Bonjour, tout le monde! (that’s all the French I know)
I’ve been away at a chess tournament - but I haven’t forgotten this thread.
In answer to your various questions:
I’m male (90% of chess players are - boo hoo)
Yes, Rutland exists. It was incorporated into Leicestershire a while ago, but is now back. Eric Idle (Monty Python etc) used ‘the Ruttles’ in his Beatles spoof, presumably because Rutland was well-known as the smallest county (but not for anything else).
There certainly is a Duke of Rutland - it’s a hereditary title. I don’t know about recent protests, but, about 100 years ago, the current title holder blocked the railway from London coming thru Oakham. Instead the main East Coast line runs thru Peterborough, which went from a village to a city of several hundred thousand as a result.
I think F1 racing should either just be about the manufacturers (I agree that best car counts for the most - just look at Damon Hill’s collapse after he changed cars).
How about every driver takes it in turn to drive every car? Result: best driver and best Manufacturer!
I just had deja vu, and I’m sure it’s happened before…
I don’t even know what F1 racing is! It involves cars, right? Are they those weird looking cars or just regular cars that go fast? What is so great about racing anyways? They just go round and round, maybe it’s kind of cool when they crash, but then again there are real people in those cars and they could be hurt or worse. Please, explain.
Glad to see you again Glee! Any chance that you can make it to Amsterdam next year, maybe in March or April?
It’s pretty easy to get to Amsterdam from England, but I have to work in School term-times, and in the Easter holidays (March / April), I’ve got to run a chess event at the School.
So perhaps I’ll have to take a ‘rain-check’ (hope that means what I think it does!)
Gypsy, fuck off. Not because Hakkinen won the world championship, but because of your general attitude towards people IRL. As has become apparent in another thread - to which I am still awaiting your defence. And a defence does not consitute saying the other person is being childish - serious accusations call for a serious defense. Failure to do so will make it look like you’re hiding from the truth - since you have done so up till now, I will treat you accordingly. So, to speak with the latest expletive I picked up from the Pit: Go felch yourself !
Excuse my French, folks. It won’t happen again.
Tatertot:
Formula I are not the regular cars, that would be touring car racing - very popular in Germany, for example. F1 are open wheel-cars, much like the American CART Series (the former Indycars). It’s very exciting and very skillful racing. Unfortunately, the season ended yesterday with a new world title for Mika Hakkinen, gypsy’s compatriot - alas. Tune in form March onward for the 2000 season, there’s a fair chance you’ll love it. Make sure to watch the first few races with peopl who know their F1, so they can explain any questions you might have - you’ll learn it’s not just cars going round a track !
coldfire, I will not justify the nonsense, innuendo’s, lies and the like by answering
the thread in question.
Who the fuck do you think you are to stand in judgement any of this?
coldfire, I will not justify the nonsense, innuendo’s, lies and the like by answering
the thread in question.
Who the fuck do you think you are to stand in judgement any of this?
" coldfire, I will not justify the nonsense, innuendo’s, lies and the like by answering the thread in question.
Who the fuck do you think you are to stand in judgement any of this? "
Gypsy,
I am in no position to judge yet, since I don’t know your explanation at this stage. However, I have the damn right to be opinionated. Since opinions of people on this board are formed by their posts or lack thereof, my opinion in the matter described by Tammy in her “Deceived”-thread is biased towards her. She clearly and eloquently stated the situation, not for vengeance, not to drag anyone through the mud, not to embarrass you (she was diplomatic about the whole thing), just for the purpose of warning other people about getting involved with someone you meet online, as well as wondering about how you could live with yourself after doing such things. Her accusation, albeit diplomatically phrased, was a serious one though. As can be seen from my first reaction in said thread, I was startled by Tammy’s story, but was also eager to see your reaction because one can’t judge from just knowing one side to the story.
I then learn later, that you have been posting to all sorts of threads, but have not reacted to numerous requests (not only by me, but also by other people) to explain yourself in that “Deceived” thread. If there’s one thing you’re gonna accept from me at face value, let it be this: you can only prove that that story is lies and innuendo, if you explain WHY that is so, in your opinion. Failing to do so will lead people to the conclusion that the accused party (you) is actually wrong and the accusing party (Tammy) is telling the truth.
If her story is complete BS, why don’t you just come out and explain that to all of us in the appropriate thread ? What do you have to loose, following the abovementioned reasoning ? At least people will be able to judge the situation after hearing BOTH sides of the story.
I will put a copy of this post in the appropriate thread.
Enough with the bickering guys! Gypsy, we would be glad to hear your side of the story, if you wish to post it. Or if you are no longer speaking to Coldfire, then you could send me a note and I will tell him what you said and then he can write back to me, and I will report to you. We used to do this all the time in third grade when people got mad at each other.
Now back to the F1 racing.
Coldfire, I will try to take in a race, my son would probably enjoy it if nothing else. One of the towns near here has a racetrack, but I’m not sure what kind of cars race there. To tell the truth, I’m not sure if I will like it, since fast, aggressive driving scares me. Let me tell you, living in Germany has not been easy for me. Oh well, at least it’s not Italy with all those damn motorscooters weaving in and out of traffic.
BTW, my mom has a Peugot, too. She loves it! We borrowed it to go to France, and it handled really well.
For the record: gypsy send me an e-mail and that explained a hell of a lot. Since he doesn’t want this story to become public, I’ll respect that of course. Let’s just say there’s a bit more to this story than Tammy made it seem.
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: GYPSY IS OK IN COLDFIRE’S BOOK AGAIN
Except for the Hakkinen stuff, naturally.
Tatertot: which town is that ? The one with the track, I mean ?
Well, F1 can be aggressive, but then again, it’s racing - don’t expect Michael Schumacher tailgating you on the Autobahn real soon now
And yeah, if you’re afraid of aggresive driving, Germany’s Autobahns can be quite scary. But if you want REAL terror, come across the border and try the Dutch highways. It’s like playing a game of Carmageddon sometimes…
Cool, your mom has a Peugeot too ! Didn’t realise your entire family lived in Germany. What type is it ? Mine’s a 306.
Well, hey, y’all:
Finally decided to read this thread & hope I’m not stompin’ in this Euro-party with too much Mississippi mud on my boots… It fills me with glee to see y’all sending all these whirring electrons over here to the states and then deciphering them all the way over there for your own purposes. What a word weirld!!! A thanks goes out to kindly Uncle Cece.
I see Coldfire as yet another example of the fine Dutch tradition of setting off in whatever craft available (supplied,in foresight, with plenty of snacks) for all that’s new and different in yonder universe. Well,I’m of Dutch ancestry, but we sailed with Peter Styvesant. Ever-going westward, meeting up with English, Cherokee, Scots & German, begotting all the way to California and finally getting the hell out of there to the new frontier: Mississippi.
I went to Amsterdam several years ago and thought it was wonderful. I felt totally at home. I could see so many of the things my family held dear(and was labeled as somewhat eccentric for) that just seemed to be the norm for Amsterdam society. Correct me if I’m over-romanticizing, Coldfire, but there seemed to be such an appreciation for creative expression. Over & beyond the US (I travel well) cities. I actually had tears in my eyes on the train back to my cheap Luxembourg airport flight home…I didn’t want to leave. And I don’t even smoke no’ mo’… Do appreciate & savor that, C’fire.
tatertot…(Do those Euro-guys know what a tatertot is?) If you evev need a Southern-fried care-package, feel free to ask.
And, last but not; Y’all don’t know what racing is 'til youv’e been to West Memphis Speedway, covered in gas fumes, where, when a driver gets cut off on a turn, during the stall, gets out of his car, strides across the track and starts to whup the offending driver over the haid with his helmet… THAT"S racing, pod’na!!!
Coldfire & Gypsy: I’m glad you two made up! The whole thing was a bit confusing to me, I’m glad I pretty much stayed out of it. Although I am kinda jealous that Coldfire knows the whole story and I don’t…
Coldfire, I still can’t remember what town the racetrack is in, I want to say Heppenheim, but I’m not sure. I lent out all of my guidebooks, so I wasn’t able to look it up today.
My parents have lived here since 1982! I grew up in Frankfurt, Germany from ages 8-18, then moved back to the States for college. And now I’m back
My mom’s peugot is the gray kind. Sorry, but I’m not sure the make…maybe she’ll let me borrow it when we go to Amsterdam. It’s got four doors & seems like a family-type car if that helps any. Yes, I am an idiot. In fact, now that I think about it, I’m not sure if I have a BMW 323 or 325…it’s the bronze colored one
elelle: What part of Mississippi are you from? I went to Memphis State (kind of explains my stupidness, doesn’t it? ;)) and my dad actually grew up in Whitehaven, Memphis (right near the state line)
When I first moved to Memphis for college, my roommate and her friends took me to West Memphis, to “show me around”. Talk about culture shock! I couldn’t get over those jeeps with the tractor-sized tires. Then they took me to C.K.'s coffee shop. Yuck. Yet, strangely addicting (where else you gonna go in Memphis at 3am on a school night?).
Hey, if you want to join us this Spring, KLM has some wonderful deals to Amsterdam out of the Memphis airport. Just a thought…(please come, my supply of real BBQ sauce is running low)
By the way, ya’ll that are coming to Amsterdam, let’s not tell Coldfire when and where we are meeting. He’s starting to scare me with all that talk about “felching”.
feel free to e-mail me - I wouldn’t have put it in my profile otherwise.
I present a guess as to the meaning of your name:
‘tater’ is english slang for a potato (pronounced potater…)
‘tot’ means a small amount or person (tiny tot, tot of whisky)
tatertot: I’m in North Mississippi, Oxford, home of Ole Miss(you talkin’ bout stupid). It’s not fer from Memphi’. I go up there all the time, so if you got a particular hankerin’ for sauce, let me know…it’s the Fedex hub, too, so it’ll be there pronto.
Mighty tempting to go to Amsterdam in the spring. Even more tempting is to fly Icelandair, stop over, pick up bj0rn, and see he and Coldfire make amends. What a wunnerful world THAT would be…
Why didn’t I think of that! You know, I’ll just bet ya that they’d get along really well.
As for what a tatertot is: In the States a tatertot is small pieces of potato, shaped into small cylinders and fried. For some reason they serve them a lot in school lunches instead of Pommes Frites. Unfortunately for me, my maiden name is Tate, so I went through all of elementary school and half of jr high being called “tatertot”. Better than being called dumb bitch or stupid slut, I guess. I didn’t want to use my real name, and I don’t actually have a nickname now, so I just picked that. Not much of a story, eh?
I promise, I’ll come up with some better ones before our meeting…
