Today in History
Twister:
When Milton Bradley hesitantly released the game in 1966 (invented by Neil W. Rabens and Charles F. Foley), the company had no small amount of skepticism for its potential, as well as to-be-expected fear of public criticism. Detractors denounced the game as "sex in a box." These fears were dispelled when Johnny Carson featured the game on the May 3, 1966 episode of The Tonight Show. One of Johnny's guests was Eva Gabor in a low-cut dress. With Eva on her hands and knees and Johnny on top, the audience reaction was perfect—hysterical laughter and screams of delight. In its first year, Milton Bradley sold more than three million copies of Twister.
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HAAAHAHAH! That's so rad. Which leads me to my next question...who here has played Naked Crisco Twister? |
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i saw last night on Nightline that Monopoly is actually based on Atlantic City. that boardwalk and park place and whatever are all from the area aroundf there. I have a friend from England who says over there the properties are all based out of London.
Anyway, last night on the news they were saying that Milton bradley was changing around the game and that Boardwalk and Park Place and all that stuff were changing to Times Square and different locations in the US. Monopoly is changing.......... i thoiught that was kindof odd.
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Actually South Beach, Little Havana and Coconut Grove are all options down here in Florida. Cast your vote: http://www.hasbro.com/monopoly/ |
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Just to clear the air, I have never played Naked Crisco Twister. It's something I saw on TV, and I believe it was Letterman but I'm not sure. It could have been a skit on SNL too. Anyway, LOL!@ "I would not want Crisco in my crevices..." definitely not! One would have to clench one's crevices to avoid the Crisco, and that would be completely uncomfortable.  |
