|
|
Go to page [Previous] 1~2 | ||||||||||
dave_matkin Inner circle 4522 Posts |
Quote:
On 2013-05-02 11:42, petekoloz wrote: Looks like it didn't sell. So he's now down on his eBay listing fee too! Should have gone to amazon |
|||||||||
Dick Oslund Inner circle 8357 Posts |
As "THOUSAND FACES FOXY ONCE SAID: "I BROKE IN AS A TAIL GUNNER IN A BUCKET JOINT!" One of the guys in the jackpot session said that Foxy "never made a mark out of an old broad, or a kid whose head wouldn't reach above the counter." An old hanky pank guy said, "Don't play that too strong. He had a box that a kid could stand on!"
Me? Naah! I'm not a flattie, I broke in as a pickled punk for Lou Dufour. It has been an uphill struggle ever since!
SNEAKY, UNDERHANDED, DEVIOUS,& SURREPTITIOUS ITINERANT MOUNTEBANK
|
|||||||||
ringmaster Inner circle Memphis, Down in Dixie 1974 Posts |
Joyce White told me "we don't rob kids or pregnant woman".
One of the last living 10-in-one performers. I wanted to be in show business the worst way, and that was it.
|
|||||||||
ringmaster Inner circle Memphis, Down in Dixie 1974 Posts |
Quote: WHEEAZOTT NEOU JEEAZOOS ?
On 2013-05-04 18:14, ringmaster wrote: Or maybe I spelt it wrong.
One of the last living 10-in-one performers. I wanted to be in show business the worst way, and that was it.
|
|||||||||
Dick Oslund Inner circle 8357 Posts |
Heeizey! you sound like a guy with "sawdust in his shoes"!
I have not worked under canvas in years. Last time out, I managed an APE show. Geeizeldt was geeizood. -- But, there was no "opportunity" for "inside money". Back in the '70s, I fronted for Gopher Davenport, Girard Soules, and Wayne Franzen. "hee hee" >>> I was in Colon at Jerry Conklin''s house about 30 years ago, when Phil Chandler knocked on the door (he was looking for a contracting agent for a mud show he was with). I said, "Phil! I'm retired!" He said, "From what?" The above thread reminded me of the oft told story that I first heard in a jackpot session, when I was a Johnny Come Lately in the '40s. A big windstorm hit a carny. the stick joints were flattened. Half the "simp heisters" were just twisted iron. The ten in one canvas looked like it went through a threshing machine. The only things left standing on the lot were THREE MILK BOTTLES! Three carnies made the big jump to the pearly gates. They were standing in line with a preacher, when Saint Peter got up on the bally. Pete said to the preacher, "Have a seat over there, I'll get to you in a few minutes." Then he said to the carnies, "Go right in gentlemen, You're going to have a "red" one!" The preacher, rather indignantly, spoke up, "How come those carnies get priority treatment?" Pete said, "Well, for them, it's only a 3 day spot!" See you down the road!
SNEAKY, UNDERHANDED, DEVIOUS,& SURREPTITIOUS ITINERANT MOUNTEBANK
|
|||||||||
Michael Baker Eternal Order Near a river in the Midwest 11172 Posts |
Quote:
On 2013-06-02 21:33, Dick Oslund wrote: Ha-ha-ha-ha!!!!!
~michael baker
The Magic Company |
|||||||||
B.W. McCarron Loyal user Seattle, WA USA 262 Posts |
I notice how the news media hypes the story by turning a $2600 loss into the vic's "life savings."
I don't see this kind of news treatment when an elderly woman loses more than that playing a slot machine at the tribal casino. And now for something completely different: By the third day of their honeymoon in Las Vegas, the newlyweds had lost their $500 gambling allowance. That night in bed, the groom noticed a glowing object on the dresser. Upon inspection, he realized it was a $5 chip they had saved as a souvenir. Strangely, the number 17 was flashing in the groom's mind. Taking this as an omen, he donned his bathrobe and rushed down to the roulette tables, where he placed the $5 chip on the square marked 17. Sure enough, the ball hit 17 and the 35-1 bet paid $175. He let his winnings ride, and once again the little ball landed on 17, paying over $6000. And so it went, until the lucky groom was about to wager $7.5 million. Unfortunately the floor manager intervened, claiming that the casino didn’t have the money to pay should 17 hit again. Undaunted, the groom taxied to a better-financed casino downtown. Once again he bet it all on 17 – and once again it hit, paying more than $250 million. Ecstatic, he let his millions ride – only to lose it all when the ball fell on 18. Broke and dejected, the groom walked the several miles back to his hotel. “Where were you?” asked his bride as he entered their room. “Sorry hon, I couldn't sleep. So I went out to play some roulette to unwind.” “How did you do?” “Not bad. I lost five bucks.” |
|||||||||
ZoOpDoG Veteran user All the cool people have 311 Posts |
“It’s not possible that it wasn’t rigged,” said Gribbohm
You think? Could it be possible? You mean there are not ridiculously easy games at a fair where they give away an XBOX to anyone who can lightly toss a ball 5ft??? What kinda world is this? |
|||||||||
Dick Oslund Inner circle 8357 Posts |
Well, if he had cracked: "With it"....
SNEAKY, UNDERHANDED, DEVIOUS,& SURREPTITIOUS ITINERANT MOUNTEBANK
|
|||||||||
The Curator of the Unusual Inner circle Tampa FL 1399 Posts |
Sadly, very few Clerks today know what "With-It" means... and they sure as Hell are not Agents!...
You come to a point in your life when you really don't care what people think about you, you just care what you think about yourself.
Evel Knievel contact: curatoroftheunusual@hotmail.com |
|||||||||
Dick Oslund Inner circle 8357 Posts |
Hey CURATOR!
TRUE --AND TRUE! (response to both your comments!) (I just threw that line in for fun.) The face on that guy in your avatar seems familiar. Have we met somewhere? Are your initials J Z ? Franzen--30 years ago??
SNEAKY, UNDERHANDED, DEVIOUS,& SURREPTITIOUS ITINERANT MOUNTEBANK
|
|||||||||
The Curator of the Unusual Inner circle Tampa FL 1399 Posts |
Hey DICK!
Yes, Yes.. Yes, Uh about 35 years ago... Good to run into you after all those years!...
You come to a point in your life when you really don't care what people think about you, you just care what you think about yourself.
Evel Knievel contact: curatoroftheunusual@hotmail.com |
|||||||||
Robinmarx New user 2 Posts |
If all this guy saved in his life was 2 grand its easy to see how he lost it so easily.
|
|||||||||
The Magic Cafe Forum Index » » Believe it or not... » » Man Loses Life Savings On Carnival Game (1 Likes) | ||||||||||
Go to page [Previous] 1~2 |
[ Top of Page ] |
All content & postings Copyright © 2001-2024 Steve Brooks. All Rights Reserved. This page was created in 0.02 seconds requiring 5 database queries. |
The views and comments expressed on The Magic Café are not necessarily those of The Magic Café, Steve Brooks, or Steve Brooks Magic. > Privacy Statement < |