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me, jokes Dad, handing Linda Sue
and me each two rolls of nickels. Go
ahead. Spend it all in one place.
We spend a good deal of time
doing exactly that. My machine
is a greedy prick, but oh, well.
I mean, I hit a few times. Tink-
tink-tink comes the meager payoff.
But Dad, now, is one lucky sucker.
Guess it’s my night, he says, as
the nickels keep plunking into his
tray. I’m thinking it’s time we move
on, with a quick pit stop, you know?
A pit stop, amber bottle in hand,
he means. And that’s just fine by
me. This is getting boring, you know?
Dad Really Is Lucky
Linda Sue and I follow him
from casino to casino, machines
to tables, just watching him win.
He even hits big on the Wheel
of Fortune, which has the worst
odds of anything. Oh, well, I’m
extremely buzzed and it’s fun
watching somebody win.
No one hassles us, no one
mentions ID or that I look too
young to be standing around
watching my dad walk off with
a fair amount of casino money.
