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I just saw fives being played on telly
Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 1:59 pm
by Hendrik
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?
Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 3:02 pm
by Tim_MaA_MidB
I was watching this while marking assignments today.
Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 3:20 pm
by J.R.
MARY ?
Order two more anoraks !
Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 5:35 pm
by Great Plum
Most people I chat to don't even know what fives is!
Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 7:42 pm
by Hendrik
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
Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 7:30 am
by Tim_MaA_MidB
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.
Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 12:22 pm
by englishangel
Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 5:50 pm
by Hendrik
angel, what on
earth is that link to?
Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 1:09 am
by englishangel
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.
Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:45 pm
by J.R.
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.