Fake scratch-off tickets are awesome

UMclassof2002 · Post by **UMclassof2002** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 12:06 pm

Alright.

A friend of mine, this guy named Brad, has had a lot of ****** go down the past year.

1. Father died last December 24th
2. Mother died March 12th this year
3. Broker mismanaged his trust fund, he lost a bunch of money

Ok, so Saturday is his birthday, and I give him a fake scratch off, was totally legit looking, and he likes scratch offs, so i give him 3 $10 Scratch offs and the fake $10 scratchoff. He wins $20 on one of the 3 real ones, and then proceeds to scratch the fake scratcher, revealing he won $25,000. All of us know it's fake, except him. So he begins to cry, talking about how his life has finally changed, he's finally going to get over for once in his life, the money could be the start of a new direction in his life, blah blah blah. So now we all are in shock, who's going to crush his hopes, break the bad news??? I proceed to tell him, sorry dude, it's a gag scratcher. I wait untill he's thought about all of the things he's going to do with the money, and how badly it will help him. Then i unload the bomb.

He attempted to land a punch, but I sidestepped in and tackled him. It was pretty sweet.

Hello Kitty · Post by **Hello Kitty** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 12:27 pm

I pray that you are joking but I would not put it past you.

Post by **SonomaCat** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 12:43 pm

Dark comedy ... very dark comedy. Which is often the best comedy.

I, too, hope this didn't really happen. I laugh with a lot less guilt if in the back of my mind I know it's not real.

Very nicely written, either way. I really like the last line.