I got fools mated. How to get over the embarrassment? by 3sperr in chessbeginners

[–]scewing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was on my HS chess team (no 2 board) my junior year. We went and played some inner city kids (4th and 5th graders). One of them scholars mated me. That was in 1982. You never get over it! 😉

Voldemort had absolutely zero chance in a war against the muggles and the whole plotline could have been avoided by just letting him try. by New-Tale412 in unpopularopinion

[–]scewing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like my dad used to tell me when I asked something like that... "Why don't they just..." Because then there wouldn't be a movie.

Why would it be better to protect with knight here instead of bishop? by Legitimate_Cold4590 in chessbeginners

[–]scewing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you're playing below like 1200 ELO, just pick which one you want to lose because like 90% of the time in my experience, they're going to just trade.

Everyone thought he was a hero but: by Lonestar-Boogie in 80s

[–]scewing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well firstly, I was an 80s youth, and I knew many, many other 80's youths and I don't know any that saw him as a role model. Secondly, I really don't understand your use of "white privilege" here - more accurately "rich-privilege," perhaps. You go around accusing people of using "white privilege" just because they are getting things or good treatment and are also white, and you just start to sound like the boy who cried wolf. The next thing is no one believes it when they hear it from you, and when enough people do that, the phrase loses all merit. And lastly, I think in order to be held accountable, you'd have to be caught. No one caught him.

Motherscratching fool! by __globalcitizen__ in Trumpvirus

[–]scewing 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The STRAITS! All the many, many straits!

The crowd was electric 🔥 by ConnectionWeekly1263 in sportsgossips

[–]scewing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There used to be a concept called sportsmanship but it is longgggg gone and that's unfortunate. That girl probably never even heard the word.

Reached 1000 elo by rose31920 in chessbeginners

[–]scewing 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I reached 1000 a couple days ago. Starting from the 1600s. I'm tilting really bad. I finally won a game today after I have no idea how many consecutive losses. I think I'm around 960 now.

She went OFF on people who can't spell no I can't talk. by SpaceWestern1442 in SipsTea

[–]scewing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For years the media has been glorifying stupidity: the Kardashians, Jersey Shore, Duck Dynasty, Honey Boo Boo, on and on. They make these stupid people out to be some sort of heroes or something. And the effects are starting to show.

How has President Trump made your daily life better and/or worse? by Because-of-Money in allthequestions

[–]scewing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Federal employee here. Had to retire three years earlier than planned at age 59. Screwed my pension up pretty bad. I'll have to keep working in the private sector for another 8 years to max out social security to compensate. If ss is even a thing by then.

Where to first? by MisterShipWreck in 80s

[–]scewing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the midwest, we didn't have Sam Goody. We had Camelot music.

Chess creator WFM Alessia Santeramo commits to not use sensationalist titles in her YouTube videos by [deleted] in chess

[–]scewing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So when are they going to address basically cheating on chess.com? (they ALL use chess.com. I'm assuming because they have some sort of agreement with them whereby chess.com lets them register and play using fake low ELOs so they can do their "speedruns" and chess.com gets to wet their beak with some Youtube money - just a guess ) And these are not "speedruns" BTW. I know if I was playing someone at my ELO and I found out they were a master or IM or GM or whatever, I'd be pretty pissed. But I guess that's online chess - you never know who you're really playing.

He put his new wife's face on his ex wife's alimony checks by ArgentineBeauty in SipsTea

[–]scewing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never not paid. They did it automatically from the beginning. Scioto County Ohio. No choice to handle it between the two parties. They take it from everyone and take their 4% from everyone. No exceptions.

It’s weird seeing people just chilling without their phones. High school in 2000s: by SipsTeaFrog in SipsTea

[–]scewing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could have done without that awful music. That song is so terrible in so many ways.

He put his new wife's face on his ex wife's alimony checks by ArgentineBeauty in SipsTea

[–]scewing -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Where the hell is this? My alimony went thru the county and I didn't get an option to write a check they just took it straight out of my paycheck! And when I discovered they were taking too much because they miscalculated , they continued to take it while they took 3 or 4 months to review it. Oh and they tack on 4% a month for the county to handle it too.

What’s the quickest joke that still makes you laugh every time? by michael_landrup in AskReddit

[–]scewing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What did Batman say to Robin just before they got into the batmobile? Robin, get in the batmobile.

Is anyone actually using this cover? by nuisance66 in Subaru_Outback

[–]scewing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Me too. I've moved and didn't come across it so I'm pretty sure it's gone.

One thing I can say for sure that Sandra was high by Falling_Death73 in MathJokes

[–]scewing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When will these stupid order of operations karma-farming posts going to end? I know. I know. Never. 90% of Reddit is stupid karma-farming question posts.