19-01-2003 04:34									#31
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Mine has 'Champs Elysées' instead

	19-01-2003 04:56									#32
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quote: Originally posted by rah Which version of the game has Mayfair as a Property in it?

The one for the UK of course.

	19-01-2003 05:05									#33
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Is Mayfair the equivalent to Boardwalk? If not just say the color and the number in sequence, and I'll know.

	19-01-2003 05:26									#34
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On our board it's the last square before GO and is dark blue. It refers to a very exclusive area in London.

	19-01-2003 05:32									#35
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i have vancouver monopoly as well........... mayfair is the uk version of boardwalk....i have both those versions as well..as well as a strat guide for monopoly, and i have star wars monopoly,

	19-01-2003 05:33									#36
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* DrSpike gets the impression War likes Monopoly.

	19-01-2003 05:35									#37
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yeah, played alot as a kid.....my dad was great at boardgames, or cheated alot...

	19-01-2003 05:47									#38
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.....just go get me a beer son, whilst I sort out the money for this transaction.

	19-01-2003 05:53									#39
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yeah, hes a good card player, i am sure he stuffed a few bills up his sleeve, but i never caught him, nor has he admitted to it...the bastard

	19-01-2003 06:43									#40
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quote: Originally posted by DrSpike .....just go get me a beer son, whilst I sort out the money for this transaction.

If my father said that, we'd get even by drinking part of his beer while we were retrieving it.

	19-01-2003 06:46									#41
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quote: Originally posted by rah If my father said that, we'd get even by drinking part of his beer while we were retrieving it.

never thought of that

	19-01-2003 06:47									#42
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Wouldn't he spot that it was open?

No dad, we thought you might like us to open it for you, see?

	19-01-2003 06:51									#43
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well they weren't twist off bad when rah was a kid

	19-01-2003 07:02									#44
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The old man had to drink it out of pewter mug. So we'd open it and pour it before we brought it to him.

	19-01-2003 22:54									#45
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whats a pewter mug? never heard of that before, similar to a stein , sleeve, or pint glass? how many ounces

	19-01-2003 23:03									#46
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Pewter is a metal War.

It was often used in the olden days (sorry Rah ) for drinking vessels.

	20-01-2003 01:29									#47
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ah, i think i may have a small stein made of pewter then......looks like steel sorta that grey metal look ? if so i have one, did they use to put glass in the bottom of them?

	20-01-2003 01:43									#48
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I'm too young.......ask Rah.

	20-01-2003 02:04									#49
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As a point of information, pewter is an alloy of tin with lead (!!), brass, or copper, and it has a grayish, silvery luster when polished. Paul Revere, the silversmith, is also famous for his pewterware.

Monk

	20-01-2003 04:46									#50
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ok, but did they make those glasses with glass on the bottom..?

	20-01-2003 11:02									#51
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Originally, glass was not used. Pewter was used for all sorts of eating, serving utensils, because of its beauty and durability. The problem with ancient pewter was its lead content which could be very high. The lead wasn't fixed so it leached into the food and drink and over time probably contributed to death from lead poisoning. Lead is no longer used in pewter utensils, but is common in miniatures and toy figures, complete with warnings to keep away from children. Combining pewter with glass, as a bottom or as a liner, makes a very handsome and distinctive drinking vessel. I hope you have the opportunity to enjoy it often.

...when you are razing cities....

Monk

	20-01-2003 12:08									#52
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yes, though admittedly i haven't used my small pewter mug in quite some time, and with that history lesson , not sure if i should ever use it again

but i will still use some sort of stein often

when conquering/razing cities of course

	20-01-2003 13:58									#53
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quote: Originally posted by War4ever ah, i think i may have a small stein made of pewter then......looks like steel sorta that grey metal look ? if so i have one, did they use to put glass in the bottom of them?

The story goes that unscrupulous recruiting officers would slip a shilling (pre decimal british silver coin) into a mug of beer. If you drunk it you had "taken the kings shilling" and were in the army. The glass bottom allowed you to spot this trick. Not sure I believe it, but I don't think you should allow truth to stand in the way of a good story.

RJM at Sleepers

	20-01-2003 14:27									#54
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quote: Originally posted by rjmatsleepers The glass bottom allowed you to spot the trick.

Cool.......interesting info. However, this thread seems to have meandered a little

	20-01-2003 14:49									#55
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quote: Originally posted by DrSpike However, this thread seems to have meandered a little

No surprise: it happens quite often after a few mugs

	20-01-2003 14:55									#56
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quote: Originally posted by La Fayette No surprise: it happens quite often after a few mugs

Hey! Don't call War4 a mug!

	21-01-2003 08:12									#57
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it meandered? and you haaaaaad no part in that

yes i believe Scouse Gits told that story here before....

interesting either way

	21-01-2003 12:59									#58
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... and just who are you calling a drunkard. Warz? I resemble that remark!

SG[1]

	21-01-2003 18:43									#59
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quote: Originally posted by War4ever ah, i think i may have a small stein made of pewter then......looks like steel sorta that grey metal look ? if so i have one, did they use to put glass in the bottom of them?

Yes, all of my Father's mugs had glass on the bottom. Since he wasn't worried about being tricked into the army, it was purely ornamental. His were 16 ounce mugs.

	22-01-2003 07:08									#60
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yes, mine is definitely not the traditional 22? ounce mug...i am sure it is no bigger than 14-16 ounces