"All children are born geniuses; 9,999 out of every 10,000 are swiftly, inadvertently degeniusized by grownups."
β R. Buckminster Fuller
What follows is one of thousands of adventures engaged in by a man you've never heard of; a man who took Vegas for all it had. A man named Don Keedik.
Don has never played a slot machine, nor been dealt a single hand of Blackjack. When it comes to poker, he sucks more than The Waltons on Ice.
Counting cards? Our hero leaves that for Ben Mezrich and Claude Shannon, since the only thing he can count on is himself.
In the context of gambling, Don's credentials are shorter than a list of famous people named Tiger.
So, how did a guy β who finds gaming more difficult than making love to a housefly β zealously devour Sin City?
When it comes to humanity, only two things are certain:
1) Oprah will continue eating...even from beyond the grave, and
2) Don Keedik isn't "saving himself for marriage."
Even those severely retarded β mentally, physically, or both β have vices. Bedridden β unable to move from the neck down β a person will awaken at a particular time, to enjoy sunshine through their window. They'll hold chocolate mousse in their mouth longer than strained squash. They'll squint to make everything in the room fuzzy, providing entertainment.
In a bullshit society β founded on suffering and death β everyone has "transgressions." Existing without temporary escape, in this prison paradigm, is harder than 14 year old cookies.
Don's debauchery was sex. He aspired to be the best at obtaining it in the Entertainment Capital of the World.
His goal? Two hundred women in five months.
The stipulations?
1) No hookers, unless they offered it for free, and
2) Repeaters didn't count twice. One entry per woman on the resume.
Other than that, Vegas was "a great, big pussy just waiting to get fucked!"
Did our protagonist have what it took to make his aspiration a reality? Uncertain, but eager to try, Keedik surmised this was what he'd been born for.
Alone in his ramshackle apartment β a mile from the Strip β beneath the tattered covers of a bed that should've been declared a biohazard, he said his name three times aloud for proof:
"Don Keedik."
"Dong Keedik."
"Donkey Dick."
Pre-lubed and primed for penetration, Sabrina stumbled into Vegas Vic. Obviously not a student of the Carrie Nation School of Teetotaling, the Latina reeked of rebated tequila and pre-rolls.
"I sorry, Luke Skywalker," the wanton woman sluggishly purred, digging grimy fingernails into the group sex coordinator's ass.
Standing dispassionate on the backyard patio of the Sin City swing club, Vic continued organizing the latest sexual shindig from a greasy cell, smelling of Slim Jim meat sticks.
Barely able to comprehend what Sabrina was saying, it was obvious the Mexican maiden wanted less to do with Don Keedik than government does anarchy. She'd spent the past ten minutes of conversation pretending he wasn't there.
"Your English is excellent!" Keedik professed, comparing her Shenglish to his Spanish β which was nonexistent.
The woman spoke what Don referred to as Shenglish β or English so broken, it's shattered. Hence, shattered English; i.e. Shenglish.
Staring blankly at our hero, the libidinous lass pawed Vegas Vic's nutsack through shorts so threadbare, one could count the hairs on his scrotum, while he was dressed.
Six-foot tall, and well over 200 pounds, V-Squared was far larger than Keedik in stature.
Women gravitated toward the hunkier guys, when clothed, at this particular venue.
Don was a scrawny runt. The only thing he had goin' for him was a dick like a donkey. Hence, his sobriquet β Don Keedik, or Donkey Dick.
"Where'd you learn to speak English?" DK questioned the BBW, feigning interest, in his attempt to clear the runway for sex, should he ever receive approval for takeoff.
Again, with that hollow gaze, as if she was too drunk, or not literate enough, to comprehend. Five seconds subsequent, she replied, "JewTube."
Confused Jews might actually have their own video channel, let alone one teaching English, Keedik deduced what had been lost in translation. Nodding, he was unsure how to proceed.
As Sabrina burrowed her face into Vic's neck, Vegas' most productive group sex coordinator turned to Don, whispering, "This one's a little large for my taste."
Knowing his friend's proclivities, our hero concluded this would happen. V2 wasn't into big, beautiful women, but he knew Keedik was. Big? Small? It didn't matter. As long as they were disease free, and of legal age, Don's fires were stoked.
Again, though, since this one seemed less interested in him than the medical industry is a cure for cancer, our protagonist was at a loss. If he could just detour her down a path replete with visual contact of his hard-on, previous experience dictated he had a strong plausibility of adding another Number.
With his clothes on, Keedik was an honorable mention, at best. It was a: "Don't call us, we'll call you" situation, while garbed. That typically changed, when naked, and throbbing.
Thanks to the inclusion of alcohol, this situation also had an expiration date on it. Once this bronze babe exceeded her limit, she'd be annihilated like the indigenous population of the Marshall Islands, following U.S. atomic testing on the atolls in question.
Thus, Don had to find a way to showcase the goods on the open market, before "lights out."
Shortly subsequent the above exchange, Sabrina wandered off into obscurity.
It was only after heading for the bathroom, and passing one of the private rooms, that Keedik caught her act through an open door, atop the bed therein.
Tripping through the Mattress Mambo, with an equally sauced senor, the woman was learning the soft way β pun intended β about the pitfalls of male tumescence, and alcohol.
Watching the proceedings, Don ascertained the Demon of Puto San Guelo had paid a visit to Sabrina's suitor, and all compasses were pointing south. Thus, he asked if he could join the soiree.
The Latina squinted, attempting to determine who Keedik was. That moment of comprehension. Her mind said, "No," but her lips whispered, "Yes," once she realized the guy atop her was softer than a freshly-brushed kitten.
Out of options, Sabrina reluctantly waved our hero in.