So it’s my first Monday with the new shifts and at about 1:00 a.m. I get sent to crapless to deal a relatively heavy game. I am standing on stick when 101 goes dead. I look around and see I am on the only game that’s open. A wry smile crosses my face when I realize, I could sing the song. Further examination of the situation lead me to believe that no one would understand what I was singing about and they would think me more bizarre than usual. I get tapped out and Craiger looks at me and says,”I was waiting for you to sing the song.”

So in leu of my prize I write this post.

Who says video games can’t teach people life skills. Apparently an 11 year-old girl pulled her parents from their overturned vehicle. Her motivation…. she played Grand Theft Auto and when cars flipped in the game, they soon exploded.

And in the latest attempt to topple World of Warcraft. 20th Century Fox has announced Buffy the Vampire Slayer MMORPG.

So I am sitting patiently at the light waiting to finish my trek to work. I see this red compact beater make a left across the intersection. Written in black marker, on the driver’s door, was the phrase,”Level 70 Elite Pizza Delivery Guy.” With an arrow pointing towards the driver. I rush to work to share this with you mmorpg guys, but alas it is Sunday and you are all off pillaging. You know killing the women, raping the sheep and pruning the hedges of many small villages. So beware he is out there.

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The evening started so well. I was on stick, we just had 4 really good rolls, the dealers made money, and the table was dying down. I then ask why Mike why he did not go to his base. I inquired “You turn 37 and you felt like you needed a change in your life.” Just then Freight Train’s roommate yells “YOUR 37!!!!” With a level of shock and disbelief that you would have thought I said “So, you’re getting into the porn industry?”

Great story? not really, just felt like sharing.

I am standing on stick when Mike L. says “Cameron” and shrugs his shoulder. Cameron looks and says calmly “We had a good run” and they both started laughing. I could not figure out what was so funny until I looked to my left and saw him with my own two eyes. There he was, in all of his splendor, Mr. “61 Country.” I was there on the game the evening he threw in his card and exclaimed ” I am never coming back!” He is hard to explain, just that he is a piece of work. He has seen everything in a casino, at least more than you. Just ask him, he will tell you. One of the floors stopped by and politely greeted him. His response, man you have not changed a bit, I mean no weight gain or anything. She smiled and exited the pit. So veterans beware and noobs be on the lookout. He’s Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack! I just thought never should have been longer.

What does this mean? A lot of the mods have been turned into full games. The full version of Urban Terror is available for free at urbanterror.net
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Mr. Tony V. is on stick and sends the dice to the “Toys are Us” guy. Who grabs one then Tony pulls the other four back. Tony realizes his mistake and pushes the remainder of the dice back to the shooter. This was amusing, but we are not done yet. The dice have now worked their way all the way back to the T.r U. guy and I’ll be damned he did again. The T.r U. guy was ready this time. He chucked the one die he had. Tony turned into a popsicle, frozen on stick, and stared in awe as the die sailed through the air. Lynda and I yelled “No Roll” in perfect 2 part harmony. Just when we thought the well had run dry with Joe another dealer steps up to carry the torch.

It is always amusing to watch break-ins dazzle us with their creativity and ingenuity on a dice game. However when seasoned veterans do it the moments are so much more entertaining. I have often boasted of the skill level that is present on my Monday crew, Mike L., Chin and Little Joe. Together they have almost 40 yrs of dealing experience, but on Mondays it is a whole different scenario. Monday is actually Mike and Joe’s Monday and it is Chin’s Friday these factors sometimes swell into a perfect storm of WTF. This Monday was no exception. Mike is on base and asked Joe, on stick, who he liked in the game that night. This split second distraction was enough for both to lose sight of a die that flew off the table. Joe yells call it. Mike points to the one die on the table and searches desperately for the other, even looking in the air. 5 seconds pass, an eternity on a craps game, before Joe realizes the other dice must be off the table and shouts “No Roll”. This is just the beginning. Later Joe daringly asks Mike to call the dice and he responds, quite quickly, “Yo”. Joe had 2 bets a $4 horn and a $5 11/12. Before he can say a word Michael has cut out and sent $9 and was preparing to send $97.50. The three of us were awestruck until we realized Michael had just paid the four. His astonishing feats were not through. The most memorable occurred while he was on stick. One die one-hopped the rail and he just stood there and watched it go, saying nothing. After a few seconds Linda realized he was in another world and yelled “No Roll.”
Chin had to throw his hat into the ring. A guy throws in $5 and say $1 hard for and a $4 horn. Chin promptly cuts out $4 change and sets it in front of him. I pick up the change and said “He wanted a horn as well.” Next roll 12, I look at Chin and tell him “$27″ he looks back at me and says “Who gets this?” Oh yeah he had 2 players on his end. Michael came to Chins defense by stating, “Looks like he’s been drinking the Quy Tea to.”
I know this seemed to ramble a bit. I just felt these precious gems should be shared with the world.

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Scott is on stick when Shanks throws in a dollar and says Lisa has a crap. Without missing a beat, Hadley picks up an off button and says,”We will turn her bets off until she gets back.” I think he and I were the only ones to hear and understand it. I almost died. I kept laughing to myself for at least 20 minutes. I was reminded of this when Steve threw in a dollar last night and said, “Lisa has a crap.” Everybody kept looking at me like I was off my meds when I stood there and had a private chuckle for the remainder of my tenure on stick.