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riversedge

(70,242 posts)
Sun May 22, 2016, 10:24 AM May 2016

If 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 wasn’t 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. She’s 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 wasn’t on some pink square, which my opponent claimed gave you DOUBLE the points. Pretty sure that’s the definition of rigged. Why would you just randomly have squares all over the board that counted for MORE or FEWER points when it’s 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
My my the grapes of the Sanders vinyard are so sour nt comradebillyboy May 2016 #2
Yes, good analogy, if he isn't winning then the rules are rigged. It isn't all about defrauding Thinkingabout May 2016 #3
Great cartoon Gothmog May 2016 #4
lol..A Sander's Supporter is complaining about this post Henhouse May 2016 #5
He might appreciate some feedback from Hillary supporters SharonClark May 2016 #6
The post did not get hidden but it did get locked. Were we being punked? lol Henhouse May 2016 #8
ha ha. Yep--some stuff you just can't make up. riversedge May 2016 #10
LOL sarae May 2016 #7
Hillarious article NastyRiffraff May 2016 #9

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
3. Yes, good analogy, if he isn't winning then the rules are rigged. It isn't all about defrauding
Sun May 22, 2016, 10:56 AM
May 2016

the rules, there isn't a need to change the rules.

Henhouse

(646 posts)
5. lol..A Sander's Supporter is complaining about this post
Sun May 22, 2016, 11:01 AM
May 2016

He/She thinks the reference to the pink tile in Scrabble is a "homaphobic" attack on Sanders...I can not make this stuff up...

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)
9. Hillarious article
Sun May 22, 2016, 01:12 PM
May 2016

And very true! If the rules are going against you, agitate to change the rules because they're unfair!

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