Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 18:23:00 05/19/00
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On May 19, 2000 at 02:57:17, Bruce Moreland wrote: >I like tacos, and I'm willing to drive to get them. It takes me ten minutes to >drive through crap traffic to get the tacos, I have to pay about a buck per >taco, and then I have to drive the other way unless I want to eat them in the >taco joint. I have to make sure not to forget the hot sauce, and I have to make >sure the taco guy doesn't forget to include my extra cheese. > >Going and getting those tacos is neither brave nor cowardly, it's just a minor >pain in the ass. I don't know. If you had to go down I405 between 4:30 and 6:30PM, that's gold medal hero stuff. Or the 520 bridge on a rainy Monday morning?! Of course, both of these scenarios rule out the 10 minute thingy. Refusing to play an opponent sounds more like a statement of purpose to me than getting some tacos, but I am no expert about chess tournaments. [snip]
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