Monday, December 28, 2009

The unanswered question.

I was 13. On a Saturday night in April. Dad came up to my bedroom. And asked if he could borrow $2. He was dead flat broke. Next morning. He was dead, period. Went down to the basement and hung himself. I still wonder what he did with the $2. --Jim Broede
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  1. AnonymousDecember 28, 2009 at 7:19 PM

    Maybe he bought a rope. --Jim

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  2. AnonymousDecember 28, 2009 at 7:20 PM

    Or maybe he went out and had a few beers. In those days (1949) you could buy a lot of beer for $2. --Jim

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  3. AnonymousDecember 28, 2009 at 7:22 PM

    Dad was an habitual gambler. So he might have put the $2 on a longshot horse -- to win. --Jim

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  4. AnonymousDecember 28, 2009 at 7:23 PM

    I'll bet the horse won. But unfortnately, dad wasn't around to collect the winnings. --Jim

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  5. AnonymousDecember 28, 2009 at 7:24 PM

    Or maybe he bought lottery tickets. And would have become a millionaire. If only he lived. --Jim

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  6. AnonymousDecember 28, 2009 at 7:24 PM

    Guess he just plain ran out of luck. --Jim

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