Volde's Mistakes (Was: Eye Roll)

[prefectmarcus at yahoo.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 24711

Growing up male, I met many a boy who liked to rip off the legs of 
crabs, wings off of flies, and inflict other slow, torturous means of 
killing lesser creatures.  

I used to be a fair chess player.  Sometimes when I played a 
particularly obnoxious opponent (or at least one that I judged as so), 
I would decimate all his forces leaving only his king.  I would then 
move all my pieces back to their starting squares, and then and only 
then proceed to check-mate him.  I just had to rub his little 
obnoxious nose in it.  

"I am big and powerful, you are weak and helpless.  I'm going to make 
you suffer because I am big and powerful, and you can't do anything 
about it!"  Not a pretty sight, but not uncommon I am afraid.

Was it smart? No.  

Was it required? No.

Was it logical? Not really.

Unfortunately, people do act that way -- even if it isn't smart, 
required, or logical.

Marcus