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#141
01-16-2007, 06:04 PM
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Re: parameters of the match
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Well, just in case, I missed a few months of High Stakes Grudge Match Callouts and Samoleus's Past Achievements (p.s. rename pls). There's no way we seriously verified that sam was a professional soccer player and a chess champion, right? And for that matter, the $6m is still a mystery? [/ QUOTE ] I think he only said he was a USCF National Master, which for someone of his obvious intelligence would be a borderline trivial accomplishment. I can't think of any reason to doubt that claim. 
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#142
01-16-2007, 06:24 PM
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Re: parameters of the match
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I think he only said he was a USCF National Master, which for someone of his obvious intelligence would be a borderline trivial accomplishment. I can't think of any reason to doubt that claim. [/ QUOTE ] i misstated something in my earlier post. i think sam's a candidate national master, which is just one level below master (i.e., uscf rating ~2100). not that it's a huge difference, but it is the kind of thing that i imagine some on these forums will harp on two months from now. fwiw, i would not classify this as a trivial accomplishment. i believe it's a level that any intelligent and hard working person can achieve. however, it's not something that happens overnight. if anything it would require on the order of a few years of persistent work, which is not easy when you consider that chess is just a side hobby, and one which doesn't produce any substantial income at those levels.
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#143
01-17-2007, 01:01 AM
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Re: parameters of the match
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] name a three-member panel of judges to arbitrate any disputes before you start playing. i had a lawyer prick back out of a 10K eating prop bet in which i had to eat 40lbs of solid food in 25 hours. i made the mistake of telling him i was going to eat watermelon before choosing judges and posting money. he said, "watermelon is not a solid" and quit me. judges please. kirkrrr, will you stipulate to loser defined as whomever is behind when they quit? [/ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Watermelon is 92 percent water by weight, the highest percentage of any fruit. [/ QUOTE ] I think I kinda agree with the lawyer... [/ QUOTE ] Ok, beef is what, 70% water? My definition of a solid is if I cannot pour it and dropping it on your head off a 10-story pudding will kill you, it's a solid. Pudding is not a solid. Soup is not a solid. Watermelon is a solid, as are cantaloupe, honeydew melon, peaches, asparagus, carrots - where do you draw the line? How about "it does not pour and won't melt into a liquid readily." Clearly we'd need judges. [/ QUOTE ] I will bet you 10k you cannot eat a 10-story pudding.
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#144
01-17-2007, 01:47 AM
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i think samo also has an added edge from the time he spent with the space program in the early 80's. when i googled for his name and read an old NASA report i believe the quote was "though best suited for the mission, <name omitted> is just too valuable to risk sending into space." [/ QUOTE ] awesome
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#145
01-17-2007, 03:28 AM
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Re: parameters of the match
"i don't think that sam's real name is a huge secret"
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#146
01-17-2007, 03:29 AM
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What's his real name? [/ QUOTE ]
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#149
01-17-2007, 04:52 AM
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Re: parameters of the match
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Can someone post what was in that em2 thread that no one is allowed to see? [/ QUOTE ] 
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#150
01-17-2007, 07:21 AM
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Re: parameters of the match
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The red stuff is mostly water, so most of the weight would be water as well. 40 lbs of water in one day could be done; it's like 18 litres, which is just under 5 gallons. Probably possible but you would be constantly pissing. [/ QUOTE ] Ask Randallin about that he tried a similar bet with me and exitonly and failed miserably at tstone 2 months ago.
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