tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32487323.post2183321749663257444..comments2023-12-25T03:15:00.044-08:00Comments on Rants From The Rookery: Chesnuts roasting in an open fireellroonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11335409429673647381noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32487323.post-36469399578201227192008-12-26T21:34:00.000-08:002008-12-26T21:34:00.000-08:00Lol! I know a few of those chess nut types...For ...Lol! I know a few of those chess nut types...<BR/><BR/>For this post I tried to find the wonderful Calvin and Hobbes strip where Calvin's mother tells Calvin his father is lighting a fire in the living room. Calvin yells,"Cool!" and rushes off. He comes back disappointed..."in the fireplace".ellroonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11335409429673647381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32487323.post-73318805631317571612008-12-26T20:02:00.000-08:002008-12-26T20:02:00.000-08:00Cool! I want one of those...Your subject reminds m...Cool! I want one of those...<BR/><BR/>Your subject reminds me of the story of the old men who belonged to the Chess Club, standing around in the lobby, bragging about their tournament victories of yesteryear, all of the men talking, none of them listening. You know... chess nuts boasting in an open foyer...<BR/><BR/>(I wish I could say that was original, but it's not.)<BR/><BR/>Now I'm off to the piano to play the damned thing, to purge the earworm...Steve Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.com