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|    Bob to Snidely    |
|    Re: When are you upset?    |
|    21 Apr 23 11:55:22    |
      From: robgood@bestweb.net              On Friday, April 21, 2023 at 11:37:52 AM UTC-4, Snidely wrote:       > Lo, on the 4/21/2023, Bob did proclaim ...       > > On Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at 3:33:43 AM UTC-4, Snidely wrote:        > >        > >> This is for our current crop of sports fans, both of us. And as such,        > >> this is about when a game/match/meet is won, under what conditions do        > >> you consider it an upset?        > >        > > Money talks loudest and clearest. It's an upset when betters who got odds        > > won, or when those who got points would've won without them.       > When it's 51-49, or not until 5-1?        >        > /dps        >        > --        Any time you stand to gain more by betting on that competitor than on the       other. Any time the chalk doesn't win.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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