One More Thing.......

     I spent $50 on Connecticut Lottery scratch off tickets. One set of tickets said 20 CHANCES TO WIN!  The other set bolding boasted I had 30 CHANCES TO WIN!  Among those "lucky chances" would be an opportunity to win $5,000 a month FOR LIFE. (EAT YOUR HEART OUT PUBLISHERS CLEARING HOUSE....MORE ON THAT SCAM COMING UP).
     So I had 50 chances to win mucho dollars. You know what? I lost $50. That makes me wonder why the CT Lottery doesn't print 30 CHANCES TO LOSE! Especially on those cards they know are losers. They could at least let me scratch off $5 on a $5 card. Then I would feel better because I did win my money back! And I would invest it in another card. THEY DON'T DO THAT BECAUSE THEY TOO SUFFER FROM CORPORATE GREED!!!   ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL.
     Well, folks, I do enjoy the scratching off procedure. The CT Lottery teases customers with their form of 3-card-monte. Many years ago I saw they three African-American guys flipping those cards before about 10 onlookers throwing their money down on the blanket and throwing it away.
     Every third person would win $20 for their $20 that was bet. Then they would continue to lose until they lost a few hundred. I waited for the third person who would win and jumped in with my $20 bill. I won that amount and walked away. One of the team followed me closely whispering, "hey man, you're a winner. Don't quit now. I can smell you going home with big bucks in your pocket."
     This charade was on busy Fifth Avenue in New York City. I was at the street ready to cross to my office. I didn't respond to the confederate. He continued to whisper nice things in my ear (they have to be careful because the cops would take their money and haul them off to jail). Then he took a chance and held my arm in the middle of the crossing street.
     The light changed and traffic began beeping their horns. I decided to have my heart attack because this linebacker goon was still holding on to my arm. I wasn't supposed to win and walk away from their stupid game. I was supposed to win and surrender my cash. Not me. I clutched my heart and sank to the pavement. He took off like a bird in flight. No way he could deal with a heart patient possibly dying at his feet..
     A man in the lead car got out and helped me to my feet. I feigned injury and thanked him for being compassionate. He got back in his car and traffic flowed again. So did the 3-Card Monte scammers. They left their dirty blanket behind and skipped town, so to speak. My fall, which they witnessed, scared the living shit out of them. It works every time. Try it. You'll have the last laugh, and money too!!!