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by trackstar
March 2nd, 2009, 1:51 pm
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Topic: Chess Anyone?
Replies: 384
Views: 81814

Chess Anyone?

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: exneratunriskIf we declared middle age chess rules temporarily? Knights were bound to a no-public-Queen-killing oath? ***Exner, Thanks for the kind thought...But this is right up there with buying a nice chunk of Lehman last spring.Everyone should keep a top ten list fo...
by trackstar
March 2nd, 2009, 1:24 pm
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Topic: Closed thread. Please ignore
Replies: 54
Views: 50716

Closed thread. Please ignore

<t>Government brain control might be what happened during my recent move which failed to protect the White Queen.I knew They would catch up to me someday - not a matter of if, but when...(but is it M16, CIA, or KGB, or all of them?) Or maybe it is just Hank Paulson strategizing through me on how to ...
by trackstar
March 2nd, 2009, 1:16 pm
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Topic: Chess Anyone?
Replies: 384
Views: 81814

Chess Anyone?

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: PanoramixQuoteOriginally posted by: mackbarQuote 1. P - e4 2. P-g6 3. P - b3 4. Bishop F8- G7 5. P - d4 6. P d5 7. Kn - c3 8. P d5 X P e4 9. B f1 to b5 Check 10. Kn b8-c6 11. Kn g1 - e2 12. Kn g8-f6 13. Castle King side - King g1 and Rook f1 14. Castle King side - King ...
by trackstar
March 2nd, 2009, 1:15 pm
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Topic: Chess Anyone?
Replies: 384
Views: 81814

Chess Anyone?

<t>It was very early here and I was sleep walking.It is amazing - I spend so much time on Wilmott, that I can even log in through a deep slumber. But I will not ask for mercy - soldier on!BTW - we are having an incredible snow storm here in New England today - about 15 inches over night - that is ap...
by trackstar
March 2nd, 2009, 11:15 am
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Topic: Chess Anyone?
Replies: 384
Views: 81814

Chess Anyone?

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: PanoramixQuoteOriginally posted by: Panoramix 1. P - e4 2. P-g6 3. P - b3 4. Bishop F8- G7 5. P - d4 6. P d5 7. Kn - c3 8. P d5 X P e4 9. B f1 to b5 Check 10. Kn b8-c6 11. Kn g1 - e2 12. Kn g8-f6 13. Castle King side - King g1 and Rook f1 14. Castle King side - King g8 ...
by trackstar
March 2nd, 2009, 3:52 am
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Topic: A Music Game II for 2009
Replies: 2949
Views: 408951

A Music Game II for 2009

Harder They Come, Harder the Fall - Jimmy CliffKing of KingsThe Lion Sleeps Tonight - Ladysmith Black MambazoKnockin' On Heaven's Door - Ladysmith and Dolly Parton
by trackstar
March 1st, 2009, 10:54 pm
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Topic: Wilmott Drinking Song - A Work in Progress
Replies: 25
Views: 43590

Wilmott Drinking Song - A Work in Progress

<t>Our very own Captain HOOK has called for a Wilmott drinking song; an excellent idea IMO and just in time for springtime revelry across Quant Land. Let the fermented liquids flow!Though the purpose is festive, if not down-right Bacchanalian, it still takes care and thought to write such a song for...
by trackstar
March 1st, 2009, 7:39 pm
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Topic: Russian Models
Replies: 47
Views: 56385

Russian Models

your avatar does look a little on the green and scruffy side... do you brush your yellow teeth at Club Med also?
by trackstar
March 1st, 2009, 5:59 pm
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Topic: The Black Cube - Art Gallery
Replies: 555
Views: 142891

The Black Cube - Art Gallery

Fantastic!Is there still preferential tax status given to artists and poets?I could be happy here:
by trackstar
March 1st, 2009, 5:57 pm
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Topic: honesty test
Replies: 922
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honesty test

<t>Fine - no double standard then. Have to agree with you on that.The "crime" lies in taking psychological advantage of a minor, not necessarily physical coercion.***On nudity and gender - what is wrong with appreciating human beauty in all its forms?Doesn't mean you will turn the Greek Way.I have n...
by trackstar
March 1st, 2009, 5:35 pm
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Topic: honesty test
Replies: 922
Views: 452714

honesty test

<t>Admin, please delete this thread.Unlike ppaupers' political and economic commentaries which have some merit, however dubious, I cannot see what use that a thread on female child molesters is on a quantitative finance forum.Ppauper, you do not like to see well-constructed men taking showers, but y...
by trackstar
March 1st, 2009, 5:24 pm
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Topic: The Black Cube - Art Gallery
Replies: 555
Views: 142891

The Black Cube - Art Gallery

Collector, That is very beautiful. I have a Captain's Globe, but not in precious metals!For an interior like this:
by trackstar
March 1st, 2009, 1:57 pm
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Topic: The Black Cube - Art Gallery
Replies: 555
Views: 142891

The Black Cube - Art Gallery

La Gioconda - Leonardo da Vinci, 1503 - 1506
by trackstar
March 1st, 2009, 1:46 pm
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Topic: Everywhere you look, a Crisis
Replies: 1
Views: 41899

Everywhere you look, a Crisis

<t>Enough about the rare and elusive Black Swan, have you ever experienced a...Flamingo CrisisDate: Early April, 1926 - 2001*Location: Hialeah Park, FloridaEvent: Flamingos Overtake Prominent Racetrack on the Florida CircuitCause: Attraction to Tourists visiting for Graded Stakes Race, the Flamingo ...
by trackstar
March 1st, 2009, 12:43 pm
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Topic: Everywhere you look, a Crisis
Replies: 1
Views: 41899

Everywhere you look, a Crisis

<t>For the end of Charles Darwin's bicentennial celebration, a phylum of crises:Chocolate Covered Strawberry Crisis Crisis Details:Date: February 28, 2009Location: Godiva Store, upscale mall just west of Boston, MassachusettsEvent: Consumption of 1640 calories of CCSs in half an hourCause: Attempt t...