ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact
A recent survey into mateship has found that every single mate you will ever make at some point will come up to you at an ANZAC Day celebration and say they’ve been up on the Two-Up – but are now down.
Case in point lies with three happy-go-lucky young men from the north-west suburbia of Betoota Heights – who’ve each separately told our reporter down at the Dolphins Leagues Club that they’ve been up $600 at some point today but have since lost it all.
Jacob Mulligan, of Wallaroy Road, said that he turned $50 into a week’s pay.
“Easy come, easy go,” he said.
“I was up around $600 but now that’s all in the pocket of that Army bloke over there from Pine Gap,”
“Hope he puts it to good use. Better stay away from those pokies. There’s no skill in a poker machine, you see. In two-up, it’s all about skill. You eyeball the bloke and you can almost tell from the outset that you’ll beat them. Bugger the coins, it’s all in a bloke’s eyes.”
Equally as unlucky was Phil Rutland, who was arm in arm with young Mulligan as he spoke to The Advocate.
He too was up around $600 but is now back to nothing.
“Yeah, bunji. Could’ve bought myself two new Mickey Thompson Bajas for the Hilux with that kind of money. Now I’ve got to see my cousin again at Bob Jane for a roadworthy – hope he doesn’t mind I’m running slicks [laughs[”
“Yeah, but nah, boorie. Today is a grouse day. A day for mates. Get around us, put that recorder down and get your wallet out, you big husky son-of-a-bitch!”
Our reporter did so.
More to come.
