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92. It was between the iron and the wheelbarrow, but the iron is just
Sat Jan 12, 2013, 11:50 AM
Jan 2013

boring to look at - that's why I picked it. Didn't really think about the symbolism, it just doesn't have any character, visually.

The wheelbarrow, though, symbolically, could be something a Monopoly tycoon could use to carry around his massive wealth.

What would you ditch if you couldn't ditch the iron or the wheelbarrow?

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
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