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Theldorrin Joined: 04 Jan 2007 Posts: 19724 (Fri May 16, 2008 5:48 pm) Reply

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Theldorrin Joined: 04 Jan 2007 Posts: 19724 (Fri May 16, 2008 5:49 pm) Reply

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| The premise is that you make a wager that probably won't be resolved for at least a few years (and maybe even a century), and someone takes you up on that. And the winner has the loser's money go to charity or something like that. |
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Theldorrin Joined: 04 Jan 2007 Posts: 19724 (Fri May 16, 2008 5:51 pm) Reply

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http://www.longbets.org/86
“By the year 2150, over 50% of schools in the USA or Western Europe will require classes in defending against robot attacks.” |
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Theldorrin Joined: 04 Jan 2007 Posts: 19724 (Fri May 16, 2008 5:55 pm) Reply

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http://www.longbets.org/165
“By 2040 the existence of Qi will be accepted by the mainstream scientists, and Qi research will revolutionize our mechanical scientific TOE into a true TOE.” |
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Theldorrin Joined: 04 Jan 2007 Posts: 19724 (Fri May 16, 2008 5:58 pm) Reply

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Psarevo
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| You're a gay waterbag. |
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Theldorrin Joined: 04 Jan 2007 Posts: 19724 (Fri May 16, 2008 6:00 pm) Reply

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Servbot Overrated faggot Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Posts: 9020 (Fri May 16, 2008 7:16 pm) Reply

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| Either way, I hope Vint wins. |
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Spamdini Joined: 22 Jan 2007 Posts: 1322 (Fri May 16, 2008 8:28 pm) Reply

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| Why would anyone willing challenge something like the universe no longer expanding? There's no way to possibly win. |
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YES Ask me about nation, culture, religion, gender, sexuality, and identity in general being anachronisms from a more vulgar and primitive past. Joined: 05 Sep 2007 Posts: 6090 (Fri May 16, 2008 8:29 pm) Reply
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Maybe scientists will come to a different conclusion by that
Or just to make fun of the principle |
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Big Fagot Alpha ape Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 10545 (Fri May 16, 2008 8:30 pm) Reply

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[19:59:09] <FagBigot> Motherfucking jesus christ
[19:59:17] <FagBigot> http://www.longbets.org/7
[19:59:20] <FagBigot> Well, that's it.
[19:59:31] <FagBigot> I'm done making fun of this site.
[19:59:40] <FagBigot> I can't parody it any harder than this. |
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Theldorrin Joined: 04 Jan 2007 Posts: 19724 (Fri May 16, 2008 9:55 pm) Reply

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| It'd be awesome if in 1 billion years we discovered it was no longer expanding, so they gave the equivalent of (rounding up) 1 penny to the appropriate charity. |
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Servbot Overrated faggot Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Posts: 9020 (Fri May 16, 2008 10:46 pm) Reply

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| Would they keep the money in a bank? |
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MADali Basically, someone like me is the friend who is watching from afar and shaking one's head. Joined: 21 Jan 2007 Posts: 6740 (Sat May 17, 2008 4:05 am) Reply

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| Now when Chris makes any predictions, we should make him go to that website and have a FTUer challenge him |
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Big Fagot Alpha ape Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 10545 (Sat May 17, 2008 6:59 am) Reply

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Well, nobody at FTU will want to risk money with the win scenario being not receiving money. And upon losing Chris would simply keep his money because he's not a man.
Also, lmao at dis fagget |
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YES Ask me about nation, culture, religion, gender, sexuality, and identity in general being anachronisms from a more vulgar and primitive past. Joined: 05 Sep 2007 Posts: 6090 (Sat May 17, 2008 12:15 pm) Reply
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Gee, I wonder if the bets are authentic
Oh wait the FAQ says no you fucking retard |
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Big Fagot Alpha ape Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 10545 (Sat May 17, 2008 2:41 pm) Reply

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| It doesn't say that. |
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Theldorrin Joined: 04 Jan 2007 Posts: 19724 (Sat May 17, 2008 2:48 pm) Reply

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| I wonder why Peter expected Outland's post to reflect reality in any way. |
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YES Ask me about nation, culture, religion, gender, sexuality, and identity in general being anachronisms from a more vulgar and primitive past. Joined: 05 Sep 2007 Posts: 6090 (Sat May 17, 2008 4:02 pm) Reply
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| You're a faggot bitch |
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8 bit orgy There's no fucking way Obama will win FL and NV. There's like to democrats to speak of anywhere here. Even the younger adults are voting for McCain. Honestly, I never even met a democrat in Florida, period. Joined: 27 Apr 2007 Posts: 2888 (Sun May 18, 2008 4:08 pm) Reply

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| There's not a single ufo related bet on that website. |
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