Full disclosure: This blog entry cost $6.75. In exchange, I received two beers. Hey, anything for my craft. Blog inspiration is the reason everyone goes to a casino, right? Right.

For the record, I'm not a gambler. But last week's Eavesdroppings: Overheard in Athens elicited enough interest that I thought I could reproduce the same idea in a different spot. So I spent a few hours this afternoon in a casino designated for locals. The thing about eavesdropping in Vegas is that most people are too hypnotized by the machines to talk to each other. None the less, here's what I overheard:


Bartender to Cocktail Waitress on Family Values:

"I heard you got knocked up. Sorry. Better get to the gym."

Photo Credit: Firenzesca

Hawaiian Shirt Clad Guy on Vanity

"Fat boys don't look good in the heat, and I'm living proof."

Photo Credit: Mape_S


Rep for "The Eye in the Sky" to Blogger on Free Speech:

	"'Scuze me ma'am, are you taking notes on the machines?"
	"Uh... well, no. I'm, uh, just writing down some thoughts... It's, uh... well, it's for a blog? Would you like to say something to my readers?"
	"Not at this time, Ma'am."

Photo Credits: Bulldog1 (Bulldog, top, bottom), Sean Dreilinger (Mouse, middle)


Guy in Rhinestone Glasses on Reality:

"F**k!! I'm going to have to hustle like hell to break even."

Photo Credit: Mr. Clean 1982

Pacing Guy Screaming into Phone on Employee Relations:

"I don't give a[n] eff what she said. She's fired. It's nothing personal."

Photo Credits: Malingering (Squirrel, Top), Rizalis (Cockroach, Bottom)

Sports Book Patron with Foghorn Leghorn Accent on Passing the Torch:

"As us older folks die off, the young ones are going to football. Horse Racing is too slow for them. Heh, football. Ain't no Churchill Downs."

Photo Credit: Thomas Hawk



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