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Wednesday, April 15, 2026

5 comments:

Stephen said...


You other readers can't deny?

OT: have you ever heard of the 1924 "living chess match" put on in the Soviet Union?

https://www.openculture.com/2025/04/a-human-chess-match-gets-played-in-leningrad.html

CyberKitten said...

I was wondering if the 'pieces' taken off the board would be stood up against a wall & shot. It'd be an 'interesting' way to get rid of opposition people!

Marianne said...

Why would we lie about it. I mean, there are people who give you weird looks but I always say, a good book starts at page 500. LOL

CyberKitten said...

I'm *trying* to read longer books ATM. I'm just over 400pp so far but I'm going to push it a little higher soon. I *might* reach 500pp at some point! [grin]

Marianne said...

Well, I often say that to shock people. I can also read short books but I get more pleasure from large ones.