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Two-Up tales (Read 1347 times)

Dec 16^th, 2011 at 9:58pm

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watching an old aussie movie (chips & jack) featuring a lot of two up.

brings back a few memories.

http://www.aussie-patriot.com/C_I/twoup/twoup_toss.jpg

I played a couple of times at Broken Hill down the lane and through the spaghetti place.

didn't throw, but placed a few bets and came out a loser.

first time I tossed was at the Adelaide casino. was a big throw, landing outside the ring and on to an Africans Afro head Grin

played a couple of years ago back at the Hill in the Musician Club. just googled it and it may have stopped Cry

http://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2011/08/28/3304137.htm

from that page

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"Any other gambling you have, it's you playing against a machine, where here it's face to face.

"It's almost a special relationship that you build with the other bloke when you're making the transaction; it's the looking him in the eye and the nod... it's just a special thing."

I couldn't agree more.

does any one have any two-up tales ???

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Reply #1 - Dec 21^st, 2011 at 8:39pm

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I should have put this in "Australiana", maybe when the Boss logs on ?

looks like everyone has led a sheltered life Tongue

I remember we used to play "Hooley Dooley" at High School. 3 or more players would flick up a 20cent piece and slap it on the back of their wrist. Odd coin out would win

(was high stakes back in the days before Austudy payments Wink

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Reply #2 - Dec 22^nd, 2011 at 2:18pm

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Maybe my Grandpa has heard of Hooley Dooley. I'll ask him at Xmas Grin

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Reply #3 - Dec 29^th, 2011 at 8:57pm

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Dropped into the Pooncarie pub a few years back on anzac day
(happened to be a sunday and on my way back to work after a big one in town) and there was a two up game goin under the street light at the back of the car park, they were all droppimg 50 and 100 notes so i went into the bar with me last tenner and had a schooner and grabbed two long necks for the road. bettter broke and happy than broke and thirsty.

on a more recent note a mate got married in burra on anzac day a few years back and we got a game goin came home well up that night

My Grandad always told the story of a trapper coming into town in Broken hill and doing about 4000 pound at the two up, a years wages at the end he pulled the last ten pound note out of his pocket and burnt it with a match and as he threw it on the floor he said in disgust "you won't get that one ya bastards"

Mook
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