I once had a monopoly on fun, dear reader. Then Teddy Roosevelt kicked my ass. I wrote him a strongly worded letter in response, which began a period of pen palling around. Our correspondence quickly became romantic. I shan't go into details, but we had a long, lurid affair that puts all other presidential affairs to shame. But it all ended in heartbreak, dear reader. I won't say for whom. I've probably already said too much.
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| "They don't call me a Rough Rider for nothing!" - Teddy |
In any case, I no longer hold the monopoly on fun. But I do have a fun fact for you. About monopoly. I know, it's kismet.
Fun fact: The longest game of Monopoly played in a bathtub lasted 99 hours.
Naked Monopoly? I wish I knew. I've confirmed this fun fact with many sources, but none of them have any details.
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| "But were they naked‽" - Uncle Pennybags |
As I have no answers, I like to believe that Teddy Roosevelt and I played that epic game of bathtub Monopoly. It was so long ago that sometimes I forget how the breakup really began, but it seems very likely that Teddy Roosevelt and I got into an irreconcilable spat after such a long and brutal bout of Monopoly.
The game was new when T.R. and I played our record setting game, but it has not been broken in the hundred or so years that have since passed. I guess most people understand that bathtub Monopoly only leads to heartache.
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| "When I play bathtub Monopoly, I wear only my mustache." - Uncle Pennybags |
Well, until next time, dear reader, may your life be filled with fun and may your bath be filled with James K. Polk and a travel edition of Scrabble.
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