Top 10 Reasons Bunko sucks

I started on this several months ago and never finished it.

I was invited by some ladies in the neighborhood to a bunco group. I went once... I have declined to participate since. Since I don't get to spend any time with Rhian during the day, I really want to spend time with her at night - no offense ladies, but yes, I prefer her company. :) Oh, yeah, and of course, since I was pregnant, I puked, which didn't help my love of the game.

Also, I have some beefs with the game itself. Here goes:

10: There is no real betting. Yeah, I'm LDS. So, betting is off-limits. But, I'll admit that in Vegas, I LOVE to play Black Jack. (Ok, I only really did it once and it was actually with someone else's money - long story, but it was really fun. Yes, I lost all the other persons money. :)) So, I dislike Bunco because there isn't any good real betting. I mean, you go KNOWING the set amount you'll lose. No risks, no excitement - nothing. If I'm going to bet, I want it to be good and exciting. Like, "If I lose this hand, I have no where to sleep tonight" exciting.

9: Bunco makes you feel stupid. It is such a simple game, but with 11 other ladies around you all yelling numbers, it makes it incredibly difficult to keep track of YOUR number.

8: B-U-N-C-O. Sounds a little to much like B-I-N-G-O. I turned 31 this past birthday, not 60.

7: Twilight. I know, women love it. They can't help it. But the only thing I heard anyone talk about other than yelling, "BUNCO!" was Edward and Twilight. (I don't even know the name of the chick in that book... all I ever hear about is this Edward dude.)

6: It takes a LONG FREAKING TIME! I'm down with an hour long dice game, but holy crap! Between the game and the food, we are talking a 4 hour commitment, minimum. And all the while, I am watching out the window and seeing the weeds grow in my garden, the grass getting longer, my motorcycle rusting, absolutely NOTHING happening in the kitchen, and Corbyn getting dumber by watching stupid shows like Run's House, Viva La Bam, and Little People, Big World. (I like to watch Law & Order (which Corbyn can't stand) when he is gone... he likes to watch those really DUMB shows when I am gone. I just don't get them. I can't stand MythBusters (I hate the dude's hat), but at least I see the appeal. But Run's House? I don't get it.)

Sorry, I digress... that is for another post.

5: Women don't trash talk. I need my games to involve a few insults. Nowhere, in the whole night, did I hear someone say anything like "You like Apples?"

4. Speaking of Apples, holy FOOD! Now, normally this would be a positive. But I just had a baby - I'm still packing an extra 10 lbs around. All that food so readily available does nothing to help me fit into my pants again.

3: I suck at Math. I know there is no real Math involved, but my lack of mathmatical skills makes me somewhat aversive to numbers all together. I hear and deal with numbers all day at work - why would I want to spend a night where the only words I hear are numbers and the occasional scream of "BUNCO!" Which leads me to my next one...

2: NO GOSSIP! I hate that all I hear all night are numbers and "BUNCO!". If I am having a girls night out, I want some good girly talk and gossip.

1: I will make enemies if I continue to play. As I mentioned above, I like the trash talk. I like to take it - I like to dish it out. And somehow, it doesn't seem like it would fly to come up to some woman at church and say, "Remember how I totally kicked your butt at Bunco last week?" or "Poor ! Couldn't keep track of your numbers? Perhaps you should go back to Elementary school and learn to count again..." or, "I can get you the phone number for Hooked on Phonics. You should give them a call."

I have no problem dishing out the trash talk when it is my family and/or guy friends, but this just doesn't seem the same. And if it is a game without trash talk, it really isn't worth playing. That is how I roll. (Perhaps that is why I don't have more friends... Hmmm....)

And a picture of Rhian, so no one is offended that I prefer her company. How can I not want to spend every moment with this???

Also, the other thing that occupies all my time? My exciting new business - Loftii.com. It is a way that you can choose the cause you are passionate about, then have retailers make a donation every time you shop. It's a way I can hopefully make the world a better place for this little munchkin. :0)