I have often seen players, from amateurs to grandmasters, spend 5-10 or sometimes 15 minutes (I have seen even worse case) to make the first move, then proceed to get into time pressure game after game. I can never understand this concept and I am trying to know why. If you are one of those […]
Chess is now a “real” sport
(Not the actual streaker) During the critical round 5 of the 2011 PanAm Collegiate Championship in Fort Worth, Texas, a stupid streaker ran across the big and long playing hall with only his underwear (full of holes) and sneakers, hollowing and yelling nonsense. The entire room of focused players were absolutely stunned. As he tried […]
What would you do in this strange situation?
Contractor Fights Owner for Cash in WallPosted: 2007-12-13 17:15:41Filed Under: Weird NewsCLEVELAND (Dec. 12) – A contractor who helped discover bundles of Depression-era U.S. currency totaling $182,000 hidden behind bathroom walls said the homeowner should turn the money over to him or at least share it. Bob Kitts said his feud with the owner of […]
Things that make you go….what?
AlabamaApparently ‘Bama is an acronym for Blunt All Motorist Adventures, for officials there have inexplicably made it illegal to drive while blindfolded. AlaskaContrary to public opinion roof racks are not specifically designed for skis, snowboards and cocker spaniels. Or at least not in Alaska, where authorities have found it necessary to declare it illegal to […]
Create your own #1
Things that make you go hmmmm 1….?2. Why do they have drive-up ATM machines with Braille lettering?3. Why do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front?4. Why do people order double cheese burgers, large fries, […]
You can’t make this stuff up
Woman Tries to Smuggle Crocodiles on BodyBy DIAA HADIDAPJERUSALEM (March 26) – A woman with three crocodiles strapped to her waist was stopped at the Gaza-Egypt border crossing after guards noticed that she looked “strangely fat,” officials said Monday. The woman’s shape raised suspicions at the Rafah terminal in southern Gaza, and a body search […]