# The Feud: Monopoly by MadTheSwine and twickster \[Game Over\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 27, 2009, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-monopoly-by-madtheswine-and-twickster-game-over/497821 "2009-05-27T18:19:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-monopoly-by-madtheswine-and-twickster-game-over/497821/61 "2009-05-28T13:04:31Z")
**ShibbOleth** is #48. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-monopoly-by-madtheswine-and-twickster-game-over/497821/62 "2009-05-28T13:08:29Z")
1. Shoe 2. Yellow 3. Tennessee 4. Marvin Gardens 5. Water Works 6. Free Parking 7. Boardwalk 8. Luxury Tax 9. Second prize in a beauty contest! 10. Star Wars ---
**Author:** ![VanLandry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/eb9ed0/32.png) [@VanLandry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VanLandry)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-monopoly-by-madtheswine-and-twickster-game-over/497821/63 "2009-05-28T13:23:58Z")
1. Wheelbarrow 2. Blue 3. Indiana 4. Baltic 5. WaterWorks 6. Chance 7. Boardwalk 8. Doctors Bill 9. Beauty Contest Winner 10. Star Wars ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-monopoly-by-madtheswine-and-twickster-game-over/497821/64 "2009-05-28T13:38:33Z")
My first thought for the state space was “Illinois,” I wish I’d chosen it! But I’m from, you know, _Kentucky_, so I naturally chose it. Looks like I’ll be a cheese standing alone, there. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-monopoly-by-madtheswine-and-twickster-game-over/497821/65 "2009-05-28T13:53:10Z")
1. Car 2. Green 3. Tennessee Avenue 4. Marvin Gardens 5. Water Works 6. Free Parking 7. Boardwalk 8. Doctor’s fee 9. Annuity matures 10. Here & Now/World Edition ETA: Sominabitch! ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-monopoly-by-madtheswine-and-twickster-game-over/497821/66 "2009-05-28T14:54:04Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > Nope. Not nearest property. However there are the following: Oops! I knew all those years of not playing monopoly would haunt me. > [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#): > > Whenever someone drew that card, we had to say “The first prize winner was Frankenstein!” On Sopranos, Janice gets that card and Tony says something like, “First prize was a shaved German Shepherd’s asshole.” ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-monopoly-by-madtheswine-and-twickster-game-over/497821/67 "2009-05-28T15:24:42Z")
1. Shoe 2. Blue 3. New York Avenue 4. Mediterranean Avenue 5. Pennsylvania Railroad 6. Free Parking 7. The nearest utility 8. School tax 9. Winning second prize in a beauty contest 10. Simpsons Monopoly ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-monopoly-by-madtheswine-and-twickster-game-over/497821/68 "2009-05-28T15:56:41Z")
I’ve notified the mods. Scoring this afternoon. These last few have been moving right along! ---
**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-monopoly-by-madtheswine-and-twickster-game-over/497821/69 "2009-05-28T16:12:00Z")
1. The dog 2. Blue 3. Pennsylvania Avenue 4. Mediterranean Avenue 5. St. Charles Place 6. Free Parking 7. Reading Railroad 8. Tax payment 9. Won a beauty contest 10. Simpsons Monopoly ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-monopoly-by-madtheswine-and-twickster-game-over/497821/70 "2009-05-28T20:44:55Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > ## 1.Racecar 2.Pink 3.Illinois Avenue 4.Baltic Avenue 5.Electric Company 6.Free Parking 7.Illinois Avenue 8.Pay school fee of $15 [IIRC] 9.Life Insurance Matures 10.Star Wars > > Also thought ofs: > 1.Dog > 9.@nd prize beuaty contest also went through my mind. > 9.Chairman of the Board. (Love this card - if only the game had more non linear cards.) > 10.Spongebob > > I like Illinois Avenue. Then again, it IS in the top 3 most landed squares. Sorry, **Meeko**. Your post has been disqualified for failure to follow the formatting rules. ☹ [quote= **The Rules** 3. Formatting rules: If they are not followed, your answers might be DISQUALIFIED. 1. answer 2. answer 3. answer 4. answer Make your list look like the one above. No double spacing. No urls. No periods (except for the one following the number.) No quote marks, no punctuation if it is not necessary! No smilies! No extraneous bs is allowed. If you feel you must qualify your answer, do it AFTER THE LIST! [/quote] ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-monopoly-by-madtheswine-and-twickster-game-over/497821/71 "2009-05-28T20:51:31Z")
> [@5\_time\_champ](#): > > [ol] > [li]Race car[/li][li]White[/li][li]Illinois Ave[/li][li]States Ave[/li][li]Marvin Gardens[/li][li]Free Parking[/li][li]Reading Railroad[/li][li]Tax reassessment[/li][li]Bank error in your favor[/li][li]Monopoly Jr[/li][/ol] Yours is DQ’d as well, **5 time champ**. Please don’t use the list function in the future. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-monopoly-by-madtheswine-and-twickster-game-over/497821/72 "2009-05-28T20:57:18Z")
We have a list function? Ohh. Color me surprised. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-monopoly-by-madtheswine-and-twickster-game-over/497821/73 "2009-05-28T21:20:37Z")
I’m half done - I got busy with work. I’ll finish in the morning. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-monopoly-by-madtheswine-and-twickster-game-over/497821/74 "2009-05-29T14:21:49Z")
I have a bit of a conundrum… Question 8 asks “Name a reason that you might be told to pay money by a Chance or Community Chest card.” Lots of people said various forms of specific taxes; Luxury tax, Income Tax, etc. 12 people said just generic “taxes.” There are no cards that say a generic tax. I feel it unfair to group all the generic taxes together, as that will be the top answer in the category. I also don’t want to unfairly penalize the people that answered “correctly.” I don’t want to discard the generic answers, as that’s not fair either, because there are no “right” answers in the Feud. How should I handle this? I’m leaning toward lumping everything that said tax together. What do y’all think? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-monopoly-by-madtheswine-and-twickster-game-over/497821/75 "2009-05-29T14:27:22Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > How should I handle this? I’m leaning toward lumping everything that said tax together. What do y’all think? Works for me. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-monopoly-by-madtheswine-and-twickster-game-over/497821/76 "2009-05-29T14:27:44Z")
If they’re disqualified, does that mean I get in? If it’s what people said, I think you have to count them together (ie., just “taxes”). I think you should count the ones that were more specific separately, though. I mean, 90% of the Chance and Community Chest payments are taxes of some sort. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-monopoly-by-madtheswine-and-twickster-game-over/497821/77 "2009-05-29T14:35:35Z")
Yes, you and **Sternvogel** are in. Thanks for your input. I’ll wait until 10:30 to get a (small) concensus. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-monopoly-by-madtheswine-and-twickster-game-over/497821/78 "2009-05-29T15:00:22Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > If it’s what people said, I think you have to count them together (ie., just “taxes”). I think you should count the ones that were more specific separately, though. Which is, as she said, ‘penalizing people for being right’. Lumping is the only thing you can do that’s fully in the spirit of the game. Counting generic ‘tax’ separate than ‘income tax’, ‘poor tax’, ‘luxury tax’, etc, would poison the results by making the correct answers to the question less valuable than an incorrect answer. Tossing the non-specifics out is against the ‘no wrong answers’ spirit of the game. Perhaps, in future, a ‘be specific’ caveat should be included for questions like this. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-monopoly-by-madtheswine-and-twickster-game-over/497821/79 "2009-05-29T15:05:40Z")
That’s true. ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-monopoly-by-madtheswine-and-twickster-game-over/497821/80 "2009-05-29T15:09:36Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > If they’re disqualified, does that mean I get in? > > If it’s what people said, I think you have to count them together (ie., just “taxes”). I think you should count the ones that were more specific separately, though. I mean, 90% of the Chance and Community Chest payments are taxes of some sort. Yeah, but that penalizes those of us who actually went for specifics of actual cards, rather than a catch-all. Personally, I think they should all be lumped together. However, Luxury Tax is an interesting one, because there is no Luxury Tax in the cards. It’s a spot on the board between Park Place and Boardwalk. ($75 in tax.) So you have specific that is wrong. (I’m reminded of the alcohol thread where everyone says calling Jack Daniels “bourbon”.) I don’t know how we want to treat that one. Edit: Yeah, what Tengu said. I actually like his suggestion of a “be specific” for cases like this. And I guess letting the people who are wrong with their “Luxury Tax” be counted with the rest of us is okay from that perspective. (But you’re still wrong.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-monopoly-by-madtheswine-and-twickster-game-over/497821.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-monopoly-by-madtheswine-and-twickster-game-over/497821.md?page=5)