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Taxidermy Chess Sets

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Just when you thought chess could not get any weirder :shock:
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Venice Dialect: El pezo no l'e' mai morto.

Translation: The worse never dies
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Image

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This is really and I mean really a product of a sick imagination....

For God's sake regards,
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Sean, Cute pieces. Dr. Deeb thinks that it is unclean. I find it funny and inventive. The cat's meow. Fritz the cat. :lol:
Sean Evans wrote:http://asia.cnet.com/taxidermy-chess-pl ... 223150.htm

Just when you thought chess could not get any weirder :shock:
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tjfroh wrote:Sean, Cute pieces. Dr. Deeb thinks that it is unclean. I find it funny and inventive. The cat's meow. Fritz the cat. :lol:
Sean Evans wrote:http://asia.cnet.com/taxidermy-chess-pl ... 223150.htm

Just when you thought chess could not get any weirder :shock:
Actually I was wrong regarding my evaluation of the topic....

It looks like FIDE will approve them as the offcial chess pieces for it's tournaments uncle Timbo 8-)
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P.S.What if suddenly one of the pieces come to life while the game is on and bite the player :!: :?:

Does he win the game automatically :!: :?:

Hmmmm....
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tjfroh wrote:Sean, Cute pieces. Dr. Deeb thinks that it is unclean. I find it funny and inventive. The cat's meow. Fritz the cat. :lol:
Sean Evans wrote:http://asia.cnet.com/taxidermy-chess-pl ... 223150.htm

Just when you thought chess could not get any weirder :shock:
HAHAHAA I wonder if the pieces are durable and how good will do in blitz games :D
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Sean Evans wrote:http://asia.cnet.com/taxidermy-chess-pl ... 223150.htm

Just when you thought chess could not get any weirder :shock:
My favorite (weird) is http://www.artnet.com/artwork/52150/115 ... trust.html by Yoko Ono :D
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Dr.Wael Deeb wrote:Image

Image

This is really and I mean really a product of a sick imagination....

For God's sake regards,
Dr.D
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oh yeah... sick imagination...
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A Distel wrote:
Dr.Wael Deeb wrote:Image

Image

This is really and I mean really a product of a sick imagination....

For God's sake regards,
Dr.D
Image

oh yeah... sick imagination...
:oops: :oops: :oops: :oops:
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