SteevB's Prediction -- summary of bets

I had an entry at 5,500. Not sure if Jon Elson also came up with that number, or was just responding to my post, where you might have thought it was his entry?

Jon Elson, do you have an official entry at 5500?

Jon A.

Perhaps I made a mistake, would be good to clarify.

I will have a second look.

I think that you are right and I was mistaken, so I changed the record.

No objection. Sign me up for 5,750

--Winston from Silicon Valley

I won't be playing, so it won't affect me, but this would constitute illegal gambling (and very publicly so) in many locales. Doing it in the newsgroup is rather more public than doing it in the office or at the bar (both of which are also illegal, but more difficult to enforce, in most of the same locales - though some have extra laws just for internet gambling).

Finally, it has f*ck all to do with metalworking.

Take it to rec.investing.voodoo or rec.gambling.dowjones

Why gambling, we are trading a "Dow Jones Mutual Price Swap" derivative.

New list

SteveB: 5,000 Ignoramus: 8,000 Jon Anderson: 5,500 steamer: (no valid entry) Wes: 9,000 ben91932: 10,300 Winston AT bigbrother.net: 5,750

Cool, thanks. And for the record, I -really- hope I'm wrong...

Jon

I got a better idea. Why don't you drag it over there along with the rest of your stuff? The job of Net Nanny is taken, but if it comes up, we'll be sure to contact you. Please learn to use the ignore button on your computer and how to kill file something if you're not interested. We talk about whatever we want to. You got a problem with that? What's next, a fairness doctrine for newsgroups? Are you going to snitch us out?

Sheesh.

Pussy.

Steve

I rarely read you or Iggy anymore because you both spend too much time yakking about off-topic stuff. But I did read this thread, as well as your post the other day about wanting an old Aeromotor. It happens that a friend has one that's about 4 hours from LV, and you could have had it for nothing... if only I wasn't tired of your attitude. So if you thought that your "I'll post whatever I want" crap couldn't have a downside, you were mistaken.

Wayne

Iggy, are you holding the cash for us? Paypal OK?

--Winston

And I have a secret, but I'm not going to tell you.

In case you haven't noticed, Iggy and I have conversed a lot about metal stuff. People do that. It must be very boring and quiet where you work.

Steve

I would prefer not to, I would think that it is better to have the losers sending money to the winner as part of settlement.

That was my original intent, and let each man honor his own debt. Or not. Of course, we'll probably get reported to the post office by anti-gambling nutcases .........

Steve

(...)

Okayfine!

--Winston

Wayne...carrying over Usenet to real life is a non starter.

There are plenty of people here on Usenet I slug fest with, yet interact with in real life.

Do as you choose..but with one single exception..even the most vilrulent far left fringe kook nutter, Id be happy to meet in real life to discuss/do metalworking with, or to help out. And have done so many times.

Shrug

Gunner

Whenever a Liberal utters the term "Common Sense approach"....grab your wallet, your ass, and your guns because the sombitch is about to do something damned nasty to all three of them.

What you talking about, if I have to pay up, i'm sure the check will have metalworking on the memo line.

Wes

I musta missed this thread. Sign me up for 7450.

added

Thanks, Iggy, for keeping track of all this. Now, did I say July 1, or July

As anyone in this newsgroup who I have done monetary business with knows, I am a man of my word, and have paid several people in advance of shipment. Hope everyone else can be relied upon to do the same regarding this little wager.

Steve