I was watching a couple of guys play video poker and it was driving me nuts. They were times that they had four diamonds and they'd throw all their cards back and get a new deal instead of going for the flush. Once I saw them throw away a chance at three 10s because they wanted to go for the one jack in their hand. They took turns pounding on the buttons as fast as they could and ultimately lost a bunch of money because they weren't thinking.

It kind of ticked me off because it was such a blatent disregard for all the "rules" or gambling. If you're going to just toss your money away and not even try to win, then you might as well give it to a better cause than that. Why not toss it at a homeless person instead?

Or, hell, give it to me and I'll try to win some dough - I'm no expert but I can certainly do better. I'll even give you your money back with an extra couple bucks when I'm done to show that I'm a good sport.

- Judianne