--- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> In a post I made today, I asked anyone if they wanted to wager with me
> regarding the election. I said something to the effect that since
> Off.World thinks Obama will get 276 electoral votes and I am predicting
> ZERO electoral votes, does anyone want to wager who will be closer?
>
> So here's my idea: since the only currency we have here on FFL is 50
> postings per week, why not allow us to wager our 50 postings per week
> for a total of 5 weeks, starting on the Friday following the election.
>
> So if someone wanted to bet me, say, 5 postings that Obama would win
> California and then Obama did win California, I would have to give up
> to that person with whom I wagered 5 postings each week for 5 weeks.
> So assuming I didn't make any other bets, I would get only 45 postings
> for those 5 weeks and the person I bet with and won would get 55
> postings for those 5 weeks.
>
> And we can have odds, too. And we can bet on individual states, the
> country as a whole, senate races, or anything else we want to....and,
> of course, it will be done on the honor system.
>
> So what does everyone say? Let's have a little fun with the election!
>
> Rick, will you give us permission to do it?
>
Zero? I seriously doubt it. Obama couldn't possibly do any worse than
ant-war youth vote George McGovern who won only 17 electoral college
votes from MA (14) & DC (3) in 72. Could he? Here's a fun interactive
electoral college map http://www.270towin.com/ to help hedge your bets
and an EC map of today's polls
http://www.270towin.com/2008_polls/mccain_obama/ McGovern's logo
http://tinyurl.com/5xxg6e Familiar? An omen?
