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kleinbl00 · 4013 days ago · link · · parent · post: What Are Some Good/Fun Bets You Have Made, Hubski?
A good bet is a sucker's bet. When I was fourteen and my mom was drunk, she observed that the month times the date equaled the year that day - April 22, 1988 - and that it would "never happen again in our lifetimes." I said "wanna bet?" She said "sure!" I said "how much?" She said "twenty bucks." My dad groaned. I said "January 1st, 2001." She glowered at me, paid me, and sulked for the rest of the night. Sophomore year my roommate smoked too much and I drank too much diet coke. I bet him that I could quit diet coke more easily than he could quit smoking. It took me 3 weeks to make a hundred bucks. Let's hear it for a strong Yen.