What Do We All Have In Common?

[westcoastinvader]

8. Most of the under 40 crowd are not married. Especially the men on here. Why is the bigger question? Maybe b/c our hobby is not conducive to meeting women, which is undoubtedly true. More likely, b/c serious gamblers do not often make good mates. I think they are less likely to want commitment and are independent types in general. Plus, handicapping, if you are serious about, is a time consuming process.



I told my first wife I would, and never did, get in trouble by meeting a girl at the track. It was largely true, and I believed it.

The only exception had come on a day when I was not married and I was at the Easy Goer-Sunday Silence Belmont. Near the paddock I met a girl I spent the rest of the day with.

THAT was a nice day.

After my divorce, I was at an OTB in Indianapolis late one Saturday afternoon.

A girl showed unusual interest in my wagering and well being, and struck up a conversation with me.

After I placed my bet for the next race, I asked her in a kind, good natured way, "You're a hooker, aren't you?"

She wasn't. She was just a horsey girl out of her home town on a business trip.

Turned out "You're a hooker, aren't you? was a heckuva good pickup line.

Whodathunkit!