Skeptic schism chess board pieces

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Skeptic schism chess board pieces

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Has anyone seen politically based chess board pieces like this? --

http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/interactive ... ges/01.jpg

I think it would be cool to have a skeptic schism based chess board too. Here are some ideas:

FTB/Skepchick/A+:
Pawns: Mainly FTB commentariat stereotypes, judging from photos: overweight, neckbeards, horn rimmed glasses, etc...
King: PZ Myers
Queen: Rebecca Watson
Knight1: Greg Laden
Knight2: Lousy Canuck
Bishop1: Stef Svan
Bishop2: Ophelia Benson
Rook1: Nerd of Redhead (you got to have a robot like piece, just for fun)
Rook2: Karen Stollznow

Slymepit/Skeptics:
Pawns: A bunch of guys in fedoras and women in bikinis
King: Richard Dawkins
Queen: Abbie Smith
Knight1: Justin Vacula
Knight2: Thunderf00t
Bishop1: Ellen Beth Wachs
Bishop2: Paula Kirby
Rook1: Michael Shermer
Rook2: Ben Radford

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Re: Skeptic schism chess board pieces

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LOL. I like it. Seriously, it sounds wonderful.

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I changed my mind about Rook1. It should be Mykeru instead! A cow-skull headed chess piece would be pretty cool too.

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Hmmm, in keeping with chess piece appearances, perhaps the Rooks should be structures instead:

FTB/Skepchick/A+: Elevator car

Slymepit/Skeptics: ??? Not sure on this one. Any ideas?

Mykeru and Nerd of Redhead should still be among the pieces: either bishops or knights.

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FTB/Skepchick would have to be all pawns - can't have any privileged pieces, you know.

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SkepticalCat wrote:FTB/Skepchick would have to be all pawns - can't have any privileged pieces, you know.
You've got it ALL wrong. They've clearly got a power structure over there.
Being blind to privilege is a privilege only men can have, .'. only the MALES can be pawns.
Unless they identify as "Other" on their US Census forms.

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FTB is black and the Pit iswhite,of course. Unless FTB is white so the Knight are.....White Knights.

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FTB is black and the Pit iswhite,of course. Unless FTB is white so the Knight are.....White Knights.

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FTB should be black, but they'll reverse the knights for that exact reason. It'll keep chess interesting.

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