December 13, 2007

They called him Lord of the Ring

…and Boss of the Board.
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“Fighting is done in the ring and wars are waged on the board.”

posted by in humor, odd, science, sports, urban legends | * | 13 comments 

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  1. Cindy Scroggins on December 13th, 2007 at 1:27 pm

    I can’t see very well–is that April, 1879? If so, Michael has held up really well, I’d say.

  2. Kathy Hilen-Smith on December 13th, 2007 at 2:13 pm

    1979.

    He can still whack those chess pieces right off the table. If you look really, really close you can see the imprint of a tiny rook in his glove.

  3. Michael Grant Smith on December 13th, 2007 at 2:40 pm

    Wait. Let me take off my glasses first.

  4. Sheila Ryan on December 13th, 2007 at 3:32 pm

    Is Michael available for blindfold chessboxing exhibitions? What about simultaneous chessboxing — you know, he takes on a dozen or more opponents?

    Freestyle chessboxing? Extreme chessboxing?

    Rock’em Sock’em Robot chessboxing?

  5. Cindy Scroggins on December 13th, 2007 at 4:23 pm

    Will the revelation of his steroid use mean that he’ll be stripped of his magazine cover?

  6. Kathy Hilen-Smith on December 13th, 2007 at 4:27 pm

    Limited engagements only.

    He’s also earned quite a reputation as a cheeseboxer. Emmental, Gouda, Gruyère, Roquefort, Gorgonzola, Stilton, Swiss, Cheddar —name the coagulated milk product, he’ll challenge it.

  7. Deron Bauman on December 13th, 2007 at 5:44 pm

    his chessboxing name is robesgruyère.

  8. Sheila Ryan on December 13th, 2007 at 6:16 pm

    Me, I’m partial to chaise-boxing. Combatants languish on deck chairs, stirring themselves now and again to make feeble jabs aimed (with little or no precision) at unseen assailants.

  9. Deron Bauman on December 13th, 2007 at 6:24 pm

    cheeseboxing. I mean cheeseboxing.

  10. Daryl Scroggins on December 13th, 2007 at 6:25 pm

    his chessboxing name is robesgruyère

    Perfect!

  11. Kathy Hilen-Smith on December 13th, 2007 at 6:57 pm

    Wait. Let me take off my glasses first.
    Posted by: Michael Grant Smith | December 13, 2007 2:40 PM

    Right.
    See? That’s his strategy. It’s not Cricket to punch an opponent wearing prescription corrective lenses. It’s not Chessboxing either.
    Cheese? Don’t even go there.

  12. Michael Grant Smith on December 13th, 2007 at 7:07 pm

    I let my cheeseboxing opponents stand on the counter for at least a half hour before a match. It softens them up and makes the flavor much more piquant.

    As for my chessboxing opponents, I just kick their asses before they can even castle. Bitches.

  13. Rick Neece on December 13th, 2007 at 8:02 pm

    Amazing, honestly, just amazing. Have I ever said how much I love y’all?


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