Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2020/01/09/commemorative-2020-election-ch.html
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“Queen Mike Pence” is hard to pass up
I hope that is how that homophobic moron will go down in history
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Who are the pawns - the voters?
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I like how the family scene at 0:48 is saying “You may have lost your son to the Democrats, but with this chess set, your grandson will be drawn back to the Correct Party and all it stands for”.
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So if Warren’s the nominee, it’ll be Warren as the King and probably a male candidate for the Queen.
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“Who will win the battle in your home? The fun will never end!”
no thank you.
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They’re assuming Trump won’t be in prison.
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Checkmate.
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Just a reminder for those at home: our democracy is actually not a game.
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Embedded above is the television ad for the set, described by Jimmy Traina as the “most batshit crazy commercial I’ve ever seen.”
Hold my Trumpy Bear
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I remember that ad! At $17.50 a month, that’s $560 total when you get the whole set - 3 years later. I wonder if you have to wait another 2 months for the board, or if it would come with the (purely hypothetical, I’m sure) final shipment of two pieces.
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They aren’t targeting this at people who are good at math.
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I wonder how many people in the target audience for that ad even had 3 years left to live.
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If this were 2020 election voodoo material, I’d choose Carlesen Magnus as the player with the blue pieces.
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My guess: In the third month, they send you a “one time” offer to buy out the entire remainder of the set at half price + shipping and handling.
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I was going to say that maybe they should call Pence the Vice King, but surely that title belongs to Trump…
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The pawns are the voters - they’re used to shim the shorter legs of the table
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