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[–]KShults 20 points21 points ago

In fairness, I hear this almost exclusively from atheists who are attempting to be either comical or ironic.

[–]NadirPointing 8 points9 points ago

That is where it all started I believe... Edward Current

[–]Mit3210 3 points4 points ago

Oh my.

[–]KShults 0 points1 point ago

That's where I heard it first as well.

[–]cythrawll 0 points1 point ago

s/almost//

[–]QueasyDolphin 0 points1 point ago

wat

[–]1337ninjer 0 points1 point ago

thats true now but at one time it was being used in a serious context. it was such an obnoxious phrase i remember my drunken roommate saying it once whilst poking me in the chest as he said it. i moved out a few weeks later and really don't speak to him anymore.

[–]coolguyblue -1 points0 points ago

That would have pissed me off too.

[–]1337ninjer 2 points3 points ago

if it were truly checkmate you wouldn't be saying it more than once per game. maybe we should be more accurate and just say "check".

[–]Pipster8 0 points1 point ago

haha i love when people say this. if they believe it or not it's still awesome.

[–]Irrelevant_bible_use 0 points1 point ago

Whenever I'm in a quarrel, I quote the good book. Since everyone is quoting the Lord, I figured I should too. Since His word powers over everything and anything,

"And the hilt also went in after the blade, and the fat closed over the blade, for he did not pull the sword out of his belly; and the dung came out." Judges 3:22

Go with Christ.

[–]SwedishLovePump 0 points1 point ago

This gif perfectly describes your feelings. Checkmate, athiest.

[–]Ixilary 1 point2 points ago

Do you not realize that it is almost always used in a satirical form?

[–]moralnihilist 0 points1 point ago

Does anyone other than atheists pretending to be Christian fundamentalists for parody purposes say this?

[–]Thergal 0 points1 point ago

That picture moves, checkmate atheists.

[–]Johnza23 0 points1 point ago

This is the most boring reaction...

[–]udbluehens 0 points1 point ago

I get offended because I play chess, god damn it

[–]JackRawlinson 0 points1 point ago

You know that "Checkmate Atheists!" is a phrase used ironically, by people being satirical?