funny story" Gamblers Anonymous Meetings and me"
the uther day i saw one of my good friend joe.woow i was so happy .long time i didnt see him.we use to hangaround together bett, go to vegas ,gamble.he moved to out of town .while we are talking i ask him how is betting he told me he stop. woow the man use to bet biggg some times 10 k for agame.he recommend me go to this meeting"Gamblers Anonymous Meetings" it will helps
.one thing about me i dont let betting is control my life.exmp=if you dont spent time with your kids ore family.because you have to bet its big problem.ore always if you find excuse to bet its problem.if you dont pay your payments its a problem.when you lose if u get crazy and go all in its a problem.thx god i have non of those bad habbits.any way
i start to think about this meeting joe told me i wanna know how is this about.and i went yestarday afternoon.
here i am
The GROUP sit in a circle, listen as a BUSINESSMAN, near tears, gives his testimony.
LEON:...I mean you'd think with two mortgages out, repo guys staking out my car,
my job on the line and my wife threatening to leave, you'd think I'd have the goddamn brains
to stop, instead of staying .in the chase, doubling down, which of course is what I did...
I know I'm sick because I keep thinking if I just pulled that game out then I got a lock on
the parlay and I'm flush going into Monday night and--(breaking down, unable to continue)
MEMBER 1: It's a disease, Leon.
MEMBER 2:Admitting you have a problem is the first
LEON:Then I guess I'm doing pretty good because I got one big ******* problem.
Someone claps. Everyone joins in. LEON smiles. Warm beat.
suddenly im stand up. ME: My name's p.b. I'm new to the group.
(various "hellos")
Hi. I never done this but ill try
(enthusiastic applause)
Thank you. Thanks. And my hand to God, I haven't been to a track, casino tables or that
LAST 6 YEARS . Not a cent.(except betting on sport)
(murmurs of approval)
I've listened to thousands of sob stories by people like Leon here, and I gotta say, Leon --
if I learned one thing it's that gambling is not your problem.
LEON:It's not
ME: Not even close. You're a lemon. Like a bad car, there's something inherently
defective in you. And you. And me! All of us here - we're lemons! Big, juicy, acidic,
ice-tea flavoring lemons! We look like everyone else but we're defective because when
most people make a bet they want to win, while we, the degenerate gamblers of the world,
we're subconsciously playing to lose.
All humans like going to the edge of the abyss, but what makes us different is we go all
the way and hurl ourselves off into the void! And we like doing it so much we do it time
after time after time! Me? I always felt most alive when they were rakingaway the chips,
and every one here knows what I'm talking about. People like us, even when we win,
it's just a matter of time before we give it all back. But when we lose, and I mean the
kind of loss that makes your asshole pucker to the size of a decimal point, there's a moment
when you're standing there and you've just recreated the worst possible nightmare this
side .of malignant cancer for the 20th goddamn time and you suddenly realize --"
hey, I'm still here, I'm still breathing, I'm still alive!: In order to really live you
have to be aware of your own mortality -- and a losing bet of a certain size is one of
the bestI know that feeling. When you win, you defy death, but when you lose,
heyy you survive it, and that's remarkable!
Us lemons, we **** shit up on purpose! We need to constantly remind ourselves
that we're alive! Gambling's not the problem, Leon, your ****** up need to feel
something, to convince yourself you exist, to test what's really real, that's the problem!
BICYCLE MESSENGER:Hey! You're the guy posting pics on sbr i know you my friend told me
ME:Yeah. So?
BICYCLE MESSENGER:This guy has a thread on that site
ME:Check the Charter, buddy, we all left our jobs at the door. You gonna toss an
ex-alcoholic bartender out of an AA meeting?
BICYCLE MESSENGER:heyyy jerk get the hell of here
ME:thats what is ha (handing out business cards)
-- My card -- im topping 80 percent this season -- put it
in your wallet, in case you fall off the wagon --
)))) IF you dont belive me
check it out sunday
this is my card
1-wisard+2 lock
2-detroit+1.5 lock
3-golden state +1.5 lock
4-kings @ sun=over 5 star play
4-miami @ celtik=under 5 star play
5-toronto+1.5 4 star play...
HAVE A WONDERFUL SUNDYAY PEOPLE.........
.one thing about me i dont let betting is control my life.exmp=if you dont spent time with your kids ore family.because you have to bet its big problem.ore always if you find excuse to bet its problem.if you dont pay your payments its a problem.when you lose if u get crazy and go all in its a problem.thx god i have non of those bad habbits.any way
i start to think about this meeting joe told me i wanna know how is this about.and i went yestarday afternoon.
here i am
The GROUP sit in a circle, listen as a BUSINESSMAN, near tears, gives his testimony.
LEON:...I mean you'd think with two mortgages out, repo guys staking out my car,
my job on the line and my wife threatening to leave, you'd think I'd have the goddamn brains
to stop, instead of staying .in the chase, doubling down, which of course is what I did...
I know I'm sick because I keep thinking if I just pulled that game out then I got a lock on
the parlay and I'm flush going into Monday night and--(breaking down, unable to continue)
MEMBER 1: It's a disease, Leon.
MEMBER 2:Admitting you have a problem is the first
LEON:Then I guess I'm doing pretty good because I got one big ******* problem.
Someone claps. Everyone joins in. LEON smiles. Warm beat.
suddenly im stand up. ME: My name's p.b. I'm new to the group.
(various "hellos")
Hi. I never done this but ill try
(enthusiastic applause)
Thank you. Thanks. And my hand to God, I haven't been to a track, casino tables or that
LAST 6 YEARS . Not a cent.(except betting on sport)
(murmurs of approval)
I've listened to thousands of sob stories by people like Leon here, and I gotta say, Leon --
if I learned one thing it's that gambling is not your problem.
LEON:It's not
ME: Not even close. You're a lemon. Like a bad car, there's something inherently
defective in you. And you. And me! All of us here - we're lemons! Big, juicy, acidic,
ice-tea flavoring lemons! We look like everyone else but we're defective because when
most people make a bet they want to win, while we, the degenerate gamblers of the world,
we're subconsciously playing to lose.
All humans like going to the edge of the abyss, but what makes us different is we go all
the way and hurl ourselves off into the void! And we like doing it so much we do it time
after time after time! Me? I always felt most alive when they were rakingaway the chips,
and every one here knows what I'm talking about. People like us, even when we win,
it's just a matter of time before we give it all back. But when we lose, and I mean the
kind of loss that makes your asshole pucker to the size of a decimal point, there's a moment
when you're standing there and you've just recreated the worst possible nightmare this
side .of malignant cancer for the 20th goddamn time and you suddenly realize --"
hey, I'm still here, I'm still breathing, I'm still alive!: In order to really live you
have to be aware of your own mortality -- and a losing bet of a certain size is one of
the bestI know that feeling. When you win, you defy death, but when you lose,
heyy you survive it, and that's remarkable!
Us lemons, we **** shit up on purpose! We need to constantly remind ourselves
that we're alive! Gambling's not the problem, Leon, your ****** up need to feel
something, to convince yourself you exist, to test what's really real, that's the problem!
BICYCLE MESSENGER:Hey! You're the guy posting pics on sbr i know you my friend told me
ME:Yeah. So?
BICYCLE MESSENGER:This guy has a thread on that site
ME:Check the Charter, buddy, we all left our jobs at the door. You gonna toss an
ex-alcoholic bartender out of an AA meeting?
BICYCLE MESSENGER:heyyy jerk get the hell of here
ME:thats what is ha (handing out business cards)
-- My card -- im topping 80 percent this season -- put it
in your wallet, in case you fall off the wagon --
)))) IF you dont belive me check it out sunday
this is my card
1-wisard+2 lock
2-detroit+1.5 lock
3-golden state +1.5 lock
4-kings @ sun=over 5 star play
4-miami @ celtik=under 5 star play
5-toronto+1.5 4 star play...
HAVE A WONDERFUL SUNDYAY PEOPLE.........
comen dj
