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08-05-2005, 10:43 AM
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Funny proposition bet this morning
Funny story from this morning. I was late for work so I took a cab instead of taking the bus. The ride normally costs $6.00 from my house to work. The cabbie was taking me to my destination but refused to take a left turn on 42nd and Madison because he said you couldnt from 7am until 7pm. I told him he could. He said I was wrong, and drove past the intersection. At that point, I asked him if he'd be willing to wager me on who was right. I told him to go back around the block and lets check the sign again, and if I was right, the ride would be free, and he was right, I'd pay whatever more was on the meter. He agreed. So we drove back around the block (another $1.00 or so on the meter), and sure enough the sign said, "NO LEFT TURNS 7AM to 7PM, EXCEPT TAXIS WITH PASSENGERS". So my $6.00 ride was free. Afterwards, in thinking about this action, it occurred to me how stupid this guy was to take my proposition bet. For starters, I was completely sure I held the nuts, since I'd had this argument 6 months earlier with a cab driver. But he didnt know that. What he should have known, however, was that he was taking a $6.00 risk, and i'm taking a $1.00 risk, thus he's laying me 6:1 odds. What a fish.
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#3
08-05-2005, 11:44 PM
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Re: Funny proposition bet this morning
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...if I was right, the ride would be free, and he was right, I'd pay whatever more was on the meter. ...and i'm taking a $1.00 risk... [/ QUOTE ] Not the way I read it. To me, "Whatever more was on the meter" meant you'd match what was on the meter. This is the amount he was looking to win. It's moot now.
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#4
08-06-2005, 01:03 PM
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Re: Funny proposition bet this morning
</font><blockquote><font class="small">En réponse à:</font><hr />
</font><blockquote><font class="small">En réponse à:</font><hr /> ...if I was right, the ride would be free, and he was right, I'd pay whatever more was on the meter. ...and i'm taking a $1.00 risk... [/ QUOTE ] Not the way I read it. To me, "Whatever more was on the meter" meant you'd match what was on the meter. This is the amount he was looking to win. It's moot now. [/ QUOTE ] The cabbie can "win" what's going on the meter by not accepting the proposition. If he accepts he's gambling to win the fare around the block to check: about $1.00. To the OP: nh.
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#5
08-15-2005, 03:51 AM
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Re: Funny proposition bet this morning
what a fish.
Any reason you didn't wager more "with the nuts" to entice him? Something like 'double the fare' still sounds like a reasonable bet from a passenger dosen't it?
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#6
08-15-2005, 10:14 PM
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Re: Funny proposition bet this morning
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What a fish [/ QUOTE ] LOL. I havent seen anything so funny for a while. Keep reporting your prop bets [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
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#8
08-18-2005, 06:17 AM
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Re: Funny proposition bet this morning
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i once bet a guy $5 that he wouldn't eat a tablespoon of wasabi. he won the bet... ... ... ...what a fish. nh, derek. [/ QUOTE ] I love stuff like this. My friends all know I play poker and bet on sports. But, they won't ever place any type of sports bets with me (don't get me wrong I am not a good handicapper or anything..but they know I am dealing crappy lines) So, I always make up stupid bets that I will lose money wise, but will provide me with entertainment. craig
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