On 16 Aug 2002 at 14:22, Blunderov wrote:
> Jonathan Davis [jonathan.davis@lineone.net] wrote:
> What are your thoughts on the matter?
>
> [Blunderov]
> In a word, "sitsfleisch". (A Chess expression)
>
> <q>(German 'buttocks, fig 'perseverance'),Undue procrastination or
> extreme persistence during play. In the middle of the 19th century
> some players became notorious for the slowness of their play, a
> situation largely remedied by the introduction of the TIME LIMIT. In
> club matches however, when unfinished matches are adjudicated, some
> players who have enough time on their clocks sit out the game, hoping
> the adjudicator will find resources that they themselves cannot find.
>
> The Oxford Companion to Chess, David Hooper & Kenneth Whyld</q>
>
> [Blunderov]
> Saddam won't last forever. Out-sit the bastard. Set the stage for the
> bastard-who-is-yet-to-come. Maybe at least he will be <em>our</em>
> bastard this time. (This one used to be "Our Bastard in Bagdad" of
> course and it was great while it lasted, but like an old love affair
> it is now all ashes in the mouth.)
>
> I realize that there are those who feel there is an imminent danger. I
> am skeptical, as I have tried to make clear, that this danger, if any,
> is so imminent that this crisis cannot be averted by the normal
> diplomatic mechanisms and conventions. Diplomats are experts at
> prevarication and obfuscation. The man with the scythe is also very
> efficient at his work.
>
> You were kind enough to ask me what my thoughts are. These are they.
> Warm regards.
>
No US president want to be the one to stand in front of a nuclear bomb
crater where a US city used to be and try to explain why, after 9/11, a
fully prewarned administration took no action to forfend such a massive
threat.
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