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Monopoly is ditching the thimble, a token of the past (Freeper assistance needed)
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| February 16, 2017
| Michael Rios
Posted on 02/17/2017 6:13:57 AM PST by Zakeet
Its game over for Monopolys iconic thimble token.
Hasbro, Inc. announced the classic game piece will not be part of an updated version of the board game.
In January, the company launched a worldwide vote, asking fans to pick eight tokens to be included in the next generation of the game. Fans were allowed to choose from more than 50 game pieces, including current and new tokens. Some of the new options included a rubber duck, a bunny slipper and an emoji.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: game; hasbro; monopoly; token; yawn
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I'm sure you Freepers can give these Libtards some helpful suggestions as to how they might modernize their game tokens.
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posted on
02/17/2017 6:13:57 AM PST
by
Zakeet
To: Zakeet
Let me guess. Somehow its racist. Perhaps they should replace it with a snowflake.
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posted on
02/17/2017 6:17:13 AM PST
by
thepatriot1
(...brought to you courtesy of the Red, White and Blue)
To: Zakeet
Why are most of the women in this so-called ‘Movement” ugly and fat?
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posted on
02/17/2017 6:17:43 AM PST
by
CGASMIA68
To: thepatriot1
It’s probably considered sexist (i.e. women having to sew, blah, blah, blah).
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posted on
02/17/2017 6:18:10 AM PST
by
vladimir998
(Apparently I'm still living in your head rent free. At least now it isn't empty.)
To: Zakeet
The thimble is a symbol of the oppression of women. Maybe it should be replaced with a g string.
To: Zakeet
No problem with this. Even my darling DIL can’t sew. Fortunately, I do, so no shirt goes unbuttoned.
A computer keyboard, Iphone, coffee mug, baby monitor or a passport could be included.
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posted on
02/17/2017 6:19:15 AM PST
by
OpusatFR
To: thepatriot1
......and create a new property called a ‘safe space’ where you can put your token if you need a place to protest against the evil Monopoly guy who has gotten rich off the backs of the regular players.
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posted on
02/17/2017 6:19:29 AM PST
by
thepatriot1
(...brought to you courtesy of the Red, White and Blue)
To: Zakeet
The thimble is one of the lamest pieces anyway.
Who wants to be a thimble when you could be a race car, battleship, or cannon?
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posted on
02/17/2017 6:20:13 AM PST
by
pcottraux
( depthsofpentecost.com)
To: Zakeet
Once it was the tinfoil hat that signified certifiable insanity now it is a pink woolen hat - thing difference just modernized.
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posted on
02/17/2017 6:21:36 AM PST
by
jmaroneps37
(Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
To: Zakeet
How many millenials even know what a thimble IS?
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posted on
02/17/2017 6:22:59 AM PST
by
polymuser
(There's a yuuuge basket of deportables.)
To: thepatriot1
To: OpusatFR
Smartphone, car, game controller, TV, thumb drive, drone...
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posted on
02/17/2017 6:26:46 AM PST
by
polymuser
(There's a yuuuge basket of deportables.)
To: pcottraux
[Who wants to be a thimble when you could be a race car, battleship, or cannon?]
The thimble is the piece you gave your annoying brother who wanted to join in the game.
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posted on
02/17/2017 6:27:44 AM PST
by
ObozoMustGo2012
("Be quiet... you are #fakenews!")
To: thepatriot1
bahahahahahahahahaha
Also, need a card or space that lets them redistribute the wealth from the person with the most money.
To: RummyChick
And a progressive tax rate!
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posted on
02/17/2017 6:30:55 AM PST
by
NonValueAdded
(#DeplorableMe #BitterClinger #HillNO! #MyPresident #MAGA)
To: pcottraux
Who wants to be a thimble when you could be a race car, battleship, or cannon?
I believe either my wife or my aged mother would rather be the thimble than any of the pieces you mentioned. Women and girls play Monopoly, too. After the race car, my backup was always the top hat. Cat is best addition, Prius is the lamest one.
Monopoly takes place in 1935. No need to "update" the tokens, just trying to provide an excuse for press coverage and sell some sets.
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posted on
02/17/2017 6:32:17 AM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics.)
To: Zakeet
It’s because no one young enough to want to play Monopoly today is going to even know what a thimble is.
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posted on
02/17/2017 6:34:19 AM PST
by
SeeSharp
To: jmaroneps37
Once it was the tinfoil hat that signified certifiable insanity now it is a pink woolen hat - thing difference just modernized. The tinfoil hat is the big lock and alarm system meant to keep people from stealing your brain. The pink hat is like the "no stereo" sign on your car window: there's nothing inside worth taking so just keep on walking.
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posted on
02/17/2017 6:34:40 AM PST
by
KarlInOhio
(a government contract becomes virtually a substitute for intellectual curiosity - Pres. Eisenhower)
To: thepatriot1
--
Perhaps they should replace it with a snowflake. --
I was thinking "mace," the spike ball on the chain thingie.
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posted on
02/17/2017 6:35:55 AM PST
by
Cboldt
To: RummyChick
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posted on
02/17/2017 6:36:55 AM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics.)
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