http://mirvin.wordpress.com The place to ask questions if you are curious about history. Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:53:56 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://mirvin.wordpress.com/2009/02/23/chess-more-than-just-a-game/#comment-124 Mr. Irvin Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:53:56 +0000 http://mirvin.wordpress.com/?p=52#comment-124 Hello Haven. When or how chess made a comeback again depends on the situation. Sometimes a new king or pope would come to power and simply overturn or reverse the rules set down by their predecessor. Other times, including when it was banned by the Ayatollah following the Iranian Revolution, people begin a dialogue and discuss why it was banned, why it should not be any longer, and it is eventually seen to be all right to play again. Other times the rule would simply fade away as people forgot the edict banning the game as happens with old laws sometimes. (That actually reminds me of some old laws I found while writing a paper for a state government class in college where funny old laws are still the books but no one is aware of them. Especially old ones from when cars first hit the road, or one of my favorites in Atlanta that states that donkeys cannot be kept in bathtubs. You would also be amazed at how many cities have laws that say you may not keep ice cream in your back pocket). Hello Haven. When or how chess made a comeback again depends on the situation. Sometimes a new king or pope would come to power and simply overturn or reverse the rules set down by their predecessor. Other times, including when it was banned by the Ayatollah following the Iranian Revolution, people begin a dialogue and discuss why it was banned, why it should not be any longer, and it is eventually seen to be all right to play again. Other times the rule would simply fade away as people forgot the edict banning the game as happens with old laws sometimes. (That actually reminds me of some old laws I found while writing a paper for a state government class in college where funny old laws are still the books but no one is aware of them. Especially old ones from when cars first hit the road, or one of my favorites in Atlanta that states that donkeys cannot be kept in bathtubs. You would also be amazed at how many cities have laws that say you may not keep ice cream in your back pocket).

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