Istelathis Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 (edited) 20 minutes ago, QuietEventide said: My personal take on this chess thing is that we are being played. I am putting forward a theory that people are being played against each other on a massive scale. Specifically, we are seeing the old technique of "divide and rule". Oh yeah, for sure. Even LGBTQIA+ is getting played with a divorce of sorts, where people are being convinced to fight amongst themselves, a divorce is supposedly occurring and this theme has become pretty popular from what I have seen. Someone out there does not like unity, not at all. It is so frustrating to watch too, because it is so blatantly obvious. Divide people with hate and fear, same tactic that has been used since the dawn of humankind, over and over, again and again. Yet so many people fall for it every single time 😠 It is so frustrating how we have been conditioned to hate one another. Edited August 17, 2023 by Istelathis 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luna Bliss Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 9 minutes ago, Istelathis said: Someone out there does not like unity, not at all. When there is unity we're much harder to control by those who wish to do so Super Pet Peeve 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid Nagy Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Rat Luv said: Maybe write down 10 things you secretly want to do, pin them to a wall, then have a few drinks, put on a blindfold and spin around in a circle, then throw a dart at the wall...and do the thing that you hit? 🙂 I don't even have darts. Getting old is just a bad invention of nature. Being an introverted person doesn't help either I guess. When I was younger, I always thought, when I no longer have to work, I start traveling the world. And here I am, I have no longer to work (I even can't), enough money to travel the world, no kids, no parents, brothers, sisters or grandchildren to look after...... and totally no drive to pack a suitcase and start traveling. Life plays tricks with me. Ah well, just an old fart grumbling.... carry on folks. I'll step away from the keyboard for the rest of the evening. Tomorrow is another day. Edited August 17, 2023 by Sid Nagy 5 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 1 minute ago, Sid Nagy said: Tomorrow is another day. A new day, but it's fine if the peeves are the same! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Mistwood Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 5 hours ago, Ayashe Ninetails said: Oh come onnnn, you know you were headbanging, too. Hell, I still do that now. 😂 Peeve: Those who think a person somehow ages out of headbanging. I plan to be listening to screaming rock well into my years in a nursing home. 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 1 minute ago, Cinnamon Mistwood said: Peeve: Those who think a person somehow ages out of headbanging. I plan to be listening to screaming rock well into my years in a nursing home. If you get CTE, probably a good idea to stop headbanging. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_traumatic_encephalopathy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 3 hours ago, Scylla Rhiadra said: FIDE also has a different new policy regarding the retention of past titles following transition: "4.1. Titles. If a player holds any of the women titles, but the gender has been changed to a man, the women titles are to be abolished. Those can be renewed if the person changes the gender back to a woman [...] If a player has changed the gender from a man into a woman, all the previous titles remain eligible." This is presumably because mens titles are more "legitimate" than women's ones: a trans man can't "pretend" that titles won while representing as his biological birth sex (i.e., female) "count" once he is representing as a man, with the implicit assumption that this is because titles awarded to women don't mean as much, and it would be misrepresenting their value to allow a trans man to claim them. Yeah. It's stupid. I would have assumed this is merely to prevent someone from winning "both the men's and women's titles". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Mistwood Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 5 minutes ago, Love Zhaoying said: If you get CTE, probably a good idea to stop headbanging. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_traumatic_encephalopathy I play my music LOUD. I'll go deaf first then headbang to the vibrations I still feel . 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 Peeve: Not enough drama in the Forums. How do they expect me to keep coming back and refreshing every minute or two? 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayashe Ninetails Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 7 minutes ago, Cinnamon Mistwood said: Peeve: Those who think a person somehow ages out of headbanging. I plan to be listening to screaming rock well into my years in a nursing home. Lmao yes. Even in the afterlife, yo! 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy Huntsman Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 44 minutes ago, Istelathis said: Oh yeah, for sure. Even LGBTQIA+ is getting played with a divorce of sorts, where people are being convinced to fight amongst themselves, a divorce is supposedly occurring and this theme has become pretty popular from what I have seen. Someone out there does not like unity, not at all. It is so frustrating to watch too, because it is so blatantly obvious. Divide people with hate and fear, same tactic that has been used since the dawn of humankind, over and over, again and again. Yet so many people fall for it every single time 😠 It is so frustrating how we have been conditioned to hate one another. It's been like this since 2015, and it's only getting worse. I have always looked at everyone, no matter certain things as human. So when I saw this division and hate on social media. I realized that the only way to fix it, is to punish the people who caused this. Deplatform the ones who are causing this. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 4 minutes ago, Sammy Huntsman said: Deplatform the ones who are causing this. * ring ring * "Hello, how can I cancel my subscription?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Rhiadra Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 33 minutes ago, Love Zhaoying said: I would have assumed this is merely to prevent someone from winning "both the men's and women's titles". That only makes sense if the new rules being instituted were identical for trans women and trans men. The fact they are not is an unmistakable sign that something else is going on. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 12 minutes ago, Scylla Rhiadra said: That only makes sense if the new rules being instituted were identical for trans women and trans men. The fact they are not is an unmistakable sign that something else is going on. Tots obvs, women are inferior and the rules are there to preserve that lie. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rat Luv Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 2 hours ago, Sid Nagy said: And here I am, enough money to travel the world, As soon as you see this, before you have a coffee, book a flight to Tokyo! Book it and forget about it until two days before you fly, and then panic and start packing in a hurry and think “Why did I listen to that idiot Rat??” And then go there…and, if it turns out to be the worst thing you’ve ever done, at least you can think “I’m going back to the Netherlands in a few days" 😍 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orwar Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 @Sid Nagy - And as soon as you see this, unbook that ticket. 15 hours on an aeroplane, a week of jetlag, 15 hours to get back home, and another week of jetlag. Instead, put on a pot of tea and lose yourself in a good book! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rat Luv Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 17 minutes ago, Orwar said: 15 hours on an aeroplane LOL what? It's about 12 hours outbound from the UK, 10-11 hours coming back...but that's the UK, Netherlands might even be a bit quicker! 18 minutes ago, Orwar said: a week of jetlag Oh you have to be trolling...or you're very sensitive Just drink coffee and have a lie-in on the first day. 20 minutes ago, Orwar said: Instead, put on a pot of tea and lose yourself in a good book! He can do that the other 50 weeks of the year Actually...never mind Sid...I think we need to get Orwar away from the Swedish forests for a while 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orwar Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 13 minutes ago, Rat Luv said: I think we need to get Orwar away from the Swedish forests for a while I only leave when I've broken all the monks and need me some fresh ones! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rat Luv Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 1 minute ago, Orwar said: I only leave when I've broken all the monks and need me some fresh ones! Quite a few monks in Japan...! ✈️ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orwar Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 1 minute ago, Rat Luv said: Quite a few monks in Japan...! ✈️ Perhaps, but why row half-way around the globe when there's perfectly decent monks on this island just to the south-west where they keep the monks in nice big stone pens where they also keep a bunch of silver and gold laying around? And, where you can get a decent pint, and, where the fish not only comes cooked, but battered and cooked! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Persephone Emerald Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 6 hours ago, Love Zhaoying said: Peeve: Not enough drama in the Forums. How do they expect me to keep coming back and refreshing every minute or two? Just wait another day or two. The drama usually peaks over the weekend. 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Rhiadra Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 44 minutes ago, Persephone Emerald said: Just wait another day or two. The drama usually peaks over the weekend. Give me a bit of time, please. I've been busy! 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Mistwalker Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 19 hours ago, QuietEventide said: Next question: Qui bono? Who gains? Look at those who are already in power and/or wealthy. Follow the money. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Mistwalker Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 18 hours ago, Cinnamon Mistwood said: Peeve: Those who think a person somehow ages out of headbanging. I plan to be listening to screaming rock well into my years in a nursing home. Do you scream along with the band? 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Mistwalker Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 @Sid Nagy Take a riverboat cruise https://www.travelandleisure.com/cruises/river-cruises/european-river-cruises Pick up one or more hobbies. Retirement hobbies list Take advantage of local things to do like walking trails, birdwatching, photograph wildlife, play miniature golf if the NL has that, maybe tutor a student or two. There are all kinds of things to do. Make a list as you think of them. Don't worry about if it's something you've never done before. Start with a short list of say 5 things if you are having trouble coming up with things you want to do. The important thing is to keep your mind active and to try to be active physically. Be sure to check with your doctor before starting anything physical like canoeing or even walking nature trails. And even if you aren't artistically inclined, it's always fun to try and if you like something that is a little messy, try pottery! This guy knows his stuff: https://www.youtube.com/@AncientPottery 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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