Background: wasoxygen and I bet that Trump would not be inaugurated Jan 20. The bet started as a $20 2:1 odds affair, but as some of you will remember I opened to the floor, as well. The only other person who took me up on it was byonic. So I owe $40 to HUbski to settle those bets. I'm going to round up to $50 to account for anyone I may have missed, but please do let me know if I did miss you, and we can square up, too. I'll also remind, lil, ecib, and blackbootz of their intentions to donate to Hubski should Trump actually make it to inauguration day.
Just as an aside, for me, the Obama era started with a huge party, the best feeling the city of Detroit has even experienced, and a general sense that the world was evolving in a direction we could be proud of. Symbolically, the last night of Obama's presidency had this in store for me:
Kind of hilarious (if not for the critically injured person in the SRX and my poor, brand new Malibu) that the symbolism fit so well. So to all of you, pay up! It's good to have a place like Hubski to retreat to when Trump is in the news--and he'll be in the news, real and fake, for a long time to come.
Hopefully, he'll just resign once his portrait is complete. On that note, wasoxygen and I are convening a new bet, slightly longer term, regarding the length of Trump's tenure. The language reads as follows:
- b_b and wasoxygen hereby agree to donate two hundred eight (208) United States dollars to Hubski.com, sharing the obligation according to the number of weeks before President Donald Trump is removed from office by impeachment. Should the president be removed from office by impeachment during the first week following inauguration (on or before 27 January 2017) wasoxygen will donate the entire amount. For each additional week that passes without a successful and complete impeachment, b_b will assume one dollar of the obligation from wasoxygen. Should President Trump remain in office at the end of four years, b_b will donate the entire amount.
Should President Trump leave office before a full four-year term for reasons other than impeachment, b_b and wasoxygen will share the obligation equally.
Any other takers?