A Life in the Day of Nixdown Nixon - The Woody Back to School Unit

A Life in the Day of Nixdown Nixonbookie. She takes bets on anything from the nags tothe dogs but these days we mostly bet on ourbumbags. We can wager on all manner ofpermutations, who is going to be whopped next,ranking on the Hall of Shame, etcetera, etcetera.Saturday morning is settling up time and the Bounderand Lisa are pouring over their ledgers.“How did you do this week?” I ask them.“I lost my blouse, my blazer and mybumbags,” grumbles the Bounder.Lisa just chuckles and rolls her eyes. TheBounder always claims that she is making spectacularlosses but we all know different. She makes out like abandit.Gambling is not the Bounders only line ofbusiness. Her godfather is a colorful cove calledStacks Monroe. Stacks owns a highly respected jazzclub up in the Smoke. He is also a gangster and thebest fence in the city. Oh, and I should add that he isa gentleman and one of the nicest people you willever meet.Stacks provides Bernadette with a wide arrayof contraband which she sells around campus. Thereis almost nothing that she can’t get her hands on soshe is a very useful and popular member of thecommunity.Lisa runs her finger down the ledger. “We oweyou a few squids Nix, do you want cash or shall wekeep it on your account?” she asks me.I laugh. The only real place to spend money onthe campus is with Bernadette Summers Enterprises.If I’m not betting on my bumbags I’m buying booze,