SOMD Monopoly.

[fttrsbeerwench]

My mom just found a St. Mary's County edition of the Monopoly game that's been hiding in a rich guys house in her hood.


Isn't that the a cool find? I've never seen one.. I can't wait to play it..

I wonder if they have the Flat Tops where Baltic Ave. should be.

What do you think Boardwalk is?

I bet the doggie token is a scared sheep and the wheel barrow is a tractor..

 

[LexiGirl75]

My mom just found a St. Mary's County edition of the Monopoly game that's been hiding in a rich guys house in her hood.


Isn't that the a cool find? I've never seen one.. I can't wait to play it..

I wonder if they have the Flat Tops where Baltic Ave. should be.

What do you think Boardwalk is?

I bet the doggie token is a scared sheep and the wheel barrow is a tractor..

Seems like it will be fascinating especially depending on when it was created with all of the developing going on. I just bought the original from Wal-mart for $8 because I saw on the news that they were updating Monopoly to keep up with the times.

I know there are millions of sets out there so mine won't be worth anything for a long time but I wanted to make sure I had the original before they changed it. I haven't gotten over not being able to see New Orleans in its original state.

Keep us posted.

 

[Dougstermd]

Seems like it will be fascinating especially depending on when it was created with all of the developing going on. I just bought the original from Wal-mart for $8 because I saw on the news that they were updating Monopoly to keep up with the times.

I know there are millions of sets out there so mine won't be worth anything for a long time but I wanted to make sure I had the original before they changed it. I haven't gotten over not being able to see New Orleans in its original state.

Keep us posted.

orleans was a shiat hole before its gotta be better now

 

[LexiGirl75]

orleans was a shiat hole before its gotta be better now

When I was in JHS I read a book about a teen boy who went there to spend the summer with his grandfather against his desires. Well the things he discovered and the way the words painted pictures, I fell in love with it. I also have the images of it from the movies Boomerang and Double Jeopardy.

But you are probably right and better can't be a bad thing.

 

[Dougstermd]

When I was in JHS I read a book about a teen boy who went there to spend the summer with his grandfather against his desires. Well the things he discovered and the way the words painted pictures, I fell in love with it. I also have the images of it from the movies Boomerang and Double Jeopardy.

But you are probably right and better can't be a bad thing.

the culture is neat but its designed as a tourist trapp and the food really did not live up to my expectations.

 

[LexiGirl75]

the culture is neat but its designed as a tourist trapp and the food really did not live up to my expectations.

Now, see that would hurt my feelings. My main interests are the food and music.

 

[mAlice]

Isn't that the a cool find? I've never seen one.. I can't wait to play it..

I wonder if they have the Flat Tops where Baltic Ave. should be.

What do you think Boardwalk is?

I bet the doggie token is a scared sheep and the wheel barrow is a tractor..

Ummm...open it up and look?

 

[mainman]

Ummm...open it up and look?

Her hat is on too tight...

 

[mAlice]

Her hat is on too tight...

That's so yesterday.

 

[FromTexas]

the culture is neat but its designed as a tourist trapp and the food really did not live up to my expectations.

Then you definitely did not eat at the right places.

 

[PelyKat]

New Orleans was magical. Like any place, if you look at it with a hard critical eye it was dirty and nasty. But if you looked at it with a poet's eye, it was wonderful. Don't let him spoil your memories/dreams of a place you fell in love with, but never went.

Yes, like most places there were a lot of touristy places. That brought in the money. But just walking around the streets of the french quarter, all the old buildings had such personality. And the music was great if you got off the main areas, and went to the little places that the locals went.

The food was fine...I can't do spicy, Cajun food. But H loves it, and he only raved the whole time. Once again, we stayed away from the "named" places, and found some cute places on side streets, that were great. Wonderful ambiance, friendly staff, and great stories of their lives there for generations.

So it was what you made of it. We loved it, and really morn it's loss. So we are doing what we can to help in the recovery, but know that the government will d!ck it up. We'll go back in a few years, to see if any of our favorite places survived. I hope so!

 

[Nickel]

Then you definitely did not eat at the right places.

Shoot, we only had time to eat at the airport when we were in New Orleans (pre-Katrina) and I was still blown away.

 

[Dougstermd]

Then you definitely did not eat at the right places.

I had just returned from from France when I visited. Was less than impressed Not even with the place that is famous for the Bannana Fosters for breakfast.

JMHO

you are right though I would give it another try.

We should plann a forum lunch there

 

[jazz lady]

Then you definitely did not eat at the right places.

I'd go back in a heartbeat just FOR the food. Well, and the jazz.

Stay away from the "touristy" eateries and go to places recommended by the travel books like Fromm's and Fodor's. That's what I did and hit most of the ones I wanted to go to, like Commander's Palace, The Court of Two Sisters, and Tujague's. But still nothing can beat finding that little "hole in the wall" restaurant at 2 in the morning and getting the best meal you had in NO.

I have friends who are in New Orleans right now and yes, it's not what it used to be but the city is coming alive again. It's a slow, painful process but it will get back to its glory again and I hope I get the opportunity to see it.

 

[jazz lady]

My mom just found a St. Mary's County edition of the Monopoly game that's been hiding in a rich guys house in her hood.


Isn't that the a cool find? I've never seen one.. I can't wait to play it..

That would be interesting to see. I'll have to ask my mom if she's ever seen it as I don't remember it. You'll have to post pictures of it if you can and let us know what all the streets are named after.

 

[mainman]

That would be interesting to see. I'll have to ask my mom if she's ever seen it as I don't remember it. You'll have to post pictures of it if you can and let us know what all the streets are named after.

I hear the game pieces consist of a little 10 oz can, lions heads, a trailer and a rolls too....

 

[LexiGirl75]

New Orleans was magical. Like any place, if you look at it with a hard critical eye it was dirty and nasty. But if you looked at it with a poet's eye, it was wonderful. Don't let him spoil your memories/dreams of a place you fell in love with, but never went.

Yes, like most places there were a lot of touristy places. That brought in the money. But just walking around the streets of the french quarter, all the old buildings had such personality. And the music was great if you got off the main areas, and went to the little places that the locals went.

The food was fine...I can't do spicy, Cajun food. But H loves it, and he only raved the whole time. Once again, we stayed away from the "named" places, and found some cute places on side streets, that were great. Wonderful ambiance, friendly staff, and great stories of their lives there for generations.

So it was what you made of it. We loved it, and really morn it's loss. So we are doing what we can to help in the recovery, but know that the government will d!ck it up. We'll go back in a few years, to see if any of our favorite places survived. I hope so!

Wow, that was really beautiful and touching. Thanks.

 

[jazz lady]

I hear the game pieces consist of a little 10 oz can, lions heads, a trailer and a rolls too....

No doubt.

 

[LexiGirl75]

I'd go back in a heartbeat just FOR the food. Well, and the jazz.

Stay away from the "touristy" eateries and go to places recommended by the travel books like Fromm's and Fodor's. That's what I did and hit most of the ones I wanted to go to, like Commander's Palace, The Court of Two Sisters, and Tujague's. But still nothing can beat finding that little "hole in the wall" restaurant at 2 in the morning and getting the best meal you had in NO.

I have friends who are in New Orleans right now and yes, it's not what it used to be but the city is coming alive again. It's a slow, painful process but it will get back to its glory again and I hope I get the opportunity to see it.

I love being drawn into a story.

 

[jazz lady]

Once again, we stayed away from the "named" places, and found some cute places on side streets, that were great. Wonderful ambiance, friendly staff, and great stories of their lives there for generations.

That is my fondest memory. Getting to NO in the evening, then picking someplace close out of the phonebook so we could have dinner. We stumbled upon a little place called "Miss Ruby's" where the waiter entertained us with stories and funny ancedotes for hours, and Miss Ruby herself oversaw the whole operation with an iron fist wrapped in a velvet glove. It was an extraordinary experience that I remember vividly and will always be the heart and soul of NO to me.