Do not play at chess with a ...
Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2018 11:03 am
I came across this in the Cumberland &Westmorland Herald Saturday 14 August 1880. It seems to be a precursor of Nelson Algren's "three rules of life":
"Never play cards with a man called Doc. Never eat at a place called Mom's. Never sleep with a woman whose troubles are worse than your own."
I prefer the ones below, which are mostly self-explanatory and need no updating. For my part, I have never told a living soul that I dye my whiskers - and never shall.
However why shouldn't you play 'at' chess with a widow?
"Never play cards with a man called Doc. Never eat at a place called Mom's. Never sleep with a woman whose troubles are worse than your own."
I prefer the ones below, which are mostly self-explanatory and need no updating. For my part, I have never told a living soul that I dye my whiskers - and never shall.
- Cumberland Westmorland Herald Saturday 14 August [...].png (410.76 KiB) Viewed 1383 times
However why shouldn't you play 'at' chess with a widow?