Close to Home by John McPherson for May 12, 2024

Crap

Well darn it! Let’s burn this dump down!!! Oh…wait…

It’s good to see that Bleeb is back from vacation.

Daddy needs a new tiger skin.

VIVA Rock Vegas (The Flintstones 1962)

Thinking about how little had been invented yet in those days, it’s easy to see why and how they procreated so prolifically.

Those dice are chiseled!

This game is so easy a caveman can do it.

Welcome back, John & Bleeb. I hope that you enjoyed your time off.

Gamblin’ again?! Wilma and Betty are gonna kick your €utt$ when you get home!

But horse track should be open

Dice have been around for thousands of years, but I don’t think they go back that far.

They’re all gonna get hooked on gambling.

Yes, but craps were invented even before humans.

Bleeb is Back In Time … Back In Time … rhythm of Huey Lewis

Dice, in their six-sided form, first appeared around 4,500 years ago. Before that, gaming used multiple-sided throwing sticks.

In ancient Scotland, where men are men and sheep are scared, they probably tossed cabers (JOKE! I have watched Highland Games near Glasgow.)

Now that’s a game that’s ahead of it’s time.

I would like to see the archeological evidence that debt was invented before the wheel. :)

Wonder what they are playing for, steaks?