A few days ago, I was halfheartedly doing work during
my free period when a friend challenged me to a game of foosball. For the sake
of his privacy and self-esteem, we’ll call this friend “Charleston”. I, being
my overly competitive self, accepted his challenge. We played 3 or 4 games at “low
intensity” and, after he won 2, Charleston started to get cocky. He made a bet
with me that the first person to win 3 games would get a medium basket of tater
tots from the “Cracked” food truck.
This was his first mistake. Charleston and I have been
friends for a while and he knows that I would never agree to a bet that I couldn’t
win. He won the first game but I won 3 games in a row. A medium tot was waiting
for me whenever I wanted it. Instead of taking the loss and leaving with his
dignity, Charleston asked for a rematch. He said, “If you win the next game, I’ll
get you 2 medium tots from Cracked. But, if I win, you don’t get anything.”
That was Charleston’s second mistake. After taking a serious
butt-whooping in the first few “high-intensity” games, he should’ve realized
that he was no match for my foosball skills. I accepted this new bet and won the
game with ease. Now 2 medium tots
were calling my name. Later that day however, I was talking to a senior, we’ll
call him Noah Red, about my recent foosball victories. Mr. Red reminded me of
the fact that Cracked doesn’t sell medium tots, only small and large. Knowing
this, I marched to the lounge, and informed Charleston of the news. I
challenged him to yet another duel but, this time, I made the bet. I told him, “If
I win, I get 2 large tots from Cracked. If I lose, I only get one small.” He
accepted my offer.
This was Charleston’s third mistake. He’d already been
smacked around in the last games. Why try your luck in another one? Long story
short, I whooped him again. I had more tots waiting for me than I could eat,
and that was the problem. What am I supposed to do with all those tator tots?!
I would probably end up sharing them with Charleston which takes away my
abiblity to gloat. So, the next day after school, I told him I didn’t want the
tots; I wanted the monetary equivalent of the tots ($7.50) and, if I lost, he
would only owe me half of the money. Can you guess what happened? I’ll give you
a second to think…
Yes, I beat him again. Somehow though, Charleston still
had hope left. He decided, if I scored the next goal, I would get a whopping $15
but, if he scored, I’d only get $5. It was a risky move, but I accepted.
Actually, it wasn’t risky, it was just stupid on my part. But the trend
continued that I won. Charleston continued to make foosball-based bets with me
until the end of the week and is now in $20 debt to me. Lesson here? Gambling
addictions are tough. Call 1-800-522-4700 for help.
I really liked this blog post. It was very funny and well written and it taught me to never gamble. I wonder who Charleston is though?
ReplyDeleteThis is a very funny post. I like how you dramatize a game of foosball to make it seem like a life-changing moment. Charleston probably should have cut his losses after the 2nd or 3rd match, but I guess he thought he could beat you. Silly Charleston.
ReplyDeleteWhat's funny about this is that it's obvious you're talking about Charlie, and that you're both trash at foosball. Anyway, I thought you did a nice job with this humorous blog post. You made it funny without throwing in any corny jokes or cliche phrases, which shows that you know how to add subtle humor without being too blatant about it. This is hard to do, and for that reason I tend to avoid it, but you did a nice job. Finally, I think you're the one with the gambling addiction, not Charlie.
ReplyDeleteI love this post! Your sense of humor throughout is entertaining to read. Having watched you and Charlie-ahem, Charleston-play foosball last week, I know your games really are as high-stakes and intense as you make them out to be.
ReplyDeleteThis was a good blog post, I sincerely enjoyed the humor and the way it was written. you left me befuddled with the people you were playing against and who you were talking to. Good code names.
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ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed the humor in this post. You made Foosball sound like a very dramatic game. Also congrats on winning $20! I also thought it was a good idea to give the reader time to think before the inevitable cycle of gambling continued. Good job!
ReplyDeleteI think foosball in general at Uni is an interesting phenomena. There are those who casually play a game when they are by themselves once or twice a semester and those who are on the daily grind to become better and take it as a real sport. I used to play a lot of foosball and it actually is a fairly skillful game. I love making it competitive but with foosball, especially at a casual level, is too unpredictable in my perspective to be betting on a win or a loss.
ReplyDeleteI found this post really fun to read. I knew that Charleston owed you a considerable sum of money from bets, but I didn't know the whole story behind it. Now I know.
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