Happening Times.: "Cast Down!"

Poker Night, hosted jointly by Juanita & Joey. Juanita provided us with punch, pizza rolls & popcorn. Joey brought his poker face & poker case of chips & cards. Emily, Sam & I were uneducated in the Ways Of & so became the educatees. (I felt more comfortable to be serving up potato chips from the sidetable than to be dealing in poker chips however.)
Emily did however share her expansive poker terminology of "cast down!" & "all in!"


Start of the Night.

I was glad we weren't therefore dealing in real money. (L-R:) Nickel, Dime, Quarter, Dollar.

We thought we'd move it up a notch to make it more exciting. Thus it was no longer a quarter anymore ~ in Joey's best commentary voice: "Twenty-five thou-sand DOLLARS!"

Learning (& losing).

Joey started calling me "Miss England" to get my attention. It was then decided that it was only fair for more countries to compete & be represented. Luke got in there first to become "Mr. Amurica!" - Sam, "Miss Italy" - Joey, "Mr Germany" (working The Producers theme) - Emily, "Miss Ireland" and Juanita plus roommate, Jamaica & Japan. Many, many jokes ensued about colonialism, expansion, invasion, economic prowess of 1942, collapse of the Empire & Queen. Jamaica was also very crafty & tried to steal all Ireland's money.
I was saved from Ultimate Death by the arrival of Jessi & fiancé Ben who increased my collective powers by becoming Scotland & Wales. Hanging out with Emily, we had a nice UK-couch thing going on although I was quick to clarify technicalities in that we three together comprised just Great Britain & not in fact, the UK.