tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post2566587036433889093..comments2024-01-26T01:49:56.783-06:00Comments on Lagniappe's Lair: Games...Murphy's Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-35862885574729207952012-10-23T19:30:06.091-05:002012-10-23T19:30:06.091-05:00I am sure God has a game room in heaven.I am sure God has a game room in heaven.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-75639971788243344072012-10-23T09:45:32.875-05:002012-10-23T09:45:32.875-05:00Perhaps you can teach The Spud how to play cribbag...Perhaps you can teach The Spud how to play cribbage, in your Dad's honor. A sort of rite of passage.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16675170508193377512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-69850760223705009852012-10-20T22:05:56.940-05:002012-10-20T22:05:56.940-05:00Thanks for evoking the memories, Murph! My grandf...Thanks for evoking the memories, Murph! My grandfather was always playing gin, casino, Scrabble, and later, RummiKub. Even as his dementia began closing in on him, he still kept playing as long as he could.<br /><br />He's no doubt playing right now in that great World to Come. Maybe even with your Dad.Expatriate Owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05094406368801045958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-22228701178421691142012-10-20T20:57:32.351-05:002012-10-20T20:57:32.351-05:00Great post Murph! I am glad you have these reminde...Great post Murph! I am glad you have these reminders of him in places of honor in your home. <br /><br />Keadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982258812373127063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-84576588512992504442012-10-20T20:54:16.824-05:002012-10-20T20:54:16.824-05:00@ On a Wing and a Whim. It helps keep the game gen...@ On a Wing and a Whim. It helps keep the game genteel when the players are disarmed.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-50370390898617754832012-10-20T16:05:20.051-05:002012-10-20T16:05:20.051-05:00Good memories of your father. I never had a Dad bu...Good memories of your father. I never had a Dad but my beloved Grandfather loved his games. We played thousands of games of Pinochle, Canasta and Spades. Some of my fondest and most cherished memories. Sixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05572583408046642437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-23970265821333967362012-10-20T13:36:16.856-05:002012-10-20T13:36:16.856-05:00WSF - you mean cribbage isn't a blood sport?WSF - you mean cribbage isn't a blood sport?On a Wing and a Whimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00754595334684845895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-82186884116456498022012-10-20T11:56:48.918-05:002012-10-20T11:56:48.918-05:00Good game, and a game where chance and skill are a...Good game, and a game where chance and skill are about equal... :-) Played a running game for 6 months on deployment one time, at the end I think I won something like $1.25...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-48325953766690983112012-10-20T11:11:49.480-05:002012-10-20T11:11:49.480-05:00My father and I played chess. I always won. Each g...My father and I played chess. I always won. Each game would end with him cussing and kicking the board. He didn't let me win. He did take quiet pride in my game when I beat others at our town chess club.<br /><br />Cribbage? No way in hell was I going to play that man; he played it as a blood sport.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.com