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US Election Chess Set

Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2020 5:27 pm
by Kevin Thurlow
https://www.chess2020.com/

Who could resist?

Re: US Election Chess Set

Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2020 5:33 pm
by JustinHorton
"Symbolic Empty Podium", indeed

Re: US Election Chess Set

Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2020 9:15 pm
by Kevin Thurlow
Yes - that seems weird. Why not wait until the opposition have named their team?

Re: US Election Chess Set

Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2020 9:30 pm
by JustinHorton
Presumably because they want to start shifting the stock now, but it's deeply pathetic.

Re: US Election Chess Set

Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2020 9:57 pm
by Kevin Thurlow
And Mike Pence (who should be Mike Cents anyway) as the queen?

Re: US Election Chess Set

Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2020 10:52 pm
by David Robertson
It comes with its own signed Certificate of Authenticity. Must be OK then

Re: US Election Chess Set

Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2020 1:32 pm
by Neil Graham
We will be overwhelmed with this sort of thing from across the Atlantic soon - watch out for the chlorinated roast chicken flavour crisps.

Meanwhile I'll stick with my Brexit Chess Set https://brexitchess.myshopify.com/produ ... chess-game complete with Nigel Farage and Jacob Rees-Mogg Bishops.

Re: US Election Chess Set

Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2020 1:41 pm
by Kevin Thurlow
And the Brexit one is cheaper as well.

""Symbolic Empty Podium", indeed"

I just looked at the US advert again, they do say they'll supply replacement pieces when the protagonists are confirmed.

"watch out for the chlorinated roast chicken flavour crisps"

Happily, crisp flavours (whatever the flavour) are usually vegetarian!

Re: US Election Chess Set

Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2020 3:43 pm
by John McKenna
"Happily, crisp flavours (whatever the flavour) are usually vegetarian!"

And here's me thinking they're all concoctions of the chemical kind!?

On the podium -
... Bloomberg campaign advisers talk about a two-track operation that’s focused on winning the nomination and defeating Trump in November. And Bloomberg has already pledged to pay for operations in key states through the general election even if he’s not the Democratic nominee...
https://apnews.com/f4331d26381eb9d8bca68a2f6b69ff5b

Re: US Election Chess Set

Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2020 4:46 pm
by Ian Thompson
Kevin Thurlow wrote:
Tue Feb 04, 2020 1:41 pm
I just looked at the US advert again, they do say they'll supply replacement pieces when the protagonists are confirmed.
I took "you will be notified to complete your set" to mean pieces will be available, but not necessarily free.