Pesky Blunders

[ozjohn 662]

Recently I looked at the TV series Peaky Blunders and two things struck me. Firstly in the first episode people were playing two up in Birmingham UK. I always thought two up as an Australian gambling game. As most of the players were WW1 vets this may explain it as I am sure both UK and Australian vets would have mingled when on leave etc. Maybe two up is much older than I thought. For people who are unfamiliar with two up it is a gambling game based on the result of tossing two pennies . Secondly small change is showen in several episodes with worn Edward pennies visible. As the period for this show is 1919 they would still look like new coins! A blooper perhaps.

[bagerap 706]

Two up (against the wall) was certainly played in England before WWI. It was recorded as illegal gambling in police reports from IIRC the 1870s. It may have developed from a Romany game which was played at gypsy fairs.

[bagerap 706]

Also better known here as Pitch & Toss

[azda 979]

Or just plain "pitchie" in Scotland which we used too play at school:)

[PWA 1967 2,142]

Pitch and toss brings back memories ,we were easily pleased back then.

[Nordle11 564]

I love that the title of the thread is 'Pesky Blunders', then the first sentence says 'Peaky Blunders' and that the name of the show is 'Peaky Blinders'

[ozjohn 662]

Two up was serious business in Sydney where there was Thommo's two up school at Surry Hills an inner Sydney suburb in days gone past. There was the spinner who tossed the coins balanced on a strip of wood and a cockatoo who kept watch in case the coppers turned up. Two up is only legal on ANZAC day and in Casinos.

[ozjohn 662]

I saw the errors that were made by the spell check but I didn't have the heart to change them. They were too good.

[Nordle11 564]

I saw the errors that were made by the spell check but I didn't have the heart to change them. They were too good.

[azda 979]

Pitch and toss brings back memories ,we were easily pleased back then.

And sometimes quickly skint, there was always one who was on fire each day, never seemed to be me though