Accidental joke at the Chess Club

[The Mayor]

I was at the local Chess Club yesterday, helping them organize a tournament. One of the tournament sponsors asked me for my card. I keep my business cards in a designated part of my wallet. So I took out my wallet, reached into that section and pulled out my business card and handed it to him. It was the 5 of Spades! I have no idea how a playing card got in there, but it was really funny when it happened. Now I think I'll put a few more playing cards in there, and write my name on them

--Mayor

 

[Automatic Monkey]

Whatever you do, do NOT let such incidents occur at the blackjack table! Posession of a 5 of Spades in a pitch game might increase the heat slightly.

 

[Sonny]

With a five removed, your wallet should become much more valuable. According to Thorp, the ratio of fives to $10s should put your wallet well into the positive EV zone!

Unfortunately, I have found that my wallet is often several standard deviations below my expectation.

-Sonny-

 

[Victoria]

Mayor, we all know that removing 5's from the deck should increase your EV but you need to work on a better system for hiding the evidence.
Victoria

 

[Rob McGarvey]

Your card is as big as a playing card? Must be made in TEXAS! ;> I'd figure your skilled fingers would be able to tell the diff between the two. Can you cut the deck X from the bottom or not? ;>

 

[phantom007]

Your Wife is Wondering???........

Why in the Hell this "SMALL" Trojan Condom is shoved between the cards of your "PRACTICE DECK". Especially since you just got back from LV with Neg. UNITS! And further, SHE cannot find that #5 card.

GRINNING FROM EAR-TO-EAR!

Sincerely,

T#tty-Bar PRO, oops, I mean,

phantom007.

 

[Seeker]

There's a precedent

I once knew an employee of the American Contract Bridge League whose business card mimicked a playing card -- same size, shape, plastic coating, and colored pattern on the back. He liked to say, "I have a card," and pull an apparent playing card from his wallet. Then he would flip it over to reveal it was his business card.

It would be an appropriate gag for you, too, Mayor. You should see about getting some printed up.