If you did have tomorrows newspaper today....

RacerX · Jul 8, 2005

Would you help someone you knew was going to get hurt/killed? Or would you go to the sports and financial section and make a killing?

I'm asking this question on a off shore wagering site....probably a dumb question.

WorldNumberOne · Jul 8, 2005

both..

but i'd still find a way to lose money....

Tulsa · Jul 8, 2005

Unfortunately, I would have to take the "help someone" route, but only if I knew them or they were a 'prominent' figure assasinated or an avoidable action such as the London terrorist act or 9/11.

If they were some joe that got creamed by a bus because they fell asleep drunk in the road..... I don't know about that one... Hmmmm. I sure would feel bad about not helping those that I knew I could, but life is life, in general.....Hmmmmm.

I'll tell you what: give me the paper and I'll call you from my new yacht and let you know what I did! tulsa

RobFunk · Jul 8, 2005

I'd bet a 15 team parlay at every major book and put in as many of the dogs and special spreads as I could.

I'd go enter all the lotterys I could.

That takes like a half an hour, so there is still plenty of time to save people.

I wish I could have saved the kid who died in Ayer on July 3rd.

Tulsa · Jul 8, 2005

RobFunk said:
I'd bet a 15 team parlay at every major book and put in as many of the dogs and special spreads as I could.

I'd go enter all the lotterys I could.

That takes like a half an hour, so there is still plenty of time to save people.

I wish I could have saved the kid who died in Ayer on July 3rd.

I THINK the point is you can only do ONE or the OTHER. tulsa

Jarbo · Jul 8, 2005

Probably go to see my Obituary and make sure I was being cremated.

Dante · Jul 8, 2005

BOTH...but first help the person then before I place my bet in before the 7:05pm first pitch

I would come to the RX and post a thread that I 100% guarenetee a WIN for the team im betting on or ill pay everyone's Wager back plus 50%!.... :O) with my SUPER DUPER LOCK!!!

RacerX · Jul 8, 2005

I think it would be very difficult to help someone of prominence. Take yesterdays bombings for instance....would you call the embassy and say "I KNOW this is going to happen. Evacuate the underground" It just wouldn't happen.

I would help as many "small guys" as i could as i think it would be more easily accomplished. It would have to be all about timing. Call up Joe Schmo and say "Don't drive on Interstate 77 today" and just hang up. Hey, i only have about 12 hours to work with here....i can't explain it to everyone.

THEN i would go directly to the bank and take out the max loan they would offer me.

THEN i would go directly to Charles Schwab with said check....

RobFunk · Jul 8, 2005

Racer X said:
I think it would be very difficult to help someone of prominence. Take yesterdays bombings for instance....would you call the embassy and say "I KNOW this is going to happen. Evacuate the underground" It just wouldn't happen.

I was thinking of that also, they would probably arrest you if you did that.

Stickie · Jul 8, 2005

Doesn't Bucsfan have tomorrows newspaper every day?

His picks are money. Just throws in a few losers so as to not make it so obvious.

RobFunk · Jul 8, 2005

Dante said:
BOTH...but first help the person then before I place my bet in before the 7:05pm first pitch

I would come to the RX and post a thread that I 100% guarenetee a WIN for the team im betting on or ill pay everyone's Wager back plus 50%!.... :O) with my SUPER DUPER LOCK!!!

But you can do this with natural ability Dante. How about that one time I said please post a big dog for us, and you posted some team in college hoops +2000 and it hit and then people were happy they won with it, and you couldnt believe it happened becuase you said you were only kidding but no one knew that.

What a moment

RacerX · Jul 8, 2005

Lottery would be the way to go....good call Rob

Couldn't play EVERY state though....then you would be on the front page of the NEXT days newspaper...

MAN WINS 72 BILLION- HITS EVERY STATES LOTTERY....

ON THE SAME DAY!

NO NEED TO BE GREEDY

DeathEatsaCracker · Jul 8, 2005

I'd get the winning lottery numbers and use the money to help the families of the people I didn't save.

RobFunk · Jul 8, 2005

Death eats a cracker, good Idea

Then after that, I'd probably pay that asian woman you keep posting in the rubber room whatever she wants to uh.. well, you can figure out the rest.

Aquatic · Jul 8, 2005

Tonite's $88 Million Mega Millions draw would be just fine.

RacerX · Jul 8, 2005

With my luck, i would get the early edition and under the lottery numbers it would say "NOT AVAILABLE AS WE WENT TO PRESS"

gwienges · Jul 8, 2005

sports section making a killing

RobFunk · Jul 8, 2005

gwienges said:
sports section making a killing

yup. Going to need some beards though.

Shouldnt be hard to gather up 100 or so guys to hammer every book you can think of. You just start a thread: "Hey guys, I have tommorow's newspaper and I'm not kidding. Please Email me to help move some money."

No problemo.

Aquatic · Jul 8, 2005

Hammering books off shore would not yield as much as national or state lotteries and that money would have legal trail. Most books have parlay limit payoffs as well. But since it's all a fantasy then it's a pointless point since the thread is more about financial vs humanitarian.

RobFunk · Jul 8, 2005

Well I guess I would choose saving the person.

Becuase if I conquer gambling, what is left?! I'll be bored out of my mind. All there would be left to do at that point is waive my money in people's face and terrorize them on posting forums like some other people do.

Let's save the people. Pandora's money box stays closed.