirmation from someone who knows dresses. Heaven forbid I would have to count on Oregon Muse. Or boulder terlit hobo.
Keep it.
Posted by: bluebell at May 27, 2017 05:39 PM (sBOL1)
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Okie doke. That's what I thought too. It's nice to have confirmation from someone who knows dresses. Heaven forbid I would have to count on Oregon Muse. Or boulder terlit hobo.
Posted by: grammie winger at May 27, 2017 05:42 PM (lwiT4)
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Mr. Muse,
Can't say I like the first dress very much at all. Audrey Hepburn, on the other hand, made all her clothes look elegant and they still were secondary to her beauty.
Can't say I like the first dress very much at all. Audrey Hepburn, on the other hand, made all her clothes look elegant and they still were secondary to her beauty.
Posted by: washrivergal at May 27, 2017 05:42 PM (+tKYk)
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Yvonne Strahovski was great in "Chuck." I didn't even know she had an Australian accent until I saw a blooper reel. Green looks fantastic on her, which I should keep in mind, since we look quite a bit alike.
Posted by: pookysgirl at May 27, 2017 05:43 PM (ar2KI)
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Eh, OMuse seems to know his stuff. bth, I'm not so sure.
There are plenty of others I wouldn't trust though.
But the dress is a winnah.
There are plenty of others I wouldn't trust though.
But the dress is a winnah.
Posted by: bluebell at May 27, 2017 05:43 PM (sBOL1)
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Personally, on reflecting about the contrasting views of warfare, I don't mind the grind of attrition warfare from the safety of retrospect, since I love castles and fortresses, while Big Ass Battles don't leave many remnants 100+ years later.
For one, Yorktown was more of a siege than a battle.
For one, Yorktown was more of a siege than a battle.
Posted by: logprof at May 27, 2017 05:43 PM (GsAUU)
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...I love both Hepburns, and I love both their styles and acting but in different ways.
You probably like Shemp, too, as a Stooge.
...I love both Hepburns, and I love both their styles and acting but in different ways.
You probably like Shemp, too, as a Stooge.
Posted by: Soothsayer -- That's class! at May 27, 2017 05:43 PM (a6O80)
Posted by: Soothsayer -- That's class! at May 27, 2017 05:43 PM (a6O80)
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Fry and Laurie will always be Bertie and Jeeves for me, hah. Handmaiden's Tale is on the to watch list along with a million other things.
Posted by: LizLem at May 27, 2017 05:44 PM (ZSEpY)
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It's beautiful! I like the asymmetry of the top.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 27, 2017 05:41 PM (NT3RT)
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I like that part too. It creates the illusion of a flat tummy. Believe me, that's an illusion.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 27, 2017 05:41 PM (NT3RT)
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I like that part too. It creates the illusion of a flat tummy. Believe me, that's an illusion.
Posted by: grammie winger at May 27, 2017 05:44 PM (lwiT4)
Posted by: washrivergal at May 27, 2017 05:45 PM (+tKYk)
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Recently saw part of Breakfast at Tiffanys.
Author Truman Capote and Audrey herself thought her miscast in a role as a wannabe NYC courtesan originally intended for Marilyn Monroe. Audrey brought grace and elegance to the role and made it tragic and bittersweet,
Author Truman Capote and Audrey herself thought her miscast in a role as a wannabe NYC courtesan originally intended for Marilyn Monroe. Audrey brought grace and elegance to the role and made it tragic and bittersweet,
Posted by: Ignoramus at May 27, 2017 05:45 PM (pV/54)
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My degree was in ancient Mediterranean civilisations, not in dressmaking so much. If I was asked to design a dress it would probably look like this
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/505388389406930516/
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/505388389406930516/
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 27, 2017 05:46 PM (6FqZa)
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IIRC, Charles Martel's forces had shields that would hook together. They could stand there and not break the line of defense.
Where is MPPP with two stories. 1: The time William Holden comes in and finds Audrey Hepburn and Ciccolina in bed and 2: the time Sophia Loren and Carlo Ponti "dine" with Audrey Hepburn in Switzerland.
The Battle of Tours is great. Right up there with the Battle of Vienna.
Where is MPPP with two stories. 1: The time William Holden comes in and finds Audrey Hepburn and Ciccolina in bed and 2: the time Sophia Loren and Carlo Ponti "dine" with Audrey Hepburn in Switzerland.
The Battle of Tours is great. Right up there with the Battle of Vienna.
Posted by: JAS at May 27, 2017 05:46 PM (EX4Wr)
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Okie doke. That's what I thought too. It's nice to have confirmation from someone who knows dresses. Heaven forbid I would have to count on Oregon Muse.
Posted by: grammie winger at May 27, 2017 05:42 PM (lwiT4)
( *folds arms* )
Hmmph! I'm insulted. Here I am, providing top quality dress pr0n week after week, and I still can't get no respect.
It's an outrage, I say.
Posted by: grammie winger at May 27, 2017 05:42 PM (lwiT4)
( *folds arms* )
Hmmph! I'm insulted. Here I am, providing top quality dress pr0n week after week, and I still can't get no respect.
It's an outrage, I say.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader at May 27, 2017 05:47 PM (Z3xqO)
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67 My degree was in ancient Mediterranean civilisations, not in dressmaking so much. If I was asked to design a dress it would probably look like this
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/505388389406930516/
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 27, 2017 05:46 PM (6FqZa)
--ZOMG those Minoan women totes culturally appropriated hoop earrings from Latina chicks!!11!!!!1!!
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/505388389406930516/
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 27, 2017 05:46 PM (6FqZa)
--ZOMG those Minoan women totes culturally appropriated hoop earrings from Latina chicks!!11!!!!1!!
Posted by: logprof at May 27, 2017 05:48 PM (GsAUU)
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*Note to self: boulder terlit hobo is a nice guy, but do not encourage him to go into the dressmaking biz.*
Posted by: bluebell at May 27, 2017 05:48 PM (sBOL1)
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The first movie I saw Audrey Hepburn in was "Robin and Marian", about Robin Hood returning home from the Crusades. Robin Hood is now a grizzled, disillusioned veteran and Marian an abbess, and they get the merry band back together for one last fight against the Sheriff of Nottingham. It was a really beautiful story of love rekindled.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 27, 2017 05:48 PM (NT3RT)
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Thank you washrivergal. I've not met many members of son's fiance's family, so I'm trying my best to put my best foot forward. My other dress was sleeveless, so I've been working on those hangy parts under my upper arms. 6 months later I still have hangy parts, so illusion sleeves will be better. For everyone.
Posted by: grammie winger at May 27, 2017 05:49 PM (lwiT4)
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Man, those Minoans are a surly bunch.
Posted by: More Lost Diaries of Margaret Mead at May 27, 2017 05:50 PM (wpC7C)
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She worked for the Resistance, too. She was a ballerina, and they used to give her notes to pass on. She would put them in her ballet shoes so they would not be detected.
Posted by: bluebell
I am the queen of the Resistance. I snuggle notes in my Depends.
She worked for the Resistance, too. She was a ballerina, and they used to give her notes to pass on. She would put them in her ballet shoes so they would not be detected.
Posted by: bluebell
I am the queen of the Resistance. I snuggle notes in my Depends.
Posted by: Hillary Clinton at May 27, 2017 05:50 PM (IqV8l)
Posted by: washrivergal at May 27, 2017 05:50 PM (+tKYk)
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Somebody needs a sandwich.
Posted by: Jack Sock at May 27, 2017 05:50 PM (IDPbH)
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It's an outrage, I say.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader at May 27, 2017 05:47 PM (Z3xqO)
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*pinches OM's cheeks. Tussles his hair. Does the spit-thing on his cowlick.*
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader at May 27, 2017 05:47 PM (Z3xqO)
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*pinches OM's cheeks. Tussles his hair. Does the spit-thing on his cowlick.*
Posted by: grammie winger at May 27, 2017 05:51 PM (lwiT4)
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I need illusion everything, grammie. Better yet, I need everyone to wear fuzzy filter glasses. And the lighting needs to be candlelight. By which I mean one candle in an otherwise dark room.
Even then I don't think I could convince a soul I'm 29.
Even then I don't think I could convince a soul I'm 29.
Posted by: bluebell at May 27, 2017 05:51 PM (sBOL1)
Posted by: JAS at May 27, 2017 05:51 PM (EX4Wr)
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...I love both Hepburns, and I love both their styles and acting but in different ways. You probably like Shemp, too, as a Stooge. Posted by: Soothsayer -- That's class! at May 27, 2017 05:43 PM (a6O80)
I don't know the Stooges well enough to get that. Hopefully not a barrelable offense! If I need to get off people's lawns I will.
Kathy was great in a lot of things but I liked her later work best. More gravitas. Is great in Lion in Winter. But yes her easy chemistry with Tracy can be overshadowed by their personal life together and their affair.
...I love both Hepburns, and I love both their styles and acting but in different ways. You probably like Shemp, too, as a Stooge. Posted by: Soothsayer -- That's class! at May 27, 2017 05:43 PM (a6O80)
I don't know the Stooges well enough to get that.
Hopefully not a barrelable offense! If I need to get off people's lawns I will.
Kathy was great in a lot of things but I liked her later work best. More gravitas. Is great in Lion in Winter. But yes her easy chemistry with Tracy can be overshadowed by their personal life together and their affair.
Posted by: LizLem at May 27, 2017 05:52 PM (ZSEpY)
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I remember watching "A Nun's Story" starring Audrey Hepburn when I was in the 9th grade. Made me want to be a nun, even though I was Baptist.
Posted by: grammie winger at May 27, 2017 05:53 PM (lwiT4)
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67 My degree was in ancient Mediterranean civilisations, not in dressmaking so much. If I was asked to design a dress it would probably look like this
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/505388389406930516/
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 27, 2017 05:46 PM (6FqZa)
That gets the Moron Seal of Approval (tm).
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/505388389406930516/
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 27, 2017 05:46 PM (6FqZa)
That gets the Moron Seal of Approval (tm).
Posted by: rickl at May 27, 2017 05:54 PM (sdi6R)
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BTH, yes and no: Boyaca was the result of an insane forced march up the Andes by Bolivar and his Venezuelan army against Spanish forces holding Bogota. It was everything that a sharp set piece battle to settle things was supposed to be.
After that, it was only in Bolivar and Gran Colombian forces' hands to loose the war, it was never in the Spanish force's hands to win. (and my goodness, the Gran Colombians tried at times)
You could say the same thing about San Martin at Chacabuco,though part of that was O'Higgins realizing while moving forward he was half way down the Spanish' throat and deciding to jump all the way in and kick his way out - and the rest of the army supporting that move.
Bolivar won battles by being where it was impossible to be through forced marches and inherent toughness of his troops, San Martin won battles by muddying the waters and having sufficient material on hand to be where it was considered impossible to arrive be in such numbers while the Spanish were spread out looking everywhere else.
After that, it was only in Bolivar and Gran Colombian forces' hands to loose the war, it was never in the Spanish force's hands to win. (and my goodness, the Gran Colombians tried at times)
You could say the same thing about San Martin at Chacabuco,though part of that was O'Higgins realizing while moving forward he was half way down the Spanish' throat and deciding to jump all the way in and kick his way out - and the rest of the army supporting that move.
Bolivar won battles by being where it was impossible to be through forced marches and inherent toughness of his troops, San Martin won battles by muddying the waters and having sufficient material on hand to be where it was considered impossible to arrive be in such numbers while the Spanish were spread out looking everywhere else.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 27, 2017 05:54 PM (mkDpn)
Posted by: JAS at May 27, 2017 05:54 PM (EX4Wr)
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The Battle of Tours is great. Right up there with the Battle of Vienna.
Posted by: JAS at May 27, 2017 05:46 PM (EX4Wr)
--I am only at the beginning, but I get the author's point that Tours was not decisive when seen alongside the gruelling, 700 year long Reconquista.
The Siege of Vienna is more typical of war throughout the ages.
Posted by: JAS at May 27, 2017 05:46 PM (EX4Wr)
--I am only at the beginning, but I get the author's point that Tours was not decisive when seen alongside the gruelling, 700 year long Reconquista.
The Siege of Vienna is more typical of war throughout the ages.
Posted by: logprof at May 27, 2017 05:54 PM (GsAUU)
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Oooh, BTH, I remember that dress featured in Archeology Today, way back when.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 27, 2017 05:55 PM (mkDpn)
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Just finished watching Steel Helmet on TCM. That's the one with the original Short Round. Very good movie and only made in 10 days. Controversial at the time.
Posted by: Jack Sock at May 27, 2017 05:55 PM (IDPbH)
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I like Katherine Hepburn in The Philadelphia Story. I thought she was perfect for that role.
Posted by: grammie winger at May 27, 2017 05:56 PM (lwiT4)
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USAA got caught. HQ'ed in surburban San Antonio for military vets, active duty, dependents.
What did they think would happen?
What did they think would happen?
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 27, 2017 05:56 PM (89T5c)
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Grammie, Don't know if a guy's opinion counts but that is a beautiful dress. It also gets Mrs. JTB's highest approval. Judging from that one photo of you after your honeymoon, it should be very flattering. Try not to outshine the bride.
Posted by: JTB at May 27, 2017 05:57 PM (V+03K)
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85 I found Kate Hepburn to be tiresome.
What she lacked in talent, she made up for in snootiness.
Posted by: JAS at May 27, 2017 05:54 PM (EX4Wr)
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I know what you mean. I used to like her when I was younger. After many years I discovered that she was, in fact, quite grating. And her snootiness just powers through everything.
What she lacked in talent, she made up for in snootiness.
Posted by: JAS at May 27, 2017 05:54 PM (EX4Wr)
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I know what you mean. I used to like her when I was younger. After many years I discovered that she was, in fact, quite grating. And her snootiness just powers through everything.
Posted by: washrivergal at May 27, 2017 05:57 PM (+tKYk)
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72 The first movie I saw Audrey Hepburn in was "Robin and Marian", about Robin Hood returning home from the Crusades. Robin Hood is now a grizzled, disillusioned veteran and Marian an abbess, and they get the merry band back together for one last fight against the Sheriff of Nottingham. It was a really beautiful story of love rekindled.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 27, 2017 05:48 PM (NT3RT)
I love that film Eris!! Bittersweet.
It's still hard to believe Audrey never did a Hitchcock film. But Wait Until Dark and Charade are both very good Hitchcockian type suspense films and she's great in them.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 27, 2017 05:48 PM (NT3RT)
I love that film Eris!! Bittersweet.
It's still hard to believe Audrey never did a Hitchcock film. But Wait Until Dark and Charade are both very good Hitchcockian type suspense films and she's great in them.
Posted by: LizLem at May 27, 2017 05:57 PM (ZSEpY)
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Speaking of Audrey Hepburn, the movie "Wait Until Dark" scared the crap out of me the first time I saw it.
Posted by: HH at May 27, 2017 05:57 PM (DrCtv)
Posted by: JAS at May 27, 2017 05:57 PM (EX4Wr)
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Posted by: JTB at May 27, 2017 05:57 PM (V+03K)
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You and Mrs. JTB are very sweet. Thank you.
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You and Mrs. JTB are very sweet. Thank you.
Posted by: grammie winger at May 27, 2017 05:58 PM (lwiT4)
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Hepburn was great in the African Queen . Can't think of anyone that could have played that role.
Posted by: Jack Sock at May 27, 2017 05:58 PM (IDPbH)
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It's still hard to believe Audrey never did a Hitchcock film. But Wait Until Dark and Charade are both very good Hitchcockian type suspense films and she's great in them.
Posted by: LizLem at May 27, 2017 05:57 PM (ZSEpY)
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Charade is one of my favorite movies. I love all the twists. And, of course, the clothes!
Another fun one she did was How to Steal a Million with Peter O'Toole.
Posted by: LizLem at May 27, 2017 05:57 PM (ZSEpY)
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Charade is one of my favorite movies. I love all the twists. And, of course, the clothes!
Another fun one she did was How to Steal a Million with Peter O'Toole.
Posted by: bluebell at May 27, 2017 05:59 PM (sBOL1)
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Audrey Hepburn wasn't Hitchcock's type. He liked his women to have at least a hint of slutty.
Posted by: Ignoramus at May 27, 2017 05:59 PM (pV/54)
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Speaking of Audrey Hepburn, the movie "Wait Until Dark" scared the crap out of me the first time I saw it.
Posted by: HH at May 27, 2017 05:57 PM (DrCtv)
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Oh my gosh - me too! That was a Hitchcock film, right?
Posted by: HH at May 27, 2017 05:57 PM (DrCtv)
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Oh my gosh - me too! That was a Hitchcock film, right?
Posted by: grammie winger at May 27, 2017 05:59 PM (lwiT4)
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Oops.
Posted by: grammie winger at May 27, 2017 06:00 PM (lwiT4)
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There was a pathetic and staged protest in Wisconsin for free health care recently.
One of the signs: "Replace = Disgace"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3llBbCbJZU
There was a pathetic and staged protest in Wisconsin for free health care recently.
One of the signs: "Replace = Disgace"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3llBbCbJZU
Posted by: Soothsayer -- That's class! at May 27, 2017 06:00 PM (a6O80)
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>>> Judging from that one photo of you after your honeymoon, it should be very flattering. Try not to outshine the bride.
Grammie posted a post honeymoon pic?! Sorry I missed it! I'm sure you will be lovely Grammie illusion sleeves or no.
Grammie posted a post honeymoon pic?! Sorry I missed it! I'm sure you will be lovely Grammie illusion sleeves or no.
Posted by: LizLem at May 27, 2017 06:00 PM (ZSEpY)
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Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry playing chess in Fry's rooms at Cambridge, 1980
Jeeves trying to explain to Bertie for the umpteenth time what the little horse does
Jeeves trying to explain to Bertie for the umpteenth time what the little horse does
Posted by: TheQuietMan at May 27, 2017 06:00 PM (auHtY)
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"The beasts, Mr Allnut, are what we are put on this Earth to rise above."
If I was Allnut and she poured all my gin overboard, she would have been the next to go.
If I was Allnut and she poured all my gin overboard, she would have been the next to go.
Posted by: JAS at May 27, 2017 06:00 PM (EX4Wr)
Posted by: rickl at May 27, 2017 06:01 PM (sdi6R)
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Sad to hear about Greg Allman. Quite the colorful life. Not to mention he was married to Cher at one time.
Who tweeted the following
I"ve tried
Words are impossible, Gui Gui( broken heart emoji)
Forever,
Chooch. (Kissing lips emoji)
She has now outlived two ex husbands.....
Who tweeted the following
I"ve tried
Words are impossible, Gui Gui( broken heart emoji)
Forever,
Chooch. (Kissing lips emoji)
She has now outlived two ex husbands.....
Posted by: Jen the original at May 27, 2017 06:01 PM (31ZTX)
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97 Hepburn was great in the African Queen . Can't think of anyone that could have played that role.
Posted by: Jack Sock at May 27, 2017 05:58 PM (IDPbH)
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I will give her the African Queen.
Posted by: Jack Sock at May 27, 2017 05:58 PM (IDPbH)
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I will give her the African Queen.
Posted by: washrivergal at May 27, 2017 06:01 PM (+tKYk)
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Catherine Hepburn was pretty, for a few years of her life. But she was no beauty. And her acting sucked, mostly.
Posted by: Soothsayer -- That's class! at May 27, 2017 05:29 PM (a6O80)
She was completely out of place in The Lion in Winter. But this isn't the movie thread so I'll save it for that
Posted by: Soothsayer -- That's class! at May 27, 2017 05:29 PM (a6O80)
She was completely out of place in The Lion in Winter. But this isn't the movie thread so I'll save it for that
Posted by: TheQuietMan at May 27, 2017 06:02 PM (auHtY)
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One battle that may take some Morons aback as overblown was Tours, apparently given excessive significance by idolaters of the Big Battle like Creasy, which was more a defeat of forward scouts than a clash of great armies.
The original source for Tours is a rather uninformative passage of about two sentences in a chronicle. There has been an amazing number of interpretations built on those two sentences...
The notion that it only was a defeat of scouts has been challenged, BTW. I don't know how they could determine that from the Frankish source, so it has to rely on the silence of Andalusian sources.
logprof : another example of a battle not deciding nearly as much as people think it did was the Spanish Armada fail in 1588. Yay, the English won. That engagement. Right after that the Spanish beat the English all over the Atlantic and, a decade or so later, forced a treaty down our throats.
They failed to conquer England, that was what was decisive. Had the Armada succeeded in transporting Parma's army to England, he very probably would have deposed Elizabeth and reimposed Catholicism on England, England would probably not have colonized NA to the extent that they did or in the manner in which they did (compare and contrast French Canada with the English colonies), and thus no US.
Yes, it was very decisive in the long run.
The original source for Tours is a rather uninformative passage of about two sentences in a chronicle. There has been an amazing number of interpretations built on those two sentences...
The notion that it only was a defeat of scouts has been challenged, BTW. I don't know how they could determine that from the Frankish source, so it has to rely on the silence of Andalusian sources.
logprof : another example of a battle not deciding nearly as much as people think it did was the Spanish Armada fail in 1588. Yay, the English won. That engagement. Right after that the Spanish beat the English all over the Atlantic and, a decade or so later, forced a treaty down our throats.
They failed to conquer England, that was what was decisive. Had the Armada succeeded in transporting Parma's army to England, he very probably would have deposed Elizabeth and reimposed Catholicism on England, England would probably not have colonized NA to the extent that they did or in the manner in which they did (compare and contrast French Canada with the English colonies), and thus no US.
Yes, it was very decisive in the long run.
Posted by: Grey Fox at May 27, 2017 06:02 PM (bZ7mE)
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3. ...Kg8, not g7.
Posted by: rickl at May 27, 2017 06:02 PM (sdi6R)
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Fry and Laurie will always be Bertie and Jeeves for me, hah. Handmaiden's Tale is on the to watch list along with a million other things.
Posted by: LizLem at May 27, 2017 05:44 PM (ZSEpY)
I hope you read the review I posted of it on this here blog a week or two ago.
The more episodes I watch, the more impressed I am with Handmaid's Tale. They are really doing a good job with it.
Posted by: LizLem at May 27, 2017 05:44 PM (ZSEpY)
I hope you read the review I posted of it on this here blog a week or two ago.
The more episodes I watch, the more impressed I am with Handmaid's Tale. They are really doing a good job with it.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader at May 27, 2017 06:03 PM (Z3xqO)
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Had this in my head for a couple of hours now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1jpQu6qR1E
You're my blue skies. You're my sunny day.
RIP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1jpQu6qR1E
You're my blue skies. You're my sunny day.
RIP
Posted by: grammie winger at May 27, 2017 06:04 PM (lwiT4)
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Heaven forbid I would have to count on Oregon Muse. Or boulder terlit hobo.Posted by: grammie winger at May 27, 2017 05:42 PM
What am I, chopped liver?
What am I, chopped liver?
Posted by: J. Random Moron at May 27, 2017 06:04 PM (DMUuz)
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95 logprof,
I have a map. I was amazed to see that it isn't that far from Poland to Vienna.
Posted by: JAS at May 27, 2017 05:57 PM (EX4Wr)
--Sobieski vodka FTW!
I also hired a car for relatively cheap 10 years ago to travel from Pressburg, er, Bratislava to Vienna. I love that part of Europe.
I have a map. I was amazed to see that it isn't that far from Poland to Vienna.
Posted by: JAS at May 27, 2017 05:57 PM (EX4Wr)
--Sobieski vodka FTW!
I also hired a car for relatively cheap 10 years ago to travel from Pressburg, er, Bratislava to Vienna. I love that part of Europe.
Posted by: logprof at May 27, 2017 06:04 PM (GsAUU)
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I"ve tried
Words are impossible, Gui Gui( broken heart emoji)
Forever,
Chooch. (Kissing lips emoji)
She has now outlived two ex husbands.....
Posted by: Jen the original at May 27, 2017 06:01 PM (31ZTX)
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She sounds rather fond of him for having divorced him after being married for 9 days. You never know.
Words are impossible, Gui Gui( broken heart emoji)
Forever,
Chooch. (Kissing lips emoji)
She has now outlived two ex husbands.....
Posted by: Jen the original at May 27, 2017 06:01 PM (31ZTX)
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She sounds rather fond of him for having divorced him after being married for 9 days. You never know.
Posted by: washrivergal at May 27, 2017 06:04 PM (+tKYk)
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Posted by: rickl at May 27, 2017 06:01 PM (sdi6R)
You're certainly en fuego today.
Looking forward to seeing what you come up with for the endgame.
You're certainly en fuego today.
Looking forward to seeing what you come up with for the endgame.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader at May 27, 2017 06:05 PM (Z3xqO)
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Another fun one she did was How to Steal a Million with Peter O'Toole. Posted by: bluebell at May 27, 2017 05:59 PM (sBOL1)
Love that one! Silly fun but you root for it all to come off all right. Love her dad and her over the top 60s mod fashion.
Edith Head dressed Audrey magnificently in films. So did Givenchy. The feud over who gets credit for the costumes in Sabrina is legendary. Givenchy actually designed them but Edith won the Oscar. Scandal, lol!
Love that one! Silly fun but you root for it all to come off all right. Love her dad and her over the top 60s mod fashion.
Edith Head dressed Audrey magnificently in films. So did Givenchy. The feud over who gets credit for the costumes in Sabrina is legendary. Givenchy actually designed them but Edith won the Oscar. Scandal, lol!
Posted by: LizLem at May 27, 2017 06:06 PM (ZSEpY)
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Audrey Hepburn had the most exquisite neck. She always looked like a princess.
Posted by: grammie winger at May 27, 2017 06:07 PM (lwiT4)
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29 Hi bluebell. They think he might have labyrinthitis. I didn't know that was a thing but apparently it is. They're hitting him pretty hard with steroids - 60 mg of Pred a day. I hope it cures him quick. A) He's cutting into my sloth time, and B) I don't want him bloated for my son's wedding.
I'm a very compassionate wife, I am.
Posted by: grammie winger at May 27, 2017 05:29 PM (lwiT4)
So you went to the ENT! Hah!
I'm a very compassionate wife, I am.
Posted by: grammie winger at May 27, 2017 05:29 PM (lwiT4)
So you went to the ENT! Hah!
Posted by: Insomniac - forgotten but not gone at May 27, 2017 06:08 PM (0mRoj)
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Jeeves trying to explain to Bertie for the umpteenth time what the little horse does Posted by: TheQuietMan at May 27, 2017 06:00 PM (auHtY)
+1
+1
Posted by: LizLem at May 27, 2017 06:08 PM (ZSEpY)
Posted by: gNewt at May 27, 2017 06:09 PM (6qmBU)
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I have just been informed that we are going down to the lake to have a drink and watch people get married at the resort. BBL
Posted by: grammie winger at May 27, 2017 06:09 PM (lwiT4)
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I had a book once, "What If... 2", which discussed what if Philip II had landed troops in England.
His answer is that the Queen might have held the hills around Devon and Staffordshire, and the swamps of East Anglia, leaving the Spaniards with London and not much else. Philip could have done damage to England's richest farmlands, but couldn't have forced Catholicism back on it.
One thing that's not talked about much is, what if Philip had just annexed Ireland and booted all the English and Norman-Irish out. That, I think he could have done more easily.
His answer is that the Queen might have held the hills around Devon and Staffordshire, and the swamps of East Anglia, leaving the Spaniards with London and not much else. Philip could have done damage to England's richest farmlands, but couldn't have forced Catholicism back on it.
One thing that's not talked about much is, what if Philip had just annexed Ireland and booted all the English and Norman-Irish out. That, I think he could have done more easily.
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 27, 2017 06:09 PM (6FqZa)
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112 Fry and Laurie will always be Bertie and Jeeves for me, hah. Handmaiden's Tale is on the to watch list along with a million other things.
Posted by: LizLem at May 27, 2017 05:44 PM (ZSEpY)
I hope you read the review I posted of it on this here blog a week or two ago.
The more episodes I watch, the more impressed I am with Handmaid's Tale. They are really doing a good job with it.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader at May 27, 2017 06:03 PM (Z3xqO)
Really? It's not the hamhanded "TEH XTIANS R GONNA TAKE OUR VAGINAZZZ N' UTERUSESES!!1!1!1!111!!!" the movie was?
Posted by: LizLem at May 27, 2017 05:44 PM (ZSEpY)
I hope you read the review I posted of it on this here blog a week or two ago.
The more episodes I watch, the more impressed I am with Handmaid's Tale. They are really doing a good job with it.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader at May 27, 2017 06:03 PM (Z3xqO)
Really? It's not the hamhanded "TEH XTIANS R GONNA TAKE OUR VAGINAZZZ N' UTERUSESES!!1!1!1!111!!!" the movie was?
Posted by: Insomniac - forgotten but not gone at May 27, 2017 06:10 PM (0mRoj)
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113 You're my blue skies. You're my sunny day.
RIP
Posted by: grammie winger
Thanks for that link. I've always loved his piano-playing. Delux bluesman forever!
(your dress is super chic, in my opinion too!)
RIP
Posted by: grammie winger
Thanks for that link. I've always loved his piano-playing. Delux bluesman forever!
(your dress is super chic, in my opinion too!)
Posted by: booknlass at May 27, 2017 06:10 PM (tfQTV)
Posted by: JAS at May 27, 2017 06:10 PM (EX4Wr)
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They failed to conquer England, that was what was decisive. Had the Armada succeeded in transporting Parma's army to England, he very probably would have deposed Elizabeth and reimposed Catholicism on England, England would probably not have colonized NA to the extent that they did or in the manner in which they did (compare and contrast French Canada with the English colonies), and thus no US.
Yes, it was very decisive in the long run.
Posted by: Grey Fox at May 27, 2017 06:02 PM (bZ7mE)
--A lot of the destruction of the Armada was going the long way around Great Britain through the stormy North Sea.
Even on the eve of seeing off the Armada, Carlos V knew he was rolling the iron dice.
Yes, it was very decisive in the long run.
Posted by: Grey Fox at May 27, 2017 06:02 PM (bZ7mE)
--A lot of the destruction of the Armada was going the long way around Great Britain through the stormy North Sea.
Even on the eve of seeing off the Armada, Carlos V knew he was rolling the iron dice.
Posted by: logprof at May 27, 2017 06:10 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: JAS at May 27, 2017 06:12 PM (EX4Wr)
Posted by: logprof at May 27, 2017 06:13 PM (GsAUU)
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OregonMuse I did read it! Very eloquent review, you are the reason I added it to the list.
So many authors hate their fiction can be used as a morality tale for people that are not far left like they are. Rowling, Collins, GRRM, and Atwood too. But if they really are not tainting it with politics and it's as interesting as you say, I'm excited to give it a go.
So many authors hate their fiction can be used as a morality tale for people that are not far left like they are. Rowling, Collins, GRRM, and Atwood too. But if they really are not tainting it with politics and it's as interesting as you say, I'm excited to give it a go.
Posted by: LizLem at May 27, 2017 06:13 PM (ZSEpY)
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Looking forward to seeing what you come up with for the endgame.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader at May 27, 2017 06:05 PM (Z3xqO)
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Black refuses to play right.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader at May 27, 2017 06:05 PM (Z3xqO)
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Black refuses to play right.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at May 27, 2017 06:14 PM (R+30W)
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The worry I have with Handmaid, assuming we trust OregonMuse's review (which we should, he has excellent taste), is that after a few seasons they'll buckle to the SJW fanbase and lard it up with the expected pieties.
I don't like to start a series and then get screwed many episodes in. This is what happened to me with Orphan Black when they started in on an antiThatcher rant out of nowhere.
I don't like to start a series and then get screwed many episodes in. This is what happened to me with Orphan Black when they started in on an antiThatcher rant out of nowhere.
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 27, 2017 06:14 PM (6FqZa)
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117
Looking forward to seeing what you come up with for the endgame.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader at May 27, 2017 06:05 PM (Z3xqO)
I was just looking at that. At first, I didn't see any way for White to save the pawn. So I read the hint, and now I can see that the first move is either Ba6 or Be6, both of which protect the queening square and keep the rook at bay. But I'm not sure how to tell which one is correct.
Looking forward to seeing what you come up with for the endgame.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader at May 27, 2017 06:05 PM (Z3xqO)
I was just looking at that. At first, I didn't see any way for White to save the pawn. So I read the hint, and now I can see that the first move is either Ba6 or Be6, both of which protect the queening square and keep the rook at bay. But I'm not sure how to tell which one is correct.
Posted by: rickl at May 27, 2017 06:15 PM (sdi6R)
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i don't own the clothes I'm wearing
and the road goes on forever.
and the road goes on forever.
Posted by: booknlass at May 27, 2017 06:16 PM (tfQTV)
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Really? It's not the hamhanded "TEH XTIANS R GONNA TAKE OUR VAGINAZZZ N' UTERUSESES!!1!1!1!111!!!" the movie was?
Posted by: Insomniac - forgotten but not gone at May 27, 2017 06:10 PM (0mRoj)
--I don't know about Handmaid's Tale itself, but among the sci-fi geeks at Vox Day's blog Margaret Atwood WRT her other works is cited as example of a writer who's a loon (heh, she's Canadian, too) politically but admired as a writer.
Posted by: Insomniac - forgotten but not gone at May 27, 2017 06:10 PM (0mRoj)
--I don't know about Handmaid's Tale itself, but among the sci-fi geeks at Vox Day's blog Margaret Atwood WRT her other works is cited as example of a writer who's a loon (heh, she's Canadian, too) politically but admired as a writer.
Posted by: logprof at May 27, 2017 06:17 PM (GsAUU)
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Really? It's not the hamhanded "TEH XTIANS R GONNA TAKE OUR VAGINAZZZ N' UTERUSESES!!1!1!1!111!!!" the movie was?
Posted by: Insomniac - forgotten but not gone at May 27, 2017 06:10 PM (0mRo
I don't think it's hamhanded. The eeevil Christian theocracy in this rendition is actually not shoved in the audience's face all that much. What they do show of it, i.e. a lesbian being hung by her neck from some construction equipment, and another woman who gets her clitoris removed, makes it look more like this is a thinly-viewed parable of an Islamic theocracy.
And this is a surprise to me because the author of the novel is an unhinged moonbat.
Posted by: Insomniac - forgotten but not gone at May 27, 2017 06:10 PM (0mRo
I don't think it's hamhanded. The eeevil Christian theocracy in this rendition is actually not shoved in the audience's face all that much. What they do show of it, i.e. a lesbian being hung by her neck from some construction equipment, and another woman who gets her clitoris removed, makes it look more like this is a thinly-viewed parable of an Islamic theocracy.
And this is a surprise to me because the author of the novel is an unhinged moonbat.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader at May 27, 2017 06:17 PM (Z3xqO)
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at May 27, 2017 06:17 PM (R+30W)
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Hillary. I only people could think.
Hillary worked on the prosecution of President Richard M. Nixon. She was fired from that job by her Democrat boss for unethical behavior. Here's the story.
Hillary Fired for Lies, Unethical Behavior from Congressional Job: Former Boss
2014
Morrissey talks about it (Calabrese's column): http://preview.tinyurl.com/n5t9ep9
2013
Calabrese's column: http://preview.tinyurl.com/bwsflyj
Hillary worked on the prosecution of President Richard M. Nixon. She was fired from that job by her Democrat boss for unethical behavior. Here's the story.
Hillary Fired for Lies, Unethical Behavior from Congressional Job: Former Boss
2014
Morrissey talks about it (Calabrese's column): http://preview.tinyurl.com/n5t9ep9
2013
Calabrese's column: http://preview.tinyurl.com/bwsflyj
Posted by: gNewt at May 27, 2017 06:18 PM (6qmBU)
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example of a writer who's a loon (heh, she's Canadian, too) politically but admired as a writer
Also see: A Song Of Ice And Fire, first three books.
Also see: A Song Of Ice And Fire, first three books.
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 27, 2017 06:18 PM (6FqZa)
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I found Kate Hepburn to be tiresome.
What she lacked in talent, she made up for in snootiness.
Posted by: JAS
Both Hepburns look a bit freaky. I think if I could make it with my dream Hollywood star of yesteryear, it would be Ginger Rogers.
Too bad MP4 is probably not here to weigh in.
What she lacked in talent, she made up for in snootiness.
Posted by: JAS
Both Hepburns look a bit freaky. I think if I could make it with my dream Hollywood star of yesteryear, it would be Ginger Rogers.
Too bad MP4 is probably not here to weigh in.
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at May 27, 2017 06:20 PM (vRcUp)
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I started playing it using Be6, and I can already see how Black can force a stalemate. So Ba6 it is.
Posted by: rickl at May 27, 2017 06:20 PM (sdi6R)
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Every Saturday a sweet looking upper middleclass elderly woman sits behind her little folding table outside the local branch library. Milky doll-eyes greet passersby warmly. Soft of voice and neat as a pin, she is.
Just sign right here for free healthcare, she says. And they do. More do than don't. Granma smiles. Everyone smiles.
Another beautiful day in the golden state.
Just sign right here for free healthcare, she says. And they do. More do than don't. Granma smiles. Everyone smiles.
Another beautiful day in the golden state.
Posted by: 13times at May 27, 2017 06:21 PM (WHVu+)
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--A lot of the destruction of the Armada was going the long way around Great Britain through the stormy North Sea.
Even on the eve of seeing off the Armada, Carlos V knew he was rolling the iron dice.
Yeah, but the victory was won when the Armada was forced past the point where they could have turned around and rendezvoused with Parma. The campaign was lost at that point.
I don't think that it was actually a winnable campaign, unless the English had remained in port. The navigational and logistical problems were too enormous for the Spanish military system to overcome otherwise. Nevertheless, it did represent a significant setback.
Philip II, not Carlos, BTW.
England had no real army at the time, and what small number of experienced fighters it had at the time where still engaged in the Netherlands, I believe. (The continued support of the rebellious Dutch - another consequence of not having a Spanish army to deal with at home).
Yeah, I get that the Armada didn't make England's rise to Empire inevitable. I don't buy the notion that it wasn't a significant factor in the long run, though.
Even on the eve of seeing off the Armada, Carlos V knew he was rolling the iron dice.
Yeah, but the victory was won when the Armada was forced past the point where they could have turned around and rendezvoused with Parma. The campaign was lost at that point.
I don't think that it was actually a winnable campaign, unless the English had remained in port. The navigational and logistical problems were too enormous for the Spanish military system to overcome otherwise. Nevertheless, it did represent a significant setback.
Philip II, not Carlos, BTW.
England had no real army at the time, and what small number of experienced fighters it had at the time where still engaged in the Netherlands, I believe. (The continued support of the rebellious Dutch - another consequence of not having a Spanish army to deal with at home).
Yeah, I get that the Armada didn't make England's rise to Empire inevitable. I don't buy the notion that it wasn't a significant factor in the long run, though.
Posted by: Grey Fox at May 27, 2017 06:23 PM (bZ7mE)
Posted by: washrivergal at May 27, 2017 06:23 PM (+tKYk)
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A coworker friend who is a movie fanatic and fan of all things 80's said I MUST see "Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon" (1985). Oh My Lord is it 80's. It's basically a music video with chop socky action.
Bruce Leroy (!) is about to mix it up with Sho' Nuff, the Shogun of Harlem. Sho' Nuff looked so familiar, then imdb revealed him to be Julius Carry, Lord Bowler from Brisco County Jr..
It's like "Breakin' II: Electric Boogaloo", except it's fights to the death instead of dance-offs.
Bruce Leroy (!) is about to mix it up with Sho' Nuff, the Shogun of Harlem. Sho' Nuff looked so familiar, then imdb revealed him to be Julius Carry, Lord Bowler from Brisco County Jr..
It's like "Breakin' II: Electric Boogaloo", except it's fights to the death instead of dance-offs.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 27, 2017 06:23 PM (NT3RT)
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"Morrissey talks about it"
ED Morrissey. Although I'm pretty sure you could troll the other Morrissey to mention it on Twitter these days
ED Morrissey. Although I'm pretty sure you could troll the other Morrissey to mention it on Twitter these days
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 27, 2017 06:24 PM (6FqZa)
Posted by: Wenda (sic) at May 27, 2017 06:24 PM (Kr0FZ)
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Gardening Thread. Pet Thread. Chess Thread. How am I supposed to read these? They are not in alphabetical order.
Sheesh......
Sheesh......
Posted by: Tim in Illinois at May 27, 2017 06:25 PM (d76uN)
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A lot of Gregg Allman love, need more Jim Bunning love (from Wiki):
Bunning played in Minor League Baseball from 1950 through 1954 and part of the 1955 season, when the Tigers club described him as having "an excellent curve ball, a confusing delivery and a sneaky fast ball".[6] His first game in the major leagues was on July 20, 1955, with the Detroit Tigers. Bunning pitched his first no-hitter on July 20, 1958, for the Detroit Tigers against the Boston Red Sox.[2] On August 2, 1959, Bunning struck out three batters on nine pitches in the ninth inning of a 5-4 loss to the Boston Red Sox. Bunning became the fifth American League pitcher and the 10th pitcher in Major League history to accomplish the nine-pitch/three-strikeout half-inning.
--Detroit letting Bunning go was really, really stupid.
Bunning played in Minor League Baseball from 1950 through 1954 and part of the 1955 season, when the Tigers club described him as having "an excellent curve ball, a confusing delivery and a sneaky fast ball".[6] His first game in the major leagues was on July 20, 1955, with the Detroit Tigers. Bunning pitched his first no-hitter on July 20, 1958, for the Detroit Tigers against the Boston Red Sox.[2] On August 2, 1959, Bunning struck out three batters on nine pitches in the ninth inning of a 5-4 loss to the Boston Red Sox. Bunning became the fifth American League pitcher and the 10th pitcher in Major League history to accomplish the nine-pitch/three-strikeout half-inning.
--Detroit letting Bunning go was really, really stupid.
Posted by: logprof at May 27, 2017 06:25 PM (GsAUU)
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Gregg Allman. o.m.g. My best days are so far behind me. RIP and Eat a Peach.
Posted by: Peaches at May 27, 2017 06:26 PM (EgOr3)
152
Now I have go over to my parents house to eat pizza and watch a funny movie.
Posted by: Grey Fox at May 27, 2017 06:26 PM (bZ7mE)
153
Ba6 doesn't seem to work either.
Posted by: rickl at May 27, 2017 06:27 PM (sdi6R)
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152 Now I have go over to my parents house to eat pizza and watch a funny movie.
Posted by: Grey Fox at May 27, 2017 06:26 PM (bZ7mE)
+++
Doesn't sound terrible.
Posted by: Grey Fox at May 27, 2017 06:26 PM (bZ7mE)
+++
Doesn't sound terrible.
Posted by: washrivergal at May 27, 2017 06:27 PM (+tKYk)
155
152
Now I have go over to my parents house to eat pizza and watch a funny movie.
Posted by: Grey Fox at May 27, 2017 06:26 PM (bZ7mE)
I'd kill for that. Hope you have a wonderful evening! :-)
Now I have go over to my parents house to eat pizza and watch a funny movie.
Posted by: Grey Fox at May 27, 2017 06:26 PM (bZ7mE)
I'd kill for that. Hope you have a wonderful evening! :-)
Posted by: Peaches at May 27, 2017 06:28 PM (EgOr3)
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ED Morrissey. Although I'm pretty sure you could troll the other Morrissey to mention it on Twitter these days
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 27, 2017 06:24 PM (6FqZa)
---
"Hairdresser on fire" is proving to be sadly prophetic.
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 27, 2017 06:24 PM (6FqZa)
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"Hairdresser on fire" is proving to be sadly prophetic.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 27, 2017 06:29 PM (NT3RT)
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Don't have a twitter account although I do check in to Prez 45 to see if he's tweaked anyone lately.
Oh, BTW, great job on your foreign tour Mr. President.
Oh, BTW, great job on your foreign tour Mr. President.
Posted by: gNewt at May 27, 2017 06:29 PM (6qmBU)
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I'm thinking veal parm sub for dinner, with chips and a pickle wedge.
Posted by: Weasel at May 27, 2017 06:29 PM (Sfs6o)
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I suppose I'm off to watch the Astros against the Orioles. Since I'll have no car until Tuesday afternoon, there could be booze involved.
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 27, 2017 06:29 PM (6FqZa)
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The marching is now complete. We were impressive and it truly is an honor to participate.
I really enjoy wearing the class A's once or twice a year, a sneaky little part of me misses it.
Now we will be doing the BBQ and party thing.
The marching is now complete. We were impressive and it truly is an honor to participate.
I really enjoy wearing the class A's once or twice a year, a sneaky little part of me misses it.
Now we will be doing the BBQ and party thing.
Posted by: irongrampa at May 27, 2017 06:30 PM (S/hVx)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 27, 2017 06:30 PM (6FqZa)
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Just sign right here for free healthcare, she says. And they do. More do than don't. Granma smiles. Everyone smiles.
Posted by: 13times at May 27, 2017 06:21 PM (WHVu+) fnord (WHVu+)
Just sign here for free sugar and cotton, and guaranteed employment.
Posted by: 13times at May 27, 2017 06:21 PM (WHVu+) fnord (WHVu+)
Just sign here for free sugar and cotton, and guaranteed employment.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at May 27, 2017 06:31 PM (wB8Tg)
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Now we will be doing the BBQ and party thing.
Posted by: irongrampa at May 27, 2017 06:30 PM (S/hVx)
Sounds awesome, ig. I'd do a lot to see a pic of you in your Class A. I bet you so hot!
Posted by: irongrampa at May 27, 2017 06:30 PM (S/hVx)
Sounds awesome, ig. I'd do a lot to see a pic of you in your Class A. I bet you so hot!
Posted by: Peaches at May 27, 2017 06:31 PM (EgOr3)
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I have sausage and kidney beans etc. brewing in the crock pot.
Posted by: gNewt at May 27, 2017 06:31 PM (6qmBU)
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Philip II, not Carlos, BTW.
England had no real army at the time, and what small number of experienced fighters it had at the time where still engaged in the Netherlands, I believe. (The continued support of the rebellious Dutch - another consequence of not having a Spanish army to deal with at home).
Yeah, I get that the Armada didn't make England's rise to Empire inevitable. I don't buy the notion that it wasn't a significant factor in the long run, though.
Posted by: Grey Fox at May 27, 2017 06:23 PM (bZ7mE)
--I knew when I clicked "Post" that I got the wrong Habsburg (like that split second when you know too late that you locked your keys in the car).
I can still see that many of these battles were commas or semicolons rather than exclamation points or periods. Cannae was literally the classic example for two millennia, but while a spectacular victory still not decisive.
Philip II, not Carlos, BTW.
England had no real army at the time, and what small number of experienced fighters it had at the time where still engaged in the Netherlands, I believe. (The continued support of the rebellious Dutch - another consequence of not having a Spanish army to deal with at home).
Yeah, I get that the Armada didn't make England's rise to Empire inevitable. I don't buy the notion that it wasn't a significant factor in the long run, though.
Posted by: Grey Fox at May 27, 2017 06:23 PM (bZ7mE)
--I knew when I clicked "Post" that I got the wrong Habsburg (like that split second when you know too late that you locked your keys in the car).
I can still see that many of these battles were commas or semicolons rather than exclamation points or periods. Cannae was literally the classic example for two millennia, but while a spectacular victory still not decisive.
Posted by: logprof at May 27, 2017 06:32 PM (GsAUU)
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Back in about 45 to fire up this week's movie thread.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader at May 27, 2017 06:34 PM (Z3xqO)
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153 Ba6 doesn't seem to work either.
Posted by: rickl at May 27, 2017 06:27 PM (sdi6R)
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Yes, but it takes longer to fail.
Like I said, Black refuses to play right.
Posted by: rickl at May 27, 2017 06:27 PM (sdi6R)
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Yes, but it takes longer to fail.
Like I said, Black refuses to play right.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at May 27, 2017 06:34 PM (R+30W)
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161 "Hairdresser on fire" is proving to be sadly prophetic.
So's "Panic".
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 27, 2017 06:30 PM (6FqZa)
--Shout-out to "Death of a Disco Dancer"
So's "Panic".
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 27, 2017 06:30 PM (6FqZa)
--Shout-out to "Death of a Disco Dancer"
Posted by: logprof at May 27, 2017 06:35 PM (GsAUU)
169
I could go gyro platter or cheeseburger, but I haven't had the veal parm in a while.
Posted by: Weasel at May 27, 2017 06:35 PM (Sfs6o)
170
"Hairdresser on fire" is proving to be sadly prophetic.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 27, 2017 06:29 PM (NT3RT)
That raises so many . . . Is that Mojo Nixon? Or am I thinking of Girlfriend in a Coma?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 27, 2017 06:29 PM (NT3RT)
That raises so many . . . Is that Mojo Nixon? Or am I thinking of Girlfriend in a Coma?
Posted by: Kindltot at May 27, 2017 06:37 PM (mkDpn)
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I'm the only one playing chess here, aren't I?
Posted by: rickl at May 27, 2017 06:37 PM (sdi6R)
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I was tied to the whipping post.
Posted by: Cher at May 27, 2017 06:37 PM (IqV8l)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 27, 2017 06:38 PM (NT3RT)
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To quote the philosopher Jim Lahey, birds of a shitfeather flock together.
It seems to be true. Bad people admire other bad people.
Pet thread: Too bad the soldier with a dog on her shoulder can't be given an M4 with a collapsing stock.
It seems to be true. Bad people admire other bad people.
Pet thread: Too bad the soldier with a dog on her shoulder can't be given an M4 with a collapsing stock.
Posted by: BourbonChicken at May 27, 2017 06:38 PM (VdICR)
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Speaking of nostalgia, FNC playing clips of Perot from '92: "A giant sucking sound."
Speaking of decisive battles, The Donald needs to nail NAFTA and/or The Wall. All the other issues will be afterthoughts.
Speaking of decisive battles, The Donald needs to nail NAFTA and/or The Wall. All the other issues will be afterthoughts.
Posted by: logprof at May 27, 2017 06:38 PM (GsAUU)
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In! Not on!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 27, 2017 06:38 PM (NT3RT)
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This place also has REALLY good tuna salad. Not too watery, and a good onion/celery balance.
Posted by: Weasel at May 27, 2017 06:39 PM (Sfs6o)
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I'm the only one playing chess here, aren't I?
Posted by: rickl at May 27, 2017 06:37 PM (sdi6R) fnord (sdi6R)
If you're the only one playing chess, are you really playing chess?
Posted by: rickl at May 27, 2017 06:37 PM (sdi6R) fnord (sdi6R)
If you're the only one playing chess, are you really playing chess?
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at May 27, 2017 06:39 PM (wB8Tg)
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That raises so many . . . Is that Mojo Nixon? Or am I thinking of Girlfriend in a Coma?
Posted by: Kindltot at May 27, 2017 06:37 PM (mkDpn)
--Mojo Nixon did the great "Elvis is Everywhere."
"Girlfriend In A Coma" was The Smiths (Morrissey on vocals)
Posted by: Kindltot at May 27, 2017 06:37 PM (mkDpn)
--Mojo Nixon did the great "Elvis is Everywhere."
"Girlfriend In A Coma" was The Smiths (Morrissey on vocals)
Posted by: logprof at May 27, 2017 06:40 PM (GsAUU)
180
Don't bring cookies to a pie fight.
Posted by: andycanuck at May 27, 2017 06:40 PM (nlbfN)
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172
I was tied to the whipping post.
Posted by: Cher at May 27, 2017 06:37 PM (IqV8l)
Good Lord, I feel like I'm dying.
I was tied to the whipping post.
Posted by: Cher at May 27, 2017 06:37 PM (IqV8l)
Good Lord, I feel like I'm dying.
Posted by: Peaches at May 27, 2017 06:40 PM (EgOr3)
182
How 80's is "The Last Dragon", you ask?
We're taking a break from the action with a performance by *DeBarge*.
We're taking a break from the action with a performance by *DeBarge*.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 27, 2017 06:40 PM (NT3RT)
Posted by: captain james kirk at May 27, 2017 06:41 PM (nlbfN)
184
"Girlfriend In A Coma" was The Smiths (Morrissey on vocals)
Posted by: logprof at May 27, 2017 06:40 PM (GsAUU)
Mojo did a cover. I'm listening to it right now. It rocks.
Bwahaaha!
Posted by: logprof at May 27, 2017 06:40 PM (GsAUU)
Mojo did a cover. I'm listening to it right now. It rocks.
Bwahaaha!
Posted by: Kindltot at May 27, 2017 06:41 PM (mkDpn)
185
Fizzbin.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 27, 2017 06:41 PM (NT3RT)
186
Don't bring cookies to a pie fight.
Posted by: andycanuck at May 27, 2017 06:40 PM (nlbfN) fnord (nlbfN)
http://bit.ly/2rKnvDe
Posted by: andycanuck at May 27, 2017 06:40 PM (nlbfN) fnord (nlbfN)
http://bit.ly/2rKnvDe
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at May 27, 2017 06:42 PM (wB8Tg)
187
The death of a disco dancer
Well, it happens a lot 'round here
And if you think Peace
Is a common goal
That goes to show
How little you know
The death of a disco dancer
Well, I'd rather not get involved
I never talk to my neighbour
I'd rather not get involved
Oh
Love, peace and harmony?
Love, peace and harmony?
Oh, very nice
Very nice
Very nice
Very nice
But maybe in the next world
Well, it happens a lot 'round here
And if you think Peace
Is a common goal
That goes to show
How little you know
The death of a disco dancer
Well, I'd rather not get involved
I never talk to my neighbour
I'd rather not get involved
Oh
Love, peace and harmony?
Love, peace and harmony?
Oh, very nice
Very nice
Very nice
Very nice
But maybe in the next world
Posted by: The Smiths at May 27, 2017 06:42 PM (GsAUU)
188
I will tell you the major flaw with the cheeseburgers though - for some reason they put the lettuce/tomato/onion between the patty and the BOTTOM bun. Completely retarded.
Posted by: Weasel at May 27, 2017 06:43 PM (Sfs6o)
189
Mojo did a cover. I'm listening to it right now. It rocks.
Bwahaaha!
Posted by: Kindltot at May 27, 2017 06:41 PM (mkDpn)
--Really??
Must check it out.
Quicksand's cover of "How Soon Is Now?" was also good.
Bwahaaha!
Posted by: Kindltot at May 27, 2017 06:41 PM (mkDpn)
--Really??
Must check it out.
Quicksand's cover of "How Soon Is Now?" was also good.
Posted by: logprof at May 27, 2017 06:44 PM (GsAUU)
190
Fizzbin.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 27, 2017 06:41 PM (NT3RT) fnord (NT3RT)
That is an *excellent* hand, on a normal Saturday.
But this is a *holiday weekend*, so you have to pass your high card to your left.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 27, 2017 06:41 PM (NT3RT) fnord (NT3RT)
That is an *excellent* hand, on a normal Saturday.
But this is a *holiday weekend*, so you have to pass your high card to your left.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at May 27, 2017 06:44 PM (wB8Tg)
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at May 27, 2017 06:45 PM (R+30W)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at May 27, 2017 06:45 PM (zc3Db)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 27, 2017 06:46 PM (NT3RT)
194
I hope the movie thread is dedicated to one late charming super-spy. Barring that, we should set up a theme or something. I find it difficult to read the whole thing because it's more scattered than most threads.
Posted by: BourbonChicken at May 27, 2017 06:46 PM (VdICR)
195
I don't care what anyone says about Moz, Viva Hate is still a favorite album of mine.
Posted by: logprof at May 27, 2017 06:47 PM (GsAUU)
196
Mad Queen Hillary! is whinging again:
https://pjmedia.com/election/2017/05/27/extraordinary-delusions-and-the-madness-of-hillary-clinton/
Let's see what Muttley has to say about this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uSTOHa4Im4
Perhaps what she needs is an Exclusive Hillary! Showing of "Wonder Woman".........with booze.
https://pjmedia.com/election/2017/05/27/extraordinary-delusions-and-the-madness-of-hillary-clinton/
Let's see what Muttley has to say about this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uSTOHa4Im4
Perhaps what she needs is an Exclusive Hillary! Showing of "Wonder Woman".........with booze.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 27, 2017 06:47 PM (NyJwR)
197
Posted by: grammie winger at May 27, 2017 05:29 PM (lwiT4)
Grammie, that's what I had, only because I had no hearing loss, it was considered vestibular neuritis. But it's the same thing.
He won't get bloated from just a few weeks on the Prednisone! But he'll probably get real hungry and a bit euphoric. (Some men do get a lil trigger temper)
Grammie, that's what I had, only because I had no hearing loss, it was considered vestibular neuritis. But it's the same thing.
He won't get bloated from just a few weeks on the Prednisone! But he'll probably get real hungry and a bit euphoric. (Some men do get a lil trigger temper)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 27, 2017 06:48 PM (Ehade)
198
Vanity is wearing a beaded asymmetrically hemmed number that Grammie could really rock at the wedding.
Can you do Big 80's Hair, Grammie?
Can you do Big 80's Hair, Grammie?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 27, 2017 06:49 PM (NT3RT)
199
Don't bring cookies to a pie fight.
Posted by: andycanuck
If the snow wolf is chasing your sleigh
It's alright to thrown him a cookie
But don't stop to bake a cake
-faux Polish proverb from Banacek
Posted by: andycanuck
If the snow wolf is chasing your sleigh
It's alright to thrown him a cookie
But don't stop to bake a cake
-faux Polish proverb from Banacek
Posted by: Bossy Conservative....unfrozen caveman moron at May 27, 2017 06:49 PM (S6Pax)
200
The Last Dragon was a fun ,campy movie. Vanity was pretty hot too.
Posted by: Jack Sock at May 27, 2017 06:50 PM (IDPbH)
201
195 I don't care what anyone says about Moz, Viva Hate is still a favorite album of mine.
Posted by: logprof at May 27, 2017 06:47 PM (GsAUU)
---
Who doesn't love "Suedehead"?
Posted by: logprof at May 27, 2017 06:47 PM (GsAUU)
---
Who doesn't love "Suedehead"?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 27, 2017 06:51 PM (NT3RT)
202
Morrissey and The Smiths never did much for me.
I did like these commies though:
The Housemartins "Happy Hour"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmfkd5apdKY
I did like these commies though:
The Housemartins "Happy Hour"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmfkd5apdKY
Posted by: naturalfake at May 27, 2017 06:52 PM (NyJwR)
203
More:
Bunning entered play on June 21 with a 6-2 record on the season.[8] He was opposed on the mound by Tracy Stallard in the first game of a doubleheader. Through the first four innings, Bunning totaled four strikeouts through twelve batters. In the fifth inning, Phillies second baseman Tony Taylor preserved the perfect game with his strong defensive play. A diving catch and a throw from the knees kept Mets catcher Jesse Gonder off the bases. Bunning also had a good day at the plate, hitting a double and driving in two runs in the sixth inning. By the end of the game, even the Mets fans were cheering Bunning's effort; he had reached a three-ball count on only two batters, and retired shortstop Charley Smith on a pop-out, and pinch-hitters George Altman and John Stephenson on strikeouts, to complete the perfect game.
Bunning, who at the time had seven children, said that his game, pitched on Father's Day, could not have come at a more appropriate time. He remarked that his slider was his best pitch, "'just like the no-hitter I pitched for Detroit six years ago'", Bunning posted the first regular-season perfect game since Charlie Robertson in 1922 (Don Larsen's perfect game was in the 1956 World Series). The Phillies also won the second game of the doubleheader, 8-2, behind Rick Wise, who earned his first major league victory in his first start.
Bunning's perfect game was the first thrown by a National League pitcher in 84 years. It was also the first no-hitter by a Phillies pitcher since Johnny Lush no-hit the Brooklyn Superbas on May 1, 1906. He is one of only seven pitchers to throw both a perfect game and an additional no-hitter, the others being Randy Johnson, Sandy Koufax, Addie Joss, Cy Young, Mark Buehrle, and fellow Phillie Roy Halladay, whose additional no-hitter came in Game 1 of the 2010 National League Division Series. He was also the first of only five players to throw a no-hitter in both leagues, the others being Young, Johnson, Nolan Ryan and Hideo Nomo.
Bunning entered play on June 21 with a 6-2 record on the season.[8] He was opposed on the mound by Tracy Stallard in the first game of a doubleheader. Through the first four innings, Bunning totaled four strikeouts through twelve batters. In the fifth inning, Phillies second baseman Tony Taylor preserved the perfect game with his strong defensive play. A diving catch and a throw from the knees kept Mets catcher Jesse Gonder off the bases. Bunning also had a good day at the plate, hitting a double and driving in two runs in the sixth inning. By the end of the game, even the Mets fans were cheering Bunning's effort; he had reached a three-ball count on only two batters, and retired shortstop Charley Smith on a pop-out, and pinch-hitters George Altman and John Stephenson on strikeouts, to complete the perfect game.
Bunning, who at the time had seven children, said that his game, pitched on Father's Day, could not have come at a more appropriate time. He remarked that his slider was his best pitch, "'just like the no-hitter I pitched for Detroit six years ago'", Bunning posted the first regular-season perfect game since Charlie Robertson in 1922 (Don Larsen's perfect game was in the 1956 World Series). The Phillies also won the second game of the doubleheader, 8-2, behind Rick Wise, who earned his first major league victory in his first start.
Bunning's perfect game was the first thrown by a National League pitcher in 84 years. It was also the first no-hitter by a Phillies pitcher since Johnny Lush no-hit the Brooklyn Superbas on May 1, 1906. He is one of only seven pitchers to throw both a perfect game and an additional no-hitter, the others being Randy Johnson, Sandy Koufax, Addie Joss, Cy Young, Mark Buehrle, and fellow Phillie Roy Halladay, whose additional no-hitter came in Game 1 of the 2010 National League Division Series. He was also the first of only five players to throw a no-hitter in both leagues, the others being Young, Johnson, Nolan Ryan and Hideo Nomo.
Posted by: logprof at May 27, 2017 06:53 PM (GsAUU)
204
The second cultural idiom of "Leroy Jenkins".
https://youtu.be/hooKVstzbz0?t=1m1s
I skipped the first minute of joyless chatter.
https://youtu.be/hooKVstzbz0?t=1m1s
I skipped the first minute of joyless chatter.
Posted by: BourbonChicken at May 27, 2017 06:53 PM (VdICR)
Posted by: andycanuck at May 27, 2017 06:54 PM (nlbfN)
206
Well. They do all look alike.
Posted by: andycanuck at May 27, 2017 06:54 PM (nlbfN)
It's that lip. Or maybe the ear. Or the hemophilia, hold on, let me check my notes.
Posted by: andycanuck at May 27, 2017 06:54 PM (nlbfN)
It's that lip. Or maybe the ear. Or the hemophilia, hold on, let me check my notes.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 27, 2017 06:57 PM (mkDpn)
207
Who doesn't love "Suedehead"?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 27, 2017 06:51 PM (NT3RT)
--Great tune, and my fave is "Late Night, Maudlin Street."
"Women only like me for my mind" --so true through high school!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 27, 2017 06:51 PM (NT3RT)
--Great tune, and my fave is "Late Night, Maudlin Street."
"Women only like me for my mind" --so true through high school!
Posted by: logprof at May 27, 2017 06:57 PM (GsAUU)
208
70 67 My degree was in ancient Mediterranean civilisations, not in dressmaking so much. If I was asked to design a dress it would probably look like this
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/505388389406930516/
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 27, 2017 05:46 PM (6FqZa)
--ZOMG those Minoan women totes culturally appropriated hoop earrings from Latina chicks!!11!!!!1!!
Posted by: logprof
I noted back in 2005 that the "Lebanese Protest Babes" everyone was ogling that year looked exactly like their genetic ancestors, the Minoan chicks from the frescoes:
http://acecomments.mu.nu/?blog=86&post=356087#c23506498
"In 2006 (?) when there was a big outbreak of anti-war and anti-jihad protests in Beirut, horny American blogger dudes began posting pictures (found in overseas news sites) of "Lebanese Protest Babes," of which there seemed to be an overabundance. I noted at the time, and proved with jaw-dropping comparison pictures, that some of these "Lebanese Protest Babes" were the spitting image of Minoan maidens depicted in frescoes 3400 years ago. Same hair, same nose, same dimples, same lips, same everything -- it was amazing...."
http://acecomments.mu.nu/?blog=86&post=356087#c23506506
Here's a photo of a typical Lebanese Protest Babe from the 2005 "Cedar Revolution":
http://tinyurl.com/n6tblpr
And here's a typical Minoan maiden on a fresco from 1500 BC:
http://tinyurl.com/k54n2ox
See what I mean?
Posted by: zombie"
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/505388389406930516/
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 27, 2017 05:46 PM (6FqZa)
--ZOMG those Minoan women totes culturally appropriated hoop earrings from Latina chicks!!11!!!!1!!
Posted by: logprof
I noted back in 2005 that the "Lebanese Protest Babes" everyone was ogling that year looked exactly like their genetic ancestors, the Minoan chicks from the frescoes:
http://acecomments.mu.nu/?blog=86&post=356087#c23506498
"In 2006 (?) when there was a big outbreak of anti-war and anti-jihad protests in Beirut, horny American blogger dudes began posting pictures (found in overseas news sites) of "Lebanese Protest Babes," of which there seemed to be an overabundance. I noted at the time, and proved with jaw-dropping comparison pictures, that some of these "Lebanese Protest Babes" were the spitting image of Minoan maidens depicted in frescoes 3400 years ago. Same hair, same nose, same dimples, same lips, same everything -- it was amazing...."
http://acecomments.mu.nu/?blog=86&post=356087#c23506506
Here's a photo of a typical Lebanese Protest Babe from the 2005 "Cedar Revolution":
http://tinyurl.com/n6tblpr
And here's a typical Minoan maiden on a fresco from 1500 BC:
http://tinyurl.com/k54n2ox
See what I mean?
Posted by: zombie"
Posted by: zombie at May 27, 2017 06:58 PM (DQ4Fv)
209
Wow, looks like the Koranimals are celebrating Ramadan with a bang.
Posted by: logprof at May 27, 2017 06:58 PM (GsAUU)
210
I noted back in 2005 that the "Lebanese Protest Babes" everyone was ogling that year looked exactly like their genetic ancestors, the Minoan chicks from the frescoes:
http://acecomments.mu.nu/?blog=86&post=356087#c23506498
"In 2006 (?) when there was a big outbreak of anti-war and anti-jihad protests in Beirut, horny American blogger dudes began posting pictures (found in overseas news sites) of "Lebanese Protest Babes," of which there seemed to be an overabundance. I noted at the time, and proved with jaw-dropping comparison pictures, that some of these "Lebanese Protest Babes" were the spitting image of Minoan maidens depicted in frescoes 3400 years ago. Same hair, same nose, same dimples, same lips, same everything -- it was amazing...."
http://acecomments.mu.nu/?blog=86&post=356087#c23506506
Here's a photo of a typical Lebanese Protest Babe from the 2005 "Cedar Revolution":
http://tinyurl.com/n6tblpr
And here's a typical Minoan maiden on a fresco from 1500 BC:
http://tinyurl.com/k54n2ox
See what I mean?
Posted by: zombie"
Posted by: zombie at May 27, 2017 06:58 PM (DQ4Fv)
--Heh.
The murdered Iranian protester Neda was to me the most beautiful. My wife even resembles her a little.
https://goo.gl/images/Aycn2U
http://acecomments.mu.nu/?blog=86&post=356087#c23506498
"In 2006 (?) when there was a big outbreak of anti-war and anti-jihad protests in Beirut, horny American blogger dudes began posting pictures (found in overseas news sites) of "Lebanese Protest Babes," of which there seemed to be an overabundance. I noted at the time, and proved with jaw-dropping comparison pictures, that some of these "Lebanese Protest Babes" were the spitting image of Minoan maidens depicted in frescoes 3400 years ago. Same hair, same nose, same dimples, same lips, same everything -- it was amazing...."
http://acecomments.mu.nu/?blog=86&post=356087#c23506506
Here's a photo of a typical Lebanese Protest Babe from the 2005 "Cedar Revolution":
http://tinyurl.com/n6tblpr
And here's a typical Minoan maiden on a fresco from 1500 BC:
http://tinyurl.com/k54n2ox
See what I mean?
Posted by: zombie"
Posted by: zombie at May 27, 2017 06:58 PM (DQ4Fv)
--Heh.
The murdered Iranian protester Neda was to me the most beautiful. My wife even resembles her a little.
https://goo.gl/images/Aycn2U
Posted by: logprof at May 27, 2017 07:02 PM (GsAUU)
211
OrgeonMuse, as for the endgame (final problem), if white "blunders" by going Be6 (preventing the rook from going to the c-file), which "allows" Rb8!!, such that if white takes the rook and promotes to a queen (or even to a white rook), which stalemates black -- white actually can still win with either cxb8/N! or cxb8/B!, and then he can mate with the two minor pieces.
I know that Ba6 is "better" and the "right" move, but Be6 works as well. At least I think so.
I know that Ba6 is "better" and the "right" move, but Be6 works as well. At least I think so.
Posted by: zombie at May 27, 2017 07:03 PM (DQ4Fv)
Posted by: andycanuck at May 27, 2017 07:03 PM (nlbfN)
213
How is there not a single Democrat in Congress right now with a "tie" to Russia in some way or form?
Of course there is!
So the better question is: Why aren't the Republican Shits exposing him/her/them?
How is there not a single Democrat in Congress right now with a "tie" to Russia in some way or form?
Of course there is!
So the better question is: Why aren't the Republican Shits exposing him/her/them?
Posted by: Soothsayer -- That's class! at May 27, 2017 07:04 PM (a6O80)
Posted by: logprof at May 27, 2017 07:05 PM (GsAUU)
215
So the better question is: Why aren't the Republican Shits exposing him/her/them?
Posted by: Soothsayer -- That's class! at May 27, 2017 07:04 PM (a6O80)
--They're shitheads more concerned with being with the power than the truth.
So the better question is: Why aren't the Republican Shits exposing him/her/them?
Posted by: Soothsayer -- That's class! at May 27, 2017 07:04 PM (a6O80)
--They're shitheads more concerned with being with the power than the truth.
Posted by: logprof at May 27, 2017 07:06 PM (GsAUU)
216
Well, today I'm one year closer to dead. Time flies.
Posted by: Ronster at May 27, 2017 07:06 PM (CDUSe)
217
211 OrgeonMuse, as for the endgame (final problem), if white "blunders" by going Be6 (preventing the rook from going to the c-file), which "allows" Rb8!!, such that if white takes the rook and promotes to a queen (or even to a white rook), which stalemates black -- white actually can still win with either cxb8/N! or cxb8/B!, and then he can mate with the two minor pieces.
I know that Ba6 is "better" and the "right" move, but Be6 works as well. At least I think so.
Posted by: zombie at May 27, 2017 07:03 PM (DQ4Fv)
Huh. That's interesting.
All I can say is that's a nasty endgame, and I hope I never get that position in real life.
I know that Ba6 is "better" and the "right" move, but Be6 works as well. At least I think so.
Posted by: zombie at May 27, 2017 07:03 PM (DQ4Fv)
Huh. That's interesting.
All I can say is that's a nasty endgame, and I hope I never get that position in real life.
Posted by: rickl at May 27, 2017 07:07 PM (sdi6R)
218
So we lost a Rock and Roll and a Baseball Hall of Famer the past couple of days.
Posted by: logprof at May 27, 2017 07:07 PM (GsAUU)
219
You want Audrey you get Hillary at the counsel for prosecution of Nixon. That's Sam Donaldson's head at the far left.
http://preview.tinyurl.com/ybdqt925
http://preview.tinyurl.com/ybdqt925
Posted by: gNewt at May 27, 2017 07:07 PM (6qmBU)
220
216 Well, today I'm one year closer to dead. Time flies.
Posted by: Ronster at May 27, 2017 07:06 PM (CDUSe)
--HBD!
[hoists tasty beverage]
Posted by: Ronster at May 27, 2017 07:06 PM (CDUSe)
--HBD!
[hoists tasty beverage]
Posted by: logprof at May 27, 2017 07:08 PM (GsAUU)
221
219 You want Audrey you get Hillary at the counsel for prosecution of Nixon. That's Sam Donaldson's head at the far left.
http://preview.tinyurl.com/ybdqt925
Posted by: gNewt at May 27, 2017 07:07 PM (6qmBU)
--LMAO, thanks for the warning.
Will not click.
http://preview.tinyurl.com/ybdqt925
Posted by: gNewt at May 27, 2017 07:07 PM (6qmBU)
--LMAO, thanks for the warning.
Will not click.
Posted by: logprof at May 27, 2017 07:08 PM (GsAUU)
222
So the better question is: Why aren't the Republican Shits exposing him/her/them?
Posted by: Soothsayer -- That's class! at May 27, 2017 07:04 PM (a6O80)
Because the GOP turds are trying to run with the Trump/Russia bullshit that their buddies, the Dems, made up out of whole cloth. Remember, these are the same GOP turds who wanted to kill the Tea Party but were happy to let the criminal, violent, rapey Occupoopers get away with everything.
Posted by: Soothsayer -- That's class! at May 27, 2017 07:04 PM (a6O80)
Because the GOP turds are trying to run with the Trump/Russia bullshit that their buddies, the Dems, made up out of whole cloth. Remember, these are the same GOP turds who wanted to kill the Tea Party but were happy to let the criminal, violent, rapey Occupoopers get away with everything.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at May 27, 2017 07:09 PM (zc3Db)
223
happy birthday ronster!
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 27, 2017 07:09 PM (XRIvr)
Posted by: logprof at May 27, 2017 07:11 PM (GsAUU)
225
Heh, glad I wasn't flying BA today.
Posted by: logprof at May 27, 2017 07:12 PM (GsAUU)
226
Here is Jim Bunning's SABR biography, which was contained within a link I posted earlier.
http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/bcacaa59
http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/bcacaa59
Posted by: rickl at May 27, 2017 07:13 PM (sdi6R)
227
Speaking of dresses, that black number Melania wore today was aces.
Posted by: logprof at May 27, 2017 07:14 PM (GsAUU)
228
Fortunately, Greg Allman's place in the band will be take over by his second cousin, Greg Cashew.
I got nuthin'.
I got nuthin'.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 27, 2017 07:14 PM (NyJwR)
Posted by: gNewt at May 27, 2017 07:15 PM (6qmBU)
230
Good evening fine folks.
Posted by: Billy Vera at May 27, 2017 07:16 PM (e3l1B)
231
solutions up
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader at May 27, 2017 07:17 PM (Z3xqO)
232
Baltimore glOrioles are sucking hard tonight
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 27, 2017 07:18 PM (XRIvr)
233
nood movie
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader at May 27, 2017 07:19 PM (Z3xqO)
234
211 OrgeonMuse, as for the endgame (final problem), if white "blunders" by going Be6 (preventing the rook from going to the c-file), which "allows" Rb8!!, such that if white takes the rook
Posted by: zombie at May 27, 2017 07:03 PM (DQ4Fv)
1.Be6 Rb1+
2.Kd2 Rc1
If white takes the rook, black can't make another move... stalemate. If white doesn't take the rook, the rook takes the pawn. White no longer has sufficient material. Be6 won't work.
Posted by: zombie at May 27, 2017 07:03 PM (DQ4Fv)
1.Be6 Rb1+
2.Kd2 Rc1
If white takes the rook, black can't make another move... stalemate. If white doesn't take the rook, the rook takes the pawn. White no longer has sufficient material. Be6 won't work.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at May 27, 2017 07:19 PM (R+30W)
235
MOVIE SIGN!
Posted by: rickl at May 27, 2017 07:22 PM (sdi6R)
236
226 Here is Jim Bunning's SABR biography, which was contained within a link I posted earlier.
http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/bcacaa59
Posted by: rickl at May 27, 2017 07:13 PM (sdi6R)
--That was a treat to read. Amazing how close Bunning was early in his career to washing out of baseball.
This passage grabbed me:
By 2009 Bunning had lost the support of the powerful Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell, effectively ending his political career. In March he apologized for a morbid remark he had made, saying he believed Supreme Court Judge Ruth Bader Ginsberg, "could die within a year from pancreatic cancer."
--It's a cruel irony that the lilith zombie Ginsberg has outlived a great man like Bunning.
http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/bcacaa59
Posted by: rickl at May 27, 2017 07:13 PM (sdi6R)
--That was a treat to read. Amazing how close Bunning was early in his career to washing out of baseball.
This passage grabbed me:
By 2009 Bunning had lost the support of the powerful Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell, effectively ending his political career. In March he apologized for a morbid remark he had made, saying he believed Supreme Court Judge Ruth Bader Ginsberg, "could die within a year from pancreatic cancer."
--It's a cruel irony that the lilith zombie Ginsberg has outlived a great man like Bunning.
Posted by: logprof at May 27, 2017 07:24 PM (GsAUU)
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Agree that black can force a draw with 1. ... Rb2+ after 1. Be6, either by stalemate or capturing the c-pawn.
After Ba6, 1. ...Rb2+ doesn't accomplish anything because there is no immediate stalemate threat as the a2 is no longer under attack by white's bishop.
1. ...Rd4+ is the alternative, in which case white must move 2. Bd3 to hold the position, followed by 2. ...Rxd3+, Ke2 and black cannot prevent the pawn from queening. (2. ...Rc4 accomplishes nothing either.)
If white moves his king to c1 or c2 on move 2, black will force a draw with 2. ... Rc4 by stalemate or by capturing the c-pawn.
If white moves his king to e1 or e2 on move 2, then 2. ...Re4+ allows 3. ...Re8 and a draw
Which is why 1. ...Rc4+ does not work after Be6, because after 2. Ke2 2. Re4+, white's bishop is blocking the e-file, preventing 3. ...Re8.
After Ba6, 1. ...Rb2+ doesn't accomplish anything because there is no immediate stalemate threat as the a2 is no longer under attack by white's bishop.
1. ...Rd4+ is the alternative, in which case white must move 2. Bd3 to hold the position, followed by 2. ...Rxd3+, Ke2 and black cannot prevent the pawn from queening. (2. ...Rc4 accomplishes nothing either.)
If white moves his king to c1 or c2 on move 2, black will force a draw with 2. ... Rc4 by stalemate or by capturing the c-pawn.
If white moves his king to e1 or e2 on move 2, then 2. ...Re4+ allows 3. ...Re8 and a draw
Which is why 1. ...Rc4+ does not work after Be6, because after 2. Ke2 2. Re4+, white's bishop is blocking the e-file, preventing 3. ...Re8.
Posted by: civil truth at May 27, 2017 07:25 PM (t3LBb)
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Ah, now I see the solution to the endgame, which OM just posted! That actually is a legendary theme, in this position boiled down to its essence. Verrrry sneaky!
Posted by: zombie at May 27, 2017 07:25 PM (DQ4Fv)
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Here's teh Horde's favorite 6'8" clown who sings Imagine to the lyrics of Foo Fighter's My Hero.
https://youtu.be/fTmYiI_Wuac
https://youtu.be/fTmYiI_Wuac
Posted by: BourbonChicken at May 27, 2017 07:27 PM (VdICR)
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1...Rxh2+
2.Qxh2 Qxh2#
That's the first path. Or, White could make the initial capture with his king.
2.Kxh2 Qh4#
And that's the second.
That's not "2 solutions". That's one solution with an alternate fork. I gave you two actual solutions.
... Qf3
insures mate. If white Queen takes, then Rxh2#
If white doesn't take then black rook takes white queen and mate is close.
Two solutions. A different solution calls for a different first move. If they are two paths from the same first move then it's still only one solution.
2.Qxh2 Qxh2#
That's the first path. Or, White could make the initial capture with his king.
2.Kxh2 Qh4#
And that's the second.
That's not "2 solutions". That's one solution with an alternate fork. I gave you two actual solutions.
... Qf3
insures mate. If white Queen takes, then Rxh2#
If white doesn't take then black rook takes white queen and mate is close.
Two solutions. A different solution calls for a different first move. If they are two paths from the same first move then it's still only one solution.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at May 27, 2017 07:32 PM (zc3Db)
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And ... I don't bother reading descriptions for these things. In problem 3 you wrote: "White To Play". It's not until I went back and read all the junk about the problem that I see that it was NOT "White To Play".
The stories about the boards are nice for people who like that sort of stuff but all I look for is the board and who is "to play".
The stories about the boards are nice for people who like that sort of stuff but all I look for is the board and who is "to play".
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at May 27, 2017 07:38 PM (zc3Db)
242
I see the flaw with 3. Ke2 after 2. ...Rxc3+.
I'd like to know if there is a regular time for posting the chess positions, as too often I'm late to the game...
I'd like to know if there is a regular time for posting the chess positions, as too often I'm late to the game...
Posted by: civil truth at May 27, 2017 07:38 PM (t3LBb)
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I'd like to know if there is a regular time for posting the chess positions, as too often I'm late to the game...
Posted by: civil truth at May 27, 2017 07:38 PM (t3LBb)
The chess thread gets posted every Sat. approx. 5pm Eastern time, no later than 5:15. I've been pretty good at keeping this schedule.
Posted by: civil truth at May 27, 2017 07:38 PM (t3LBb)
The chess thread gets posted every Sat. approx. 5pm Eastern time, no later than 5:15. I've been pretty good at keeping this schedule.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader at May 27, 2017 08:06 PM (Z3xqO)
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Since I usually take my nap right after I read the first problem every Saturday, because I don't have a chance in hell of figuring it out, I missed all of the Audrey stuff this time, since I don't even bother to scroll down to the adult questions. It's not my fault that my wiring is all set in the attack position. Anyhow, she, Audrey, is too cool to look at anyhow. Great Chess Thread, again. As usual. And, yeah, I think that Audrey should become the official mascot of the Chess Thread!
Posted by: goon at May 27, 2017 08:52 PM (EaQ6/)
Posted by: logprof at May 27, 2017 08:57 PM (GsAUU)
246
I assume in number 3 you meant 10. Qxd8, as Bxd8 allows Bxd1.
Posted by: Fischer at May 27, 2017 09:22 PM (IlI+g)
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Pink picture is "Audrey Hepburn by Norman Parkinson, Vogue US, 1955" http://tinyurl.com/ybn7fzky
Posted by: geoffb5 at May 27, 2017 09:36 PM (d3wbb)
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[strike]test[/strike]
[strikeout]test[/strikeout]
[strikeout]test[/strikeout]
Posted by: qdpsteve at May 27, 2017 09:37 PM (eMKNe)
249
test
Posted by: qdpsteve at May 27, 2017 09:38 PM (eMKNe)
250
I assume in number 3 you meant 10. Qxd8, as Bxd8 allows Bxd1.
Posted by: Fischer at May 27, 2017 09:22 PM (IlI+g)
Aargh. Yes, you're right, thank you for that correction.
Posted by: Fischer at May 27, 2017 09:22 PM (IlI+g)
Aargh. Yes, you're right, thank you for that correction.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader at May 27, 2017 10:10 PM (Z3xqO)
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