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    Saudi Arabia is banning chess. Fucking CHESS, people!

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    • Not banned, it will slip through like music and be 'frowned upon' by the religious goon squad. But yeah, it is silly considering Muslims made the game popular.face_melter
    • it's the muslims who brought the game to europe back in ye olde timesGnash
    • chess, now that's reaching ... how does this not work with that religion?monospaced
    • the grand mufti said chess was “included under gambling” and was “a waste of time and money and a cause for hatred and enmity between players”.Gnash
    • dude, anything can be included under gambling if people decide to bet on itmonospaced
    • Maybe pawns threatening their kingdom is a bit to literal for them.IRNlun6
    • OH MY GOD!!!, for a minute there I thought they banned cheese._niko
    • well, pig cheese is banned...Gnash
    • Pig cheese? Is that a thing?monospaced
    • god i hope not, mono. sounds gross.Gnash
    • It's probably perfectly fine and tasty. I mean. It's just a mill product like from cows and sheep. I just never heard of it.monospaced
    • Chess is a waste of time, they're right about that at least.
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    • beef and pork loaf? http://www.stanzl-sp…mekk
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