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Cheesy Jokes

2 weeks ago2w

Posted by Zealandia

I had dinner once with a Chess Grand Master in a restaurant with checked tablecloths.. It took him two hours to pass me the salt.

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Silly, Random & Fun

Apr 8Apr 8

Posted by Lilac-JadeCanada

A computer once beat me at chess... But it was no match for me at kickboxing!

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Quotes

Apr 8Apr 8

Posted by Garban

When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other. -Eric Hoffer

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World Music

Mar 31Mar 31

Posted by Marionville

In a few weeks time my choir will be performing the first of four concerts in and around Northern Ireland and over the border in Donegal in the Irish Republic. We’re busy rehearsing at the moment and had a great practice last night. The ...

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Music Fans

Mar 16Mar 16

Posted by Marionville

It’s time for my teatime treat…and as I’m going off to choir practice later this evening, I thought I’d post this song which is one we’re rehearsing for the Spring concerts in a few weeks time…Anthem from Chess the musical. - Michael ...

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Silly, Random & Fun

Feb 7Feb 7

Posted by floWteiuQ

Ran into this one on Mastodon.... too funny!

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Health & Happiness

Jan 15Jan 15

Posted by rainmanjr

POLLWhat world awaits Gen Z? | Malcolm Gladwell x Brain Bar

I found Malcolm's thoughts helpful and enlightening?

3 votes Fuck yeah.
1 vote Fuck no.

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Silly, Random & Fun

Dec 17, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by puff

I met some chess enthusiasts in a hotel lobby recently. They just kept bragging about how good they were at the game. There's nothing worse than chess nuts boasting in an open foyer.

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Natural history

Dec 6, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by Fernapple

Take a little stroll in a Irish woodland. Just a little short video about my most loved plants.

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Trump Pinata

Nov 2, 2022Nov 2022

Posted by SeaGreenEyez

😲😲😲 UT OH!!!!!!! Trump's got a BIG problem. Patel has been granted immunity. In return, he's compelled to testify. He can no longer plead the 5th. Our DOJ has been playing 3 Dimensional Chess. 👍 Excellent game-playing to have ...

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The Best of Late Night & News

Sep 16, 2022Sep 2022

Posted by phxbillcee

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert - Meanwhile... Sitting Is Killing Us | Anal Bead Chess Scandal

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General & Hellos

Sep 9, 2022Sep 2022

Posted by Dyl1983

I enjoy complaining. It keeps my heart rate up.

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This Day In History

Sep 1, 2022Sep 2022

Posted by Marionville

1st September 1972…🇺🇸 American chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer beats Russian champion Boris Spassky 12.5 - 8.5 in Reykjavik, Iceland; the most publicised world title match ever played; Fischer first American to win title.

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News & Links

Jul 26, 2022Jul 2022

Posted by itsmeagain

Russian robot breaks kid's finger during chess game.

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Music, Movies & Books

Jul 26, 2022Jul 2022

Posted by princej

LINK Hero (2004) Jet Li vs. Donnie Yen - Chess Courtyard fight - YouTube

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Posts

Jul 25, 2022Jul 2022

Posted by johnnyrobish

Russian Chess-Playing Robot Breaks 7-Year-Old Opponent’s Finger A chess-playing robot in Russia created quite a controversy while playing a 7-year-old opponent, a child who is one of the top youth chess competitors in Moscow. The computer ...

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Liberal/Progressive Party

Jul 25, 2022Jul 2022

Posted by johnnyrobish

Russian Chess-Playing Robot Breaks 7-Year-Old Opponent’s Finger A chess-playing robot in Russia created quite a controversy while playing a 7-year-old opponent, a child who is one of the top youth chess competitors in Moscow. The computer ...

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General & Hellos

Jul 2, 2022Jul 2022

Posted by LenHazell53

A wise man once said If you choose to play chess with a Bantam Cock, be prepared for him to not understand the contest, to kick over the pieces, to use the board as a toilet and to strut away smugly believing he has won. Remember that when you next...

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Posts

Jun 28, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by johnnyrobish

Lauren Boebert Says Trump was ‘Prayed Into Office’ by Millions of Americans After making a speech at a recent Trump rally in Illinois, where she told the crowd that God “anointed" Donald Trump to become president, Rep. Lauren Boebert ...

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Just for Laughs

Jun 12, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by St-Sinner

During sex a man stops sex for a few seconds, stays motionless and starts doing it again. It goes on for a while. The wife asks.... "What are you doing?" The husband.... "I saw this technique in a porn video once." The wife... "Stupid, it is not a...

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Posts

May 7, 2022May 2022

Posted by BounceBack

Chess. (2014)

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ChessPlayers

Mar 31, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by mzee

Brain controlled Chess

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CLASSIC ROCK RULES

Mar 16, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by nicestuff

Before Sgt. Pepper was released, the music papers had been writing things like, what are the Beatles up to? Have they dried up? Ringo learned to play chess during the recording because he had so much spare time. The album was released on a Friday....

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News & Links

Feb 22, 2022Feb 2022

Posted by FvckY0u

LINKRameshbabu Praggnanandhaa: 16-year-old Indian chess sensation stuns world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen - CNN

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Silly, Random & Fun

Feb 18, 2022Feb 2022

Posted by Buttercup

I was in a chess tournament with some engineers from Martin-Marietta and someone asked them what they said to someone struggling with a simple problem, "We say" c,mon it's not brain surgery""

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Posts

Feb 7, 2022Feb 2022

Posted by glennlab

No sense of humor, that

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CLASSIC ROCK RULES

Jan 31, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by MerlinZap

LINKMurray Head - One Night In Bangkok "From CHESS" - YouTube

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News & Links

Jan 21, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by FearlessFly

First chess, then Watson, then Go (!), now poker. What's next ?

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ChessPlayers

Jan 17, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by mzee

How Chess went global ! Full article:

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Health & Happiness

Jan 15, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by Castlepaloma

God is just a word, what could it mean metaphorly to you? It's self serve oneself first, in order to give and serve others better, not selfishly. To me God is a word that suggests Ultimate power for self and where nature is my religion. Who in this ...

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General & Hellos

Dec 20, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by ChurchLess

SAD History Lesson Back in the early 1400's, chess became super popular in a European community. There was a certain group of people in particular who were especially enthusiastic about the game. They would meet up to play chess with each other at ...

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Just for Laughs

Oct 26, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by RobertNappi2

Choose wisely...

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aussie sceptics

Oct 22, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by DragonDust

I think people believe god exists because their parents said so. Their parents took care of them, gave them their favourite food, helped them when they fell down and all the basics plus more. Why would they repeatedly lie to them? An attack on ...

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Progressives, Socialists, and Black Lives Matter

Oct 1, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by phxbillcee

Beau of the Fifth Column - Let's talk about Biden's 4D chess foreign policy....

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Silly, Random & Fun

Sep 27, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by Lorajay

The only bishops that really count are in chess.

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Out Of The Illusion

Aug 21, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by William_Mary

The Cuban Who Conned the CIA Amidst Biden's new regime change operation in Cuba, Abby Martin brings you an exclusive interview with the Cuban double agent who infiltrated the CIA and revealed the US plots we are seeing play out today. As ...

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Aug 16, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by davers

Zugzwang noun in chess, a situation in which a player is limited to moves that cost pieces or have a damaging positional effect.

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News & Links

Jul 31, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by snytiger6

LINKA Capitol Rioter Was Arrested After His Church Prayer Group Alerted the FBI | Hemant Mehta | Friendly Atheist | Patheos

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Quotes

Jul 26, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by AlasBabylon

"Which do I prefer? Sex or chess? It depends on the position." -- Boris Spassky

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Oddities and Anomalies

Jul 14, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by UrsiMajor

While some were playing checkers, others were playing chess.

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General & Hellos

Jul 10, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by Spinliesel

+Hail to Aquavit and Eva Ekeblsad Yeah to the woman who discovered how to make flour and alcohol from potatoes: Eva Ekeblad Plant scientist Eva Ekeblad was a Swedish agronomist, scientist, Salonist, and noble. Her best known discovery was to make ...

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Silly, Random & Fun

Jun 26, 2021Jun 2021

Posted by snytiger6

LINKEvangelist Robin Bullock Claims Joe Biden Has a Demonic “Slotted Serpent’s Eye” | Beth Stoneburner | Friendly Atheist | Patheos

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Health & Happiness

Jun 3, 2021Jun 2021

Posted by OldMetalHead

Trans women performers from the 50's who worked at the famed Le Carrousel cabaret in Paris

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Politics

May 15, 2021May 2021

Posted by DanDay1

I agree. The 1st thing i thought of was "population control" when this global pandemic was revealed. Looking at history... human life has always been Disposable by the people in power. Pawns in a game of chess.

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Family & Parenting

Apr 21, 2021Apr 2021

Posted by FearlessFly

Teaching children to play chess found to decrease risk aversion

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Out Of The Illusion

Apr 18, 2021Apr 2021

Posted by William_Mary

Edward Snowden: “The Worst Conspiracies Are In Plain Sight” Edward Snowden he explains the methods used to advance the most dangerous conspiracies and threats to our freedoms. Conspiracy theories aren't an obvious bad thing....

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Religion & Spirituality

Apr 8, 2021Apr 2021

Posted by venkat

Questions to religious people

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Just for Laughs

Apr 3, 2021Apr 2021

Posted by Wesley-C

Where’d he go?!

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Music Fans

Mar 31, 2021Mar 2021

Posted by Sierra4

From 1961 Rick Nelson and Hello Mary Lou. Written by R&R Hall of Fame member Gene Pitney. Playing lead guitar is R&R HoF James Burton.

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Posts

Mar 18, 2021Mar 2021

Posted by OldGoat43

CANNABIS CULTUREWorld chess champion Magnus Carlsen used a maneuver known as the "Bonglcloud" opening in a competitive match. LINK:

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Politics

Feb 27, 2021Feb 2021

Posted by snytiger6

LINKState Dept. Official Promotes “Christian Nation-States” and Anti-Semitism Online | Hemant Mehta | Friendly Atheist | Patheos

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Feline Fanatics

Jan 22, 2021Jan 2021

Posted by snytiger6

LINKTiny kitten found shivering in snowy field turns out to be rare Scottish Wildcat | Daily Mail Online

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Simple Thoughts

Jan 17, 2021Jan 2021

Posted by Boomtarat03

Capture the Fiery Passion of people in love with the ocean.

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Out Of The Illusion

Jan 9, 2021Jan 2021

Posted by William_Mary

Details emerge of high-level state involvement in Wednesday’s coup attempt [But to the public, Pelosi offers a different explanation for what is taking place. At a press conference Thursday, she absurdly said that Wednesday’s coup ...

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News & Links

Dec 27, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by HippieChick58

LINK'It's a chess game, and we are pawns': Unemployment benefits expire for millions

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Nudists & Naturists

Dec 23, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by snytiger6

LINKJust 2 Canadians Chilling Out In A Frozen Lake, Playing Chess | HuffPost Canada Life

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Posts

Dec 14, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by Figor888

What chess apps do you prefer?

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ChessPlayers

Nov 29, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by Word

I recently pulled out my old chess boards. Haven't played chess in years but had the thought: what would gay chess be like. Maybe this isn't a new ideal, but a new thought to me. If you think this would be sensitive humor, get over it. There's ...

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ChessPlayers

Nov 28, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by Word

Greetings, just found this group. I don't do chess a lot, at least not in recent years. Here are some pictures of 2 boards that I have. My mother had gotten them for me as gifts in the early 90s when she made trips to Russia and Mexico.

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aussie sceptics

Nov 17, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by powder

I totally agree with the nanny state/ not as laid back sentiments. It helped me notice more than others I think because I was 100% time expat 2010-2018 and I really noticed the change. Bloody hi-vis everywhere "safety safety safety". ...

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ChessPlayers

Nov 1, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by mzee

"online chess makes its biggest move" That was the title of CBS's Sunday Morning report this morning.. for those of you who missed seeing it or those who want info.; below is a link to the written transcript: Enjoy!

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Movie Lovers

Oct 29, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by 273kelvin

The Queens Gambit - Netflix mini-series Chess is the most difficult subject to portray in any artform other than its own. It is a hidden world, a painting in infer-red or music outside of audible frequencies. When chess players talk it is akin to ...

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Music, Movies & Books

Oct 28, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by VineetHonkan

So I've just watched 2 episodes o the Netflix series Queen's Gambit, and I must say it is good. I have to give props to Ana Taylor Joy as she pulls off a very believable act as Beth Harmon who plays and wins at chess. I wonder, is that a metaphor for...

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Politics

Oct 13, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by Hages

Welcome to our world (Political cartoon by Matt Wuerker)

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ChessPlayers

Oct 2, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by mzee

NATIONAL CHESS DAY – Second Saturday of October

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Progressives, Socialists, and Black Lives Matter

Sep 12, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Theresa_N

Top democrats neglect climate change in addressing fires:

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General & Hellos

Sep 8, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by FearlessFly

Chess (Yes, Chess) Is Now a Streaming Obsession Viewers are flocking to games during the pandemic, entranced by a charismatic grandmaster and his lightning-fast . . . . Alternative source :

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Music Fans

Aug 29, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by Merseyman1

ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK - MURRAY HEAD I had been to Bangkok for a few days, then this song hit the radio in 1984 and became a world wide mega hit. I don't care much about chess but I loved my visit to Thailand.

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Posts

Aug 15, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by FearlessFly

My Girl · The Temptations

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ChessPlayers

Aug 7, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by mzee

A little chess humor

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Singles/Mingle/Chat

Jul 3, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by sassygirl3869

Good Afternoon Everyone! Happy Holiday Weekend! Whats everyone doing? Its going to be a hot one. Try to get near some water for cooling off. I plan on living at my pool. Whether I have any visitors that remains the question. Got a message from my ...

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General & Hellos

Jun 26, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by FrayedBear

Chess is a symbol of white supremacy because the white pieces move first?

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aussie sceptics

Jun 26, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by FrayedBear

Chess is a symbol of white supremacy because the white pieces move first?

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ChessPlayers

Jun 1, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by mzee

Today is my Bday, just sitting here drinking coffee & playing chess. no other plans. Like playing 10min live games on chess.com. loss most of my games by time out. Yes, a little to fast for me, but enjoy trying to speed myself up.

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Philosophy & Meaning

May 15, 2020May 2020

Posted by Aristippus

I got criticized for assuming that Christ really existed. Point well taken, none of the historians at the time even mention our Lamb of God except for a Jewish writer, Josephus, a couple of decades later. You would think our Redeemer would at least...

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Conservative Atheists

Apr 30, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by DUCHESSA

This great short story "" APOCALIPSIS "" was written in the middle 1960s by the great Argentinian writer Marco Denevi; his vision of society was amazing. APOCALIPSIS: The extinction of the humane race is around the end of the 32nd century. This ...

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General & Hellos

Apr 18, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by FearlessFly

Iranian teen shocks chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen to win $14,000 prize

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COVID-19

Apr 14, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by Moravian

For those cannot grasp how a virus can spread exponentially, remember the story of the Indian Maharaja who wanted to reward his chess master for winning a tournament and bringing fame to his kingdom. The chess master said all I want is some rice. Put...

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World Music

Apr 13, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by Marionville

Tommy Korberg. - Anthem from Chess, the musical. Tommy Korberg is the Swedish singer and actor who first performed the part of Anatoly in the musical Chess on the West End stage and on the original concept album. The music and lyrics ...

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Silly, Random & Fun

Mar 31, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by Novelty

I got bored and played computer chess and lost but the computer didn’t fare so well at kick boxing. 💋

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Mar 28, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by JackPedigo

. A real wake up call. I am now on a local FB group Lopez Community Board One person submitted this twitter link which show how uncaring social gatherings can spread disease nation/world-wide. This video tracks cell phones from a Florida beach party ...

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Introverts Unite!

Mar 18, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by FrostyJim

I am planning my next wine tour...

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Politics

Mar 16, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by twshield

LINKMcConnell Has a Request for Veteran Federal Judges: Please Quit

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Music Fans

Mar 15, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by Merseyman1

SILHOUETTES - HERMAN'S HERMITS . Great English beat rock band formed in Manchester in 1964 with charismatic Mancunian singer Peter Noone!

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Out Of The Illusion

Mar 15, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by William_Mary

THE MOST DANGEROUS DECADE: 2018-2028 Every 80 years, nations often experience colossal events. There are different theories about this cycle – for example, the Fourth Turning theory focuses on the cyclical strengths of institutions versus ...

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Music, Movies & Books

Mar 9, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by Jnei

Max von Sydow died today at the age of 90. The Swedish actor appeared in more than a hundred films including numerous Hollywood blockbusters such as The Exorcist in which he plays Father Lankester Merrin, as well as James Bond as Blofeld. Perhaps ...

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General & Hellos

Mar 8, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by bobwjr

Trumpers remember this

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Politics

Mar 6, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by snytiger6

LINKJohn Roberts has been trying to gut the Voting Rights Act for decades

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ChessPlayers

Feb 29, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by mzee

This morn at the coffee shop, meet a man into 960 chess . Any of you play it?

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Photography

Feb 28, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by Merseyman1

The Lewis chessmen exhibited by the British Museum are a group of distinctive 12th-century chess pieces discovered in 1831 on Lewis (Scotland), most of which are carved from walrus ivory. The British Museum claims the chessmen were probably made in ...

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Just for Laughs

Feb 25, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by OldMetalHead

Chess humor

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ChessPlayers

Feb 21, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by Danny34

Hi there a bit of chess myself by no means am I a grandmaster or anything of the sort at this great game. Have recently restarted playing although against the same opponent so yeah same errors are often made. Just saying hi all of you fellow ...

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ChessPlayers

Feb 19, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by mzee

Have some newbies coming to my Thursday club, so got out the buddy boards I got from wholesale chess. find them use full ! Anyone else have a favorite for teaching?

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News & Links

Feb 18, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by FearlessFly

Fast-and-loose culture of esports is upending once staid world of chess Grandmasters and upstarts are reinventing the game online, becoming its most visible ambassadors and arguably its first entertainers.

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Online Dating: The Reality

Feb 15, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by TonyGriffiths1

New to this site. Not dated for a while any women here from england.Most post seem to be from the usa. Just friendly conversation.

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Politics

Feb 12, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by of-the-mountain

The obstructionist republican fascist are overtly spreading their propaganda full of lies and pure deceit!!! I have been inundated with mailers, E-mails, right wing blogs, offers of membership to Republican National Party and other moronic idiotic...

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Sexy is an Attitude, Body Positive Sexy!

Feb 10, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by ZantiMisfit

LINKDisabled Woman Nervously Shares Her “Sexy” Photos And Twitter Falls In Love With Her | Bored Panda

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General & Hellos

Jan 30, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by PondartIncbendog

Donald Trump Moves To Cut Medicaid As His Deficit Is Projected to Hit $1 Trillion

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General & Hellos

Jan 20, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by OldMetalHead

This is former Iranian chess grandmaster Dorsa Derakhshani. She switched to represent the U.S. in 2017 after being told by her country she was "harming national interests" by not wearing a hijab