bill & barry's bet...

[basil]

Here's what transpired regarding "The (non)Bet"

First, Bill offered to bet:

I will bet you anything you want that Simmons and Shays will win. C'mon you fucking blowhard, put your money or cigars where you shitty mouth is or STFU for once will ya?

Barry countered, albeit with "dog rockets" as the wager:

So, I'll take your bet. I've got 5 dog rockets that says at least one of the three CT races will go to a Democrat.

No one, the two here or the rest of the entire board, took this seriously because it is neither a bet Bill would seriously take (one would think), nor one Barry would seriously offer (one would hope). Bill then pushed for clarity:

Five "dog rockets" you sure don't sound very sure of yourself there> How about five premiums? Since I'm going to win this bet, I really don't want five of your shitty cigars.

Barry countered with an oxymoron that still left a definite meaning up in the air:

Sure, I'll pony up 5 "premium" dog rockets.

The dog rocket term was still there, and "premium" in quotation marks denoted what? 'Not really'? 'fat chance"? Given the animosity in this and other threads, who knew what the fuck "'premium' dog rockets" could've meant?

The day after the elections, Barry remarked that Bill had never actually taken any bet here:

I offered to take your bet, but you said you didn't want my "dog rockets".

. . . and here:

I did upgrade my offer to "premium dog rockets", but you never responded to the increased stake. Oh well.

Operative phrases being, " . . . but you said you didn't want my 'dog rockets'." and, ". . . you never responded to the increased stake.", respectively.


Details regarding what the wager was ever actually on remain debatable as well, as they were never fully clarified.

[CoventryCat86]

Ted, you forgot to mention that he NEVER made any of his posts in the thread where I offered the bet. Had he actually been serious about it (which he clearly was not) he would have posted in the original bet thread.

Original bet thread

Can anyone find a post by barry in that thread where he said he was interested in the bet?

I didn't think so.....

[ggiese]

I'm starting to understand the logic... Barry's not really calling everyone an "asshole" or insinuating you are all "butt hurt" because he put those words in quotation marks. Just like "Premium" and "dog rockets", which meant he was going to send good cigars. He clearly must be calling everyone something else other than what they he said they were...

So - if I'm reading this right - I guess it's left up to ones imagination as to what he meant - because he didn't mean it the way it was taken...

It makes sense!!!

I think...

[Lopaka]

I'm starting to understand the logic... Barry's not really calling everyone an "asshole" or insinuating you are all "butt hurt" because he put those words in quotation marks. Just like "Premium" and "dog rockets", which meant he was going to send good cigars. He clearly must be calling everyone something else other than what they he said they were...

So - if I'm reading this right - I guess it's left up to ones imagination as to what he meant - because he didn't mean it the way it was taken...

It makes sense!!!

I think...

You either need some aspirin, a good smoke, or a good drink after that thought. I know I need some...

[nhcigarfan]

You either need some aspirin, a good smoke, or a good drink after that thought. I know I need some...

I'm thinking all 3, twice.

[Cabaiguan Juan]

That thread sum's up the whole deal pretty good. I fell more informed now. I'm not being sarcastic either. It appears that being sarcastic has gone out of style, again, not being sarcastic.