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darkstar

(5,695 posts) Tue Jul 29, 2025, 10:52 PM Jul 29

Chess players think us checkers players are stupid.

But you know what? The red ones are absolutely delicious.

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Chess players think us checkers players are stupid. (Original Post) darkstar Jul 29 OP

I'm a chess player, and I don't think checkers players are stupid.... lastlib Jul 29 #1

i prefer pawns with lemon and butter DBoon Jul 29 #4

To each his own..... lastlib Jul 30 #6

I prefer Go. LudwigPastorius Jul 29 #2

Checkers players are smart enough to ... Intractable Jul 29 #3

Girl checker players think... ret5hd Jul 30 #5

anyone play chinese checkers as a kid ? AllaN01Bear Jul 30 #7

Yes. lastlib Jul 31 #8

It's the same game Oeditpus Rex Jul 31 #9

lastlib

(26,526 posts)

1. I'm a chess player, and I don't think checkers players are stupid....

Reply to darkstar (Original post)

Tue Jul 29, 2025, 11:25 PM

Jul 29

I'm a chess player because I think pawns are really tasty with chocolate!

DBoon

(24,152 posts)

4. i prefer pawns with lemon and butter

Reply to lastlib (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 29, 2025, 11:40 PM

Jul 29

or is that prawns?

lastlib

(26,526 posts)

6. To each his own.....

Reply to DBoon (Reply #4)

Wed Jul 30, 2025, 07:37 AM

Jul 30

LudwigPastorius

(13,254 posts)

2. I prefer Go.

Reply to darkstar (Original post)

Tue Jul 29, 2025, 11:25 PM

Jul 29

...because you get a whole bowl of mints AND a whole bowl of licorice.

Intractable

(1,237 posts)

3. Checkers players are smart enough to ...

Reply to darkstar (Original post)

Tue Jul 29, 2025, 11:27 PM

Jul 29

play their game on chess boards.

ret5hd

(21,747 posts)

5. Girl checker players think...

Reply to darkstar (Original post)

Wed Jul 30, 2025, 12:00 AM

Jul 30

boy checker players are stupid:

AllaN01Bear

(27,190 posts)

7. anyone play chinese checkers as a kid ?

Reply to darkstar (Original post)

Wed Jul 30, 2025, 09:56 AM

Jul 30

lastlib

(26,526 posts)

8. Yes.

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Reply #7)

Thu Jul 31, 2025, 09:50 AM

Jul 31

And everything I learned from chess made me better at Chinese checkers.

Oeditpus Rex

(42,438 posts)

9. It's the same game

Reply to darkstar (Original post)

Thu Jul 31, 2025, 06:08 PM

Jul 31

but checkers has no social hierarchy.

"Oh, king, eh? Very nice! And 'ow'd you get that, 'ey? By exploitin' the workers! By 'anging on to outdated imperialist dogma, which perpetuates the economic and social differences in our society! If there's ever going to be any progress with the --"

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