The board game Monopoly is sometimes said to be unrealistic. “The most unrealistic thing about Monopoly” was posted on Reddit—Funny on March 2, 2014, referring to the card “BANK ERROR IN YOUR FAVOR—COLLECT $200.”
“The most unrealistic thing about Monopoly is the free parking” was posted on Reddit—Shower Thoughts on January 19, 2018.
Wikipedia: Monopoly (game)
Monopoly is a board game that originated in the United States in 1903 as a way to demonstrate that an economy which rewards wealth creation is better than one in which monopolists work under few constraints and to promote the economic theories of Henry George and in particular his ideas about taxation.
Monopoly was first published by Parker Brothers in 1935. Currently subtitled “The Fast-Dealing Property Trading Game”, the game is named after the economic concept of monopoly—the domination of a market by a single entity. It is now owned and produced by the American game and toy company Hasbro.
Reddit—Funny
The most unrealistic thing about Monopoly. (i.imgur.com)
submitted March 2, 2014 by thethreadkiller
(The card “BANK ERROR IN YOUR FAVOR—COLLECT $200.”—ed.)
Reddit—Shower Thoughts
The most unrealistic thing about Monopoly is the free parking.
submitted January 19, 2018 by toriaray
Twitter
RandomFun!
@RandomFun_
The most unrealistic thing about Monopoly is the free parking.
3:55 PM - 19 Jan 2018
Twitter
Shower Thoughts
@Thoughts4Shower
The most unrealistic thing about Monopoly is the free parking.
#showerthoughts
4:07 PM - 19 Jan 2018
Twitter
Zach Springer
@SpringerZach
The free parking spot is the most unrealistic thing about monopoly
3:41 PM - 20 Jan 2018
Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps. Stolen and missing, 2021-2024.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
Also listen to a 1937 "The Big Apple" song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. See a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.
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