Re: I have an idea
| From: | VamVan | Date: | Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:10:20 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: I have an idea | ||
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On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 12:40 PM, Daniel Brown <danbrown@php.net> wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 15:30, Ashley Sheridan<ash@ashleysheridan.co.uk>
> wrote:
> > Done! In order to never lose, don't play ;)
>
> That's what I had expected. ;-P
>
> About eleven years ago, a co-worker and I each wanted the same day
> off. I had seniority, but decided to play fair with him and give him
> a shot. I told him that I could guarantee I could tell him the score
> of a football game that night before the game started. If I was
> wrong, he could have the day off AND I would give him my pay for the
> day (we were medics for the state, so it wasn't a horrible chunk of
> change). If I was right, I got the day off --- but to make sure it
> was fair, we had to watch the game together that night, and he had to
> pay for pizza.
>
> When I got to his house, he ordered the pizza and asked if I was
> ready to lose. I told him quite the contrary: before the game starts,
> the score is a tie at zero-zero.
>
> Being a good sport and admitting defeat, he let me have the day
> off. Being as graceful as he was, I instead let him have the day
> off.... and paid for the pizza.
>
> A very "cheesy" story (yeah, that's right), but relevant. Seems
> that now, in some places, trying to pull the same gag - even on a
> friend - could get you two to the chest, single to the head. People
> just don't have a sense of humor anymore....
>
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> : nice one