Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for May 30, 2009

  1. Emerald
    margueritem  almost 15 years ago

    Is that in the rule books?

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  2. Albert einstein
    hymenoxis  almost 15 years ago

    It’s a common tactic used by players who lose frequently…it’s called the “Bubba Opening.”

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    ejcapulet  almost 15 years ago

    But why throw away your Queen - it’s the most useful piece. Chuck a rook instead.

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  4. Albert einstein
    hymenoxis  almost 15 years ago

    The queen’s heavier. You can throw rooks all day, but if you can nail them with a queen early, you’re golden.

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    lewisbower  almost 15 years ago

    The queen can go anywhere

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    Shikamoo Premium Member almost 15 years ago

    That’s right. The knights keep turning away, and pawns move one at a time. Can’t hit anyone with those!

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  7. Lady with a bow
    ejcapulet  almost 15 years ago

    What about a bishop? That pointy little hat of theirs has to sting - of course, I really stink at chess so you can shake your head at me now if you like.

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    Gary Appenzeller  almost 15 years ago

    That’s quite the gambit.

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    camo8ofrs  almost 15 years ago

    “surprise!”

    =p

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    Matthewf335  over 6 years ago

    Can fill-contact chess be far behind?

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    GROG Premium Member almost 5 years ago

    This could get ugly.

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    GROG Premium Member almost 5 years ago

    I’m surprised the movie poster designer didn’t reduce Charles’ name to “Chuck.”

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    Farside99  almost 5 years ago

    Take it from Bark Bagle, you do not want to be cast adrift in a small boat with a crew of seasick bassets.

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    DennisinSeattle Premium Member almost 5 years ago

    Mutinous Mutts! I suspect they will land on an island and interbreed!

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    Liverlips McCracken Premium Member almost 5 years ago

    With regard to the chess match above; is that “crowning” him? Doesn’t he get some sort of bonus?

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    Liverlips McCracken Premium Member almost 5 years ago

    That’s a poster that just screams “EPIC!”, wouldn’t you say?

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    SusanSunshine Premium Member almost 5 years ago

    Oooh look, everybody!

    Some have you have already discovered it….

    we have another classic poster from StelBel…

    in the May 30th  2019 “CLEO and COMPANY!”

     

    It’s on Sherpa

    http://www.comicssherpa.com/site/feature?uc_comic=cscwy

     

    Charlie Laughbasset….. well, he wasn’t exactly a barrel of “ha-ha”s in this one, was he?

    Evil Captain indeed! Even worse than our Evil Que…. um… never mind….

    I mean …. leashes, chains, tight collars….

    I hear he even used rolled up newspapers on those poor basset sailors.

     

    BTW… I joke about his name…. but I’ve heard it’s not really pronounced like laugh-basset….

    more like “law-basset.”

    From his long line of snooty pedigreed forebears.

     

    I’m sure we’d all follow the dashing Bark Bagle…

    as he leads the pack in taking over the ship….

    and they sail away to settle on Pitcairn Terrier Island.

    Where they mated with the wild female dogs….

    and their great great great great great great (is that enough?) grandpuppies still live today.

     

    It’s a place that lives in every dog’s fantasy,

    and, truth to tell, in mine….

    like a giant, wild, dog park, far out at sea.

     

    The humans did this too, once again….

    But the human in the Bagle role looks more “confused” than “dashing”

    and the Captain looks merely childish and petulant.

     

    http://clzmovies.r.sizr.io/core/covers/lg/e5/e5_40334_0_MutinyOnTheBounty.jpg

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    Rotifer NOT GETTING RUBEN BOLLING’S PIN Thalweg Premium Member almost 5 years ago

     

    Interesting Historical Side Note – MUTT-INY was produced by my Great Uncle, Irving Tailbarker (he changed his last name to distance himself from the family shame from That Ugly Incident in the Catskills a few years earlier).

    /s/ Rotty Tailwagger

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    Plumbob Wilson  almost 5 years ago

    Next on the double feature: Beau Sset, starring Gary Woofer, Ray Malamute and Rhodesian Preston (a Paramutt picture, produced and directed by William A. Whippet).

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    MontanaLady  almost 5 years ago

    If there was ever one ole mean, arrogant LaughBasset, this is the one! He sure deserves to be seasick!

    Stel, you managed to get the facial expressions perfectly! Great poster.

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    mistercatworks  about 1 year ago

    That’s one good reason not to play with pewter chess pieces.

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