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A
keen betting man gets home from work one night and hears a voice.
The voice tells him, ‘Quit your job, sell your house, take your money, go
gambling in Las Vegas.’
The man is disturbed at what he hears and ignores the voice. The next day
when he gets home from work, the same thing happens.
The voice tells him, ‘Quit your job, sell your house, take your money, go
gambling Las Vegas.’ Again the man ignores the voice, though he is very
troubled by the event.
Every day, day after day, the man hears the same voice when he gets home
from work, ‘Quit your job, sell your house, take your money, go gambling
in Las Vegas.’
Each time the man hears the voice he becomes increasingly upset. Finally,
after two weeks, he succumbs to the pressure. He does quit his job, sells
his house, takes his money and heads to Vegas.
The moment the man gets off the plane in Vegas, the voice tells him, ‘Go
to Harrah's.’ So, he hops in a cab and rushes over to Harrah's.
As soon as he sets foot in the casino, the voice tells him, ‘Go to the
roulette table.’ The man does as he is told.
When he gets to the roulette table, the voice tells him, ‘Put all your
money on 17.’
Nervously, the man cashes in his money for chips and then puts them all on
17.
The dealer wishes the man good luck and spins the roulette wheel. Around
and around the ball caroms.
The man anxiously watches the ball as it slowly loses speed until finally
it settles into number . . . 21.
The voice says quietly, ‘BUGGER!!!.’
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