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Subject: Re: Best quote on of the 1999 on ICC!

Author: Chessfun

Date: 13:16:11 01/05/00

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On January 05, 2000 at 16:13:44, Mark Ryan wrote:

>On January 05, 2000 at 08:53:41, Enrique Irazoqui wrote:
>
>>On January 05, 2000 at 07:57:44, Graham Laight wrote:
>>
>>>On January 04, 2000 at 00:40:52, Charles Unruh wrote:
>>>
>>>>Maybe not the best, i just like it :)!  I like it for it's part truth, humor,
>>>>and part satire
>>>>
>>>>                  "One man holds this group hostage!"
>>>>
>>>>The line sort of went on "If that man changed his mind tomorrow(concerning the
>>>>comp GM strengt issue), the mindless would follow" Something like that, I don't
>>>>remember who wrote it.
>>
>>An ardent defender of programs being GMs.
>>
>>>I'd be interested to know who said this, and about whom
>>
>>Bob was the "one man". The rest of us, the captive idiots, Stockholm syndrome
>>included.
>>
>>> - but unfortunately
>>>there isn't a straightforward archive search facility on this web site yet.
>>>
>>>Charles - if you can remember roughly when this was posted,
>>
>>About a month ago.
>>
>>> why not download the
>>>archive file for that period and search for it?
>>>
>>>Given the absence of competition, I think we'll have to agree to declare it the
>>>quote of the year - if we can find out who said it, and about whom.
>>
>>It shouldn't be too difficult if you download the posts of the last 2 months and
>>do a text search for the quotation.
>>
>>Enrique
>>
>>>-g
>
>
>Greetings:  the quote in question was made very shortly after, and in response
>to, the Baburin-Rebel game.  It certainly got my attention too.  However, before
>we all make an example of it, maybe we should remember that there were a whole
>bunch of quotes on the CCC in 1999 that could give it a run for the money ...
>except by me, of course;


>everything that I have contributed has always been 100%
>topical, fair, and reasonable ... and if you believe that, you'll believe
>anything !

Are you getting in early for the 2000 (note scared to say Millenium quote of the
year) :-) LOL
Thanks.


>
>Cheers,
>Mark



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