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Dec-06-11 | | Thrajin: <YouRang: (nothing rhymes with gossip.)> Ossip (Bernstein) perhaps? |
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Dec-06-11 | | rapidcitychess: "I" before "C"
Or when followed by "T"
O'er the ramparts* we watched
Not excluding joint taxpayers filing singly
EXCEPTION: Suzi's All-Nite E-Z Drive-Thru Donut Shoppe*Ramparts are a part of a ram, and were considered a great delicacy. People used to watch o'er them. |
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Dec-06-11
 | | Penguincw: Happy 170th birthday to George Hatfeild Gossip. |
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Dec-06-11 | | Shams: <rapidcitychess> Those must be the same ramparts that got Prometheus in so much trouble. |
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Dec-06-11 | | brankat: <Thrajin> Hello James! Long time no see :-) |
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Dec-06-11 | | nok: James Hatfeild ? |
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Dec-07-11 | | brankat: No. James <Thrajin> :-) |
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Dec-07-11
 | | HeMateMe: Great name. Sounds like a contest on "Hollywood Squares". He should have been in show biz. |
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Aug-06-12 | | e4 resigns: Gossip had a beard more epic than Chigorin!
Oh yeah, he was also a good chess player... |
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Aug-24-12 | | Cemoblanca: He's a mixture of Steinitz & Chigorin (& the only thing I want to point out here is the beard. The rest would be a silly gossip)! :D Chigorin ( |
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Aug-24-12
 | | HeMateMe: If he had a daughter, she'd be a <Gossip Girl>. |
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Aug-24-12 | | brankat: But this beauty is no gossip :-)
Showalter vs Gossip, 1889 |
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Aug-24-12 | | Cemoblanca: <HeMateMe> Gossip - EVERY CHESSPLAYER'S NIGHTMARE ;0) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0397442/ |
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Apr-09-13
 | | andrewjsacks: I before E, except in neighbor, sleigh, and George Hatfeild Gossip. |
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Apr-09-13
 | | andrewjsacks: Actually, a very interesting character indeed, and the Wiki article on him is illuminating in various respects. |
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Mar-28-15
 | | whiteshark: They say Gossip traveled faster than warp speed... |
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Apr-24-15
 | | Chessical: Zukertort on Gossip.— It is related of the late Dr. Zukertort that observing a young chess player poising Gossip's "Chess Players' Manual" on the palm of his hand, and overhearing him exclaim, " Ah, if I could only get the contents of this book into my head", the Doctor promptly retorted " Den you vould be as mad as de author." — Manchester Evening News." Source: <Nottinghamshire Guardian - Saturday 10th August 1889, p.7> |
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Dec-06-16
 | | TheFocus: Happy birthday, George Gossip. |
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Apr-24-17
 | | Domdaniel: <(nothing rhymes with gossip.)> Ho's sip their drinks
While gentlemen slurp...
Beaus sip as well
And babies just burp. |
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May-27-17 | | zanzibar: http://cplorg.cdmhost.com/cdm/singl... |
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Jul-18-18
 | | offramp: He was asked to leave Simpson's Divan when his hat feild. |
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Jul-18-18
 | | offramp: <YouRang: "I before E, except after C or sounding like "A" as in neighbor or weigh -- or George Hatfeild Gossip"> It is all explained in this 4 minute sketch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDe... |
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Sep-23-18
 | | MissScarlett: Re. Hatfeild vs Hatfield George Hatfeild Gossip (kibitz #11) My guess is that he was born/baptised <Hatfield> but adopted <Hatfeild> at some point, just to be 'extra'. |
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Sep-23-18
 | | MissScarlett: From the bio: <While capable of extreme brilliance..> Is this necessary? What's wrong with plain <brilliance>? |
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Jul-18-19
 | | MissScarlett: <My guess is that he was born/baptised <Hatfield> but adopted <Hatfeild> at some point, just to be 'extra'.> <It is possible that G.H.D.G. adopted the idiosyncratic spelling for some extra cachet.> (17 July 2019: Addition from Neil Hickman (Hardingham, England)) http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/... |
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