shockwaveharry
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OK... So a guy walks in to my office today asking if a truck outside is for sale. Not an unusual thing, lots of wannabee car dealers around here. The truck he's inquiring about isn't for sale but I have a friend's little pick up that is so I point it out to him. Nothing special, high mileage and beat up but it has a new engine, trans and interior so it's a solid but ugly vehicle. My friend wanted me to ask $2K with a bottom line of $1500. I had told him $1500 was realistic and he agreed. I promised not to sell it for less.
When the dealer guy asked "how much?" I told him $2000. He countered with $1000 and we both chuckled a little. We went back and forth a bit then I just bottom lined it at the $1500. He stayed $1300.
It was at this point he suggested we have a little fun and flip for it. $1350 if he wins and $1650 if I do. I was OK with a $150 bet in this case so I pulled a quarter out of my pocket and offered it to him.
"No no, you flip. I'll call it in the air" he said.
So I state the bet and he nods in agreement. I flip the coin up in the air, putting my hand out to catch it and slap it on my forearm. As the coins falling down he says "heads on the floor!". The coin then land in my had as I said "what the fuck??"
He told me he thinks it's better if the coin falls all the way to the floor without me grabbing it in the air. It's fair that way. I'm OK with that so I restate the bet and flip the coin.
"Heads on the floor!" he says again. I know. I didn't grab for it. It hits the ground, rolls away slowly for what seems an eternity, than finally falls to it's right.
"Tails" I said, looking up at him trying not to be a smug dick about winning. "Sorry, I won".
"No, I called heads on the floor. That means the head of the coin facing down on the floor". Holy shit, I lost it right there. This mother fucker's trying to scam me! The way I saw it, if it landed heads I would have conceded his win and he would have bought the truck for $1350, never saying anything about his stupid call.
I chewed his ass out and kicked him out of my office. Please till me "heads on the floor" isn't a real thing...
When the dealer guy asked "how much?" I told him $2000. He countered with $1000 and we both chuckled a little. We went back and forth a bit then I just bottom lined it at the $1500. He stayed $1300.
It was at this point he suggested we have a little fun and flip for it. $1350 if he wins and $1650 if I do. I was OK with a $150 bet in this case so I pulled a quarter out of my pocket and offered it to him.
"No no, you flip. I'll call it in the air" he said.
So I state the bet and he nods in agreement. I flip the coin up in the air, putting my hand out to catch it and slap it on my forearm. As the coins falling down he says "heads on the floor!". The coin then land in my had as I said "what the fuck??"
He told me he thinks it's better if the coin falls all the way to the floor without me grabbing it in the air. It's fair that way. I'm OK with that so I restate the bet and flip the coin.
"Heads on the floor!" he says again. I know. I didn't grab for it. It hits the ground, rolls away slowly for what seems an eternity, than finally falls to it's right.
"Tails" I said, looking up at him trying not to be a smug dick about winning. "Sorry, I won".
"No, I called heads on the floor. That means the head of the coin facing down on the floor". Holy shit, I lost it right there. This mother fucker's trying to scam me! The way I saw it, if it landed heads I would have conceded his win and he would have bought the truck for $1350, never saying anything about his stupid call.
I chewed his ass out and kicked him out of my office. Please till me "heads on the floor" isn't a real thing...
