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Rock paper scissors solves EVERYTHING?

Jan 31, 2024 · 0:31

Summary

Rock, paper, scissors settles everything for this subway rider and his friends. Arguments, bets, who pays for lunch. It's the universal decider. Kareem meets a true believer in the power of the game, someone who'd played just yesterday to avoid buying a meal. He won two out of three. The kicker? He didn't even ask how much lunch cost. When you win at rock, paper, scissors, the details don't matter.

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Rock, paper, scissors? Everything 100% agree. See, I knew you was with me. Well, I'm with you from the beginning, especially me and all my friends. Like, we'll be arguing about something or like we got a bet going, or like whoever got to pay for something, we do rock, paper, scissors. If you lose, sucks to be you.

What's the last time you played? Actually, yesterday. You played yesterday?

Yeah, over what? Who was going to get lunch. Who won yesterday?

Oh, me. For sure, for sure. Two out of three. And so you didn't have to pay for lunch. How much did lunch cost?

I don't even know. I didn't even ask him. So, so what—under take?

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