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I also like haiku
Much like Islander
I also like haiku
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Okay, I'm an arbster and didn't even know it!
Gio, lets just put it behind us and carry on in a spirit of peace and understanding. :)
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It's a shame - sounds like we could have all been rich. Rich, I tell you!
Mock away, pal, if it makes you feel like a big man, but beware; others may just think you're an arrogant dickhead.
For the record, my reasoning is as follows
(maths geeks - one of which I am not, really - , feel free to show where I've erred):TAB offers* on:
(a) 'Will NZ be only unbeaten team at WC 2010?':
$1.57 for 'YES' (ESP wins) and $2.35 for 'NO' (NED wins).(b) 'Will Paul the octopus be correct re: WC 2010 final?'
$1.75 for YES (ESP wins) and $2.00 for NO (NED wins).So, bearing in mind that there MUST be a winner and that it MUST be either Spain or the Netherlands, I propose the following two bets:
(a) $1000 on NO (NED wins) @ $2.35
(b) $1340 on Yes (ESP wins) @ $1.75
for a total outlay of $2340.
IF Spain wins, then return:
= (a):($1000 x 0) + (b):($1340 x $1.75)
= (a):$0 + (b):$2345
= [Total] $2345IF Netherlands win, then return:
= (a):($1000 x $2.35) + (b):($1340 x 0)
= (a):$2350 + (b):$0
= [Total] $2350Therefore, for a total outlay of $2340, you get:
$2345 (ie $5 profit) if Spain wins
OR
$2350 (ie $10 profit) if Netherlands win.Hence, as I suggested, you Can Not Lose. Scale up as required.
* or was offering
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my colon,semi colon key wont work dammit.
If you need 'em, feel free to just copy these ones: ;)
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I don't think that's the case. I could do the maths, but not quickly, and I have to leave.
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Odds are affected by who bets on what. So if you think that NZ will be the only unbeaten team at WC 2010, currently you're better off betting for a Spain win.
So if you bet a lot on the latter and enough against the former to break even (or is it the other way 'round?; I'm busy, okay?) then you can't lose?
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TAB is offering $1.57 for 'NZ will be only unbeaten team at WC 2010', and $1.75 for 'Paul the octopus will guess the final result correctly'.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't both results predicated on a Spain victory? Why then the difference?
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Fair enough.
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From experience know that it is so difficult ( read bloody near impossible) to get humans in decent numbers to attend NZ film even within well supported festivals.
Yep, that seems to be a huge problem. Unless it's either based on a classic local novel or about Maori, it's pretty much not going to happen.
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Have preferred 7days, but at times of late they seem to be, if not crossing the line, at least trampling on it with reckless abandon.
Meh. To me it's just a rip of Have I Got News For You? with a large amount of the insightful wit replaced with simple coarseness.