darth_ender

S-3b

Mas is short for...mass, as in Catholic Mass.  And ray_afraid, that is an excellent comment, and I thank you for making it!

Today is Christmas in Armenia, and the Armenians claim it is the original date of Christ's birth.  It is also the Twelfth Day of Christmas, for those who actually celebrate all twelve.  Today is also Epiphany, or Three Kings Day, in countries where they celebrate that, as in Latin America.

I really love Christmas-related history, so that's why the focus on that ;)

ray_afraid said:

darth_ender said:

*mutters* ...bunch of ethnocentric, cowardly weirdos unwilling to try something new... *grumbles*

 I'd like to submit this as the forums motto. : )

 Now that you mention it.....

:)

RicOlie_2 said:

d_ender, unless you're too busy, I wouldn't mind playing two games at once. I would just quote my opponent so that you could tell in which game I made the move.

Since both you and Twister generally don't reply more than once a day unless we're online at the same time, it wouldn't be a problem but I would get more playing time. ;)

 Sure.  I think things are a little calmer for now.  I'll be working the next four days, which can mean quite a bit of time unavailable, but I think I can keep a game going.  I'm playing chess, after all :)  Wanna go first?

Be4

Bxe3+

Almost forgot the + again :)

Sorry.  I forgot to add the + meaning check.  You can't make that move.

Bxd4

I probably should have included a winky-face so you'd know I was giving you a bit of a hard time.  I admit that sometimes your sentence construction and your impressive lexicon make it difficult to understand what you are getting at.  I am sorry when your intent is misunderstood.  I do feel that you sometimes declare things with such matter-of-fact-ness that you leave little room for debate, though there is actually plenty to debate in your assertions.  That is what I was getting at.  I don't want to start another argument, especially since I do like you and am glad you're back.  Not to mention you're already embroiled in other disagreements, and I don't wish to be a part of it, especially considering I have little time to engage in much conversation lately, much less debate.  I probably shouldn't have said anything.

Religious person in civil discussion: I feel that things are this way.

Non-religious person in civil discussion: Well, evidence points to things being this way, and let me give you some references.

Religious person in civil discussion: Well, there are explanations for those, here are some references, and I do take some things on faith.

Bingowings: This is the way it is, and there is no alternative explanation, and I don't need to bother offering any credible references, thank you very much.

Qb6

Ah, Warb!  It's more fun to win by outwitting than letting you stumble over something silly.  "I knew all along...had to be a mistake!"

I'd rather let you take it back.  I knew that was a silly mistake, and I don't want to beat you over something so simple.  I'd rather out-think you.  Take back that pawn move and we'll go from there :)

Bxd3

Bc5

It's alright, buddy.  I'm just giving you a hard time.

xd4

Sometimes I think you prefer to remain locked in pointless debates with someone who has never been wrong in his life (Bingowings) than doing important things like playing this game with me ;)

He says he is not, but I'm still pretty sure this is Sam, just a little better behaved.

c5

Pxc6

Pxd4

This is entertaining.  Again, I'm glad Twister found that site, and it's fun to have the gifs to keep us entertained.  I can follow along much better than she could in my games, I'm sure.

None, you are an amazing archivist with no one to match!  I didn't realize it was also available on another disc, even in edited form.  I'll have to try to grab that!

PS I hope nothing I've said has been insulting.  I really do appreciate your work.

So I rewatched none's bootlegged version of this, and it's really not as bad as I remembered.  It's obviously not the ideal way to see it, but hey, it's something.  But more exciting is that I have a lead on how to get a VHS copy of this.  Not the whole documentary, mind you, but at least the IMAX opening.  This will of course be part of my promised deleted scenes project.  Perhaps getting this will be the motivation to finally finish it up.