by Ice Cream Jonsey » Wed Jan 28, 2004 2:28 pm
pinback wrote:What if two people bet against each other? "I'll take the over." "Okay, I'll take the under."
Then if it was 38, they BOTH lose, and therefore it would seem to me that it IS a push.
Sure. But the
bookie, getting the 38, wins both bets because he's an asshole.
He "cleans up."
He "gets all the moneieis."
He "has to send Guido and Merlot out to break some kneecaps because these fucking degenerates take forever to fucking pay."
He "throttles Benjamin 'Pinback' Parrish for not paying him back soon enough with a tire iron and canvas bag."
Are you thinking of betting on the under? You are, aren't you? Interesting. Very, very interesting. I certainly hope you've thought this through.
[quote="pinback"]What if two people bet against each other? "I'll take the over." "Okay, I'll take the under."
Then if it was 38, they BOTH lose, and therefore it would seem to me that it IS a push.[/quote]
Sure. But the [i]bookie[/i], getting the 38, wins both bets because he's an asshole.
He "cleans up."
He "gets all the moneieis."
He "has to send Guido and Merlot out to break some kneecaps because these fucking degenerates take forever to fucking pay."
He "throttles Benjamin 'Pinback' Parrish for not paying him back soon enough with a tire iron and canvas bag."
Are you thinking of betting on the under? You are, aren't you? Interesting. Very, very interesting. I certainly hope you've thought this through.