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Jest for Fun

26 September 2004

By Larry Mak

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I saw a really old film clip about Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas. A real oldie. It showed people driving up to a casino and finding a parking space right in front.

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Money? You know. The stuff you use when you can't find your credit cards.

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I don't see why losing money in a casino is such a big thing. Why, it's the easiest thing to do.

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Those X-rated films you can rent on your hotel room TV set are awful. I saw one that I was actually embarrassed by. In fact , I was even more embarrassed the second time I saw it.

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Winters in the Nevada desert are something else. One year it got so cold they were selling sun tan lotion with antifreeze in it.

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A casino bellhop pocketing a $2 tip says to a departing guest, "Make it $5 and I won't mention the towels you took."

Guest: "What? How dare you accuse me of stealing towels. I ought to report you for saying that!"

Bellhop: "Oh, that's OK, sir. Nine times out of ten it works."

Larry Mak
Larry Mak is a former science writer at the California Institute of Technology and he is currently a freelance gaming author.

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