One Big Happy by Rick Detorie for January 03, 2010

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    GROG Premium Member almost 15 years ago

    Ruthie a card shark?

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    James Lindley Premium Member almost 15 years ago

    Yep, one of the best from what I hear.

    Home was where we spent New Year’s eve and all day.

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    carmy  almost 15 years ago

    The grandparents live next door to them. It’s Joe and Ruthie’s second home and party central.

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    Oceanie  almost 15 years ago

    Home is THE best place to be except when a chance to travel to an exotic destination is an option. Then, hey, GO! and home is THE best place to come back to afterwards!

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    vldazzle  almost 15 years ago

    Cean -that’s right! For me it’s always the best place. The strip reminded me of my boyfriend’s family who always played poker (some are gone now and I always sat it out). My best NYE was the year I recorded the Covent Garden Merry Widow on Beta tape. I ordered a DVD of it last week. It was such a fun performance as that one really lends itself to all the improv for which that venue is famous!

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    kab2rb  almost 15 years ago

    Best way I can think of grandkids spending time with grandparents. I have no grandkids and when my grandparents where alive they where far too old for that. We spent our NYE and NYD at home. Watch NYC DC NYE on TV. The Rose parade at home. I’m glad OBH showed this on this strip, though a couple days late.

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    GROG Premium Member almost 15 years ago

    It’s better illustrated on a Sunday strip than a daily.

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    Ushindi  almost 15 years ago

    I’ll bet they’re playing deuces and one-eyed jacks wild, right, Ruthie? (and jokers wild with aces, straights and flushes, of course)

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    mrprongs  almost 15 years ago

    Treys?

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    Ushindi  almost 15 years ago

    mrprongs: You must not play poker - “Treys” is an expression for threes, like “deuces” for twos, or “bug” for the joker. (If you’re not being facetious, what she has is three jacks and a pair of threes, and a full house is also known as a “boat”. There, aren’t you glad you asked?)

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    lynnskay  almost 15 years ago

    I don’t know about mrprongs, but I am. I knew about treys, but the full boat had me stumped. Thanks.

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