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 Holiday Groaner
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12/26/21 07:49 PM
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mikei
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A Sad History Lesson
Enjoy Life While You May
Back in the early 1400s, chess became super popular in a European community. There was a certain group of people in particular who were especially enthusiastic about the game. They would meet up to play chess with each other at every opportunity.
Eventually, this obsession with playing chess caught the attention of the church leaders who noticed that members of this group were skipping church to play chess instead.
This was seen as blasphemous, and they were ordered to stop immediately.
Unfortunately, the draw of the game proved too strong for these chess aficionados and after continuing to defy the church, they were arrested and tried for heresy.
They were found guilty, just before Christmas, and sentenced to be burned at the stake. (Pretty Severe Punishment, I think)
ANYWAY,:
This public execution, held in the town square, became the very first record of chess nuts roasting on an open fire.
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Re: Holiday Groaner
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12/26/21 07:56 PM
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...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
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Re: Holiday Groaner
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12/26/21 09:13 PM
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TXHOGSLAYER
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LETS GO BRANDON
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Re: Holiday Groaner
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12/26/21 11:28 PM
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Re: Holiday Groaner
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12/27/21 03:10 AM
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HuntingTexas
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 I like it!!
" In God We Trust "
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Re: Holiday Groaner
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12/27/21 02:57 PM
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Re: Holiday Groaner
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12/27/21 06:19 PM
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spacejunkie
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 was served to the spectators I assume.
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Re: Holiday Groaner
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12/27/21 09:58 PM
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Re: Holiday Groaner
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12/27/21 11:41 PM
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Re: Holiday Groaner
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12/31/21 11:21 PM
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NORML as can be
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Re: Holiday Groaner
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01/04/22 12:27 AM
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colt45-90
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hold on Newt, we got a runaway
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Re: Holiday Groaner
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01/04/22 02:46 AM
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Re: Holiday Groaner
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01/06/22 03:23 PM
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  “I never forget a face—but in your case, I’ll be glad to make an exception.” —Groucho Marx
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Re: Holiday Groaner
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01/15/22 02:51 AM
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