Interesting fact ... jadedangel: [color=navy"> 85% of Americans have gambled something ...
Things you learn when you get out of school ..... ::)[/color">
Re: Interesting fact ... Lumpy: [quote author=JadedAngel link=topic=39504.msg432036#msg432036 date=1167790017">
[color=navy"> 85% of Americans have gambled something ...
Things you learn when you get out of school ..... ::)[/color">
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I wonder how many Americans have Bryant Gumbeled something?
Re: Interesting fact ... genesplicer: [quote author=Lumpy link=topic=39504.msg432121#msg432121 date=1167794579">
I wonder how many Americans have Bryant Gumbled something?
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That's only 28% of Americans ;)
Re: Interesting fact ... jadedangel: [color=navy"> Well ......
then would it interest you to know ... that even the best gambler's in the world ... have a 40% fail rate :o
Doesn't that make you wonder what the fail rate is of the 'worst gambler' ?[/color">
Re: Interesting fact ... Lumpy: 5. Elaine Benes, "Seinfeld"
I know, Kramer was the one with the "gambling" problem, but outside of a bad streak betting on flight arrivals with a Texas oil tycoon, Kramer was pretty savvy. He also made some easy money on the ponies after overhearing a few guys on the subway. Elaine, on the other hand, was your typical emotional gambler, always betting on half-baked whims without putting forth the slightest intellectual effort.
Bad Call: Elaine bet with her heart, not with her head. From poker to pro football to betting on your five year-old neice's soccer games, this "follow your heart" thing is a fatal error.
When Elaine bumps into David Puddy after they've broken up, Jerry guarantees she'll backslide. Annoyed, Elaine blurts out, "Wanna bet?" At $50 bucks a pop Elaine continues to lose until she has to borrow money from Puddy to pay off Jerry. The scene with Jerry laughing, while smoking a cigar and counting his winnings, as George yells, "witness" from the bathroom is classic.
From gambling to dancing, Elaine was a spaz.Then there's the Festivus episode, in which Elaine frequents a local OTB she used as a fake number. Eventually succumbing to temptation she says, "You know what, put a sawbuck on Captain Nemo in the third at Belmont." Later that night she sees the OTB guy at the Festivus dinner asks how her horse did. His reply: "They had to shoot it."
We must not forget that Elaine also lost "The Bet." You know the one ... The one between the whole gang trying to be the masters of their domains. Remember Elaine put up $150 to each of the boys $100 and had to contend with having John F. Kennedy Jr. in her aerobics class. She was a loser before she even got started with this one.
4. Krusty the Clown, "The Simpsons"
Hard to believe that a Clown with one of the longest running shows on television (the tightest three hours, 15 minutes in show business) who was raking in cash from merchandise ranging from breakfast cereal to his own line of home pregnancy tests, could be such a horrible gambler. So bad that the Springfield mafia is seriously contemplating a wacking.
Bad Call: Krusty fell victim to what we in the field refer to as the "Hey, this team can't lose every game, can they?" syndrome.
Krusty wagers everything he has left on the Washington Generals over the Harlem Globetrotters. With mob boss Fat Tony hovering over his shoulder, Krusty shouts at the TV, "I thought they were due! That game was fixed! The Globetrotters used a freakin' ladder, for Pete's sake!" Then, watching in disbelief as a Globetrotter mugs for the camera while spinning the ball on his fingers, he yells, "He's just holding the ball; take it!" In the end, the mob is about to kill Krusty, but Homer -- dressed up like Krusty -- performs the godfather's favorite trick and helps Krusty avoid the long dirt nap. If only all gamblers had a Homer Simpson in their lives.
3. Dr. Farthing, "Dirty Work"
OK , the movie starring Norm MacDonald and Artie Lange was abysmal. And yes, few people outside of Dennis Miller have gotten un-funnier faster than Chevy Chase, but his character was the ultimate degenerate gambler. Chase plays a doctor who's supposed to operate Sam's character's (played by Lange) father, but only if Sam and Mitch (MacDonald) can raise the $50,000 he owes his bookie.
Bad Call: Can't tell the difference between reality and movies.
When questioned about who he lost all of this money on, Farthing put forth a list of some of the worst sports bets in history, ending with Mr. T in the rematch of Rocky III. More reason why Farthing makes this list is that he voices some of the greatest bad gambling lines in all of film like:
"What I don't understand is, if you owe bookie a lot of money and he blows off a toe on your foot, you still owe him the money, it doesn't seem fair."
As well as this interaction with Lange's character.
Dr Farthing: Are you a betting man?
Sam: I don't know ... sure.
Dr. Farthing: Well if someone was taking bets on your father's bout with death, I'd bet everything I own on death. It's a good bet.
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