The Gambler and the Ferryman
The origin of coined phrases
Norman’s pocket purse was empty save a penny, and the debtors stood ready to collect with force. Life’s game was afoot with this one last gamble.
He knew the end was near when tails and the disembodied head spun round and round, to land, and show its ass.
Condemned, he quickly retrieved the obol to his mouth before the big bang and sudden darkness.
Charon and his boat soon appeared at the River Styx before him and said, “A penny for your thoughts.”
Norman opened his mouth, “That’s ferry nice of you. A penny saved is a penny earned.”
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