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Monopolizing

A game we were all born to play Comes out of the closet today It's right there next to the game of "Life" It's "MONOPOLY" and it's mine Find the token that lets you fit the part Let us all line up on Start Shove the dice around to see who is first Then away we Go in a running spurt When I get famous I am going to market pieces That walk, run and roll making happy faces And and make the time go As steadily as the games races And when I get to Boardwalk I know what I am going to do Through everything into hock And build it all a new There's nothing in this world like the talk When little green houses come up wanting rent from a shoe Thats you, owing rent, to a millionaire with something to prove So break out the chalk It's time we take a walk And discuss All the things you can do Don't fuss Is that violet, purple or maroon I'll take it up for the bill anyways Use it to build more over there by Park Place Building a great hotel open to the human race Now Mr. Banker isn't there something else to sell I swear you'll my rent or go straight to Jail . Scottie dog – Carol Brown · Iron – Caleb Smith · Race car – David William · Thimble – Keith Bickerstaffe · Wheelbarrow – Gail Doyle · Top hat – Ruth Courtney · Horse and rider – Mandy Tams ~The Golden Girl~ · Shoe – Debbie Guzzi * Banker- ~Poet Destroyer~ * Police officer- Ruben O' (officer dragging everyone to jail) * Monopoly person- Susan Burch (the “do not PASS GO guy!”)

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012




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Date: 7/12/2012 7:52:00 AM
Congratulations on your placement in SKAT's "Monopoly" contest Ruth. Love, Carol
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Date: 7/12/2012 5:20:00 PM
thank you Carol this poem was fun to write..
Date: 7/12/2012 4:31:00 AM
Ruth super congrats on your win, excellent choice for the car ha ha ha...David
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Date: 7/12/2012 5:21:00 PM
these contests are fun and they force you to learn or at least brush up. Thank David
Date: 7/11/2012 7:44:00 PM
ha ha..me the banker.. xool.i love money... congratulations , with your wonderful win... always~pd
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Date: 7/12/2012 5:22:00 PM
thank you PD I really had fun on this one. Hope to see more fun type contests

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