Last Surviving Beatle - Proposition Bet

[Roy Munson]

A friend of mine proposed a proposition bet on who would be the last surviving Beatle.

Paul McCartney is 63. Ringo Starr is 65. At even money would you just go with the younger Paul? Are there other factors that you would consider that could sway you to pick Ringo?

Is even money a fair line?

[sekrah]

How much money is on the line here??

Basically what I'm asking is, Should Ringo or Paul hire extra bodyguards when they make public appearances?

[Roy Munson]

The wager is only $1,000. The bet is void if either one of us murders or arranges for the murder of either.

[sekrah]

Alright then..

Few things to consider.. Paul McCartney is a Vegan. There's some research that says Vegan/Vegetarians have a longer life expectancy.

Ringo Starr had his appendix removed at age 6 and had stomach problems in the 1970s that led to part of his intestine being removed in 1979.

McCartney has had no serious health problems that I'm aware of (or could find).


With 2 years in hand, McCartney seems like a fairly good bet to me.

[hoopsie44]

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A friend of mine proposed a proposition bet on who would be the last surviving Beatle.

Paul McCartney is 63. Ringo Starr is 65. At even money would you just go with the younger Paul? Are there other factors that you would consider that could sway you to pick Ringo?

Is even money a fair line?

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I thought Paul was already dead. Didn't you see the Sgt. Pepper album cover ?

[ptmusic]

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Alright then..

Few things to consider.. Paul McCartney is a Vegan. There's some research that says Vegan/Vegetarians have a longer life expectancy.

Ringo Starr had his appendix removed at age 6 and had stomach problems in the 1970s that led to part of his intestine being removed in 1979.

McCartney has had no serious health problems that I'm aware of (or could find).


With 2 years in hand, McCartney seems like a fairly good bet to me.

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Ringo's been clean and sober for a good number of years now. That's got to extend his life expectancy a bit. Paul's probably still putting some smoke in his lungs....

But I'd still bet on Paul. The fair bet would be something like Ringo + 4 years.

-ptmusic

[4_2_it]

Take Paul and parlay the over if it 75 or less.

[CORed]

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I thought Paul was already dead. Didn't you see the Sgt. Pepper album cover ?

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Only an old fart or a real Beaatles fan will get this. Fortunately, I'm both.

[RoundTower]

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The wager is only $1,000. The bet is void if either one of us murders or arranges for the murder of either.

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This could still give you an incentive to kill one of them first if you looked likely to lose, as voiding the bet would be better than losing it.

[theghost]

I think Ringo is the way to go - and try to get odds for taking the older one.