WHATS WRONG WITH BEING A "SQUARE" ?

[dimeplayersonly]

it seems around here that if you are deemed a "square" you are doomed to live a miserable lonely life.
but is being a square really all that bad?
of course its bad you say, squares lose....right? well they can get lucky and go on winning streaks but yes eventually they will lose.
now think about this, gambling to some people is a hobby just like golf, fishing, motorcycles etc. is a hobby to others....
i know some people who have spent a small fortune on keeping up with the latest drivers, putters, graphite rods, lures you get the idea
because they enjoy thier hobby.
now why should a person who enjoys making a bet every week on who ever is playing against the cowboys no matter what the line is (because he cant stand jerry) be any different?
the amount of money lost on betting and pursuing other interests is relative to the individual.

let me give you an example of some "squares" i know...
a certain group of 4 guys have been gathering in one of the guys back rooms at his business for the last 20 years (been betting with me for the last 10) on friday nights to drink beer and make the weekend bets..this has become a ritual for not only them but me. we settle up on fridays and i write all the action right there.
these guys are squarest of square they bet enough parlays to give me cramps, some of them like i said bet with or against certain teams, one of the guys will bet against the other guys team, just so they can rag each other over who lost. in fact they dont care if they really win or lose (if someone is collecting money, they buy the beer) they enjoy ribbing the guy who went 0-10 for the weekend.
these guys are convinced that bookies know the outcome of all the games, so i get my share of ribbing also..
the point im trying to make is these guys love to gamble, even though they realize they are going to lose more than they win.
just because you suck at golf doesnt mean you should quit, your still out there every chance you get. because you enjoy the game.
i now some guys who spend hours handicapping games, and come up with the same betting choice as these guys......and if the team loses they laugh about it and the worse the loss the better. while mr. handicapper is in a bad mood for the rest of the week because he lost a bet on a bad call, these guys cant remember why they bet on the team in the first place.
being square to these guys doesnt bother them in the least....

 

[SrMuny]

Just take a look at all the OFFSHORE INDUSTRY, they THIRVE on these GUYS

Wish I didn't know now what I didn't now then."

 

There really is nothing wrong with being a square bettor, just like there is nothing wrong with being naive politically. It's a matter of experience. Bookmakers use terms like square business, meaning they book to players who do not earn their living from gambling. Plumbers, Insurance salesman, bartenders, construction workers, etc. are all pros (mostly) at what they do for a living but when it comes to betting say, football, they are inexperienced, and therefore square. Can a person work in a hardware store and be considered a wiseguy sports bettor, sure, but those guys are few and far in between. The term square is just a name given to the average player, or about 95% of all sportsbettors in general. Someone might ask me who do I like in college basketball tonight, (a sport I am not interested in at this time) I will say sorry, you are talking to a total square. I see nothing offensive in the term.


imho. wil.

 

[blueedwards]

i agree completely, unless of course you equate being politically naive with being conservative.

by the way, who had frank pentangeli killed?

 

[JamesK]

My friend George is a square. He says he doesn't even hit 50% of his straight bets. He plays all the favorites, plays 5 and 6 team parlays, plays every TV game, loses two or three dimes a month.

And makes millions a year off of the three McDonalds he owns. I really feel sorry for his "sad" life.

It's a matter of priority. Winning isn't his goal. He likes the action.

 

Most here that call others a square have losing records. Many times it used in a derogatory way. I guess it just makes them feel better for being the square.

 

[Otherwize]

Thanks for the validation dimeplayersonly. I get paid once in awhile, payout often, and still enjoy this HOBBY of mine. Simplegame, sick, and all the rest may well make money at this but it gets tiring being castigated for only betting $50 or so per game.

Just a thought, but, I enjoy winning $50 and don't sweat losing $55. I don't risk what I don't have so it is always fun letting my little bets ride it out and, pray tell, if I win, that is a bonus; if I don't, I settle on Tuesdays. Am I a square? I suppose so, but I did get a payout from Canbet and Pinnacle today. College hoops is the only sport I can actually make money at.

Point being gents, us "squares" are the only reason you "sharps" get paid. Cut us a bit of slack once in awhile; just because we don't bet dimes or nickles per game doesn't mean that we don't get the same rush you do. I would posit the assumption that I have a better time doing this than most because I never have to sweat a loss, and I love a win like a tropical epiphany.

By the way, this square says that the TB moneyline might look pretty enticing later this week. Just a dumbass comment from one of us hated squares.

 

[dimeplayersonly]

otherwise.....


you made an important though incorrect statement "just because we dont bet nickles & dimes"
trust me on this just because a person bets high, doesnt make them any smarter than the rest of the population....
by the way youve got the right idea about gambling people like yourself rarely get in over your heads.....

 

[VaultedTreehouse]

Dime just made a important point here. It doesn't matter what you bet, a "square is a square." I know guys who bet a ton but don't know which way is up. There are guys who never bet more than a hundred but win and do so consistently. One of the main differences I see btw squares and the rest is discipline, whatever your unit is.

 

[dimeplayersonly]

guys......i am bumping this thread in honor of one of the guys, who passed away this week ...that group of 4 old salty dogs is down to 3....

he always had a smile on his face.....and a good word to say...no matter if he won or lost.....

 

[TheGeneral+]

WHATS WRONG WITH BEING A "SQUARE" ?

Hopefully nothing. I seem to be doing ok.

 

[dimeplayersonly]

general.........When i started that thread....it seems alot of square bashing was going on......lol


i was just trying to point out ......i that if not carried over board.....its probably less expensive than some guys other "hobbies"

 

[TheGeneral+]

Veterans need to always remember where they came from.

 

[SVT_Cobra]

Nothing wrong with being a square, as long as you bet what you can afford to loose. What does it matter if you are a wise guy or a square? Bet to have some action on the game.

 

[Mr.NBA]

May the big slot machine in the sky treat em well.


MN

 

[RPM]

funny thing is, over 100 bets, the difference between a square and a sharp is only 5-7 games....

 

[sherman]

i am a square......i think alot of sharps are self appointed.....

 

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lol..........very true about the "self appointed"

my experience............the bigger the ego, the smaller the pocketbook..

 

[blueedwards]

i agree completely, unless of course you equate being politically naive with being conservative.

by the way, who had frank pentangeli killed?

wil, why did you edit this post. did i give the movie away or something?

 

[blueedwards]

i posted this 4.5 years ago and i remember it like it was yesterday...i dont want my words altered wilheim!

no censorship or i quit!