~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SANDY SANDFORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C'punk, On Thu, 25 Jul 1996 hallam@Etna.ai.mit.edu weasled:
I'm still rather amused by the terms of your bet, $50 vs 25L. At current exchange rates 25 Lire is more like 2 cents.
That's L25, not 25L. I though Phil was a UK "subject," thus I proposed a wager of 25 Pounds Sterling. Clear enough? If Phil wants to do it all in US dollars then I will bet US$50 against his US$45.
Given that this is a public newsgroup, and the one most likely to be read by spooks and the FBI I would have to be almost as stupid as Rush to accept any bets on it. Its called illegal interstate gambling.
Yes, I know how it is when the mayors of cities with major league ball clubs in the World Series make public wagers on the outcome of the game--hard time in Levenworth. If Phil really believes he and I are at any credible legal risk for a making such a personal wager, he is a fool. If he really knows better (my best guess), then he is intellectually dishonest and a moral coward. I again invite Phil to put up or shut up. S a n d y ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~