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		| Theldorrin Joined: 04 Jan 2007
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		| Theldorrin Joined: 04 Jan 2007
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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. |  | 
	
		| Theldorrin Joined: 04 Jan 2007
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 (Fri May 16, 2008 5:51 pm)
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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
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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
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		| Psarevo 
 
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				| You're a gay waterbag. |  | 
	
		| Theldorrin Joined: 04 Jan 2007
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		| Servbot Overrated faggot
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				| Either way, I hope Vint wins. |  | 
	
		| Spamdini Joined: 22 Jan 2007
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				| Why would anyone willing challenge something like the universe no longer expanding?  There's no way to possibly win. |  | 
	
		| YES Ask me about nation, culture, religion, gender, sexuality, and identity in general being anachronisms from a more vulgar and primitive past.
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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
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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
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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. |  | 
	
		| Servbot Overrated faggot
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 (Fri May 16, 2008 10:46 pm)
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				| Would they keep the money in a bank? |  | 
	
		| MADali Basically, someone like me is the friend who is watching from afar and shaking one's head.
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				| Now when Chris makes any predictions, we should make him go to that website and have a FTUer challenge him |  | 
	
		| Big Fagot Alpha ape
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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.
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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
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				| It doesn't say that. |  | 
	
		| Theldorrin Joined: 04 Jan 2007
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				| I wonder why Peter expected Outland's post to reflect reality in any way. |  | 
	
		| YES Ask me about nation, culture, religion, gender, sexuality, and identity in general being anachronisms from a more vulgar and primitive past.
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				| You're  a faggot bitch |  | 
	
		| 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.
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				| There's not a single ufo related bet on that website. |  | 
	
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