Posted on 09/18/2009 1:41:25 PM PDT by DemforBush
Get Out of Jail Free: Monopoly's Hidden Maps Silk Escape Maps Concealed in Game Boards Helped WWII
It's a story that will forever change the way you think of the phrase, "Get Out of Jail Free...
(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...
Hiding an escape kit in a Monopoly board is about as clever as it gets, IMHO.
Er...I’m not sure why it’s tagged front page news - I don’t think I clicked on that.
Make whatever changes you need to, Admins - sorry!
I liked the story, so I moved it myself. Besides, you invited me to when you placed this under “miscellaneous.” :)
Ah, no worries my friend. Thanks!
Interesting story.
Wow, imagine how much one of these would be worth if any survived.
great story, thanks.
I’ve had this stuff, and more, on my www.sneakyuses.com website for years now.
Check this page:
http://sneakyuses.com/improvisers.html
Thanks for putting this up front.
We’re enjoying the nostalgia of WWII when all Americans fought to win. Of course, the left was fighting for our ally of convenience, Russian communist Stalin.
They aren’t against all wars, just ones that World Marxism doesn’t support...
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Of course, there was always some naive POW who would sit down by a Monopoly game and say, "wouldn't it be cool if this escape map were real?" |
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