Covid Xmas, getting fucked and other nonsense
The New Normal
How are you today? The festive season begins in earnest today. For us common folk, anyway. (The political class has been having … Read the rest
Category: humour
Friday humor, nonsense & potpourri
Will the real Beth Harmon please stand up?
I think the unprecedented success of the NetFlix TV series The Queen’s Gambit has been something of … Read the rest
Today’s Insight into the meaning of LIFE
Candidates Tournament Part 2 ?
“If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans.” –Woody Allen. As an aside, you … Read the rest
Classy, Fabulous and Finely Assorted
But will she still respect you in the morning?
Who cares? As J.D.Salinger wrote in ‘Catcher in the Rye’: “If a girl looks swell when … Read the rest
Monday’s INSIGHT into the meaning of LIFE
CARPE DIEM
A wise woman once wrote “Intelligence is composed mostly of imagination, insight, and things that have nothing to do with reason.” In other … Read the rest
Today’s Winning Lady in Red
All or Nothing
“Red goes with everything and red goes with nothing.” ― Chloe Thurlow, Katie in Love. We certainly agree with Chloe, don’t … Read the rest
Easing the Lockdown…
Finally, Light at the End of the Tunnel !?
Wonderful photograph by Sergey Minin of a young lady…about to take a stroll in the park … Read the rest
Trump, Trump-isms, nudity & elegant Beasts
WTF
US President Donald Trump believes that the sun rises and sets with him. And he may be right! Below is a collection of ‘Trump-isms’ … Read the rest
Today’s Winning Insult!
The Queen’s English
I want to apologize to my British readers for several days ago clumsily describing Boris Johnson as a ‘sociopathic dimwitt ‘ … Read the rest
Today’s Vintage Chess Humor
Games: will AI ever grow up?
It is has been universally recognized — for a number of years now — that we game players are … Read the rest
Love in the time of coronavirus…
The Dilemma
Playing on the title of Garcia Marquez’ masterpiece Love in the time of cholera…you don’t want to let the virus drag you … Read the rest
Coronavirus: FIDE goes Nuclear Armageddon!
Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 classic Dr.Strangelove is a satire on the insanity of nuclear war and the mad men who dreamed of the day when they … Read the rest
Today’s Vintage Chess Humor
The Right Stuff
Modern-day chess is quickly being stripped of its longstanding western values of chivalry, gallantry and nobility. The blame falls squarely on FIDE’s … Read the rest
Today’s Vintage Chess Humor
How to Promote Chess to U.S. Adults
A brilliantly original ad that I found in the February 1968 edition of ChessReview, once the official chess … Read the rest
Today’s Vintage Chess Humor
Your Reputation Proceeds You…
“The best number for a dinner party is two; myself and a damn good head waiter.” — Nubar Gulbenkian (1896-1972). No … Read the rest
