tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38749589.post6426138327050600297..comments2023-11-12T13:16:00.150-03:30Comments on My Fair Isle: Check Mate!Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06391086267728343589noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38749589.post-45684633636160227342009-04-03T21:47:00.000-02:302009-04-03T21:47:00.000-02:30robyn, my knowledge is MILES and MILES wide.. (and...robyn, my knowledge is MILES and MILES wide.. (and for the most part, micons deeps.) Ok so there are some potholes, and even the occational sink hole.. (ask me anything else about chess.. (ok so i can name the men, and place them (correctly on the board)--but play chess? <BR/>put me across from lucy, and you'll discover that a mircon of depth is very, very, very shallow knowledge!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05396678842259578953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38749589.post-51803821797757619062009-04-03T14:34:00.000-02:302009-04-03T14:34:00.000-02:30Kill that king, Lucy! Kill him dead! :)Kill that king, Lucy! Kill him dead! :)Xxx. Xxxxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14216182080405001347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38749589.post-66697380803109412642009-04-03T12:31:00.000-02:302009-04-03T12:31:00.000-02:30Helen, do you know absolutely EVERYTHING???? I am...Helen, do you know absolutely EVERYTHING???? I am beginning to wonder....Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391086267728343589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38749589.post-15462564500180834312009-04-03T12:20:00.000-02:302009-04-03T12:20:00.000-02:30check mate is corruption of the persian (farsi) sh...check mate is corruption of the persian (farsi) shaz mat--or the king is dead (shah is still the word for king, and mat is clearly a cognate of mort (as in mortal) or morgue, or other death related english words..<BR/>Shaz mat/check mate--the king is dead!<BR/><BR/>here's hoping she commits regicide again and again!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05396678842259578953noreply@blogger.com