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[–]BurninatorXIII 367 points368 points ago

And could this be trying to explain that the buildings ran into the planes?

[–]feureau 282 points283 points ago

I believe you just solved the various 9/11 conspiracy theories

[–]BigClifty 231 points232 points ago

So the buildings were the real terrorists! The al-Qaida must have learned about the buildings' plot ahead of time and hijacked the planes to try to steer them out of the way! But they were too late, and the buildings blew them out of the sky....

It all makes sense now.

[–]Bloodfeastisleman 41 points42 points ago

JFK shot himself.

[–]big_black_penis 50 points51 points ago

The Moon landed on Apollo 11. There was nothing we could do.

[–]sinister_exaggerator 1 point2 points ago

If this is a Red Dwarf reference, you have my upvote

[–]Bloodfeastisleman 4 points5 points ago

It is not. I have never seen the show.

[–]MaxIsAlwaysRight 2 points3 points ago

You should.

[–]attackzac21 89 points90 points ago

We weren't fighting terror, we were fighting hero's

[–]phostyle 63 points64 points ago

courtesy of M. Night. Shyamalan production.

[–]BigClifty 40 points41 points ago

Nah, that plot makes too much sense for a Shyamalan film.

[–]MagnusTheGreat 1 point2 points ago

If the planes were evil overload ghosts, then it would be perfect!

[–]ResidentNileist 38 points39 points ago

A wild apostrophe appeared.

[–]5one4 12 points13 points ago

but then why did we kill bin-laden and immediately throw his body underwater?!?!?

*edit: grammar

[–]cynognathus 17 points18 points ago

Cause we're the terrorists and he's the hero.

[–]NanoGeek 17 points18 points ago

The hero we deserve, but not the one we need right now.

[–]windchime159 2 points3 points ago

More like the hero we want, that will only come when we need him, that we truly don't deserve.

[–]BigClifty 10 points11 points ago

Because he intercepted a CIA transmission instructing Big Pharma to double their Chemtrail production to make sure the entire country was mind-controlled in time for Nibiru's reappearance on December 21st 2012!

Bin laden was trying to save us all!

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[–]windchime159 1 point2 points ago

Your a socialist muslim anti-Christ!

[–]Operation_mongoose 1 point2 points ago

I have a friend who really believes that shit, I'm upvoteing you in honor his his bat shit craziness!

[–]JD5 6 points7 points ago

He knew too much.

[–]stillalone 4 points5 points ago

al-Qaida retaliated our building attack by hurling people into our missiles.

[–]TerryArchi 6 points7 points ago

Fuck you twin towers! Those poor guys in the plane didn't deserve that.

[–]SeaweedWater 41 points42 points ago

So what we should really be asking is who was driving the two towers?

[–]BigClifty 27 points28 points ago

The Reptilians of course.

[–]MaxIsAlwaysRight 12 points13 points ago

"Reptoids."

[–]jimozu 5 points6 points ago

reptar?

[–]mrbadass88 25 points26 points ago

you spelled republican wrong

[–]Thermodynamicist 16 points17 points ago

Sauron.

[–]bobbybaun64 12 points13 points ago

Chicken and cow

[–]_TheGermanGuy_ 8 points9 points ago

FUCK YOUUU CHICKEN AND COW!!!!!

"Good job Stan, now they are normal, like us!"

[–]Sprocketlord 2 points3 points ago

The Adherents of the repeated meme...

[–]Disco_Drew 1 point2 points ago

It was the gays, remember?

[–]upandrunning 1 point2 points ago

And Tower 7 was clearly a victim of hit-and-run. We've solved it!

[–]JediPilot 3 points4 points ago

Earth rotated the buildings into the planes. The planes were minding their own business.

[–]Damasticator 2 points3 points ago

Didn't you take physics at any level? The earth moves. Airborne things (birds, planes, etc.) are actually hovering. DUH!

Preemptive EDIT: sarcasm...or is it?

[–]Talkgibberish 3 points4 points ago

Relativity.

[–]ag04 1 point2 points ago

This changes everything: The Ocean wanted it's oil back. Bad music plays Justin Beiber. Wallstreet was occupying people. JFK headbutted that innocent bullet. SHIT. Next think you know, reddit will be peopleing.

[–]stupid_nut 117 points118 points ago*

If anybody is interested, from left to right.

  • Bank of China Tower
  • Oriental Pearl Tower
  • CITIC Plaza
  • Taipei 101
  • 2 International Finance Centre

Don't worry Americans! All towers in Asia, not poor taste at all!

[–]SirPoopyPants 74 points75 points ago

I wouldn't care either way. as a white American male it is literally impossible to hurt my feelings.

[–]str8shooter 23 points24 points ago

Homer: I'm a white male, age 18 to 49. Everyone listens to me, no matter how dumb my suggestions are.

[–]Swederman 1 point2 points ago

Cracker

[–]this_sort_of_thing 1 point2 points ago

zelda sucks

[–]fepereir 5 points6 points ago

  • Bank of China Tower (Hong Kong)
  • Oriental Pearl Tower (Shanghai)
  • CITIC Plaza (Guangzhou)
  • Taipei 101 (Taipei)
  • 2 International Finance Centre (Hong Kong)

The designer clearly despises the ethnic Chinese.

[–]Burmese_Days 2 points3 points ago

could you maybe tell me the plane models aswell?

[–]twigger 2 points3 points ago

Thank you Mosby!

[–]thisissamsaxton 1 point2 points ago

I was wondering why the king and queen weren't the wtc buildings. It was probably intended just to be a touristy thing.

[–]Eurochencho 236 points237 points ago

Poor taste just hit a whole new level... ಠ_ಠ

[–]Panda_De_Guerre 166 points167 points ago

Somewhere around the 81st level....

[–]ManWithABeard 15 points16 points ago

You mean ... it has risen to new heights

[–]rabid-clanger 241 points242 points ago

I kind of want this....

[–]TheHIV123 123 points124 points ago

The problem with this board of course, is that you'd have to remove both pieces every time they collided!

[–]BordomBeThyName 71 points72 points ago

Also, you'd have the issue of walking buildings around on a battlefield, smashing airplanes at will.

Actually, that sounds awesome.

[–]Wanderlustfull 17 points18 points ago

So that's what happened to the proposed building Transformer in Big.

[–]Chickenhawker 7 points8 points ago

"I wish. I wish. I wish that someday I'll be able to make an obscure, yet highly relevant, reference to this film!"

Well played... well played.

[–]Wanderlustfull 4 points5 points ago

:D

No, but really, it was on TV about three days ago, so it's not something I had stored away in memory just waiting for this moment.

Damn. Blown it.

[–]holierthanmao 5 points6 points ago

You just created the next Hasbro movie: "Chess"

[–]davidmvdg 1 point2 points ago

And airplanes cannot stop mid flight either...

[–]Unbroken_Circle 21 points22 points ago

I feel like the players would be having way too much fun in any captures.

[–]Assmilliner 57 points58 points ago

Pass. Novelty chess sets whose designs aren't instantly recognisable as the pieces they represent are annoying as fuck to actually try to play.

Nice as an art piece, but if I won't play it I don't need to own it.

[–]midas22 41 points42 points ago

2/10, would not play.

[–]psychiccheese 200 points201 points ago

9/11, would buy as art.

[–]rainman18 43 points44 points ago

4/20, would buy as pizza.

[–]Tactful 15 points16 points ago

3/5, probability of it working every time.

[–]BigClifty 10 points11 points ago

This thread just got about 1/5 cooler.

[–]toodrunktofuck 1 point2 points ago

So do I. But as if chess wasn't hard enough already, now you have to think of which piece is which …

[–]generalmontgomery 9 points10 points ago

Are these all Chinese buildings? I recognise some from HK and possibly Shanghai..

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[–]GrantOz44 5 points6 points ago

Yeah Taipei 101 was the first thing I noticed. It even looks like a 'Queen' building.

[–]turkmenitron 1 point2 points ago

CITIC Plaza is in Guangzhou.

[–]OpenShut 1 point2 points ago

Yeah these are all Asian buidlings (IFC 2, TP 101, Bank of China and that ball one from SH). Hmmmm the pawn might be that one with an infinity pool from Singapore.

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[–]benihana_chef 1 point2 points ago

I came here to post this. I wish I could have a job which just verified Chess boards were properly set up.

[–]cvpeck 20 points21 points ago

And the board is the wrong way around.....

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points ago

How to always tell? If you're sitting at the board there should be white square on the lower right. No matter if you're playing the black side or the white side. If there isn't, the board is oriented the wrong way.

[–]mattxblack 32 points33 points ago

I was taught to remember this with the phrase "White is right".

Caused a bit of trouble at the school chess club.

[–]bcat24 10 points11 points ago

Make it "White on the right", then. Replace the racism with a political statement!

[–]Gilgifax 2 points3 points ago

It probably caused some trouble with the schools' Black Panther organization too, right?

[–]tinlo 7 points8 points ago

Especially since they use black chess pieces for both sides. Really confuses everyone.

[–]a_dog_named_bob 2 points3 points ago

"White to right, queen takes color."

[–]Tyranith 3 points4 points ago

Plus the planes really should be the white pieces, since it's the attacker.

[–]midas22 9 points10 points ago

No, I think it's right. This is the brown people's revenge on the white people's buildings.

[–]rumckle 7 points8 points ago

I know, it is disgusting, I can't believe some people find that funny.

[–]BigClifty 26 points27 points ago

Just imagine the descriptive notation for this.

"Boeing to World Trade Center's Plaza 3".

[–]alive41stime 2 points3 points ago

Yeah, but all of those buildings appear to be of Middle Eastern/Asian design. So this would be more like the US army "operation payback" version.

just saying...

[–]shrugalicious 28 points29 points ago

That's very clever, so upvote for you, but you might get more karma in r/imgoingtohellforthis.

[–]rumckle 10 points11 points ago*

Figuring out which plane is which would be a pain in the ass.

[–]animeengineer 4 points5 points ago

pain is something you feel, you mean plaine

[–]Provid3nce 1 point2 points ago

King and Queen are higher and the pawns are lower, but distinguishing between the bishops, knights, and rooks would be a complete pain in the ass.

[–]naeo 3 points4 points ago

Just plane wrong.

[–]RupeeFee 5 points6 points ago

I wonder if it’s a coincidence that the planes are the black pieces and the buildings are white.

[–]dang_Ling_modify_her 10 points11 points ago

They look dark brown to me, which makes it worse I guess.

[–]alive41stime 1 point2 points ago

The color of Jesus.

[–]TornadoPuppies 8 points9 points ago

It is. Chess sets are usually black and white.

[–]RupeeFee 1 point2 points ago

But the buildings could have been the black/dark brown pieces and the planes the white.

[–]angrymudcrabs 3 points4 points ago

The trade center started it, white moves first.

[–]JaminThaGreat 2 points3 points ago

It's nice to see that we can finally joke about this without people getting all butthurt.

[–]ratamac 2 points3 points ago

now THAT'S funny!

[–]reckl3ss 2 points3 points ago

Not sure whether to upvote for creative idea of chess or downvote for whiny americunt.

[–]cityblade 2 points3 points ago

comedy=tragedy + time

[–]IamTheFSM 5 points6 points ago

That's not poor taste at all. I think its funny.

[–]IAMBEINGLOUDD 7 points8 points ago

More like hit a whole new building

[–]IS_THIS_ONE_TAKEN 2 points3 points ago

No, the buildings were what was leveled.

[–]Andy411 2 points3 points ago

Shut up and take my money.

[–]irrefragable 1 point2 points ago

I feel like playing on this set would just lead to frustration and confusion more than anything else. That moment when the airplane player moves his bishop horizontally bc he and his opponent couldnt tell which piece it was.

[–]A-Ron 1 point2 points ago

[–]HDScorpio 1 point2 points ago

Old

[–]ratphink 1 point2 points ago

This isn't that accurate. I'd say the planes should have been white, because they clearly got to go first initially.

[–]usedmuffin 1 point2 points ago

Anit-9/11 where buildings crash into planes

[–]blm95tehe 1 point2 points ago

now they just need to make a set with ships and icebergs

[–]AbaddonSF 1 point2 points ago

Poor taste or epic win, depending on who is winning.

[–]DameDrinkware 1 point2 points ago

At least the towers have a chance to win?

[–]Valderino 1 point2 points ago

I don't get it... What's wrong with a scenic plane flight?

[–]CleanBill 1 point2 points ago

poor taste? I find it pretty hilarious...

[–]rainx5 1 point2 points ago

No Burj Khalifa? I thought something like this would come from a religiously genocidal mind, but this board appears to be targeting Asia.

[–]Strug-ga-ling 1 point2 points ago

9/11, would laugh again.

[–]KDIZZLL 1 point2 points ago

911 WAS AN INSIDE JOB!

[–]TeeThreeN7 1 point2 points ago

Hang on... Am I supposed to downvote or upvote?

[–]ILikeLeptons 1 point2 points ago

the black pawns should be cessnas

[–]neabea 1 point2 points ago

white on right plz

[–]kolm 1 point2 points ago

But Nazi jokes, Jew jokes, and child molester jokes are still fine, right? Just asking.

[–]GuyFleegman 1 point2 points ago

Get the fuck over it already.

[–]AlludingIllusion 1 point2 points ago

Only of the buildings lose.

[–]StewieBanana 1 point2 points ago

I'll say. Buildings can't move!

[–]irrefragable 2 points3 points ago

Big reference?

[–]carlcon 1 point2 points ago

I don't understand Americans calling this poor taste.

  1. They're Asian buildings.
  2. The buildings can fight back.
  3. You sell drinks called "Irish Car Bombs".

So yeah... I'm not a disgruntled Irishman at all...

[–]Vouk73 1 point2 points ago

Poor taste? This is fuckin' hilarious!

[–]hornwort 3 points4 points ago

Fuck that's beautiful.

[–]LegokLoss 1 point2 points ago

No disrespect, but thats hilarious!!

[–]Rubitrons 0 points1 point ago

The queen had better be a 747.

[–]JRoch 0 points1 point ago

I'll say! Different models were used for buildings but the maker couldn't be bothered to put the same effort into planes? PASS

[–]rhubarbfestival 0 points1 point ago

are the rooks, knights, and bishops not all the same piece?

[–]thewho521 0 points1 point ago

World Trade Center isn't on there..?

[–]DasIstNumberwang 0 points1 point ago

This kills the happiness :(

[–]gosslot 0 points1 point ago

I can't distinguish the black rook from the black knight or bishop...

[–]plasmalaser1 0 points1 point ago

new floor

FTFY

[–]daverock1012 0 points1 point ago

Set the board up right.

[–]SilentAffairs93 0 points1 point ago

I want one....

[–]PatternOfKnives 0 points1 point ago

Meh, I want different types of planes. And I want the king and queen of white to be the twin towers.

[–]Jesh010 0 points1 point ago

haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahaahhaha

[–]CleverDave 0 points1 point ago

The board is set up incorrectly. Bottom right square should be a white square. Quality control.

[–]Oh_Fishsticks 0 points1 point ago

"I get to be planes this time..." "No!"

[–]Loki-L 0 points1 point ago

The black pieces are a bit hard to tell apart from a distance. they should have tried to differentiate them more.

[–]awesomebread 0 points1 point ago

Where do I buy one of these?

[–]Misoka 0 points1 point ago

hit a whole new level

I see what you did there.

[–]zz_ 0 points1 point ago

Man that would be impossible to play with, except for height all the planes look the same!

[–]portedGoblin 0 points1 point ago

Poor taste would be to start a hate campaign and several wars against a whole people because of the actions of a few misguided.

[–]Ceriq 0 points1 point ago

I want one.

[–]TheHooDooer 0 points1 point ago

I'm surprised no has posted a Never Forget Eagle.

[–]awrhaernnare 0 points1 point ago

I'm pretty sure the burj dubai buildings are taller than all the other ones, why are they the shortest on the board?

[–]fleur_delyk 0 points1 point ago

Yea it's in bad taste. No Sears Tower? Psh...

[–]NewDrekSilver 0 points1 point ago

I think it's funny.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

THIS.
I want this.
Poor taste?
..nah, creator just has a streak of dark humor =]

[–]Catch22af 0 points1 point ago

White: Rook B8 takes Knight B1 Black: Checkmate 9/11

[–]whuebel 0 points1 point ago

[–]aidenator 0 points1 point ago

This pictures smells of 4chan!

[–]StoryGopher 0 points1 point ago

I want to upvote because I agree that its in poor taste but I don't want people to think I'm upvoting because I like this chess set. Dilemma.

[–]conspiracy_thug 0 points1 point ago

mahogany. great taste.

[–]rmhuntley 0 points1 point ago

I would buy this.

[–]SlyFunkyMonk 0 points1 point ago

I'm more pissed the top right square isn't black!

[–]Splinter1010 0 points1 point ago

I think that that's pretty hilarious.

[–]TakeMySandAndRun 0 points1 point ago

That's confusing man!

[–]spencurai 0 points1 point ago

It hasn't hit a whole new level...give it a minute and lets see what happens...could be a good game!!

[–]jmc200 0 points1 point ago

The buildings can capture the planes? Relevant.

[–]itrollulol 0 points1 point ago

HAHAHAHAHAHA

[–]Billy_Blaze 0 points1 point ago

What bothers me most about this is that there's no distinction between the airplane side's Knight, Bishop, or Rook...

[–]RodneyFiendish 0 points1 point ago

It's more culturally relevant and thought provoking than "poor taste"-y.

[–]ThePolly 0 points1 point ago

Mmmmmm, delicious repost.

[–]jasokant 0 points1 point ago

Poor taste level: 911

[–]Iysif 0 points1 point ago

This board is set up incorrectly. The furthest square on the right must always be white. The board is sideways.

[–]ander301 0 points1 point ago

To soon...

[–]Nathien 0 points1 point ago

Just???

[–]TheAspiringSociopath 0 points1 point ago

I want this.

[–]Kaninbil 0 points1 point ago

HAHAHAHA

[–]manuelgomaster 0 points1 point ago

I want.

[–]1trull2many 0 points1 point ago

"Poor taste just crashed into a whole new floor"

FTFY

[–]sekter 0 points1 point ago

that's awesome

[–]dem503 0 points1 point ago

That could easily be the situation in a few years; America bombing the U.A.E, you know because their leaders are oppressing their people? What oil?!

[–]Lazerus42 0 points1 point ago

ooh ooh, it's like the jenga twin towers

[–]collinl 0 points1 point ago

Which level?

[–]Bishopkilljoy 0 points1 point ago

ಠ_ಠ wat

[–]DeFeet 0 points1 point ago

Is it wrong that my first thought was: "I bet those planes are hard to tell apart when you're playing."

[–]flashaintdead 0 points1 point ago

They should make this with a Battleship style

[–]5741354110059687423 0 points1 point ago

Checkmate.

[–]3oddsocks 0 points1 point ago

Yeah, I fucking hate it when the board is set up the wrong way around. White squares on the bottom right people.

[–]Scipio33 0 points1 point ago

Is it bad that I felt the shock value for only about two seconds before I became too distracted by the fact that it would be ridiculously hard to play with these pieces because of how damn similar the plane pieces look?

[–]I_read_this_comment 0 points1 point ago

False: the white pieces should miss his two towers.

[–]Sadrockman 0 points1 point ago

These would be a big hit in the middle east. I'm just sayin'

[–]ShelbyRae17 0 points1 point ago

Damn dude. That's fucked up...

[–]lollapaloozah 0 points1 point ago

Is it bad that I lol'd?

[–]rockafella7 0 points1 point ago

In the re-release, the building charged first.

[–]byRoody 0 points1 point ago

Yet if someone made this using icebergs and boats no one would care.

[–]Gurgan 0 points1 point ago

Agreed. It'd be really tough to tell the airplane pieces apart. They need a better system.

[–]iNOTgoodATcomp 0 points1 point ago

x-post from r/4chan...

op is cancer

[–]s-mies 0 points1 point ago

Doesn't really work unless white loses :(

[–]LSYouTiger 0 points1 point ago

How do the buildings fight back?

[–]DoctorQualified 0 points1 point ago

Man has always loved his buildings, but what happens when the buildings say... no more.

and attack a bunch of planes.

[–]Phrenzy 0 points1 point ago

You could also get this board and a bunch of chess pieces shaped like monkeys. Then you could do a whole 'King Kong' kind of motif.

[–]oinhi 0 points1 point ago

To everyone thinking this is about 9/11, they are all towers in Asia, so don't worry. I personally want this.