Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 00:48:17 07/27/99
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On July 26, 1999 at 21:26:38, Albert Silver wrote: >On July 26, 1999 at 20:50:28, Dann Corbit wrote: > >>On July 26, 1999 at 20:45:31, Mark Ryan wrote: >> >>>On July 26, 1999 at 20:29:54, Dann Corbit wrote: >>> >>>>On July 26, 1999 at 19:59:15, KarinsDad wrote: >>>> >>>>>Will's offhanded comment of a name of KDCP reminded me that I probably should >>>>>come up with a name for my chess playing program. >>>>> >>>>>Does anyone have a recommendation? >>> >>>>As-Suli >>> >>>Okay, I'll bite: what exactly is As-Suli? >> >>As-Suli (880-946) >> >>by Bill Wall >> >>Turkish player who defeated al-Mawardi, the resident master of the caliph >>al_Muktafi, to become the champion of the known world in the 10th century. His >>superiority was recognized up to Renaissance times. > >Long lived fellow wasn't he?.... :-) > >I can just see it: > >"Franco Tutti-Frutti, after this glorious and brilliant victory over all living >souls, you are now conferred the title of second best in the world." > >"What do you mean 'second' best?" > >"Sorry, but As-Suli is still recognized as numero uno." > >"But he's been dead for two hundred years!" > >"Perhaps, but his death certificate is still being processed, so although he is >physically dead, he is still legally alive." > >"What? Well, how long will it take to process?" > >"I'm sure it will be no time at all....." :-) > > Albert Silver > >P.S. My great-grandmother and my grandfather, both dead for many years, also get >plenty of mail from various sectors of the government. Actually, my >great-grandmother, may she rest in peace, was to be legally processed last year >for not paying her income taxes. We're talking a government official accompanied >by an officer of the law knocking on my door. I don't know what was worse, the >knocking on the door, or the resigned lack of surprise by the official when >confronted with the facts. Needless to say, I laughed myself sick. Probably somebody was illegally using their Social Insurance Number. Dave
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