May 26, 200718 yr Author Ah, well, I must thank you for leaving that opening: Mornington Crescent! Cheating swine! I can see you've a congruent slang hidden up your right sleeve! Sir, I am offended at your insinuation! Boom Vangs are perfectly legal in all forms of competitive yachting. Which would be perfectly relevant in OCTOBER, but we're not in season. I suggest you reconsider the move, sir! "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp.
May 26, 200718 yr Are you calling on the Northern Hemisphere seasonal exception? That hasn't been invoked since the Seven Years' War! OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
May 26, 200718 yr As far as I can see it's perfectly valid. I believe a similar move was employed by Hollingsworth in his victory over Garcia in the 1976 world semi-finals. I don't have my standard reference to hand, though, so I can't be entirely certain. "An electric puddle is not what I need right now." (Nina Kalenkov)
May 26, 200718 yr And Walsh is trying to coerce me into a trip down the District Line (don't deny it!), which of course would leave the game open for you, Steve, to win. OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
May 26, 200718 yr Author Are you calling on the Northern Hemisphere seasonal exception? That hasn't been invoked since the Seven Years' War! Maybe in the games you are used to, playing for pickled herring in low dockside taverns. But in more elevated circles it is impossible to even suggest such a play without first excusing oneself by virtue of advanced syphilitic dementia. As for Steve winning.... ...oh blast. "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp.
May 26, 200718 yr I suppose, if you take a detour on the Metropolitan Line, I can take a penalty over the Circle, via Liverpool Street. that way Steve would by stuck at Baron's Court for the duration. OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
May 26, 200718 yr Author If you say so. I'm all out of trumps so I'll have to miss this round anyway. "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp.
May 26, 200718 yr If everyone agrees with the result of the last game, shall we start a new one then? I believe the first move is mine: Upney. "An electric puddle is not what I need right now." (Nina Kalenkov)
May 27, 200718 yr Author Agreed. *horizontal salute using copy of the Evening Standard as epee* I can see what you're doing, Steve. My move: Marble Arch. "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp.
May 27, 200718 yr Dang, I was hoping to get Marble Arch. Wimbledon. OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
May 27, 200718 yr Wimbledon. Hmmm, tricky... I'd be tempted to try Bethnal Green but I think Walsh is just crazy enough to follow that with Cannon Street, and then we'd be in a right mess. So I think I'll play safe instead, and go for Gloucester Road. "An electric puddle is not what I need right now." (Nina Kalenkov)
May 27, 200718 yr Author Wimbledon. Hmmm, tricky... I'd be tempted to try Bethnal Green but I think Walsh is just crazy enough to follow that with Cannon Street, and then we'd be in a right mess. So I think I'll play safe instead, and go for Gloucester Road. Heh heh heh. "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp.
May 27, 200718 yr If any non British people wants to participate in the game, they should go look for a copy of Little Book of Mornington Crescent by Tim, Graeme, Barry and Humph on e-bay (I doubt you can find it on Amazon.com anymore). “He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice.” - Albert Einstein
May 27, 200718 yr There's a book? OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
May 28, 200718 yr Author How could you possibly write a book about the game? The rules are perfectly simple. "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp.
May 28, 200718 yr I agree that one hardly needs a book to pick up the basic rules, however in any competitive game the occasional dispute is bound to arise, so it's worthwhile someone having one of the standard references to hand. Walsh, it's your move. "An electric puddle is not what I need right now." (Nina Kalenkov)
May 28, 200718 yr Author Sorry yes. my move: Loitering on the steps of Kings Cross "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp.
May 28, 200718 yr Aha! Euston Square. OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
May 28, 200718 yr Oval, which gives me a free block on the southbound Victoria Line, I believe. "An electric puddle is not what I need right now." (Nina Kalenkov)
May 29, 200718 yr Author Marylebone? "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp.
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