Before I begin this A to Z posting, I would like to let everyone know that I did manage to put together my weekly HERE'S TO YOU THURSDAY posting late last night. It is dedications to approximately six people that I have read over the week, plus one dedication to everyone that I read. It is just a big shout out to thank all of you for being so darn awesome. I encourage you to read it. Many wonderful blogging friendships have been made via the HERE'S TO YOU connection line... or so I'm told. Plus, it is ever so much fun when one of your bloggy friends is tagged and you so know what that is about. Hehehehe. Now, moving on to the "E" post in this series...
If you know
what euchre is, you live in the north.
If you don't, you are from the south.
Here I thought the Mason Dixon Line was strictly related to Coors Beer. Turns out that there is a ban on euchre that is also somehow strictly related to this infamous line. I don't know about people from the west, since I have never really
lived there (aside from one summer in college and that doesn't actually count). I don't know if people outside the U.S. know
what euchre is. ::scratches head::
Euchre is a
card game.
I grew up
primarily in Ohio. I went to college in
Michigan. Folks in Ohio and Michigan are
Drop Dead Serious about their euchre. It
could be a sport added to the Olympic Games if they had their vote.
I was very
thankful that my parents were avid card players. Even more thankful that they both played
euchre (and were good at it). These
skills came in handy when I went to college.
I went in at the top of my game.
I spent as much time playing euchre as I did studying. Sssshhh.
Don't anyone tell my mom. She
still thinks I studied A LOT. And I did,
but I offset it with a lot of euchre.
And sometimes euchre with shots.
I don't think that did much for the studying. Bwahahaha.
To give you
an idea of how serious I was about my euchre: I was always a part of the Geek
Squad who was playing cards in the middle of some riotous Frat Party. Usually on the floor. But possibly at a table. And sometimes with Frat Boys. They like euchre, too. The truth is that beer parties always bored
me, so I always carried cards with me.
Euchre anyone?
Pleaaaassseee. I will take a
beer and three for euchre. I once sat in
a Frat House until 6am playing euchre on a Friday night. Make that Saturday morning. I was ready for someone to roll me home in a
wheelbarrow.
Is euchre
the only card game I like? Heck no. I was part of a Canasta Club in Georgia for
many years. I also love Hearts, Spades,
Pinochle, and would like to learn how to play Bridge. Of course I play Rummy and Gin. Blah blah blah. And the first game my parents taught me was
Crazy 8s, so it has a special place in
my heart.
However, I
know how to play euchre with partners, three-handed, and even two-handed. The only way I haven't figured out how to
play it is solo.
Rating:
Passion ~ Definitely
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Do you play euchre? If so, do you play it like an Olympic Event, Pro Sport, or just a hobby? Do you know how to play three-handed and two-handed? Can you play *solo*???? Do you play any other card games? What was the first card game you ever learned to play? Have you ever played in a card club? Do you play in one now?
