[Jewelry making - Article 00328] - [Orchid] [Tidbits] The Bejeweled Gambling God.

[Benjamin Mark]

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    Faites vos jeux messieurs/dames ... et riens ne va plus! How many of
    you have heard that cry at the roulette wheel ... and bet ... and ...
    lost? Yeah yeah. Bad stroke of luck. Lousy spin of the wheel. Whaddya
    expect pal ... the whole thing's rigged anyway. Psst. Hey. You. Yeah
    ... you. Wha...? Wanna buy a gamblin' god? It's got turquoise in it.
    It's got obsidian. Gold pyrites ... all set over a human skull.
    Guaranteed to work. Rub his head ... place yer bet ... take home the
    clink. Whaddya say? You in or you out? 

    We're at the onset of the first world. The sun of
    Earth--Tezcatlipoca- -rules over a race of giants so powerful they
    can uproot trees bare- handed. He is the Aztec god of night and all
    material things. He is the god of smoking mirror ... which gives off
    smoke and kills his enemies. He is the god of beauty. He is the god
    of war. He is the god of heroes. He is the god of chance.  

    Okay buddy. How much for the god? And how do I know you ain't rakin'
    me over the coals? Hey hey. Watch who yer talkin' to, my friend. I
    run a  legitimate business here. They know me all over the place.
    Ask anybody. I tie up the odds. Make everything even/steven. I
    guarantee my gods. They work, my fine feathered skeptic. Fifty bucks
    is what I usually sell 'em for. Fifty buck and not a penny less. But
    seein' as how you look like yer in the dumper ... I'm gonna give you
    a break. Five bucks this one time. Five bucks and not a penny less.
    Give me four bucks fifty. Make it four bucks even. 'Cuz I feel bad
    for you. 'Cuz it's my last god. Sold 'em all out more'n an hour ago.
    Last one left. It's  here somewhere. Ahh. In my pocket. Here. Wait.
    I'll take off the lint. Got a little mussed up in there. Whaddya
    gonna do? Heh heh. 

    And after the first world ... there's the second creation. And after
    the second creation ... there's the third creation. Tezcatlipoca
    survives them all. And then there's a flood. The land is inundated.
    Living things ... dying all over the place. Familiar theme folks?
    Tezcatlipoca helps two humans survive. He hides them in the hollow
    of a tree and cares for them till the waters subside. After the
    flood ... the humans catch some fish and make a fire to cook them.
    This is a no-no. Fire is only for the gods. Tezcatlipoca descends.
    He reprimands them. He cuts off their heads and places them on their
    buttocks ... thus creating the first dogs ... for those of you who
    need to know where dogs come from.  

    Psst. Hey. You. Yeah ... you. Wanna buy a gamblin' god? Faites vos
    jeux messieurs/dames ... et riens ne va plus!  

    For those of you who are new to this thing called Tidbits...may I
    direct you to my home page at www.tyler-adam.com where you will
    scroll down the left side menu till you get to the area that says
    Tidbits Graphics ... and then click on the link that says: Tez ...
    where you'll see an image of the God of Chance in all his bejeweled
    glory.  

And there ya have it.
That's it for this week folks.
Catch you all next week.
Benjamin Mark

                     -- http://www.tyler-adam.com --



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