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Woman leaves casino with a different kind of jackpot
Associated Press ^
| February 5, 2007
Posted on 02/05/2007 10:23:56 AM PST by Dog Gone
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A woman playing the penny slots Saturday morning left the Resorts Atlantic City casino with her own little jackpot — a new baby boy.
Eight-months pregnant Nyree Thompson, 32, went into labor on the casino floor about 9:30 a.m.
Thompson said she mistook labor pains for gas at first, but after going to the restroom told a security guard that she might be giving birth.
Thompson said the guard thought she was joking. Then her water broke.
"A guard came over and said, 'Don't push,'" Thompson said. "I said, 'Forget you, this baby is coming right now!'"
Minutes later, a boy weighing less than 5 pounds was born. Thompson named him Qualeem.
Four security guards helped Thompson deliver the baby, wrapping the child in a jacket until paramedics arrived at about 9:40 a.m., said Steve Callender, vice president of operations at Resorts.
Despite being premature, Qualeem was doing fine.
Callender, who has worked at Resorts since it opened in 1978, said the birth was a first for the casino as far as he knew. "We've had people die here," he said, "but we've never had people born here."
TOPICS: Gardening; Local News
KEYWORDS: qualeem
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Thompson said the guard thought she was joking. Then her water broke.That tends to convince most people.
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posted on
02/05/2007 10:23:59 AM PST
by
Dog Gone
To: Dog Gone
I will probably get flamed for this, and maybe I deserve it, but where's the child's father? Eight months pregnant and alone at a casino on a Saturday morning? Just seems rather odd.
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posted on
02/05/2007 10:28:41 AM PST
by
jdm
To: Dog Gone
Stick something in the wrong slot, and see what can happen....
To: jdm
Nyree Thompson . . . named him Qualeem. Tells you all you need to know.
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posted on
02/05/2007 10:31:23 AM PST
by
Charles Henrickson
(I would have gone for "Jackpot Thompson.")
To: jdm
....where's the child's father? Eight months pregnant and alone at a casino on a Saturday morning? Just seems rather odd.
&&
No flames from me; I agree.
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posted on
02/05/2007 10:32:41 AM PST
by
Bigg Red
(You are either with us or with the terrorists.)
To: jdm
Who knows if she even has a relationship with the father of the child these days. Could be the sperm donor is the father of his 20th illegitimate child, or they could be married. I doubt there is a husband though.
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posted on
02/05/2007 10:32:59 AM PST
by
A CA Guy
(God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
To: Dog Gone
"Qualeem?" What happened to naming kids after people who admire or respect? Now its about finding a name that nobody has ever used before so your kid can be 'unique' or 'different'? Apparently the mother didn't think well of any of her male ancestors to honor them by using their name.
Well, Qualeem, you are going to be the only kid in town with that name! But there is absolutely no guarantee that it will make you 'special'. Your mother was pregnant and is a casino when you were born so there is probably a higher probability that you are going to have to work your little butt off to overcome your childhood.
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posted on
02/05/2007 10:35:21 AM PST
by
bpjam
(Never Give Up, Never Surrender (Unless James Baker gives you permission))
To: jdm
No flames...he was probably somewhere else player pok er
(ducking)
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posted on
02/05/2007 10:37:24 AM PST
by
Lucky9teen
(Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but the democrats believe every day is April 15)
To: Larry Lucido
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posted on
02/05/2007 10:39:10 AM PST
by
NonValueAdded
(Pelosi, the call was for Comity, not Comedy. But thanks for the laughs. StarKisses, NVA.)
To: Lucky9teen
Oh, now don't be too hardon him.
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posted on
02/05/2007 10:40:42 AM PST
by
jdm
To: Charles Henrickson
Jackpot would have been a great name. Much better than "MegaBucks", or in arabic, 'Mecca Buqz'.
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posted on
02/05/2007 10:46:09 AM PST
by
bpjam
(Never Give Up, Never Surrender (Unless James Baker gives you permission))
To: Lucky9teen
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posted on
02/05/2007 10:46:59 AM PST
by
bpjam
(Never Give Up, Never Surrender (Unless James Baker gives you permission))
To: Charles Henrickson
Thank you for saying what I couldn't!
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posted on
02/05/2007 11:00:50 AM PST
by
YourAdHere
(America's Freepers: The DC Chapter Needs You on Saturday March 17th!)
To: Lucky9teen
Combining the "one armed bandit" and the game of "poker" ???
;-)
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posted on
02/05/2007 11:09:09 AM PST
by
festus
(The constitution may be flawed but its a whole lot better than what we have now.)
To: Charles Henrickson
Yeah, why didn't she just name him "Foodstamps?"
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posted on
02/05/2007 12:21:20 PM PST
by
CTOCS
(Some people drink from the fountain of knowledge. Others just gargle.)
To: Charles Henrickson
"Nyree Thompson . . . named him Qualeem"
I guess that she just can't pronounce 'Calvin'.
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posted on
02/05/2007 3:17:02 PM PST
by
brooklin
To: Tax-chick
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posted on
02/05/2007 3:18:30 PM PST
by
Fierce Allegiance
("Campers laugh at clowns behind closed doors." GOHUNTER08!)
To: Tax-chick
Better yet, " Thompson named him Qualeem."
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posted on
02/05/2007 3:19:16 PM PST
by
Fierce Allegiance
("Campers laugh at clowns behind closed doors." GOHUNTER08!)
To: bpjam
Hey, she could have named him Unique. It wouldn't be unique, but it would be unique.
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posted on
02/05/2007 3:22:26 PM PST
by
Fierce Allegiance
("Campers laugh at clowns behind closed doors." GOHUNTER08!)
To: Slings and Arrows
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posted on
02/05/2007 3:23:51 PM PST
by
grjr21
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