What Is That Thing?

So, I was at a lottery event last night and we were giving out swag, including some small plastic items that are quite in demand in lottery circles. People LOVE these things. I handed one to a guest who shall remain nameless and he gave it kind of a funny look but didn’t say anything.

Later, he said he was thinking about doing the polite thing and throwing it away when we wouldn’t see. But curiosity got the better of him and he just had to ask: What is it? He had a couple really good guesses, things I wouldn’t have thought of: Is it a guitar pick? A bottle opener?

In truth, it’s a ticket scratcher. You know, for scratching the latex off scratch tickets, just in case you don’t have a coin handy and you don’t want to get your fingernail dirty!

So next time you’re at one of our events around the state and we give you one, that’s what it’s for! For illustration purposes, see the pic below!

Comments

[John Pemble]

Seriously I thought the ticket scratcher was an ergonomic guitar pick. I do appreciate the gesture of giving gifts to your guests. The bag o swag I won minutes after arriving to the #DMTWEETUP which includes an awesome flash light is very cool. The flash light looks a bit like Yoda’s lightsaber so you can bet this thing will be activated often while I swoosh an imaginary laser blade around the streets I live engaging in make believe Jedi versus Sith battles. This flashlight will be with me for a long time unlike the ticket scratcher which parted company with me last night somewhere downtown Des Moines. I spent less time with the ticket scratcher than a one night stand in Mexico. Hey it’s not the ticket scratcher’s fault, it’s mine. I just didn’t make a connection. There are numerous ticket scratchers out there and maybe someday I’ll be able to give it more time before I get rid of it downtown. We’ll see.