[Withnail]

My comment in response to Six Strings had nothing to do with chess skills, no.

Well spotted.

Your original claim about "genetically modified maize" was not to Sixstrings.

Do try to keep up old bean.

so the original post was about America's failure in the world mind games.

then we discussed how diet might have affected that.

it wasn't me who brought up diet.

and you are obviously correct on a point of pedantry that i was wrong to claim i was addressing six strings.

can we now get on with the discussion please?

[dorlomin]

it wasn't me who brought up diet.

You said "genetically modified maize". So it was just waffling.

can we now get on with the discussion please?

There is no discussion. Just random noise over who won a chess (and some other board games). Its about as far removed from cognitive science as one can be.

I am just going to assume this thread is for incoherent anti Americanism and will contain nothing of actual value.

Including your waffle.

[Withnail]

There is no discussion. Just random noise over who won a chess (and some other board games). Its about as far removed from cognitive science as one can be.

But there is a discussion.

Indeed by posting in the thread you admit there is a discussion, thus contradicting your position.

The discussion is about why America failed so badly.

And isn't it a problem for America if they can't win such contests?

You said "genetically modified maize". So it was just waffling.

Somebody else posited that diet was a problem in America.

I merely suggested GM maize as an additional possible dietary reason for the imbecility of Americans.

[AgentR11]

Including your waffle.

So, syrup and butter with waffle... or apple&cinamnon ???
The world needs to know!

[Withnail]

Including your waffle.

So, syrup and butter with waffle... or apple&cinamnon ???
The world needs to know!

i'm sorry to say that dorlomin may be British.

Waffle is a British word as far as I know.

(It means bullshit in American)

[ROCKMAN]

Obviously US politicians must not be allowed to compete. Who else is better at "mind games" then our politicians... both R's and D's.

[joyfulbozo]

Sounds like every manager the England team has ever had.

England have never failed to pay a manager that I am aware off.

Yes true.. Never failed for paying them (y)

[Sixstrings]

Waffle is a British word as far as I know.

(It means bullshit in American)

That's news to me, I always thought a waffle was a waffle:



Not sure what bs has to do with waffles. Another meaning, for the word waffle, is to waffle back and forth -- i.e. "himhaw," to sit on the fence, and can't decide -- to "waffle," as it were.

[Sixstrings]

The discussion is about why America failed so badly.

Because nobody in America cares about, or even knew about, the ping pong special olympics they had in Beijing?

Seriously, if it makes Russia happy, then for the love of God let them win ALL of these things -- lest they take it out on some little Baltic state or whatnot.

They've got to win something Withnail, I'm happy for them, what is the problem.

[Quinny]

After soaking use a pressure cooker - it's so much quicker and much more energy efficient!

If you 6 had been the contestant I'm sure the US would have cleaned up!

[Withnail]

If you 6 had been the contestant I'm sure the US would have cleaned up!

Oh Six doesnt care about some silly games in which America failed abysmally.

Funny, that.