Pitching pennies at the VEGAS Airport

[Fishhead]

Anybody here remember those days in the early 80's when visitors would pitch pennies against the wall at McCarren Airport in Vegas for cash?

It used to be a common thing.

Did very well with it actually, as I was a fairly decent penny pitcher(not to be confused with penny-pincher) back in the day.

 

[Fishhead]

Remember one time I flew out to Vegas with poster Kyhawk and had my recently acquired $2500 student loan and was ready to rumble.

Got off the plane and quickly made around $600 pitching pennies..........three days later I was returning to the airport with about $12 in my pocket after having lost my BR on some early season NCAA football games.

Actually, I remember on this particular trip having a $500 2-team baseball parlay to savor on the flight home. Had the Brewers in the first game and on the layover in Denver checked the score and was down about 8-2 in the 6th inning.........DEAD IN THE WATER. I think this was the year the Brewers won it all too.....

-F-

ps- man, i have ALOT of gambling stories in my sick lifetime.

 

[lander]

How do you play? Is this the game Pat Burrell was playing on ESPN?

 

[Fishhead]

How do you play? Is this the game Pat Burrell was playing on ESPN?

Stand about 20 feet from the wall, closest penny to the wall wins..........two shots.

 

[Dante]

Remember one time I flew out to Vegas with poster Kyhawk and had my recently acquired $2500 student loan and was ready to rumble.

Got off the plane and quickly made around $600 pitching pennies..........three days later I was returning to the airport with about $12 in my pocket after having lost my BR on some early season NCAA football games.

Actually, I remember on this particular trip having a $500 2-team baseball parlay to savor on the flight home. Had the Brewers in the first game and on the layover in Denver checked the score and was down about 8-2 in the 6th inning.........DEAD IN THE WATER. I think this was the year the Brewers won it all too.....

-F-

ps- man, i have ALOT of gambling stories in my sick lifetime.

:lolBIG: :lolBIG:

 

[RobFunk]

lol that is a good story. tough to top, I wouldnt want to try

Fish is the man! The voice for the current generation of degenerates:toast:

 

[Jarbo]

Remember one time I flew out to Vegas with poster Kyhawk and had my recently acquired $2500 student loan and was ready to rumble.

Got off the plane and quickly made around $600 pitching pennies..........three days later I was returning to the airport with about $12 in my pocket after having lost my BR on some early season NCAA football games.

Actually, I remember on this particular trip having a $500 2-team baseball parlay to savor on the flight home. Had the Brewers in the first game and on the layover in Denver checked the score and was down about 8-2 in the 6th inning.........DEAD IN THE WATER. I think this was the year the Brewers won it all too.....

-F-

ps- man, i have ALOT of gambling stories in my sick lifetime.

See Fish there's the difference between you and Me. I took my Student Loan and invested it in an Agricultural Product that Students at the time seemed to be quite interested in. I took my loan and purshased said Agricultural Product to be able to provide my fellow students with ready access to this cherished Herb. Tripled my money before the first U- Bill came due.

 

[Fishhead]

See Fish there's the difference between you and Me. I took my Student Loan and invested it in an Agricultural Product that Students at the time seemed to be quite interested in. I took my loan and purshased said Agricultural Product to be able to provide my fellow students with ready access to this cherished Herb. Tripled my money before the first U- Bill came due.

To this day, I am not a businessman.

My hats off to you, good thinking.

-F-

 

[Jarbo]

Just for the record; I was talking about Sweetcorn. :thumbsup: