I remember my father, uncles and cousins would play 45's once a week at different houses each week. They could get pretty loud at times. We had a very strong dining room table, and it was a good thing, because if someone threw the five of trumps down on someone's jack of trumps those fists hit that table with a vengence. It was hard to believe that a few knuckles weren't broken every week. They had a great time though. I go down to Nfld quite often and play a lot while there, but now instead of 45's, it's 120, although the rules are pretty much the same. My problem is learning to play in the various bays I visit. The rules seem to chage a bit from place to place. It sure does pass the time. Frank Strugnell, Derry, N.H.

Thanks Frank, I'm much more familiar with 120's, although my friends on the Souther Shore of the Avalon refer to 120's as Growl, (if I'm spelling it right). -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected]; [email protected] Sent: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 8:30 PM Subject: [NFLD-LAB] 45's I remember my father, uncles and cousins would play 45's once a week at different houses each week. They could get pretty loud at times. We had a very strong dining room table, and it was a good thing, because if someone threw the five of trumps down on someone's jack of trumps those fists hit that table with a vengence. It was hard to believe that a few knuckles weren't broken every week. They had a great time though. I go down to Nfld quite often and play a lot while there, but now instead of 45's, it's 120, although the rules are pretty much the same. My problem is learning to play in the various bays I visit. The rules seem to chage a bit from place to place. It sure does pass the time. Frank Strugnell, Derry, N.H. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.