Comments on: About BTB http://www.baronturner.com The World according to Baron Turner Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:34:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Search Engine Sam http://www.baronturner.com/about/#comment-215 Search Engine Sam Tue, 13 May 2008 14:21:31 +0000 #comment-215 I am a fan of chess and huge fan of seo, I think your blog was a very clever way of incorporating a linking system. Thank you very much. I am a fan of chess and huge fan of seo, I think your blog was a very clever way of incorporating a linking system.
Thank you very much.

]]> By: Ä°simyok http://www.baronturner.com/about/#comment-210 Ä°simyok Sat, 05 Apr 2008 11:43:11 +0000 #comment-210 First of all , I like chess and i am interested in seo , it's good to see someone who have some hobbies. Also the linking system to other sites from your blog is very good idea. Thank you . First of all , I like chess and i am interested in seo , it’s good to see someone who have some hobbies. Also the linking system to other sites from your blog is very good idea. Thank you .

]]> By: Naples http://www.baronturner.com/about/#comment-206 Naples Sun, 03 Feb 2008 17:09:11 +0000 #comment-206 The story by Krennet was rather amusing - however, my father was very hard in hearing, and he enjoyed chess very much. Frankly, I think he played better chess as his hearing went, because he concentrated on the strategy much better. The story by Krennet was rather amusing - however, my father was very hard in hearing, and he enjoyed chess very much. Frankly, I think he played better chess as his hearing went, because he concentrated on the strategy much better.

]]> By: admin http://www.baronturner.com/about/#comment-204 admin Sat, 19 Jan 2008 13:25:33 +0000 #comment-204 I have to concede that this 'punter' has a point. We should consult the camels - or at least provide a get out clause for the camels to sign during their lifetime. The former is the type of unfeeling behaviour that eventually turns nasty - and adds to global warming, identity theft and a host of other societal ills. Thank you for your contribution Kenneth O'Biscuit Barrel and for the followup by the remarkably similarly named Kenneth O'Crunchburger. I have to concede that this ‘punter’ has a point. We should consult the camels - or at least provide a get out clause for the camels to sign during their lifetime. The former is the type of unfeeling behaviour that eventually turns nasty - and adds to global warming, identity theft and a host of other societal ills. Thank you for your contribution Kenneth O’Biscuit Barrel and for the followup by the remarkably similarly named Kenneth O’Crunchburger.

]]> By: Kethlet O'Crunchburger http://www.baronturner.com/about/#comment-202 Kethlet O'Crunchburger Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:59:29 +0000 #comment-202 Were the camels consulted before they were turned into chess pieces? Surely it would be most irregular to turn one into a chess set without one's permission. Were the camels consulted before they were turned into chess pieces? Surely it would be most irregular to turn one into a chess set without one’s permission.

]]> By: Krennet O'Biscuit Barrel http://www.baronturner.com/about/#comment-200 Krennet O'Biscuit Barrel Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:45:24 +0000 #comment-200 Although I appreciate Chessbaron's adept methods and encouragment to increase uptake and understanding of chess, I have recently observed an unfortunate "incident" which serves to highlight one potential danger to the spreading appeal of the game. At a recent chess-fest and tupaware bonanza I observed two elderly gentlemen playing the great game. At one point in the session one of the gentlemen said to the other, "Are you an International Grandmaster?". The other misheard him, thinking he'd said, "Are you an international grandfather?", and so he replied, "I suppose so, my wife was from Naples." The first gentlemen then shouted, "You can't just say that because your wife's from Naples!", to which the other replied, "Why not? Where should she have come from?". He was told, "I don't know, but that doesn't prove you are an international chess master - just because your wife happens to be from Naples!" He replied saying, "I didn't say I was a chess master, I was refering to being a grandfather"...and so it went on. As you can imagine this was very tedious to observe and listen to, and detracted from the excitement of the game, not to mention delaying our selection of the fine tupaware that was available. My wife, our mongrel Manchester Terrier and I momentarily regretted not going to the choc-fest at the Guildhall. However, no lasting damage has been done to our appreciation for the game. Clearly, at least one of those gentlemen, although well intentioned, was not wearing an adequate ear canal amplification device. Such shoddy dereliction does little for the enjoyment and expansion of the game and is entirely avoidable. May I suggest that with each chess-set that you distribute, you give clear instructions for more mature clients helping them to accept their role in maintaining good chess conduct and reputation. The spectator experience is ultimately the quality measure that may one day allow local tournaments to either flourish or to become diseased and degenerate to pulp matter. I have recently advised the organisers of my local chess club that the ears of elderly ones be checked on entry to the building. The first roll-out of the ear check, which I dubbed "ear watch", seemed to me to go quite well. It seems not everybody was in full agreement and, although I am no longer allowed to enter the building, I felt I could still make a contribution to the game by sharing my experience with Chessbaron. I hope this posting does not interrupt too much the lively exchanges that usually populate this site. Yours sincerely Director Ear Watch Krennet O'Biscuit Barrel Although I appreciate Chessbaron’s adept methods and encouragment to increase uptake and understanding of chess, I have recently observed an unfortunate “incident” which serves to highlight one potential danger to the spreading appeal of the game.

At a recent chess-fest and tupaware bonanza I observed two elderly gentlemen playing the great game. At one point in the session one of the gentlemen said to the other, “Are you an International Grandmaster?”. The other misheard him, thinking he’d said, “Are you an international grandfather?”, and so he replied, “I suppose so, my wife was from Naples.”

The first gentlemen then shouted, “You can’t just say that because your wife’s from Naples!”, to which the other replied, “Why not? Where should she have come from?”. He was told, “I don’t know, but that doesn’t prove you are an international chess master - just because your wife happens to be from Naples!” He replied saying, “I didn’t say I was a chess master, I was refering to being a grandfather”…and so it went on. As you can imagine this was very tedious to observe and listen to, and detracted from the excitement of the game, not to mention delaying our selection of the fine tupaware that was available. My wife, our mongrel Manchester Terrier and I momentarily regretted not going to the choc-fest at the Guildhall. However, no lasting damage has been done to our appreciation for the game.

Clearly, at least one of those gentlemen, although well intentioned, was not wearing an adequate ear canal amplification device. Such shoddy dereliction does little for the enjoyment and expansion of the game and is entirely avoidable. May I suggest that with each chess-set that you distribute, you give clear instructions for more mature clients helping them to accept their role in maintaining good chess conduct and reputation. The spectator experience is ultimately the quality measure that may one day allow local tournaments to either flourish or to become diseased and degenerate to pulp matter.

I have recently advised the organisers of my local chess club that the ears of elderly ones be checked on entry to the building. The first roll-out of the ear check, which I dubbed “ear watch”, seemed to me to go quite well. It seems not everybody was in full agreement and, although I am no longer allowed to enter the building, I felt I could still make a contribution to the game by sharing my experience with Chessbaron.

I hope this posting does not interrupt too much the lively exchanges that usually populate this site.

Yours sincerely

Director Ear Watch
Krennet O’Biscuit Barrel

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