I just saw fives being played on telly

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I just saw fives being played on telly

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Imagine, I turn on the telly and there's some trashy 80s detective show called The Rockford Files, and after about 30 seconds I see this guy playing fives, in Florida!

Not that amazing, I know, but I had to share this with other people who actually know what fives is.

Anyone else seen fives as high profile?
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I was watching this while marking assignments today.
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Most people I chat to don't even know what fives is!
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tim, presumably you have seen this more than once, does the detective often play fives?

i was never expecting "Rockford the fives-playing Floridian detective" when i was channel-hopping around daytime TV
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Rockford is a PI, the Detective is his friend. I don't remember if fives gets played a lot. Havent seen the program for about 20 years.
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http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1036915
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angel, what on earth is that link to? :?
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Hendrik wrote:angel, what on earth is that link to? :?
a page about fives.

It was the top one on Google tyhat wasn't 'etonfives' or dominoes.

BTW is this the game that is called Jai Alai in the US, a sort of squash with gloves?

If it is, it is the only human sport on which you can bet outside Nevada.
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englishangel wrote:
Hendrik wrote:angel, what on earth is that link to? :?
a page about fives.

It was the top one on Google tyhat wasn't 'etonfives' or dominoes.

BTW is this the game that is called Jai Alai in the US, a sort of squash with gloves ?

If it is, it is the only human sport on which you can bet outside Nevada.
Yes Mary. (Not sure about the Jai Alai bit.) It was very popular at Horsham when I was there. Far more exhausting than playing squash.
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