[lit-ideas] Re: Russia & chess

I can always count on Mike to inject some concrete thoughts of a serious
tone in these otherwise fanciful dialogues....

of course, at this juncture I must ask two questions:

1)  where in this above series of scenarios does oil (the Stratfor article
Irene posted -- I've always had a significant admiration for Stratfor..) fit
or not fit?

2)  are pawn shops evil?

Julie Krueger
laying around w/ bruised ribs

On Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 1:31 PM, Mike Geary <atlas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> EY:
>
>   (Minor quibble: "the 'pawns' come out first and fight it out to the
>> death, leaving only the richest elite to survive the war" is not quite true
>> of chess. Think pawn promotion, open v. closed chess games, and pawn-only
>> endgames.)
>>
>
> I will not.  I will not think pawn promotion, nor open v. closed chess
> games, or pawn-only endgames.  There are limits to my liberalism and you,
> sir, have crossed the line.  Never let it  be said that I, a pawn-shop
> shopper ever relied upon pawns to survive.  Or whatever.  Something like
> that.  What time is it?  When's the next bus due?  What street is this?
>
> Mike Geary
> a quibbling stickler
> Memphis
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Yost" <mr.eric.yost@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2008 12:46 PM
> Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Russia & chess
>
>
>
>  John: Even the idea of chess as helpful in understanding "an"
>> international conflict is misleading.  No government is ever in "an"
>> international conflict; they are ALL ALWAYS engaged in several simultaneous
>> conflict of interests, whether peaceful or not.
>>
>> John nailed it! I should have read his post before replying. (Minor
>> quibble: "the 'pawns' come out first and fight it out to the death, leaving
>> only the richest elite to survive the war" is not quite true of chess. Think
>> pawn promotion, open v. closed chess games, and pawn-only endgames.)
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