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| May-31-25 | | stone free or die: <The book is by Truman Capote. Groucho Marx said, in an interview, that Capote was a big fruit. I don't know what that means.> This photograph provides a good example:
https://fairchildgarden.org/wp-cont... |
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| May-31-25 | | stone free or die: I think Capote kept his pair under wraps:
https://media.npr.org/assets/img/20... |
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Jun-02-25
 | | offramp: Irakli Beradze nikto!! Klaatu barada nikto! |
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Jun-02-25
| | offramp: Is there anyone out there who is, like me, an aficionado of <Ralph Lauren polo shirts>? I buy the second hand ones, from eBay, roughly £20 to £60. Here is the question:
<Why do I <never> see two similar Ralph Lauren Polo shirts?> Surely they don't make the shirts as <one-offs>? Or is the plural <ones-off>? All the vintage RP Polo shirts are totally different from each other. |
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Jun-02-25
| | offramp: Great news!
It is time for <CAPTION COMPETITION #13>!! Lucky for everyone! https://en.chessbase.com/portals/al...
(<As expressive as ever - Hikaru Nakamura playing white against Wei Yi | Photo: Michal Walusza>.) YOU MUST PROVIDE A HILARIOUS, WITTY punchline to that picture in seven thousand words (or less). The guest judge is <Katy Perry>, the singer and space traveller. The winner will receive a single wheelchair-enabled step♿♿. Therefore this heirloom will build week-by-week into a complete set of wheelchair-enabled steps AND if you reply within the next two and a half weeks, you may be eligible for 1% off my autobiography <FLYING SAUCERS ARE REAL!!! AND THE SVESHNIKOV B33> (two books intertwined together. 819pp, 1 diagram.). ALSO, every time you include the hashtag #potemkin, the Ukrainian 💙💙💛💛 government-in-exile will donate one 🇿inc kopek towards my campaign to make the Primorsky Stairs (aka the Potemkin Steps) fully wheelchair accessible. So have a punt!
Winners will be announced at 6am on 21st June 2025. |
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Jun-06-25
| | offramp: Did you like photography, as a hobby?
There were many magazines about photography, with pages and pages of adverts for camera accessories. The camera itself, then the lens, and a zoom lens, the motor winder, the flash-gun, filters, tripods, reflecting umbrellas, film, a developing room, paper, acid, silver nitrate, ultra-violet lights, projector, screen, aluminium holdall, wife. Then, one night, all of that became redundant.
All of that paraphernalia was replaced by the smartphone. Incredible! |
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| Jun-08-25 | | ewan14: Is that " the Ox " having a post it connection to chess ? |
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Jun-08-25
| | offramp: James Bond has two hearts. His only weapon is an electric screwdriver. He smokes a meerschaum pipe full of dope. |
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Jun-08-25
| | offramp: <ewan14: Is that " the Ox " having a post it connection to chess ?> I don't think I have ever used the word <ox> at chessgames... |
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Jun-08-25
| | offramp: User: ewan14, I see the post now. X Xu vs R Praggnanandhaa, 2025 (kibitz #3) I was trying to point out the difference in <length in names>. XU has a very short name, and Pragg has a very long name. <BUT I FORGOT> to actually say that in the post!
So my post doesn't make much sense.... |
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Jun-13-25
| | offramp: I am thinking of buying a new laptop.
Who cares about the size of the laptops HD drive? 500Gb, 1Tb, 2Tb? Who cares?
You can buy a very portable memory sdmmc card, 512Gb, tiny, for 30-40 euros. SO buy a laptop with a <SMALL HARD DRIVE>, and buy a big sdmmc card. |
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Jun-13-25
| | offramp: Jon Pertwee (Dr Who) was always guaranteed to give a slightly nutty performance. I mean, in any programme or film in any role he will give top value! |
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Jun-15-25
| | offramp: Saint Reinhold of Cologne, also known as Reinhold of Koln, Reinhold of Dortmund, Rainald, Reinold, Reinout, Reynold, Rinaldo, Rinold was a Benedictine monk. |
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Jun-15-25
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<DON>: I hear that you are a good boy. A good Italian boy.<VINCENT>: I am Don. I love my family. <DON>: That's good. Do you speak Italian at home? <VINCENT>: We do, Don. We love the Italian culture. <DON>: It's good to hear that. We have roots. Tell me the numbers, count one to 21 in Italian. <VINCENT>: Don, we don't really use Italian numbers in our household. We er.... <DON>: Well, what is the Italian for cat, dog, mouse? <VINCENT>: Don, we don't really have those animals in our house... |
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Jun-20-25
| | offramp: Where was King Solomon's toilet?
His toilet <before> the stables. The men's toilet would have been much smaller than the women's toilet (because he had 1000 wives).
The handicapped toilet would have been closest to the Temple, so that the lame and the halt would travel the shortest distance. Solomon's stables would have created a huge stink from those horses. The stink from the horses would have drowned out the smell og King Solomon's poo. It's an interesting theory. |
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Jun-22-25
| | offramp: I made my own beer and it came out extremely well. It was very yesty, very very yesty. When I opened one of the bottles it foamed like a bastard, but that is a good thing. My Rheumatologist ــــــــــﮩ٨ـ told me to avoid beer! Because of this thing called <purine> (not the cat food, I hope). When I drank this beer I could feel the yeast affecting me immediately ᶠᶸᶜᵏме𓀐𓂸. My gouty toes crankled, and straight away I totally graunched from my gooch to my hunkers. (˚ ˃̣̣̥⌓˂̣̣̥) My stomach was right keeched (doubled over). Feeling reet moaslins. Like nadgers tight squeezed. I made that beer too strong! |
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Jun-22-25
| | offramp: Elvis Costello and Russ Abbott both dress as teddy boys. |
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Jul-01-25
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<***TRIPLE CAUTION DANGER WARNING🚰***>
<<<🦋🥺🤍🧸١٥٧٤♡<<Tap water 🌊⋆｡𖦹 °.🐚⋆❀˖°🫧is contaminated in the following counties:<SURREY
ESSEX
KENT
GREATER LONDON
BERKSHIRE
& ALL THE OTHER ONES.
Do not drink water or <Doug Boileau>｡˚○💦 ⋆˚࿔🌊｡˚○. DO NOT leave the house <(chemtrails)⋆.ೃ࿔☁️ ݁ ˖*༄ <ALWAYS wear a mask😷>>.> > >> BTW, none of that affects me. I am doing fine. |
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Jul-01-25
| | offramp: I know a load of you lot know that I live in Wimbledon, don't I? I got a bus down to the Tennis Ground. It was bleedin PACKED. At the gates I said "there is someone with my tickets don't they??" And, <DO you want a huge NOSE??> A flippant method way of threaten to crack open another human's nose. They let me in, and I hung around Centre Court.
I hate tennis, BTW.
Some French player was going to the changing rooms and I was saying, "No press, no press" to the paparazzi, and I got allowed into the changing rooms. I gave that French tennis player the most colossal godawful kick in his bollocks. I am not joking. LOL!! So I put on his clothing and took his tennis bat and can you believe it I won!! 6-4 5-7 6-3 2-6 8-6. GG. |
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Jul-03-25
| | offramp: I went to confession but I couldn't resist bashing one out. |
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Jul-04-25
| | offramp: Tennis at Wimbledon is nearly half way through. England is playing India at cricket at Edgbaston; that is going to be another very good Test. The game is now in the third day, of 5. Women's Football Euro Championships is going on in Switzerland. After the group stage it'll get very interesting. At the same time there's the FIFA Club World Cup, in the USA. Great entertainment. |
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Jul-04-25
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<CHESSGAMES CRICKET>You choose 11 games, using this link:
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/che...
(It's on the home page.)
Your cricket score is the number of moves.
I'LL do the same. It'll be a ODI - single innings. Actually, it might be better to have a 5-a-side match. I'll go first:
Taubenhaus vs de Riviere, 1887
V Ostrogsky vs A Lueth, 1904
M L Hanauer vs Shainswit, 1943
A David vs R Djurhuus, 1985
Lasker vs J M Hanham, 1893 |
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Jul-05-25
| | offramp: Apocalypse Now/Superman. |
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Jul-13-25
| | offramp: The cricket Test series, England v India, has been very close. ATM it is 1 Test each (1-1). The 3rd Test has just had a rare occurrence: a <tie on 1st innings scores>: England scored 387 in a day and a half, then India scored 387 in similar swashbuckling style in a day and a half. After 3 days of cricket (c.18 hours), both teams are back to exactly where they were 3 days ago! Great, GREAT Crick🏏et🫶🏻🥹❤️🩹! |
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Jul-13-25
| | offramp: Women England are playing Wales Women.
For once, I want Eng to beat Wales. I think it'll be about 6-0. Tomorrow, the last day of Eng v India will end up very very close: Eng will win by 2-10 runs. |
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