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Date: 03 Jan 2008 21:13:35
From: invisaman75
Subject: Fischer is Starting to Look Like the Chessmaster!
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Check it out!
http://tinyurl.com/9zq35
Now, compare!
http://tinyurl.com/33v9js
Well close enough! :)
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Date: 05 Jan 2008 08:11:08
From: Offramp
Subject: Re: Fischer is Starting to Look Like the Chessmaster!
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On Jan 5, 2:49 pm, Taylor Kingston <[email protected] > wrote:
> On Jan 4, 8:39 pm, Harry Hemoid <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > Taylor Kingston wrote:
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> > > On Jan 4, 12:20 pm, Harry Hemoid <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > > > You mathematicians are somewhat casual. Can you describe to us what God
> > > > looks like?.
>
> > > I would imagine Dave had in mind something like the gentleman to the
> > > right in this image:
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> > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:God2-Sistine_Chapel.png
>
> > Well, Taylor, maybe Davo-boy had something _similar_ in his eeny weeny
> > mind, but y'know the link you gave above is totaly defunct? on my
> > machine @ least
>
> Hmmm, still works fine for me.
>
> > & yes this Michaelangelo ceiling, depicting mankind, is
> > perverse in the extreme! IIRC, theres a L. Zepplin tune which covers the
> > anomaly - meaning you have a couple of 'ignudos' touching their fingers
> > together while a benign GOD sits in state.
>
> I know Zep's oeuvre pretty well, but can't seem to recall a tune by
> them fitting that description. Got a title?
I also am aware of their ooooeuuuuvrrrrre but that one must have
passed me by.
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Date: 05 Jan 2008 06:49:21
From: Taylor Kingston
Subject: Re: Fischer is Starting to Look Like the Chessmaster!
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On Jan 4, 8:39=A0pm, Harry Hemoid <[email protected] > wrote:
> Taylor Kingston wrote:
>
> > On Jan 4, 12:20 pm, Harry Hemoid <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > You mathematicians are somewhat casual. Can you describe to us what Go=
d
> > > looks like?.
>
> > =A0 I would imagine Dave had in mind something like the gentleman to the=
> > right in this image:
>
> > =A0http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:God2-Sistine_Chapel.png
>
> Well, Taylor, maybe Davo-boy had something _similar_ in his eeny weeny
> mind, but y'know the link you gave above is totaly defunct? on my
> machine @ least
Hmmm, still works fine for me.
> & yes this Michaelangelo ceiling, depicting mankind, is
> perverse in the extreme! IIRC, theres a L. Zepplin tune which covers the
> anomaly - meaning you have a couple of 'ignudos' touching their fingers
> together while a benign GOD sits in state.
I know Zep's oeuvre pretty well, but can't seem to recall a tune by
them fitting that description. Got a title?
> It amuses me Taylor & the
> irony is that _it_ (the sistine chapel) wasn't bombed into oblivion -
> circa. 1943.
That would be on July 19th, 1943? AFAIK, the target of that bombing
was the railroad yards, so as to hinder the transfer of troops to the
Sicilian front. One venerable church was hit, the basilica of San
Lorenzo, but nothing around the Vatican. Or was Rome bombed on other
occasions? Other than the railroad angle, I don't think Rome had much
strategic significance.
Some churches were ruined by bombing, e.g. the Church of Santa Chiara
in Naples, but perhaps a bigger danger was the German looters, who
were carting off every painting and statue they could get their hands
on. Fortunately the Sistine Chapel is rather difficult to transport.
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Date: 05 Jan 2008 12:39:16
From: Harry Hemmaroid
Subject: Re: Fischer is Starting to Look Like the Chessmaster!
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Taylor Kingston wrote:
>
> On Jan 4, 12:20 pm, Harry Hemoid <[email protected]> wrote:
> > David Richerby wrote:
> >
> > > Harry Hemoid <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > David Richerby wrote:
> > > >> invisaman75 <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > >>> Very good! Although for Fischer it's a bit of a demotion.
> >
> > > >> Oh, I don't know. I've always thought the guy on the front of the
> > > >> Chessmaster box looks rather like either God or Gandalf.
> >
> > > > You're being flippant Davo-boy. Clearly God & a fantasy wizard are
> > > > un-synonimous,
> >
> > > I never said God and Gandalf were the same being. Just that they look
> > > kind of similar.
> >
> > > > you might just as easily add Dumbledore into the mix
> >
> > > Sure, why not?
> >
> > You mathematicians are somewhat casual. Can you describe to us what God
> > looks like?.
>
> I would imagine Dave had in mind something like the gentleman to the
> right in this image:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:God2-Sistine_Chapel.png
Well, Taylor, maybe Davo-boy had something _similar_ in his eeny weeny
mind, but y'know the link you gave above is totaly defunct? on my
machine @ least & yes this Michaelangelo ceiling, depicting mankind, is
perverse in the extreme! IIRC, theres a L. Zepplin tune which covers the
anomaly - meaning you have a couple of 'ignudos' touching their fingers
together while a benign GOD sits in state. It amuses me Taylor & the
irony is that _it_ (the sistine chapel) wasn't bombed into oblivion -
circa. 1943. But, no matter, Davo-lad has now taken up his 'easyjet'
option & is scheduled over the next few days to wander Venice in his
anorak!..
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Date: 04 Jan 2008 10:58:40
From: Taylor Kingston
Subject: Re: Fischer is Starting to Look Like the Chessmaster!
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On Jan 4, 12:20=A0pm, Harry Hemoid <[email protected] > wrote:
> David Richerby wrote:
>
> > Harry Hemoid <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > David Richerby wrote:
> > >> invisaman75 <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >>> Very good! Although for Fischer it's a bit of a demotion.
>
> > >> Oh, I don't know. =A0I've always thought the guy on the front of the
> > >> Chessmaster box looks rather like either God or Gandalf.
>
> > > You're being flippant Davo-boy. Clearly God & a fantasy wizard are
> > > un-synonimous,
>
> > I never said God and Gandalf were the same being. =A0Just that they look=
> > kind of similar.
>
> > > you might just as easily add Dumbledore into the mix
>
> > Sure, why not?
>
> You mathematicians are somewhat casual. Can you describe to us what God
> looks like?.
I would imagine Dave had in mind something like the gentleman to the
right in this image:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:God2-Sistine_Chapel.png
As for Gandalf, while he was not the God or a god, he was a partly
divine type of being, one of the Maiar. The theology of Tolkien's
Middle Earth was a mixture of pagan polytheism and Judaeo-Christian
monotheism. Above all was The One, aka Eru Il=FAvatar, equivalent to the
Judaeo-Christian God. He created the Ainur, among whom was Melkor,
equivalent to Lucifer/Satan. After the creation of Middle Earth,
Melkor sought dominion over it in defiance of Il=FAvatar. Some of the
Ainur chose to stay in the heavenly realm, but others chose to go to
Middle Earth, where they became the Valar (guardians), and equivalent
to Greco-Roman or Norse gods such as Zeus, Odin, Poseidon, Ceres,
Vulcan etc. The Valar in turn were able to create lesser but still
partly divine beings to serve them; these were the Maiar. Among them
were Sauron, who became Melkor's chief disciple in evil and his
eventual successor as Dark Lord, and Gandalf (originally known as
Olorin), who led the effort to oppose and overthrow Sauron.
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Date: 05 Jan 2008 12:23:12
From: David Richerby
Subject: Re: Fischer is Starting to Look Like the Chessmaster!
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Taylor Kingston <[email protected] > wrote:
> I would imagine Dave had in mind something like the gentleman to the
> right in this image:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:God2-Sistine_Chapel.png
Thank you, yes.
Dave.
--
David Richerby Technicolor Simple Book (TM): it's
www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~davidr/ like a romantic novel but it has no
moving parts and it's in realistic
colour!
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Date: 04 Jan 2008 23:26:46
From: Harry Hemmaroid
Subject: Re: Fischer is Starting to Look Like the Chessmaster!
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invisaman75 wrote:
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> Check it out!
>
> http://tinyurl.com/9zq35
>
> Now, compare!
Nah! too crass. In his heyday Fischer had rock-star good looks. Now it
seems his once great forehead has shrunken to chimpanzee proportions,
his strong & powerful nose seems to have got longer & it's hard to
discern the lines of his rugged chinny, chin, chin because of all that
disgusting food-material garnering hair growth he's allowed grow. It's
quite sad really & I definitely wouldn't vote for him..
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Date: 04 Jan 2008 03:32:53
From: Offramp
Subject: Re: Fischer is Starting to Look Like the Chessmaster!
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On Jan 4, 5:13 am, invisaman75 <[email protected] > wrote:
> Check it out!
>
> http://tinyurl.com/9zq35
>
> Now, compare!
>
> http://tinyurl.com/33v9js
>
> Well close enough! :)
Very good! Although for Fischer it's a bit of a demotion.
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Date: 04 Jan 2008 12:30:04
From: David Richerby
Subject: Re: Fischer is Starting to Look Like the Chessmaster!
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Offramp <[email protected] > wrote:
> invisaman75 <[email protected]> wrote:
>> [Fischer vs the guy on the Chessmaster box]
>
> Very good! Although for Fischer it's a bit of a demotion.
Oh, I don't know. I've always thought the guy on the front of the
Chessmaster box looks rather like either God or Gandalf.
Dave.
--
David Richerby Addictive Homicidal Tool (TM): it's
www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~davidr/ like a hammer but it wants to kill
you and you can never put it down!
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Date: 05 Jan 2008 01:30:13
From: Harry Hemmaroid
Subject: Re: Fischer is Starting to Look Like the Chessmaster!
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David Richerby wrote:
> > Very good! Although for Fischer it's a bit of a demotion.
>
Brian acknowledged..
> Oh, I don't know. I've always thought the guy on the front of the
> Chessmaster box looks rather like either God or Gandalf.
You're being flippant Davo-boy. Clearly God & a fantasy wizard are
un-synonimous, you might just as easily add Dumbledore into the mix -
you are being a silly chappie..
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Date: 04 Jan 2008 15:28:10
From: David Richerby
Subject: Re: Fischer is Starting to Look Like the Chessmaster!
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Harry Hemoid <[email protected] > wrote:
> David Richerby wrote:
>> invisaman75 <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Very good! Although for Fischer it's a bit of a demotion.
>>
>> Oh, I don't know. I've always thought the guy on the front of the
>> Chessmaster box looks rather like either God or Gandalf.
>
> You're being flippant Davo-boy. Clearly God & a fantasy wizard are
> un-synonimous,
I never said God and Gandalf were the same being. Just that they look
kind of similar.
> you might just as easily add Dumbledore into the mix
Sure, why not?
Dave.
--
David Richerby Natural Generic Atlas (TM): it's like
www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~davidr/ a map of the world but it's just like
all the others and completely natural!
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Date: 05 Jan 2008 04:20:47
From: Harry Hemmaroid
Subject: Re: Fischer is Starting to Look Like the Chessmaster!
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David Richerby wrote:
>
> Harry Hemoid <[email protected]> wrote:
> > David Richerby wrote:
> >> invisaman75 <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>> Very good! Although for Fischer it's a bit of a demotion.
> >>
> >> Oh, I don't know. I've always thought the guy on the front of the
> >> Chessmaster box looks rather like either God or Gandalf.
> >
> > You're being flippant Davo-boy. Clearly God & a fantasy wizard are
> > un-synonimous,
>
> I never said God and Gandalf were the same being. Just that they look
> kind of similar.
>
> > you might just as easily add Dumbledore into the mix
>
> Sure, why not?
You mathematicians are somewhat casual. Can you describe to us what God
looks like?..
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Date: 05 Jan 2008 12:21:34
From: David Richerby
Subject: Re: Fischer is Starting to Look Like the Chessmaster!
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Harry Hemoid <[email protected] > wrote:
> David Richerby wrote:
>> I never said God and Gandalf were the same being. Just that they look
>> kind of similar.
>>
>> Harry Hemoid <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> you might just as easily add Dumbledore into the mix
>>
>> Sure, why not?
>
> You mathematicians are somewhat casual. Can you describe to us what
> God looks like?..
Kinda like Gandalf and Dumbledore.
Dave.
--
David Richerby Incredible Swiss Flower (TM): it's
www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~davidr/ like a flower but it's made in
Switzerland and it'll blow your mind!
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