tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post6984851285519866949..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: World Championship Quality Blunders IIITom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-72088375808403474942007-01-16T22:01:00.000+00:002007-01-16T22:01:00.000+00:00The mystery has not gone for me!
I have no idea w...The mystery has not gone for me!<br /><br />I have no idea what *double double trouble* refers to...Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-51940520981516812222007-01-16T21:25:00.000+00:002007-01-16T21:25:00.000+00:00Justin:-
you are indeed correct.
The only air of...Justin:-<br /><br />you are indeed correct.<br /><br />The only air of mystery that remains is when it will appear. My nominal schedule of one per week is turning out to be as accurate as South West Trains timetables.<br />:-(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-26187460895853220322007-01-15T21:12:00.000+00:002007-01-15T21:12:00.000+00:00Some psychologists once spent their time drowning ...Some psychologists once spent their time drowning rats to the point of death, saving them, and then doing it all again, rather a lot. They found that after a while, rats stopped even bothering trying to swim to safety, and would allow themselves to drown instead.<br /><br />Those crazy psychologists . . .<br /><br />Have you read any Joseph Mitchell, who's mentionned a few times in that LRB piece? I have his big collection 'Up In The Old Hotel', plus the smaller collection of what might be termed his juvenalia (although it's too good for that) 'My Ears Are Bent'. I'd recommend both, although his best & the best introduction to him is 'Joe Gould's Secret' (although both of the articles that form that book are included in Up/Hotel, as well.)Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-29923460338218593282007-01-15T19:55:00.000+00:002007-01-15T19:55:00.000+00:00Incidentally, can I hazard a guess from "double do...Incidentally, can I hazard a guess from "double double trouble" that the next one is from the Thirties?ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-9678694827264089842007-01-15T17:03:00.000+00:002007-01-15T17:03:00.000+00:00Not like a rat to give up...Not like a <a href="http://www.lrb.co.uk/v27/n06/wils07_.html">rat</a> to give up...ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-81038886745957999942007-01-15T15:15:00.000+00:002007-01-15T15:15:00.000+00:00Lawson's book is an intriguing read.
& it's a sha...Lawson's book is an intriguing read.<br /><br />& it's a shame youtube wasn't around in 1993, to catch that moment!<br /><br />I agree Jonathan about this probably being a case of 'drowned rat' syndrome: when you feel you're lost, you give up looking for ways out, waiting for the inevitable. Hard not to...Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-91014867247168678162007-01-15T08:28:00.000+00:002007-01-15T08:28:00.000+00:00Difficult in a number of respects. Would probably ...Difficult in a number of respects. Would probably be marginally easier if I had any income!ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-37133673178057094332007-01-14T20:20:00.000+00:002007-01-14T20:20:00.000+00:00I fear not.
How's Spain Justin?I fear not.<br /><br />How's Spain Justin?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-2030007182709247642007-01-14T17:57:00.000+00:002007-01-14T17:57:00.000+00:00I have not read Lawson's book. I assume Kasparov w...I have not read Lawson's book. I assume Kasparov went on to say, "God, Jon, you're right. I do apologise"?ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.com