Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1998 11:39:13 -0800
From: Senex Rupicapra <olgoat-AT-kdsi.net>
Subject: Re: We've gone Suth'rn


danceswithcarp wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 30 Oct 1998, Dave  Coull wrote:
> > If you're giving a hundred to one I might risk betting
> > on this arrangement lasting more than 11 months.
> 
> Naw, dave, a "pool" don't have odds.  You pick a number, put your bet on
> it, and if your number comes up you win.
> 
> I thought you scots invented gambling.
> 

	 a common misconception.  they invented golf.  golf aint 
gambling; golf is insanity.

	 old goat.
	 Creation's cry goes up on high
	 From age to cheated age:
	"Send us the men who do the work
	 For which they draw the wage!" --Kipling 'The Wage-Slaves'
	 ÐÏࡱá