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. Then I tell them I grew up in Atlantic City, actually Ventnor - "yellow on the Monopoly board." Older folks get it - younger folks usually say "Monopoly is all the streets of London," a reference to the licensing and bastardizing of the Monopoly board to suit local tastes. (And they say Americans have poor ...
Phonecards to call home
the national telco monopolies hands down for price. ...
17 Days to go...
To get the boys familiar with the streets of London, I suggested we play a game of Monopoly - you know Bond Street, Pall Mall, Leicester Square and all that. We sat down and set it all up and as we began to play I realised it was the AUSTRALIAN version! But we played anyway and it was fun to do ...
Posted in The Smiths Hit Europe in 2011 by alice99
Festa della Mamma
may 9th Yesterday was "Festa della Mamma" in Italy, party for Mamma. I like that wording better than Mother's Day; and in Italy, they do throw family parties for this occasion. We took our car and drove out of Alberobello, destination: the sea. We drove to Monopoli to check it out, and mainly, to get ...
Posted in Summer in Italy: Mangiare e Sognare by globalmomma
Monopoly and jigsaw issues
are coming from an over excited man from New York. Monopoly has broken out, a bemused man from Japan has ...
Posted in Around the world in how many days? by Phileas Foggs