On Wed, 18 Mar 2009 08:23:56 +0000, Stephen wrote:

> On 17 Mar 2009 15:42:21 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> 
>>Well, the teams aren't too small, because we had 2+ months of a game
>>with teams the way we are now....But I'll call in an adjudicator, one
>>moment. :-)
>>
>>OK, adjudication is in......
>>
>>I am permitted to start this round, but my next move has to be to
>>Bayswater.
> 
> You can't fool me, your lips moved. We need an independent adjudicator.

My lips couldn't have moved, I had an independent adjudicator.  Of course 
it was my wife Amy, but she's independent. :-)

> If you are at Bayswater then I will meet you in the Redan at the top of
> Queensway.

Hmmm.

Well, I'll go for Elephant & Castle, then, keeping with the chess theme.

Jim

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On 18 Mar 2009 10:16:46 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>On Wed, 18 Mar 2009 08:23:56 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>
>> On 17 Mar 2009 15:42:21 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>> 
>>>Well, the teams aren't too small, because we had 2+ months of a game
>>>with teams the way we are now....But I'll call in an adjudicator, one
>>>moment. :-)
>>>
>>>OK, adjudication is in......
>>>
>>>I am permitted to start this round, but my next move has to be to
>>>Bayswater.
>> 
>> You can't fool me, your lips moved. We need an independent adjudicator.
>
>My lips couldn't have moved, I had an independent adjudicator.  Of course 
>it was my wife Amy, but she's independent. :-)
>

Hardly unbiased, I think.

>> If you are at Bayswater then I will meet you in the Redan at the top of
>> Queensway.
>
>Hmmm.
>
>Well, I'll go for Elephant & Castle, then, keeping with the chess theme.
>

I'm still not playing, you'll catch me at World's End before I start another
game with out backup ;)
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Regards
     Stephen

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On Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:37:58 +0000, Stephen wrote:

>>My lips couldn't have moved, I had an independent adjudicator.  Of
>>course it was my wife Amy, but she's independent. :-)
>>
> Hardly unbiased, I think.

Well, oddly enough, she made the same observation before ruling on the 
issue - so I think she's probably done so in a completely fair way.

>>> If you are at Bayswater then I will meet you in the Redan at the top
>>> of Queensway.
>>
>>Hmmm.
>>
>>Well, I'll go for Elephant & Castle, then, keeping with the chess theme.
>>
> I'm still not playing, you'll catch me at World's End before I start
> another game with out backup ;)

Well, if that's the case, then I have no choice but to go to Paddington.

Jim

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On 18 Mar 2009 11:42:08 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>On Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:37:58 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>
>>>My lips couldn't have moved, I had an independent adjudicator.  Of
>>>course it was my wife Amy, but she's independent. :-)
>>>
>> Hardly unbiased, I think.
>
>Well, oddly enough, she made the same observation before ruling on the 
>issue - so I think she's probably done so in a completely fair way.
>

Well I've gone to an independent adjudicator and the opinion is that it is "mugs
away".

>>>> If you are at Bayswater then I will meet you in the Redan at the top
>>>> of Queensway.
>>>
>>>Hmmm.
>>>
>>>Well, I'll go for Elephant & Castle, then, keeping with the chess theme.
>>>
>> I'm still not playing, you'll catch me at World's End before I start
>> another game with out backup ;)
>
>Well, if that's the case, then I have no choice but to go to Paddington.
>

Paddington is out of bounds due to it being up to me to start and I'm pondering
the rules to play by.
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Regards
     Stephen

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On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:07:17 +0000, Stephen wrote:

> Well I've gone to an independent adjudicator and the opinion is that it
> is "mugs away".

Well, if you lose this one you get to start then.  Deal. :-)

>>> I'm still not playing, you'll catch me at World's End before I start
>>> another game with out backup ;)
>>
>>Well, if that's the case, then I have no choice but to go to Paddington.
>>
> Paddington is out of bounds due to it being up to me to start and I'm
> pondering the rules to play by.

No, you get to start the next game.  :-)

Since you didn't make a move, you miss your turn and I am just going to 
sit on this train and ride it to Bayswater.

Jim

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On 19 Mar 2009 16:27:02 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:07:17 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>
>> Well I've gone to an independent adjudicator and the opinion is that it
>> is "mugs away".
>
>Well, if you lose this one you get to start then.  Deal. :-)
>
>>>> I'm still not playing, you'll catch me at World's End before I start
>>>> another game with out backup ;)
>>>
>>>Well, if that's the case, then I have no choice but to go to Paddington.
>>>
>> Paddington is out of bounds due to it being up to me to start and I'm
>> pondering the rules to play by.
>
>No, you get to start the next game.  :-)
>
>Since you didn't make a move, you miss your turn and I am just going to 
>sit on this train and ride it to Bayswater.
>


As we're using the simplified international variation for overseas visitors. I
remove a qbit and find myself transported to Mornington Crescent on the number
27 (Not a bendy bus so I don't fall foul of the Johnson Trap).
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Regards
     Stephen

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On Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:00:22 +0000, Stephen wrote:

> As we're using the simplified international variation for overseas
> visitors. I remove a qbit and find myself transported to Mornington
> Crescent on the number 27 (Not a bendy bus so I don't fall foul of the
> Johnson Trap).

So if not a bendy bus, then what kind of bus?

Jim

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On 20 Mar 2009 12:17:57 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>On Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:00:22 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>
>> As we're using the simplified international variation for overseas
>> visitors. I remove a qbit and find myself transported to Mornington
>> Crescent on the number 27 (Not a bendy bus so I don't fall foul of the
>> Johnson Trap).
>
>So if not a bendy bus, then what kind of bus?
>

A red double decker.
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Regards
     Stephen

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On Sat, 21 Mar 2009 07:59:15 +0000, Stephen wrote:

> On 20 Mar 2009 12:17:57 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> 
>>On Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:00:22 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>>
>>> As we're using the simplified international variation for overseas
>>> visitors. I remove a qbit and find myself transported to Mornington
>>> Crescent on the number 27 (Not a bendy bus so I don't fall foul of the
>>> Johnson Trap).
>>
>>So if not a bendy bus, then what kind of bus?
>>
>>
> A red double decker.

So rather than fall for the Johnson Trap, you instead fell for the Boris 
Trap. ;-)

Jim

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On 21 Mar 2009 12:18:26 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>On Sat, 21 Mar 2009 07:59:15 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>
>> On 20 Mar 2009 12:17:57 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>> 
>>>On Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:00:22 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>>>
>>>> As we're using the simplified international variation for overseas
>>>> visitors. I remove a qbit and find myself transported to Mornington
>>>> Crescent on the number 27 (Not a bendy bus so I don't fall foul of the
>>>> Johnson Trap).
>>>
>>>So if not a bendy bus, then what kind of bus?
>>>
>>>
>> A red double decker.
>
>So rather than fall for the Johnson Trap, you instead fell for the Boris 
>Trap. ;-)
>
>

Duh! That sounds like winkles at dawn!

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Regards
     Stephen

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