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Subject: cant find info about your alleged award

Author: John Smith

Date: 12:12:48 11/06/02

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On November 06, 2002 at 09:56:35, Peter Skinner wrote:

>On November 06, 2002 at 03:12:52, John Smith wrote:
>
>>On November 06, 2002 at 01:10:00, Peter Skinner wrote:
>>
>>>On November 06, 2002 at 00:45:46, John Smith wrote:
>>>
>>>>The man just made a reasonable observation about the tournament list; no need
>>>>for you to respond with a rude post.
>>>>
>>>>Chill out and take care of your unfinished business with the so called award you
>>>>allegedly received in Canada.
>>>
>>>How can you defend his post? Since when is Deep Sjeng, Diep, The King possibly
>>>send rate engines? With every tournament there are weaker opponents in the
>>>field.. the Dutch Open is no exception.
>>>
>>>As for the award that I DID recieve here in Canada AND that Bruce Moreland
>>>verified with the Mayor's office here, thanks it was a lovely presentation. I
>>>enjoyed it.
>>>
>>>I actually framed the medal I recieved over a year ago and the certificate I
>>>recieved at the same time and have both of the awards on my livingroom wall. I
>>>am quite proud of them.
>>>
>>>Thanks for bringing them up. I enjoy talking about them.
>>>
>>>The business of the award is finished now. I recieved it on October 7, 2002.
>>>
>>>If you require verification of the award please follow this link:
>>>
>>>http://www.gov.edmonton.ab.ca/corp_services/council/mail/mail_mayor.asp
>>>
>>>Please do ask if I indeed got the award. Bruce was able to attain information
>>>the same way. I believe you will be able to as well.
>>>
>>>If I can help in any other way please do not hesitate to ask. I love making
>>>people their words.
>>>
>>>Especially asses like you John.
>>
>>
>>Takes one to know one, I suppose.
>>
>>*sighs*
>>
>>Relax sparky, the man has a right to his opinion.
>
>John you took a shot at me about the award:
>
>"Chill out and take care of your unfinished business with the so called award
>you allegedly received in Canada."
>
>Would you not be proud of this type of an award? I _certainly_ am.
>
>It is not like they put my name in a hat and said " You know Peter has been a
>good fellow this year.. let's get the Govenor General to give him some type of
>award.."
>
>I saved people's lives to get it. It was no "fluke".
>
>I have a story that I can tell my grandchildren about, and be proud to tell it
>when asked how I got the award.
>
>Take all the shots you like, and I am sure you will.
>
>About Bernardo's comments of the Dutch Open. You just don't get nor does he the
>amount of time the author and the book author spent on Tiger to prepare for the
>Dutch Open. Jerome spent 3 months preparing the book for the tournament.
>Obviously the hard work paid off.
>
>To say all the "other" participants it the tournament were "2nd line" engines
>was wrong to do. The amount of work it takes to make a chess program and have it
>perform like The King ( ChessMaster ), Diep among others did at the tournament
>is tough.
>
>If you can not see the man is just trying to troll, then I am wasting my time
>with you.

The link you gave me was just a standard request for info for the site.  Nothing
in that link suggests that you are a 'hero'.  You may be a hero sandwich maker,
but not the hero you claim to be.

Either way, the fact is you should 'chill' out and let others state their
opinions.





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