Originally posted by NordlysHow does it move the pieces? Does it pick them up in it's little beak and fly to another square, and drop them? Or does it require some special electronic chessboard?
Yes. It's called "grisadee" because of its song, which sounds like "grisadee, grisadee". It's a very peculiar bird which has one blue and one yellow wing and likes to play chess.
Are there any grisadees playing on RHP? I'd be very depressed to learned I'd lost a game to a bird.
Originally posted by RookRAKThey usually use other grisadees as pieces and tell them where to go (using a special song code). But nowadays, electronic chessboards and internet chess have become quite popular as well. I wouldn't be surprised if there were some grisadees playing on RHP. Many of them like to play The Bird, so look out for that. But you shouldn't feel bad about losing to a grisadee, they are often brilliant players. There are rumours that Kasparov cheated by having a grisadee giving him advice. This was not detected because nobody else knew that the bird song had a meaning.
How does it move the pieces? Does it pick them up in it's little beak and fly to another square, and drop them? Or does it require some special electronic chessboard?
Are there any grisadees playing on RHP? I'd be very depressed to learned I'd lost a game to a bird.
Originally posted by NordlysWe say "a little bird told me" as a playful way of not revealing how we discovered a secret. Does this saying exist in other languages? When an interviewer asked Kasparov what inspired a great move, he could truthfully say "a little bird told me".
They usually use other grisadees as pieces and tell them where to go (using a special song code). But nowadays, electronic chessboards and internet chess have become quite popular as well. I wouldn't be surprised if there were some grisadees playing on RHP. Many of them like to play The Bird, so look out for that. But you shouldn't feel bad about losing to ...[text shortened]... ing him advice. This was not detected because nobody else knew that the bird song had a meaning.
Originally posted by RookRAKI didn't know that saying (in any language). Maybe it originally referred to grisadees. 🙂
We say "a little bird told me" as a playful way of not revealing how we discovered a secret. Does this saying exist in other languages? When an interviewer asked Kasparov what inspired a great move, he could truthfully say "a little bird told me".
Originally posted by NordlysA quick search on the net indicatesit's an English saying, so no wonder you don't have it in all your languages.
I didn't know that saying (in any language). Maybe it originally referred to grisadees. 🙂
This could indicate that grisadees can also speak English, in addition to the native tongue.
Originally posted by NordlysIt's a good thing we didn't pay her in advance for getting rid of our ghosts. I don't think she's gonna finish - not enough flirting for her in the dead thread.
I think mokko might be interested in today's Weird and Wonderful Word of the Day. I hope this brings her back to this thread where she still has a job to finish.
gangrel
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a child just beginning to walk.
Speaking of dead, I wonder where moldy has been. I was hoping he might have something to add about the grisadees (he being a fellow bird and all).
Originally posted by RookRAKBeing sick and all, I was hoping he could hook me up with some penicillin.
It's a good thing we didn't pay her in advance for getting rid of our ghosts. I don't think she's gonna finish - not enough flirting for her in the dead thread.
Speaking of dead, I wonder where moldy has been. I was hoping he might have something to add about the grisadees (he being a fellow bird and all).