funranium | A True Gambling Story

Once upon a time, Jim and Tina went to Reno. They decided to play video poker and other slot machines at Harrah's, but Tina's luck was miserable. Within three hours, she had blown through her entire bankroll allotted for the weekend. Disgusted, she tapped Jim on the shoulder and told him that she was going to the bathroom and then to the room. She'd had enough.

Five minutes later, she returned to Jim, head hung low and she muttered something under her breath.

"What was that? I can't hear you over the racket" he said.

"I need a quarter", she repeated through clenched teeth.

Jim started fishing in his pockets for change. "What do you need a quarter for? I can just give you a twenty if you want another go at the slots."

Furious and embarrassed, she yelled, "I NEED ANOTHER QUARTER BECAUSE I CAN'T EVEN WIN ON A TAMPON MACHINE!!!"

For the next fifteen seconds there was no sound save that of the slot machine white noise.