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Saturday Afternoon Chess/Open Thread (Featuring Dress Pr0n) 06-24-2017
"OK, so you know the loser has to go over to the Obamas' house for dinner, right?"
“A bad day of Chess is better than any good day at work”
(Anonymous)
Problem 1 - White To Play (198 ) Hint: White can force a win of material, or the game
rbb2r1k/p3qp1p/1p2pp2/8/3P2Q1/P2B4/1P3PPP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1
Problem 2 - Black To Play (196)
Hint: How does Black achieve a draw?
8/4R1R1/7k/7p/7P/2q3P1/5P1K/8 b - - 0 1
Problem 3 - White To Play (300) Hint: White wins material
3k4/ppqbr3/2r1PQ2/8/8/P7/1P3PPP/3RR1K1 w - - 0 1
Problem 4 - White To Play (BWTC 38 ) How many paths can you find? Hint: Mate in 5, with many shorter paths
1r1q3k/1bp1n1pp/3p4/4n3/4Nr2/1P1Q3R/P1P2PPP/5RK1 w - - 0 1
Endgame of the Week (Endgame 28 ) It's White to play. How can he stop Black from cashing in on his material advantage? Hint: Do not simplify
8/1p6/8/2P1B3/8/8/p2K4/1k6 w - - 0 1
Lovely Dresses, Goofy Hats This week, I grabbed some photos from this link to the Queen's carriage parade at the Royal Ascot racing meet in England. Lots of fancy clothes, lots of dresses, and some are pretty outlandish. And hats. Click on that link to see the photos I didn't include. All of the men have to wear the Ascot hat as is traditional, but the women are free to indulge themselves as they see fit. I have never seen such ridiculous, goofy-looking hats that some of the women were wearing. But enough about hats. On to the dress pr0n:
rbb2r1k/p3qp1p/1p2pp2/8/3P2Q1/P2B4/1P3PPP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1
3.Qxe7 and wins
Problem 2 - Black To Play
8/4R1R1/7k/7p/7P/2q3P1/5P1K/8 b - - 0 1
2...Qg1+ 3.Rxg1 Forced. And there's the stalemate.
Problem 3 - White To Play
3k4/ppqbr3/2r1PQ2/8/8/P7/1P3PPP/3RR1K1 w - - 0 1
2. exd7+ Kf6 Not 2...Kd8 3.Re8#. If 2...Kf7 then 3.d8=Q Qxd8 4.Rxd8 3.d8=Q+ Qxd8
4.Rxd8 and the rook advantage is enough for a win. An alternate line that will get you to the same place is: 1.Qh8+ Re8
2.Qxe8+ Kxe8
3.exd7+ Kf7
4.d8=Q Qxd8
5.Rxd8 and wins
Problem 4 - White To Play
1r1q3k/1bp1n1pp/3p4/4n3/4Nr2/1P1Q3R/P1P2PPP/5RK1 w - - 0 1
1...Rxf6 2.Qxh7#
1...g6 2.Rxh7#
1...h6 2.Qh7#
1...Qg8 2.Rxh7+ Qxh7 3.Qxh7# 2.gxf3 And now it gets a bit complicated: If 2.Kh1 then Rh4 3.Qxh7+ (3.Rxh4 Ng5 (3...Nxh4 4.Qxh7#) 4.Rxh7+ Nxh7 5.Qxh7#) 3...Rxh7 4.Rxh7# Back to the main line, which is: 2...Rg4+
3.fxg4 Be4 (3...Qg8 4.Rxh7+ Qxh7 5.Qxh7#)
4.Rxh7+ (4.Qxe4 Ng6 5.Rxh7#)
4...Bxh7
5.Qxh7# 1-0
Endgame of the Week
8/1p6/8/2P1B3/8/8/p2K4/1k6 w - - 0 1
3. c6 b4
4. c7 b3+
5. Kxb3 Kb1
6. c8=Q a1=N+! If 6...a1=Q then 7.Qc2# 7.Kc3 Nc2 If 7...Ka2 then 8.Qb8 Nb3 9.Qxb3+ Ka1 10.Qb2# is an alternate line. 8.Qf5 Ka2
9.Qxc2+ Ka1
10.Qb2# 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
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Soothsayer -- Fake Commenter at June 24, 2017 05:17 PM (Xh0xU)
Posted by: f'd at June 24, 2017 05:17 PM (BO/km)
Posted by: rhomboid at June 24, 2017 05:19 PM (iynDC)
Posted by: X-ray at June 24, 2017 05:19 PM (6hUAo)
Posted by: f'd at June 24, 2017 05:19 PM (BO/km)
++++
All right, but what happens with a stalemate? Cause that's what it looks like from here.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at June 24, 2017 05:19 PM (WzbqD)
Posted by: Skip at June 24, 2017 05:20 PM (Ot7+c)
No opinion on dress length.
However, I'll have the dark-haired one in white, and the left-most one of the three in red dresses.
Have them blood-tested and sent to my bunker.
Posted by: rhomboid at June 24, 2017 05:20 PM (iynDC)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 24, 2017 05:21 PM (qES5k)
Posted by: rhomboid at June 24, 2017 05:21 PM (iynDC)
Posted by: The Fonz at June 24, 2017 05:22 PM (bc2Lc)
Posted by: f'd at June 24, 2017 05:22 PM (BO/km)
Posted by: Soothsayer -- Fake Commenter at June 24, 2017 05:22 PM (Xh0xU)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 24, 2017 05:22 PM (qES5k)
Posted by: Skip at June 24, 2017 05:23 PM (Ot7+c)
Posted by: logprof, with added covfefe and Macedonian content at June 24, 2017 05:23 PM (GsAUU)
SWOON!
Thanks, OregonMuse!
( I really should learn how to play chess, though...)
Posted by: RondinellaMamma at June 24, 2017 05:23 PM (oQQwD)
Posted by: f'd at June 24, 2017 05:23 PM (BO/km)
In few minutes I'm gonna link a video that'll make you all sick. Stay tuned.
Posted by: Soothsayer -- Fake Commenter at June 24, 2017 05:24 PM (Xh0xU)
Posted by: logprof, with added covfefe and Macedonian content at June 24, 2017 05:24 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Inspector Cussword at June 24, 2017 05:24 PM (c1VpD)
Beat that bishop!
Posted by: Insomniac at June 24, 2017 05:25 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: f'd at June 24, 2017 05:22 PM (BO/km)
++++
You're right. I thought that bishop was a pawn, but I now see what the pawns look like in that set.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at June 24, 2017 05:26 PM (WzbqD)
She's not very camouflaged with that smile. It would really stand out in the woods.
Posted by: f'd at June 24, 2017 05:26 PM (BO/km)
Posted by: Royal Tenenbaum at June 24, 2017 05:27 PM (bc2Lc)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 24, 2017 05:27 PM (qES5k)
Posted by: Insomniac at June 24, 2017 05:28 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: Quentin Tarantino at June 24, 2017 05:31 PM (xAvrH)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 24, 2017 05:31 PM (qES5k)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at June 24, 2017 05:32 PM (tJeKM)
https://tinyurl.com/y8s3rjse
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at June 24, 2017 05:32 PM (QGoUX)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 24, 2017 05:31 PM (qES5k)
The hat looks like it escaped from a tropical greenhouse.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader at June 24, 2017 05:32 PM (L5xfm)
Posted by: Joe Biden 2020! at June 24, 2017 05:33 PM (ILitO)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at June 24, 2017 05:34 PM (QGoUX)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at June 24, 2017 05:35 PM (kTF2Z)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at June 24, 2017 05:35 PM (kTF2Z)
Whatever. That's one fine filly.
Posted by: John Elway at June 24, 2017 05:36 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: publius, the Persistent Poperin Pear at June 24, 2017 05:38 PM (8O3HH)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at June 24, 2017 05:39 PM (kTF2Z)
The Brit tabloids have called Beatrice and the other one, Prince Andrew's daughters, Tweedledee and Tweedledum.
Posted by: publius, the Persistent Poperin Pear at June 24, 2017 05:40 PM (8O3HH)
Posted by: Aviator at June 24, 2017 05:41 PM (/Nite)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 24, 2017 05:41 PM (qES5k)
#gamergate was, of course, about corruption in the gaming press. Said gaming press has learnt nothing; they are again lying about #gamergate, that it was a harassment campaign of misogyny. Game journalism is still a cartel looking out for its own.
So, GamerGate is about to make a comeback. . .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uveyHFqLG0g
(That's pretty much Anita Sarkeesian's own words, that #gamergate never went away, that it is still silencing women - although, some would prefer to call it challenging the lies from this particular sorry excuse for a woman. Anyway here she is totally ignoring VidCon's code of conduct and humiliating Sargon in front of a crowd: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEi5UPQr4aI)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at June 24, 2017 05:41 PM (6FqZa)
Posted by: Duke Lowell
I keep tell him! She is not Muslim! You must get rid and marry Muslim!
Posted by: Prince Charles' Imam at June 24, 2017 05:41 PM (xAvrH)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at June 24, 2017 05:39 PM (kTF2Z)
Reasons Butt Stuff. Pretty is nice but kinky is great.
Posted by: Charles at June 24, 2017 05:42 PM (6hUAo)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 24, 2017 05:42 PM (qES5k)
Posted by: BourbonChicken at June 24, 2017 05:42 PM (VdICR)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at June 24, 2017 05:43 PM (kTF2Z)
If it's handmade $15 is a really good price for that. The creator is definitely not getting paid for their time.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at June 24, 2017 05:43 PM (sEDyY)
Posted by: saf at June 24, 2017 05:43 PM (cS/ge)
Posted by: Ignoramus at June 24, 2017 05:43 PM (pV/54)
Chuckles has been besotted with Camilla for decades. Camilla wasn't suitable for a future queen consort back in the day for whatever reasons, so they picked Diana for him.
He didn't want her at all.
Also, remember when he was on tape or whatever longing to be Camilla's tampon. SNL lampooned it years ago when it happened.
Posted by: publius, the Persistent Poperin Pear at June 24, 2017 05:44 PM (8O3HH)
Lemme tell ya, when they say peel, they mean it. Your socks will be filled with dead skin for weeks.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at June 24, 2017 05:44 PM (tJeKM)
Let's see, there was something else in this thread, what was it? **ponders**
Posted by: pep at June 24, 2017 05:44 PM (LAe3v)
Posted by: BourbonChicken at June 24, 2017 05:42 PM (VdICR)
You need to submit a recipe for bourbon chicken to the moron cookbook effort.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader at June 24, 2017 05:44 PM (L5xfm)
Posted by: Joe Biden 2020! at June 24, 2017 05:45 PM (ILitO)
Posted by: Charles
With Camilla a BJ probably counts as butt stuff.
Isn't her title Duchess of Cornhole or something like that?
Posted by: Aviator at June 24, 2017 05:45 PM (/Nite)
I think it was because she was married at the time.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 24, 2017 05:46 PM (qES5k)
Posted by: publius, the Persistent Poperin Pear at June 24, 2017 05:44 PM (8O3HH)
He also said "I want to live in your trousers."
Now what healthy, normal woman would not be turned on by that?
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader at June 24, 2017 05:46 PM (L5xfm)
Fleas MOVE first doggies.....Ascot ticks second...the leaf horse is scratched...so to speak fait vour jour.....
Posted by: saf
?
Posted by: pep at June 24, 2017 05:47 PM (LAe3v)
It was Kate sister Pippa who was The Ass. She got married to some idiot not too long ago.
Not that Kate isn't fine herself. Lizzy rethought the rules of what was a suitable royal bride after the debacles with her young'uns. They're doing better with the grand young 'uns.
Posted by: publius, the Persistent Poperin Pear at June 24, 2017 05:47 PM (8O3HH)
Posted by: Prince Charles' Imam at June 24, 2017 05:48 PM (xAvrH)
From the left:
1) Heck yeah. I will bang the living daylights outta you.
2) Hmm, I don't know...maybe. Lemme think about it.
3) Ugh. No...just...no. Yuck!
Posted by: naturalfake at June 24, 2017 05:49 PM (9q7Dl)
Biology is a bitch.
Posted by: Ignoramus at June 24, 2017 05:43 PM (pV/54)
If England is lucky, Charles will go mad like George III and they'll have to pick someone else.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader at June 24, 2017 05:49 PM (L5xfm)
Posted by: Ignoramus at June 24, 2017 05:49 PM (pV/54)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at June 24, 2017 05:50 PM (yEw+k)
It seems to run in the family.
It does annoy me that some overbiting UC twit gets to sleep with that, pretty much by droit de seigneur. I wonder if he could complete the course?
Posted by: pep at June 24, 2017 05:50 PM (LAe3v)
Can Time get anything right?
Posted by: Ignoramus at June 24, 2017 05:51 PM (pV/54)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at June 24, 2017 05:51 PM (rZ+mb)
Lemme tell ya, when they say peel, they mean it. Your socks will be filled with dead skin for weeks.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor
Ok, thanks. This dry feeling is really annoying, so I will probably do it, but I will bear that in mind.
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at June 24, 2017 05:52 PM (xAvrH)
--------
The Queen said neigh.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at June 24, 2017 05:52 PM (yEw+k)
Posted by: Charles at June 24, 2017 05:53 PM (6hUAo)
Not that there's anything wrong with either of them.
Well, except for the elbows.
Posted by: pep at June 24, 2017 05:53 PM (LAe3v)
Posted by: Ignoramus at June 24, 2017 05:49 PM (pV/54)
Concur. I hope there will be a second season.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader at June 24, 2017 05:54 PM (L5xfm)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 24, 2017 05:54 PM (p1kLq)
They refer to Camilla as the Duchess of Cornwall. Duke of Cornwall is one of Chuckles other titles. By the rules, she is the "Princess of Wales", since she's the consort of the Prince of Wales, but they don't call her that for PR reasons.
The rules about all these royal titles are convoluted, and ancient. The male heir to the throne is the "Prince of Wales", and the sovereign's first born son is the "Duke of Cornwall" (in England, but called something else in Scotland -- long history). Those are usually one and the same.
Now, the Princess of Wales is just the wife of the Prince. But now that've gone to absolute primogeniture (first born girl would be Queen Regnant -- succession follows birth order, not gender), it would be possible to have an unmarried girl who be the heir to the throne. But there's no official titles for that.
They'll come up with something if need be when the time comes.
Posted by: publius, the Persistent Poperin Pear at June 24, 2017 05:54 PM (8O3HH)
But you can tell it's a lib movie. They mock the commercialization of Christmas on one hand, then make subtle digs at the "war on Christmas" folks. So I guess once you remove the commercialism you don't fill the hole with religion, but with liberal piety?
I'm reading too much into this, I know.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at June 24, 2017 05:54 PM (QGoUX)
Lemme tell ya, when they say peel, they mean it. Your socks will be filled with dead skin for weeks.
Posted by: Tammy al-ThorOh guys, pro tip. If you use this wash your hands BEFORE you pee. Don't get any of that stuff on your penis.
Posted by: Quentin at June 24, 2017 05:55 PM (/Nite)
Can Time get anything right?
Posted by: Ignoramus at June 24, 2017 05:51 PM (pV/54)
Charles was going to be King during an Ice age. So no.
Posted by: X-ray at June 24, 2017 05:57 PM (6hUAo)
Hey! How come you're not out watching the new Transformers movie? It's boffo, baby!
Posted by: sweaty, nervous-looking Hollywood exec at June 24, 2017 05:57 PM (6FqZa)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at June 24, 2017 05:57 PM (yEw+k)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 24, 2017 05:58 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at June 24, 2017 05:58 PM (yEw+k)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at June 24, 2017 05:59 PM (rZ+mb)
The very first Prince of Wales was Edward II, who came to a bad end at the tip of a red hot fireplace poker.
Let me guess. Just the tip?
Posted by: pep at June 24, 2017 05:59 PM (LAe3v)
When ah nailed Monica, ah said, "does this make me the Prince of Whales?"
Posted by: Bill Clinton at June 24, 2017 06:00 PM (xAvrH)
The current Princess Royal is Princess Anne, Lizzy's only daughter.
Posted by: publius, the Persistent Poperin Pear at June 24, 2017 06:00 PM (8O3HH)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 24, 2017 06:01 PM (qES5k)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at June 24, 2017 06:01 PM (rZ+mb)
Posted by: Joe College at June 24, 2017 06:02 PM (bc2Lc)
Posted by: JackStraw at June 24, 2017 06:02 PM (/tuJf)
Posted by: mallfly the Peach of Hoboken at June 24, 2017 06:02 PM (ILitO)
Posted by: sweaty, nervous-looking Hollywood exec at June 24, 2017 05:57 PM (6FqZa)
---
I'm not really your target demographic on that one.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at June 24, 2017 06:02 PM (QGoUX)
Posted by: Bill Clinton at June 24, 2017 06:00 PM (xAvrH)
When you nail the 400 lb judge in NY who has issues with diarrhea while on the bench we can call you that. Otherwise, you're just a cheating, corrupt low life creep.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 24, 2017 06:03 PM (qES5k)
you nail the 400 lb judge in NY who has issues with diarrhea while on
the bench we can call you that. Otherwise, you're just a cheating,
corrupt low life creep.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
Ah can live with either of those options.
Posted by: Bill Clinton at June 24, 2017 06:04 PM (/Nite)
I wonder, how many Brits want Harry to be the next king?
Objection, assumes facts not in evidence.
Posted by: pep at June 24, 2017 06:05 PM (LAe3v)
It's in Mel Gibson's Director's Cut.
Posted by: Ignoramus at June 24, 2017 06:05 PM (pV/54)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 24, 2017 06:06 PM (qES5k)
William is the heir, not Harry. Every kid Kate pops out bumps ol' Harry down one more notch.
They also say they're not to going to call Camilla Queen.
By the rules, the wife of a king is a queen consort and gets the style "Your Majesty". It doesn't work that way for the hubbie of queen regnant.
But since Camilla is, well, all that mess, they say they're not going to do it.
Posted by: publius, the Persistent Poperin Pear at June 24, 2017 06:06 PM (8O3HH)
Posted by: pep at June 24, 2017 06:06 PM (LAe3v)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at June 24, 2017 06:06 PM (6FqZa)
But you can tell it's a lib movie. They mock the commercialization of Christmas on one hand, then make subtle digs at the "war on Christmas" folks. So I guess once you remove the commercialism you don't fill the hole with religion, but with liberal piety?
I'm reading too much into this, I know.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes
Never saw that movie, although I love horror. But NEVER doubt your critical faculties! This is what sets us apart. This is what allows us to look at a headline and realize "this is spin and bullshit". They are *putting* all of this horseshit into their product, so if you "read" a lot out of it, you are just perceiving what is there. This is the main reason I don't have TV or watch movies much anymore. I have no patience for propaganda disguised as entertainment. My entertainment nowadays mainly consists of reading ace's take on leftoids, and all the lovely neologisms he comes up with, like "hot wet Chinese food fart".
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at June 24, 2017 06:07 PM (xAvrH)
Thanks; It's really not been a bad day; I just feel lousy. Sorry to be cranky.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 24, 2017 06:07 PM (qES5k)
91
I wonder, how many Brits want Harry to be the next king?
Objection, assumes facts not in evidence.Posted by: pep
Although I suppose 0 IS a number.
Posted by: pep at June 24, 2017 06:09 PM (LAe3v)
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at June 24, 2017 06:09 PM (WTSFk)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at June 24, 2017 06:10 PM (rZ+mb)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
Whut you mean get rahht with God? We Democrats are on mount Olympus. We is Gods.
Ima go ask out TKAW.
Posted by: Bill Clinton at June 24, 2017 06:12 PM (xAvrH)
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at June 24, 2017 06:13 PM (WTSFk)
The King of England was first cousins with Tzar Nicholas II; I think it was unconscionable that he and his wife and young children were left to be shot like rabid dogs.I can't remember why they weren't brought over; Nicholas probably wouldn't have left, but I think his family weren't allowed in for some reason. I make it sound like they showed up and were turned away...I think they just weren't invited, and they ought to have been IMHO.
Charles dilly-dallied around enjoying his freedom and Camilla got tired of waiting around. She wasn't a virgin, which might have been an issue, but I think the marriage would have been allowed. The first time they met, she is said to have told him that her gggrandmother was his ggggrandfather's mistress, so they should give it a go.
I think she is the one who picked Diana out, and I do not believe her and Charles' relationship ever stopped. I am glad they're together, and I think Diana could have handled a hideous situation slightly better, but it's a shame she was put through such anguish.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at June 24, 2017 06:14 PM (tJeKM)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at June 24, 2017 06:14 PM (rZ+mb)
http://tinyurl.com/lrqa36l
I wonder if there's a farm nearby. . .
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at June 24, 2017 06:14 PM (6FqZa)
She's a splendid, wise jurist.
The committee rejected the Yale Law School grad, 61, for appointment to the post.
But she got the job anyway, and promptly went on the first of several medical leaves just a week after being sworn in to her $175,500-a-year job.
The job also provides $65,000 worth of annual health benefits, which the currently hospitalized Shollenberger has been putting to good use.
And then there's this:
An obese judge did not do his $193,000-a-year job for over three years because he was too fat - and will still retire with a hefty pension even though an ethics panel found he milked the system, The Post has learned.
Acting Supreme Court Judge Daniel J. McCullough, 65, stepped down last month, after a state ethics probe determined that he "persistently failed to report to work" since April 2014 instead of going on proper medical leave.
Had he taken such leave, McCullough would also have taken a pay cut. His decision to remain an "active" judge prompted the state Commission on Judicial Conduct to find last month that McCullough failed "to respect and comply with the law."
"He was basically forced out," a court source said.
Despite being pressured to leave, McCullough will take home a $143,000-a-year pension.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 24, 2017 06:15 PM (dLMUB)
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at June 24, 2017 06:15 PM (WTSFk)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at June 24, 2017 05:41 PM (6FqZa)
Ahhh... but the rules are only there to be used against your enemies...
They never apply to SJWs....
/facepalm
Posted by: Don Q., at June 24, 2017 06:15 PM (NgKpN)
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at June 24, 2017 06:15 PM (WzbqD)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 24, 2017 06:16 PM (qES5k)
Princess Margaret, QE2's sister, was a Dirty Dirty Girl. Wonder how much they'll put in.
Posted by: Ignoramus at June 24, 2017 06:16 PM (pV/54)
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at June 24, 2017 06:16 PM (WzbqD)
Posted by: musical jolly chimp
That is just bizarre. How can hats be a fetish that surpasses shoes?
Posted by: Quentin Tarantino at June 24, 2017 06:17 PM (xAvrH)
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at June 24, 2017 06:18 PM (WzbqD)
I take Hugh was a giver.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 24, 2017 06:20 PM (/tuJf)
I definitely picked the wrong racket. 143 grand for sitting on my well-padded ass and reading books all day ?
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at June 24, 2017 06:20 PM (6FqZa)
Flip open AofS and see chick in green with wild hat. Clearly SAS trained.
Now looking at sniper hides behind every tree.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 24, 2017 06:20 PM (QuLed)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at June 24, 2017 06:21 PM (kTF2Z)
First I tried 1.Qe4? f5 2.Qxa8? Bb7 3.Oops!
So I guess the right move is
1.Qh4 f5 Qxe7
Problem 2.
1...Qxg3+ 2.Kh1 Qh2+ 3.Kxh2 stalemate
Problem 3.
1.Qf8+ Re8 2.Qxe8+ Kxe8 3.exd7+ Kf7 4.d8Q winning a rook and bishop for the pawn. (3...Kd8? 4.Re8#)
Problem 4.
Isn't it mate in 4?
1.Nf6 threatening Rxh7# or Qxh7#
If 1...Rh4 2.Qxh7+ Rxh7 3.Rxh7#
If 1...Be4 2.Rxh7+ Bxh7 3.Qxh7#
If 1...Qg8 either 2.Rxh7+ or 2.Qxh7+
As far as I can see, the spite check 1...Nf3+ 2.Kh1 only delays it by one move. What am I missing?
Endgame. I dunno, looks like a draw to me. 1.Kd3 a1Q 2.Bxa1 Kxa1 3.Kc4 Kb2 4.Kb5 Kb3 5.Kb6 Kc4 6.Kxb7 Kxc5. I must be missing a lot here. Never understood endgames.
Posted by: bof at June 24, 2017 06:24 PM (Bu4wL)
Slight quibble; the title "Prince of Wales" is given at the Sovereign's pleasure.
It can only be given to the Heir Apparent, but it is granted not inherited.
It's like the various Dukedoms; the Duke of York is always the second son, but it is at the Sovereign's pleasure. Prince Andrew was granted the title on the occasion of his marriage.
And Prince William was made Duke of Cambridge on the occasion of his marriage, as well; he was not born to it.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at June 24, 2017 06:24 PM (tJeKM)
in an "i love lucy" (1950's), lucy promises ricky she'll not tell a lie for 24 hours or something to get that hat from paris with pearls that just came in at her favorite milliners. she obsesses woken today go on about manolo blaniks.
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at June 24, 2017 06:25 PM (WTSFk)
Posted by: Ignoramus at June 24, 2017 06:16 PM (pV/54)
She was also rabidly anti-Semitic, which many of the aristocracy are.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at June 24, 2017 06:25 PM (tJeKM)
Posted by: IC at June 24, 2017 06:26 PM (gcme+)
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at June 24, 2017 06:26 PM (WTSFk)
Posted by: Duke of Kook at June 24, 2017 06:27 PM (Tyii7)
#FML
Posted by: @votermom @vm pimping great books usually free or sale at June 24, 2017 06:27 PM (hMwEB)
Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at June 24, 2017 06:28 PM (zsUWe)
1...Qxg3+
Posted by: bof at June 24, 2017 06:24 PM (Bu4wL)
Very nice. I was looking for a mate ...
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at June 24, 2017 06:29 PM (rZ+mb)
Not so far, but thanks for your interest and good wishes. That's kind.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 24, 2017 06:29 PM (qES5k)
Posted by: IC at June 24, 2017 06:30 PM (2+kV/)
05:32 PM (QGoUX)
Beatrice, Andrew's eldest.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at June 24, 2017 06:31 PM (tJeKM)
Posted by: IC at June 24, 2017 06:31 PM (2+kV/)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 24, 2017 06:33 PM (qES5k)
No longer, thanks to renegade tabloid publisher.
Posted by: Ignoramus at June 24, 2017 06:34 PM (pV/54)
Plugging holes is kinda hardwired into men lol.
Posted by: X-ray at June 24, 2017 06:34 PM (6hUAo)
I remember Harry was over here for some helicopter training. And he wanted to ride a motorcycle through the desert and all that.
There was also some scandal about him playing "strip pool" with some babes in Vegas during that stint.
He knows how to gave a good time.
Posted by: publius, the Persistent Poperin Pear at June 24, 2017 06:35 PM (8O3HH)
http://tinyurl.com/y7xrf2ln
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 24, 2017 06:37 PM (qES5k)
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at June 24, 2017 06:38 PM (xAvrH)
Again, labeling this logical, common sense, inarguable approach to the court's role "conservative" (as, of course, all reports do) merely distorts the picture. Same as the term "originalist".
These aren't merely schools of thought or particular takes on something, they are direct, well-founded approaches to performing a constitutional role in accordance with the actual constitution. Other approaches are lawlessness and indefensible usurpation, not "alternative" schools of thought.
And as I said above, the dark haired one in the white dress, and the left-most one of the trio in red (oh yeah, she is giving a fairly aggressive "come hither" look).
Posted by: rhomboid at June 24, 2017 06:38 PM (iynDC)
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader at June 24, 2017 06:38 PM (L5xfm)
Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at June 24, 2017 06:28 PM (zsUWe)
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Beatrice. I forget her sister's name.
Don't really care. Not really enamored of these twits (except ginger tom Harry).
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at June 24, 2017 06:38 PM (QGoUX)
All in all, the British royals are just the ass end of a joke long gone stale. It's kind of pathetic to see.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at June 24, 2017 06:39 PM (rZ+mb)
too bad, really. i like hats and am one of those people who looks good in hats. not everyone does.
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at June 24, 2017 06:41 PM (WTSFk)
I definitely picked the wrong racket. 143 grand for sitting on my well-padded ass and reading books all day ?
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at June 24, 2017 06:20 PM (6FqZa)
Something to remember when Progs start whining about cash-starved cities and how wymyn, children and the elderly are going to die unless they get more of your tax dollars.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 24, 2017 06:42 PM (ddrA7)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 24, 2017 06:44 PM (qES5k)
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader at June 24, 2017 06:38 PM (L5xfm)
Okay ... if you're going to be like that, I'll make the sort of move that problems like this always call for:
Ba1
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at June 24, 2017 06:47 PM (rZ+mb)
Posted by: That kid in the sidebar at June 24, 2017 06:48 PM (Tyii7)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at June 24, 2017 06:39 PM (rZ+mb)
It's hard to look good in a hat that has been out of fashion for 140 years. They would be more stylish wearing a sola topee.
They'd look like Col. Spaulding, the African Explorer, but they'd be more stylish.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 24, 2017 06:48 PM (mkDpn)
Fingers crossed on spats, gats, and top hats!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at June 24, 2017 06:49 PM (QGoUX)
Posted by: Kindltot at June 24, 2017 06:49 PM (mkDpn)
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader at June 24, 2017 06:38 PM (L5xfm)
++++
A stalemate satisfies the terms of the problem, doesn't it?
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at June 24, 2017 06:49 PM (WzbqD)
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at June 24, 2017 06:49 PM (WTSFk)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at June 24, 2017 06:50 PM (QGoUX)
They'd look like Col. Spaulding, the African Explorer, but they'd be more stylish.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 24, 2017 06:48 PM (mkDpn)
Charles looks like he's working on his W.C. Fields impression - a witless version.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at June 24, 2017 06:50 PM (rZ+mb)
Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at June 24, 2017 06:51 PM (zsUWe)
Ba1
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at June 24, 2017 06:47 PM (rZ+mb
And there it is!
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader at June 24, 2017 06:52 PM (L5xfm)
I used to wear hats, 'skid lids,' or 'newsboy caps' were my favorite, as well as cowboy hats.
I still wear them, but not so much anymore. I need a MAGA hat.
Ascot reminds me of the derby. I dig following the royals. Tammy, you know a LOT about them!
and Prince Harry reminds me of the Henry V plays, remember? Falstaff called the young prince Hal.
Posted by: booknlass at June 24, 2017 06:52 PM (v7o4i)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at June 24, 2017 06:52 PM (rZ+mb)
Posted by: Kindltot at June 24, 2017 06:53 PM (mkDpn)
Posted by: Cashew-faced Rachel Maddow at June 24, 2017 06:54 PM (Tyii7)
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at June 24, 2017 06:49 PM (WzbqD)
It does, but now that you mention it, that was a mistake on my part, and very misleading. That's what happens when I try to get cute. Better would be something like:
Can White get his pawn passed?
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader at June 24, 2017 06:55 PM (L5xfm)
Posted by: booknlass at June 24, 2017 06:55 PM (v7o4i)
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader at June 24, 2017 06:52 PM (L5xfm)
Once you said that we had all whiffed I knew it had to be the most improbable looking move. I don't think I ever would have actually found that move in a live game.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at June 24, 2017 06:55 PM (rZ+mb)
Posted by: booknlass at June 24, 2017 06:57 PM (v7o4i)
Posted by: Javems at June 24, 2017 06:57 PM (yOqwj)
Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at June 24, 2017 06:57 PM (zsUWe)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at June 24, 2017 06:55 PM (rZ+m
Yeah, me, neither.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader at June 24, 2017 06:58 PM (L5xfm)
Posted by: Eromero at June 24, 2017 06:58 PM (zLDYs)
1. ... Qxg3+
If white captures the queen, it's stalemate. If not, then black has a perpetual mate
Posted by: civil truth at June 24, 2017 07:00 PM (t3LBb)
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader at June 24, 2017 07:00 PM (L5xfm)
Posted by: civil truth at June 24, 2017 07:02 PM (t3LBb)
Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at June 24, 2017 06:51 PM (zsUWe)
Barb, how handy are you? Try taking a look at this site, the post is about making one sort of hat, she has other hacks too
http://preview.tinyurl.com/y8uuls64
Posted by: Kindltot at June 24, 2017 07:03 PM (mkDpn)
At that point, I flip the board over and scream at black that he should have resigned like a gentleman ...
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at June 24, 2017 07:05 PM (rZ+mb)
George I (and the II probably) didn't even speak English.
And there were plenty of people who had a fit when Elizabeth II named her first born Charles, since there is no actual blood connection.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at June 24, 2017 07:05 PM (tJeKM)
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at June 24, 2017 07:06 PM (5VlCp)
Tammy, I'm impressed!
Posted by: booknlass at June 24, 2017 07:07 PM (v7o4i)
Can White get his pawn passed?
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader at June 24, 2017 06:55 PM (L5xfm)
++++
Of course, if there are 2 solutions, one a win, the other a stalemate, it usually goes without saying that the win solution is the proper solution.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at June 24, 2017 07:08 PM (WzbqD)
What kind of hat are you wanting that you can't afford?
I've got plenty, I love them. I haven't bought any since we moved back here; no real place to wear anything but Fedoras and wide brimmed sun hats.
Have you tried Amazon?
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at June 24, 2017 07:08 PM (tJeKM)
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at June 24, 2017 07:06 PM (5VlCp)
It's hard to tell since they're all wearing pants in the photos.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at June 24, 2017 07:09 PM (rZ+mb)
Posted by: mint? at June 24, 2017 07:09 PM (79+/S)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at June 24, 2017 07:08 PM (tJeKM)
I'm guessing the sort of mink hat that Lee Marvin gave to William Hurt in Gorky Park ...
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at June 24, 2017 07:10 PM (rZ+mb)
Nothing to be impressed about booknlass! I just love English history.
You know, Farmer is a wealth of information on English history as well.
Diana has by far bluer English blood than any of the Windsors, although she was a commoner. (Not royal)
And another interesting fact, the Elizabeth's mother (the Queen Mother) was raised in the castle Shakespeare's Macbeth was set in.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at June 24, 2017 07:13 PM (tJeKM)
For Providence could stand no more
So say that far the worse of all was George I
yet by some 'tis reckoned , worse still was George II
And what moral ever heard any good of George III?
When George the IV from earth descended
thank God the line of Georges ended.
Doggerel of the time period.
And actually George III was a good family man. His son was horrible.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 24, 2017 07:14 PM (qES5k)
More to the story of my buddy but that would harsh peoples mellow.
Posted by: X-ray at June 24, 2017 07:15 PM (6hUAo)
Posted by: mint? at June 24, 2017 07:09 PM (79+/S)
God I love this place.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at June 24, 2017 07:15 PM (tJeKM)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, the Unwoking Dead at June 24, 2017 07:15 PM (Nwg0u)
Posted by: Widespread Pepe at June 24, 2017 07:16 PM (2qHjF)
https://tinyurl.com/y9hzegun
Posted by: booknlass at June 24, 2017 07:16 PM (v7o4i)
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at June 24, 2017 07:16 PM (xAvrH)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 24, 2017 07:17 PM (qES5k)
Xray, i'm pretty sure your buddy is right.
Posted by: booknlass at June 24, 2017 07:18 PM (v7o4i)
Posted by: Frank Costanza at June 24, 2017 07:18 PM (qYCgM)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 24, 2017 07:14 PM (qES5k)
They were all pretty horrible in different ways, judging by today's standards. Victoria was the only morally decent one til George V, really.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at June 24, 2017 07:19 PM (tJeKM)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at June 24, 2017 07:20 PM (tJeKM)
Posted by: bof at June 24, 2017 07:21 PM (Bu4wL)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, the Unwoking Dead at June 24, 2017 07:21 PM (Nwg0u)
Posted by: booknlass at June 24, 2017 07:21 PM (v7o4i)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 24, 2017 07:24 PM (e1o4j)
Posted by: Widespread Pepe at June 24, 2017 07:29 PM (2qHjF)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor
Yea, I don't think there was anything could be done about that. WWI was still raging so those who could do something about it were a bit occupied. The Romanovs were always doomed. Always felt sorry for ole Nic and his family.
Posted by: Puddleglum at June 24, 2017 07:31 PM (pY+s4)
https://tinyurl.com/y9hzegun
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She's got a shoe on her head.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, the Unwoking Dead at June 24, 2017 07:31 PM (Nwg0u)
Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at June 24, 2017 07:34 PM (hOjbF)
Posted by: bof at June 24, 2017 07:21 PM (Bu4wL)
Looks like you're right. It's a mate in 4. My app found this line:
1.Nf6 Nf3+
2.Kh1 Rh4
3.Qxh7+ Rxh7
4.Rxh7#
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader at June 24, 2017 07:34 PM (L5xfm)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 24, 2017 07:35 PM (qES5k)
Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at June 24, 2017 07:36 PM (hOjbF)
George VI, Elizabeth's father considered making her "Princess of Wales", because it was pretty obvious he and his wife weren't going to have a new son, and Elizabeth was going to be queen. But they didn't do it for whatever reasons. And she was never Princess Royal either, because her aunt was still alive until her father died.
Because of the new absolute primogeniture rules, the situation can well develop where they'll have a female heir apparent with living brothers and all that.
So, when that happens, they'll have to come up with something new.
Whether the female heir apparent will be called "Princess of Wales", who knows?
Posted by: publius, the Persistent Poperin Pear at June 24, 2017 07:37 PM (8O3HH)
You're showing your age!
Styles and tastes change. French manicures are called "porn nails" by the young 'uns these days and long nails are considered gross by a lot of people.
Short, dark nails are what's in now.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at June 24, 2017 07:38 PM (tJeKM)
Posted by: Widespread Pepe at June 24, 2017 07:29 PM (2qHjF)
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Absolutely, Pepe! Treat yourself to a spa day!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at June 24, 2017 07:38 PM (QGoUX)
Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at June 24, 2017 07:39 PM (hOjbF)
Thanks; I needed a laugh.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 24, 2017 07:39 PM (qES5k)
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at June 24, 2017 07:39 PM (yw1cW)
Posted by: Wales at June 24, 2017 07:41 PM (yw1cW)
Ah, yes, a well-made Edwardian style will be spendy. But my oh my, the glory of it all!
There is a milliner who does work for Victoria Trading Company, Louise something...Green maybe?
She might have something, and she does have sales now and then.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at June 24, 2017 07:41 PM (tJeKM)
Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at June 24, 2017 07:43 PM (hOjbF)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 24, 2017 07:35 PM (qES5k)
Thanks but I'm not looking to play Russian Roulette with 5 of the 6 chambers loaded again. Feminists and Feminism have destroyed our society and country and the entire West.
My standards are pretty grounded, I only kid around with high standards because I'm mocking feminism by doing so.
Posted by: Widespread Pepe at June 24, 2017 07:43 PM (2qHjF)
Kate's little girl Charlotte would be called "The Princess Charlotte of Cambridge".
That was something QE II had to do, decree that *greatgrandchildren* of the primary line or whatever you call it, are princes/princesses.
Posted by: publius, the Persistent Poperin Pear at June 24, 2017 07:44 PM (8O3HH)
Cymru!
Posted by: Wales at June 24, 2017 07:41 PM (yw1cW)
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You would, but no one can fucking understand you. Get a few more vowels in your language and then we'll talk.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at June 24, 2017 07:44 PM (kTF2Z)
Posted by: Henery the eighth, I am at June 24, 2017 07:44 PM (IqV8l)
Also, a French manicure is not long.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at June 24, 2017 07:44 PM (tJeKM)
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at June 24, 2017 07:46 PM (xAvrH)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 24, 2017 07:47 PM (e1o4j)
Posted by: Soothsayer -- Fake Commenter at June 24, 2017 07:47 PM (Xh0xU)
You're showing your age!
Styles and tastes change. French manicures are called "porn nails" by the young 'uns these days and long nails are considered gross by a lot of people.
Short, dark nails are what's in now.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at June 24, 2017 07:38 PM (tJeKM)
Seriously?!?! They were in style 5 years ago and more. They make the a woman's fingers look slender and feminine.
I noticed this trend of no nails the past couple of years. I assumed it had to do with the active and fitness trend in women.
So short and dark?!? The girl in the white dress has pretty hands and nails, what's wrong with those? Those don't look pornish don't they?
Posted by: Widespread Pepe at June 24, 2017 07:47 PM (2qHjF)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at June 24, 2017 07:48 PM (tJeKM)
Posted by: X-ray at June 24, 2017 07:49 PM (6hUAo)
I think a nice nail makes a woman's hand look feminine.... I was trying to pay a compliment to the ladies in the pictures who have a nail compared to the no nails.
Posted by: Widespread Pepe at June 24, 2017 07:50 PM (2qHjF)
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at June 24, 2017 07:51 PM (oVJmc)
If Chuckles becomes king, William will then be Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall, and Kate will automatically become Princess of Wales. He will still retain Duke of Cambridge, but it will be just another lesser title.
The children will then get "Wales" taking precedence over Cambridge, ie "The Princess Charlotte of Wales".
Posted by: publius, the Persistent Poperin Pear at June 24, 2017 07:51 PM (8O3HH)
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at June 24, 2017 07:52 PM (yw1cW)
I think a nice nail makes a woman's hand look feminine....
How well do they work on a smartphone?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 24, 2017 07:52 PM (IqV8l)
Posted by: Infidel at June 24, 2017 07:53 PM (gDoff)
Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at June 24, 2017 07:53 PM (FQKBL)
Posted by: DanMan at June 24, 2017 07:53 PM (0SEK8)
There is no accounting for trends.
I still get French manicures, but they are not the height of style. I am not sure why they call them porn nails, but one does see them a fair bit on the ladies of that particular genre!
I can't stand the trend now for short dark nails. The dark and weird colors bother me more than the short part. I guess it really isn't just dark nails any more, you see a lot of lavender and pale blue and putty and such, too, especially in spring and summer. And I have seen some pretty stunning navy blue nails, but it just looks odd on really short nails to me.
I don't really like super long talons, but I don't like super short ones, either, like they've been bitten down to the quick..
Get off my gawt damned lawn, all of you!
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at June 24, 2017 07:54 PM (tJeKM)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, the Unwoking Dead at June 24, 2017 07:57 PM (Nwg0u)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at June 24, 2017 07:57 PM (kTF2Z)
How well do they work on a smartphone?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 24, 2017 07:52 PM (IqV8l)
The worse they work on a smartphone the more time they have for the thing we men want them working on. Win win.
Posted by: X-ray at June 24, 2017 07:57 PM (6hUAo)
I absolutely agree with you! But I bet the peeps above are correct... it's the smart phones and texting that have driven the no-nails-at-all look!
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at June 24, 2017 07:58 PM (tJeKM)
Posted by: gNewt at June 24, 2017 07:58 PM (kqf/5)
You should get out more. The media might like you to think that world is being overrun by militant feminists but it really isn't, it's just that normal doesn't sell a lot of papers.
I spent the last week in the company of hundreds of women of all ages and they were about as normal as can be. It's a healthy thing to unplug from the internet every so often and look around for yourself. Nutjobs are noisy and get attention but their numbers aren't really all that big.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 24, 2017 08:00 PM (/tuJf)
Posted by: gNewt at June 24, 2017 08:00 PM (kqf/5)
Posted by: qdpsteve at June 24, 2017 08:00 PM (eMKNe)
Google "unicorn horn nail" or even just nail art.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at June 24, 2017 08:01 PM (tJeKM)
Posted by: gNewt at June 24, 2017 08:01 PM (kqf/5)
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader at June 24, 2017 08:02 PM (L5xfm)
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I blame fluoridation of the drinking water.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, the Unwoking Dead at June 24, 2017 08:02 PM (Nwg0u)
Posted by: gNewt at June 24, 2017 08:03 PM (kqf/5)
Some look like they're going to a garden party.
Others look like they're going to a wedding.
And the girls in red.... out dancing?
Also, Prince Charles looks like he should be in a Monty Python sketch. He just has that.. .feel in that pic.
Posted by: shibumi at June 24, 2017 08:03 PM (aT+Bx)
Top notch!
Posted by: booknlass at June 24, 2017 08:04 PM (v7o4i)
You should get out more. The media might like you to think that world is being overrun by militant feminists but it really isn't, it's just that normal doesn't sell a lot of papers.
I spent the last week in the company of hundreds of women of all ages and they were about as normal as can be. It's a healthy thing to unplug from the internet every so often and look around for yourself. Nutjobs are noisy and get attention but their numbers aren't really all that big.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 24, 2017 08:00 PM (/tuJf)
White Women under 40 are between 85-95 percent feminist.
I also live in a college town so there is that as well.
I have been getting out more and more recently the last 4 months and have been unplugging from the Internet. I was going to go out again tonight, but I'm exhausted from the training and waking up at 6am. I have to wake up at 5:30am tomorrow to work on Depositions coming up this week.
I do appreciate your positive encouragement though.
Posted by: Widespread Pepe at June 24, 2017 08:05 PM (2qHjF)
Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at June 24, 2017 08:05 PM (FQKBL)
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at June 24, 2017 08:06 PM (yw1cW)
As Tammy corrected, it has to with "Princess X" vs "the Princess of X".
That Charlotte was "Princess Charlotte of Wales", not "The Princess of Wales". She was the daughter of The Prince of Wales at the time of her birth.
The kids of "The Prince of X" are "princes/princesses of X", basically.
Posted by: publius, the Persistent Poperin Pear at June 24, 2017 08:07 PM (8O3HH)
This no nail trend is the tranny movement of the women's hands. It's just not right.
Posted by: Widespread Pepe at June 24, 2017 08:09 PM (2qHjF)
Posted by: X-ray at June 24, 2017 08:09 PM (6hUAo)
Posted by: andycanuck at June 24, 2017 08:09 PM (nlbfN)
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at June 24, 2017 08:06 PM (yw1cW)
She has the prettiest hands as well.... And the longest nails.
Posted by: Widespread Pepe at June 24, 2017 08:11 PM (2qHjF)
99% of people agree.
Seriously, where did you come up with that number and what exactly is your definition of a feminist? I don't view strong, independent women as feminists, I like them that way. Big difference between that type of women and a radical feminist.
If 85-99% of 40 and under women were radical feminists Donald Trump would not be President.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 24, 2017 08:11 PM (/tuJf)
Not really; long nails were common for both genders among upper classes in many cultures, as a sign of not having to work or use ones own hands for menial tasks.
Long painted nails also signified whores at one point.
And I think the reason short nails are now popular has everything to do with texting and smart phones, as was pointed out above.
Also, makeup and high heels were both first worn regularly by males. French, undoubtedly.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at June 24, 2017 08:15 PM (tJeKM)
Posted by: X-ray at June 24, 2017 08:17 PM (6hUAo)
Both my grandmothers, born in the mid 1890s, viewed nail fashion with disdain and disgust. There was a bit of "painted whore" in that disdain, but the main thing was they saw that as a frivolous, useless woman of leisure who couldn't do any actual work with her hands.
Posted by: publius, the Persistent Poperin Pear at June 24, 2017 08:18 PM (8O3HH)
I've heard/read it was more or less code for "loose whore" in the 1920s.
Posted by: qdpsteve at June 24, 2017 08:19 PM (eMKNe)
Posted by: publius, the Persistent Poperin Pear at June 24, 2017 08:23 PM (8O3HH)
Yes, my grandmas (and mama, for that matter) held similar views!
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at June 24, 2017 08:25 PM (tJeKM)
I did not know this. Still not pleased with the no nail trend. Men wearing high heels, probably because they wanted a calf muscle or be taller or both.
My ex wife is tall (5'9"). She should have been a hand model. Unbelievable perfect hands and long slender feminine fingers with a French Manicure. I noticed the past 3 years she has kept them short. It's a shame, really. I want to tell her that but she may be the original Jezebel Spirit so I keep a safe distance.
Posted by: Widespread Pepe at June 24, 2017 08:27 PM (2qHjF)
99% of people agree.
Seriously, where did you come up with that number and what exactly is your definition of a feminist? I don't view strong, independent women as feminists, I like them that way. Big difference between that type of women and a radical feminist.
If 85-99% of 40 and under women were radical feminists Donald Trump would not be President.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 24, 2017 08:11 PM (/tuJf)
I'm blaming social media virtue signaling, encouraging terrible behavior. Same for message boards as well.
Now granted there has been a small shift for a few back to the right, but the message boards like Reddit and others along with Social Media have only served to spread the Mind Virus.
Forgot to mention our educational system and college as well.
Posted by: Widespread Pepe at June 24, 2017 08:31 PM (2qHjF)
My mother never did her nails either, and never would use much makeup. Just a little bit, and she hated that. She sees it as nonsense and a hindrance.
My paternal aunt, however, did. I remember that clearly. I don't know about the maternal aunts for sure.
Posted by: publius, the Persistent Poperin Pear at June 24, 2017 08:33 PM (8O3HH)
I was approached several times about being a hand model, but Daddy forbade it. And then I got married and didn't want to be away from Thor, and then the RA gave me Gigantor knuckles.
And now my poor hands, which are the only thing of true beauty I ever had, look like hell. Thor says they still look nice, but as we all know, love is blind.
I like nails that are not too short, not too long. But some length, for sure. 1/4 inch, maybe?
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at June 24, 2017 08:34 PM (tJeKM)
Mama would probably have done her nails if she didn't bite them so much, but she never wore makeup, either.
I think that was more about daddy thinking only whores painted up, though.
I seldom wear makeup. Wasn't allowed to as a teenager, so I never got in the habit. I do have a ton of lipstick and I love lipstick, but I usually forget to put it on when I leave the house!
I did wear mascara, eye liner, blush and lip gloss when we got married. Thor was sort of taken back; he prefers no makeup.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at June 24, 2017 08:40 PM (tJeKM)
By courtesy, the heir of a titled noble is allowed to use one of the boss's surplus titles -- so the heir to the UK throne gets to be called Prince of Wales, and the heir to the Spanish throne is Prince of Asturias, and so on.
The sovereign can also grant Royal dukedoms to other family members, but I don't think they are hereditary. So I don't think Andrew's kids will continue to be Dukes of York.
When the sovereign dies, the heir steps up and gets all the list-as-long-as-my-arm titles, and can grant them out.
The dukedoms actually matter. There's property and (a little, mostly symbolic) authority to go with them. The courtesy titles are just something to make up for not having a proper last name like other people.
Posted by: Trimegistus at June 24, 2017 08:49 PM (Puwyi)
Andrew's kids are female, so they can't inherit the Duchy, nor are they able to have any other title on their own merit than the Princess they were entitled to at birth. Women can never be anything by birth other than Princess or Lady. (Or I suppose Queen, under certain circumstances) Duchesses, Countesses, and Marchionesses are wives; they are not born.
The Duchy of York would pass to Andrew's sons, if he had any, (For instance, William will be getting the Duchy of Cornwall from Charles at some point) but interestingly enough, it has never worked out that way. And it ceases to be a Royal Dukedom once an HRH no longer holds the title, I think.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at June 24, 2017 09:17 PM (tJeKM)
Now, York would actually be hereditary, I think, but it has never had to for some reason.
Posted by: publius, the Persistent Poperin Pear at June 24, 2017 09:39 PM (8O3HH)
I looked it up. There have been cases of women with titles "in their own right" in the past. It's rare, but not impossible.
In modern times, they came up with "lifetime peerages", mostly baronies, and they've made quite a few women Baronesses.
But in the past, usually in some unusual situation where some some historical and important hereditary title was going to expire (revert to the crown) for lack of male heirs, or there was some sort of dispute over inheritance, the monarch granted it to one of the daughters to preserve and cement the line of inheritance.
Posted by: publius, the Persistent Poperin Pear at June 24, 2017 09:59 PM (8O3HH)
Yes, the Duchy of Cornwall has to go to the first born son and heir apparent; I guess I took "hereditary" too literally! I would imagine most of Charles' estates are thus entailed, although presumably something will have been acquired for Harry. I figured he'd get Highgrove at least, but that was bought by the Duchy.
On the other hand, since it was bought rather than being part of an inheritance/entailment, maybe it can be dispersed however Charles wants to?
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at June 24, 2017 10:19 PM (tJeKM)
Posted by: publius, the Persistent Poperin Pear at June 24, 2017 09:59 PM (8O3HH)
Granted, yes, not born to it, although such is my brain that I can't even think of any of them.
Was it to stop it from leaving the kingdom altogether? (Like the Hanovers?)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at June 24, 2017 10:26 PM (tJeKM)
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