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Good Luck??
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Thursday, January 26, 2017    Rated "G" by the Author.
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This is one of those Been There Done That things. Sympathy is always welcome.

Good Luck??

I think I was in some kind of casino,
But it weren’t in Vegas. or even Reno,

I had really come in, for the half price Buffet,
Then I got hung out, having to pay,

I think for the staff, and slot machine keepers,
The floorman, the doorman, and even street sweepers,

I was about leaving, when in through the door,
Comes this lady, of maybe sixty or more,

She asked me could I tell her, which slots would pay ,
And where would be, the best place to play,

I showed my empty wallet, and pointed, outside,
She thought I was crazy , and walked on inside,

I followed her in, to watch was no crime,
I wondered if her luck ,was any better than mine,,

With fire in her eyes ,and two packs of smoke’s,
This lady was a gambler, she was no joke,

I watched for a little, and suddenly then,
The lights were all flashing, for a really big win,

Gold coins were falling, all over that screen,
The crowd around her clapping , a mob like scene,

Then there was more yelling, another big win ,
Two hundred countin ,and another free spin,

I’d never been part of, any such sight,
This lady would be packin, home a bundle tonight,

I left her playing ,and went to get a drink,
Upon returning, now, Whatta you think?,

There were no people ,standing about,
I was shocked ,that this lady, was just cashin out,

“Said I’m gittin what’s left, of my really big win”,
I was holdin my breath ,as her ticket went in,

Then i really lost it ,when that money machine ,
Showed thirty two cents ,($0.32) on the pay out screen!

Good Luck!???





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 Reviews of "Good Luck??"
Reviewed on January 28, 2017
Good one! I don't get along too well with those one armed bandits. I tried at a casino in Niagara Falls, lost forty bucks, and left to go buy my granddaughter her first bicycle with the money, a sure thing, that I had left. 'Enjoyed!!

Love ya!

Jane

Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on January 27, 2017
Those little old ladies sure seem to be determined. I've seen one operating three slot machines at once. My father claimed that he won three slot machine jackpots, I believe. Makes me wonder what it cost for him to make all those, "big wins."

Ron

Reviewed by Michael Schafer
Reviewed on January 27, 2017
Sometimes you win.
Sometimes you lose.
I think you've got,
the gambler's blues.


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