Chilliwack-Kent MLA Laurie Throness found himself locked in a battle of wits while staying home during the pandemic. “Things are getting a bit squirrely in the house, so I had a friend over to play a game,” Throness tweeted. “Sometimes we disagree about a word, but he’s such a deep thinker – he always wins.” The words on the board are “COVID” and “sucks.” It’s not clear if COVID is a part of the official Scrabble dictionary as of press time.