Greetings, I am Back from the Dead

It is I, the Duck, aka Solastalgia, aka Naked Duck, aka Premium Duck, aka Decoy Duck, aka Sitting Duck.

Leader of four failed revolutions against oppressive management, annuller of the 2014 World Chess Championship, Spiritual Leader of Chess World Wide ( SLCWW), bringer of love and peace.

I also failed to become a mod.

Back from the grey ashes of forgotten passwords and email addresses.

Nothing short of a miracle brought me back after months of intense struggle, but here I am thanks to fate and shear determination.

In a way it is like I never left, the forums are as crap as ever.

The bickering and name calling is still as weak as a thing that is very weak, maybe a new born wildebeest or some other manner of infant.

The site is overrun by word games and bad trolling. 

Sock puppets abound and some great members have vanished into the cold mists of silence.

Not only that, there is a new version of the site solely designed for people with tiny fingers.

Seriously, if you use a touch screen device it can take up to 15 minutes to press the correct icon.

Many would despair at this sad turn of events but some,like me, see this as a fresh opportunity to bring goodness and growth to this sad and pathetic corner of the internet.

I am once again here to save Eric's skin.

It is a thankless job.

Really, Eric has never thanked me once.

As my first task I intend to write a brief but in depth thread on chess and oral hygiene, that controversial topic few dare utter.

I might mention here as a point of interest that upon my return after months I found 13 messages in my inbox.

I also had 13 friends left.

it is a clear sign I am still trying to decipher.  

My sincerest apologies superman101:

You are little more than an uncultured woodpusher

Hope that helps.

I will now attempt the site's ability to post pictures which used to require a seance and an animal sacrifice in the old days.

Indeed, oral hygiene, the bane of the chess player.  Here Dali tries fixing karpov's gums with his magic staff and karpov puts up an inpenetrable caro kann.

That picture is as disturbing as the topic itself.

Did you know oral hygiene prevents more Germans from becoming Gms than the amount of people playing chess in Venezeula ?

Karpov realises the folly of his ways under the guidance of the duck and takes matters into his own hands and gets the right tools for the job.  The rest is history.

Max you are still a wizard at finding pics.

I have said this before ,if Gandalf and Yoda had a baby it would be you.

It would also be awkward and a medical miracle.

And then there are those that just call out for miracles.

Ha, we both posted about miracles simultaneously. Great minds, brain tumors, and all that ...

I think my return is such a miracle that more miracles will follow.

For a brief period, like 5 minutes and then the Spirit of the Forums will probably suck the life out of it.

Can anybody tell me how to post a video clip? 

I inserted the code in the thing with the tree but it doesn't work.

 Superman's deepest secret desire

Aha! so you did read my first post! 

( also 'douchebag"....you will have to do better than that. Be creative man, grow a pair, come up with something unique)

There must be a reason "erik" doesnt respond...

Oh.... maybe it's because he's not "Eric" !

ProfessorAnall ...you just corrected my spelling, then made a lame joke.

let that sink in.

I am once again here to save Eric's skin.

It is a thankless job.

Really, Eric has never thanked me once.

Whatever ! you'd think you know who the CEO is !!!

Just pointing out, if you spelled his name correctly, he might have responded :-)

Sorry about the "lame-duck" joke ! haha

Block me if you can't take what you dish out.. hehe

The professor's secret wish

not as if you spelled you're as your...loser as looser

It's the CEO's name for crying out loud !

Some people take it as an intentional front... as in "ProfessorAnall"