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WannaBe
Member since Oct-20-04 · Last seen Jul-06-25
Thank you Daniel Freeman and Alberto A Artidiello

Not enough words can describe what you created and what we lost.

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   WannaBe has kibitzed 49043 times to chessgames   [more...]
   Jul-05-25 Chessgames - Guys and Dolls (replies)
 
WannaBe: I nominate Teri Garr.
 
   Jul-05-25 Chessgames - Sports (replies)
 
WannaBe: It's gotten so bad, LAD put in Antonio Banderas to pitch. Oh wait, that is Anthony Banda. Time for that eye-exam again.
 
   Jun-30-25 E Handoko vs Speelman, 1994
 
WannaBe: Thank you everyone, I know the tune, but never knew the title of it.
 
   Jun-27-25 Geoff Chandler (replies)
 
WannaBe: Sheeeeeeet, I'd just by [Edit: Buy] 1/20 the book and read it 5x.
 
   Jun-26-25 R Praggnanandhaa vs Rapport, 2025 (replies)
 
WannaBe: Pay no attention to the man behind the.... Oh. Never. Mind.
 
   Jun-23-25 chessgames.com chessforum (replies)
 
WannaBe: <offramp> Here you go G Tokhirjonova vs Ivanchuk, 2025
 
   Jun-22-25 WannaBe chessforum
 
WannaBe: Things that I never knew... (I'm watching this Henry Cho comedian on YT) His wife is from a place called Arab, Alabama. Yeah, (Google) Map it. Bet you never, <EVER> heard of it. But what is funny/funnier? Next town over is called Egypt. Looks like it on the intersection of ...
 
   Jun-18-25 J L Hammer vs Carlsen, 2010 (replies)
 
WannaBe: But the question is, is it a "Safety Pin"??
 
   Jun-17-25 Santasiere vs C F Tears, 1957 (replies)
 
WannaBe: I wonder if Tears just want to rule the world, or simply went head over heels over the win.
 
   Jun-17-25 Biographer Bistro (replies)
 
WannaBe: I tried the link, and got the same "No pic" as <jnpope>...
 
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Apr-16-21
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  WannaBe: Some poor SoB lost over $117,000 on GME Call Options that expires today. Ouch!

https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreet...

Apr-22-21  thegoodanarchist: <WannaBe: Some poor SoB lost over $117,000 on GME Call Options that expires today. Ouch!>

How sad. Derivatives are very risky, unless you REALLY know what you are doing. Even then, they are still somewhat risky.

That person could have just put all the money in VOO or QQQ and would have had a wealth-building investment, instead of a casino experience.

Apr-22-21  thegoodanarchist: The Black-Scholes pricing model for options results in ever-increasing value erosion as the expiry date approaches. I took a class on this stuff, and it was enough to convince me I should just stick to investing in stocks.
Apr-22-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  WannaBe: <TGA> I sell Covered Calls, and once in a while I will do a Cash Secured Put. Otherwise I take my premiums collected and buy more stocks. =))

Covered Calls have been very, very good to me. (I don't do those vertical/diagonal/calendar spread or Butterfly, Iron Condor/PMCC crap...)

Apr-23-21  thegoodanarchist: <WB> I used to write covered calls, but after having shares assigned a few times, only to see the shares keep going up, I decided the premiums were not worth the opportunity cost of just owning the stocks.

Plus, all of mine are dividend growth stocks, so as long as I keep the shares I get paid every quarter.

Cash secured puts are great in principle, but again I would just rather own the stock when I wan to own it.

Apr-23-21  thegoodanarchist: <OhioChessFan: Got my second Pfizer 2 Mondays ago.>

Am I the only one who doesn't want to be vaccinated?

Apr-23-21  technical draw: <tga> I'm not getting the vaccination either. If I get covid I will use it against my enemies. "Excuse me friend. Remember the thousand dollars you owe me? Well, I forgive you. Here, take this handkerchief and wipe away your tears."
Apr-23-21  diceman: I don't, especially with summer coming up.

I've never gotten the regular flu shot.

The only time I've ever gotten the flu is when I was an active OTB chess player, during winter tournaments.

My sister-in-law had Covid in early January 2021. According to my brother, she was coughing right in his face and he didn't get it.

Apr-24-21  thegoodanarchist: Since I made radical changes to my diet, I don't get sick anymore.

I eat foods that are high in vitamins A, B spectrum, D & E. (Not synthetic supplements!)

Plus, I spend time outdoors almost daily, soaking in the sun. Life is good. Thanks be to God!

Apr-24-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  WannaBe: Shot #1...
Apr-26-21  technical draw: <WannaBe> Did it hurt? Don't lie to me, you know it hurt. Don't be acting all macho-man on me. Say it loud, it hurt and I'm proud!
Apr-26-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  WannaBe: <TD> It hurt(ed) less than my own (bad) jokes... Felt the jab and then it was over. I don't even know if it was 10cc or 15cc or one gallon.

Then I sat and waited 15 minutes (I answered 'No' to all the allergy/allergic reaction questions), but some were sent to the 30 minutes section for observation.

Then I left... Stood in line for about 40 minutes, for a 5 minute shot and then waited 15 more minutes.

Good thing I brought "Fierce Patriot: William T. Sherman" biography to read. People probably thought I was nuts, someone brought a BOOK!!

Imagine that.

May-05-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  WannaBe: Maybe France and Belgium can settle it the "Old Fashion Way", declare war. 😂

https://www.yahoo.com/news/farmer-m...

May-12-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  WannaBe: What a beautiful day on the (stock) market, almost every stock is down/on-sale. Everything must go, no reasonable offers refused!!

Bargain basement prices!

May-15-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  WannaBe: I don't think CG have a player's page for Adewumi yet, so I'll post the news here, anywhere else, it will just get pushed off the page.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/10-old-b...

May-15-21  thegoodanarchist: <playground player: Oh, holy cow...>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwG...

May-15-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  WannaBe: Got my second shot. Virtually no waiting this time. Empty place... Walked in and got jabbed.
May-16-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  WannaBe: Freakin' First World Problem. Internet down for at least 6 hours...
May-16-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  Diademas: I feel your pain.
A couple of days ago I went to the store and they were out of my granddaughter's favourite ice-cream.
Oy vey.
May-17-21  thegoodanarchist: I'm no computer scientist, but I'm fairly sure even the third world has internet now.

Weird how that works, which stuff gets there and which stuff doesn't.

May-17-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  WannaBe: Just came across this quote, I have not confirmed if it is by O. Nash, but I will research into it. (I do like the quote)

I think that I shall never see
A billboard lovely as a tree.
Perhaps, unless the billboards fall,
I'll never see a tree at all.
-- OGDEN NASH

May-19-21  thegoodanarchist: I thought it was Steve Nash.
May-19-21  wtpy: TGA, That comment makes me wonder if Steve has read a Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
May-19-21  thegoodanarchist: < wtpy: TGA, That comment makes me wonder if Steve has read a Tree Grows in Brooklyn.>

I think it's <A Guard coaches in Brooklyn>, is the book he likes. Or was it <A Tree Grows in Phoenix>?

No, now I remember! He rose from the ashes, like a Phoenix rising from Arizona.

May-21-21  thegoodanarchist: <wtpy> why haven't you opened your forum?
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