Jim_Miller
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Re: This bet makes me disgusted in myself – politicalbetting.com
Here’s a cheering story.The basic storyline of Alysa Liu’s recent Olympic triumph was plenty inspiring: Young Chinese American figure-skating phenom quits the sport at age 16, citing burnout, returns… (View Post)2 -
Re: Trying to bet in a stupid and irrational world – politicalbetting.com
The Loser is not the only American politician who has followed irrational policies in recent years. As George Will showed in this dissection of Gavin Newsom. Californians are voting with U-Hauls:Immi… (View Post)2 -
Re: (S)he who wields the knife never wears the crown? – politicalbetting.com
In one of Isaac Asimov's joke collections, there is (from memory) this joke:A young Jewish man sees an advertisement for a radio announcer and goes to the station to apply for the job. When he c… (View Post)1 -
Re: Only a fifth of Britons oppose putting animals on the bank notes instead of Churchill
bondegezou said: "I teach postgrad students statistics by getting them to flip coins... but I have to bring in coins now because most of them don't have any." Have any of them caught o… (View Post)1 -
Re: Only a fifth of Britons oppose putting animals on the bank notes instead of Churchill
Speaking of designs for money, the new design for an American dime is drawing criticism for what isn't on it: https://thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/5785001-why-the-newest-dimes-are-mis… (View Post)1