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Off-Topic Discussion - Where is metal music originated from?#29

let's not forget BTO. No, they weren't the origins of hm music, but they were one of the first to put on the leather jackets and present themselves as a heavy rock band.


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Off-Topic Discussion - True comedy#26

Buster Keaton in his day. Abbott and Costello's "Who's on first?" always gets a laugh when I play it to my Chinese EFL students. They get it. Zero Mostel. The entire cast of Catch-22 (1970).


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Off-Topic Discussion - what on earth is "Google en passant"#6

"google en passant" is a mantra chanted by the monks of gno-it-all. They believe that by ceaselessly chanting this mantra, they can bring enlightenment to a suffering world. "Holy hell" is where those…


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Off-Topic Discussion - Even more important than pineapple on pizza#3

Home made pizza is not always the best, I've had my share of both good and bad home made pizzas. But it is fun (cooking usually is), and it allows you to experiment with toppings and proportions you w…


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General Chess Discussion - Looking for sparring partner#3

I'm interested, but I mostly play correspondence. Sometimes classical, sometimes a slower rapid. I'm in China, UTC+8, 6 hours ahead of you. A time when we are both online and can play a slow game is n…


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General Chess Discussion - How to prepare like a pro for your tournament? Openings and variations#4

The day before a tournament is not the time to start preparing openings. Hopefully you know as much about your openings as you need to, well before the tournament starts. The day before you probably s…


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General Chess Discussion - Is the sicilian opening good for beginners like me ?#5

When I was first getting into tournament chess, I was immediately attracted to the Sicilian. Right from the first move, black plays asymmetrically, thus challenges white's initiative. Half a century l…


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Off-Topic Discussion - Trump lost the election in 2020 to Biden#22

@justme23 said in #20: > Go Trump Go to jail, eventually


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