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   Dutchboy1 said, 20 days ago

   Is that her version of “Go Fish”?

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   kfaatz925 said, 19 days ago

   ???

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   robert said, 19 days ago

   @Dutchboy1: Yes, apparently the English version of said game, called “Happy Families.”

   http://website.lineone.net/~ssleightholm/dict/glossary/hapfam.htm

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   Aikidodog said, 19 days ago

   gambling on logic…I’m sorry to see HRH lose :-(

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   Susan001 said, 19 days ago

   Her Maj and the dealer seem to be the only occupants of that casino.
   Maybe the Donald used its entire take to spring for his daughter’s wedding.

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   mamarose127 said, 19 days ago

   Huh? I’m lost.

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   Frobisher said, 19 days ago

   Wasn’t that the name of Susie Derkins’ stuffed rabbit of “Calvin and Hobbes” fame? (“Mr. Bun appears comatose. Did you notice?”- Hobbes)
   P.S. Doesn’t this also bring that old Kenny Rogers song to mind?

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   PappyFiddle said, 19 days ago

   So…? Mr. Bun is not home, so then what, she walks away? Or has the camera POV swung around, or what?

   Even tho I don’t get it, the rhythm, color, deadpan, many elements of funny here

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   pabsungenis said, 19 days ago

   Here’s the skinny on how to play “Happy Families.” The deck is composed of a series of families, and four members of each family like the suits in a deck of standard cards. Using this strip’s example, the four members of this “family” are Mister Bun, the Baker; Mrs. Bun, the Baker’s Wife; Master Bun, the Baker’s son; and Miss (or Mistress, depending on the deck) Bun, the Baker’s daughter.

   Game play is essentially the same as “go fish,” except you don’t ask for “any _’s,” you have to specifically ask for the card you’re looking for. You also don’t (at least the way I was taught) asked “do you have Mr. Bun, the Baker?” you ask “is Mr. Bun, the Baker, at home?” If he is (i.e.: in the other player’s hand), then he “can come over” (into your hand).

   The joke is, basically, that she’s playing “Happy Families” at a casino, and lost her entire bank because Mr. Bun “wasn’t at home.”

   The man who invented “Happy Families” is also responsible for Ludo and Snakes and Ladders. The original Happy Families deck was illustrated with very grotesque figures by John Tenniel.

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    M Smokey said, 19 days ago

    I thought she was talking about me.

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    whardin1960 said, 18 days ago

    Hope she didn’t bet the Crown Jewels.