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You thought you were a young man? I actually liked girls comics as the stories were better back in the 70s. Many of them by mills and Wagner who then created 2000ad. It's not called Monopoly by accident, as any anarchist will tell you. Great use of it in class, btw. Finally (hurrah) I think I'd make great dictator on the basis of needing to be a windbag of a writer?

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Thanks, Drew. I identify as a 25 year-old. Wochoo gonna do about it? I know my rights. Dictator: if you ARE a windbag, you feel that the world would benefit from your musings, and you like writing things with incredibly boring titles and overblown prose, definitely! Those are the reasons that I would make a great dictator: I've got all the qualifications. Chortle.

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I've got bigger qualifications... You've read my substack!

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LOL I didn't like to say!

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Loved this, Terry! What an ingenious idea to use Monopoly to illustrate the distribution of wealth and income - gosh, that must've been a fascinating lesson. Bet it brought a great deal to those students - bravo! I'm not surprised that the board found itself airborne, though - I hope you managed to find all the pieces afterwards.

'Famous wordsmith in hospital drama' - YES!

I absolutely love your letter to the editor of 'Petticoat' - a publication I hadn't heard of, actually. You come across as having been a very thoughtful young man - a label for which you still qualify.

I'm already looking forward to penning my reply to you next week - you've given me plenty of ammunition - sorry, I mean 'subjects to respond to'.

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Thanks. Rebecca. Thoughtful young man? 😂

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Yup. #sothere

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Thanks. Yes, I like the 'young' bit. Chortle!

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Oct 23Liked by Terry Freedman

I am looking forward to the Tabloidese version of your story. Though how you can top that last one is beyond me! Fun wake-up reading this morning - as usual. Thank you, Terry,

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I aim to please. I have written the next one in my head. Hopefully I will manage to get it out for Sunday! The story i mean, not my head. Glad you enjoyed it, Sharron.

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A very realistic version of Monopoly. It would certainly help people to better understand the other ‘classes’ of society.

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😃 I agree, Beth. I think it would be hard to do with a full-sized class. 😂

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