Talk Is Cheap

So I’m walkin’ to break I see Joe Cat closing up a card game.. I walk over to say “hi” ’cause I haven’t seen him much in the last three? months.

He says “I’m coming back! I’m coming back! Gimme some prop action.”

“Nooooo I don’t think so” I chuckle.

“Awww come on I’m coming back I’m coming back come onnnn gimme some props!”

“Ok ok.. $5 hoppin the 10, hard 10 rolls” I say.

Joe Cat puts on his pondering face and repeats “$5 hoppin the 10.. what rolls?”

“Hard 10″

“Ok, hard 10, $5 hoppin the 10 hard 10″ he says, stalling. “$5.. black jack add a zero minus half the bet.. let’s see $5.. $7.50.. 75… minus……. $72.50!”

“Hey! That’s good!” I cheer.

“Gimme another one!”

“Why don’t you quit while you are ahead?”

“Gimme another one! I’m comin back I’m comin back”

“Ok.. $15 hoppin the 10, hard 10 rolls”

“Oh jeez” he says, his exstatic look morphs into that scrunched up puzzled look he gets.  “Ok, black jack add a zero minus half the bet” he profounds.

“Yeah, that’s right..”

“Ok black jack add a zero minus half the bet… $15 dollars..”

“Yeah that’s right..”

“What rolls?”

I turn to go..

He pleads “Wait wait.. black jack add a zero minus half the bet.. OK.. $15… $72.50 times 3.. OK.. $72.50.. 150.. minus half….”

I raise an eyebrow but wait..

“$145″ he answers.

“Umm..no.”

“Ok.. 225  minus half the bet.. $198″

“198???!? so 225 minus $7.50 equals 198?”

“No no no..Ok ok.. $15 blackjack minus half the bet times zero.  $15 black jack $22.50 that’s 200, 220, 225 that’s 225 minus half.. oh jeez oh jeez.. 225 minus half.. half is $7.50, 225 minus… $112.. no NO.. 114.. no.. 110.. it’s $110″

“No.”

“$111″

“Fifth strike, you’re out!”

“Ok ok.. $225 minus half.. half is $7.50.. 225 minus 7.50.. 5 is 220 2 is.. 217 no 218 minus 50.. $217.50?”

“Finally!”

“Gimme another one!”

“OOOOH NO.”

HE’S BACK BABY!

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