HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN!!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS 

TO 

JOE BIDEN!!!

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As the ballots continued to be counted at a snail's pace, you had to love the theatre of the moderators who build the tension over and over and then revealed another 1,285 votes have been counted and 'only' 223,000 remain to be tabulated. I don't know if those guys get overtime but they were worth every penny. Good stuff.

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As expected, classless donald trump refuses to concede and is suing everyone from the individual states to the governors to the volunteer vote counters in an effort to stay on the pony for 4 more years. A sad trivial human being.  P.S.   as quickly as the courts receive the litigation papers, they are being dismissed because they are "without merit." enough said.

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Demagogue: one who appeals to ordinary people and their prejudices by telling them what they want to hear, without factual information. This is EXACTLY what trump did to the American people in 2016 and they swallowed it. Now hopefully, they have learned a valuable lesson and won't repeat their mistake.

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Remember these classics? "Mexico is going to pay for the wall, Obamacare is gone, my insurance plan is bigger and better, insulin will be a cheap as water, the virus will just disappear, the doctors don't know what they're talking about, covid was no worse than a bad cold".............everything you wanted to hear. The problem was that donald trump is a pathological liar and quite frankly, more than a little on the stupid side. Good riddance to bad garbage.

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I very recently made my next set of donald trump wagers. 1) within two years after leaving the white house, Melania files for divorce and 2) he gets indicted by the IRS.

NOW THAT would be fun to watch!

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Are your brains as fried as mine with all the political commercials? geez louise. Ok, my idea is a simple one.  you get two weeks and only two weeks to air your commercials and perhaps we can regain a little normalcy.

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And while i'm throwing out ideas, how about we copy Mexico where you can only be elected president one time but your term is 6 years? That way, the president doesn't have to waste his time on re-election hoopla and can keep working without interruption because part II of that rule would forbid him from campaigning for ANYONE. No pep rallies, no zooms, no phone calls, no town halls, NOTHING. Just keep working.

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Everyone's favorite james bond, SEAN CONNERY, passed away at the age of 90 following a long illness. Suave, debonair, polished and deadly....all while wearing a tuxedo, he was the perfect anti-hero who took no prisoners.   FYI  You've probably seen all his Bond films but if you haven't seen his oscar winning role in "The Untouchables," take a night and enjoy watching the ultimate Irish beat cop JIMMY MALONE in a very crooked Chicago. Godspeed 007.

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Please explain to me in this day and age how your phone goes dead? Home chargers normally come with the purchase of the phone and car chargers are relatively inexpensive. You can plug in a charger while working at your desk or driving down the road or just chatting while sitting in your recliner at home. It makes no sense for your phone to go dead.

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And while i'm railing, how is it that people run out of toilet paper...... EVER??? Let me help you out on this one. You're going to use toilet paper EVERY DAY OF YOUR LIFE so get your dead ass to Costco or Sam's Club and buy the big box with 48 or 96 rolls and you're good for at least 6 weeks.

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You gotta love the election networks on tv with their high tech boards and outstanding visuals and gimmicks. Sure beats the hell out of the 'old days' when local stations used a chalk board and just erased the previous number of votes when new tallies arrived. NO, i'm not kidding. that's how they used to do it!

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Another sad goodbye to CONCHATA FARRELL, who played the wise-ass housekeeper on TWO AND A HALF MEN. She always made me smile and when she would say to charlie's brother, allen, "Careful what you say next, ZIPPY" that would always make me laugh.  R.I.P. BERTA.

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Finally, THANK YOU for voting responsibly and getting that jerkwad out of office. Now let's hope that president-elect JOE BIDEN can begin to heal all the damage that trump did to this country. 

ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND!!!!!!

NOTHING BUT POLITICS !!!

As the electoral world closes in on donald trump, he is in full panic mode as evidenced by his attacks on EVERYONE....... from the world's top infectious disease expert Dr. ANTHONY FAUCI........... to all of the "idiot" doctors dealing with the pandemic..........to JOE BIDEN because biden says he will listen to the medical people on how to handle the virus..........to the REPUBLICAN senator from nebraska, BEN SASSE, who openly criticized trump for turning his back on the medical advice to fight the pandemic and accused trump of "kissing the butts" of the world's dictators......and he finished up by walking out on an interview with LESLIE STAHL of 60 minutes, saying that she had asked him harder questions than she did joe biden. wow. I wonder if he held his breath and stomped his feet.

Trump's attack on fauci has drawn condemnation from both sides of the aisle and his response to sasse was so juvenile that it made me laugh out loud. "He's stupid & obnoxious and needs to be replaced. He's the weakest of all of our senators." FYI--sasse is currently ahead in his re-election race 66%-33%. Doesn't look weak to me.

November 3rd can't get here fast enough.

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Mayor LORI LIGHTFOOT is in a no-win situation with her budget shortfalls caused by the pandemic. The city is chasing 1.2 BILLION in lost revenue so......

1) the gas tax is going up 3 cents a gallon

2) increasing property taxes by $94 million (if you own a 250,000 house, you would pay $56 dollars extra a year)

3) Eliminating 450 police jobs that are currently vacant due to retirements 

4) Eliminating 550 city jobs that are currently vacant

5) Laying off 500 active city employees

6) Requiring all non-union employees to take 5 unpaid days off

7) A hiring freeze

On top of this, lightfoot has to find a way to come to an agreement with the police department on a new contract because the boys in blue have been working without a contract for over 3 years. Every city department has a new contract except the police and her recent, very generous agreement with the fire department raised eyebrows at the FOP. The new budget year is not going to be pretty.

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Democratic state's attorney KIM FOXX, who lost favor with law enforcement when she let actorJESSE SMOLLETT walk away without a conviction is facing a stiff campaign challenge from Republican PAT O'BRIEN, a former judge and prosecutor who has twice as much money to spend on his campaign. Can he win? probably not but he's cut the polling margin down to 6% with 9% still undecided. Foxx makes my skin crawl.

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Back to little donnie for a moment. Former New York Mayor MICHAEL BLOOMBERG has donated $100 MILLION DOLLARS into the Florida democratic coffers which has forced trump to re-direct money from other states in order to offset the media blitz caused by bloomberg's contribution. trump absolutely needs florida if he has any chance at re-election so he was basically forced to abandon his media budget in Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota because his campaign is running low on cash, which is real bad news for him with just two weeks until election day.  

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Here's your scoop on the election. The democrats are going to retain every state they won in 2016 so they need to find 43 electoral votes in the SIX battleground states that trump won in the last election, winning 304-227. 

MICHIGAN, WISCONSIN, ARIZONA, NORTH CAROLINA, PENNSYLVANIA & FLORIDA. As of today, JOE BIDEN has comfortable leads in michigan (16) & wisconsin (10) which gets him to 253 of the 270 needed and reduces trump to 278.

Biden has a 6% lead in pennsylvania (20) and that would seal the deal at 273 for biden and drop trump down to a non-winnable 258. Remember that these are all states that trump won in 2016 so every loss subtracts from his 304 winning total, which is exactly why trump is pouring money into florida because he needs that state if he is to have any chance and polls indicate that he is also in a real dog fight in Arizona, Iowa and Ohio, three states he won handily in 2016. 

And a little treat....if biden wins wisconsin, michigan, north carolina and arizona, then little donnie can have florida AND pennsylvania and biden would still have 279 to win the election. sweet.

AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME !!

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Remember to vote responsibly on November 3rd. Just take a minute and think about everything that's gone on during the last 4 years and i think your decision will be pretty easy. STAY SAFE and i'll see you next time

Just sports

Man, this has been a tough 6 weeks in the sports world, losing numerous HALL OF FAME players including TOM SEAVER, LOU BROCK, GALE SAYERS, BOB GIBSON, WHITEY FORD and today, we mark the passing of the great JOE MORGAN. 

I understand if you're under the age of 50, these are just names to you but i watched them growing up and they were all great at their respective positions.

                                                           

 I can remember sitting in the left field bleachers at Wrigley for a 1:30 game and watching Gibson duel another hall of famer, Fergie Jenkins, watching all nine innings and still catching the 3:45 Addison bus and heading home.  They were all business.

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Congrats to the LA LAKERS and Lebron's resume just got a little bigger but 4-6 in the finals isn't 6-0.

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Adios to RICK RENTERIA, who was fired by the WHITE SOX today after leading them to the playoffs for the first time in 12 years. Management feels a different type of manager (AJ HINCH) would be better to take them to the top of the mountain, just like when PHIL JACKSON replaced DOUG COLLINS as the Bulls' head coach. Good luck to you, Rick, because you are truly a nice guy.

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LSU is finding all about losing 15 of 22 starters plus 4 main coaches and having to rebuild. Going 1-2 and playing no defense is sending shudders throughout Tiger land. But it will change.

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The DODGERS & THE BRAVES.  whoyagot? I hope that TAMPA sends the astros home in quick fashion although a dodger/stros rematch would be must see.

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Bears? the worst 4-1 team in NFL history. They remind me of the autumn colors on the trees so enjoy it while you can.

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Tom Brady, follow closely. 1st down, then 2nd down, then 3rd, now fill in the blank.

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wide receiver Anthony Miller? disappointment.

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GOAT in tennis? not even a debate. RAFAEL NADAL. 20 grand slam titles. wow.

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Bam! NFL coach #1 bites the dust. Atlanta Falcons coach DAN QUINN is shanghaied after starting the season 0-5. He should have been fired after the super bowl when he pissed away a 28-3 halftime lead.

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And how about that WNBA???  hah! just kidding

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Gotta run.  later,

EMPTYING THE GUNNY SACK

After watching a common house fly become famous world wide, it's time to empty the gunny sack of facts, figures and opinions once again.

The week became even better with all the cartoons and memes that popped up within 24 hours. Pence, who will never have the nickname of "Mr. Excitement" will now go down in history. Your grandchildren will be shown this video in history or civics classes.

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I touched briefly on this last time but FARGO is a great watch this season. Taking place in 1950 Kansas City, it pits the black mafia against the Italian boys for control of the vices that infest this cow town. The clothes are great and the cars?? wow. Other than one technical slip-up when a radio is broadcasting a baseball game just before Thanksgiving, this FX series is well worth your time. Sundays at 9 and reruns are available at ON DEMAND.

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I realize he was medically cleared this weekend but would someone please explain why his doctors won't state when trump's last NEGATIVE covid test was? Trump is planning parties and receptions and does NOT plan to wear a mask. He also says that covid is coming to an end but EVERY doctor interviewed disagrees with him because the virus has been rising for the last 3 weeks. He just doesn't get it. now or ever.

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I went 160 miles north into Wisconsin over the weekend and saw minimal trump signs in farmer country. Four years ago, i took a similar ride and there was non-stop trump signs.  Discuss.

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I think debates are a waste of time unless you have a neutral 'fact-checker' on site who can refute any lie that is thrown out during the discussions. I say blue and then you say red but only one of us can be correct, right? How much fun would that be if the professional fact checker raised a "BULLSHIT" flag EVERY time a candidate lied and then we got to watch him walk his statement backwards spittin' & stammerin' the entire time. I think Americans would like to know who the liars are.

Also, all microphones other than the person answering the question should BE MUTED until the speaker has used up the two minutes. In addition, microphones should be cut off at the two minute mark after the speaker is advised that only 15 seconds are left in their time.

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Almost everyone watches the Bears if it's a prime time game and it was no different Thursday night and the reaction after they beat Tom Brady (for the first time ever) was basically, "I don't know how they did it but we'll take the win." I say again....the worst 4-1 team in the HISTORY of the NFL. The waters get much deeper in the coming weeks.

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R.I.P. to rock superstar EDDIE VAN HALEN, who was the fastest guitarist on the planet and you have to google his almost two minute riff from the song 'Eruption' to appreciate the master. I'm not a fan of heavy metal but his "Jump" was a fun song and if you've ever attended a Wisconsin Badger football game, you heard that song at the end of every third quarter.  

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The backlog of criminal cases in Cook County is embarrassing. It is common practice for a defense attorney to request a continuance in hopes of witnesses dying, moving away or changing their minds and dropping the complaint. IT'S THE DUTY OF THE JUDGE to not let that happen but the average murder case gets 65 continuances.

One judge, Joseph Clapps has granted 180 continuances in a SINGLE murder case with two defendants, who have been in cook county jail since 2011!!! And the cost to taxpayers is $190 PER DAY for each inmate. So each defendant in the murder case has cost the county about $625,000.00 and there is no end in sight.

Chief Judge Leroy Martin must be held accountable for not re-assigning judges who constantly slow down the legal process.

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R.I.P. to MARGARET NOLAN.  name not familiar? She was the beauty who got painted gold in Goldfinger for helping 007 catch the bad guy cheating at cards.

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Mattress sales are wayyyyyyyyyyyy up since people have had to stay at home and actually spend time together. your thoughts on that?? ......................

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Make no mistake about it. The PROUD BOYS and the WOLVERINE WATCHMEN are far right supporters of trump who believe violence is the answer to everything and the WW states there will be a civil war if trump loses. The WW are the ones recently arrested for plotting to kidnap the Democratic governor of Michigan.

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The doctors say to treat subway cars as covid hot zones and to avoid them at all costs. How in the world do New Yorkers handle going to work every day? prior to covid, 4 MILLION people rode the subway every day and now it's still 1.7 daily because there is no parking in manhattan which is why the subway is crucial. talk about being screwed.

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Finally, it looks like the weather will remain seasonal and mostly dry until the middle of November when the bottom is scheduled to fall out. I'm pretty sure we won't have to shovel 6" of snow on Halloween like we did last year so open the windows and enjoy the fresh air while you sleep.

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Just 22 days left.  VOTE RESPONSIBLY.   adios for now.

RANDOM THOUGHTS

 First off, let me wish my father HAPPY BIRTHDAY. Dad would have been 98 today and he loved playing cards, especially pinochle, as well as rooting for the Cubs. And if you think I'm a tad on the aggressive side, you should have met Raymond George.

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The 'debate?'  A total waste of time for most people because listening to both guys yell for an hour and a half accomplished nothing.  In today's day and age, debates have really lost their muscle because due to the internet, there are no more surprises and i truly believe that most people have made their decisions long ago. Next up is a town hall format where Americans pose the questions and wait for the reply. Much more sedate.

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Kudos to the White Sox for winning game one of the playoffs. This year is to gain experience and learn how to jump the fence next season.

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The president of notre dame university chastised his students and threatened expulsions if covid protocols weren't followed. Good for him! Uhhhhh, hold that thought. In typical hypocritical catholic style, Rev. Jenkins went to a white house ceremony to meet the new candidate for the supreme court and FAILED TO WEAR A MASK and followed that with SHAKING HANDS with numerous people at the function. There is a student petition at notre dame asking for his resignation and rightfully so. We all know he didn't wear a mask because he didn't want to irritate trump.

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203,000 dead and counting. Perhaps a quarter million by Thanksgiving. Incredible.

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Trump paid $70,000.00 to a hair stylist. He actually paid for that look?  seriously??

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Wisconsin is OUT OF CONTRO with covid infections. The positivity rate in Illinois is 3.6% while the cheeseheads are at 19.7 !!!! As a reminder, that means 1 out of every 5 tested people in Wisconsin have the virus.  Remember, they were the state where the republican state supreme court overturned the democratic governor's orders and reopened EVERYTHING with zero limitations. Remember the videos taken just an hour after the order was issued? elbow to elbow bars and taverns and clubs throughout the state. And now you pay the price.

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Chicago police department has arrested 74 looters for their actions in August. Only another 400 to go.

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  It figures. I finally refill my tiki torches and then the bottom drops out weather wise but I still think we'll have some more 'sit outside' evenings. Maybe with a hoodie but that's good enough for me. My sister will be the one wearing a winter coat and electric mittens. seriously.

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Hey, catch FARGO on the FX channel on Sunday nights and watch CHRIS ROCK in a totally new role as a bad ass gangster. The first two episodes have already played but you can catch them on-demand.

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Godspeed to HELEN REDDY who passed this week at the age of 78. "I AM WOMAN" "I DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM" "ANGIE BABY" and "YOU AND ME AGAINST THE WORLD" were all chart toppers for Ms. Reddy back in the 70's and early 80's. I saw her perform several times in Las Vegas and she always put on a great show.       R.I.P.

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Have a great weekend and remember to VOTE RESPONSIBLY on November 3rd.

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JUST SOME THOUGHTS

 JUST SOME THOUGHTS

After spending almost six months at home, you can't help but let your mind wander to idle thoughts and memories. Here are some of mine:

 I still love the smell of freshly cut grass.

I'm really tired of people bitching about wearing a mask. If you don't want to wear one, then don't go to that establishment. Stay at home because you're too stupid to be out in public.

I still don't get people bringing "support" animals on a plane.

No surprise for me when a college has to cancel a game because of positive tests.

I really miss socializing with my friends.

Kids need to socialize but the schools should remain closed.

The thought "see?" pops into my head every time a politician who refused to endorse mandatory masks gets sick with the virus. To quote Red Forman from the 70's show....'DUMB ASS!'

Baseball in Chicago has been both exciting and disappointing this year.

The smell of a Thanksgiving turkey when i walk into Mark & Molly's house.

I miss sitting at the bar in the bowling alley and solving all the world's problems on Friday afternoon.

Every member of the Bears should buy a lottery ticket. Maybe the worse 2-0 team in NFL history.

Wasn't it nice to shut off the a/c recently and sleep with the windows open?

I miss the hot dogs from the Home Depot lobby.

The guy who rode the the horse down the expressway should have the crap beaten out of him.

I really miss going to a baseball game.

I won a hundred dollars when they announced the Breanna Taylor decision in Louisville. No way those cops should be charged with murder but the city should pay both families lots of money.

First year in a long time i didn't plant a garden. Planted two tomato plants on the side of the house and got very few.

BLT's are freaking awesome.

I REALLY REALLY miss going to the movies. My theatre re-opened recently but........

And the smell of cooking movie theater popcorn? yessssssssss !

I'm still the best cook in my family.

Ok, that's it and now i have some space available in my brain.

Have a great weekend and please remember to 

VOTE RESPONSIBLY ON NOVEMBER 3.

THE FINAL GAMBLING STORIES (for now)

 THREE FINAL STORIES---SOME GOOD FOR ME AND ONE BIG OUCHIE.

2003 NLCS  

CUBS VS. MARLINS

The cubs are loaded with KERRY WOOD and MARK PRIOR and SAMMY SOSA and all sorts of macho guys including one of the worst post-season managers in baseball history, DUSTY BAKER. The cubs are 3-1 favorites to win the series so of course, i'm all over the marlins but after four games, i'm in trouble after the cubs win three of those.

Game 5 has the cubs a -260 favorite to win and advance to the world series. I back up my series bet by pounding the marlins and the cub bats promptly go silent with just 2 hits in a 4-0 marlin victory. ON TO WRIGLEY!

Game 6 has MARK PRIOR as a -320 favorite and i can't get my money down fast enough because i figure its going to be a tight game and dusty baker will find some way to screw things up and the old dust bag came thru for me in the eighth inning when with one out and the cubs leading 3-0 with a runner on second, the famous STEVE BARTMAN play happened and MOISES ALOU threw a tantrum out in left field. 

Then prior, a rookie, on the very next pitch, walks the batter while throwing a wild pitch. Runners on first & third....surely dusty goes to the mound to settle his pitcher. NOPE.

The nephew is with me and sucking down a vodka rocks and begins chewing the ice.

Then PUDGE RODRIGUEZ singles to left to drive in a run, making it 3-1 and it's obvious that it's time to bring in relief pitcher KYLE FARNSWORTH but nope. Dusty is still missing in action. Even my boot licking cubbie blue nephew is wondering 'where's dusty?' and orders a double vodka.

Finally, MIGUEL CABRERA hits a 2 hop double play ball to the BEST DEFENSIVE SHORTSTOP in the league but he boots the ball and everyone is safe and the bases are loaded. Thank you for a great performance, mark prior, and enjoy your shower. BUT NOOOOOOOOOOOOO! dusty has apparently been attacked by MR. FREEZE from the BATMAN series. he doesn't freaking move off the bench.

The nephew orders another double vodka and threatens the vendor' life if it's not a "good pour."

DUSTY BAKER, WHERE ARE YOU????

Then DERON LEE whacks a double to tie the game AND GUESS WHAT? dusty shows up but it's too late. Even with the score tied, every cub fan is catatonic after two more walks, a bases clearing double and a run scoring single. MARLINS WIN 8-3. ON TO GAME 7.

The oddsmakers still believe the cubs (FOOLS!) and make them and KERRY WOOD -300 favorites to win the game and i bet everything i won on games 5 & 6 and sit back with the hungover nephew to witness the carnage. As usual, the cubs teased their fans and led 5-3 in the third inning but lost 9-6 and blew a great chance to go to the series.   

DANCING IN THE STREETS FOR UNCLE DAN. A silent limo ride home with the tortured nephew.

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2005 

KENTUCKY DERBY

I have no great love for any of the horses so i bet jockey MIKE SMITH who always gives a professional ride and you get your money's worth. GIACOMO is 50-1 and i'll need a fast race for him to have a chance as the front runners tire because of the pace. 

Now sitting at OTB with all the other degenerate hopefuls, i run into a handful of attorneys that i did battle against in the court system many times and we exchange high fives and start telling courtroom lies and we're just having a ball when i ask who they have. I get like nine answers so i know they are just there for the party but the one horse they are all betting on is CLOSING ARGUMENT at 35-1 and they harass me until i go to the window and bet their horse, which i do to place and just before i leave the window, i bet an EXACTA 10-18.  They're all dogging me for betting their horse to finish second but after i explain GIACOMO, they understand and it's more beverage time.

AND THEY'RE OFF!! and both horses immediately disappear from the tv screen. UGH. 

They run a very fast quarter mile and then the announcer says they were the second fastest in history to the half mile pole. NOW I'M INTERESTED because i need the fast pace for my come-from-behinder.

Closing argument appears in sixth place and moving up steadily so now i may have a winning ticket with him and finally at the 3/4 pole, i can at least see my horse in the middle of the pack, ten horses back and closing argument is on the outside four wide.

AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME!!!!!

Closing argument is battling for the lead and suddenly GIACOMO, easy to spot wear bright green silks, begins bobbing and weaving, inside then outside and then FAR outside to draw clear of the huddle and now it's FIVE WIDE for a moment before two horses tire and once again, OTB IS HOOTIN AND A HOLLERING!!!!!! as CLOSING ARGUMENT, GIACOMO and FLEET ALEX  are stride for stride and at the finish line it's ...........GIACOMO!!!!!  at 50-1!!   And damned if CLOSING ARGUMENT doesn't win a photo and finish second. YAKAPOOLAH!!!!

The lawyers are dancing around like they just won a murder conviction (only prosecutors in this group) and i have tears in my eyes and the anticipation of the payoff announcement is killing me. Now  i'll give you a taste of the payouts:

For a $2 ticket, GIACOMO PAID   $102.60

And i can tattle on the lawyers because they all had $20 tickets on CLOSING ARGUMENT  which paid $70 for a two dollar bet so they all won $700. I had a $50 ticket and won $1750.00 on their horse.

Ok, here's the EXACTA definition and payout. Both horses have to finish in EXACT order of your wager, which was horses 10-18.             a $2 exacta bet paid $9,814. 80.       a very good afternoon.

And yes, i bought them all dinner and drinks and paid for a safe ride home for all of them.

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Ok, cub fans, here's the final story when the north siders got their revenge on me.

2016

WORLD SERIES

The cubs are heavy favorites again so i bet the CLEVELAND INDIANS because again the cubs are managed by the most over rated manager in the history of baseball who is known for making strange decisions and things are looking simply rosy after the cubs spit up three of the first four and only have one game left in WRIGLEY FIELD. 

This time i take the other boot licking cub fan nephew on a very pleasant autumn night, perfect for watching , ONCE AGAIN, cub fans crying in the streets. I make a nice bet to go along with my series bet but alas, my fun would have to wait as the cubs rallied for a 3-2 win and cost me a couple of bucks. A very interesting managerial decision had JOE MADDON let closer AROLDIS CHAPMAN pitch      2 2/3 innings of relief and throw the ball 42 times. we'll see.

Game 6 brings out the total moron in maddon as he brings in chapman to pitch with a SEVEN RUN LEAD and he throws 20 more pitches and barely avoids injury on a play at first base. Cubs win 9-3 and steal  more money from uncle dan.   But now it's time to back up your series bet by loading up on cleveland for GAME 7.

Sitting in the FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE for game 7, i watch the cubs build a 6-3 lead going into the eighth but then the MORON makes a move that made every cub fan slap their foreheads and puts a smile on my face as he brings in chapman AGAIN. 

He's thrown 62 pitches in the last two games and he's got to be out of gas and believe me, there's a huge difference between 102 mph and 97 and the Indians immediately proved my point by hitting a double and then a home run to tie the game. JACOBS FIELD IS ROCKING and uncle dan is warming up for the happy dance in the bay window.  6-6 !!  

Chapman is crying on the bench and the cubs look like they have serious migraines. Now the incredible part is that after the side is finally retired and the game eventually heads to the bottom of the ninth, despite chapman crying on the bench and obviously having nothing left in the tank, moron sends chapman back in to pitch.

But the world series had an issue with uncle dan warming up too soon and they let chapman get three outs and force extra innings, although current cub JASON KIPNISS sent one to the wall. momentum was still seriously on the side of the Indians but the gods also had a way of dealing with that. RAIN.

Seventeen minutes of rain to be exact and in that time, the cubs settled down with a team meeting and regained their composure. They score two runs and that was that.  The wallet and my heart were both emptied and my hatred for the cubs magnified ten fold.   AAAARRRRRHHHHGGGGG