Mutant cribbage board...

From cgyrask:

"The game was going fine until I had a high-scoring hand and wanted to move my peg in bunches of five instead of counting each individual point. It was then that I had noticed that while the holes were divided into groups of five, there were only four holes per group.

So, instead of the industry standard 120 points per game, our board can only play up to 96 points...."

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First KCO doubles tournament concludes...

Congratulations to the winners of the first King's Cribbage online doubles tournament! Mikey316 and Cribbage King faced down the competition and came out victorious! Stay tuned to KCO at it's new address www.ecribbage.com for future tournaments.

Oscar 1 Whiskey laments loss of cribbage pubs...

From oscar1whiskey:

"Re: ruination of pubs
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 3:11 am

Would it be allowed, nowadays in UK, to open a "PUBLIC HOUSE" where beer ( no lager) is served, smoking is allowed, children are banned, there are no gaming nor games machines, just darts or dominoes and cribbage, and women have their own area? I've found loads like that in France and Belgium, and pubs in Germany where the bar is full of men and their dogs,but none here that aren't full of chavs shouting at some televised football match. where did we go wrong? Fight for this country? wonder why I bothered, sometimes. "

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Maine cribbage playing musician...

From Maine Jud Caswell:

"Jud Caswell lives where the two Maines meet: where ex-hippies play cribbage with fishermen and a kind of rural poetry is salted with Yankee gumption. He grew up on a little farm in Morrill, Maine, picking carrots and milking goats; listening to records by Cat Stevens and the Beatles, reading Mark Twain and Kahlil Gibran. A multi-instrumentalist from an early age, he wandered through jazz bands, orchestras and medieval ensembles before finding his home on the acoustic guitar.
Heralded by Sing Out! magazine as "one of the leading singer-songwriters on the current scene," Jud has won eight nationally recognized songwriting contests."

COME AND SEE WHY!

http://www.judcaswell.com/

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Grandma Burton: Pegged Out...

From The Burton 5:

"For those of you who don’t know, my Grandma Burton has been sick with Cancer for awhile and went home to heaven Sunday night. I will miss her. I have many fond memories of her. She loved cards, boggle, cribbage, and many other games. She loved to have the family over for any occasion. (Sometimes the Burton’s would just make up reasons to get together.) I remember she would make the best popcorn from an old beat up metal pot on the stove. Her roast beef was out of this world, I could eat my weight in it, and her potato salad was pure gold with a little sprinkle of paprika on top :-) At Christmas time she loved to decorate the ENTIRE living room with Christmas stuff. (So much, one year half of us had to sit in the kitchen for opening gifts There was never a dull moment over at that house, considering she had eight kids and close to a thousand grandchildren."

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Travel weary and content...

From She Just Keeps Rolling:

"Highlights: My nephew Richard's graduation (right up there with the ice cream brrritoes, despite getting soaked and then steamed!); lunch in Portland with my brother John; sleepover with BFF Angie at the Holy House (1629-22nd Ave); playing cribbage with Dad and catching up with Mom and Dad; playing wit-tag with some of the Scott family; squeezing the stuffing out of Molly, Anna, and Megan; leaving our mark on the Holy House with Anne and Meg; finding the perfect t-shirt to bring home to the twins ("the people's republic of portland")."


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Complicated cribbage...

From Ed Horch: Completely Nonymous:

"Cribbage: An overly complicated card game that's popular on my mother's side of the family. My grandfather is the only one who can beat me on a regular basis, but having read a couple of books on the game, it's clear I'm still a living-room player, nowhere near tournament skill."

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Lunch Lady retires... looks for cribbage game...

From the Metro West Daily News:

"...She started working as a cafeteria employee in January 1968 so she could be home when her daughter, then in the first grade, got out of school. She now has four grown children and a 16-year-old grandson, she said.

Sydell said after retirement she plans to volunteer for a local hospital and look for a local game of cribbage. She credited her fellow employees and supervisors..."

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Dorothy Abel: Pegged Out...

From the Leader Telegram:

Dorothy Helen Abel, 89, died Sunday, June 1, 2008, at her residence at the Savannah Grand in Woodstock, Ga. She previously lived in the Eau Claire area, from 1919 until November of 2006, most recently at Eastridge Estates.

Dorothy was born April 26, 1919, in Eau Claire to Leo and Helen (Weber) Culbert. She married Gregory W. Abel on Feb. 27, 1939, in Eau Claire. Dorothy attended grade school and high school at Sacred Heart in Eau Claire. During World War II, she worked in the defense industry before she was accepted into nurses training. She graduated from Mount Sinai Nursing School in Milwaukee as a member of the U.S. Army Cadet Corps. She then worked for many years as a registered nurse at Sacred Heart Hospital and also at Mount Washington Residence in Eau Claire.

Dorothy's greatest pleasure included the time spent with her family and many close friends. She totally enjoyed a family picnic and was always ready for a spirited game of cribbage or cards. She usually emerged the winner, even in her 89th year.

Survivors include a daughter, Dawn (Allan) Boline, of Acworth, Ga.; two sons, Patrick (Bonnie) Abel of Manhattan, Kan., and Michael (Nancy) Abel of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; a sister, Mary Ann Gleason, of Bradenton, Fla.; and a brother, John Culbert, of Owen; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Gregory; sister, Leona; brothers, James and Edward; and her parents.

A memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, June 13, 2008, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church with the Rev. Eugene Klink officiating. Dorothy had been a member of the Immaculate Conception Parish for more than 50 years. Inurnment will be in the Chapel of Resurrection Mausoleum, Eau Claire.

There will be no visitation.

Memorial contributions may be directed to Homestead Hospice, 3690 Holcomb Bridge Road, Norcross, GA 30092; to Immaculate Conception Church in Eau Claire; or to a charity of your choice.

Cremation Society of Wisconsin in Altoona is serving the family.

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Kiwi cribbage adventure...

An excellent adventure in the land of The Lord of the Rings...

From Tyler Kieft:

"Feeling tired, we stopped back in town at Arthur’s Cafe and Restaurant and ordered two hot-chocolates, my brilliant idea. They were brought over to us while we collapsed on two fireside couches. I took one sip, and that was all that was needed to realize that I had just tasted the best hot chocolate of my life. It had a large, foamy head on it and it was of the perfect sweetness. We ordered dinner there as well, and since we didn’t want to leave and head back into the cold wilderness, we played a round of billiards and some cribbage as well. Tom probably hopes I forgot, but I skunked him in the first round of cribbage!"

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The trouble with cribbage...

From The Trouble With Teri:

"While there are many, many things we look forward to doing on our vacation (notably, kayak-related disasters, cooking-related disasters, fire-pit-related disasters, ping-pong "incidents," the game of cribbage that Went Horribly Wrong, gas-grill-related disasters, disasters that began when we were being too complacent enjoying the scenery, squirrel-related disasters, fireplace-related disasters, and, of course, Teri-With-A-Stick- related disasters), one of the main ones I'm looking forward to is getting a chance to write in a peaceful place where I don't have the excuse of World of Warcraft tugging me away from the words that are itching to get out onto the page."

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52 new boards...

From 19 Point Hand:

"I decided to go ahead and just release all 52 boards at once, instead of adding them ad-hoc. Doing so many boards at once made it easier when it came time to photograph the boards (although some of the pictures came out fuzzy and I will re-shoot them), if need be. 50 of the 52 boards are part of 6 new series and I FINALLY finished the Saturn Moon Series with the addition of the last remaining board and added the last board to the "7 Time Tour de France" Series. As always, I try and keep my prices reasonable and you get a significant break on shipping costs if you buy more than one board. You may notice that the purpleheart I use in my boards is quite "purple". I tried something new this time around. As soon as I finished the boards, I put them out in the sun for a couple of hours. This did 2 things. It let the oil/wax finish soak in nicely and it oxidized or turned the colors of the wood a little darker and a little richer. I also photographed all the boards with the pegs that are included with the board. I have added (4) 4 players boards - in the Mercury 13 Series. Of those 4 boards, the "Truhill" board is probably the nicest. With this board, I used a thicker cherry boarder and I think the proportions worked out better (given the large size of the board). And despite my best efforts to the contrary there are some "Postpono" or 'Factory Seconds" boards. There are 2 Postpono boards in the "A Seven Course Meal of Extinct Candy Bars" series and there 3 Postpono boards in the "Apollo Lunar Modules" series. As always, Postpono boards are significantly discounted. "

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Cribbage and kinky networking

From baileythorne:

"TangoMentor taught me to play cribbage. I brought him to coffee on a Sunday with Dmitriy & Scarlett. He taught Dmitriy to play cribbage. Now, Dmitriy & I play most every Sunday morning. This has helped cement our friendship (except for those rare times I beat him :-)"

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An alphabetic cribbage mention...

From Seismic Twitch:

"A is for your age:
For now I’m 47.


B is for your burger of choice:
I really like “President’s Choice” swiss cheese an portabella mushroom burgers. Those things blow any concept of watching fat intake right out of the water.


C is for the car that you drive:
Jeep Grand Cherokee


D is for dog’s name:
“Dead” comes to mind because she’s been dead for 22 years. However, when she was alive her name was Watson


E is for an essential item you use each day:
I guess that would be my medications.


F is for your favorite television show:
That’s easy, First 48 on A&E


G is for favorite game:
Scrabble and cribbage"


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Jerk of a mother should not be playing cribbage...

From Blue Camosis:

"Sometimes in life it seems as though she is looking to "squash" me down to size. I don't condone a lot of the things she does but I don't say much to her about it. If she wants to be a jerk when she beats me at cribbage, I don't say anything. I just go numb and let her be that way. I do love her, but I don't want to be her. She is my mom and will always be my mom, but I don't want her to think that I am going to get into a pissing contest with her. If she wants to win, win I don't care. So it takes the fun out of playing games with her. .."

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Hey BlueCamosis,

I was searching for "cribbage" and found your post...

Just my opinion, and I don't know you at all, so I'll say it like I see it... your mother is a total jerk and you should do everything you can to get away from her as soon as possible. You should not be subjected to the things you describe in your blog. YOU can take control of your own life and unfortunately not everyone gets a good mother.

There are plenty of other people out there that you can have good, decent relationships with and dump the pitiful thing who happened to have given birth to you.

Just my two cents.

Cheers, and best to you,
Joe

Life speeds up... counting your hand will follow...

From About a Girl:

"im really thankful to my mother who just happen to be here this week cause i dont know how i would have done this with out her.

ive also had a wonderful week with friends. Sausage fest was a blast good food great company. I got to hang out with kelly and meet her boyfriend and his friend andy. It was fun to get to know him better. I have only just recently become really good friends with her but it makes me feel better knowing she has him. Even my last night rocking at the littles went above and beyond my expectations. I learned how to play cribbage ( i have to learn how to count faster). And had good laughs and rants...."

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Marine, sheriff's deputy, cribbage player...

From appealdemocrat.com:

Mathew John Arnold

Sgt. Mathew John Arnold is a native of Yuba City and the son of John and Debi Arnold. He has a sister, Jennifer Bower, and is uncle to 3 nieces and a nephew.

Arnold graduated in 2000 from Yuba City High School and is engaged to Tianna McInally of Sutter. He has one son.

He enjoys camping, hunting, fishing, baseball and cribbage.

Mathew finished four years of active duty with the Marines and became a Yuba County sheriff's deputy. He was among the 1,800 Marines recently recalled to active duty and is now serving in Iraq.

Arnold was trained in artillery and is a .50 caliber gunner attached to I.E.D. Security Forces at Camp Pendleton.

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24 countries and counting...

That's right, only a couple days since adding numbers 22 and 23 we are now up to 24 countries clicking onto Cribbaholics Unanimous! Pretty exciting... call your friends! Lets keep going until we get EVERY country on Earth.

Cheers!
Joe

Toilet seats and cribbage teachers...

From mapiprincesa:

"3. I once ran to my first grade teacher and reported that "The boys have been playing in the girls' bathroom again." "Why, how do you know that?" she asked. In my 6-year old worldly wisdom, I rolled my eyes and responded, "Well, all the toilet seats are up again."

4. I stayed after school every day for two months to teach my sixth grade math teacher how to play cribbage. She still remembers that. (told you I'm a nerd...)"

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Cribbage at Sam Bond's...

From the Oregon Commentator:

"Sam Bond’s Makes “Best Bars in America” List

Esquire has included local bar Sam Bond’s Garage in its list of the 100 best bars in America. Sam Bond’s was the only bar from Oregon to make the cut. Here’s what Esquire had to say about the venerable establishment:"

As you stretch out on the split-timber benches under the old barn’s bare rafters, you slowly realize you’re in the family room of one of the weirdest neighborhoods in America — a shady, overgrown co-op of artists, ecoanarchists, spirit healers, drug dealers, and permanently circling vagabonds. And the living couldn’t be better: Couples play cribbage on the rough-hewn communal tables, kids loll on the modest stage until the sun goes down, and the strong-limbed waitresses circulate the beers in mason jars and smile, but only if they really mean it. It’s like a frontier dance hall in a mining town where the vein’s gone dry. The dreams are alive, but appealingly bruised.

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