Comments on: Rummikub at the Beach http://www.rachelleb.com/2008/07/16/rummikub-at-the-beach/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:57:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Richard http://www.rachelleb.com/2008/07/16/rummikub-at-the-beach/comment-page-1/#comment-40149 Richard Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:07:58 +0000 http://www.rachelleb.com/?p=4203#comment-40149 We have Rummikub at home (or at least used to)... for some reason I think Aunt Sue gave it to me. Nobody ever plays it. We have Rummikub at home (or at least used to)… for some reason I think Aunt Sue gave it to me. Nobody ever plays it.

]]> By: RachelleB http://www.rachelleb.com/2008/07/16/rummikub-at-the-beach/comment-page-1/#comment-39614 RachelleB Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:28:48 +0000 http://www.rachelleb.com/?p=4203#comment-39614 rummikub big in wi? really. i never knew. i never played it until i moved to the east coast. rummikub big in wi? really. i never knew. i never played it until i moved to the east coast.

]]> By: smussyolay http://www.rachelleb.com/2008/07/16/rummikub-at-the-beach/comment-page-1/#comment-39576 smussyolay Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:40:33 +0000 http://www.rachelleb.com/?p=4203#comment-39576 rummikub! that's such a wisconsin game. however, by the looks of it, it's gotten very modernized. our old-school version had big, thick, square tiles that were made out of ... plastic, i guess, but they looked heartier than that. sorry to hear about your run-in with a bee. since i'm a bee enthusiast, i'd like to remind everyone that bees are not out to hurt you. as rachelle notes, part of the bee's body was attached to the stinger. that means that as the bee left, it had part of its body ripped out, leaving it to die. a strange defense mechanism, to be sure. but it means bees aren't really looking to tangle with anyone. it's the wasps and the hornets you have to watch out for, because they can sting over and over again. nasty devils. rummikub! that’s such a wisconsin game. however, by the looks of it, it’s gotten very modernized. our old-school version had big, thick, square tiles that were made out of … plastic, i guess, but they looked heartier than that.

sorry to hear about your run-in with a bee. since i’m a bee enthusiast, i’d like to remind everyone that bees are not out to hurt you. as rachelle notes, part of the bee’s body was attached to the stinger. that means that as the bee left, it had part of its body ripped out, leaving it to die.

a strange defense mechanism, to be sure. but it means bees aren’t really looking to tangle with anyone. it’s the wasps and the hornets you have to watch out for, because they can sting over and over again. nasty devils.

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