There’s Nothing To Do In Alaska But Guess When A River Will Break Apart
May 4, 2009
Filed under Weird Stuff
“The ice on Alaska’s Tanana River has broken apart and now two lucky winners who guessed the timing of that much-awaited annual event will split a jackpot of nearly $284,000.
The Associated Press
There is not much to do in Alaska besides looking at Russia from your back porch, killing wolves from a helicopter, and predicting when a river will break apart.
I am an inveterate gambler, when I worked in Oakland, California my office was located in a boulevard frequented by prostitutes, and my friends and I used to gamble which hooker would be the first to get picked up by a John. If I lived in Alaska I guess that I would also be guessing when the damn Tanana River will break apart, and when Sarah Palin will spit out another baby with a weird name.
If I lived in Alaska and I won a jackpot of $284,000, I would use the loot to get the hell out of that frozen wasteland.
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