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Related: About this forumIf Bernie played Scrabble: I "received fewer points...just because I wasn’t on some pink square."
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Dana Milbank ?@Milbank May 19
If Bernie played Scrabble: I "received fewer points...just because I wasnt on some pink square." via @petridishes:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/compost/wp/2016/05/18/if-sanders-supporters-complained-about-other-things-the-way-they-complain-about-election-results/
Above tweet is referrring to this article:
If Sanders supporters complained about other things the way they complain about election results
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/compost/wp/2016/05/18/if-sanders-supporters-complained-about-other-things-the-way-they-complain-about-election-results/
By Alexandra Petri May 18
With apologies to my Facebook feed.
CHESS:
This game is rigged. The pawns get to move almost NOWHERE, whereas the QUEEN (DETECT ANY RESEMBLANCE HERE???) can just move wherever she likes with no apparent rhyme or reason. Shes not a bishop or a rook. Why does she move like one? Also, the black pieces have to move second, which is TOTALLY unfair and needs to be looked into, unless I am playing with the white pieces today.
SCRABBLE:
I played exactly the same word as my opponent, using exactly the same letters, and received fewer points for it just because I wasnt on some pink square, which my opponent claimed gave you DOUBLE the points. Pretty sure thats the definition of rigged. Why would you just randomly have squares all over the board that counted for MORE or FEWER points when its just the same words? Also my opponent had two BLANK tiles, which just got to be WHATEVER letters she wanted. This seems made-up. Milton Bradley are shills who are trying to prevent the revolution. Also, BERN is totally a word.
TENNIS:.............
Sunday morning Toon ...
Sack cartoon: Bernie Sanders supporters
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http://www.startribune.com/sack-cartoon-bernie-sanders-supporters/380038941/
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If Bernie played Scrabble: I "received fewer points...just because I wasn’t on some pink square." (Original Post)
riversedge
May 2016
OP
And even with 6 tiles left and down by a hundred, he would insist he could still win
liberal N proud
May 2016
#1
Yes, good analogy, if he isn't winning then the rules are rigged. It isn't all about defrauding
Thinkingabout
May 2016
#3
liberal N proud
(60,349 posts)1. And even with 6 tiles left and down by a hundred, he would insist he could still win
comradebillyboy
(10,181 posts)2. My my the grapes of the Sanders vinyard are so sour nt
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)3. Yes, good analogy, if he isn't winning then the rules are rigged. It isn't all about defrauding
the rules, there isn't a need to change the rules.
Gothmog
(145,754 posts)4. Great cartoon
Henhouse
(646 posts)5. lol..A Sander's Supporter is complaining about this post
He/She thinks the reference to the pink tile in Scrabble is a "homaphobic" attack on Sanders...I can not make this stuff up...
SharonClark
(10,014 posts)6. He might appreciate some feedback from Hillary supporters
Henhouse
(646 posts)8. The post did not get hidden but it did get locked. Were we being punked? lol
riversedge
(70,383 posts)10. ha ha. Yep--some stuff you just can't make up.
The comments in that WaPo article are pretty funny, too...
NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)9. Hillarious article
And very true! If the rules are going against you, agitate to change the rules because they're unfair!