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Friday, August 8, 2008

08/08/08: Time to bet the farm?




Could be. The Casino Night/Taste of the Plainfields fundraiser for the Plainfield Public Library's children's room refurbishment is tonight, starting at 6:30 PM, at the library. $40/person.

Though the Chinese are exceptionally fond of the number '8' and believe it to be exceptionally lucky
(the Olympics kick off at 8:08 PM on this triple-8 day), they are not the only ones.

Check out Ben Schott's op-chart in today's New York Times entitled 'Crazy Eights' (see here) for a roundup of eights and their import throughout history.

Could you be lucky tonight?

Four eights in poker?

Red or Black eight in roulette?

Boxcars in craps?

Hmmm...


-- Dan Damon

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1 comments:

Anonymous said...

Missed you last night--it was a lovely evening.