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Bobby Fischer Found

Posted by michael on from the governments-never-play-for-a-draw dept.

paulydavis writes "Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer, wanted since 1992 for playing a tournament in Yugoslavia despite U.N. sanctions, was detained in Japan for an apparent passport violation and will be deported to the United States."

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  1. Re:Locked Up by mnemonic_ · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    That is the worst written post I have ever read on Slashdot.

    And that's saying a lot.

  2. Re:Changed the view of the US? by Viking+Coder · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    You obviously know nothing of the rules of Jeapordy!

    The defending champion can only use their current-day winnings to wager. It's not like the other two contestants have "$0" and Ken has "$1,006,384" at the beginning of the show. They all start at zero, at the beginning of each show.

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  3. Mod me off-topic by DrWhizBang · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    IMAM (I Am A Mathematician)

    Maybe so, but you're certainly not an editor. "am" does not start with the letter "M".

    Of course, "IAAM" just looks stupid. I think I would like to declare open war on acronyms - especially when the acronym is followed by the entire phrase written out, and then never used again.

    "Pardon me sir, but did I just catch you making up an acronym as a rhetorical device even though it does not increase the efficiency and clarity of your overall message? Yes?"

    BLAM!!!

    "That'll teach you..."

    </rant>

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