Sayres Law

[swee'pea99]

Anyone heard of this? I just came across it in an article about the bitter internal ructions in the world of English chess, and it states: "In any dispute the intensity of feeling is inversely proportional to the value of the issues at stake." (Should I be posting this in SC&P? )

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Any dispute that arises from an en passant move should probably go in Commuting.

Not heard of Sayle's law, by the way.

 

[Vapin' Joe]

Anyone heard of this? I just came across it in an article about the bitter internal ructions in the world of English chess, and it states: "In any dispute the intensity of feeling is inversely proportional to the value of the issues at stake." (Should I be posting this in SC&P? )

I can relate to that.

Back in 1967 myself and a group of mates bunked off school for a day and held a Subbutteo table soccer knock out tournament round one lads house. Me and my best mate got to the final where he beat me 2-1. We had a heated row over a disputed penalty I was refused and it ended up with us having to be pulled apart covered in bruises with trampled little Subbuteo men all over the room. We had been the closest of buddies up to then but it was never the same again and we eventually drifted apart to the extent we would pass in the street and ignore each other.

I still feel bitter about it nearly 50 years on, the rules clearly stated that a player lying down was deemed to have handled the ball if it struck him. I have been scared and traumatised all my life because of that. If I knew where the b@stard lives now I would sue him.

 

[Levo-Lon]

Subuteo..top game ,had a few fall outs on that score too.. @Smokin Joe

 

[Speicher]

Anyone heard of this? I just came across it in an article about the bitter internal ructions in the world of English chess, and it states: "In any dispute the intensity of feeling is inversely proportional to the value of the issues at stake." (Should I be posting this in SC&P? )

So chess players cannot keep their emotions in check.

 

[ColinJ]

So chess players cannot keep their emotions in check.

And are very unlikely to mate?

 

[Drago]

Something to do with Leo Sayer?

 

[Markymark]

Something to do with Leo Sayer?

No, all hatred of Leo Sayer is entirely rational and justified.

 

[Drago]

Marky has won the "Chuckle of the Day" award!

 

[Levo-Lon]

Marky has won the "Chuckle of the Day" award!

agreed lol

 

[Profpointy]

[QUOTE 4021937, member: 259"]As the bishop said to the horsey thing.[/QUOTE]

oi ! Let's not have any bashing the bishop here

 

[Piemaster]

Surely the answer to the arguments would be chess-boxing. I did think for a moment a similar format could be used with subbuteo, but looks like @Smokin Joe has already tried it without much success.

 

[RedRider]

Made me think of a funny short story set in the world of postal chess by woody Allen...
http://maxxwolf.tripod.com/woody.html

 

[nickyboy]

I see what you mean

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An over exuberant hokey cokey-er appears to have infiltrated the team

 

[swee'pea99]

Made me think of a funny short story set in the world of postal chess by woody Allen...
http://maxxwolf.tripod.com/woody.html

Superb! He was a funny man.

By which I mean, needless to say, not that he is dead but that he has become considerably less amusing.