Jack plunked down some hard-earned cash and picked up the first set of three knives. Two hit the target, and the third went into the backstop.
Jack plunked down more cash, and the attendant slapped down another three knifes. All three hit the target, but only one stuck, on the outer ring of the bullseye.
Jack was getting ticked, and the attendant bet that if he made this next one, his money would be refunded.
Jack agreed, and the attendant tossed the knife at Jack...who was expecting it to be placed on the counter, not wizzing (slowly) through the air, the razor-sharp (okay, dull) edge (with a blunted point) at his head (for some values of "at his head" that include anything within three feet of the noggin as "at his head").
Jack caught the knife in the air, threw it...and nailed the bullseye. Both Jack and the attendant boggled.
Jack recovered first. "It's all in the reflexes. Now a bet's a bet, so pay up," he said with a grin.
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Date: 2009-09-28 06:33 pm (UTC)Jack plunked down more cash, and the attendant slapped down another three knifes. All three hit the target, but only one stuck, on the outer ring of the bullseye.
Jack was getting ticked, and the attendant bet that if he made this next one, his money would be refunded.
Jack agreed, and the attendant tossed the knife at Jack...who was expecting it to be placed on the counter, not wizzing (slowly) through the air, the razor-sharp (okay, dull) edge (with a blunted point) at his head (for some values of "at his head" that include anything within three feet of the noggin as "at his head").
Jack caught the knife in the air, threw it...and nailed the bullseye. Both Jack and the attendant boggled.
Jack recovered first. "It's all in the reflexes. Now a bet's a bet, so pay up," he said with a grin.