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Our open-ended series brings you something to laugh, wonder, and shake your head about. this is “Bet Bizarre”!

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When you’re too drunk to use an escalator…

Bet Bizarre (1): Drunk Couple Takes on Escalator – Loses

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Holy. That Plaza clip is pure Internet gold. Love the idea of a running “Bet Bizarre” series

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This clip absolutely destroyed me. I swear I saw it floating around sometime last summer too, but it never gets old. It’s like slapstick comedy refuses to die — it just moved into casinos.

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The music instantly made me think of Benny Hill. I half expected someone to chase them with a frying pan.

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As someone who’s spent way too much time in Vegas: this is tame compared to some stuff I’ve seen. Escalators, moving walkways, revolving doors — all undefeated champions against drunk tourists.

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This is pure silent-film energy. If you put black-and-white filter on it, Buster Keaton could walk into frame and it wouldn’t feel out of place.

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The post says the casino cleared the footage

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The best part is how committed they are. Most people fall once and give up. These two were like “no, no, we’ve got a system.”

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Confidence is key. Gravity just wasn’t invited to the discussion.

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I’m hoping future Bet Bizarre articles include stuff like slot machine tantrums, people celebrating jackpots that weren’t jackpots, or classic “sir, you can’t do that here” moments.

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Yes please. Also casino mascots gone wrong, costume mishaps, weird promotions — anything that feels like a deleted scene from The Hangover.

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Plan idea: each Bet Bizarre gets the one-paragraph snark intro, the incident, and then a 2–3 line “afterparty” update (if available) + legal note.

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Totally. I read it in Seth Meyers’ voice without even trying. “A drunk couple reportedly believed the escalator would respect their confidence…”

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I’d love if every article had a little “Bet Bizarre Rating” at the end. Like: 4.5 out of 5 bad decisions.

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Or “Would you tell this story forever?” Because this couple absolutely will. Every reunion dinner, guaranteed.

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