Blues Fan

soberscientistlife:

Monopoly wasn’t invented by the Parker Brothers, nor the man they gave it credit for. In 1904, Monopoly was originally called The Landlord’s Game, and was invented by a radical woman. Elizabeth Magie’s original game had not one, but two sets of rules to choose from.
One was called “Prosperity”, where every player won money anytime another gained a property. And the game was won by everyone playing only when the person with the least doubled their resources. A game of collaboration and social good.
The second set of rules was called “Monopoly”, where players succeeded by taking properties and rent from those with less luck rolling the dice. The winner was the person who used their power to eliminate everyone else.
Magie’s mission was to teach us how different we feel when playing Prosperity vs Monopoly, hoping that it would one day change national policies.
When the Parker Bros adopted the game, they erased Magie, they erased the “Prosperity” rules and celebrated “Monopoly”. This is why very few games of Monopoly end in better friendships! Some even end friendships! What they couldn’t erase was Magie’s lesson.

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celebpicss:

Alexandra Daddario

Poetry in Motion 🤩

westernwitchy75:

My favourite track on Nonsuch.

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my0clonic-jerk:

Why the fuck does it matter to you?

I have seen this in my timeline a few times recently. Leaving the typo aside, I want to express my opinion on the issue. I think that this is a difference between North America and Europe. In North America there is, typically, a lot of space for parking. This means that driving into spaces is the norm. In Europe there is often much tighter parking spaces. Upon arrival one may take the time and care to reverse into a space. This allows the careful positioning of the vehicle between the ones either side. When time comes to depart, all one needs to do is get into the vehicle and drive away. This is a quicker option than having to negotiate the available space by reversing out.

differentcookieturtlerascal:

Natalie shines in this green dress.

thevaultoftheatomicspaceage:

I had the Action Man (UK equivalent) of this, but without the record.

wilwheaton:

cosmonautroger:

Joe Morello is a GOD on the drums.

Guess who has just had an epiphany about the music for “Golden Brown” by The Stranglers.