“Good question. I have no idea why they ran this photo either. So would you like some more peanuts?”

The world would be a much more peaceful place if, instead of killing our enemies, we simply tapped them on the shoulder and said, โ€œKing me, beyatch!โ€

Anyone interested in observing such a Utopia should check out the โ€œHuman Checkersโ€ game tomorrow at Starbucks (5115 Buffalo Speedway) from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Starbucks will make donations to the competing teams, the Houston Downtown Allianceโ€™s Emerging Leaders Group and the Orange Show Center for Visionary Art. So go see whatโ€™s up, and remember: Always bet on black. โ€“ Craig Malisow

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