But it's a good way to figure out if someone actually believes what they are saying or just being a troll.
Agreed. It's the "put up or shut up" thing.
Which is also why *most* of the bets that have been thrown around are for trivial amounts.
Mine vs. PN7 / Suchmoon vs. eddie13 (remember when it was made
BTC was 1/2 of what it is now) and so on.
Kind of like if mindrust / you / me wanted a bet. $50 is about the weekly pay we get for wearing a sig. So putting up the little bit of extra
BTC that it makes us it not a big deal.
Because of bets I made a "real" books this political season the amount I put up against PN7 is still "betting with the houses money"
Like the guy at the bar who insists this year the Texas Rangers are going to win the World Series and will not shut up about it. All you do is have some wings and drink some beer with your friends.
So you whip out a $50 and tell him it's his all he has to do is put up $50 and it's on.
I have never had anyone take it and they usually shut up an go away and wings and beer can be consumed.
Note 1) You can use Vikings for football, Canucks for hockey, etc. There is just always that guy.
Note 2) There is always a risk i.e. 2016 Cubs. but it's still a good bet, and let's face it if you are out drinking / eating with friends you are probably going to be out more then $50 by the end of the night anyway.
Note 3) Since most of the trash talk and betting talk has been about US politics I am assuming we are all US based where for anyone with an internet connection and the time to spend here it's not a real amount of money.
Note 4) Yeah I posted the 3
BTC / 30
BTC thing with Spendulus but that was after he posted the $100k / $1M BS so I figured I would call him on it.
Note 5)
For todays bet: Will I be able to get and keep enough air in my tire to make it to the shop or will I be driving on the spare today? Tune in tomorrow for the answer. And I'm buying a new tire.
too far into the sidewall to fix.
-Dave