Nice. I’ll bet that comes...

Nice. I’ll bet that comes...

Submitted by Merlin on September 7, 2004 - 8:22am.

Nice. I’ll bet that comes in handy.

I like to carry a single playing card in my wallet. Often the 8 of clubs.

If I get stuck in a conversation that’s going nowhere, I’ll furrow my brow like I’m trying to remember something, whip out my wallet and, with a flourish, produce the 8 and ask in a very loud, arrogant voice:

Was this your card…?

Always kills.

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