Grand Old Losers

Have you ever played a game with an elder? They are the worst losers. They come up with the most inventive of reasons when they lose over a game – and it is not restricted to outdoor games, where one may still leave it to the charms of old age..but even over carom, or cards, or chess; these reasons may range from “you cheated”or “I was occupied with something else” (as though he/she was atlas shrugged), “I let you win a game lest u whine” to the bizarre “nobody wins in life by winning a game of chess”!!
(Inspired by the cell phone ad on tv where the grandson and granddad are holed up in the 64 squares )