They weren’t coming from Alaska and Hawaii in 1776, because they only became States in 1959 ;) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_date_of_admission_to_the_Union But yes, the point… (View Post)

Indeed. It’s not right anyway, and it’s doubly not right when you’re a senior manager in an organisation. Getting drunk with colleagues in this way is now pretty much always a bad idea. (View Post)

Check the terms of your bet carefully. Some bookies will pay out each State based on the Associated Press making a call, others will wait until the result is formally certified by each State - which … (View Post)

That’s a bad sign. A friend of mine used to get VIP invites to the races all the time, until one day it dawned on him why the bookie was so keen to buy him a lot of champagne and caviar. (View Post)

Gervais and Hinchcliffe aren’t despots, they’re comedians. Telling jokes is what they do. Yes I still think it was a silly idea to hire an offensive roast comic for a political rally. (View Post)