Wednesday, December 9, 2009

I don't know what I should be feeling now: disappointment or embarassment

I've always held the position that drinking isn't all it's cracked up to be. I wasn't ever curious to know what it was like, and consequently, didn't have my first drink until I was 22.

So what did I do for my 21st birthday instead of going out to the bars? I went to the gas station and bought scratch and play tickets.

I just realized today that you only had to be 18 to buy those tickets.

I explained to the cashier why I was buying the tickets - to celebrate that I finally could. The odd look she gave me explains so much now...
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2 comments:

  1. the jersk.December 10, 2009 at 10:56 AM

    really?
    only 18?

    i was unaware of this.

    i just gambled for the first time over thanksgiving with spencer and his family in deadwood, SD.

    SLOTS ARE DANGEROUS!
    i lost 60 dollars, gained 50, then lost another 30. so ... it wasn't a good adventure. but SO MUCH FUN.

    you should come gamblin' with me sometime. :)

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  2. AnonymousDecember 14, 2009 at 1:01 AM

    You have to be 21 to gamble in Iowa. I would have gone with Mike's family to Iowa City's casino if I were home... That's where they've had get togethers before and I couldn't go.

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