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Originally Posted by Gordon Booth
We were told by some Spaniards a few years ago that the main purpose of the ' Three shell and Pea' game was to actually create a crowd for their own team of pickpockets to work through. Members of the gang played the game themselves to keep the crowd interested.
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A lovely Irish lady who drinks in the Old England Forever lost 300 euros on Levante prom to that game last year . She realises the folly of it all now but admits if she had have had more money in her purse at the time she would have carried on chasing the pea !!!
On our yearly lads n dads trip to Benidorm two years ago one of our lot decided to harangue the con men, it was getting very nasty I counted 8 potential back-up thugs in the crowd. Fortunately our man (now known as Uncle dhead) only got a drop kick out of stage left, winded and bruised him but a lesson learned. Quietened him down but could have been much worse. They definately had knives and knuckledusters Police just stood and watched.
Last year one of our lads got his wallet lifted in or around Cafe Benidorm on the first night with all his money and credit cards. Strewth!!! who goes out with all your stuff on a bender where ever you happen to be.
Still taking names for this years adventure 