> > > > We had a discussion about Monopoly not long ago and I wanted everybody to know that I have acquired a British Monopoly set. Haven't played it yet, but it looks interesting. The dice are black with gold spots!
> > > > Howard
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> > > When I was a kid we had a Monopoly set which had its own unique characteristics. It was very old, I think from about the 1950s or something, with little wooden houses and hotels. It was in a purple cardboard box and the whole thing smelled awful.
> > > We used to play it the Calvin & Hobbes way, ie robbing the bank, taking over hotels, staging jailbreaks, and basically degenerating into screaming pandemonium. It was too boring playing it the normal way.
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> > > Brunnen-"sooner or later all our games turn into Calvinball"G
> >
> > Message Forum is to message forums what Calvin Ball is to Sports. That's why we love it so much.
> >
> > Spider-ImissCalvin-Boy
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> You're right about the forum. But ... you MISS Calvin? Where's he gone? Please - don't say the strip's stopped production!?!?! We just get them as books here, not in the newspapers.
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> Brunnen-"no! no! no!!!"G

Dec 31, 1995 was the last new Calvin. My life hasn't been the same since.

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