SLSL Lardass'es Gambit ("A Game of Chess" or S&M)

[Dave Monroe]

But speaking of etymology ...

--- William Zantzinger <williamzantzinger at yahoo.com>
wrote:
> 
> "Levine knew this gambit." SR.29.27

Main Entry: gam·bit 
Pronunciation: 'gam-b&t
Function: noun
Etymology: Italian gambetto, literally, act of
tripping someone, from gamba leg, from Late Latin
gamba, camba, from Greek kampE bend; probably akin to
Gothic hamfs maimed, Lithuanian kampas corner
Date: 1656
1 : a chess opening in which a player risks one or
more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in
position
2 a (1) : a remark intended to start a conversation or
make a telling point (2) : TOPIC b : a calculated move
: STRATAGEM 

http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary

Not only ...

   "'It's only been a couple weeks since your last
summary, hasn't it,' the clerk said." (SL, "TSR," p.
27)

But also ...

"Dugan glared at him and finally went away. 
Apparently he tripped over the orderly's M1 on his way
out ...."  (ibid.)

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