We'll pick up the "Silents Are Golden" thread next time, but since we actually made it into the theater, this seemed like an appropriate review as we enter the second week of Easter.

"The wet weather is backing up traffic on the 405 today..."

But if I were going to describe this movie in one word?

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I have no idea who this is. The only identifier on the Pinterest link said "Istanbul Olympiade d'échecs 2012" and I did not have time to pursue it further.

Beginner Problem - White To Play (1308 )
Goal: White can force mate in 2 moves
Hint: Use the knight to block, not a smothered mate

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An older couple was lying in bed one night.  The husband was falling asleep but the wife was in a romantic mood and wanted to talk      She said: "You used to hold my hand when we were courting."

Wearily he  reached across, held her hand for a second and tried to get back to sleep. 

A few moments later she said: "Then you used to kiss me."   Mildly irritated, he reached across, gave her a peck on the cheek and settled down to sleep.     

Thirty seconds later she said: "Then you used to bite my neck."      Angrily, he threw back the bed clothes and got out of bed.        

"Where are you going?" she asked.  "To get my teeth!"

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Krak is probably on the same learning curve the rest of us are, so here's a new thread and some content from the old thread to chat about until he shows up. 

No other form of government in history has ever consolidated its power by ensuring that it would remain subservient to its people. 

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Another Friday night in the brave year of 2021, and once again America finds itself dealing with issues the founding fathers could never have conceived of*

*I actually believe this, they would never in their wildest nightmares have envisioned how their elegant, simple and wonderful blueprint for a country could be so corrupted.

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This is the funniest clip:

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