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[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 53 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

various languages: so I called it a horse.

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 weeks ago

It’s just a knight with a coconut shell.

[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 42 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

These horses were knighted. Be respectful and call them by their title!

[–] nerdschleife@lemmy.zip 47 points 3 weeks ago
[–] Tja@programming.dev 1 points 3 weeks ago

It's Lieutenant Peanut Butter!

[–] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 32 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

"So it's called a 'knight'?"

"Yes."

"But it's shaped like a horse, not a knight."

"Yes."

"And it can only move in an 'L' shaped pattern."

"...Yes."

"That's not confusing at all."

[–] Albbi@lemmy.ca 36 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Don't forget that it's the only piece that can jump over other pieces.

[–] Pieisawesome@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

The king jumps over the rook when castling

[–] Elgenzay@lemmy.ml 23 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That's clearly the rook jumping over the king

[–] Siethron@lemmy.world 50 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

They actually do that narrow hallway awkward press your body against the wall and shuffle pass thing.

[–] moody@lemmings.world 25 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Ope, I'll just scooch right by ya there

[–] ZoopZeZoop@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I love you people. My family, my friends, and then you people. You're like the third leg of my sanity stool.

[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Ooh, I love Sanity Stool, have you heard their new single?

[–] ButteryMonkey@piefed.social 4 points 3 weeks ago

Damnit I’ve said this exact thing.

Or after the short dance I’ll just point a direction and be like “I’ll go that way”

Those are literally the only two options. Super polite and wordy, or awkward and asocial.

[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Do they do crotch-to-crotch?

[–] judgyweevil@feddit.it 2 points 3 weeks ago

Now, what does it remind you? A KNIGHT jumping around like a kid?

[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago

Patrick/wallet meme

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 27 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

IIRC they were elephants originally, but the Europeans didn't know what an elephant was. Forgot about Hannibal, I guess.

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 9 points 3 weeks ago

Replacing the elephant really was throwing salt in the wound

[–] lemonwood@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 weeks ago

No, the rooks where the ones who were elephants. Towers atop battle elephants.

[–] sjmarf@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It’s called a horsey, silly

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago

You tho thilly! ☺

[–] RoquetteQueen@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Actually they're called Gallahop and Daughter of Gallahop.

[–] Bonus@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 weeks ago
[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 points 3 weeks ago

It should be a dude on a horse.

[–] thatradomguy@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Actually, they didn't manufacture the chess pieces... so not really...

[–] regdog@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

When your phone screen is so dirty that the smudge shows up on screenshots

[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Nah that's your screen. This screenshot seems clean to me

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

no it’s naughty