| Off-Topic Discussion - post your best poem here.#14 Please forgive the meager effort, since this forum deserves better. I don't save what I make, so "the best" has to be the "most recent." As in the last few minutes. I assume we're all in that position… | Noflaps  |
| Off-Topic Discussion - post your best poem here.#13 Chessplayer's End. We used to call it poetry but now it's called hip hop. We do it from the time we rise and we don't ever stop. It makes us feel all hard and city, but listen close: it can be pretty!… | Noflaps |
| Off-Topic Discussion - Where is metal music originated from?#22 Speaking from memory, @bfchessguy nailed it. The progression of greatness. Cream. No, not in coffee. Ever. But a perfect start to something good. Jimi. Everything after that wasn't really progress, it… | Noflaps |
| Off-Topic Discussion - Favourite basketball squad#3 I was growing ever more fond of the Minnesota Timberwolves. But then the Nuggets woke up, slapped around the unfaithful, and reminded me: the Joker rules. And let's not forget Jamal, Reggie, Christian… | Noflaps |
| General Chess Discussion - Are we dealing with ranking deflation here?#2 The solution is to play unrated and not worry about it. That way, I'll be able to maintain my current rating even when I no longer remember my dog's name and get to laugh at the same jokes repeatedly. | Noflaps |
| Off-Topic Discussion - If you had to be a Disney character, who would you choose??#22 Actually, Snow White was "awakened." But I get your point, @Blueberrypoptizle , and thank you for your service in this thread. | Noflaps |
| Off-Topic Discussion - True comedy#24 Gimme an F. Gimme an L. Gimme a U. Gimme another F. Gimme yet another F. Gimme a Y, but don't ask it. What's that spell? Modern comedy genius, and a handy euphemism for the good life, eventually refin… | Noflaps |
| General Chess Discussion - Loosing performance#7 Only one person can be completely satisfied with his or her chess performance. And that only briefly, geologically speaking. Getting used to not being perfect is something we all must do. But we shoul… | Noflaps |
| Off-Topic Discussion - Who else is obsessed with Shakespeare?? Shakespeare fans challenge#7 Shakespeare remains disconcertingly pertinent to present-day politics: "Now is the winter of our discontent, made glorious summer by this ton of pork!" (More or less what Richard III meant to say, or … | Noflaps |
| Off-Topic Discussion - the chess player dialect (iykyk)#9 This thread caused me to reflect on just how much the lives of chess players have been enriched, over the years, by the international flavor of chess. HUGE thanks (for providing excitement all through… | Noflaps |
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