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  • betplom
    SBR Posting Legend
    • 09-20-06
    • 13444

    #1
    "I'm a professional gambler"
    During the Great Depression, there was a man who walked into a bar one day. He went up to the bartender and said, "Bartender, I'd like to buy the house a round of drinks."

    The bartender said, "That's fine, but we're in the middle of the Depression, so I'll need to see some money first."

    The guy pulled out a huge wad of bills and set them on the bar. The bartender can't believe what he's seeing. "Where did you get all that money?" asked the bartender.

    "I'm a professional gambler," replied the man.

    The bartender said, "There's no such thing! I mean, your odds are fifty-fifty at best, right?"

    "Well, I only bet on sure things," said the guy.

    "Like what?" asked the bartender.

    "Well, for example, I'll bet you fifty dollars that I can bite my right eye," he said.

    The bartender thought about it. "Okay," he said.

    So, the guy pulled out his false right eye and bit it. "Aw, you screwed me," said the bartender, and paid the guy his $50.

    "I'll give you another chance. I'll bet you another fifty dollars that I can bite my left eye," said the stranger.

    The bartender thought again and said, "Well, I know you're not blind, I mean, I watched you walk in here. I'll take that bet." So, the guy pulled out his false teeth and bit his left eye.

    "Aw, you screwed me again!" protested the bartender.

    "That's how I win so much money, bartender. I'll just take a bottle of your best scotch in lieu of the fifty dollars," said the man.

    With that, the guy went to the back room and spent the better part of the night playing cards with some of the locals. After many hours of drinking and card playing, he stumbled up to the bar. Drunk as a skunk, he said, "Bartender, I'll give you one last chance. I'll bet you five hundred dollars that I can stand on this bar on one foot and piss into that whiskey bottle on that shelf behind you without spilling a drop."

    The bartender once again pondered the bet. The guy couldn't even stand up straight on two feet, much less one. "Okay, you're on," he said.

    The guy climbed up on the bar, stood on one leg, and began pissing all over the place. He hit the bar, the bartender, himself, but not a drop made it into the whiskey bottle.

    The bartender was ecstatic. Laughing, the bartender said, "Hey pal, you owe me five hundred dollars!"

    The guy climbed down off the bar and said, "That's okay. I just bet each of the guys in the card room a thousand bucks each that I could piss all over you and the bar and still make you laugh!"
  • pico
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    • 04-05-07
    • 27321

    #2
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    • FreeFall
      SBR MVP
      • 02-20-08
      • 3365

      #3
      Now that's just clever. Is this how you guys make your cash?
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      • Justin7
        SBR Hall of Famer
        • 07-31-06
        • 8577

        #4
        Betplom,

        What does your avatar advertise BetCascade? They are currently a stiff book.
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        • Cloak & Dagger
          SBR MVP
          • 11-15-07
          • 4781

          #5
          Originally posted by Justin7
          Betplom,

          What does your avatar advertise BetCascade? They are currently a stiff book.
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          • betplom
            SBR Posting Legend
            • 09-20-06
            • 13444

            #6
            Originally posted by Justin7
            Betplom,

            What does your avatar advertise BetCascade? They are currently a stiff book.
            Will this get me an infraction?
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            • Justin7
              SBR Hall of Famer
              • 07-31-06
              • 8577

              #7
              Originally posted by betplom
              Will this get me an infraction?
              My concern is that someone might lose money because of it. If your Avatar were warning of stiff jobs or poking fun of them, I wouldn't worry. But as it is, you're promoting an F book.

              If it were up to me, I wouldn't give an infraction. I'd just break anyone's leg that promoted an F book. But it isn't up to me. It's up to management, and I have pointed this out to them.

              Do you really want your name affiliated with BetCascade?
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              • Nicky Santoro
                SBR Posting Legend
                • 04-08-08
                • 16103

                #8
                i remember the good old days back as early as 2003, when cascade was one of the top books offshore and lenny was a stand up guy.. it was one of the safest books i felt in my offshore career. i slept well at night knowing i had a lot of money there. now, things have changed. if you were to tell me 5 yrs ago that lenny would become a stiff, i would have never believed it. he was such a stand up guy. they were the sharpest book offshore 5 yrs ago. big limits, 10 cent lines.. i had many deals with lenny too, where he'd let me play the board at 5 cents better on the 10 cent line. he loved action. he was an action junkie.. and when i didn't bet the board, he'd give me 1% kickback on total volume, which added up.. those were great times when i was making good money.. today, i am a loser and can't win anymore.. i just can't pick winners like i used to.
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                • betplom
                  SBR Posting Legend
                  • 09-20-06
                  • 13444

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Justin7
                  My concern is that someone might lose money because of it. If your Avatar were warning of stiff jobs or poking fun of them, I wouldn't worry. But as it is, you're promoting an F book.

                  If it were up to me, I wouldn't give an infraction. I'd just break anyone's leg that promoted an F book. But it isn't up to me. It's up to management, and I have pointed this out to them.

                  Do you really want your name affiliated with BetCascade?
                  Not "promoting" anything.
                  I'm obviously poking fun at them.

                  My avatars change with my mood.

                  Unless I'm forced to change it I'll keep it for a bit longer, it's good for a laugh.
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                  • Tsoprano
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                    • 04-14-08
                    • 26374

                    #10
                    Nice
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                    • betplom
                      SBR Posting Legend
                      • 09-20-06
                      • 13444

                      #11
                      bump for 2012
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                      • tony_come
                        SBR Posting Legend
                        • 03-31-10
                        • 21695

                        #12
                        Welcome home
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                        • betplom
                          SBR Posting Legend
                          • 09-20-06
                          • 13444

                          #13
                          Originally posted by tony_come
                          Welcome home
                          Thanks pal.

                          This place was home for a long time, but now I'm just a visitor.
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                          • tony_come
                            SBR Posting Legend
                            • 03-31-10
                            • 21695

                            #14
                            Hows the numbers?
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                            • betplom
                              SBR Posting Legend
                              • 09-20-06
                              • 13444

                              #15
                              Originally posted by tony_come
                              Hows the numbers?
                              what numbers?
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                              • Inkwell77
                                SBR MVP
                                • 02-03-11
                                • 3227

                                #16
                                Originally posted by betplom
                                During the Great Depression, there was a man who walked into a bar one day. He went up to the bartender and said, "Bartender, I'd like to buy the house a round of drinks."

                                The bartender said, "That's fine, but we're in the middle of the Depression, so I'll need to see some money first."

                                The guy pulled out a huge wad of bills and set them on the bar. The bartender can't believe what he's seeing. "Where did you get all that money?" asked the bartender.

                                "I'm a professional gambler," replied the man.

                                The bartender said, "There's no such thing! I mean, your odds are fifty-fifty at best, right?"

                                "Well, I only bet on sure things," said the guy.

                                "Like what?" asked the bartender.

                                "Well, for example, I'll bet you fifty dollars that I can bite my right eye," he said.

                                The bartender thought about it. "Okay," he said.

                                So, the guy pulled out his false right eye and bit it. "Aw, you screwed me," said the bartender, and paid the guy his $50.

                                "I'll give you another chance. I'll bet you another fifty dollars that I can bite my left eye," said the stranger.

                                The bartender thought again and said, "Well, I know you're not blind, I mean, I watched you walk in here. I'll take that bet." So, the guy pulled out his false teeth and bit his left eye.

                                "Aw, you screwed me again!" protested the bartender.

                                "That's how I win so much money, bartender. I'll just take a bottle of your best scotch in lieu of the fifty dollars," said the man.

                                With that, the guy went to the back room and spent the better part of the night playing cards with some of the locals. After many hours of drinking and card playing, he stumbled up to the bar. Drunk as a skunk, he said, "Bartender, I'll give you one last chance. I'll bet you five hundred dollars that I can stand on this bar on one foot and piss into that whiskey bottle on that shelf behind you without spilling a drop."

                                The bartender once again pondered the bet. The guy couldn't even stand up straight on two feet, much less one. "Okay, you're on," he said.

                                The guy climbed up on the bar, stood on one leg, and began pissing all over the place. He hit the bar, the bartender, himself, but not a drop made it into the whiskey bottle.

                                The bartender was ecstatic. Laughing, the bartender said, "Hey pal, you owe me five hundred dollars!"

                                The guy climbed down off the bar and said, "That's okay. I just bet each of the guys in the card room a thousand bucks each that I could piss all over you and the bar and still make you laugh!"

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                                • flyingillini
                                  SBR Aristocracy
                                  • 12-06-06
                                  • 41219

                                  #17
                                  Greektown on the Danforth has the most successful gamblers in the land!
                                  המוסד‎
                                  המוסד למודיעין ולתפקידים מיוחדים‎
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                                  • sweethook
                                    SBR Posting Legend
                                    • 11-21-07
                                    • 12667

                                    #18
                                    , nice
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                                    • darkhat
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                                      • 08-18-10
                                      • 5722

                                      #19
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                                      • BeatTheJerk
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                                        • 08-19-07
                                        • 31794

                                        #20
                                        That would be hard to remember to tell, but a great joke .........
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                                        • mathdotcom
                                          SBR Posting Legend
                                          • 03-24-08
                                          • 11689

                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by flyingillini
                                          Greektown on the Danforth has the most successful gamblers in the land!
                                          Danforth is nothing but 85 year old retired guys sitting in the park playing music.

                                          Those guys are NOT sharp
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