MEANWHILE IN SPORTS:
(Thanks to The Perts)
We may have blogged about this before, but we don't care, because: Chess Boxing!
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March 28, 2018
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Not any weirder than the biathlon (combination of cross-country skiing and rifle shooting).
Just don't ask your opponent to "king me!'
Posted by: wanderer2575 | March 28, 2018 at 11:04 AM
The knight has a mean left rook.
Posted by: Slim Chance | March 28, 2018 at 11:13 AM
Golf can not be far behind.
Posted by: Cheesewiz | March 28, 2018 at 11:34 AM
In old Tombstone, Arizona people played a version of this only they used a deck of cards and nickle plated pistols. Movies were made off that game. Chess boxing is just too slow moving to attract Hollywood.
Posted by: Le Petomane | March 28, 2018 at 11:44 AM
What I really want to see is Full-Contact Monopoly.
Posted by: wanderer2575 | March 28, 2018 at 11:58 AM
I'm guessing they have weight divisions. Do they have IQ divisions too ?
Posted by: LeDud | March 28, 2018 at 12:14 PM
" one mustn't be afraid of being punched..."
They're punched; the fans are bored.
Posted by: Clankie | March 28, 2018 at 12:15 PM
If they add beer drinking to it then it should definitely be in the Olympics.
Posted by: Head_Smashed_In | March 28, 2018 at 01:23 PM
Better yet, eliminate the boxing and go with chess jello shots.
Posted by: fractalist | March 28, 2018 at 02:17 PM
Rocky: I can't do it.
Adrian: What?
Rocky: I can't beat him.
Adrian: Apollo?
Rocky: Yeah. I been out there walkin' around, thinkin'. I mean, who am I kiddin'? I ain't even in the guy's league.
Adrian: What are we gonna do?
Rocky: I gotta try the Flohr-Mikenas-Carls Variation of the English Opening.
Posted by: Burt Macklin, FBI | March 28, 2018 at 04:58 PM
Cheesewiz - Speed golf is already a thing.
Posted by: Chuck | March 29, 2018 at 01:52 PM