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48. Toy speculation is big money

Reply to HappyMe (Reply #47)

Fri Jan 11, 2013, 04:16 PM

Jan 2013

especially for limited editions.

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Rest in pieces: Hasbro to replace a classic Monopoly game token [View all] Unknown Beatle Jan 2013 OP

get rid of the iron or the wheel barrow Liberal_in_LA Jan 2013 #1

My thoughts too. LOL. n/t Cleita Jan 2013 #3

You can have my scotty dog when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers... (nt) Recursion Jan 2013 #7

NOOO!!! The iron is suitable for whacking the banker upside the head..... A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #9

Thinking like Mr. Moneybags, eh? Gormy Cuss Jan 2013 #73

Only if you're the banker. n/t A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #78

NOT THE WHEELBARROW! Jamais! lapislzi Jan 2013 #23

It's pictured on the Chance cards too (I think) tridim Jan 2013 #76

Yep..I agree BlueJazz Jan 2013 #81

You can put the hotels on the wheelbarrow XemaSab Jan 2013 #83

. Liberal_in_LA Jan 2013 #87

OMG not the IRON! I was always the iron when I played. What are you saying?! n/t vaberella Jan 2013 #88

Mine never had a wheelbarrow. OnionPatch Jan 2013 #93

I don't even remember the wheel barrow 2pooped2pop Jan 2013 #103

Boooo!!! ellisonz Jan 2013 #2

i vote the battleship off this island n/t Enrique Jan 2013 #4

I will throw you overboard right now. DevonRex Jan 2013 #14

The battleship? Nay, the Dreadnought? NEVER! Not Commonwealth! EMPAH!!!!! hatrack Jan 2013 #84

No. I think that's a yacht or cruise-ship. vaberella Jan 2013 #89

The flatiron Recursion Jan 2013 #5

sometimes when I'm ironing I think how great it is not to have to use flat irons KittyWampus Jan 2013 #25

Asheville, NC, has a huge flatiron kskiska Jan 2013 #52

Not to mention Madison Square Recursion Jan 2013 #53

lol Sissyk Jan 2013 #65

They'd better keep the dog!!! nt msanthrope Jan 2013 #6

Hey my monopoly set never had a battleship tularetom Jan 2013 #8

That is my favorite piece. DevonRex Jan 2013 #17

So they want to punish us and rub salt in the wound? Rex Jan 2013 #10

Clearly the American people demand THIS!!!! JoePhilly Jan 2013 #11

Dump the damn shoe/boot. HappyMe Jan 2013 #12

But I love the damn shoe/boot! JNelson6563 Jan 2013 #21

Me too!!! I usually chose that or the dog. :( Butterbean Jan 2013 #101

No,not the boot! wendylaroux Jan 2013 #102

I haven't played in a long time, but what ever happened to the guy on the horse? hughee99 Jan 2013 #13

And wasn't there a cannon? Did that disappear long ago or what? randome Jan 2013 #15

Yes. My brother always got that one. nt DevonRex Jan 2013 #22

There have been a few replacments & special tokens over the years JHB Jan 2013 #19

Interesting. I didn't realize they had made so many changes. n/t hughee99 Jan 2013 #27

Yeah. HappyMe Jan 2013 #20

Huh... I've never even seen that ship before. Chellee Jan 2013 #16

I'd vote for replica Trillion Dollar coins tokens. Historic NY Jan 2013 #18

This is like DC or Marvel 'rebooting' their respective Universes every few years. randome Jan 2013 #24

There have been all sorts of tokens over the years RomneyLies Jan 2013 #26

So I used to play with my brother and older sister back in the early - late 60s 2naSalit Jan 2013 #66

That's a picture of the '88-'89 Deluxe Edition set RomneyLies Jan 2013 #67

I think our set was from the 50s... 2naSalit Jan 2013 #68

So, what's the replacement toekn going to be? kentauros Jan 2013 #28

A cat, A robot, a diamond ring Aerows Jan 2013 #32

Not just 'a robot' - Grovelbot! muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 #36

LOL Aerows Jan 2013 #39

Grovelbot with a mustache! kentauros Jan 2013 #41

He's in disguise. Chellee Jan 2013 #60

Makes sense. kentauros Jan 2013 #64

And spats! Don't forget spats for those robotic feet! hatrack Jan 2013 #85

No, I was thinking of kentauros Jan 2013 #86

I didn't go to the link. kentauros Jan 2013 #37

Five possibilities form the article RomneyLies Jan 2013 #35

Oh wow Aerows Jan 2013 #38

Me, too... KansDem Jan 2013 #55

I like the robot and the helicopter. HappyMe Jan 2013 #42

The cat will probably win. kentauros Jan 2013 #44

The cat is boring & goofy. HappyMe Jan 2013 #54

I'm just voicing the will of the masses kentauros Jan 2013 #63

I like the 2naSalit Jan 2013 #62

Like the theKed Jan 2013 #94

I know, Right? 2naSalit Jan 2013 #96

Why does the robot have a mustache? drm604 Jan 2013 #108

It's the same mustache Mr. monopoly has RomneyLies Jan 2013 #109

I read that February 15th Politicalboi Jan 2013 #29

Oh no! HappyMe Jan 2013 #47

Toy speculation is big money RomneyLies Jan 2013 #48

I guess. HappyMe Jan 2013 #57

The one for no-fun should be kept in the original shrink wrap, too. n/t RomneyLies Jan 2013 #61

I'd love the cat! Aerows Jan 2013 #30

What Happened to the Lead Pipe? On the Road Jan 2013 #31

It's in the study with Colonel Mustard. Graybeard Jan 2013 #105

Propose: a Swiss army knife, a Palm tree (from the Cayman islands)... JHB Jan 2013 #33

What is wrong with me??? narnian60 Jan 2013 #34

The dog, the shoe and the iron Aerows Jan 2013 #49

I think I remember the dog-but that's it. narnian60 Jan 2013 #56

One of their possible replacements... madamesilverspurs Jan 2013 #40

But I like all the pieces! ellie Jan 2013 #43

let the robot replace the ship marions ghost Jan 2013 #45

I had a deprived childhood. Our game board has wooden tokens Brother Buzz Jan 2013 #46

You didn't have a deprived childhood, you played with a collector's item RomneyLies Jan 2013 #71

Santa dealt in military surplus? Brother Buzz Jan 2013 #72

Would have still been produced in the war. RomneyLies Jan 2013 #74

This is the set I remember Brother Buzz Jan 2013 #75

That would be it. RomneyLies Jan 2013 #80

My piece was always the little Scotty dog. :) Blue_In_AK Jan 2013 #50

My set never had the wheelbarrow liberal N proud Jan 2013 #51

We still have a Monopoly set with wooden houses/hotels SoCalDem Jan 2013 #59

Just voted... TDale313 Jan 2013 #58

The boot was always the one I wanted to be. Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #69

This, my friends, is how the Roman Empire ended aristocles Jan 2013 #70

After I first saw Star Trek, I turned the wheelbarrow upside down and called it Agnosticsherbet Jan 2013 #77

Bye iron, Hello Kitty! nt Skip Intro Jan 2013 #79

I loved the iron. It represents the woman worker. vaberella Jan 2013 #90

It was between the iron and the wheelbarrow, but the iron is just Skip Intro Jan 2013 #92

Most of the pieces represent something...I guess it would be Toto. vaberella Jan 2013 #98

The thimble has to go. Nobody ever picks it. trishtrash Jan 2013 #82

I don't remember anybody wanting the thimble either. Everybody wanted the car, though. TheManInTheMac Jan 2013 #97

My sister always chose the thimble, I was the iron, my two cousins were the man on the horse & dog. vaberella Jan 2013 #100

My sister's favorite piece is the thimble. She was glad no one was talking about it here. vaberella Jan 2013 #99

Wow, like Sophie's Choice, only not. tavalon Jan 2013 #91

Everyone wanted the dog at my house cherish44 Jan 2013 #95

For its historical value, Brainstormy Jan 2013 #104

Good-bye ship, Hello diamond ring. Graybeard Jan 2013 #106

I get the HORSE I get the HORSE I get the HORSE!!! MMMOOOOOOOOmmmmm!!!!! She took the horse!! Kali Jan 2013 #107

Replace the battleship with a drone. n/t L0oniX Jan 2013 #110