Nov-20-09 Kenneth Rogoff 
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PinnedPiece: <Jim Bartle: Knowing my luck, I'd end up standing between Brent Musburger and Perez Hilton.> That would be infinitely better than standing next to Segundo Castillejos Agüero, Marcos Veramendi Princípe and Enadina Estela Claudio. World famous Peruvian exporters.
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| | Nov-19-09 Kibitzer's Café 
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PinnedPiece: <ILikeFruits: people who...
like fruits...
are so...
fruity...
of course...
theres nothing...
wrong with...
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fruitbasket...>
My favorite fruits of all time seem to be native to the tropics: pineapples and mangoes. A good peach, however, is hard to ...
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| | Nov-19-09 M Pavlovic vs G Cabrilo, 1991 
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PinnedPiece: Goran Cabrillo ~2500 player.
He gets my respect by spotting these terrific knight moves after white castles. He didn't even know it was a puzzle!
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| | Nov-18-09 Odd Lie 
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PinnedPiece: I invented the widely used internet abbreviation, ROFDOL, pronounced ""roff doll" and meaning "rolling on the floor dying of laughter." This abbreviation first gained wide media attention when found in a text message on a cell phone stolen from Chelsea Clinton. It had been ...
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| | Nov-17-09 Judit Polgar vs Carlsen, 2009
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PinnedPiece: Maybe 50.Nf7 lasts for white
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| | Nov-15-09 Robert James Fischer 
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PinnedPiece: DNA Testing
This test done discretely in paternity tests from hair samples. No need to exhume someone as long as their hairbrush or shaver is still around somewhere. http://www.hairdnatest.com/
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| | Nov-14-09 Leko vs Carlsen, 2009 
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PinnedPiece: All in all a very respectable tournament for Magnus. He met people's expectations, for the most part (at least mine!) and was probably the closest watched of the field. .
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| | Nov-14-09 Ivanchuk vs Kramnik, 2009 
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PinnedPiece: White pieces look menacing but undefended queen is weak. Is en passant possible now?
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| | Nov-13-09 Morozevich vs Svidler, 2009 
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PinnedPiece: Great show, CG.COM. All round best hosting award.
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| | Nov-13-09 Carlsen vs Ponomariov, 2009 
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PinnedPiece: Carlsen officially over the flu.
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